JPH10235004A - Method of managing balls in pachinko parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the player's will to replay by storing and managing the balls gained by the player in distinction to a ball replayable by paying a charge and a ball replayable without paying the charge. SOLUTION: When the replayability with captured balls is designated to each machine terminal 2 by the setting operation in a host terminal unit 6, replay charge setting operation by saved balls to each machine terminal 2 is performed, and the designation information of replayability with captured balls to each machine terminal 2 and the replay charge information by saved balls are transmitted. In the machine terminal 2 receiving the information, the information is stored in a prescribed memory area. When a player inserts an ID card to a card leader in the machine terminal 2, the stored saved ball number, prize ball number and captured ball number are transmitted to the machine terminal 2 to start a game, and the gained ball number is counted by a ball counter 3 and stored in the memory.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball management method for managing a ball (including a medal) obtained by a player in a pachinko parlor or the like as a prize exchangeable ball or a replayable ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko parlor or the like, a ball obtained by a player through a game is either stored in a server as a stored ball, exchanged for a prize, or used up at the same game console. . In addition, the payout here means a game that can be re-played at the gaming table by paying a commission even after the next day and a prize can be exchanged. Therefore, when the player replays the game with his or her stored ball stored in the server, the number of replayed balls and the number of balls corresponding to the commission are deducted from the stored ball.

[0003]

As described above, according to the conventional ball management method in a pachinko parlor or the like, a server is required.
When the player plays the game again with his own stored ball stored in the game, the number of balls corresponding to the replay fee is deducted from the stored ball, which hinders the player's willingness to replay. Therefore, in the present invention, the ball management in a pachinko parlor or the like can increase the player's willingness to replay by managing the ball obtained by the game as a ball that can be replayed without paying a commission. It is an object to provide a method.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a ball obtained by a player can be re-played by paying a commission, and a ball can be re-played without paying a commission. Is stored and managed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a ball obtained by a player can be re-played by paying a fee,
That is, a ball that can be replayed without paying a fee and a ball that can only be exchanged for prizes are stored and managed separately.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, when a game is played at a game table for which replay is prohibited, only balls that can be replayed can be exchanged for prizes without paying the commission. It is to change to a good ball.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since re-playable balls can be stored and managed without paying a commission, the player's willingness to re-play is enhanced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ball obtained by the player can be replayed by paying a commission, and the ball can be replayed without paying a commission.
Because it can be stored and managed separately as balls that can only be exchanged for prizes,
It becomes easy to manage the balls obtained on the platform where replays are prohibited.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when playing at a game table where replay is prohibited, balls that can be replayed without paying a fee are changed to balls that can only be exchanged for prizes. Becomes easier.

[0010]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of a ball management device for implementing the ball management method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, each gaming terminal 1 such as a pachinko machine is provided with a gaming terminal 2, and each gaming terminal 2 has a ball counting device for counting the number of balls acquired by the player at the gaming console 1. Machine 3 is connected. Each of the stand terminals 2 is connected by a network through a LAN 4, and the LAN 4 has a host server 5 and a host terminal 6 for overall game management of the pachinko parlor, a prize for prize exchange. A POS 7 and a ball storage server 8 for managing the ball of the member player are connected.

The above-mentioned ball storage server 8 stores balls obtained by the players at the gaming table 1 separately for each player, as ball storage, premium balls, and possessed balls. In addition, the payout is a game that can be replayed at the gaming table and can be exchanged for a prize by paying a fee even after the next day, and the prize ball is a ball that can be exchanged for a prize only on the day. The possessed ball is a ball that can be re-played at a designated gaming table without a fee only on the day. FIG. 2 shows that the host terminal 6 is provided with a designated storage area for designating whether or not each of the stand terminals 2 can replay with a ball, and
It is a conceptual diagram showing that a replay fee setting storage area for setting the number of commissions to the number of withdrawn coins at the time of replaying with the accumulated coins is provided.

FIG. 3 conceptually shows an area for storing the number of stored balls, the number of prize balls, and the number of possessed balls of each player (registered member) in the ball storage server 8. The prize ball area, the number of prize balls in the possession ball area, and the storage of the number of possession balls may be stored as the total number of prize exchangeable balls and the number of replayable balls, or only prize exchange is possible. You may make it memorize | store the number of balls which are replayable, and the number of balls which can be exchanged for premiums. In addition, after the player counts the balls obtained by the game at the gaming table 1 with the ball counter 3, all of the counted balls can be set as the ball storage, or the ball storage,
The operation of giving a prize ball and a possession ball is performed by the platform terminal device 2. The number of balls stored, the number of prize balls, and the number of possessed balls by this operation are stored in the terminal device 2 and transmitted to the ball storage server 8.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the storage of the number of balls, the number of prizes, and the number of balls possessed by each player in each of the terminal devices 2. The number of balls stored by the player in the ball storage server 8 is shown in FIG. This is the same as the storage state of the number of prize balls and the number of possessed balls.
Note that the base terminal 2 also stores a setting as to whether or not replay is possible with the ball specified by the host terminal 6.

FIG. 5 shows that the player receives a prize POS7.
When you change your ball into a prize, you can use the ball storage server
8 is a conceptual diagram that stores the number of stored balls, the number of prize balls, and the number of possessed balls transmitted to the premium POS 7 from the player 8.
The prize POS 7 performs an exchange process when the number of stored balls and the number of prize balls transmitted from the ball storage server 8 is larger than the number of balls corresponding to the prize to be exchanged.

FIG. 6 shows that when an IC card is used as the ID card of each player, the number of balls stored, the number of prize balls, and the number of possessed balls stored in the respective terminal devices 2 are shown. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram stored in an IC card.

FIG. 7 schematically shows a setting flow in the host terminal 6. In step S1, a setting operation is performed to specify whether or not a replay can be performed with the ball held for each terminal device 2, and in step S2, a replay fee setting operation for storing the ball for each terminal device 2 is performed. In S3, the control unit transmits to the terminal devices 2 the designation information indicating whether or not the game can be replayed with the ball held and the replay fee information for saving the ball.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart when each base terminal 2 receives designation information indicating whether or not a replay can be performed with the ball transferred from the host terminal 6 and replay fee information for the storage of balls. Is schematically shown. As shown in step S11, when each of the base terminals 2 receives from the host terminal 6 the information for specifying whether or not the replay can be performed by the possessed ball and the replay fee information for storing the ball set by the host terminal 6, And stores the information in a predetermined storage area as shown in step S12.

FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are flowcharts showing a process of storing the number of balls obtained by the player at the gaming table 1. As shown in step S21, when the player inserts his / her ID card into a card reader (not shown) at the terminal 2 belonging to the game console 1, authentication is performed by the ball storage server 8. Processing is performed, and if the authentication is correct, the player
The number of balls stored, the number of prize balls, and the number of possessed balls stored in each area are transmitted to the base terminal 2 and the game can be started. Then, as shown in step S22, a ball is obtained, and the obtained ball number is counted by the ball counter 3, and the ball is counted in step S2.
The number of balls is stored in the memory of the base terminal 2 as shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in step S24, the settlement operation of the ball obtained by the player, that is, the obtained ball is stored,
When the operation of dividing the prize ball and the possessed ball is performed, it is determined in step S25 whether or not the player has been operated to change the acquired ball into a prize ball. Step S25
If it is determined that the operation has been performed so as to obtain a prize ball, the number of balls is transmitted to the ball storage server 8 as a prize ball in step S26. If the gaming table is a re-playable table, in step S27, the same number of balls as the possessed balls are transmitted to the ball storage server 8, and then the process proceeds to step S29. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S25 that the operation has not been performed so as to obtain a prize ball, that is, if it has been determined that the operation has been performed so as to store the prize ball, the number of balls is determined as the ball storage as shown in step S28. After transmitting to the server 8, the process proceeds to step S29.

Next, in the ball pool server 8, step S2
As shown in FIG. 9, each ball number sent from the platform terminal 2 is added to each ball number in each member area.

In step S30, the ball storage server 8
When the addition processing of the number of balls in the above is completed normally, the process proceeds to step S31, and when the addition processing is not completed normally, as shown in step S33, the terminal 2
And an abnormality are displayed on the host terminal 6. Step S31
In step (2), the ball storage server 8 transmits the addition processing completion information and the number of balls after the addition processing to the base terminal 2.
As a result, as shown in step S32, the base terminal 2 receives and stores the addition processing completion information and the number of balls after the addition processing.

Next, in step S34, it is determined whether or not the ID card is an IC card. If it is determined that the ID card is an IC card, the storage of the terminal 2 is determined in step S35. This processing is completed in step S36 by rewriting the number of balls stored in the IC card to the number of each ball. If it is determined that the ID card is not an IC card, the process proceeds directly to step S36,
This process is completed.

Next, the processing when the player plays a game with his own ball will be described with reference to FIGS. When the player inserts the ID card into the base terminal 2 as shown in step S41, the card reader provided on the base terminal 2 reads the ID number and the like and stores the ball.
Transmit to bar-8. As a result, the ball storage server 8 determines whether or not the player is a legitimate member based on the ID card number or the password as shown in step S42. If it is determined that the member is a regular member, the process proceeds to step S44. If it is determined that the member is not a regular member, a warning is displayed and the ID card is discharged as shown in step S43.

In step S44, authentication completion information indicating that the player is a legitimate member from the ball storage server 8 and the numbers of balls, prize balls, and possessed balls held by the player are displayed on the terminal. The same terminal 2 receives it because it is transmitted to the terminal 2. In step S45, it is determined whether or not the gaming table 1 is a table that can be played with a ball. If it is determined that the gaming table 1 is a table that cannot be played due to possessed balls, a warning display that the number of possessed balls is reset to zero is made in step S46, and then the process proceeds to step S48. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S45 that the gaming table 1 is a table in which the player can play a game with a ball, then in step S47, it is determined whether the player has a ball.

In step S47, the player
If it is determined that the player does not have a ball, step S
After the display indicating that only the replay of the accumulated ball is valid at 48, it is determined in step S49 whether or not the player has performed an operation for performing the replay of the accumulated ball. If it is determined in step S49 that the player has performed an operation for performing the replay, the process proceeds to step S5.
At 0, it is determined whether or not the player has a required number of balls to be replayed, for example, the number of accumulated balls obtained by adding the minimum number of withdrawn balls and the number of replay fee balls corresponding to the number of balls.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S49 that the player does not play the game again, the process proceeds to step S63.

If it is determined in step S50 that the player has a required number of balls to be replayed, the number of withdrawn balls designated by the player and the number of replay fees corresponding to the number of balls are determined in step S54. The accumulated number of withdrawn balls is stored, and the number of possessed balls is reset to zero in step S55. On the other hand, step S50
When it is determined that the player does not have the required number of coins required for the replay, a warning display indicating that the replay is not possible is made in step S51. If it is determined in step S47 that the player has a possession ball, the prize ball withdrawal number designated by the player is stored in step S52. And step S
At 53, the number of dropped balls is stored.

In step S56, the terminal 2
Transmits the stored number of withdrawn, premium, and possessed balls to the stored ball server 8. In step S57, the ball storage server 8 normally subtracts the number of each of the stored ball, prize ball, and possessed ball transmitted from the platform terminal 2 from the number of each ball stored in the ball storage server 8. It is determined whether or not it was completed. If the subtraction is not successful, a warning is displayed in step S60 indicating that the re-game processing cannot be performed. The number of each ball after the subtraction processing is transmitted to 2. Next, in step S59, the number of balls specified by the player is paid out from the gaming table 1.

If it is determined in step S61 that the ID card is an IC card, the process proceeds to step S62.
At step S63, the number of balls stored in the IC card is rewritten to the number of balls after the subtraction processing stored in the base terminal 2, and the held ball game processing is completed in step S63.
If it is determined that the ID card is not an IC card, the flow directly proceeds to step S63, and the ball game processing is completed.

Next, the processing shown in FIGS.
This will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. Player
However, in a state in which the player does not have the coins and prize balls, as shown in FIG.
When 000 balls have been acquired (step S22), the number of 1000 balls is stored in the first terminal (step S22).
23). Next, when the player performs an operation to settle the acquired ball, for example, an operation to convert it into a prize ball (step S24), FIG.
As shown in the figure, 10 prize balls and 10
The number of 00 balls is transmitted to the ball storage server 8 (steps S26 and S27). In the ball storage server 8, the number of prize balls and the number of possessed balls (in this case, 0 each) stored in the storage area of the player are added to each of the transmitted balls, to thereby calculate the number of balls. Update (step S29). When the addition processing of the number of balls is completed normally, the ball storage server 8 adds the completion information of the addition processing and the number of each ball after the addition processing. (Step S31). Upon receiving the addition processing completion information, if the ID card is an IC card, the first-number terminal receives 1000 prize balls and 1000 balls.
The number of prize balls and the number of possessed balls stored in the IC card are rewritten individually, and the updating process is terminated (step S36). I
If it is not the C card, the processing is terminated.

Next, when the player designates that 100 balls are to be withdrawn in order to play a game in the second stage where the player can play a game with his ball, after processing with the ball storage server 8, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the number of prize balls and the number of possessed balls stored in the prize ball area and the possessed ball area are reduced to 900.

Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the player inserts his / her own IC card into the card reader of the terminal terminal belonging to the eleventh game table where the player cannot play the game with the ball. Then, after the processing with the ball storage server 8, the number of balls stored in the ball area is reset to zero (step S55).

Next, as shown in FIG. 16, when the player plays the game in the 3rd stage which can be played with the possessed ball and obtains 500 balls, after the processing with the ball storage server 8, the prize is obtained. In addition to the 900 prize balls already stored in the ball area, 500 prizes are added to 500 prize balls, and 500 possessed balls are stored in the possessed ball area.

Next, as shown in FIG. 17, the player plays the game in the fifth stage where the player can play the ball with the ball.
When it is specified that the number of possessed balls is to be withdrawn, after processing with the accumulated ball server 8, the number of prize balls stored in the prize ball area and the possessed ball area is 1400 pieces, and 300 pieces each from the number of possessed balls of 500 pieces. 1100
Pieces and 200 pieces are stored in the possessed ball area.

In the embodiment described above, the acquired ball at the pachinko machine has been described. However, when a medal is acquired at a so-called pachislot or another game, the same as for the ball, it is possible to exchange prizes and replay. Can be debited. Also, if a player plays a game at a gaming table that cannot be played with a ball,
Although the number of possessed balls stored in the possessed ball area has been described as being reset to zero, the data may be held as it is without resetting the possessed ball number to zero.

[0035]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since re-playable balls can be stored and managed without paying a commission, the player's willingness to re-play can be enhanced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ball obtained by the player can be replayed by paying a commission, and the ball can be replayed without paying a commission.
Because it can be stored and managed separately as balls that can only be exchanged for prizes,
It is possible to easily manage the balls obtained on the replay-prohibited table.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when playing a game at a game table where replaying is prohibited, balls that can be replayed without paying a fee are changed to balls that can only be exchanged for prizes. Can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an overall configuration of a ball management system in a pachinko parlor or the like.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of storage of various settings in a host terminal.

FIG. 3 shows the number of balls stored by each player in a ball storage server,
It is a memory conceptual diagram of the number of premium balls and the number of possessed balls.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of storage of the number of accumulated balls, the number of premium balls, and the number of possessed balls of each player in the terminal device;

FIG. 5 is a storage conceptual diagram of the number of stored balls, the number of prize balls, and the number of possessed balls of each player in a prize POS.

FIG. 6 is a storage conceptual diagram of the number of stored balls, the number of prize balls, and the number of possessed balls of a player in an IC card.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of various settings in the host terminal.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of receiving various settings in each terminal.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a process of storing a ball obtained by a player.

FIG. 10 is a continuation flowchart of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a game process using a ball held by a player.
FIG.

FIG. 12 is a continuation flowchart of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of storage data of the terminal device.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of storage data of the terminal device.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of storage data of the terminal device.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of storage data of the terminal device.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of storage data of the terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 gaming table 2 terminals 3 ball counter 5 host server 6 host terminal 8 ball storage server

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko parlor that stores and manages balls obtained by a player into balls that can be replayed by paying a commission and balls that can be replayed without paying a commission. Ball management method in etc. 2. The ball obtained by the player is classified into a ball that can be replayed by paying a commission, a ball that can be replayed without paying a commission, and a ball that can only be exchanged for prizes. A ball management method for pachinko parlors that stores and manages. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein, when playing at a gaming table for which replay is prohibited, balls that can be replayed without paying the commission are changed to balls that can only be exchanged for premiums. Ball management method in stores.