JP7418298B2 - Amusement park systems - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a system for a game hall.

When playing a game at a gaming parlor where gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines are installed, a player plays the game by touching the handle of the pachinko gaming machine or the start lever and stop button of the slot machine. Since these handles, start levers, and stop buttons are touched by an unspecified number of players, they cannot be said to be hygienically clean, and there is a risk that they may lead to the spread of epidemics and infectious diseases. For this reason, employees at gaming parlors prepare special tags to inform players that each gaming machine has been disinfected to ensure safety and peace of mind for players. However, in these days of labor shortages, it is a heavy burden for employees to prepare special tags and attach them to each gaming machine. Therefore, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which an employee operates an employee remote control for a gaming machine to display a disinfected display indicating that the gaming machine has been disinfected.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-146429

Patent Document 1 discloses that a disinfection call reservation is made for a game machine that is in operation, and an employee responds to the disinfection call reservation, or the disinfection call reservation is canceled by the player before the employee responds. Disclosed is a technique for managing whether or not the However, with only such management, it takes time and effort to ascertain whether or not the gaming machines are being properly disinfected.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a system for game parlors that can easily determine whether or not the game machines are being properly disinfected.

According to the system for an amusement park according to claim 1, when the disinfection necessity notification is terminated, it is determined which of the determination by the operating state determination means and the operation by the disinfected operating means caused the termination of the disinfection necessity notification. The information that can identify the employee is managed in association with the ID corresponding to the employee of the game hall. It is possible to manage whether a player starts playing a game before an employee responds to the notification of the need for disinfection, or whether an employee responds to the notification before the player starts playing the game. This makes it possible to easily determine whether or not the gaming machine has been properly disinfected.

Overall configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention Diagram showing the reel arrangement of a gaming machine Diagram showing the winning settings of a gaming machine Diagram showing the active line of a gaming machine Diagram showing the internal winning setting table of the gaming machine Front view of information display device Diagram showing how to display disinfection status (Part 1) Diagram showing how to display disinfection status (Part 2) Diagram showing employee management information (Part 1) Diagram showing employee management information (Part 2) Diagram showing disinfection rate management information Diagram showing the flow of processing for determining store exit (Part 1) Diagram showing the flow of processing for determining store exit (Part 2) Diagram showing the flow of processing for determining table movement (Part 1) Diagram showing the flow of processing for determining table movement (Part 2) Flowchart showing non-operating state identification processing Flowchart showing empty platform notification start determination process Flowchart showing empty platform notification end determination process Flowchart showing empty platform notification restart determination process

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game parlor system. A plurality of gaming machines, such as slot machines and pachinko gaming machines, are installed in the gaming parlor where the gaming parlor system 1 is installed. Each gaming machine 2 is provided with a lending device 3 and an information display device 4. Two of these gaming machines 2, rental devices 3, and information display devices 4 are connected to a relay device 5. The relay device 5 is connected to the management device 7 via the LAN 6, and upon receiving a gaming signal transmitted from a device on the gaming machine 2 side such as the gaming machine 2 or rental device 3, manages the received gaming signal. Transmit (relay) to device 7.

The management device 7 is installed, for example, in an office within a gaming hall, and manages gaming information of the gaming machines 2. The game information managed by the management device 7 is output and displayed on a monitor 8 or the like, for example. The information display device 4 corresponds to an operating state determination means, a disinfection necessity determination means, a disinfection necessity notification means, and a notification termination means. The management device 7 corresponds to a management means, a disinfection rate calculation means, and an information output means.

For example, several hundred gaming machines 2 are installed in such a gaming hall, and are managed by a management device 7. Further, a POS 9 and a payment device 10 are also installed in the gaming hall, and these POS 9 and payment device 10 are also connected to the management device 7 via the LAN 6. When the POS 9 accepts an IC card such as a general card or a membership card, it executes a prize exchange process in which the balls and accumulated balls (gaming value) recorded on the accepted IC card are exchanged for prizes. When the POS 9 executes the prize exchange process, the POS 9 exchanges the prize by associating the POSID that can identify its own device, the card ID that can identify the accepted IC card, and the number of balls it has and the number of balls it has stored after the prize exchange process. The signal is sent to the management device 7. When the management device 7 receives the prize exchange signal transmitted from the POS 9, it specifies the POS ID, card ID, and the number of balls held and the number of stored balls after the prize exchange process from the received prize exchange signal, and identifies them. Manage the prize exchange history by associating the information received.

When the settlement device 10 receives an IC card, it executes a settlement process to settle the balance of money recorded on the accepted IC card. When the payment device 10 executes payment processing, it sends a payment signal that associates a payment device ID that can identify itself, a card ID that can identify the accepted IC card, and the balance of money after payment processing. The information is sent to the management device 7. Upon receiving the settlement signal transmitted from the settlement device 10, the management device 7 identifies the settlement device ID, card ID, and money balance after settlement processing from the received settlement signal, and stores the identified information. Manage payment history by associating.

In this embodiment, a slot machine is assumed as the gaming machine 2. The gaming machine 2 is provided with a display window 11 on the front thereof, through which the player can visually recognize the symbols on the reels 12 provided inside. As shown in FIG. 2, each symbol is drawn on the circumferential surface of the left reel, middle reel, and right reel, and when each reel is stopped, the symbols correspond to the upper, middle, and lower rows of the display window 11. Is displayed. That is, the display window 11 is formed with a symbol display area for a total of nine symbols, three symbols for each reel.

As shown in FIG. 3, three types of winnings are set in the gaming machine 2: a bonus winning, a small winning, and a replay winning. There are two types of bonus roles: BB (big bonus) role and RB (regular bonus) role, and four types of small roles: 15-card role, 1-card role A, 1-card role B, and 2-card role. . In gaming machine 2, the number of medals used in one game (the number of bets placed) is set to 3 medals (3BET) in the normal state, and 2 medals (2BET) in the bonus state. There is.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display window 11 has one horizontal line corresponding to the middle tier (solid line indicated by "1" in the figure), and two diagonal lines corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower tiers (the solid line indicated by "1" in the figure). A total of 5 winning lines are set, including the solid lines indicated by "2" and "3" in the same figure), and two horizontal lines corresponding to the upper and lower rows (solid lines indicated by "4" and "5" in the figure). When the winning symbols line up on any winning line, a corresponding winning occurs.

Below the display window 11 are provided a MAXBET button 13 for inserting credit medals, a credit settlement button 14 for settling credit medals, and a medal slot 15 for inserting medals. Below these, there is a start lever. 16, three stop buttons 17 are provided. When the credit settlement button 14 is operated in a state where the number of credits is 1 or more, medals corresponding to the number of credits are paid out. The gaming machine 2 is provided with a saucer 18 at the bottom and a lamp section 19 at the top. Note that the gaming machine 2 is provided with setting values for setting the internal winning probability of the winning combination in six levels, for example from "1" to "6", and any one of the setting values is enabled. The higher the setting value, the more advantageous the setting is to the player, and the lower the value, the more disadvantageous the setting is to the player. The winning rate of the gaming machine 2 is adjusted according to the set value.
The gaming machine 2 operates as follows.

(1) When the game is started by operating the start lever 16 with medals inserted, one of the random numbers generated between, for example, 0 to 65535 is extracted, and the extracted random number and the winning prize (not shown) are extracted. The internal winning combination is determined by comparing it with the random number table. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, if the setting value is 1, 11 random numbers for lottery are allocated to the single BB role in the normal state, and the theoretical internal winning probability is 11. /65536. Similarly, 11 pieces for solo RB role, 1301 pieces for 1 piece A, 5384 pieces for 15 pieces + 1 piece B, 128 pieces for single 2 piece role, 5 pieces for BB role + 2 pieces, RB role + 2 pieces 5 random numbers are allocated for each hand and 8978 random numbers are allocated for the replay role. In addition, in the BB or RB state, 65535 random numbers for lottery are allocated to a single 15-card combination, and settings are made so that the probability that the single 15-card combination becomes an internal winning combination is high.

(2) After determining the internal winning combination and starting the reels 12, stop control including so-called pull-in control (slip control) is executed according to the player's operation of each stop button 17 and the internal winning combination. The pull-in control is a control that can pull symbols in a predefined pull-in range (up to 4 symbols at most) onto the entry line and stop them from the time when the operation of each stop button 17 is detected. Then, a winning occurs when the symbol corresponding to the winning combination stops on the winning line.

(3) When a small winning combination (15-card winning, 1-card winning A, 1-card winning B, 2-card winning) is won in the normal state, the corresponding number of medals is paid out. Furthermore, if the replay combination wins, the game can be played again without inserting new medals. In the bonus state, the number of BETs is reduced to 2 BETs as described above, and the probability that a single 15-card combination becomes an internal winning combination is increased, making it possible to acquire a large amount of medals. Among the bonus states, the BB state ends when, for example, more than 315 medals are paid out, the RB state ends when, for example, more than 105 medals are paid out, and the state shifts to the normal state when the bonus state ends.

(4) It is possible to generate a so-called AT state (AT), and in AT, the order of operation of the stop button 17 is navigated at the time of internal winning of 15 winning combinations + 1 winning winning combination B (hereinafter referred to as AT winning combination). If you operate according to the navigation, you will win a 15-card combination, but if you do not operate according to the navigation, the 1-card combination B will be pulled in, and if the 1-card combination B is within the pull-in range, the 1-card win will be won, but if you do not operate according to the navigation, the 1-card win will be won. If not, you will not win the prize. Of course, the AT generation conditions etc. may be made different depending on the above set values, but in this embodiment, the difference due to the set values is adjusted by setting the internal winning probability of the BB combination etc. to different values.
The game machine 2 transmits game signals shown below in accordance with the progress of the game by the player.

Out signal=a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2. Assuming that the medals in the bet state are consumed in response to the start operation, the number of medals in the bet state (3 medals) is output as a pulse, so the number of out signals x 1 is the out (consumed value, number of media used, and amount consumed according to the game). (gaming information indicating the magnitude of gaming value). Note that the corresponding portion is also transmitted during replay.

Safe signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2. Since one pulse is output every time one medal is awarded (paid out), the number of safe signals x 1 is safe (the value awarded for winnings, the number of payout media, and the magnitude of the gaming value awarded to the player according to the game) (gaming information indicating). Furthermore, even when winning a replay combination, the amount of medals used in that game is transmitted.

BB or RB signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2. Since the level is output during the corresponding bonus state (BB, RB), the signal reception period is specified as the bonus state.
AT signal = a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2. Since the level is output during AT, the signal reception period is specified as the AT state.

The above-mentioned configuration is an example of a general configuration of a so-called AT machine, and may be a gaming machine of any specification, and may also be a pachinko gaming machine (not shown) in which the game value is balls.

The lending device 3 includes a money insertion slot 20 for players to deposit money, a card insertion slot 21 for players to insert cards, a lending button 22 for paying out medals, and a return button for issuing cards. A button 23, a touch panel liquid crystal display section 24 that displays various information, a remote control light receiving section 26 that receives a remote control signal transmitted from an employee remote control 25 carried by the employee, and pays out medals to the tray 18 of the gaming machine 2. It is equipped with a dispensing nozzle 27, an input port 28, and the like. Furthermore, the rental device 3 has a built-in camera for facial recognition that takes an image of a player playing a game with the corresponding gaming machine 2. The camera is installed so as not to be visible from the outside so as not to give the player the discomfort of being photographed. The employee remote control 25 corresponds to a disinfected operating means.

The lending device 3 operates as follows.
(1) When money is deposited into the money slot 20, the money is accepted (money acceptance process), the balance of the money is displayed on the liquid crystal display 24, and the lending button 22 is pressed (lending operation, giving operation). Then, one unit of lending (for example, 1000 yen worth) of loaned medals (value given as consideration) is paid out from the payout nozzle 27 (value given processing), and the amount of the given consideration is debited from the balance. In this case, it is possible to accept the amount of money (up to 10,000 yen, for example) corresponding to multiple lending processes.

(2) Each device is equipped with a so-called counting function, and can receive medals earned by players by inserting medals into the slot 28, and the medals inserted into the slot 28 are stored in the own device 3. The counting unit counts the number of medals, and the counted value is stored in the storage unit as the number of medals (number of medals counted). This makes it possible to perform a refund process (value adding process) using the balls as consideration, and when a refund is made, the amount of consideration (same number as the redeemed medals) is subtracted from the balls.

(3) When the return button 23 is pressed (issuance operation) with the remaining balance of balls, balls, and money remaining, an IC card that can identify the balance of balls, balls, and money will be issued from the card insertion slot 21. Execute the card issuing process. When the card issuing process is executed, the lending device ID that can identify the device itself, the card ID that can identify the IC card that issued it, and the balance of the balls, accumulated balls, and money recorded on the issued IC card are matched. The attached card issue signal is transmitted to the management device 7. When the management device 7 receives the card issuing signal transmitted from the lending device 3, the management device 7 calculates the lending device ID, the card ID, the balls held, the accumulated balls, and the number of balls recorded on the issued IC card from the received card issuing signal. The card issuance history is managed by identifying the currency balance and associating the identified information.

(4) When the IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 21, a card reception process for accepting the IC card is executed. When the card acceptance process is executed, the lending device ID that can identify the device itself, the card ID that can identify the accepted IC card, and the balance of the balls, accumulated balls, and money written on the accepted IC card are displayed. A card acceptance signal associated with is transmitted to the management device 7. When the management device 7 receives the card acceptance signal transmitted from the lending device 3, the management device 7 calculates the lending device ID, the card ID, the balls held, the accumulated balls, and the number of balls recorded on the accepted IC card from the received card acceptance signal. The card reception history is managed by identifying the currency balance and associating the identified information. The management device 7 executes a gaming machine determination process for determining the gaming machine 2 corresponding to the lending device 3 that previously issued the accepted IC card by managing the card acceptance history.

(5) A camera captures an image of a player playing on the corresponding gaming machine 2, and transmits the captured player image to the management device 7. When the management device 7 receives the card acceptance signal and the player image transmitted from the lending device 3, it manages the card acceptance history as described above, and makes the accepted IC card correspond to the lending device 3 that issued it last time. A matching process is executed to match the gaming machine 2 and the player image.

(6) Based on the sales signal via serial communication via the relay device 5, the management device 7 performs money reception processing, consideration giving processing, balance, balls held, number of balls to be lent out, number of returned balls, deposited amount, number of balls counted, and balls to be lent out. It is possible to specify various information such as the number of rental balls, sales amount as consideration for rental balls, card reception and issuance processing, etc., but these can be transmitted using pulse signals (for example, 1 pulse for every 1000 yen deposited, 1 pulse for every 100 yen sales, etc.) ) may be specified.

The information display device 4 displays various types of game information received from the gaming machine 2 via the relay device 5 and various types of game information received from the management device 7. As shown in FIG. 6, the information display device 4 includes an LED display section 29, a liquid crystal display section 30, a call button for calling an employee, a switch for switching the type of game information displayed on the liquid crystal display section 30, etc. It includes a group of operation switches 31 including buttons, and a remote control light receiving section 32 that receives a remote control signal transmitted from the employee remote control 25.

The liquid crystal display section 30 can display various types of game information according to the operation of the operation switch group 31, and has a subtitle display area 30a, an information display area 30b, a first data display area 30c, a second data display area 30d, and a second data display area 30d. It is divided into three data display areas 30e, a fourth data display area 30f, and a fifth data display area 30g. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the model name is displayed in the subtitle display area 30a, the latest game status is displayed in the information display area 30b, the number of BB occurrences is displayed in the first data display area 30c, and the second data display area The number of occurrences of RB is displayed in 30d, and the total number of occurrences of BB and RB, the number of occurrences of BB, and the number of occurrences of RB are displayed on a business day basis for the current day, one day before, and two days ago, respectively. . The third data display area 30e displays the number of starts, which is the number of times the game has been executed since the initialization condition was established due to the start of business or the end of a special state. The fourth data display area 30f displays the maximum number of coins obtained, and the fifth data display area 30g displays a start history graph that is a graph of the number of games per bonus unit.

As explained in the above-mentioned [Problems to be Solved by the Invention], there is a need for a configuration that can easily determine whether or not the gaming machine has been properly disinfected. The configuration shown below is adopted.

When the management device 7 determines that a player who is playing a game at the gaming parlor has left the gaming parlor, the management device 7 determines that the gaming machine 2 that the player was playing with until immediately before leaving the gaming parlor is in an empty state. do. That is, the management device 7 manages the prize exchange history as described above, and as a result of executing the prize exchange process when the IC card is accepted by the POS 9, the management device 7 manages the prize exchange history recorded in the IC card. When it is determined that the number of balls or the number of stored balls has become less than the predetermined number of balls, it is determined that the player holding the IC card has left the store. Based on the card ID of the IC card accepted by the POS 9, the management device 7 determines whether the player was playing the game machine 2 corresponding to the rental device 3 that issued the IC card immediately before leaving the store. The gaming machine 2 is identified as the gaming machine 2, and the identified gaming machine 2 is determined to be in an empty state. Furthermore, if the predetermined number of balls is set to ``0'', it can be determined that the player has left the store when the player has no more balls or accumulated balls; It can be determined that the player has left the store if the number of balls or accumulated balls is extremely low, if not completely gone.

The management device 7 manages the payment history as described above, so that when the IC card is accepted by the payment device 10 and the payment processing is executed, the balance of money recorded on the IC card is calculated. If it is determined that the amount has become less than a predetermined amount, it is determined that the player holding the IC card has left the store. Based on the card ID of the IC card accepted by the settlement device 10, the management device 7 allows the player to play games with the gaming machine 2 corresponding to the lending device 3 that issued the IC card immediately before leaving the store. The game machine 2 is identified as the gaming machine 2 that was previously used, and the identified gaming machine 2 is determined to be in an empty machine state. Furthermore, if the predetermined amount is set to "0", it can be determined that the player has left the store when the money balance runs out, and if the predetermined amount is set to "1" or more, it can be determined that the player has left the store when the money balance runs out. If the number of players is extremely low, it can be determined that the player has left the store.

Further, when the management device 7 determines that a player playing a game at the game parlor has moved the machine, it determines that the game machine that the player was playing on just before the player moved the machine is in an empty machine state. That is, the management device 7 manages the card issuance history and the card reception history as described above, and as a result of executing the matching process by comparing the gaming machine 2 and the player image, the player is unable to play the game. If it is determined that the machine 2 has been moved to play a game, it is determined that the player holding the IC card has moved the machine. By identifying the rental device 3 that issued the IC card immediately before, the management device 7 selects the gaming machine 2 corresponding to the identified rental device 3, which the player was playing at the gaming machine immediately before moving the machine. 2, and the identified gaming machine 2 is determined to be in an empty machine state.

The management device 7 manages the card issuance history and card reception history as described above, and executes the gaming machine determination process by determining the gaming machine 2 that corresponds to the lending device 3 that issued the IC card. As a result, if it is determined that the player moved the gaming machine 2 to play a game, it is determined that the player holding the IC card moved the machine. By identifying the rental device 3 that issued the IC card immediately before, the management device 7 selects the gaming machine 2 corresponding to the identified rental device 3, which the player was playing at the gaming machine immediately before moving the machine. 2, and the identified gaming machine 2 is determined to be in an empty machine state.

As a result of the prize exchange process being executed by the POS 9 in this way, as a result of the settlement process being executed by the settlement device 10, and based on the result of executing the verification process or the gaming machine determination process by its own device, the management device 7 When determining that the machine 2 is in the empty machine state, an empty machine signal is transmitted to the information display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 determined to be in the empty machine state.

When the information display device 4 receives the vacant machine signal transmitted from the management device 7, the information display device 4 displays the LED display unit 29 in a predetermined state unless the corresponding gaming machine 2 is temporarily away from the machine, such as during a break or having a meal. The machines are turned on in a lighting pattern and an empty machine notification is started in order to have an employee disinfect the corresponding game machine 2. That is, the empty machine notification is notification that the gaming machine 2 requires disinfection. Note that instead of or in addition to lighting the LED display section 29 in a predetermined lighting pattern, the information display device 4 may display that the corresponding gaming machine 2 has not been disinfected. Further, in addition to the information display device 4 lighting up the LED display section 29 in a predetermined lighting pattern, the management device 7 identifies the gaming machine 2 that has become empty, thereby determining whether the gaming machine 2 has become empty. The machine number of the gaming machine 2 may be notified to employees through in-store broadcasting, intercom, etc. Further, by wirelessly communicating with a mobile terminal carried by the employee, the machine number of the vacant gaming machine 2 may be notified to the employee via the mobile terminal.

In this case, the employee disinfects the gaming machine 2 corresponding to the information display device 4 that is notifying empty machines before the player starts playing the game, and the employee operates the employee remote controller 25. When the remote control light receiving unit 32 receives the disinfection end signal transmitted from the employee remote controller 25, the information display device 4 ends the empty machine notification, starts disinfection completed display, and transmits the disinfection end signal to the management device 7. . The employee remote controller 25 is associated with an ID corresponding to the employee in advance, and when the information display device 4 sends the disinfection end signal to the management device 7, the information display device 4 also manages the associated ID at the same time. Send to device 7. On the other hand, if a player starts playing the game machine 2 corresponding to the information display device 4 that is notifying empty machines before an employee disinfects it, the information display device 4 ends the empty machine notification and starts playing the game machine 2. Start displaying game data compiled based on the signal.

The disinfected display is a display indicating that the employee has finished disinfecting the gaming machine 2, and is a display indicating that the gaming machine 2 has been disinfected. The information display device 4 displays the character information "Disinfected" on a part of the subtitle display area 30a of the liquid crystal display section 30 as shown in FIG. In this way, text information such as "Disinfected" is displayed on the entire liquid crystal display section 30. If the information display device 4 displays the text information "Disinfected" on the entire liquid crystal display section 30, the information display device 4 displays the text information "Disinfected" so that the player can check the game data. You may repeat hiding. By repeatedly displaying and hiding the "disinfected" character information so that players can check their gaming data, it does not prevent players from receiving gaming data, and provides players with useful information for machine selection. can be provided appropriately. The information display device 4 ends the sterilized display when a player starts playing a game on the corresponding gaming machine 2 and the corresponding gaming machine 2 shifts from a non-operating state to an operating state and is no longer in an empty machine state.

Further, the information display device 4 determines whether the gaming machine 2 is in an operating state or a non-operating state based on, for example, an out signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2, and after receiving the last out signal. When the next out signal is not received, that is, when the out signal is not received for a certain period of time, it is determined that the gaming machine 2 has transitioned from the operating state to the non-operating state, and the LED display section 29 is displayed in a predetermined lighting pattern. The empty machine notification is restarted in order to have the employee disinfect the corresponding gaming machine 2.

When the information display device 4 makes an empty car notification as described above, the conditions for ending the empty car notification are that the employee disinfects the car before the player starts playing, and the employee disinfects the car before the player starts playing. In some cases, the player may start playing the game before the start of the game. In this regard, the management device 7 manages whether or not the employee has responded to the empty vehicle notification as employee management information and disinfected rate management information.

As shown in FIG. 9, the management device 7 manages the employee management information with items such as NO, time, employee ID, machine number, handling time, and player cancellation as one record.
NO=Indicates the order in which empty platform notifications occur.
Time=Indicates the time when empty platform notification was started.
Employee ID=Indicates the ID associated with the employee remote control 25 that sent the disinfection end signal.
Machine number=Indicates the machine number of the gaming machine 2 corresponding to the information display device 4 that has started the empty machine notification.
Handling time = Indicates the time from the time when empty platform notification starts to the time when it ends.
Player cancellation = "〇" will be recorded if the empty machine notification ends because the player started playing, and "x" will be recorded if the empty car notification ends because the employee disinfected. is recorded. The player cancellation is information that can specify which of the player's start of the game and the employee's operation of the employee remote controller was the cause of ending the disinfection necessity notification.
Disinfection rate = The ratio of the number of times employees disinfected to the number of times the empty platform notification was started, and is calculated using the following formula.
Disinfection rate = Number of times employees disinfected ÷ Number of times empty platform notification was started x 100

In the employee management information, the response time when player cancellation is "x" is an indicator of whether or not the employee quickly responded to the empty machine notification; the shorter the time, the faster the employee responded. Show that you have taken action. Note that the average and total indicate the average and total for the entire gaming hall. In the example shown in Figure 9, it is assumed that there are three employees whose employee IDs are "001", "002", and "003", so if the total number of empty vehicle notifications is "32", then , "32 cases" is divided by "3", and the average is "11 cases". If the total response time is "23:16", then "23:16" is divided by "32", and the average is "00:43". If the total number of player cancellations is "4", then "4" is divided by "3", and the average is "1.33". The disinfected rate is calculated using the following formula.
Disinfected rate = (32 cases - 4 cases) ÷ 32 cases x 100 = 87.5%

As shown in FIG. 10, the management device 7 may manage employee management information for each employee ID. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the employee with employee ID=“001” is dealing with 10 empty vehicle notifications.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the management device 7 manages the disinfected rate management information by treating the following items as one record: date, number of disinfection notifications, number of disinfected operations, number of player cancellations, and disinfected rate.
Number of disinfection notifications = number of empty platform notifications. This is the number of times the empty platform notification using the above calculation formula has been started.
Number of operations that have been disinfected = The number of times that an empty platform notification has ended due to disinfection by an employee. In other words, it is the number of times the employee disinfected in the above calculation formula, and it is the number of times "x" for player cancellation shown in FIG. 9.
Number of cancellations by players = the number of times empty machine notifications are terminated by a player starting a game. That is, it is the number of times of player cancellation shown in FIG.
Disinfection rate = Calculated using the following formula.
Disinfection rate = Number of disinfected operations ÷ Number of disinfection notifications x 100
The monthly total is the total value of each item in a month, and the monthly average is the average value of each item in a month (in FIG. 11, the total value is divided by "31").
The management device 7 outputs and displays the employee management information managed in this manner on the monitor 8 or the like.

In addition, the management device 7 measures the elapsed time since the last disinfection was performed by managing the time when the disinfection end signal is received from the employee remote controller 25, and when the elapsed time reaches a certain time, Empty machine notification is performed on the condition that the game machine 2 is in a non-operating state.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 12 to 19.
First, in the game parlor system, the flow of processing when determining that a player has left the parlor or moved a machine and starting empty machine notification will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15.

(1) Case in which it is determined whether the player leaves the store by the prize exchange process A case in which it is determined whether the player leaves the store by the prize exchange process will be described with reference to FIG. 12. For example, when a player inserts an IC card into the card slot and accepts the IC card, the POS 9 performs a prize exchange process (S1), and stores the POSID, card ID, and the number of balls held and accumulated balls after the prize exchange process. A prize exchange signal associated with the number is transmitted to the management device 7. When the management device 7 receives the prize exchange signal transmitted from the POS 9, the management device 7 identifies the card ID and the number of balls held or the number of stored balls after the prize exchange processing from the received prize exchange signal, and specifies the specified number of balls held or the number of stored balls. It is determined whether the number of stored balls is less than or equal to a predetermined number of balls (S2).

When the management device 7 determines that the number of balls held or the number of stored balls is less than the predetermined number of balls (S2: YES), the management device 7 determines that the player who owns the IC card has left the store (S3), and the specified card The gaming machine 2 corresponding to the rental device 3 that issued the ID IC card immediately before is specified (S4), and the identified gaming machine 2 is determined to be in an empty state (S5). When the management device 7 determines that the gaming machine 2 is in the empty machine state, it transmits an empty machine signal to the information display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 that has been determined to be in the empty machine state.

When the information display device 4 receives the vacant machine signal transmitted from the management device 7, it determines whether the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in a temporary unoccupied state (S6), and the corresponding gaming machine 2 If it is determined that the machine is not temporarily away (S6: NO), an empty machine notification is started (S7), and if it is determined that the corresponding gaming machine is temporarily away (S6: YES), an empty machine is notified. Does not start notification.

(2) When determining whether a player leaves the store through payment processing

A case in which it is determined whether a player leaves the store based on payment processing will be described with reference to FIG. 13. When the payment device 10 accepts an IC card, for example, by a player inserting the IC card into the card insertion slot, the payment device 10 performs payment processing (S11), and stores the payment device ID, card ID, and money balance after payment processing. A settlement signal associated with the above information is sent to the management device 7. Upon receiving the settlement signal transmitted from the settlement device 10, the management device 7 identifies the card ID and the balance of money after settlement processing from the received settlement signal, and determines whether the specified balance of money is less than a predetermined amount. It is determined whether there is one (S12).

If the management device 7 determines that the balance of money is less than or equal to the predetermined amount (S12: YES), it determines that the player holding the IC card has left the store (S13), and the IC card with the specified card ID is The game machine 2 corresponding to the rental device 3 that has been issued immediately before is specified (S14), and the specified game machine 2 is determined to be in an empty state (S15). When the management device 7 determines that the gaming machine 2 is in the empty machine state, it transmits an empty machine signal to the information display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 that has been determined to be in the empty machine state. When the information display device 4 receives the empty vehicle signal transmitted from the management device 7, it performs steps S6 and S7 described above.

(3) A case in which a player's machine movement is determined by a verification process A case in which a player's machine movement is determined by a verification process will be described with reference to FIG. 14. When the lending device 3 accepts an IC card by inserting the IC card into the card insertion slot 21 by the player, the lending device 3 receives a card that associates the lending device ID, the card ID, and the balance of the balls held, the balls stored, and the money. A signal is sent to the management device 7, and at the same time, a player image captured by the camera is sent to the management device 7. When the management device 7 receives the card acceptance signal and the player image transmitted from the lending device 3, it performs a verification process (S21). Specifically, the management device 7 identifies the lending device ID and the card ID from the received card acceptance signal, and determines whether the current lending device ID and the previous lending device ID match for the same player image. It is determined whether or not it has been done (S22).

When the management device 7 determines that the current rental device ID and the previous rental device ID do not match (S22: NO), the management device 7 determines that the player holding the IC card has moved the machine (S23), The gaming machine 2 corresponding to the rental device 3 that issued the IC card with the identified card ID immediately before is specified (S24), and the specified gaming machine 2 is determined to be in an empty state (S25). When the management device 7 determines that the gaming machine 2 is in the empty machine state, it transmits an empty machine signal to the information display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 that has been determined to be in the empty machine state. When the information display device 4 receives the empty vehicle signal transmitted from the management device 7, it performs steps S6 and S7 described above.

(4) Case in which the player's machine movement is determined by the game machine determination process The case in which the player's machine movement is determined by the game machine determination process will be described with reference to FIG. 15. When the lending device 3 accepts an IC card by inserting the IC card into the card insertion slot 21 by the player, the lending device 3 receives a card that associates the lending device ID, the card ID, and the balance of the balls held, the balls stored, and the money. The signal is sent to the management device 7. When the management device 7 receives the card acceptance signal transmitted from the lending device 3, it performs gaming machine determination processing (S31). Specifically, the management device 7 identifies the lending device ID and the card ID from the received card acceptance signal, and determines whether the current lending device ID and the previous lending device ID match for the same card ID. It is determined whether or not (S32).

When the management device 7 determines that the current rental device ID and the previous rental device ID do not match (S32: NO), the management device 7 determines that the player holding the IC card has moved the machine (S33), The game machine 2 corresponding to the lending device 3 that issued the IC card with the specified card ID immediately before is specified (S34), and the specified game machine 2 is determined to be in an empty state (S35). When the management device 7 determines that the gaming machine 2 is in the empty machine state, it transmits an empty machine signal to the information display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 that has been determined to be in the empty machine state. When the information display device 4 receives the empty vehicle signal transmitted from the management device 7, it performs steps S6 and S7 described above.

As described above, the information display device 4 can determine whether a player has left the store through the prize exchange process at the POS 9 or the payment process at the payment device 10, or whether the player can move the machine through the verification process or game machine determination process at the management device 7. When the determination is made, empty platform notification is started. Note that although the above example illustrates a configuration in which the information display device 4 determines whether or not the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in a temporarily away state, it is assumed that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in a temporarily away state. The management device 7 may determine whether or not. That is, when the management device 7 determines that the gaming machine 2 is in an empty state, it determines whether or not the gaming machine 2 is in a temporarily unoccupied state. If it is determined that the game machine 2 is not in the empty machine state, a signal may be sent to the information display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 that has been determined to be in the empty machine state and not in the temporarily absent state.

Next, the processing performed by the information display device 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 19. The information display device 4 performs a non-operating state identification process, an empty vehicle notification start determination process, an empty vehicle notification end determination process, and an empty vehicle notification restart process at predetermined intervals.

(1) Non-operating state identification processing The non-operating state identification processing will be described with reference to FIG. 16. When the timing for starting the non-operating state specifying process comes, the information display device 4 starts the non-active state specifying process and determines whether an out signal has been received from the corresponding gaming machine 2 (S41). When the information display device 4 determines that an out signal has been received from the corresponding gaming machine 2 (S41: YES), the information display device 4 determines whether or not the operating timer is operating (S42), and determines that the operating timer is not operating. When the determination is made (S42: NO), the operation timer is started (S43), and when it is determined that the operation timer is in operation (S43: YES), the operation timer is restarted (S44), and the non-operation state identification process is performed. The process then ends and waits for the start timing of the next non-operating state identification process.

When the information display device 4 determines that it has not received an out signal from the corresponding gaming machine 2 (S41: YES), it determines whether the operating timer is in operation (S45). When the information display device 4 determines that the operating timer is in operation (S45: YES), it ends the non-operating state specifying process and waits for the start timing of the next non-operating state specifying process. When the information display device 4 determines that the operating timer is not operating (S45: NO), the information display device 4 specifies that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in the non-operating state (S46), and ends the non-operating state specifying process, Waits for the start timing of the next non-operating state identification process.

(2) Empty platform notification start determination process The empty platform notification start determination process will be described with reference to FIG. 17. When the start timing of the empty platform notification start determination process is reached, the information display device 4 starts the empty platform notification start determination process and determines whether or not empty vehicle notification is being performed (S51). When the information display device 4 determines that the empty machine is not being notified (S51: NO), the information display device 4 determines whether the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in the empty machine state (S52). When the management device 7 determines that the player has left the store or moved the machine as described above, and receives the empty machine signal transmitted from the management device 7, the information display device 4 displays the corresponding gaming machine. If it is determined that the gaming machine 2 is in an empty state (S52: YES), it is determined whether the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in a temporarily absent state (S53).

When the information display device 4 determines that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is not in a temporarily absent state (S53: NO), it starts empty machine notification (S54), ends the empty machine notification start determination process, and then returns to the next step. Waits for the start timing of the empty platform notification process. If the information display device 4 determines that the empty machine is being notified (S51: YES), if it determines that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is not in the empty machine state (S52: NO), or if the corresponding gaming machine 2 is temporarily If it is determined that the seat is in the unattended state (S53: YES), the process for determining the start of empty car notification is completed, and the next timing for starting the process for starting empty car notification is awaited.

(3) End determination process for empty platform notification The end determination process for empty platform notification will be described with reference to FIG. 18. When the timing to start the process for determining the end of the empty platform notification is reached, the information display device 4 starts the process for determining the end of the empty platform notification, and determines whether or not the empty platform is being reported (S61). When the information display device 4 determines that the empty vehicle is being notified (S61: YES), the information display device 4 determines whether or not a disinfection end signal has been received from the employee remote controller 25 (S62). When the information display device 4 determines that it has received the disinfection end signal from the employee remote controller 25 (S62: YES), it ends the empty vehicle notification (S63), starts the disinfection completed display (S64), and then displays the empty vehicle notification. The end determination process is ended, and the next timing to start the end determination process of empty vehicle notification is waited.

When the information display device 4 determines that the disinfection end signal has not been received from the employee remote controller 25 (S62: NO), the information display device 4 determines whether the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in operation (S65). When the information display device 4 determines that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in the operating state (S65: YES), it ends the empty machine notification (S66), starts displaying the game data (S67), and displays the empty machine notification. The end determination process is ended, and the next timing to start the end determination process of empty vehicle notification is waited.

(4) Empty platform notification restart determination process The empty platform notification restart determination process will be described with reference to FIG. 19. When the start timing of the empty platform notification restart determination process is reached, the information display device 4 starts the empty platform notification restart determination process, and determines whether or not empty platform notification is being performed (S71). If the information display device 4 determines that the vacant vehicle notification is not in progress (S71: NO), the information display device 4 determines whether the elapsed time from the end of the previous vacant vehicle notification has reached a certain time (S72). When the information display device 4 determines that the elapsed time since the end of the previous empty machine notification has reached a certain time (S72: YES), the information display device 4 determines whether the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in an operating state ( S73).

When the information display device 4 determines that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is not in the operating state but in the non-operating state (S73: NO), it restarts the empty machine notification (S74) and ends the empty machine notification restart determination process. , waits for the start timing of the next empty platform notification restart determination process. If the information display device 4 determines that the empty platform notification is in progress (S71: YES), if it determines that the elapsed time from the end of the previous empty platform notification has not reached a certain period of time (S72: NO), or If it is determined that the corresponding gaming machine 2 is in the operating state (S73: YES), the vacant machine notification restart determination process is ended, and the next timing for starting the empty machine notification restart determination process is waited.

According to this embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
In the game hall system 1, when empty machine notification is terminated, it is possible to specify which of the player's start of play and the employee's operation of the employee remote control 25 caused the empty machine notification to be terminated. information is managed by associating it with the ID corresponding to the employee. It is possible to manage whether the player started playing the game before the employee responded to the empty machine notification or whether the employee responded before the player started playing the game. This makes it possible to easily determine whether or not the gaming machine has been properly disinfected.

The ratio of the number of disinfected operations to the number of empty platform notifications is calculated as the disinfected rate, and information regarding the calculated disinfected rate is output. By understanding whether or not disinfection has been performed by employees as the disinfection completion rate, it is possible to objectively judge whether or not disinfection has been performed by employees as an indicator. In addition, by comparing the disinfection rate, it can be used to improve the appropriate allocation of employees and work efficiency.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but can be modified or expanded as follows. Furthermore, the illustrated configurations may be combined in any manner including modifications, or may not be adopted as appropriate.

Although a configuration has been exemplified in which it is determined whether the gaming machine 2 is in an operating state or a non-operating state based on an out signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2, other methods such as a safe signal transmitted from the gaming machine 2 can be used. Based on the game signal, it may be determined whether the gaming machine 2 is in an operating state or in a non-operating state. In addition, for example, in a Shimabashi counting machine that is installed at Shimabashi and accepts and counts the gaming media paid out from the gaming machine 2, the theoretical number of gaming media calculated in association with the gaming machine 2 where the player was playing is calculated. By checking, it may be determined that the player has left the store, and it may be determined that the gaming machine 2 is in an empty state.

Although a configuration in which the lending device 3 is provided with a camera is illustrated, a configuration in which the information display device 4 is provided with a camera may also be used.

Although we have illustrated a configuration in which the employee displays the disinfected status by operating the employee remote control 25, a dedicated operation button is provided for the employee to hold the IC card over the information display device 4 and display the disinfected status. The disinfected display may be displayed by an employee operating the operation button. Furthermore, the management device 7 may be configured to display information that allows identification of whether or not each machine number has been disinfected.

The fixed period of time, which is the standard for notifying empty machines on the condition that the game machine 2 is not in operation, may be variable on a business day basis or on a time period basis, for example, depending on the workload of employees on the business day. In other words, if the workload on employees other than disinfection is relatively small, it is assumed that employees can secure a certain amount of time for disinfection, so it is possible to set a relatively short fixed period of time and set the frequency of empty platform notifications. On the other hand, if the workload of employees other than disinfection is relatively large, it is assumed that employees will not be able to secure time for disinfection, so the fixed time can be set relatively long. However, it is only necessary to set the period for reporting the empty platform to be relatively long. In other words, the empty machine notification is a notification to have employees disinfect the gaming machines 2, and at the same time, it is also a notification to let players know that the gaming machines 2 have not been disinfected. This can be said to be a notification that can hinder players' desire to play, so the shorter the time between the end of the previous disinfection and the notification of empty tables, the better the impression will be on the players. Just set it.

In addition, the certain period of time that serves as the standard for reporting empty machines on the condition that the gaming machine 2 is not in operation is variable depending on the business day or time period depending on the workload of employees on the business day, as described above. In addition to this, it may also be made variable in consideration of various factors such as each game island and each model.

Further, the certain period of time, which is the standard for notifying empty machines on the condition that the gaming machine 2 is in a non-operating state, may be made variable depending on, for example, the operating rate and cleanliness level required of the gaming parlor. In other words, if it is assumed that players will avoid playing games on the gaming machine 2 that is notifying empty machines, if the frequency of empty machine notifications is relatively high, there is a risk that the player's desire to play will be hindered. . Therefore, if you prioritize operating the gaming machine 2 over keeping it clean, you can set the fixed time relatively long and make the frequency of empty machine notification relatively small; If keeping it clean is given priority over keeping it clean, the fixed period of time may be set relatively short and the frequency of empty platform notifications may be made relatively large.

If a gaming machine 2 that has acquired a large amount of gaming value becomes empty, there is a risk that other players may start playing before an employee disinfects it. When the game machine 2 that has acquired value becomes empty, an empty machine notification may be started, and at the same time, a message indicating that the machine is not being disinfected may be displayed to prevent players from starting the game.

Although a slot machine has been exemplified as a target gaming machine, it can also be adopted for pachinko gaming machines and the like. It can also be adopted in so-called enclosed slot machines, pachinko game machines, etc. in which game media are managed only by data. In addition, considering the so-called enclosed type, game media may be expressed as game value as necessary.

Each setting value can be set arbitrarily by the administrator through operational input, by the manufacturer of the management device 7 in advance, or by downloading setting information from an external server (for example, a chain store headquarters). It's okay. Note that in this case as well, the setting value is the setting value input by operation input at the server. Of course, past game information may also be set as the reference value.

All of the illustrated gaming information may be specified directly by input signals or indirectly by using arithmetic expressions. Further, although a pulse signal is exemplified as a game signal, other signal inputs such as a data signal via serial communication may be used.

A part of the information processing performed by the information display device 4 may be performed by the relay device 5 or the management device 7, or similarly, a part of the information processing performed by the management device 7 may be performed by the information display device 4 or the relay device 5. You can go.

In the drawings, 1 is a game hall system, 2 is a game machine, 4 is an information display device (operation status determining means, disinfection necessity determining means, disinfection necessity notification means, notification termination means), and 7 is a management device (management means, disinfection rate calculation means, information output means), and 25 is an employee remote control (sterilized operation means).

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operating state determining means for determining whether a gaming machine is in an operating state or a non-operating state in a gaming hall where a plurality of gaming machines are installed;
Disinfection necessity determining means for determining that the gaming machine requires disinfection on the condition that the gaming machine is determined to be in a non-operating state by the operating state determining means;
Disinfection necessity notification means for notifying an employee of the gaming hall that the gaming machine is determined to require disinfection by the disinfection necessity determining means;
A management means for managing the implementation status of the disinfection necessity notification by the disinfection necessity notification means;
a disinfected operation means that is operated when an employee finishes disinfecting the gaming machine for which the disinfection necessity notification has been carried out;
In the game machine for which the disinfection necessity notification has been carried out, the disinfection necessity notification is terminated either when the operating state determining means determines that the game machine is in an operating state or when the disinfection completed operation means is operated. comprising means for terminating notification;
The disinfected operation means can be carried by an employee of the amusement park, and is associated with an ID corresponding to the employee of the amusement park in advance, and the disinfected operating means transmitting the ID in an identifiable manner to the management means;
The management means is configured to determine, when the disinfection necessity notification means terminates the disinfection necessity notification, the reason for the termination of the disinfection necessity notification is either a determination by the operating state determining means or an operation by the disinfected operation means. A system for a game hall that manages information that can identify a person by associating it with an ID corresponding to an employee of the game hall. Disinfected rate calculating means for calculating a ratio of the number of disinfected operations performed by the disinfected operating means to the number of times disinfection necessary notifications were performed by the disinfected necessary informing means as a disinfected rate;
2. The game hall system according to claim 1, further comprising: information output means for outputting information regarding the disinfected rate calculated by the disinfected rate calculation means.

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