JP6843384B2 - Freebie acquisition game device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game device.

A prize acquisition game device represented by a crane game machine is installed in a playground such as a game center, and a large number of prizes are placed and used in a play field formed inside a housing. The player can move the gripping device having the crane arm in the play field by using an operating means such as a lever or a button. Then, the player moves the gripping device to the position where the desired prize is placed, then grips the prize with the crane arm, and in that state, lifts the prize to the prize discharge port. Can be earned. Such a game can be performed by inserting coins such as coins (coin game).

Further, in recent years, the play field is imaged by an imaging device and the state is transmitted to a terminal such as a smartphone or tablet via a network, and the user uses the terminal to move the gripping device in the prize acquisition game device by remote control. A game system has also been developed that allows a game (online game) to be played and a prize is obtained (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Further, it is known that a prize acquisition game device used in such a game system is installed in a playground to enable both coin play and online play. In the prize acquisition game device having such a configuration, the prizes obtained in the coin game and the prizes obtained in the online game are separately discharged so that the prizes obtained in the online game are not accidentally taken away by others. (See, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-161457 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-202107

However, the prize acquisition game device described in Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which a prize discharge port for coin games and a prize discharge port for online games are provided, so that the structure is complicated and it is necessary to secure a space. It becomes. Further, it is necessary to provide a mechanism for switching the discharge port depending on whether the game is a coin game or an online game, and the product cost is high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize acquisition game device capable of reliably securing prizes acquired in online games with a simple configuration.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is
A play field in which a prize is placed, a prize acquisition device arranged in the play field, a prize discharge port for discharging the prize in the play field, and a prize discharge port discharged from the prize discharge port. It is provided with a prize outlet capable of taking out a prize, an opening / closing means capable of changing the prize outlet between an open state and a closed state, and an operating means capable of being operated by a player, and the prize is acquired by operating the operating means. A prize acquisition game device for playing a game in which the device is moved to a desired position in the play field and the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port.
Communication means for communicating information with external devices via a network,
The actual machine operation control for moving the prize acquisition device to acquire the prize by accepting the operation of the operation means, and moving the prize acquisition device based on the input of the operation information from the communication means to obtain the prize. With control means that can execute remote control to acquire
A locking means for preventing the opening / closing means from changing from the closed state to the open state is provided.
During the execution of the remote control, the locking means changes from the closed state to the open state at least after the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port until a predetermined unlocking condition is satisfied. During the execution of the actual machine operation control, the opening / closing means is changed from the closed state to the open state from the time when the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port until a predetermined lock condition is satisfied. It is characterized by being tolerant.

The invention according to claim 2 is the prize acquisition game device according to claim 1.
The control means is characterized in that the operation of the operation means is not accepted during the execution of the remote control.

The invention according to claim 3 is the prize acquisition game device according to claim 1 or 2.
A medium receiving means capable of switching between a state in which the medium for executing the actual machine operation control can be accepted and a state in which the medium cannot be accepted is provided.
The medium receiving means is characterized in that the medium cannot be received while the remote control is being executed.

The invention according to claim 4 is the prize acquisition game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
Equipped with an output means that can output predetermined information
The control means identifies the user when predetermined user information regarding the user who plays the game is input from the communication means when the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port in the game related to the remote control control. It is characterized in that the predetermined personal information to be output can be output by the output means.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a prize acquisition game device capable of reliably securing prizes acquired in online games with a simple configuration.

It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the crane game machine in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a crane game machine. It is a figure explaining the structure of the game system in this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the play reception process. It is a flowchart explaining the play process. It is a flowchart explaining the process at the time of prize acquisition. It is a figure which shows an example of the image during play displayed on the screen of the terminal possessed by a user.

Hereinafter, the prize acquisition game device (for example, a crane game machine) according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the illustrated examples. In the following description, those having the same function and configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, the overall configuration of the crane game machine 100 as an example of the prize acquisition game device to which the present invention can be applied will be described. Note that FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the crane game machine according to the present embodiment. In the description of the present embodiment, the terms left / right, front / back, and up / down mean left / right, front / back, and up / down based on the state seen by the player of the crane game machine 100 from the front side.

The crane game machine 100 is formed by a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an appropriate number of casters C are attached to the bottom surface. Therefore, the staff of a playground such as a game center can easily carry the crane game machine 100 by pushing it.

The crane game machine 100 includes a box-shaped base 1, a play field 2 formed above the base 1, and a ceiling portion 3 that covers the upper part of the play field 2.

The base 1 houses, for example, a control board having a control unit 300 (see FIG. 2) that controls the entire crane game machine 100, and an opening / closing door 1a provided on the right side of the front surface of the base 1. By opening the door, you can access the inside. Further, at the lower center of the front surface of the base 1, a collection door 1b for collecting a medium such as coins or coins received by the coin selectors 84a and 84b, which will be described later, is openable and closable.

The play field 2 has a bottom portion 2a on which a large number of prizes P are placed, and is formed by an internal space closed by a front plate 2b, a left side plate 2c, a right side plate 2d, a back plate 2e, and the ceiling portion 3 described above. ing. The front plate 2b, the left side plate 2c, and the right side plate 2d are made of a plate-shaped member made of transparent glass or resin so that the internal space can be visually recognized.

A prize discharge port 4 opened in a square shape is provided in the left front corner of the bottom portion 2a of the play field 2, so that the prize P can be discharged downward. The prize P discharged from the prize discharge port 4 falls to the prize take-out chamber 6 provided in the lower left portion of the base 1. The prize P discharged from the prize discharge port 4 is detected by the prize payout sensor 41. The prize payout sensor 41 is composed of, for example, an infrared sensor. The prize take-out chamber 6 has a prize outlet that opens in a square shape on the front side, and the prize outlet is blocked by the door body 7. The upper end of the door body 7 is supported so as to be swingable by a hinge, and when the player presses the door body 7 to open the prize outlet, the prize P in the prize take-out chamber 6 can be taken out. It has become like. Here, the door body 7 is made of a plate-shaped member made of transparent glass or resin, and the inside of the prize taking-out chamber 6 can be visually recognized through the door body 7. Further, a partition plate 5 is erected on the bottom 2a so as to surround the right end and the rear end of the prize discharge port 4, and the prize P placed or stacked on the bottom 2a is a prize. It suppresses falling from the discharge port 4.

Further, in the present embodiment, the door lock portion 304 is provided near the lower right end portion of the prize taking-out chamber 6. The door lock portion 304 includes a drive device 304a and a lock piece 304b. The drive device 304a includes, for example, an actuator such as a solenoid, and the lock piece 304b can be moved back and forth in the prize taking-out chamber 6. The lock piece 304b has a substantially triangular columnar shape whose rear surface is formed in a tapered shape. The door lock portion 304 can be displaced from the position where the lock piece 304b is advanced to the prize taking-out chamber 6 to the position where the lock piece 304b is retracted by being driven by the drive device 304a. Further, the lock piece 304b is urged in the direction of advancing into the prize taking-out chamber 6 by an urging member such as a spring, and when the driving device 304a is not driven, the prize taking-out chamber 6 is acted on by the action of the urging member. It will be a position to advance to. At the position where the lock piece 304b advances into the prize taking-out chamber 6, even if the door body 7 is pressed, the door body 7 comes into contact with the front surface of the lock piece 304b, so that the prize take-out outlet is prevented from being opened. (Locked state). On the other hand, when the lock piece 304b is retracted from the prize taking-out chamber 6, the door body 7 does not interfere with the lock piece 304b. Therefore, the prize take-out outlet can be opened by pressing the door body 7. (Unlocked state). When the lock piece 304b is advanced to the prize taking-out chamber 6 and the door body 7 is to swing from the rear to a position where it hangs down due to its own weight, the tapered portion of the lock piece 304b is the right end edge of the door body 7. The lock piece 304b is displaced to a position retracted from the prize taking-out chamber 6 against the urging force of the urging member while being guided by the tapered portion. After that, when the door body 7 comes to the hanging position, the lock piece 304b is restored to the position where it advances to the prize taking-out chamber 6 by the urging force of the urging member. A sensor for detecting the position of the door body 7 may be provided, and if the door body 7 is not in a hanging position, the drive device 304a may be driven to retract the lock piece 304b from the prize taking-out chamber 6. Good.

A gripping device 200 as an example of a prize acquisition device is provided above the play field 2, and is suspended by a hanging wire 200a. Although not shown, two vertical rails are provided on the ceiling portion 3 in parallel extending in the front-rear direction near both left and right ends, and one horizontal rail is erected on the two vertical rails. Has been done. The traverse rail is configured to be movable along the extending direction of the traverse rail by a traverse motor 301 (see FIG. 2). On this traversing rail, a wire winding device 303 (see FIG. 2) capable of winding and unwinding the hanging wire 200a is left and right along the extending direction of the traversing rail by the traversing motor 302 (see FIG. 2). It is provided so that it can move in the direction. Further, the wire winding device 303 can displace the gripping device 200 attached to the tip of the hanging wire 200a in the vertical direction by winding and feeding the hanging wire 200a. In addition, instead of the hanging wire 200a, a hanging support portion made of a telescopic pipe is provided so as to hang from the traverse rail, and a gripping device 200 is attached to the tip of the hanging support portion to expand and contract the hanging support portion. As a result, the gripping device 200 may be displaced in the vertical direction.

The gripping device 200 includes a main body case 201 to which the hanging wire 200a is attached, an arm mounting portion 202 arranged at the lower part of the main body case 201, and one or a plurality of arms 203 supported by the arm mounting portion 202. It is composed of. The arm 203 is configured to be displaceable into an open state and a closed state by being driven by a cylinder drive motor 201b (see FIG. 2), and can grip the prize P placed on the play field 2.

Further, an imaging unit 305 equipped with a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera is provided substantially in the center of the ceiling unit 3 so that the inside of the play field 2 can be imaged.

On the other hand, an operation unit 8 is provided in the center of the front surface of the base 1, and has a box shape. An operation lever 81, an operation button 82, and a display unit 83 are arranged on the upper surface of the operation unit 8. The operation lever 81 and the operation button 82 can be operated by the player, and the display unit 83 displays, for example, the number of remaining playable times, the remaining playable time, and the like. The player moves the gripping device 200 to an arbitrary position in the play field 2 by operating the operation lever 81, and lowers the gripping device 200 and performs a gripping operation by operating the operation button 82. be able to. The gripping device 200 rises when the gripping operation is completed, moves above the prize discharge port 4 while keeping the arm 203 in the closed state, and changes the arm 203 to the open state. At this time, if the prize P is gripped by the gripping device 200, the prize P falls toward the prize discharge port 4 and is guided to the prize taking-out chamber 6, and as a result, the player is guided to the prize taking-out room 6. The prize P can be taken out from. In the present embodiment, the gripping device 200 is configured to operate by operating the operation lever 81 and the operation button 82, but the gripping device 200 is operated only by operating the operation button. It may be configured. For example, it is provided with a horizontal movement button and a vertical movement button. First, the horizontal movement button is operated to move the gripping device 200 in the left-right direction, and then the vertical movement button is operated to move the gripping device 200 in the front-rear direction. , The gripping device 200 may be configured to perform the gripping operation at that location. Further, it may be configured that only the operation lever is provided and the operation button is not provided. Further, the configuration may not include the display unit 83.

In the crane game machine 100 according to the present embodiment, in addition to the game (coin game) by the operation (coin operation) of the operation unit 8, the remote game (online game) is performed by using a terminal such as a mobile terminal via a network. It is configured to be able to do it. Therefore, during online play, coin play is suppressed, and this is displayed on the display unit 83.

Further, two coin selectors 84a and 84b (hereinafter, the two coin selectors 84a and 84b may be collectively referred to as "coin selector 84") are arranged side by side on the front surface of the operation unit 8, and each of them accepts them. The types of coins and medals that can be used are different. In the present embodiment, for example, the coin selector 84a is configured to accept only 100-yen coins, and the coin selector 84b is configured to accept only 500-yen coins, but is not limited thereto. The coins and medals received by the coin selector 84 can be collected, for example, in a collection box at the bottom of the base 1, and collected by the manager of the playground by unlocking the collection door 1b. You can do it. Further, the front surface of the operation unit 8 is configured to be openable and closable. For example, the manager of the playground can perform maintenance of the operation unit 8 by unlocking the operation unit 8 to open the front surface of the operation unit 8. You can do it.

The coin selector 84 is configured to be changeable between a state of accepting inserted coins or medals and a state of returning the inserted coins or medals to the return port by driving a solenoid.

In the present embodiment, coins can be played by inserting a medium such as a coin or a medal into the coin selectors 84a and 84b. For example, a prepaid card having an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentifier) tag or the like is used. It is equipped with a reader / writer device that can read and write prepaid information or payment information from a recording medium or a terminal equipped with an NFC (Near Field Communication) function, and is configured to enable coin play based on the read information read by the reader / writer device. You may.

A printer 306 is provided on the right side of the operation unit 8. When the prize P is discharged from the prize discharge port 4 in the online game, the printer 306 provides information (for example, the user's address and name) for shipping the discharged prize P to the user (player) of the online game. Etc.) is printed on the sticker, etc. By attaching the output sticker to the packing material in which the prize P to be shipped is attached, the prize P can be easily shipped. The installation position of the printer 306 can be set to an appropriate position. For example, by installing the printer 306 inside the base 1 and opening the opening / closing door 1a, the output result of the sticker or the like output by the printer 306 can be obtained. It may be configured to be retrievable. Further, the shipping address information may be displayed (output) on the display unit 83 without providing the printer 306. That is, in this embodiment, it can be said that the printer 306 and / or the display unit 83 functions as an output means.

Subsequently, the functional configuration of the crane game machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the crane game machine 100.

As shown in FIG. 2, for example, a control unit 300 that performs integrated control of the crane game machine 100 is provided, and the control unit 300 includes an operation unit 8, a display unit 83, a coin selector 84, and a cylinder drive motor. The 201b, the prize payout sensor 41, the longitudinal motor 301, the transverse motor 302, the wire winding device 303, the door lock unit 304, the imaging unit 305, the printer 306, and the communication unit 310 are electrically connected. It is connected and configured.

The control unit 300 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 300a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 300b, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 300c, and various types of system programs and the like stored in the ROM. The processing program is read out and expanded in RAM, and the operation of each part is centrally controlled according to the expanded program.

The ROM 300b is composed of a non-volatile memory such as a semiconductor, and stores various data and the like in addition to the various programs described above. The RAM 300c forms a work area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the CPU 300a and data related to these programs.

The communication unit 310 is capable of communication via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), and is configured to enable network communication via, for example, a router device RT (see FIG. 3) provided in the playground GC. It should be noted that the configuration may be such that communication is performed by a communication cable.

Next, the game system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a game system according to the present embodiment.

One or a plurality of crane game machines 100 according to the present embodiment are installed in the playground GC. Further, in the playground GC, a router device RT capable of wireless communication with the crane game machine 100 and a management terminal MG operated by the administrator of the playground GC are also provided. Although the management terminal MG and the router device RT are connected by wire, they may be connected so as to enable wireless communication. The management terminal MG can manage the crane game machine 100 and the user by recording, for example, the information of the user who plays the online game input via the network NW and the game history of the crane game machine 100. .. The crane game machine 100 and the management terminal MG are configured as described above so that they can be connected to the network NW via the router device RT.

The network NW can be connected to terminals owned by users who play online games (for example, tablet terminal TB, mobile terminal HP, personal computer PC, etc.), and the network NW is an operating company that manages online games. The cloud server SV managed by is also connected.

When the user who owns the terminal plays the crane game machine 100 by online game as a player, he / she enters in advance by registering personal information such as address and name in the operating company, and installs a dedicated application on the terminal. To do. On the other hand, when the crane game machine 100 according to the present embodiment is allowed to play online, the playground GC that owns the crane game machine 100 is also entered into the operating company in advance as a game provider.

In the cloud server SV, when there is a request for online game from the user, matching with the crane game machine 100 capable of online game is performed. When the matching with the crane game machine 100 is completed, the communication between the user's terminal and the matched crane game machine 100 is started, and the game of the crane game machine 100 by online play is started. At this time, the user information including the personal information of the user registered as described above is transmitted from the cloud server SV to the playground GC, and the user who plays online at the playground GC can be specified. When the matched crane game machine 100 is playing, it can be put into a standby state until it becomes a playable state such as the end of the game, or the matching can be canceled by the user. The game fee is settled by, for example, a method in which the operating company charges the user by using the virtual currency acquired by the prepaid service, credit card payment, or the like. Of the game fees collected by billing, the amount corresponding to the number of games played online by the crane game machine 100 is transferred to the playground GC side.

When the prize P is discharged as a result of playing the crane game machine 100 by online game, the manager of the playground GC packs the discharged prize P with, for example, a special packing material. Then, the manager of the playground GC affixes a sticker on which the user's address is printed by the printer 306 of the crane game machine 100 to the packing material, and ships the sticker to the address registered by the user. In this way, the user can obtain the prize P acquired by the online game.

Next, the play acceptance process executed in the crane game machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the play reception process.

The CPU 300a of the control unit 300 first determines whether or not there is a request for online game (step S101). When the CPU 300a determines that there is a request for online game (step S101; Yes), the CPU 300a acquires the user information from the cloud server SV via the communication unit 310 and stores it in the RAM 300c (step S102). After that, the CPU 300a determines whether or not the player is playing (online game or coin game) (step S103).

When the CPU 300a determines that the game is in play (step S103; Yes), the CPU 300a increments the counter of the number of people waiting to indicate the number of people in the standby state (step S105), and waits for the player during the game via the communication unit 310. After outputting the wait notification indicating the state to the user's terminal (step S107), this process ends. At this time, the number of people waiting may be notified. At this time, for example, the image pickup unit 305 may shoot a moving image and deliver the wait notification to the user's terminal.

On the other hand, if the CPU 300a does not determine in step S103 that the coin is playing, that is, if it is idle (step S103; No), the coin selector 84 is turned off and the inserted coin or medal is turned off. Is returned to the return port (step S109). That is, the coin selector 84 is controlled so that the medium cannot be accepted.

After that, the CPU 300a stops driving the drive device 304a of the door lock portion 304 to advance the lock piece 304b into the prize taking-out chamber 6 and lock the door body 7 (step S111).

After that, the CPU 300a sets the status to the online game state (step S113), performs the online game standby process (step S115), and outputs a standby notification indicating the standby state to the user's terminal (step S117). , End this process. In the online game standby process, for example, a process for accepting a game start request from a user is performed. When the status is in the online play state, the CPU 300a invalidates the operation of the operation unit 8 and controls the operation unit 8 so as not to accept the operation. Further, when the status is in the online game state, for example, by displaying the fact on the display unit 83, the player who intends to play the coin may be notified to that effect.

If the CPU 300a does not determine in step S101 that there is a request for online game (step S101; No), the CPU 300a determines whether or not a coin or medal (coin) has been inserted (step S119).

When the CPU 300a determines that a coin has been inserted (step S119; Yes), the CPU 300a performs a credit process for registering the number of credits according to the type of inserted coin (step S121), and then puts the status in the coin play state. After setting (step S123) and performing the coin game standby process (step S125), this process ends. In the coin game standby process, for example, a process for accepting a start operation by a player who has inserted a coin is performed. On the other hand, if the CPU 300a does not determine in step S119 that the coin has been inserted (step S119; No), the CPU 300a ends this process.

Next, the play process will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the play process.

First, the CPU 300a determines whether or not the status is in the coin playing state (step S201). When the CPU 300a determines that the status is in the coin playing state (step S201; Yes), the CPU 300a determines whether or not the start operation by the operation unit 8 has been performed (step S203). The CPU 300a repeatedly executes the process of step S203 until it is determined that the start operation has been performed. When the CPU 300a determines that the start operation has been performed (step S203; Yes), the CPU 300a decrements the registered credit number (step S205) and then performs a coin game process (step S207). In the coin game processing, the operation of the operation lever 81 and the operation button 82 of the operation unit 8 is accepted, and the movement operation and the gripping operation of the gripping device 200 are executed within a predetermined time limit (for example, 30 seconds). To do.

After that, when the coin game is completed, the CPU 300a executes the coin game end process (step S209).

Then, the CPU 300a determines whether or not the number of registered credits is 0 (step S211). When the CPU 300a determines that the number of credits is 0 (step S211; Yes), the CPU 300a determines whether or not the waiting number counter is 1 or more (step S213). On the other hand, when the CPU 300a does not determine that the number of credits is 0, that is, when the number of credits is 1 or more, this process is performed while maintaining the status in the coin game state in order to give priority to the coin game. To finish. Even when the number of credits is 1 or more, the online game may be executed with priority.

If the CPU 300a determines in step S213 that the number of waiting people is 1 or more (step S213; Yes), the CPU 300a ends this process after setting the status to the online play state (step S215). On the other hand, if the CPU 300a does not determine that the number of waiting people is 1 or more (step S213; No), the CPU 300a ends this process after setting the status to the idle state (step S217).

If the CPU 300a does not determine in step S201 that the status is in the coin game state (step S201; No), the CPU 300a determines whether or not the status is in the online game state (step S219). When the CPU 300a determines that it is in the online game state (step S219; Yes), it determines whether or not the information indicating the game start request has been input via the communication unit 310 (step S221). That is, the CPU 300a determines whether or not the game start request output by the game start operation performed by the user's terminal has been received. The CPU 300a repeatedly executes the process of step S221 until information indicating an operation start request is input. When the CPU 300a determines that the information indicating the operation start request has been input (step S221; Yes), the CPU 300a performs the field imaging process (step S223). In the field imaging process, the imaging unit 305 performs imaging in the play field 2, and the imaging data is transmitted to the user's terminal via the network NW. Then, the captured image (field image) is displayed on the user's terminal, and the user can visually recognize the state in the play field 2.

When the field imaging process is completed, the CPU 300a executes the online game process (step S225). In the online game processing, the position information of the gripping device 200 according to the rotation positions of the longitudinal motor 301 and the transverse motor 302 is transmitted to the user's terminal together with the game start command indicating the start of the game. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, the touch panel display DSP of the user's terminal displays various operation icons, a cursor CSL indicating the position of the gripping device 200, and the remaining time so as to be superimposed on the field image. To. The operation icon is composed of a forward movement icon ICf, a backward movement icon ICb, a left movement icon ICr, a right movement icon ICr, and a catch icon ICc. Is displayed in the lower left portion of the display screen on the touch panel display DSP, the catch icon ICc is displayed in the lower right portion of the display screen, and the remaining time is displayed in the upper right portion of the display screen.

When the game is started, information corresponding to the touch operation on the touch panel display DSP by the user is transmitted to the crane game machine 100, and the CPU 300a of the crane game machine 100 presses the gripping device 200 according to the information received from the user's terminal. Make it work. That is, when the forward movement icon ICf is touched, in the crane game machine 100, the gripping device 200 moves toward the back surface of the crane game machine 100 according to the touched amount, and when the rear movement icon ICb is touched, In the crane game machine 100, the gripping device 200 moves toward the front according to the touched amount. Further, when the left movement icon ICl is touched, the crane game machine 100 moves the gripping device 200 to the left according to the touched amount, and when the right movement icon ICr is touched, the crane game machine 100 has the crane game machine 100. , The gripping device 200 moves to the right according to the touched amount. The gripping device 200 may be configured to be movable in a direction corresponding to the sliding operation direction by performing a slide operation on the touch panel display DSP. The CPU 300a calculates the position of the gripping device 200 from the rotational positions of the longitudinal motor 301 and the transverse motor 302 every predetermined time (for example, 1/30 sec), and transmits the result to the user's terminal. As a result, for example, the movement of the cursor CSL is displayed on the locus indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 7A.

When the user moves the gripping device 200 to a desired position while looking at the cursor CSL as described above and then touches the catch icon ICc, the crane game machine 100 performs the gripping operation by the gripping device 200. When the gripping operation is started, the gripping device 200 is lowered and the arm 203 is closed. After that, the gripping device 200 rises and moves to the upper part of the prize discharge port 4, and the arm 203 is opened. By the above series of operations, the prize P in the play field 2 can be gripped and lifted.

After the online game processing is performed as described above, the CPU 300a executes the online game end processing (step S227).

Then, the CPU 300a determines whether or not the prize P has been acquired as a result of the online game (step S229). Specifically, the CPU 300a determines whether or not the prize P has been discharged from the prize discharge port 4 and detected by the prize payout sensor 41 as a result of the online game processing in step S225.

When the CPU 300a determines that the prize P has been acquired (step S229; Yes), the CPU 300a transmits a prize acquisition notification to the effect that the prize P has been acquired (step S231). Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the touch panel display DSP of the user's terminal is notified that the prize P is acquired and the acquired prize P is shipped by the playground GC. In addition, the prize acquisition notification is also transmitted to the management terminal MG of the playground GC, and an alert is displayed on the monitor of the management terminal MG, for example.

After that, the CPU 300a executes the prize acquisition processing (step S233). The details of the prize acquisition processing will be described later.

If the CPU 300a does not determine in step S229 that the prize P has been acquired (step S229; No), the CPU 300a executes the process of step S235 without executing the processes of steps S231 and S233.

In step S235, the CPU 300a decrements the number of waiting people (step S235), and then determines whether or not the number of waiting people is 0 (step S237).

When the CPU 300a determines that the number of waiting people is 0 (step S237; Yes), the status is set to the idle state (step S239), the coin selector 84 is turned on, and the inserted coins or medals can be accepted. (Step S241).

After that, the CPU 300a evacuates the lock piece 304b from the prize taking-out chamber 6 by driving the drive device 304a of the door lock portion 304, puts the door body 7 in the unlocked state (step S243), and then performs this process. finish.

If the CPU 300a does not determine in step S219 that the status is in the online play state (step S219; No), the CPU 300a considers it to be in the idle state and ends this process.

Next, the prize acquisition processing executed in step S233 of the play processing will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing at the time of prize acquisition.

When the CPU 300a first receives a predetermined door unlock operation by the administrator of the playground GC (step S301), the CPU 300a drives the drive device 304a of the door lock unit 304 to evacuate the lock piece 304b from the prize taking-out chamber 6. , The door body 7 is brought into the unlocked state (step S303). In the present embodiment, for example, the door lock can be released by inputting a predetermined release command using the operation lever 81 and the operation button 82. The door lock may be released by operating the release button provided in the base 1 and accessible by opening the opening / closing door 1a. Alternatively, a two-dimensional code reading device or a reader / writer device capable of reading an RFID tag may be provided so that the door lock can be released by reading the recording medium on which the administrator information is recorded.

After that, the CPU 300a prints the shipping address information on the sticker by the printer 306 and outputs it (step S305).

After that, the CPU 300a performs a prize take-out confirmation process for confirming the take-out of the prize P by the manager of the playground GC (step S307). Specifically, the CPU 300a confirms that the manager of the playground GC takes out the prize P in the prize taking-out room 6 and performs a predetermined confirmation operation. The confirmation operation is performed, for example, by operating the operation button 82, but may be performed by inputting a predetermined confirmation command using the operation lever 81 and the operation button 82, or the confirmation button provided in the base 1. It may be performed by the operation of.

The CPU 300a determines whether or not the prize has been taken out (step S309). That is, the CPU 300a determines whether or not the confirmation operation has been performed. The CPU 300a repeatedly executes the process of step S309 until it is determined that the prize has been taken out.

When the CPU 300a determines that the prize removal is completed (step S309; Yes), the CPU 300a stops driving the drive device 304a of the door lock unit 304, advances the lock piece 304b into the prize removal chamber 6, and advances the lock piece 304b into the prize removal chamber 6, and the door body 7 Is locked (step 311), and then this process ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the online game can be executed in the idle state in which the coin game is not performed, the idle time is reduced, the operating rate is increased, and it is possible to contribute to the sales of the playground GC. become able to.

In the present embodiment, when the status is in the online game state, that is, when the door body 7 is locked and the prize P is discharged in the online game, the prize P is taken out. In addition to making it possible to unlock the door body 7 in order to perform the above, in other states, the door body 7 is unlocked and the door body 7 is configured to be openable and closable. It is always locked, and when the prize P is ejected in the coin game, the door 7 is automatically unlocked under certain conditions (for example, only for 30 seconds after the prize P is ejected). At the same time, even when the prize P is discharged in the online game, the door body 7 may be configured to be unlockable as described above. That is, in the coin game, the door body 7 may be unlocked when the prize P is discharged, and then the door body 7 may be opened and closed until a predetermined lock condition is satisfied. With such a configuration, for example, it can be effectively applied to a crane game machine that does not play online games.

As described above, in the crane game machine 100 of the present embodiment, the play field 2 on which the prize P is placed, the gripping device 200 arranged in the play field 2, and the prize in the play field 2 are provided. It includes a prize discharge port for discharging P, a door body 7 that can change the prize discharge port between an open state and a closed state, and an operation unit 8 that can be operated by a player. The crane game machine 100 can move the gripping device 200 to a desired position in the play field 2 by operating the operation unit 8 to grip the prize P, and discharge the gripped prize P from the prize discharge port. Further, the crane game machine 100 moves the gripping device 200 by accepting the operation of the communication unit 310 that performs information communication with an external device (tablet TB, mobile terminal HP, personal computer PC) via the network NW and the operation unit 8. The CPU 300a capable of executing the actual machine operation control for acquiring the prize P and the remote operation control for moving the gripping device 200 based on the input of the operation information from the communication unit 310 to acquire the prize P. And a door lock portion 304 that prevents the door body 7 from changing from the closed state to the open state. In the door lock unit 304, the door body 7 is in the closed state to the open state at least after the prize P is discharged from the prize discharge port 4 until a predetermined unlocking condition is satisfied while the remote control is being executed. To prevent. As a result, the simple configuration makes it possible to prevent others from accidentally taking away the prizes acquired in the online game, and the prizes can be reliably secured.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the CPU 300a is in a state of not accepting the operation of the operation unit 8 during the execution of the remote operation control, so that the operation unit 8 operates while the remote operation by the external device is being performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user who is performing the remote control from performing an unintended operation.

Further, the crane game machine 100 of the present embodiment includes a coin selector 84 that can switch between a state in which a medium (coins, coins) for executing actual machine operation control can be accepted and a state in which it cannot be accepted. The coin selector 84 makes the medium unacceptable while the remote control is being executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the medium from being thrown in while the remote control is being performed by the external device, causing a disadvantage to the player who intends to play the game by operating the actual machine.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the door lock unit 304 keeps the door body 7 from the closed state from the time when the prize P is discharged from the prize discharge port until a predetermined lock condition is satisfied while the actual machine operation control is being executed. Allows to be open. As a result, by making the door body 7 open only when necessary, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts against the prize acquisition game device.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the prize P is discharged from the prize discharge port 4 in the game related to the remote control, the personal information of the user who plays the game is input from the communication unit 310. , The shipping address information of the user can be output by the printer 306. As a result, it becomes easy to associate the prize acquired in the game by remote control with the user who played the game, and the acquired prize can be reliably provided to the user.

The actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention merely list the most suitable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what has been done.

In the present embodiment, when the prize P is discharged in the online game, when the prize P is taken out from the prize extraction room 6 by the administrator of the playground GC, personal information such as the shipping address information of the user is taken out from the printer 306. By outputting a sticker on which is printed, it is possible to associate the acquired prize P with the user. For example, identification information such as an IC tag for inventory management and a two-dimensional code is added to each prize P. , The user is identified by the management terminal MG in the playground GC at the time of prize acquisition, and the identification information of the prize P is read by the reading device connected to the management terminal MG, so that the acquired prize P and the user are associated with each other. May be done. In such a configuration, the crane game machine 100 can be prevented from having the printer 306. Further, when the prize P is discharged in the online game, an alert may be displayed on the management terminal MG, and the personal information of the user may be displayed or the shipping address information may be output by the connected printer.

Further, in the present embodiment, the crane game machine has been described as an example of the prize acquisition game device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the prize in the play field is obtained by the device for acquiring the prize (prize acquisition device). The present invention can be applied to other types of prize acquisition game devices as long as they are configured so that they can be discharged from the discharge port and taken out from the prize outlet.

100 Crane game machine 2 Playfield 4 Prize discharge port 6 Prize take-out room 7 Door body 8 Operation unit 83 Display unit 84 Coin selector 200 Gripping device 300 Control unit 300a CPU
304 Door lock unit 306 Printer 310 Communication unit

Claims (4)

A play field in which a prize is placed, a prize acquisition device arranged in the play field, a prize discharge port for discharging the prize in the play field, and a prize discharge port discharged from the prize discharge port. It is provided with a prize outlet capable of taking out a prize, an opening / closing means capable of changing the prize outlet between an open state and a closed state, and an operating means capable of being operated by a player, and the prize is acquired by operating the operating means. A prize acquisition game device for playing a game in which the device is moved to a desired position in the play field and the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port.
Communication means for communicating information with external devices via a network,
The actual machine operation control for moving the prize acquisition device to acquire the prize by accepting the operation of the operation means, and moving the prize acquisition device based on the input of the operation information from the communication means to obtain the prize. With control means that can execute remote control to acquire
A locking means for preventing the opening / closing means from changing from the closed state to the open state is provided.
During the execution of the remote control, the locking means changes from the closed state to the open state at least after the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port until a predetermined unlocking condition is satisfied. During the execution of the actual machine operation control, the opening / closing means is changed from the closed state to the open state from the time when the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port until a predetermined lock condition is satisfied. A prize acquisition game device characterized by being tolerated. The prize acquisition game device according to claim 1, wherein the control means is in a state of not accepting the operation of the operation means while the remote control is being executed. A medium receiving means capable of switching between a state in which the medium for executing the actual machine operation control can be accepted and a state in which the medium cannot be accepted is provided.
The prize acquisition game device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the medium receiving means makes the medium unacceptable while the remote control is being executed. Equipped with an output means that can output predetermined information
The control means identifies the user when predetermined user information regarding the user who plays the game is input from the communication means when the prize is discharged from the prize discharge port in the game related to the remote control control. The prize acquisition game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the predetermined personal information to be output can be output by the output means.

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