JP5452351B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system that is applied to a game hall where a gaming machine is replaced with a new machine when operation is reduced.

  There is a case where a gaming machine is replaced with a new machine when operation is reduced in the amusement hall. In this case, in order to ascertain whether the cause of the decrease in the operation is a problem in the business effort (sales method) of the game hall or the game machine itself, the applicant of the present application disclosed a plurality of patent documents 1. We have proposed a system that collects game information from amusement halls to identify evaluation values and provides them to each amusement hall.

JP 2004-2615498 A

  According to the system proposed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to specify whether the factor that the operation has decreased due to the evaluation value is the former or the latter. However, when such a system is introduced, there is a possibility that the gaming machine cannot be evaluated appropriately in the following points. In other words, since only the game venues to be collected are subject to evaluation value identification, game information is provided at a level where the game venue cannot be identified, but the game venues to be collected may provide information. There is a risk that it will be biased to a playground, that is, a game hall that is relatively high in operation. In addition, in the system, it is difficult to set the game halls to be collected as all the game halls throughout the country, and only some of the game halls must be collected.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to evaluate an appropriate gaming machine for almost all amusement arcades nationwide, and the cause of the decrease in operation is To provide an index for identifying whether there is a problem in the sales efforts of the game machine or the game machine itself, or to provide a game system that can increase the added value of the above system It is in.

  The invention described in claim 1 is specified by a game signal receiving means for receiving a game signal that can specify game information of a gaming machine output from the gaming machine side, and a game signal received by the game signal receiving means. Game information management means for managing the game information divided by unit period by game model unit, and buying and selling information for receiving the buying and selling information that can specify the buying and selling price of the gaming machine in the gaming machine market where the gaming machine is bought and sold The receiving means and the buying and selling information specify the buying and selling price and the unit period corresponding to the buying and selling price for each game model unit, and specify the corresponding buying and selling price in association with the unit period and the gaming machine and the buying and selling price. Price information management means for managing price information that is at least one of price game information that is game information to be played, and for each unit period managed by the game information management means. Output means for outputting the transition of the game information for each unit period and the transition of the price information for each unit period managed in association with the unit period by the price information management means so as to be comparable for each game model. And has a feature.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that the game information management means uses the game information in the introduction period, which is a unit period in which a game model is introduced, as a reference, game information for each unit period, and game information in the introduction period. The rate information management means manages the price decline information for each unit period, and the price information management means uses the price information in the introduction period, which is the unit period in which the game model is introduced, as a reference, Price drop rate information indicating a ratio with price information in the introduction period is managed for each unit period, and the output means outputs the game fall rate information and the price drop rate information in a unit period so that the price drop rate information can be compared. And at least one of outputting the decline index information indicating the ratio between the game decline rate information and the price decline rate information for each unit period, for each unit period of the game information A transition and a feature at which comparably outputs the transition of each unit period of the price information.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the game information management means manages average game decline rate information indicating an average of the game decline rate information for a plurality of game machines installed in a game hall for each unit period. The price information management means manages the average price decline rate information indicating the average of the price decline rate information for the trading amount for the target gaming machine for each unit period, while in the introduction period The value specified by multiplying the value obtained by multiplying the game information by the price decline rate information about the trading value by the value obtained by dividing the average game decline rate information by the average price decline rate information is the price game information. The unit is managed for each unit period, and the output unit manages the transition of the game information for each unit period managed by the game information management unit and the price information management unit Having features transition and the price game information managed in association with the unit period where the output comparably in the game machine unit.

  The invention described in claim 4 includes range setting means for setting a range for game information, and the output means performs current game information managed by the game information management means by the range setting means. It is characterized in that the drop index information of a plurality of game machines is output in a graph display so that it can be identified which range setting is specified.

  In the invention described in claim 5, the game information management means manages the game information in a specific game arcade as own store game information by dividing the game information in units of game machines by unit period, while managing the specific game arcade. Game information in a plurality of game halls including and managed as national game information in units of game models and divided for each unit period, and the output means is divided for each unit period managed by the game information management means Transitions per unit period of own store game information, transitions per unit period of national game information, transitions per unit period of the price information managed in association with the unit periods by the price information management means, Is output in such a way that it can be compared for each game model.

  The invention described in claim 6 is characterized in that the game information management means manages game information that can be adjusted by adjusting a predetermined payout rate among the own store game information as own store adjustment information. The game information that can be adjusted by adjusting the predetermined payout rate adjustment is managed as national adjustment information, and the output means includes adjustment ratio information that indicates a ratio between the own store adjustment information and the national adjustment information. It is characterized in that adjustment ratio information that deviates from the allowable range is extracted and output.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, the buying and selling price of the gaming machine in the gaming machine market where gaming machines are bought and sold, that is, the used selling price fluctuates corresponding to the demands of all the game centers nationwide. By outputting the price information corresponding to the selling price and the actual game information in a comparable manner, it is possible to provide an index that can grasp whether or not the game machine is being used effectively, and the operation In the case of a decrease, it is possible to provide an index for identifying whether the factor of the decrease in the operation is a problem in the sales efforts of the game hall or a problem in the gaming machine itself. In addition, when the game information is sluggish with the price information being high, it can be easily considered that the customer base of the game hall is not suitable for the game model and sold.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, it is difficult to compare the used sales price and the game information because the unit and the standard value are different, but the fall in the game based on the unit period in which the game machine is introduced. By using rate information, price decline rate information, and decline index information indicating the ratio between game decline rate information and price decline rate information, it becomes possible to align units and standard values, making comparisons easy. .

  According to the invention described in claim 3, it is difficult to compare the used sales price and the game information because the unit and the reference value are different, but the unit and the reference value are aligned by the price game information. In addition, by converting the pre-sale price to game information, it is possible to grasp the standard game information, and target the standard game information, or the advantage of each game model by the difference Can easily grasp the sex.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the reason why the gaming machine has become a problem by identifying the gaming machine in question on the basis of the graph display and grasping whether the falling index is good or bad is that While it is possible to ascertain whether there is a problem in sales efforts or whether there is a problem with the gaming machine itself, etc., by identifying a good gaming machine and grasping the goodness of the drop index, the gaming machine is good It is possible to understand whether the reason for this is due to the sales efforts of the amusement hall, etc., and provide an indication of which gaming model should be used for the gaming machine in question can do.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the trend of not only the own store but also the whole country and the price information is grasped by the transition of the national game information for each unit period and the price information for each unit period. It is possible to increase the added value of the system described above.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when it is determined that the problem of the gaming machine in question is due to the sales effort of the game hall, it is possible to play the game at the game hall by grasping the extracted adjustment information. It is possible to identify game information that a person views as a problem, and the game information can be targeted for adjustment.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. Diagram showing management data for each gaming machine The figure which shows the management data of game model unit Figure showing evaluation data Diagram showing evaluation data graph Figure equivalent to FIG. Figure equivalent to FIG. Figure equivalent to FIG. Overall configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention 4 equivalent diagram

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a game hall system. In the game hall A, a lending device 2 is installed corresponding to a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a gaming machine) 1, and the two gaming machines 1 and the two lending devices 2 are one relay device 3. It is connected to the. The relay device 3 is connected via a LAN 4 to a management device 5 installed in a management room, for example. The management device 5 receives the game signal output from the gaming machine 1 side (the gaming machine 1 and the lending device 2 etc.) via the relay device 3. Although omitted in FIG. 1, the management device 5 sets, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 as management targets.

  A game machine B, a rental device 2, a relay device 3, and the like are installed in a game hall B in a different place from the game hall A in the same manner as the game hall A. The management device 5 installed in the game hall A and the management device 6 installed in the game hall B can be connected to the second-hand market server 8 via a public line 7 such as an Internet line. As described above, in the configuration in which the management devices 5 and 6 installed for each amusement hall and the used market server 8 can be connected through the public line 7 such as the Internet line, the security level is obtained by using the VPN technology or the like. Can be increased. The public line 7 may be another line such as an INS line or a telephone line. Although omitted in FIG. 1, the second-hand market server 8 is connected to a management device installed in, for example, several tens of game halls, similarly to the management devices 5 and 6.

  The gaming machine 1 has a well-known configuration as a so-called digipachi, and receives an upper receiving tray 9 that receives paid out gaming balls, a ball overflowing from the upper receiving tray 9 or a ball guided from the upper receiving tray 9 by a lever operation (not shown). A handle 11 and the like for firing the balls of the lower tray 10 and the upper tray 9 onto the board surface are provided. In addition, on the board surface of the gaming machine 1, a display according to the winning in the ordinary (ordinary symbol) winning port 12, the first starting port 13, the second starting port 14, the first starting port 13 or the second starting port 14 is displayed. There are provided a liquid crystal display unit 15 in which the symbols change, a big winning opening 16 that is opened when a big hit occurs when the symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 15 is a big hit symbol, and the like.

  The lending device 2 is a touch panel type having a money insertion slot 17 for a player to insert money, a display function for displaying game information, various information such as a balance and a winning ball, and an input receiving function for receiving input from the player. A liquid crystal display unit 18, a card insertion slot 19 for a player to insert a member card, a return button (discharge button) 20 operated by the player to discharge the member card inserted in the card insertion slot 19, The player is configured to include a replay button 21 or the like that is operated in order to receive a replay ball payout. In addition, a ball outlet 22 is provided at a position slightly above the upper tray 9 of the gaming machine 1, and a payout nozzle 23 is provided so as to cover the ball discharge outlet 22. The game balls are supplied to the upper tray 9 via the dispensing nozzle 23.

The gaming machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) A jackpot lottery is performed in accordance with the winning at the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, and based on the lottery result, a symbol variation based on a so-called special symbol (special symbol) is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 15. The jackpot is generated according to the result. Note that the upper limit of so-called holding balls is four each, and when starting and winning a prize during holding, the upper limit is held, and after the symbol change ends, the held symbol variation is executed sequentially.
(2) The winning probability (probability of jackpot) of the jackpot lottery is 1/300, and the percentage of jackpots that will be in a probabilistic state (probability) after the jackpot is 66.6% (2/3). 1 ÷ (1-2 / 3) = 3 times.

(3) When a big win occurs, the big winning opening 16 is opened by the amount corresponding to the corresponding round (R) (15R). In addition, the upper limit winning number of 1R is 10, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.
(4) During probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/30 and the winning rate to the second start port 14 is improved. Since the probability change continues until the next jackpot, it continues until a jackpot (ordinary jackpot) that becomes a normal state (normal) after the jackpot occurs. In addition, a state in which the player is more likely to generate a big hit than usual for a player such as a probability change and a short time is referred to as “sweet”.

The gaming signal shown below is output from the gaming machine 1 side.
“Out signal”: a signal that can specify the number of used balls (number of used media, out (corresponding to game information)) output from an out BOX for collecting used balls. On the other hand, since one pulse is output, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out, and may be a signal output from the gaming machine 1.

  “Safe signal”: a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (number of payout media, safe) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payouts corresponding to a game (winning) in the gaming machine 1, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal.

  “Start signal”: a signal that can specify the number of symbol fluctuations (number of acting items, start) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output per symbol variation (actual operation, start processing) in the liquid crystal display unit 15 (combined item) that fluctuates (operates) due to winning at the first starting port 13 or the second starting port 14, “Start signal number × 1” is specified as a start. Note that the start winning signal output in response to winning at the first start port 13 or the second start port 14 may be regarded as a symbol variation and used as a start signal.

  “Big jackpot signal”: a signal that can be output from the gaming machine 1 and that can identify the jackpot. Since the level signal is output during the jackpot, while the jackpot signal is being received is specified as the jackpot signal, the gaming machine 1 is specified as being in the normal state during the period when the jackpot signal is not received. That is, the jackpot signal is a signal that can specify the gaming state of the gaming machine 1.

  “Special state signal”: a signal that can specify a special state output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a state signal (probability change signal) that is output in a special state, which is a state where it is easier to generate a big hit such as during a probability change in which the jackpot probability is improved than in the normal state, the special state signal being received is specified as being in the special state. On the other hand, it is determined that the gaming machine 1 is in the normal state during the period when the special state signal is not received. That is, the special state signal is a signal that can specify the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 in the same manner as the jackpot signal described above. The level is output not only during the probability change but also when the winning rate to the first start port 13 or the second start port 14 is improved.

  “Sales signal”: a signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the lending device 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 balls that are valued as valuable to the player, “sales signal number × 25” is specified as the number of sales balls, and “sales number × sales unit price (for example 4 yen)” "Is specified as the sales amount.

  The management devices 5 and 6 installed in the game halls A and B have equivalent functions, and here, the management device 5 installed in the game hall A will be described as a representative. The management device 5 is composed of a well-known computer terminal, and includes a control unit (corresponding to game information management means, price information management means, range setting means) composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of HDD, RAM, ROM, etc., LAN 4 From / to the transmission / reception unit (corresponding to the game signal receiving means) with the I / F, and from the transmission / reception unit (corresponding to the trading information receiving means) to / from the public line 7, from the monitor and the printer An output unit (corresponding to output means), an operation unit including a keyboard and a mouse, and the like.

  Like the management devices 5 and 6, the second-hand market server 8 is composed of known computer terminals, and includes a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of an HDD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a public line 7. A transmission / reception unit having a / F function, an output unit including a monitor and a printer, an operation unit including a keyboard and a mouse, and the like are provided. The used market server 8 is operated by a trader that buys and sells used gaming machines, manages the type, state, release date, desired price, etc. of used gaming machines to be bought and sold, and registers trading information. It can be updated, searched, viewed, etc.

The management device 5 aggregates the game information for each well-known gaming machine shown in FIG. 2 as management data for each gaming machine, and further aggregates the management data for each gaming machine for each model, so that the game shown in FIG. The game information for each model is aggregated as management data for each game model. The meaning of each item in the management data for each gaming machine shown in FIG. 2 and the management data for each gaming machine type shown in FIG. 3 is as follows.

“Out”: Number of balls used in the gaming machine 1 based on the out signal.
“Safe”: The number of balls paid out from the gaming machine 1 based on the safe signal.
“Big jackpot”: A jackpot number generated in the gaming machine 1 based on the jackpot signal.

“Base”: The payout rate in the normal state, which is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “safe / out” in the normal state.
“Start”: an average per unit out (100) of the number of operation of an accessory in the gaming machine 1 based on a start signal in a normal state. Obtained by the formula of “total start ÷ total out × unit out”.

“Sales amount”: A consideration amount of the number of balls lent from the lending device 2 based on the sales signal.
“Gross profit”: The profit amount of the amusement hall corresponding to the gaming machine 1. It is calculated by the calculation formula “sales amount− (sales amount + safe−out) × exchange unit price”. The sales balls are obtained by the calculation formula “sales amount / unit price for lending”, the unit price for lending is calculated as “4 yen”, and the unit price for replacement is calculated as “3 yen”.

  The management device 5 can specify the management data for each gaming machine shown in FIG. 2 in units of business days, and the management data for each gaming machine type shown in FIG. 3 is an average value per gaming machine for each model ( Business day units) are aggregated for each model, and the average value (total ÷ number of units) can be specified on a weekly or business day basis. Further, the management device 5 can set model settings for setting the number of machines, the date of introduction to the store, etc. for each well-known game model by operation input. Management data for each gaming machine shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. The management data for each game model can be specified in association with the elapsed period from the introduction date.

  The management device 5 obtains second-hand price information (corresponding to trading information) for each week (corresponding to a unit period) that can specify the second-hand price (corresponding to trading value) of the gaming machine 1 from the second-hand market server 8 in units of gaming machines. Received via the public line 7 and managed in association with the game information for each week (exemplified “Out” in FIG. 4) as shown in FIG. The drop rate and the evaluation value are managed as evaluation data in association with the used price. The management device 5 can output the evaluation data managed in this way by displaying or printing. The meaning of each item in the evaluation data shown in FIG. 4 is as follows.

  “Introduction week”: The week that the introduction of the target gaming machine (for example, “model A”) into the game hall belongs to the first week, and is divided into the second week and the third week according to the elapsed week from the introduction day. Period information. The first week is preferably one week from the date of introduction, but for reasons such as preparing a standard day of the week for all models, a period of less than one week may be set as the first week.

“Actual information”: values such as actual used prices and out.
“Drop rate”: The drop rate of each data for each week with respect to the reference week (the first week (corresponding to the introduction period)), and is calculated by the calculation formula of “each week actual information data ÷ first week actual information data”. For example, the second-week second-hand price drop rate is calculated using the formula “second week actual information second-hand price ÷ first week actual information second-hand price”. Actual information out of eyes / actual information out of week 1] It corresponds to game decline rate information and price decline rate information.

  “Decrease index”: The ratio of “Second-hand price drop rate” to “Out-fall rate”, that is, a trend index indicating how much the second-hand price drops when the second-hand price declines. It is calculated by the calculation formula of “Decrease rate of each week”. For example, in the case of a fall index for the second week, it is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “second-hand second-hand price drop rate ÷ out-week second drop rate”. Corresponds to the falling index information.

  “± Decrease index”: the difference between the “decrease index” and the “average decrease index” for each week, and is determined by the formula “decrease index−average decrease index for each week”. For example, in the case of ± decrease index for the second week, it is obtained by the arithmetic expression of “decrease index for the second week−average decrease index for the second week”. Here, “average” is data shown at the bottom of the evaluation data shown in FIG. 4, and is data indicating the average of the entire game hall (a plurality of game models to be managed) of each data.

“Evaluation Out”: a standard out corresponding to “second-hand price drop rate”, ie, a theoretical out expected in response to a drop in second-hand second-hand prices relative to the base week (week 1) . This is an out indicating the degree of contribution of the model itself, and is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “1st week out × each week used price drop rate ÷ each week average drop index”. For example, in the case of an evaluation out in the second week, it is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “the first week out × the used price drop rate in the second week ÷ the average drop index in the second week”. In addition, the average value of the rate of decrease in evaluation out is substantially the same as the average value of the rate of decrease in out. It corresponds to price game information.
“Evaluation index”: a ratio of out to “evaluation out”, that is, a tendency index indicating an actual contribution degree to the contribution degree of the model itself, and is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “each week out ÷ each week evaluation out”. For example, in the case of the evaluation index for the second week, it is obtained by the arithmetic expression “out of the second week × evaluation out of the second week”.

  The management device 5 appropriately extracts the game information as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 and displays it as a graph. FIG. 5 is a graph example showing the transition between the actual out (actual information out) and the evaluation out for the model A, and FIG. 6 is a graph example showing the transition between the actual out and the evaluation out for the model B. In FIGS. 5 and 6, the actual out is indicated by “◯”, and the evaluation out is indicated by “□”. Comparing the two, the actual out of model A and the actual out of model B are almost the same, but the actual out of model A is below the evaluation out, while the actual out of model B is evaluated It has exceeded the out. That is, it can be understood that the model A has room to recover the operation by the game center sales efforts, while the model B has no room to recover the operation by the game hall sales efforts, or the current It can be grasped that the output is more than the contribution of the model itself for reasons such as sales efforts and preference according to the customer base of the model at the amusement hall.

  The sales effort here refers to, for example, an increase in the amount of information provided to the player by peripheral equipment such as adjustment of the payout rate, a so-called replay fee, or a peripheral device such as a so-called call lamp, and its production. There are treatments such as In particular, the former treatment is performed constantly or as a regular event on a specific day of the week. In FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, evaluation out is used as a comparison target. However, for example, a used price may be used as a comparison target. In this case, since the units of the two are different, the base week is set (for example, the first week), and the graph range is adjusted in consideration of the ratio between the second-hand price and the out of the base week. You can refer to the graph by the interval. Of course, it is not necessary to adjust such a graph range by referring to the drop rate.

  FIG. 7 is a graph example showing the transition of the drop index for the models A to D. In FIG. 7, the model A is indicated by “◯”, the model B is indicated by “□”, the model C is indicated by “Δ”, and the model B is indicated by “X”. In this case, it is desirable to set the range for the out and display it in a colored manner. For example, if the out is “0 to 20000”, the graph is displayed in red, and if the out is “20001 to 40000”, the graph is displayed. It is desirable to compare the current out (seventh week in FIG. 7) with the range setting, such as displaying in orange and displaying the graph in blue if out is “40001”. In this way, it is possible to easily grasp the amount of out, and more appropriate management judgment can be made by paying particular attention to the graph with few outs (model A and model B in FIG. 7). In this case, the decline index of model A exceeds 100%, and it can be understood that there is a possibility that the above-mentioned sales efforts can improve the operation. The decline index of model B is less than 100%. Therefore, it can be understood that there is not much possibility that the operation can be improved by the above-mentioned sales efforts. Then, when trying to push the actual out of the model A up to the evaluation out, it is desirable to refer to the above-mentioned sales efforts corresponding to the model whose drop index is less than 100% while keeping the operation high.

  The above sales efforts are generally performed on a model basis. That is, the sales effort for the model that meets the above-mentioned conditions, in FIG. 7, the model D whose out is “40001” and the sales that is performed for the model A whose out is “0-20000”. Considering the difference from the effort, it is possible to grasp what kind of treatment is supported by the player. Here, as for model D, the used price has dropped significantly from the 5th week to the 6th week (the actual information used price has dropped from "130000" to "96000"), but the decline in out is not much It is not possible (the actual information out has been reduced from “43125” to “41531”). In other words, even though the attractiveness of the model D itself has declined, it can be understood that the sales efforts made for the model D are supported by the player. You should refer to the sales efforts you have. Note that, as shown in FIG. 6 described above, it can be considered that the model B maintains its operation against the attractiveness of the model itself. Therefore, the sales efforts made for the model B may be referred to.

  Further, the model C whose out is “20001 to 40000” is a model that requires attention before the so-called operation is lowered. Here, although model C is not as good as model A, it can be understood that the attractiveness of the model itself has not been fully utilized. Therefore, if sales efforts are devised in the same way as model A, operation is expected to improve. It can be judged.

  In addition, although out was illustrated as actual information, you may output other game information, such as sales and a gross profit, so that comparison with price comparison information, such as a price and evaluation out, is possible. In addition, since the reference value of the falling index tends to vary depending on the elapsed period, for example, it becomes lower as the elapsed period becomes longer, graphing the “± falling index” as shown in FIG. In consideration of such a tendency, data indicating a difference from the average value may be graphed. Furthermore, for the convenience of explanation, the current week is assumed to be the seventh week, but since the actual introduction date differs for each game model, it rarely coincides with the seventh week. In this case, the introduction week of each model may be adopted as shown in FIG. 7 or the like, but the introduction week is divided into output units (7 divisions in FIG. 7), and the current introduction week is The value divided by the output unit may be output as a corresponding period of the output unit (for example, 4 weeks if it is 28 weeks). In this case, as the data for each corresponding period, an average value for the corresponding period may be output, or a value for each week may be output.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, in the management device 5, the used price information for each week that can specify the used price of the gaming machine 1 in units of gaming machines from the used market server 8 is provided to the public line 7 The change in evaluation out corresponding to the second-hand price of the gaming machine in the gaming machine market where the gaming machine 1 is bought and sold, and the transition of the actual out that is the actual out in the gaming machine 1 can be compared. In this way, it is possible to provide an index that can be used to determine whether or not the gaming machine is being used effectively. It is possible to provide an index for identifying whether there is a problem in the gaming machine itself.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same part as above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, and a different part is demonstrated. In the second embodiment, the game information management server 31 can be connected to the management device 5 installed in the game hall A, the management device 6 installed in the game hall B, and the used market server 8 via the public line 7. It has become. Similarly to the management devices 5 and 6 and the used market server 8, the game information management server 31 is composed of a well-known computer terminal, a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of HDD, RAM, ROM, etc., a public line 7 includes a transmission / reception unit having an I / F function, an output unit including a monitor and a printer, an operation unit including a keyboard and a mouse, and the like.

  The management devices installed in each game hall (including the management device 5 installed in the game hall A and the management device 6 installed in the game hall B) are management data for each gaming machine shown in FIG. 3 is sent to the game information management server 31 at any time or at an appropriate timing (when the store is closed, etc.) to manage the game information. The management data for each game model shown in FIG. 3 and the evaluation data shown in FIG. The server 31 manages information received from each management device. A management device and a corresponding browsing terminal (not shown) installed in each game hall can inquire evaluation data to the game information management server 31 and inquire evaluation data to the game information management server 31. Thus, the evaluation data shown in FIG. 10 in which the information managed by the game information management server 31 is associated with the evaluation data shown in FIG. 4 can be received from the game information management server 31 and evaluated from the game information management server 31. When the data is received, the received evaluation data can be output by display or printing. The meaning of each item in the evaluation data shown in FIG. 10 is as follows.

“Actual information”: “Own store out” is “actual information out” of evaluation data for each of the game halls viewed (corresponding to the own shop and a specific amusement hall) shown in FIG. “Nationwide out” is “actual information out” for multiple (national) amusement halls including other stores. “Own store out” corresponds to own store game information, and “Nationwide out” corresponds to nationwide game information.
“Decrease rate”: “Own store out” is the “out decline rate” of the evaluation data for the own store shown in FIG. 4, and “Nationwide out” is for multiple amusement halls including other stores The “out decline rate”.

“Decrease index”: “Decrease index of own store” is the “Decrease index” of the evaluation data for own stores shown in FIG. 4, and “Decrease index of nationwide” is for multiple amusement centers including other stores It is a "fall index".
“Conversion index”: The ratio of “Own shop decline index” to “National decline index”, that is, a tendency index indicating how much “Own shop out” declines relative to the decline of “Nation out” , "Each week own store drop index ÷ each week national store drop index" For example, in the case of the conversion index for the second week, it is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “the own store drop index for the second week ÷ the own store drop index for the second week”.

  “National Evaluation Out”: Evaluation out for “Nationwide Out”, which is calculated by the formula “National Out of Week 1 × Decrease Rate of Used Price for Each Week / Average of Average Decline of Each Week”. For example, in the case of the national evaluation out in the second week, it is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “the national out in the first week × the used price drop rate in the second week ÷ the average national drop index in the second week”.

  “Nationwide conversion value”: The ratio of “Weekly average store out” to “Weekly average out”, that is, a trend index indicating the difference between the nationwide out and the store out. Obtained from the formula of “Each Weekly Average Store Out ÷ Each Weekly Average National Out”. For example, in the case of the national conversion value for the second week, it is obtained by the calculation formula of “average local store out in the second week ÷ average national out in the second week”.

  “Corrected evaluation out”: An evaluation out obtained by converting “national evaluation out” with “national converted value”, that is, “national evaluation out” is taken into account the difference between “national out” and “own store out”. This is the “evaluation out” corrected. Calculated by the formula of “National evaluation out × National conversion value”. For example, in the case of the corrected evaluation out of the second week, it is obtained by an arithmetic expression of “national evaluation out of the second week × national converted value of the second week”. Note that “average” is the same average data as in FIG. 4, but in FIG. 4, only the own store is targeted, whereas in FIG. 10, a plurality of game halls participating in the information collecting system are targeted. Averaged data is shown. Although expressed as nationwide, the nationwide meaning indicates a plurality of amusement centers participating in the information collection system, and the information collection system does not need to be developed nationwide.

  In the evaluation data shown in FIG. 10, as with the evaluation data shown in FIG. 4, “own store out”, “own store drop index”, and “national out” for each gaming machine installed in each game hall based on the model setting. And “Nationwide Decline Index” are output for comparison, but “Nationwide Out” and “Nationwide Decline Index” can be compared with second-hand prices for gaming machines that are not set in the model settings of the store. Even so, it can be a judgment index when purchasing a used model. In the evaluation data shown in FIG. 10, the game information of the game halls participating in the information collection system can be corrected to the operation information of all the game halls using the used market by “National evaluation out”. Is possible. In other words, the second-hand price is expected to fluctuate in conjunction with the operation (popularity), so “National evaluation out” linked to the second-hand price takes into account the operation information of all the amusement centers that use the second-hand market. It can be game information. In this case, there is a disparity between “own store out” and “national out” by the amount shown in the nationwide conversion value, so in order to correct it to the “evaluation out” that can be expected at the own store, Multiplying the “nationwide conversion value” to obtain “corrected evaluation out” based not only on the average data for the store itself but also on the average data for multiple amusement centers participating in the information collection system. It is also possible.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to outputting the transition of the actual out and the transition of the evaluation out in the own store in a comparable manner, the transition of the actual out and the transition of the evaluation out in the whole country Can be output in a comparable manner, so that it is possible to grasp not only the own store but also the trend of the whole country, and increase the added value of the game system.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
In order to improve the operation of the gaming machine (model A in the embodiment) whose own store-out is decreasing, but second-hand prices are not decreasing, it can be adjusted by adjusting the advance rate set in advance. Adjustment information that is game information (for example, game information that includes at least one of the average per base hit of the base, start, and jackpot (safe-out) during the jackpot) is compared with the own store information and the national information, The comparison result may be output. In this case, the adjustment ratio information indicating the ratio between the own store information and the nationwide information of each adjustment information is compared with the allowable range set in the adjustment ratio information, and the ratio exceeds the allowable range, that is, the operation is not performed. The adjustment ratio information that is the cause of the decrease may be extracted and output, and it can be assumed that the operation is improved by approximating the adjustment ratio information to the national information.

  The arithmetic expression for obtaining the game information indicating the ratio of the drop index or the like in the evaluation data shown in FIGS. 4 and 10 is an example, and any arithmetic expression may be used. For example, in the case of a drop index, if the ratio between the out-fall rate and the second-hand price drop rate is shown, the ratio between the two may be indicated by the reciprocal number as shown in the formula of “Each week out-fall rate ÷ Each week second-hand price drop rate” good.

  Although a week unit is illustrated as the unit period, any unit period such as every business day, every 10 business days, or every month may be adopted. Further, the unit periods of the game information and the used price are made to coincide as the unit period, but each unit period may be different, for example, the game information is in units of one week and the used price is in units of two weeks. In this case, the game information of the corresponding unit period and the used price may be output so as to be comparable. Note that the sales amount may be the sales amount as well as the purchase amount.

  The illustrated numerical values and items are merely examples, and numerical values and items other than those illustrated may be appropriately adopted, or the illustrated items may be appropriately selected and employed. In addition, although it is exemplified that the game models of the entire game hall are targeted when the average is output in the evaluation data shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 10, it is a target if at least a plurality of game models are targeted. The game model may be any model. For example, it may be selectively performed whether or not a gaming machine previously installed (in the past) is targeted.

The target gaming machine may be a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine other than those exemplified. In this case, the slot machine adjusts the payout rate by selecting and setting a so-called set value corresponding to the payout rate, so the adjustment information in the embodiment adopts a set number ratio for each set value for each game model, etc. Just do it. In addition, although out was illustrated as price game information, game information other than illustrated, such as a start and a sales amount, may be employ | adopted suitably.
A configuration in which part or all of the information processing of the management device in the game hall is performed by a relay device or the like may be employed.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, and 5 and 6 are management devices (game information management means, price information management means, range setting means, game signal reception means, trading information reception means, output means).

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A game signal receiving means for receiving a game signal capable of specifying the game information of the gaming machine output from the gaming machine side;
Game information management means for managing the game information specified by the game signal received by the game signal receiving means by dividing the game information in units of game units for each unit period;
Trading information receiving means for receiving trading information capable of specifying the trading amount of gaming machines in the gaming machine market where gaming machines are bought and sold,
The buying and selling amount and the unit period corresponding to the buying and selling amount by the buying and selling information are specified for each game model unit, and the buying and selling price and the game information specified by the buying and selling amount in association with the unit period and the gaming machine type Price information management means for managing price information that is at least one of the price game information that is,
Transition of the game information divided for each unit period managed by the game information management means, and a unit period of the price information managed in association with the unit period by the price information management means An amusement hall system, comprising: an output means for outputting each transition in a game model unit so as to be comparable. The game information management means, based on the game information in the introduction period, which is a unit period in which a game model is introduced, provides game decline rate information indicating a ratio between game information for each unit period and game information in the introduction period. We manage every unit period,
The price information management means, based on the price information in the introduction period, which is a unit period in which a gaming machine is introduced, serves as a reference for price decline rate information indicating a ratio between price information for each unit period and price information in the introduction period. We manage every unit period,
The output means outputs the game decline rate information and the price decline rate information in a unit period so as to be comparable, and a decline index indicating a ratio between the game decline rate information and the price decline rate information 2. The transition of the game information for each unit period and the transition of the price information for each unit period are output in a comparable manner by at least one of outputting the information for each unit period. The described amusement system. The game information management means manages, for each unit period, average game decline rate information indicating an average of the game decline rate information for a plurality of game models installed in a game hall,
The price information management means manages the average price decline rate information indicating the average of the price decline rate information for the trading amount for the target gaming machine for each unit period, while the game information in the introduction period The unit period as a value specified by multiplying the value obtained by multiplying the price decline rate information about the trading amount by the value obtained by dividing the average game decline rate information by the average price decline rate information as the price game information Manage every
The output means is managed in association with the unit period by the price information management means and the transition of the game information divided for each unit period managed by the game information management means and the price information management means. The game system according to claim 2, wherein a transition of price game information is output so as to be comparable in units of game models. A range setting means for setting a range for game information;
The output means can identify the drop index information of a plurality of game models so that the current game information managed by the game information management means belongs to which range setting performed by the range setting means. The game system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the game room system is output by a graph display. The game information management means manages game information in a specific game arcade as own store game information by dividing the game information in units of game models by unit period, while managing game information in a plurality of game halls including the specific game arcade. As national game information, it is managed separately for each game period by game model unit,
The output means includes a transition for each unit period of the own store game information divided for each unit period managed by the game information management means, a transition for each unit period of the national game information, and the price information. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a transition of the price information managed in association with the unit period by the management unit for each unit period is output so as to be comparable in units of game models. Field system. The game information management means manages the game information that can be adjusted by adjusting a predetermined payout rate in the own store game information as the own store adjustment information, while the predetermined output rate is set in the national game information. Manage game information that can be adjusted by adjustment as nationwide adjustment information,
6. The game hall according to claim 5, wherein the output means extracts and outputs adjustment ratio information that deviates from an allowable range from adjustment ratio information indicating a ratio between the own store adjustment information and the nationwide adjustment information. System.

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