JP4515792B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a management device that manages game data for a plurality of gaming machines capable of generating a jackpot state, and a game hall that includes a counter that counts game media paid out in accordance with the games in the gaming machines. Management system.

In game halls where pachinko machines and slot machines are installed, various messages are sent to the player side. For example, a counter that counts the game media acquired on the player side in the game machine. In the management system for game halls equipped with, a message data is created at each issue timing of a receipt issued in a state where the game media counted by the counter is recorded, and the message data is printed on a receipt to be issued Thus, various messages are transmitted from the game hall side to the player in real time (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-177620 A

  By the way, on the game site side, the player who counted the game media acquired by the game with the counter, in particular, the game media acquired by putting the game machine into the so-called jackpot state is counted immediately after the jackpot state ends. It is desirable to send a message prompting the player to replay in the field, that is, reinvestment, so that the operating rate of each gaming machine is improved as much as possible. Furthermore, the game venue side will continue to replay for a long time without counting the game media earned by the game for a while, and as a result, a player who has spent most of the game media earned on the replay. When you count the remaining game media, send a message that you will spend a lot of time replaying, and express your appreciation for your contribution to improving the operating rate of the gaming machine. Is desirable.

  However, in the conventional system as shown in Patent Document 1, it is possible to transmit various messages to the player, but the game medium acquired in the jackpot state after the jackpot state ends as described above. A message prompting the player to re-play in the hall is sent to the player who immediately counted the number of times, or a message of labor is sent to the player who has re-played for a while after the big hit state is over This is not possible at all, and this has been an unresolved issue.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to determine whether a player who has counted a game medium acquired by a game on a gaming machine with a counter immediately after the jackpot state has ended, A message that prompts replay using the acquired game medium or a message that stresses replay for a long time can be selectively sent to a player who has replayed for a while after the game ends. An object of the present invention is to provide a management system for a gaming hall that has a beneficial effect on the management of the gaming hall.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is paid out in accordance with a management device for managing game data for a plurality of gaming machines capable of generating a jackpot state, and a game in the gaming machine In a management system for game halls equipped with a counter for counting game media,
When the game medium is counted by the counter, a machine number identifying means for identifying the machine number of the gaming machine from which the game medium is paid out and transmitting it to the management device, the counter or the counter A message output means for outputting received message data provided in the vicinity of the counter, and a game continuation after the end of the last jackpot state in the gaming machine of the machine number received from the machine number identification means provided in the management device Data extraction means for extracting game data corresponding to time as message type determination data, and a message for generating message data having contents corresponding to the message type determination data extracted by the data extraction means and transmitting the message data to the message output means and a creation unit, said message output means, for notifying the content of the message data received to the player Comprising an operation means for generating an interruption signal when the counter is operated in a state in which the notification operation of the message data is performed by the notification means, and the management device includes the management device, When the interruption signal is generated by the operation of the operation means, the gaming machine that is the payout source of the game medium to be counted by the counter corresponding to the operation means is switched to a reservation state in which a third party cannot play, The game machine is configured to have a function of permitting only the operator of the operation means to play a game on the gaming machine .

  According to the means of claim 1, for example, when a player who has acquired a large amount of game media by putting the gaming machine into a big hit state counts the acquired game media with a counter, the machine number identification means However, it identifies the machine number of the gaming machine from which the game medium is paid out and transmits it to the management device. In addition, as this machine number identification means, for example, means for transferring the machine number input by the operation of the game hall employee to the management device, the player in the gaming machine by using the ID card and the game medium by the counter Various configurations are conceivable, such as means for associating with the player who has performed the counting and transmitting the machine number of the gaming machine acquired based on this association to the management device.

  When the message type determination means provided in the management device receives the machine number from the machine number identification means, the game data corresponding to the game continuation time after the end of the last jackpot state in the machine with that machine number is displayed as the message type. Extracted as judgment data. In this case, for example, when the gaming machine is a pachinko game machine, the above game data includes the number of out balls (the number of hit pachinko balls) and the start winning opening that triggers the occurrence of a big hit state in the pachinko game machine. The number of winning pachinko balls (number of starts) is considered, and if the gaming machine is a slot machine, the number of digested games can be considered.

  When the message type determination data as described above is extracted, the message creation unit creates message data having contents corresponding to the message type determination data, and transmits the message data to the message data output unit. Become. As a result, the message data is output from the counter or message data output means provided in the vicinity of the counter. Therefore, the player who has counted the game media with the counter, that is, a large quantity A message from the game hall side can be transmitted to the player who has acquired the game media.

  In this case, the message creation means can selectively create message data considering the content of the message type determination data, that is, the game continuation time after the end of the last jackpot state in the gaming machine. Specifically, for example, when it is determined that the game duration after the end of the jackpot state is relatively short, in other words, a large amount of game media acquired in response to the occurrence of the jackpot state in the gaming machine is (That is, when the game media acquired by gaming on the gaming machine is counted by the counter immediately after the jackpot state ends), replay using the game media is not allowed. If message data that prompts the user is created, a message that prompts the player to replay in the field, that is, to reinvest, can be transmitted.

  In addition, when it is determined that the game duration after the big hit state is relatively long, that is, the player continues to replay for a long time without counting the game media acquired by the game for a while, and the game acquired as a result If you spend a lot of media in replaying, for example, if you create message data that appreciates replaying for a long time, you can stick to replaying for a while after the big hit state ends as described above. It will be possible to send a message to the player who gave me a long replay.

In short, a message corresponding to the duration of the game after the end of the last jackpot state in the gaming machine can be selectively transmitted, so that the operating rate of each gaming machine is improved as much as possible based on the message. It is possible to have a beneficial effect on the management of the amusement hall that can be directed .

Further , the content of the message data from the message data transmission means is notified to the player who is counting the acquired game media with the counter through the notification means provided in the counter or in the vicinity thereof. Become. When the player decides to replay the game machine from which the acquired game medium is paid out based on the message notified in this way, the operation means provided in the counter is operated. To generate an interruption signal. Then, the management device switches the gaming machine from which the game medium to be counted is paid out to a reserved state in which a third party cannot play, and permits the gaming machine only to the operator of the operating means. As a result, the player who has decided to replay as described above can reliably replay the game machine from which the game medium has been paid out.

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A first reference example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS .
FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of the entire system according to this reference example. In FIG. 1, pachinko gaming machines 1 and inter-ball ball lending machines 2 installed in large numbers in the game hall are configured so that signals can be exchanged between them. Includes data via LAN 4 between the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the ball machine 2 and the management device 3 (corresponding to data extraction means and message creation means) installed in the management office of the game hall. A call lamp unit 5 having a function of relaying transmission / reception is provided.

  In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 1 responds to the contents of the jackpot when a preset condition is established during the game, for example, when a jackpot is established by a lottery function performed in accordance with winning at the start winning opening. Thus, the jackpot state (also referred to as a special prize state) with a greatly increased winning probability is exhibited. A known out ball signal, safe ball signal, start signal, jackpot signal, and the like are output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the management device 3.

  In addition, the pedestal ball lending machine 2 is a CR machine (card reader machine) that discharges pachinko balls within the range of balance amount data stored in the prepaid card with a prepaid card (not shown) inserted in the card insertion slot 2a. ) As a function. The released pachinko balls from the inter-ball ball lending machine 2 are supplied to the upper plate (no reference) of the pachinko gaming machine 1. A sales signal or the like indicating sales by prepaid card (investment amount when viewed from the player side) is output from the stand ball lending machine 2 to the management device 3.

  Although not specifically shown, the calling lamp unit 5 is carried by a corresponding display device used for a status display and various effects of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1, for example, a data display unit including a liquid crystal panel, and a game hall employee. The remote control light receiving unit for receiving signals from the remote control, a call button, and the like are provided.

  The management device 3 is based on various signals (out ball signal, safe ball signal, start signal, jackpot signal, sales signal, etc.) output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the ball machine 2 between pachinko machines. Various game data on all pachinko gaming machines 1 (number of out balls, number of safe balls, number of starts, number of special prizes, number of jackpots, occupancy rate, yield rate, etc.) and games on pachinko gaming machines 1 It has functions such as totaling the number of possession data for the players who have finished the game, and various loan data (sales amount, divide number, etc.) in the daitama ball lending machine 2 and accumulating them in the management database It has a well-known configuration. In addition, the management device 3 is configured to have a function of creating message data to be described later.

  Counters 6 for counting pachinko balls acquired by the player are installed at a plurality of locations (for example, island edges) in the game hall. Each counter 6 is connected to the LAN 4 and communicates with the management device 3. It is provided as possible. As shown in FIG. 2 showing the appearance of the counter 6, a hopper 6 a for inserting pachinko balls, a display 6 b made of, for example, a liquid crystal panel for displaying count data, and a receipt on which a count result is recorded. (An example of the format is shown with reference numeral 12 in FIG. 7), a receipt discharge port 6c for issuing, a return port 6d for discharging a fractional pachinko ball, and a pachinko ball introduced into the hopper 6a A ticket issuing button 6e that becomes effective when the counting operation is completed, a remote control light receiving unit 6f for receiving a signal from a remote control carried by a game hall employee, and the like are provided.

  Although not shown, the prize exchange counter in the pachinko hall has a plurality of POS terminals for performing prize exchange work, and these POS terminals are communicably connected to the management apparatus 3 via the LAN 4. Is done. The POS terminal has a function of paying out a prize according to the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player by comparing the record information of the receipt issued from the counter 6 with the accumulated information on the management device 3 side. Further, the POS terminal can input data such as the number of various prizes received and the number of paid-out prizes to the prize exchange counter, and transmits these data to the management apparatus 3.

Although not shown, the remote controller for transmitting a signal to a remote control light receiving unit (not shown) provided in the calling lamp unit 5 or a remote control light receiving unit 6f provided in the counter 6 transmits infrared light. The transmission medium is configured such that a signal indicating a machine number or the like can be selectively transmitted in accordance with an operation of an operation switch group including a numeric key switch.
FIG. 3 schematically shows the electrical configuration of the counter 6 by a combination of functional blocks.

  In FIG. 3, the counter 6 is provided with a control unit 7 (corresponding to a unit number identification means) composed of a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. A ticket issuing button 6e and a remote control light receiving unit 6f, a counting unit 8 for counting pachinko balls inserted into the hopper 6a, and a printer 9 for issuing a receipt from the receipt discharge port 6c (message data output) A return mechanism 10 for releasing a pachinko ball through the return port 6d, and a transmission / reception unit 11 for transmitting / receiving data through the LAN 4 to / from the management device 3. .

  In this case, the counting unit 8 gives the control unit 7 the number of counting pulses corresponding to the count value of the pachinko balls. Further, the printer 9 creates various receipts (an example is shown in FIG. 7) on which the counting result by the counting unit 8 and a message as described later are printed based on the ticketing data given from the control unit 7, and the receipt Is issued from the receipt discharge port 6c.

Here, the ticket issuing data given from the control unit 7 to the printer 9 is:
(1) Basic data: Pachinko hall store name data, date of ticketing date and time, for example, fixed phrase data such as “valid for the day only”, “thank you each time”, and warnings when there are suspicious parts in the counting results Boilerplate data for sentences,
(2) Count data: Numerical data corresponding to the count value of the count pulse from the count unit 8, and the total number of balls corresponding to the count value finally obtained upon completion of one count operation by the count unit 8 Data, data including premium number data indicating the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged with the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the counted value, data including surplus ball number data indicating the number of extra pachinko balls generated when the prize is exchanged,
(3) Code data: data necessary for printing the two-dimensional code after encrypting the total number of balls data, the ID code unique to the pachinko hall, the receipt issuance date and time, etc. with a predetermined algorithm,
(4) Message data: text data created as described later on the management device 3 side in order to display desired information;
(5) Ticketing number data: Numerical data created on the management device 3 side to display the serial number of the receipt to be issued,
It is a format that combines. For example, among the above data, basic data, counting data, and code data are prepared on the counter 6 side, and message data and ticket number data are controlled from the management apparatus 3 side through the transmission / reception unit 11. The ticket issuing data that is given to the unit 7 and configured by combining these data is stored in the RAM in the control unit 7.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show a part related to the gist of the present invention among the contents of the control by the control unit 7, and FIG. 5 shows the gist of the present invention among the contents of the control by the management device 3. The following description will be made together with related operations.
4A, the control unit 7 waits until the counting operation of the counting unit 8 is started (step A1), and thereafter the counting / display processing routine A2 is completed until the counting operation ends (step A5 described later). Repeatedly until “YES” is determined.

In the counting / display processing routine A2, the counting pulses from the counting unit 8 are counted, and the operation for calculating the total ball number data, the prize number data, and the remainder number data is executed in real time based on the counting result. The calculated data is displayed on the display 6b while being updated and stored in the RAM.
In a period during which such a counting / display processing routine A2 is being executed (a period until “YES” is determined in Step A5), it is determined whether or not a machine number is input through the remote control light receiving unit 6f (Step S5). A3). The machine number input in this way is that of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from which the pachinko balls used for the counting operation are paid out, and the operation of inputting the machine number is performed by a remote control ( (Not shown). Specifically, for example, according to the request of the player who has acquired a large amount of pachinko balls according to the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the game hall employee who carried the pachinko balls to the counter 6 or a large amount to the counter 6 The game hall employee who found the player who introduced the pachinko ball confirms the machine number of the pachinko machine 1 from which the pachinko ball was acquired and then operates the remote control to enter the machine number. It will be.

If there is an input of the machine number, after executing step A4 for transmitting the machine number together with the identification code unique to the counter 6 to the management device 3, the process proceeds to step A5 for determining the end of the counting operation. If the machine number has not been entered, step A4 is jumped to and step A5 is entered. Therefore, in the case of this reference example, the input operation of the machine number by the remote controller is effective only during the period when the counter 6 is performing the counting operation. However, it is not always necessary to adopt such a structure. The machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that is the payout source of the pachinko balls provided for the counting operation may be transmitted to the management device 3. In addition, when the player himself / herself counts a relatively small amount of pachinko balls in the counter 6 or the like, if there is no operation for inputting the serial number by the remote controller, the operation of transmitting the serial number to the management device 3 is not performed. It will be.

  Here, in the management device 3 that has received the serial number, by executing a data processing routine as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 7 of the counter 6 that has transmitted the predetermined reply data as the transmission source of the serial number. The control unit 7 stores the reply data transmitted from the management apparatus 3 side in response to this in the buffer memory area of the RAM after executing step A4. It has become.

  That is, in FIG. 5, the data processing routine set on the management apparatus 3 side is started when a machine number is received from the counter 6 side (“YES” in step C1). The number-of-balls data for the player who has finished the game with the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the machine number is calculated (step C2). Next, out ball number data (corresponding to game data corresponding to the game continuation time) after the end of the last jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the received machine number is extracted (step C3). The number of out balls data extracted in this way is used as message type determination data in the present invention.

After this, Step C4 for creating message data corresponding to the extracted out-ball number data, the identification code that received the reply data including the created message data and the number-of-balls data calculated in Step C2 together with the unit number After executing step C5 to be transmitted to the counter 6 corresponding to the above, the process returns.
In step C4, message data is created as follows.

  That is, the management apparatus 3 is provided with a message setting table having a format as shown in FIG. This message setting table ranks the number of out balls data as message type determination data in a plurality of stages (in this example, ranks “1” to “5” in five stages) according to the size, and rank “ In this state, message data including predetermined text data is stored in a state associated with “1” to “5”.

  In this case, the state where the rank of the out ball number data is low is a state in which the game continuation time after the end of the jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is short, in other words, according to the occurrence of the jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 A large amount of pachinko balls acquired by the player corresponds to a state that is assumed to be sufficient at the player's hand, and as a message data corresponding to this, for example, a message that strongly encourages replay using pachinko balls Is stored. On the other hand, a state in which the rank of the out ball number data is high corresponds to a state in which the game continuation time after the end of the jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is long, in other words, according to the occurrence of the jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 This corresponds to a state in which a large number of acquired pachinko balls are assumed to have decreased due to the game, and for example, a message that comforts that the acquired pachinko balls have decreased is stored as message data corresponding thereto. The example of the message setting table in FIG. 6 indicates that there is no corresponding message data when the rank of the out ball number data is “4”, that is, when the out ball number data is “1001 to 5000”. Yes. Accordingly, when the rank of the out ball number data extracted in step C3 is “4”, the message data is not included in the reply data transmitted to the counter 6 in step C5.

  Returning to FIG. 4-1, when the counting operation of the counting unit 8 is completed ("YES" in step A5), the operation of the ticket issuing button 6e is validated (step A6), and the counting end operation, that is, the ticket issuing button 6e is activated. Wait until the operation is performed (step A7). When the ticket issuing button 6e is operated from this state, it is determined whether or not reply data from the management device 3 is stored in the RAM (step A8).

If the reply data is stored, that is, if the operation of inputting the machine number by the remote controller is performed during the period when the counter 6 performs the counting operation, the error ball check routine A9 is executed. .
In this error ball check routine A9, processing as shown in FIG. 4-2 is performed. That is, in the error ball check routine A9, a difference between the number of balls possessed in the reply data received from the management device 3 and the number of pachinko balls indicated by the actual count result is calculated (step B1). Next, it is determined whether or not the calculated difference is within a preset normal range (for example, −500 to +600) (step B2). If the calculated difference is within the normal range, step B3 for setting an error check OK flag is performed. After execution, the process returns, and when it is out of the normal range, the process returns after executing step B4 for setting an error check NG flag.

  Returning to FIG. 4A, after the error check routine A9 is executed, the result of the error check is determined (step A10). If it is OK, whether or not message data is included in the reply data. Is determined (step A11). If message data is included in the reply data, step A12 for issuing a receipt with a message by the printer 9, initial data stored in the RAM (count data, reply data from the management device 3, etc.) The process returns after sequentially executing the conversion processing step A14. If message data is not included in the reply data, step A13 for issuing a receipt without a message by the printer 9 and the initialization processing step A14 are sequentially executed, and then the process returns.

Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of a receipt with a message issued in step A12. That is, as described above, ticketing data (basic data, counting data, code data, message data, ticketing number data) is given from the control unit 7 to the printer 9 when a receipt is issued, as shown in FIG. The receipt 12
-Store name a of pachinko hall indicated by basic data, ticketing date and time b, boilerplate c and d,
-The total number of balls e indicated by the count data, the number of prizes f, the number of extra balls g,
-A two-dimensional code (QR code) h indicated by the code data,
A predetermined message i corresponding to the message data from the management device 3,
・ Ticket number j indicated by the ticket number data,
Is printed.

  On the other hand, the receipt without a message issued in step A13 is, for example, a form in which the message i is removed from the receipt 12, and this step A13 and the subsequent initialization processing step A14 are managed in the RAM. When the reply data from the device 3 is not stored (“NO” in step A8), that is, when the above-described input operation of the machine number is not performed during the period when the counter 6 is performing the counting operation. Also executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step A10 that the result of the error check is NG, the process waits until ticketing is permitted (step A15). This ticketing permission is established by, for example, an amusement hall employee confirming the current situation and performing an operation of transmitting a ticketing permission signal through a remote control. After step A16 for issuing a receipt by the printer 9 and the initialization processing step A14 are sequentially executed, the process returns. The receipt with a warning issued in step A16 is, for example, a warning message informing the player of a warning about the abnormality in the counting result in the message i part of the receipt 12 as shown in FIG. It is printed.

In short, according to the above-described reference example, the following operations and effects can be achieved. That is, when a player counts a large amount of pachinko balls acquired by putting the pachinko gaming machine 1 into a big hit state, generally, the pachinko balls are carried by the game hall employees and put into the counting machine 6. To be done. When counting pachinko balls in this way, the game hall employee operates the remote controller that he / she carries to give the number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from which the pachinko balls are paid out to the counter 6. When input is made through the remote control light receiving unit 6f, the counter 6 transmits the input machine number and an identification code unique to itself to the management device 3.

  Then, the management device 3 that has received the machine number and the identification code, among the game data for the pachinko gaming machine 1 with the machine number received from the counter 6, uses the out ball number data after the end of the last jackpot state as the message type. In addition to extraction as determination data, message data having contents (see the message table in FIG. 6) corresponding to the extracted out-ball number data is created, and the message data is transmitted to the counter 6 corresponding to the reception identification code. become.

  In the counter 6 that has received the message data, when the ticketing button 6e is operated after the pachinko ball counting operation is completed, a receipt that records the message according to the received message data, the pachinko ball counting result, and the like (FIG. 7). Issue a reference). Therefore, when a large number of acquired pachinko balls by the player are counted by the counter 6, a message from the game hall side can be transmitted to the player.

  The message transmitted in this case is a content corresponding to the size of the number of out balls after the end of the last jackpot state in the pachinko machine 1, for example, the number of out balls data after the end of the jackpot state is If it is relatively small (when it is determined that the game duration after the jackpot state ends is relatively short), in other words, a large amount of pachinko balls acquired in response to the occurrence of the jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 When it is assumed that there is enough at hand (that is, when the pachinko ball acquired by the game with the pachinko machine 1 is counted with the counter 6 immediately after the big hit state is finished), the pachinko ball is used. A message prompting you to reinvest, or reinvest, is sent. On the contrary, when the number of out balls after the end of the jackpot state is relatively large (when it is determined that the game duration after the end of the jackpot state is relatively long), that is, the player is in the pachinko gaming machine 1 If you continue to replay for a long time without counting the number of pachinko balls that you have earned by playing, and if you spend most of the pachinko balls that you have acquired as a result of replaying, for example, comforting that the number of acquired pachinko balls has decreased A message like this (it is possible to include content that appreciates replay for a long time in this message) is sent.

In other words, according to the configuration of the present reference example, a message corresponding to the magnitude of the game continuation time after the end of the last jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be selectively transmitted. As a result, based on the message It is possible to achieve a beneficial effect on the operation of the amusement arcade that the operation rate of each pachinko gaming machine 1 can be improved as much as possible.

( One embodiment)
FIGS. 8 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, only portions different from the first reference example will be described .
FIG. 8 shows the appearance of the counter 6 ′ used in this embodiment. In FIG. 8, a counter 6 'is a game for issuing a re-game ticket to be described later, in addition to a hopper 6a, a display 6b, a receipt discharge port 6c, a return port 6d, a ticket issuing button 6e, and a remote control light receiving unit 6f. Pauseko ball exit for ticket discharge port 6g, when stopping pachinko ball counting for exchanging prizes (when canceling receipt issuance for pachinko balls thrown into the hopper 6a and using the pachinko balls for replay) button 6h is provided with a (corresponding to operation unit), the count suspending button 6h is configured to generate an interrupt signal when operated. In this embodiment, the display 6b corresponds to the notification means .

In FIG. 9, the electrical configuration of the counter 6 'is schematically shown by a combination of functional blocks.
That is, the counter 6 ′ provides the control unit 7 with a display 6 b, ticketing button 6 e, remote control light receiving unit 6 f, counting unit 8, printer 9, and return mechanism 10, similar to the counter 6 in the first reference example. The transmission / reception unit 11 is connected, and the counting interruption button 6h that generates an interruption signal when operated, and the card issuing machine 13 for issuing a re-game ticket from the game ticket outlet 6g are connected. It has become. The re-game ticket issued from the card issuing machine 13 has the same form as the prepaid card for the daitama ball lending machine 2, and the number of pachinko balls that can be used to release the pachinko balls in the daima ball lending machine 2 Data is written as described later. Although not shown, a ball return machine for discharging pachinko balls by using a re-game ticket may be provided at a plurality of locations in the game hall.

FIG. 10 shows a part related to the gist of the present invention in the contents of control by the control unit 7, and this will be described below together with related actions. Since the control contents in FIG. 10 include many parts similar to those in FIG. 4A described in the first reference example, description of those parts is omitted.
That is, in FIG. 10, after the start of the pachinko ball counting operation by the counting unit 8, the control unit 7 stores the reply data (including message data and possession ball data) transmitted from the management device 3 side in the buffer memory of the RAM. If it is stored in the area, that is, if the operation of inputting the machine number by the remote control is performed, a message corresponding to the message data in the reply data is displayed on the display 6b (step A17).

  When the pachinko ball counting operation is not completed (“NO” in step A5), the control unit 7 determines whether or not the counting interruption button 6h is operated (whether or not an interruption signal is input) (step A18). In the non-operation state, the state returns to the state in which the counting / display processing routine A2 is continued. On the other hand, when the counting interruption button 6h is operated in a state where the pachinko ball counting operation is not completed, the process waits until the pachinko ball counting operation is completed (step A19). It is determined whether or not the number has been input (return data transmitted from the management device 3 side is stored in the buffer memory area of the RAM) (step A20).

  If the machine number has been input, the process proceeds to step A22 after executing step A21 for transmitting a reservation signal to the management apparatus 3. If the machine number has not been entered, step A21 is jumped to and step A22 is entered. Migrate to In this step A22, a re-game ticket in which the pachinko ball counting result from the card issuing machine 13 is recorded as pachinko ball number data in a state that can be paid out for re-playing is issued. It returns after executing process step A14.

  In this case, although not shown, the management device 3 that has received the reservation signal reserves the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the machine number (input machine number) received from the counter 6 so that a third party cannot play the game. (For example, a state in which the power of the pachinko ball launching mechanism is shut off) is switched, and this reservation state is determined by the player who has performed the pachinko ball counting operation in the counter 6 and the operation of the count interruption button 6h. When the game on the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a state where it can be resumed, the game room employee releases the game using, for example, a remote controller.

On the other hand, when the counting operation of the pachinko ball is completed without the counting interruption button 6h being operated (“YES” in Step A5), the ticket issuing button is executed after executing Step A6 for enabling the operation of the ticket issuing button 6e. Wait until either 6e or the count interruption button 6h is operated (steps A7 and A23). When the ticket issuing button 6e is operated, the control after step A8 is executed in the same manner as in the first reference example, but when the counting interruption button 6h is operated, the determination step A20, the reservation signal transmission step A21, the replay After executing the ticket issuing step A22 and the initialization processing step A14 in sequence, the process returns.

According to the configuration of the reference example described above, the following operations and effects are achieved. That is, when the player counts a large amount of pachinko balls acquired by putting the pachinko gaming machine 1 into a big hit state, as described above, the game hall employee becomes the payout source of the pachinko balls. The machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is input to the counter 6. When such a machine number is entered, a message with content corresponding to the number of out balls after the last jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 that has been played so far is sent to the player. Will be notified through the display 6b. When the player decides to replay the pachinko gaming machine 1 based on the message notified in this way, the player operates the counting interruption button 6h provided on the counting machine 6. Then, a re-game ticket in which the counting result of the pachinko balls by the counter 6 is recorded is issued to the player. That is, the pachinko balls counted by the counter 6 are returned, and the player can enter a state where the player can replay using the acquired pachinko balls.

  In short, it can be directed to improve the operating rate of each pachinko gaming machine 1 as much as possible based on the message displayed on the display 6b, and as a result, it will be beneficial in the operation of the game hall. An effect is obtained. In this case, when the operation of the count interruption button 6h is performed as described above, the management device 3 reserves the pachinko gaming machine 1 from which the pachinko balls to be counted are paid out so that a third party cannot play the game. In addition to switching to the state, only the player is allowed to play with the pachinko gaming machine 1. Accordingly, the player can surely perform re-playing with the pachinko gaming machine 1 from which the pachinko balls are paid out, and the convenience of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is increased, so the operating rate of each pachinko gaming machine 1 is improved. It will be useful in achieving the purpose of

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A second reference example of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, and only portions different from the first reference example will be described below. In this reference example, a member card in which a unique ID code is recorded is issued to a player who has registered as a member in advance, and various services (savings, replay, etc.) are provided by using the member card. It is intended for amusement halls where a card system is built. In this case, a visitor card in which a unique ID code is recorded is issued to a player who is not registered as a member, and the non-member player can use the visitor card to acquire a pachinko ball. The system configuration is such that the counting results are recorded and prizes are paid out.

FIG. 11 shows a pachinko gaming machine 14 and an interbank ball lending machine 15 according to this reference example. In FIG. 11, the pachinko gaming machine 14 is provided with a so-called counter for counting machines 16 in a state corresponding to this one-to-one. This per-counter 16 has a ball outlet (provided on the lower plate 14a of the pachinko gaming machine 14) only when a membership card or a visitor card is inserted into the card insertion port 15a of the inter-ball ball lending machine 15. The opening operation (not shown) is permitted, and the counting operation of the pachinko balls falling from the lower plate 14a is started according to the opening operation. The pachinko gaming machine 14 is configured to exhibit a big hit state in the same manner as the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the first reference example. The out lamp signal, the safe ball number signal, the start signal, the big hit signal, etc. The same applies to the configuration in which the unit 5 outputs to the management device 3 (see FIG. 1).

  The interbank ball lending machine 15 has a payout button provided on the pachinko gaming machine 14 side when there is a balance of the stored ball in the storage account corresponding to the member card with the member card inserted into the card insertion slot 15a. In response to an operation (not shown), a pachinko ball is withdrawn within the range of the balance of the stored ball and discharged to the upper plate 14b of the pachinko gaming machine 14 as a replay machine. The operation of releasing the pachinko balls to the upper plate 14b is performed by giving a release command to the pachinko ball release mechanism in the pachinko gaming machine 14.

  Further, as will be described later, the stand-by-ball lending machine 15 is configured to transmit the ID code of the inserted card to the management device 3 in a state where the membership card or the visitor card is inserted into the card insertion slot 15a. Further, when the counting operation is performed by the counter 16 in such an insertion state, the counting data indicating the counting result is transmitted to the management device 3. In this case, on the management apparatus 3 side, the received count data is stored in a savings account divided for each membership card ID code and a prize ball account classified for each visitor card ID code. . Note that the count data stored in the prize ball account can be used only for prize exchange. In addition to the counting data and the ID code, a replay ball number signal indicating the number of stored balls returned (replay amount) is output from the interbank ball lending machine 15 to the management device 3.

  The interbank ball lending machine 15 is provided with a card discharge button 15c that is operated when the game on the display terminal 15b (corresponding to the message output means) and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 14 is finished.

The daitama ball lending machine 15 is provided with a control unit (not shown) having a function as a machine number transmission means in the present invention. FIG. Only the part relevant to the gist is shown.
That is, in FIG. 12, the control unit waits until a member card or a visitor card is inserted into the card insertion slot 15a or until there is a game end operation (operation of the card discharge button 15c) (steps D1 and D2). When a member card or a visitor card is inserted into the card insertion slot 15a, the ID code of the inserted card is transmitted to the management device 3 (step D3), and an authentication signal that is answered back from the management device 3 is received accordingly. (Step D4). Although not shown, the management device 3 performs the ID code authentication work when receiving the ID code, and also uses the authentication signal indicating the result as the ID code sender 15 It is configured to answer back to the control unit.

  When receiving the authentication signal, the control unit determines the content (authentication result) of the authentication signal (step D5), and if OK, indicates that the card (member card or visitor card) has been received on the display terminal 15b. After executing step D6 for displaying the above, the process proceeds to step D2. On the other hand, when the authentication result is NG, step D7 for performing NG display indicating that the card cannot be received by the display terminal 15b and step D8 for discharging the inserted card are sequentially executed, and then the process proceeds to step D2. The card acceptance display is ended when, for example, a pachinko ball counting operation is started, and the NG display is ended after the inserted card is discharged, for example.

  When the game end operation is performed (“YES” in step D2), whether or not a member card or a visitor card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 15a (that is, the display terminal 15b is in the card acceptance display state). (Step D9), and in the non-insertion state, after executing Step D10 for displaying a message for prompting card insertion on the display terminal 15b, the process returns to Step D1. This message display state is terminated when, for example, a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 15a.

  When a membership card or a visitor card has already been inserted into the card insertion slot 15a ("YES" in step D9), a ball outlet (not shown) provided on the lower plate 14a of the pachinko gaming machine 14 is opened. By allowing the operation, the counting operation by the counter 16 is started (step D11), and thereafter the counting / display processing routine D12 is completed until the counting operation is completed (until “YES” is determined in step D13). Run repeatedly. In the counting / display processing routine D12, the counting pulses from the counter 16 are counted, and the operation for calculating the total ball number data, the prize number data and the remainder number data is executed in real time based on the counting result. The count data calculated as described above is displayed on the display terminal 15b while being updated and stored in the RAM.

When the counting operation by the counter 16 is completed (“YES” in step D13), the counting result is transmitted to the management apparatus 3 together with the ID code of the inserted card (step D14), and thereafter the management is performed. Wait until reply data from the apparatus 3 is received (step D15). Note that this reply data is the same as the reply data described in the first reference example, and in response to the execution of the data processing routine as shown in FIG. The data is transmitted to the control unit of the lending machine 15, and the control unit side stores the received reply data in the RAM. Moreover, in the management apparatus 3, the process which stores the received count result in the account (a savings account or a prize ball account) according to a received ID code is performed.

  When reply data is received, it is determined whether or not message data is included in the reply data (step D16). When message data is included in the reply data, the counting result (number of player's pachinko balls) by the counter 16 is displayed on the display terminal 15b together with the message corresponding to the message data. (Step D17). That is, the display in the form as shown in FIG. 13, for example, is performed on the display terminal 15b.

  This display state is continued until a predetermined time elapses (step D18). When the predetermined time elapses, an initialization processing step D21 for data stored in the RAM (count data, reply data from the management device 3, etc.) is performed. Returns after execution. Further, when message data is not included in the reply data (“NO” in step D16), the counting result by the counter 16 on the display terminal 15b (the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player) Only the predetermined time is displayed (steps D19 and D20), after which the initialization process step D21 is executed and the process returns.

In short, also in this reference example configured as described above, a message corresponding to the size of the game continuation time after the last jackpot state ends in the pachinko gaming machine 14 (the size of the acquired pachinko ball at the player's side) the, which can selectively transmitting through the display terminal 15b, as a result, will be able to direct to improve the rate of operation of the pachinko game machine 14 even a little on the basis of the message, the first reference example The same effect can be achieved.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified or expanded as described below, for example.
In the management device 3, the game data that is the message type determination data is configured to extract the number of out balls after the last jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the unit number received from the counter 6, The game data may be, for example, data on the number of winning pachinko balls (start count after the end of the last jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1) at the start winning opening which is a trigger for occurrence of the jackpot state in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In addition, when the management target by the management device 3 is a slot machine, game data such as the number of digest games after the end of the last jackpot state may be used as message type determination data.

The function of the message creation means for creating the message data is provided on the management device 3 side. For example, in the first reference example and one embodiment, the control section 7 in the counter 6 includes a message creation means. It is good also as a structure which provides a function, and also in the 2nd reference example, it is good also as a structure which provides the function of a message preparation means in the control part (not shown) in the pedestal ball lending machine 15.

In the first reference example and an embodiment, a configuration providing a function of the control unit 7 two single number identification means in the counting machine 6 is not limited to this, for example, the control unit of the call lamp unit 5 For example, the function of the machine number identification means may be provided in another device in the game hall such as the function of the machine number identification means (the function of transferring the machine number to the management device 3 when receiving the machine number from the remote controller). In the first reference example and one embodiment, the message data output means (printer 9 and display 6b) is provided in the counter 6. However, it may be provided in the vicinity of the counter 6.

Configuration diagram of the entire system showing a first reference example of the present invention Front view of counting machine Functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the counter Flow chart showing control contents by control unit in counter 1 Flowchart 2 showing the contents of control by the control unit in the counter Flow chart showing control contents by management device The figure which shows an example of the message setting table prepared by the management apparatus side The figure which shows an example of the receipt issued from a counter The front view of the counter which shows one Example of this invention Functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the counter Flow chart showing control contents by control unit in counter Front view of pachinko gaming machine and daitama ball lending machine showing a second reference example of the present invention The flowchart which shows the control contents by the control section inside the daitama ball lending machine The figure which shows the example of the message display with the display terminal

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1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is a ball rental machine, 2a is a card slot, 3 is a management device (data extraction means, message creation means), 5 is a calling lamp unit, 6 and 6 'are counters, and 6b is a counter Display (notification means, message output means), 6c is a receipt discharge port, 6e is a ticket issuing button, 6f is a remote control light receiving unit, 6g is a game ticket discharge port, 6h is a count interruption button (operation unit), 7 is a control unit ( (Number identification means), 8 is a counting unit, 9 is a printer (message output means), 10 is a return mechanism, 11 is a transmission / reception unit, 12 is a receipt, 13 is a card issuing machine, 14 is a pachinko machine, and 15 is a table A ball lending machine, 15a is a card insertion slot, 15b is a display terminal (message output means), 15c is a card ejection button, and 16 is a counter for each unit.

Claims (1)

A management device that manages game data for a plurality of gaming machines capable of generating a big hit state, and a prize exchange that counts game media paid out according to the game in the gaming machine and records the counting result In a game hall management system equipped with a counting machine that issues receipts ,
When the game machine is counted by the counter, a machine number identifying means for identifying the machine number of the gaming machine from which the game medium is paid out and transmitting it to the management device;
Informing means provided in the vicinity of the counter or the counter , and informing the player of the content of the received message data;
Data extraction means provided in the management device for extracting game data corresponding to the game continuation time after the end of the last jackpot state in the gaming machine with the machine number received from the machine number identifying means as message type determination data;
Message creating means for creating message data having contents corresponding to the message type determination data extracted by the data extracting means and transmitting the message data to the notification means , and
The counter includes an operation unit that generates an interruption signal when operated in a state in which the notification operation of the message data is performed by the notification unit, and stops issuing the receipt when the operation unit is operated. Issue a re-game ticket that records the counting result as game media number data in a state that can be paid out for re-game,
In the case where the interruption signal is generated by the operation of the operation means, the management device is configured such that a third party cannot play the gaming machine from which the game medium to be counted by the counter corresponding to the operation means is paid out. A management system for a game hall characterized by having a function of switching to a reserved state and allowing a game on the gaming machine only to an operator of the operating means .

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