Gaming management system

• US 20060205493A1
• Filed: 02/28/2006
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Fujimoto, Jun
• Application Number:
  US11/363,079
• Publication Number:
  US 20060205493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

A gaming management system comprises a network, a gaming machine, an insurance management server and a membership management server. The gaming machine executes a game. The insurance management server manages insurance information with respect to gaming insurance and is connected to the gaming machine via the network. The membership management server manages membership information and is connected to the insurance management server via the network.

Claims

1. A gaming management system comprising:

a network;

a gaming machine configured to execute a game;

an insurance management server configured to manage insurance information with respect to gaming insurance and connected to the gaming machine via the network; and

a membership management server configured to manage membership information and connected to the insurance management server via the network,

wherein

the gaming machine comprises;

a card unit configured to read a player ID number from a membership card and send the read player ID number to the insurance management server;

an executing unit configured to execute the game when the membership card is inserted into the card unit; and

a generating unit configured to generate gaming result information with respect to the game executed by the executing unit and send the generated gaming result information to the insurance management server;

the membership management server comprises;

a membership information storage configured to store membership information corresponding to the player ID number read by the card unit; and

a sending unit configured to send the corresponding membership information to the insurance management server; and

the insurance management server comprises;

an insurance information storage configured to store insurance information corresponding to the player ID number read by the card unit;

a payout determing unit configured to determine whether or not the insurance management server pays out insurance according to the read player ID number, the generated gaming result information and the corresponding insurance information; and

a continuation determing unit configured to determine whether or not the insurance management server continues the gamimg insurance according to the corresponding insurance information when the gaming insurance expires.

2. The gaming management system according to claim 1, wherein the insurance management server further comprises a changing unit configured to change the insurance information according to insurance continuation information stored in the insurance information storage at the time of continuing the gaming insurance.

3. The gaming management system according to claim 1, wherein the insurance management server further comprises a withdrawing unit configured to withdraw an insurance fee from a player'"'"'s account according to the read player ID number and the corresponding membership information.

4. The gaming management system according to claim 1, wherein the generating unit generates the gaming result information and sends the generated gaming result information to the insurance management server when each game is finished.

5. A gaming management system comprising:

a network;

a gaming machine configured to execute a game;

an insurance management server configured to manage insurance information with respect to gaming insurance and connected to the gaming machine via the network; and

a membership management server configured to manage membership information and connected to the insurance management server via the network,

wherein

the gaming machine comprises;

a card unit configured to read a player ID number from a membership card and send the read player ID number to the insurance management server;

an executing unit configured to execute the game when the membership card is inserted into the card unit; and

a generating unit configured to generate gaming result information with respect to the game executed by the executing unit and send the generated gaming result information to the insurance management server;

the membership management server comprises;

a membership information storage configured to store membership information corresponding to the player ID number read by the card unit; and

a sending unit configured to send the corresponding membership information to the insurance management server; and

the insurance management server comprises;

an insurance information storage configured to store insurance information corresponding to the player;

an identifying unit configured to read identification information corresponding to the player from the corresponding membership information according to the read player ID number;

a payout determing unit configured to determine whether or not the insurance management server pays out insurance according to the read identification information, the generated gaming result information and the corresponding insurance information; and

a continuation determing unit configured to determine whether or not the insurance management server continues the gamimg insurance according to the corresponding insurance information when the gaming insurance expires.

6. The gaming management system according to claim 5, wherein the insurance management server further comprises a changing unit configured to change the insurance information according to insurance continuation information stored in the insurance information storage at the time of continuing the gaming insurance.

7. The gaming management system according to claim 5, wherein the insurance management server further comprises a withdrawing-unit configured to withdraw an insurance fee from a player'"'"'s account according to the read player ID number and the corresponding membership information.

8. The gaming management system according to claim 5, wherein the generating unit generates the gaming result information and sends the generated gaming result information to the insurance management server when each game is finished.