JP6179486B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is related to the gaming machine of the pachinko machine, and the like.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, when a change occurs in the state of the gaming machine, the player is notified that the state of the gaming machine has changed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-119642

However, notification of the status of the game machine is changed is carried out in a number of gaming machines that are provided by the prior art.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems and the like, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the player's willingness to play .

In order to solve the above-mentioned object etc., in the present invention,
It is possible to generate a special game state advantageous to the player when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
Counting means for counting the number of occurrences of design variation;
And a special counting means for counting the number of occurrences of the special gaming state.
The gaming machine is
The first gaming state, which is the normal gaming state,
A second gaming state, which is more advantageous to the player than the first gaming state and different from the special gaming state;
Equipped with
An output unit that outputs special information including the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the case of the first gaming state counted by the counting unit in output information that can be acquired or recognized by a predetermined mobile communication terminal;
The first effect is performed when the special information is a first value corresponding to the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the first gaming state, and the special information is more than the first value . An effect control means for controlling to perform a second effect which is an earlier stage than the first effect in the case of the second value corresponding to the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the case of the 1 game state ,
Equipped with
The counting means
It comprises means for counting the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the case of the first gaming state,
The output means is characterized by including, in the output information, special information including the number of occurrences of the special gaming state, as well as special information including the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the first gaming state. I assume.
In addition, the gaming machine may combine a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or a pachinko machine with a slot machine.

According to the present invention, the player's willingness to play can be improved.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram of a game board of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a communication control board. It is a front view of a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a mobile telephone. It is a flowchart explaining a special motorized prize control routine. It is a flowchart explaining the continuation part of FIG. 6 of a special motorized prize control routine. It is a flowchart explaining a design change start process routine. It is a flowchart explaining a probability change processing routine. It is a flowchart explaining the fluctuation | variation number memory processing routine. It is a graph which shows transition of the number of times of change. It is a flowchart explaining an information communication processing main routine. It is a flowchart explaining the continuation of the information communication processing main routine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining a game information creation / transmission processing routine. It is a figure which shows the example of a message display in a mobile telephone, (a) is an example of a display of a model selection & start data transmission screen, (b) is a message at the time of reception end of game information while receiving game information The display example of each is shown. It is a figure which shows the example of a message display in the screen of a game board, and when alerting | reporting that (a) model ID does not correspond, when alert | reporting a player's specification and a game start, (c) is When notifying that the passwords do not match, (d) shows an example of displaying a message when confirming deletion of information when notifying that the stored information is deleted. It is a graph which shows the relation between the number of changes (the number of big hits) and the story development. (A) is a format (data structure of a game information) of a transmission buffer, (b) is a figure which shows the example of storage of a transmission buffer. It is a figure which shows the memory example of the game information received by the mobile telephone. (A) is a format (data structure of a game information) of the transmission buffer in a modification, (b) is a figure showing an example of storage of a transmission buffer. It is a figure which shows the memory example of the game information received by the mobile telephone in the modification. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

  1. A game machine comprising: progress management means for managing a progress status of a game according to game progress data; and data transmission means for transmitting the game progress data as a signal receivable by a portable communication terminal.

  According to the means 1, the progress management means manages the progress of the game by the game progress data, and the data transmission means transmits the game progress data as a signal that can be received by the portable communication terminal.

  Therefore, the player can easily and reliably obtain information on the progress of the game by receiving the game progress data from the gaming machine using a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone possessed by the player. Then, the game progress data received by the mobile communication terminal can be used in various ways.

  For example, it is possible to participate in the ranking for competing the game progress status among a large number of players by transmitting the game progress data received by the mobile communication terminal to the game machine maker etc. from the mobile communication terminal. Further, it is also conceivable to receive the provision of service points according to the game progress status by transmitting the game progress data received by the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal to the game hall, the game machine maker or the like. In this way, by utilizing the information received by the mobile communication terminal, the player's willingness to play is improved, differentiation with other game halls or other game machine makers, customer withdrawal, and expansion of game time. It becomes possible to aim at etc.

2. It has start data receiving means for receiving start data indicating the degree of progress of the game from the mobile communication terminal at the start of the game,
The gaming machine according to the means 1, wherein the progress management means calculates the game progress data by adding the degree of progress of the game from the time of receiving the start data to the start data.

  According to the means 2, the start data receiving means receives start data representing the degree of progress of the game at the start of the game from the portable communication terminal, and the progress management means determines the degree of progress of the game from the time of reception of the start data The game progress data is calculated by adding to the start data.

  Therefore, since the game progress data is calculated by adding the game progress degree from the start data reception time to the start data representing the game progress degree at the game start, the game progress in a plurality of times is continuously performed. It is possible to manage the progress of the game.

  3. The gaming machine according to the means 2, wherein the start data is game progress data received by the mobile communication terminal at the end of the previous game.

  According to the means 3, since the start data is the game progress data received by the mobile communication terminal at the end of the previous game, the progress degree of the current game is added to the game progress status at the time of the previous game end Thus, game progress data having continuity in a game played multiple times is calculated.

4. The start data receiving means receives, together with the start data, game machine identification information capable of identifying an individual game machine or model.
Means 1 for calculating the game progress data using the start data when the game machine identification information received by the start data receiving means matches the game machine identification information of the game machine The gaming machine according to any one of 3.

  According to the means 4, since the game progress data is calculated using the start data, when the game machine identification information received by the start data reception means matches the game machine identification information of the game machine, It is possible to calculate game progress data having continuity in the gaming machine having the sameness. The gaming machine identification information may be identification information that can identify each gaming machine installed in the gaming hall, or identification information that can identify the type of gaming machine. In the case where the gaming machine identification information is model identification information capable of identifying a model, it is possible to calculate continuous game progress data between different gaming machines of the same model.

5. A transmission request receiving unit for receiving a transmission request signal from the mobile communication terminal;
The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 4, wherein the data transmission means transmits the game progress data based on the reception of the transmission request signal by the transmission request reception means.

  According to the means 5, the transmission request reception means receives the transmission request signal from the portable communication terminal, and the data transmission means transmits the game progress data based on the reception of the transmission request signal by the transmission request reception means. I do. Therefore, the player can receive the game progress data at the time of the transmission request at the mobile communication terminal by transmitting the transmission request from the mobile communication terminal when it is desired to receive the game progress data.

6. The start data receiving means receives the player specifying information together with the start data, and the transmission request receiving means receives the player specifying information together with the transmission request signal.
Only when the player specifying information received by the start data receiving means matches the player specifying information received by the transmission request receiving means, the data transmitting means transmits the game progress data. The gaming machine according to the means 5, characterized in that it is configured.

  According to the means 6, the data transmission means is configured to transmit the game progress data only when the player identification information received by the start data reception means matches the player identification information received by the transmission request reception means. Since the transmission of the game progress data is not performed when the two do not match, it is possible to prevent the game progress data from being illegally received by persons other than the player in the gaming machine.

  7. The game machine according to any one of the means 1 to 6, wherein the progress management means uses data representing an accumulated number of occurrences of a specific gaming state as the game progress data.

  According to the means 7, the progress management means can manage the progress of the game with certainty by using data representing the accumulated number of occurrences of the specific gaming state as the game progress data. As the cumulative number of occurrences of the specific gaming state, for example, the cumulative number of occurrences of symbol variation in a pachinko machine or the like, the cumulative number of occurrences of the big hit gaming state, or the like can be used.

  8. In the means 7, the progress management means calculates the game progress data excluding the occurrence of the specific gaming state in a predetermined mode which is advantageous or disadvantageous to the player than usual. The gaming machine described.

  According to the means 8, since the progress management means calculates the game progress data excluding the occurrence of the specific game state in the predetermined mode which is advantageous or disadvantageous to the player than usual. It is possible to calculate game progress data that accurately represents the progress of a game, based only on the occurrence of a specific game state in a normal state. The predetermined mode is, for example, a high probability mode (also referred to as a probability variation mode) or the like in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit in a pachinko machine or the like is higher than usual.

  9. A gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 8, characterized in that it is configured to perform effects according to the progress status of the game managed by the progress management means.

  According to the means 9, by the effect according to the progress status of the game managed by the progress management means, the player can easily grasp the progress status of the game, and improve the gaming intention in the player it can.

  10. The game machine according to the means 9 characterized in that the effect according to the progress status of the game has a story property.

  According to the means 10, since the effect corresponding to the progressing state of the game has a story property, the player can grasp the progressing state of the game more surely, and the willingness of the player to play the game It can be improved.

  11. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 10, wherein the game progress data managed by the progress management means is erased after the transmission of the game progress data by the data transmission means is completed.

  According to the means 11, since the game progress data managed by the progress management means is erased after the transmission of the game progress data by the data transmission means is completed, the player other than the player of the game machine illegally plays the game The risk of receiving progress data can be reduced.

  12. In any one of the means 1 to 11, the game progress data managed by the progress management means is erased at a predetermined timing when the transmission of the game progress data is not completed by the data transmission means. The gaming machine described.

  According to the means 12, since the game progress data managed by the progress management means is erased at a predetermined timing when the transmission of the game progress data is not completed by the data transmission means, the game of the game machine It is possible to reduce the risk that the game progress data is illegally received by persons other than the person. The predetermined timing is, for example, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the end of the game in the gaming machine is detected by a sensor or the like that detects the presence of the player.

  13. The gaming machine according to the means 12, characterized in that it is configured to confirm execution of deletion of the game progress data.

  According to the means 13, when the game progress data is deleted at a predetermined timing, the execution of the deletion of the game progress data is confirmed. Therefore, the player receives the game progress data or deletes the game progress data. Can make decisions such as acceptability.

  14. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 13, further comprising: notification means for notifying the player that there is transmittable game progress data.

  According to the means 14, since the notification means reliably notifies that there is game progress data which can be transmitted, the player can prepare for reception or the like in the portable communication terminal.

  15. The gaming machine according to the means 14, wherein the notification means performs notification by means of at least one of display of a message or the like, light, voice, and information transmission to a mobile communication terminal.

  According to the means 15, it is notified that there is at least one of display of a message or the like that can be transmitted, display of a message etc., light, voice, information transmission to a portable communication terminal (for example, e-mail transmission etc.) By being played, the player can surely know that there is transmittable game progress data.

16. It comprises information creation means for creating game information that represents the game progress data so as to be individually identifiable.
The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 15, wherein the data transmission means transmits the game information created by the information creation means as a signal receivable by a mobile communication terminal.

  According to the means 16, the information creating means creates game information representing the game progress data so as to be individually identifiable, and the data transmitting means uses the game information created by the information creating means as a portable communication terminal. Transmit as a receivable signal.

  Therefore, the gaming information transmitted from the gaming machine represents the gaming progress data so as to be distinguishable from each other, and surely with the gaming information received in another time zone different from the current one or the gaming information received by the other player. It can be identified.

  17. The gaming machine according to the means 16, characterized in that the gaming information includes gaming machine identification information for identifying a gaming machine, and unique information set for each transmission of the gaming progress data. .

  According to the means 17, since the gaming information includes gaming machine identification information for identifying the gaming machine, it is possible to reliably identify in which gaming machines installed in the gaming halls in various places. it can. Furthermore, since the game information includes unique information set for each transmission of the game progress data, it can be reliably distinguished from the game information received on another day or time slot.

  18. The gaming machine according to the means 16 or 17, wherein the unique information is a unique code given for each transmission of the individual game progress data.

  According to the means 18, since the unique information is a unique code provided for each transmission of the individual game progress data, it is possible to represent the game progress data so as to be individually and easily identifiable. Note that, as a unique code giving method, for example, a counter value that is counted up each time the game information is created may be given as a unique code.

  19. The gaming machine according to the means 16 or 17, wherein the unique information is time point data representing a transmission time point of each of the game progress data.

  According to the means 19, since the unique information is point-in-time data representing a point in time of transmission of each piece of the game progression data, the unique information can be created easily and reliably. Furthermore, by using the time point data, it is possible to analyze at what timing the game progress data is transmitted based on the received game information.

  20. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 16 to 19, wherein the gaming information includes data identification information for identifying the type of the gaming progress data.

  According to the means 20, since the game information includes data identification information for identifying the type of the game progress data, the type of the game progress data is reliably recognized by referring to the game information. be able to. The type of game progress data is, for example, the number of times the symbol changes or the number of big hit occurrences in the pachinko machine.

  21. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 20, wherein the progress management means and the data transmission means are incorporated in a gaming machine main body.

  According to the means 21, since the progress management means and the data transmission means are built in the gaming machine main body, there is no need to perform wiring or the like, and an additional installation space other than the gaming main body is not required. There is.

  22. The gaming machine according to the means 21, wherein the data transmission means is provided on a gaming board of a gaming machine main body.

  According to the means 22, since the data transmission means is provided on the gaming board of the gaming machine main body the player is focusing on during the game, the player can easily recognize the arrangement position of the data transmission means. Thus, the receiving operation and the like by the mobile communication terminal can be reliably performed.

  23. The gaming machine according to the means 22, wherein the data transmitting means is provided in a frame of a gaming machine main body.

  According to the means 23, the data transmission means can be provided by effectively utilizing the space within the frame of the gaming machine body.

  24. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 20, wherein the progress management means and the data transmission means are provided in a communication unit separate from the gaming machine main body.

  According to the means 24, since the progress management means and the data transmission means are provided in the communication unit separate from the gaming machine main body, the present invention of the present invention can be achieved with no change or few changes to the existing gaming machine main body. A gaming machine can be realized.

  25. The gaming machine according to the means 24, wherein the communication unit is incorporated in a stand unit having a function relating to ball lending.

  According to the means 25, since the communication unit is built in the inter-stand unit having a function related to ball lending provided between the respective game machines in the game hall, the communication unit is installed without separately providing an installation space for the communication unit. Is possible.

  26. One of the progress management means and the data transmission means is provided in a gaming machine main body, and the other is incorporated in a stand unit having a function related to ball lending, the game according to any one of the means 1 to 25 characterized in Machine.

  According to the means 26, the progress management means and the data transmission means can be configured optimally in design or use by sharing the functions between the gaming machine main body and the inter-apparatus device.

  27. The gaming machine according to the means 26, characterized in that the progress management means is provided in the gaming machine main body, and the data transmitting means is incorporated in the inter-table device.

  According to the means 27, since the progress management means is provided in the gaming machine main body, necessary state detection can be performed with a simple configuration, and the data transmission means is incorporated in the inter-table device Therefore, there is no need to make major changes to the gaming machine main body than conventional specifications. In addition, the above-mentioned progress management means realized by an electronic circuit or the like is provided in the gaming machine main body (for example, a substrate mounting portion on the back side of the gaming machine main body). Further, since the data transmission means is built in the inter-table device, it can be provided so as to face the player while sufficiently securing the attachment space of the data transmission means in the inter-plate device. There is no need to change the front of the machine body from the conventional specifications.

  28. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 27, wherein the progress management means is configured to calculate the game progress data based on a signal output from an external connection terminal.

  According to the means 28, the progress management means can detect the progress of the game by obtaining the same signal as the signal outputted to the hall management computer via the external connection terminal. In addition, since the external connection terminal often provided conventionally for outputting to the hall management computer is used, it is possible to easily manufacture the gaming machine of the present invention without making a major change from the existing gaming machine. is there.

  29. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 28, wherein the data transmission means is configured to transmit the game progress data by wireless communication.

  According to the means 29, since the data transmission means transmits the game progress data by wireless communication, it is not necessary to perform complicated work such as connection of a communication cable with the portable communication terminal, and the portable communication terminal can be used. It is possible to receive game progress data extremely easily.

  30. The gaming machine according to the means 29, characterized in that the data transmission means is configured to be able to output electromagnetic waves or light with directivity.

  According to the means 30, the electromagnetic waves or light outputted from the respective data transmission means of the plurality of game machines arranged adjacent to each other are outputted with directivity, Interference with each other can be avoided, and good signal transmission and reception can be implemented more stably.

  31. The gaming machine according to the means 30, characterized in that the data transmission means is configured to transmit the game progress data via an infrared ray.

  According to the means 31, since the data transmission means is configured to transmit the game progress data via an infrared ray, wireless communication having directivity can be realized inexpensively with a simple configuration.

32. It further comprises sensor means for detecting an approach of the mobile communication terminal to the data transmission means,
The data transmission means is configured to start transmission of the game progress data when the sensor means detects an approach of the mobile communication terminal, as described in any of the means 29 to 31. Of gaming machines.

  According to the means 32, since transmission of the game progress data is started by the data transmission means when the sensor means detects the approach of the mobile communication terminal, the player brings the mobile communication terminal close to the data transmission means. You can receive game progress data just by yourself. In addition, it is possible to employ | adopt well-known object detection sensors (for example, infrared sensor etc.) by a various system as a sensor means.

  33. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 28, wherein the data transmission means is configured to transmit the game progress data by wired communication.

  According to the means 33, since the data transmission means is configured to transmit the game progress data by wire communication, the data transmission means can be configured simply and inexpensively, and the game progress data is highly reliable. Can be reliably transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following is an explanation of an embodiment in which the gaming machine of the present invention is embodied in a pachinko machine, with reference to the drawings.

  A plurality of pachinko machines 1 according to the present embodiment are provided side by side in the lateral direction on the upper part of the counter board of the pachinko island stand installed in the game hall. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a front frame 2 at the front, and a glass door frame 3 is attached to the front frame 2. The glass door frame 3 is supported by a shaft so as to be openable and closable to the front frame 2 and includes a metal frame in which glass is fitted, and a synthetic resin frame (hereinafter referred to as "resin frame") fitted in the frame. Have. Behind the glass door frame 3, a game board 7 shown in FIG. 2 is arranged. The game board 7 has a substantially circular game area, and the game area is provided with a first type start port 4, a special symbol display device (hereinafter simply referred to as a "display device") 5 and a big winning port 6 . The first type starting opening 4 is provided with a passage for the game ball B, and a blade 4a is supported so as to be able to open and close at the passage inlet.

  Below the display unit 5, as shown in FIG. 2, an infrared light emitting unit 33 and an infrared light receiving unit for performing infrared communication with the mobile phone 200 carried by the player on the left side across the center in the left and right direction 34 and a first infrared sensor 32a for detecting that the player's hand is held up, and a notification lamp 31 for notifying that accumulation of game data has been performed on the right side, A second infrared sensor 32b similar to the first infrared sensor 32a is provided. The notification lamp 31, the first infrared sensor 32a, the second infrared sensor 32b, the infrared light emitting unit 33, and the infrared light receiving unit 34 are connected to and controlled by a communication control board 30 described later.

  At the lower part of the glass door frame 3, an upper tray 3a from which a winning ball is paid out is mounted. Further, below the window hole of the front frame 2, a lower pan 2a is mounted. The lower receiving tray 2a discharges and stores extra balls such as a winning ball which does not fit in the upper receiving tray 3a, a drawn ball removed from the upper receiving tray 3a, or a foul ball or the like from the excess ball outlet. A firing handle 17 for firing the game ball B is mounted on the right side of the lower tray 2a in the front frame 2 so as to be able to rotate. A motor (not shown) as a driving means is mounted on the back side of the front frame 2 corresponding to the firing handle 17, and the motor is rotated by the turning operation of the firing handle 17, thereby hitting the ball. (Not shown) is intermittently operated, and is adjusted to a resilient force according to the rotation angle of the launch handle 17. Therefore, a ball launcher is configured by the motor, the hit ball and the like.

  The display device 5 is provided above the first-class start port 4 and includes a screen 5a formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD). Although various types of images are displayed on the screen 5a, the left symbol row 8, the middle symbol row 9 and the right symbol row 10 are displayed as one of them. The number of symbol rows is not limited to that described above (3 rows), but may be 1 row, 2 rows, 4 rows or more. Each symbol row 8 to 10 is composed of a plurality of symbols consisting of numerals, symbols and the like. The display device 5 is driven and controlled by a symbol display control board 21a which is one of the sub boards.

  In the display device 5, the symbol variation in the symbol rows 8 to 10 is started by the winning of the game ball B into the first type starting opening 4. The symbol variation is stopped in the order of the left symbol row 8, the right symbol row 10, and the middle symbol row 9, but this is merely an example, and may be stopped in another order. When symbol variation in all symbol rows 8 to 10 is stopped, a combination of symbols displayed (hereinafter referred to as "stop symbol") is a predetermined combination (specific display result, hereinafter referred to as "big hit combination") ), That is, a combination of the same pattern (e.g., 777) when the same type of pattern is arranged along the jackpot line. Hereinafter, this combination of stop symbols is referred to as a "big hit symbol". In the present embodiment, there are a total of five types of jackpot lines that extend horizontally (three types of upper, middle, and lower) and those that extend diagonally (two types of right down and left down). It is not limited to. For example, the number of jackpot lines is one, and may be generally called "one line". When the jackpot combination is established, the special electric role is activated, and the jackpot gaming state as a special gaming state advantageous to the player comes, and it becomes possible to acquire more prize balls.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 is in the reach gaming state prior to the occurrence of the big hit gaming state. Here, the reach gaming state refers to the state immediately before the big hit gaming state, for example, the symbol variation in the right symbol row 10 is stopped at the same kind of symbol as the stop symbol in the left symbol row 8 on the big hit line. After that, if the symbol variation in the middle symbol row 9 is stopped with the same kind of symbols as the stop symbols in the left and right symbol rows 8 and 10, the state including the combination of the big hit is finally included. In addition, when the symbol fluctuation stops, it fluctuates in the combination of becoming the big hit gaming state, and when it is stopped by the symbol, the state in the fluctuation is also included in the reach gaming state when it becomes the big hit gaming state finally. This is usually called a full turn (full symbol) reach.

  The special winning opening 6 is provided below the first type starting opening 4 and includes one V zone 11, two passages 12 and 13, and a shutter 14. The shutter 14 is operated by a special winning opening solenoid (hereinafter simply referred to as "solenoid") 15 to open and close the V zone 11 and the inlets of the passages 12 and 13, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the game board 3, a start opening switch 18, a V zone switch 19 and a count switch 20 are attached. The starting opening switch 18 detects a winning on the first type starting opening 4 of the gaming ball B. The V zone switch 19 detects the winning of the gaming ball B in the V zone 11, and the count switch 20 detects the winning of the gaming ball B in the big winning opening 6. A control device 21, a symbol display control board 21a and a communication control board 30 are provided to drive and control the solenoid 15 and the display device 5 based on the detection results of the switches 18 to 20. The control device 21 is configured of a main substrate that performs main control of the pachinko machine 1, and various sub-substrates such as a volume adjustment substrate, an LED substrate, and a payout control substrate. The symbol display control board 21 a is one of the sub boards, and drives and controls the display device 5 based on signals input from the main board and the communication control board 30.

  In the present embodiment, communication control substrate 30 is further provided as one of the sub substrates, and control of communication processing performed with portable telephone 200 via infrared light emitting unit 33 and infrared light receiving unit 34 is performed. To be done. The specific configuration of the communication control board 30 will be described later. Each control board includes a read only memory (ROM), a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), etc. The ROM prestores a predetermined control program and initial data, and the CPU controls the ROM. Execute various arithmetic processing according to the program etc. Further, the RAM temporarily stores the calculation result by the CPU. Incidentally, in order to prevent an unauthorized signal from being input to the main substrate, the signal transmission direction is only one direction from the main substrate to each sub substrate.

  As one of the control by the CPU, there is a so-called probability fluctuation that fluctuates the occurrence probability of the big hit gaming state according to the condition. Specifically, a low probability mode that generates a big hit gaming state with a low probability of about 1/300 and a high probability mode that generates a big hit gaming state with a high probability of about 1/60 that is about 5 times of them are prepared. The probability mode is switched according to the type of jackpot symbol. That is, the jackpot symbol is set to the high probability mode when it is a predetermined special symbol (for example, odd symbol), and is set to the low probability mode when it is a predetermined normal symbol (for example, even symbol). The multiple of the occurrence probability in the high probability mode with respect to the occurrence probability in the low probability mode may be a value other than the value (about 5) described above.

  In addition, an external connection terminal plate 16 is connected to an output port of the CPU. Further, the external connection terminal board 16 includes output terminals 16A to 16E for a hole management computer connected to the hole management computer, and output terminals 16a to 16e for a communication control board connected to the communication control board 30. There is.

  Here, the output terminals 16A and 16a output a "probable in-progress signal" indicating that the above-described high probability mode is in progress. Further, the output terminals 16B and 16b output a "big hit signal" indicating that a big hit is being generated. Further, the output terminals 16C and 16c output a "probable variation big hit signal" indicating that a big hit is being generated by a predetermined special symbol (for example, an odd number symbol). Further, the output terminals 16D and 16c output a "firing switch signal" indicating whether or not the game ball B is being fired by the ball launching device. In addition, when the "firing switch signal" is on, the game ball B is being fired (in other words, the game is being played), and when it is off, the firing of the game ball B is canceled. (In other words, the game has been discontinued). Further, the output terminals 16E and 16e output a "symbol variation signal" indicating that symbol variation has occurred in the display device 5 by the game ball B winning into the first type starting opening 4.

  The communication control board 30 is a circuit board equipped with an electronic control circuit for performing infrared communication with the mobile phone 200 as a mobile communication terminal carried by the player. More specifically, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the communication control board 30 includes an interface circuit (I / F) 35, a CPU 36, a ROM 37, and a RAM 38. A notification lamp 31 as notification means provided, an infrared light emitting unit 33 as data transmission means, and an infrared light receiving unit 34 as start data receiving means and transmission request receiving means are respectively connected.

  The notification lamp 31 is a lamp for visually notifying the player that the game information can be transmitted. The notification lamp 31 is turned on when there is transmittable game information, and turned off when there is no transmittable game information. The notification lamp 31 blinks while transmission of game information from the infrared light emitting unit 33 is being performed, and turns off when the transmission is completed.

  The first infrared sensor 32a and the second infrared sensor 32b are constituted by known infrared sensors for detecting the approach of an object using infrared rays. When a message asking the player to select "Yes" or "No" is displayed on the display device 5, if the hand is held by any infrared sensor, the first infrared sensor 32a or the second infrared sensor 32b Detects that the hand has been held, which allows the player to make a selection.

  The infrared light emitting unit 33 is a light emitting device for transmitting game information and the like to the mobile phone 200 as an infrared signal.

  The infrared light receiving unit 34 is a light receiving device for receiving an infrared signal as a transmission request signal of the player identification password or the game information transmitted from the mobile phone 200. Since the infrared signal has directivity, the infrared light receiving unit 208 and the infrared light emitting unit 209 of the mobile phone 200 are opposed to the infrared light emitting unit 33 and the infrared light receiving unit 34 on the pachinko machine 1 side, Infrared communication is performed between the pachinko machine 1 and the mobile phone 200. Further, since the infrared light signal is output from the infrared light emitting unit 33 toward the front (the player side), the infrared signals do not interfere with the adjacent pachinko machines.

  The interface unit 35 is connected to the output terminals 16a to 16e for the communication control board of the external connection terminal plate 16 through the communication line, and outputs "probably variable signal", "big hit signal" and "probably variable signal" output from each terminal. It is an electronic circuit which inputs a big hit signal, a "firing switch signal" and a "symbol variation signal" to the CPU.

  The CPU 36 is a control device for controlling the respective units of the communication control board 30, reads out a control program from the ROM 37, and executes the control program.

  The ROM 37 is a read-only storage medium for storing control programs for controlling the respective units of the communication control board 30 and various data.

  The RAM 38 is a rewritable storage medium having a work area used by the CPU 36, a game progress data storage area 38a for storing variation counts HC described later, a player specific password storage area 38b, and a transmission buffer 38c for gaming information transmission. is there.

  The non-volatile memory 39 is a writable non-volatile storage medium for non-volatilely storing a game information counter 39a described later. The value of the game information counter 39a stored in the non-volatile memory 39 is stored even after the pachinko machine 1 is powered off.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile phone 200 in which infrared communication is performed with the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. As shown in the front view of FIG. 5, the mobile phone 200 includes a case 202, a key operation unit 204, a liquid crystal panel (display unit) 206, an infrared light receiving unit 208, and an infrared light emitting unit 209. The key operation unit 204 is disposed in the front case unit 203 of the case 202, and includes a cross key, a power key, a function key, an on-hook key (start key), a clear key, and a letter / numeric key (ten-key) It is configured. The liquid crystal panel 206 is disposed inside the opening 202 a formed in the case 202. The infrared light receiving unit 208 is disposed on the left side 202 b of the case 202 together with the infrared light emitting unit 209.

  Next, the electric circuit configuration of the mobile phone 200 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. In addition to the liquid crystal panel 206, the infrared light receiving unit 208, and the infrared light emitting unit 209, the mobile phone 200 includes a wireless unit 210, an audio circuit 212, a receiver 214, a microphone 216, a transmitting and receiving antenna 218, a non-volatile memory 220, a control unit (micro A computer) 222 and a secondary battery 224 are included. The radio unit 210 is controlled by the control unit 222 to transmit and receive radio waves to and from the base station via the transmission / reception antenna 218 as a medium. The audio circuit 212 outputs the reception signal output from the wireless unit 210 through the control unit 222 to the receiver 214, and outputs the audio signal output from the microphone 216 as a transmission signal to the wireless unit 210 through the control unit 222.

  The receiver 214 converts the received signal output from the audio circuit 212 into received audio and outputs it, and the microphone 216 converts the transmitted audio emitted from the operator into an audio signal and outputs the audio signal to the audio circuit 212. The non-volatile memory 220 stores various data and various programs in a non-volatile manner. The secondary battery 224 supplies power to each circuit. The control unit 222 is constituted by a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, etc., and performs an incoming / outgoing call process, an e-mail creation / transmission process, and an internet process.

  A game information receiving program for receiving game information from the pachinko machine 1 is downloaded from, for example, an Internet website operated by a game machine maker or the like, and stored in the non-volatile memory 220. At this time, by performing member registration of a gaming machine maker or the like, a player specifying password including player's name information is given as the player specifying information, and is stored in the non-volatile memory 220. The player specific password is given as, for example, "X0012345 Yamada Taro". Here, "X00" is a header indicating that it is a player specific password, "12345" is a member number, and "Yamada Taro" is the player's name. Here, when the player is specified from the mobile phone 200 to the pachinko machine 1, the player specific password is transmitted from the infrared light emitting unit 209 as an infrared signal. On the other hand, when making a request to transmit game information to the pachinko machine 1, the infrared ray emitting unit 209 transmits a player request password together with a transmission request signal.

  Next, the operation and effects of the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above will be described. The flowcharts of FIGS. 6 to 9 show various routines executed by the control device 21. Each process of these routines is executed based on the counter group and the flag F.

  The counter group includes a round counter R, a winning counter P, and a probability variation counter C. The round counter R is for counting the number of rounds, and the winning counter P is for counting the number of winnings of the game ball B on the special winning opening 6 based on the detection result of the count switch 20. The probability variation counter C is used to determine the end of the high probability mode, and takes values "2", "1", and "0". The initial values of the counters R, P and C are all "0".

  In addition, the counter group includes an internal random number counter for determining the occurrence of the big hit gaming state, an outreach random number counter for determining the outreach, etc., each symbol counter for determining the stop symbol etc, and the reach And a reach type counter for determining the type of operation. Here, the outreach by the outreach random number counter means a state in which it does not finally become a combination of big hit after the reach gaming state described above. The flag F is for determining whether or not the game ball B has won a prize in the V zone 11. When the prize is not detected by the V zone switch 19, the flag F is set to "0" and the prize is detected. It is set to "1". Although there are two types of probability modes, a low probability mode and a high probability mode, as described above, the low probability mode is set as the initial value.

  By the way, when the game by the player is started, the control device 21 first performs the first type of the game ball B based on the detection result of the start opening switch 18 in step S10 of the special motorized product control routine of FIG. It is determined whether or not there is a winning on the starting opening 4. If this determination condition is not satisfied, the special electric combination product control routine is ended. If it is satisfied, in step S20, each value of the internal random number counter and the outreach random number counter is acquired and the value of each symbol counter is used. On the basis of the symbol rows 8 to 10, the off symbols are acquired. Acquisition here refers to a process of reading the value of each counter and storing the value in a memory.

  Next, symbol variation start processing is executed in step S30. Specifically, in step S31 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the symbol variation signal is first turned on. Subsequently, in step S33, the symbols of the symbol rows 8 to 10 are variably displayed on the display device 5, respectively. By this display, it appears to the player as if the three reels on the left, middle and right are rotating. In step S33, it is determined whether the value of the internal random number counter is equal to the big hit value. As a big hit value, two types of values (a big hit value for low probability, a big hit value for high probability) are prepared. The former is a value for generating the jackpot gaming state with low probability described above, and the latter is a value for generating with high probability. For example, when the internal random number counter updates the value every predetermined time in the range of "0" to "299", "7" among them is set as the low probability big hit value, "7", "17" , “27”, “37”, and “47” as the high probability big hit value. Then, the probability that the big hit gaming state occurs is 1/30 when the low probability big hit value is used as the big hit value, and 1/60 when the high probability big hit value is used as the big hit value. When the low probability mode is set in the previous control cycle, the low probability big hit value is selected as the big hit value. When the high probability mode is set, the high probability big hit value is selected as the big hit value.

  If the determination condition of step S33 is satisfied, in step S34, the big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit value is stored in the memory as a stop symbol. On the other hand, if the determination condition in step S33 is not satisfied, it is determined in step S35 whether the value of the outreach random number counter is the same as the predetermined outreach value. If this determination condition is satisfied, in step S36, the symbol corresponding to the outreach value (hereinafter, referred to as "outout reach symbol") is stored in the memory as a stop symbol. If the determination condition in step S35 is not satisfied, in step S37, the out-of-lot symbol in step S20 is stored in the memory as a stop symbol. Then, the stop symbol is stored in steps S34, S36, and S37, and the symbol change signal is turned off in step S38, and then the symbol change start processing routine is ended.

  After the processing of step S30 (symbol variation start processing) is executed as described above, the symbols in both left and right symbol rows 8 and 10 are stored in step S34 of FIG. 6 in the processing of any of steps S34, S36, and S37. Change to the stopped symbol. The symbol variation in the left and right symbol rows 8 and 10 is stopped by the symbols after replacement.

  In step S50, the symbol variation in the middle symbol row 9 is stopped. Then, in step S60, it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols is a big hit combination. If this determination condition is not satisfied, the special motorized product control routine is ended, and if satisfied, a big hit signal ON is output to the output terminals 16B and 16b in step S70. Furthermore, in step S80, it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is a special symbol (in this case, an odd symbol), and if it is a special symbol (step S80: Yes), the definite variation big hit signal ON output terminal in step S90. Output to 16C and 16c. Subsequently, in step S100, the round counter R is reset. In step S110, the prize counter P is reset, and the flag F is set to "0".

  Subsequently, in step S120 of FIG. 7, the solenoid 15 is excited. Then, the shutter 14 falls and the passage inlet of the special winning opening 6 is opened. By this opening, winning in the V zone 11 and the passages 12, 13 of the gaming ball B becomes possible. In step S130, the round counter R is incremented by "1".

  Next, in step S140, it is determined whether the value of the winning counter P is equal to or less than a predetermined value Pmax. If this determination condition is satisfied, it is determined in step S150 whether or not the planned close timing of the special winning opening 6 is yet to be reached. If this determination condition is satisfied (step S150: Yes), the process returns to step S140. As a result, as long as more than Pmax game balls B win after opening of the big winning opening 6 or the scheduled closing time comes, the big winning opening 6 continues to be opened. On the other hand, if one of the determination conditions in steps S140 and S150 is not satisfied, the solenoid 15 is demagnetized in step S160. Then, the shutter 14 is raised and the passage inlet of the big winning opening 6 is closed.

  In step S170, it is determined whether the value of the round counter R is less than or equal to a predetermined value Rmax. If this determination condition is satisfied, it is determined in step S180 whether or not the flag F is "1". If the determination condition of step S180 is satisfied (step S180: Yes), the process returns to step S110 of FIG. Therefore, once the big hit gaming state occurs, the big winning opening 6 repeats the open / close cycle until the gaming ball B has won the V zone 11 a maximum of Rmax times. For example, when the predetermined value Pmax is set to "10", the opening time of the special winning opening 6 is set to "about 29.5" seconds, and the predetermined value Rmax is set to "16", the large winning combination After the opening of the mouth 6, (1) 10 game balls B have won 10 prizes in the big winning opening 6, (2) about 29.5 seconds have elapsed, either one of the conditions is satisfied. The winning opening 6 is closed. The open / close cycle of the special winning opening 6 is repeated at most 16 times on condition that the game ball B has won the V zone 11. If one of the determination conditions of steps S170 and S180 is not satisfied, "big hit signal OFF" is output to the output terminals 16B and 16b in step S190. Furthermore, in step S200, it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is a special symbol (in this case, an odd symbol), and if it is a special symbol (step S200: Yes), the definite variation big hit signal OFF output terminal in step S210. Output to 16C and 16c. Subsequently, in step S220, probability variation processing is executed, and thereafter, the special motorized prize control routine is ended.

  In the probability variation processing routine of FIG. 9, it is determined in step S221 whether the big hit symbol is a normal symbol (even symbols in this case). If this determination condition is not satisfied (step S221: No), that is, if the big hit symbol is a special symbol (odd symbol), whether or not the probability variation counter C is "0" in step S227 (high probability mode If it is determined that the probability variation counter C is "0" (in the high probability mode) (S227: Yes), in step S228, the probability variation middle signal ON is output at the output terminals 16A and 16a. Output to Subsequently, in step S229, the high probability mode is set, and the probability variation counter C is set to "2." After the process of step S229 is performed, the probability variation processing routine is ended. As described above, when the big hit gaming state occurs continuously with the special symbol (odd symbol) during the high probability, the high probability mode will be continued.

  On the other hand, if the determination condition in step S221 is satisfied, that is, if the big hit symbol is a normal symbol (even symbol), it is determined in step S222 whether the probability variation counter C is not "0". If this determination condition is not satisfied (C = 0), the probability variation processing routine is ended, and if satisfied (C = 2, 1), the probability variation counter C is decremented by "1" in step S223. In step S224, it is determined whether the probability change counter C is "0". If this determination condition is not satisfied (C = 1), the probability variation processing routine is ended, and if satisfied (C = 0), in step S225, the indeterminate variation signal OFF is output to the output terminals 16A and 16a, In step S226, a low probability mode is set. As described above, once the high probability mode is set, the high probability is generated until the jackpot gaming state occurs twice in the even symbol continuously after the high probability mode is set, that is, until the probability variation counter C becomes "0". Mode continues. Then, when the big hit gaming state with even symbols continues twice, the high probability mode ends and the low probability mode is switched.

  In addition, the process sequence in this embodiment is an example, and can be changed suitably. For example, the symbol variation process (step S32) may be performed after the storage process of the stop symbol (steps S34, S36, and S37).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when it is detected that the gaming ball B has won the first type starting opening 4, the value of each counter is acquired and the symbol rows 8 to 10 are variably displayed. A stop symbol is stored based on the value of each counter, and the symbol variation is stopped by the stop symbol. If the combination of symbols displayed when stopped is a combination of big hit, a big hit game state occurs which is advantageous to the player, and a big winning opening is performed until the game ball B wins V zone 11 at maximum Rmax times. The cycle of opening and closing is repeated.

  On the other hand, the high probability mode is set if the jackpot symbol is the special symbol (odd symbol), and the probability of occurrence of the jackpot gaming state is increased twice for the next time and the next time. That is, once the high probability mode is set, the occurrence probability of the big hit gaming state of 2 times after next time is increased, but the high probability mode is set if the big hit gaming state occurs with the odd symbol again during that period . On the other hand, if the big hit gaming state occurs with the normal symbol (even symbol) after the period elapses, the high probability mode is ended (switched to the low probability mode).

  Next, prior to detailed description of each process executed in the communication control board 30, an outline of a flow from the start of the game in the pachinko machine 1 to the transmission of the game information to the mobile phone 200 will be described.

  In this embodiment, the player controls the progress of the game by the cumulative occurrence number HC of symbol variations (hereinafter referred to as the variation number HC) as gaming progression data, and the player controls the game information including the variation number HC data. It transmits as an infrared signal which can be received by the portable telephone 200 which it possesses. When the player arrives at a seat installed in front of the pachinko machine 1 in the gaming hall, the player can use the infrared light emitting unit 209 of the portable telephone 200 possessed by the player to make a "model ID + The player specific password + start data is transmitted as an infrared signal to the infrared light receiving unit 34 of the pachinko machine 1. Here, the model ID is identification information for identifying the model of the pachinko machine 1. The start data is data on the number of changes at the start of the current game. In the pachinko machine 1, the model is confirmed by the received model ID, and the player is identified by the player specifying password, and the received start data is set as the current number of times of fluctuation.

  Here, when playing a game for the first time with the pachinko machine of the model, a predetermined dummy ID is transmitted as the model ID, and “0” is transmitted from the mobile phone 200 as the start data. On the other hand, in the case of the second and subsequent games with the same model, the model ID is the model ID of the pachinko machine 1 and the start data is the number of fluctuations at the end of the previous game of the model. And since the start data is 0 when playing a game for the first time, the effect on the display device 5 is started from the first story, but when playing a game after the second time, the received start data (= the previous time By setting the number of changes at the end of the game as the current number of changes, the progress of the game in the pachinko machine 1 is set as a continuation of the previous game, and effects on the display device 5 start from the story at the end of the previous game Be done.

  Then, every time the game ball B wins the first type starting opening during the game and a symbol variation occurs, a symbol variation signal is detected through the output terminal 16e, and the variation count HC of the game progress data storage area 38a is It is incremented by one. After that, when the player ends the game, the player transmits "transmission request signal + player specific password" as an infrared signal to the pachinko machine 1 from the portable telephone 200, and receives the player specific password stored in the pachinko machine 1 On the condition that the player identification password matches, the gaming information including the variation count HC data is transmitted from the infrared light emitting unit 33 of the pachinko machine 1 and received and stored by the mobile phone 200. The game information received by the mobile phone 200 can be transmitted to the pachinko machine 1 as start data for starting a game from the continuation of the current game at the start of the next game.

  Next, the variation count storage processing routine executed in the communication control board 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This routine is executed by the CPU 36 of the communication control board 30 repeatedly calling from the ROM 37 at a predetermined cycle. Further, in the initialization processing at the time of power on, “0” is set as the initial value of the fluctuation count HC.

  First, in step S300, the I / F circuit 35 reads the signal states of the "probably in-progress signal" and the "symbol variation signal". Then, in step S310, it is determined whether the "symbol variation signal" has changed from OFF to ON. If it is determined that the "symbol variation signal" has been changed from OFF to ON (step S310: Yes), it is determined in step S320 whether the "in-progress change signal" is in the OFF state. If the "incorrect signal" is in the OFF state (step S320: Yes), the number of times of change HC in the game progress data storage area 38a is counted up (ie, 1 is added) in step S330, and in step S340 After the notification lamp 31 is turned on, the processing of this routine is ended and the process returns. On the other hand, when the "probability change signal" is in the ON state (during high probability mode) (step S320: No), the processing of this routine is ended and returned without counting up the value of the fluctuation count HC. The processes in steps S300 to S330 and the game progress data storage area 38a constitute the progress management means of the present invention.

  Here, the transition of the fluctuation count HC will be described with reference to the graph of FIG. In the graph, it is assumed that a "symbol variation signal" is generated with a predetermined probability as time passes. While the "probable change signal" is off (time t0 to t1 and t2 to t3), the number of times of change HC is increased by one each time the "pattern change signal" is generated once. On the other hand, while the “probability change in-progress signal” is ON (during time t1 to t2 in the high probability mode), the value of the number of times of change HC does not change even if the “pattern change signal” is generated. That is, the occurrence of the symbol variation signal in the high probability mode is excluded from the calculation of the variation number HC, and only the occurrence of the symbol variation signal in the low probability mode is counted to calculate the variation number HC to calculate the progress of the game. It is made to reflect appropriately.

  Next, the information communication processing executed in the communication control board 30 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of the information communication processing main routine shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. This routine is stored in the ROM 37, and the CPU 36 repeatedly reads out the routine from the ROM 37 at a predetermined cycle and executes the routine.

  The transmission of start data, player specific password, transmission request signal, etc. from the mobile phone 200 is performed by operating the button 204 in the state where the above-described game information receiving program is activated in the mobile phone 200. Do. For example, when transmitting the start data, as shown in FIG. 15A, the model name of the pachinko machine and the number of changes at the end of the previous game are displayed on the liquid crystal panel 206 and the button 204 is operated to select. Thus, the model ID of the selected model, the player identification password, and the start data are read from the memory 220 and transmitted from the infrared light emitting unit 209 as an infrared signal.

  In the flowcharts of FIG. 12 to FIG. 13, first, in step 400, it is determined whether or not “model ID + player specific password + start data” is received by the infrared light receiving unit 34. If "model ID + player specific password + start data" is received (step S400: Yes), whether the received model ID matches the model ID of the pachinko machine 1 stored in the ROM 37 in step S401 It is determined whether or not. If the received model ID matches the model ID of the pachinko machine 1 (step S401: Yes), the value of the received start data is written to the variation count HC of the game progress data storage area 38a in step S402. Here, since the start data is the value of the number of fluctuations at the end of the previous game, the progress status at the end of the previous game is set in the pachinko machine 1 by the processing of step S402.

  If the received machine type ID does not match the machine type ID of the pachinko machine 1 (step S401: No), it is determined in step S403 whether the received machine type ID matches a predetermined dummy ID. If the received model ID matches the predetermined dummy ID (step S403: Yes), the numerical value "0" is written to the variation count HC of the game progress data storage area 38a in step S404. Here, since the dummy ID is transmitted for the first time in the relevant model, “0” is set to the fluctuation count HC, and the game progress status in which the pachinko machine 1 starts a new game It becomes.

  If the received model ID does not match either the model ID of the pachinko machine 1 or the predetermined dummy ID (step S403: No), as shown in FIG. Does not match, and the message "Please check the model." Is displayed on the display unit 5, and the processing of this routine ends.

  After the start data is set to the fluctuation count HC in step S402 or step S404, the received player identification password is stored in the password storage area 38b in step S406. Subsequently, in step S407, as shown in FIG. 16B, the display device 5 displays a message that “Yamada Taro has been identified as a player. Display on Furthermore, in step S408, the value of the number of times of fluctuation HC is transmitted to the symbol display control board 21a, and the processing of this routine ends.

  On the other hand, in the display device 5, the effect display by the story screen corresponding to the value of the number of times of change is performed by being controlled by the symbol display control board 21a. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, every time the number of changes increases 100 times, Story <1> (100 times), Story <2> (200 times), Story <3> (300 times), Story <4> (400 times) ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ · In FIG. 17, after playing from the story <1> to the middle of the story <2> in the previous game, the mobile phone 200 receives game information including fluctuation data, and at the start of the current game, An example is shown in which the variation count data is transmitted from the mobile phone 200 to the pachinko machine 1 as start data, and the game is started from the continuation of the story <2>.

  If it is determined in step 400 that "model ID + player specific password + start data" has not been received (step S400: No), whether or not "transmission request signal + player specific password" has been received in step S409. Determine if If it is determined that "transmission request signal + player specific password" has not been received (step S409: No), the processing of this routine is ended.

  If "transmission request signal + player identification password" is received in step S409 (step S409: Yes), in step S410, the player identification password received with the transmission request signal and stored in the password storage area 38b It is determined whether or not the player identification password matches. Even when the player specifying password is not stored in the password storage area 38b, it is determined as not matching. If the player identification password received together with the transmission request signal does not match the player identification password stored in the password storage area 38b (step S410: No), as shown in FIG. 16C, in step S411. A message “The information can not be sent because the password does not match or has not been entered.” Is displayed on the display device 5, and the processing of this routine ends.

  Therefore, even when the transmission request signal is transmitted from the portable telephone 200, if the player identification password received together with the transmission request signal does not match the player identification password stored in the password storage area 38b, There is no transmission of information. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the game information from being illegally received by a person other than the player specified at the start of the game.

  If the player identification password received together with the transmission request signal matches the player identification password stored in the password storage area 38b (step S410: Yes), the connect signal is transmitted in step S412, and in step S413 A return signal is received from the mobile phone 200. This enables infrared communication between the communication control board 30 and the mobile telephone 200. Subsequently, in step S414, blinking of the notification lamp 32 is started. Then, in step S415, processing of creating and transmitting game information including variation number data as game progress data is performed. Here, the process of creating and transmitting game information in step S415 is performed by calling and executing a game information creation / transmission process routine shown in FIG.

  In the gaming information creation / transmission processing routine, in step S471, a gaming machine ID as gaming machine identification information for identifying the pachinko machine 1 as the other is stored in the first storage area of the transmission buffer 38c on the RAM 38. Here, FIG. 18 (a) shows the format of the transmission buffer 38c for transmitting game information, and FIG. 18 (b) shows an example of storage of game information. Subsequently, in step S472, the value of the game information counter 39a is read out from the non-volatile memory 39 and stored in the second area of the transmission buffer. Further, in step S473, the game progress data identification code ("D00") and the game progress data are stored in the third area of the transmission buffer 38c. That is, the game information has a data structure of “game machine ID + game information counter value + game progress data identification code + game progress data”. The upper three digits of the gaming machine ID is a model ID, and the model ID transmitted together with the start data is set based on the gaming machine ID. Also, the game progress data identification code is a code for identifying the type of game progress data, and "D00" represents the "number of changes". Therefore, when the game progress data identification code is "D00", the game progress data has the value of the fluctuation count HC.

  Then, in step S474, the gaming information stored in the transmission buffer 38c is transmitted from the infrared light emitting unit 33 as an infrared signal. Subsequently, in step S475, the infrared light receiving unit 34 receives a confirmation signal from the portable telephone 200, and in step S476, counts up the value of the game information counter in the non-volatile memory 39, and then returns to the main routine.

  On the other hand, while gaming information is being transmitted from the infrared light emitting unit 33, the liquid crystal panel 206 of the mobile phone 200 displays a message "information is being received" as shown in FIG. 15 (b). Ru.

  The value of the game information counter 39a corresponds to "unique information set for each transmission of game information". Further, the infrared signal corresponds to the “signal that can be received by the mobile communication terminal” of the present invention.

  After returning to the information communication processing main routine (FIG. 13), in step S416, a transmission end signal is transmitted. On the other hand, when the transmission end signal is received from the pachinko machine 1 in the mobile phone 200, the liquid crystal panel 206 of the mobile phone 200 receives a message that "reception of information has been completed" as shown in FIG. It is displayed and the execution of the game information receiving program is ended.

  Subsequently, in step S417, the notification lamp 31 is turned off, and in step S418, the fluctuation count HC is set to "0", and the stored contents of the player specific password storage area 38b and the transmission buffer 38c are erased. End the routine processing. Therefore, after the transmission of the game information is completed, the player specifying password is not input yet.

  When the gaming information transmitted in the above-described information communication processing main routine is received by the mobile phone 200, it is determined from the gaming machine ID, the gaming information counter value, the gaming progress data identification code and the gaming progress data (ie, variation frequency data) Such game information is sequentially stored and accumulated in the memory 220 built in the mobile phone 200. FIG. 19 shows an example of storage of game information in the memory 220 of the mobile phone 200.

  Here, the game information stored in the mobile phone 200 represents the transmission of each game information in an identifiable manner. That is, the gaming machine ID identifies which gaming machine is the gaming information of a large number of gaming machines installed in gaming establishments across the country. Furthermore, the game information counter value identifies the number of times of game information output in the pachinko machine 1 concerned. As described above, since the counter value is counted up every transmission of game information, the same value does not exist. Therefore, the arrangement of data of "game machine ID + game information counter value" is unique, and two identical data do not exist. Therefore, transmission of individual game information in each game machine is surely identified. can do. Further, since the game information includes an identification code for identifying game progress data, it is possible to identify what kind of game progress data.

  As is apparent from the above detailed description, according to the present embodiment, the game progress status is managed by calculating the number of times of fluctuation HC representing the accumulated number of occurrences of symbol fluctuation as game progress data, and as a data transmission means The infrared light emitting unit 33 transmits the game information including the variation count HC data as the game progress data as an infrared signal that can be received by the mobile phone 200.

  Therefore, the player can easily obtain information on the progress of the game by receiving the game information from the pachinko machine 1 using the mobile phone 200 owned by the player. Then, the game information received by the mobile phone 200 can be used in various ways.

  For example, by transmitting game information received by the mobile communication terminal such as the mobile phone 200 to the game machine maker etc. from the mobile communication terminal, it may be considered to participate in the ranking for competing the game progress status among a large number of players. Be It is also conceivable to receive the provision of service points according to the game progress status by transmitting the game information received by the mobile communication terminal from the mobile communication terminal to the game hall, the game machine maker or the like. In this way, by utilizing the information received by the mobile communication terminal, the player's willingness to play is improved, differentiation with other game halls or other game machine makers, customer withdrawal, and expansion of game time. It becomes possible to aim at etc.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the infrared light receiving unit 34 as the start data receiving means receives the start data representing the degree of progress of the game at the start of the game from the mobile phone 200, and the symbol variation from the start data reception time The variation count HC as the cumulative occurrence count of the symbol variation is calculated by adding the occurrence count of the symbol to the start data. Therefore, it is possible to manage the continuous game progress status in the game performed a plurality of times by the fluctuation count HC. That is, since the start data is the number of changes received by the mobile phone 200 at the end of the previous game, the number of symbol changes newly generated in the current game is added to the number of changes at the end of the previous game. A variation count HC is calculated as gaming progress data having continuity in a game played multiple times.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the model ID received by the infrared light receiving unit 34 matches the model ID of the pachinko machine 1, the variation count HC is calculated using the received start data. The variation count HC can be calculated as continuous game progress data between different pachinko machines of the same model. On the other hand, when the model is different, that is surely notified by the message on the display device 5.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the variation count HC as the game progress data is calculated excluding the occurrence of the symbol variation in the probability variation mode, the game is performed based only on the occurrence of the symbol variation in the normal gaming state. It is possible to calculate the variation count HC that accurately reflects the progress of the

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the effect corresponding to the value of the number of times of fluctuation HC is performed on the display device 5, the player can easily grasp the progress of the game, and the will to play the game by the player It can be improved. In addition, since the effect corresponding to the value of the fluctuation count HC has a story character, the player can more surely grasp the progress of the game, and improve the gaming intention in the player. it can.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the variation count HC stored in the game progress data storage area 38a is erased after transmission of the game information by the infrared light emitting unit 33 is completed, so that the variation count data by the new player is Can be prevented from occurring.

  Moreover, according to the present embodiment, the number of times of fluctuation HC is erased by the notification lamp 31 being turned off and the message shown in FIG. 16 (d) being displayed on the display device 5. Since the notification is given, the player can surely know that the fluctuation count HC has been erased.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the player specifying password is received as an infrared signal from the mobile phone 200 carried by the player and stored in the password storage area 38b, so the mobile phone 200 carried by the player is used. Thus, the player specific password can be accurately and surely input to the pachinko machine 1 and stored.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the fact that the player is specified by the player specific password stored in the password storage area 38b is notified by the message display on the display device 5, so the player can surely play the game. Can be identified. Further, since the message is displayed when the player is specified by the player specific password transmission, the player can immediately confirm that the player is specified by password transmission. Furthermore, since the message to be displayed includes information (for example, a player's membership number or name, etc.) for notifying the currently specified player in an identifiable manner, who is the player as a player You can know for sure whether it has been identified. The information for notifying the player in a distinguishable manner is acquired from the member number and the player name information included in the player identification password transmitted from the mobile phone 200, so that the pachinko machine 1 can be used in advance. It is not necessary to store information about the player.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the pachinko machine 1 recognizes that the preparation for receiving the game information on the mobile phone 200 side is completed by the reception of the transmission request, the game information is transmitted. The side can surely receive the game information.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the infrared light receiving unit 34 receives the player specifying password together with the transmission request signal, the player specifying password matches the player specifying password stored in the password storage area 38 b. It is determined that the transmission request is from the portable telephone 200 associated with the player specific password stored in the password storage area 38b, and the infrared light emitting unit 33 transmits the game information. On the other hand, when the player specifying password received together with the transmission request signal does not match the player specifying password stored in the password storage area 38b, the infrared light emitting unit 33 does not transmit the game information. Therefore, the game information can be transmitted to the mobile phone 200 possessed by the player of the pachinko machine 1 with certainty, and illegal reception of the game information by the portable communication terminal possessed by persons other than the player in the pachinko machine 1 Can be reliably prevented.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the game information transmitted from the pachinko machine 1 represents the transmission of the game information so as to be individually identifiable. That is, since the gaming information includes the gaming machine ID as gaming machine identification information for identifying the gaming machine, it is possible to reliably identify which gaming machine installed in the gaming halls in various places. Can. Furthermore, since the gaming information includes the gaming information counter value as unique information set for each transmission, it can be reliably distinguished from the gaming information received by the same or different players on different days or time zones. . However, since the game progress data included in the game information indicates the current game progress status, it is not essential to add individually identifiable information for each transmission of the game information.

  Then, by using the game information indicating the game progress status received by the mobile phone 200, provision of various services to the player can be realized.

  For example, it is conceivable to carry out ranking on a national level with regard to the game progress status such as the number of changes, the number of normal big hits, the number of positive odds, or the number of continuous positive odds. That is, a gaming information collecting computer is installed at the gaming machine manufacturer. The player takes the gaming information into the portable communication terminal owned by the player from the communication control board of the gaming machine installed in the gaming hall. Thereafter, the player transmits game information and player identification information (such as a player name and a membership number) from the mobile communication terminal to the game machine maker as an electronic mail. The gaming information tabulation computer of the gaming machine maker refers to the gaming information reception history and checks whether the gaming information and the same information received in the past have been transmitted in duplicate. At this time, since the game information is unique to each game information as described above, the above check can be surely performed.

  Then, if the received game information is new game information, the game information totaling computer adds up the received game information, and ranks each of the variation count, the normal big hit count, the probability variation big hit count and the probability variation continuous count. For example, the ranking result is posted on the company's Internet homepage together with the top 10 player names and game arcade information.

  Thus, the player can enjoy the game in the gaming machine even more by encouraging the posting of his / her score and name on the home page. In addition, general people who want to enjoy playing games in the game hall can refer to the ranking results posted on the website when selecting a game store. Furthermore, it is important for gaming machine manufacturers to collect gaming information from the whole country and develop marketing activities using portable communication terminals possessed by players without newly constructing large-scale and expensive network facilities. Can be used as a source of information.

  In addition, it is conceivable to implement a service for providing service points according to the progress of the game. When the gaming hall carries out the provision of service points, for example, a computer connected with an infrared communication device is installed at the front of the gaming hall. The player takes the gaming information into the portable communication terminal owned by the player from the communication control board of the gaming machine installed in the gaming hall. Thereafter, the player transmits game information from the infrared light emitting unit of the mobile communication terminal to the infrared communication device at the front. Based on the game information received by the infrared communication device, the front computer calculates the number of times of fluctuation, the number of normal big hits, the number of positive odds, or the number of positive consecutive odds, and calculates the service points of the player according to the respective results. Then, the player can receive prizes and the like from the gaming hall according to the points of the service points. Therefore, the player can obtain a prize or the like at an opportunity different from the conventional prize exchange according to the number of prize balls, and the motivation for the game can be further improved.

  Alternatively, when the gaming machine maker applies the service points, for example, a service point management computer for storing and managing service points for each player (member) is installed at the gaming machine maker. The player takes the gaming information into the portable communication terminal owned by the player from the communication control board of the gaming machine installed in the gaming hall. Thereafter, the player transmits game information and player identification information (such as a player name and a membership number) from the mobile communication terminal to the game machine maker as an electronic mail. Based on the received game information, the service point management computer determines the number of times of fluctuation, the number of big hits, the number of positive big hits, or the number of positive continuous hits, and the player calculates the service points calculated according to the respective results. Add to the service points accumulated in. When the service points reach a certain point, a prize or the like is given from the gaming machine maker to the player. Therefore, the player can obtain prizes and the like from the maker of the game machine on the occasion different from the prize exchange according to the number of prize balls in the conventional game hall, and the motivation for the game can be further improved. .

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the following modifications may be made.

  (A) In the above embodiment, the variation frequency HC, which is the cumulative occurrence number of symbol variation, is used as gaming progress data, but for example, the cumulative occurrence number of big hit gaming (hereinafter referred to as the big hit frequency) is as gaming progress data It is good also as composition used. Moreover, in this case, the display device 5 may be configured to perform effects according to the number of big hits. The numbers shown in parentheses in the vertical axis of FIG. 17 indicate the correspondence with the story development in the case where the number of big hits is used as the game progress data.

  (B) In the above embodiment, the model ID as model identification information is transmitted from the mobile phone 200 together with the start data, but each pachinko machine capable of identifying individual pachinko machines installed in the game hall instead of the model ID The ID information of may be transmitted, and the game having continuity may be executable only in the same pachinko machine.

  (C) Further, an end detection means for detecting the end of the game in the pachinko machine 1 is provided, and stored in the game progress data storage area 38a after a predetermined time has elapsed since the end of the game was detected by the end detection means. The fluctuation count HC may be eliminated (the fluctuation count HC may be set to the value “0”). According to this modification, it is possible to reliably prevent the value of the fluctuation count HC from remaining indefinitely even after the end of the game. The end detection means can be configured to reliably detect the end of the game by detecting the stop of the game operation in the pachinko machine 1 and / or the absence of the player in the pachinko machine 1. Here, the stop of the game operation can be detected, for example, by the release switch signal in the pachinko machine 1 being off. On the other hand, in the absence of the player, for example, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an infrared sensor to detect whether or not a person is in front of the pachinko machine 1, or a sensor installed in a chair installed in front of each pachinko machine 1 Can be detected by detecting the presence or absence of a person sitting.

  (D) Further, the display device 5 may be configured to confirm by message display whether or not the variation count HC stored in the game progress data storage area 38a may be erased. For example, as shown in FIG. 16 (e), the message "Erase the variation count data. Are you sure? Yes / No" is displayed. Then, when it is detected that the hand is held by the first infrared sensor 32a, it is recognized that "Yes" is input, and the fluctuation count HC is erased. On the other hand, when it is detected that the second infrared sensor 32b has touched the hand, or when any of the infrared sensors does not detect the holding of the hand, it is recognized that "No" is input, and the number of changes is It waits for the reception of the transmission request signal for a predetermined time without executing the deletion of HC. At this time, as shown in FIG. 16 (f), the display device 5 displays the message "Information can be transmitted. Make a transmission request and receive the information."

  (E) In the above-described embodiment, the fact that the player is specified is notified by the message display by the display device 5 (see FIG. 16), but may be notified by symbol display. Further, notification may be performed by lighting or blinking light using a light emitting device. In addition, as a light-emitting device, what light-emits by various systems, such as a light bulb and a light emitting diode, can be used. Alternatively, notification may be performed by a voice message using a voice generation device. Furthermore, notification may be performed by transmitting information indicating each notification content to the mobile phone 200. For example, information representing the content of the player being identified may be transmitted as an electronic mail, or may be transmitted as an infrared signal. According to this, the player can know that the player has been specified in his / her portable communication terminal.

  (F) In the embodiment described above, the communication control board 30 is configured to obtain a signal representing a gaming state such as a big hit signal through the output terminals 16a to 16e provided on the external connection terminal plate 16, but A dedicated communication line may be provided separately from the control device 21 to acquire a jackpot signal or the like. The communication line in this modification is a communication line dedicated to the output from the main board constituting the control device 21 or a communication line provided between the sub board and an illegal signal is inputted to the main board. To prevent the

  (G) In the above embodiment, the infrared light emitting unit 33, the infrared light receiving unit 34, and the notification lamp 31 are provided on the game board 7. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be disposed at any part of the pachinko machine 1 as long as it does not come. For example, it may be provided at the lower left of the front frame 2 or may be provided at another portion on the front frame 2 or in another frame. In addition, in order to prevent the game information from being illegally received from the back of the player who sits on a chair and plays a game, the infrared light emitting unit in the area facing the upper body of the seated player on the front of the pachinko machine 1 It is desirable to provide 33 and a light receiving portion 34, and more preferably in the vicinity of the center of the pachinko machine 1 in the left-right direction.

  (H) When the infrared light emitting unit 33, the infrared light receiving unit 34, and the notification lamp 31 are provided on the front frame 2, the front surface of the infrared light emitting unit 33 and the light receiving unit 34 can be more reliably prevented. It is also possible to provide a structure in which a plate-like member made of resin or the like is protruded in parallel at a predetermined interval in front of the player (player side). Then, the portable telephone 200 is inserted between the infrared light emitting unit 33 and the light receiving unit 34 and the plate-like member to receive game information. According to such a configuration, since the infrared signal emitted from the infrared light emitting unit 33 is blocked by the plate-like member, unauthorized reception of the game information by persons other than the player is surely prevented.

  (I) Although the communication control board 30 is built in the pachinko machine 1 in the above embodiment, a communication unit incorporating the communication control board 30, the notification lamp 31, the infrared light emitting unit 33, and the infrared light receiving unit 34 is used. The pachinko machine 1 may be provided separately from the pachinko machine 1 and may be installed on a roof plate projecting from the lower position of the pachinko machine 1 installed on the game island. Alternatively, the communication unit may be built in an inter-stand apparatus having a function related to ball lending installed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1. In the above embodiment, since the communication control board 30 is connected to the control device 21 through the external connection terminal plate 16, the communication unit can be easily separated.

  (J) Further, one of the communication control board 30 as the progress management means and the infrared light emitting unit 33 as the data transmission means is provided in the main body of the pachinko machine 1 and the other is an inter-table device having a function related to ball lending. It may be built in. By sharing the functions of the pachinko machine 1 main unit and the inter-stand apparatus, the configuration can be optimized for design or use.

  For example, the communication control board 30 as the progress management means may be provided in the pachinko machine 1 main body, and the infrared light emitting unit 33 as the data transmission means may be incorporated in the inter-apparatus. According to this configuration, since the progress management means is provided in the main body of the pachinko machine 1, necessary progress management can be performed with a simple structure, and since the data transmission means is built in the inter-stand apparatus, It is not necessary to change the pachinko machine 1 main body largely than the conventional specification. Further, according to this configuration, the progress management means realized by the electronic circuit or the like is provided in the pachinko machine 1 main body (for example, the board attachment portion on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 main body). In addition, since the data transmission means is built in the inter-stand apparatus, it can be provided to face the player while securing a sufficient mounting space for the data transmission means in the inter-stand apparatus, and further, the pachinko machine 1 main body There is no need to change the front part of the conventional specification.

  (K) In the above embodiment, wireless communication is performed with the mobile phone 200 via infrared rays, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, Bluetooth, which is known as a near field communication technology via radio waves, is known. The wireless communication may be performed by Bluetooth with a portable communication terminal capable of communication.

  More specifically, instead of the infrared light emitting unit 33 and the infrared light receiving unit 34 in the embodiment described above, for example, in a card unit having a function related to ball lending installed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 or the pachinko machine 1 , An antenna module having directivity in a substantially vertical direction on a floor between the pachinko machine 1 and a corresponding chair, while providing a Bluetooth module enabling exchange of weak radio waves of about 1 mW or less in the 2.47 GHz band Of the pachinko machine 1 installed on the inside of the game island or on the game board is provided on a roof plate projectingly formed.

  Then, to explain the operation in the present modification, first, when the player holding the mobile communication terminal capable of Bluetooth communication is seated on a chair and the mobile communication terminal enters the communication area of the antenna module, The pachinko machine 1 or the card unit carries out the usual authentication procedure according to the Bluetooth standard such as transmission and reception of Bluetooth ID with the mobile communication terminal which has entered the area, and the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal via the Bluetooth unit. Contactlessly receive and obtain. The acquired telephone number data of the portable communication terminal is registered as an information terminal to be communicated and is transmitted to the hall management computer. At this time, if the same phone number data is erroneously obtained by the multiple pachinko machines 1 or card units in proximity for some reason, there is no duplication with the already registered phone number? If there is a duplicate, request re-transmission of the telephone number and re-register the communication target. The game information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal registered in this way by the weak radio wave of 2.47 GHz band.

  According to this modification, the player can receive the game information while keeping the mobile communication terminal in a pocket of clothes or the like or placing the mobile communication terminal in a folder provided on the roof plate. Also, radio waves are radiated vertically from the antenna module in the upper surface direction, and radio wave radiation is concentrated within a predetermined angle range of the antenna upper surface, and radio wave radiation is hardly emitted outside the predetermined angle range. And radio interference between adjacent antenna modules is prevented.

  In this modification, the game information is output on condition that the player is specified (for example, it is specified that it is a registered member) based on the telephone number data transmitted to the hole management computer. You may do it. In addition, the pachinko machine 1 or the card unit receives the specified player's name information from the portable communication terminal, and inputs it to the symbol display control board 21a which is one of the sub boards of the control device 21 of the pachinko machine 1 Accordingly, the message with the player's name may be displayed on the screen 5a of the display device 5 as, for example, "Tanaka, welcome!".

  (L) In the above embodiment, the game information is transmitted by wireless communication with the mobile phone 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The game information is transmitted to the mobile phone 200 by wire communication. You may For example, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a mobile phone holder having a connection terminal, and the mobile phone 200 is mounted on the mobile phone holder, whereby the connection terminal of the mobile phone holder and the connection terminal of the mobile phone 200 are connected. The configuration may be such that wired communication can be performed.

  (M) In the above embodiment, an example using the mobile phone 200 as the mobile communication terminal is shown, but various mobile communication terminals such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) can be used besides the mobile phone. .

  (N) In the above embodiment, the game information counter value is used to set the game information to a unique value, but the invention is not limited to this. In short, gaming information may be generated to indicate the occurrence of a specific gaming state so as to be individually identifiable, and may be transmitted as a signal receivable by the mobile communication terminal. For example, a clock may be built in the communication control board 30, and time point data representing a transmission time point of each game information may be used as a component of the game information. FIG. 20A is a diagram showing the format of the transmission buffer in this modification, and FIG. 20B is a diagram showing an example of storage of the transmission buffer. FIG. 21 is a view showing a storage example of game information received by the mobile phone 200. According to this modification, it is possible to easily and reliably create unique information which does not cause duplication by the time point data representing the transmission time point of the game information. Further, by using the time point data, it is possible to analyze at what timing the game information is transmitted based on the received game information.

  (O) In the above embodiment, only the game information is transmitted from the communication control board 30 to the mobile phone 200. However, a lottery is performed for each transmission of the game information in the communication control board 30, and the game is won In this case, added value information may be added and transmitted together with the game information.

  (P) In the above embodiment, the notification lamp 31 is provided on the pachinko machine 1, but the notification lamp 31 is omitted, and there is gaming information that can be transmitted only by the message display on the screen 5a of the display device 5. It may be configured to notify that.

  (Q) In the above embodiment, the infrared light receiving unit 34 is always in the standby state for receiving an infrared signal. However, sensor means for detecting the approach of the mobile phone 200 to the communication unit 30 is provided. When the approach of the mobile phone 200 is detected, it may be configured to be in a reception standby state. In addition, it is possible to employ | adopt the sensor (for example, infrared sensor etc.) of the well-known approaching object detection by a various system as a sensor means.

  (R) In the above-described embodiment, although the configuration is such that transition to the low probability mode is normally caused due to the occurrence of the big hit twice in a row in the high probability mode, the normal hit is caused once. It may be configured to transition to the low probability mode.

  (S) The present invention is also applicable to various game machines different from the above embodiment. For example, the gaming machine applied to the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine and basically comprises a launch handle, and in response to the operation of the launch handle, the ball is launched to a predetermined gaming area, and the sphere is a game area Given that it is necessary to win a prize (or pass through the actuation gate) to the actuation opening disposed at a predetermined position in the inside, identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is decided to be stopped after a predetermined time. Be In addition, when the special game state occurs, the variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner to enable the ball to be won, and the value according to the number of winnings There is a case where a value (including not only prize balls but also data etc. written to a magnetic card) is given.

  (T) In addition, another gaming machine applied to the present invention is a slot machine, and as a basic configuration, “identifying information is displayed after dynamically displaying an identifying information sequence consisting of a plurality of identifying information A variable display means is provided, and the dynamic display of identification information is started due to the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), or it is caused due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example the stop button) As time elapses, dynamic display of identification information is stopped, and a special gaming state occurs which generates a special gaming state advantageous to the player, as a necessary condition that fixed identification information at the time of the stop is specific identification information. And a game machine having the means. In this case, the game medium may be a coin, a medal or the like as a representative example. FIG. 22 is a front view showing an appearance of a slot machine 301 according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to a slot machine. As shown in FIG. 22, in the slot machine 301, an infrared light emitting unit 333 and an infrared light receiving unit 334 on the left under the variable display means 305, a first infrared sensor 332a, a notification lamp 331 on the right, and a second Infrared sensors 332 b are provided respectively.

  (U) In addition, yet another gaming machine applied to the present invention is a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are merged, and as a basic configuration, “the identification information sequence comprising a plurality of identification information The dynamic display of identification information is started due to the operation of the starting operation means (for example, operation lever), and the dynamic operation of the stop information (for example, stop button) is provided. Dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of (a) or when a predetermined time elapses, and it is advantageous for the player that the determined identification information at the time of the stop is the specified identification information as a necessary condition Special game state generating means for generating special game states, using balls as game media, requiring a predetermined number of balls at the start of the dynamic display of the identification information, and generating the special game state Saishi it becomes game machine ", which is configured as a number of balls are paid out. FIG. 23 is a front view showing the appearance of a game machine 401 which is an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a game machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused. As shown in FIG. 23, in the gaming machine 401, an infrared light emitting unit 433 and an infrared light receiving unit 434 on the left under the variable display means 405, a first infrared sensor 432a, a notification lamp 431 on the right, and a second Infrared sensors 432 b are provided respectively.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... pachinko machine (gaming machine), 301 ... slot machine (gaming machine), 401 ... gaming machine (gaming machine) which united pachinko machine and slot machine, 5 ... display device (notification means), 16 ... external connection Terminal plate 16a-e Output terminal 30 Communication control board 31 Notification lamp (notification means) 33, 333 433 Infrared light emitting part (data transmission means) 34 334 434 Infrared light receiving part Start data receiving means), 38a ... game progress data storage area (progress management means), S300 to S330 ... (progress management means), 200 ... mobile phone (mobile communication terminal), 36 ... CPU (progress management means, information creation means , S471 to S473 ... (information creating means).

Claims (2)

It is possible to generate a special game state advantageous to the player when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
Counting means for counting the number of occurrences of design variation;
And a special counting means for counting the number of occurrences of the special gaming state.
The gaming machine is
The first gaming state, which is the normal gaming state,
A second gaming state, which is more advantageous to the player than the first gaming state and different from the special gaming state;
Equipped with
An output unit that outputs special information including the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the case of the first gaming state counted by the counting unit in output information that can be acquired or recognized by a predetermined mobile communication terminal;
The first effect is performed when the special information is a first value corresponding to the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the first gaming state, and the special information is more than the first value . An effect control means for controlling to perform a second effect which is an earlier stage than the first effect in the case of the second value corresponding to the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the case of the 1 game state ,
Equipped with
The counting means
It comprises means for counting the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the case of the first gaming state,
The output means is characterized by including, in the output information, special information including the number of occurrences of the special gaming state, as well as special information including the number of occurrences of the symbol variation in the first gaming state. A gaming machine to be.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or a gaming machine combining a pachinko machine and a slot machine.