GAME MACHINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND GAME MACHINE MANAGEMENT METHOD

• Main Author: KANAME YUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 17.03.2016
• Subjects: AMUSEMENTS; CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; SPORTS; VIDEO GAMES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which notifies a game player playing a game of the use state of other game machines, and improves selection service of the game machines.SOLUTION: An inter-machine card processor 10 receives retrieval information on a game machine 20 from a game player, and transmits an unoccupied machine reservation request to a card management device 40 when the game player selects an unoccupied machine on the basis of the retrieval result. The card management device receiving the reservation request makes the inter-machine card processor perform lock processing in order to prohibit play of game players other than the requester with respect to the unoccupied machine. The unoccupied machine shifts to a playable state only with the card of the requester and does not receive cards and payment of the other game players. When a desired game machine is occupied, the inter-machine card processor receives the operation of the game player and transmits an unoccupied machine notification request to the card management device. The card management device transmits the unoccupied machine notification to the inter-machine card processor that has made the request when receiving notification to the effect that the game machine is unoccupied, and receives the unoccupied machine reservation request as well.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】遊技中の遊技客に対して、他の遊技機の使用状況を通知するとともに、遊技機の選択サービスを向上させる遊技機を提供する。【解決手段】台間カード処理機１０は、遊技客から遊技機２０に関する検索情報を受け付け、検索結果に基づいて、遊技客が空き台を選択した場合には、空き台の確保要求をカード管理装置４０に送信する。確保要求を受信したカード管理装置は、空き台に対して要求者以外の遊技客による遊技を禁止するように台間カード処理機にロック処理をさせる。空き台は、要求者のカードのみで遊技可能に遷移し、他の遊技客のカードや入金を受け付けない。遊技を希望する遊技機が使用中の場合には、遊技客の操作を受け付け、台間カード処理機は、カード管理装置に空き台通知要求を送信し、カード管理装置は、遊技機が空いた旨の通知を受信したならば、要求した台間カード処理機に空き台通知を送信して、同様に該空き台の確保要求を受け付ける。【選択図】図１