JP7029941B2 - Game system, game device and management device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming system, a gaming device and a management device.

In the amusement park, there is a desire to utilize the game data generated in the game and managed by the management device (for example, storage, update, transmission to the outside, aggregation, etc.) to be useful for the management and operation of the amusement park. For example, various techniques for obtaining information on the number of people who have played a game in operating a game hall are disclosed.

In the disclosed technology, for example, the operating state and the non-operating state of the gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine) are monitored, and when the gaming machine shifts to the non-operating state, the non-operating state time is predetermined. It is determined whether or not it is above the threshold value, if it is above the threshold value, it is determined whether or not the card is being inserted, and if it is during the card insertion, it is determined whether or not the membership number is different from the current player. If the membership numbers are different, 1 is added to the cumulative number of players and the number of cumulative game members.

If the non-operating state time is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and the card is not being inserted, the current player is set as a visitor, and it is determined whether the gaming machine is in a specific state such as during a special prize, and the card is not in a specific state. In that case, the process of adding the cumulative number of players is performed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-124478

However, with the techniques described above, it may be difficult to obtain information that can be useful for the management and operation of the amusement park.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system capable of obtaining information that can be useful for the management and operation of a game field.

The game system according to the embodiment is a game system including a game terminal for transmitting game data generated by a game to the outside and a management device for managing the game data. The game terminal manages the game data. The management device includes a game data transmission means to be transmitted to the device, and the management device receives the game data transmitted from the game terminal, and among the received game data, the game data of the game using the member recording medium. The member game continuation determination means for determining whether the game is a game change or a game continuation, and the game data of the game using the member recording medium are used to determine the game change or the game continuation. It is provided with a model creation means for creating model data for the purpose.

The management device according to the embodiment is a game data receiving means for receiving game data generated by a game from the outside, and a model creating means for creating model data for determining whether or not a player is replaced from the received game data. To prepare for.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain information that can be useful for the management and operation of the amusement park.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the game system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the function which a platform machine 30 has. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating an example of the game data stored in the platform machine 30. It is a functional block diagram explaining the function which the management apparatus 40 has. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the table TB2 stored in the management apparatus 40. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the process of the continuous change determination performed by the determination setting information creation unit 404. It is a conceptual diagram for explaining a decision tree method. It is a conceptual diagram for explaining an analytical model. It is a conceptual diagram for explaining an analytical model. It is a conceptual diagram for explaining a neural network method. It is a sequence chart for demonstrating the flow of the whole data processing of a game system 1. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the step S101 of FIG. 11 in detail. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the steps S201 to S205 of FIG. 12 in detail. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the step S102 of FIG. 11 in detail. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the specific example of the continuous change determination processing of a non-member using the determination setting information. It is a schematic diagram which shows the setting screen for manually creating the setting information for judgment.

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Hereinafter, the gaming system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the outline of the game system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a game system 1 according to the first embodiment.

In the following description, except for special cases, the pachinko game will be described, and the detailed description of the slot game in which the description overlaps with the pachinko game will be omitted. The "pachinko", "ball" and "pachinko ball" described in the following explanation can be appropriately read as "slot" and "medal". However, if necessary, slot games will also be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 of the present embodiment includes a pachinko machine, a slot (game machine 20), a game terminal (table machine 30 or the like), and a hall computer (such as a platform machine 30) provided in a game hall (game store 10). A management device 40) is provided.
Here, the game terminal (game device) may be a so-called data display lamp, an island computer described later, or the like, in addition to the platform machine 30. The management device 40 may be any device that manages data, such as an island computer, which will be described later, and a card data management device (not shown), in addition to the so-called hall computer.

Each device installed in the game store 10 is communicably connected by an internal network (for example, Local Area Network: LAN) 50.

In the gaming system 1 having the above configuration, the gaming data generated by the gaming machine 20 and the inter-unit machine 30 are transmitted to the management device 40.

The management device 40 is a determination setting information based on the transmitted game data (a set value and a threshold value for performing a continuous change determination of a player, which will be described later, and is also called model data). Is created and transmitted to the machine 30.

The platform machine 30 uses the received determination setting information to perform a continuous change determination of the player.
The "continuation determination of a player" means that when a new game is started on the same gaming machine 20 after one game is completed on the gaming machine 20, the player playing the newly started game is one. It is to determine whether or not the player who played the previous game is the same person (in other words, whether or not the player has been replaced).

In the game system 1, the player is a currency (banknote or coin), a game medium for members (a member card issued to a player registered as a member, a mobile terminal associated with a member number, etc.), etc. A non-member game medium (a non-member card, a visitor card, etc. issued to a player who has not registered as a member) or the like is inserted into the machine 30 to play a game.

A unique card number is stored in the membership card or non-membership card. From this card number, it is possible to identify whether the card inserted into the machine 30 is a membership card or a non-member card.

In addition, the card numbers of the member cards do not overlap, and the member card of one of a plurality of member cards can be identified from this card number.

As a result, the player of the member who owns this member card can be identified. The same applies to non-membership cards.

From the member card and the non-member card, the frequency that can be used by the player in the game can be specified.
The "frequency" is a conversion (frequency conversion) of the amount of money inserted into a numerical value consumed by the game. For example, if 10,000 yen is converted into frequencies, it becomes 100 degrees. "Frequency" is also called valuable value.

The game can be played using the frequency specified from the member card or the non-member card, and if the frequency is insufficient, a new frequency can be obtained by inserting new money.

It is also possible to replace the mobile phone (smartphone / feature phone) owned by the player with a membership card.

In this case, the unique information of the mobile phone (for example, the individual identification number of the mobile phone, the membership number that can be managed by a dedicated application, the barcode or QR code (registered trademark) that encodes these numbers) is used as the card number. It can be used instead.

In addition to the above devices, the game system 1 includes various island computers (island computers), counters, ticketing machines, point-of-sale machines (POS), prize payout machines, etc., which are not shown, which are necessary for operating the game store 10. Equipment is provided (not shown). Further, around the gaming machine 20 (pachinko machine), an outbox through which pachinko balls discharged outside the gaming machine 20 pass is installed.

The island computer is a device that relays communication between the gaming machine 20, the platform machine 30, and the management device 40.

More specifically, in FIG. 1, three gaming machines 20 and an inter-unit machine 30 are shown for easy viewing, but a gaming store 10 usually has a plurality of machines (for example, tens to hundreds). A gaming machine 20 (a machine) and a corresponding number of machines 30 are provided (in this embodiment, one machine 30 is installed in association with one gaming machine 20). In the game store 10, the number of installed machines 30 and the number of installed game machines 20 are the same.)

The plurality of gaming machines 20 and the inter-unit machine 30 are grouped (so-called island division) according to a predetermined number, and a plurality of islands exist in the gaming store 10. The island computer is provided on each island and transmits a signal generated on each island to the management device 40.

The gaming machine 20 may include a relay device called a lamp for connecting to the island computer. Of course, without providing such a relay device, it may be configured to be directly connected to the island computer by a LAN cable.

The gaming machine 20 transitions between two states: an operating state (a state in which a game is being played by a player) and a non-operating state (a state in which a game is not being played). When the gaming machine 20 is in operation, various signals related to the game are transmitted from the gaming machine 20 to the platform machine 30. At this time, the gaming machine 20 may be configured to transmit various signals related to the game to the pachinko machine 30 via the island computer, or the pachinko machine 20 may be configured to transmit various signals related to the game via the island computer. The machine 30 may be configured to transmit various signals related to the game.

"When the gaming machine 20 is in a non-operating state" means that the pachinko machine 30 does not have a member card, a non-member card, money, or the like inserted, and the gaming machine 20 to the pachinko machine 30 or the island computer. Refers to a state in which no signal related to the game is transmitted to.

The management device 40 is a card connected via an external network (for example, an internet line) 60 when using an external device other than the game store 10 (for example, a computer of the headquarters that controls the area where the game store 10 is located or a credit card). It is provided so that it can communicate with the center computer, etc.).

By improving the accuracy of detecting the change of the player in the platform machine 30, the accuracy of counting the player can be improved.

Hereinafter, the platform machine 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining the functions provided by the platform machine 30. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of game data stored in the platform machine 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the platform machine 30 includes a main control unit 301 (game data transmission means, model data reception means), a storage unit 302, a medium reception unit 303, a button unit 304, a display unit 305, and a communication unit 306. A player replacement determination unit 307 (non-member game continuation determination means, game continuation determination means) and a totaling unit 308 are provided. The platform machine 30 may be a unit type or a sand type.

The main control unit 301 includes various electronic components such as an arithmetic unit (CPU), a read-only memory (ROM), and a random access memory (RAM) (not shown).

The main control unit 301 executes various arithmetic processes using programs and data stored in the ROM or RAM, and the above-mentioned units (storage unit 302, medium reception unit 303, medium reception unit 303, medium reception unit 303). , Button unit 304, display unit 305, communication unit 306, player replacement determination unit 307 and tabulation unit 308), and information communication with external devices such as the game machine 20 and the management device 40.

The main control unit 301 has a timer circuit (not shown), and has a clock function, a timekeeping function (timer function), and a date management function (calendar function). With this function, the main control unit 301 can obtain time information (for example, Japan Standard Time), time a predetermined time such as several seconds to a dozen minutes, and obtain date information.

Such information may be acquired from the outside via the internal network 50 or the external network 60.

The storage unit 302 is, for example, an HDD (hard disk drive). The storage unit 302 stores game data generated in the game, the number of players, determination setting information transmitted from the management device 40, and the like.

The game data will be described later with reference to FIG.

The medium reception unit 303 receives a member card, a non-member card, or money, and processes the received cards.

For example, the medium reception unit 303 has a so-called bill burr function, and can recognize the amount of money received, store it in the machine 30 and transport it to the outside of the machine 30.

The medium reception unit 303 may also include a card storage unit for drawing in and storing used non-member cards, and an issuing unit for issuing the stored cards as new non-member cards.

For this processing, the medium reception unit 303 includes a reader / writer unit, a money storage unit, and the like, which are not shown here.

The reader / writer unit reads the card number from the member card or non-member card accepted by the medium reception unit 303.

The button unit 304 is provided with various buttons that receive various operations by the player. Examples of this button include a ball rental button, a replay button, and a return button. In the case of a CR machine for pachinko machines, a ball rental button and a return button are provided on the game table, and when these are pressed, a signal is sent from the game machine to the machine machine 30 to subtract the frequency and return the card. It will be done.

The ball rental button is a button that is pressed when the player requests, for example, to rent a pachinko ball. When the ball rental button is pressed once, for example, a pachinko ball worth 500 yen is rented out.

The replay button is a button that is pressed when the player requests a replay of the game. "Replay" refers to the act of renting out balls by using the stored balls deposited in the game hall by the player.

The return button is a button that the player presses when the game is finished. When the return button is pressed, the member card or non-member card (non-member card with remaining frequency) accepted by the medium reception unit 303 is returned to the player.

The display unit 305 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 305 can display various information such as the deposit amount. The liquid crystal display may be either a touch type or a non-touch type that can be directly operated by the player. In the case of the touch type, each button of the button unit 304 is displayed on the display unit 305 instead of the button unit 304. You may.

The communication unit 306 is an interface for transmitting and receiving information (signals) to and from each device (for example, a gaming machine 20, an outbox, and a management device 40) via the internal network 50.

The signals that can be received via the communication unit 306 include, for example, a "special prize signal", a "one or more prize signals (including an actual prize signal)", a "start signal", and a "design" transmitted from the gaming machine 20. Examples include "confirmed signal" and "safe signal (number of prize balls paid out from the gaming machine 20)". Further, an "out signal (ejection ball of the gaming machine 20)" transmitted from the out box can be mentioned.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game data is stored (created) in the storage unit 302 as the table TB1. The game data includes "business day", "unit number", "game start (game start time)", "game end (game end time)", "card type", "card number", and "number of cards inserted". , "Number of acquisitions", "Operating time (minutes)", "Number of special prizes", "Number of starts", "Number of sales" and so on. Items other than those listed here may be used as game data.

The "business day" is information on the date on which the record was generated and registered in the storage unit 302, and corresponds to the date on which the game was played.

The "machine number" is an identifier for individually identifying the gaming machine 20 corresponding to the machine-to-machine machine 30. Since the pachinko machine 30 and the gaming machine 20 have a 1: 1 correspondence, the pachinko machine 30 can be individually identified from the "machine number".

“Game start” indicates the time when the game is started, and is, for example, the time when the medium reception unit 303 receives a member card, a non-member card, money, or the like. The time can be acquired from the timer circuit of the main control unit 301.

"End of game" indicates the time when the started game ends, and is, for example, the time when the return button of the button unit 304 is pressed.

At this time, the member card and the non-member card are not inserted into the medium reception unit 303, all the frequencies are consumed in the game started by inserting money, and the main control unit 301 sends the final out signal. It may be the time when a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) or more has elapsed since the detection.

The "card type" indicates the type of the medium inserted in the medium reception unit 303, and is "member" if a member card is inserted in the game and "non-member" if a non-member card is inserted. Become.

In the case of a game in which a member card or a non-member card is not inserted into the medium reception unit 303 and the game is started by inserting money, it may be regarded as "non-member". It may be differentiated from "member" and "non-member".

The "card number" refers to a card number stored in a membership card or a non-membership card. In the case of a game in which a member card or a non-member card is not inserted into the medium reception unit 303 and the game is started by inserting money, it is left blank (a state in which no information is entered), information indicating a blank, or information indicating a blank. Filled with uniquely numbered numbers. Alternatively, the monetary information in which the non-membership card stocked in the machine 30 is inserted may be associated and filled with the card number of the non-membership card. In the game system 1, the game data associated with this card number can be handled as individual game data generated for each individual, and the game data related to the individual can be specified from the card number.

The “number of input” indicates the number of pachinko balls inserted by the player in the game machine 20, and is the number of so-called outs (IN in the slot).

The "acquired number" indicates the number of pachinko balls paid out to the player (acquired by the player) during the game, and is the so-called number of safes (the number of OUTs in the slot).

The "operating time (minutes)" is the total time from the start of the game to the end of the started game. That is, it indicates the time during which the gaming machine 20 has been in the operating state.

The “number of special prizes” indicates the number of times in a state advantageous to the player (special prize state) that occurs during the game with the gaming machine 20. For example, the number of times a jackpot, probability change, time reduction, big bonus (BB), regular bonus (RB), assist replay time (ART), assist time (AT), and replay time (RT) occur is applicable.

The “number of starts” indicates the number of changes in the symbol generated during the game on the gaming machine 20.

The game data composed of the above data is a record for each time when the game is started (information with "business days" to "sales quantity" as one data unit. Refers to a group of rows in FIG. ).

Each record is assigned a unique "data number". The data number allows the main control unit 301 to individually identify each record.

Here, one record corresponds to one game. That is, a new record is generated at the start of the game. "Generation" means that a new record is prepared and added to the table TB1 in order to store the game data generated in the newly started game.

In addition to making one record correspond to one game, one game may correspond to a plurality of records. In that case, a record is created for each predetermined action.

Specifically, a record is created at the timing of each predetermined action such as deposit, counting of each unit, card insertion, replay, end of game, and the field value of the record is the game data when the predetermined action occurs. The value is entered.

A membership card ID and a non-membership card ID are associated with each record so that it can be determined which player's action is involved. Even after the record is created in association with the card ID, the determination setting information (model data) can be created by using the game data related to various predetermined timings.

For example, a new record is generated in response to the insertion of any of a member card, a non-member card, or money into the medium reception unit 303.

Then, until the started game ends, the game data generated during the game is managed in this registered record.

The record generation timing does not have to be the start of the game, and a new record may be generated during the game. That is, there may be a plurality of records corresponding to one game. In this case, the subsequent game data is managed by the newer record.

In this case, it is desirable that the initial value of the numerical value of each item (field) of the new record inherits the contents of the record before being generated. In this case, the old record is treated as historical data up to the time when the new record is generated.

The initial value of the numerical value of some fields of the new record (for example, "number of inputs") may be 0. As the game progresses, numerical values are added from the initial value of 0. In this case, the numerical value of this item is treated as a difference from the old record.

When a field with an initial value of 0 is generated, the cumulative value in one game for the corresponding predetermined field is obtained by adding the value of the corresponding field of the old record and the value of the corresponding field of the new record. Can be calculated.

The new record may be generated in response to the detection by the main control unit 301 that at least one of the following (1) to (5) has occurred.

(1) When a ball lending operation or replay operation is accepted via the button unit 304, when a ball lending operation is actually executed, or when a pachinko ball launch or out due to replay is detected.

(2) When the table moves. The table movement means that the player moves from the gaming machine 20 during the game to another gaming machine 20. For example, it means that the game is continued on the destination game machine 20 by declaring to the employee of the game store that he / she wants to move the machine during the game.

Upon receiving this report, the employee can operate the dedicated terminal or the button unit 304, so that the main control unit 301 can detect that the table has been moved.

In this case, a new record is generated in the platform machine 30 corresponding to the destination gaming machine 20. In the moving source gaming machine 20, the gaming machine 20 shifts to the non-operating state assuming that the game has ended.

(3) When a signal for which counting (so-called counting for each machine) has been performed by a counting machine provided in the machine-to-machine machine is received via the communication unit 306.

(4) When a pachinko out signal (in signal in the case of a slot) or a pachinko safe signal (slot out signal) from the gaming machine 20 is received via the communication unit 306. "When an out or safe signal is received" means, for example, when these signals are received for the first time from a non-operating gaming machine 20, or for a predetermined time or more (for example, several minutes) during one game. Refers to the case where these signals are received by opening.

The game data shown here is an example, and various information can be handled as game data as long as it is information necessary for game management.

As "various information", for example, "last non-operating time", "number of non-special prize input", "number of non-special prize acquisition", "probability change number", "number of special prize input", "special prize acquisition number", " "Maximum number of hits", "Maximum number of balls", "Number of inputs until the first hit", "Number of starts (games) until the first hit", "Number of inputs between special prizes", "Number of starts (games) between special prizes", Examples include "current number of hits", "number of balls to be rented", "number of replays", "number of moving machines", "counting number", "issue information", and "issued card number".

The “immediately before non-operating time” indicates, for example, the time during which the gaming machine 20 was in the non-operating state before the game started when the member card was inserted into the medium reception unit 303 and a new game was started. ..

The "number of non-special prize input" indicates the number of pachinko balls used by the player other than the special prize state.

The “number of non-special prizes acquired” indicates the number of pachinko balls paid out to the player (acquired by the player) other than the special prize state.

The "probability variation number" indicates the number of times that a so-called probability fluctuation state has occurred. The probability fluctuation indicates that the probability of winning is increased and the player is in an advantageous state.

The "number of pachinko balls inserted during the special prize" indicates the number of pachinko balls inserted during the special prize state.

The "number of pachinko balls acquired during the special prize" indicates the number of pachinko balls paid out to the player (acquired by the player) during the special prize state.

The "maximum number of inserted pachinko balls" indicates the maximum number of pachinko balls inserted in a plurality of games.

The "maximum number of balls" indicates the maximum number of balls obtained in one big hit.

The "number of balls input until the first hit" indicates the number of balls consumed before the first hit in the game.

The "number of starts (games) until the first hit" indicates the number of starts until the first hit in the game.

The "number of balls input between special prizes" indicates the number of balls consumed from one special prize state to the next special prize state.

"Number of starts (games) between special prizes" indicates the number of starts from one special prize state to the next special prize state.

The "current number of inserted pachinko balls" indicates the total number of pachinko balls inserted during the game.

The "number of balls rented" indicates the number of pachinko balls lent to the player.

The "number of replays" indicates the number of pachinko balls that can be used by the player at the time of replay. Alternatively, the number of pachinko balls consumed in the replay may be used.

The “number of pachinko balls moved” indicates the number of pachinko balls that can be used by the player when the machine is moved. Alternatively, the number of pachinko balls consumed after moving the table may be used.

The "counting number" indicates the counting result of the gaming machine 20.

"Issued information" is information indicating that a new non-membership card has been issued.

The "issued card number" is the card number of the newly issued non-membership card.

The game data is read from the storage unit 302 by the main control unit 301 and sent to the management device 40 via the communication unit 306. As a result, the management device 40 has the same information as the game data registered in the storage unit 302.

Here, as an example, as described above, the table TB1 is managed by the table TB1 and transmitted to the management device 40, but the island computer may have this function.

That is, in a system in which the platform machine 30 and the gaming machine 20 are connected via an island computer (not shown here), the island computer inputs, for example, a "card number" from the platform machine 30 and, for example, "input" from the gaming machine 20. The table TB1 shown in FIG. 3 is managed (for example, new record creation, data update, etc.) by receiving signals indicating "number of pieces" and "number of special prizes" and corresponding to the received information (signals). It may be transmitted to the management device 40, etc.).

The game data sent to the management device 40 is used to create setting information for determining the replacement of players. The created determination setting information is finally sent to the machine 30 and stored in the storage unit 302.

The timing at which the game data is sent to the management device 40 may be when the value of each field of the game data changes or every time a predetermined time elapses.

The entire data in the table TB1 may be transmitted to the management device 40, the data may be transmitted in units of records that have changed, or data may be transmitted in units of fields that have changed. May be good.

By setting the data to be transmitted in units of records that have changed or in units of fields that have changed, the amount of information can be reduced compared to sending the entire data in table TB1, so it is possible to prevent the traffic of the internal network 50 from becoming bloated. Can be done.

By registering the game data once in the storage unit 302, the traffic of the internal network 50 can be added and the game data can be sent to the management device 40 when there is a margin in the bandwidth, and the internal network 50 can be used efficiently. ..

The main control unit 301 stores the record transmitted to the management device 40 from the viewpoint of efficient operation of game data between the platform machine 30 and the management device 40 (for example, saving the memory area of the storage unit 302). It may be deleted from the unit 302. That is, only the latest record needs to be stored in the storage unit 302 at all times. In this case, as a result, all the data in the table TB1 shown in FIG. 3 is stored only in the management device 40.

If necessary, the management device 40 transmits all the data of the table TB1 to the table TB1, and the machine 30 receives all the transmitted data of the table TB1 and stores them in the storage unit 302. You may try to do it.

The above is the description of the game data using FIG.

The player replacement determination unit 307 shown in FIG. 2 determines the continuation or replacement of the player according to the determination setting information stored in the storage unit 302.

The totaling unit 308 functions as a counter for counting the number of players who have played a game on the gaming machine 20.

The totaling unit 308 increments the number of players by +1 when the player replacement determination unit 307 determines the replacement of the player, and when the player replacement determination unit 307 determines the continuation, the player does not count. It is controlled by the main control unit 301 so as to keep the number of people unchanged. Here, this counting operation is referred to as "player number identification process" for counting the total number of players who have played the game.

Another example of the "player number identification process" is the addition of information to the table TB1 shown in FIG. 3, instead of the addition by the counter. For example, each time a player's replacement is determined, a flag (for example, "1" indicating a replacement) or character information indicating that the player has been replaced may be added to the corresponding record in the table TB1. .. Finally, by converting the number of flags and the character information into numerical values, the total number of players who have played the game can be totaled.

An example of another method is shown as a method of counting the number of players. When the player replacement determination unit 307 determines the change of the player, it is possible to divide the game per player. Therefore, even if the record is added to the table TB1 of the storage unit 403 at any time for each determination of the change. good. That is, when the player replacement determination unit 307 detects the change of the player, the main control unit 301 issues a command to the storage unit 403, and the storage unit 403 outputs the game data as one game = one player. Add records to the managed table at any time.

At this time, for example, each time the player replacement determination unit 307 determines the replacement of the player, one game per player called a game ID is assigned to the record corresponding to one game shown here. The identifier shown may be issued and added to the table TB1 to manage the game data generated during the one game in association with the game ID.

Further, when the player replacement determination unit 307 determines that the game is continued, the game data may be associated with the previous game ID without issuing a new game ID.

According to such a configuration, accurate game data per player can be collected and managed, and the number of game IDs is the same as the number of players. Therefore, for example, a player replacement determination unit As a result, the number of players can be grasped by the totaling of the game IDs by 307 and the totaling unit 308 described later.

The totaling unit 308 counts, for example, the number of players for one day, and on the next day, the count value is reset by the main control unit 301 and returns to 0.

By storing the count value in the storage unit 302 before the count value is reset, the main control unit 301 can accumulate the number of players on a daily basis.

The tabulation unit 308 may count the number of people who have played games on the gaming machine 20 regardless of whether they are members or non-members, or it may individually count the number of members who have played games and the number of non-members. May be good.

By counting the number of players who have played a game on the gaming machine 20 by the counting unit 308, the popularity of the gaming machine 20 can be known.

Next, the management device 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a function included in the management device 40. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the table TB2 stored in the management device 40. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the process of determining the continuous change performed by the determination setting information creating unit 404 based on the game data. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a decision tree method used by the management device 40 when generating determination setting information. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an analysis model for generating determination setting information. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the final analytical model.

As shown in FIG. 4, the management device 40 includes a main control unit 401 (model data transmission means, game data reception means), a communication unit 402, a storage unit 403 (storage means), and a determination setting information creation unit 404 (member game continuation). Judgment means, model creation means) are provided.

The management device 40 analyzes the game data transmitted from the platform machine 30, extracts the rules related to continuation and substitution from the game data, and creates determination setting information.

An information input / output device such as a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse can be attached to the management device 40. By operating these devices, the information managed by the management device 40 can be appropriately rewritten.

Further, such an operation may be performed via the internal network 50 or the external network 60 by using a personal computer or the like provided outside the management device 40.

The main control unit 401 includes various electronic components such as an arithmetic unit (CPU), a read-only memory (ROM), and a random access memory (RAM) (not shown).

The main control unit 401 executes various arithmetic processes using programs and data stored in the ROM or RAM, and controls each of the above-mentioned units (communication unit 402, storage unit 403, determination setting information creation unit 404). It is possible to perform information communication with an external device such as a gaming machine 20 or a platform machine 30.

The main control unit 401 may also have a timer circuit (not shown) corresponding to the timer circuit of the platform machine 30.

The communication unit 402 is an interface for transmitting and receiving information (signals) to and from each device (for example, a gaming machine 20, an outbox, and a management device 40) via the internal network 50. The created determination setting information is transmitted to the machine 30 via the communication unit 402.

The storage unit 403 is, for example, an HDD. The storage unit 403 stores game data (see FIG. 3) transmitted from the platform machine 30 and information on the number of players.

Further, the storage unit 403 stores the table TB2 shown in FIG. The table TB2 is composed of information such as a "unit number", a "game type", a "model type", and an "account" of the gaming machine 20.

The "unit number" is the same information as the "unit number" of the table TB1. Since the table TB1 and the table TB2 have the information of the "unit number", the table TB1 and the table TB2 can be associated with each other.

The "game type" indicates whether each game machine 20 is a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

The "model type" indicates a type unique to each pachinko machine or slot machine, and for example, a product name (for example, "CRXX" series) from each company and various type information are described.

Here, "type information" is shown. For pachinko, "middle type (" middle "in the figure)" and "MAX type (" MAX "in the figure)", and for slots, "AT type". ("AT" in the figure) "and" ART type ((" ART" in the figure)).

"Middle" and "MAX" are distinguished by the probability of the first hit of the gaming machine 20 (pachinko machine).

"AT" and "ART" are classified according to the transition pattern of the game machine 20 (slot machine) in the game state (a state different from the normal state such as a normal state and a special prize).

In addition to the above, the table TB2 may be associated with information such as "installed corner name in the game store 10," "introduction period in the game store 10," and "specs of the game machine 20."

According to the table TB2, what type of gaming machine 20 (pachinko or slot) is provided in the gaming store 10, what is the rental unit price of each gaming machine 20, and which gaming machine 20 has such information. It is possible to manage whether or not it corresponds to the machine number of.

Using the keyboard or the like described above, the "account" of the table TB2 can be configured to be rewritten to a unit price different from the current unit price, for example, "5 yen". In this case, by transmitting the rewritten account unit price information to the pachinko machine 30, the pachinko machine 30 can also lend pachinko balls and medals at the new lending unit price.

The determination setting information creation unit 404 analyzes the game data stored in the storage unit 403 in order to create the determination setting information, and determines when the player is continued or replaced. Extract sex.

Machine learning is used for this extraction. "Machine learning" prepares two types of variables (data), an explanatory variable and an objective variable, and mechanically analyzes what value the explanatory variable takes to achieve the objective variable. It is a technology to extract the law. Explanatory variables and objective variables can also be read as "cause" and "effect".

This analysis and extraction of the law can be performed by executing an analysis program in which a known algorithm is described.

Temporary data created in the process of extracting the law is called an analytical model. The determination setting information (model data) is extracted by using various information (for example, variables, item names, etc.) included in this analysis model as a threshold value.

As the explanatory variable, the value of each field of the game data shown in FIG. 3 is used. The objective variable is "change (of the player)" or "continuation (of the player)".

The objective variable "alternate" or "continuation" can be acquired by the determination setting information creation unit 404 comparing each record of the game data stored in the storage unit 403.

The acquisition method of this "change" or "continuation" will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the determination setting information creation unit 404 reads out the game data of the game machine 20 having a predetermined unit number of the game data stored in the storage unit 403 under the control of the main control unit 401. Here, as an example, it is assumed that the gaming data of the gaming machine 20 having the machine number "1" is read out.

Note that FIG. 6 illustrates only some of the game data items shown in FIG. 3 in order to make the figure easier to understand.

As described above, the records constituting the game data are generated every time the game is started. That is, the records of the game data shown in FIG. 6 are arranged in chronological order in which the game was played, and the data number XX1 is the earliest generated in chronological order.

The games of the data numbers XX1 to XX4 are played by the member players, and the games of the data numbers XX5 are played by the non-member players.

The determination setting information creation unit 404 determines whether or not the next game is continued after one game is completed for the read game data whose "card type" is "member". ..

This determination is made by comparing the "card types" and "membership card numbers" of each record.

Here, the determination setting information creation unit 404 starts the determination of whether to change or continue in order from the game of the data number XX1. First, the determination setting information creation unit 404 compares the "card type" of the data number XX1 and the data number XX2.

The "card type" of the data number XX1 and the data number XX2 are both "members". In this case, the player of the member who played the game of data number XX1 played (continued) the game of data number XX2 after the game of data number XX1, or the player of a different member played the game of data number XX2. It means that the game was played (changed).

Therefore, the determination setting information creation unit 404 compares the "card number" of the data number XX1 and the data number XX2. Here, the card numbers are both "12345" and are the same.

That is, the player of the member who played the game of the data number XX1 continued the game of the data number XX2 after the game of the data number XX1.

From this, the determination setting information creation unit 404 determines that the game of the data number XX2 is continued from the game of the data number XX1 (determination result: continuation).

The determination setting information creation unit 404 also determines subsequent records in the same manner. For example, the "card type" of the data number XX2 and the data number XX3 are both "members", but the card number is "12345" for the data number XX2 and "12346" for the data number XX3. It's different.

That is, the player of the member who played the game of the data number XX2 and the player of the member who played the game of the data number XX3 are different.

The determination setting information creation unit 404 determines that the game of the data number XX3 is not continuously performed from the game of the data number XX2 (that is, the player is replaced) (determination result: replacement).

The "card types" of the data numbers XX4 and the data numbers XX5 are different between "member" and "non-member". In this case, the determination setting information creation unit 404 determines that the game of data number XX5 has not been continuously performed from the game of data number XX4 (that is, a player change has occurred) (determination result: change). ).

The record with the data number XX5 is not subject to this determination because the "card type" is "non-member" (no determination).

As described above, the determination setting information creation unit 404 can obtain the objective variable required for machine learning for each record.

In this way, for a record whose "card type" is "member", "continuation" or "replacement" can be determined based on the "card number" or "card type".

The determination setting information creation unit 404 creates an analysis model from the "substitution" or "continuation" of the game using the membership card obtained in this determination, the corresponding record, and the corresponding field value.

There are various types of data structures of the analytical model to be created, but here, the decision tree shown in FIG. 7 is used as an example.

The decision tree consists of a plurality of nodes (see "A" to "O" in the figure) and branches connecting each node, and has a tree structure in which the node "A" is a vertex and gradually branches. Nodes "A" to "G" are nodes for explanatory variables or objective variables. The bottom node (“H” to “O” in the figure) is a node for the objective variable. The number of nodes increases or decreases depending on the algorithm of the decision tree.

An analytical model corresponding to the decision tree will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.
By analyzing the game data using a machine learning method, a decision tree including the nodes of the apex node n1 to the bottom node n32 as shown in FIG. 8 can be obtained.

Items of game data (for example, items of field values shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 such as the number of acquired items) are assigned to each node, and branching conditions for branching to other nodes are defined.

For example, the "sales quantity" of the game data is located at the node n1 at the apex, and branches to the node n2 or n3 from there. The branching condition to the node n2 or n3 is whether or not the "number of units sold" is 3698 or less.

If the "number of units sold" is 3698 or less ("TRUE" in the figure), it branches to node n2, and if it is more than 3698 ("FALSE" in the figure), it branches to node n3.

The terminal nodes n21, n221, n222, n31, and n32 are assigned the objective variable "continuation" or "alternate". Ultimately, either "continue" or "change" will be adopted.

Which one is adopted is the ratio of the records that have been judged as "continue" to be included in this record to the number of records used up to the end node, or the "replacement" judgment that is included in this record. It is determined by the ratio of the records.

This will be described in detail. In FIG. 8, under the condition that the number of units sold is 3698 or less (TRUE of node n1) and the number of special prizes is 2 or less (TRUE of node n2), the record for 32 games is ". It is analyzed that the judgment of "continuation" was made and the judgment of "replacement" was made in the record for 98 games (see "continuation: 32 shifts: 98" in the figure).

That is, it means that a total of 130 records of 32 records + 98 records were used for this analysis.

The number of records determined to be "alternate" is 75.4% (98 records ÷ 130 records). The number of records determined to be "continuation" is 24.6% (32 records ÷ 130 records).

Therefore, under this condition, the player is replaced with a probability of 75.4%, and finally, as shown in FIG. 9, "replacement" is adopted for the node n21.

The meaning of node n21 in this analysis model is that when one game is completed, the number of units sold in the completed game is 3698 or less (TRUE of "node n1"), and the number of special prizes is 2 or less. In that case (TRUE of "node n2"), many players do not continue the game.

Similarly, "continuation" or "replacement" is adopted for the other terminal nodes n221, n222, n31, and n32.

The determination setting information is extracted by using the numerical value of each node of this analysis model as a threshold value. The judgment setting information includes information that associates each threshold value with the position of each node (for example, node ID), item names, and character information indicating branch conditions "≧", "≦", "continuation", and "replacement". Can be included.

By using this determination setting information, the platform machine 30 performs a continuous change determination of the player by an operation as if descending from the apex to the terminal node using the decision tree shown in FIG. ..

Although the decision tree has been described here, various other methods may be applied to create an analytical model. Examples of this method include a support vector machine, a neural network, a naive Bayes classification method, a k-nearest neighbor method, and a random forest method.

For example, a neural network will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a neural network method, which is another method used by the management device 40 when generating determination setting information.

As shown in FIG. 10, the data structure of the neural network method includes an input layer ( _X0 to Xn), a hidden layer, and an output layer. The value of each field of the game data is input to the input layer as an explanatory variable. However, a coefficient (bias value) for weighting is input to "X ₀ ".

The output layer is an objective variable. For example, if the result of the operation is 0, it is treated as "continuation", and if the result of the operation is "1", it is treated as "alternate".

The hidden layer is black-boxed, and the determination setting information creation unit 404 mechanically sets numerical values (parameters) so that the input layer and the output layer match.

These may be used alone or in combination of a plurality of methods.

Next, the overall flow of data processing of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a sequence chart for explaining the overall flow of data processing of the game system 1.

First, the determination setting information creation unit 404 of the management device 40 creates the determination setting information (step S101). The timing for creating the determination setting information is not particularly limited, and for example, the determination setting information may be created from the closing of the game store 10 to the opening time of the next day.

However, the determination setting information may be created while the game store 10 is open. Further, it may be created at predetermined time intervals such as morning, noon, and night. In this case, the platform machine 30 changes the determination information setting information used every predetermined time such as morning, noon, and evening.

It is desirable that the judgment setting information is created every day in order to follow the new model and the way of playing the members (flow of continuation and change).

The main control unit 401 of the management device 40 transmits the created determination setting information to the inter-unit machines 30 (step S102). When the determination setting information is created while the store is closed, the power of the inter-unit machine 30 is often turned off, and the determination setting information cannot be received.

In this case, the main control unit 401 stores the created determination setting information in the storage unit 403, and transmits the determination setting information at the timing when the machine 30 can receive the determination setting information.

The main control unit 301 of the platform machine 30 stores the received determination setting information in the storage unit 302 (step S103).

The main control unit 301 of the platform machine 30 may detect the start operation of the game (step S104). For example, the medium reception unit 303 detects when a member card, a non-member card, or money is inserted, or when an out / IN insertion occurs, which is received from a gaming machine. As a result, the game is started.

In this case, the main control unit 301 adds a new game data record to TB1. Here, this operation is called a game start process (step S105).

In response to the addition of the game data, the main control unit 301 transmits the game data in the storage unit 302 to the management device 40 (step S106). It is not necessary to transmit the game data at this timing (the same applies to steps S114 and S118 described later).
Further, it may be transmitted directly from the game console to the management device 40 without going through the machine-to-machine machine 30, or may be sent separately from the game console via an intermediate management device (island computer (not shown), management device for machine-to-machine machine, etc.). good.

The main control unit 401 of the management device 40 stores the received game data in the storage unit 403. After that, when the main control unit 401 receives the game data transmitted from the platform machine 30, the main control unit 401 accumulates the received game data in the storage unit 403 (step S107).

When a new game is started, the player replacement determination unit 307 of the platform machine 30 determines the continuation or replacement of the player in the current game and the previous game based on the determination setting information stored in step S103. A continuous change determination process is performed for determination (step S108).
When the player replacement determination unit 307 determines that the player has been replaced, the game currently being played is treated as a game by a new player (a new player who replaces the player who played the previous game). ..

This determination is based on the threshold value in the determination setting information for the numerical value of each item of the previous game data (game data related to the game immediately before the current game started in step S105) stored in the storage unit 302. Do it by comparing.

The current game may be referred to as the first game, and the previous game (the game immediately before the current game) may be referred to as the second game. Further, the current game may be referred to as a first game, the previous game may be referred to as a second game, and the next game (the next game when the current game is determined) may be referred to as a third game.

If the current game is the first game of the day, this step S108 may be skipped, and in this case, the number of players is automatically increased by +1. Further, in the system in which the game ID is attached to the record, in such a case, the game ID is issued and added to the corresponding record in the next step S109 in correspondence with the skipping of this step S108.

In step S108, the player replacement determination unit 307 does not use the determination setting information in all the games. For example, when the same membership card is used in the current game and the game immediately before this game, the game is played by the same player without using the determination setting information (that is,). , Continue).

Such various situations will be described.

The situations for determining the continuation or replacement of players performed by the player replacement determination unit 307 are roughly divided into the following (1) to (3), for example, and these situations are more detailed situations (1-1). It is divided into (1-4), (2-1) to (2-6), and (3-1) to (3-4).

The player replacement determination unit 307 determines the continuation or replacement of the player for each situation (1-1) to (3-4), for example, as follows.

(1) When a member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303 in the current game.
(1-1) In the game immediately before the current game, a member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303, and the card number of the member card and the card number of the currently inserted member card are inserted. If they are the same, it is judged as "continuation".

(1-2) In the game immediately before the current game, a member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303, and the card number of the member card and the card number of the currently inserted member card are inserted. If is different, it is judged as "change".

However, just in case, instead of fixedly determining the change, it may be determined whether to continue or change based on the determination setting information stored in the storage unit 302.

It is desirable to be able to arbitrarily set whether to make a fixed judgment like this "change" or to judge whether to continue or change based on the judgment setting information (the same applies to each situation described below). ..

(1-3) If a non-member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303 in the game immediately before the current game, whether to continue or change based on the determination setting information stored in the storage unit 302. Is determined. However, if necessary, it may be fixedly determined to be a replacement.

(1-4) In the game immediately before the current game, when the game is started only by inserting money without inserting a member card or a non-member card into the medium reception unit 303, the storage unit 302 It is determined whether to continue or to be replaced based on the determination setting information stored in. However, if necessary, it may be fixedly determined to be a replacement.

(2) When a non-member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303 in the current game.

(2-1) In the game immediately before the current game, if the member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303, it is determined to be "replacement". However, if necessary, it may be determined whether to continue or change based on the determination setting information.

(2-2) In the game immediately before the current game, when a non-member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303, and the card number of the non-member card and the currently inserted non-member card. If the card numbers of the cards are the same, it is judged as "continue".

(2-3) In the game immediately before the current game, when a non-member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303, and the card number of the non-member card and the currently inserted non-member card. If the card numbers of the cards are different, it may be determined whether to continue or replace based on the determination setting information. However, if necessary, it may be fixedly determined to be "alternate".

(2-4) In the game immediately before the current game, when the game is started only by inserting money without inserting a member card or a non-member card into the medium reception unit 303, the setting for judgment is made. Determine whether to continue or change based on the information. However, if necessary, it may be fixedly determined to be a replacement.

(2-5) In the game immediately before the current game, if a new non-member card is issued at the end of the game, and the card number of the non-member card and the currently inserted non-member card If the card numbers of the cards are the same, it is judged as "continue". The issuance of this non-membership card and its card number are also one of the game data.

(2-6) In the game immediately before the current game, if a new non-member card is issued at the end of the game, and the card number of the non-member card and the currently inserted non-member card If the card numbers of the cards are different, it is determined whether to continue or replace based on the determination setting information. However, if necessary, it may be fixedly determined to be "alternate".

(3) In the current game, if neither a member card nor a non-member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303 and the game is started by inserting money, the following (3-1) to (3-3) ), It is determined whether to continue or change based on the determination setting information. However, if necessary, it may be fixedly determined to be "alternate".

(3-1) When a member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303 in the game immediately before the current game.

(3-2) When a non-member card is inserted in the medium reception unit 303 in the game immediately before the current game.

(3-3) In the game immediately before the current game, the game is started only by inserting money without inserting a member card or a non-member card into the medium reception unit 303.

The main control unit 301 of the platform machine 30 causes the aggregation unit 308 to count the number of players in response to the continuous change determination process by the player replacement determination unit 307 (“player counting process” in step S109). .. At this time, in the system for attaching the game ID to the record, the game ID is attached to the record in step S109 instead of counting the number of players. The process for grasping the number of players by aggregating the game IDs can be performed at a predetermined timing, for example, when the store is closed.

Before and after steps S104 to S109, the gaming machine 20 starts the game by the player (step S110).

Depending on this game, various events related to the game such as probability change, special prize, and out occur. Signals indicating these events are transmitted to the machine 30 (step S112).

The main control unit 301 of the platform machine 30 updates the game data stored in the storage unit 302 based on the signal (event signal) related to the received event (step S113).

The main control unit 301 transmits the updated game data to the management device 40 (step S114).

Steps S111 to S114 are repeated until the game is completed.

The main control unit 301 may detect the end operation of the game (step S115). For example, it is a case where the return button of the button portion 304 of the platform machine 30 is pressed or the out is not detected within a predetermined time. As a result, the game ends (steps S116 and S117).

When the game is completed, the main control unit 301 transmits the final numerical value of the game data this time to the management device 40 (step S118). However, the game data transmitted in step S118 may be transmitted to the management device 40 in step S106 at the start of the next game.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the determination setting information creation process in step S101 of FIG. 11 will be described in more detail. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining step S101 of FIG. 11 in detail.

As already described with reference to FIG. 6, the determination setting information creation unit 404 first determines from the game data stored in the storage unit 403 in order to obtain information on the objective variables “continuation” and “replacement”. The game data of the game machine 20 of the machine number of No. 1 is read out (step S201).

At this time, for example, the game data is extracted according to the extraction conditions specified in advance by using the above-mentioned keyboard or the like. The extraction conditions can be stored in the storage unit 403 in advance.

The "extraction condition" is, for example, a period, a game type, a model type, and an account.
The "period" indicates the time range of the game data used as an explanatory variable, and for example, several hours, days, months, and years can be specified by the range of the date and time.

The "game type", "model type", and "account" correspond to the "game type", "model type", and "account" of the table TB2 shown in FIG. 5, respectively.

"Game type" indicates pachinko and / or slots, and depending on the content, "extracting both pachinko and slots" may be an extraction condition, or "extracting only pachinko" may be an extraction condition. , "Extract only slots" is an extraction condition.

"Model type" indicates the product name of pachinko and the model type such as middle, and depending on the content, "extract game data of all models" is an extraction condition, or "game of a specific model". "Extracting data" is an extraction condition.

"Account" indicates 1 yen, 4 yen, etc., and depending on the content, "extracting game data of all accounts" is an extraction condition, or "extracting game data of a specific account". Is an extraction condition.

Various extraction patterns are realized by variously combining these conditions.

Further, information such as "the name of the corner installed in the game store 10", "the introduction period in the game store 10," and "the specifications of the game machine 20" that have already been described may be used as extraction conditions.

The determination setting information creation unit 404 can specify the machine number corresponding to the extraction condition from the table TB2 shown in FIG. 5, and extracts the game data including the specified machine number from the storage unit 403.

After the extraction of the game data is completed, the determination setting information creation unit 404 determines whether the record related to the member's game is "continuation" or "replacement" (step S202).

As a result of step S202, a temporary file is created in which the game data is associated with continuation or replacement. Here, this temporary file is referred to as "model creation data" (step S203).

Next, the determination setting information creation unit 404 analyzes the model creation data using a machine learning method. As a result, an analytical model is created as shown in FIG. 9 (step S204).

Next, the determination setting information creation unit 404 extracts each numerical value or item included in the analysis model and generates determination setting information (step S205). This generation process can be rephrased as "a process of converting an analysis model into determination setting information".

The determination setting information creation unit 404 stores the generated determination setting information in the storage unit 403 (step S206). At this time, the determination setting information is stored in association with the extraction condition described in step S201. This makes it possible to specify under what extraction conditions the determination setting information is generated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 13, steps S201 to S205 of FIG. 12 will be described in more detail. FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining steps S201 to S205 of FIG. 12 in detail.

As described in step S201 of FIG. 12, when the game data is read from the storage unit 403, the determination setting information creation unit 404 performs the game data based on the extraction conditions.

Therefore, when extracting the game data from the storage unit 403, the determination setting information creating unit 404 first reads the target period of the game data to be extracted as an extraction condition (step S301). At this time, the extraction conditions "game type", "model type", and "account" are also read out.

The determination setting information creation unit 404 reads out all the game data generated within the target period from the storage unit 403 (step S302). At this time, it is possible to select game data within and outside the target period from the "business day" and "game start (time)" of the game data shown in FIG. The target period is several hours or one day. You can specify various periods, such as days or more.

The read game data is subjected to the processing of steps S202 and S203 in FIG. 12 (determination of "continuation" and "replacement" and generation processing of model creation data in which the determination result is associated with the game data). Will be.

That is, the above steps S301 and S302 correspond to steps S201 to S203 in FIG.

When the extraction condition of the "game type" is "extract only pachinko", the subsequent processing (processing of steps S303 to S306) targets only the pachinko game data.

When the extraction condition of the "game type" is "extract only the slot", the subsequent processing targets only the game data of the slot.

If the "game type" is "extract both pachinko and slot", both game data are targeted, but the pachinko game data is processed first, and then the slot game data. To process.

After step S302, the determination setting information creation unit 404 extracts game data matching the extraction conditions "model type" and "account" from the model creation data, and determines determination setting information (determination by model / account). Setting information) is created (step S303).

The routine for creating the determination setting information in step S303 is as shown in steps S204 to S206 of FIG. 12 (the same applies to subsequent steps S304 to S306).

When the extraction conditions of "model type" and "account" are "extract all model types" and "extract all accounts", in step S303, the table TB2 shown in FIG. 5 is used. Setting information for determination of the number corresponding to all combinations of model types and accounts registered in is created.

After step S303, the determination setting information creation unit 404 extracts game data that matches the "model type" that is the extraction condition from the model creation data, and extracts the determination setting information (determination setting information for each model type). Create (step S304).

When the extraction condition of the "model type" is to "extract all model types", in step S304, the setting information for determination for the type of the model type registered in the table TB2 shown in FIG. Is created.

After step S304, the determination setting information creation unit 404 extracts game data matching the extraction condition "account" from the model creation data, and creates determination setting information (account-specific determination setting information). (Step S305).

When the extraction condition of "account" is "extract all accounts", in step S304, setting information for determination for each type of account registered in the table TB2 shown in FIG. 5 is created. To.

After step S305, the determination setting information creation unit 404 extracts game data matching the extraction condition "game type" from the model creation data, and creates determination setting information (game type determination setting information). (Step S306).

When the extraction condition of the "game type" is "to extract both the pachinko and the slot", in step S306, first, one judgment setting information is created as the judgment setting information related to the pachinko. Will be done.

The determination setting information related to the slot is subsequently created in the operation of step S307 (No in step S307) because steps S303 to 306 are repeated.

The determination setting information related to pachinko and the determination setting information related to pachinko may be created in parallel at one time. In this case, the operation of step S307 becomes unnecessary.

When all the necessary determination setting information is created (Yes in step S307), the determination setting information creation unit 404 ends this process.

As described above, the process of step S101 of FIG. 11 has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.

Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the process of transmitting the determination setting information in step S102 of FIG. 11 will be described in detail. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining step S102 in FIG. 11 in detail.

As described in step S102 of FIG. 11, the main control unit 401 of the management device 40 transmits the created determination setting information to the inter-unit machine 30. The destination terminal may be a terminal other than the inter-unit device 30 such as a lamp or an island computer. The following shows an example in which the platform unit 30 receives the determination setting information, but this may be performed by a terminal such as a lamp or an island computer that has received the determination setting information.

As shown in FIG. 14, the main control unit 401 first determines the platform machine 30 to be transmitted of the determination setting information (step S401).

This process is performed with reference to the table TB2 shown in FIG. Here, it is assumed that all the inter-unit machines 30 are the transmission targets. In this case, the main control unit 401 sets the inter-unit machine 30 corresponding to all the "unit numbers" stored in the table TB2 as the transmission target of the determination setting information.

As a method of this "setting", it is conceivable to set a flag indicating a transmission target for each record in the table TB2. Alternatively, the main control unit 401 may create a list in which the transmission target of the determination setting information is described with reference to the table TB2. This list can be stored in the storage unit 403.

In the process of step S401, the platform machine 30 to be transmitted of the determination setting information may be determined based on the determination condition created in advance.

The content of the determination condition and the method of creating the determination condition are the same as those of the “extraction condition” described in step S301 of FIG.

Next, the main control unit 401 searches the storage unit 403 for the model / account-specific determination setting information corresponding to the platform machine 30 to which the determination setting information is transmitted (step S402).

As described above, the determination setting information stored in the storage unit 403 is stored in association with the extraction condition, and under what extraction conditions the determination setting information is generated. It can be specified. As a result, the main control unit 401 can search for the determination setting information (at this stage, the determination setting information for each model / account) corresponding to the platform machine 30 to which the determination setting information is transmitted.

When the corresponding model / account-specific determination setting information exists in the storage unit 403 (Yes in step S403), the main control unit 401 transmits the searched model / account-specific determination setting information to the determination setting information. (Step S404).

The corresponding model / account-specific determination setting information may not exist in the storage unit 403 (No in step S403). For example, after performing the determination setting information creation process in step S101 of FIG. 11, a new account and / or a new model type gaming machine 20 (and a platform machine 30) are provided in the gaming store 10, and this new gaming machine is provided. This is a case where the determination setting information creation process for the machine 20 has not been performed.

For convenience of management of the gaming machine 20 and the corresponding platform machine 30, when the new gaming machine 20 and the platform machine 30 are provided in the game store 10, the table TB2 has the gaming machine 20 and the platform machine 30. The machine number is registered immediately.

Then, there will be a time lag in the consistency between the "model type" and "account" information of the table TB2 and the model / account-specific determination setting information stored in the storage unit 403, and the corresponding determination settings will occur. A situation occurs in which no information exists.

In this case, the main control unit 401 searches the storage unit 403 for the setting information for determination by model type (step S405).

When the corresponding model-specific determination setting information exists in the storage unit 403 (Yes in step S406), the main control unit 401 sends the searched model-specific determination setting information to the determination setting information. It is transmitted to the inter-unit machine 30 (step S404).

When the corresponding model-specific determination setting information does not exist in the storage unit 403 (No in step S406), the main control unit 401 searches the storage unit 403 for the account-specific determination setting information (step S407).

When the corresponding account-specific determination setting information exists in the storage unit 403 (Yes in step S408), the main control unit 401 uses the searched account-specific determination setting information as a unit for transmitting the determination setting information. It is transmitted to the machine 30 (step S404).

When the corresponding account-specific determination setting information does not exist in the storage unit 403 (No in step S408), the main control unit 401 reads the game type determination setting information from the storage unit 403 and sets the determination setting information as a transmission target. It is transmitted to the inter-unit machine 30 (step S409).

When the processing of steps S402 to 409 is performed on all of the inter-unit machines 30 to which the determination setting information is transmitted (Yes in step S410), the main control unit 401 ends this determination setting information transmission processing. If not (No in step S410), the main control unit 401 repeats the processes of steps S402 to 409 for the remaining machine 30.

As described above, the process of step S102 in FIG. 11 has been described in detail with reference to FIG.

Next, a specific example of the non-member continuous replacement determination process (step S108) using the determination setting information will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a specific example of a non-member continuous replacement determination process using the determination setting information.

FIG. 15 shows a decision tree corresponding to the determination setting information stored in the platform machine 30, and non-member game data 1 to 4.

The non-member game data 1 to 4 exemplify a plurality of game data, and there is no time-series correspondence between them.

The player replacement determination unit 307 of the platform machine 30 is based on the determination setting information, for example, when the game data in the game immediately before the current game is "non-member game data 1". First, "3250", which is the number of units sold in "non-member game data 1", is applied (compared) to the node n1 of the decision tree.

Then, since it is smaller than the threshold value “3698”, the player replacement determination unit 307 determines that it is TRUE.

Next, the player replacement determination unit 307 applies the special prize number “0” to the node n2 of the decision tree. Then, since the number of special prizes "0" is smaller than the threshold value "2", the player replacement determination unit 307 determines that the prize is TRUE.

As a result, the player replacement determination unit 307 determines that "the change has been performed" by the node n21 of the decision tree.

For non-member game data 2 to 4, the change or continuation is determined by the same procedure.

The game system 1 according to this embodiment has been described above. According to the game system 1, it is possible to create determination setting information by using a machine learning method based on the game data of a member. Then, using this determination setting information, it is possible to determine the "continuation" and "replacement" of the player, and count the number of players according to the result.

Conventionally, when the operating state and non-operating state of the gaming machine are monitored and the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state, whether or not the gaming machine is operated once in the day or not, and the card ( A technique for counting the number of players based on information that can be obtained from a member card or a non-member card) is known.

In this disclosed technique, for example, the number of players is counted by performing the following processes (1) to (6).

(1) The number of outs is accumulated and retained from the information indicating the number of outs transmitted from the gaming machine.

(2) It monitors whether or not the cumulative number of outs has increased in a certain period of time, and if it increases, it is determined whether it is in the operating state, and if it does not increase, it is in the non-operating state. For example, when it is determined that the gaming machine that has been determined to be in the operating state is newly in the non-operating state, it can be determined that the gaming machine has shifted from the operating state to the non-operating state.

(3) When it is determined that the gaming machine has transitioned from the operating state to the non-operating state, it is first determined whether or not the number of operating times is the first, and when it is the first time, it is determined whether or not the card is inserted. do. At this time, if the membership card is inserted, 1 is added to the total number of players, and 1 is added to the cumulative number of game members as the number of players in order to separately total the members and visitors.

(4) Then, if the number of operations is the first and the card is not being inserted, the current player is set as a visitor and only the cumulative number of players is added.

(5) If the number of operations is not the first time, it is determined whether the non-operation state time is equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value, if it is equal to or more than the threshold value, it is determined whether the card is being inserted, and if the card is being inserted, the membership number is determined. Determines if is different from the current player. If the membership numbers are different, 1 is added to the cumulative number of players and the number of cumulative game members.

(6) If the non-operating state time is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value and the card is not being inserted, the current player is set as a visitor, and it is determined whether or not the gaming machine is in a specific state such as during a special prize, and the specific state is determined. If not, add the cumulative number of players.

However, in this technology, since the number of operations, the non-operation time, and the pattern of the inserted card are used as the criteria for determining the player change, it is not possible to cope with various situations of the game, and the player change is detected. The accuracy sometimes dropped.

For example, in the processes in (5) and (6) above, if the non-operating state time is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the replacement of players is determined in consideration of whether or not a card is inserted.

However, if the non-operating state time is less than a predetermined threshold value, even if the players are replaced and different players play the game, this is determined as the same player and the player is not counted. ..

For this reason, the number of people who actually played the game and the number of people counted will be different, and if the difference becomes large, the information on the number of people counted will be treated as information that can grasp the popular models in the game hall. Becomes difficult. That is, it becomes difficult to handle the counted number of people as information that can be used for the management and operation of this amusement park.

The game system 1 does not process whether or not the non-operating state time is less than a predetermined threshold value, and when a new game is started, the game is "continued" or "continued" using the determination setting information. Since "substitution" is determined and the number of players who have played the game is counted, "if the operating state time is less than a predetermined threshold value, even if the players are replaced and different players play the game, this is the same. It is possible to prevent "determining as a player and not counting the player".

By using the judgment setting information, various situations of "continuation" and "replacement" actually performed during the game can be traced by the setting items and the threshold value, and this is applied to, for example, a non-member game. As a result, it is possible to make a highly accurate judgment regarding "continuation" and "replacement" of non-members.

As a result, it is possible to improve the detection accuracy of whether the player has continued or changed the game, and improve the counting accuracy of the number of players who have played the game.

As a result, the reliability of the information (the number of players who have played the game) can be increased, so that this "number of players who have played the game" can be grasped as a popular model in the game store 10. It can be treated as information. That is, this "number of players who have played the game" can be treated as information that can be used for the management and operation of the game store 10.

In addition, by equipping a game machine or the like with an image pickup device or a fingerprint detection device to obtain biological information on the face and fingerprint of a seated player and individually distinguishing the players, the game machine can be played with the game machine. A system that counts the number of people can be considered, but the introduction of such a device is costly (the above-mentioned hardware costs such as an image pickup device, a fingerprint detection device, and a database for collation), and fingerprints and It takes time to identify the face.

In the game system 1, in the game store 10, the management device 30 which is almost indispensable to install creates the setting information for determination, so that it is not necessary to separately introduce an image pickup device or a fingerprint detection device, and it is necessary to introduce it in terms of hardware. The cost can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the number of players is counted by comparing the game data with the threshold value using the determination setting information, the time cost required for this process is smaller than that for the fingerprint or face identification process. Become.

As a result, in the game system 1, the counting accuracy of the number of players is improved by using the setting information for determination, and the counting of the players is compared with the system that obtains the biometric information of the player's face and fingerprint. It is possible to reduce the cost of the system.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, the setting screen for modifying the created judgment setting information or manually creating the judgment setting information may be displayed on the monitor connected to the management device 40 or an external personal computer already described. Is also good.

This setting screen will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a setting screen for manually creating determination setting information.

Various information for modifying or creating determination setting information can be displayed on the setting screen, and here, information columns S1 to S3 are arranged.

In the information column S1, information corresponding to the "extraction condition" described with reference to FIG. 13 is displayed. In the information column S1, a radio button (see "Game type: ● Pachinko ○ slot" in the figure) and a pull-down type selection box (“Target date: 2017/08” in the figure) where the breakdown of each information can be changed arbitrarily (see “Game type: ● Pachinko ○ slot”) / 01 ▼ ") is displayed.

In the information column S2, the determination setting information is visually displayed like the decision tree shown in FIG. In the information column S2, setting items corresponding to each node of FIG. 9 are appropriately arranged (see, for example, setting items S21, S22, and S23 in the figure).

The decision tree displayed in the information column S2 reflects the latest determination setting condition corresponding to the extraction condition displayed in the information column S1. From the viewpoint of ease of information management, it is desirable that the decision tree has a three- to four-layer structure.

The "three-layer structure" is a structure in which the vertex setting item S21 is set as the first layer and the final setting item S23 of "continuation" and "determination" is located in the fourth layer.

In each setting item of the information column S2, for example, as shown in the setting item S21, a radio button in which "conditional expression" or "determination" can be selected as the processing type is arranged.

When "Conditional expression" is selected, the screen is updated and displayed under the radio button in the conditional item displayed in the pull-down type selection box and in the input box where you can manually enter the numerical value with the keyboard etc. The threshold item is displayed (see "Conditional expression: Number of units sold ▼ <= 3698" in the setting item S21).

When "judgment" is selected, the screen is updated, and as shown in the setting item S22, the final decision item represented by "continue" and "replacement" can be selected by the radio button under the radio button. It is displayed in. (Refer to "Judgment: ○ Continue ● Change" in the setting item S22).

In the information field S3, a file operation button composed of "import", "export", "save", and "end" is displayed.

With these buttons, you can import the judgment setting information created in the past at another place (for example, another game store) or the game store 10, use the created / modified judgment setting information at another place, or use it later. You can export it to do so.

For example, there are various usage methods such as creating special determination setting information for an event of the game store 10 and reading it as needed.

Further, as another modification / modification, the other device may have at least a part or all of the configurations and functions of each device. For example, the management device 40 may have configurations and functions such as a main control unit 301 of the platform machine 30, a player replacement determination unit 307, and a totaling unit 308.

To give a specific example, in step S104 of FIG. 11, the main control unit 301 of the platform machine 30 detects the start operation of the game, but the main control unit 401 of the management device 40 may detect the start of the game. (Hereinafter, the "main control unit 401" is omitted and described as "detected by the management device 40").

In this case, for example, a signal indicating that a member card or the like has been inserted into the medium reception unit 303 is transmitted to the management device 40 via the internal network 40. By receiving this signal, the management device 40 detects the start of the game. This signal can include the membership number stored on the inserted membership card.

By transmitting a detection signal indicating the start of the game to the machine 30 along with the detection of the start of the game, the machine 30 performs the process of step S105 in FIG. 11 (the process of registering a new record). Alternatively, the management device 40 may perform the process of this step S105.

The management device 40 may register a new record in the storage unit 302 of the machine 30 or may perform registration in the storage unit 403 included in the management device 40.

At this time, as the time of "game start" of the record, the time when the management device 40 detects the start of the game can be adopted. This time can be obtained from the timer circuit of the main control unit 401. This time information may be adopted by including the time information that can be acquired from the timer circuit of the platform machine 30 in the above signal transmitted by the platform machine 30.

Similar to the detection of the start of the game, the management device 40 is configured to detect various changes in the situation that occur during the game (for example, various events that occur in the game machine 20, out detection, occurrence of table movement, etc.). You can also do it. Of course, the management device 40 can also be configured to detect the end of the game.

Similarly, the management device 40 may perform the continuous replacement determination process in step S108 and the counting of the number of players in step S109 shown in FIG. In such a case, the main control unit 401 of the management device 40 functions as an extraction means for extracting a game other than the game using the member recording medium from the storage means as a non-member game.

The management device 40 configured in this way performs each process using, for example, the game data stored in the storage unit 403. As described above, the management device 40 is stored in the storage unit 302 of the machine 30. You may access and perform each process.

The continuous change determination process of step S108 shown in FIG. 11 may be performed before and after, for example, steps S115 and S116 shown in the figure. In the continuous replacement determination process performed here, for example, based on the game data related to the game (current game) ending in step S115, the continuation or replacement of the player in the next game from this game is determined (game). Judgment of whether or not there is a change of person). That is, based on the determination setting information, it is possible for the player who has performed the current game to determine whether to continue the next game or to end the game without continuing (that is, to be replaced). can. Here, the game this time may be referred to as the first game, and the next game may be referred to as the second game.

The event signal in step S112 may be transmitted to the management device 40 instead of the machine 30. In this case, the management device 40 performs a process of updating the game data based on the received event signal in step S113.

In such a case, the management device 40 updates the game data stored in the storage unit 403, for example, but the management device 40 accesses and stores the game data stored in the storage unit 302 of the platform machine 30 as described above. The game data in the unit 302 may be updated.

The management device 40 may detect the end operation of the game in step S115. In such a case, the management device 40 detects the end of the game, for example, based on the fact that the game data is not transmitted from the platform machine 30 for a predetermined period.

In a system in which the management device 40 receives the event signal transmitted in step S112 instead of the machine 30, for example, the end of the game may be detected based on the fact that the event signal is not transmitted for a predetermined period. ..

"There is no predetermined period" can be determined by the timekeeping function of the timer circuit of the management device 40. That is, the timer circuit starts timing in response to receiving the game data or the event signal, and the main control unit 401 detects the end of the game in response to the time exceeding the threshold value. If new game data or event signal is received during timekeeping, the timekeeping time is reset to 0 and the timekeeping restarts.

The management device 40 performs a continuous change determination process and sends a notification signal of "continuation" or "change" to the machine 30 so that the number of players is counted by the machine 30. May be good.

On the contrary, the platform machine 30 performs a continuous change determination process and sends a notification signal of "continuation" or "change" to the management device 40, so that the management device 40 counts the number of players. May be good.

The platform machine 30 may create determination setting information. In such a case, the platform machine 30 uses, for example, the game data stored in the storage unit 302. Of course, the platform machine 30 may access the storage unit 403 of the management device 40 to create determination setting information.

For example, an island computer or a lamp may be configured to have at least a part or all of the configurations and functions of the platform machine 30 and the management device 40.

The gaming machine 20 may be a so-called enclosed gaming machine (enclosed pachinko, enclosed slot). In the case of the enclosed gaming machine, the operation related to the detection of the game start operation (step S104) is when a card is inserted into the machine-to-machine machine 30, or the game point is transferred from the machine-to-machine machine 30 to the game machine 20. It may be based on the operation of the handle.

Further, at the end of the game (steps S116 and S117), in addition to returning the card, the game points may be transferred from the game table to the machine.

Example of processing of the platform machine 30 shown above Steps S103, S104, S105, S108, S109, S113, S115, S116 may be handled by different game terminals. For example, steps S103, S108, and S109 are performed by the lamp, and steps S104, S105, S113, S115, and S116 are performed by the platform machine 30. In this case, the lamp accesses the game data stored in the storage unit 302, the lamp uses the setting information stored in step S103, performs the continuous change determination process in step S108, and performs the player counting process (step S109). It may be performed and the counting result may be transmitted to the management device.

Even in the case of the enclosed gaming machine, the transmission of the gaming data to the management device 40 may be performed via a gaming terminal such as a platform machine 30, or may be transmitted directly to the management device 40.

Further, although not shown, the management device 40 may be configured to be communicable with, for example, a management device of another affiliated store. In this case, the analysis model created at a certain store and the setting information for determination may be shared between affiliated stores.

According to such a configuration, even in a situation where there is no game data due to the opening of a new store or the like and an analysis model cannot be created, the number of players can be accurately totaled by using the data of affiliated stores.

Further, for example, the platform machine 30 may have at least a part or all of the functions of the island computer described above.

Further, as described above, the island computer may have at least a part or all of the configuration and functions of the inter-unit machine 30, and may further include at least a part or all of the configuration and functions of the management device 40. ..

The island computer having such a configuration and a function performs processes other than the processes executed by the gaming machine 20 (for example, each process of steps S101 to S109 and S113 to S116) shown in FIG. It can be performed in place of the management device 40. Of course, without being limited to the flow shown in FIG. 11, some of the processes of each step listed here are performed by the machine 30 and the island computer performs the processes of the remaining several steps, and the remaining steps. Each process may be distributed (alternated) among the inter-unit machine 30, the island computer, and the management device 40, for example, the management device 40 performs the processing.

<Additional notes>
<Appendix 1>
In a game terminal that stores game data, which is a record of a game by a player,
It is provided with a game data transmission means for transmitting the game data stored by itself to the management device based on the detection of the fluctuation of the game data.
The management device is
A storage means for receiving and storing game data transmitted from a game terminal,
From the storage means, the game data at the time of the predetermined action of the game using the member recording medium is extracted, and the game related to the game data at the time of the predetermined action of the game using the member recording medium ends or the game continues. Member game continuation determination means to determine which is
A model in which the game data at the time of a predetermined action of the game using the member recording medium is used as an explanatory variable, and the determination result of whether the game related to the game data at the time of the predetermined action is the end of the game or the continuation of the game is used as the objective variable. A game system characterized by having a model creation means for creating data.

<Appendix 2>
The gaming system according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the predetermined action is one of payment, ball lending, replay, table movement use, counting of each machine, acceptance of a recording medium for games, and out detection.

<Appendix 3>
The game data includes operating time, immediately preceding non-operating time, number of inputs, number of acquisitions, number of non-special prize input, number of non-special prize acquisition, number of special prizes, probability variation, number of input during special prize, number of acquisition during special prize, maximum number of hits, maximum. Number of balls ejected, number of inputs until the first hit, number of starts (games) until the first hit, number of inputs between special prizes, number of starts (games) between special prizes, number of current starts (games), number of current hits, number of sales The game system according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the game system is composed of at least one of the number of balls rented, the number of replays, the number of moving units, and the number of counts.

<Appendix 4>
The model created by the model-creating means is the gaming system according to Appendix 1, which uses at least one of a decision tree, a support vector machine, a neural network, a naive Bayes classification method, a k-nearest neighbor method, and a random forest method.

<Appendix 5>
The management device is
A model data transmission means for transmitting the created model data to the game terminal is provided.
The game terminal is
A non-member game continuation determination means for determining whether the previous game when a predetermined action of a game using a general-purpose recording medium is detected based on the received model data is the end of the game or the continuation of the game is provided.
If it is determined that the game is over, the predetermined action is assumed to be applied to the new player, and 1 is added to the number of players.
The game system according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein when it is determined that the game is continued, the predetermined action is a continuation of the game and the number of players is not added.

<Appendix 6>
The management device is
An extraction means for extracting a game other than a game using the member recording medium from the storage means as a game using a general-purpose recording medium is provided.
Based on the model data created above, the non-member game continuation determination means for determining whether the previous game at the predetermined action of the game using the extracted general-purpose recording medium is the end of the game or the continuation of the game is provided.
If it is determined that the game is over, the predetermined action is assumed to be applied to the new player, and 1 is added to the number of players.
The game system according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein when it is determined that the game is continued, the predetermined action is a continuation of the game and the number of players is not added.

<Appendix 7>
It has a function of accepting a game start medium of any of a member recording medium, a non-member recording medium, and money inserted when a player plays a game on a game machine, and a game generated during the game. In a gaming system including a gaming terminal that transmits data to the outside and a management device that receives and stores the gaming data from the gaming terminal.
The management device is
A storage means for receiving and storing the game data transmitted from the game terminal, and
Among the game data stored in the storage means, the member game continuation determination means for determining whether the game related to the game data of the game using the member recording medium is either the end of the game or the continuation of the game, and the member game continuation determination means.
Corresponding to the game data determined by the member game continuation determination means and the result of the determination, the relationship between the numerical value included in the game data and the end of the game or the continuation of the game is analyzed, and the game machine is used. A model creation means for creating model data for determining the number of players who have played a game
A game system characterized by being equipped with.

<Appendix 8>
The game terminal includes a storage means for storing the game data, and transmits the updated game data to the management device in response to the update of the game data stored in the storage means. The gaming system according to Appendix 7, wherein the game system is characterized by the above.

<Appendix 9>
The game system according to Supplementary Note 7 or 8, wherein the model data is created by analyzing the relationship between the numerical value included in the game data and the end of the game or the continuation of the game by a machine learning method. ..

<Appendix 10>
The management device is
Further provided with a model data transmission means for transmitting the model data to the game terminal,
The game terminal is
A counting means for counting the number of players who have played a game with the gaming machine, and
Based on the received model data, it is determined whether the game being played is continuously played by the same player or is played by a different player from the game immediately before the game. When it is determined by the game continuation determination means and the game continuation determination means that different players are taking turns, the value of the number of players counted by the counting means is added, and the game continuation determination is made. Additional Items 7 to 9 are further provided with an addition control means that does not add the value of the number of players counted by the counting means when it is determined by the means that the same player continues. The game system according to any one of the above items.

<Appendix 11>
Further, a game continuation determination means, a counting means, and an addition control means provided on either the management device or the game terminal are provided.
The counting means counts the number of players who have played a game on the gaming machine.
Based on the model data, the game continuation determination means is performed by a different player, whether the game being played is continued by the same player from the game immediately before the game. Judging whether it is
When it is determined by the game continuation determination means that the addition control means is being performed by a different player, the addition control means adds the value of the number of players counted by the counting means to determine the game continuation. The item according to any one of Supplementary Items 7 to 9, wherein the value of the number of players counted by the counting means is not added when it is determined by the means that the game is continued by the same player. Game system.

<Appendix 12>
A gaming terminal provided as a destination for transmitting game data from a gaming machine that accepts game operations by a player.
A game data receiving means for receiving the transmitted game data, and
An individual game data creation means for creating individual game data, which is a player's individual game history, from the received game data, and
A game terminal including a transmission means for transmitting the created personal game data to the outside as data for creating a model for determining the end or continuation of the game in the game machine.

<Appendix 13>
The personal game data transmitted to the outside as the data for creating the model is received by the management device, and among the received personal game data, regarding the game related to the personal game data of the game using the member recording medium. The management device determines whether the game ends or the game continues, and the game ends or the game continues in correspondence with the determination result and the game data of the game using the member recording medium. The model data to be determined is created, and the model data is transmitted to the game terminal.
The game terminal according to an appendix 12, wherein the game terminal further includes model data receiving means for receiving the model data transmitted from the management device.

<Appendix 14>
A member game continuation determination means for collecting game data and determining whether the game related to the game data of the game using the member recording medium from the game data is either the end of the game or the continuation of the game.
A model creation means for creating model data for determining the end or continuation of a game by using the game data of the game using the member recording medium.
An extraction means for extracting a game using a game other than the member recording medium from the received game data as a non-member game.
Based on the created model data, a non-member game continuation determination means for determining whether the previous game of the extracted non-member game is the end of the game or the continuation of the game,
A management device characterized by being equipped with.

1 ... Game system, 10 ... Game store, 20 ... Game machine, 30 ... Platform machine, 40 ... Management device, 50 ... Internal network, 60 ... External network, 301 ... Main control unit, 302 ... Storage unit, 303 ... Medium Reception unit, 304 ... Button unit, 305 ... Display unit, 306 ... Communication unit, 307 ... Player replacement determination unit, 308 ... Aggregation unit, 401 ... Main control unit, 402 ... Communication unit, 403 ... Storage unit, 404 ... Judgment Setting information creation unit.

Claims (5)

In a game system consisting of a game terminal that transmits game data generated by a game to the outside and a management device that manages the game data.
The game terminal includes a game data transmission means for transmitting the game data to the management device.
The management device is
Whether the game data transmitted from the game terminal is received, and among the received game data, the game related to the game data of the game using the member recording medium is either a game change or a game continuation. Member game continuation judgment means to judge
A game system comprising a model creating means for creating model data for determining a game change or a game continuation by using the game data of a game using the member recording medium. The management device is
A model data transmission means for transmitting the created model data to the game terminal is provided.
The game terminal is
Based on the received model data, the change of the player in the first game, which is a game when a game using a game other than the member recording medium is detected, and the second game, which is different from the first game. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a non-member game continuation determination means for determining the presence or absence. The management device is
An extraction means for extracting a game using a game other than the member recording medium from the received game data as a non-member game.
Based on the created model data, it is determined whether or not the player is replaced in the first game, which is a game using a game medium other than the extracted member game medium, and the second game, which is different from the first game. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a non-member game continuation determination means. When it is determined by the non-member game continuation determination means that the game has been replaced, an identifier indicating that the game using a game medium other than the member game medium is applied to the new player is issued to correspond to the newly generated game data. The game system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the identifier is not issued when it is managed by attaching and it is determined that the game is continued, as a continuation of the previous game. A game data receiving means for receiving game data generated by a game from the outside,
A management device provided with a model creating means for creating model data for determining whether or not a player has been replaced from the received game data.

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