JP2003242426A - Electronic game parlor system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic game parlor system for exchanging a point obtained via a game with a commodity and service in an external part of the system. <P>SOLUTION: ID is acquired by purchasing a point car in a convenience store. A game provided via the Internet can be played in a terminal by registering an ID-password. A result of the game is stored as a point by the ID-password. When the inputted ID-password coincides with a registered ID-password, the stored point can be displayed. When inputting an exchanging point by a terminal exclusive to the convenience store, the point is subtracted when the ID-password coincides. The point stored by the game can be exchanged with the commodity and the service from an external terminal of the system. Thus, the commodity and the service usable by the expansion of an external terminal installing place can be largely increased. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic amusement hall system, more specifically, an electronic amusement hall system capable of playing a game via the Internet and acquiring points for exchanging goods or services according to the result. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional system of this kind, a system for browsing on a home page of a web (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 20-29200)
No. 01-243376) is known. In this system, predetermined points are given for browsing menus on homepages, purchasing products, and the like. Furthermore, this point is increasing / decreasing in games such as slot machines and playing cards. These points are stored for each member, and it is possible to exchange points for electronic money.

[0003]

However, in this system, a game or the like is used only for giving and receiving points within the system. As a result, the acquired points cannot be used for products and services outside the system, which is inconvenient.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic amusement arcade system capable of exchanging goods and services outside the system.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ID / password registration means for registering an ID of a person who plays a game and a password of the person, and the above-mentioned ID.
And provided that the password has been registered,
Play permitting means for allowing the player to play the game on his / her terminal, point calculating / storing means for calculating and storing points according to the result of playing this game, and ID / password input means for inputting the ID and password. And an ID / password collating means for collating the ID / password entered by the ID / password input means with the ID / password registered in the ID / password registration means, and for exchange for exchanging goods or services Exchange point input means for inputting points and ID / password input by means of ID / password verification means
If the passwords match, the exchange points are subtracted from the points stored in the point calculation / storage means,
The electronic game hall system includes point subtraction means for storing the result and point display means for displaying the stored points when the ID and password match.

The invention according to claim 2 is the electronic game hall system according to claim 1, wherein the ID / password registration means registers the ID and password input by a person who plays the game.

The invention according to claim 3 is the electronic game arcade system according to claim 1, wherein the game permitting means makes it possible to play a plurality of games published on a single website.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the electronic game hall system according to the third aspect, which displays points as a result of each of the plurality of games.

The invention according to claim 5 is the electronic game hall system according to claim 4, wherein a conversation can be made with a person who plays another game through an electronic network while the game is being played. is there.

[0010]

According to the inventions of claims 1 to 5, I
By registering the D / password, it is possible to play the game supplied via the Internet, for example, on the terminal. The game result is stored as points by the ID and password. Also, I entered
D. If the password matches the registered one, the stored points can be displayed. Further, when the exchange point is input, the point is subtracted when the ID and password match. That is, from the external terminal, it is possible to exchange the points accumulated in the game for products and services. Therefore, the products and services that can be used can be greatly increased by expanding the installation location of the external terminal.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic game hall system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electronic game hall system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the electronic game hall system according to the embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 2, this system includes a bank server (home server) connected via the Internet and a plurality of user terminals (a personal computer at each home,
Mobile phones, electronic game machines, web TVs, etc.). The bank server is connected to the K.com server (first server), and the K.com server is connected to the docomo server (second server). The docomo server can be connected to a dedicated terminal installed at a convenience store or the like. These connections may be wired or wireless. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the dedicated terminal is connected to the home server via the docomo server.

FIG. 1 shows the present system composed of these servers and the like as function realizing means. As shown in the figure, the electronic game arcade system includes an ID / password input means 11 and an exchange point input means 12. The former includes a plurality of user terminals and / or a plurality of convenience store dedicated terminals. The latter is configured in each of a plurality of convenience store dedicated terminals. These terminals are CPU,
It is configured to have a ROM, a RAM, an I / O and the like.
The bank server includes an ID / password registration unit 13, an ID / password collation unit 14, a play permission unit 15, a point calculation / storage unit 16, and a point subtraction unit 17. Each means is CPU, RO
It has M, RAM, I / O, etc. as its constituent elements. Furthermore, the point display means 1 for displaying the stored points
8 can be configured in, for example, a user terminal or a store terminal. That is, each terminal can be provided with a monitor as a display means.

The ID / password input means 11 connects to the website (website provided by the bank server) via the Internet, and then the person who plays the game inputs the ID and password from the personal terminal or the like. It is a thing. The ID is obtained by purchasing a point card at a convenience store or the like. The plastic point card is printed in an invisible state in which the ID is covered with a thin film of silver or the like, for example, with the display of 500 points. The ID can be obtained by scraping this thin film. For example, a 5-digit number is used.
Further, the password (personal identification number / personal identification number) is freely set by the user. For example, a 5-digit alphabet is used. You can freely set your own name. In addition, the point card in a state where the thin film is not scraped off can be used as a quo card (cash voucher) or the like at the store where the point card was purchased. For example, it is assumed to be equivalent to a five hundred yen cash voucher.

The exchange point input means 12 is means for enabling an input to exchange points accumulated as a result of the game for a point card at the store. For example, if 2800 points are accumulated for a certain ID / password, only 5 point cards showing 500 points can be exchanged. As a result, the remaining points for the ID / password are 300 points.

The ID / password registration means 13 stores the ID and password designated and input on the screen of the website, and 500 points are calculated based on these ID / password points calculation / storage means 16
First, it is set and stored. The point calculation / storage means 16 increases / decreases points according to the result of the game. For example, in the case of a slot machine game, 1 point is subtracted for each game, and points are increased by winning or a combination of bonuses. In addition, card games, pachinko games, etc. may be available. The play permission means 15 permits the play of the game by inputting and registering the ID and password. If either is missing, you cannot play. Also, 1
One point (counter) is set for each ID / password.

The ID / password checking means 14 checks whether or not the input ID / password matches the registered ID / password. If they do not match, you cannot subtract points, calculate points, or display points. Only when the two match, it is possible to calculate and store points, subtract points, and display points. The point calculation / storage means 16 adjusts the game result with respect to the initially set 500 points, and stores the resulting points. It will be stored for each ID and password. Then, the stored points may be subtracted by the point subtracting means 17. Also, the point display means 1
8 is displayed. As the point display means 18,
A display or the like can be used. Alternatively or additionally, the points may be printed out.

The above procedure is shown in FIGS.
In Figure 3, you can get an ID by purchasing a point card at a convenience store and peeling off the thin film. Once removed, the card cannot be used as a Quo card. This is to prevent unauthorized use. The acquired ID can be used for the game. This ID cannot be used in duplicate.
FIG. 4 illustrates a case where a game is played using the acquired ID. When you access the game site via the Internet, enter the acquisition ID on the game screen,
And enter your own password. As a result, I
D ・ Password is registered and the game can be played. Various games and game machines can be selected on the screen. In addition, game points are displayed.
The first is 500 points. Note that the results or history of each game machine are displayed. This is to be used as a guide for selection and to make the game field feel realistic.
It is also possible to output by voice to show the feeling of a game place. Then play the game. It is also possible to chat between a plurality of game machines. By entering the number of the game machine, it becomes possible to have a conversation with a person who plays on another game machine. This also enhances the sense of presence. 1
For each game, points are calculated and updated according to the result. This point is always displayed on the screen.

As shown in FIG. 5, if the points accumulated as a result of the game increase, the points can be exchanged at the store where the point card was purchased. That is, when the ID / password is entered on the dedicated terminal at the convenience store, after confirming the ID / password, the accumulation points are displayed on the terminal screen. You can exchange these points for new Quocards. For example, if you have 2800 points,
Five quo cards. This exchange rate and the like can be set appropriately. Then, when the exchange point is input from the dedicated terminal, the point subtraction unit 17 calculates the point and updates the point. The updated points are also displayed. If there are remaining points, the game can be played again. Furthermore, these points can also be used for purchasing products at sites where the game can be played.

[0019]

According to the present invention, it becomes easy to exchange points for cash vouchers, services, etc. at a contract store or the like. Therefore, it is possible to provide a highly entertaining and easy-to-use electronic game hall system.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electronic game hall system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an electronic game hall system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure in the electronic game hall system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for playing a game in the electronic game hall system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a point exchange routine in the electronic game hall system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ID / password input means, 12 Exchange point input means, 13 ID / password registration means, 14 ID / password verification means, 15 Play permission means, 16-point calculation / storage means, 17 point subtraction means, 18 point display means.

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An ID / password registration means for registering an ID of a person who plays the game and a password of the person, and the player can play the game on the terminal of the person provided that the ID and the password are registered. By calculating the play permission means and the result of playing this game,
Point calculation / storage means for storing this, ID / password input means for inputting ID and password, ID / password input by the ID / password input means, and ID / password registered in the ID / password registration means
The ID / password collation means for collating the password with each other, the exchange point input means for inputting the exchange points for exchanging the goods or services, and the ID / password inputted by the ID / password collation means are coincident with each other. In this case, the point subtracting means for subtracting the exchange points from the points stored in the point calculating / storing means and storing the result, and the point display means for displaying the stored points when the ID / password match. An electronic game hall system equipped with. 2. The electronic game hall system according to claim 1, wherein the ID / password registration means registers the ID and password input by a person who plays the game. 3. The electronic game arcade system according to claim 1, wherein the game permission means enables a plurality of games published on a single website to be played. 4. The electronic game arcade system according to claim 3, wherein the points resulting from each of the plurality of games are displayed. 5. The electronic game arcade system according to claim 4, wherein a conversation can be made with a person who plays another game through an electronic network while playing the game.