JP7365669B2 - Management system and management server - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management system and a management server that perform games that are executed by a gaming machine alone and games that compete for ranking among gaming machines.

Conventionally, performance information associated with the execution results of games on multiple gaming machines is aggregated on a management server, and rankings are determined based on the performance information, thereby ranking individual gaming machines or teams consisting of multiple gaming machines. A system has been disclosed that switches between a ranking game in which players compete against each other and a game that is executed by the gaming machine alone, depending on the settings of the gaming machine (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

US Patent No. 8,506,394 US Patent Publication No. 2013/0116809

In the above conventional system, each gaming machine has a dedicated setting configuration for competing. Therefore, when each gaming machine runs a game independently, it is necessary to change the setting to run the game independently.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to eliminate the need to switch settings between a single game and a game that competes for rankings on a gaming machine.

The management system of the present invention includes an information management unit that is attached to each of a plurality of gaming machines and stores information regarding the cache in the attached gaming machine;
Receiving information regarding the cache from the information management unit and receiving game results executed by the plurality of gaming machines, and based on the received information regarding the cache in each gaming machine and the game result, and a ranking determination processing unit that executes a ranking game to determine rankings.

According to the above configuration, each information management unit (gaming machine) is ranked based on the information regarding the cache stored in the information management unit attached to each gaming machine and the game results executed on each gaming machine. Since this is done in the ranking determination processing unit, there is no need to make new settings for the ranking game on the gaming machine side, so there is no need to switch between a single game and a ranking game on the gaming machine. be able to.

The management system of the present invention is installed in a plurality of gaming machines that bet a gaming value, execute a single game, and pay a dividend based on the execution result of the single game, and each of the gaming machines, and is installed in each of the gaming machines. an information management device that outputs game information including bet number data and payment number data, and player identification information of a player playing the single game; and a management server connected to the game interface in a data communicable manner. have,
The management server is
an input device that can be operated from the outside;
a storage device provided with a storage area for storing the player identification information, a storage area for storing the game information, and a storage area for storing a ranking game flag indicating whether or not a ranking game is to be executed;
a process of setting a ranking game period in which the ranking game is executed based on the operation of the input device;
a process of storing the game information outputted from all the information management devices in each storage area in association with the player identification information;
a process of storing the ranked game flag indicating that the ranked game is executed within the ranked game period and indicating that the ranked game is not executed outside the ranked game period, in association with the game information;
After the end of the ranked game period, the gaming information within the ranked game period is extracted based on the ranked game flag, and the player ranking is determined based on the extracted gaming information. and a server controller.

According to the above configuration, it is not necessary to switch between a single game and a ranked game in the gaming machine by distinguishing whether or not the storage area of the storage device is for the ranked game based on the contents of the ranked game flag. can be taken as a thing.

The plurality of gaming machines in the present invention include gaming machines that play different types of single games.

According to the above configuration, it is not necessary to switch between the single game and the ranking game in the gaming machines even when the gaming machines execute different types of single games.

The present invention includes a plurality of gaming machines that bet a gaming value, execute a single game, and pay a dividend based on the execution result of the single game; A management server included in a management system, comprising: an information management device that outputs game information including data and payment number data, and player identification information of a player playing the single game,
a communication device connected to the game interface for data communication;
an input device that can be operated from the outside;
a storage device provided with a storage area for storing the player identification information, a storage area for storing the game information, and a storage area for storing a ranking game flag indicating whether or not a ranking game is to be executed;
a process of setting a ranking game period in which the ranking game is executed based on the operation of the input device;
a process of storing the game information outputted from all the information management devices in each storage area in association with the player identification information;
a process of storing the ranked game flag indicating that the ranked game is executed within the ranked game period and indicating that the ranked game is not executed outside the ranked game period, in association with the game information;
After the end of the ranked game period, the gaming information within the ranked game period is extracted based on the ranked game flag, and the player ranking is determined based on the extracted gaming information. and a server controller.

According to the above configuration, it is not necessary to switch between a single game and a ranked game in the gaming machine by distinguishing whether or not the storage area of the storage device is for the ranked game based on the content of the ranked game flag. can be taken as a thing.

According to the present invention, it is not necessary to switch between a single game and a ranking game in a gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a management system. It is a block diagram of a slot machine. It is a perspective view of a slot machine. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a PTS terminal. It is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of a PTS terminal. This is a data table showing a base table. This is a data table showing a ranking game designation table. This is a data table showing a ranking game designation table. This is a data table showing a ranking game designation table. This is a data table showing a ranking game designation table. This is a data table showing a ranking game designation table. This is a data table showing a ranking game setting table. This is a data table showing a game information table. It is a flowchart of a ranking game program. It is a flowchart of a slot machine and a management server. It is a flowchart of rank game flag setting processing. It is a flowchart of ranking determination processing. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which areas for a ranking game are set.

(Overview of management system)
As shown in FIG. 1, the management system A1 of the present embodiment includes an information management device A21 (information management unit) that is attached to each of a plurality of gaming machines A2 and stores information regarding the cache in the attached gaming machine A2; Information regarding the cache is received from the information management device A21, and game results executed by the plurality of gaming machines A2 are received, and a ranking is determined based on the received information regarding the cache and the game results in each of the gaming machines A2. It includes a management server A3 (ranking determination processing unit) that executes a ranking game to be determined.

According to the above configuration, the management server A3 manages each information based on the information regarding the cache stored in the information management device A21 attached to each gaming machine A2 and the game results executed in each gaming machine A2. It is possible to rank the devices A21 (gaming machines). Thereby, the player of the gaming machine A2 can play the game executed by the gaming machine A2 and the ranking game in parallel. Furthermore, as the administrator of management system A1, there is no need to prepare game media other than the cash used by gaming machine A2 for ranking games, and there is no need to prepare new game media for ranking games on the gaming machine A2 side. There is no need to make any settings, and the ranking game can be easily played just by the processing of the management server A3. That is, the management system A1 can eliminate the need to switch between a single game and a ranking game in the gaming machine A2.

Specifically, the management system A1 of the present embodiment is installed in a plurality of gaming machines A2, each of which bets a gaming value, executes a single game, and pays a dividend based on the execution result of the single game, and the gaming machine A2. and is connected to the information management device A21 for data communication with the information management device A21 that outputs game information including the number of bets and the number of payments data of the game value, and player identification information of the player who plays a single game. management server A3. The management server A3 includes an input device A31 that can be operated from the outside, a storage area for storing player identification information, a storage area for storing game information, and a storage area for storing a ranking game flag indicating whether or not a ranking game is being executed. and a management server controller A32.

Here, the "gaming value" is information regarding cash, and may be a tangible object having gaming value information, or an intangible object that has gaming value information converted into electronic data. "Game value information" is non-valuable information such as coins, banknotes, electronic valuable information equivalent to these, and game points that do not include valuable information. Examples of tangible "gaming value" include chips, medals, tokens, electronic money cards, plaques, and tickets. Note that the ticket is, for example, a ticket with a barcode. The gaming value includes convertible gaming value that can be exchanged for currency and non-convertible gaming value that cannot be exchanged for currency. Furthermore, the game value of a tangible object corresponds to a configuration in which the game value information is provided in the form of electronic data or external form, and the game value information can be read from the outside by wireless communication, image recognition, or the like. Note that the external form is a form that can be identified from the outside, such as color, pattern, text, image, shape, etc.

A "single game" can be executed by gaming machine A2 that can output game information including bet number data and payment number data and player identification information, and payout based on the game execution result from the bet of the gaming value. This includes all types of games that can be used as unit games. Further, the "single game" may be a game based on random numbers, a game based on skill, a game with a single player, or a game with multiple players. As a result, the management system 1 is able to execute a ranking game in which players compete for the amount of bets and total gaming value that increase or decrease by repeating unit games, as well as to execute a plurality of ranking games that narrow down the winners of the ranking game. It is possible to execute a tournament game consisting of a hierarchy ranking game.

Note that the management system A1 may include a mixture of gaming machines A2 that play different types of single games. In this case, even if the management system A1 includes only gaming machines A2 of the same type, a ranking game can be played between single games of different types. Further, the management system A1 may include a mixture of gaming machines A2 that execute individual games with different numbers of game value bets and payouts of dividends.

An example of the "gaming machine A2" is a slot machine configured to be able to output gaming information including bet number data and payment number data and player identification information. Furthermore, the gaming machine A2 may be a table game device such as a baccarat game device, as long as it is configured to be able to read the gaming value information from outside, such as a chip, by wireless communication, image recognition, or the like. Note that an example of wireless communication is an RFID (radio frequency identifier) that transmits and receives information by short-range wireless communication using electromagnetic fields, radio waves, or the like. Furthermore, the gaming machine A2 may be equipped with a function of outputting game information and player identification information using hardware or software. In this case, a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone or a stationary terminal device such as a desktop computer can be used as the gaming machine A2.

The "information management device A21" is configured to be capable of transmitting gaming information including bet number data and payment number data of gaming value outputted from the gaming machine A2, and player identification information of a player playing a single game to the outside. It would be fine if it had been done. Therefore, the information management device A21 may be configured to cause a computer of a general information processing device to execute a process of transmitting gaming information and player identification information, or may be configured to cause a computer that controls the gaming machine A2 to execute a process of transmitting gaming information and player identification information. It may be configured to execute a process of transmitting gaming information and player identification information. Note that this embodiment will be explained using a player tracking system (PTS) device, which will be described later.

The management server A3 includes a communication device A34 connected to the information management device A21 for data communication, an input device A31 that can be operated from the outside, a storage area for storing player identification information, and a storage area for storing game information. , a storage device A33 provided with a storage area for storing a ranking game flag indicating whether or not a ranking game is to be executed, and a management server controller A32. The input device A31 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like. The storage device A33 has a memory that stores data and information in a rewritable manner. The memory stores, for example, slot machine identification information, game content information, player identification information, game information, ranking game designation flag, ranking game hierarchy data, ranking game start time data, ranking game ending time data, ranking game content data, and prize winners. It has a storage area for storing number data and winner's prize money data. Each piece of data and each piece of information is linked to each other to form the relationships of the data tables shown in FIGS. 6 to 9. Details of the data table will be described later.

The management server controller A32 performs a process of setting a ranking game period in which a ranking game is executed based on the operation of the input device A31, and a process of linking the gaming information output from all the information management devices A21 with player identification information and assigning each A process of storing in a storage area a ranking game flag indicating that a ranking game is being executed within the ranking game period and indicating that a ranking game is not being executed outside the ranking game period, in association with game information; After the game period ends, a process of extracting game information within the ranking game period based on the ranking game flag and determining player rankings based on the extracted gaming information is executed.

When the management server controller A32 executes each of the above processes, it is determined whether the game is a ranked game or not based on the content of the ranked game flag stored in the storage device A33. Thereby, it is possible to switch whether or not to play the ranked game only on the management server A3 side, without switching between the single game and the ranked game in the gaming machine A2. The management server controller A32 performs game storage processing (S1), ranking game setting processing (S2), ranking game notification processing (S3), and ranking game flag setting processing (S4) so that the computer executes each of the above-mentioned processes. ) and the ranking determination process (S5) on a computer, the ranking game program shown in FIG. 10 may be included. The ranking game program may be distributed by wire or wirelessly, or may be distributed in a state recorded on a recording medium. Details of the ranking game program will be described later.

(Specific example of management system)
A case in which the management system A1 includes a slot machine as the gaming machine A2 and a PTS device 1700 as the information management device A21 will be specifically described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1010, which is the gaming machine A2, includes a player tracking system device (Player Tracking System Device) 1700. The player tracking device 1700 is a terminal for realizing a player tracking system, and in this specification, this device is hereinafter referred to as a PTS terminal 1700.

PTS terminal 1700 includes a PTS control unit 1700A and a PTS user interface unit 1700B. The PTS control unit 1700A controls various processing operations of the PTS terminal 1700, and is connected to various external devices for data communication. Further, the PTS user interface unit 1700B is configured to mainly enable input processing and output processing with an operator such as a user. Details of the PTS control unit 1700A and PTS user interface unit 1700B are explained in FIG.

The slot machine 1010 also includes a payment machine 1868. The slot machine 1010 is connected to the management server A3 via the PTS control unit 1700A of the PTS terminal 1700 and the network. PTS control unit 1700A is connected to banknote validator 1022 via a communication line (or slot machine 1010). Furthermore, the PTS control unit 1700A sends and receives data to and from the controller 1100 based on a predetermined protocol, and also performs data communication with the management server A3 and the like connected via the network. For example, the PTS control unit 1700A sends the controller 1100 information on the credits necessary to start the game, a stop command to instruct the unit game to stop during interlocking effects, and the like. Credit information as a game result, a unit game start notification, an end notification, etc. can be transmitted to the control unit 1700A.

In addition, the PTS control unit 1700A of the PTS terminal 1700 receives membership card import and withdrawal notifications, unit game start and end notifications, lottery results, bet information, game information such as the number of payouts, bonus winning notifications, and members' Send and receive credit information, etc.

Here, the game flow for members is roughly as follows. First, membership registration is performed using a membership card issuing terminal, and at that time, a membership card (IC card) is issued. Thereafter, the player inserts the membership card into the PTS terminal 1700 (PTS user interface unit 1700B) of the slot machine 1010, and inserts cash therein. When a banknote is inserted, the bill validator 1022 identifies the denomination and amount, and transmits the denomination data and amount data to the PTS control unit 1700A as a result of the identification. PTS control unit 1700A obtains game credits from the denomination data and amount data, and transmits them to controller 1100.

Controller 1100 executes a single game based on the credits sent from PTS control unit 1700A. Credit according to the game result is transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS control unit 1700A, and the PTS control unit 1700A calculates the payout based on the game result and determines the amount to be paid out to the player. The PTS terminal 1700 (PTS user interface unit 1700B) writes the determined amount as is on the membership card and ejects the membership card. Furthermore, predetermined points are given to the membership card depending on the execution of games and the like.

When a player who is a member plays a game next time, the PTS control unit 1700A reads the inserted membership card and reads the amount of money stored in the membership card. The read amount is converted to credit and sent to controller 1100. Credits corresponding to the game results are transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS control unit 1700A in the same manner as described above, and the PTS control unit 1700A performs payout calculations based on the game results to determine the amount of money paid out to the player. At this time, the amount of money on the inserted membership card is updated by adding the amount obtained as a result of the game.

At this time, the PTS control unit 1700A further transmits the identification code (or player identification code) read from the membership card and the updated amount to the membership management server 13, and the membership management server 13 receives the information transmitted from the PTS control unit 1700A. The amount is added to the amount of the member identified by the above identification code and stored. Through this process, the amount held by the member is always managed.

Thereafter, the player who is a member can make a payment at a cashier counter or the like based on the amount stored in the membership card, if necessary. Further, when the slot machine 1010 includes a payment machine 1868, payment can be made using a membership card in the slot machine 1010.

On the other hand, the game flow for non-members is roughly as follows. The player inserts cash into the PTS terminal 1700 (PTS user interface unit 1700B) of the slot machine 1010. When a banknote is inserted, the banknote validator 1022 identifies the denomination and amount, and as a result of the identification, the denomination data and the amount data are transmitted to the PTS control unit 1700A. PTS control unit 1700A obtains game credits from the denomination data and amount data, and transmits them to controller 1100.

The controller executes the game based on the credits sent from the PTS control unit 1700A. Credits corresponding to the game results are transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS control unit 1700A, and the PTS control unit 1700A performs payout calculations based on the game results to determine the amount of money paid out to the player. The PTS terminal 1700 (PTS user interface unit 1700B) writes the determined amount onto a new IC card stocked in the slot machine 1010, and ejects the IC card. Non-members will receive an IC card for the first time here.

Thereafter, the non-member player can settle the bill at a cashier counter or the like, based on the amount stored in the IC card, if necessary. Further, when the slot machine 1010 includes a payment machine 1868, payment can be made using an IC card in the slot machine 1010.

(Specific example of management system: slot machine)
As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1010 uses membership cards (IC cards), banknotes, or electronic valuable information equivalent to these as gaming media. In particular, in this embodiment, credit-related data such as cash data stored in the IC card 1500 is used.

The slot machine 1010 includes a cabinet 1011, a top box 1012 installed above the cabinet 1011, and a main door 1013 installed at the front of the cabinet 1011.

The main door 1013 is provided with a symbol display device 1016 called a lower image display panel 1141. The symbol display device 1016 is formed of a transparent liquid crystal panel. The screen displayed by the symbol display device 1016 has a display window 1150 in the center. The display window 1150 is composed of 20 display blocks 1028 arranged in 5 columns and 4 rows. The four display blocks 1028 in each row form pseudo reels 1151 to 1155, which rotate according to the player's operations. Each of the pseudo reels 1151 to 1155 rotates the symbol 1501 displayed on each display block 1028 in the vertical direction by moving the four display blocks 1028 downward while changing the overall speed. It allows you to perform relocations that are stopped later.

Here, "rearrangement" means a state in which the symbol 1501 is arranged again after the arrangement of the symbol 1501 is canceled. "Arrangement" means that the symbol 1501 is visually visible to an external player. The slot machine 1010 executes a so-called slot game in which a payout is awarded according to a winning combination depending on the arrangement state of the symbols 1501 when the rotating pseudo reels 1151 to 1155 stop.

In this embodiment, a case is explained in which the slot machine 1010 is a so-called video slot machine, but the slot machine 1010 of the present invention may also employ so-called mechanical reels or some pseudo reels. 1151 to 1155 may be substituted.

Further, a touch panel 1069 is provided on the front side of the symbol display device 1016, and the player can input various instructions by operating the touch panel 1069. An input signal is transmitted from the touch panel 1069 to the main CPU.

An upper image display panel 1131 is provided on the front side of the top box 1012. The upper image display panel 1131 is made of a liquid crystal panel and constitutes a display. The upper image display panel 1131 displays images related to performances, introductions of game contents, and explanations of rules. Further, the top box 1012 is provided with a lamp 1111.

A credit number display section (not shown) is displayed above the display window 1150, and the current number of credits is displayed. Here, "credit" is virtual gaming media on a game that a player uses when placing a bet. Note that the total number of credits currently owned by the player is displayed in the credit number display section.

Further, a fractional cash display section (not shown) is displayed below the credit number display section. The fractional cash display section displays fractional cash. "Fractional cash" is cash that was not converted into credit because the amount invested was insufficient.

Further, below the lower image display panel 1141, a PTS terminal 1700 is incorporated in the cabinet 1011. Furthermore, speakers 1112 are provided on the left and right sides of the PTS terminal 1700, respectively. In the slot machine 1010, a unit game is performed by displaying an image on the upper image display panel 1131, outputting sound from the speaker 1112, outputting light from the lamp 1111, and the like.

The PTS terminal 1700 can be incorporated into various types of gaming machines from various manufacturers by exchanging data with the slot machine 1010 using a common data interface. As a result, in the gaming system 1 having various gaming machines including the slot machine 1010, it is possible to easily construct the information providing system A1 by attaching the PTS terminal 1700 to the gaming machine.

(Specific example of information provision system: PTS terminal)
As shown in FIG. 4, the PTS terminal 1700 includes a PTS control unit 1700A and a PTS user interface unit 1700B.

PTS control unit 1700A includes a PTS controller 1750. PTS controller 1750 has a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU of the PTS controller 1750 controls the execution of each component of the PTS terminal 1700, and also executes various programs stored in the ROM and performs calculations. For example, the CPU executes a credit update program to update credit-related data stored in IC card 1500.

The ROM of the PTS controller 1750 is comprised of a memory device such as a flash memory, and stores permanent data that is executed by the CPU. For example, the ROM contains a credit update program that rewrites credit-related data stored in the IC card 1500, an interlocking performance control program that is executed in response to a request from the bonus server 11, a request from the management server A3 (notification information, etc.) ) are stored therein, such as a notification program to be executed in accordance with the program. Further, the RAM of the PTS controller 1750 temporarily stores data necessary for executing various programs stored in the ROM.

The PTS control unit 1700A connects a server I/F (interface) 1755, a gaming machine I/F (interface) 1756, a bill validator I/F (interface) 1757, and a payment machine I/F (interface) 1758 to an external device. It has as a communication interface with.

Server I/F 1755 realizes data communication between servers such as management server A3 and PTS terminal 1700. The gaming machine I/F 1756 realizes data communication between the controller 1100 of the slot machine 1010 and the PTS terminal 1700, and a prescribed protocol may be used for the data communication. The banknote validator I/F 1757 is connected to the banknote validator 1022. The payment machine I/F 1758 is connected to the payment machine 1868.

Further, the PTS control unit 1700A includes a USB control section 1759. The USB control unit 1759 determines whether power is to be supplied from the power supply unit to the USB terminal, and if a predetermined condition is met, enables the USB terminal to be charged. The player can connect an electronic device to the USB terminal and charge the electronic device when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Furthermore, the PTS control unit 1700A has a control section connected to each section of the PTS user interface unit 1700B. Specifically, the PTS user interface unit 1700B includes full-color LEDs 1721a and 1721b, an LCD 1719, a card unit 1741, a card stacker 1742, an inkjet button 1732, a touch unit 1745, a human body detection camera 1713, microphones 1715 and 1717, and speakers 1707 and 1709. , and has an audio terminal 1738. Details of the PTS user interface unit 1700B are explained in FIG. On the other hand, the PTS control unit 1700A includes a light emitting unit LED drive section 1761, an LCD control section 1762, an IC card control section 1763, a touch unit control section 1764, a camera control section 1766, and a DSP 1765.

The light emitting unit LED driving unit 1761 controls the full color LED 1721a and the full color LED 1721b of the PTS user interface unit 1700B to light up at a predetermined timing in response to a notification request from the management server A3. The full-color LED 1721a causes the light emitting plate 1720a above the LCD 1719 in the PTS user interface unit 1700B of FIG. 5 to emit light. The full color LED 1721b causes a light emitting plate 1720b on the lower side of the LCD 1719 to emit light.

The LCD control unit 1762 controls the LCD 1719 to display information regarding ranking games, member information, information for members, etc., and to display data read from the IC card 1500 and data input by the player. Note that the LCD 1719 has a touch panel function, and when the touch panel is operated by the player, a predetermined signal is sent to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750.

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

The IC card R/W control section of the IC card control section 1763 controls the card unit 1741 to update the credit related data stored in the IC card 1500. Furthermore, when issuing a new IC card 1500, credit related data corresponding to the settled amount is stored. The card unit 1741 has an antenna section for reading or writing data to the IC card 1500 using NFC or the like. The card unit 1741 has the functions of an IC card reader that reads information stored in the IC card 1500 and an IC card writer that writes information to the IC card 1500, but may have one of the functions as needed. Good too.

The IC card suction and discharge control section of the IC card control section 1763 controls suction and discharge of the IC card 1500. When the IC card 1500 is inserted into the card insertion slot 1730 in FIG. 5 by the player, the IC card is controlled to be held in the card unit 1741 while the player is playing the game. Furthermore, after credit-related data is written to the IC card 1500 at the time of payment, the IC card 1500 is controlled to be ejected. Furthermore, when the eject button 1732 is pressed, the IC card 1500 is ejected. Further, when issuing a new IC card 1500, the IC card 1500 is newly taken out from the card stacker 1742 and is supplied to the card unit 1741 in order to store credit related data.

The LED control unit of the IC card control unit 1763 controls the LED provided near the card insertion slot 1730 of the card unit 1741 to light up, and also controls the LED provided near the eject button 1732 to light up. .

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

The non-contact R/W control section of the touch unit control section 1764 determines whether the IC card 1500 or the mobile phone has come close to a predetermined distance (for example, a touch operation has been performed) using the touch unit 1745, and performs a predetermined operation. When the distance is close, the reading result etc. are acquired from the touch unit 1745. The touch unit 1745 has an antenna section for transmitting and receiving data with the IC card 1500 and the mobile phone using NFC or the like.

The touch unit 1745 has the functions of an IC card reader that reads information stored in the IC card 1500 or a mobile phone, and an IC card writer that writes information to the IC card 1500 or mobile phone, but either one of the functions can be used as necessary. It may also have the following functions.

The LED control section 1764b of the touch unit control section 1764 controls the LEDs arranged at the four corners of the front surface of the touch unit 1745, and lights them up at a predetermined timing.

The camera control unit 1766 acquires an image of a player or the like taken by the human body detection camera 1713, performs predetermined image processing as necessary, and transmits the processed data to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750. The data is transmitted to the management server A3 etc. via the server I/F 1755, for example. Further, the camera control unit 1766 transmits image information captured by the human body detection camera 1713 to the management server A3 or the like.

The DSP 1765 receives audio data acquired from the microphones 1715 and 1717, performs predetermined audio processing, and then transmits the data to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750. Further, the DSP 1765 transmits the received audio data to the speakers 1707 and 1709. Further, the DSP 1765 outputs the received audio to the headphones through the connected audio terminal of the headset, and also processes the audio received from the microphone and sends it to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750. It should be noted that a schematic configuration is shown here, and the A/D converter, D/A converter, amplifier, etc. are omitted.

(Specific example of information provision system: PTS user interface unit)
As shown in FIG. 5, PTS user interface unit 1700B has a panel 1710. Each part arranged on the front side of the panel 1710 can be visually recognized by the player. On the other hand, the members arranged on the back surface of the panel 1710 are housed inside the slot machine 1010 and are not visible to the player.

An LCD 1719 with a touch panel function is provided on the front right side of the panel 1710. The LCD 1719 displays, for example, member information and information for members, announcement information for ranking games, winning information for ranking games, and the like. An example of the announcement information for holding a ranking game is "The ranking game will be held during the period from 10:00 to 12:00." Thereby, the PTS terminal 1700 can notify the player by notification information that if the player plays the slot game until after 10 o'clock, he or she can participate in the ranking game. Note that the PTS terminal 1700 may be equipped with a refusal button for refusing participation in the ranking game. In addition, an example of winning information for a ranking game is "You have won a prize. The next ranking game will be played during the period from 12:15 to 13:00." Thereby, the PTS terminal 1700 can notify the player that he has won a prize in the ranked game based on winning information, and can also notify the player that the next ranked game will be held.

An LCD cover 1719a is provided around the LCD 1719. In this example, the LCD 1719 is configured to have a touch panel function, but the player's instructions may be input using other input devices such as a keyboard or a mouse.

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

Similarly, a light emitting plate 1720b connected to an LED and emitting light is provided below the LCD 1719 and LCD cover 1719a. The light emitting plate 1720b is made of polycarbonate, for example, and is connected to a plurality of (for example, seven) full-color LEDs (not shown) arranged on the back side of the panel 1710, and emits light according to the light emission of these full-color LEDs.

An imaging window 1712 is provided on the right side of the LCD 1719, and a human body detection camera disposed inside the LCD cover 1719a or on the back side of the panel 1710 images the player or the like through this imaging window 1712. The imaging window 1712 may be made of, for example, a half mirror material that has been subjected to a shielding treatment such as smoke.

A home button 1722 is provided on the LCD cover 1719a at the lower right of the LCD 1719. The home button 1722 is a button for transitioning the screen displayed on the LCD 1719 to a predetermined upper screen.

A speaker duct 1706 is provided on the LCD cover 1719a on the right side of the LCD 1719, and a bass reflex type speaker 1707 is provided on the back side of the panel 1710 corresponding to the speaker duct 1706. . Similarly, a speaker duct 1708 is provided on the left side of the LCD 1719, and a bass reflex type speaker 1709 is provided on the back side of the panel 1710 corresponding to the speaker duct 1708. These speakers 1707 and 1708 are dedicated speakers for the PTS terminal 1700, and are provided separately from the slot machine game speakers provided in the slot machine 1010. These speakers 1707 and 1708 perform interlocking effects, realize voice calls, output notification sounds when you forget to remove the IC card 1500, and output sounds and sounds related to ranking games, tournament game announcement information, winning information, etc. can be output.

The LCD cover 1719a at the lower left of the LCD 1719 is provided with a microphone opening 1714 and a microphone opening 1716, and microphones 1715 and 1717 are provided inside the LCD cover 1719a corresponding to these. .

A card insertion slot 1730 into which the IC card 1500 can be inserted or taken out is provided at the lower left of the front surface of the panel 1710. A full-color LED is provided in the card insertion portion of the card insertion slot 1730, and by lighting up in multiple colors, it is possible to notify the remaining number of IC cards 1500 accumulated in the card stacker 1742. An eject button 1732 is provided in the card insertion slot 1730, and a red LED provided near the eject button 1732 lights up so that you can see the position of the eject button 1732 and the eject operation process. ing.

Further, a card unit 1741 and a card stacker 1742 are provided at a position on the back side of the panel 1710 corresponding to the card insertion slot 1730, and the card insertion slot 1730 is configured as a part of the card unit 1741. Approximately 30 IC cards 1500 can be stored in the card stacker 1742, and when a player who has newly played a unit game settles the credit, the IC card 1500 stored in the card stacker 1742 can be stored. The card is taken out and discharged into the card insertion slot 1730.

The IC card 1500 taken in from the card insertion slot 1730 and held in the card unit 1741 updates its credit information using NFC or the like when paying the credit card, and then ejects the IC card 1500 from the card insertion slot 1730. The IC card 1500 is completely stored inside the card unit 1741 while the player is playing a unit game.

Furthermore, when the player's absence is detected by a human body detection camera or the like even though the IC card 1500 remains at the time of credit settlement, the IC card 1500 may be stored in the card stacker 1742. . As a result, even if, for example, the player leaves the IC card 1500 and leaves the seat after knowing that there are few credits remaining, or if the player simply forgets to take the IC card 1500 and leaves the seat, the IC card 1500 will not remain held in the card unit 1741 for a long time.

At the upper left of the front surface of the panel 1710, a USB terminal 1737 and an audio terminal 1738 are provided. The USB terminal 1737 is configured so that a USB device can be connected thereto for charging or the like. Further, the audio terminal 1738 is, for example, a four-pole terminal, and a headset can be inserted here to talk to a partner using headphones and a microphone. Furthermore, the audio terminal 1738 can be a two-pole or three-pole terminal so that audio can be listened to with headphones.

A touch unit 1745 is provided on the left side of the LCD 1719 on the front side of the panel 1710. The touch unit 1745 is a writer that writes data via data communication to an IC device containing an IC chip (for example, a contactless IC card, a mobile phone or a smartphone equipped with a communication function using NFC, etc.), or a writer that writes data from the IC device. It includes an RFID module that can function as a reader that reads data through communication. Furthermore, LEDs are arranged at each of the four corners of the front surface of the touch unit 1745. Further, in addition to or in place of the touch unit 1745, an information recording medium reading device for reading information stored in an information recording medium such as a magnetic card may be provided. In this case, a magnetic card can be used as the membership card instead of the IC card 1500.

In the PTS terminal 1700 (PTS user interface unit 1700B) configured as described above, an IC card 1500 is inserted, the number of credits stored in the IC card is displayed on the credit number display section, and the number of credits stored in the IC card is displayed on the fractional cash display section. , the fractional cash stored in the IC card is displayed. Note that these numerical values are stored in the member management server 13 in association with the identification code of the member card.

The IC card 1500 is a contactless IC card, and is equipped with an IC (Integrated Circuit) for recording and calculating various data such as credit card information, and is equipped with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) such as NFC (Near Field Communication). cation ) technology has enabled short-range wireless communication. By using the IC card 1500, the player can own credit-related data and can also freely carry it between different slot machines. Then, by inserting the IC card 1500 into the PTS terminal 1700 of the slot machine 1010, the player uses the credit-related data (amount data) stored in the IC card 1500 to play a unit game, etc. in the slot machine 1010. You can play games. It should be noted that the IC card 1500 may store data on usage amount values unique to the player.

(Specific example of management system: management server)
As shown in FIG. 1, the management server A3 is an information processing device that includes a communication device A34, a storage device A33, and a management server controller A32. In the storage device A33, various types of data and information are linked to each other to form data table relationships shown in FIGS. 6 to 9.

(Specific example of management system: management server: base table)
FIG. 6 is a base table in which slot machine identification information, game content information, player identification information, game information, ranking game designation flag, and ranking game group information are associated with slot machine identification information. Here, "slot machine identification information" is an identification number unique to the slot machine 1010 in FIG. 2, and is expressed as "M0001", "M0002", etc. for convenience in this embodiment. "Game content information" is information indicating the type of game. For example, a game of type G01 is made executable in the slot machines 1010 with slot machine identification information M0001 to M0003, M0006, and M0007, and a game of type G02 is executable. It can be seen that the game of type G03 is executable in the slot machines 1010 with slot machine identification information M0004 and M0005, and the game of type G03 is executable in the slot machines 1010 with slot machine identification information M0008 to M0011.

“Player identification information” is information that identifies the player, and is acquired when the player inserts the IC card 1500 into the PTS terminal 1700. This allows the management server A3 to determine whether or not the slot machine 1010 is being played by a player based on the presence or absence of player identification information. For example, in the slot machine 1010 with the slot machine identification information M0001, the player identification information field is blank, that is, there is no player identification information, so it can be seen that no game is being played by the player. On the other hand, in the slot machine 1010 with the slot machine identification information M0002, "P1231" is stored in the player identification information column, which indicates that a game is being played by the player with the player identification information P1231.

"Game information" is information indicating the number of bets (inserted amount), number of payouts, etc. in each slot machine 1010, and details will be explained in the game information table of FIG. 9. The "ranked game designation flag" is data that indicates whether a ranked game is scheduled (1) or not (0), and is set by selecting slot machine identification numbers individually or all at once by the server administrator. Ru. For example, in FIG. 6, the ranking game schedule flags corresponding to slot machine identification numbers M0005 to M0013 are set to "1", and the ranking game schedule flags corresponding to slot machine identification numbers M0001 to M0004/M0014 to "0". Therefore, it can be seen that the ranking game is executed in the slot machines 10101 with slot machine identification numbers M0005 to M0013.

As shown in FIG. 14, the ranking game designation flag indicates the ranking game area A in which the ranking game is executed by displaying the hall screen where a plurality of gaming machines A2 are installed on the display device and dragging the touch panel. - By setting B, the ranking game designation flag may be set all at once so that the ranking game is played for all the gaming machines A2 in the ranking game areas A and B.

"Ranking game group information" is information indicating a group of gaming machines A2 that are units that participate in the ranking game. For example, in FIG. 6, there are a first group GR1 and a second group GR2, and a ranking game is played independently or jointly in these group units. Specifically, when playing on slot machines 10101 with slot machine identification numbers M0005 to M0013, the ranking is determined in the ranking game of the first group GR1. On the other hand, when playing on the slot machines 10101 with slot machine identification numbers M0312 to M0317, the ranking is determined in the ranking game of the second group GR2.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, in the ranking game group, when ranking game areas A and B in which ranking games are executed are set, ranking game area A is the first group GR1, and ranking game area B is the second group. It may be automatically registered in the base table as GR2. That is, the ranked game group may be automatically set as a new group each time a ranked game area is set. Then, the ranking game group may be changed for each slot machine identification number, if necessary.

(Specific example of management system: Management server: Ranking game designation table)
7A to 7E show ranking game hierarchy data, ranking game start time data, ranking game end time data, ranking game content data, and group formats in order to set ranking game periods and ranking game groups in which ranking games are executed. This is a ranking game designation table that associates the.

Here, the "ranking game hierarchy data" is for dividing and distinguishing a plurality of ranking games into hierarchies, and for example, the ranking game can be executed in the hierarchies "J1" to "J20" up to 20 times. The "ranking game start time data" stores the time to start the ranking game, and the "ranking game ending time data" stores the time to end the ranking game. The ranking game start time data and the ranking game ending time data are input on the management screen of the management server A3. For example, the ranking game of the first layer J01 starts at 10:00 on March 11, 2019, and ends at 12:00 on March 11, 2019. Furthermore, the ranking game of the second tier J02 starts at 12:15 on March 11, 2019, and ends at 13:00 on March 11, 2019.

In this manner, by inputting the ranked game start time and ranked game end time for each ranked game layer on the management screen, it is possible to set a tournament game consisting of ranked games in multiple layers. In FIGS. 7A and 7B, ranking game start time data and ranking game end time data are stored in association with the first layer J01 to the fifth layer J05, so a tournament game consisting of five ranked games is stored. This indicates that it will be held. In addition, in FIGS. 7C and 7E, since ranked game start time data and ranked game end time data are stored in association with the 1st layer J01 to 09th layer J09, a tournament consisting of 9 ranked games is stored. Indicates that a game will be held.

"Ranking game content data" is data indicating the contents of values for ranking ranking games. For example, if the ranking game content data is "WIN/LOSS", the value obtained by subtracting the number of bets (the number of used gaming values) from the number of payouts is used to determine the ranking of the ranking game. When the ranking game content data is "BET", the total value of the number of used game values is used to determine the ranking of the ranking game. If the ranking game content data is "POINT", the total value of points earned according to the point grant rate separately set for each player, game type, etc. for the number of uses and payouts of valuables will be calculated for the ranking game. Used to determine ranking. In FIG. 7A, in the ranking games of the first tier J01 and second tier J02, the rankings are determined based on "WIN/LOSS", and in the ranking games of the third tier J03 and fourth tier J04, the ranking is determined based on "BET". The ranking is determined based on the "POINT" in the ranking game of the fifth layer J05.

"Group mode data" is data indicating one or more combination modes of groups participating in the ranking game. Therefore, since the group mode is "GR1", FIG. 7A is a ranking game designation table for the first group GR1. Furthermore, since the group mode is "GR2", FIG. 7B is a ranking game designation table for the second group GR2. Since the group mode is "GR1, GR2", FIG. 7C is a joint ranking game designation table for the first group GR1 and the second group GR2. Further, since the group mode is "GR1", FIG. 7D is a ranking game specification table for the first group GR1, and FIG. 7E is a ranking game specification table for the second group GR2, since the group mode is "GR2". It becomes a specified table.

Regarding the ranking game designation tables exemplified above (FIGS. 7A to 7E), if only the designation table in FIG. It will be done.
Furthermore, when the designated tables in FIGS. 7A and 7B are set in the management server A3, the first group GR1 and the second group GR2 are independent from each other because they are designated tables for the same time and ranking game contents. The same ranking game will be played.

Furthermore, if only the specified table in FIG. 7C is set in the management server A3, since the group mode is "GR1, GR2", the ranking among the slot games 1010 in which the first group GR1 and the second group GR2 are combined is determined. A game will be played.

Further, when the specification tables of FIGS. 7C, 7D, and 7E are set in the management server A3, after the ranking game is played between the slot games 1010 that are a combination of the first group GR1 and the second group GR2, The two groups GR1 and GR2 will play the same ranking game independently. That is, in this case, it is possible to make a tournament game in which the ranking games from the first to fifth tiers are the preliminary rounds, and the ranking games from the sixth to the ninth tiers are the final rounds.

In addition, if the specified tables of FIGS. 7A and 7E are set in the management server A3, the period from the ranking game start time (10:00) to the end time (17:30) specified in the specified table of FIG. 7A , a ranking game is played between the slot machines 1010 of the first group GR1, and for the period from the ranking game start time (18:30) to the end time (1:00 a.m.) specified in the designated table of FIG. Another ranking game is played between the slot machines 1010 of two groups GR2.

In addition, if the group mode in FIG. 7D is changed from "GR1" to "GR2" and the specified table of FIG. 7D and FIG. 7E after the change is set in the management server A3, the ranking game start time (18:00 30 minutes) to the end time (1:00 a.m.) overlap, two types of ranking games are played simultaneously between the slot machines 1010 of the second group GR2.

In this manner, the ranking game designation table allows the ranking game to be executed independently or jointly in group units using a group mode in which one or more groups can be set. Furthermore, by combining a plurality of ranking game specification tables with different setting contents, it is possible to easily complicate the ranking game that is executed independently or jointly in groups.

(Specific example of management system: Management server: Ranking game setting table)
FIG. 8 is a ranking game setting table that associates ranking game hierarchy data, number of prizewinners data, and winner's prize money data in order to set the number of prizewinners and prize money for the winner in the ranking game. Here, the "number of prize winners data" indicates the number of people who receive prize money or advance to the next level in the ranking game. For example, if the number of prize winners in the first layer J01 is "240", the top 240 players are determined as prize winners from among all participating players in the ranking game. Furthermore, if the prize winners are given the qualification to advance to the next tier, in the ranking game in the next tier J02, 180 prize winners will be determined from 240 players, and the final 5th tier will be decided. A tournament game can be played in which the ranking game of layer J05 becomes a final ranking game in which 15 players compete for ranking. Note that if the prize winner is not given the qualification to advance to the next hierarchy, the prize winner will be determined from among all the participating players of the first ranking game in the ranking games in all the rankings.

The "winner's prize money" is the gaming value paid to the player with the highest rank in the ranking game. Note that multiple winners may be designated from the top. Further, prize money may be paid to some or all of the prize winners in correspondence with the prize money of the winner.

(Specific example of management system: Management server: Game information table)
FIG. 9 shows "date and time data", "inserted amount data", "game result data", "balance data", and "payout number data" in order to store the number of bets (inserted amount), number of payouts, etc. in each slot machine 1010. ” and a “ranking game flag” are stored in association with each other.

"Date and time data" indicates the date and time when the slot machine 1010 executed the unit game. "Input amount data" indicates the number of bets. "Game result data" indicates the execution result of the unit game. “Balance data” indicates the number of credits of the slot machine 1010. “Payout number data” indicates the number of payouts of dividends. The “rank game flag” is data indicating whether a ranking game is to be executed (1) or not (0).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, for example, when the slot machine 1010 whose slot machine identification information is "M0005" is repeating the unit game by inserting cash, When switching to the inside, the ranking game flag (1) is set because the ranking game designation flag (1) in FIG. 6 has been set. On the other hand, even if the slot machine 1010 whose slot machine identification information is "M0003" switches from outside the ranked game period to within the ranked game period, the ranked game designation flag (0) in FIG. Flag (0) is maintained. Therefore, by referring to the ranking game flag (1), it is possible to obtain data regarding all unit games executed within the ranking game period for all slot machines 1010 that participated in the ranking game. .

(Specific example of management system: Management server: Ranking game program)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the ranking game program executed in the management server controller A32 of the management server A3. The ranking game program includes a game storage process (S1), a ranking game setting process (S2), a ranking game notification process (S3), a ranking game flag setting process (S4), and a ranking determining process (S5). Note that each process is apparently executed in parallel due to multitask control.

Game storage processing (S1) acquires the game information output from all the information management devices A21, associates the game information with player identification information, and stores the game information as the base table in FIG. 6 and the game information table in FIG. This is the process of To be more specific, as shown in FIG. 11, after the slot machine 1010 (PTS terminal 1700) outputs player identification information through game information reception processing (SQ12), bet operation reception processing (SQ13) and start operation reception processing are performed. (SQ14), the reel stop control process (SQ15), and the payout control process (SQ16) when a unit game is played, the number of bets used and the number of payments data indicating the reward amount of the game result are output. When the management server A3 acquires the player identification information in the game storage process, it stores the player identification information in association with the gaming machine identification information in the base table of FIG. 6 (S11). Thereafter, each time the game information (number of usage data, number of payments data) output by the unit game is acquired (S12), the game information is stored in association with the player identification information (slot machine identification information) (S13). ).

The ranking game setting process (S2) includes the ranking game designation flag, ranking game hierarchy, ranking game start time, ranking game ending time, ranking game content (WIN/LOSS, BET, POINT), number of winners, and prize money for the winner. This is a process in which initial setting data is set by the server administrator, and these initial setting data are linked and stored as in the ranking game designation table shown in FIGS. 7A to 7E.

The ranking game notification process (S3) is a process of notifying the player of the ranking game period and the like via the PTS terminal 1700 in order to notify the player of the ranking game in advance.

Also, in the ranking game flag setting process (S4), as shown in the game information table of FIG. 9, the ranking game flag (1) is set within the ranking game period, and the ranking game flag (0) is set outside the ranking game period. This is the process of setting. To be more specific, as shown in FIG. 12, it is determined whether or not to store the game information (S41), and if it is not stored (S41: NO), this routine ends; S41: YES), the current time is acquired (S42). Then, it is determined whether the current time is within the ranking game period (S43). If it is within the ranking game period (S43: YES), the ranking game flag (1) is stored in association with the game information, whereas if it is not within the ranking game period (S43: NO), the ranking game flag (0) is stored. After linking and storing the game information, this routine ends.

The ranking determination process (S5) is a process of determining the ranking of the ranking game and notifying the player via the PTS terminal 1700 of the payout of prize money and the fact that the player has won a prize. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not the ranking game has ended (S51), and if the ranking game has ended (S51: YES), this routine is ended. On the other hand, if the ranking game has not ended (S51: NO), the game information of the ranking game flag (1) is extracted (S52), the game information is extracted for each group mode (S53), and the extracted game information The results are calculated from each ranking game according to the contents of the ranking game, the players associated with each of the extracted game information are sorted in the order of their performance (S54), and the winning prize corresponding to the hierarchy of the current ranking game is obtained (S55). Thereafter, the winning prize is paid out to the player determined to be the winner with reference to the ranking order (S56), the number of prize winners corresponding to the current ranking game hierarchy is obtained (S57), and the winning prize is paid out with reference to the ranking ranking. The player determined to be the player is notified (S58), the prize money is paid out (S59), and it is determined whether all the group modes have been completed (S60). If it has not been completed (S60: NO), the process is re-executed from S54, and if it has been completed (S60: YES), it is then determined whether or not the next ranking game hierarchy exists (S61). If the next hierarchy does not exist (S61: NO), this process ends, while if the next hierarchy exists (S61: YES), the rank game designation flag (1) is set in association with the prize winner. (S62), the prize winners are notified of the next ranking game (S63), and this process ends.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, they are merely illustrative examples and do not particularly limit the present invention, and the design of the specific configuration of each means can be changed as appropriate. Furthermore, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. isn't it.

1010 Slot machine 1500 IC card 1700 PTS terminal A1 Management system A2 Gaming machine A21 Information management device A3 Management server A31 Input device A32 Management server controller A33 Storage device

Claims (8)

an information management unit that is attached to each of a plurality of gaming machines, including gaming machines that play different types of single games, and stores information regarding a cache in the attached gaming machine;
Receives information regarding the cache and player information linked to the information regarding the cache from the information management unit, and receives game results executed on the plurality of gaming machines, and stores the cache in each of the received gaming machines. a ranking determination processing unit that executes a ranking game that calculates the performance of the player based on information about the player, information about the player, and the game result, and determines the ranking of the player among different types of the single games ;
A management system characterized by comprising: 2. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the ranking determination processing unit determines a winner based on the ranking of the players, and awards a winning prize to the winning player. The ranking determination processing unit sets a period for playing the ranking game ,
The information management unit includes a card reader that reads player identification information for identifying the player from the membership card,
The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the player identification information is used as the player information . 2. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the ranking determination processing unit determines the ranking of the player based on the total of the game results linked to the player's information. a plurality of gaming machines including gaming machines that play different types of single games, bet game values, execute the single game, and pay dividends based on the execution results of the single game;
an information management device that is installed in each of the gaming machines and outputs gaming information including payment number data and player identification information of a player playing the single game;
a management server connected to the information management device in a data communicable manner;
The management server is
a storage device provided with a recording area for storing the player identification information and a storage area for storing the gaming information;
A process of setting a ranking game period during which the ranking game is executed;
a process of storing the game information outputted from all the information management devices in each storage area in association with the player identification information;
After the ranking game period ends, extracting the game information within the ranking game period and determining player rankings between different types of the single games based on the extracted game information;
a management server controller that runs
A management system characterized by having. a plurality of gaming machines that bet game values, execute single games, and pay dividends based on the execution results of the single games;
an information management device that is installed in each of the gaming machines and outputs gaming information including bet number data and payment number data of the gaming value, and player identification information of a player playing the single game;
a management server connected to the information management device in a data communicable manner;
The management server is
an input device that can be operated from the outside;
a storage device provided with a storage area for storing the player identification information, a storage area for storing the game information, and a storage area for storing a ranking game flag indicating whether or not a ranking game is to be executed;
a process of setting a ranking game period in which the ranking game is executed based on the operation of the input device;
a process of storing the game information outputted from all the information management devices in each storage area in association with the player identification information;
a process of storing the ranked game flag indicating that the ranked game is executed within the ranked game period and indicating that the ranked game is not executed outside the ranked game period, in association with the game information;
After the ranking game period ends, extracting the gaming information within the ranking game period based on the ranking game flag, and determining player rankings based on the extracted gaming information;
a management server controller that runs
A management system characterized by having the following. 7. The management system according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of gaming machines include gaming machines that play different types of single games. a plurality of gaming machines that bet game values, execute single games, and pay dividends based on the execution results of the single games;
Management comprising: an information management device installed in each of the gaming machines and outputting gaming information including bet number data and payment number data of the gaming value and player identification information of a player playing the single game; The management server included in the system is
a communication device connected to the information management device for data communication;
an input device that can be operated from the outside;
a storage device provided with a storage area for storing the player identification information, a storage area for storing the game information, and a storage area for storing a ranking game flag indicating whether or not a ranking game is to be executed;
a process of setting a ranking game period in which the ranking game is executed based on the operation of the input device;
a process of storing the game information outputted from all the information management devices in each storage area in association with the player identification information;
a process of storing the ranked game flag indicating that the ranked game is executed within the ranked game period and indicating that the ranked game is not executed outside the ranked game period, in association with the game information;
After the ranking game period ends, extracting the gaming information within the ranking game period based on the ranking game flag, and determining player rankings based on the extracted gaming information;
a management server controller that runs
A management server characterized by having:

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