Service supply system, gaming machine and server

Abstract

A service supply system of the present invention has: a gaming machine; and a server capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from a portable terminal device including image pickup means, through a communication line, wherein the gaming machine comprises: code information display means for displaying code information which is coded URL information in such a manner that the code information can be captured by the image pickup means from the outside, and the server comprises: ID data storage means for receiving URL information and ID data uniquely allotted for the portable terminal device from the portable terminal device which generates the URL information on the basis of image data obtained by capturing, using the image pickup means, the code information displayed with the code information display means, and for storing the received ID data uniquely allotted for the portable terminal device; premium data storage means for storing premium data to be transmitted to the portable terminal device; extraction means for extracting premium data from the premium data storage means on the basis of the ID data uniquely allotted for the portable terminal device, which is stored in the ID data storage means; and premium data transmission means for transmitting the premium data extracted by the extraction means to the portable terminal device.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application relates to Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2004-249244, 2004-249245 and 2004-249248, filed on Aug. 27, 2004 and Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2004-339537 and 2004-339521, filed on Nov. 24, 2004. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a service supply system including a gaming machine such as a pachi-slot gaming machine or a pachinko gaming machine and a server, the gaming machine constituting the service supply system and the server constituting the service supply system. [0004] 2. Discussion of the Background [0005] Conventionally, in game arcades (so-called pachinko halls) in which there are installed gaming machines such as pachi-slot gaming machines (for example, refer to JP-A 2000-210413) and pachinko gaming machines, in the event of the occurrence of a ...

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Benefits of technology

[0012] The present invention is made in view of the aforementioned problems and aims at providing service supply systems, servers constituting the service supply systems and gaming machines constituting the service supply systems which are capable of providing services advantageous to both game arcades and the gaming machine maker depending on preferences of respective players, facilitating the utilization of such services, preventing the same premium data to be delivered with the services from being acquired plural times, enhancing player's support and attachment to gaming machines manufactured by the gaming machine maker and preventing the change of the restriction on gaming machines from affecting the profits of game arcades and the gaming machine maker.

Problems solved by technology

However, in cases where personnel in game arcades check the occurrences of BBs and big hits and provide human services, there has been the problem of increase of personal costs.

Further, in the event of concurrent occurrences of plural BBs and big hits in a game arcade, it is impossible to provide sufficient services to all players, which may cause discomfort to players.

Further, since these services are projected and provided by game arcades and, thus, are one-sidedly provided from game arcades to players, there has been the problem of difficulty of sufficiently reflecting player's preferences and the like thereon.

Therefore, there has been the problem of difficulty of sufficiently reflecting player's preferences and the like thereon.

While it is possible to comprehensively survey preferences of players on the basis of the sale proceeds and the like in game arcades, it is difficult to survey the preferences of individual players on the basis of the sale proceeds and the like in game arcades.

Accordingly, it has been difficult to provide services according to the preferences of respective players.

However, since extremely arousing player's passion for gambling will have social affects, gaming machine makers voluntarily impose restrictions thereon or public institutions impose restrictions thereon.

Accordingly, there has been the problem that such changes in the restrictions affect the profits of game arcades and gaming machine makers.

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