CASINO GAME SYSTEM AND CASINO GAME TERMINAL THAT CAN BE USED THEREIN

Abstract

In a system according to the present invention, a game based on a game program executed at a server device 50 can be played on each game terminal 1. In the present system, a credit process execution unit 46 that executes a credit adding process and credit storage unit 47 are provided in each game terminal 1. Therefore, no communication is necessary between each game terminal and the server device when credits equivalent of a deposit amount that is accepted by a deposit accepting unit 44 of each game terminal 1 are stored in a credit storage unit. This reduces the communication data volume between each game terminal and the server device in the system in which a player can play a game based on each of multiple kinds of game programs independently on each of a plurality of game terminals.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the main configuration of a casino game system according to Embodiment 1;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a server of the casino game system;

FIG. 3 is an exterior view of a game terminal of the casino game system;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a main control board of the game terminal;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a sub-control board of the game terminal;

FIG. 6 is a sequence flow diagram showing the process flow when a player plays a game on the game terminal;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of a slot game based on a game program executed by the server;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing one example of a pattern of static symbols when determining a win in the slot game;

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the main configuration of a casino game system according to Embodiment 2;

FIG. 10 is a sequence flow diagram showing the process flow when a player plays a game on a game terminal of the casino game system;

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing the main configuration of a casino game system according to Alternative Embodiment 1;

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing the main configuration of a casino game system according to Alternative Embodiment 2;

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing the main configuration of a casino game system according to Alternative Embodiment 3;

FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram showing the main configuration of a casino game system according to Alternative Embodiment 4; and

FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing the main configuration of a casino game system according to Alternative Embodiment 5 and Alternative Embodiment 6.

Claims

1. A casino game system in which a server device that executes at least one game program, and a plurality of game terminals that provide a game according to the game program to a player by communicating with the server device, are connected so as to allow a two-way communication therebetween, wherein each of the plurality of game terminals comprises:an operation accepting unit for accepting a game selection operation and a game operation to a game in progress from a player;a terminal communication processing unit for receiving game data of a game that is initiated upon execution of a game program by the server device, and for transmitting game selection operation information that identifies the game program specified by the game selection operation, and game operation information that identifies the game operation to the server device;a display unit for displaying a game image based on image information included in the game data received by the terminal communication processing unit;a detection unit for detecting detected information other than the game selection operation information and the game operation information; anda process execution unit for processing the detected information; andthe server device comprises:a storage unit for storing the at least one game program;a server communication processing unit for receiving the game selection operation information and the game operation information transmitted from each of the plurality of game terminals; anda control unit for reading out, from the storage unit, the game program corresponding to the game selection operation information received from the game terminal, for executing the read-out game program, and for controlling the game executed based on the game program according to the game operation information;the server communication processing unit transmitting the game data based on the game program being executed by the control unit, and the control data in accordance with the game operation information, to each of the plurality of game terminals that is a source of the game selection operation information and the game operation information.

2. A casino game system in which a server device that stores at least one game program, and a plurality of game terminals, are connected so as to allow two-way communication therebetween, wherein each of the plurality of game terminals comprises:an operation accepting unit for accepting a game selection operation and a game operation in a game in progress from a player;a terminal communication processing unit for transmitting game selection operation information that identifies a game program specified by the game selection operation, and for receiving from the server device the game program corresponding to the game selection operation information;a control unit for executing the game program received by the terminal communication processing unit, and for controlling game data of a game executed based on the game program in accordance with the game operation information;a display unit for displaying a game image based on image information included in the game data;a detection unit for detecting detected information other than the game selection operation information and the game operation information; anda process execution unit for processing the detected information; andthe server device comprises:a storage unit for storing the at least one game program; anda server communication processing unit for reading out the game program corresponding to the game selection operation information transmitted from each of the plurality of game terminals, and for transmitting the read-out game program to each of the plurality of game terminals that is a source of the game selection operation information.

3. A casino game terminal that is connected to a server device that executes at least one game program so as to allow a two-way communication therewith, the casino game terminal comprising: an operation accepting unit for accepting a game selection operation and a game operation in a game in progress from a player;a terminal communication processing unit for receiving game data of a game initiated upon execution of a game program by the server device, and for transmitting game selection operation information that identifies the game program specified by the game selection operation, and game operation information that identifies the game operation to the server device;a display unit for displaying a game image based on image information included in the game data received by the terminal communication processing unit;a detection unit for detecting detected information other than the game selection operation information and the game operation information; anda process execution unit for processing the detected information.

4. The casino game terminal according to claim 3, further comprising: a deposit accepting unit for accepting a deposit; anda credit storage unit for storing credit data that indicates an amount of credit; whereinthe detected information is information on the amount of the deposit accepted by the deposit accepting unit, andthe process execution unit adds a number of credits that is equivalent to the amount of the deposit detected by the detection unit to credit data stored in the credit storage unit.

5. The casino game terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a deposit accepting unit for accepting a deposit, wherein the detected information is deposit authentication determining information for determining whether or not the deposit accepted by the deposit accepting unit is authentic, andthe process execution unit determines whether or not the deposit accepted by the deposit accepting unit is authentic based on the deposit authentication determining information detected by the detection unit.

6. The casino game terminal according to claim 3, further comprising an identification information receiving unit for receiving a player's identification information, wherein the detected information is identification information determining information for determining whether or not the player's identification information received by the identification information receiving unit is adequate, andthe process execution unit determines whether or not the player's identification information received by the identification information receiving unit is adequate based on the identification information determining information detected by the detection unit.

7. The casino game terminal according to claim 3, wherein the detected information is performance malfunction determining information for determining whether or not the casino game terminal is experiencing a performance malfunction, andthe process execution unit determines whether or not the casino game terminal is experiencing a performance malfunction based on the performance malfunction determining information detected by the detection unit.

8. The casino game terminal according to claim 3, wherein the detected information is performance malfunction information indicating that the casino game terminal is experiencing a performance malfunction, andthe process execution unit performs a resetting process for correcting the performance malfunction based on the performance malfunction information detected by the detection unit.

9. The casino game terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a history storage unit for storing performance status history that indicates the casino game terminal was in a specific performance status in the past, wherein the detected information is performance status information for indicating that the casino game terminal is in the specific performance status, andthe process execution unit stores in the history storage unit the performance status history corresponding to the specific performance status indicated by the performance status information detected by the detection unit.

10. The casino game terminal according to claim 9, wherein the specific performance status is a performance status based on a performance malfunction of the casino game terminal.

11. The casino game terminal according to claim 9, wherein the specific performance status is a performance status when a game progress status is in a specific progress status based on the game program.

12. A casino game terminal that is connected to a server device that stores at least one game program so as to allow a two-way communication therewith, the casino game terminal comprising: an operation accepting unit for accepting a game selection operation and a game operation in a game in progress from a player;a terminal communication processing unit for transmitting game selection operation information that identifies a game program specified by the game selection operation, and for receiving the game program corresponding to the game selection operation information from the server device;a control unit for executing the game program received by the terminal communication processing unit, and for controlling game data of a game executed based on the game program in accordance with the game operation information;a display unit for displaying a game image based on image information included in the game data;a detection unit for detecting detected information other than the game selection operation information and the game operation information; anda process execution unit for processing the detected information.

13. The casino game terminal according to claim 12, further comprising: a deposit accepting unit for accepting a deposit; anda credit storage unit for storing credit data that indicates an amount of credit;wherein the detected information is information on the amount of the deposit accepted by the deposit accepting unit, andthe process execution unit adds a number of credits equivalent to the amount of the deposit detected by the detection unit to credit data stored in the credit storage unit.

14. The casino game terminal according to claim 12, further comprising a deposit accepting unit for accepting a deposit, wherein the detected information is deposit authentication determining information for determining whether or not the deposit accepted by the deposit accepting unit is authentic, andthe process execution unit determines whether or not the deposit accepted by the deposit accepting unit is authentic based on the deposit authentication determining information detected by the detection unit.

15. The casino game terminal according to claim 12, further comprising an identification information receiving unit for receiving player identification information, wherein the detected information is identification information determining information for determining whether or not the player identification information received by the identification information receiving unit is adequate, andthe process execution unit determines whether or not the player identification information received by the identification information receiving unit is adequate based on the identification information determining information detected by the detection unit.

16. The casino game terminal according to claim 12, wherein the detected information is performance malfunction determining information for determining whether or not the casino game terminal is experiencing a performance malfunction, andthe process execution unit determines whether or not the casino game terminal is experiencing a performance malfunction based on the performance malfunction determining information detected by the detection unit.

17. The casino game terminal according to claim 12, wherein the detected information is performance malfunction information indicating that the casino game terminal is experiencing a performance malfunction, andthe process execution unit performs a resetting process for correcting the performance malfunction based on the performance malfunction information detected by the detection unit.

18. The casino game terminal according to claim 12, further comprising a history storage unit for storing performance status history that indicates the casino game terminal was in a specific performance status in the past, wherein the detected information is performance status information for indicating that the casino game terminal is in the specific performance status, andthe process execution unit stores in the history storage unit the performance status history corresponding to the specific performance status that the performance indicated by the performance status information detected by the detection unit.

19. The casino game terminal according to claim 18, wherein the specific performance status is a performance status based on a performance malfunction of the casino game terminal.

20. The casino game terminal according to claim 18, wherein the specific performance status is a performance status when a game progress status is in a specific progress status based on the game program.