JP2002149951A - Service facility for visitor and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide unspecified many visitors with service suited to the visitors' experiences. SOLUTION: A visitor visiting a RPA system 1 carries a RFID tag 2. Situation setting devices 3, 4, 5 for setting conditions of role playing attraction are provided for the RPA system 1 and RFID transceivers 6, 7, 8 are respectively provided for the respective situation setting devices 3, 4, 5. When the visitor approaches the situation setting devices 3, 4, 5, data from the RFID tag 2 is detected at the RFID transceivers 6, 7, 8 and sent to the data processing unit 10. The data processing unit 10 controls the attraction in the situation setting devices 3, 4, 5 in accordance with the visitors' experiences.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facility for responding to an unspecified number of visitors in an appropriate environment for each visitor, and a method of operating the facility.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facility for gathering an unspecified number of visitors, for example, a theme park, a proposal to use a portable information storage device such as an IC card for the purpose of convenience of users has been proposed, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. Heisei (Kokai). For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-154179. In this publication, information stored in a portable information storage device is used when providing a user with facility waiting time and available facility information. Visitors possessing the portable information storage device are provided with convenience in paying usage fees, selecting attractions, or contacting friends.

[0003]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the use form of the portable information storage device in a theme park as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 79, various information for using the facility is provided to the user for convenience, but the attractions provided by the facility are provided. The response to the user such as does not change.

[0004] Conventionally, in facilities such as theme parks, amusement parks, and amusement facilities, which provide some kind of recreation to visitors, a plurality of facilities are provided for responding uniformly to an unspecified number of visitors, respectively. The choice is up to you. A visitor who visits a plurality of times can select a facility that he / she likes, but the service provided by the facility is always uniform. If an unspecified number of visitors can be recognized and the environment of the facility can be set according to the recognition result, the facility can be dynamically changed in accordance with the visitors. For example, in the service business for a limited number of customers, regular customers who come repeatedly are identified and responded to by making use of past experience, so that regular customers can be more comfortably received.

[0005] A facility for an unspecified number of visitors,
If it is possible to recognize whether or not a visitor has experienced multiple visits, and if the environment of the facility is to be set accordingly, a huge database for the number of visitors will be constructed to recognize each visitor. There is a need to. Also, in order to recognize the visitors, it is necessary for the visitors themselves to perform card operations and input symbols.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to easily recognize a visitor, accumulate information about an experience corresponding to a response received by the visitor, and provide a response tailored to the visitor based on the accumulated information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a visitor response device and a method for operating the same.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a terminal device capable of transmitting / receiving information to / from a portable information storage medium which is carried by a visitor and stores information including a predetermined experience of the visitor. Based on the information received from the portable information storage medium by the terminal device, the environment is changed so as to match the experience of the visitor, and the visitor is responded to. And a response device for storing in a storage medium.

According to the present invention, the visitor reception facility includes a terminal device and a reception device. The terminal device is capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from a portable information storage medium in which a visitor carries the information and stores information including a predetermined experience of the visitor. The response device responds to the visitor by changing the environment to match the experience of the visitor based on the information from the portable information storage medium received by the terminal device. Further, the response device causes the experience corresponding to the provided response to be stored in the portable information storage medium from the terminal device. Based on the information including the experience stored in the portable information storage medium carried by the visitor, the response device changes the environment to match the experience of the visitor and responds, so it is not necessary to build a huge database Even
Even an unspecified number of visitors can be handled in an environment suitable for each visitor.

Further, in the present invention, the portable information storage medium is a wireless tag that is formed by integrating a semiconductor integrated circuit chip including a memory with a wireless antenna, and that receives an external wireless wave and generates power for operation. In addition, the terminal device transmits a radio wave to the wireless tag and can transmit and receive the stored information.

According to the present invention, the portable information storage medium is a wireless tag formed by integrating a semiconductor integrated circuit chip including a memory with a wireless antenna. Therefore, the visitor can transmit the information including the experience to the answering device without carrying out any other operation only by carrying the wireless tag. Since the terminal device can transmit radio waves to the wireless tag and transmit and receive the stored information, the visitor does not need to be conscious of transmitting experience from the wireless tag to the response device. If a response is received from the response device, the experience is stored in the wireless tag, and in the next use, a response based on the stored experience can be received.

In the present invention, the response device recognizes the visitor based on information stored in the portable information storage medium, and interacts with the visitor according to the recognition result.

According to the present invention, the response device recognizes a visitor based on the information stored in the portable information storage medium, and interacts with the visitor in accordance with the recognition result. It is possible to perform a response or reaction as if it were a fire.

Further, in the present invention, the response device performs a response that evolves in accordance with the experience of the visitor, and when the visitor arrives a plurality of times, the experience stored in the portable information storage medium up to the previous time is stored. , A response following the previous time is performed.

According to the present invention, the response device performs a response that evolves according to the experience of the visitor. When a visitor visits a number of times, a response to the previous visit is performed based on the previous experience stored in the portable information storage medium, so the visitor should experience only one visit. You can give a deep response that you can not do.
In addition, it is possible to provide a response in accordance with the progress of the visitors' skills and the like.

Further, in the present invention, the response device responds by providing an entertainment attraction to a visitor.

According to the present invention, when providing an attraction such as a game for entertainment to a visitor, it can be provided so as to evolve in accordance with the experience of the visitor. Even if a visitor visits a plurality of times, the content of the provided attraction evolves according to the experience, so that an attraction that can sufficiently satisfy the visitor can be provided.

Further, the present invention provides a visitor service facility provided with a terminal device capable of transmitting and receiving information on a portable information storage medium while storing information including a predetermined experience in a portable information storage medium carried by the visitor. This is a method of operating a visitor reception facility, characterized in that an environment is changed so as to be adapted to the experience stored in the portable information storage medium and a visitor is received.

According to the present invention, the experience of the reception performed by the reception facility for the visitor is stored in the portable information storage medium carried by the visitor, and the environment is changed so as to conform to the experience. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform a response suitable for the visitor without the trouble of identifying the visitor and searching for a response suitable for the visitor from a database or the like.

In the present invention, the visitor service facility provides the visitor with a role playing game experience environment, and the role playing game can be operated in a personal game environment of the visitor. And that the experience environment and the game environment can be integrated by sharing the experience information of the role playing game between the version and the visitor service facility.

According to the present invention, the visitor service facility provides visitors with an environment for experiencing a role playing game. The role playing game has a version that can operate in the visitor's personal gaming environment. The experience of running a role-playing game in a version of a visitor's personal game environment and the experience of running a role-playing game in a visitor reception facility are shared, and the experience environment and game Since the environment can be integrated, the visitor can play a continuous role playing game in the personal game environment and the experience environment in the visitor reception facility. In the visitor service facility, it is possible to provide an experience environment that is almost impossible to realize in a personal game environment of the visitor. Role-playing games can also be played in a visitor's personal gaming environment. Then, it becomes possible to execute an adventure or the like in a form close to the actual experience.

Further, the present invention provides a wireless tag as the portable information storage medium, which is formed by integrating a semiconductor integrated circuit chip including a memory with a wireless antenna and receives external radio waves to generate operation power. And using a home-use game machine as the personal game environment, and installing a conversion device capable of transferring information between the game machine and the wireless tag. .

According to the present invention, as a portable information storage medium, a semiconductor integrated circuit chip including a memory is formed integrally with a wireless antenna, and a wireless tag which receives an external radio wave and generates power for operation. With the use of the system, the visitor can transmit the experience to the visitor service facility without any particular awareness. The personal game environment is a home game machine, which uses a conversion device that can transfer information between the home game machine and the wireless tag. The experience gained can easily be transferred to wireless tags.

[0023]

FIG. 1 shows a schematic system configuration of a role playing attraction (hereinafter abbreviated as "RPA") system 1 as a visitor service facility according to an embodiment of the present invention. . The RPA system 1 is an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentificatio) which is a wireless tag.
n) Provide entertainment attractions to visitors carrying the Tag2. The RFID tag 2 is provided at the first visit. The RPA system 1 is provided with a plurality of status setting devices 3, 4, and 5 for controlling and providing attractions to visitors. The status setting devices 3, 4, and 5 are provided with RFID transmitting and receiving devices 6, 7, and 8, respectively, capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the RFID tag 2 via radio waves. Each RF
Data from the RFID tag 2 read by the ID transmitting / receiving devices 6, 7, 8 is input to the data processing device 10. The data processing device 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication function 12, a data storage / processing function 13, and a memory 15 for storing determination data 14, and the like.

A visitor has been assigned to the RFID tag 2
Information related to the experience with each of the situation setting devices 3, 4, and 5 of the PA system 1 is stored. When a visitor approaches one of the situation setting devices 3, 4, 5 and tries to use it, the R provided in the situation setting device 3, 4, 5 is used.
The FID transmitting / receiving devices 6, 7, and 8 read the experience accumulated in the RFID tag 2 as data, and the data processing device 1
Enter 0. In the data processing device 10, data is input by the communication function 12 under the control of the control unit 11, and the data storage / processing function 13 refers to the determination data 14 so that the contents are adjusted to the contents of the visitor. In order to change the setting content of the setting device, the status setting is changed for the status setting devices 3, 4, and 5 to which the visitor has approached via the communication function 12. The experience of using the attractions in the situation setting devices 3, 4, 5 is based on the RFI via the communication function 12.
The data is stored in the RFID tag 2 from the D transmitting / receiving apparatuses 6, 7, and 8. When the visitor moves to the next situation setting device 3, 4, 5, the setting content of the situation setting device 3, 4, 5 is changed based on the accumulated content of the RFID tag 2, and the reaction of the attraction control is changed. Let it.

As described above, the visitors to the RPA system 1 according to the present embodiment do not simply participate in the attraction provided by the situation setting devices 3, 4, and 5, but also have their own skills in addition to the interactivity. As a result, it is possible to obtain an experience where attractions evolve. For example, in the case of an attraction that provides a shooting game, the first attraction shows the experience information of the visitor's score, time spent, and the enemy defeated by RFID.
It is stored in tag 2. At the next attraction, RFI
Based on the experience accumulated in the D tag 2, the current battle state of the visitors is read, and the environment such as the place is moved, for example, from the ground to the space, while inheriting the situation such as the number and type of soldiers. It is also possible to control such that the battle is continued. The attraction provided from the situation setting devices 3, 4, and 5 can be provided as an integrated attraction that is not individually closed but is recovered at an attraction that the user is good at.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the RFID tag 2 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the RFID tag 2 has an antenna 21 printed on a surface of an electrically insulating substrate 20 in a conductor pattern. Further, an IC chip 22 as a semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted on the surface of the electrically insulating substrate 20. The size of the electrically insulating substrate 20 is, for example, about 60 mm × 10 mm. As shown in FIG. 2B, a reader 23 is provided for the RFID tag 2, transmits a radio wave 24, supplies power to the antenna 21 of the RFID tag 2, and sets the power inside the IC chip 22 in advance. A reflected wave having an intensity corresponding to the given data is transmitted from the antenna 21. Electric power for operating the IC chip 22 is generated by radio waves given from the reader 23 to the antenna 21,
The intensity of the reflected wave from the antenna 21 can be changed according to the information set in the IC chip 22. Thus, data can be recognized without contact between the reader 23 and the RFID tag 2.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic electrical configuration of the RFID tag 2 and the reader 23 shown in FIG. RFID tag 2
Together with the antenna 21 and the IC chip 22 described above, the transmitting / receiving unit 25 and the controller 2
6 and a non-volatile memory 27. The memory 27
For example, 1024 bits (128 bytes) of information can be stored and accumulated. When the RFID transceivers 6, 7, and 8 having functions equivalent to those of the reader 23 are installed at a distance of, for example, about 30 cm to 1 m from the RFID tag 2, the information stored in the memory 27 can be accessed via the radio wave 24. it can. The reader 23 includes an antenna 28, a transmission / reception unit 29, and a controller 30. The controller 30 of the reader 23 can perform information communication with the host computer 31. In the RPA system 1 of FIG. 1, the host computer 31 corresponds to the data processing device 10.

The situation setting devices 3, 4, and 5 in FIG. 1 can also provide maze attractions. In the case of a maze attraction, the RFID tag 2 carried by the visitor
From the accumulated contents of the information, we detect the situation of the visitor such as the passing situation of the checkpoint, the repeated passage of the same place, etc., and perform the detailed management of the required time and the appropriate guidance from the guidance machine provided in the main place, It can also perform dynamic maze changes.

FIG. 4 shows a specific example of the experience attraction. A pavilion 40 in which various scenes are actually embodied as in a role playing game abbreviated as RPG is constructed. In the pavilion 40,
Environments such as ○ forest 41, xx plains 42, and ４３ island 43 are embodied in a partition format. The inside of the pavilion 40 embodied in this way is RFID
When the visitor wearing the tag 2 actually walks and walks, the visitor can participate in the role playing game in a manner close to the actual experience.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which a visitor 44 who is going to experience the role playing game is walking in the pavilion 40 of FIG. The visitor 44 carries the RFID tag 2. If the visitor 44 has not experienced the role playing game provided by the pavilion 40, the visitor is guided to the first partition because the RFID tag 2 has no experience. In the first partition, the visitor 44 finds various secret devices existing inside and outside the building or the plaza, obtains some items, receives various information from people who have met, and obtains his or her own information. You can increase your experience and progress through the game one after another. Some of the people you meet can include virtual people displayed on the screen of the screen, companions 45 dressed as real people, and the like. Pavilion 4
The companion 45 and the device 46 in the “0” are provided with RFID transceivers 47 and 48. The in-process device 46 is also provided with a status setting device 49. RFID transceiver 47, 48
The status setting device 49 is equivalent to the RFID transmitting / receiving devices 6, 7, 8 and the status setting devices 3, 4, 5 shown in FIG.

Each time the visitor 44 interacts with the companion 45 or takes any action in the device 46, the RFI
In the D tag 2, information according to experience is recorded. Taking a certain building as an example, various doors automatically react and open or remain closed according to the information of the RFID tag 2, or treasures or persons appear or hide. Also, the drive timing of the appearing device, the degree of difficulty of the solution, and the like change. In addition, your experience will increase as you fight against enemies you encounter in various places, and the game will continue until you reach your ultimate goal, such as defeating the enemy king or destroying the enemy base. Is done.

Each partition is provided with an exit, and when the goal is achieved or the time limit is exceeded, the visitors 44
Will be sent out. The experience value accumulated in the RFID tag 2 can be reused, and when returning to the venue, the user can start from the previous experience value. In this way, it is possible to provide a deep game as an attraction that is not completed in one visit.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
A configuration in which a role playing game can be enjoyed in combination with a game machine at home is shown. In a home game machine, for a game to be enjoyed for a long time such as a role playing game, a data cartridge 50 is used.
There is a game environment that can accumulate experience values and evolve them. Based on the experience cultivated with such a game machine, it is possible to enjoy the continuation at actual attractions provided at the visitor service facility of the present invention. In this case, a mechanism for transferring the stored contents of the game machine to the RFID tag 2 is required. In a conventional game machine, experience values are often stored in a data cartridge 50 such as a game cassette. Therefore, by providing a data converter 51 as a conversion device in an attraction venue provided in a visitor service facility, the RFID tag 2 can be used. And data cartridge 5
It is possible to transfer information between 0 and 0. The data converter 51 includes a game cartridge data reader / writer 52 and an RFID reader / writer 53. The game cartridge data reader / writer 52 reads and writes data from and to the data cartridge 50. R
The FID reader / writer 53 reads and writes information from and to the RFID tag 2.

FIG. 7A shows an outline of information recorded on the RFID tag 2, and FIG. 7B shows a detailed example of the experience value. As shown in FIG. 7A, the RFID tag 2 stores a serial tag number as identification information and a plurality of experience values. As shown in FIG. 7B, information such as a device name, a progress degree, a detailed progress degree, a possessed weapon, and a possessed energy is recorded in the experience value. Experience depends, of course, on the nature of the attractions offered.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic configuration of an RFID transmitting / receiving device 60 for performing wireless communication with the RFID tag 2. The RFID transmitting / receiving device 60 includes the RFID transmitting / receiving devices 6, 7, and 8 shown in FIG. 1 and the RFID transmitting / receiving device 4 shown in FIG.
It is basically equivalent to 7,48. RFID transceiver 6
In 0, a control unit 61, a communication function 62, a data storage / processing function 63, a data transmission / reception unit 64, and a memory 65 are included. The control unit 61 controls the inside of the RFID transmitting / receiving device 60. The communication function 62 transmits and receives data to and from the data processing device 10 as shown in FIG. The data storage / processing function 63 stores and processes data from the RFID tag 2 input via the data transmission / reception unit 64 in the memory 65.

FIG. 9 shows the RFID transceiver 6 shown in FIG.
0 shows the operation procedure. After the procedure starts, in step a1,
A radio wave for sensing whether the RFID tag 2 is present nearby is transmitted. In step a2, it is determined whether data from the RFID tag 2 has been received.
When it is determined that data has not been received, information from the data processing device 10 is sensed in step a3. If it is determined in step a4 that data indicating information from the data processing device 10 has not been received, the process returns to step a1.

When it is determined in step a2 that there is data indicating information from the RFID tag 2, the process proceeds to step a5, where the information from the RFID tag is read and stored in the internal memory 65. In step a6, the read R
The information from the FID tag is subjected to a meaningful calculation process, and data is sent to the data processing device 10. When step a6 ends, the process returns to step a1.

If it is determined in step a4 that there is data representing information from the data processing device 10, the process proceeds to step a7. In step a7, a calculation process is performed on the data to generate a parameter to be written to the RFID tag 2. In step a8, data is written to the RFID tag based on the parameters to be written to the RFID tag. When step a8 ends, the process returns to step a1.

As shown in FIG. 9, the RFID transmitting / receiving device 6
0 indicates that the presence of the RFID tag 2 is constantly monitored, so that when the visitor 44 approaches the RFID transceiver 60,
The RFID tag 2 is found. Since identification information such as a serial tag number as shown in FIG. 7A is recorded on the RFID tag 2, it is determined from the identification information of the RFID tag 2 whether or not the RFID tag 2 relates to the attraction. If it is an RFID tag, the number of the RFID transmitting / receiving device 60 is added to the information, and the information is sent to the data processing device 10 using a connection means such as a LAN (local area network). For example, information indicating that a person having experience value Y is participating in device number X is transmitted. Of course, based on the specific actions of the visitor 44, the RFID
It is also possible to read information of two tags. Also, the visitor 44 can carry a plurality of RFID tags 2,
It can correspond to a plurality of attractions.

FIG. 10 shows the data processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
The operation procedure in is shown. After the operation starts, in step b1,
Data sensing from the RFID transmitting / receiving device 60 via the LAN is performed. At step b2, it is determined whether or not there is data. When it is determined that there is no data, information from the status setting devices 3, 4, and 5 is sensed in step b3. In step b4, it is determined whether or not there is data representing information. When it is determined that there is no data, the process returns to step b1.

At step b2, the RFID transceiver 60
If it is determined that there is data from
Move to 5. In step b5, the RFID transmitting / receiving device 60
Is read and stored in a memory that stores the determination data 14. Further, operation parameters are derived using the contents as arguments. In step b6, the operation parameter is subjected to a meaningful calculation process, and data is sent to the situation setting devices 3, 4, and 5. Upon completion of the process in the step b6, the process returns to the step b1.

If it is determined in step b4 that there is data, the process proceeds to step b7. In step b7,
The information from the status setting devices 3, 4, and 5 is read and stored in the memory, and the content is used as an argument to derive a tag writing parameter. In step b8, data is sent to the RFID transmitting / receiving device 60 based on the tag writing parameter. Upon completion of the process in the step b8, the process returns to the step b1.

The data processing device 10 shown in FIG. 1 monitors information from the RFID transmitting / receiving devices 6, 7, and 8 and obtains tag information.
Then, a comparison operation with the information held as No. 4 is performed. As a result, the held apparatus status setting database is compared with the experience value contents. By this processing, device operation parameters are derived, and the parameter data is sent to the situation setting devices 3, 4, and 5. For example, parameters including the setting of the characters in the attraction and the setting information of the fighting level are sent.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an apparatus status setting database set as the judgment data 14 of the data processing apparatus 10 of FIG. The device status setting database stores device status setting values and device operation parameter values to be set based on a plurality of experience values shown in FIG. 7A for each of the status setting devices 3, 4, and 5. ing. Step b in FIG.
At 5, device operating parameters are derived.

FIG. 12 shows the situation setting device 3 shown in FIG.
4 shows a schematic configuration of a situation setting device 70 representing 4 and 5; The status setting device 70 includes a machine control function 74 and a memory 75, in addition to a control unit 71, a communication function 72, and a data storage / processing function 73. In the memory 75,
An apparatus status setting parameter conversion database is constructed.

FIG. 13 shows the situation setting device 70 shown in FIG.
The following shows the operation procedure. After the procedure starts, in step c1, a sense of the behavior of the visitor is performed. When a visitor performs a scheduled action, the action is detected and input as data. In step c2, the presence or absence of data is determined. If it is determined that there is no data, step c3
Then, information from the data processing device 10 is sensed. In step c4, it is determined whether there is data representing information. When it is determined that there is no data, step c
Return to 1.

If it is determined in step c2 that there is data, the process proceeds to step c5. In step c5,
The visitor's action information is read and stored in the memory 75. At step c6, the read information is subjected to a meaning calculation process, and the data is sent to the data processing apparatus 10. Upon completion of the process in the step c6, the process returns to the step c1.

When it is determined in step c4 that there is data, the process proceeds to step c7. In step c7,
An arithmetic operation is performed on the data to generate operation parameters.
In step c8, various devices connected to the status setting device are operated based on the operation parameters. Upon completion of the process in the step c8, the process returns to the step c1.

As described above, the situation setting devices 3, 4, and 5 shown in FIG. 1 monitor data transmitted via a LAN or the like, and when data is obtained, derive operation parameters from the contents thereof. Perform actions based on parameters. At this point, settings including initialization of screen settings and characters are performed. The visitor 44 receives the status setting device 3,
The acquired information, the number of defeated enemies, and the like are sent to the data processing device 10 as appropriate, as the behavior information added to 4 and 5.
It is also possible to send data in synchronization with the end of the attraction of the visitor 44.

The data processing device 10 includes a status setting device 3,
After monitoring the information from the devices 4 and 5 and performing a comparison operation with the stored information, if the information on the RFID tag 2 needs to be updated, the content is sent to the RFID transmitting / receiving devices 6, 7 and 8. The RFID transmitting / receiving devices 6, 7, and 8 also perform a work of writing information fed back from the data processing device 10 to the RFID tag 2. At this time, transmission / reception error management for the RFID tag 2 is also performed. When the visitor 44 arrives next time, an attraction setting will be made based on the updated information of the RFID tag 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a method of storing the progress of an attraction, which has been limited to home game machines and the like, and having a plurality of times of continuous enjoyment, This can be realized at an attraction in a recreation facility targeting an unspecified majority. In addition, attraction facilities,
In addition to realizing an interactive interactive operating environment, it is possible for individual visitors to react and transform and evolve according to the visitors, and it is possible to construct experience attractions that did not exist before.

The concept of a visitor reception facility of the present invention can be applied not only to a facility providing entertainment attractions, but also to a facility for training, practice or learning, and responds at a level according to experience. It becomes possible.
In addition, the customer experience in the service industry such as barber, beauty, and restaurant is accumulated in the RFID tag 2, and the customer
By simply carrying the FID tag 2, it is also possible to read the service contents up to the previous time and use it to provide services tailored to customers.

The information including the experience of the visitors is
In addition to storing the information in the D tag 2, the information may be stored in a general IC card, magnetic card, or the like, and read by a dedicated reading device.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the visitor service facility adjusts to the visitor's experience based on the information including the experience stored in the portable information storage medium carried by the visitor. Since the environment is changed to respond to visitors,
It is possible to easily respond to an unspecified number of visitors in an environment suitable for each visitor. If you try to identify a visitor and try to build a database that stores the contents of the response for each identified visitor, it will be a huge database for an unspecified number of visitors, but the visitors will carry it Since the response is performed based on the information stored in the portable information storage medium, there is no need to construct a database, and the response can be easily performed according to the visitors.

According to the present invention, since the portable information storage medium carried by the visitor is a wireless tag, information can be transmitted / received to / from the terminal device via a radio wave, and the visitor can transmit the information. The user can receive an appropriate response without performing any operation.

Further, according to the present invention, the response device recognizes the visitor based on the information stored in the portable information storage medium, and communicates with the visitor in accordance with the recognition result. It is possible to perform the response and reaction as if the visitors were known.

Further, according to the present invention, even if a visitor arrives a plurality of times, the experience of the previous time is utilized for the reception, so that a favorable reception can be received.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to receive entertainment attractions while making the most of experience.
You can also enjoy long attractions that are not completed by a single visit.

Further, according to the present invention, the experience of the visitor can be stored in the portable information storage medium, and a response corresponding to the stored information can be given to the visitor from the reception facility. Since there is no need to identify visitors individually and to construct a database of the details of the responses for each identified individual, appropriate responses can be easily made to an unspecified number of visitors. .

Further, according to the present invention, a role playing game can be played in a visitor reception facility and a visitor's personal game environment, and the experience can be shared and provided as if from a visitor reception facility. It is possible to enjoy the role playing game as if the experience environment to be performed is an extension of the visitor's personal game environment.

According to the present invention, a home-use game machine can be used as a personal game environment of a visitor. If the experience is transferred from the home-use game machine to a wireless tag at a terminal device, the wireless tag can be used. As long as you carry the, you can use the synchronized game environment at the visitor reception facility without any awareness of the transfer of information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic system configuration of an RPA system 1 as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of an RFID tag 2 used in the RPA system 1 of FIG. 1 and a state where information is read by a reader.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of the RFID tag 2 and a reader shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a pavilion 40 for experiencing an attraction provided by the RPA system 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which a visitor 44 advances a game in the pavilion 40 of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a concept of a data converter 51 for enjoying a role playing game integrated with a home game machine as another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information recorded on an RFID tag 2;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an RFID transmitting / receiving device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the RFID transmitting / receiving device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the data processing apparatus 10 of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a table showing an example of the contents of a device status setting database provided in the data processing device 10;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a situation setting device.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the situation setting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 RPA system 2 RFID tag 3,4,5,49,70 Status setting device 6,7,8,47,48,60 RFID transceiver 10 Data processing device 11,61,71 Control unit 12,62,72 Communication function 13, 63, 73 Data storage / processing function 14 Judgment data 15, 65, 75 Memory 21, 28 Antenna 22 IC chip 23 Reader 24 Radio wave 25, 29 Transmitter / receiver 40 Pavilion 44 Visitor 50 Data cartridge 51 Data converter 74 Machine control function

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from a portable information storage medium which is carried by a visitor and stores information including a predetermined experience of the visitor, and a portable device received by the terminal device. Based on the information from the information storage medium, a response device that responds to the visitor by changing the environment to match the experience of the visitor and stores the experience corresponding to the response from the terminal device to the portable information storage medium A visitor reception facility characterized by including: 2. The portable information storage medium is a wireless tag that is formed by integrating a semiconductor integrated circuit chip including a memory with a wireless antenna, receives an external wireless radio wave, and generates power for operation. The visitor response facility according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device transmits a radio wave to the wireless tag to transmit and receive stored information. 3. The reception device according to claim 1, wherein the response device recognizes the visitor based on information stored in the portable information storage medium, and interacts with the visitor according to the recognition result. Visitor reception facilities described in 2. 4. The reception device performs a response that evolves in accordance with the experience of the visitor, and when the visitor visits a plurality of times, based on the previous experience stored in the portable information storage medium. And a response following the previous time is performed.
A visitor service facility described in any of 3 above. 5. The visitor reception facility according to claim 1, wherein the reception device responds by providing an entertainment attraction to the visitor. 6. A portable information storage medium carried by a visitor,
While accumulating information including a predetermined experience, at a visitor service facility equipped with a terminal device capable of transmitting and receiving information on the mobile information storage medium, change the environment to match the experience stored on the mobile information storage medium. A method of operating a visitor reception facility, characterized by receiving visitors. 7. The visitor service facility provides a visitor with a role playing game experience environment, and the role playing game has a version operable even in a visitor's personal game environment. 7. The experience environment and the game environment can be integrated by sharing experience information of the role playing game between the version and the visitor service facility. How to operate visitors reception facilities. 8. A portable information storage medium using a wireless tag that is formed by integrating a semiconductor integrated circuit chip including a memory with a wireless antenna and that receives an external radio wave and generates power for operation. 7. A personal game environment, wherein a home game machine is used and a conversion device capable of transferring information between the game machine and the wireless tag is installed. Or the operation method of the visitor service facility described in 7.