CN100446040C - Gaming management system - Google Patents

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CN100446040C
CN100446040C CNB2006100657061A CN200610065706A CN100446040C CN 100446040 C CN100446040 C CN 100446040C CN B2006100657061 A CNB2006100657061 A CN B2006100657061A CN 200610065706 A CN200610065706 A CN 200610065706A CN 100446040 C CN100446040 C CN 100446040C
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A gaming management system (500) comprises a network (N), a gaming machine (2), an insurance management server (1) and a membership management server (300). The gaming machine (2) executes a game. The insurance management server (1) manages insurance information with respect to gaming insurance and is connected to the gaming machine (2) via the network (N). The membership management server (300) manages membership information and is connected to the insurance management server (1) via the network (N).

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Game management system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of game management system, it is configured to manage the recreation insurance of the caused loss of the behavior of making a bet that reduces the player.
Background technology
Conventional game machine with insurance function is disclosed in TOHKEMY H04-244178 communique.In this game machine, the player inserted game machine with one or more insurance coin before beginning to play games coin inserts mouthful.When the player had spent the game money of predetermined quantity in recreation, how the game machine victory or defeat all paid the game money of the predetermined quantity that is used to insure.This has reduced player's loss.
Yet, because this insurance function is confined to set in advance the content in the game machine that the insurance coin inserts, so it can not provide various services according to player's request.
This game machine also has and is used for lead one of its save storehouse insurance coin passage and being used for lead another insurance coin passage of its coin escape hole of insurance coin of insurance coin.Thus, because game machine has two insurance coin passages therein, so the volume of game machine increases.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of game management system that the various insurance services of the caused loss of the behavior of making a bet that reduces the player can be provided neatly according to player's request.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of game management system that is constructed to the game machine that volume reduces that comprises.
In order to realize this purpose, the invention provides a kind of game management system, comprising: network; Game machine is configured to carry out recreation; The insurance management server is configured to manage about the insurance information of recreation insurance and via described network being connected to described game machine; And member management server, be configured to manage membership information and be connected to described insurance management server via described network, wherein, described game machine comprises: the card unit is configured to read player ID number and player ID number of being read sent to described insurance management server from member card; Actuating unit is carried out recreation when being used for being inserted with member card in described card unit; And generating apparatus, be used to generate the game result information of the recreation of carrying out about described actuating unit and the game result information that is generated is sent to described insurance management server; Described member management server comprises: the membership information storage part is configured to store the player ID number corresponding membership information that reads with described card unit; And dispensing device, be used for the membership information of described correspondence is sent to described insurance management server; And described insurance management server comprises: the insurance information storage part is configured to store the player ID number corresponding insurance information that reads with described card unit; Device is determined in payment, is used for determining whether disbursement insurance of described insurance management server according to the described player ID that reads number, the game result information of described generation and corresponding insurance information; And the definite device of continuity, be used for when the recreation insurance expires, determining according to the insurance information of described correspondence whether described insurance management server continues the recreation insurance.
According to the present invention, the payment of described insurance management server determines that device determines whether disbursement insurance according to the game result information and the corresponding safety position of described generation.Therefore, this game management system can provide the various insurance services of the caused loss of the behavior of making a bet that reduces the player neatly according to player's request.In addition, in this game management system, described game machine does not need to be provided with any insurance coin passage.Therefore, this game management system can comprise and is constructed to the game machine that volume reduces.
In order to realize this purpose, the invention provides a kind of game management system, comprising: network; Game machine is configured to carry out recreation; The insurance management server is configured to manage about the insurance information of recreation insurance and via described network being connected to described game machine; And member management server, be configured to manage membership information and be connected to described insurance management server via described network, wherein, described game machine comprises: the card unit is configured to read player ID number and player ID number of being read sent to described insurance management server from member card; Actuating unit is carried out recreation when being used for being inserted with member card in described card unit; And generating apparatus, be used to generate the game result information of the recreation of carrying out about described actuating unit and the game result information that is generated is sent to described insurance management server; Described member management server comprises: the membership information storage part is configured to store the player ID number corresponding membership information that reads with described card unit; And dispensing device, be used for the membership information of described correspondence is sent to described insurance management server; And described insurance management server comprises: the insurance information storage part is configured to store the insurance information corresponding with the player; Recognition device is used for reading and this player's corresponding identification information according to the described player ID that the reads number membership information from described correspondence; Device is determined in payment, is used for determining whether disbursement insurance of described insurance management server according to the insurance information of the game result information of the described identification information that reads, described generation and described correspondence; And the definite device of continuity, be used for when the recreation insurance expires, determining according to the insurance information of described correspondence whether described insurance management server continues the recreation insurance.
According to the present invention, the payment of described insurance management server determines that device determines whether disbursement insurance according to the game result information and the corresponding safety position of described generation.Therefore, described game management system can provide the various insurance services of the caused loss of the behavior of making a bet that reduces the player neatly according to player's request.In addition, described recognition device reads from the membership information of described correspondence and this player's corresponding identification information according to the described player ID that reads number.Therefore, the player is going into to need not to buy the recreation insurance after the meeting.As a result, recreation insurance purchasing process can be independent of the affiliation process.This has improved the convenience of buying the recreation insurance.In addition, in this game management system, game machine need not to be provided with any insurance coin passage.Therefore, this game management system can comprise and is constructed to the game machine that volume reduces.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram according to the game management system of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of incorporating the control circuit in the insurance management server into according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of incorporating the control circuit in the member management server into according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the stereographic map according to the game machine of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of incorporating the main control circuit in the game machine into according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the block diagram according to the display control unit of the game machine of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 A is the process flow diagram of the first half control and treatment of carrying out in the game management system according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 B is the process flow diagram of the latter half control and treatment of carrying out in the game management system according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 A is the process flow diagram of modified the first half control and treatment of carrying out in the game management system according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 B is the process flow diagram of modified the latter half control and treatment of carrying out in the game management system according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
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Below, referring to figs. 1 through 8B exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described.
In the exemplary embodiment, game management system comprises a plurality of game machines, member management server, insurance management server and network.Game machine has the card unit and is connected to member management server and insurance management server via network.
The card unit reads when member card inserts wherein player ID number that is stored in this member card.Because it is corresponding one by one with the player to be stored in player ID number of being inserted in the member card, so game machine can identify the player who plays games at this game machine by means of this player ID number.
Member management server is being stored the membership information (for example name, address, birthday, biological information and/or number of the account) with player ID number relevant player.Member management server is managed membership information at each player who has joined.
The insurance management server stores the recreation safety position with player ID number relevant player.The recreation insurance is the insurance that reduces player's the caused loss of the behavior of making a bet, and recovers damage with the insurance payment according to the insurance pay status.Player's insurance pay status differs from one another usually.Therefore, the insurance management server is at each player's management game safety position.
The insurance management server automatically performs a series of processing from application for insurance to the insurance payment.In this series of processes, the insurance management server obtains player ID number from the card unit of the game machine that the player plays games, then by means of the membership information that obtains this player for player ID number that obtains from member management server, and obtain this player's game result information from described game machine by means of player ID number that obtains, so that consult player's recreation safety position, number of the account, game result information etc.
In the exemplary embodiment, game money is illustrated in the real coin of circulation in the area that the player plays games, perhaps circulation and by the currency of their location, amusement arcade being exchanged the recreation chapter (medal) (token) that obtains in the amusement arcade that the player plays games.
(configuration of game management system)
As shown in Figure 1, game management system 500 comprises: insurance management server 1, a plurality of game machine 2, member management server 300 and network N.Game machine 2 is connected to insurance management server 1 and member management server 300 via network N.Game machine 2 by network N to/send/receive various data from insurance management server 1 or member management server 300.
Each game machine 2 has unique machine ID number.Insurance management server 1 and member management server 300 are being stored the machine ID number of distributing to a plurality of game machines 2 therein.Insurance management server 1 and member management server 300 are stored in wherein machine ID by contrast and number check the machine ID number that invests the data that receive, and identify the source of the data that receive.In addition, insurance management server 1 and member management server 300 number are discerned the destination of the data that will send by being stored in wherein machine ID.
(configuration of insurance management server)
As shown in Figure 2, insurance management server 1 comprises CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 10, input one output (I/O) bus 12, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) 14, random-access memory (ram) 16, hard disk drive (HDD) 18, communication interface circuit 22, display monitor 24 and input media 26.
CPU 10 is connected to ROM 14, RAM 16, HDD 18, communication interface circuit 22, display monitor 24 and input media 26 via I/O bus 12.By I/O bus 12 to CPU 10 input or from CPU 10 outputting data signals or address signal.
ROM 14 is storing the control program that is used to control insurance management server 1 therein.The employed sign of RAM 16 interim these control programs of storage, variate-value etc.In addition, player ID number of sending of the interim therein storage of RAM 16, the membership information that sends from member management server 300, the game result information that sends from game machine 2, be stored in insurance payment tabulation the HDD 18 and recreation safety position etc. from the card unit 400 of game machine 2.
HDD 18 stores relevant with the player ID number respectively insurance payment tabulation and the database of recreation safety position therein.Notice that HDD 18 can be substituted by high capacity Nonvolatile rewriteable memory storage (for example flash memory).Communication interface circuit 22 is connected to game machine 2 and member management server 300 via network N, and described network N is the communication line of public telephone line network, Local Area Network etc.
Display monitor 24 shows various data (for example, being stored as the recreation safety position of the database among the HDD 18).Input media 26 to insurance management server 1 send the command signal that is used for order display monitor 24 and shows the recreation safety position of related player, the command signal of the new game safety position that is used for order HDD 18 storage related player etc.
(configuration of member management server)
As shown in Figure 3, member management server 300 comprises: CPU 310, I/O bus 312, ROM 314, RAM 316, HDD 318, communication interface circuit 322, display monitor 324 and input media 326.
CPU 310 is connected to ROM 314, RAM 316, HDD 318, communication interface circuit 322, display monitor 324 and input media 326 by I/O bus 312.By I/O bus 312 to CPU 310 input or from CPU 310 outputting data signals or address signal.
ROM 314 is storing the control program that is used to control member management server 300 therein.RAM316 stores sign that this control program uses, variate-value etc. temporarily.In addition, player ID number of sending from insurance management server 1 of the interim therein storage of RAM 316, be stored in membership information the HDD 318 etc.
HDD 318 stores respectively the database with player ID number many relevant membership informations (for example name, address, birthday, biological information and/or number of the account) therein.Notice that HDD 318 can be substituted by high capacity Nonvolatile rewriteable memory storage (for example flash memory).Communication interface circuit 322 is connected to game machine 2 and insurance management server 1 via network N.Member management server 1 is the main website of game machine 2 and has unique machine ID number " 0000 ".
Display monitor 324 shows various data (for example, being stored as the membership information of the database among the HDD 318).Input media 326 to member management server 300 send the command signal that is used for order display monitor 324 and shows the membership information of related player, the order of recruit's information of being used for order HDD 318 storage related player etc.
(configuration of game machine)
As shown in Figure 4, game machine 2 comprises rack 30, main display device 32, goes up assistant display device 34, assistant display device 38, a plurality of switch 40, cruciform switch 42, coin insert mouthfuls 44 down, game ticket inserts mouthfuls 46, payment switch 48, base portion 50, coin payment mouthfuls 52, coin accommodation section 54, notice lamp 56 and card unit 400.
Rack 30 forms the integral body of game machine 2.Main display device 32 be installed in rack 30 slightly to the oblique positive middle part of square neck thereafter.Main display device 32 shows that the game information of recreation is to play.
Last assistant display device 34 is installed in the front upper of rack 30.Last assistant display device 34 shows not the game information in the screen displayed of main display device 32, main display device 32 advance according to game rule etc.Following assistant display device 38 is installed in the positive basifacial of rack 30.Following assistant display device 38 also shows various game informations.
Base portion 50 is formed on the marginal portion of rack 30 between its positive middle part and positive basifacial flatly.A plurality of switches 40 and cruciform switch 42 are installed in the left side of base portion 50.When option in a plurality of options in player's selection or the definite recreation, operate these switches.Coin inserts mouth 44 and game ticket inserts the right side that mouth 46 is installed in base portion 50.Insert mouthfuls 44 or game ticket when inserting in mouthfuls 46 when the player inserts one or more coin or game ticket in coin, it can be played games.
The right side, coin that payment switch 48 is installed in base portion 50 insert mouthfuls 44 near.Coin payment mouth 52 is installed in the positive basifacial of rack 30, the below of following assistant display device 38.Extend from the positive basifacial of rack 30 coin accommodation section 54.When the player operated payment switch 48, from the coin of coin payment mouthful 52 one or more insertions of payment, the coin of this one or more insertion was contained in the coin accommodation section 54 subsequently.Notice lamp 56 work when game machine 2 generations are unusual.Notice lamp 56 glimmers or lights abnormity notifying is given the office worker of amusement arcade.
Card unit 400 is installed in the marginal portion of rack 30 between its front upper and positive middle part.Card unit 400 comprises a plurality of buttons 401, bayonet socket 402, display monitor 403 and reader/writer 404 (referring to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5).When inputing password or withdraw from the member card that is inserted, the player operates this a plurality of buttons 401 and display monitor 403.The member blocked insert bayonet socket 402 or withdraw from from bayonet socket 402.In the exemplary embodiment, though adopt IC-card as reading by reader/writer 404 or the member card of writing information item, can comprise at least that addings/adding plays and insure and other parts (for example magnetic card) of player ID number the item of information that reader/writer 404 reads substitute IC-card with storing.
(configuration of the control device of game machine)
As shown in Figure 5, game machine 2 also comprises coin detecting sensor 58, game ticket detecting sensor 59, main control circuit 60, loudspeaker 80, payment mechanism 82 and display control unit 200.Main control circuit 60 comprises interface circuit 62, input/output bus 64, CPU 66, ROM 68, RAM70, interface circuit 72, hard disk drive 74, communication interface circuit 76, randomizer 78 and interface circuit 405.
Switch 40 and cruciform switch 42 are connected to interface circuit 62.Interface circuit 62 is connected to CPU 66 via input/output bus 64.Each switch produces detection signal and subsequently this detection signal is input to CPU 66 via input/output bus 64 when being operated.
Coin detecting sensor 58 and game ticket detecting sensor 59 are connected to interface circuit 62.Coin detecting sensor 58 will become signal and subsequently this signal will be input to CPU 66 via input/output bus 64 when detecting one or more coin that inserts coin insertion mouth 44 about the type of insertion coin and the information translation of the quantity of insertion coin.Game ticket detecting sensor 59 will become signal and subsequently this signal will be input to CPU 66 via input/output bus 64 when detecting one or more game ticket that inserts game ticket insertion mouth 46 about the type of insertion game ticket and the information translation of the quantity of insertion game ticket.
Payment switch 48 is connected to interface circuit 62.Payment switch 48 produces detection signal and subsequently this detection signal is input to CPU 66 via input/output bus 64 when being operated.Based on the coin of the detection signal that is produced from coin payment mouthful 52 one or more insertions of payment.
ROM 68 and RAM 70 are connected to input/output bus 64.ROM 68 is storing therein: unique machine ID of game machine No. 2; Be used to control the master control program of game machine 2; The initialization data that is used for executive control program; Be used to control main display device 32, go up the part etc. of the display control program of assistant display device 34 and following assistant display device 38.RAM 70 stores variate-value that uses in the sign that uses in master control program, display control program, the games, the games etc. therein temporarily.
Hard disk drive 74 is connected to input/output bus 64.Hard disk drive 74 is stored games etc. therein.In the exemplary embodiment, though adopt the memory storage of hard disk drive 74, hard disk drive 74 can be replaced with high capacity Nonvolatile rewriteable memory storage (for example flash memory) as the storage games.
Notice lamp 56, loudspeaker 80 and payment mechanism 82 are connected to interface circuit 72.Interface circuit 72 is connected to CPU 66 via input/output bus 64.Interface circuit 72 is according to the result of the arithmetic processing among the CPU 66, to notice lamp 56, loudspeaker 80 or payment mechanism 82 output drive signals or driving electric.
Randomizer 78 is connected to input/output bus circuit 64.When CPU 66 when randomizer 78 input produces the order of random numbers, randomizer 78 produces the random number in the preset ranges and will comprise that subsequently the signal of the random number that produces is input to input/output bus 64.CPU 66 determines game state based on the random number that is produced.The random number that is produced is stored among the RAM 70 as the raffle result data.
Communication interface circuit 76 is connected to input/output bus 64.Communication interface circuit 76 communicates via network N and insurance management server 1 and member management server 300.
Button 401, display monitor 403 and the reader/writer 404 of card unit 400 are connected to interface circuit 405.Interface circuit 405 is connected to CPU 66 via input/output bus 64.Interface circuit 405 is according to the result of the arithmetic processing among the CPU 66, to display monitor 403 or reader/writer 404 output drive signals or driving electric.
Each button 401 produces detection signal and subsequently this detection signal is input to interface circuit 405 when being operated.Display monitor 403 comes display image according to the display command of exporting via interface circuit 405 from CPU 66.When member card (IC-card) is inserted in the bayonet socket 402, reader/writer 404 will be stored in this member card about player ID number or the information translation that adds/ add the recreation insurance become signal and subsequently this signal be input to interface circuit 405.Adopting under the situation of magnetic card as member card, reader/writer 404 can be substituted by magnetic card reading.
Display control unit 200 is connected to interface circuit 72.This display control unit 200 is according to the image display command from main control circuit 60 outputs, to main display device 32, last assistant display device 34 or following assistant display device 38 output drive signals or driving electric.
(configuration of the display control unit of game machine)
As shown in Figure 6, display control unit 200 comprises interface circuit 202, input/output bus 204, CPU 206, ROM 208, RAM 210, VDP (video data processor) 212, video-ram 214, video ROM 216, first driving circuit 218, second driving circuit 220 and the 3rd driving circuit 222.Interface circuit 202 is connected to input/output bus 204.Be input to input/output bus 204 from the image display command of main control circuit 60 outputs via interface circuit 202.
CPU 206, ROM 208 and RAM 210 are connected to input/output bus 204.Data-signal or address signal are input to CPU 206 via input/output bus 204 or export from CPU 206.ROM 208 stores display control program therein, and described display control program is used for producing the drive signal that will be input to main display device 32, last assistant display device 34 or following assistant display device 38 according to image display command.RAM 210 stores sign and the variate-value that display control program uses therein temporarily.
VDP 212 is connected to input/output bus 204.VDP 212 comprises sprite circuit (spritecircuit), picture circuit (screen circuit) and palette circuit (pallet circuit) etc., and carry out various processing with main display device 32, on assistant display device 34 or down show desired images on the assistant display device 38.
Video-ram 214, video ROM 216, first driving circuit 218, second driving circuit 220 and the 3rd driving circuit 222 are connected to VDP 212.The interim therein storage of video-ram 214 view data corresponding with image display command.Video ROM 216 stores background image data (for example will be presented at the background image on the main display device 32), glyph image data (for example identification information image), character image data (for example character image that will show as the effect content) etc. therein.Symbolization view data when on main display device 32, showing changeably or stopping displaying symbol.The glyph image data comprise various display modes (for example enlarged image, downscaled images and deformation pattern).The character image data comprise that one of them or more a plurality of personage carry out the exercises pattern of a series of actions.
First driving circuit 218 produces the drive signal that is used to drive main display device 32.Second driving circuit 220 produces the drive signal that is used to drive assistant display device 34.The 3rd driving circuit 222 produces the drive signal that is used to drive down assistant display device 38.
CPU 206 is according to the image display command from main control circuit 60 outputs, read the display control program that is stored among the ROM208 and generate subsequently will main display device 32, on assistant display device 34 or the view data that shows on the assistant display device 38 down.With the image data storage that generates in RAM 214.Should be noted that image display command comprises background display command, symbol display command, personage's display command etc.
(control and treatment of carrying out in the game management system)
As shown in Figure 7A, in the control and treatment of carrying out in game management system 500, the CPU 66 of game machine 2 determines by the reader/writer 404 of card unit 400 whether the player blocks the member in the bayonet socket 402 that is inserted into card unit 400 (S201).If the player has inserted member card, then CPU66 sends to insurance management server 1 with the information about adding/ add the recreation insurance that machine ID number and reader/writer 404 read, and control and treatment proceeds to S401 subsequently.If the player does not insert member card, then control and treatment rests on S201.
The CPU 10 of insurance management server 1 determines based on the information that sends whether the player has bought recreation insurance (S401).If the player has bought the recreation insurance, then control and treatment proceeds to S402.If the player buys recreation insurance, then CPU 10 number sends about not adding the signal of recreation insurance to game machine 2 based on machine ID, and control and treatment proceeds to S202 subsequently.
At S202, if game machine 2 receives described signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 66 of game machine 2 determines whether to withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402.More specifically, CPU 66 shows that on display monitor 403 " you do not buy the recreation insurance to following sentence.If you finish to play games, please by a button that blocks the unit.”。If the player presses the button one in 401 at the appointed time, then CPU 66 makes reader/writer 404 withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402, and finishing control is handled subsequently.If the player does not press the button one in 401 at the appointed time, then control and treatment proceeds to S101.CPU 66 carries out recreation at not insured situation, and control and treatment proceeds to S401 (S101) subsequently.
At S402, the CPU 10 of insurance management server 1 sends to game machine 2 based on machine ID number and requires to send player ID number the signal that is stored in the member card.If game machine 2 receives this signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 66 of game machine 2 player ID number that machine ID number and reader/writer 404 are read sends to insurance management server 1 (S203).If insurance management server 1 receives player ID number from game machine 2, then control and treatment proceeds to S404 (S403).
At S404, CPU 10 is to the signal of member management server 300 transmission requirement transmissions with this player ID number relevant player's membership information.As shown in Fig. 7 B, if member management server 300 receives this signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 310 of membership service device 300 will send to insurance management server 1 (S301) based on this player's who reads from the HDD 318 of member management server 300 for player ID number membership information.If insurance management server 1 receives player's membership information from member management server 300, then control and treatment proceeds to S406 (S405).
In S406, CPU 10 reads player's recreation safety position based on the player ID number HDD 18 from insurance management server 1, determines based on this recreation safety position whether the player has paid insurance premium subsequently.If player pays insurance premium, then CPU 10 sends the signal that makes game machine 2 can carry out recreation at the situation that has added the recreation insurance based on machine ID number to game machine 2.If the player does not have the disbursement insurance expense, then control and treatment rests on S406, thereby waits for subsequently up to extracting the insurance premium insurance premium of having paid insurance premium or player's direct payment from player's account automatically based on membership information.
In S102, if game machine 2 receives described signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 66 of game machine 2 carries out recreation at the situation that has added the recreation insurance, and control and treatment proceeds to S204 subsequently.At S204, CPU 66 determines whether to withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402.More specifically, CPU66 shows that on display monitor 403 following sentence is " if you finish to play games, please by a button that blocks the unit.”。If the player presses the button one in 401 at the appointed time, then CPU 66 makes reader/writer 404 withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402, and control and treatment proceeds to S103 subsequently.If the player does not press the button one in 401 at the appointed time, then control and treatment is returned S102.
At S103, CPU 66 is with player ID number and send to insurance management server 1 about the result's of whole recreation that the player played game result information.If insurance management server 1 receives game result information from game machine 2, then the CPU 10 of insurance management server 1 determines based on player ID whether this game result information satisfies the recreation safety position (S407) that is stored in the player among the HDD 18.If this game result information satisfies the recreation safety position, then insurance management server 1 is paid one or more game money that is used to insure by game machine 2, and CPU 10 rewrites the insurance payment tabulation (S408) that is stored among the HDD 18 subsequently.When CPU 10 finished the rewriting that the insurance payment is tabulated, control and treatment finished.If game result information does not satisfy the recreation safety position, then control and treatment finishes.
In this game management system 500, insurance management server 1 determines whether to pay one or more game money that is used to insure after the player finishes to play whole recreation.Yet, one or more game money that insurance management server 1 can determine whether to pay to be used to insure when recreation of each end.
Shown in Fig. 8 A, in the modified control and treatment of carrying out in game management system 500, the CPU 66 of game machine 2 determines by the reader/writer 404 of card unit 400 whether the player blocks the bayonet socket 402 (S1201) that is inserted into card unit 400 with the member.If the player has inserted member card, then CPU 66 sends to insurance management server 1 with the information about adding/ add the recreation insurance that machine ID number and reader/writer 404 read, and control and treatment proceeds to S1401 subsequently.If the player does not insert member card, then control and treatment rests on S1201.
The CPU 10 of insurance management server 1 determines based on the information that is sent whether the player has bought recreation insurance (S1401).If the player has bought the recreation insurance, then control and treatment proceeds to S1402.If the player buys the recreation insurance as yet, then CPU 10 number sends about not adding the signal of recreation insurance to game machine 2 based on machine ID, and control and treatment proceeds to S1202 subsequently.
At S1202, if game machine 2 receives this signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 66 of game machine 2 determines whether to withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402.More specifically, CPU 66 shows that on display monitor 403 " you do not buy the recreation insurance to following sentence.If you finish to play games, please by a button that blocks the unit.”。If the player supresses one in the button 401 at the appointed time, then CPU 66 makes reader/writer 404 withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402, and finishing control is handled subsequently.If the player does not press the button one in 401 at the appointed time, then control and treatment proceeds to S1101.CPU 66 carries out recreation at the situation that does not add the recreation insurance, and control and treatment proceeds to S1401 (S1101) subsequently.
In S1402, the CPU 10 of insurance management server 1 sends to game machine 2 based on machine ID number and requires to send player ID number the signal that is stored in the member card.If game machine 2 receives this signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 66 of game machine 2 player ID number that machine ID number and reader/writer 404 are read sends to insurance management server 1 (S1203).If insurance management server 1 receives player ID number from game machine 2, then control and treatment proceeds to S1404 (S1403).
At S1404, CPU 10 is to the signal of member management server 300 transmission requirement transmissions with this player ID number relevant player's membership information.If member management server 300 receives this signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 310 of member management server 300 will send to insurance management server 1 (S1301) based on this player's who reads from the HDD 318 of member management server 300 for player ID number membership information.Shown in Fig. 8 B, if insurance management server 1 receives player's membership information from member management server 300, then control and treatment proceeds to S1406 (S1405).
At S1406, CPU 10 reads this player's recreation safety position based on the player ID number HDD 18 from insurance management server 1, determines based on the recreation safety position whether this player has paid insurance premium subsequently.If player pays insurance premium, then CPU 10 sends the signal that makes game machine 2 can carry out recreation at the situation that has added the recreation insurance based on machine ID number to game machine 2.If the player is disbursement insurance expense not as yet, then control and treatment rests on S1406, thereby waits for subsequently up to extracting the insurance premium insurance premium of having paid insurance premium or player's direct payment from player's account automatically based on membership information.
In S1102, if game machine 2 receives described signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 66 of game machine 2 carries out recreation at the situation that has added the recreation insurance, and control and treatment proceeds to S1103 subsequently.At S1103, CPU 66 sends to insurance management server 1 with machine ID number, player ID number and about the result's of the recreation that the player played game result information.If insurance management server 1 receives game result information from game machine 2, then the CPU 10 of insurance management server 1 determines based on player ID whether this game result information satisfies the recreation safety position (S1407) that is stored in the player among the HDD 18.If this game result information satisfies the recreation safety position, then control and treatment proceeds to S1408.If this game result information does not satisfy the recreation safety position, then control and treatment proceeds to S1204.
In S1408, one or more game money that insurance management server 1 is used to insure by game machine 2 payments, CPU 10 rewrites the insurance payment tabulation that is stored among the HDD 18 subsequently.If CPU 10 finishes the rewriting to insurance payment tabulation, then control and treatment proceeds to S1409.
At S1409, CPU 10 determines based on recreation safety position and insurance payment tabulation whether the recreation insurance expires.If the recreation insurance expires, then control and treatment proceeds to S1410.If the recreation insurance is still not yet due, then control and treatment is returned S1406.
At S1410, CPU 10 determines based on the recreation safety position whether the player buys the recreation insurance again.More specifically, CPU 10 determines whether to exist the player to sign the information of heavily continuous special contract automatically based on the recreation safety position.If there is this information, then control and treatment proceeds to S1411.If there is no this information, then CPU 10 sends the signal that makes game machine 2 can carry out recreation at the situation that does not add the recreation insurance to game machine 2, and control and treatment proceeds to S1104 subsequently.
At S1411, CPU 10 rewrites recreation safety position (for example, changing piemium rate) with continuity recreation insurance based on the heavily continuous special particulars of a contract automatically, and control and treatment is returned S1406 subsequently.Note, when rewriteeing the recreation safety position, can change piemium rate according to the premium tariff that wherein the piemium rate value is set at quantity purchase again.Described premium tariff is stored among the HDD 18.
In S1204, the CPU 66 of game machine 2 determines whether to withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402.More specifically, CPU 66 shows that on display monitor 403 following sentence is " if you finish to play games, please by a button that blocks the unit.”。If the player presses the button one in 401 at the appointed time, then CPU 66 makes reader/writer 404 withdraw from member card from bayonet socket 402, and control and treatment finishes subsequently.If the player does not press the button one in 401 at the appointed time, then control and treatment is returned S1102.
At S1104, if game machine 2 receives described signal from insurance management server 1, then the CPU 66 of game machine 2 carries out recreation at the situation that does not add the recreation insurance, and control and treatment is returned S1401 subsequently.
Therefore, when the control and treatment shown in game management system 500 execution graph 8A and the 8B, the CPU 66 of game machine 2 and the CPU of insurance management server 1 10 are used as with lower device.When control and treatment proceeded to S1103, CPU 66 was as generating apparatus.When control and treatment proceeded to S1101, S1102 or S1104, CPU 66 was as actuating unit.When control and treatment proceeded to S1407, CPU10 determined device as payment.When control and treatment proceeded to S1410, CPU 10 determined device as continuity.When control and treatment proceeded to S1411, CPU 10 was as modifier.
(favorable characteristics of recreation recognition system)
At S1407, the recreation safety position of CPU 10 bases from game machine 2 game result information that sends and the HDD 18 that is stored in insurance management server 1 of insurance management server 1 determines whether to pay one or more game money that is used to insure.Therefore, be stored in the recreation safety position of the player among the HDD 18 by use, the insurance function of game management system 500 can provide various services according to player's request.
At S1410, the CPU 10 of insurance management server 1 determines according to the recreation safety position that is stored in the player among the HDD 18 whether insurance management server 1 continues recreation insurance (whether the player buys the recreation insurance again).Therefore, the insurance function of game management system 500 can provide a kind of need not to interrupt playing can carry out the service that the continuity of recreation insurance is handled.Thereby, having improved and bought the convenience that recreation is insured again, this has prevented that the player from forgetting when expiring that in the recreation insurance buying recreation again insures.
Game machine 2 does not have any insurance coin passage.Therefore, game management system 500 can comprise that being constructed to its volume compares the game machine 2 that reduces to some extent with the volume of traditional game machine.
The invention is not restricted to above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, except above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, can in according to the scope of technical concept of the present invention, adopt various modifications.
Can adopt the slot machine that is provided with mechanical rotating cylinder, Bai Qing brother game machine etc. in game management system 500, the player plays the game machine 2 that is presented at the recreation on the main display device 32 to substitute wherein.
When the player plays Bai Qing brother game machine, can use game ball alternative games coin.In addition, can use other game medium to come the alternative games coin such as recreation chapter, game tokens, game ticket, point of play or game card.Play the player under the situation of another game machine that wherein uses game card (for example magnetic card or IC-card), one or more digital value corresponding with the insurance payment is added to the digital value that is stored in the game card.In addition, insurance can be paid on player's the account, to replace from game machine 2 disbursement insurances.
Buy the player under the situation of recreation insurance, the player blocks the member to insert and blocks unit 400 and make card unit 400 read player ID number in the member card that is stored in oneself.Then, main display device 32, last assistant display device 34 or following assistant display device 38 show insurance purchase picture thereon.If the player carries out insurance and buys operation, then member management server 300 sends to insurance management server 1 with the membership information corresponding with this player ID.Thus, insurance management server 1 extracts insurance premium according to the membership information of correspondence from player's account, and makes HDD 18 that player's safety position is stored in wherein.In addition, replace payment automatically, the player can the direct payment insurance premium and sign the agreement of recreation insurance on file.When player's input device 26, insurance management server 1 makes HDD 18 that this player's recreation safety position is stored in wherein.
Use the membership information that receives from member management server 300 and be stored under the situation of the recreation safety position the HDD 18 at the CPU 10 of insurance management server 1, CPU 10 can be based on reading this player's name for player ID number and subsequently based on this player's name rather than read this player's recreation safety position player ID number from membership information.Thus, the player does not need to buy the recreation insurance after affiliation.More specifically, recreation insurance purchasing process can be independent of the affiliation process.This has improved the convenience of buying the recreation insurance.

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1, a kind of game management system (500) comprising:
Network (N);
Game machine (2) is configured to carry out recreation;
Insurance management server (1) is configured to manage the insurance information about the recreation insurance, and is connected to described game machine (2) via described network (N); And
Member management server (300) is configured to manage membership information, and is connected to described insurance management server (1) via described network (N),
Wherein
Described game machine (2) comprising:
Card unit (400) is configured to read player ID number and player ID number of being read sent to described insurance management server (1) from member card;
Actuating unit (66) is used for carrying out when being inserted with member card in described card unit (400) recreation; And
Generating apparatus (66) is used for generating the game result information about the recreation of described actuating unit (66) execution, and the game result information that is generated is sent to described insurance management server (1);
Described member management server (300) comprising:
Membership information storage part (318) is configured to store the player ID number corresponding membership information that reads with described card unit (400); And
Dispensing device (322) is used for the membership information of described correspondence is sent to described insurance management server (1); And
Described insurance management server (1) comprising:
Insurance information storage part (18) is configured to store the player ID number corresponding insurance information that reads with described card unit (400);
Device (10) is determined in payment, is used for according to the described player ID that reads number, the game result information of described generation and the insurance information of described correspondence, determines whether disbursement insurance of described insurance management server (1); And
Device (10) is determined in continuity, is used for determining according to the insurance information of described correspondence whether described insurance management server (1) continues the recreation insurance when the recreation insurance expires.
2, game management system according to claim 1 (500), wherein, described insurance management server (1) further comprises modifier (10), and described modifier (10) is used for changing insurance information according to the insurance continuation of message that is stored in described insurance information storage part (18) when continuity recreation insurance.
3, game management system according to claim 1 (500), wherein, described insurance management server (1) further comprises extraction element (10), and described extraction element (10) is used for extracting insurance premium according to the membership information of the described player ID that reads number and described correspondence from player's account.
4, game management system according to claim 1 (500), wherein, described generating apparatus (66) generates game result information and the game result information that is generated is sent to described insurance management server (1) when each game over.
5, a kind of game management system (500) comprising:
Network (N);
Game machine (2) is configured to carry out recreation;
Insurance management server (1) is configured to manage the insurance information about the recreation insurance, and is connected to described game machine (2) via described network (N); And
Member management server (300) is configured to manage membership information, and is connected to described insurance management server (1) via described network (N),
Wherein
Described game machine (2) comprising:
Card unit (400) is configured to read player ID number and player ID number of being read sent to described insurance management server (1) from member card;
Actuating unit (66) is used for carrying out when being inserted with member card in described card unit (400) recreation; And
Generating apparatus (66) is used for generating the game result information about the recreation of described actuating unit (66) execution, and the game result information that is generated is sent to described insurance management server (1);
Described member management server (300) comprising:
Membership information storage part (318) is configured to store the player ID number corresponding membership information that reads with described card unit (400); And
Dispensing device (322) is used for the membership information of described correspondence is sent to described insurance management server (1); And
Described insurance management server (1) comprising:
Insurance information storage part (18) is configured to store the insurance information corresponding with the player;
Recognition device (10) is used for reading and this player's corresponding identification information according to the described player ID that the reads number membership information from described correspondence;
Payment is determined to be used for device (10) according to the game result information of the described identification information that reads, described generation and the insurance information of described correspondence, determines whether disbursement insurance of described insurance management server (1); And
Device (10) is determined in continuity, is used for determining according to the insurance information of described correspondence whether described insurance management server (1) continues the recreation insurance when the recreation insurance expires.
6, game management system according to claim 5 (500), wherein, described insurance management server (1) further comprises modifier (10), and described modifier (10) is used for changing insurance information according to the insurance continuation of message that is stored in described insurance information storage part (18) when continuity recreation insurance.
7, game management system according to claim 5 (500), wherein, described insurance management server (1) further comprises extraction element (10), and described extraction element (10) is used for extracting insurance premium according to the membership information of the described player ID that reads number and described correspondence from player's account.
8, game management system according to claim 5 (500), wherein, described generating apparatus (66) generates game result information and the game result information that is generated is sent to described insurance management server (1) when each game over.
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