JP2020199067A - Game information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game information management system enabling the game parlor side to predict operation of each game machine based on a browsing state of game information by a player.SOLUTION: In a game information management system, since it can be grasped objectively how much support each model has from players, operation prediction of each model becomes easy, and the result can be utilized, when considering increase/decrease of the number of installations or adjustment of a ball put-out rate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a game information management system.

Conventionally, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a service of providing various information of a game machine installed in a game hall to a player on a website is provided. By using such a service, the player can check the operating status of each game machine without going to the game hall. In addition, the game hall side can objectively grasp how much attention is being paid to each installed game machine by the player based on the access status of the player to the website, and the next day or later. It has the advantage that the operating rate can be predicted to some extent. However, since many players browse information on not only one type of game machine but also multiple types of game machines, it is difficult to predict the actual operating status simply by looking at the number of views of each game machine. is there.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-76221

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game information management system capable of predicting the operation of each game machine by the game hall side based on the viewing status of the game information by the player. To provide.

In the game information management system of the present embodiment, since it is possible to objectively grasp how much each model is supported by the player, it becomes easy to predict the operation of each model, and the number of installed units can be increased or decreased. It can be useful when considering the adjustment of the ball output rate.

Overall block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention Hall selection screen displayed on mobile terminals Model selection screen displayed on mobile terminals Model-specific data screen displayed on mobile terminals Designated stand detailed data screen displayed on the mobile terminal Explanatory diagram showing a model analysis data sample created by the server

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Since a common game information management system is constructed in the three amusement parks A, B, and C illustrated as the A store, the B store, and the C store in FIG. 1, the following mainly focuses on the configuration of the amusement park A. explain.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of game machines 1 such as pachinko machines and slot machines are installed in the game hall A, and a rental device 2 and a game information display device 3 are installed at positions corresponding to each of the plurality of game machines 1. Is attached. The two game machines 1, the two rental devices 2, and the two game information display devices 3 are connected to one relay device 4. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5, and relays communication between the game machine 1, the rental device 2, the game information display device 3, and the management device 6.

The management device 6 is installed in, for example, a management room, and receives a game signal output from the game machine side (game machine 1, rental device 2, etc.) via the relay device 4. A device (not shown) such as a POS that performs a prize exchange process is connected to the LAN 5 so as to be able to communicate with the management device 6. Although omitted in FIG. 1, a plurality of types of game machines 1 over several hundreds are managed by the management device 6. Further, when the game machine 1 described above is a pachinko machine, the game value (game medium) is a ball (pachinko ball), and when the game machine 1 is a slot machine, the game value is a medal.

The pachinko machine shown on the left side of FIG. 1 has an operation handle 8, an upper tray 9, and a lower tray 10 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board 7, and has a liquid crystal display 11, a start port 12, and a large size on the board 7. It has a winning opening 13. When the player operates the operation handle 8, a ball is fired on the board surface 7, and when the ball wins the starting port 12, the number of balls corresponding to the winning is paid out or a big hit lottery is performed. In the jackpot lottery, the liquid crystal display unit 11 executes a symbol variation by a so-called special symbol (special symbol), and when the stopped displayed symbol is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot state occurs. When a jackpot condition occurs, the jackpot 13 is opened for, for example, 15 rounds.

The slot machine shown on the right side of FIG. 1 has a display window 15, a start lever 16, a stop button 17, a liquid crystal unit 18, a medal insertion slot 19, a BET button 20, and the like. The player can visually recognize the pattern drawn on the reel provided inside through the display window 15. A predetermined number of credit medals are bet by the player inserting medals from the medal insertion slot 19 or operating the BET button 20. When the start lever 16 is operated in that state, the internal lottery is executed and the fluctuation of the symbol is started, and the fluctuation of the reel is stopped by the so-called pull-in control by operating the stop button 17.

In the slot machine, as is well known, in addition to a small role and a replay role, a bonus role (BB role and RB role) and the like are set. Then, at the time of the above internal lottery, when the stop button 17 is operated by the player in the state where any of the winning combinations is internally won, the symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination is stopped and displayed on the preset effective line. If it is done, a prize will be generated. Then, when a prize is awarded, the corresponding number of medals are paid out, or a transition to a bonus state (big hit state) or the like is performed.

The game signal shown below is output from the game machine 1 according to the execution of the game.
-Game medium consumption signal: Indicates the number of game media consumed in the game.
-Game medium grant signal: Indicates the number of game media granted by winning.
-Big hit lottery signal: Indicates the number of big hit lottery, etc. executed during the game.
-Big hit signal: Output during the occurrence of the big hit state, indicating that it is in the big hit state.
It should be noted that the game machine 1 outputs various signals depending on the model, not limited to these game signals.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lending device 2 includes a lending device for pachinko machines and a lending device for slot machines. The lending device 2 includes an insertion slot 21 for inserting bills (thousand yen), a control unit having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O (not shown), a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving various signals, and the like. The lending device 2 for the pachinko machine is arranged on the left side of the pachinko machine, lends balls according to the insertion of bills into the insertion slot 21, and transmits sales information indicating the amount of the insertion to the management device 6. The lending device 2 for the slot machine is arranged on the right side of the slot machine, rents medals according to the insertion of bills into the slot 21, and transmits sales information indicating the insertion amount to the management device 6.

The game information display device 3 can display game data (game information) corresponding to the type of the game machine 1, the number of jackpots generated by the game machine 1, and the number of games with variable symbols executed by the game machine 1. Various game information such as (number of starts) is displayed.

The control unit (not shown) of the management device 6 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a recording unit such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM. A monitor 6a and a keyboard 6b (see FIG. 1) are connected to the control unit, and a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving various signals and a printer (all not shown) are connected to the control unit.
The control unit of the management device 6 (hereinafter, appropriately abbreviated as “management device 6”) manages the operating status of all the devices in the above-mentioned game hall A. In addition, the management device 6 collects the various game signals described above or the game information of each game machine 1, and manages the game information of each player based on the identification information such as the player ID.

The management device 6 can be connected to the Internet 100 (public communication line) shown in FIG. 1, and can communicate with the data management server 30 installed in the center via the Internet 100 and the like. The same configuration as that of the game hall A is realized in the game halls B and C, and the management device 6 (not shown) of the game halls B and C also has the data management server 30 and the management device 6 of the game hall A as well as the management device 6 of the game hall A. Communication is possible via the Internet 100 or the like.

The data management server 30 (hereinafter abbreviated as "server 30") is operated by an information providing company, for example, outside the amusement parks A to C. The server 30 receives game information regarding the operating status of each game machine 1 from the management devices 6 of the game halls A to C using the Internet 100, and stores the game information in association with the game hall ID and the model ID. , Provides a viewing service site for game information of each game machine 1.

The model ID is the identification information of the model of the game machine 1 set for each model, and the game hall ID is the identification information unique to the game halls A to C set for each game hall. Further, the server 30 is a server device that collects and stores game information related to a plurality of types of game machines 1 installed in the game halls A to C.

As will be described in detail below, when the mobile terminal 31 (player terminal) shown in FIG. 1 accesses the server 30, the server 30 uses the access log including at least the model ID of the browsed game machine 1 as a recording means. Is recorded in association with the player terminal ID. Here, the player terminal ID is identification information unique to the mobile terminal 31, and the access log is a communication record (access history) to the server 30. The "recording" in the description of the present embodiment can be understood as having the same meaning as the "memory", for example, the "recording means" is referred to as the "memory means".

The mobile terminal 31 is a smartphone owned by the player and is a terminal device capable of connecting to the Internet 100. The mobile terminal 31 is provided with a display unit 31a having a touch panel on the front surface thereof, and the display unit 31a can perform various operations including a touch operation. Further, the mobile terminal 31 can access the server 30 via the Internet 100 and browse the game information on the relevant site (website).

In order to access the site of the server 30 and browse the game information, it is necessary to register as a member, acquire an account, and pay a monthly usage fee (for example, 300 yen). The account is account information for logging in to the server 30, and is recorded in association with the player terminal ID on a one-to-one basis. Therefore, the account is grasped together with the player terminal ID as identification information that can uniquely identify the mobile terminal 31 of each player.

When the player wants to check the game information of the game machine 1 installed in any of the game halls A to C, he / she accesses the site of the server 30 from the mobile terminal 31 for which the member registration has been completed and logs in. As a result, the player can browse the game information of the desired game machine 1 installed in the desired game fields A to C on the display unit 31a of the mobile terminal 31.

Here, FIG. 2 shows a screen 32 displayed on the display unit 31a of the mobile terminal 31, in which "region selection" is performed on a "menu" screen (not shown), and a desired region (region selection) is displayed on the "region selection" screen. The "hole selection" screen 32 displayed when a prefecture (prefecture / city / ward) is selected is shown.

The "hole selection" screen 32 displays a list of playgrounds in the selected area, and displays the title 32a, the selected area 32b, the "hole" button 32c, the next page button 32d, and the previous screen return button 32e. The "hole" button 32c is composed of a group of buttons representing the hall names "AAA, BBB, CCC, ..." of each playground A, B, C, .... When the next page button 32d is touch-operated, the screen transitions to a screen representing another hole name in the selected area as "next 5 cases" (not shown), and when the previous screen return button 32e is touch-operated, the above Return to the "Region selection" screen.
Further, when any of the "hole" button 32c and the button with the hole name is selected by touch operation, the transition from the "hole selection" screen 32 to the "model selection" screen 33 of FIG.

The "model selection" screen 33 of FIG. 3 displays a list of models installed in the amusement park with the selected hall name, and includes the title 33a, the hall name 33b, the "model" button 33c, and the next page button 33d. The button 33e for returning to the previous screen is displayed. The "model" button 33c is composed of a group of buttons representing the model name of each model. When the next page button 33d is touch-operated, the screen transitions to the screen showing the name of another model installed in the amusement park as "next 10 cases" (not shown), and the previous screen return button 33e is touch-operated. Then, the screen returns to the "hole selection" screen 32.

Further, when the button of any model name among the "model" buttons 33c is selected by touch operation, the transition from the "model selection" screen 33 to the "model-specific data" screen 34 of FIG. In addition to the pachinko machine models "Pachinko A to" shown in FIG. 3, the "model" button 33c can be displayed so that the slot machine model (not shown) can be selected and displayed.

The "model-specific data" screen 34 of FIG. 4 displays a list of the game machines 1 corresponding to (belonging to) the selected model, and is a predetermined one corresponding to the title 34a, the model 34b, and the "unit number" button 34c. The game information 34d and the previous screen return button 34e are displayed. If all the game machines 1 belonging to the model 34b are not displayed in the game hall, the next page button (not shown) is also displayed. When the button on the next page is touch-operated, the screen (not shown) that displays another "unit number" belonging to the model 34b together with the game information 34d of the game machine 1 is displayed. When the return button 34e on the previous screen is touch-operated, the screen returns to the "model selection" screen 33.
The "serial number" button 34c is composed of a group of buttons representing identification information for each game machine 1 belonging to the model 34b, and when any of the "serial number" buttons 34c in the button group is touch-operated, the figure is shown. Transition to the "designated table detailed data" screen 35 of 5.

The “designated machine detailed data” screen 35 of FIG. 5 displays the detailed data of the selected machine number, and includes the title 35a, the hall name and the date 35b, the model name and the machine number 35c, and the game machine 1 of the machine number. The game information 35d and the difference ball graph 35e corresponding to the above are displayed.
Further, on the "designated table detailed data" screen 35, a button 35f for returning to the previous screen is displayed. Therefore, the touch operation of the previous screen return button 35f returns to the "model selection" screen 33, reselects the "unit number" button 34c, and displays the game information 35d and the difference ball graph 35e of each unit number as "designated unit detailed data". It can be displayed on the screen 35.
As described above, the player can confirm the detailed information of the desired game machine 1 belonging to the desired model installed in the desired game field on his / her mobile terminal 31.

The server 30 accessed from the mobile terminal 31 as described above records the access date / time, the selected area, the selected hall, and the selected model as an access log for each accessed account (player terminal ID). That is, the date and time accessed to display the "hole selection" screen 32 of FIG. 2 is recorded as the access date and time, the selected area 32b of the screen 32 is recorded as the selected area, and the "hole" of the screen 32 is recorded. The playground ID of the hole name selected by the button 32c is recorded as the selected hole, and the model ID of the model selected by the button 33c on the “model selection” screen 33 of FIG. 3 is recorded as the selected model. Such an access log is recorded in association with the player terminal ID of the accessed mobile terminal 31.

Then, the server 30 creates model analysis data for each amusement park based on the access log in a predetermined period. Here, FIG. 6 is a sample of the model analysis data, and shows an example of a sample created for the amusement park A.

As shown in FIG. 6, the model analysis data sample includes the “location” and “hall name” of the game hall A, the “date” of the target period (the predetermined period) of the model analysis, and (1) to (1) to (1) to (1) in the figure. Includes the model analysis data shown in (5). That is, the server 30 identifies the game hall A of the "location" and the "hole name" from the selected area and the selected hall included in the access log, and the model analysis data (1) to (5) of the game hall A. ) Is created by dividing it into appropriate predetermined periods such as daily, daily, weekly, and monthly (in the example of the figure, the corresponding "date" for each day). In the following, the model analysis data shown in (1) to (5) will be described with reference to FIG. 6, with the information providing destination amusement park A as its own store.

(1) Total number of views: The total number of accounts that are viewing the game information of the game machine 1 installed in the store, that is, the total number of player terminal IDs (mobile terminals 31) that are viewing the game information. Can be grasped. The total number of views is determined by the server 30 as a means for calculating the total number of views of the mobile terminal 31 of the mobile terminal 31 that has viewed the game information of the game machine 1 of any one of the plurality of models of the game machine 1 based on the access log. It is calculated by calculating the number as the total number of model views.
Specifically, the total number of views "775" illustrated in FIG. 6 is a total value of the number of mobile terminals 31 determined to have viewed the game information of any of the game machines 1 in the store. Is.

(2) Number of model views: Of the total number of views in (1), the number of accounts viewing the game information for each model can be grasped. The number of model browsing is obtained by calculating the number of mobile terminals 31 that have browsed the game information of the game machine 1 of the specific model based on the access log by the server 30 as the model browsing number calculation means.
Specifically, the number of model views "81 people" of "Pachinko Z" in the bottom column of FIG. 6 is the number of mobile terminals 31 that have viewed the game information of the specific model "Pachinko Z" specified by the model ID. It is an aggregated value.

(3) Number of single model views: Of the number of model views in (2), the number of accounts that viewed only the model can be grasped. The number of individual browsing of this model is the number of mobile terminals 31 that have viewed only the game information of the game machine 1 of the specific model among the number of browsing of the model based on the access log by the server 30 as the means of calculating the number of individual browsing of the model. It is calculated by calculation.
Specifically, in the number of single views "36 people" of the "Pachinko Z" model in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 31 that browses the game information of the specific model "Pachinko Z" is the remaining model "Pachinko A to Y". By determining whether or not the game information of "" has been browsed, the mobile terminal 31 that has browsed only the specific model is specified, and the number is totaled.

(4) Model browsing rate: Obtained by dividing the number of model browsing in (2) by the total number of browsing in (1). This model browsing rate is calculated by the server 30 as indicating the ratio of the number of browsing of the model to the total number of browsing.
Specifically, the model browsing rate "10.5%" of "Pachinko Z" is calculated by the number of model browsing (81 people) / total number of browsing (775 people).

(5) Model-only browsing rate: Obtained by dividing the number of model-only browsing in (3) by the number of model browsing in (2). This model-only browsing rate is calculated by the server 30 (model support rate calculating means) as a model support rate indicating the ratio of the number of model-only browsing to the number of model browsing.
Specifically, the model-only browsing rate "44.4%" of "Pachinko Z" is calculated by the number of model-only browsing (36 people) / the number of model browsing (81 people).

Although not shown, the second model single browsing rate, which indicates the ratio of the model single browsing number of (3) to the total browsing number of (1) above, was calculated, and the model analysis data of (1) to (5). It may be created together with. That is, this second model independent browsing rate is calculated by dividing the number of model independent browsing in (3) by the total number of browsing in (1) by the server 30 (second model support rating calculation means). Desired. As described above, the second model single browsing rate is different from the model single browsing rate in (5) in that the denominator when obtaining this is the total number of browsing. Therefore, the second model single browsing rate, like the model single browsing rate, is an index for objectively grasping how much each model is supported by the player.

The server 30 creates the model analysis data of the above (1) to (5) and distributes them to the management device 6 in response to a request from the management device 6.
As a result, the management device 6 can output the model analysis data including the model independent viewing rate distributed from the server 30 to the output means such as the monitor 6a according to the operation of the administrator, and the model analysis data. This makes it possible to manage the viewing status of game information by the mobile terminal 31.

In this case, for example, from the model analysis data of FIG. 6, the administrator has "57" players who are browsing the specific model "Pachinko A" on the mobile terminal 31 with respect to the game machine 1 of the own store, of which the pachinko is concerned. When the number of players viewing only a specific model of A is "18", the model support rate of that pachinko A is "31.6%", and the model support rate of each model "Pachinko A to Z" Can be grasped.

As described above, the server 30 of the present embodiment outputs (transmits) model analysis data including the model-only browsing rate to the management device 6 as an output means, or outputs the model analysis data to the management device 6 such as the monitor 6a. Display and output by means. As a result, the managers of the amusement parks A to C can grasp how much each model in their store is supported by the players by the objective numerical value of the model-only viewing rate, that is, the model support rate. Since it can be done, it becomes easy to predict the operation of each model, and it can be useful when considering the increase / decrease in the number of installed machines and the adjustment of the ball output rate.
Further, even when the second model independent browsing rate is output instead of the model independent browsing rate or in combination with the model independent browsing rate, the same effect as described above is obtained.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as follows, each modification may be combined with the above embodiment, or each modification may be combined.

The second model independent browsing rate can be called the second model approval rating, and the model independent browsing rate can be called the model approval rating (first model approval rating). The output means and output format of such model approval ratings are not limited to this example, and can be output in various formats. For example, all models may be output side by side in a ranking format. Alternatively, not only numerical values but also graph format can be output. In addition, such a model approval rating may be disclosed to the player.

The type of game information provided to the player is not limited to this example, and various types of game information can be created and provided.
Although the server 30 creates various analysis data, the access log may be transmitted from the server 30 to the management device 6 so that the management device 6 creates the analysis data.

The amusement park terminal is not limited to the management device 6, and may be a portable terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet. The player terminal is not limited to a smartphone, and may be a terminal device that can be connected to the Internet 100.
The server 30 provided outside the amusement park is assumed to be operated by an information providing company, but the amusement park itself may be operated.

Although the provision of a game information viewing service to the player is a paid service, it may be a free service so that anyone can use it freely.
The browsing service may be available without acquiring an account unique to the mobile terminal.

Even if the player terminal is not registered in an account, the player terminal can be identified by a cookie indicating the browsing history when using a service other than the browsing service.

In the drawing, 1 is a game machine, 6 is a management device (game hall terminal, output means), 30 is a server (server device, recording means, model browsing number calculating means, model-only browsing number calculating means, model approval rating calculating means, Output means, total model viewing number calculation means, second model support rate calculation means), 31 is a mobile terminal (player terminal).

Claims (2)

A server device that collects and stores game information about multiple types of game machines installed in the game hall, and
A player terminal capable of accessing the server device via a public communication line and viewing the game information, and
In a game information management system including a game field terminal that manages the viewing status of the game information by the player terminal.
When the player terminal accesses the server device, a recording means for recording at least an access history including identification information of the model of the gaming machine viewed in association with the identification information of the player terminal.
A model browsing number calculation means that calculates the number of player terminals that browsed the game information of a specific model of the gaming machine as the model browsing number based on the access history.
Based on the access history, a model-specific browsing number calculation means that calculates the number of player terminals that browse only the game information of the game machine of the specific model among the model browsing numbers as the model-only viewing number.
A model support rate calculation means for calculating a model support rate indicating the ratio of the number of views of the model alone to the number of views of the model,
A game information management system including an output means for outputting the model approval rating. A total model browsing number calculation means that calculates the number of player terminals that browsed the game information of any of the plurality of models as the total model browsing number based on the access history.
A second model support rate calculation means for calculating a second model support rate indicating the ratio of the number of views of the model alone to the total number of views of the model is provided.
The game information management system according to claim 1, wherein the output means outputs the support rate of the second model.

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