JP4485816B2 - Game machine management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine management system for managing performance data of gaming machines.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for predicting the momentum of each gaming machine in advance by simulating momentum information indicating an operating tendency based on the operating state of each gaming machine.
JP 2003-135810 A

  By the way, in the case of Patent Document 1, when a new model is introduced, the introduction effect can be predicted based on the operating state, but the prediction is only a comparison with the entire operation at the present time. The problem remains that the effects cannot be compared under the same conditions. In other words, even if you try to compare the operating status when a new model is introduced, the dates when each model was newly introduced are different, so it is not possible to compare their operations under the same conditions. It is not possible to judge whether or not.

For example, when managing stores of a group in an integrated manner, it is impossible to determine whether each store uses a new model well with the one of Patent Document 1.
As described above, in Patent Document 1, since it was not possible to judge whether each gaming machine can be used well, the model that should be able to increase the operation and increase profits was removed, and where There is a possibility that models that cannot be used well in stores will be introduced as new models.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to determine whether or not a new model introduced by an amusement store can be used well and to be a guideline for selecting a new model. It is to provide a machine management system.

The present invention provides a management means for managing game data of each gaming machine installed in the gaming store, and is a date when each gaming machine is introduced into the gaming shop based on the gaming data managed by the management means. A tabulation unit that tabulates game data for each model every time the unit period elapses based on the introduction date is provided, and game data every time the unit period elapses based on the date of introduction tabulated by the tabulation means, An output means for outputting the change in game data associated with the elapsed period from the introduction date so as to be comparable between the models by outputting the elapsed period from the introduction date in association with each other ;
When the totaling means totals game data for a unit period to which the introduction date belongs, an out indicating the number of balls that have been thrown into and discharged from the gaming machine by one of the game data is a game store Shows how much the unit period has changed compared to the unit period immediately before the unit period, and divides out the entire game store in the unit period by the out of the entire game store in the previous unit period. The previous unit period% calculated by the above is calculated, and when the game unit outputs game data for the unit period to which the introduction date belongs, the new unit is introduced by outputting the game including the previous unit period%. This makes it possible to compare the effects of each model.

According to the invention of claim 1, since the total data is output so that the models can be compared with each other in units of a predetermined period with the date when the gaming machine was introduced to the amusement store, it is as if new models were introduced at the same time. Can be compared under the same conditions, and it can be judged whether the new model is used well .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of the entire system. In FIG. 1, a plurality of models (A, B, C...) Of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game store, and a ballroom lending machine 2 and a terminal machine 3 corresponding to each gaming machine 1. Is installed. The terminal 3 is a management computer installed in a game store for a sales signal output from each inter-ball lending machine 2, an out signal output from each gaming machine 1, a safe signal, a winning signal, a jackpot signal, etc. Equivalent to management means)

  The management computer 4 manages the performance data indicating sales by the stand ball lending machine 2 and the operating state of the gaming machine 1 based on various signals transmitted from the terminal 3. The management computer 4 can be connected to a data server (corresponding to an aggregation means and an output means) 5 via a communication line (for example, the Internet), and transmits the accumulated performance data to the data server 5 at a predetermined timing.

The data server 5 is installed by the general management company of the group store, accumulates the performance data transmitted from the management computer 4 of the group stores nationwide, and creates a predetermined form according to the operation as described later.
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the player receives a pachinko ball rental as a game medium from the daitama ball lending machine 2, a sales signal is transmitted from the daima ball lending machine 2 to the management computer 4, so that the management computer 4 is connected to each gaming machine 1 Sales data will be accumulated. When a player hits a pachinko ball into the gaming machine 1, the pachinko ball is discharged as an out ball, and the pachinko ball is paid out as a safe ball from the gaming machine 1 in accordance with winning or winning. The Thereby, since the out signal and the safe signal are output from the gaming machine 1, the management computer 4 accumulates the operation data of each gaming machine 1.

Then, for example, when the closing operation is performed, the management computer 4 transmits the accumulated sales data and operation data such as operation data to the data server 5 through the communication line in association with the store ID and the model of the gaming machine 1.
The data server 5 accumulates the performance data transmitted from the stores of the group in the whole country every day corresponding to the game store and the model. Accordingly, the data server 5 stores the performance data since the group store was newly opened in order corresponding to the date, the amusement store and the model, so that each amusement store can be analyzed by analyzing the performance data. It is possible to grasp popular models or models with high sales contribution.

By the way, in the pachinko hall, when a new model is sold, it is common to introduce a new model in order to increase the ability to attract customers.
(Model replacement setting)
Now, the person in charge of the general management company makes a model change setting for the data server 5 when the group store changes the model.
2 and 3 show an example of the model replacement setting. In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in order to set the model replacement, in the state where the store where the new model is introduced is selected, the date, model name, and number of units where the store introduces the new model are input. The example of FIG. 2 shows that 20 new models A from 1st to 25th were introduced on May 10, 2003 for the store A. In the example of FIG. This shows that 20 models B from the 26th to the 60th are introduced.

When the model replacement setting as described above is performed, the data server 5 registers the setting, and as shown in FIG. 4, for the store A, the model A is predetermined from May 10, which is the introduction date. The period is totaled in units of one week, and the model B is totaled in units of one week from May 20, which is the introduction date.
The person in charge instructs the data server 5 to create a form when it is desired to grasp the effect of introducing a new model at a specific amusement store. In this case, it is necessary to set a form item and a display period for the data server 5.

In FIG. 5 showing the setting contents of the form item, it is possible to set the form item as out (number of balls out), safe (number of safe balls), difference ball, unit sales, unit gross margin, unit price, unit gross margin, etc. It has become. In FIG. 6 showing the setting contents of the display period, the display period is set to 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 10 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. The cumulative total can be set. In this case, the cumulative data is the cumulative total after the introduction of a new model.
In the examples of FIGS. 5 and 6, the form items are set to output “out”, “unit sales”, “unit gross margin”, “unit price”, and “unit gross margin” over 10 weeks from the introduction date of the new model.

(Type-specific report)
When the display item and the display period are set as described above, for example, when the data server 5 is instructed to create a model-specific form for the store A, the data server 5 checks whether the model replacement setting is registered for the store A. If the model replacement setting is registered, the performance data is aggregated every week based on the introduction date of the corresponding model, and a form is generated and output (displayed or printed) according to the setting item.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a model-specific form output by the data server 5 (data is not shown). In FIG. 7, the form 6 displays a store name selection unit 6a, a floor selection unit 6b, a type selection unit 6c, and an exchange number display unit 6d, and the store, floor, type, and exchange number can be selected. ing. In this case, the type is a seven machine, money, rights, slot, or the like. The number of exchanges is the number of balls that can be exchanged for cash prizes. If you want to compare models with the same number of exchanges, select the number of exchanges (for example, “25 balls”, “33 balls”, etc.). Will do. If the number of exchanges is not specified, all models corresponding to the type will be output.

Further, in the data display unit 6e, corresponding to the model name of the selected type, the actual data of the number of newly introduced models, the first week, the second week, the third week,... The total for each week of out, unit sales, unit gross margin, unit price, and unit is shown, and the average data and total data thereof are shown together.
In this case, regarding the performance data of the first week, the previous week% is specially obtained. The previous week% indicates how much the outage in the first week of the store has changed compared to the previous week due to the introduction of a new model.
% Of previous week = (out of the store in the week of new model introduction / out of the entire store in the previous week) x 100
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If the total number of units is different when the new model is replaced, that is, if the number of the old model and the new model to be replaced is different, the average value of out may be obtained by the following equation.
% Of previous week = (out of the whole store in the week of new model introduction / number of gaming machines in the whole store after introduction of new model) / (out of whole store in the previous week / number of gaming machines in the whole store of the previous week) x 100

Now, when a new model is introduced, out of the whole store usually increases as compared to the previous week, so it is possible to grasp the effect of introducing the new model based on the rate of increase.
Here, in this embodiment, when the data server 5 outputs the result data in a form, the data server 5 outputs it in line with the first week which is the introduction week of the new model. As a result of such a form output, it is possible to output the form under the same conditions as if all models were replaced at the same time, so the performance data of each model can be compared under the same conditions, and the effect of introducing a new model can be achieved. Judgment can be made appropriately. In other words, the occupancy rate of the entire store increases with the introduction of new models, and the previous week% generally exceeds 100%, so the larger the figure, the higher the ability to attract new models. In addition, if there was a model whose percentage in the previous week was lower than other models, the new model was judged to be less popular at the time of introduction, but it was in operation (high out value). If the condition continues for a long time, it can be determined that the model is used well at the store.

  In addition, by comparing the change in sales for each model, it is possible to determine a change in the degree of contribution to the sales of the entire store since the introduction. In other words, the unit sales temporarily increased as a result of the introduction of new models, and usually gradually decreases as the period elapses. It is necessary to consider the introduction of the next new model by judging that the popularity as a model is not sustainable, or to consider the sales method of the model again by judging that the model is not used well .

Furthermore, since the unit price or the gross margin is the unit price or gross margin per pachinko ball, a direct comparison is possible regardless of the number of replacements. In other words, it can be said that the larger the unit price or the gross margin, the greater the contribution to the entire store, even if it is the same out.
As described above, the general management company grasps the effect of the introduction of a new model by comparing the performance data of a predetermined store of a group store with the introduction of the new model, and the store is You can judge whether you are using it well.

(Forms by store)
Although the above-mentioned model-specific forms can grasp the effect of introducing a new model at one store, it is desirable to grasp the effect of introducing a new model for the entire group.
Therefore, the person in charge of the general management company instructs the data server 5 to create a store-specific form in order to grasp the effect of introducing the new model of the entire group.
When the creation of a store-specific form is instructed, the data server 5 creates aggregate data based on the model replacement setting and outputs the form.
8 and 9 show an example of the model replacement setting. In these FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, with a specific model A selected, Store A introduced 20 units on May 1, 2003, and Store B introduced 20 units on May 20, 2003. Show.

When the model replacement setting as described above is performed, as shown in FIG. 10, the data server 5 manages the model A on a weekly basis from May 10th, which is the introduction date, for the store A, As for the store B, the model A is managed on a weekly basis from May 20, the introduction date.
FIG. 11 shows an example of a store-specific form output by the data server 5 (data is not shown). In FIG. 11, in the form 7, a type display section 7a, an exchange number display section 7b, a model name display section 7c, and a data display section 7d are set, and the data display section 7d corresponds to the store name. The same result data as the above-mentioned model-specific forms is output. In this case, the result data is data for each same model in each store.

  Such a form output makes it possible to compare stores for the same model after the introduction of a new model. In other words, even if it is the same model, there are differences in how to use it depending on the store, and even if it is a popular model nationwide, it may not be popular depending on the store. It is possible to determine whether the group stores are well using the new model by comprehensively determining based on the actual result data.

  According to such an embodiment, the data server 5 outputs the result data of the model installed in the store in a state in which the date when the model is introduced is aligned. Unlike the conventional example that only predicts the state in advance, it is possible to compare the effect of introducing a new model, that is, popularity or sales contribution under the same conditions as if the new model was introduced on the same day. By comparing the process since the introduction, it can be judged whether the new model is used well compared with other models.

  In addition, since the results data of a specific model is output in a form with the date when each store in the group introduced the model, the effect of introducing the new model can be compared across the entire group. By comparing the process since the introduction, it is possible to determine whether the group stores are using the new model well compared to other stores.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows.
You may make it output the form which prepared the introduction date of the new model by the management computer 4 installed in the store.
If model data can be acquired from the gaming machine 1, the model replacement setting may be automatically executed by the management computer 4.
When a new machine of the same model is replaced, a mark indicating that the new model is the same model as the old model may be added to the form.
The total data for each week of each form is not limited to the total data for each week as in the embodiment, but may be a cumulative value since introduction into a store as a new model. In this case, the total (average) data from the first week to the Nth week is output to the Nth week column.

The figure which shows the whole system configuration | structure in one Example of this invention. Diagram showing an example of model setting when model replacement is set FIG. 2 equivalent diagram showing a different example A figure showing the total period by model replacement setting The figure which shows an example of the setting of the display item The figure which shows an example of the setting of a display period Diagram showing model-specific forms The figure which shows an example of the store setting at the time of model replacement setting FIG. 8 equivalent diagram showing a different example A figure showing the total period by model replacement setting A diagram showing forms by store

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 4 is a management computer (management means), 5 is a data server (aggregation means, output means), and 6 and 7 are forms.

Claims (1)

A management means for managing game data of each gaming machine installed in the game store;
Based on the game data managed by this management means, a counting means for totaling game data for each model every time a unit period elapses based on the introduction date, which is the date when each gaming machine was introduced to the game store,
The game data associated with the elapsed period from the introduction date is output by associating and outputting the elapsed time from the introduction date to the game data each time the unit period elapses based on the introduction date counted by the aggregation means. Output means for outputting the change in data so that it can be compared between models ,
When the totaling means totals game data for a unit period to which the introduction date belongs, an out indicating the number of balls that have been thrown into and discharged from the gaming machine by one of the game data is a game store Shows how much the unit period has changed compared to the unit period immediately before the unit period, and divides out the entire game store in the unit period by the out of the entire game store in the previous unit period. The previous unit period% required by
The output means, when outputting game data for the unit period to which the introduction date belongs, includes the previous unit period%, so that the effect of introducing the new model can be compared between the models. A gaming machine management system characterized by

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