JPH10328389A - Dispersion type game hall administration method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restore data by a simple constitution and keep the validity of the system data by utilizing the characteristics of a dispersion type game hall administration constitution when a network abnormality generates, or a data change generates due to static electricity, etc. SOLUTION: Data which is accumulated in a data accumulation means 13 is transferred to a host computer 1 at each fixed time through a network 8. The received data is judged to be abnormal when the data has reduced of increased to a specified value or higher, based on the inherent characteristics of this dispersion type game hall administration system. For this reason, a data base for comparison comprising data received at the preceding time, and a differential value table specified for each kind of the data are provided. In a data repair-registering means 4, when the data is judged to be normal, the received data is registered as is on an information data base, and when judged to be abnormal, after substituting and repairing by the data of the preceding time, it is registered on the information data base.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distributed game center management method and system for collecting data from a game machine, a rental machine, a prize machine, and the like installed in a hall to a host computer via a network. The present invention relates to a distributed game hall management method and system that improves the reliability and validity of transmission data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko halls include a pachinko machine, a small ball-lending machine called a sand provided between the pachinko machine and the pachinko machine, a ball-lending machine provided separately from the pachinko machine, and a prize exchange machine. It consists of a safe that collects and stores the money that Sand collects.

[0003] Recently, a distributed game hall management configuration in which a pachinko hall configured as described above is managed by a management system having a computer configuration is employed. The decentralized playground management configuration includes a computer corresponding to each stand or each device (or some of them), and accumulates and accumulates data such as payouts, payouts, sales-related data, and the like, This data is collected by a host computer via a network such as a LAN and used for management.

[0004] Such a conventional distributed game center management configuration is designed so that when various data are collected via a network, even if a network error occurs or data is garbled due to static electricity or the like, the host is kept intact. It was registered in the information database in the computer. For this reason, the validity of the data at the time of occurrence of the abnormality cannot be guaranteed.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional distributed game arcade management configuration, it has been desired to repair data when an abnormality occurs.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in a distributed game center management method and system, when a network error occurs or data is garbled due to static electricity, etc. It is an object of the present invention to restore data with a simple configuration by utilizing the features of the game hall management configuration and to ensure the validity of system data.

[0007]

In FIG. 1 showing the principle configuration of the present invention, the number of items lent and the number used for a game are output as pulses from a game console 11, and data storage means. At 13, accumulation and accumulation are performed. The lending machines 12a and 12b output a pulse to a denomination line provided for the denomination, thereby outputting the type and amount of the inserted money, and the safe 10 provides a denomination provided for the denomination. By outputting a pulse to the line, the type and amount of the collected money are output, and are accumulated and accumulated in the data accumulation means 13, respectively.

[0008] The data stored in the data storage means 13 is transmitted to the host computer 1 at predetermined time intervals via the network 8 and received by the data receiving means 2. The received data is transmitted to the normal / abnormal judgment means 3
In the above, it is determined whether the game is normal or abnormal based on the unique characteristics of the distributed game hall management system. That is, it is determined that there is an abnormality when the data decreases or when the data increases beyond a specified value. At the time of the determination, a database for comparison including the previous reception data received at short time intervals is used. By comparing with the previous received data, it is determined whether the data is decreasing or how much the data is increasing. Further, in order to determine whether the degree of the increase exceeds the normal range or not. , A difference value table defined for each type of data is provided. It is also determined that an abnormality has occurred when the value has increased beyond the value specified in the difference value table. Otherwise, it is determined to be normal.

In the data restoration / registration means 4, when the data is judged to be normal, the received data is registered in the information database as it is. Further, the comparison database is updated with the new received data.

[0010] Data recovery when the received data is determined to be abnormal is performed by replacing the received data with the previous data. Data restoration can be performed not for each individual data but for each group based on the nature of the data. For example, when one data in each group is abnormal, all the data belonging to the group are replaced with the previous data.

When it is determined that the data is abnormal, the data is restored and registered in the information database. The comparison database can be updated by the repair data performed for each group. However, if the data is normal by judging each individual data belonging to the group, the data can be updated by the received data. .

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to embodiments. First, a distributed game center management system as a premise of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 showing a system configuration for executing management of a pachinko hall.

This game arcade management system comprises a pachinko machine 20 having a sandwich (sandwich type rental machine) 21, a prize exchange machine 22, a safe 23, and the like. The hall is divided into a plurality of islands, and each island is divided into a plurality of islands. And a pachinko hall that is operated by arranging a plurality of pachinko machines 20, a prize exchange machine 22, a safe 23, and the like.
Computer 30 provided in association with each unit such as a prize exchange machine 22 and a safe 23; an island computer 40 provided in association with each island and connected to a table computer 30 under the island; And a hall computer 50 connected to the computer 40.

As described above, a plurality of platform computers 30 are connected to one island computer 40 via LAN. The plurality of island computers 40 are connected to one hall computer via a LAN. The stand computer 30 takes in signals output from various devices such as the pachinko stand 20, the sand 21, the prize exchange 22, and the safe 23 installed in the pachinko hall, and transmits the signals to the island computer 40. The island computer 40
An apparatus having a relay function between the hall computer 50 and the base computer 30, which collects data taken into the base computer 30 from various devices, and
To be transmitted. The hall computer 50 receives the data transmitted from the island computer 40 and manages the data.
Outputs various data for management. To this end, output devices such as a display, a printer, and an audio device are provided.

The storage device of the island computer 40 stores a platform information database 41 in the island. Other than that, a platform database 42 for comparison which is a feature of the present invention will be described later in detail. , And a difference value table 43 for detecting an abnormal value. The hall computer 50 also includes a storage device and, like the above-mentioned island computer 40, a platform information database 51, a platform database 52 for comparison,
Further, a difference value table 53 for detecting an abnormal value is stored.

The stand computer 30 detects stand data of a stand to be paired. The stand computer 30 provided in association with the prize exchange 22 is provided with stand data such as the number of balls requested for prize exchange. And the stand computer 30 provided in association with the safe 23 receives the money (the sand 21 on the island where the safe 23 is installed).
Is carried using a transport line from the car), and the platform computer 30 provided in association with the pachinko machine 20 having the sand 21 detects the platform data of the money put into the sand 21 and , The raw data directly detected by sensors such as the number of balls, the number of balls, the number of special prizes, etc., and various processing data such as the number of hits, operating hours, and operating times calculated from the raw data Detecting platform data.

The sand 21 has a signal line of 100 yen and a signal line of 50 yen.
It has three denomination lines, a signal line of 0 yen and a signal line of 1000 yen, and outputs a pulse to these denomination lines to output the type and amount of the inserted money. ing. Similarly, the safe 23 has a signal line of 100 yen, a signal line of 500 yen, and a signal line of 1000 yen.
It has a configuration in which two denomination lines are provided and a pulse is output to those denomination lines to output the type and amount of money that has entered. In response to the output signal form of the sand 21 / safe 23, the base computer 30 provided in association with the sand 21 and the base computer 30 provided in association with the safe 23, Is obtained for each denomination line, and the platform data of the sand 21 / safe 23 is detected.

This game arcade management system employs a configuration including an island computer 40 and a stand computer 30 in addition to the hall computer 50.
However, while collecting the table data detected by the table computer 30 and recovering the abnormal data described later in detail, the table data is stored in the information database 41 in the storage device.
The platform data is transmitted to the hall computer 50, and the hall computer 50 similarly stores the platform data transmitted from the island computer 40 in the information database 51 in the storage device, and uses the platform data. It is designed to manage pachinko halls.

The island computer 40 forms an information database 41 by storing the collected data.
The information database 41 manages the money input to each sand 21 of the island by denomination, using the island as a management unit, and manages the total amount of money input to all the sands 21 of the island by denomination. I do. And the safe 23 on that island
The money that has entered (conveyed from the sand 21 of the island using the transport line) is managed by denomination. Further, together with stand data such as the number of balls for which a prize exchange is required in the prize exchange machine 22, elementary data directly detected by a sensor such as the number of payouts, the number of payouts, and the number of special prizes,
And all machine data including various types of processing data such as the number of hits, the operating time, and the number of operations calculated from the raw data. In the transmission of data between these computers and the storage in the information database, etc., it is possible to manage the number of pulses as detected, as well as the number of payouts, payouts, or money in units of yen. It is also possible. For example, when one pulse of a 100 yen denomination line is equivalent to 100 yen, when 10 pulses are detected in a 100 yen denomination line, it may be managed as 10 pulses or as 1000 yen. Is also possible.

The hall computer 50 constitutes an information database 51 by storing similarly collected data, but differs from the above-mentioned island information database 41 in that it includes data on all islands. Just do it.

Receiving data to the island computer 40 is as follows:
This is performed by activating the data receiving program at every prescribed collection period (depending on the number of the stand-by computers 30 and the number of the island computers 40, for example, every 10 seconds). In this reception, the equipment including the pachinko machine 20, the sand 21, the prize exchange machine 22 or the safe 23 is sequentially selected individually, and further, data items such as payouts, payouts, or inserted money are individually sequentially taken. This is done by making a selection. The reception of data to the hall computer 50
The same can be done by activating the data receiving program of the hall computer 50.

As described above, the system configuration premised on the present invention has been generally described. The data restoration characteristic of the present invention is performed as follows. As described above, the island computer 40 collects the platform data detected by the platform computer 30 and stores the information database 41 in the storage device.
In the present invention, the abnormal data is restored before the information is stored in the information database 41.
This is performed by using a comparison database 42 stored in the storage device of the island computer 40 other than the information database 41 and a difference value table 43 for detecting an abnormal value. Hereinafter, a configuration for restoring data and validating the system data will be described in more detail. The host computer 1 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to the island computer 40. Similarly, the platform data sent from the island computer 40 is stored in the information database 51 in the storage device of the hall computer 50, but the present invention can be applied to this case. At this time, the hall computer 50
Corresponds to the host computer 1 shown in FIG.

FIG. 1 shows the principle configuration of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a game console installed in a game arcade, 12a denotes a lending machine provided between the game consoles 11, and lends out necessary items for use of the game console 11, and 12b denotes a game console. Is a separately provided lending machine for lending things necessary for using the gaming table 11, and 10 is a safe for collecting money input to the lending machines 12a and 12b using a transport line. It is.

From the gaming table 11, the number of items lent and the number used for the game are output as pulses, and are accumulated and accumulated in the data accumulation means 13. The lending machines 12a and 12b output a pulse to a denomination line provided for the denomination, thereby outputting the type and amount of the inserted money. By outputting a pulse to the seed line, the type and amount of the collected money are output, and are accumulated and accumulated in the data accumulation means 13, respectively.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a host computer. The host computer 1 includes a data receiving unit 2, a normal / abnormal judging unit 3 for received data, and a data restoring / registering unit 4. 1 is
An information database 5 composed of normally received data, a comparison database 6, and a difference value table 7 for detecting abnormal values are provided.

The data stored in the data storage means 13 is transmitted to the host computer 1 at predetermined time intervals via the network 8 and received by the data receiving means 2. The received data is transmitted to the normal / abnormal judgment means 3
In the above, it is determined whether the game is normal or abnormal based on the unique characteristics of the distributed game hall management system. That is, considering that the data stored in the data storage unit cannot decrease and that the stored data is transmitted periodically at short time intervals, the data suddenly exceeds a certain value. Considering that it is not possible to increase, when the data decreases or when the data increases beyond a specified value, it is determined to be abnormal. At the time of the determination, the comparison database 6 including the previous normal reception data received at short time intervals is used. Database 6 for this comparison
Are replaced with newly received data when the received data is determined to be normal. By comparing with the previous received data, it is determined whether the data is decreasing or how much the data is increasing. Further, in order to determine whether the degree of the increase exceeds the normal range or not. ,
A difference value table 7 defined for each type of data is provided. It is also determined that there is an abnormality when the value increases beyond the value specified in the difference value table 7. Otherwise, it is determined to be normal.

In the data restoration / registration means 4, when the data is determined to be normal, the received data is registered in the information database 5 as it is, and can be used as data for management. Further, the comparison database 6 is updated with the new received data.

When it is determined that the received data is abnormal, the data is restored and registered in the information database 5. When it is determined that the data is abnormal, the comparison database 6 is not updated with the data determined to be abnormal. The data can be updated with the restored data. However, if the data is determined to be abnormal for each data, the data can not be updated.

The data recovery when the received data is determined to be abnormal is performed by replacing the received data with the previous data. Data restoration can be performed not for each individual data but for each group based on the nature of the data. For example, it is performed for each data group related to a game used for games such as payouts and incoming balls, or for each data group related to sales and collection. If one data in each group is abnormal, for example, all data belonging to the group Is preferably replaced with the previous data. Thus, for example, when calculating the payout rate / payout rate as the payout rate, it does not occur that one data is the current reception data and the other data is the previous reception data.

Next, an example of data restoration which is a feature of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a data restoration operation according to the present invention;
4 is an explanatory diagram of a difference value table, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a database for comparison, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of data restoration according to the present invention.

In step S1 of FIG. 3, when the host computer 1 is started, initialization is performed. That is, in the comparison database 6, all data are reset to 0, and the difference value table 7 is set.
The difference value table 7 is configured from the viewpoint that the data cannot suddenly increase beyond a certain value in consideration of the fact that accumulated data is transmitted periodically at short time intervals. is there. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining this, and is defined for each type of signal. For example, an increase in the number of balls to be played at one gaming table does not exceed 1000 pieces compared to the previous reception data a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), and if it exceeds this, it is determined to be abnormal. It is. Although the figure exemplifies a part of the signal types, the difference value table 7 is defined for all the signal types.

Although the comparison database 6 is reset to 0 in the initial setting, after the data is normally received, it is successively replaced with new reception data. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining this comparison database. FIG. 5 shows that the data normally received at a certain point in time is, for example, the number of payouts of the game console was 3,000, the number of incoming balls was 5,000, and so on. I have.

Under such a premise, data (current data) is received in step S2 in FIG.
The data received this time is, for example, as shown in the margin of FIG. In step S3, this received data is compared with the previously received data.

In step S4, it is determined whether the result of the comparison is a decrease. As described above, the system of the present invention has been described on the premise that the integrated value stored in the data storage unit 13 is transmitted. Under such a premise, a decrease in the integrated value cannot be a normal state. The number of balls received at the gaming table illustrated in FIG. 5 indicates that the number of previously received data is 5000, which has been reduced to 4,800 this time. Therefore, this is determined to be abnormal in the next step S7, and data restoration is performed.

Further, in step S5, it is determined whether or not the increase of the current data compared to the previous data is so rapid that it is determined that the data is abnormal. This is performed by comparing the increase value with a value specified in the difference value table 7. For example, the payout of the gaming table shown in FIG. 5 is increased from the previous 3000 pieces to the current 3600 pieces by 600.
The number has increased. On the other hand, according to the difference value table of FIG. 4, the limit allowed for the payout is 1000 pieces, which is within the allowable limit. Therefore, the 3600 values received this time for the payout are determined to be normal. . Similarly, the sales of the sand (card) have increased from 7000 yen to 8000 yen, but are normal since they are within the range of 2000 yen specified in the difference value table. However, the sand (card) sales shown in FIG. (Cash) sales range from the previous 3,500 yen to the current 7,000 yen, up to 200 specified in the difference value table.
Since it has exceeded 0 yen and increased by 3500 yen, it is determined to be abnormal.

As a result of comparison with the previous data, there was no decrease,
If there is no increase beyond the specified value, it can be determined in step S6 that the received data is normal data. On the other hand, if the data has decreased or has increased beyond the specified value, it is determined in step S7 that the received data is abnormal.

In step S8, data restoration and registration are performed. If the data is determined to be normal, the received data is registered in the information database as it is, and can be used as data for management.
Further, the comparison database is updated with the new received data. If the received data is determined to be abnormal, the data is restored and registered in the information database.

Data recovery when the received data is determined to be abnormal is performed by replacing the received data with the previous data. The incoming ball at the gaming table in FIG. 6 was previously determined to be abnormal due to the decrease in data, but this abnormal data is replaced with the previous data, and 4
800 pieces are restored to 5000 pieces. When an abnormality occurs, the occurrence time, the occurrence signal line, and the generated abnormality data are stored as a log file in the storage device.

The data can be restored not for each individual data but for each group sharing the data based on the nature of the data. For example, it is performed for each game stand data group related to a game used for games such as payouts and payouts, or for each sales-related group related to sales and collection. It is desirable to replace all data with previous data. For example, regarding the payout of the gaming table in FIG. 6,
The last received data is 3000, this is 360
Although the number increased to 0, it was previously determined that the increase was within the normal range. However, the incoming ball belonging to the same group as the payout was determined to be abnormal and replaced by the previous data. In addition, it is desirable that the payout be replaced with the previous data. Thus, for example, when calculating the payout rate / payout rate as the payout rate, it does not occur that one data is the current reception data and the other data is the previous reception data. The same applies to the number of special prizes belonging to the same group.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining another data restoration according to the present invention, and exemplifies a case where it is assumed that only the incoming ball has an abnormality (decrease). In this example, the numbers of payouts, payouts, and special prizes belonging to the game console data group are all replaced with the previously received data and the data is repaired. There is no abnormality in any of the (card) sales, and the data received this time is registered in the information database without performing data restoration.

The data restored in this way is registered in the information database. Also, it is registered as the previous reception data in the comparison database. As described above, when the received data is determined to be normal, but the other data in the group is abnormal, and is replaced with the previous data, the replacement database is replaced with the previous data. Can be updated with the restored data, but it is desirable to update with new received data that is normal in itself.

The present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiments.
The present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the embodiments, the present invention has been described by taking the application to a pachinko hall as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to the pachinko hall, but can be applied to other game arcades.

[0043]

As described above, according to the distributed game hall management method and system of the present invention, the features of the distributed game hall management configuration are utilized, the configuration is simple, and therefore, the cost is low, The data can be repaired at the time of occurrence, and when a network error occurs, or when data is garbled due to static electricity or the like, the data can be repaired and the validity of the system data can be improved.

Also, by storing the time and signal line of the occurrence of the abnormality, and the data of the generated abnormality, the information can be used as a reference when investigating the cause of the abnormality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of a game arcade management system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a data restoration operation of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a difference value table used for a data restoration operation of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a comparison database used for the data restoration operation of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of data restoration according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of another data restoration according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host computer 2 Data receiving means 3 Normal / abnormal judgment means 4 Data restoration / registration means 5 Information database 6 Comparison database 7 Difference value table 8 Network 10 Safe 11 Amusement stand 12a Lending machine 12b Lending machine 13 Data storage means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takatoshi Takemoto 3-12-9, Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Inside Aces Denken Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Seiichi Murase 3--12, Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo No. 9 Inside Ace Denki Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A data storage means for counting and accumulating various data generated in a terminal device comprising a game machine, a rental machine, a premium machine and the like installed in a hall, provided in the terminal device.
In a distributed game arcade management method for transmitting this data to an information database in a host computer via a network, the host computer receives various data transmitted from the terminal device at predetermined time intervals, and transmits the data. An information database composed of various data obtained, a database for comparison in which all data is set to 0 at the time of initial setting, and a data base configured for each type of data based on the unique properties of the various data, A difference value table for detecting an abnormal value, which is a difference value that does not exceed a normal state in time, is stored in a storage device of a host computer, and the received data is compared with the comparison database for each data, and When it decreases, or when the data increase exceeds the value specified in the difference value table If it is determined to be abnormal, the rest is determined to be normal, and if it is determined to be abnormal, the data is restored by replacing the current received data with the previous received data, and if it is determined to be normal, A distributed game hall management method, wherein the received data is registered as it is in an information database, and the database for comparison is updated with the normally received data. 2. The data restoration is performed commonly for each group having common data characteristics, and when even one of the data in the group is determined to be abnormal, all the received data in the group are deleted from the previous data. 2. The distributed game hall management method according to claim 1, wherein the data is replaced by received data. 3. The updating of the database for comparison is performed not only with the normally received data but also with the repaired data.
3. The distributed game hall management method according to 1. 4. A data storage means for counting and accumulating various data generated in a terminal device comprising a game machine, a rental machine, a premium machine and the like installed in the hall, and provided in the terminal device.
In a distributed game arcade management system for transmitting this data to an information database in a host computer via a network, a data reception for receiving various data transmitted from the terminal device at predetermined time intervals to the host computer Means, a difference value table for detecting an abnormal value, which is configured for each type of data based on the unique properties of the various data and does not exceed a normal value in the predetermined time, and an initial setting; A comparison database in which all data is set to 0, and comparing the received data with the comparison database for each data, and when data decreases or data increase is defined by the difference value table. Means for judging an abnormality when the value exceeds After repairing the data by replacing the received data with the previous received data, and when it is determined to be normal, the data received this time is registered as it is in the information database, and the comparison database is replaced with the normal received data. Means for updating, a distributed game arcade management system comprising: 5. The data restoration is performed commonly for each group having a common data property, and when even one data in the group is determined to be abnormal, all the received data in the group are deleted from the previous data. The distributed game arcade management system according to claim 4, wherein the data is replaced by the received data. 6. The update of the comparison database is performed not only by normal reception data but also by restoration data.
3. The distributed game hall management system according to 1.