Gaming system and gaming management server

Abstract

A gaming system comprises a first gaming machine, a second gaming machine and a gaming management server. The first gaming machine can execute a game with gaming data, and the second gaming machine also can execute the game with the gaming data. The gaming management server is connected to the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine via a network. The gaming management server includes a processor managing the gaming data for each player, and executing an extending process to extend an expiration date of the gaming data when the gaming management server is accessed by the second gaming machine or when the gaming management server receives extension request data from the second gaming machine, and updating the expiration date of the gaming data processed with the extending process.

1 . A gaming system comprising: 
 a first gaming machine executing a game with gaming data;    a second gaming machine executing the game with the gaming data; and    a gaming management server connected to the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine via a network, the gaming management server including a processor managing the gaming data for each player, and executing an extending process to extend an expiration date of the gaming data when the gaming management server is accessed by the second gaming machine or when the gaming management server receives extension request data from the second gaming machine, and updating the expiration date of the gaming data processed with the extending process.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming system according to  claim 1 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server transmits expiration notification data to the second gaming machine in order to notify a user that the game is executed with the gaming data whose expiration date has not been updated if the expiration date has not been updated within a notification period for notifying that the expiration date is about to expire.    
   
   
       3 . The gaming system according to  claim 1 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server executes the extending process so that the expiration date after extended by an operation with the second gaming machine becomes shorter than the expiration date after extended by an operation with the first gaming machine.    
   
   
       4 . The gaming system according to  claim 2 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server executes the extending process so that the expiration date after extended by an operation with the second gaming machine becomes shorter than the expiration date after extended by an operation with the first gaming machine.    
   
   
       5 . The gaming system according to  claim 1 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server updates the expiration date when the game is played with the second gaming machine in a charging mode in which the game is charged, and the processor of the gaming management server keeps the expiration date unchanged when the game is not played in the charging mode.    
   
   
       6 . The gaming system according to  claim 2 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server updates the expiration date when the game is played with the second gaming machine in a charging mode in which the game is charged, and the processor of the gaming management server keeps the expiration date unchanged when the game is not played in the charging mode.    
   
   
       7 . The gaming system according to  claim 3 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server updates the expiration date when the game is played with the second gaming machine in a charging mode in which the game is charged, and the processor of the gaming management server keeps the expiration date unchanged when the game is not played in the charging mode.    
   
   
       8 . A gaming system comprising: 
 a first gaming machine executing a game with gaming data;    a second gaming machine executing the game with the gaming data; and    a gaming management server connected to the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine via a network, the gaming management server including a processor managing the gaming data for each player, and executing an extending process to extend an expiration date of the gaming data when the gaming management server is accessed by the second gaming machine or when the gaming management server receives extension request data from the second gaming machine, and updating the expiration date of the gaming data processed with the extending process,    wherein the processor of the gaming management server executes the extending process so that the expiration date after extended by an operation with the second gaming machine becomes shorter than the expiration date after extended by an operation with the first gaming machine.    
   
   
       9 . The gaming system according to  claim 8 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server transmits expiration notification data to the second gaming machine in order to notify a user that the game is executed with the gaming data whose expiration date has not been updated if the expiration date has not been updated within a notification period for notifying that the expiration date is about to expire.    
   
   
       10 . The gaming system according to  claim 8 , 
 wherein the processor of the gaming management server updates the expiration date when the game is played with the second gaming machine in a charging mode in which the game is charged, and the processor of the gaming management server keeps the expiration date unchanged when the game is not played in the charging mode.    
   
   
       11 . A gaming management server connected to a first gaming machine and a second gaming machine, both for executing a game with gaming data, via a network, the gaming management server comprising: 
 a processor managing the gaming data for each player, and executing an extending process to extend an expiration date of the gaming data when the gaming management server is accessed by the second gaming machine or when the gaming management server receives extension request data from the second gaming machine, and updating the expiration date of the gaming data processed with the extending process.