JP6884612B2 - Amusement park system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a playground system.

Conventionally, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a system has been proposed in which a player can reserve a specific gaming machine on a mobile terminal before visiting the venue. According to such a system, since the player can secure a desired gaming machine in advance, it is possible to surely play a game after coming to the venue, which is very convenient.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-161095

However, in the operation of the above system, there are many cases where only reservations are made in a state where it is not clear whether or not the player can actually come to the venue, and then the player does not come to the venue after all, limiting the range in which the players who really come to the venue can make reservations. It has been pointed out that the problem is that it will end up.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a game hall system in which a player can reserve a desired gaming machine in advance while eliminating as much as possible a player who does not come to the venue even though he / she has made a reservation.

The system for a game hall of the present invention includes a management device that manages the operating state of a plurality of game machines, and a mobile terminal that can be connected to the management device via a wireless LAN at a predetermined location in the game hall. There is. The mobile terminal can accept the player's operation for selecting a specific gaming machine as the reservation target machine, and sends a reservation request to the management device when the reservation target machine is selected. On the other hand, when the management device receives the reservation request, the management device registers the reservation target device and the ID information of the mobile terminal as a reserved device in a state of being associated with each other.

As described above, in the game hall system of the present invention, the visiting player can connect his / her mobile terminal to the management device via the wireless LAN at a predetermined place in the game hall, and if it is in that state, reserves the desired game machine. it can. If this system for amusement machines is used, it is possible to secure a gaming machine by effectively utilizing the waiting time before the opening of the store, so that it is not necessary to secure a gaming machine in a hurry after the opening of the store, which is very convenient.

In the game hall system of the present invention, in order to reserve a game machine, it is necessary to actually visit the game hall and connect its own mobile terminal to the management device via a wireless LAN at a predetermined place in the game hall. .. For players who have not visited the venue, it is difficult to reserve a gaming machine because it cannot be connected to the management device. In other words, this pachinko / pachislot system adopts a configuration that can avoid a situation in which a pachinko / pachislot machine is reserved but not visited.

As described above, the pachinko / pachislot system of the present invention is a system having excellent characteristics that allows a player to reserve a desired gaming machine in advance while eliminating as much as possible a player who does not come to the venue even though he / she has made a reservation.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the system for a playground. The front view which shows the game information display device attached to a game machine. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the game information display device. Explanatory drawing which illustrates game data of each game machine managed by a business management apparatus. Explanatory drawing which illustrates hall member master data managed by a business management apparatus. Explanatory drawing which illustrates example hall member individual game data managed by a business management apparatus. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the storage data of a server apparatus. The front view which shows the display example of (a) login screen and (b) menu screen after login by a mobile terminal. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the screen transition of the mobile terminal at the time of WiFi connection. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the screen transition of the mobile terminal when the "unit reservation" menu is selected. Front view of the reserved display screen displayed by the game information display device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example relating to a game hall system 1 in which a player can make a reservation for a specific game machine by using a mobile terminal 15 possessed by a player such as a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone). This content will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.
The game hall system 1 is a system constructed in a game hall in which a plurality of game machines 2 and management devices 20 and 23 for managing the operating status of the plurality of game machines 2 are installed. The amusement park system 1 is operated in parallel with the on-site system 11 for managing various devices in the amusement park. The on-site system 11 and the amusement park system 1 of each amusement park are connected to an external server device 100 via the Internet, which is a public communication line, and a hall system 10 straddling a plurality of amusement parks is constructed.

In the hall system 10 corresponding to a plurality of amusement parks, 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 member services can be used via the mobile terminal 15 in the amusement park where the hall member is registered. As a member service that can be used on the mobile terminal 15, for example, in addition to the unit reservation service by the above-mentioned system 1 for the amusement park, a ball storage service such as a ball storage or a storage medal, and a replay that uses these ball storage or the storage medal for replay. There are play services, etc. In the following description, the hall member of the amusement park and the hall member registration are simply referred to as members or member registration, and the member who uses the application is referred to as an application member.

In each amusement park, in addition to a management network 200 such as a wired LAN to which various devices in the amusement park are communicably connected, a service network 201 to which a WiFi router 202 that enables wireless connection of a mobile terminal 15 is connected is provided. Has been built. The above-mentioned on-site system 11 is constructed by using the management network 200, and the amusement park system 1 that realizes the table reservation service and the vacancy notification is constructed by using the service network 201.

In each game hall, a lending device 4 for lending game values such as balls and medals, a game information display device 3, and the like are individually installed for the game machines 2 such as the pachinko game 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), 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, several mobile terminal registration devices 26 are installed. There is. Further, in the management space in the game hall, information for transmitting vacant space information to the sales management device 20 for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game hall and the mobile terminal 15 located in the game hall. The management device 23 is installed.

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

In addition to the above-mentioned WiFi router 202, an information management device 23 and a game information display device 3 are connected to the service network 201 constituting the game hall system 1. The mobile terminal 15 that has performed a predetermined connection operation can be connected to the service network 201 via the WiFi router 202, and can use a machine reservation service for reserving a specific gaming machine 2.

The WiFi router 202 in the game hall system 1 is connected via a wireless LAN 202N so that the information management device (management device) 23 and the mobile terminal 15 owned by the player can communicate with each other at a predetermined place in the game hall. It realizes the function as a means. The game floor on which the game machine 2 is installed is set as the above-mentioned predetermined place, and the mobile terminal 15 can be connected to the wireless LAN 202N in the game hall by the WiFi router 202. Further, in the illustrated game hall, a WiFi spot (example of a predetermined place) capable of wirelessly connecting to the wireless LAN 202N is provided in the waiting space in the place where the player can enter even before the store opens.

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 amusement park system 1 and the on-site system 11 of each amusement park are connected to the server device 100 outside the amusement park via an information management device 23 connected to the Internet in a communicable state. The game data and the like of each game machine 2 in the game hall are transmitted to the server device 100 via the information management device 23.

Next, the game machine 2 will be outlined, and the server device 100, the game information display device 3, the rental device 4, the mobile terminal 15, the sales management device 20, the mobile terminal registration device 26, which form an example of the device configuration of the hall system 10. The information management device 23 will be described. The on-site system 11 of each game hall includes a relay device 29, a game information display device 3, a sales management device 20, a rental device 4, a mobile terminal registration device 26, and an information management device 23.
The game hall system 1 of this example, which provides a machine reservation service, includes a game information display device 3, a mobile terminal 15, an information management device 23, a WiFi router 202, and the like.

(Game machine)
The gaming machine 2 illustrated in FIG. 1 is roughly classified into a pachinko gaming machine 21 and a slot machine 22.
The pachinko gaming machine 21 is a gaming machine that is played by firing a ball, which is a gaming value. The pachinko gaming machine 21 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a so-called seven machine that executes a big hit lottery according to a prize in the starting winning opening. The pachinko gaming machine 21 starts a game in which the symbol changes according to the jackpot lottery, and notifies the jackpot winning by the stop display of the jackpot symbol. If a jackpot win occurs, it is possible to shift to an advantageous jackpot state in which the round in which the jackpot is opened is repeated multiple times.

Examples of the game signal output by the pachinko game machine 21 to the outside while the game is in progress include the following signals. These game signals are output to the game information display device 3 and the rental device 4 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 machine 2. It is transmitted to 20.

(1) Out signal: A signal that is output once for every 10 balls fired.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once for every 10 balls paid out according to a prize.
(3) Start signal: A signal that is output once when the symbol variation starts.
(4) Jackpot signal: A level signal that is continuously output during the occurrence of a jackpot state.
(5) Renso signal: A level signal output during the consecutive villa state in which a jackpot state occurs continuously.

The slot machine 22 is a gaming machine in which a symbol variation game can be started in consideration of a predetermined number of medals, and a prize is generated when the combination of the symbols displayed as stopped is a winning symbol. Winning symbols include BB symbols corresponding to BB (Big Bonus), RB symbols corresponding to RB (Regular Bonus), ART symbols corresponding to ART (Assist Replay Time), and 5 or 2 cards. A small bonus pattern corresponding to a small bonus 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 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 omission. When the BB symbol or RB symbol is stopped and displayed, the BB or RB combination wins, which increases the winning probability of a specific payout combination, which is an advantageous jackpot state such as BB (Big Bonus) or RB (Regular Bonus). ) Occurs. In addition, when the ART combination wins, the type of the winning combination is notified, and the benefit of being able to execute the next game without consuming medals is given. appear.

Examples of the game signal output by the slot machine 22 to the outside while the game is in progress include the following signals.
(1) Out signal: A signal that is output once each time one medal is consumed.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once for each medal paid out according to a prize.
(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 communicably connected to the on-site system 11 of each amusement park via the Internet. The server device 100 has functions as a game information server, an application server, and an account server.

The function as a game information server is a server function for storing game information related to a plurality of game fields. The function as an application server is a server function for delivering an application to a mobile terminal 15 possessed by a player. The function as an account server is a server function that stores the account ID, which is the account information, the personal information of the player, and the game hall ID, which 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 the exchange of e-mails between application members who have downloaded and registered the application.

The server device 100 has functions as the following means.
(1) Distribution means: A means for distributing an application for providing the service of the amusement park system 1. The distribution means automatically distributes the version upgrade software at an appropriate timing after the first distribution. As a result, the version of the application can be kept up to date on the mobile terminal 15 side.
(2) Player information storage means: A means for storing application member information of a player (app member) who has registered as a member of the application. The player information storage means is the personal information of the player who is an application member, the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player, the account ID which is the account information when using the application, and the membership card issued at each game hall. 101 IDs (member IDs that are member identification information for each amusement park) and the like are stored and managed for each application member. Further, for the login game in the game field registered as a member, the game data of each player is received and stored from the information management device 23 of each game field. As the game data of each player, for example, personal game data such as game time, amount of money used, income and expenditure, and number of jackpots is managed.
(3) Hall information storage means: A means for storing hall information related to each amusement park. The hall information includes game data of all the game machines 2 received from the information management device 23 of each game hall.
(4) Model information storage means: A means for storing model information such as playability, specifications, and how to play for each model of the gaming machine 2.
(5) Account authentication means: The account ID (account information) entered when the application is executed on the mobile terminal 15 is authenticated as to whether it is valid or invalid, and if it can be authenticated, the application is sent to the mobile terminal 15. A means of permitting execution.

(Game information display device)
The game information display device 3 of FIGS. 1 and 2 is a device including a liquid crystal display unit 33 including a large liquid crystal display. The game information display device 3 is attached to each of the plurality of game machines 2, and is installed above the corresponding game machines 2. 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 below the screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33, and a lamp unit surrounds the upper half. 32 is arranged. The liquid crystal display unit 33 is a touch-operable display unit on which a touch panel 331 (FIG. 3) is laminated. On the screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33, various game information such as a jackpot history and past operation information of the game machine 2 is 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 operations, a ROM 302 / RAM 304 as memory means, and an I / O unit 305 that inputs / outputs signals. For the control unit 30, a transmission / reception unit 308 that transmits / receives signals to and from the outside, a liquid crystal display unit 33, a lamp unit 32 having an employee calling function, a touch panel 331, a calling button 341, a reset button 343, and an NFC reader 345. , The remote control receiver 349 and the like are electrically connected.

The NFC reader 345 is a data reader that executes data communication with a mobile terminal 15 having an NFC function and reads a mobile ID or the like which is mobile identification information of the mobile terminal 15.
The remote control receiving unit 349 is a receiving unit for an infrared signal transmitted by the remote controller 300 (FIG. 1) carried by an employee in charge of the floor or the like. The remote controller 300 is a portable device that generates and outputs various command information according to the operation of the employee. Various command information output by the remote controller 300 is input to the information management device 23 via the game information display device 3. The command information includes a predetermined reservation cancellation command for canceling the stand reservation, a vacant stand command for setting the vacant stand state on the information management device 23 side, and the like.

For example, the game signals that the game information display device 3 attached to the pachinko game machine 21 captures from the game machine 2 side via the relay device 29 include (1) out signal, (2) safe signal, and (3) start. There are signals, (4) jackpot signals, (5) consecutive villa signals, etc. The game information display device 3 generates, for example, the following game data (operation information) by totaling the number of times the game signal captured from the pachinko gaming machine 21 side is captured.

(1) Number of big hits: The number of times the big hit state occurs under the normal state (the number of first hits).
(2) Number of starts between jackpots: The number of starts since the end of the previous jackpot state (number of symbol fluctuations).
(3) Cumulative number of starts today: Cumulative number of starts since the store opened on the day.
(4) Difference ball: Balance as seen from the player side. The difference is calculated by subtracting the 10 outs that are added each time the out signal is received from the safe that is added 10 each time the safe signal is received.

The game information display device 3 outputs a signal including a state flag indicating the operating state of the corresponding game machine 2 to the information management device 23. The following operating states are represented by the status flags.
・ Empty stand: The empty stand state is set by the remote controller 300. ・ During the game: In operation. ・ Big hit: During big hit (renso). ・ Preparing: Closed / Not open.

The game information display device 3 can display the generated game data on the screen 330. For example, in the data screen (display screen) illustrated in FIG. 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 21, the first hits of today, the day before, and the day before the previous day (big hits that occurred in the non-renal state) in order from the top on the left side. The number display column 361, the breakdown of jackpots (super: jackpot with a difference of 1500 or more, small: jackpot with a difference of less than 1500) display column 363, and today's start count display column 365 are arranged. In the center of the screen 330, a display column 371 of the number of big hits of today, the day before, and the day before the previous day is arranged, and below that, a display column 372 of the highest difference ball in the past and a graph showing the number of start times between big hits with a bar graph. A display field 373 is arranged.

The game information display device 3 of this example has a function of creating capture data of a data screen (display screen) of the liquid crystal display unit 33 in response to a capture request signal transmitted from the information management device 23. Since the game information display device 3 returns the capture data associated (linked) with the serial number ID which is the identification number of the corresponding game machine 2, the information management device 23 side manages each game machine 2 individually. Is possible.

In particular, the game information display device 3 of this example has the following functions as functions related to the table reservation service.
(1) Reserved display means: A means for displaying that a reservation has been made when a notification indicating that the unit is reserved is received from the information management device 23.
(2) Reservation cancellation request means: A means for transmitting a reservation cancellation request to the information management device 23 when a predetermined reservation cancellation command is received.

(Lending device)
The rental device 4 is a vertically long device installed on the side of each gaming machine 2. The lending device 4 is a re-gaming device that allows the player to reuse (replay) the stored balls for the game by returning the game value stored and managed by the business management device 20 as the stored balls 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 rents out balls, which are game values, in response to the input of consideration such as cash. The lending device 4 for the slot machine 22 is installed on the right side of the gaming machine 2, and rents out medals, which are game values, in response to the input of consideration such as cash. 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 on the membership card 101, an NFC function of reading terminal data such as the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 15, and the like. When the lending device 4 reads the card ID, the terminal ID, or the like, it attempts to collate with the member data stored in the business management device 20, and authenticates the member ID when the collation is possible. The game when the member ID is authenticated is specified as a login game by the member, is specified as the game data by the member, and the member service such as the ball storage / replay service can be used.

(Mobile terminal)
The mobile terminal 15 in FIG. 1 is, for example, a communication terminal such as a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone) provided with 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 constituting the game hall system 1 via the wireless LAN 202N, and can communicate with the server device 100 constituting the hall system 10 via the Internet. Is. Further, the mobile terminal 15 of this example has a GPS function for measuring its own position using GPS (Global Positioning System), an NFC function for realizing data communication with the game information display device 3 and the rental device 4, and the like. ing.

A mobile terminal 15 such as a smartphone that can connect to the Internet and has a WiFi function can be used as a terminal corresponding to the hall system 10 and the amusement park system 1. If the application downloaded from the server device 100 as an application server is executed on the mobile terminal 15, it can be wirelessly connected to the information management device 23 as a management device constituting the amusement park system 1, and various information including vacant table information can be obtained. You can get it and use the car reservation service. Further, various services provided by the hall system 10 can be used even outside the amusement park.

By executing the above application, the mobile terminal 15 can realize at least the functions as the following means.
(1) Personal information registration means: A means for storing personal information such as a name, date of birth, gender, address, and personal identification number registered by a player who is a user. This function as a personal information registration means is realized by a personal information registration program included in the application for registering the player's personal information.
(2) Receiving means: In a state of being wirelessly connected to the information management device 23 by the WiFi router 202 as the connection means, the information management device receives game data and the like which are operation information related to the operation status of the plurality of game machines 2 at least on the previous day. Means of receiving from 23.
(3) Display means: In addition to displaying various game data (operation information) received by the receiving means, membership card information (code information) indicating the member ID (member identification information) received from the business management device 20 is displayed. means. The display means can further convert the pre-registered personal information together with the account ID of the application into a two-dimensional code and display it on the display screen 150 as the pre-registration information.
(4) Selection means: A means for selecting a specific gaming machine from a plurality of gaming machines 2 as a reservation target machine according to the operation of the player.
(5) Reservation request transmitting means: A means for transmitting a reservation request for reserving a reservation target unit selected by the selection means to the information management device 23.

(Sales management device)
The business management device 20 (FIG. 1) in the on-site system 11 is a device for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the amusement park. The business management device 20 is installed in each of a plurality of amusement parks, and has a function as a member information server that stores the player's personal information 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 main body of the device that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The main body of the device 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, for example, the CPU executing a software program read from the hard disk drive.
(1) Game data generation means: A means for generating game data (operation information) related to a game executed by each game machine 2. The game data generation means generates game data by totaling the number of times a game signal such as an out signal output by each game machine 2 is received. For the pachinko gaming machine 21, game data such as out (number of balls consumed), safe (number of balls paid out), start (number of games), and number of jackpots are generated for each gaming machine 2. For the slot machine 22, game data such as out (number of medals consumed), safe (number of medals paid out), start (number of games), number of BBs, number of RBs, and number of ARTs is generated for each game 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 business management device 20.
(2) Game data storage means: A means for storing game data for each game machine 2 and individual game data for each member. The game data of each game machine 2 is stored in a state of being associated with a machine number ID which is identification information of the game machine 2. The game data for each member is stored in a state in which the member ID, which is the member identification information, is associated with the member ID.
(3) Member information storage means: A means for storing information about a member registered in the amusement park, and this member information storage means stores and manages at least a member ID which is member identification information. A member ID is associated with information about a member, including a 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: A means for transmitting registration information stored in the server device 100 via the information management device 23 when membership registration is performed. The registration information includes an account ID and a member ID in a state of being associated with each other.
(5) Player ID acquisition means: A means for acquiring a member ID or mobile ID of a member card 101 or a mobile terminal 15 possessed by a member. A game in which a member ID or the like, which is member identification information, is authenticated is specified as a login game by a member.
(6) Game value storage means: A means for storing a stored ball, which is a game value acquired by each player in a game, in association with a member ID.

(Mobile terminal registration device)
The mobile terminal registration device 26 of FIG. 1 is a device for registering a member at each amusement park. A plurality of mobile terminal registration devices 26 are installed at a prize counter or the like so that players who wish to register as members can use them.

The mobile terminal registration device 26 has a built-in card reader / writer (not shown) for reading and writing the recorded information of the membership card 101, and is provided with a card insertion slot 260 on the front surface. On the upper surface side, a reading scanner 262 for reading the above-mentioned pre-registration information displayed by the mobile terminal 15 is provided. The mobile terminal registration device 26 has a function as an information output means for outputting the information read from the pre-registration 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 with the membership card 101 inserted in the card insertion slot 260, the mobile terminal registration device 26 together with the member ID recorded in the membership card 101. It is associated with the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 15. As a result, 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 transmitted to and received from the server device 100, as well as information transmitted to and from the mobile terminal 15. The information management device 23 in the game hall system 1 is an example of a management device that manages the operating status of the plurality of game machines 2 in the game field where the plurality of game machines 2 are installed. Sends machine information, etc.

The information management device 23 includes a device main body having a control function centered on a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive, ROM, RAM, etc., and a communication function that transmits and receives various signals or information. There is.

The information management device 23 has a function as the following means, for example, by the CPU executing a software program read from the hard disk drive.
(1) Information transmission / reception means: A means for transmitting / receiving various game information such as operation information of each game machine 2 to / from the server device 100. The information management device 23 as an information transmission / reception means serves as a window for exchanging information between the on-site system 11 and the amusement park system 1 and the server device 100.
(2) Reservation registration means: A means for registering a reserved unit as a reserved unit in a state in which the reservation target unit and the ID information of the mobile terminal 15 are associated with each other based on a reservation request received from the mobile terminal 15.
(3) Reservation cancellation means: A means for canceling a reservation for a reserved machine when a reservation cancellation request for canceling the reservation for the reserved machine registered by the reservation registration means is received.
(4) Capture information acquisition means: A means for acquiring capture data on the data screen of the game information display device 3. The capture information acquisition means individually transmits a capture data request signal to the game information display device 3 of each game machine 2 and receives a reply of the capture data.
(5) Empty platform determination means: A means for determining whether or not a plurality of gaming machines 2 installed in a game hall are empty. The vacant platform determination means determines whether or not the vacant platform is vacant by referring to the flag value of the vacant platform flag included in the output signal of the game information display device 3 attached to each gaming machine 2.
(6) Vacancy information transmitting means: A means for transmitting vacant table information including a unit number ID which is identification information of the gaming machine 2 determined to be vacant by the vacant table determining means. The vacant platform information transmitting means indiscriminately transmits vacant platform information to the wireless LAN 202N in the amusement park without specifying the transmission destination.
(7) Capture transmission means: A means for transmitting the capture data of the game information display device 3 to the mobile terminal 15.

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

(1) Game data for each game machine The game data of each game machine 2 installed in the field, and FIG. 4 is an example of the game data of the slot machine 22. The business management device 20 stores game data such as the number of inserted medals, the number of paid out medals, 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 every time a predetermined time such as 10 minutes elapses.

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

(3) Hall member individual game data This is individual game data of each member registered in the game hall, and FIG. 6 illustrates the game data of the member with the member ID "123456878". In the hall member individual game data in the figure, the game record, which is the history of the above-mentioned login game by the member, is managed for each game machine 2, and in each game record, the machine number, the game start time, and the game end time of the game machine 2 are managed. , The number of games, the number of BBs, etc. are managed. The login game by the member corresponds to the game login by the reception of the member card 101 by the lending device 4, the authentication of the member ID using the mobile terminal 15, the authentication of the member ID using the mobile terminal 15 by the game information display device 3, and the like. Be identified. In the item of "game start", the time at the time of member ID authentication is recorded. In the item of "game end", the time such as when the membership card 101 is ejected, when the log-out button (not shown) of the lending device 4 is touched, when the mobile ID is read again, and the like are recorded.

(4) App member data This is the data of the app member who has downloaded and registered the application, and the server device 100 associates the account ID, which is the identification information of the app member, with the e-mail address as illustrated in FIG. , Password, mobile ID of mobile terminal 15, personal information such as name and age, and member ID for each amusement park are stored and managed. The member ID for each amusement park can correspond to the amusement park ID, which is the identification information of the amusement park, for up to 100 stores. In the server device 100, 100 data worth (Data1 to Data100) of storage areas for the game hall ID and the member ID are prepared.
(5) Individual game data of application members This is individual game data of application members registered in the application (not shown). As individual game data for each application member, game time, usage amount, income and expenditure, number of jackpots, etc. are managed daily and for each playground. For example, when two or more playgrounds are played on the same day, individual game data for that day is managed separately for each playground.
(6) Hall information for each game hall The hall information includes game data of each game 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 in association with the game hall ID, which is identification information for identifying each game hall, and if the game hall ID is used, the hall information of the specific game hall can be referred to. Facility information includes information such as the address of the amusement park, telephone number, traffic access information, business hours, and the address of the Internet site provided by the amusement park. The business information includes various information about the game hall, such as a breakdown of the models of the game machines 2 installed in the game hall, business information such as business hours and event sales, and equipment information such as the existence of parking lots and wireless LAN environments and amenities. Contains information.

Next, a procedure for using the service provided by the hall system 10 and an operation content for realizing the machine reservation service will be described. Below, after explaining in order (1) application download / application member registration, (2) advance personal information registration, and (3) services provided by the application as procedures for using the service, (4) unit reservation service The contents of the system operation to realize the above will be explained.

(1) Application download / application member registration In order to use the service provided by the hall 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 in which the application is started. On the login screen, a new member registration button 151, a login button 153, and a skip button 155 for using the application are arranged. 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 been registered as an application member to enter a registered account ID and password to log in. The skip button 155 is a button for skipping the application member registration. A user who has not registered as an application member can use a part of the services 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 PIN.

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

The PIN is an input item required to deposit the balls (medals) acquired by the player as stored balls on the playground side and then withdraw them later to use the replay service that enables replay. The above 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) Pre-personal information registration Pre-personal information registration is a registration for easily completing member registration (hall member registration) using the mobile terminal 15. Among the input items at the time of the above application member registration, the information of each item of the above (B) optional item excluding the personal identification number becomes the personal information necessary for the 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 the personal information.

If personal information has been pre-registered, it has been registered according to the personal information output operation of operating the "QR code (R)" menu 156F on the top menu screen (FIG. 8 (b)) displayed by the mobile terminal 15. Pre-registration information, which is a two-dimensional code representing personal information of, can be displayed and output on the display screen 150.

A user who wishes to register as a member at any of the amusement parks only needs to hold the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 displaying the pre-registration information representing 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 on the unregistered member card 101 and sells the read personal information after associating the member ID. It is transmitted to the management device 20.

The business management device 20 as a member information server stores the account ID and 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 has been 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. The server device 100 that has received the notification 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 a membership card 101 in which the membership ID is recorded in response to the reception of the signal indicating the completion of registration.

Membership registration as described above can be carried out individually for each amusement park in a plurality of amusement parks. In the server device 100, as illustrated in the application member data of FIG. 7, each time the number of registered game halls increases, a maximum of 100 combinations of game hall IDs and member IDs are added. If this advance personal information registration is not used, it is possible to register as a member by filling out the required items on the prescribed membership application form at each amusement park and submitting it to the amusement park as before. In this case, the amusement park employee manually inputs the items entered in the application form into the sales management device 20 to execute the membership registration, and manually issues the membership card 101.

(3) Service provided by the application When the application is logged in, the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 is switched to the top menu screen of FIG. 8 (b). On the top menu screen, menu buttons corresponding to each of 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 you select the "model information" menu 156A, you can use the game information browsing service that displays information such as the playability, specifications, and playing method of the arbitrarily selected model on the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 and allows the player to browse it. ..

The "hall information" menu 156B is a menu that displays information (address, business hours, installed model, etc.) about each amusement park. If this "hall information" menu 156B is selected, it is possible to use a game information browsing service that allows the player to browse the business information of the arbitrarily selected game hall, the game data of the installed game machine 2, and the like. If the member registration (hall member registration) to the selected amusement park has not been registered, the solicitation information prompting the member registration is displayed prior to the display of the hall information. In addition, when the "hall information" menu 156B is selected, it is possible to switch to a map screen or the like for guiding nearby amusement parks on the display screen 150 in conjunction with the GPS function of the mobile terminal 15. It has become.

The "Minna no Yugi Hiroba" menu 156C is a menu that displays word-of-mouth information posted by application users. If you select the "Minna no Game Square" menu 156C, you can use the SNS service that enables communication between players who are app members. The SNS service includes a mail exchange service, a message transmission service, and the like.

The "video" menu 156D is a menu for viewing free video content.
The "balance book" menu 156E is a menu in which the player himself / herself inputs and manages the balance of the game.
The "QR code (R)" menu 156F is a menu for displaying pre-registration information in which pre-registered personal information is two-dimensionally coded. The operation of the "QR code (R)" menu 156F corresponds to the personal information output operation, and is required when registering as a member at a specific amusement park.
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 the WiFi connection service that connects the mobile terminal 15 to the wireless LAN 202N in the amusement park. Details will be described later as the following (3-1) WiFi connection service, but after the initial setting, it is automatically connected to the wireless LAN 202N in the amusement park just by starting the application.

The "machine reservation" menu 156K is a menu for using the machine reservation service for reserving a specific gaming machine 2 before the store opens. The machine reservation service can be used in a state where the WiFi connection which is the connection to the wireless LAN 202N is established, and the specific game machine 2 in the game hall can be reserved by the operation on the screen of the mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player.

Next, among the services displayed by the (3) application in the amusement park system 1, the above-mentioned (3-1) WiFi connection service and (3-2) unit reservation service will be described with reference to the drawings.

(3-1) WiFi connection service When using the WiFi connection service for the first time at each amusement park, select the "WiFi connection" menu 156H on the top menu screen of FIG. 8 (b), and use the mobile terminal 15 wirelessly in the amusement park. It is necessary to perform an operation to connect to LAN202N.

When the "WiFi connection" menu 156H is selected, the screen switches to the connection screen shown in FIG. 9A. By operating the connection button 157A arranged on the connection screen, the connection to the wireless LAN 202N in the amusement park is established together with the switching display to the connection completion screen of FIG. 9B. If such an initial connection is executed in each amusement park, the automatic connection setting in which the WiFi connection is automatically performed when the application is started is enabled individually for each amusement park. If the connection to the wireless LAN 202N in the game hall is established, it becomes possible to browse the game data by the smartphone data display service and to reserve the specific game machine 2 by the machine reservation service, which will be described later, via the service network 201. ..

As described above, in the illustrated game hall, a WiFi spot is provided in a waiting space in the hall where players can enter even before the store opens. Visitors (players) of this game hall can connect to WiFi on the game floor where the game machine 2 is installed, and can also connect to WiFi at the above-mentioned WiFi spot. In the game hall of this example in which the WiFi spot is provided in the waiting space before the store opens, the player can connect to the WiFi using his / her own mobile terminal 15 even before the store opens.

(3-2) Unit reservation service If it is a WiFi spot such as a waiting space in the hall where players can enter even before the store opens, it is possible to connect to the WiFi before the store opens. If the "unit reservation" menu 156K on the top menu screen of FIG. 8 (b) is selected in the state before the store opens when the WiFi connection is established, the reservation model selection screen illustrated in FIG. 10 (a) can be switched and displayed.

The reserved model selection screen of FIG. 10A is a screen for displaying items of information on the gaming machine 2 installed in the gaming hall for each model. In addition to displaying the model name, the item display for each model includes the display of 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. On the reserved model selection screen, the slot machine 22 and the pachinko gaming machine 21 can be switched by selecting either the "pachislot" or "pachinko" selection button located above the item display for each model. Is.

When any model is selected by touching the item display for each model in FIG. 10 (a), the reservation target machine selection screen that displays the information of each gaming machine 2 is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 (b). Switching display is displayed. On this reservation target machine selection screen, a plurality of strip-shaped data display fields 158A in the left-right direction for displaying information on each gaming machine 2 are arranged. In the data display field 158A, a serial number display 158B, a data display 158C, and the like for displaying the serial number of the gaming machine 2 are arranged.

On the data display 158C, jackpot data, which is operation information related to the operation status on the previous day, is displayed. For example, in the case of the slot machine 22, the displayed jackpot data includes the number of BBs, the number of RBs, the synthesis probability, the number of ARTs, the BB probability, the RB probability, the total number of games, and the like. If the game information display device 3 attached to the game machine 2 is of a model that does not support the display of jackpot data, "-" is displayed in each column of the data display 158C.

Further, above the data display field 158A, data slide buttons 158E having left and right arrows are arranged. By operating the data slide button 158E, the display content of the data display 158C can be changed. For example, if the data slide button 158E of the left arrow is touch-operated, the display item framed out to the right outside the area of the display screen 150 can be moved into the display screen 150 by changing the display range.

When the machine number display 158B is touch-operated to select one of the gaming machines 2 on the reservation target machine selection screen of FIG. 10 (b), the machine number of the reservation target machine is as shown in FIG. 10 (c). A window 158F for confirming is popped up on the front side. "Yes" and "No" buttons are arranged on the window 158F. If you touch the "No" button, you can return to the above reservation target unit selection screen.

When the "Yes" button of the window 158F in FIG. 10C is touch-operated, the mobile terminal 15 transmits a reservation request for making a reservation as a reservation target unit to the information management device 23. ID information, which is identification information of the mobile terminal 15, is linked to this reservation request. The information management device 23 on the receiving side registers the reserved unit as a reserved unit in a state in which the reservation target unit and the ID information of the mobile terminal 15 are associated with each other. When the information management device 23 can be registered as a reserved stand, the information management device 23 returns a reservation completion signal to the mobile terminal 15.

The mobile terminal 15 that has received the reservation completion signal has a text display indicating the machine number of the gaming machine 2 registered as the reserved machine, and FIG. 10 (d) in which the "confirmation" button 158G and the "change" button 158H are arranged. ) Reservation confirmation screen is switched and displayed. When the "confirmation" button 158G is touch-operated, the screen returns to the top menu screen shown in FIG. 8B.

On the other hand, when the "change" button 158H is touch-operated, the reservation operation can be redone, and the screen for selecting the reserved model in FIG. 10A can be returned. Even when the "unit reservation" menu 156K on the top menu screen of FIG. 8 (b) is operated while the reserved unit is registered in the information management device 23, the reservation confirmation screen of FIG. 10 (d) is displayed. Switching display is displayed. The player can confirm the reserved table on this reservation confirmation screen.

(4) System operation for realizing the unit reservation service When the registration of the reserved unit is completed in the information management device 23, the information management device 23 returns the reservation completion signal to the mobile terminal 15 and makes a reservation as described above. A notification indicating that the machine has been completed is transmitted to the corresponding game information display device 3.

When the game information display device 3 receives a notification from the information management device 23 that it is a reserved machine, as shown in FIG. 11, a screen reserved display screen at the time of opening indicating that the corresponding game machine 2 is reserved is displayed. Displayed at 330. On the reservation display screen at the time of opening, a message indicating that the reservation has been made and that an employee needs to be called to start the game is displayed in the display field 371 at the center of the screen 330. At this time, the account ID of the application member who uses the application on the mobile terminal 15 is displayed in "○○○○ -sama" in the figure.

The reserved player can confirm that the machine has been reserved by confirming the account ID displayed on the reservation display screen at the time of opening of FIG. 11. A player who actually wants to start the game on the reserved table can display the reservation confirmation screen of FIG. 10 (d) on the mobile terminal 15 by operating the "table reservation" button 156K on the top menu screen of FIG. 8 (b). It is necessary to display it and present the reservation confirmation screen to the employee.

The employee who confirms the reservation confirmation screen needs to transmit a predetermined reservation cancellation command, which is one of the command information, to the game information display device 3 by operating the portable remote controller 300. The game information display device 3 that has received the reservation cancellation command transmits a reservation cancellation request to the information management device 23. The machine number ID of the corresponding gaming machine 2 is associated with this reservation cancellation request, and the information management device 23 can identify the source gaming machine 2. The information management device 23 that has received the reservation cancellation request cancels the reservation by erasing the registration information of the corresponding gaming machine 2 as a reserved machine.

As described above, in the game hall system 1 of this example, the mobile terminal 15 can be connected to the wireless LAN 202N at the WiFi spot in the game hall even before the store is opened, and the specific game machine 2 can be operated by operating the screen of the mobile terminal 15 or the like. It can be selected as a reservation target unit. By selecting the reserved machine on the mobile terminal 15 in this way, the game machine 2 can be registered in the information management device 23 as a reserved machine.

In this way, in the game hall system 1, a player who has visited can connect his / her own mobile terminal 15 to the information management device 23 via the wireless LAN 202N, and can reserve the game machine 2 to be played. If this system 1 for a game hall is used, the waiting time before the opening of the store can be effectively utilized to secure the gaming machine, so that it is not necessary to secure the gaming machine 2 in a hurry after the opening of the store, which is very convenient.

In the game hall system 1, when the game machine 2 is reserved, it is necessary to visit the hall and connect its own mobile terminal 15 to the information management device 23 via the wireless LAN 202N. Therefore, it is difficult for a player who has not visited the venue to make a reservation for the gaming machine 2. As described above, according to the game hall system 1 of this example, it is possible to eliminate the players who do not come to the game even though the game machine 2 is reserved.

As described above, the pachinko / pachislot system 1 is a system having excellent characteristics in which a player can reserve a desired pachinko / pachislot machine in advance while eliminating as much as possible a player who does not come to the pachinko / pachislot machine even though he / she has made a reservation.

In the game hall system 1, a function as a reserved display means for displaying the reservation is provided to each of the plurality of game machines 2 when a notification indicating that the machine is reserved is received from the information management device 23. The game information display device 3 has been realized. If the game information display device 3 corresponding to the reserved machine displays that the game is reserved, it becomes easy to confirm the reserved player, and the reserved game machine 2 may be forgotten or another machine. The risk of mistaking it as a stand can be reduced.

A gaming machine is provided with a remote controller 300 capable of transmitting a predetermined reservation cancellation command, and also has a function as a reservation cancellation request means for transmitting a reservation cancellation request to the information management device 23 when the predetermined reservation cancellation command is received. It is provided in the game information display device 3 attached to each of the two. In this case, the reservation state can be canceled with less effort on the part of the employee by operating the remote controller for the game information display device 3 corresponding to the reservation table.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. In addition, the following configurations may be appropriately combined and adopted.
It is also possible to realize the functions as the following means in the mobile terminal 15 by installing an application or the like.
(1) Reservation desired condition setting means: A means capable of setting arbitrary conditions (desired conditions) in advance for the gaming machine 2 in which the player wishes to make a reservation.
(2) Search means: When the connection with the information management device 23 is established via the WiFi router 202 as the connection means, the gaming machine 2 that matches the desired conditions set by the reservation desired condition setting means is searched. means.
(3) Reservation candidate display means: A means for displaying the gaming machine 2 searched by the search means as a reservation candidate stand.

If each of the above means is provided in the mobile terminal 15, the conditions of the gaming machine 2 that the player wishes to make a reservation can be arbitrarily set as a desired condition in advance, and the gaming machine 2 that matches the desired condition is searched for and a reservation candidate is obtained. Can be displayed as a stand. In this case, it is desirable to automatically display the reservation candidate units when the store is visited before the store opens and the WiFi connection is established.

In this example, an employee operates the remote controller 300 to cancel the reservation state. Instead of or in addition to this, it is also possible to provide a means for the player to cancel the reservation state by inputting the account information by himself / herself. For example, it is advisable to provide a reservation cancellation menu on the application screen. When the reservation cancellation operation is performed in the reservation cancellation menu, the reservation cancellation signal is transmitted to the information management device 23, and the reservation cancellation command is transmitted from the information management device 23 to the game information display device 3. Alternatively, the NFC reader 345 (FIG. 3) of the game information display device 3 may read the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 15 to collate the account information and cancel the reservation state.

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, and they may be realized. Devices can also be installed in different locations.
Although the game information display device 3 is installed above the game machine 2, it may be installed on the side of 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 rental device 4 may be integrally configured. Further, the functions of the sales 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 examples, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of claims should not be construed in a limited manner depending on the composition of specific examples, numerical values, and the like. The scope of claims includes technologies that are variously modified, modified, or appropriately combined with the above-mentioned specific examples by utilizing known technologies, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Game hall system 10 Hall 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, receiving means, display means, selection means, reservation request sending means, reservation desired condition setting means, search means, reservation candidate display means)
2 Game machine 20 Business management device (management device, member information server, game data generation means, game data storage means, member information storage means, registration information transmission means, player ID acquisition means, game value storage means)
201 Service network 202 WiFi router (connection means)
202N wireless LAN
21 Pachinko game machine 22 Slot machine 23 Information management device (management device, information transmission / reception means, reservation registration means, reservation cancellation means, capture information acquisition means, vacancy determination means, vacancy information transmission means, capture transmission means)
26 Mobile terminal registration device 29 Relay device 3 Game information display device (reserved display means, reservation cancellation request means)
300 remote control 4 rental device

Claims (4)

And a plurality of gaming machines, and have you in the game field management system and has been installed to manage the operating status of the plurality of gaming machines, visitors to the player, before opening of the gaming field and can reserve a desired game machine In the system for pachinko machines
In a waiting space where players can enter even before the store opens in the amusement park, a connection means for connecting via a wireless LAN so that the management device and the mobile terminal owned by the player can communicate with each other before the store opens. Prepare,
The mobile terminal is connected to the management device by the connection means.
A receiving means for receiving operation information regarding the operation status of the plurality of gaming machines at least the previous day from the management device, and
A display means that displays the operation information received by this receiving means, and
A selection means for selecting a specific gaming machine from the plurality of gaming machines as a reservation target machine according to the operation of the player, and
A reservation request transmitting means for transmitting a reservation request for reserving the reservation target unit selected by the selection means to the management device is provided.
The management device is
Based on the reservation request received from the mobile terminal, a reservation registration means for registering the reservation target unit and the ID information of the mobile terminal as a reserved unit in a state of associating them with each other.
A game hall provided with a reservation cancellation means for canceling a reservation for a reserved machine when a reservation cancellation request for canceling a reservation for a reserved machine registered by the reservation registration means is received. System for. The claim is characterized in that it is attached to each of the plurality of gaming machines and is provided with a reserved display means for displaying that the machine is reserved when a notification that the machine is a reserved machine is received from the management device. The system for amusement machines according to 1. Claim 1 or 2 provided with a reservation cancellation request means attached to each of the plurality of gaming machines and transmitting a reservation cancellation request to the management device when a predetermined reservation cancellation command is received. The system for the amusement park described in. The mobile terminal
Equipped with a reservation request condition setting means that allows the player to arbitrarily set conditions in advance for the gaming machine that the player wishes to make a reservation for.
When the connection with the management device is established by the connection means, a search means for searching for a gaming machine that matches the desired conditions set by the reservation desired condition setting means, and a search means.
The system for a game hall according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a reservation candidate display means for displaying the gaming machine searched by the search means as a reservation candidate stand.

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