JP2022055188A - Game member management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game member management system that mitigates a load with respect to member registration/member management on both of a player and a game hall.SOLUTION: A game member management system 1 includes: a portable terminal 15 comprising input means for inputting iris information on a player; a management server device 10 for managing a member list, which is a list of application members, and a game hall individual member list, which is a list of hall members of each game hall; a counting lending unit 2 capable of acquiring the iris information on the player; and a game hall management device 33 for managing an own parlor member list, which is a list of hall members. When it is determined that the iris information acquired by the counting lending unit 2 is registered with the member list and is not registered with the game hall individual member list, the management server device 10 registers the iris information as new game hall individual member information with the game hall individual member list.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a game member management system.

Conventionally, in the amusement park, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, efforts have been made to enclose the players by providing various services to the players who have registered as members. Patent Document 1 describes that the biometric information of the player is acquired as a procedure for membership registration, and the biometric information is used as the authentication information of the player.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-222504

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system for amusement parks, it is necessary for a player to go to each amusement park and perform a member registration procedure, so that the procedure is extremely difficult for a player who desires to register as a member at a plurality of amusement parks. There is a problem that it is troublesome. Further, on the amusement park side as well, it is necessary to request a predetermined procedure for each player who wishes to register as a member, and there is also a problem that the burden on the amusement park side is not small.

In view of the above circumstances, this proposal is a gaming member management system that can promote the increase of members and contribute to the development of the gaming industry by reducing the burden of membership registration and membership management for both the player and the amusement park. Is to provide.

The game member management system of the present invention includes a mobile terminal device provided with input means for inputting player identification information and attribute information, and a server device provided with member information registration means and member information registration means for each game hall. , A game device attached to a game machine in the game field and capable of acquiring identification information of a player, and a game field management device installed in the game field to store and manage member information for each game field. It is a system.

In the server device, the identification information acquired by the game device exists in the identification information registered in the member information registration means, but does not exist in the identification information registered in the member information registration means for each game hall. If it is determined that, the member information including this identification information is registered as new member information for each playground.

In the game member management system of the present invention, the player registers the member information in the server device in advance using the mobile terminal device, and authenticates based on the player's identification information at each game hall. It is very convenient because you can complete the membership registration procedure. In addition, the amusement park side can acquire new members without requiring troublesome procedures for each player who wishes to register as a member, and the burden required for member registration can be significantly reduced.

As described above, the game member management system of the present invention is a useful system that can reduce the burden of member registration and member management in both the player and the game hall, promote the increase of members, and contribute to the development of the game industry. be.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the game member management system. Perspective view of a mobile terminal. Explanatory diagram of attribute information input screen by mobile terminal. An explanatory diagram of the attribute information input screen (when temporary member registration has been completed) using a mobile terminal. An explanatory diagram of the iris information registration screen using a mobile terminal. A front view showing a combination of a gaming machine and a counting lending unit. A block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a counting lending unit. Explanatory drawing of the initial screen by the counting lending unit. Explanatory drawing of the screen for members by the counting lending unit. Explanatory diagram of the member list managed by the management server device. Explanatory diagram of the member list by playground managed by the management server device. Explanatory diagram of the temporary member list stored in the management server device. Explanatory drawing of own store member list managed by playground management equipment. An explanatory diagram of member game history data managed by the game hall management device. An explanatory diagram of the member list on the day managed by the game hall management device. A flow chart showing the flow of membership registration. A flow chart showing the flow from temporary member registration to main member registration. A flow chart showing the flow of starting a game when the member list of the own store is already registered. The flow diagram which shows the flow of the game start when it is not registered in the management server device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example relating to a game member management system 1 for managing members of a game field in which a plurality of game machines 3 are installed. Hereinafter, the contents of the game member management system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 19.

The game member management system 1 of FIG. 1 includes an on-site system 3 of the game hall, a server device 10 installed outside the field (hereinafter referred to as a management server device 10), and a mobile terminal device 15 possessed by a player (hereinafter referred to as a mobile terminal device 10). It is a system configured by a combination of a mobile terminal 15) and.

In the game member management system 1, the on-site system 3 of a plurality of game halls and the management server device 10 are communicably connected via the Internet, which is an example of a public communication line. The mobile terminal 15 is connected to the management server device 10 via the Internet.

In the game member management system 1, a member management application, which is an application program for the mobile terminal 15, can be downloaded via the Internet. The player can send the member information in advance by using the member management application, and can complete the member registration (registration of the member information) on the management server device 10. If the member information is registered in the management server device 10, the member registration to each amusement park can be easily performed without troublesome procedures. In the following description, the member registered in the management server device 10 is referred to as an application member, and the member registered in each amusement park is referred to as a hall member.

In the game hall, as shown in FIG. 1, a counting lending unit 2, a game information display device 321 and the like are individually installed for the pachinko game machine 31 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the game machine 31). The counting lending unit 2 is an example of a gaming device having a function of imparting game value such as balls and points and a counting function. The game information display device 321 is a stand lamp capable of displaying various game information related to the corresponding game machine 31 in addition to the function of calling an employee.

The counting lending unit 2 is installed in the space of the gap between the corresponding gaming machine 31 and another adjacent gaming machine 31. In the case of a pachinko gaming machine, the counting lending unit 2 is arranged on the left side of the corresponding gaming machine 31. The game information display device 321 is installed above the game machine 31. In addition to the pachinko gaming machine 31, slot machines and the like are also installed in the amusement park. In the case of slot machines, a counting and lending unit is installed on the right side of the corresponding gaming machine.

In the game machine island where the game machines 31 are arranged facing the passage in the game hall, one relay device 323 is installed for each of the two game machines 31, and one island device 325 is installed. ing. A settlement machine 37 for refunding the deposit balance is installed on the island edge of the gaming machine island.

In the game hall, a management space filled by the manager of the game hall and a prize counter for exchanging the game value acquired by the player for a prize are provided. In the management space, a game hall management device 33 for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game hall is installed. The prize counter is equipped with a prize exchange terminal 35 for exchanging a ball, which is an example of the acquired value, for a prize.

In the amusement park, an in-field network 300 such as a wired LAN to which the amusement park management device 33 is communicably connected is constructed. The game information display device 321 and the counting lending unit 2 individually installed corresponding to the game machine 31 are connected to the on-site network 300 via the relay device 323. In the game member management system 1 using the on-site network 300, various communications between the peripheral device of the game machine 31 such as the counting lending unit 2 and the game hall management device 33 are realized via the relay device 323. ing.

Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 15, the counting lending unit 2, the prize exchange terminal 35, the payment machine 37, the game hall management device 33, and the management server device 10 that constitute the game member management system 1 of this example will be described.
(Mobile terminal)
The mobile terminal 15 is an example of a mobile terminal device possessed by a player and provided with input means for inputting identification information of the player and attribute information including at least a name. The mobile terminal 15 is a multifunctional mobile phone such as a so-called smartphone.

The mobile terminal 15 (FIG. 2) has a flat plate-like outer shape. Most of the front surface of the mobile terminal 15 is occupied by the display screen 150 of the touch panel display. A camera (in-camera) 151 capable of photographing a user, a speaker 153 for voice communication, and the like are arranged in a gap on the upper side of the display screen 150 in the front surface of the mobile terminal 15. Further, a microphone 155 for voice communication and the like are arranged on the lower side surface of the mobile terminal 15.

The mobile terminal 15 has an electronic board (not shown) on which various electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory chip such as a ROM / RAM are mounted, and the CPU processes various software programs. Realize various functions. The mobile terminal 15 has a communication function for connecting to a public wireless communication network or a wireless LAN (local area network). According to the mobile terminal 15, it is possible to connect to an information communication network such as the Internet via a public wireless communication network or a wireless LAN in a game hall.

The display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 is a screen with a touch panel display that can be touch-operated by a fingertip or the like. The display screen 150 realizes a function as an input means for inputting the attribute information of the player. The display screen 150 as the input means displays the attribute information input screen of FIG. 3 or FIG. The attribute information input screen is a screen on which player attribute information such as name, age, gender, address, and telephone number can be input. On the attribute information input screen, the player's attribute information can be input by selecting an item by touch operation, inputting characters, and the like. The completion button 150E is arranged at the bottom of the attribute information input screen. By touching the completion button 150E, the attribute information input on the attribute information input screen can be confirmed.

Note that FIGS. 3 and 4 are examples of the attribute information input screen displayed by the mobile terminal 15, but depending on whether they are completely unregistered or have been registered as temporary members at the amusement park. Either one is selectively displayed. FIG. 3 is an example of an attribute information input screen in the case of completely unregistered. FIG. 4 is an example of an attribute information input screen when temporary member registration at the amusement park has been completed. The attribute information input screen in FIG. 4 has an additional display field 150A indicating that a temporary member has been registered at any of the amusement parks, for example, such as "A temporary member has been registered in Hall A." Therefore, it is different from the attribute information input screen of FIG.

Further, the display screen 150 realizes a function as an input means for inputting the iris information which is the identification information of the player in combination with the camera 151. The display screen 150 as an input means for iris information displays the iris information registration screen illustrated in FIG. On the iris information registration screen, a set of two circular areas 150R for photographing the player's eyes are arranged. In the area 150R of a set of two places, the corresponding area of the image captured by the camera 151 is displayed brightly, and in the area outside the area 150R, the remaining area is displayed in shadow. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the mobile terminal 15 acquires iris information representing the feature amount of the iris pattern of the pupil when the left and right pupils can be photographed in a set of two areas 150R.

The mobile terminal 15 has a function as a transmission means for transmitting the player's iris information and attribute information to the management server device 10. The mobile terminal 15 as a transmission means transmits the identification information and the attribute information input on the display screen 150 to the management server device 10 as the member information of the player.

(Counting lending unit)
As shown in FIG. 6, the counting lending unit 2 is an example of a gaming device attached to a gaming machine 31 in a gaming hall and capable of acquiring identification information of a player. The counting lending unit 2 executes a granting process for imparting a game value necessary for a game, a counting process for counting the game value acquired by the player, and the like.

At the game hall, the game value is given by the counting lending unit 2, and the corresponding game machine 31 can be used for playing. The counting lending unit 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine pays out balls, which are game values. The counting lending unit 2 corresponding to the slot machine pays out medals, which are game values.

FIG. 6 illustrates a payout-type pachinko gaming machine that pays out balls according to a prize as the gaming machine 31 corresponding to the counting lending unit 2. The pachinko gaming machine is a gaming machine in which a game is played by driving a ball, which is a gaming value, into a gaming area 310 in which a winning opening or a character is arranged. In this pachinko gaming machine, balls stored in the upper plate 313 can be fired one by one by operating the operation handle 318.

If the ball wins in the winning opening, the ball can be paid out to the upper plate 313 provided below the game area 310. The pachinko gaming machine 31 is provided with a lower plate 317 for flowing in balls collected from the upper plate 313 and balls to be paid out when the upper plate 313 is full. At the end of the game on the gaming machine 31, the acquired balls can be collected from the lower plate 317 and can be counted by the counting lending unit 2.

The gaming machine 31 outputs a gaming signal that reflects the progress of the gaming. The game signal includes, for example, an out signal indicating the consumption of balls, a safe signal indicating the payout of balls according to a prize, a jackpot signal indicating the occurrence of a jackpot state, and the like. The game signal is transmitted to the game hall management device 33 after being associated with a machine number representing the identification information of the game machine 31 by the corresponding relay device 323.

The counting lending unit 2 is arranged in the space between the adjacent gaming machines 31 and the front panel thereof faces the aisle side. As shown in FIG. 6, the front panel of the counting lending unit 2 is provided with a status display unit 21, a bill slot 22, an iris acquisition unit 27, a touch panel display 23, a payout button 24, an NFC reading surface 260, and the like. Further, on the front surface of the counting lending unit 2, a payout nozzle 252 for discharging balls and a counting duct 254 for collecting counting balls are rotatably attached.

The payout nozzle 252 is a nozzle for paying out balls to the upper plate 313 of the gaming machine 31.
The counting duct 254 is a duct for receiving balls flowing down from the lower plate 317 of the gaming machine 31 and supplying them to the counting unit 255 (FIG. 7) described later.
The payout nozzle 252 and the counting duct 254 are rotatably configured so as not to interfere with the maintenance work performed by opening the front surface of the gaming machine 31.

The status display unit 21 is a display unit for displaying an operating state such as a device error and for notifying whether or not the corresponding gaming machine 31 is empty.
The bill insertion slot 22 is an insertion slot for inserting bills to be considered for lending balls.
The payout button 24 is an operation button for receiving a ball necessary for the game based on the possession ball (ownership value) which is the game value acquired by the player.

The iris acquisition unit 27 has a function as an identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the player. The iris acquisition unit 27 includes a camera that photographs a player seated in front of the gaming machine 31, and acquires iris information, which is biological information, by performing image processing on the image captured by the camera. In the configuration of this example, iris information is adopted as an example of the identification information of the player.

The NFC reading surface 260 is a reading surface for reading and writing the recorded information of the IC card 199 by short-range wireless communication (NFC: Near Field Communication). If an emergency IC card 199 (FIG. 7) equipped with an NFC function can be used, even if a communication failure with the game hall management device 33 occurs, the deposit balance, the number of balls held, etc. at that time can be determined. Information such as the number of stored balls can be read out, the deposit balance can be settled, and prizes can be exchanged by holding balls. Instead of the IC card 199, a mobile terminal 15 having an NFC function may be used for emergencies.

The touch panel display 23 is a display panel capable of touch operation in which a player touches and operates the display screen 230 with a fingertip or the like. The touch panel display 23 displays the ball possession, the balance (prepaid balance), and the like, and also displays various operation screens for accepting the input operation of the player.

As operation buttons for operating the counting lending unit 2, a lending button 314 and a return button 315 are provided on the gaming machine 31 side. These operation buttons are provided on the edge of the upper plate 313 included in the gaming machine 31.
The lending button 314 is an operation button for receiving the withdrawal of the lending ball in consideration of a certain amount of the deposit balance.
The return button 315 is an operation button for operating when the game is ended with the deposit balance and the possessed balls remaining. By pressing the return button 315, the ball possession and the deposit balance are transmitted to the game hall management device 33, and are stored in a state of being associated with the iris information which is an example of the player's identification information.

As shown in FIG. 7, the counting lending unit 2 is electrically configured around a control unit 20 including a CPU, a memory element such as a ROM / RAM, and an I / O. In addition to the above configuration, the control unit 20 is an NFC that reads and writes the recorded information of the banknote processing unit 221 that executes the bill receiving process, the touch panel 231 and the liquid crystal display unit 232 that configure the touch panel display 23, and the IC card 199. The reader / writer 26, the I / F unit 29 that forms a communication port between the corresponding game machine 31 and the relay device 323, the payout unit 251 that discharges balls from the payout nozzle 252, and the ball counting unit 255 that has flowed into the counting duct 254. , Etc. are electrically connected.

The control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU to execute the program read from the ROM.
(1) Identification information transmission means: A means for transmitting iris information, which is identification information of a player, to a game hall management device 33. The iris information received by the game hall management device 33 may be transferred to the management server device 10 using the Internet.
(2) Ownership value information acquisition means: A means for acquiring ownership value information such as a player's balls, savings, and deposit balance from the game hall management device 33.
(3) Possession value information storage means: A means for storing possession value information such as a player's balls, savings, and deposit balance.
(4) Counting means: A means for counting the number of balls supplied to the counting unit 255. The counted number of balls is added to the number of balls stored in the possession value information storage means.

Further, the touch panel display 23 has a function as a means for displaying various screens such as an initial screen (FIG. 8) and a member screen (FIG. 9), which will be described later, and a two-dimensional code for temporary registration (temporary registration). It has a function as a temporary registration code display means for displaying (not shown).

The initial screen of FIG. 8 is a screen displayed when the player starts a game on the corresponding gaming machine 31. On this initial screen, a message display field 23A requesting iris authentication and a display field 23B for the deposit balance and the number of balls held (number of stored balls) are arranged. In the state where the player is not specified, the deposit balance of zero yen and the number of balls held are displayed in the display column 23B.

The member screen of FIG. 9 is a screen displayed on the touch panel display 23 when a player who is a hall member is identified. The member screen is displayed during the period from the start of the game to the end of the game by the player who is a hall member. On the member screen, a message display column 23A and a display column 23B for the deposit balance and the number of balls held (number of stored balls) are arranged. In the display field 23B, the ownership value information (payment balance, number of balls, etc.) stored in the game hall management device 33 for the specified hall member is displayed. In the message display field 23A, it is displayed that the game can be played using the balls and the stored balls, and the game end button 23C, which is touch-operated when the game ends, is displayed.

(Premium exchange terminal)
The prize exchange terminal 35 (FIG. 1) is a terminal that performs a prize exchange process based on the game value (number of balls held / stored balls) acquired by the player. The prize exchange terminal 35 includes a PC terminal 351 and an external device 353 having an iris recognition camera function. The prize exchange terminal 35 is provided with an NFC reading surface (not shown), and can read the recorded information of the above-mentioned emergency IC card 199.

The external device 353 is a terminal device including a display and an in-camera (iris recognition camera) for photographing an area facing the display. The external device 353 is similar to the configuration of the above-mentioned mobile terminal 15 in that it has a combination of a display and an in-camera. The external device 353 can be connected to the PC terminal 351 by using, for example, the Bluetooth (R) function.

The prize exchange terminal 35 has the following functions as each means.
(1) Identification information acquisition means: A means for extracting and acquiring iris information from an image taken by an in-camera (external device 353).
(2) Identification information transmission means: A means for transmitting iris information to the game hall management device 33 and requesting a reply of possession value information (number of balls held, number of stored balls, deposit balance, etc.) related to the iris information.
(3) Ownership value information acquisition means: A means for acquiring ownership value information such as the number of balls held / stored and the balance of deposits of a player related to iris information. The ownership value information acquisition means can acquire the ownership value information recorded on the above-mentioned emergency IC card 199 by using the NFC function when a communication failure occurs in the on-site network 300.
(4) Prize quantity display means: A means for displaying the prize quantity that can be exchanged for a possession ball and the end ball.

(Adjustment machine)
The settlement machine 37 (FIG. 1) is an equipment for refunding the cash corresponding to the deposit balance to the player. In many pachinko and pachislot machines, a stand-type checkout machine 37 is installed on the island edge of the pachinko machine island. A money return port, an iris recognition camera, an NFC reading surface, and the like are provided on the front surface of the checkout machine 37.

Similar to the above-mentioned prize exchange terminal 35, the settlement machine 37 has functions as (1) identification information acquisition means, (2) identification information transmission means, (3) ownership value information acquisition means, and (4) refund. It has the means. The refund means is a means of paying out money corresponding to the deposit balance and returning it to the player.

(Amusement park management device)
The game hall management device 33 (FIG. 1) is a device that manages the operating status of various equipment such as the game machine 31 and the counting rental unit 2 installed in the game hall. The game hall management device 33 includes an output unit 331 such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), a device main body 333 that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit 332 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. Although not shown, the device main body 333 stores a hard disk drive, etc., as well as an electronic board on which a storage element such as a CPU, ROM / RAM, etc. that executes arithmetic processing, a communication control element constituting I / O, etc. are mounted. Equipped with equipment. The device main body 333 has a function as a communication I / F unit (not shown) that realizes communication via the on-site network 300 and the Internet.

The game hall management device 33 has a function of storing and managing game data for each game machine. The game hall management device 33 receives the game signal of each game machine 31 via the in-field network 300, identifies the game data of each game machine 31 by totaling the number of times the game signal is received, and manages the game machine in units of the game machine. are doing.

The game hall management device 33 receives member information from the management server device 10, stores it, and manages it. This member information is member information for each game playground managed by the management server device 10 for each playground. The game hall management device 33 stores and manages the possession ball (acquired game value), which is the game value acquired by the player who is a hall member, in association with the iris information (identification information) of the player. Information, data, and the like stored and managed by the game hall management device 33 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15.

The game hall management device 33 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU to execute the program read from the ROM.
(1) Game signal receiving means: A means for receiving a game signal of each game machine 31 via the on-site network 300.
(2) Player identification information receiving means: A means for acquiring iris information, which is biometric information of a player, from a counting lending unit or the like.
(3) Member information receiving means: A means for receiving the above-mentioned member information for each playground from the management server device 10.
(4) Game data generation means: A means for generating game data of each game machine 31 by aggregating game signals of each game machine 31 or the like.
(5) Registration notification means: A means for notifying the mobile terminal 15 that the user has been registered as a hall member.

(Management server device)
The management server device 10 (FIG. 1) is a server device capable of communicating with the game field management device 33 of each game field via the Internet. The management server device 10 stores and manages the information of the player registered as a member as a member list, and requests individual member registration for each playground among the players of the application members registered in the member list. The information of the players (hall members) who have played is stored and managed as a member list for each game hall.

The management server device 10 includes a storage device such as a hard disk drive, as well as an electronic board on which a storage element such as a CPU and ROM / RAM for executing arithmetic processing and a communication control element constituting I / O are mounted. ..

The management server device 10 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU to execute the program read from the ROM.
(1) Application distribution means: A means for distributing a member management application for registering player identification information and attribute information to a mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player.
(2) Member information receiving means: A means for receiving member information such as player attribute information and iris information from a mobile terminal 15 via the Internet.
(3) Member information registration means: A means for registering member information such as identification information and attribute information received from the mobile terminal 15.
(4) Member information registration means for each game playground: A means for registering member information of a player who wishes to register as a member at each playground as member information for each playground.
(5) New member information transmission means: A means for transmitting member information for each game field, which is newly registered member information, to the game field management device 33 of each game field.
(6) Identification information authentication means: A means for authenticating the iris information acquired from the counting lending unit 2 by collating with the registered identification information (iris information).
(7) Registration notification means: A means for notifying the mobile terminal 15 that the user has been registered as an application member.

The management server device 10 in the game member management system 1 stores and manages the member information of FIGS. 10 to 12. Further, the game hall management device 33 in the game member management system 1 stores and manages the member information of FIGS. 13 and 15 and the game history data for each player of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a member list of application members who have registered member information transmitted from the mobile terminal 15. In this member list, member No. Is assigned, and the member information transmitted from the mobile terminal 15 is managed. The member information is information in which attribute information such as name, address, and gender is associated with iris information, which is player identification information.

FIG. 11 is a member list by amusement park. The specifications of the member information (member information by game hall) registered in the member list by game hall are the same as the member information in the member list by FIG. The member list by playground in FIG. 11 is a compilation of the member information of the member list in FIG. 10 by playground. Each member information in the member list for each game playground is associated with a playground ID, which is identification information of the playground. When a certain application member is registered as a hall member in a plurality of amusement parks, the member information of the app member is duplicately registered in a plurality of amusement hall-specific member lists.

FIG. 12 is a temporary member list of players who have registered as temporary members at the amusement park. In this temporary member list, the temporary member No. Is assigned, and the iris information of the player who has registered as a temporary member at the amusement park is managed.

FIG. 13 is a list of own store members stored and managed by the game hall management device 33 of each game field. This own store member list is a list of hall members registered in each game hall, and is based on the member information for each game field received from the management server device 10. The game hall management device 33 manages the possession value such as the deposit balance, the number of balls saved, and the number of medals saved for each hall member of the own store member list.

FIG. 14 is member game history data, which is game history data for each hall member managed in each game hall. The game hall management device 33 identifies and manages game history data for each player who is a hall member by collecting game data separately for each hall member.

FIG. 15 is a list of members on the day. The game hall management device 33 stores and manages the possession value such as the deposit balance and the number of balls possessed by associating the iris information acquired by the counting lending unit 2 as a member on the day. In the member list on the day, a temporary registration flag indicating the temporary registration status is set for each member on the day. After the temporary registration is performed, the temporary registration flag is turned ON (flag value 1) in the temporary registration state up to the main member registration, and the temporary registration flag is completed when the main member registration to the own store member list (Fig. 13) is completed. Switches to OFF (flag value zero). In the game member management system 1, a non-app member who has been temporarily registered and has not been registered as a main member is treated as a member on the day.

Next, the contents of the operation of the game member management system 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 16 to 19. The flow chart of FIG. 16 shows the flow of hall member registration from the download of the member management application to the registration to the own store member list (FIG. 13) of the amusement park. The flow chart of FIG. 17 shows the flow from the temporary member registration at the amusement park to the main member registration. The flow chart of FIG. 18 shows the flow of starting a game by a hall member registered in the own store member list (FIG. 13). The flow chart of FIG. 19 shows the flow of starting a game by a non-app member who is not registered in the management server device 10.

(Flow from downloading the member management application to registering as a hall member)
The flow until a player who has not downloaded the member management application is registered as a hall member in the own store member list (FIG. 13) managed by the game hall management device 33 will be described with reference to FIG.

In order to be registered as a hall member in the own store member list (FIG. 13) of any of the amusement parks, the player needs to install the member management application on his / her own mobile terminal 15. In order to download the member management application, it is advisable to send a download request to the management server device 10 (S101). The member management application can be downloaded (S111) from the management server device 10 in response to the download request, and can be installed.

When the member management application is started on the mobile terminal 15, the attribute information input screen of FIG. 3 can be displayed on the display screen 150. After inputting the player's attribute information such as name, age, gender, address, and telephone number on the attribute information input screen in the same figure, touch the completion button 150E to confirm the input attribute information, and Fig. 5 The iris information registration screen illustrated in the above can be switched and displayed on the display screen 150.

While the iris information registration screen is being displayed, the image captured by the camera 151 included in the mobile terminal 15 is displayed on the display screen 150. At this time, the player may adjust the angle and distance of the mobile terminal 15 so that the left and right pupils are displayed in a set of two areas 150R. When the left and right pupils match the area 150R of a set of two places, the mobile terminal 15 acquires iris information representing the feature amount of the iris pattern of the pupil from the captured image. Then, the mobile terminal 15 transmits the acquired attribute information and the attribute information input on the attribute information input screen of FIG. 3 to the management server device 10 (S102).

When the management server device 10 receives the player's attribute information and the iris information from the mobile terminal 15, the management server device 10 registers the player's attribute information and the iris information in the member list (FIG. 10) as the member information of the application member (S112). After the registration to the member list is completed in this way, the management server device 10 transmits the member list registration completion notification to the mobile terminal 15 (S113).

When the player of the corresponding gaming machine 31 is not authenticated, the counting lending unit 2 installed in the game hall displays the initial screen of FIG. 8 on the display screen 230 of the touch panel display 23. This initial screen is a screen including a message display field 23A requesting iris authentication. When the player turns his face to the iris acquisition unit 27 according to the display on the initial screen, the iris information is acquired by the counting lending unit 2 and transmitted to the management server device 10 (S121).

When the management server device 10 receives the iris information from the counting lending unit 2, it collates with the iris information registered in the member list (FIG. 10) (S114). When the management server device 10 can collate with any of the iris information registered in the member list, the management server device 10 further collates the received iris information with the iris information registered in the member list by playground (FIG. 11).

The management server device 10 is registered in the member list when the iris information received from the counting lending unit 2 cannot be matched with any of the iris information registered in the member list by playground (when not registered). If it is determined that the iris information exists in the iris information but does not exist in the iris information registered in the member list by playground, the iris information is added to the member list by playground as new member information by playground. New registration (S115). When the management server device 10 newly registers the iris information in the member list for each game hall in this way, the management server device 10 transmits the newly registered member information to the game hall management device 33 from which the iris information is transmitted (S116).

Upon receiving the newly registered member information (member information by game hall) from the management server device 10, the game hall management device 33 additionally registers the newly registered member information in the own store member list (FIG. 13) (S131). Then, the game hall management device 33 transmits the own store member list registration notification to the mobile terminal 15 via the management server device 10 (S132).

(Flow from temporary member registration to main member registration)
The flow from temporary member registration at the amusement park to main member registration will be described with reference to FIG.
A player who wishes to register as a temporary member may touch the temporary member registration button (not shown) displayed on the display screen 230 (touch panel display 23) by the counting lending unit 2. In response to the touch operation of the temporary member registration button, the counting lending unit 2 displays a temporary registration two-dimensional code (not shown) on the display screen 230 (S221). Further, the counting lending unit 2 photographs the player, acquires the iris information of the pupil, and transmits the temporary registration information including the iris information to the game hall management device 33 (S222).

The game hall management device 33 that has received the temporary registration information adds the temporary registration information to the member list (FIG. 15) on the day. The new temporary registration information will be No. 1 on the day. And, it is stored with a temporary registration flag indicating the temporary registration state (S231). When the game hall management device 33 adds the temporary registration information to the member list on the day, the game hall management device 33 transmits the temporary registration information to the management server device 10 (S232). The management server device 10 registers the player related to the temporary registration information received from the game hall management device 33 in the temporary member list (FIG. 12) (S211).

The player registered in the management server device 10 as a temporary member can take a picture of the temporary registration two-dimensional code displayed by the counting lending unit 2 in step S221 above with the mobile terminal 15 to obtain the attributes at the time of temporary member registration. The information input screen (FIG. 4) can be switched and displayed. Further, by touching the completion button 150E after inputting the attribute information on this input screen, the iris information registration screen (FIG. 5) can be switched and displayed.

The player can input the iris information, which is his / her own biometric information, by using this iris information registration screen. When the mobile terminal 15 can acquire the iris information, the mobile terminal 15 transmits the temporary registration information including the attribute information input on the input screen of FIG. 4 and the iris information to the management server device 10 (S201).

When the management server device 10 receives the temporary registration information from the mobile terminal 15, the management server device 10 collates the iris information included in the temporary registration information with the iris information recorded in the temporary member list (FIG. 12) (S212). When the iris information related to the temporary registration information can be collated with the iris information recorded in the temporary member list, the management server device 10 transfers the information from the temporary member list to the member list by playground (FIG. 11) (FIG. 11). S213), the member registration completion information is transmitted to the game hall management device 33 (S214).

When the game hall management device 33 receives the member registration completion information, the information on the member list (FIG. 15) on the day is transferred to the own store member list (FIG. 13) (S234). Further, the game hall management device 33 transmits a registration notification to the own store member list, that is, a registration notification of the hall member, to the mobile terminal 15 possessed by the hall member (S235).

Next, a flow of starting a game by a hall member registered in the own store member list (FIG. 13) (FIG. 18) and a flow of starting a game by a non-app member who is not registered in the management server device 10 (FIG. 19) will be described. do.
(Flow of game start by hall members)
Before the start of the game on the gaming machine 31, the corresponding counting lending unit 2 displays the initial screen of FIG. 8 on the display screen 230 of the touch panel display 23. As described above, this initial screen is a screen including a message display field 23A requesting iris authentication. When the player turns his face to the iris acquisition unit 27 according to the message display field 23A, the counting lending unit 2 acquires the iris information and transmits it to the game hall management device 33 as the player information (S321).

When the game hall management device 33 receives the iris information (player information) from the counting lending unit 2, it collates with the iris information registered in the own store member list (FIG. 13) and identifies the hall member (S331). Then, the game hall management device 33 transmits the deposit balance, the number of stored balls (the number of stored medals), and the like of the hall member to the counting and lending unit 2 (S332).

When the counting lending unit 2 receives information such as the deposit balance and the number of stored balls (number of stored medals) from the game hall management device 33, the touch panel display 23 switches and displays the member screen (FIG. 9), and the deposit balance and the number of stored balls are displayed. (Number of accumulated medals) and the like are displayed (S322). The counting lending unit 2 lends game balls within the range of the deposit balance and the number of stored balls (number of stored medals) (S323).

(Flow of game start by non-app members)
The flow of starting a game by a non-app member who has not been registered in the management server device 10 will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. Similar to the case of the game start flow by the hall member (FIG. 18), in the counting lending unit 2 before the game start, the initial screen of FIG. 8 is displayed on the display screen 230 of the touch panel display 23. As described above, this initial screen is a screen including a message display field 23A requesting iris authentication. When the player turns his face to the iris acquisition unit 27 according to the message display field 23A, the counting lending unit 2 acquires the iris information and transmits it to the game hall management device 33 as the player information (S421).

When the game hall management device 33 receives the iris information (player information) from the counting lending unit 2, it tries to collate with the iris information registered in the own store member list (FIG. 13). If it cannot be collated with any of the registered iris information, the game hall management device 33 confirms that the iris information is that of an unregistered non-hall member (S431). In this case, the game hall management device 33 transmits the iris information (player information) confirmed to belong to the non-hall member to the management server device 10 (S432).

When the management server device 10 receives the iris information of the non-hall member from the game hall side (game hall management device 33), the management server device 10 refers to the application member information in the member list (FIG. 10) and confirms that the information is not registered. A reply to that effect is sent to the playground management device 33 (S411).

When the game hall management device 33 receives from the management server device 10 that it has not been registered, the iris information (player information) transmitted by the counting lending unit 2 in the above step S421 is added to the member list (FIG. 15) on the day. Registration is performed, and a notification to the effect that the member has been registered on the day is sent to the counting lending unit 2 (S433).

When the counting lending unit 2 receives the notification that it has been registered as a member on the day, it displays that fact on the display screen 230 of the touch panel display 23 (S422). When the counting lending unit 2 receives the bills to be inserted by the player, the counting lending unit 2 stores the deposit amount as the deposit balance and lends the game ball according to the operation of the lending button 314 (see FIG. 6) by the player. Execute (S423). In addition, the counting lending unit 2 transmits the possession value information such as the deposit balance and the possession ball to the game hall management device 33 at any time. The game hall management device 33 updates the information on the deposit balance and the number of balls held by the corresponding member on the day in the member list on the day (FIG. 15) based on the ownership value information received from the counting lending unit 2.

The game member management system 1 of this example having the above configuration includes a mobile terminal 15 provided with a player's iris information (identification information) and attribute information input means, a member information registration means, and a member information registration for each game hall. A management server device 10 provided with means, a counting lending unit 2 (game device) capable of acquiring player's iris information, and a game hall management device 33 for storing and managing member information for each game field. It is a system that includes.

In the management server device 10, the iris information (identification information) acquired by the counting lending unit 2, which is an example of the gaming device, is present in the iris information registered in the member list (FIG. 10) by the member information registration means. On the other hand, if it is determined by the player information registration means for each game playground that it does not exist in the iris information registered in the member list for each game playground (Fig. 11), the member information including this iris information is used as the newly registered member information (newly registered member information). Register in the member list by amusement place as new member information by amusement place).

In this game member management system 1, the player registers the member information in the management server device 10 in advance using the mobile terminal 15, and the hall member registration procedure is performed by authentication based on the iris information at each game hall. Can be completed and is very convenient. In addition, the game hall can acquire new members without requiring troublesome procedures for each player who wishes to register as a member, and the burden required for member registration can be significantly reduced.

In this way, the game member management system 1 of this example is a useful system that can reduce the burden of member registration and member management in both the player and the game hall, promote the increase of members, and contribute to the development of the game industry. Is.

In the configuration of this example, iris information, which is an example of biological information, is adopted as the identification information of the player. The iris information is biological information that can identify an individual with high certainty, and can be acquired by photographing the player's eyes. Unlike a game card or the like on which an identification code is recorded, biometric information is less likely to be left behind at home and can be obtained with high certainty from the player himself / herself.

The iris information, which is the biological information used in this example, is a feature amount of the iris pattern of the pupil. Instead of this, the iris image itself may be adopted as the iris information. When using the feature amount of the iris pattern as biological information, the feature amount of the iris pattern may be extracted by a terminal or device for photographing the pupil, such as a mobile terminal 15 or a counting lending unit 2, but the feature amount of the iris pattern may be extracted. It is also possible to transmit the captured image to the management server device 10 or the game hall management device 33, and extract the feature amount of the iris pattern by the transmission destination device.

As biometric information instead of iris information, biometric information based on fingerprints and veins of the face and palm may be adopted. As the biological information of the fingerprint, for example, the arrangement of the maneuver which is the branch point of the ridge can be used as a feature amount, but the fingerprint image itself may be used. As the biometric information of the face, for example, the contour of the face, the arrangement of parts, and the like can be used as feature quantities, but the image of the face itself may be used. As the biological information of the vein, the pattern of the blood vessel or the like can be used as a feature amount, but the image of the palm in which the vein is reflected may be used.

The biometric information of the iris and face can be acquired touchlessly, and there is an advantage that there is little resistance when the player uses it. While fingerprints and vein biometric information require a touch, they have the advantage that they can be obtained with high certainty by touching them with a finger or hand.

The biological information may be at least one of iris, fingerprint, vein and face, but may be used in combination. For example, by combining iris authentication and fingerprint authentication, it is possible to expect an improvement in authentication accuracy and an improvement in the authentication possibility of a player wearing sunglasses, gloves, or the like. For example, when authenticating a player wearing either sunglasses or gloves, the player can be authenticated by either iris authentication or fingerprint authentication.

As the identification information of the player, the identification information of the mobile terminal possessed by the player may be adopted. Further, at the time of authentication, it is also good to use the identification information of the mobile terminal together with the biometric information. In this case, the security and certainty of authentication can be improved. For example, authentication of biological information such as a face may become unstable due to changes due to aging or the like. By combining the identification information of the mobile terminal, the player can be authenticated with high certainty even if the biometric information changes.

The game field management device 33 in the game member management system 1 is a game value (game value) acquired by a player registered in the game field-specific member list (FIG. 11) by the management server device 10 as a game field-specific member information registration means. The ball) is stored and managed in association with the iris information (identification information) of the player. According to such a configuration, in each game hall, the player's iris information can be used to identify the player's ball. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need for the player to possess a game card or the like in which the identification information is recorded.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. In addition, the following configurations may be appropriately combined and adopted.
The type of data calculated on the playground management device 33 side is not limited to this example. It is possible to calculate various types of data based on the data received from the gaming machine 31 and the counting lending unit 2.

In this example, a so-called payout-type pachinko gaming machine in which a ball is used as a game medium and a ball, which is a game value, is paid out according to a prize is illustrated. The gaming machine may be an enclosed gaming machine that adds and stores the gaming value given to the player as electronic data. Further, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine that uses a ball as a gaming medium, and may be, for example, a slot machine or the like.

Although the specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the examples, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technique included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of claims should not be construed in a limited manner by the composition and numerical values of specific examples. The scope of claims includes technologies that are variously modified, modified, or appropriately combined with the above-mentioned specific examples by utilizing known technologies, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Game member management system 10 Management server device (server device, application distribution means, new member information transmission means, member information receiving means, member information registration means, member information registration means by game hall, identification information authentication means, registration notification means)
15 Mobile terminals (mobile terminal devices, input means, transmission means)
150 Display screen 151 Camera (in-camera)
2 Counting lending unit (game device, identification information acquisition means, temporary registration code display means, identification information transmission means, possession value information acquisition means, possession value information storage means, counting means)
27 Iris acquisition unit 3 In-house system 31 Game machine 33 Game field management device (game signal receiving means, player identification information receiving means, member information receiving means, game data generating means, registration notification means)
35 Free gift exchange terminal (identification information acquisition means, identification information transmission means, ownership value information acquisition means, free gift quantity display means)
37 Settlement machine (identification information acquisition means, identification information transmission means, ownership value information acquisition means, refund means)

Claims (4)

A mobile terminal device possessed by the player and provided with an input means for inputting the identification information of the player and the attribute information including at least the name.
The member information registration means that receives the identification information and the attribute information from the mobile terminal device and registers the member information, and the member information of the player who wishes to register as a member at each game hall is registered as the member information for each game field. A server device equipped with membership information registration means for each amusement park,
A gaming device that is attached to the gaming machine in the amusement park and can acquire the identification information of the player.
A game member management system provided in the game hall, including a game hall management device that receives member information of the game hall for each game hall from the server device and manages the memory.
The server device receives the identification information acquired by the game device, and uses the identification information as the identification information registered in the member information registration means and the identification information registered in the member information registration means for each game hall. When it is collated and it is determined that the identification information is present in the identification information registered in the member information registration means but not in the identification information registered in the member information registration means for each playground, the identification information is present. A game member management system characterized in that the member information including the above is registered as new member information for each game place by the member information registration means for each game place. The game member management system according to claim 1, wherein the player identification information is biometric information of the player. The game member management system according to claim 2, wherein the biometric information is at least one of a player's iris, fingerprint, vein, and face. The game field management device is characterized in that the game value acquired by the player registered by the member information registration means for each game field is stored and managed as the acquired game value associated with the identification information of the player. The game member management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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