KR20160035105A

KR20160035105A - Remote management system for arcade game machines and the method thereof

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Publication number: KR20160035105A
Application number: KR1020140124881A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 임명수; 윤석광
Original assignee: 주식회사 안다미로
Priority date: 2014-09-19
Filing date: 2014-09-19
Publication date: 2016-03-31
Also published as: WO2016043368A1

Abstract

Disclosed are a remote integrated management system of a game machine and a method thereof. The present invention is provided to comprise one or more game machines which transmit one or more management data among gift management, income management, locking of the game machine, blocking main power, malfunction diagnosis, or malfunction solution; and a terminal which displays the data among the management data received from the game machine, and wirelessly communicates the game machine by using an unique identification number, thereby managing the game machines in real time from a remote place, and managing the game machines installed in various places by collecting the data.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a remote integrated management system of a game machine,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a game machine integrated management system, and more particularly, to a game machine integrated management system in which an individual game machine installed in each region is remotely controlled by a game machine ID, a position of a game machine, a discharge hole (Box No.), a type of a discharged prize, The present invention relates to a remote integrated management system and method for a game machine capable of managing operation status, whether or not a prize is discharged, imports, whether or not the game machine is arbitrarily opened (opening and closing),

There are many kinds of arcade game machines placed in a shop, such as a shooting game, a sports game, and a Go game, and the game is configured so that the user can enjoy the game at a predetermined usage fee.

Among such arcade game machines, in order to induce the interest of the game player, the game use is greatly increased by installing a prize payment configuration in which a variety of prizes are provided to the user during the game.

In other words, a configuration for paying a prize is provided inside or outside the game machine, and the prize corresponding to each score or odds is divided into several steps according to the score or the winning percentage of the game, and a score or a winning percentage If this is achieved, then a way to provide a prize is used.

Such a conventional prize paying game machine is shown in Fig.

FIG. 1 is a technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-1335568 (titled "award winning game machine and game control method thereof"). As shown in FIG. 1, the winning game machine of the present invention includes at least one surface made transparent A game device 30 provided on the other side of the frame 10, a game device 30 provided on the other side of the frame 10, a game device 30 provided on the other side of the frame 10, a prize store 20 on which a prize receiving housing 90 provided on one side of the frame 10 is displayed, A key operation unit 50 provided outside the frame 10 and having buttons necessary for the game, a prize draw-out unit 40 provided outside the frame, and a coin input slot 80. [

The prize draw-out portion 40 is constituted by an outlet port through which a coin or a gift certificate flows out at a position below the front surface of the frame 10 so that the player can easily pick it up.

The coin input port 80 may be a known sensor for sensing the input of coins or coins, or a known bill sensing device for detecting the input of a bill or a substitute bill through a bill input port or a card reader.

The prize store 20 stores the prize items in the Z direction so as to display the prize items in a matrix form on the display position of the left and right (X) or the upper and lower (Y) on one plane of the frame 10, , And a drive unit for driving the respective prize receiving housing (90).

The prize storing housing 90 stores the prize and operates the driving unit to move the prize of the prize receiving housing 90 one by one to the prize draw-out part by driving the driving part according to the result of the game device 30. [

In recent years, a game machine having such a gift providing function has been widely spread. However, when installing the game device in a street location rather than a game room, generally, the game machine is installed in 50 ~ 100 places Operators should periodically visit each store to check for incomes, manage / store the prizes, and check for malfunctions.

Therefore, it is necessary to minimize the loss in the distance, labor cost, oil value, time, cheating of some STAFF (when taking money), etc. at each visit.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a real-time income situation, a discharge status of a prize, a power on / off state including a failure site and symptoms upon occurrence of a device failure, And to provide a remote integrated management system and method therefor.

In the present invention, communication modules of CDMA, WCDMA, HSPDA, Wibro, LTE, GSM, and advanced derived communication network are connected to the main board by a UART method using wireless communication modules Another object of the present invention is to provide a remote integrated management system and method for a game machine that can be used.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote integrated management system and method for a game machine capable of managing individual game devices in a terminal by recognizing a designated telephone number of the communication module connected to each game device or a serial number of the product as ID, The purpose.

In addition, although the present invention can receive data generated in a game machine in real time as a message, it can implement a smartphone application that can view the situation of various game machines at a glance The present invention also provides a remote integrated management system of a game machine and a method thereof that can be managed by the remote management system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote integrated management system and method for a game machine capable of managing a game machine using a server.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote integrated management system and method for a game machine capable of operating a remote management system for maintenance of the product even in the case of a prize game of another company.

In order to solve such a problem, a remote integrated management system of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication module for managing prize management, income management, whether the game machine is in a normal state, whether the main power source is cut off, At least one game machine having a unique identification number for transmitting one or more management data, and a terminal capable of displaying at least one of data received from the game machine and capable of wireless communication with the game machine with a unique identification number, And the terminal communicates with the unique identification number, and when the management data is received from the game device, the terminal reads the unique identification number of the corresponding game device and manages the game device including the installed place for each unique identification number of each game device stored in the memory And displays the received management data on the terminal display unit Can be achieved.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote integrated management system for a game device, including at least one game device having a unique identification number, a type of a game device, The game machine and the terminal communicate with each other by the unique identification number and the communication contents include the type of the game machine and the sequence number of the game machine.

The management data may further include at least one of date, time, discharge status, and stock status for each prize in the current game machine, and may include a camera unit for shooting a malfunctioning part, And transmits the image taken by the camera unit together when the diagnostic management data is transmitted to the terminal.

Further, the game machine may perform the game through the game device configured to acquire the designated prize according to the game result, and may drive the game device so that the prize is discharged when it is determined that the gamer has won the game.

The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a prize displaying section for accepting prizes and being distinguished by different identification numbers; and a game device for proceeding with a game provided for each identification number of the prize display section So that the prizes of the prizewish display part can be driven to be discharged.

More specifically, the game machine includes a prize display unit for displaying a prize, a prize outlet for discharging the prize, a game device for playing the game, a key input unit having control buttons for controlling the game device, And a control unit for controlling the game device to discharge the corresponding prize displayed on the prize display unit to the prize outlet when the gamer determines that the gamer has won the game through the key input unit, . &Lt; / RTI >

The game machine is provided with a prize for managing the discharge and inventory status of the prizes in order to include management data such as prize management, income management, whether the game machine is dead, whether the main power is cut off, failure diagnosis, A power check unit for checking whether the main power is cut off, a trouble diagnosis unit for diagnosing whether or not the game device is faulty, a trouble shooting function, And an inventory check unit for storing a list of the total stock status of the prize which is composed of the prize inventory status of the prize of the game machine and the prize inventory list of the company providing the prize, Wherein the content of any one of the components is changed to generate an event, It is possible to transmit the management data at the request of the terminal group to the terminal through the communication interface.

In addition, the terminal may execute a text message DATA or an application including a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS) set in advance for controlling the game machine, a communication interface for performing wireless communication with the communication module of the game machine And stores the data of at least one of whether the main power is cut off or the malfunction diagnosis and stores the installation place for each unique identification number of the game machine And a terminal control unit for controlling the communication with the game machine by driving the application of the character message DATA control or the user application unit. When data is received from the game device via the communication interface, the unique identification number of the game device is read and stored A game machine including an installed place for each unique identification number of each game machine It can be to show the received data and management information on the terminal display.

Meanwhile, if it is determined that the game is won by the gamer, the game is driven to discharge the prize, and one or more game machines having different unique identification numbers And a terminal having another unique identification number so as to enable wireless communication with the game machine, wherein the game device and the terminal communicate with each other by the unique identification number, wherein the remote integrated management method of the arcade game device comprises: ) Transmitting the management data to at least one of a prize management, an incom, a game machine, a main power cutoff, a failure diagnosis, or a failure recovery to the terminal; (b) Wherein the terminal is configured to run a remote integration related application; and (c) It can be achieved by including the step of displaying the management data received by the indications.

The step (c) includes the steps of: (c-1) determining whether or not there is data related to a failure diagnosis in the management data received from the game machine in the terminal; and (c-2) (C-3) if it is determined in step (c-2) that it is possible to transmit the troubleshooting data, the terminal transmits the troubleshooting data to the game device Of course.

A server for storing management data for each unique identification number of the game machine and one or more game machines having different unique identification numbers for each game machine and a terminal having another unique identification number for communicating with the server or the game machine A method for remotely managing an arcade game machine according to another embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) managing a game machine or a server in accordance with one or more of management data such as prize management, income management, (B) operating the remote integration related application by the terminal which has received the management data, (c) displaying the management data received in the application driven in the step (b) Step < / RTI >

Therefore, according to the remote integrated management system and method of the game device of the present invention, the existing wireless meter reading terminal of the arcade game device or the single location game device is composed of the short distance communication, that is, the Bluetooth communication or the Zigbee communication. Since it is installed in the outdoor or the general business place without being located, wireless communication, that is, a mobile phone (smart phone) can be used when exchanging data related to the game machine.

In addition, according to the remote integrated management system and method of the game device of the present invention, existing communication modules are standardized to some extent, but since there is a LOCK for each country, ), It is possible to automatically recognize and connect when the communication module of the region where the game machine is installed, or the country, is connected to the main board of the game machine.

In addition, according to the remote integrated management system and method of the game device of the present invention, data generated in the game device can be received in real time as a message, but the game device integrated in various places can be managed by collecting the data.

Further, according to the remote integrated management system and method of the game machine of the present invention, remote management The system has the effect of receiving the malfunctioning site and symptoms in the message of the mobile phone when the malfunction of the device occurs, reacting to it, that is, restarting normal operation after correction, stopping and deleting the malfunctioning site function, restarting the game machine and operating the game machine .

According to the remote integrated management system and method of the game machine of the present invention, when receiving data from outside the country, remote management for product maintenance in the area where the game machine is installed Since data can be received through the app of the terminal in which the system is installed, it is possible to perform management by country.

According to the remote integrated management system and method of the game device of the present invention, the app of the terminal is provided with a game machine ID, a position of a game machine, a discharge hole number, a type of awarded prize, And an analysis program for the date and time of the discharge, so that it can be helpful to arrange the regional and periodical prizes.

According to the remote integrated management system and method of the game device of the present invention, since the automatic recognition module of the country-specific communication module can be attached and used through the communication serial request, the communication module can be shared and used.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional prize discharge device,
FIG. 2 is a main configuration diagram of a remote integrated management system of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the terminal of FIG. 2;
4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the server of FIG. 2,
5 is a flowchart for explaining a game device and a terminal data transmission / reception method,
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving data from a game machine at the request of the terminal,
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a data transmission / reception method between a game machine and a server,
And,
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting and receiving data between a terminal and a server.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, the terms "part", "unit", "module", "device", and the like described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation and can be implemented by a combination of hardware and / have.

In each step, the identification codes (e.g., a, b, c, ...) are used for convenience of explanation, and the identification codes do not describe the order of each step, Unless the specific order is described, it may occur differently from the order specified. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a main configuration diagram of a remote integrated management system of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the game system includes a prize management unit, an income management unit, One or more prized game machines 100 having a unique identification number (ID) for transmitting one or more pieces of management data, and management data received from the game machine 100, The game device 100 and the terminal 200 are configured to communicate with each other with a unique identification number including a terminal 200 capable of wireless communication with the game device.

The prized game machine 100 of the present invention is composed of an arcade game machine or a single location game machine and interacts with the terminal 200 or the server 300 so that the location of the game machine, The type of the discharged pouch, the operation status of the discharge hole, whether the pouch is discharged or not, the condition of the game machine being opened or closed (opening or closing), whether the main power is cut off, .

To this end, the prizewinning game machine 100 includes a game unit 120 for playing a game and discharging a prize, an input unit 130 for inputting a coin and receiving a key input, a display unit 140 for displaying the progress of a game, A game management unit 170, a communication module 190, and a control unit 110 for controlling each device.

The game unit 120 is configured to view a prize displayed on the prize displaying unit 122 by using the game apparatus 121 and to proceed with a game related to the prize and the prize outlet 123 is connected to the game apparatus 121 ) Is determined as a win result of the game, the prize is discharged.

The prize display unit 122 is configured to display a plurality of different prize items according to the discharge hole number of the prize and to discharge the prize. For example, the prize display unit 122 may include left and right X, upper and lower Y, And then the prize is dropped or put into the prize outlet 123 one by one under the control of the control unit 110 according to the result of the game apparatus 121. [

The prizes in the form of a matrix of these prize display units can be managed for each different pouch No. of each prizes.

In the present invention, it is described that the game device 121 hits the prize on display and discharges the prize to the outside. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a predetermined game may be performed to pay a prize such as a game result coin, a product, Of course, can be applied to all game machines.

The input unit 130 includes a coin input port 131 and a key input unit 132. The coin input port 131 may be a known sensor for detecting input of coins or coins or a banknote through a banknote input port or a card reader, And a known bill sensing device for sensing the input of bills or the like.

The key input unit 132 is provided outside the game machine and includes buttons necessary for the game.

The display unit 140 may include a sound unit 141 and a display unit 142 for adding a sound effect and a visual effect.

In order to make the game interesting, the sound unit 141 generates a sound effect necessary for the progress of the game, and the sound effect to be reproduced is made through a general control program previously input to the control unit 110, which will be described later.

The display unit 142 may be configured to blink or light up in order to enhance the visual effect or interest of the game, and may be installed in various places of the game machine. For this, a 7-segment display, an LED, and the like can be displayed. The front and back of the coin detected by the control unit 110, the score, the quantity, the bonus score or the prize can be displayed. Can be displayed.

Through such a configuration, the player easily confirms the prize on display and proceeds the game related to the desired prize through the game device 121, so that the prize can be withdrawn.

The game management unit 170 determines whether or not the prize display unit has a discharge hole number, a type of the discharged prize, an operation status of the discharge hole, whether or not to discharge the prize, The control unit 110 manages whether or not the main power source is shut down and malfunctions and transmits the management data to the terminal 200 or the server 300 at a request of the control unit 110 periodically.

To this end, the game management unit 170 includes a prize management unit 171, an incident confirmation unit 172, a failure diagnosis unit 173, an inventory confirmation unit 174, a door timing diagnosis unit 175, (176).

The prize management unit 171 is configured to perform effective prize management by checking the prize enhancement according to whether the prize displayed on the prize display unit is discharged or not.

For this purpose, it is necessary to manage the discharge hole number of the prize display part where each prize is displayed, the type of the discharged prize, the operation status of the discharge hole (box), and whether or not the prize is discharged.

More specifically, the prize management unit 171 may determine that the prize is discharged when the game result of the game device 121 is determined to be a prize. However, in order to confirm the discharge of the prize more accurately, , And then calculate the remaining amount of the prize.

In other words, the prize outlet 123 is constituted by a discharge port through which a coin or a gift certificate or prize etc. flows out to a position where the player can easily pick up the money. Inside the prize outlet 123, a prize discharge detection unit 124 can do.

The prize management unit 171 is configured to manage the existence of the prize in real time, the type of the prize and the inventory status of the prize in real time, so that the prize can be discharged periodically or in the terminal 200 or the server 300, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > request. &Lt; / RTI >

Such prize management data may include the current status and inventory status of the prizes by date and hour. Depending on the type of the game machine, the number of the discharge hole, the type of the prize that is discharged, It is also possible to use the analysis program according to the operational situation and the date and time of the discharge and to use the arrangement of the prize by region or period according to the analysis result. Type, discharge hole (box) operation status, and present status of prizes.

The incom confirmer 172 confirms the incomes in real time and confirms the amount of money put in the coin input port 131 in real time so as to prevent illegal acts (illegal irregularity of the staffs) by the managers, And may transmit the data of the type and the date and time of the discharged prizes in the corresponding region to the statistical data at the request of the terminal 200 or the server 300.

The malfunction diagnosis unit 173 stores malfunctions and symptoms at the time of occurrence of a malfunction, and transmits the corresponding data at the request of the terminal 200 or the server 300, receives the data from the terminal or the server, That is, normal restart after correction, or re-operation after deletion of the failure site function, so that the game machine can be operated.

In addition, in order to allow the terminal 200 to more specifically identify the faulty part, if necessary, the image of the faulty part can be transmitted to the terminal through the camera unit 180 so that the faulty phenomenon can be grasped Of course.

In this case, the camera unit 180 may be installed inside or outside the game device, and may use a panoramic camera, a webcam, a camcorder, a digital camera, a DSLR, or the like, and may be a pan, tilt, zoom, And a part where a failure has occurred can be photographed under the control of the control unit 110. [

The failure diagnosis unit may receive data on failure recovery from the terminal or the server, store data on whether or not the failure can be repaired, and transmit the data to the terminal or the server as needed.

This is to control the game machine to continuously operate / operate by arbitrarily stopping or removing a part of the failed function from the fault-related data transmitted to the terminal or the server by the mutually determined signals through the remote control method. The mainboard / IO board, etc., can not be operated by itself. However, in case of a simple failure that does not affect the operation of the game machine, such as the failure of the function of some prize discharge boxes, To transmit the data to the terminal, and to receive the fault clearance data from the terminal or the server to solve the trouble, and to continue operating the game machine.

The inventory confirmation unit 174 is connected to the factory providing the prizes with the prize of the prizes and the communication network to receive the inventory related data including the in-house inventory status of the prizes used in the corresponding game device, When transferring, you may be able to determine the availability of the prize in the factory.

The door-opened end portion 175 is configured to diagnose the state of locking and opening of the door of the game machine and transmit the diagnosis to the prize management portion 171.

The power cutoff diagnosis unit 176 determines whether the main power of the game machine is turned off and transmits the data to the control unit 110 or transmits the data according to a request from the control unit 110. [

The vibration sensor unit 150 is provided at one side of the game machine to detect whether the game machine is vibrating and to transmit the sensed vibration to the controller 110. [

The communication module 190 determines whether or not the location of the game machine, the discharge hole number of the prize, the type of the discharged prize, the operation status of the discharge hole, whether or not to discharge the prize, (Door open / close), whether main power is cut off, a malfunctioning part and symptom, and a breakdown when a device malfunction occurs, to the terminal 200 or the server 300 at a remote place.

To this end, the communication module 190 transmits a communication module of an inexpensive CDMA, WCDMA, HSPDA, Wibro, LTE, GSM and advanced derived communication network, which are now widely used in industrial networks, to a game device through a Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter), and use modules certified for each country.

However, since there is a LOCK for each country, an algorithm for automatically (or manually) setting a country-specific communication module is inserted into the game machine operating program, and the communication module of the region where the game machine is installed, When connected to the main board of the system, it is automatically recognized and connected.

Also, the communication module recognizes the designated telephone number or the serial number of the product to each game device as a unique ID number, and manages the position of each game device ID and the game device in the terminal or the server based on the ID .

The control unit 110 senses the input of coins and proceeds with the game, stores IDs of the game machines and the positions of the game machines, receives the related data by the event of the management unit 170, The game machine, whether or not the game machine is shut down, whether or not the main power source is shut down, the failure diagnosis, and the failure cancellation through the communication module 190 at the request of the server 300 or the server 300.

Table 1 is a table showing an example of transmission / reception management data.

Content Short Message Service (SMS) Transfer contents (ex.) One) Prize Out x-HOLE PRIZE OUT A9N1-HOLE PRIZE OUT x-R: nnnn C: nnn P: nnn T: nnnnn A9N1-R: 0100 C: 0105 P: 002 T: 00210 2) Incomm data TODAY = nnnn / TOTAL = nnnnn TODAY :: income, x-R: nnnn C: nnn P: nnn T: nnnnn TOTAL :: total income 3) Error report EE PR Prize out Error EE AC AC-Motor Error EE S1 AC-Motor Sensor 1 Error EE S2 AC-Motor Sensor 2 Error EE F1 ~ EE F7 A1NEE-F1: Prize Motor Front Switch EE R1 ~ EE R7 A2NEE-R1: Prize Motor Rear Switch EE 08 A3NEE-08: Pusher EE 09 A4NEE-09: Hopper EE 12 A5NEE-12: Home Return EE 15 A6NEE-15: Tilt Warning 4) Front Door Door Close A7N (Door-Closed)) Door Open A8N (Door-Open)

In the case of Prize Out, "x" means "Hole No", "R" means probability setting value, "C" means number of attempts (after prize discharge), "P" Means the total number of trials, and "T"

At this time, the text message to be transmitted includes SMS (Short Message Service) or MMS (Multimedia Message Service), and is transmitted to "A9N1-HOLE PRIZE OUT" and "A9N1-R: 0100 C: 0105 P: 002 T: 00210" And the event occurrence contents can be transmitted.

In case of Income data, TODAY of the day or TOTAL can be transmitted. In case of "Error Report", "EE Pr" and "ACE sensor" EE S2 "as AC-MOTOR Error," EE S1 "as AC-MOTOR Sensor 1 (Open Switch) Error and" EE S2 "as AC-MOTOR Sensor 2 (Closed Switch) Error when the mode is closed or open EE F1 ~ EE F7 "with Prize Motor Front Switch Error, which is defective on the front panel switch, and" EE R1 ~ EE R7 "with Prize Motor Rear Switch Error on the rear panel switch.

In case of Pusher Error, Hopper Error, Home Return Error and Tilt Warning, send SMS or MMS "EE 08", "EE 09", "EE 12", "EE 15" And can send the SMS or MMS "Door close" or "Door open" so that the status of the door can be known.

Table 2 shows an example of a character message actually transmitted in the case of setting to the above contents.

<i- CUBE: 1> 2-HOLE PRIZE OUT <i- CUBE: 4> 2-R: 0100 C: 019 P: 001 T: 00019 <i- CUBE: 7> EE-15 Tilt Warring <i- CUBE: 10> 3-HOLE PRIZE OUT <i- CUBE: 13> 3-R: 0300 C: 012 P: 001 T: 00012

In the first message, "i-CUBE: 1" is transmitted from the first game device called i-CUBE to the outlet hole of the prize (Box) No. "2" means that the prizes have been discharged. The second message is the discharge of the prize of the fourth game, i-CUBE. (R) is "100" in "2", the number of attempts (C) is "19 times", the number of times of exiting the prize is one time and the total number of attempts (T) It means attempted.

The third message is a message indicating that a "Tilt Warning" has occurred in the seventh game machine called i-CUBE. The fourth message is a message in the tenth game machine called i-CUBE. "3" means that the prizes have been discharged, and the last message is the i-CUBE, the 13th game machine's prizes. (R) is "30 ", the number of attempts (C) is " 12 times & It can be set to mean that an attempt has been made.

It is preferable to configure the data so that the sequence numbers (1, 4, 7, 10, 13) for each type of game machine (i-CUBE) are recorded and the generated events are displayed.

The operation of the control unit 110 will be described in more detail below.

The terminal 200 performs wireless communication and internet communication like a normal smart phone and communicates with the game device 100 or the server 300 having a designated phone number to request data or display the transmitted data .

In the present invention, a terminal capable of displaying an application related to a remote integrated management system of a game device according to the present invention through remote communication is provided. However, for convenience of description, the following description will be made with reference to a smart phone.

To this end, the terminal 200 includes a user app unit 250 for executing an application for controlling the game device, a key input unit 230, a storage unit 260 for storing data related to the game device, A terminal display unit 220, and a terminal control unit 240 for controlling communication with a game device by driving an application.

The user application (App) unit 250 downloads and saves related apps through an app store or accesses a game device having a designated phone number (ID) through a mobile communication network to download an app relating to the present invention, (300) to download and install the application.

Preferably, the application is installed through the authentication process of the server 300 during the installation of the application (App).

In the present invention, the server 300 may not be used because it is based on wireless communication. However, when a game device is installed outside the game terminal, if necessary, a server is constructed instead of using expensive data roaming, Remote management for product maintenance in foreign countries The system can also receive data from the installed smartphone.

That is, although the present invention can access the server 300 operated as a web site and download and install the app, it is also possible to use a method of uploading an app suitable for each OS to the app store regardless of whether the application is an IOS system or an Android system .

The process of downloading and installing the application (App) and the step of authentication are general, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The key input unit 230 may be configured to input data for a corresponding key using a touch screen or a keypad. The key input unit 230 may include a key required for normal smartphone function control and a specific button And the like.

The storage unit 260 may be a memory for storing information related to the game machine 100 in a database (DB). In particular, the storage unit 260 stores data including locations installed by unique identification numbers of respective game machines.

In the DB of the storage unit 260, there are stored information such as a discharge number of the prize related to the prize management of the game machine, the type of the prize that is discharged, the operation status of the discharge hole (box), whether or not the prize is discharged, And may be any one or more of arbitrary condition (door opening and closing), whether or not the main power is cut off, failure or failure.

As described above, the failure-related data is for controlling the game machine to continuously operate / operate by arbitrarily stopping or removing a part of the failed function with the mutually determined signals through the remote control method. For example, / IO boards, etc., can not be operated by itself. However, in case of a simple failure that does not affect the operation of the game machine, such as failure of some of the prize discharge cells, So that the game machine can be continuously operated.

The terminal display unit 220 displays a database stored in the storage unit 260 or a display device that displays data received through the communication interface 210.

The terminal control unit 240 is configured to display the data related to the remote management received from the game machine 100 on the terminal display unit 220 or to request the game machine 100 to execute the application and transmit and receive the related data.

To this end, the terminal control unit 240 receives data from the game device 100 through the communication interface 210 or receives an application stored in the user app unit 250 according to an input of a specific button of the key input unit 230 And controls the system to input and transmit the management data and the requested data received from the game machine 100 and the server 300. [

The identification number of the terminal can be used to distinguish individual terminals such as a telephone number or a manufacturing number of the terminal, an International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI), an Mobile Station International ISDN Number (MSISDN), and an identification number such as a MIN (Mobile Identification Number) The identification number is sufficient, and thus the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is needless to say that it is possible to use a general ID or alias.

In addition, the terminal control unit 240 is configured to be able to receive real-time incomes of a game machine, a discharge status of a prize, a failure site and a symptom in a device failure in real time through a message.

That is, since the single location game machines are not located in the general game room but are installed in the outdoor or general business places, the conventional wireless meter reading terminal uses short-distance communication, that is, Bluetooth communication or Zigbee communication When data related to a game machine is exchanged, wireless communication, that is, a smartphone is used.

The terminal 200 of the present invention can receive the management data generated in the game machine 100 in real time in the form of a message in the event of an incom, the situation of the discharge of the prize, the state of the game machine, whether the main power is cut off, However, this data can be collected and configured to enable integrated management of game machines installed in various places.

For this purpose, an app installed in a terminal can analyze the current status of game machines in specific areas by device, region, and season by configuring a screen that allows viewing of the status of various game machines at a glance.

In addition, the terminal control unit 240 recognizes a failure in the failure diagnosis unit 173 of the game machine, and transmits an error code and an error message to the terminal so that the proprietor knows immediately whether the failure has occurred, At the time of visit to the store, make sure that the parts or technician who is suitable for the contents of the trouble are brought in and visited.

In this case, if there is a failure displayed on the terminal display unit 220 or an image transmitted from the camera unit 180 is checked and a simple action can be taken, for example, a reset of the game device, ) To send a software reset command to reset the software.

That is, according to the present invention, when a malfunctioning part occurs through a trouble diagnosis unit, a part of the malfunctioning function can be arbitrarily stopped or removed by a mutually determined signal through a remote control method, so that the game machine can be continuously operated / operated .

For example, if a mainboard / IO board fails, the device itself can not be operated. However, in the case of a simple failure that does not affect the operation of the game machine, And the game machine can be continuously operated.

In addition, the terminal control unit 240 receives inventory-related data from the inventory checking unit 174 and displays the inventory status of the prizes used in the game apparatus through the communication network with the game apparatus, .

The server 300 operates as a web server. When a transmission request for an application is received from the terminal 200 according to a predetermined program, the server 300 can transmit the related application and perform the authentication step when installing the application. Such as a prize, a prize of a prize, a sales status, a failure diagnosis, and the like, and transmits related data when the terminal 200 requests it, or transmits the information to the terminal 200 when a result of the self analysis is abnormal.

To this end, the server 300 includes a remote management DB 340 for storing data such as a prizes related to the unique identification number of the terminal, a sales status or a failure diagnosis of the terminal, a user authentication unit 320 of the server, A data providing unit 330 for providing information stored in the remote management DB 340 upon request, and a server control unit 310 for controlling the above-described devices.

The remote management DB 340 stores data necessary for remote management of the game machine of the present invention and allows the game machine 100 to receive and store the data periodically or upon request.

This is to limit the wireless communication between countries when a game machine is installed outside the country, so as to store the data once in the server and receive the data through the server.

That is, when the server control unit 310 receives the prize-related data, the sales status, and the failure diagnosis data from the game machine 100, the prize management DB 341 classifies and stores the data into database in accordance with the unique identification number of the corresponding game machine, An incidence confirmation DB 342, a failure diagnosis DB 343, and an image storage DB 344.

The prize management DB 341 is configured such that the prize is discharged or periodically received by the game machine 100 so that the prize management DB 341 can manage in real time the presence / absence of the prize, the type of the prize, Of course, the present status and inventory status of the prizes by date and time are included.

The incomeration confirmation DB 342 is configured to generate sales or receive data periodically in the game machine 100 so that the sales status can be managed in real time in real time. The incomeration confirmation DB 342 classifies data by time, At the request of the terminal 200, data on the type and date and time of the discharged prizes in the relevant area can be aggregated and transmitted as statistical data.

The malfunction diagnosis DB 343 stores data on the malfunctioning part and symptoms from the game machine 100 when the malfunction occurs, and transmits the corresponding data at the request of the terminal 200, It is possible to send data to the game machine 100 for restarting operation after rebooting or deleting the fault site function, so that the game machine can be operated.

In order to allow the terminal 200 to more accurately identify the faulty area, if necessary, the image of the faulty area is received through the camera unit 180 and stored in the image storage DB 344, So that it is possible to grasp the accurate fault phenomenon.

Communication between the game device 100 and the server 300 or between the terminal 200 and the server 300 can be performed through wireless communication as well as network communication through a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network) Of course.

The server 300 can be connected to the administrator PC and configured to add or correct the unique identification number of the newly added game machine and the installation place so that all the game machines installed in one server can be managed have.

In the present invention, the server 300 is excluded and the terminal 200 and the game device 100 are directly communicated with each other.

When the server 300 is used, data related to the remote integrated management of the present invention is stored for each identification number of the terminal. When there is a data request from the terminal 200, (200).

In addition, the server 300 may store an application related to the remote integrated management of the present invention and configure the program to be installed in an authenticated terminal.

In the above-described embodiment, the prize management section 171 of the game machine 100 and the prize management DB 341 of the server 300 have been described as including the current status and the inventory status of the prize by date and hour, (Box) No. of the prize, the type of the discharged prize, and the like, and judges the operation status of the discharge hole (box) in the storage unit 260, Of course, you can get to know the current situation.

Similarly, only the amount of money input through the coin input port of the game machine may be received by the terminal, and the incom management may be performed in the terminal.

That is, the creation of the statistical data related to the management data can be performed not only by the configuration of one or more of the game machine, the terminal, or the server, but also by the gaming and the terminal or the server, Means that the element does not limit what is performed.

A remote integrated management method of a game machine using the remote integrated management system having the above-described configuration will be described.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting and receiving data between a game device and a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, a remote integrated management method for a game device according to the present invention includes: And a terminal having a unique identification number different from that of the corresponding game machine and having another unique identification number so as to enable wireless communication with the game machine when the game result is determined to be win by the gamer, The game machine and the terminal are configured to communicate with each other with the unique identification number.

First, the controller 110 of the remote game device 100 controls the game controller 170 to change the management data of at least one of the prize management, the incom, the game machine, the main power source, the failure diagnosis, It is determined whether an associated event has occurred (S110).

If it is determined in step S110 that an event has occurred, management data related to the event is transmitted to the terminal 200 (S111).

Upon receiving the event, the terminal 200 drives the remote integration related application stored in the user app unit 250 (S210) and determines whether an error message is included in the received management data (S211).

If it is determined in step S211 that the error message is included, the terminal control unit 240 reads the error message stored in the storage unit 260 (S212), and transmits a failure cancel message to determine whether the error is a repairable error (S213) .

If it is determined in step S213 that the game can be repaired using the fault clearance message, the fault clearance data is transmitted to the game machine (S214), and the game machine that has received the fault clearance message proceeds to the fault clearance operation (S113).

At this time, if necessary, data on the failure resolution result may be transmitted to the terminal 200 to confirm the resolution result (S114).

If it is determined in step S213 that the error cancellation data can not be transmitted by sending the failure cancellation data, a message related to the failure can be sent to the game machine manager to perform the visit repair (S215 to S216).

Meanwhile, the management message received in step S211 displays the event of the management data received at the same time as the error process on the terminal display unit 220 (S221), and creates the statistical data and stores it in the storage unit 260 (S222) .

The following describes a method for requesting management data when the terminal requires it.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving data from a game machine at the request of the terminal. When the management data is requested to the game machine 100 through the terminal 200 at step S232, 170 from the respective constituent elements and transmits the management data to the terminal (S121 to S122).

At this time, when requesting the management data from the terminal 200, it may request by SMS or MMS, but it is preferable to request the data by driving the application stored in the user application unit 250 (S231).

The terminal 200 displays the received management data on the terminal display unit 220 (S233), and generates and stores the statistical data by referring to the received data (S234).

Hereinafter, data transmission / reception between a game device and a server when a server is constructed will be described with reference to the drawings.

7, the control unit 110 of the game machine 100 determines whether or not the prize management, the incom management, the state of the game machine, the main It is determined whether an event related to a change in management data of at least one of power shutdown, failure diagnosis, and failure removal has occurred (S131).

If it is determined in step S131 that an event has occurred, management data related to the event is transmitted to the server 300 (S132).

Upon receiving the event, the server 300 determines whether an error message is included in the received management data (S310).

If it is determined in step S310 that an error message is included, the server control unit 310 reads the error message stored in the failure diagnosis DB 342 (S320), and transmits a failure cancellation message to determine whether the error is a repairable error (S321 ).

If it is determined in step S321 that the repair can be performed by the fault clearance message, the fault clearance data is transmitted to the game machine (S324), and the game machine that has received the fault clearance message proceeds to the fault clearance operation (S132).

At this time, if necessary, data on the failure resolution result may be transmitted to the server 300 to confirm the resolution result (S133).

If it is determined in step S321 that the error cancellation data can not be transmitted by sending the failure cancellation data, a message related to the failure can be sent to the game machine manager to perform visit repair (S322 to S323).

On the other hand, the management message received in step S310 stores the event of the management data received at the same time as the error processing, the data related to the prize management DB 341 or the incidence confirmation DB 342 (S311) (S312).

As described above, when management data is stored in the server through communication between the game machine and the server, a method of transmitting and receiving data between the server and the terminal will be described.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting and receiving data between a terminal and a server. When requesting management data through the terminal 200 to the server 300 in step S241, the server 300 stores the data in the remote management DB 340 The management data is read from each component and the management data is transmitted to the terminal (S310 to S311).

At this time, when requesting the management data from the terminal 200, it may request a text message including SMS or MMS, but it is preferable to request the data by driving the application stored in the user application unit 250.

The terminal 200 displays the received management data on the terminal display unit 220 (S240), and generates and stores statistical data by referring to the received data.

In this case, it is also possible that the statistical data created in the game machine is received and displayed or stored in the terminal.

As described above, the management data includes the inventory status of each prize of the game machine and the total stock status list of the prize composed of the prize inventory list of the company that provides the prize, so that the management data includes the type of the game machine and the order of each game machine And may include data regarding the management of the prizes, the management of the incom, the status of the game machine, whether the main power is cut off, the malfunction diagnosis, or the malfunction resolution.

Further, when the management data includes the failure diagnosis data, the image of the failure region photographed by the camera unit 180 can be simultaneously transmitted.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. Of course.

100: game machine 110:
121: game device 122: prize display part
123: prize discharge port 124: prize discharge detection section
131: Coin slot
170: Game management section 171: Prize management section
172: Incident checking unit 173:
174: inventory check unit 175: door diagnosis unit
176: main power shutdown diagnostic unit 180: camera unit
190: Communication module 200:
300: server

Claims

At least one game machine having a unique identification number for transmitting management data through at least one of a prize management, an incom management, a case of a game machine, a main power cutoff, a failure diagnosis, or a failure recovery through a communication module;
A terminal that displays one or more pieces of management data received from the game machine and is capable of wireless communication with the game machine with a unique identification number;
Wherein the game machine and the terminal communicate with each other by the unique identification number, and when the management data is received from the game machine, the terminal reads the unique identification number of the corresponding game machine and stores the installed location of each unique identifier of each game machine stored in the memory And displays management information on the game machine including the game machine and the received management data on the terminal display unit.

The method according to claim 1,
The terminal
And displays the received management data on the display unit when receiving the management data transmitted from the game machine or when requesting the management data from the game machine and receiving the management data.

3. The method of claim 2,
The management data
A remote integrated management system of a game machine, wherein the data includes data of at least one of date, time, discharge status, and stock status of prizes in the current game device.

The method according to claim 1,
The game machine and the terminal
Wherein the type of the game machine and the order of the game machine are included in the communication content.

The method according to claim 1,
The game machine
A camera unit for photographing a malfunctioning part;
Further comprising:
Wherein the game machine transmits together the images photographed by the camera unit when the malfunction diagnosis management data is transmitted to the terminal.

The method according to claim 1,
The game machine
A prize management unit for managing the discharge and inventory status of the prize, an income confirmation unit for confirming the sales of the game machine, a taxi unit for checking whether the game machine is shut down, a power check unit for checking whether the main power is cut off, A fault diagnosis unit for diagnosing whether or not the fault has occurred, and a fault relief unit for receiving the fault relief signal to eliminate the fault,
Wherein the management data is transmitted to the terminal through the communication interface periodically or at the request of the terminal, when the content of any one of the elements changes and an event occurs.

The method according to claim 1,
The game machine
An inventory confirmation unit for storing a prize inventory status of the game machine, a prize inventory list of a company providing the prize, and a list of total inventory status of the prize used in the game machine,
And the terminal controls to display the inventory status list received from the inventory confirmation unit of the game machine on the terminal display unit.

The method according to claim 1,
The game machine
Wherein the game is executed through a game device configured to acquire a specified prize according to a game result, and when the gamer is determined to win the prize, the prize is ejected.

The method according to claim 1,
The game machine
One or more prizes display sections, each containing prizes, which are distinguished by different identification numbers; and
A game device for playing a game according to the identification number of the prize display part;
Wherein the prize of the prize display unit is driven to be discharged according to the game result of the game apparatus.

The method according to claim 1,
The game machine
A prizewinning display part where prizes are displayed;
A prize outlet through which the prize is discharged;
A game device for playing a game;
A key input unit having control buttons for controlling a game device;
A controller for controlling the game machine;
Wherein the control unit controls the game device to be controlled so that the corresponding prize displayed on the prize display unit is discharged to the prize outlet when the gamer determines that the gamer has won the game through the key input unit, Integrated management system.

The method according to claim 1,
The terminal
And receiving management data from the game machine, displaying the received data by executing an application or requesting management data from the game machine by executing an application inside the terminal, and receiving the management data.

The method according to claim 1,
The terminal
A communication interface for performing wireless communication with a communication module of the game machine;
A character message DATA including a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS) set in advance for controlling the game machine, or a user app for executing an application;
A storage unit for storing one or more pieces of data of the prize management of the game machine, the management of the incomes, the checking of the game machine's status, the main power shutoff, and the failure diagnosis,
A terminal control unit for controlling the communication with the game machine by driving the application of the character message control or the user application unit;
When the data is received from the game device through the communication interface, reads the unique identification number of the corresponding game device, reads the management information for the game device including the installed location for each unique identifier of each game device stored in the storage device, A remote integrated management system of a game machine for displaying on a terminal display unit.

At least one game machine having a unique identification number, a type of a game machine, and a different sequence number for each game machine;
A terminal having another unique identification number to enable wireless communication with the game device;
Wherein the game machine and the terminal communicate with each other by the unique identification number, and the communication contents include the type of the game machine and the order of the game machine.

14. The method of claim 13,
The game machine
A remote integrated management system of a game machine including management data of at least one of a prize management, an income management, a case of a game machine, a main power cutoff, a failure diagnosis, or a failure management.

15. The method of claim 14,
The game machine
A prize management unit for managing the discharge and inventory status of the prize, an income confirmation unit for confirming the sales of the game machine, a taxi unit for checking whether the game machine is shut down, a power check unit for checking whether the main power is cut off, A fault diagnosis section for diagnosing whether or not a fault exists, a trouble-shooting section for receiving a trouble-shooting signal to eliminate a fault, and a list of the total inventory status of the prize composed of the prize stock list of the company providing the prize And an inventory confirmation unit for performing the inventory check,
Wherein the management data is transmitted to the terminal through the communication interface periodically or at the request of the terminal, when the content of any one of the elements changes and an event occurs.

16. The method of claim 15,
The game machine
Wherein the game is executed through a game device configured to acquire a specified prize according to a game result, and when the gamer is determined to win the prize, the prize is ejected.

14. The method of claim 13,
The terminal
And receiving management data from the game machine, displaying the received data by executing an application or requesting management data from the game machine by executing an application inside the terminal, and receiving the management data.

18. The method of claim 17,
The terminal
A communication interface for performing wireless communication with a communication module of the game machine;
A character message DATA including a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS) set in advance for controlling the game machine, or a user app for executing an application;
A storage unit for storing one or more pieces of data of the prize management of the game machine, the management of the incomes, the checking of the game machine's status, the main power shutoff, and the failure diagnosis,
A terminal control unit for controlling the communication with the game machine by driving the application of the character message DATA or the user app unit;
When the data is received from the game device through the communication interface, reads the unique identification number of the corresponding game device, reads the management information for the game device including the installed location for each unique identifier of each game device stored in the storage device, A remote integrated management system of a game machine for displaying on a terminal display unit.

The game device comprising: at least one game machine having a unique identification number different from the game machine, the game machine being driven to discharge the prize, if it is determined that the game result is obtained by the gamer; A remote integrated management method for an arcade game machine having a terminal having another unique identification number so as to enable wireless communication with a game machine, wherein the game machine and the terminal communicate with each other by the unique identification number,
(a) transmitting, to the terminal, management data of at least one of a prize management, an incom, a game machine, a main power cutoff, a failure diagnosis, or a failure recovery;
(b) the terminal receiving the management data drives a remote integration related application;
(c) displaying management data received in the application driven in step (b);
The method comprising the steps of:

20. The method of claim 19,
The management data in the step (a)
A type of the game machine, and a sequence number of the game machine.

20. The method of claim 19,
The management data in the step (a)
And a total inventory status list of the prizes constituted by the stock status of each prize of the game device and the prize inventory list of the company providing the prize.

20. The method of claim 19,
The step (a)
When an event occurs due to a change in management data of at least one of a set cycle, a prize management, an incom, a game machine, a main power cut, a failure diagnosis, or a failure, A remote integrated management method of a game machine transmitting data.

23. The method of claim 22,
And requesting the necessary data by driving an application of the terminal when the terminal requests management data to the game machine.

20. The method of claim 19,
The management data includes
And further comprising data of at least one of date, time, discharge status, and current stock status of prizes in the current game device.

20. The method of claim 19,
And when the failure diagnosis data is included in the management data, the image of the failure region photographed by the camera unit is simultaneously transmitted.

20. The method of claim 19,
The step (c)
(c-1) determining whether the management data received from the game machine in the terminal includes data related to the failure diagnosis;
(c-2) if fault diagnosis data is included in the step, it is determined whether repair is possible by transmitting fault-resolved data; and
(c-3) if it is determined in step (c-2) that the failure cancellation data can be transmitted, the terminal transmits the failure cancellation data to the game device;
The method comprising the steps of:

A server for storing management data for each unique identification number of the game machine, at least one game machine having a unique identification number for each game machine, and a server having a terminal having another unique identification number so as to be able to communicate with the server or the game machine In an integrated management method,
(a) transmitting the management data to at least one of a prize management, an incom, a game machine, a main power cut, a failure diagnosis, or a failure recovery;
(b) the terminal receiving the management data drives a remote integration related application;
(c) displaying management data received in the application driven in step (b);
The method comprising the steps of:

28. The method of claim 27,
The management data in the step (a)
The type of the game machine and the sequence number of the game machine.

28. The method of claim 27,
The step (a)
When a game machine or a server generates an event according to a set cycle or a change in management data of at least one of a prize management, an incom, a game machine, a main power cut, a failure diagnosis, or a failure, A remote integrated management method of a game machine that transmits management data upon request.

30. The method of claim 29,
The step (a)
And requesting the necessary data by driving an application of the terminal when the terminal requests management data to the game device or the server.