Game system including slot machines and control method thereof

Abstract

In a game system including slot machines and mobile phones capable of communicating with the slot machines, when credit of the slot machine is purchased using electronic data of the mobile phone and at the time of adjustment when a player performs a predetermined cashout operation, adjustment data in accordance with the number of credits is generated in the slot machine. The adjustment data is transmitted from the slot machine to an external of the slot machine in order to move the adjustment data to the mobile phone.

1 . A game system including slot machines, comprising:
 a mobile phone; and   a slot machine capable of communicating with the mobile phone,   wherein the slot machine including:   a control panel for receiving the operation of a player; and   a controller for generating adjustment data based on the current number of credits when the player performs a cashout operation on the control panel and at the same time, and transmitting the adjustment data to an external in order to move the generated adjustment data to the mobile phone.   
   
   
       2 . The game system including slot machines according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller transmits the adjustment data to the mobile phone by radio communication in order to move the adjustment data to the mobile phone.   
   
   
       3 . The game system including slot machines according to  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data,
 wherein:   the adjustment server generates and transmits to the slot machine a URL from which the adjustment data can be downloaded using the mobile phone and a password that allows the adjustment data to be downloaded by accessing the URL and inputting the password based on the adjustment data received from the controller;   the slot machine includes a display to display an information image thereon; and   the controller of the slot machine generates adjustment data based on the current number of credits when the player performs the cashout operation on the control panel and transmits the adjustment data to the adjustment server, and displays the URL and the password received from the adjustment server on the display.   
   
   
       4 . The game system including slot machines according to  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data,
 wherein:   the adjustment server generates and transmits to the slot machine an image by which the adjustment data can be downloaded by photographing using the mobile phone based on the adjustment data received from the controller;   the slot machine includes a display to display an information image thereon; and   the controller of the slot machine transmits the adjustment data to the adjustment server and receives the image by which the adjustment data is downloaded from the adjustment server, and displays it on the display.   
   
   
       5 . A game system including slot machines, comprising:
 a mobile phone; and   a slot machine capable of communicating with the mobile phone,   wherein the slot machine includes:   a control panel for receiving an input by the operation of a player; and   a controller for generating adjustment data of the type input on the control panel by the player based on the current number of credits when the player performs a cashout operation and an operation to input the type of adjustment data on the control panel, and transmitting the adjustment data to an external in order to move the generated adjustment data to the mobile phone.   
   
   
       6 . The game system including slot machines according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the controller transmits the adjustment data to the mobile phone by radio communication in order to move the adjustment data to the mobile phone.   
   
   
       7 . The game system including slot machines according to  claim 5 ,
 further comprising an adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data,   wherein:   the adjustment server generates and transmits to the slot machine a URL from which the adjustment data can be downloaded using the mobile phone and a password that allows the adjustment data to be downloaded by accessing the URL and inputting the password based on the adjustment data received from the controller;   the slot machine includes a display to display an information image thereon; and   the controller of the slot machine generates adjustment data of the type input on the control panel by the player based on the current number of credits when the player performs the cashout operation and the operation to input the type of the adjustment data on the control panel and transmits the adjustment data to the adjustment server, and displays the URL and the password received from the adjustment server on the display.   
   
   
       8 . The game system including slot machines according to  claim 5 , further comprising an adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data,
 wherein:   the adjustment server generates and transmits to the slot machine an image by which the adjustment data is downloaded by photographing using the mobile phone based on the adjustment data received from the controller;   the slot machine includes a display to display an information image thereon; and   the controller of the slot machine transmits the adjustment data to the adjustment server and receives the image by which the adjustment data is downloaded from the adjustment server, and displays it on the display.   
   
   
       9 . A control method of a game system including slot machines, comprising the steps of:
 (a) generating adjustment data based on the current number of credits when a player performs a cashout operation on the slot machine; and   (b) transmitting the adjustment data to an external from the slot machine in order to move the generated adjustment data to the mobile phone.   
   
   
       10 . The control method of a game system including slot machines according to  claim 9 , further comprising the step of:
 transmitting the adjustment data to the mobile phone by radio communication in order to move the adjustment data from the slot machine to the mobile phone.   
   
   
       11 . The control method of a game system including slot machines according to  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
 transmitting the adjustment data from the slot machine to an adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data;   in the adjustment server, based on the adjustment data received from the slot machine, generating and transmitting to the slot machine a URL from which the adjustment data can be downloaded by a mobile phone and a password that allows the adjustment data to be downloaded by accessing the URL and inputting the password; and   in the slot machine, when the player performs the cashout operation, generating adjustment data based on the current number of credits, transmitting the adjustment data to the adjustment server, and displaying the URL and the password received from the adjustment server on the display.   
   
   
       12 . The control method of a game system including slot machines according to  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
 transmitting the adjustment data from the slot machine to the adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data;   in the adjustment server, based on the adjustment data received from the slot machine, generating and transmitting to the slot machine an image by which the adjustment data can be downloaded by photographing using the mobile phone; and   in the slot machine, when the player performs the cashout operation, generating adjustment data based on the current number of credits, transmitting the adjustment data is transmitted to the adjustment server, receiving the image by which the adjustment data can be downloaded from the adjustment server, and displaying it on the display.   
   
   
       13 . A control method of a game system including slot machines, comprising the steps of:
 (a) generating adjustment data of a type input to the slot machine by a player based on the current number of credits, when the player performs a cashout operation on the slot machine; and   (b) transmitting the adjustment data to an external from the slot machine in order to move the generated adjustment data to a mobile phone.   
   
   
       14 . The control method of a game system including slot machines according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of:
 transmitting the adjustment data to the mobile phone by radio communication in order to move the adjustment data from the slot machine to the mobile phone.   
   
   
       15 . The control method of a game system including slot machines according to  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 transmitting the adjustment data from the slot machine to the adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data;   in the adjustment server, based on the adjustment data received from the slot machine, generating and transmitting to the slot machine a URL from which the adjustment data can be downloaded and a password that allows the adjustment data to be downloaded by accessing the URL and inputting the password; and   in the slot machine, when the player performs the cashout operation and the operation to input the type of adjustment data, generating adjustment data of the type input by the player based on the current number of credits and transmitting the generated adjustment data to the adjustment server, and displaying the URL and the password received from the adjustment server on the display.   
   
   
       16 . The control method of a game system including slot machines according to  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 transmitting the adjustment data from the slot machine to the adjustment server capable of downloading the adjustment data;   in the adjustment server, based on the adjustment data received from the slot machine, generating and transmitting to the slot machine an image by which the adjustment data can be downloaded by photographing using the mobile phone; and   in the slot machine, transmitting the adjustment data to the adjustment data server and receiving the image by which the adjustment data can be downloaded from the adjustment server, and displaying it on the display.