JP2002099662A - Providing method for service using play acquired value - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a providing method for service using stored play media which makes it possible to exchange a provided article under more advantageous conditions. SOLUTION: This providing method for the service for an access user by using stored play media includes at least a provided article acceptance step where at least information regarding articles that a present provider desires to provide is received from the present provider and registered, a provided article information distribution step where the information regarding the articles accepted in the provided article acceptance step is distributed to the access user, a bid information acceptance step where bit information specifying the access user and bid information including the number of stored play media to be exchanged with the provided article are accepted and registered, a successful bidder determination step, and a successful bit result distribution step wherein bid information that a successful bidder presents is distributed as a successful bid result to the present provider.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a prize provider that provides prizes that can be exchanged for game acquisition value such as the number of acquired game media, coins, and medals owned by a player who is a user of a game arcade. , It is possible to eliminate the labor required for setting and managing the value of game acquisition required for the exchange of each prize to be provided, and to enable the exchange of prizes to be provided on more advantageous conditions. It relates to a method of providing a service using value.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of game media such as pachinko balls and coins acquired in a game has been added to a recording medium such as a membership card for the purpose of improving services to players and fixing customers at a game hall. Saving services have been implemented in which the number of game media is recorded so that the number of game media can be used again for games. These saved game media (game acquisition value) can be used again for the game as described above, and can be exchanged for prizes in the same manner as the normal game media acquired in the game. .

[0003] However, the types of prizes that can be exchanged for the number of acquired game media obtained in the game at the amusement arcade or the number of the above-mentioned saving game media include space and equipment to be displayed along with labor problems in purchasing and managing prizes. However, there is a limit because of the problem described above, and there is a problem that it is not always possible to carry out exchange for a prize desired by a player. Also, in the case of a prize provider that provides a prize that is a prize to a game arcade, even if it is desired to provide more types of prizes to improve sales, as described above, the space and equipment to be displayed at the game arcade are as described above. There was also a problem that it could not be provided due to such problems.

[0004] Therefore, as a method of solving these problems, a server computer connected to a computer network is used, and the prize provider uses the server computer connected to a computer network to exchange the prize to be a prize and the number of game media required for exchanging the prize. By registering the prize, the prize provider can provide a variety of prizes as a prize, and the player can exchange a desired prize from these various prizes with the number of game media possessing the prize. Many prize exchange systems have been studied.

[0005]

However, in these prize exchange systems, the prize provider determines and registers or registers the magnitude of the game acquisition value required for exchange for each prize of a variety of provided prizes. Since it is necessary to change, the management of the magnitude of the game acquisition value required for these exchanges is not only a problem that is extremely complicated and labor-intensive, but also the magnitude of the game acquisition value required for the exchange determined above. If the value is not appropriate, for example, if the value of the game acquisition value required for the carelessly determined exchange is low, there is a disadvantage for the prize provider, so the value of the game acquisition value required for these exchanges There was a problem that the decision was very difficult.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the prize provider's labor required for setting and managing the size of the game acquisition value required for exchanging each prize to be provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of providing a service using a game acquisition valuable value, which can eliminate provided prizes under more advantageous conditions.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a method for providing a service using a game acquisition value according to the present invention becomes owned by an access user by playing a game on a game machine. Using a game acquisition value provided to an access user using a server computer connected to a computer network composed of a plurality of computer terminals communicably connected so as to be able to communicate data using the game acquisition value. A method for providing a service, wherein from a prize provider, information on a prize that the prize provider desires to provide, information for specifying the prize provider,
A provided prize receiving step of receiving and registering at least a provided prize, a provided prize information distributing step of distributing information on the received prize to the access user, and an access requesting to obtain the provided prize in the distributed provided prize information Receives bid information including at least information specifying the access user and the magnitude of the value of the game acquisition value to be exchanged for the provided prize, and associating the bid information with information specifying the provided prize. Bid information receiving step of registering the same, and determining the access user who has presented the largest value of the game acquisition value from the bid information registered corresponding to the same provided prize as the successful bidder A decision step, and a successful bid result delivering step of delivering bid information presented by the successful bidder to the prize provider as a successful bid result; Is characterized in that at least it includes. According to this feature, the prize provider can simply obtain information regarding the prize to be provided, and easily obtain the most advantageous bid information as a result of a successful bid in exchange of the prize with the game acquisition value. Further, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor of the prize provider required for setting and managing the magnitude of the game acquisition value required for exchanging the respective prizes to be provided as in the related art.

[0008] In the method for providing a service using a game acquisition valuable value according to the present invention, in the providing prize receiving step,
In addition to receiving the magnitude of the game acquisition value that is the lower limit of the successful bid of the provided prize from the prize provider, the received value of the game acquisition value of the lower limit of the successful bid is provided to the access user in the provided prize information distribution step. Delivery is preferred. By doing so, the access user can refer to the size of the game acquisition value that is the lower limit of the successful bid when presenting the bid information, and the size of the value of the game acquisition that is less than the lower limit of the successful bid. Waste of presenting the bidding condition of the second party can be eliminated.

[0009] In the method for providing a service using a game acquisition value according to the present invention, in the bidding information receiving step,
Information that can specify the size of the game acquisition value owned by the access user is received, and the size of the game acquisition value owned by the access user is obtained based on the received information, and the obtained value is obtained. It is preferable that the size of the game acquisition value to be offered for exchange with the provided prize can be received within the range of the value of the game acquisition value. In this way, since the access user cannot make a bid based on the value of the game acquisition value that is larger than the value of the game acquisition value owned by the access user, it is possible to prevent inconvenience caused by mischievous bidding. .

[0010] In the method of providing a service using a game acquisition value according to the present invention, in the successful bid result distribution step, the successful bid result is also distributed to the access user determined to be the successful bidder in the successful bidder determination step. Receiving the information that can specify the size of the game acquisition value owned by the access user, and sends a settlement instruction including the information that can specify the size of the game acquisition value and the successful bid result to the game. It is preferable to include a settlement instruction step performed to a manager of the acquired value. In this case, the settlement instruction is automatically executed for the manager of the game acquisition value, so that the settlement of the game acquisition value of the provision condition as the result of the successful bid is executed without error. Become like

[0011] Service using the game acquisition value of the present invention
The method of providing the e-mail is based on the e-mail address
Is registered in advance, and a drop in the successful bid result distribution step is performed.
The delivery of the bid result is an electronic mail containing the bid information that is the result of the successful bid.
It is preferably performed by sending a rule. In this way, the prize provider can obtain the result of the successful bid without accessing the server computer.

[0012] In the method for providing a service using a game acquisition value according to the present invention, in the providing prize receiving step,
It is preferable to receive a bid execution period from the prize provider, and to execute the successful bidder determination step when the execution period has elapsed. In this way, the prize provider can set the bidding execution period to a desired period.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment) First, FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system using a saved game medium of the present embodiment having a server computer to which a service providing method using a saved game medium of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server computer used in a service providing system using the saved game media of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a service using the saved game media of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing operation in a server computer used in the system for providing the information.

First, the service providing system using the saving game media according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, is a player a, b,... Who are access users connected to an Internet network 8 as a computer network. , A mobile phone 3, a portable notebook computer 4, etc., and management computers 6a, 6b,... , These management computers 6a, 6b
Are connected to the management server 100 installed in the management center for centrally managing information on the ball storage and the medal in each game hall, and the communication apparatus 2 installed in the providing center and connected to the Internet network 8. .. Connected to the server computer 1 or computer terminals 9a, 9b, 9c... Of prize information providers a, b, c.
, Which are access users, and the computer terminals 3, 4 of the players a, b,..., The server computer 1, and the computer terminals 9a, 9b, 9c of the prize information providers a, b,. The server computer 1 is configured to be able to send and receive data to and from both via the Internet 8 and the management server 100 and the server computer 1 are connected by a dedicated line 101 via a communication device 2 '. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the server computer 1 used in this embodiment has a data bus 10 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer, a display device 14 such as a monitor, a keyboard and the like. A process of obtaining information on the number of saved game media from the input device 16 such as a mouse or the management computers 6a and 6b of each of the gaming arcades executed by the server computer 1, and a management of game media based on the obtained information on the number of saved game media. Update registration processing that is registered in the database and updates the number of corresponding saving game media, reception processing for receiving prize information under the conditions presented by the prize provider, and prize information received from prize traders who are multiple prize providers Process to create a prize list and bid on the largest prize from the access user for the provided prize The process of determining the access user as the winning bidder, and providing the prize information that was bid by a plurality of access users for the provided prize and the winning bid after the bidding period ended, and the winning access user and the prize A process of distributing by e-mail to the prize trader, a process of instructing the prize trader who provided the prize from the management center based on the awarded information, a user issuing a user identification code to the access user Central processing unit (CPU) 11 for performing registration processing and the like, and RAM 12 used as a work memory and the like used for each processing performed by the CPU 11
A real-time clock (RTC) capable of outputting current time information used for the update date of the number of saved game media, calendar information such as a desired date such as a bidding period, etc.
17, communication interfaces 13 and 18 connected to the communication devices 2 and 2 ′ for transmitting and receiving data, and a storage device 15.

The storage device 15 is composed of a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, and is a program for obtaining the number of stored game media for obtaining the information on the number of stored game media, and a prize reception program for receiving prize information from a prize trader. A user reception registration program that accepts access users as identifiable information and registers them as access users, a prize list creation program that performs processing to create prize information received from multiple prize traders as a prize list, A mail transmission program for sending an e-mail to a user or a prize trader, a payment instruction output program for outputting a prize which the access user desires to exchange, and a payment instruction for the number of saved game media corresponding to the prize value; , The access user who bids the highest number for the provided prize is the winning bidder As shown in FIG. 6, a successful bidder determination program for performing a determination process, a user identification code (user ID), a membership number which is identification information capable of identifying the user at each game arcade, and an access user. A user database (DB) in which an e-mail address used for distributing information is registered in association with each other, or as shown in FIG. Enter the category, prize name, the number of game media at the lower bid limit set by the prize trader and the bidding period, and the user ID of the access user who bid the largest number (the number of saving game media) during the bidding period for this prize information A prize information database (DB) in which registered values and settlement / delivery conditions are registered in association with each other, a prize provider identification number (prize provider ID), the registered trader name, and prize provision A relatively high-speed operation in which a storage device 15 storing various data such as a prize provider DB registered in association with an e-mail address of an information provider used when delivering information to It is a normal computer capable of processing, and the storage device 15 is used mutually on any platform without depending on the platform (operation system) of each computer terminal used by the access user. HTML (Hypertext Markup Lang Edge) language that can be used, C-HTML, HDML, MM that can be used in mobile phones of various mobile phone carriers
L, and stores WWW (World Wide Web) data in a homepage format in which information can be browsed and input using browser software operating on each platform. The WWW (World Wide Web) data and Various processing programs cooperate with each other to execute the distribution processing of the saved game media information and the like.

The server computer 1 and the management server 1
00 are connected by a dedicated line 101, and the management server 100 is connected to management computers 6a, 6b,... That manage the savings and medals, which are the saving game media of each member player, at each amusement arcade. When the management data managed by the management computers 6a, 6b,... Is changed, the changed data is transmitted to the management server 100 almost in real time, and the stored game media data of the corresponding member player is stored. Is updated, each of the game halls a,
.., the latest saved game media data is accumulated in response to an inquiry from the server computer 1. It is possible to transmit data of the number of stored medals, or to transmit coincidence / mismatch of the number of stored balls or the number of stored medals.

The management server 100 used in the present embodiment
Is transmitted to the server computer 1 once a day, in the present embodiment, at midnight when the date is changed, the update data being the saving data changed on the previous day. The server computer 1 updates the stored data of the corresponding access user registered in the user database (DB) based on the received update data.

The processing status of the server computer 1 when the access user accesses the server computer 1 of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, a case where the access user is an already registered prize trader will be described below. In this embodiment, the prize trader selects "prize registration" in the main menu shown in FIG.

Upon input of the "prize registration" item, an authentication page (not shown) is distributed to the prize provider, and an ID previously assigned to the prize trader on the authentication page.
And a password, etc., the contents registered in the prize provider database shown in FIG. 17 are authenticated for errors. If there is no error, a prize registration page as shown in FIG. 12 is distributed. It is designed so that an unregistered accessor cannot register a prize.

The prize registration page in this embodiment includes a name of a prize trader who is a prize provider, a category of a prize to be provided, a name of the prize, and a minimum number of game media required for making a successful bid for the provided prize. Enter the number of bids and the period (bid period) for conducting bidding from the access user, confirm that there are no mistakes in the input items, select the registration located below, and enter the prize registration The registered prize information is registered in the prize information database.

Next, a case where the access user is a player will be described below. In this embodiment, the access user selects the "member registration" on the main menu page shown in FIG. By receiving the user ID, which is the user identification code,
"Registration of desired prizes" can be performed.

When the access user selects the "member registration" item, first, a member registration page as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and based on the display contents, the name, gender, age (age, etc.) are displayed. Good) and personal information such as e-mail addresses and passwords, as well as selecting and entering a game hall where you are a member and owning coins or medals in a pop-up window and entering the membership number of the game hall It is possible to select a plurality (the maximum number is 3) of these game arcades.

The entered personal information and password are displayed in a confirmation window (not shown), and when all the inputs have been completed, the selection input section of "transmission" is input.

Based on the selection input of "send", the server computer 1 inquires of the management server 100 whether or not the inputted member number is registered as a member of the corresponding game arcade, and confirms it. In the case where the member is registered, the number of coins and medals owned by the member is obtained, and the member ID is distributed by e-mail to the access user as shown in FIG. The user ID is registered in the user DB shown in FIG. 6 together with each information input on the user registration page and the obtained number of stored coins and stored medals.

When the access user who has become a registered user wants to register a prize desired to be obtained, the user selects and inputs "view prize information" on the main menu page shown in FIG.

Based on the selection input of "prize information browsing",
The server computer 1 shifts to a user authentication page shown in FIG. 8, and the access user enters the user ID input section and the password input section displayed on the user authentication page in the member registration. After inputting the issued and determined user ID and password, "OK" is selected and input.

Based on the input of the decision input section, the server computer 1 compares and compares the input user ID and password with the registered contents of the user DB, and only when the collation matches, The display shifts to a premium viewing page described later.

With this authentication, the server computer 1
Reads out the amusement arcade, member number, and savings data registered in the user DB corresponding to the user ID, and transmits these data to the management server 100 to change the registered savings data. If there is no change, the management server 100 sends “match” indicating that there is no change, and if there is a change, returns new data to the server computer 1 along with “mismatch”. The server computer 1 updates the savings data based on the reply data.

At the stage where the savings data is not different from the latest data by executing these processes, the process shifts to a premium viewing page as shown in FIG.

The prize browsing page includes the name of the prize trader who provided the prize, the category of the prize provided, the specific prize name, the lower limit of the number of successful game media determined by the prize trader for the prize, and the access user. Is displayed, and when a prize to be bid is found, by selecting and inputting "bid desired" corresponding to the prize located at the far right, FIG. Go to the prize bidding page shown.

At the top of the prize auction page, the current number of saved game media of the access user is read from the user database and displayed. At this time, all the balls and medals used as bid values are converted into balls (5 balls per medal in this embodiment), and the total value is displayed. This total value can be bid by the access user. The number of saved game media is set so that an access user cannot bid more than the number of game media owned by the user.

At the bottom of the page, the user ID of the access user, the prize category of the prize selected on the prize browsing page, and the name of the prize are entered. It is supposed to. For the bid value, a value larger than the lower limit of the successful bid registered with the prize provider on the prize registration page is entered, and the highest bid value registered in the prize information database during the bidding period is updated. The number of bids is read and displayed, and a bid cannot be made unless a numerical value larger than this numerical value is input.

After completing the input of all the items and confirming the input items, the bid is completed by selecting and inputting "bid".

The bid value that was bid is recorded and updated in the column of the bid value of the corresponding prize in the prize information database shown in FIG. 11, and the largest numerical value was bid during the bidding period received from the prize provider. The access user is determined as the successful bidder after the elapse of the bidding period.

Although the present embodiment does not mention browsing the progress of the bidding process, it does not mention a homepage on which the progress of the bidding is displayed for each prize to change the value during the bidding period. May be displayed, and an access user who has viewed this homepage may be allowed to bid again for the same prize, and the present invention is not limited to this.

When the access user who is the successful bidder is determined after the bidding period is over, an e-mail notifying the successful bid result shown in FIG. In response to this, an e-mail displaying the successful bid result as shown in FIG. 13 is transmitted, so that the access user can check the successful bid result without having to access the homepage each time. The e-mail may include a prize number, a unique transaction number assigned to each bid, and the like.

When the computer terminal owned by the user is the mobile phone 3, the server computer 1 of this embodiment transmits an e-mail to the mobile phone 3 as shown in FIG. As well as
In the case of delivering the prize information page or the like to the mobile phone 3 or the like, a predetermined file format corresponding to the carrier providing the mobile phone service, for example, C-HTM
By converting the distribution data into a predetermined file format such as L and transmitting the data, the mobile phone of any carrier can access the server computer 1.

If the access user wants to make a payment after confirming the result of the successful bid, he or she can select and enter the homepage address (URL) written below the result of the successful bid shown in FIGS. By selecting and inputting “payment instruction” from the main menu shown, a payment instruction page shown in FIG. 15 is displayed.

On this page, the name of the prize that the access user has made a successful bid for, the user ID of the successful bidder, and the winning bid value are displayed. Select and input the payment instruction. It should be noted that delivery conditions and settlement conditions may be selectable on this settlement instruction page. Alternatively, the delivery conditions and the settlement conditions may be received in advance on the product bidding page, and when a successful bid is made, settlement based on the accepted settlement conditions, delivery based on the delivery conditions, and the like may be automatically performed.

As a result, the user ID and the winning bid value are transmitted to the management server 100, and the management server 100 calculates the winning bid value based on the number of stored game media in the game hall registered by the user corresponding to the user ID. Is deducted and the number of saved game media after the deduction is transmitted to the user database, thereby updating the number of saved game media of the access user in the user database. Further, the settlement result may be transmitted to the corresponding game arcade.

When the settlement is completed, the prize trader delivers the prize to the game hall or home selected by the access user.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but includes any changes or additions without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the membership numbers are all individual in each of the game arcades. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be used.

In the above embodiment, the game acquisition value
Using the savings game media, such as ball and medal, as value
However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Points as a savings game medium in these games
In addition to the size of valuable value calculated based on the number of media,
And the savings process has been implemented
No winning balls, medals, points, etc.
Ball and points calculated based on earned medals and points
And the like are also included in the present invention.

In addition, when the exchange rate per ball is different in a plurality of game arcades,
For the purpose of eliminating the complexity of the conversion due to the difference between the exchange rates, a common point that has been previously converted based on each exchange rate may be used.

In the above embodiment, the management server 100 is provided for managing the value of coins and medals, which are the game acquisition value of a plurality of playgrounds. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to manage the ball storage and the medal in each game arcade, and connect each game arcade with the server computer 1.

In the above-described embodiment, the premium provider is a registered premium provider registered in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and registration of these premium providers is performed by the server computer 1. May be accepted and registered sequentially.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of prizes to be provided is not received on the product registration page. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when three identical products are received, These quantities may be received such that only the first name becomes the successful bidder, and a plurality of successful bidders may be determined up to the received quantity.

[0051]

The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, a prize provider simply registers information on a prize to be provided, and obtains the most advantageous bidding information in exchange for the game acquisition value of the prize as a result of a successful bid. This makes it easy to obtain, and can greatly reduce the labor of the prize provider required for setting and managing the value of the game acquisition value required for exchanging each prize to be provided as in the related art.

(B) According to the invention of claim 2, when presenting the bid information, the access user can refer to the size of the game acquisition value, which is the lower limit of the successful bid, and It is possible to eliminate waste of presenting a bid condition of a value of a game acquisition value below a lower limit.

(C) According to the invention of claim 3, since the access user cannot make a bid based on the game acquisition value larger than the game acquisition value owned by the access user, the access user is mischievous. The inconvenience due to a bidding can be prevented.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, since the settlement instruction is automatically executed to the manager of the game acquisition value, the game acquisition of the provision condition as the result of the successful bid is obtained. The liquidation of the value will be carried out without errors.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, the prize provider can obtain the successful bid result without accessing the server computer.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, the prize provider can set the execution period of the bid to a desired period.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system using a stored game medium according to an embodiment of the present invention having a server computer to which a service providing method using a stored game medium of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server computer used in a service providing system using a saved game medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing operation in a server computer used in a service providing system using a saved game medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a top page which is a main menu according to the embodiment of the present invention is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a member registration page is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a user database used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display terminal screen on which an e-mail issued by a user ID sent to an access user is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a user authentication page is displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a premium viewing page is displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a terminal display screen of an access user on which a premium bid page is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a prize information database according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a premium registration page is displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display terminal screen on which an e-mail of a successful bid result sent to an access user is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display screen when a display terminal displaying a successful bid e-mail sent to an access user is a mobile phone in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a terminal display screen of an access user on which a settlement instruction page is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display terminal screen on which an e-mail of a successful bid result sent to a prize provider is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration of a prize provider database in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 server computer 2, 2 'communication device 3 mobile phone (computer terminal) 4 notebook computer (computer terminal) 6a, 6b personal computer (computer terminal) 8 Internet network 9a, 9b, 9c prize information provider 10 data Bus 11 Central processing circuit (CPU) 12 RAM 13 Communication interface 14 Display device 15 Storage device 16 Input device 17 Real-time clock (RTC) 18 Communication interface 2 100 Management server 101 Dedicated line

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 26, 2000 (2000.10.
26)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0011

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0011] In the method of providing a service using the game acquisition value of the present invention, the e-mail address of the prize provider is registered in advance, and the distribution of the successful bid result in the successful bid result distribution step is the bidding information which is the successful bid result. It is preferably carried out by sending an e-mail including In this way, the prize provider can obtain the result of the successful bid without accessing the server computer.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0046

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a ball or a medal, which is a saving game medium, is used as a game acquisition value. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the points, the value of the value calculated based on the number of these saved game media, etc., the acquired balls, the acquired medals, the owned points, etc., which are acquired by the game and have not been subjected to the saving process. Valuable values such as balls and points calculated based on acquired medals and points are also included in the present invention.

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A service using a game acquired value owned by an access user by playing a game on a gaming machine is connected to a computer network composed of a plurality of computer terminals connected so as to enable data communication. A method of providing a service using a game acquisition value provided to an access user by using a server computer, comprising: providing information on a prize that the prize provider wants to provide; A providing prize receiving step of receiving and registering at least information specifying the provider, a providing prize information distributing step of distributing information on the received prize to the access user, and a step of providing the provided prize information. From the access user who wishes to obtain the provided prize, information specifying the access user and the provided prize are provided. A bid information receiving step of receiving bid information including at least the size of a game acquisition value to be exchanged and registering the bid information in association with information specifying a provided prize, and registering the same provided prize A winning bidder determining step of determining, as a successful bidder, an access user who has presented the largest value of the game acquisition value from the bid information, and providing a prize as a successful bid result using the bid information presented by the successful bidder A step of delivering a successful bid result to be delivered to a player. 2. In the provided prize receiving step, a size of a game acquisition value, which is a lower limit of a successful bid of a provided prize, is received from the prize provider, and the received value of the game acquisition value of the lower limit of the award is determined. 2. The service providing method using a game acquisition value according to claim 1, wherein the service is distributed to an access user in a provided prize information distribution step. 3. In the bidding information receiving step, information that can specify the magnitude of the game acquisition value owned by the access user is received, and based on the received information, the game acquisition value owned by the access user is received. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the size of the value of the game is acquired, and the size of the value of the game acquired to be exchanged with the provided prize can be received within the range of the acquired value of the game acquired value. A method of providing a service using the game acquisition value described in 1. 4. In the successful bid result distribution step,
In addition to distributing the result of the successful bid to the access user determined to be the successful bidder in the successful bidder determination step, the information receiving device also receives information that can specify the magnitude of the game acquisition value owned by the access user, The game acquisition according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a settlement instruction step of issuing a settlement instruction including information that can specify the magnitude of the acquired value and the successful bid result to a manager of the game acquired value. How to provide services using value. 5. An e-mail address of the prize provider is registered in advance, and the distribution of a successful bid result in the successful bid result distribution step is performed by transmitting an electronic mail including bid information that is the successful bid result. A service providing method using the game acquisition value according to any one of Items 1 to 4. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the provided prize receiving step, a bid execution period is received from a prize provider, and the successful bidder determination step is performed when the execution period has elapsed. A method of providing services using game acquisition value.