JP2005124607A - Game system and method for providing game machine reservation service - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a customer to reserve a game machine without requiring the customer to go to a game parlor for becoming a member. <P>SOLUTION: The game system is provided with a reservation management device 140 having a member management device 120 including a member information memory means 124, a registration request receiving means 14 for receiving a membership registration request of a game player from an information terminal 16, a member specifying information communication means 14 for replying member specifying information decided by a member specifying information deciding means 145 to the information terminal 16, a registered member memory means 145 for storing that the game player is registered as a membership, a registration information transmitting means 140 for transmitting the membership registration information to the member management device 120, a reservation request receiving means 14 for receiving game machine discrimination information of a game machine of which the game player requests the reservation from the information terminal 16 on the condition that the membership registration is implemented and a reservation information memory means 145 for storing the game machine discrimination information included in the reservation request and the member specifying information of the game player correspondingly as a piece of reservation information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming system and a method for providing a gaming machine reservation service in which a player can reserve a table, which is a gaming machine installed in a gaming hall, using an information terminal such as a personal computer or a mobile phone at home. About.

  With the spread of computer networks such as the Internet in recent years, it is possible to reserve a table that is a gaming machine installed in a game hall using a personal computer or a mobile phone from home or destination without going to the game hall. There is a game system reservation system that can be used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-164261 (Page 15, FIG. 6)

  In these game hall reservation systems, a player who is not a member of the game hall where the game machine to make a reservation can only make a reservation, and a player who intends to use the reservation service of these game machines for the first time Since it is necessary to go to the amusement hall where the reservation is made and to register as a member, it is necessary to go to these amusement halls to register as a member. It was an obstacle.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and a player who intends to use a reservation service for a gaming machine for the first time does not bother to go to the amusement hall for making a reservation and register as a member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming system and a gaming machine reservation service providing method capable of performing reservations.

In order to solve the above-described object, a game management device according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
Member information storage means for storing member attribute information relating to the member player in association with member identification information that can be individually identified for the member player who has been registered as a member of the game place A member management device;
A registration request receiving means for receiving a member registration request including member attribute information necessary for membership registration of the game hall from an information terminal operable by a player connected via a communication line network;
Member specifying information determining means for determining member specifying information for specifying the member identification information given to a player who is an operator of the information terminal that has made the member registration request received by the registration request receiving means;
Member specific information notifying means for notifying the player of the member specific information by returning the member specific information determined by the member specific information determining means to the information terminal that has made the member registration request;
Member registrant storage means for storing the fact that the player who has notified the member identification information has performed membership registration in the amusement hall;
Registration information transmitting means for transmitting member registration information including the member identification information or member identification information specified from the member identification information and member attribute information included in the member registration request to the member management device;
The information is received on the condition that the member registrant storage means stores the member identification information received from the information terminal and that the player of the received member identification information has registered as a member in the amusement hall. Reservation request accepting means for accepting, as a reservation request, gaming machine identification information capable of individually identifying the gaming machine that the player desires to reserve from the terminal;
Reservation information storage means for storing the gaming machine identification information included in the reservation request received by the reservation request receiving means and the member specifying information of the player who has made the reservation request in association with each other and storing it as reservation information A reservation management device;
With
The member management apparatus corresponds to the member identification information included in the member registration information or the member identification information specified from the member identification information based on reception of the member registration information transmitted from the registration information transmission unit. In addition, the member attribute information included in the member registration information is stored in the member information storage means.
According to this feature, in the reservation management apparatus that accepts a reservation for a gaming machine, the player can register as a member of a gaming hall that he / she wants to make a reservation for, so he tries to use a reservation service for a gaming machine for the first time. Players can now make reservations for gaming machines without going to the amusement hall where they make reservations and registering as a member, and increase the number of users of gaming systems that allow these gaming machines to be reserved. be able to. Conventionally, when opening a new store, players who wish to register for membership and reserve gaming machines have rushed to the amusement hall, and the work load on the amusement shop staff has increased significantly, and the player has also waited for a long time. However, these problems can be solved significantly.

A game management device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the game system according to claim 1,
The member specifying information notifying means transmits, together with the member specifying information, guidance information including a fact that a game machine of a game hall where the member registration is performed can be reserved to the information terminal that has made the member registration request. It is characterized by.
According to this feature, a player who has completed membership registration can be surely recognized that a gaming machine can be reserved.

A game management device according to claim 3 of the present invention is the game system according to claim 1 or 2,
The reservation management apparatus has reservation information transmission means for transmitting reservation information stored in the reservation information storage means to the member management apparatus,
The member management apparatus has a reception reservation information storage means for storing reservation information received from the reservation information transmission means.
According to this feature, when a player who visits a game hall confirms whether the player who made the reservation is based on the reservation information, the game center inquires of the reservation management device about the reservation information. Compared to the case, confirmation work can be carried out quickly.

A game management device according to claim 4 of the present invention is the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The registration request accepting unit accepts designation of a playground for performing membership registration,
The member registrant storage means stores information that the player who has notified the member specifying information has performed member registration at the game arcade that has been designated by the registration request accepting means,
The reservation request accepting means is configured such that the player makes a reservation out of the gaming machines installed in the game hall stored in the member registrant storage means that the player of the received member specifying information has registered as a member. Receiving the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that desires as a reservation request,
The reservation information storage means stores the reservation information including the game hall identification information of the game hall where the gaming machine of the gaming machine identification information received as the reservation request by the reservation request reception means is installed. .
According to this feature, a player can perform membership registration for a plurality of game halls using a reservation management device, and can select a gaming machine to be reserved from among gaming machines installed in a plurality of gaming halls. User convenience can be improved.

A game management device according to claim 5 of the present invention is the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The reservation management device includes:
Change accepting means for accepting the change contents of the member specifying information and member attribute information from the information terminal;
Change information transmission means for transmitting to the member management apparatus change information including the member identification information received by the change reception means or the member identification information specified from the member identification information and the change contents of the member attribute information. When,
With
The member management device, based on the reception of the change information transmitted from the change information transmitting means, corresponds to the member identification information included in the change information or the member identification information specified from the member specifying information. It has a member attribute information changing means for changing the member attribute information stored in the member information storage means according to the change contents of the member attribute information included in the change information.
According to this feature, in the reservation management device, it becomes possible to directly accept changes in the member attribute information of the player from the player. It is possible to save the trouble of inputting the contents of the change, to reduce input mistakes, and further, for these changes, the player does not need to go to the game hall, and the convenience of the player can be improved.

A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 6 of the present invention includes:
A gaming machine reservation service for reserving a gaming machine installed in a game arcade is provided to an access user using a server computer connected to a computer network composed of a plurality of computer terminals connected so as to be capable of data communication. A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service,
A registration request receiving step for receiving a member registration request including member attribute information necessary for membership registration of the amusement hall from an access user;
A member that determines member identification information for identifying member identification information that can individually identify a member player of the game hall that is given to the access user who has made the member registration request accepted in the registration request acceptance step Specific information determination step;
A member specifying information notifying step for notifying the member specifying information determined in the member specifying information determining step by returning it to the access user who made the member registration request;
Member registrant storage step for storing the fact that the access user who has notified the member specifying information has performed member registration in the amusement hall;
Member registration information including member identification information or member identification information specified from the member identification information and member attribute information included in the member registration request is installed in the game hall and associated with the member identification information. A registration information transmission step for transmitting to the member management device that manages the member attribute information regarding the player who has performed the member registration by
On the condition that the member registrant storage step receives the member specifying information from the access user and that the access user of the received member specifying information has registered as a member in the playground is stored in the member registrant storage step. Reservation request accepting step of accepting as a reservation request gaming machine identification information that can individually identify the gaming machine that the player desires to reserve from the access user;
A reservation information storage step for storing the gaming machine identification information included in the reservation request received in the reservation request reception step and the member specifying information of the access user who has made the reservation request in association with each other as reservation information;
It is characterized by including.
According to this feature, in the reservation service site that accepts the reservation of the gaming machine, the player can register as a member of the amusement hall that wants to make a reservation. Players can now make reservations for gaming machines without going to the amusement hall where they make reservations and registering as members, thereby increasing the number of users of the reservation service for these gaming machines. Conventionally, when opening a new store, players who want to register as a member and reserve a gaming machine rush to the amusement hall, and the work burden on the amusement hall clerk increases significantly, and the player also waits for a long time. However, it is also possible to provide a game room with a solution for solving these problems.

A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 7 of the present invention is a method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 6,
In the member specifying information notifying step, along with the member registration information, guidance information including the fact that the game machine of the game hall where the member registration is performed can be reserved is transmitted to the access user who made the member registration request. It is characterized by doing.
According to this feature, the access user (player) who has completed membership registration can be surely recognized that the table reservation is possible.

A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 8 of the present invention is a method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 6 or 7,
It includes a reservation information transmitting step of transmitting the reservation information stored in the reservation information storing step to the member management apparatus.
According to this feature, when the game site confirms whether the player who has visited the game hall is the reservation person (access user) who made the reservation based on the reservation information, Compared with the case of inquiring to the server computer, the confirmation work can be performed quickly.

A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 9 of the present invention is the method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to any of claims 6 to 8,
In the registration request accepting step, accepting designation of a playground where member registration is performed,
In the member registrant storage step, the fact that the access user who has notified the member specifying information has performed member registration in the game hall that has been designated in the registration request acceptance step is stored,
Of the gaming machines installed in the game hall stored in the member registrant storage step, the game that is stored in the member registrant storage step indicates that the access user of the received member identification information has registered as a member. Accept the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that the user wants to reserve as a reservation request,
In the reservation information storing step, the reservation information including the game hall identification information of the game hall in which the gaming machine identification information received as the reservation request in the reservation request receiving step is installed is stored. .
According to this feature, a player can perform membership registration for a plurality of game halls, and can select a gaming machine to be reserved from among gaming machines installed in a plurality of gaming halls. It can be improved.

A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 10 of the present invention is the method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to any one of claims 6 to 9,
A change accepting step for accepting from the access user, the member identification information and the change contents of the member attribute information;
Change information transmission step of transmitting to the member management device change information including the member identification information received in the change reception step or the member identification information specified from the member identification information and the change contents of the member attribute information. When,
It is characterized by including.
According to this feature, in the reservation service site, it becomes possible to directly accept the change of the member attribute information of the player from the player. Therefore, the member attribute information can be obtained from the member management device installed in the game hall. It is possible to save the trouble of inputting the contents of the change, to reduce input mistakes, and further, for these changes, the player does not need to go to the game hall, and the convenience of the player can be improved.

Examples of the present invention will be described below.
First, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a gaming system of the present embodiment to which a gaming system and a gaming machine reservation service providing method of the present invention are applied. The gaming system of the present embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown, it is connected to the mobile phone 16 and the notebook PC 15 which are information terminals of the players a, b... Who are access users connected to the Internet network as a communication line network, and is installed in the reservation reception center. The site server 14 constituting the reservation management apparatus, the management server 140 connected to the site server 14 and constituting the reservation management apparatus installed in the reservation reception center, and the management server 140 via the communication line 11 A member management computer 120 as a member management device installed in each amusement hall for managing various information related to the players who are connected and registered as members of the amusement hall; A hall computer 110 that is connected to the management computer 120 and collects and manages information about the pachinko machine 2 that is each gaming machine installed in the game hall and the card unit 3 provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2; The mobile phone 16 and the notebook personal computer 15 which are mainly configured and are information terminals of the users a, b... And the site server 14 are connected to each other via the Internet network so as to be able to transmit and receive data.

  Further, the site server 14 is connected to a settlement server 13 provided in a settlement service company for settlement of a cost as a price for a gaming machine reservation, and the gaming machine reservation cost received by the site server 14 is Settlement is performed by the settlement server 13.

  The site server 14 and the management server 140 installed in the reservation reception center are connected to each other by a LAN cable so that high-speed data transmission / reception is possible. Data can be sent to and received from the management computer 120 via the communication line 11.

  The cellular phone 16 as the player's information terminal used in this embodiment has an Internet connection function, and the notebook computer 15 can be connected to the Internet network through a modem card (not shown) installed in a card slot. The site server 14 can be accessed via the Internet network, and an input unit such as a numeric keypad or a cross key provided on the mobile phone 16 in various pages distributed from the site server 14 In addition, by operating an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard connected to the notebook personal computer 15, various inputs and selections and reservations for gaming machines can be performed.

  First, the configuration of the member management computer 120, which is the member management apparatus used in this embodiment, and the hall computer 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hall computer 110 used in the present embodiment is generated on the data bus 111 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer in relation to the game in each pachinko machine 2 executed by the hall computer 110. The game-related information management database that stores the game-related information such as the number of start times of the variable display, the number of jackpots, the number of balls supplied, the number of driven balls, the usage number in the card unit 3, and the like CPU 102 that performs update processing, RAM 103 that is used as work memory, RTC 104 that outputs time information and calendar information, a storage device 105 composed of a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, a function menu, etc. Input device 106 which is a keyboard, a table for displaying and outputting various information Communication with an unillustrated relay terminal or card unit 3 that collects and transmits game-related information in the device 107, a printer 108 that prints out various information, a communication unit 109 that performs data communication with the member management computer 120, and a pachinko machine 2 Is connected to a communication interface (I / F) 101, and each pachinko machine in the game related information management database of the storage device 105 based on the reception of game related information transmitted from each relay terminal. The game related information of each pachinko machine 2 is managed by updating the game related information stored in association with the machine number which is the gaming machine identification information that can individually identify the machine 2, and these game related information Game-related information of each pachinko machine 2 managed in the management database is stored in the communication unit 109. Through it is sent to the member management computer 120.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the member management computer 120 connected to the hall computer 110 is connected to a data bus 121 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer. Receives member-related information related to the member player such as information, stores and manages the member player in association with a game hall member ID, which is member identification information that can be individually identified, and updates the member management DB described later In addition, a CPU 122 that performs various processes such as a reservation target table extraction process and a reservation table information transmission process, a RAM 123 that is used as a work memory, an RTC 131 that outputs time information and calendar information, and a storage that includes a magnetic disk and a magneto-optical disk. Device 124, keyboard for inputting various information such as member-related information regarding new members An input device 125 such as a mouse, a display device 126 for displaying and outputting various screens such as a reservation table condition setting screen for setting a table extraction condition that allows reservations, a reservation target schedule screen for the next day, and a printer 127 Data communication with a card controller 3 installed in the game hall corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 and a system controller (not shown) for managing the frequency of membership cards and prepaid cards used in the card unit 3 A normal computer to which a first communication unit 128 that performs data communication, a second communication unit 129 that performs data communication with the hall computer 110, and a digital service unit (DSU) 130 that performs data communication with the management server 140 are connected. .

  The CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of the present embodiment, based on reception of member registration information, which will be described later, transmitted from the management server 140, accesses for which membership registration is applied at the site server 14 included in the member registration information. Member attribute information registration for registering member attribute information related to a user (player) and site member ID, which is member specifying information, in association with a member ID of a member card registered as unissued in a member information table to be described later Perform the process.

  In addition, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of this embodiment performs a process of returning the site member ID and the member ID associated in the member attribute information registration process to the management server.

  The CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of this embodiment performs a reservation information storing process for storing the reservation information in a reservation information table described later based on the reception of reservation information described later transmitted from the management server 140. .

  In addition to various processing programs for the member management computer 120 to execute processing, the storage device 124 stores a member management database (DB) including various tables shown in FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the member information table constituting the member management database is transmitted from the management server 140 for each game hall member ID recorded on the member card issued to the member player. The site member ID stored in the member attribute information registration process based on the reception of the member registration information to be described later and used for identifying the member player in the reservation site by the site server 14, The personal identification number and the number of saved balls at that time, and the name (name and name) of the member player holding the member card, gender, age, date of birth, occupation, postal code, address, telephone number , Personal information such as mobile phone number, transportation means, hobbies, anniversary, e-mail address and whether direct mail can be sent, and become a playground member The number of store visits and store visit points are stored, and the data such as the number of stored balls, the number of visits, and the store visit points are stored in the card unit 3 when the store visits. The attribute information regarding each member player is managed by being updated sequentially by implementation.

  As described above, in the item of the site member ID of the member information table shown in FIG. 3A, a player (access user) who has not registered a game hall member in the game hall can play the game in the reservation site described later. When the venue registration is performed for the venue, the site member ID of the player (access user) is registered, and depending on whether or not these site member IDs are registered, Whether or not the member player is a member of the reservation site can be grasped. Further, in a situation where a player (access user) who has registered as a member of the game hall at the reservation site described below has not yet issued a membership card of the game hall, for example, the member ID “01-000XXY” As shown in the registration status of “”, the items of the personal identification number, the number of saving balls, the number of visits, and the point of visit corresponding to the game hall member ID in the member information table remain unregistered.

  Further, in the game related information table constituting the member management database, as shown in FIG. 3B, the pachinko machine 2 which is a gaming machine is associated with a machine number which is gaming machine identification information which can be individually identified. The model name of the pachinko machine 2, the total number of start times that is the total number of variable displays of the variable display of the pachinko machine 2, the number of big hits that is the number of big hits that occurred in the pachinko machine 2, and the probability variation state in the pachinko machine 2 The number of occurrences that are the number of occurrences, the total number of balls supplied to the pachinko machine 2, the total number of balls used in the game on the pachinko machine 2, the number of supplied balls And the number of balls on the game site side based on the difference in the number of shots and the number of starts 1, 2,... Between each jackpot are updated based on the game related information obtained from the hall computer 110. Membership In the computer 120, game-related information of each pachinko machine 2 can be grasped and managed, and information on each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall stored in these game-related information tables is stored in the management server. 140 and reflected in a game related information table of the management server 140 described later, the management server 140 can also grasp the game related information of each pachinko machine 2 that is a gaming machine installed in each game hall. It is like that.

  In this embodiment, an example of a game hall where the pachinko machine 2 is installed is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and not only the pachinko machine 2 but also a slot machine or the like is used as a game machine. If installed, the member management computer 120 may manage the number of big bonuses, the number of medals, and the like in the slot machine, and the game related information of these slot machines may be transmitted to the management server 140.

  In the reservation information table constituting the member management database, as shown in FIG. 3C, reservation information including reservations for the pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall received by the site server 14 is provided. Is stored by being distributed from the management server 140 at a predetermined time before the start of business, and in the reservation information table, the site member ID of the reservation site, which is player identification information, together with the game hall member ID is stored. The game is stored in association with the reservation date and the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 that is the reserved game machine, and the identity of the reservation person is confirmed based on these game hall member ID and site member ID. .

  Next, the configuration of the management server 140 and the site server 14 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The site server 14 is connected to the data bus 181 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer. The central processing unit (CPU) 182 for performing various processes performed by the CPU 182, the RAM 183 used as a work memory used for the processes performed by the CPU 182, and the transmission / reception of data with the management server 140 through the LAN cable A first communication unit 188 for performing data transmission, a second communication unit 189 for transmitting / receiving data to / from a mobile phone 16 or a notebook personal computer 15 that is an information terminal of a player connected to the Internet network, and a magnetic disk or magneto-optical disk. Process processing for executing various processes such as reservation acceptance and setting acceptance performed by the CPU 182. A computer capable of relatively high-speed arithmetic processing, connected to a storage device 184 storing various data such as WWW (World Wide Web) data including HTML and HTML data for building and operating a site. It is said that.

  In addition, the CPU 182 of the site server 14 performs authentication processing for login of an access user (player) who has accessed the WWW (World Wide Web) site of the site server 14 via the Internet network, and various pages. Distribution processing, processing for accepting reservations of gaming machines at each registered game hall, and the like are performed.

  Further, data generated in the above process and various received data are transmitted to the management server 140 and various tables are updated. That is, the CPU 182 performs various processes in cooperation with the management server 140 when there is information necessary for various processes.

  In addition, the storage device 184 includes HTML (Hypertext Markup Language Edge) that can be used on any platform without depending on the platform of the information terminal used by the user and the game hall (operation system). ) WWW (World Wide Web) data is stored in a homepage format that can be browsed and entered using browser software that runs on each platform and is written in a language. These WWW (World Wide Web) data and Various processes in the site are implemented in cooperation with the various processing programs.

  In addition, the management server 140 performs a display device 146 such as a monitor, an input device 144 such as a keyboard and a mouse, and various processes performed by the management server 140 on a data bus 141 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. A central processing unit (CPU) 142, a RAM 143 used as a work memory used for processing performed by the CPU 142, and a real-time clock that can output time information and calendar information such as an arbitrary date, day of the week, etc. RTC) 147, a communication unit 149 that is connected to the first communication unit 188 of the site server 14 via a LAN cable and transmits / receives data, and a member management computer 120 installed in each game hall through the communication line 11. Service unit (DSU) 148 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the magnetic disk In addition to processing programs for performing various processes executed by the CPU 142, which are composed of magneto-optical disks, a site member information table, a site reservation information table, a game related information table, a reservation target table, a notification information table, which will be described later, A computer capable of relatively high-speed arithmetic processing is connected to a storage device 145 that stores various tables such as a ranking table.

  In addition, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 according to the present embodiment receives update data of game related information from the member management computer 120 installed in each game arcade and updates a game related information table to be described later. Necessary for reservation information collection processing for collecting reservation information on the next day reservation table to the computer 120 and collecting reservation information for the next day, and for member registration received at the site server 14 from a player who is an access user Member registration information that transmits member registration information including the member attribute information and the site member ID issued to the player who is the access user to the member management computer 120 installed in the game hall where the member registration is desired. Amusement hall members returned from the membership management computer 120 of the game hall based on transmission processing and transmission of the member registration information In the process of registering D in the site member information table in association with the site member ID included in the transmitted member registration information, the process of authenticating the user accessing the site server 14, and the reservation of the gaming machine, the reservation A determination process for determining whether or not the site server 14 accepts a reservation for a desired gaming machine based on a reservation reception time or a reservation target person condition stored in a reservation target table described later, A reservation registration process for storing information such as the machine number of the gaming machine that has received the reservation, the site member ID of the reservation person, and the reservation date in a site reservation information table, which will be described later, or the site reservation information table. Reservation information transmission processing is performed for transmitting the reservation information to the member management computer 120 of each game arcade.

  In the site member information table according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, the site server 14 logs in to the reservation site in association with the site member ID for individually identifying each site member. Sometimes a password to verify your identity, personal information such as the name (name and name), gender, date of birth, occupation, postal code, address, phone number, mobile phone number, etc. Attribute information of member players, including hobbies, anniversary dates, e-mail addresses, and whether direct mail can be sent, etc., and games that allow the site members to individually identify the game hall that became a member in order to reserve gaming machines Based on the transmission of the game hall ID (maximum of five in this embodiment) which is the field identification information and the member registration information, it is returned from the member management computer 120 of each game hall. The game site member ID of each site member stored at each game site, the number of visits at each game site since becoming a game site member at each game site, and store visit points are stored. Of the stored information, the information on the number of visits and the number of visit points is updated information sent periodically (once a day) from the member management computer 120 installed in the game hall that is the member. Based on the update.

  Further, in the site reservation information table in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, the reservation date, which is the reservation content received from the player who is the access user at the site server 14 constituting the reservation site. And the machine number that is the gaming machine identification information of the reserved gaming machine, the game hall ID of the gaming hall where the gaming machine is installed, the site member ID of the site member that made the reservation, and the site member The game room member ID at the game room where the reservation has been made is stored in association with each other, and based on the stored contents of the site reservation information table, the gaming machine for which the reservation is requested has already been made when accepting the reservation. As well as confirming that no reservation has been made, all the reservations registered in correspondence with the date of the day and the game hall ID of each game hall are extracted for each game hall at a predetermined time before the business day. The extracted reservation information is adapted to be delivered to the member management computer 120, which is installed in each game hall. That is, the management server 140 transmits the reservation information stored in the site reservation information table in the reservation information storage step described later to the member management computer 120, which is the member management device, so that the reservation information transmission step is performed. Is formed.

  Further, in the game related information table in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6A, the game hall name (store name) and the game hall of each game hall are associated with the game hall ID of each game hall. Is a regional code (using a zip code in this embodiment) or a machine number that is identification information of game machines (including pachinko machines 2 and slot machines) installed in each game hall. Further, in association with each of these stored machine numbers, the model name of the gaming machine and the number of starts, the number of jackpots, the number of chances of change, the number of balls supplied, the number of balls driven, Number), the game-related information consisting of the number of starts between each jackpot, 1, 2,... Is stored for one week from the previous day to 7 days ago, and the game-related information of the gaming machines at each gaming machine place Is sent periodically from the member management computer 120 It is updated by over data.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the reservation target table in the present embodiment is associated with the game hall ID of each game hall, and the reservation target table for each game hall name and each reservation date. The reservation target machine number in which the machine number of the machine to be stored is stored, the reservation target condition in which the conditions of the reservation person who can carry out the reservation of the gaming machine of the machine number are stored, and the gaming machine of the machine number in question A reservation reception period in which a period for receiving a reservation is stored, and a reservation reception time period in which a time period for receiving a reservation is stored during the reservation reception period are stored. By setting a table that allows reservation on the reservation setting input screen (see FIG. 16) described later of the installed member management computer 120, reservation table condition setting information including the setting contents is transmitted to the management server 140. , The setting The setting contents of the available reservation machines are stored in the reservation object table, and information on gaming machines having the next day specified from the reservation object information described later transmitted from the member management computer 120 as the reservation object date is the reservation object. It is stored in the target table.

  Next, the flow of storing and updating the storage data of each table stored in the management server 140 will be described below.

  First, the flow of registration (storage) in the site member information table shown in FIG. 5A will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Registration (storage) in these member information tables is a membership to site members. The information terminal of the access user is selected when the access user selects and inputs “member registration” on the TOP page (see FIG. 8) of the reservation site, which will be described later, by the site server 14. For example, a personal information input page (see FIG. 9) is distributed and displayed on the mobile phone 16, and the personal information name, date of birth, sex, e-mail address, Site that accepts personal information consisting of postal code, address, telephone number, etc. and member ID of the amusement hall when the member who is the access user is a gaming hall member Registration is carried out employees. In this embodiment, when using the reservation service on the reservation site, it is necessary to become a member of the game hall where the gaming machine to be reserved is installed, so the store shown in FIG. The store list page displaying the list is distributed to accept the selection of the game hall, and the application for site membership registration and the application for membership registration of the selected game hall are accepted at the same time.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, a member ID input item is provided on the personal information input page (see FIG. 9), and registration of an access user who is already a member of the amusement hall is also accepted as a site member. It is like that.

  In this way, the name of the game hall that the site server 14 has received designation on the store list page (see FIG. 8 (g)) from the new site member registrant, and the name received on the personal information input page, New registration information including input information (personal information) consisting of date of birth, gender, mail address, postal code, address, telephone number,..., Amusement park member ID (only when input) is sent to the management server 140 Then, the management server 140 determines whether or not the game hall member ID is transmitted, and if there is no game hall member ID transmission, it newly generates a site member ID and a password, and The site member ID and password sent back to the server 14 are sent by e-mail to the e-mail address received together with the URL of the login page. The player who is the access user who has received the message accesses the URL of the login page notified by the e-mail transmitted from the site server 14 and uses the site member ID and password notified to the gaming machine. You will be able to make reservations. That is, in this way, the management server 140 makes a member registration request including input information (personal information) that is member attribute information necessary for membership registration of the game hall from the access user via the site server 14. A registration request receiving step is formed by receiving (receiving) the new registration information, and each member player of the game hall given to the access user who has made the member registration request received in the registration request receiving step is individually A member specifying information determining step is formed by determining (generating) a site member ID that is member specifying information for specifying a game hall member ID that is identifiable member identification information, and the member specifying information determining step. The site member ID, which is the member identification information determined in step 1, is sent back to the access user who made the member registration request in the form included in the e-mail. A member identification information notification step is formed, and in the member identification information notification step, as will be described later, the gaming machine of the game hall where the member registration is performed together with the site member ID which is the member registration information Is sent to the access user who made the membership registration request.

  In addition, the management server 140 associates the generated site member ID, the password, the game hall ID specified from the received game hall name, and the input information (personal information) received from the site server 14 to associate the site member with the site member ID. By storing the information in the information table, it is stored that the member registration has been performed at the game site selected by the new site member registrant who is the player who has notified the site member ID that is the member identification information by the e-mail. A member registrant memory step is formed. In the present embodiment, as described above, the management server 140 accepts the designation of the game hall where the membership registration is performed in the registration request receiving step, and the member identification information is stored in the member registrant storage step. The fact that the access user who has notified a certain site member ID by e-mail has performed member registration in the amusement hall that has been designated in the registration request accepting step described above is that the amusement hall ID of the designated amusement hall is It is stored by being associated with the site member ID and stored in the site member information table. At this time, the item of the game hall member ID in the site member information table provided in association with the site member ID is left unregistered.

  On the other hand, when the game hall member ID is transmitted from the site server 14, the management server 140 newly generates a site member ID and a password in the same manner as when the game hall member ID is not transmitted. The generated site member ID, password, input information (personal information) received from the site server 14 and the game hall ID are registered (stored) in the site member information table and associated with the site member ID. The game site member ID item in the site member information table is left unregistered, but by reserving the return of the generated site member ID and password to the site server 14, it is illegal. The site member ID, password, and login page are inadvertently given to the player (access user) who pretends to be a game hall member by appropriately entering the game hall member ID. By e-mail containing a URL is sent, reservation of the game machine is turned so that it is not carried out.

  Next, when the game hall ID and the game hall member ID are newly registered (stored) in the site member information table, the members installed in the game hall specified by the newly registered game hall ID. Member registration information including a site member ID, member attribute information as input information, and a game hall member ID if there is an input is transmitted to the management computer 120. That is, in this way, the management server 140 installs the member registration information including the site member ID as the member specifying information and the member attribute information included in the member registration request in the amusement hall, and the member identification A registration information transmission step is formed by transmitting to the member management computer 120, which is a member management device that manages information related to the player who has registered as a member in association with the game hall member ID that is information.

  The member management computer 120 that has received this member registration information determines whether or not the amusement hall member ID is included in the received member registration information. In the determination, if the game hall member ID is not included in the received member registration information, the site member ID and the member attribute information included in the received member registration information are displayed in the member information table at the game hall member ID. Since it is only registered, it is registered (stored) in association with the amusement hall member ID of the unissued member card identified as unissued. Thereafter, the received site member ID and the game hall member ID associated with the site member ID are returned to the management server 140 together with the game hall ID.

  The management server 140 that has received the site member ID, the game hall member ID, and the game hall ID uses the received game hall member ID as the game hall ID registered (stored) in the site member information table corresponding to the site member ID. Register (store) in association with each other. That is, the registration to the game hall member ID that has been left unregistered in the above is performed.

  In determining whether or not the game hall member ID is included in the member registration information, if the game hall member ID is included in the member registration information, the game hall member ID included in the received member registration information is: It is confirmed whether or not it is registered (stored) in the member information table, and whether or not the received game hall member ID is genuine, that is, the access user (player) who has input the game hall member ID Check if you are a regular member of the amusement hall.

  If the game hall member ID is registered, the received site member ID is registered (stored) in the site member ID item corresponding to the game hall member ID. If member attribute information is included in the member registration information, the member attribute information of the game hall member corresponding to the game hall member ID is updated based on the member attribute information included in the member registration information. Thereafter, the management server 140 returns confirmation result information including that the registration of the game hall member ID exists, the site member ID, the game hall member ID, and the game hall ID.

  On the other hand, if the game hall member ID is not registered, registration of the game hall member ID exists without registering (storing) the site member ID and member attribute information included in the received member registration information. Confirmation result information including the fact that the site member ID, the game hall member ID, and the game hall ID are not returned is returned.

  The management server 140 that has received the confirmation information, when the confirmation result information confirms that the game hall member ID exists, registers the received game hall member ID in the site member information table corresponding to the site member ID. It is registered in association with the existing game hall ID. Thereafter, the corresponding site member ID and password are transmitted to the site server 14. The site member ID and password sent back to the site server 14 are transmitted by e-mail to the e-mail address received together with the URL of the login page, so that the player who has received the e-mail (access user) However, it will be possible to log in to the reservation site and make reservations for gaming machines. That is, when a game hall member ID is input, it is possible to make a reservation for a gaming machine after confirming whether the input game hall member ID is a legitimate member. Yes.

  On the other hand, if it is confirmed by the received confirmation result information that there is no game hall member ID, the e-mail address registered in the site member information table in association with the site member ID included in the confirmation result information On the other hand, after notifying that the membership registration is incomplete due to the mismatch of the game hall member ID, the registration registered in the site member information table in association with the site member ID is deleted. Yes.

  In addition, as described above, the member management computer 120 according to the present embodiment updates each storage information of the site member information table in the management server 140 once a day in the present embodiment. Update data including member attribute information including store visit points (Pt.) And store visit count stored in association with the site member ID, the game hall member ID, and the game hall ID is transmitted to the management server 140. Thus, the management server 140 that has received the update data updates the site member information table based on the received update data, so that the game site member ID is newly registered in the site member information table. Each member attribute information including the point of visit (Pt.) Of each player and the number of visits is updated and managed.

  As described above, the member management computer 120 installed in the game hall is connected to each game machine (pachinko machine 2 or slot machine) installed in the game hall from the hall computer 110 connected to the member management computer 120. The game related information is obtained at predetermined time intervals which are relatively high, and the game related information table shown in FIG. 3B is updated.

  In this gaming related information table, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine is associated with a machine number as gaming machine identification information that can be individually identified, and the model of the pachinko machine 2 is identified. Along with the model name item in which the name is stored, the number of starts that is the total number of variable displays of the variable display of the pachinko machine 2, the number of big hits that is the number of big hits that occurred in the pachinko machine 2, and the probability fluctuation state occurs in the pachinko machine 2 The number of balls that have been played, the number of balls supplied that is the total number of balls supplied to the pachinko machine 2, the number of balls that are the total number of balls used in the game on the pachinko machine 2, The number of balls on the game site side based on the difference in the number of balls to be thrown and the number of starts 1, 2,... Between each jackpot are updated based on the game information data transmitted from the hall computer 110. And In engineer management computer 120, grasp the game-related information of each pachinko machine 2, which is to be managed.

  The game-related information for each gaming machine (pachinko machine 2 or slot machine) managed by being updated in this way is stored in the game-related information table at a relatively low frequency every predetermined time. The game related information of each gaming machine is transmitted to the management server 140 together with the update data including the corresponding machine number and the game hall ID, so that the management server 140 that receives (inputs) the update data The game-related information stored in the game-related information table of FIG. 6A is updated in correspondence with the game hall ID and the machine number included in the updated data. Game-related information of other gaming machines (pachinko machines 2 and pachislot machines), that is, not only reservable gaming machines but also game-related information of non-reservable gaming machines are managed.FIG. 6A shows the menu contents of game related information corresponding to the pachinko machine, but the game related information table shows a menu of game related information corresponding to the slot machine (for example, the number of big bonuses, The number of medals is also not shown.

  Next, the flow of registering (storing) information of gaming machines to be reserved in the reservation target table of the management server 140 in this embodiment will be described below. First, in the member management computer 120 of this embodiment, the menu tab of “Setting” displayed on the display screen displayed on the display device 126 is selected and displayed in the submenu display area displayed on the right side of the screen. 14 is selected, a reserved table extraction condition setting screen for setting the reserved table extraction condition shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. The reserved table extraction condition setting screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. By setting a reserved table extraction condition for extracting a gaming machine to be reserved on the extraction condition setting screen in advance, a gaming machine (unit number) that satisfies the set reserved table extraction condition is extracted. Then, it is transmitted to the management server 140 as a reservation target table for the next day.

  In the reserved stand extraction condition setting screen of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, a setting content display area at the upper part of the screen for displaying the setting contents of the reserved stand extraction condition already set at the upper part of the screen, and an existing A reserved table extraction condition setting input area is provided at the bottom of the screen for changing the reserved table extraction condition and setting a new reserved table extraction condition. In the function button area provided at the bottom of the screen, function menus of “target schedule”, “new creation”, “change”, “deletion”, and “registration” are displayed.

  Select and input "Create New" displayed in this function button area, and in the reserved table extraction condition setting input area, apply the newly set reserved table extraction conditions and extract the gaming machines to be reserved Applicable period, reserved table extraction condition that is a condition of gaming machine to be extracted as a reservation target machine in the applicable period, an upper limit number of reservation target machines, and a player who can make a reservation for the reservation target gaming machine Reservation target person conditions, which are conditions, and reservation reception start time, which is the time at which the site server 14 starts accepting reservations for the reservation target gaming machine, are selected from the pop-up menu of each item and displayed. Thereafter, by selecting and inputting the “Registration” function menu displayed in the function button area, the set contents are registered (stored) in a reservation table condition table (not shown). It is displayed in the settings display area.

  In the reserved table extraction condition in the reserved table extraction condition setting input area, as shown in the reserved table extraction condition setting input area of FIG. 14, in addition to the setting example in which the number of probability changes is 10 or more, FIG. As shown in the setting example displayed in the setting content display area, the number of big hits is 10 times or more, the top 10 players in the game, and conditions related to game related information such as CR ○○ △△. The model can be set as a condition.

  In addition, in the reservation target person condition of the present embodiment, as shown in the reservation base extraction condition setting input area of FIG. 14, the game hall member of the game hall can reserve the gaming machine to be reserved. In addition to a selection menu for “all members”, as shown in the setting example displayed in the setting content display area in FIG. A selection menu related to store points that allows only amusement hall members who are members and the store points are a predetermined value or more to be reserved, or games where the number of store visits is a predetermined number of times. In addition to a selection menu for the number of visits to allow only venue members to make a reservation, gender such as “female” to make it possible for women to make a reservation regardless of amusement park members Select menu on occupational and age there is a possible selection.

  In addition, when the reserved table extraction condition displayed in the setting content display area is selected and specified, and the “Change” function menu in the function button area is selected and input, it is already registered (stored) in the setting content display area. The contents of reserved table extraction conditions are displayed. In the setting content display area, after changing and inputting the contents of reserved table extraction conditions, by selecting and entering the function menu of “Register”, the contents of the changed reservation table extraction conditions The contents stored in the reserved table extraction condition table are updated and the contents of the reserved table extraction conditions displayed in the setting content display area are updated and displayed.

  In addition, by selecting and specifying any reserved table extraction condition displayed in the setting content display area, and selecting and entering the “Delete” function menu in the function button area, the reservation selected from the reserved table extraction condition table is displayed. The table extraction condition data is deleted, and the display in the reserved table condition setting content display area is deleted.

  In addition, when the function menu of “Target Scheduled Unit” in the function button area is selected and entered, a list of gaming machines that are extracted as candidates for the reserved unit based on the reserved table extraction condition corresponding to the applicable period on that day Is displayed, and it is possible to easily confirm the status of the reservation target table at that time.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, a submenu of “reservation setting confirmation” is provided in the submenu display area displayed when the “setting” menu tab is selected. By selecting the “reservation setting confirmation” submenu, as shown in FIG. 15, the setting contents of the reservation setting stored in the reservation target table of the management server 140 corresponding to the game hall ID of the game hall are displayed. When the reservation table condition is newly set, the reservation table condition is set by confirming the setting contents of the reservation setting already set in the management server 140. It can be done.

  The reservation setting confirmation screen will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 15, the reservation target machine number, the reservation target condition, the reservation target period, the reservation time zone are associated with the reservation date as in the configuration of the reservation target table. Is displayed in a list, and the contents of each reservation setting already registered in the management server 140 are compared and grasped, and the conditions for making a newly set reservation are easily examined. It can be done.

  In addition, in the function button area provided at the bottom of the screen, "New", "Print", "Change", and "Delete" function menus are displayed, which are deleted from the reserved table settings displayed in the list. Or, after selecting the setting contents you want to change, you can change and delete the selected setting contents by selecting and entering "Change" or "Delete". By selecting “Create New”, the reservation setting input screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed, so that a new reservation table can be set. If “print” is selected and input, the reservation setting confirmation screen is printed out.

  Next, in the reservation setting input screen displayed by selecting “Create New”, it is possible to set a new gaming machine to be reserved, and the setting content in the reservation setting input screen is the reservation target. As a table, it is transmitted to the management server 140 and registered in the reservation target table.

  In this reservation setting input screen, as shown in FIG. 16, a reservation setting input area for changing an existing reservation table setting and setting a new reservation table is provided in the center of the screen. Each of the input sections includes “setting application period”, “reservation period”, “reservation time zone”, “unit number”, and “reservation target condition”. In the function button area provided at the bottom of the screen, function menus “Setting” and “Print” are displayed.

  In this reservation setting input area, as a setting content related to the reservation available table, a period to be a reservation date is input in the “setting application period” item, and a reservation is received in the “reservation period” item. Enter the time period for accepting reservations in the “Reservation time zone” field, and the machine number of the gaming machine that can be reserved in the “Unit number” field. In the “reservation target condition” item, after entering the condition of the player (access user) who can make a reservation, the function menu of “setting” is selected and input, thereby making the reservation possible table Each of the “setting application period”, “reservation period”, “reservation time zone”, “unit number”, and “reservation target condition” information received on the setting screen of the game room ID and Member management computer 120 to management server 140 By being transmitted, in the reservation target table of the management server 140, the “setting application period” information is associated with the game hall ID transmitted from the member management computer 120, the “date of application” is displayed on the reservation date. Information for "reservation target vehicle number", "reservation target condition" information for "reservation target condition", "reservation period" information for "reservation acceptance period", and "reservation time zone" information for "reservation time" In the “reception time zone”, registration (storing) is performed, and reservations are received based on the registered (storing) contents. When “print” is selected and input, the reservation setting input screen is printed out.

  As described above, in the reservation table extraction condition setting screen, reservation setting confirmation screen, and reservation setting input screen in the member management computer 120 of this embodiment, it is possible to make a reservation among the gaming machines installed in the game hall. It is now possible to set and manage the reservable stands.

  Hereinafter, the contents of the reservation site constructed by the management server 140 and the site server 14 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, a player who is a reservation person can access the site server 14 from an information terminal that can be connected to the Internet, such as a notebook computer 15 or a mobile phone 16, but in the following description, the mobile phone 16 is used. A case where a player who is a reservation person accesses will be described as an example.

  First, when a player who is a reservation person accesses the reservation site by the site server 14 using the mobile phone 16, the TOP page shown in FIG. 8A is delivered to the mobile phone 16 and displayed.

  The TOP page of this embodiment includes “For members”, “About this page”, “National registration store search”, “Member registration”, “Membership rules”, “New information”, “Inquiry” Menu items such as “bookmark registration” are provided, and an access user selects a desired menu from these menus, whereby each page in the reservation site linked to these menus is displayed on the site server 14. Are distributed based on the processing program of the storage device 184.

  On this TOP page, when the access user selects the item “New Arrival Information”, the site server 14 delivers a page on which the reservation reception company describes advertising advertisements, information that the access user wants to notify, etc. It has become.

  When using the gaming machine reservation (device reservation) service provided on the reservation site of this embodiment, it is necessary to register site members in advance, including member registration to the game arcade where the reservation is desired. If you have already registered as a site member, you can log in to the reservation site by selecting the “Members here” menu, but you can make reservations for gaming machines, but you are not registered as a site member. The access user selects the “member registration” menu item and performs member registration.

  When the access user selects this “member registration” menu item, a confirmation page as to whether or not to agree to the membership agreement shown in FIG. 8B is delivered. In the confirmation page shown in FIG. 8B, selection items “I agree to the membership agreement”, “Click here for the agreement”, and “Back” are provided. In the confirmation page of FIG. If you select the “I agree to the terms” item, the member registration page shown in FIG. 8 (d) will be delivered, and if you select the “Click here for terms” item, the membership terms shown in FIG. 8 (c) will be entered. Page is delivered.

  In the confirmation page shown in FIG. 8 (b), when the item “Click here for terms and conditions” is selected, the access user receives the game machine reservation (device reservation) service, and the notes of FIG. 8 (c) are described. Since the member agreement page is distributed, the player can grasp the contents of the member agreement. In order to register the site, you must agree to the membership agreement, so if you select the “I agree to the membership agreement” item on the confirmation page in FIG. The member registration page shown in FIG.

  In addition, when the “return” item is selected on the confirmation page shown in FIG. 8B, the TOP page in FIG. 8A, which is the previous display screen (page), is displayed again. This “return” selection item is provided on almost all distribution pages of the reservation site of the present embodiment. When any of these “return” items is selected on any page, the previous screen (page) is selected. Is displayed.

  In the member registration page of this embodiment shown in FIG. 8D, a message prompting the player to enter a game hall that the player desires to reserve is displayed, and “search from area” and “search from store name” are displayed. "" Is provided. In the member registration page of FIG. 8 (d), when the item “Search from area” is selected, the game field desired to be reserved can be searched from the area where the game field exists, as shown in FIG. 8 (e). A page where you can enter the name of the prefecture and city shown is displayed, and if you select the “Search by store name” item, the game center where you want to make a stand reservation (game machine reservation) is displayed. As you can find from (Name), a page where you can enter the store name is distributed and displayed. In this way, by providing two selection items, when a player searches for a game room for which a table reservation (game machine reservation) is desired, the player searches from the area where the corresponding game field exists, Whether to search from the store name of the corresponding amusement hall can be selected.

  In the member registration page of FIG. 8D, when the player selects the item “Search by area”, the store search shown in FIG. 8E from the site server 14 to the mobile phone 16 of the player. The page is delivered. The store search page of FIG. 8 (e) is provided with an input item of “prefecture name” and an input item of “city / town / village name” where the amusement hall that is desired to be reserved exists. In the “prefecture name” selection input item, the prefecture name in the pull-down menu can be easily selected and input by pull-down. The input item of “city / town / village name” is a free space, and the player can manually input the name of the city / town / village where the game hall desired to be reserved exists by operating the mobile phone 16. ing.

  Then, after selecting and inputting the name of the prefecture and the city, the site server 14 selects the “search” item provided in the store search page, and the site server 14 manages the input information. The management server 140 identifies a postal code corresponding to the “prefecture name” and “city name” transmitted from the site server 14 from a postal code table (not shown), and the game related information A game hall ID in which a zip code (only the upper three digits) corresponding to the specified zip code is stored in the table is extracted, and an extraction result including a game hall name specified from the extracted game hall ID is extracted from the site server. 14, the site server 14, as shown in FIG. 8G, stores the store name of the game hall extracted by the management server 140 in the mobile phone 16 of the access user. To deliver the page that contains the list. When the processing program of the site server 14 receives a reply from the management server 140 that the corresponding game hall does not exist, as shown in FIG. Will deliver a page with a message telling the player that there is no playground available for site registration and a message telling them to re-enter search criteria such as “prefecture name” or “city name”.

  In the page on which the list of store names shown in FIG. 8 (g) is displayed, when there is a game hall that the access user desires to make a reservation, it is displayed corresponding to the store name of the game hall. Select the check box. In this embodiment, a plurality of check boxes can be selected. By selecting these and then selecting “Register”, as shown in FIG. A page with detailed information is distributed. This detailed information page contains detailed information such as the “address”, “transportation to the amusement hall”, “business hours”, “business form”, “regular holiday”, “number”, etc. In addition, there is a selection item “Register as a member at this store.” And the player wants to make a table reservation (game machine reservation) at the game hall displayed on the detailed information page. Is selected, the personal information input page for receiving personal information necessary for membership registration of site members shown in FIG. 9A is distributed.

  In the personal information input page of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, a part of which is omitted, the player's “name”, “phonetic”, “birth date”, “sex”, “ Input sections (selection section in terms of gender) such as “e-mail address”, “game room member ID”, “postal code”, “address”, “phone number”, etc. are provided.

  In the personal information input page of FIG. 9A, the access user has details such as “name”, “birth date”, “mail address”, “postal code”, “address”, “phone number”, etc. If the access user wishes to make a reservation, he / she inputs his / her own playground member ID in the playground, and enters “playground member ID”. Fill in the items.

  When the access user inputs personal information and selects “next”, the input personal information (member attribute information) is transmitted from the mobile phone 16 to the site server 14, and the site server 14 responds accordingly. The registration information confirmation page shown in FIG. 9 (b) is distributed, and on this page, a store name of a game arcade where the access user desires to reserve a gaming machine and a list of input information input by the access user are displayed. Is done. Then, when the access user confirms the display content and selects “Registration” provided on the page, the access user desires personal information and a reservation received from the access user from the site server 14 (member registration is performed). (If implemented) When there is an amusement hall name or input, new registration information such as an amusement hall member ID is transmitted to the management server 140, and as described above, the site member ID and password are associated with the management server 140. Personal information (member attribute information), which is input information received from the access user via the site server 14 in association with the generated site member ID and password, is stored in the site member information table. In addition, the amusement hall ID of the amusement hall that wishes to be selected (designated) by the access user (executes membership registration) is also assigned to the site member ID. By being put in storage, that it had carried out a membership registration and site membership registration to the game field you wish to the reservation are stored.

  When the new registration information does not include the amusement hall member ID, the access user makes a reservation on the access user's mobile phone 16 together with a registration completion message, as shown in FIG. A registration completion page displaying a message (guidance information) indicating that a reservation is possible is distributed to the mobile phone 16 at the game hall where the user wishes to make a reservation. It can be done. When the registration completion page is distributed, as described above, an e-mail including the site member ID, password, and URL of the site member login page is transmitted, so that the player once receives information from the information terminal. The browser can be closed, access to the site server 14 can be interrupted, and the login page of the received e-mail can be accessed and logged in to reserve the gaming machine.

  On the other hand, if the new registration information includes a game hall member ID, as described above, the member management computer 120 confirms whether or not the game hall member ID is registered, and then the site member ID. And an e-mail containing the password and the URL of the site member's login page are transmitted to allow the gaming machine to be reserved. As shown in FIG. An e-mail including a completion message, a site member ID, a password, and the URL of the site member login page later is sent to the e-mail address of the mobile phone 16 received on the personal information input page shown in FIG. A message telling you that it will be sent is displayed, and the registration completion page without a message that can be reserved is displayed on the access user's mobile phone. It is delivered to 6.

  By selecting the URL linked to the login page of the site server 14 included in the received e-mail based on the reception of the e-mail, the access user can easily access the login page shown in FIG. Can be accessed. In the case of a site member who has already been registered as a site member, the user can move to the login page by selecting the menu item “Click here for members” provided on the TOP page.

  The login page shown in FIG. 10B is provided with input portions for “ID” and “password”, and the access user sets his / her site member ID notified by e-mail to “ID”. By inputting “password” in the input section of the “password” and selecting “login”, an authentication request including the input “ID” and “password” is transmitted to the management server 140.

  Based on the reception of the authentication request, the management server 140 accesses based on whether or not there is a registration (memory) that matches the “ID” and “password” included in the received authentication request in the site member information table. By authenticating the user and returning the authentication result to the site server 14, when the authentication result is “authentication OK”, the site server 14 changes to the access user's mobile phone 16 as shown in FIG. The TOP page of my page shown is distributed. If the authentication result is “authentication NG”, a login error occurs and an error page with an error message “ID and password do not match” shown in FIG. 10C, or FIG. An error page with an error message “ID not registered” shown in d) is distributed.

  When logging in in this way, the My Page TOP page shown in FIG. 10E is displayed. The My Page TOP page is a TOP screen (page) dedicated to access users prepared for each access user. In the My Page TOP page, as shown in FIG. 10 (e), “bookmark registration”, “campaign”, “base extraction”, “MY store list”, “model ranking”, “MY page edit”, Menu items such as “support” and “logoff” are provided, and by selecting each menu item, various information can be acquired and a reservation of a gaming machine can be performed.

  Here, when an access user wants to reserve a game machine (reservation of a machine), a game that is installed in the store by designating a plurality of routes, specifically, a store that is a game center to be reserved. It is possible to have a route for reserving a machine reservation target machine, a route for extracting and reserving a gaming machine to be reserved based on game data and model, and a route for confirming and reserving ranking information. Yes.

  First, as a normal reservation flow, the access user selects the “MY store list” item on the My Page TOP page shown in FIG. Based on the selection, the site server 14 transmits a game center transmission request stored in the site member information table corresponding to the access user's site member ID to the management server 140, whereby the management server 140 140, all the game hall IDs stored corresponding to the site member IDs received in the site member information table are extracted, and the games stored corresponding to the extracted game hall IDs in the game related information table. FIG. 10 (a) displays the list of game hall names returned by the site server 14 by identifying the game hall names by extracting the hall names and returning all the specified game hall names to the site server 14. f) MY store list page is distributed to the mobile phone 16 of the access user.

  In the page of the MY store list shown in FIG. 10 (f), when the access user registers as a game room to be reserved, it is stored in the site member information table in association with the site member ID of the access user. A list of game hall names (store names) identified from all the game hall IDs displayed is displayed, and each store name is linked to a page describing the store information. Then, when the access user selects (specifies) the name of the store for which a game machine reservation is desired from the list of store names displayed on the page, as shown in FIG. A page of information is delivered. This store information page includes “Reservation of stand”, “Store What's New”, “Opening hours, public holidays”, “All pachinko machine installation information”, “All pachislot machine installation information”, “New machine information”, “Premium” Selection items such as “information”, “store location information”, “base extraction”, “yesterday's pachinko best 10”, “yesterday's pachislot best 10”, “yesterday's pachinko worst 10”, “yesterday's pachislot worst 10” When an access user wants to reserve a gaming machine that can be reserved at the selected game arcade, select the “reservation of machine” item on the store information page, and select If you want to make a reservation by selecting the gaming machine you want to reserve from the narrowed down gaming machines, select "Machine extraction", select the gaming machine you want to reserve from the ranking gaming machines Reservation In the case of performing, the selection items of “Yesterday's Pachinko Best 10”, “Yesterday's Pachislot Best 10”, “Yesterday's Pachinko Worst 10”, and “Yesterday's Pachinko Worst 10” are input.

  When the access user selects “reservation”, the designated acceptance page shown in FIG. 11A is distributed. The designated acceptance page includes a reservation date selection section having selection input items of “month” and “day” for designating a date on which the access user wants to make a reservation, and whether the type of the machine to make a reservation is “pachinko”. A type input unit for selecting and inputting any of the “slots” is provided. The reservation date selection unit displays a date of the next day by default and a pachinko in the type input unit.

  When the access user designates the date and the type of table on the designated acceptance page and selects “Next” provided at the bottom of the screen (page), the site server 14 accesses the management server 140 to use the access. The reservation table output request including the designated date and the type of the machine received from the person, the site member ID, and the game hall ID is transmitted, and the management server 140 responds to the game hall ID included in the received reservation board output request. Among the reservation target setting contents stored in the reservation target table, it is possible to make a reservation on the date corresponding to the specified date included in the received reservation table output request, and that day corresponds to the reservation acceptance period. By specifying the machine number of the machine and returning the machine number and model name of the identified gaming machine (machine) to the site server 14, reservation is possible as shown in FIG. Reservations can stand page that tricks machine and machine number of (units) and the model name are displayed in a list is delivered to the mobile phone 16 by the site server 14.

  When receiving the reservation table output request, the management server 140 specifies the reservation reception time zone stored in the reservation target table in association with the specified reservation available table, and the time zone at that time is specified. If it does not fall within the reserved reception time zone, it is outside the reservation reception time such as “Now it is out of the reservation reception time” shown in FIG. 11B by returning an overtime error to the site server 14. Is delivered from the site server 14 to the access user, and the access user is prompted to make a reservation at the reservation reception time.

  In addition, when the time zone at that time corresponds to the specified reservation reception time zone, the management server 140 specifies the reservation target condition stored in the reservation target table in association with the specified reservation available table. The member attribute information of the site member ID included in the reservation table output request is specified from the member attribute information stored corresponding to the site member ID in the site member information table, and the specified member attribute information is It is determined whether the specified reservation target condition is satisfied. Specifically, for example, if the reservation target condition is female, it is determined whether the gender stored in the site member information table corresponding to the access user's site member ID is female. In the determination, if the reservation target condition is not satisfied, for example, if the reservation target condition is female, while the access user is male, a target condition error is given to the site server 14. By replying to, an error with a message stating that the access user is not subject to the reservation target conditions, such as “Reservation target is limited to women” as shown in FIG. The page is distributed from the site server 14 to the access user's mobile phone 16.

  When the access user matches the reservation target condition of the reservation target table and accesses the site server 14 during the reservation target time zone, as shown in FIG. When a reservationable machine page in which “device number” is displayed in a list in association with “model name” is distributed, when an access user selects a machine to be reserved on the page, a game related information table of the management server 140 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 11E, a page on which detailed information of the selected gaming machine (unit) is described is distributed based on the stored information.

  In the detailed information page of the table shown in FIG. 11 (e), based on the information stored in the game related information table of the management server 140, the “big hit” on the previous day and the previous day of the table selected by the access user is displayed. Game-related information such as “number of times”, “number of heads”, “probable number of changes” is displayed, and the access user can confirm the game-related information on the previous day and the day before the selected machine when confirming the reservation. It is like that.

  Based on the selection of the “next” item on the detailed information page, the machine number of the selected gaming machine (machine) is transmitted to the management server 140 via the site server 14. As described above, the management server 140 stores the game hall ID in the site member information table in association with the site member ID input in FIG. 10B, that is, the player of the site member ID is stored. The machine number selected in FIG. 11 (d) is accepted as a reservation request on the condition that the fact that member registration has been performed is stored in the game hall with the game hall ID. More specifically, the management server 140 is associated with the site member ID input in FIG. 10B, among the gaming machines installed in the game hall of the game hall ID stored in the site member information table. The machine number of the gaming machine selected in FIG. 11D is accepted as a reservation request. That is, the fact that the management server 140 receives the site member ID, which is the member specifying information, from the access user in this way, and the access user of the received member specifying information has registered as a member in the amusement hall is described above. A machine number that is a machine identification information that can individually identify the gaming machine that the player desires to reserve from the access user on the condition that it is stored in the site member information table in the member registrant storage step of As a reservation request, a reservation request reception step is formed. In the reservation request reception step, as described above, it is assumed that the access user of the site member ID, which is the received member specifying information, has registered as a member. The game hall ID is set in the game hall stored in the site member information table in the above-mentioned member registrant storage step. Among gaming machine that accepts an a gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine by the player desires a reservation machine number as the reservation request.

  The management server 140 that has accepted the reservation request has not stored in the site reservation information table the reservation date that the access user has selected at the game arcade and the reservation that matches the model name and unit number of the machine to be reserved. And confirm again whether or not the platform that you want to reserve is a platform that can be reserved on the desired date of the reservation, and whether or not the reservation person meets the reservation target conditions, then check these If there is no problem, as shown in FIG. 11 (f) through the site server 14, a message for confirming the reservation date selected by the access user, the model name of the device to be reserved and the device number is displayed. Delivery of a reservation confirmation page that displays a fee required for reservation is allowed to be executed.

  When the “next” item is selected on the reservation confirmation page, as shown in FIG. 11G, a settlement page provided with a password input unit for inputting “password” is distributed and used for access. When the user inputs the password notified by e-mail at the time of site member registration into the password input unit and selects the “reserve” item, the management server 140 determines the site member ID of the access user. The password stored in the site member information table in association with the password is verified against the entered password, and if the password matches, the designation is made in the site reservation information table of the management server 140 Reservation date for which designation is accepted on the acceptance page, and amusement hall ID of the amusement hall that accepts the selection on the MY store list page The machine number of the gaming machine that has been selected on the reservable machine page, the site member ID of the access user accepted on the login page, and the game hall member ID corresponding to the site member ID are associated with each other. Is memorized. That is, the management server 140 in this way uses the machine number that is the gaming machine identification information included in the reservation request received in the reservation request reception step described above, and the member identification information of the access user who made the reservation request. A reservation information storage step is formed by associating with a certain site member ID and storing it in the site reservation information table as reservation information. In the reservation information storage step, as described above, the reservation request is accepted. The reservation information including a game hall ID that is game hall identification information of a game hall in which a gaming machine having a machine number that is gaming machine identification information is installed is stored.

  Then, the management server 140 transmits a payment request for the reservation price including the storage data of the site reservation information table to the payment server 13 installed in the payment service company, thereby responding to the site member ID in the payment server 13. The payment for the reservation is made based on the stored balance for payment. As shown in FIG. 11 (h), the access user's mobile phone 16 is distributed with a completion page in which a message is sent from the site server 14 informing that the reservation of the unit has been completed.

  If there is no table that can be reserved on the specified date in FIG. 11A, there is no table that can be reserved in the reservation table page of FIG. A page on which a link to a selection screen (page) for other game halls is displayed is distributed.

  Also, in this embodiment, the site member ID is entered on the login page in FIG. 10B, and the machine number of the gaming machine desired to be reserved is selected on the reservation available machine page in FIG. 11D. However, not limited to this, the site member ID and the unit number can be entered and the unit number can be entered on the same page or on the pages that are distributed continuously. You may make it accept selection simultaneously.

  In addition, in the reservation site of the present embodiment, the member attribute information (personal information) registered as a member can be changed, and the flow of changing the member attribute information (personal information) is shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, when the access user logs in by entering the site member ID and password on the login page shown in FIG. 10B, the same user as FIG. My page TOP page shown in FIG. When the item “change member information” is selected on this My Page TOP page, the site server 14 transmits the accepted site member ID and password to the management server 140. The management server 140 performs verification of the received site member ID and password, and if the verification matches, the member registered (stored) in the site member information table in association with the received site member ID The attribute information (personal information) is returned to the site server 14 together with the site member ID.

  Based on the received member attribute information (personal information), the site server 14 stores member information (personal information) such as “zip code”, “address”, and “mail address” of the currently stored access user. The member information change page shown in FIG. 12B is distributed.

  Based on the display of the member information change page, if the access user wants to change the information of his / her address among the displayed information, for example, “ When “Address” is selected, an address input page provided with an address input item is distributed as shown in FIG.

  In the address input page shown in FIG. 12 (c), when the access user manually inputs the address to be changed in the “address” input item and selects “change”, the changed access shown in FIG. A confirmation page of the member attribute information (personal information) of the user is distributed. Based on the selection of “confirm” on the confirmation page, the site server 14 updates the update information including the changed contents received on the input page shown in FIG. It is transmitted to the management server 140 together with the ID.

  Based on the received update information, the management server 140 updates the member attribute information (personal information) in the site member information table registered (stored) in association with the received site member ID, and the site member information table All the game hall IDs registered in association with the site member IDs of the game sites are extracted, and update information is sent to the member management computer 120 installed at each game hall identified from the extracted game hall IDs. And change information including the site member ID is transmitted. In other words, in this way, the management server 140 receives and accepts change information including the site member ID, which is the member identification information, and the change contents of the member attribute information from the access user via the site server 14. A change acceptance step is formed, and the member that is the member management device updates information that is change information including the site member ID that is the member identification information accepted in the change acceptance step and the change contents of the member attribute information. A change information transmission step is formed by transmitting to the management computer 120. In this embodiment, the change information is transmitted to the member management computer 120 in a form including the update member information and the site member ID which is the member identification information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the member is not limited to this. Instead of the site member ID that is the specific information, change information including the game site member ID that is the member identification information specified from the site member ID may be transmitted together with the site member ID.

  Based on the received update information, the member management computer 120 of each game hall updates (changes) the member attribute information (personal information) in the member information table registered (stored) in association with the received site ID. . As described above, in this embodiment, the change content accepted at the reservation site is transmitted not only to the management server 140 but also to the member management computer 120 so that the change content is automatically reflected. This means that the access user who is a player does not need to go to the game hall one by one to change these registered contents, and the convenience of the player can be improved, and the access user who is the player By directly accepting the change contents from, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting these change contents at the member management computer 120 or the like, which is a member management apparatus installed in the game hall, and to reduce input mistakes.

  Here, it will be described how reservations for the reservable platforms of each game hall accepted at the reservation site by the site server 14 of this embodiment are executed at each game hall. As described above, the reservation for the machine is confirmed in the site reservation information table by allowing the reservation after the management server 140 confirms whether the machine can be reserved or whether the gaming machine is already reserved. The site member ID and the game room member ID of the site member that made the reservation are stored in association with the game room ID and the machine number of the game room where the reserved gaming machine is installed, and the site reservation The reservation information stored in the information table is automatically distributed to the gaming machine installed in the game hall at the predetermined time before the business day. It is adapted to be stored in the reservation information table of the member management computer 120 Te.

  In the reservation site by the site server 14 of the present embodiment, when a player (access user) newly registered as a member makes a reservation for a gaming machine and comes to the game hall where the reserved gaming machine is installed When receiving only the site member ID from the player (access user), it is determined that the player is a new member registrant and the site member ID is input to the member management computer 120.

  Based on this input, the member management computer 120 displays the registered member ID corresponding to the input site member ID, and the displayed member ID is recorded. Issue a membership card to the new member registrant. When this membership card is issued, the "password" for identifying the person in the game hall is accepted, and the entered "password" is input to the member management computer 120 so that the entered password number is entered. Is registered (stored) in the item of “password” corresponding to the member ID issued in the member information table.

  Then, the new member registrant inserts the issued member card into the card unit 3 provided corresponding to the reserved gaming machine, so that the game hall member read from the inserted member card is read. Whether or not the ID matches the game hall member ID included in the reservation information for the gaming machine is verified by the member management computer 120, and the card unit 3 can be used when the verification matches. Thus, only the player's membership card reserved for the gaming machine is accepted and the game is allowed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the site server 14 and the management server 140 that constitute the reservation management apparatus that accepts reservations for gaming machines, the player can register as a member of the game hall that he / she wants to make a reservation for. A player who intends to use a gaming machine reservation service for the first time can now make a reservation for a gaming machine without going to the amusement hall where the reservation is made and registering as a member. It is possible to increase the number of users of the gaming system that enables the game. Also, conventionally, when opening a new store, players who want to register as a member and make a reservation for a gaming machine rush to the amusement hall, and the work burden on the amusement hall clerk increases significantly, and the player also waits for a long time. However, these problems can be solved significantly.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, a player who has completed member registration is displayed by displaying a message that a reservation is possible on the registration completion screen (FIG. 9C) for notifying the completion of member registration. In addition, it is possible to reliably recognize that the gaming machine can be reserved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the management server 140 distributes the reservation information for each game hall on that day to the member management computer 120 based on the reservation information stored in the reservation information table. In this way, when the game site confirms whether the player who came to the game hall is the player who made the reservation based on the reservation information, the reservation information Compared with the case of making an inquiry to the management server 140 that constitutes the apparatus, it is possible to perform the confirmation work quickly.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the player can perform membership registration of a plurality of game halls at a reservation site, and can select a gaming machine to be reserved from among gaming machines installed in a plurality of gaming halls. The convenience of the player can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the change of the member attribute information is received from the player at the reservation site, and the received change content is automatically converted into the member attribute information registered in the management server 140 and the member management computer 120. Therefore, in the game hall, the member management computer 120 installed in the game hall can save the trouble of inputting the contents of the change of the member attribute information, and input errors can be avoided. Furthermore, it is not necessary for the player to go to the game hall for these changes, and the convenience of the player can be improved.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the embodiment, the site server 14 and the management server 140 are provided separately, but the present invention is not limited to this, and each of these servers may be constructed by one server.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile phone 16 and the notebook personal computer 15 possessed by the player are exemplified as the information terminal for the access user. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information terminal is an open terminal. Needless to say, the terminal can be used as long as it can be connected to the Internet network, which is a computer network. For example, the information terminal may be a mobile phone lent out in a game hall or arranged in a game hall. A personal computer or a dedicated customer terminal device having the personal computer may be used.

  Further, in the above embodiment, information for specifying whether or not a gaming machine installed in each game hall can be reserved is individually registered in the reservation base table. For example, a gaming machine installed in each amusement hall based on the information on the reservation target table registered in the reservation target table, whether or not the next day can be reserved. In the game related information table in which the game related information is stored, it may be stored for each gaming machine.

  In the above embodiment, the game related information is automatically transmitted from the member management computer 120 every predetermined time so as to be reflected in the game related information table in the management server 140. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, such game-related information is sent from the notebook personal computer 150 serving as the game hall terminal to the management server 140 by e-mail or the like in a predetermined format during a predetermined time of the day. The tag file may be transferred to the management server 140 and reflected in the game related information table. In the embodiment, part of the game related information is input from the notebook personal computer 150 when inputting the ranking information. Thus, a page for receiving the game related information is provided in each notebook personal computer 150. It is possible to distribute and accept game-related information at the site server 14, and the management server 140 may update the game-related information table based on the received game-related information.

  In the above embodiment, the member management computer 120 and the notebook computer 150 are separate terminals. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the notebook computer 150 and the member management computer 120 are connected to the same game. It may be a field terminal.

  In the embodiment, a ranking table and a model-specific ranking table are individually provided, and ranking information is stored in advance in these ranking tables and model-specific ranking tables, and stored in the ranking table and model-specific ranking table. The ranking information and model-specific ranking results are distributed to the mobile phone 16 of the access user, but the present invention is not limited to this. Based on the stored contents in the information table, ranking may be distributed at the time when a distribution request for ranking information and model-specific ranking results is made.

  In the above embodiment, the reservation information is distributed from the management server 140 to each game hall at a predetermined time before the start of business. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these reservations are made. Information may be obtained by accessing the management server 140 from the member management computer 120.

  In the above embodiment, since the site member ID, which is the player identification information of the access user who is the player, has already been accepted at the time of login, the site member ID is changed when accepting the reservation of the gaming machine. The access user can save the trouble of inputting these site member IDs again without carrying out the acceptance, but the present invention is not limited to this, and designation of the gaming machine for which these reservations are desired. At the time of (selection), you may make it accept site member ID which is player identification information simultaneously.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when accepting member registration at the reservation site, the name of the game hall that desires the reservation selected by the access user (requests member registration) is transmitted from the site server 14 to the management server 140. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead of these game hall names, the game hall ID of the game hall may be transmitted, or access use Identification information such as the number of the check box selected on the store list page for accepting the selection from the store may be transmitted.

  In the embodiment, in order to correspond to different types of game hall member IDs in each of the plurality of game halls, the game hall member ID that is player identification information and the site member ID that is player identification information are individually set. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the reservation site operating organization and the game venue operating organization are the same, and the game hall member ID and site member ID can be unified. In some cases, the site member ID and the game hall member ID may be the same.

Each element in each of the embodiments corresponds to the present invention as follows.
Claim 1 of the present invention is associated with member identification information (game hall member ID) provided in a game hall and capable of individually identifying member players (game hall members) registered as members of the game hall, A member management device (member management computer 120) having member information storage means (storage device 124, member information table) for storing member attribute information (personal information) relating to the member player, and a communication line network (Internet network) Registration for accepting a member registration request including member attribute information (personal information) necessary for membership registration of the game hall from an information terminal (cell phone 16) that can be operated by a player (access user) connected via Specify the member identification information given to the player who is the operator of the information terminal that has made the request for membership registration (site server 14) and the member registration request accepted by the registration request accepting means. Member specifying information determining means (management server 140) for determining member specifying information (site member ID) and member specifying information determined by the member specifying information determining means to the information terminal that has made the member registration request A member specifying information notifying means (site server 14) for notifying the player of the member specifying information by replying, and storing that the player who has notified the member specifying information has registered as a member in the game hall. Member registration information including member registration information storage unit (management server 140), member identification information or member identification information specified from the member specification information, and member attribute information (personal information) included in the member registration request Registration information transmitting means (management server 140) for transmitting (site member ID, personal information) to the member management apparatus and member specifying information from the information terminal; A game that the player desires to make a reservation from the information terminal on the condition that the member registered information is stored in the member registrant storage means that the player has registered the member in the game hall. Reservation request accepting means (site server 14) for accepting gaming machine identification information (unit number) that can individually identify the machine as a reservation request, and gaming machine identification information included in the reservation request accepted by the reservation request accepting means, A reservation management device (management server 140) having reservation information storage means (CPU 145, storage device 145, site reservation information table) for associating and storing as member reservation information of the player who made the reservation request. ), And the member management device receives the member registration information transmitted from the registration information transmitting means, and receives the member identification information included in the member registration information. Alternatively, the member attribute information included in the member registration information is stored in the member information storage means in association with the member identification information specified from the member specifying information.

  According to claim 2 of the present invention, the member specifying information notifying means (site server 14) can make a reservation for a gaming machine of a game hall where member registration is performed together with the member specifying information (site member ID). The guidance information (FIG. 9 (c) registration completion page) is transmitted to the information terminal (mobile phone 16) that made the member registration request.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the reservation management device (management server 140) receives the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage means (CPU 145, storage device 145, site reservation information table) as the member management device (member management). Reservation information transmission means (digital service unit 148) to be transmitted to the computer 120), and the member management apparatus receives reception reservation information storage means (CPU 145, storage for storing reservation information received from the reservation information transmission means) Device 124, reservation information table).

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the registration request accepting means (site server 14) accepts designation of a playground for performing member registration, and the member registrant storage means (management server 140) is provided with member specifying information (site) The player (access user) who has notified the member ID) memorized that member registration has been performed at the game hall that has been designated by the registration request accepting means, and the reservation request accepting means Among the gaming machines installed in the game hall in which the fact that the information player has registered as a member is stored in the member registrant storage means, the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that the player desires to reserve ( The reservation information storage means (CPU 145, storage device 124, reservation information table) is provided by the gaming machine identifying information received as the reservation request by the reservation request reception means. Storing said reservation information including a game arcade identification information has been game arcade.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the reservation management device (management server 140) receives changes of the member specifying information (site member ID) and member attribute information (personal information) from the information terminal (mobile phone 16). Change accepting means (site server 14) to accept, the member specifying information (site member ID) received by the change accepting means, or the member identification information (game hall member ID) specified from the member specifying information and the member Change information transmission means (digital service unit 148) for transmitting change information (update information) including change information of attribute information to the member management apparatus (member management computer 120), wherein the member management apparatus Based on the reception of the change information transmitted from the change information transmitting means, specified from the member identification information or the member specifying information included in the change information The member attribute information (personal information) stored in the member information storage means (storage device 124, member information table) corresponding to the member identification information is changed to the change contents of the member attribute information included in the change information. It has member attribute information changing means (CPU 122) to change accordingly.

It is a system diagram which shows the structure of the game system in the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the hall computer and member management computer which were used for the game system in the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the member information table in the member management computer of the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows a game related information table, (c) is a figure which shows a reservation information table It is. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the site server and management server which were used for the game system in the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the site member information table of the management server in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows a site reservation information table. (A) is a figure which shows the game related information table of the management server in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows a reservation object stand information table. It is a figure which shows the flow of the data among the member management computer in the Example of this invention, a management server, and a site server. It is a figure which shows the flow of the delivery screen (page) of the gaming machine reservation service in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the delivery screen (page) of the gaming machine reservation service in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the delivery screen (page) of the gaming machine reservation service in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the delivery screen (page) of the gaming machine reservation service in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the delivery screen (page) of the gaming machine reservation service in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the data among the member management computer in the Example of this invention, a management server, and a site server. It is a figure which shows the reservation stand extraction condition setting screen in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the reservation setting confirmation screen in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the reservation setting input screen in the Example of this invention.

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2 Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 13 Settlement server 14 Site server 15 Laptop 16 Mobile phone 110 Hall computer 120 Member management computer 140 Management server 145 Storage device

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Member information storage means for storing member attribute information relating to the member player in association with member identification information that can be individually identified for the member player who has been registered as a member of the game place A member management device;
A registration request receiving means for receiving a member registration request including member attribute information necessary for membership registration of the game hall from an information terminal operable by a player connected via a communication line network;
Member specifying information determining means for determining member specifying information for specifying the member identification information given to a player who is an operator of the information terminal that has made the member registration request received by the registration request receiving means;
Member specific information notifying means for notifying the player of the member specific information by returning the member specific information determined by the member specific information determining means to the information terminal that has made the member registration request;
Member registrant storage means for storing the fact that the player who has notified the member identification information has performed membership registration in the amusement hall;
Registration information transmitting means for transmitting member registration information including the member identification information or member identification information specified from the member identification information and member attribute information included in the member registration request to the member management device;
The information is received on the condition that the member registrant storage means stores the member identification information received from the information terminal and that the player of the received member identification information has registered as a member in the amusement hall. Reservation request accepting means for accepting, as a reservation request, gaming machine identification information capable of individually identifying the gaming machine that the player desires to reserve from the terminal;
Reservation information storage means for storing the gaming machine identification information included in the reservation request received by the reservation request receiving means and the member specifying information of the player who has made the reservation request in association with each other and storing it as reservation information A reservation management device;
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The member management apparatus corresponds to the member identification information included in the member registration information or the member identification information specified from the member identification information based on reception of the member registration information transmitted from the registration information transmission unit. In addition, the member attribute information included in the member registration information is stored in the member information storage means.   The member specifying information notifying means transmits, together with the member specifying information, guidance information including a fact that a game machine of a game hall where the member registration is performed can be reserved to the information terminal that has made the member registration request. The game system according to claim 1. The reservation management apparatus has reservation information transmission means for transmitting reservation information stored in the reservation information storage means to the member management apparatus,
The gaming system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the member management device has a reception reservation information storage means for storing reservation information received from the reservation information transmission means. The registration request accepting unit accepts designation of a playground for performing membership registration,
The member registrant storage means stores information that the player who has notified the member specifying information has performed member registration at the game arcade that has been designated by the registration request accepting means,
The reservation request accepting means is configured such that the player makes a reservation out of the gaming machines installed in the game hall stored in the member registrant storage means that the player of the received member specifying information has registered as a member. Receiving the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that desires as a reservation request,
The reservation information storage means stores the reservation information including game hall identification information of a game hall in which the gaming machine of the gaming machine identification information received as a reservation request by the reservation request reception means is installed. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The reservation management device includes:
Change accepting means for accepting the change contents of the member specifying information and member attribute information from the information terminal;
Change information transmission means for transmitting to the member management apparatus change information including the member identification information received by the change reception means or the member identification information specified from the member identification information and the change contents of the member attribute information. When,
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The member management device, based on the reception of the change information transmitted from the change information transmitting means, corresponds to the member identification information included in the change information or the member identification information specified from the member specifying information. 5. The member attribute information change means for changing the member attribute information stored in the member information storage means according to the change contents of the member attribute information included in the change information. The game system according to any one of the above. A gaming machine reservation service for reserving a gaming machine installed in a game arcade is provided to an access user using a server computer connected to a computer network composed of a plurality of computer terminals connected so as to be capable of data communication. A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service,
A registration request receiving step for receiving a member registration request including member attribute information necessary for membership registration of the amusement hall from an access user;
A member that determines member identification information for identifying member identification information that can individually identify a member player of the game hall that is given to the access user who has made the member registration request accepted in the registration request acceptance step Specific information determination step;
A member specifying information notifying step for notifying the member specifying information determined in the member specifying information determining step by returning it to the access user who made the member registration request;
Member registrant storage step for storing the fact that the access user who has notified the member specifying information has performed member registration in the amusement hall;
Member registration information including member identification information or member identification information specified from the member identification information and member attribute information included in the member registration request is installed in the game hall and associated with the member identification information. A registration information transmission step for transmitting to the member management device that manages the member attribute information regarding the player who has performed the member registration by
On the condition that the member registrant storage step receives the member specifying information from the access user and that the access user of the received member specifying information has registered as a member in the playground is stored in the member registrant storage step. Reservation request accepting step of accepting as a reservation request gaming machine identification information that can individually identify the gaming machine that the player desires to reserve from the access user;
A reservation information storage step for storing the gaming machine identification information included in the reservation request received in the reservation request reception step and the member specifying information of the access user who has made the reservation request in association with each other as reservation information;
A game machine reservation service providing method.   In the member specifying information notifying step, along with the member registration information, guidance information including the fact that the game machine of the game hall where the member registration is performed can be reserved is transmitted to the access user who made the member registration request. The method of providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 6.   The method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising a reservation information transmission step of transmitting the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage step to the member management apparatus. In the registration request accepting step, accepting designation of a playground where member registration is performed,
In the member registrant storage step, the fact that the access user who has notified the member specifying information has performed member registration in the game hall that has been designated in the registration request acceptance step is stored,
Of the gaming machines installed in the game hall stored in the member registrant storage step, the game that is stored in the member registrant storage step indicates that the access user of the received member identification information has registered as a member. Accept the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that the user wants to reserve as a reservation request,
In the reservation information storing step, the reservation information including the game hall identification information of the game hall in which the gaming machine identification information received as the reservation request in the reservation request receiving step is installed is stored. A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to any one of claims 6 to 8. A change accepting step for accepting a change of the member identification information and member attribute information from the access user;
Change information transmission step of transmitting to the member management device change information including the member identification information received in the change reception step or the member identification information specified from the member identification information and the change contents of the member attribute information. When,
10. A method for providing a gaming machine reservation service according to any one of claims 6 to 9.

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