JP4682087B2 - Point management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a point management apparatus that registers member identification information that can individually identify members registered as store members in each store and manages points in association with the registered member identification information.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, each member stores member attribute information in association with the member identification information of the member registered as a member in each store, and each member is a member of each store. In the member service providing system provided with a management device that stores points of each store owned by the member in association with the member identification information of the member, the member identification information newly registered after the new member registration is performed and the member identification When receiving the attribute information of the member who owns the membership card in which the information is recorded, it is determined whether or not the attribute information (name and e-mail address) matches the already registered attribute information. Then, the member identification information corresponding to the attribute information and the received newly registered member identification information are registered in association with each other and the points of each store are integrated. There.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-296235 (FIG. 7, paragraphs 0061 and 0064)

  However, in the member service providing system shown in Patent Document 1, any point of any store is integrated if the attribute information matches. Therefore, the member service providing system is desired to be used for promoting visits between group stores. I couldn't meet the store's request.

  The present invention has been made based on such a background. The purpose of the present invention is to register member identification information of a member registered as a store member at each store and to associate the member identification information with the registered member identification information. In the point management device for managing points, it is intended to facilitate the visits between group stores.

  The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above problems. The reference numerals used in the description of the best mode for carrying out the invention and the drawings to be described later are appended in parentheses for reference, but the constituent elements of the present invention are not limited to the appended description.

  First, the invention according to claim 1 is member identification information that is specified from a recording medium (member card) issued to a member who has registered as a store member at each store (game hall) and can individually identify the member. Corresponding to (member card ID), member information management means (point member information DB) for managing the points of the owner of the recording medium, and a registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, On the basis of receiving a first registration request including member identification information that can identify unregistered member identification information newly registered in the member information management means from the kiosk terminal 30), the unregistered member identification information is Member identification information that enables identification of the unregistered member identification information while registering in the member information management means, and registered member identification information already registered in the member information management means Registration means (control) for registering the unregistered member identification information in the member information management means in association with the registered member identification information based on receiving the second registration request including identifiable member identification information Unit 52), group setting means (display 54 and input device 55) for setting a plurality of stores as a group store, and member specifying information included in the second registration request If there is no other registered member identification information registered in association with the registered member identification information specified from the store identification of the store corresponding to each of the registered member identification information and the unregistered member identification information While performing the first store specifying process for specifying information (store ID), if there is other registered member identification information, the other registered member identification information, the registered member identification information And a store specifying means (control unit 52) for performing a second store specifying process for specifying store identification information of a store corresponding to each of the unregistered member identification information, and the unregistered specified by the first store specifying process Whether the store identification information of the store corresponding to the member identification information and the store identification information of the store corresponding to the registered member identification information are store identification information of stores belonging to the same group set by the group setting means While performing the first group determination process for determining whether or not, it corresponds to the store identification information of the store corresponding to the unregistered member identification information specified by the second store identification process, and to each registered member identification information A second group determination process for determining whether the store identification information of the store is store identification information of a store belonging to the same group set by the group setting means A group determination unit (control unit 52), and the registration unit determines that the unregistered member identification information belongs to the same group by the first group determination process or the second group determination process. It is registered in the member information management means so that it can be specified that the registered member identification information corresponding to the store is related to the group store, and is registered in the member information management means so that it can be specified that it is related to the group store. Summing means (control unit 52) for summing up each point corresponding to each member identification information, and point use processing for allowing the member to use the summed points summed up by the summing means (the member receives a predetermined service) ( The point management apparatus further includes point use processing means (control unit 52) for performing lottery application processing and product exchange processing.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the point management device (50) according to claim 1, wherein the store of the store corresponding to the unregistered member identification information specified by the store specifying means (control unit 52) It further has a store match determination unit (control unit 52) for determining whether or not the identification information (store ID) matches the store identification information of the store corresponding to the registered member identification information, and the registration unit (control The unit 52) is a point management device characterized in that the unregistered member identification information is not registered on condition that it is determined by the store match determination means to match.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the point management device (50) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) is connected to the existing point management apparatus (50). Based on the reception of an information disclosure request (login request and point confirmation / use request) including member identification information that can specify registered member identification information, the one specified from the member identification information included in the information disclosure request If there is the same group registered member identification information registered in the member information management means (point member information DB) so that it can be specified that the registered member identification information is in a group store relationship, each group store relationship Point information indicating the summed points obtained by summing up the points corresponding to the registered member identification information by the summing means (control unit 52) is returned to the registered terminal. If there is no registered member identification information of the same group, point information return means (control unit 52) for returning point information indicating points corresponding to the one registered member identification information as individual points to the registered terminal. Further, the point management apparatus is characterized by further comprising:

  Further, the invention according to claim 4 is the point management device (50) according to claim 3, wherein the point information return means (control unit 52) is the information disclosure request (login request and point confirmation / use request). ) If there is one registered member identification information specified from the member identification information included in) and other registered member identification information not related to the group store, it corresponds to other registered member identification information not related to the group store The point management device is characterized in that the point information indicating individual points to be returned is returned to the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30).

  The invention according to claim 5 is the point management device (50) according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the point use processing means (control unit 52) performs the first use processing ( A lottery application process) and a second use process (product exchange process), and whether at least one of the first use process and the second use process is permitted to use the points for each group or each store Use processing setting means (display 54 and input device 55) to be set, and the point information return means (control unit 52) indicates the summed points and / or the individual points, and uses processing setting means. The point indicating whether the summed point and / or the individual point can be used for the first use process or the second use process based on the setting by The cement information the registering terminal is a point management system, characterized in that the reply to (PC 6, the mobile phone 7, the card unit 20, the kiosk terminal 30).

  The invention according to claim 6 is the point management device (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the registration means (control unit 52) is the registration terminal (PC6, mobile phone). 7, based on the reception of the member integration request including the plurality of member specifying information capable of specifying each of the plurality of registered member identification information from the card unit 20 and the kiosk terminal 30), the member integration request includes An integration process is performed for associating and registering each registered member identification information specified from a plurality of member specifying information, and the store specifying means (the control unit 52) determines from the plurality of member specifying information included in the member integration request. If there is no other registered member identification information registered in association with each registered member identification information to be identified, store identification information (store ID) of each store corresponding to each registered member identification information is specified. If the other registered member identification information is present, the other registered member identification information and the store identification information of each store corresponding to each of the registered member identification information are specified. A fourth store specifying process is performed, and the group determining means (control unit 52) is configured to select the group setting means (display 54) among the store identification information specified by the third store specifying process or the fourth store specifying process. And the input device 55) determines whether there is store identification information of stores belonging to the same group set by the input device 55), and the registration means determines that there is store identification information belonging to the same group by the group determination means. Each registered member identification information corresponding to each store identification information is registered in the member information management means (point member information DB) so that it can be specified that the registered member identification information is related to the group store. Preparative a point managing device according to claim.

  Further, the invention according to claim 7 is the point management device (50) according to claim 6, wherein the store of the store corresponding to each registered member identification information specified by the store specifying means (control unit 52) It further has a store match determination unit (control unit 52) for determining whether or not the identification information (store ID) matches, and the registration unit (control unit 52) is determined to match by the store match determination unit. The point management apparatus is characterized in that the integration process is not performed on the condition.

  First, according to the point management device according to claim 1, the store corresponding to the unregistered member identification information specified from the member specifying information included in the second registration request is the same group as the store corresponding to the registered member identification information. Since the points corresponding to the unregistered member identification information and the points corresponding to the registered member identification information can be used together only in the same group, it can be used between group stores. Can be promoted at the store. Furthermore, if there is other registered member identification information registered in association with the registered member identification information specified from the member identification information included in the second registration request, it corresponds to the other registered member identification information. Since it is determined whether or not they are in the same group including stores, the member requests to add the points corresponding to the unregistered member identification information and the points corresponding to the other registered member identification information. Need not be transmitted to the point management device.

  According to the point management device of claim 2, the store corresponding to the unregistered member identification information specified from the member specifying information included in the second registration request matches the store corresponding to the registered member identification information. In this case, even when the unregistered member identification information is not registered and the member identified from the unregistered member identification information loses the recording medium, the member's points are not recorded. Since the member points identified from the registered member identification information are not added together, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a member who has lost the recording medium suffers a disadvantage.

  According to the point management device of claim 3, there is the same group registered member identification information registered in association with the one registered member identification information specified from the member specifying information included in the information disclosure request. For example, since the total points obtained by adding the points corresponding to each registered member identification information are returned, the convenience of the members is improved.

  In addition, according to the point management device according to claim 4, the other registered information not related to the group store registered in association with the one registered member identification information specified from the member specifying information included in the information disclosure request. If the member identification information is present, the individual points corresponding to the other registered member identification information are also returned, so that the convenience of the member is improved.

  Further, according to the point management apparatus of the fifth aspect, the member can recognize whether the summed points and / or individual points can be used for the first use process or the second use process.

  Further, according to the point management apparatus according to claim 6, even when a plurality of member identification information is separately registered as point members, the plurality of member identification information can be integrated after the registration. Therefore, the convenience of members is improved.

  Furthermore, according to the point management device according to claim 7, the store corresponding to each registered member identification information specified from the member specifying information included in the member integration request and the corresponding registered member identification information are registered in association with each other. If the store corresponding to the registered member identification information is matched, the integration process is not performed, and the member identified by one registered member identification information loses the recording medium even if the member loses the recording medium. However, since it is not integrated with the member points identified from other registered member identification information that has picked up the recording medium, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a member who has lost the recording medium suffers a disadvantage. it can.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 27A, the point management device 50 according to the present invention points to member identification information (member card ID) that can individually identify members registered as store members in each store (game hall). While registering as a member, points are managed in association with the registered member identification information.

  In the following, as shown in FIG. 1, an example in which a store is a game hall will be described. Here, the game hall includes a plurality of first game halls (game hall A, game hall B,...) And a plurality of second game halls (game hall X, game hall Y,...). The venue is identified by a store ID, which is store identification information capable of individually identifying each game hall (store). The store ID here is an alphabet assigned to each game hall. For example, in the case of a game hall A (also referred to as “A store”), “A” and game hall X (also referred to as “X store”). If so, it is “X”. In addition, the number of 1st game halls and 2nd game halls is not specifically limited.

  In the following, the reader / writer is abbreviated as “R / W”, the database as “DB”, and the step as “S”. Furthermore, in the following, in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A described later, the member card ID, password, and attribute information (at least gender and date of birth) are registered as point members. It is referred to as “already registered (or registered)”, and the fact that they are not registered is referred to as “unregistered”.

  First, the configuration of the point management system 1 including the point management device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the point management system 1 includes a card unit 20 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 10 in the first game hall (A, B,...), And a kiosk terminal installed in the first game hall. 30, a system management device 40 that is installed in the first game hall and can communicate with the card unit 20, a first member management device 100 that can communicate with the card unit 20 and the system management device 40, and a second game hall (X , Y,...), A card unit 20 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 10, a kiosk terminal 30 installed in the second game hall, and a system management installed in the second game hall and capable of communicating with the card unit 20. The device 40 is installed in a card company outside the game hall, and is connected to the system management device 40 of each first game hall, the system management device 40 of each second game hall, and the transfer device 70. And Shin possible point management device 50 consists.

  The point management device 50 includes a personal computer (PC) 6 and a mobile phone 7 which are information terminals owned by members, and a card unit 20 and a kiosk terminal 30 (hereinafter referred to as “registration”) which are store terminals installed in a game arcade. And a terminal collectively), and can communicate with each other via the Internet. These registered terminals can be operated by members. The point management device 50 can also communicate with an encoding information management device 60 installed in the member card encoding mechanism. A second member management device 200 capable of communicating with the card unit 20 is installed in the second game hall.

  The card company that operates the point management system 1 can identify the value of the valuable value for gaming that can be used for gaming (value of first member card ID, remaining card amount, second member card ID, remaining card amount). Is an organization that manages the recording medium (the first member card 4 and the second member card 5). The card company which is the operating organization of the point management system 1 is the first member game registered as a member in the first game hall (A, B,...) As a member of the member management system (first system) operated by the card company. The first member player specifying information (first member ID) for individually specifying the first member player in the card company, and the valuable value specifying information (first member card ID). , Card balance) recorded on the first recording medium (first member card 4), and another member management system (second system) operated by an operating organization (other company) different from the point management system 1 Other members for the purpose of individually identifying the second member player at the operating organization of the other member management system. System member player identification information (other system member ID) and information for individually identifying the second recording medium (second member card 5) in the operating organization of the point management system 1, and the valuable value It is an organization that operates the point management system 1 that manages the second recording medium in which the second recording medium identification information (second member card ID, card balance) that is the specific information is recorded.

  Here, the card unit 20, the kiosk terminal 30, the system management device 40, and the first member management device 100 installed in the first game hall, the card unit 20, the kiosk terminal 30 installed in the second game hall, and The system management device 40, the transfer device 70 installed in the management center, the point management device 50 installed in the card company, and the encoding information management device 60 installed in the member card encoding mechanism are the point management system 1 and members. It is installed and managed by a card company which is an operating organization that operates a management system (first system). On the other hand, the second member management device 200 installed in the second game hall is installed and managed by another company (not shown) that is an operating organization that operates a member management system (second system) different from the point management system 1. Is.

  In this point management system 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, banknotes 2, coins 3, a first member card 4, a second member card 5, a PC 6, and a mobile phone 7 are used.

  The banknote 2 is an example of money, and here, as shown in FIG. 7B, four types of 1000 yen banknote, 2000 yen banknote, 5000 yen banknote, and 10000 yen banknote are used. The coin 3 is also an example of money, and here, two types of coins, 500 yen coins and 100 yen coins, are used. However, when the first member card 4 is received in the card unit 20 or when the second member card 5 is received in the card unit 20 (that is, when a deposit process described later is performed), all denominations When the first member card 4 is not received by the card unit 20 or when the second member card 5 is not received by the card unit 20 (that is, when a visitor ball lending process described later is performed) ) Can use only 1000 yen bills, 500 yen coins, and 100 yen coins.

  The first member card 4 is an example of a recording medium. As shown in FIG. 2A, the first member card 4 is issued to a member who has registered as a store member at each store (here, the first amusement hall). First member identification information (first member card ID and first member ID) that can identify member identification information (first member card ID) that can be individually identified is magnetically or electrically recorded, and Second member specifying information (first member card ID and first member ID) capable of specifying member identifying information is recorded so as to be visible. The first member card 4 is also an example of the first recording medium, and is a member of a member management system (here, the first system) operated by the same operating organization (here, a card company) as the point management system 1. A first member issued to a first member player who has registered as a member in one amusement hall (A, B,...), And for individually identifying the first member player at the operating organization of the point management system 1 Player identification information (first member ID) and valuable value identification information (here, the first member card ID) that can specify the magnitude of the valuable value for gaming (here, the remaining card amount) that can be used for gaming on the gaming machine , Card balance).

  The first member card 4 is a rectangular thin plastic plate, and the first member card ID and the first member ID, which are second member identification information, are recorded in a display area 4a formed on the surface so as to be visible. The first member card ID, which is the first member identification information, and the first member ID and the remaining amount of the card are electrically recorded on the IC chip 4b mounted inside (printed here). This is an IC / magnetic hybrid card in which the first member ID, which is the first member identification information, is magnetically recorded by the magnetic stripe 4c formed in the above.

  Here, the first member ID has been issued to the first game arcade where the member management system (first system) operated by the card company is introduced, as shown in FIG. A combination of a number (here, a three-digit number in the 100s) and a number (here, a unique five-digit number) for individually identifying the first member player registered as a member at the first game hall It is ID which consists of. In the first game hall and the card company, the first member player can be individually specified by the first member ID.

  The first member card ID is the store ID (A, B,...) Of the first game hall that issued the first member card 4 and the first member player registered as a member at the first game hall. It is an ID consisting of a combination of numbers for identification (here, unique five-digit numbers). That is, the predetermined location (here, the first character) of the first member card ID includes the store ID of the store that issued the first member card 4. This first member card ID is used to individually identify the first recording medium (first member card 4) and the member possessing the first recording medium in the card company that is the operating organization of the point management system 1. Acts as information. The first member card ID is managed in the balance management DB (FIG. 17A) of the system management device 40 in association with the card balance, which is the magnitude of the game value, so that the game value of the game is stored. It acts as valuable value specifying information whose size can be specified.

  The first member card ID and the first member ID are managed in a one-to-one correspondence in the point management device 50 (see the encoding information DB in FIG. 28A). The first member card ID can be specified from the member ID. That is, the first member card ID and the first member ID are the first member specifying information and the second member specifying information that can specify the first member card ID that is the member identification information, and are the information terminal such as the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7. , The first member card ID and the first member ID recorded in the display area 4a as the second member specifying information are input. In the card unit 20 which is a store terminal, the IC chip 4b is used as the first member specifying information. The kiosk terminal 30 is read as the first member card ID recorded in the display area, and the first member card ID and the first member ID recorded in the display area 4a are input as the second member specifying information. The first member ID recorded on the magnetic stripe 4c as the first member specifying information is read.

  Note that the remaining card amount recorded in the first member card 4 is the magnitude of the game valuable value that can be used for the game, and is also valuable value specifying information that can specify the remaining card amount itself. That is, the first member card ID and the remaining card amount stored in the first member card 4 are valuable value specifying information.

  The first membership card 4 is issued as follows. First, the first member management apparatus 100 accepts the personal identification number desired by the player and the player's attribute information (here, name, address, gender, date of birth, and e-mail address) and performs membership registration. The first member ID recorded in advance on the first member card 4 is read from one of the first member cards 4 delivered to the first game hall from the card company, and the read The first member ID and the accepted personal identification number and attribute information are stored in association with a first member information DB shown in FIG. 17B described later, and transmitted to the point management device 50. The first member card 4 is issued to the player. The password transmitted to the point management device 50 is stored in the encoding information DB shown in FIG. 28A described later in association with the first member ID and the first member card ID. (Name, address, gender, date of birth, and e-mail address) are discarded without being specifically used.

  The second member card 5 is also an example of a recording medium. As shown in FIG. 2B, the second member card 5 is issued to a member who has registered as a store member at each store (here, the second amusement hall). First member identification information (second member card ID and other system member ID) that can identify member identification information (second member card ID) that can be individually identified is magnetically or electrically recorded, and Second member specifying information (second member card ID and other system member ID) capable of specifying member identification information is recorded so as to be visible. The second member card 5 is an example of a second recording medium, and is a second member as a member of another member management system (second system) operated by an operating organization (here, another company) different from the point management system 1. Other issued for the second member player registered as a member in the game hall (game hall X, Y,...) And for individually identifying the second member player in the operating organization of the other member management system. System member player specifying information (other system member ID) and information for individually identifying the second recording medium in the operating organization of the point management system 1, and the second recording medium which is the valuable value specifying information Identification information (second member card ID, remaining card amount) is recorded.

  The second member card 5 is a thin plastic plate having a rectangular shape, and the second member card ID and the other system member ID, which are the second member identification information, are recorded in a display area 5a formed on the surface so as to be visible. The IC chip 5b mounted on the inside electrically records the second member card ID, which is the first member identification information, the other system member ID, and the card balance, and the magnetic formed on the upper part. This is an IC / magnetic hybrid card in which the other system member ID which is the first member specifying information is magnetically recorded by the stripe 5c.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 28A and the like, the other system member ID is for the second game hall that has introduced a member management system (second system) operated by another company different from the card company. A number indicating that it has been issued (here, a three-digit number in the 200s) and a number for uniquely identifying the second member player registered as a member at the second game hall (here, a unique five-digit number) ID) consisting of a combination of numbers. In the second game hall and the other companies, the second member players can be individually specified by the other system member ID.

  In addition, the second member card ID includes the store ID (X, Y,...) Of the second game hall that issued the second member card 5 and the second member player registered as a member at the second game hall. It is an ID consisting of a combination of numbers for identification (here, unique five-digit numbers). That is, the predetermined location (here, the first character) of the second member card ID includes the store ID of the store that issued the second member card 5. This second member card ID is used to individually identify the second recording medium (second member card 5) and the member possessing the second recording medium in the card company that is the operating organization of the point management system 1. Acts as information. Further, since the second member card ID is managed in the balance management DB (FIG. 17A) of the system management device 40 in association with the card balance, which is the magnitude of the game valuable value, It acts as valuable value specifying information whose size can be specified.

  These second member card IDs and other system member IDs are managed in a one-to-one correspondence in the point management device 50 (see the encoding information DB in FIG. 28A). The second member card ID can be specified from the member ID. That is, the second member card ID and the other system member ID are the first member specifying information and the second member specifying information that can specify the second member card ID that is the member identification information, and are the information terminal such as the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7. , The second member card ID recorded in the display area 5a as the second member specifying information and the last four digits of the other system member ID are input. The second member card ID recorded in the IC chip 5b is read, and the last four digits of the second member card ID and other system member ID recorded in the display area 5a are input as the second member specifying information. In the kiosk terminal 30 which is a store terminal, the other system member ID recorded in the magnetic stripe 5c is read as the first member specifying information. .

  Note that the remaining card amount recorded in the second member card 5 is the magnitude of the game valuable value that can be used for the game, and is also valuable value specifying information that can specify the remaining card amount itself. That is, since the second member card ID and the remaining card amount stored in the second member card 5 are both valuable value specifying information, the information of both the second member card ID and the remaining card amount is used as the information. The second recording medium identification information may be used.

  The second membership card 5 is issued as follows. First, when the second member management apparatus 200 receives the player's attribute information (here, the personal identification number, name, address, gender, date of birth, and e-mail address) and performs membership registration, The other system member ID recorded in advance on the second member card 5 is read from one of the second member cards 5 delivered to the two game halls, and the read other system member ID and the acceptance The attribute information thus obtained is stored in association with a second member information DB shown in FIG. 17C to be described later, and the second member card 5 is issued to the player.

  As described above, the first member specifying information is magnetically or electrically recorded on the member card, and the second member specifying information is recorded on the member card so as to be visible. The first member specifying information and the second member specifying information (hereinafter collectively referred to as “member specifying information”) are distinguished according to how information is recorded, and the information itself may be the same. .

  The PC 6 and the mobile phone 7 are examples of a registration terminal operated by a member and an information terminal possessed by the member, and are generally provided with an electronic mail transmission / reception function, an Internet connection function, and the like.

  From this PC 6 and mobile phone 7, it is possible to specify the first registration request including the member specifying information that can specify the unregistered member card ID, the member specifying information that can specify the unregistered member card ID, and the registered member card ID. A second registration request including a member identification information and a member integration request including a plurality of member identification information capable of specifying each of a plurality of registered member card IDs are transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Is done. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a first registration request, a second registration request including contents input from the point member registration screen distributed from the point management device 50 and displayed on the display, And a member integration request is transmitted.

  That is, first as shown in D101 of FIG. 3, the member of the store who sees the poster regarding the registration of the point member posted in each store operates an operation key (not shown) provided on the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7. As shown in D102, when an e-mail is sent to the e-mail address posted on the poster (here, a so-called blank e-mail with no title or content entered), the e-mail is pointed via the Internet. It is transmitted to the management device 50. The point management device 50 that has received the e-mail returns an e-mail including a URL for displaying the point member registration screen to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 that is the transmission source of the e-mail.

  In the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 that has received the e-mail, the contents of the e-mail are displayed on the display as shown in D103. In D103, when the member operates the operation key and clicks the displayed URL, a point member registration screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management device 50 sends the PC 6 or A menu screen shown in D104 is distributed to the mobile phone 7 and displayed on the display. In D104, a “point member registration” button, an “integrated registration” button, and a “group store list” button are displayed as buttons for selecting a menu.

  In D104, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “point member registration” button, the fact that the point member registration has been selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point The screen shown in D105 is distributed from the management device 50 to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 and displayed on the display. In D105, “initial registration” button and “additional registration” button are displayed as buttons for selecting the type of point member registration.

  In D105, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “initial registration” button, the fact that the initial registration is selected is transmitted to the point management apparatus 50 via the Internet, and the point management apparatus The screen shown in D106 to D108 is distributed and temporarily stored from 50 to the PC 6 or the cellular phone 7, and the screen shown in D106 is first displayed on the display. In D106, a “first member card” button and a “second member card” button are displayed as buttons for selecting the type of member card to be registered as a point member.

  In D106, when the member who owns the first member card 4 operates the operation key and operates the "first member card" button, the stored screen shown in D107 of FIG. 4 is displayed on the display. Is done. In D107, for the first member card 4 to be registered, a first member card ID, a password at the time of registration, a first member ID, a gender, and a date of birth are displayed.

  In D107, the member who owns the first member card 4 operates the operation key, and the first member card ID that is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area 4a of the first member card 4 is displayed. And the first member ID, the PIN registered when the first member card 4 is issued, the gender and date of birth of the member's attribute information, and the “registration” button is operated, the input A first registration request including the first member card ID, the first member ID, the attribute information, and the password is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  On the other hand, when the member who owns the second member card 5 operates the operation key and operates the “second member card” button in D106, the stored screen shown in D108 of FIG. 4 is displayed on the display. Is displayed. In D108, for the second member card 5 to be registered, the second member card ID, the password to be registered, the last four digits of the other system member ID, the gender, and the date of birth are displayed. The reason for requesting the last 4 digits instead of all the digits of the other system member ID is that the entry of all digits is difficult for the member and there is a high possibility that the entry will be wrong, but the last 4 digits coincide. This is because the probability of checking is quite low, and is sufficient as the number of digits to be checked.

  In D108, the member who owns the second member card 5 operates the operation key, and the second member card ID that is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area 5a of the second member card 5 is displayed. And the last four digits of the other system member ID, the password desired to be registered (may be different from the password registered when the second member card 5 is issued), and the gender and year of birth as attribute information of the member When the user enters the month and date and operates the “Register” button, the first registration request including the input second member card ID, the last four digits of the other system member ID, the attribute information, and the password is sent to the Internet. To the point management device 50.

  The first registration request transmitted from the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 includes the second member specifying information entered by visually observing the member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5) registered by the member. . The attribute information included in the first registration request is not personal information that can specify an individual, such as a name or an e-mail address, but is attribute information that cannot specify an individual. Here, gender and date of birth are used. It is. In this way, by requesting registration of only attribute information that cannot identify an individual, a member who does not like registration of personal information can reduce resistance when registering as a point member, and the questionnaire and event information described later Can be effectively extracted from the point management device 50.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “additional registration” button in D105, the fact that the additional registration is selected is transmitted to the point management apparatus 50 via the Internet, The screens shown in D110 to D113 in FIG. 4 are distributed and temporarily stored from the point management device 50 to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, and the screen shown in D110 is first displayed on the display. In D110, for a registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5), a member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) and registered password input field. Is displayed.

  In D110, the member operates the operation key to input the member card ID, which is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area of the registered member card, and the registered personal identification number. When the "" button is operated, the entered membership card ID and password are temporarily stored, and the stored screen shown at D111 is displayed on the display. The screen shown in D111 is the same as D106.

  In D111, when the member who owns the first member card 4 operates the operation key and operates the “first member card” button, the stored screen shown in D112 is displayed on the display. In D112, for the first member card 4 to be registered, a first member card ID, a password at the time of registration, and an input field for the first member ID are displayed.

  In D112, the member who owns the first member card 4 operates the operation key, and the first member card ID that is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area 4a of the first member card 4 is displayed. When the “register” button is operated by inputting the first member ID and the password registered when the first member card 4 is issued, the member card ID and the password stored in D110 are included. The second registration request including the first member card ID, the first member ID, and the password entered in D112 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  On the other hand, when the member who owns the second member card 5 operates the operation key and operates the “second member card” button in D111, the stored screen shown in D113 is displayed on the display. . In D113, for the second member card 5 to be registered, the second member card ID, the password to be registered, and the last four digits of the other system member ID are displayed.

  In D113, the member who owns the second member card 5 operates the operation key, and the second member card ID, which is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area 5a of the second member card 5, is displayed. And enter the last 4 digits of the other system member ID and the password you wish to register (may be different from the password registered when the second membership card 5 is issued) and operate the “Register” button The second registration request including the membership card ID stored in D110 and the personal identification number, the second membership card ID input in D113, the last four digits of the other system member ID, and the personal identification number, It is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  In the second registration request transmitted from the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, the second member specifying information entered by visually observing the registered membership card (the first membership card 4 or the second membership card 5) by the member; Second member specifying information entered by visually observing a member card to be registered is included, thereby including a plurality of member specifying information.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “integrated registration” button in D104, the fact that the integrated registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. The screen shown in D120 to D121 of FIG. 5 is distributed and temporarily stored from the point management device 50 to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, and the screen shown in D120 is first displayed on the display. In D120, for the first registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5), the member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) and the registered password A number entry field appears.

  In D120, the member operates the operation key to input the member card ID, which is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area of the first registered member card, and the registered password. When the “Register” button is operated, the entered member card ID and password are temporarily stored, and the stored screen shown at D121 is displayed on the display. In D121, for the second registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5), the member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) and the registered password A number entry field appears.

  In D121, the member operates the operation key to input the member card ID, which is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area of the second registered member card, and the registered personal identification number. When the “Register” button is operated, the member integration request including the membership card ID and the password stored in D120 and the membership card ID and the password entered in D121 is pointed via the Internet. It is transmitted to the management device 50.

  In D121, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “third sheet” button, the screen shown in D121 is displayed again on the display, and the member card ID and password for the third registered member card are displayed. When the number is input and the “Register” button is operated, a member integration request further including the member card ID and password entered in D121 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  In the member integration request transmitted from the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, the second member identification is entered by the member visually observing the first registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5). The information and the second member specifying information input by visually observing the second registered member card are included, thereby including a plurality of member specifying information. In the case where three member cards are integrated, second member specifying information that the member inputs by visually observing the third card is further included.

  Further, a group store list request including a member card ID is transmitted from the PC 6 and the mobile phone 7 to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Specifically, in D104 of FIG. 3, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “group store list” button, the fact that the group store list has been selected is notified to the point management device 50 via the Internet. The screen shown in D130 of FIG. 6 is distributed from the point management device 50 to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 and displayed on the display. In D130, an input field for a member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) is displayed for a registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5).

  In D130, when the member operates the operation key, inputs the member card ID which is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area of the member card, and operates the “search” button, the input member A group store list request including a card ID is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. In response to this group store list request, the screen shown in D131 (group store list) is distributed from the point management device 50 to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, which will be described later.

  When the “menu” button is operated on each of the screens shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a menu display request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management device 50 transmits the PC 6 or the mobile phone. 7, the menu screen shown in D104 is distributed and displayed on the display.

  Further, when the point member exclusive screen display mode is executed from the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, a login screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Also, from the PC 6 and the mobile phone 7, the member card ID registered as a point member entered on the login screen (see D400 in FIG. 45) distributed from the point management device 50 in response to the login screen distribution request. And a login request including the password are transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Here, the login request is a part of an information disclosure request and a confirmation request described later. The member card ID included in the login request may be any member card ID registered in association with the point member.

  Further, the PC 6 and the mobile phone 7 request point confirmation / use in accordance with the operation of each button shown on the menu screen (see D401 in FIG. 45) distributed from the point management device 50 in response to the login request. , A registration information update request, a group store list request, a group store additional information request, a questionnaire request, an event information request, a winning information request, and a member integration processing request are transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. The Here, the point confirmation / use request, the registration information update request, the group store list request, and the group store additional information request are part of the information disclosure request described later. The questionnaire request, the event information request, and the winning information request are This is a part of a confirmation request to be described later. In response to these requests, the screens shown in FIGS. 45 to 47 are distributed from the point management device 50 to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, which will be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 is an example of a gaming machine, and is provided corresponding to the card unit 20, and plays a game by driving a pachinko ball as a gaming medium into the gaming area. This is a so-called CR-type pachinko machine in which signals relating to the lending of pachinko balls are exchanged with the corresponding card unit 20 to perform ball lending processing (visitor ball lending processing and membership card ball lending processing described later). . The pachinko machine 10 is installed in accordance with the model of the pachinko machine 10 and the like on a game island (not shown) arranged in the game hall.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a game area, an upper plate, a lower plate, a launching handle, and the like on the front surface thereof, a remaining frequency indicator 14, a ball lending button 15, and a card return. 8 and 9, a game control board 11, a payout control board 12, a ball payout device 13 and the like are provided therein, and these components are shown in FIGS. Are connected as shown.

  The game control board 11 controls the gaming state in the pachinko machine 10. The payout control board 12 is communicably connected to a ball lending communication unit 21b described later of the card unit 20 and controls communication between the pachinko machine 10 and the card unit 20. Thereby, when the ball lending process is performed, signals related to the lending of the pachinko balls are exchanged between the pachinko machine 10 and the card unit 20. The payout control board 12 is connected to the ball payout device 13 and controls the ball payout device 13. Further, the payout control board 12 is also connected to a remaining frequency indicator 14, a ball lending button 15, and a card return button 16. The ball payout device 13 pays out a pachinko ball lent to a player through ball lending processing and a pachinko ball (so-called prize ball) given to the player as a result of the game.

  The remaining number indicator 14 is recorded in the membership card (first membership card 4 in the first game hall, second membership card 5 in the second gaming hall) received by the card R / W 25 of the card unit 20. This is a display for displaying the remaining number corresponding to the remaining card amount. Here, the remaining frequency is the card remaining amount converted at a predetermined ratio (for example, 100 yen = 1 frequency). In this remaining frequency indicator 14, the remaining frequency is displayed by inputting a frequency display signal indicating the remaining frequency from the ball loan communication unit 21b.

  The ball lending button 15 is a button for accepting a ball lending operation for using the remaining card amount recorded on the member card accepted by the card R / W 25 of the card unit 20. When the ball lending button 15 is operated, a lending input signal is input to the ball lending communication unit 21b, and the unit control unit 22 of the card unit 20 detects that the ball lending button 15 is operated by detecting the input. recognize.

  The card return button 16 is for accepting a discharge operation for discharging the member card received by the card R / W 25 of the card unit 20 to the outside of the gaming apparatus. When the card return button 16 is operated, a return input signal is input to the ball lending communication unit 21b, and the unit control unit 22 of the card unit 20 detects that the card return button 16 is operated by detecting the input. The card R / W control unit 26 recognizes and controls the discharge of the member card accepted by the card R / W 25, and the member card is discharged from the card insertion slot 25a and returned to the player. .

  In the pachinko machine 10, the pachinko balls paid out from the ball payout device 13 are supplied to the upper plate, and are driven into the game area by operating the firing handle, thereby playing a game. Then, when the hit pachinko ball wins a winning opening formed in the game area, the pachinko ball is paid out from the ball payout device 13 as a prize ball based on a payout signal issued from the payout control board 12, Supplied to the upper or lower plate. Further, the pachinko machine 10 outputs game information such as a start signal indicating that the inserted pachinko ball has won a start winning opening and a big hit signal indicating that a big hit has occurred.

  Hereinafter, each component of the point management system 1 will be described.

  First, referring to FIGS. 7 to 9, each device (card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30, system management device 40, and first member management device 100) installed in the first game hall, and the second game hall Each device (card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30, system management device 40, and second member management device 200) installed in will be described.

  In the first game hall shown in FIG. 8, the card unit 20 is interactive with the system management device 40 and the first member management device 100 via a hub (not shown), a repeater (not shown), a communication cable, and the like. Each connected device is assigned a local IP address to form a local area network (LAN). In addition, the system management device 40 and the first member management device 100 are connected via a separate communication cable so that relatively high-speed data communication can be performed.

  9, the card unit 20 is connected to both the system management device 40 and the second member management device 200 via a hub (not shown), a repeater (not shown), a communication cable, and the like. The local IP address is assigned to each connected device to form a local area network (LAN).

  The system management device 40 installed in the first game hall and the second game hall can perform two-way data communication with the transfer device 70 installed in the management center via a communication line (here, a dedicated line). In the management center, the transfer device 70 can grasp the sales by the first member card 4 in each first game hall, the error status of the system management device 40 and the card unit 20, and the like. ing.

  Next, the card unit 20 installed in the first game hall will be described. This card unit 20 is an example of a gaming device, and corresponds to the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall (here, adjacent to the left side of the pachinko machine 10) as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. A ball lending process (visitor ball lending process, membership card ball lending process) described later is performed. The card unit 20 is an example of a registration terminal operated by a member and a store terminal installed in a store (game hall). The card unit 20 can be individually identified by the device ID.

  The card unit 20 has a vertically long box shape, and as shown in FIG. 7A, a bill insertion slot 23a, a coin insertion slot 24a, a coin return button 24b, and a touch panel type display are provided on the front surface thereof. 27, a coin return port 24f, a card insertion port 25a, and the like, and as shown in FIG. 7B, a bill validator 23, a unit control unit 22, a member management device communication unit 21a, and a ball loan communication are provided therein. A unit 21b, a coin discriminator 24, a card R / W 25, a card R / W control unit 26, etc. are provided, and these components are connected as shown in FIG.

  The member management device communication unit 21a is communicably connected to a unit communication unit 101a (to be described later) of the first member management device 100 via a hub (not shown), a repeater (not shown), a communication cable, and the like. And controls communication between the card unit 20 and the first member management apparatus 100. The first member ID read by the card R / W 25 is transmitted from the card unit 20 to the relay device, and the game transmitted from the pachinko machine 10 to the relay device in association with the first member ID. By transmitting information (big hit signal, start signal, etc.) to the first member management apparatus 100, the first member management apparatus 100 sets the first member ID to the first member ID as shown in FIG. In association with each other, game information such as the number of jackpots and the number of start times of each first member player can be managed. The ball lending communication unit 21b is connected to the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10 as described above.

  The unit control unit 22 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, and the like, and a processing program stored in the ROM (or EEPROM) is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, so that the card unit 20 includes. Various operations are performed by controlling the operation of each component, and the function thereof will be described later. The device ID is stored in the EEPROM.

  The bill validator 23 is an example of money accepting means, and accepts money. Here, as shown in FIG. 7B, the card R / W 25 does not accept the first member card 4, and In the state where the remaining amount of the card recorded on the first member card 4 received by the card R / W 25 is zero (that is, the state where the member card is not available for lending), the card is inserted and transported from the bill insertion slot 23a. A discriminator that accepts a bill 2 that has been received and identifies which of the four types of bill is the accepted bill 2 (which is not a regular bill unless it is any bill). is there.

  By this identification, if the accepted banknote is a regular banknote 2 (1000 yen banknote, 2000 yen banknote, 5000 yen banknote, 10000 yen banknote), the identification result (payment amount corresponding to the identified banknote 2) is unit controlled. To the unit 22. In addition, the legitimate banknote 2 that has been identified is discharged from the back of the card unit 20 through the banknote passage 23b, and is transported by a banknote transport mechanism (not shown) provided on the game island, and stored in a safe (not shown). To be recovered. In addition, when it identifies that it is not a regular banknote, the accepted banknote 2 is returned from the banknote insertion port 23a.

  The coin discriminator 24 is also an example of a currency accepting unit, and accepts currency. Here, as shown in FIG. 7B, the card R / W 25 does not accept the first member card 4, and When the remaining card amount recorded on the first member card 4 accepted by the card R / W 25 is zero (that is, not in a state where the member card can be lent), The coin 3 conveyed through the passage 24b is received, and the received coin 3 is identified as one of the two types of coins (if it is not any coin, it is identified as not a regular coin). ) Identification machine.

  With this identification, if the accepted coin is a regular coin 3 (100 yen coin, 500 yen coin), the identification result (payment amount corresponding to the identified coin 3) is output to the unit controller 22. The regular coin 3 that has been identified is discharged from the back of the card unit 20 to the outside through the coin passage 24c, and is transported by a coin transport mechanism (not shown) provided on the amusement island to a safe (not shown). To be recovered. The coin return button 24e is a button for accepting a return operation of the coin 3 jammed in the coin passage 24b or the coin discriminator 24, and when the coin return button 24e is operated by the player, the jammed coin 3 becomes a coin. It returns to the coin return port 24f through the passage 24d. In addition, when it identifies that it is not a regular coin, the received coin 3 is returned from the coin return port 24f through the coin channel | path 24d.

  The card R / W 25 is an example of a recording medium accepting unit, and accepts a recording medium (here, the first member card 4 issued at its own store). As shown in FIG. The first member card 4 inserted from the mouth 25a is received, and the first member card ID and the first member ID, which are the first member specifying information recorded on the IC chip 4b of the first member card 4, and the card The remaining amount is read, and based on the membership card ball lending process being performed, the remaining card amount after subtracting the amount used for the member card ball lending process is recorded (written) on the first member card 4 ) The card R / W 25 includes an IC chip R / W corresponding to the first member card 4.

  The card R / W control unit 26 includes a communication unit that performs data transmission / reception with the first member card 4 received by the card R / W 25, a controller that controls the card R / W 25, and the like. As shown in FIG. 8, the card R / W control unit 26 is connected to the unit control unit 22, and can transmit and receive various data to and from the unit control unit 22.

  The card R / W control unit 26 includes a system management device communication unit 26a. The system management device communication unit 26a is connected to the unit communication unit 41a of the system management device 40 via a hub, a repeater, a communication cable, and the like, and performs data communication between the card unit 20 and the system management device 40. Implementation is possible. The information transmitted from the card R / W control unit 26 includes a device ID stored in the EEPROM of the unit control unit 22 so that the transmission source of the information can be specified.

  Here, when the first member card ID and the remaining card amount are read from the first member card 4 by the card R / W 25, the system management device communication unit 26a reads the first member card ID as shown in FIG. A license request including a 1 member card ID and a remaining card amount is transmitted to the system management device 40 (S32), and a verification result of the first member card ID and the remaining card amount is received from the system management device 40. is there.

  Further, when the visitor ball lending process is performed by the unit control unit 22, the system management device communication unit 26 a uses the amount used for the visitor ball lending process (that is, the amount of money received here) as the system. This is transmitted to the management device 40. The amount transmitted here (the amount used for the visitor ball lending process) is managed by the system management device 40 in association with each device ID.

  Further, when the unit control unit 22 performs the membership card ball lending process, the system management device communication unit 26a, as shown in FIG. 19 described later, reads the first member card ID and the member card ball lending. The usage amount, which is the remaining amount of the card used for processing, is transmitted to the system management device 40 (S52).

  When the depositing process is performed by the unit control unit 22, the system management apparatus communication unit 26a, as shown in FIG. 18 described later, receives the read first member card ID and the deposit provided for the depositing process. The amount is sent to the system management device 40 (S12).

  The touch panel type display 27 protrudes from the front surface of the card unit 20 and has a message display area 27a for displaying various information and various inputs so as to be suitable for a player playing a game with the corresponding pachinko machine 10. And an operation key display area 27b for receiving. In the message display area 27a of the display 27, although not shown, the first member management is associated with the first member ID of the first member card 4 while the card R / W 25 accepts the first member card 4. Even if the game information (individual game information) managed by the device 100 can be browsed and the card R / W 25 does not accept the first member card 4, game information other than personal game information or television The image can be viewed.

  Here, the function of the unit controller 22 will be described. First, the unit controller 22 performs visitor ball lending processing using the deposit amount. Specifically, the bill 2 or the coin 3 is received by the bill discriminator 23 or the coin discriminator 24 in a state where the first member card 4 is not received by the card R / W 25, and the money that has been received and identified. Is less than a predetermined amount (here, 1000 yen), the deposit amount is stored in the RAM of the unit control unit 22 as a deposit balance, and a signal related to pachinko ball lending with the pachinko machine 10 is stored. The exchange is performed, and a process of paying out pachinko balls corresponding to the deposit amount from the pachinko machine 10 is performed. Thereby, even a visitor player who does not own the first member card 4 can receive a pachinko ball and play a game with the pachinko machine 10.

  The unit control unit 22 performs membership card ball lending processing using the remaining card amount. Specifically, when the membership card use permission information is received, the membership card can be lent and when the lent button 15 is operated and a lending input signal is input, it is recorded on the first membership card 4. Comparing the remaining card amount with a preset ball lending amount (for example, 500 yen), and if the remaining card amount is equal to or more than the ball lending set amount, the payout control board pays out the pachinko balls corresponding to the ball lending set amount. 12, the payout control board 12 performs the payout of the pachinko balls for the number of times indicated by the ball payout device 13. On the other hand, if the remaining card amount is less than the ball lending set amount, the payout control board 12 is instructed to pay out the pachinko balls with the frequency corresponding to the remaining card amount, and the payout control board 12 receives the pachinko balls for the instructed frequency. The payout is performed by the ball payout device 13.

  The unit control unit 22 performs a deposit process for the first member card 4. Specifically, when the banknote 2 or the coin 3 is received by the banknote discriminator 23 or the coin discriminator 24 in a state where the first member card 4 having a card balance of zero is received by the card R / W 25, A process of recording the received and identified money amount on the first member card 4 by the card R / W control unit 26 and the card R / W 25 as a remaining card amount is performed.

  Further, the unit control unit 22 sends a point member registration screen distribution request to the card R / W control unit 26 and the system management device communication unit 26a of the card unit 20, and a unit communication unit 41a, which will be described later of the system management device 40. The data is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the control unit 42 and the external communication unit 41d via the Internet (hereinafter simply referred to as “via the Internet”).

  The unit control unit 22 is an example of a first registration request transmission unit, and sends a first registration request including member specifying information that can specify an unregistered member card ID to the point management device 50 via the Internet. To be sent. The unit control unit 22 is an example of a second registration request transmitting unit, and issues a second registration request including member specifying information that can specify an unregistered member card ID and member specifying information that can specify an already registered member card ID. The data is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Further, the unit control unit 22 is an example of a member integration request transmission unit, and sends a member integration request including a plurality of member specifying information capable of specifying each of a plurality of registered member card IDs via the Internet to a point management device. 50 is transmitted. Specifically, the member card ID which is the first member specifying information read by the card R / W 25 and the menu display area 27a of the display 27 which is distributed from the point management device 50 as shown in FIGS. The first registration request, the second registration request, and the member integration request including the contents input on the point member registration screen displayed in (1) are transmitted.

  That is, in the card unit 20 installed in the first game hall, the operation key display area in a state where the member inserts the first member card 4 issued at the store into the card R / W 25 into the card R / W 25. When the point member registration mode is executed by operating the operation key 27b, the point member registration screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the card unit is sent from the point management device 50 to the card unit. 20, the menu screen indicated by D <b> 200 shown in FIG. 10 is distributed and displayed on the display 27. The menu screen shown in D200 is the same as D104.

  In D200, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “point member registration” button, the fact that the point member registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point The screen shown in D201 is distributed from the management device 50 to the card unit 20 and displayed on the display 27. In D201, as a button for selecting the type of point member registration, “this member card” button for selecting initial registration for the inserted first member card 4 and the first member card 4 “Other Member Card” button for selecting additional registration for another member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5) is displayed.

  In D201, when the member operates the operation key to operate the “this member card” button, the fact that the initial registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management is performed. The screen shown in D202 is distributed from the device 50 to the card unit 20 and displayed on the display 27. In D202, the first member card ID read by the card R / W 25 from the IC chip 4b of the inserted first member card 4 (that is, the first member card 4 to be registered) is displayed and the password at the time of registration is displayed. The number, gender, and date of birth fields are displayed.

  In D202, the member operates the operation key to input the personal identification number registered when the first member card 4 is issued, the gender and date of birth of the member's attribute information, and the “Register” button. Is operated, the first member card ID which is the first member identification information read from the IC chip 4b of the first member card 4 by the card R / W 25 and the first member ID read from the IC chip 4b by the card R / W 25 are the same. A first registration request including the member ID, the input attribute information, and the password is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. That is, the first registration request transmitted from the card unit 20 includes the first member specifying information read from the first member card 4 to be registered.

  In D201 of FIG. 10, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “other member card” button, the inserted member card is usually registered, and the inserted member card and Is a case where another member card is additionally registered, the fact that the additional registration has been selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management device 50 sends the card unit 20 to the card unit 20. 11 are delivered and temporarily stored, and the screen shown in D210 is first displayed on the display 27. FIG. In D210, the member card ID read by the card R / W 25 from the IC chip of the inserted member card (that is, the registered member card) is displayed, and an input field for the registered personal identification number is displayed. .

  In D210, when the member operates the operation key, inputs the registered password, and operates the “Register” button, the first read from the IC chip 4b of the first member card 4 by the card R / W 25 is used. The first member card ID, which is member identification information, and the entered password are temporarily stored, and the stored screen shown in D211 is displayed on the display 27. The screen shown in D211 is the same as D106 and D111.

  In D211, when a member who owns the first member card 4 different from the inserted first member card 4 operates the operation key and operates the “first member card” button, the memory is stored. The screen shown at D212 is displayed on the display 27. The screen shown in D212 is the same as D112.

  In D212, the first member is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area 4a of the first member card 4 different from the inserted first member card 4 when the member operates the operation key. When the “register” button is operated by inputting the card ID and the first member ID and the personal identification number registered when the first membership card 4 is issued, the membership card ID and personal identification number stored in D210 are entered. In addition, a second registration request including the first member card ID, the first member ID, and the password entered in D212 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  On the other hand, when the member who owns the second member card 5 operates the operation key and operates the “second member card” button in D211, the stored screen of D213 is displayed on the display 27. The The screen shown in D213 is the same as D113.

  In D213, when the member operates the operation key, the second member card ID which is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area 5a of the second member card 5 and the last four digits of the other system member ID are displayed. When the user enters a personal identification number desired to be registered (which may be different from the personal identification number registered when the second membership card 5 is issued) and operates the “registration” button, the membership card ID stored in the D110 is stored. , And the second registration request including the second membership card ID input in D213, the last four digits of the other system member ID, and the personal identification number are sent to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Sent.

  In the second registration request transmitted from the card unit 20, the first member specifying information read from the member card to be registered and the member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5) registered by the member are visually checked. The second member specifying information inputted in this way is included, and thereby a plurality of member specifying information is included.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “integrated registration” button in D200, the fact that the integrated registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, The screens indicated by D220 to D221 in FIG. 12 are distributed and temporarily stored from the point management device 50 to the card unit 20, and first, the screen indicated by D220 is displayed on the display 27. In D220, the membership card ID read by the card R / W 25 from the IC chip of the inserted membership card (that is, the registered membership card) is displayed, and an input field for the registered personal identification number is displayed. .

  In D220, when the member operates the operation key, inputs the registered password and operates the “Register” button, the first member specifying information read by the card R / W 25 from the IC chip of the member card is used. A certain membership card ID and the entered password are temporarily stored, and the stored screen shown in D221 is displayed on the display 27. The screen shown in D221 is the same as D121.

  In D221, the member operates the operation key to input the member card ID, which is the second member specifying information displayed in the display area of the second registered member card, and the registered password. When the “Register” button is operated, the member integration request including the member card ID and password stored in D220 and the member card ID and password input in D221 is pointed via the Internet. It is transmitted to the management device 50.

  In D221, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “third sheet” button, the screen shown in D221 is displayed again on the display 27, and the member card ID and the third registered member card are displayed. When the password is entered and the “Register” button is operated, a member integration request further including the membership card ID and the password entered in D221 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  The member integration request transmitted from the card unit 20 includes the first member identification information read from the registered member card that has been inserted and the member's second registered member card (first member card 4 Alternatively, the second member specifying information entered by visually observing the second member card 5) is included, and thereby, a plurality of member specifying information is included. In the case where three member cards are integrated, second member specifying information that the member inputs by visually observing the third card is further included.

  The card unit 20 transmits a group store list request including the member card ID to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Specifically, in D200 of FIG. 10, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “group store list” button, the first member read by the card R / W 25 from the IC chip of the inserted member card. A group store list request including a member card ID as specific information is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. In response to this group store list request, the screen (group store list) shown in D131 is delivered from the point management device 50 to the card unit 20.

  When the “menu” button is operated on each screen shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a menu display request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management device 50 sends the card unit 20 to the card unit 20. On the other hand, the menu screen shown in D200 is distributed and displayed on the display.

  Further, when the point member exclusive screen display mode is executed from the card unit 20, a login screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Also, the card unit 20 distributes from the point management device 50 in response to the member card ID which is the first member identification information read from the IC chip of the inserted member card by the card R / W 25 and the login screen distribution request. A login request including the registered password entered on the login screen has been transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Here, the login request is a part of an information disclosure request and a confirmation request described later.

  Further, from the card unit 20, a point confirmation / use request and registration are made in response to the operation of each button shown on the menu screen (see D401 in FIG. 45) distributed from the point management device 50 in response to the login request. An information update request, a group store list request, a group store additional information request, a questionnaire request, an event information request, a winning information request, and a member integration processing request are transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Here, the point confirmation / use request, the registration information update request, the group store list request, and the group store additional information request are part of the information disclosure request described later. The questionnaire request, the event information request, and the winning information request are This is a part of a confirmation request to be described later. In response to these requests, the screens shown in FIGS. 45 to 47 are distributed from the point management device 50 to the card unit 20, which will be described later.

  Next, the card unit 20 installed in the second game hall will be described. The card unit 20 installed in the second game hall is the same as the card unit 20 installed in the first game hall, but the card unit 20 installed in the first game hall is the following four points. And different.

  First, the card R / W 25 serving as a recording medium receiving means receives the second member card 5 issued at its own store as a recording medium, instead of the first member card 4, as shown in FIG. As shown in (b), the second member which is the first member specifying information recorded in the IC chip 5b of the second member card 5 is received by receiving the second member card 5 inserted from the card insertion slot 215a. The card remaining amount after subtracting the amount used for the member card ball lending process based on the card card and other system member ID and the card remaining amount being read and based on the fact that the member card ball lending process was performed. It is recorded (written) on the second member card 5.

  Also, as a second point, the other system member ID read by the card R / W 25 is transmitted from the member management device communication unit 21a to the repeater, and the pachinko machine 10 is associated with the other system member ID. The game information (a jackpot signal, a start signal, etc.) transmitted to the repeater from is transmitted to the second member management device 200, so that the second information as shown in FIG. The member management device 200 can manage game information such as the number of big hits and the number of start times of each second member player in association with the other system member ID.

  As a third point, in the message display area 27a of the display 27, although not shown, the card R / W 25 is associated with another system member ID of the second member card 5 in a state where the second member card 5 is received. The game information (individual game information) managed by the second member management device 200 can be browsed, and even if the card R / W 25 does not accept the second member card 5, Can view game information and TV images.

  Furthermore, as a fourth point, the unit control unit 22 functioning as the registration request transmitting unit transmits the following first registration request to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  That is, in the card unit 20 installed in the second game hall, the operation key display area in a state where the member inserts the second member card 5 issued at the store into the card R / W 25 into the card R / W 25. When the point member registration mode is executed by operating the operation key 27b, the point member registration screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the card is sent from the point management device 50 to the card. The menu screen indicated by D200 shown in FIG. 10 is distributed to the unit 20 and displayed on the display 27. The menu screen shown in D200 is the same as D104.

  In D200, when the member operates the operation key and operates the “point member registration” button, the fact that the point member registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point The screen shown in D201 is distributed from the management device 50 to the card unit 20 and displayed on the display 27. In D201, as a button for selecting the type of point member registration, “this member card” button for selecting initial registration for the inserted second member card 5, and the second member card 5 “Other Member Card” button for selecting additional registration for another member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5) is displayed.

  In D201, when the member operates the operation key to operate the “this member card” button, the fact that the initial registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management is performed. The screen shown in D203 is distributed from the device 50 to the card unit 20 and displayed on the display 27. In D203, the second member card ID read by the card R / W 25 from the IC chip 5b of the inserted second member card 5 (that is, the second member card 5 to be registered) is displayed and the password to be registered. , Gender, and date of birth fields are displayed.

  In D203, the member operates the operation key, and the password desired to be registered (may be different from the password registered when the second member card 5 is issued) and the gender which is the attribute information of the member When the “registration” button is operated after inputting the date of birth and the date of birth, the same as the second member card ID which is the first member identification information read from the IC chip 5b of the second member card 5 by the card R / W 25 A first registration request including the other system member ID read from the IC chip 5b by the card R / W 25, the input attribute information, and the personal identification number is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. . That is, the first registration request transmitted from the card unit 20 includes the first member specifying information read from the second member card 5 to be registered.

  Note that when the “other member card” button is operated in D201, the “integrated registration” button is operated in D200, and the “group store list” button is operated in D200, the first game It is the same as the card unit 20 installed in the field.

  Next, the kiosk terminal 30 installed in the first game hall and the second game hall will be described. The kiosk terminal 30 is an example of a registration terminal operated by a member and a store terminal installed in a store (game hall), and is a computer having an Internet connection function. The kiosk terminal 30 is provided at a predetermined location (for example, in the vicinity of a prize exchange counter) in the first game hall, and has an L-shaped housing as shown in FIG. A display 34 is provided on the front of the vertical part of the body, an operation key 35 is provided on the upper surface of the horizontal part of the case, a card insertion slot 33a is provided on the front, and an external communication unit 31, a control unit 32, and a card R / W143 is provided, and each of these components is connected as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 13B, the external communication unit 31 is connected to the Internet so as to be communicable, and performs communication between the kiosk terminal 30 and the point management device 50 connected via the Internet. It is something to control. The control unit 32 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. When the processing program stored in the ROM is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, the operation of each component included in the kiosk terminal 30 is performed. Various types of processing are performed under control, and their functions will be described later.

  The card reader 33 is an example of a recording medium accepting unit, and accepts recording media (here, the first member card 4 and the second member card 5), and the first member card 4 inserted from the card insertion slot 33a. Is received, the first member ID which is the first member identification information recorded on the magnetic stripe 4c of the first member card 4 is read, and the second member card 5 inserted from the card insertion slot 33a is received. The other system member ID which is the first member specifying information recorded on the magnetic stripe 5c of the second member card 5 is read. This card reader 33 can accept a membership card of the own store or a membership card of another store.

  Here, the card reader 33 receives a plurality of membership cards to be integrated and reads the first member identification information recorded on the received membership card. When the card is received, the first member identification information recorded on the member card is read, the input relating to the member card is completed, and a “register” button described later is operated, the first member card is When the second member card is received, the first member identification information recorded on the member card is read, the input relating to the member card is completed, and the “Register” button is operated, Eject the first member card.

  The display 34 displays various information (for example, a liquid crystal display), and the operation key 35 receives various inputs.

  Here, the control unit 32 transmits a point member registration screen distribution request to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  The control unit 32 is an example of a first registration request transmission unit, and transmits a first registration request including member specifying information that can specify an unregistered member card ID to the point management device 50 via the Internet. To do. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the first member ID includes a member ID (first member ID or other system member ID) which is first member identification information read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card to be registered. The registration request A is transmitted, and the first member ID includes the member card ID transmitted from the point management device 50 in response to the first registration request A, the read member ID, and the input attribute information and password. A registration request is sent. That is, the first registration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 is transmitted in two parts, the first registration request A and the first registration request.

  The control unit 32 is an example of a second registration request transmission unit, and a second registration request including member specifying information that can specify an unregistered member card ID and member specifying information that can specify an already registered member card ID. This is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the member ID (first member ID or other system member ID) that is the first member specifying information read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the registered member card is included. 2 A registration request A is transmitted, and a second registration request B including a member ID, which is first member identification information read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card to be registered, is transmitted, and the first registration request The member card ID transmitted from the point management device 50 in response to A, the read member ID, and the input password, and the member transmitted from the point management device 50 in response to the first registration request B A second registration request including the card ID, the read member ID, and the entered password is transmitted. That is, the second registration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 is transmitted in three times, the second registration request A, the second registration request B, and the second registration request.

  Further, the unit control unit 22 is an example of a member integration request transmission unit, and sends a member integration request including a plurality of member specifying information capable of specifying each of a plurality of registered member card IDs via the Internet to a point management device. 50 is transmitted. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, when two registered member cards are integrated, the first member identification read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the first registered member card The member integration request A including the member ID (first member ID or other system member ID) as information is transmitted, and the first member identification read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the second registered member card The member integration request B including the member ID as information is transmitted, and the member card ID transmitted from the point management device 50 in response to the member integration request A, the read member ID, and the input attribute information And the personal identification number, the member card ID transmitted from the point management device 50 in response to the member integration request B, the read member ID, and the input Members integration request including the personal identification number is sent. That is, when two registered member cards are integrated, the member integration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 is transmitted in three parts: a member integration request A, a member integration request B, and a member integration request. .

  That is, when the member operates the operation key 35 and the point member registration mode is executed, the point member registration screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. 14 is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30 and displayed on the display 34 as shown in D300 in FIG. The menu screen shown in D300 is the same as D104 and D200.

  In D300, when the member operates the operation key 35 and operates the “point member registration” button, the fact that the point member registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and The screen shown in D301 is distributed from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30 and displayed on the display 34. The screen shown in D301 is the same as D105.

  In D301, when the member operates the operation key 35 and operates the “initial registration” button, the fact that the initial registration is selected is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management is performed. The screen shown in D302 is distributed from the device 50 to the card unit 20 and displayed on the display 34. In D302, it is required to insert a member card to be registered (first member card 4 or second member card 5).

  In D302, when the member card registered by the member is inserted into the card reader 33, the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card (if the first member card 4 is the first member ID, the second member In the case of the card 5, the other system member ID) is temporarily stored, and the first registration request A including the read member ID is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  Here, in the point management device 50, when a member card ID specifying process to be described later is performed and the first member card ID is specified as the member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the first registration request A, The specified first member card ID is returned from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30, and the screen shown in D303 is distributed and displayed on the display 34. In D303, the returned first member card ID is displayed, and a password, a gender, and a date of birth at the time of registration are displayed.

  In D303, the member operates the operation key 35 to input the personal identification number registered when the first member card 4 is issued and the gender and date of birth of the member's attribute information, and “register”. When the button is operated, the inserted first member card 4 is ejected, the returned unregistered first member card ID, the stored first member ID, and the input attribute information and password Is sent to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  On the other hand, in the point management device 50, when a member card ID specifying process to be described later is performed and the second member card ID is specified as the member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the first registration request A, The specified second member card ID is returned from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30, and the screen shown in D304 is distributed and displayed on the display 34. In D304, the returned second member card ID is displayed, and a password to be registered, gender, and date of birth are displayed.

  In D304, the member operates the operation key 35, and the password desired to be registered (may be different from the password registered when the second member card 5 is issued) and the member's attribute information. When you enter your gender and date of birth and operate the “Register” button, the inserted second member card 5 is ejected, and the unregistered second member card ID returned, the other stored A first registration request including the system member ID and the input attribute information and password is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  In other words, the first registration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 includes the first member specifying information read from the member card to be registered.

  In D301 of FIG. 14, when the member operates the operation key 35 and operates the “additional registration” button, the fact that the additional registration is selected is transmitted to the point management apparatus 50 via the Internet, and A screen indicated by D 310 in FIG. 15 is distributed from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30 and displayed on the display 34. In D310, it is required to insert a registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5).

  When the member card registered by the member is inserted into the card reader 33 in D310, the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card (if the first member card 4 is the first member ID, second member ID) In the case of the member card 5, the other system member ID) is temporarily stored, and the second registration request A including the read member ID is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  Here, in the point management device 50, when a member card ID specifying process to be described later is performed and a member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the second registration request A is specified, the point management device 50 starts the kiosk. The identified membership card ID is returned to the terminal 30 and temporarily stored, and the screens indicated by D311 to D312 are distributed and temporarily stored. First, the screen indicated by D311 is displayed on the display 34. Is displayed. In D311, the returned membership card ID is displayed, and an input field for the registered personal identification number is displayed.

  In D311, when the member operates the operation key 35 to input the registered password and operates the “register” button, the inserted member card is ejected, and the input password is temporarily stored. The stored screen shown in D312 is displayed on the display 34. In D312, it is requested to insert a member card to be registered (first member card 4 or second member card 5).

  When the member card registered by the member is inserted into the card reader 33 in D312, the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card (if the first member card 4 is the first member ID, the second member In the case of the card 5, the other system member ID) is temporarily stored, and the second registration request B including the read member ID is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  Here, in the point management device 50, when a member card ID specifying process described later is performed and the first member card ID is specified as the member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the second registration request B, The specified first member card ID is returned from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30, and the screen shown in D313 is distributed and displayed on the display 34. In D313, the returned first member card ID is displayed, and an input field for a password at the time of registration is displayed.

  In D313, when the member operates the operation key 35 to input the password registered when the first member card 4 is issued and operates the “Register” button, the inserted first member card 4 is displayed. Regarding the discharged and registered member card, the stored member card ID, member ID, and password are included, and the returned unregistered first member card ID and the registered first member card 4 The second registration request including the stored first member ID and the password entered in D313 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  On the other hand, in the point management device 50, when a member card ID specifying process to be described later is performed and the second member card ID is specified as the member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the second registration request B, The specified second member card ID is returned from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30, and the screen shown in D314 is distributed and displayed on the display 34. In D314, the returned second member card ID is displayed, and an input field for a password to be registered is displayed.

  In D314, the member operates the operation key 35 to input the password desired to be registered (may be different from the password registered when the second member card 5 is issued), and press the “Register” button. When operated, the inserted second member card 5 is ejected, and the registered member card includes the stored member card ID, member ID, and password, and the second member card 5 to be registered A second registration request including the stored second member card ID and other system member ID and the password entered in D314 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  That is, the second registration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 includes the first member specifying information read from the registered member card and the first member specifying information read from the registered member card. Multiple member specific information will be included.

  Returning to FIG. 14, at D300, when the member operates the operation key 35 and operates the “integrated registration” button, the fact that the integrated registration is selected is transmitted to the point management apparatus 50 via the Internet. The screen shown at D320 in FIG. 16 is distributed from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30 and displayed on the display 34. In D320, it is required to insert the first registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5).

  In D320, when the member inserts the first registered member card into the card reader 33, the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card (if the first member card 4 is the first member) ID, the other system member ID in the case of the second member card 5) is temporarily stored, and the member integration request A including the read member ID is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Is done.

  Here, in the point management device 50, when a member card ID specifying process described later is performed and a member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the member integration request A is specified, the point management device 50 sends a kiosk terminal. 30, the identified member card ID is returned and temporarily stored, and the screens shown in D321 to D322 are distributed and temporarily stored. First, the screen shown in D321 is displayed on the display 34. Is done. In D321, the returned member card ID is displayed, and an input field for the registered personal identification number is displayed.

  In D321, when the member operates the operation key 35 to input the registered password and operates the “register” button, the inserted member card is ejected, and the input password is temporarily stored. The stored screen shown in the stored D322 is displayed on the display 34. In D322, it is required to insert the second registered member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5).

  In D322, when the member inserts the second registered member card into the card reader 33, the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card (if the first member card 4 is the first member) ID, the other system member ID in the case of the second member card 5) is temporarily stored, and the member integration request B including the read member ID is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Is done.

  Here, in the point management device 50, when the member card ID specifying process described later is performed and the member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the member integration request B is specified, the point management device 50 sends the kiosk terminal. The specified membership card ID is returned to 30 and temporarily stored, and the screen shown in D323 is distributed and displayed on the display 34. The screen shown in D323 is the same as D321.

  In D323, when the member operates the operation key 35, inputs the registered password and operates the “Register” button, the inserted member card is ejected, and the first registered member card Including the stored member card ID, member ID, and password, and the stored member card ID and member ID of the second registered member card, and the password entered in D323 The member integration request including the number is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  In D323, when the member operates the operation key 35 and operates the "third sheet" button, the inserted member card is ejected, and the screen shown in D322 is displayed again on the display, and three members are displayed. When the registered member card is inserted into the card reader 33, the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card is temporarily stored, and the member integration request C including the read member ID is stored. Is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  Here, in the point management device 50, when a member card ID specifying process to be described later is performed and a member card ID corresponding to the member ID included in the member integration request C is specified, the point management device 50 sends the kiosk terminal. The specified membership card ID is returned to 30 and temporarily stored, and the screen shown in D323 is again delivered and displayed on the display 34.

  In D323, when the member operates the operation key 35, inputs the registered password and operates the “Register” button, the stored member card ID and the third registered member card are stored. A member integration request further including the member ID and the personal identification number input in D323 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  That is, the member integration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 includes the first member specifying information read from the first registered member card and the first member specifying read from the second registered member card. Information, thereby including a plurality of member specifying information. When three member cards are integrated, the first member specific information member read from the third registered member card is further included.

  Further, a group store list request including a member ID is transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 to the point management apparatus 50 via the Internet. Specifically, in D300 of FIG. 14, when the member operates the operation key 35 and operates the “group store list” button, the fact that the group store list is selected indicates that the group store list is selected via the Internet. The screen shown in D302 is distributed from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30 and displayed on the display 34.

  In D302, when the member inserts the member card into the card reader 33, the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card (if the first member card 4 is the first member ID, the second member card 5 If so, a group store list request including the other system member ID) is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. In response to this group store list request, the screen shown in D131 (group store list) is distributed from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30.

  When the “menu” button is operated on each screen shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, a menu display request is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet, and the point management device 50 sends it to the kiosk terminal 30. On the other hand, the menu screen shown in D300 is distributed and displayed on the display.

  Further, when the point member exclusive screen display mode is executed from the kiosk terminal 30, the member ID read from the magnetic stripe of the member card received by the card reader 33 (the first ID read from the magnetic stripe 4c of the first member card 4). A login screen distribution request including a member ID or another system member ID read from the magnetic stripe 5c of the second member card 5 is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Furthermore, from the kiosk terminal 30, the member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) returned from the point management device 50 in response to the login screen distribution request, and in response to the login screen distribution request. A login request including a password registered in association with the member card ID is input to the point management device 50 via the Internet, which is input on a login screen (not shown) distributed from the point management device 50. Sent to. Here, the login request is a part of an information disclosure request and a confirmation request described later. The member card ID included in the login request may be any member card ID registered in association with the point member.

  Further, from the kiosk terminal 30, a point confirmation / use request and registration are made according to the operation of each button shown on the menu screen (see D401 in FIG. 45) distributed from the point management device 50 in response to the login request. An information update request, a group store list request, a group store additional information request, a questionnaire request, an event information request, a winning information request, and a member integration processing request are transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. Here, the point confirmation / use request, the registration information update request, the group store list request, and the group store additional information request are part of the information disclosure request described later. The questionnaire request, the event information request, and the winning information request are This is a part of a confirmation request to be described later. In response to these requests, the screens shown in FIGS. 45 to 47 are distributed from the point management device 50 to the kiosk terminal 30, which will be described later.

  Next, the system management device 40 installed in the first game hall and the second game hall will be described. The system management device 40 is provided at a predetermined location (for example, a management office) in the amusement hall. The unit communication unit 41a, the member management device communication unit 41b, which are connected as shown in FIGS. The computer includes an out-of-field communication unit 41c, an external communication unit 41d, a control unit 42, a hard disk 43, a display 44, an input device 45, and the like.

  The unit communication unit 41a is communicably connected to the system management device communication unit 26a of the card unit 20 as described above, and manages communication between the system management device 40 and the card unit 20.

  The member management device communication unit 41b is communicably connected to the system management device communication unit 101b of the first member management device 100 in the first game hall, and the system management device 40 and the first member management device 100 are connected. It is responsible for communication with each other. However, the communication part 41b for member management apparatuses is not connected with the 2nd member management apparatus 200 in the 2nd game hall.

  The out-of-field communication unit 41c includes a digital service unit (DSU) or the like for enabling data communication with a communication device outside the game hall through a dedicated line, and is communicably connected to the transfer device 70 provided in the management center. It manages communication between the system management device 40 and the transfer device 70.

  From this out-of-field communication unit 41c, a fixed report transmission request, an event information transmission request, a questionnaire result transmission request, and a point status transmission request are transmitted via the transfer device 70 as shown in D40 of FIG. 50 is transmitted.

  Further, from the out-of-field communication unit 41c, as shown in FIG. 26 described later, the storage content of the remaining amount management DB (FIG. 17A) managed by the system management device 40 after the game hall is closed is stored. The data is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the transfer device 70.

  The external communication unit 41d is communicably connected to the Internet, and functions as a router that relays communication between each card unit 20 installed in the game arcade and the point management device 50 connected via the Internet. To do.

  The control unit 42 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. When the processing program stored in the hard disk 43 is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, each component included in the system management device 40 is controlled. Various operations are performed by controlling the operation.

  The hard disk 43 serving as a storage device stores a remaining amount management DB shown in FIG. In this balance management DB, the remaining card amount corresponding to the value of the game value in association with the membership card ID of the membership card issued at the game hall, and the current day of the membership player of the membership card ID It stores the amount of money used today, which is the magnitude of the value of use on the day of business of one amusement hall. In this balance management DB, when a member card ID and a usage amount are transmitted from each card unit 20, the control unit 42 controls to store today's usage in association with the transmitted member card ID. The transmitted usage amount is added to the amount and updated. The membership card ID, the remaining card amount, and the today's usage amount, which are stored in the remaining amount management DB, are transmitted to the transfer device 70 after the game hall is closed.

  The display 44 is a display device for displaying various information, and is a liquid crystal display, for example. The input device 45 is a device for inputting various types of information, such as a keyboard or a mouse.

  Here, the operation of the system management device 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18-20 is a figure showing an example of an effect | action between the card units 20. FIG.

  First, with reference to FIG. 18, a process for depositing the card unit 20 will be described. When money is deposited into the card unit 20 during the operation of the first game hall or the second game hall, the deposited money is received by the banknote discriminator 23 or the coin discriminator 24 to identify the money. Is performed (S01). As a result, if it is identified as regular money, it is next determined whether or not a member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5) is accepted (S012). If it is determined in S02 that the membership card is being accepted (Y), it is then determined whether or not the remaining card amount remains on the accepted membership card (S10). If it is determined in S10 that the remaining card amount remains (Y), the accepted money is returned (S00). On the other hand, if it is determined in S10 that no card balance remains (N), the deposit process of S11 to S15 is performed.

  In this depositing process, first, the deposit amount, which is the amount of the identified money, is recorded as a remaining card amount on the receiving membership card (S11), and the deposit amount and the membership card ID (first number) read from the membership card are recorded. The member card ID or the second member card ID) is transmitted to the system management device 40 together with the device ID of the card unit 20 (S12). In the system management device 40 that has received the information transmitted in S12, the received deposit amount is stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the received member card ID as the remaining amount of the card (S13). Next, a payment processing end notification indicating that the remaining card amount is stored is transmitted to the card unit 20 which is the transmission source of the device ID (S14). In the card unit 20 that has received the payment processing completion notification, the frequency corresponding to the remaining amount of the membership card is displayed as the remaining frequency on the remaining frequency display 14 and the membership card ball lending process is performed by operating the ball lending button 15. State (hereinafter referred to as “member card ball lending available state”) (S15).

  Returning to S02, if it is determined in S02 that the membership card is not being accepted (N), the deposit amount is stored in the RAM of the unit control unit 22 as a deposit balance, and the deposit balance is stored in a predetermined amount (here In step S20, it is determined whether or not the price is equal to or less than 1000 yen. If it is determined in S20 that the amount is equal to or less than the predetermined amount (Y), visitor ball lending processing for the remaining amount of deposit is performed (S21). On the other hand, if it is determined in S20 that the amount is not less than the predetermined amount (amount greater than 1000 yen) (N), the deposited money is returned (S00).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 19, a process when a member card is inserted, a process when a ball lending button is operated, and a member card ball lending process will be described. When a membership card is inserted into the card unit 20 during the operation of the amusement hall (S30), a membership card ID (first membership card ID or second membership information) is recorded from the membership card received by the card R / W 25. Card ID), member ID (first member ID or other system member ID), and remaining card amount are read (S31), and the license request including the read member card ID and remaining card amount is sent to the device ID of the card unit 20 At the same time, the data is transmitted to the system management device 40 (S32). In the system management device 40 that has received the use permission request, whether or not the received card balance is equal to or less than the card balance stored in the balance management DB in association with the received member card ID (received card balance) ≦ Check the remaining card amount stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the received member card ID? (S33).

  When the collation in S33 is collation OK (that is, the received card remaining amount ≦ the card remaining amount stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the received member card ID), the member card indicating the collation OK The usage permission information is transmitted to the card unit 20 of the device ID transmitted in S32 (S34). When the remaining amount of the card is used in the card unit 20 when the communication state between the card unit 20 and the system management device 40 is offline, the received card remaining amount is less than the received member card ID. The remaining card amount stored in the remaining amount management DB is used. In this case, the remaining card amount stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the received member card ID is updated to the received remaining card amount. In the card unit 20 that has received the membership card use permission information, it is determined whether or not the remaining card amount of the accepted membership card remains (S36). If it is determined in S36 that there is a remaining amount (Y), the frequency corresponding to the remaining amount of the member card is displayed on the remaining frequency display 14 as the remaining frequency, and the member card can be lent. S37). On the other hand, if it is determined in S36 that there is no remaining balance (N), the frequency (0 frequency) corresponding to the card remaining amount of the member card is displayed as the remaining frequency on the remaining frequency display 14, and the member card ball It is not possible to lend (S38).

  Here, the process returns to S33, and in S33, in the case of collation NG (that is, the received card remaining amount> the card remaining amount stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the received member card ID), the fact of the collation NG Is transmitted to the card unit 20 of the device ID transmitted in S32 (S35). The card unit 20 that has received the membership card unavailable information returns the accepted membership card.

  Next, processing when the ball lending button 15 is operated will be described. When the ball lending button 15 is operated (S40), the unit controller 22 that detects the operation determines whether or not the member card ball lending state is possible (S41). If it is determined in S41 that the membership card is not available for lending (N), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in S41 that the member card ball lending state is available (Y), the member card ball lending process shown in S50- is performed.

  In this membership card ball lending process, a ball lending process for the ball lending set amount (or the remaining card amount) is first executed by the unit control unit 22 (S50) and used for the ball lending process from the remaining card amount of the accepted membership card. The used amount is subtracted and the display of the remaining number is also updated (S51). Next, the member card ID of the accepted member card and the usage amount are transmitted to the system management device 40 together with the device ID (S52). In the system management device 40, the received usage amount is subtracted and updated from the remaining card amount stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the received member card ID (S53), and the remaining amount is associated with the received member card ID. The received usage amount is added and updated to the today's usage amount stored in the management DB (S54). Next, a subtraction completion notification indicating that the subtraction of the remaining card amount has been completed is transmitted to the card unit 20 of the device ID transmitted in S52 (S55). In the card unit 20 that has received the subtraction completion notification in S55, it is determined whether or not the remaining amount of the membership card is 0 (S56). If it is determined that the remaining amount of the card is not 0 (N), the membership card is determined. The ball lending state continues (S57). If it is determined in S56 that the remaining card amount is 0 (Y), the member card ball lending state is canceled (S58).

  Next, processing of the card unit 20 when the card return button 16 is operated will be described with reference to FIG. When the card return button 16 is operated (S60), the card R / W control unit 26 determines whether or not a member card is accepted (S61). End the process. On the other hand, if it is determined in S61 that it is being accepted (Y), the membership card ball lending state is canceled and the display of the remaining number is stopped (S62). Then, the membership card is returned (S63).

  FIGS. 21 to 24 are diagrams illustrating an example of a management support screen displayed on the display 44 of the system management apparatus 40. First, FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a fixed report display screen displayed on the system management device 40. Here, D40 to D44 are screens stored in the system management device 40, and D45 is a screen transmitted from the point management device 50. In the system management device 40, when the operator operates the input device 45 to execute the management support screen display mode, the menu screen shown in D40 is displayed on the display 44. In D40, a “standard report” button, an “event information” button, a “questionnaire result” button, and a “point status button” are displayed.

  In D40, when the operator operates the input device 45 and operates the “standard report” button, the period selection screen shown in D41 is displayed on the display 44. In D41, a “monthly” button, a “weekly” button, and a “daily” button are displayed as buttons for selecting the total period of the usage amount displayed in the standard report.

  In D41, when the operator operates the input device 45 and operates the “monthly” button, the total month selection screen shown in D42 is displayed on the display 44. In this D42, the month in which the standard report can be created is displayed so that it can be selected. By default, the month of the current year is displayed. However, if the “Year-Year” button displayed at the bottom right of the screen is operated, the previous month is displayed. When the “next year” button displayed at the lower right of the screen is operated in a state where the month before the previous year is displayed, the month of the next year is displayed. In D42, when the operator operates the input device 45 to select a month for which a fixed report is desired to be transmitted, a fixed report transmission request for requesting transmission of the fixed report for the selected month is sent from the off-site communication unit 41c. The data is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the transfer device 70.

  In D41, when the operator operates the input device 45 and operates the “Weekly” button, the total week selection screen shown in D43 is displayed on the display 44. In this D43, the week in which the standard report can be created is displayed so that it can be selected. By default, the week of the current year is displayed. However, when the “Year-Year” button displayed at the lower right of the screen is operated, When the “next year” button displayed at the lower right of the screen is displayed in a state where the week before the previous year is displayed, the week of the next year is displayed. In D43, when the operator operates the input device 45 to select a week for which a standard report is desired to be transmitted, a standard report transmission request for requesting transmission of the standard report for the selected week is sent from the off-site communication unit 41c. The data is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the transfer device 70.

  In D41, when the operator operates the input device 45 and operates the “Daily” button, the total date selection screen shown in D44 is displayed on the display 44. In this D44, the day when the standard report can be created is displayed so that it can be selected. By default, the day of the current month is displayed. However, when the “Previous Month” button displayed at the bottom right of the screen is operated, the day of the previous month is displayed. When the “next month” button displayed at the lower right of the screen in a state where the day before the previous month is displayed, the day of the next month is displayed. In D44, when the operator operates the input device 45 to select a day on which the fixed report is desired to be transmitted, a fixed report transmission request for requesting transmission of the fixed report on the selected day is sent from the off-site communication unit 41c. The data is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the transfer device 70.

  In response to these standard report transmission requests, the standard report display screen shown in D45 is transmitted from the point management device 50 to the system management device 40 and displayed on the display 45, which will be described later.

  Returning to D40 in FIG. 21, when the operator operates the input device 45 and operates the “event information” button, the mail software is activated and the event information transmission screen shown in D50 in FIG. . In D50, in addition to an e-mail title to be sent and an input field for the content to be sent, a check box is provided for designating attributes of point members to be sent, and attributes of gender and date of birth are provided. As follows: teenage male, teenage female, 20th male, 20th female, 30th male, 30th female, 40th male, 40th female, 50th male, 50th female, 60th male, 60th female, The group is classified into 14 groups of males in their 70s and over, and females in their 70s and over.

  At D50, the operator operates the input device 45 to input a title (here, “Ladies' Day”), and selects a transmission target group by checking the check box (here, women of all ages). Enter the contents (in this case, notice about Ladies' Day, which is an event held at the store A), and select the “Send” button. The data is transmitted from the communication unit 41 c to the point management device 50 via the transfer device 70. In response to this event information transmission request, an e-mail including the transmission contents as notification information is transmitted from the point management device 50 to the e-mail address of the point member to be transmitted, which will be described later.

  Returning to D40 of FIG. 21, when the operator operates the input device 45 and operates the “questionnaire result” button, a questionnaire result transmission request is sent from the off-site communication unit 41c to the point management device 50 via the transfer device 70. Sent. In response to this questionnaire result transmission request, the questionnaire result display screen shown in D60 of FIG. 23 is transmitted from the point management device 50 to the system management device 40 and displayed on the display 45. This will be described later. .

  Returning to D40 in FIG. 21, when the operator operates the input device 45 and operates the “point status” button, a point status transmission request is sent from the off-site communication unit 41c to the point management device 50 via the transfer device 70. Sent. In response to this point status transmission request, the point status display screen shown in D70 or D71 of FIG. 24 is transmitted from the point management device 50 to the system management device 40 and displayed on the display 45. It will be described later.

  Next, the 1st member management apparatus 100 installed in a 1st game hall is demonstrated. The first member management device 100 is provided at a predetermined location (for example, a management office) in the first game hall, and is connected to a unit communication unit 101a and a system management device communication unit connected as shown in FIG. 101b, a control unit 102, a hard disk 103, and the like.

  The unit communication unit 101a is communicably connected to the member management device communication unit 21a of the card unit 20 as described above, and manages communication between the first member management device 100 and the card unit 20. . As described above, the unit communication unit 101 a receives the first member ID read by the card unit 20 and the game information generated by the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the card unit 20.

  The system management device communication unit 101b is communicably connected to the member management device communication unit 41b of the system management device 40, and controls communication between the first member management device 100 and the system management device 40. is there. This system management device communication unit 101b transmits the first member ID and attribute information (password, name, address, gender, date of birth, e-mail address) managed by the first member information DB. When the member ID and attribute information are registered in the first member information DB or the registered information is changed, the storage contents of the updated first member information DB are stored in the system management device 40 and the transfer device 70. Is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the password, but as described above, in the attribute information transmitted to the point management device 50, the personal identification number corresponds to the first member ID and the first member card ID. In addition, although stored in the encoding information DB shown in FIG. 28A described later, the name, address, gender, date of birth, and e-mail address other than the personal identification number are discarded without being particularly used.

  The control unit 102 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and each component included in the first member management apparatus 100 when a processing program stored in the hard disk 103 is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area. Various operations are performed by controlling the operation of the element.

  The hard disk 103 which is a storage device stores a first member information DB shown in FIG. This first member information DB is an example of attribute information management means, and is associated with the first member ID, and attribute information (password, name, address) of the first member player specified from the first member ID. , Gender, date of birth, e-mail address) in association with the “first member ID” of the first member player who has registered as a member of the first game hall. The “personal code number”, “name”, “address”, “sex”, “date of birth”, and “e-mail address” of the member player are stored. The information to be registered in the first member information DB is input using a display and an input device (not shown) included in the first member management apparatus 100. In addition, in association with the first member ID, game information such as the number of jackpots, which is a total of game information transmitted from the pachinko machine 10, is also stored.

  Here, the control unit 102 is a point management device in which attribute information (name, address, e-mail address) corresponding to the first member card ID is updated in a point member information DB shown in FIG. 50, the attribute information stored in the first member information DB in association with the received first member card ID based on the reception of the first member card ID and the updated attribute information, Processing to update the received attribute information after update is performed.

  Next, the 2nd member management apparatus 200 installed in a 2nd game hall is demonstrated. As described above, the second member management apparatus 200 is installed and managed by another company different from the card company that installs and manages the first member management apparatus 100. The second member management apparatus 200 is provided at a predetermined location (for example, a management office) in the second game arcade, and is connected to a unit communication unit 201a, a control unit 202, and a hard disk 203 as shown in FIG. And so on.

  The unit communication unit 201a is communicably connected to the member management device communication unit 21a of the card unit 20 as described above, and manages communication between the second member management device 200 and the card unit 20. . As described above, the unit communication unit 201 a receives the other system member ID read by the card unit 20 and the game information generated in the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the card unit 20.

  The control unit 202 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and each component included in the second member management apparatus 200 is executed by the CPU executing a processing program stored in the hard disk 203 using the RAM as a work area. Various operations are performed by controlling the operation of the element.

  The hard disk 203 as a storage device stores a second member information DB shown in FIG. In this second member information DB, in association with the “other system member ID” of the second member player who has registered as a member of the second game hall, the “password” of the second member player, The “name”, “address”, “sex”, “birth date”, and “e-mail address” are stored. Input of information to be registered in the second member information DB is performed using a display or an input device (not shown) included in the second member management device 200. In addition, game information such as the number of jackpots, which is obtained by counting game information transmitted from the pachinko machine 10 in association with other system member IDs, is also stored.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 25, each device (transfer device 70, encoding information management device, and point management device 50) outside the game hall will be described.

  First, the encoding information management device 60 will be described. The encoding information management device 60 is a computer installed in the member card encoding mechanism, and stores an encoding information DB (not shown). In this encoding information DB, the association between the first member ID and the first member card ID recorded (encoded) on each first member card 4 and the other system recorded (encoded) on each second member card 5 Encoding information indicating the association between the member ID and the second member card ID is stored. The encoding information management device 60 includes an interface (for example, a device for connecting to a dedicated line) for communicating with the point management device 50 of the card company. Here, in response to a request from the point management device 50, the storage content of the encoding information DB is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  Next, the transfer device 70 will be described. The transfer device 70 is a computer installed in the management center and belongs to the card company. The transfer device 70 stores a remaining amount management DB shown in FIG. As described above, this remaining amount management DB is a DB that stores the storage contents of the remaining amount management DB transmitted from each game hall after the end of business (that is, the remaining amount of the card corresponding to the member card ID and the amount used today). Yes, it is a DB that manages the storage contents of the remaining amount management DB corresponding to each game hall. Note that information transmitted from each game hall may be stored together in one data table, or may be stored in a separate data table for each game hall.

  In addition, the transfer device 70 includes an interface for communicating with the system management device 40 of each game arcade and the point management device 50 of the card company, and communication between the system management device 40 and the point management device 50, The communication between the system management device 40 and the point management device 50 is relayed. Here, when the storage content of the remaining amount management DB shown in FIG. 17A is updated, the updated storage content is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 26, the operation of the transfer apparatus 70 after the game hall is closed will be described. When the business end time (S90) of each game hall (first game hall, second game hall) has elapsed, the system management device 40 stores the storage contents (FIG. 17A) of the remaining amount management DB in the transfer device 70. It transmits to (S91). The transfer device 70 that has received this information from each game center updates the storage content (FIG. 17A) of the balance management DB (S92), and stores the updated storage content of the balance management DB in the point management device 50. It transmits to (S93).

  Upon receiving this, the point management device 50 causes the control unit 52 to update the usage amount DB shown in FIG. 27C (S94), which will be described later, and the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A (S95), And the group information DB and the store information DB shown in FIGS. 28B and 28C are updated (S96). First, in S94, in the usage amount DB, the current usage amount corresponding to each received membership card ID is associated with the member card ID as the usage amount by business day, and the storage area corresponding to the business day (to the date of the current day). Corresponding storage area). Thereby, the usage amount of each member player can be managed on a daily basis.

  Next, in S95, the current usage amount corresponding to each received membership card ID is added to the accumulated usage amount managed in association with the membership card ID in the point member information DB for updating. In addition to this, a point grant process, which will be described later, is performed, and the points granted according to the amount used today (the amount spent on the business day of the day stored in the amount DB) are managed in association with each member card ID. Addition update for numbers. As a result, the accumulated usage amount of each member player is updated, and the number of points is also updated. In S96, in the group information DB and the store information DB, the total number of acquired points and the remaining points managed in association with the store ID included in each member card ID are added and updated in the point member information DB. Addition update for numbers.

  Next, the point management device 50 will be described. As shown in FIG. 27 (a), the point management device 50 registers member identification information (member card ID), and associates the registered member identification information with the recording medium (first member card 4 or The point of the owner of the second member card 5) is managed. As described above, the points here are points given according to the amount of money used by the owner of the recording medium.

  Further, the point management device 50 displays the above-mentioned point member registration screens shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, 10 to 12, and FIGS. 14 to 16, and point member exclusive screens shown in FIGS. 45 to 47, which will be described later. It functions as a web server that distributes to registered terminals (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30). Further, the point management device 50 functions as a management support device that transmits the management screens shown in FIGS. 21 to 24 described above in response to a request from the system management device 40.

  The point management device 50 is installed at a predetermined location (for example, a management office) in the card company, and is connected to an encoding information management device communication unit 51a and a transfer device communication as shown in FIG. The computer includes a unit 51b, an external communication unit 51c, a control unit 52, a hard disk 53, a display 54, an input device 55, and the like. The point management device 50 has an Internet connection function, and is connected to the Internet via an external communication unit 51c.

  The communication unit 51a for the encoded information management device is communicably connected to the encoded information management device 60 installed in the member card encoding mechanism, and manages communication between the point management device 50 and the encoded information management device 60. Here, the storage content of the encoding information DB is received from the encoding information management device 60.

  The transfer device communication unit 51b is communicably connected to the transfer device 70 installed in the management center, and controls communication between the point management device 50 and the transfer device 70. The transfer device communication unit 51b sends an event information transmission request including the content of the event input as the transmission content and the attribute information of the event target member selected as the transmission target in D50 of FIG. Information that can be received from the management device 40 via the transfer device 70 to notify the member (the event content here) and the member card ID of the member to be notified (here, the event) It functions as a notification information setting means for setting target member attribute information).

  The external communication unit 51c is communicably connected to the Internet, and communicates between the point management device 50 and a registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) connected via the Internet. It governs.

  The control unit 52 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. When the processing program stored in the hard disk 53 is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, each component included in the point management device 50 is controlled. Various operations are performed by controlling the operation, the function of which will be described later.

  The hard disk 53 as a storage device stores a point member information DB as shown in FIG. This point member information DB is an example of member information management means, and is associated with the member card ID (first member card ID, second member card ID) registered by the registration means (control unit 52) described later, The point of the owner of the member card (first member card 4, second member card 5) of the member card ID is managed. In this point member information DB, one or a plurality of member card IDs registered as point members in association with point member IDs assigned to the respective point members and individually identifying each point member, and each member Corresponding to the accumulated points and individual points corresponding to the card ID and the total points obtained by adding the individual points corresponding to each member card ID related to the group store (that is, the same group existing member card ID), and corresponding to each member card ID A column is provided for storing (managing) a personal identification number and attribute information (name, address, gender, date of birth, e-mail address) of the point member. The storage method and update method for each column of the point member information DB will be described later.

  The hard disk 53 stores a notification information DB as shown in FIG. This notification information DB stores the notification information to be notified to the member of the member card ID in association with the point member ID and the member card ID. Information, questionnaire information, event information, and winning information are stored. Here, since the group store additional information is information common to each member card ID belonging to the same group, it is stored in association with the same group existing member card ID, and the questionnaire information is information common to point members, so the point member ID Since the event information and the winning information are different information for each member card ID, they are stored in association with each member card ID. A storage method and an erasing method for each column of the notification information DB will be described later. The questionnaire information is deleted when the questionnaire period of the questionnaire ends.

  The hard disk 53 stores a usage amount DB as shown in FIG. In this usage amount DB, the usage amount that is the amount of usage value that the member player of the membership card ID used for the game of the day is associated with the point member ID and the member card ID as the usage amount by business day. Remembered by business day. In the usage amount DB, when the storage contents of the remaining amount management DB shown in FIG. 17A are transmitted from the transfer device 70 after the game hall is closed, the remaining amount management DB associates with each member card ID. The amount used today is stored in the storage column of the amount used per business day of the day.

  Further, the hard disk 53 stores an encoding information DB as shown in FIG. In this encode information DB, as the encode information acquired from the encode information management device 60, the association between the first member ID and the first member card ID recorded on each first member card 4, and each second member card 5 Is stored, and the first member ID and password registered as store members from the first member management device 100 (that is, the first member card). 4) and the password corresponding to the transmitted first member ID are stored when the attribute information is transmitted.

  Further, the hard disk 53 stores a group information DB as shown in FIG. This group information DB stores group information that can specify a plurality of stores set as group stores by a group setting means (display 54 and input device 55), which will be described later. Here, the group information DB is associated with group names. , Store names and store IDs of a plurality of stores belonging to the group are stored. The group information DB stores use processing information set for each group by use processing setting means (display 54 and input device 55) described later. Here, the group information DB is set for the group in association with the group name. As the used processing information, whether or not the lottery application process is permitted, whether or not the commodity exchange process is permitted, and the replaceable commodity are stored. Furthermore, the group information DB stores the number of point members, the total number of points acquired, the number of remaining points, and the number of points used in the current month (the number of points used for lottery application and the number of points used for product exchange) in association with each store ID, and Stores the group total of the number of point members, the total number of points earned, the number of remaining points, and the number of points used this month Since each store can belong to only one group, one store is not registered in a plurality of groups.

  Further, the hard disk 53 stores a store information DB as shown in FIG. This group information DB stores stores that can be set as group stores by the group setting means (display 54 and input device 55) described later (in other words, stores that are not yet set as any group stores). Here, each store name and each store ID are stored. The store information DB stores use processing information set for each store by use processing setting means (display 54 and input device 55) described later. Here, the store information DB is associated with each store name and each store ID. As the usage process information set for the store, whether or not a lottery application process is permitted, whether or not a commodity exchange process is permitted, and a replaceable commodity are stored. Furthermore, the store information DB associates each store name and each store ID with the number of point members, the total number of points acquired, the number of remaining points, and the number of points used this month (the number of points used for lottery application and the number of points used for product exchange). I remember it.

  In these group information DB and store information DB, the number of point members is the number of store members of the store registered as point members (that is, the number of member card IDs of the store registered in the point member information DB), When a point member is registered in the point member information DB, the number of point members is added and updated.

  The total number of acquired points is the total number of points given to each point member of the store. The total number of acquired points is added and updated by the added and updated number of points in accordance with the added and updated number of points in the point member information DB, and is reset at a predetermined timing (for example, every six months or every year). The

  The remaining point number is the total number of points that are not used by each point member of each store among the total number of acquired points. The remaining number of points is added and updated by the number of points added and updated with the addition and updating of the number of points in the point member information DB, and the subtraction and updating is performed with the subtraction and updating of the number of points in the point member information DB. Subtraction is updated by the number of points.

  Furthermore, the number of points used in the current month is the total number of points used by each point member of the store this month, the number of points used for lottery application (hereinafter referred to as “number of points used for lottery application”), merchandise, and the like. The number of points used for the exchange (hereinafter referred to as “product exchange use points”) is stored separately.

  The lottery application use points are added and updated by the number of points subtracted and updated in accordance with the subtraction update of the points used for the lottery application in the point member information DB. Further, the product exchange use points are added and updated by the number of points subtracted and updated in accordance with the subtraction and update of the points used for exchanging products in the point member information DB.

  Here, the group bears the consideration according to the total of the product exchange use points, and each store not registered in the group bears the compensation according to the number of product exchange use points of the store. For lottery applications, each store bears a uniform fee (for example, ¥ 10,000 per month), not the price according to the number of lottery application use points. The number of points used in the current month is reset when one month of the settlement period elapses.

  Further, the hard disk 53 stores a lottery information DB as shown in FIG. In this lottery information DB, each lottery is associated with a lottery ID that can be identified, the type of lottery (whether it is a lottery using points or a questionnaire), and application for the lottery Application period, which is a period for receiving the prize, the award name of each prize prepared for the lottery, the number of winners of each prize, the necessary number of points required for applying for each prize, The explanation and the member card ID (first member card ID, second member card ID) of the member who applied for each prize are stored. Here, each item from the lottery ID to the description of the prize is stored when the lottery is set in the point management device 50.

  The item of the applicant member card ID is stored as follows. First, as shown in D410-1 or D410-2 of FIG. 45 to be described later from the registration terminal, when receiving application information indicating an application for the lottery of the prize selected on the screen, it is associated with the lottery ID of the lottery. The member card ID (login ID described later) included in the login request transmitted from the registration terminal that is the transmission source of the application information is stored in the storage field of the applicant member card ID corresponding to the selected prize. Is done. Moreover, as shown in D460 of FIG. 47 described later from the registration terminal, when answer information including an answer to the questionnaire is received, in the storage field of the applicant member card ID corresponding to the lottery ID of the lottery corresponding to the questionnaire, The membership card ID (login ID described later) included in the login request transmitted from the registration terminal that is the transmission source of the answer information is stored. Furthermore, when the member card ID is received together with the answer information during the questionnaire period from the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 to which the questionnaire is distributed, as shown in D21 of FIG. 32 described later, it corresponds to the lottery ID of the lottery corresponding to the questionnaire. The member card ID included in the answer information is stored in the storage column for the applicant member card ID to be applied.

  The display 54 is for displaying various information (for example, a liquid crystal display), and the input device 55 is for receiving various inputs (for example, a keyboard and a mouse).

  The display 54 and the input device 55 are an example of group setting means, and set a plurality of stores as a group. Specifically, when the operator operates the point management device 50 to execute the group setting mode, a group edit screen shown at D01 in FIG. In this D01, a “new store registration” button for registering a new store, a “new group setting” button for setting a new group, and the addition of a new store to an already registered group An “add group store” button is displayed.

  When the operator operates the input device 55 and operates the “Register new store” button at D01, a screen shown at D02 in FIG. In D02, input of a store name and store ID of a new store is requested, and a store name input column and a store ID input column are displayed. In D02, when the operator operates the input device 55 to input the store name and store ID and operates the “Register” button, the input store name and store are displayed in the store information DB shown in FIG. The ID is stored in association with each other.

  When the operator operates the input device 55 and operates the “Register new group” button in D01, a screen shown in D03 of FIG. In D03, input of a new group name and selection of a store to be registered in the group are requested, a new group name input field is displayed, and a check box for selecting a store that can be registered in the group includes: A plurality of the store IDs or store names (store IDs here) are displayed in association with the store. Here, the stores that can be registered in the group are stores that are not registered in any group, and specifically, stores that are stored in the store information DB shown in FIG.

  In D03, the operator operates the input device 55 to input a new group name, check and select each check box corresponding to a plurality of stores registered as a group store, and operate the “SET” button. The plurality of selected stores are set as group stores, and store IDs and group names of the plurality of stores are stored in association with each other in the group information DB shown in FIG. The store name, the number of point members, the total number of points earned, the number of remaining points, and the number of points used in the current month (number of lottery application use points and product exchange use) are stored in the store information DB in association with the stored store ID. The number of points) is erased from the store information DB and is transferred to the group information DB and associated with the stored store ID.

  In D01, when the operator operates the input device 55 and operates the “add group store” button, the screen shown at D04 in FIG. In D04, selection of a group for adding a group store is requested, and a combo box for selecting the group is displayed. In this combo box, the group name stored in the group information DB shown in FIG.

  In D04, when the operator operates the input device 55 to select a group to which a group store is to be added from among the groups displayed in the combo box and operates the “Next” button, the screen shown in D05 in FIG. Is displayed on the display 54. In D05, the stores belonging to the group selected in D04 are displayed based on the stored contents of the group information DB shown in FIG. 28B, and the store to be added to the group is requested and registered in the group. A plurality of check boxes for selecting possible stores are displayed in association with the store ID or store name of the store (here, the store ID). Here, the stores that can be registered in the group are stores that are not registered in any group, and are stores that are stored in the store information DB shown in FIG.

  In D05, when the operator operates the input device 55 to check and select a check box corresponding to one or a plurality of stores to be added as a group store, and operates the “set” button, the selected store is displayed. It is newly added as a group store, and the store ID of the store selected in D05 is added to the group selected in D04 in the group information DB shown in FIG. The store name, the number of point members, the total number of points earned, the number of remaining points, and the number of points used in the current month (number of lottery application use points and product exchange use) are stored in the store information DB in association with the added store ID. The number of points) is erased from the store information DB, is transferred to the group information DB, and is associated with the added store ID.

  Thus, when a new group is set by the group setting means or a new store is added to the already set group, the control unit 52 functioning as a member identification information extracting means already uses the point management device 50. Among the registered membership card IDs, the membership card ID of the membership card issued at each store belonging to the group is extracted and extracted by the member identification information extraction means by the control unit 52 functioning as the store notification means. A process for notifying a member of the member card ID of a list of stores belonging to the group or the new store is performed.

  Specifically, when a new group is set, the control unit 52 functioning as a member identification information extracting unit reads the newly set group from the group information DB shown in FIG. The store ID of each store belonging to is extracted, and the member card ID including the extracted store ID is extracted from the point member information DB shown in FIG. When a new store is added, the store ID of each store belonging to the group where the new store is added is extracted from the group information DB, and the extracted store is extracted from the point member information DB. The membership card ID including the ID is extracted.

  Then, when a new group is set, the control unit 52 functioning as a store notification means notifies a member of the extracted membership card ID of a list of stores belonging to the new group. When a new store is added, a process for notifying the member of the extracted membership card ID of the new store is performed.

  Here, the process for notifying a list of stores or a new store is a list of stores or a new one for a member whose e-mail address is registered in the point member information DB in association with the extracted member card ID. This is a process of transmitting an e-mail indicating the store to the e-mail address. For members whose e-mail addresses are not registered in the point member information DB in association with the extracted member card ID, a list of stores or a group indicating a new store in the notification information DB shown in FIG. This is a process of storing store additional information in association with the member card ID. When the information disclosure request (login request and group store additional information request) is received from the registration terminal by performing the process, the store addition information is stored. Group store addition information (list of stores shown in D450-2 of FIG. 47 or new store shown in D450-1) is distributed and notified.

  According to this, when a new group is set or a new store is added to an already set group, the group store is issued to the owner of the recording medium issued at each store belonging to the group. Since the list or the new store is notified, the member can recognize that there is a store that can be newly integrated.

  The display 54 and the input device 55 are an example of use processing setting means for a point member to enjoy a predetermined service for points (total points for groups, individual points for each store not registered in the group). Whether or not the use of the points is permitted for at least one of the first use process (here, lottery application process) and the second use process (here, product exchange process), which are point use processes for allowing the user to use This is set for each store or each store.

  Specifically, when the operator operates the point management device 50 to execute the usage processing setting mode, a usage processing setting screen indicated by D06 in FIG. In D06, selection of a group or a store for which use processing is set is requested, and a plurality of radio buttons for selecting the group or store are displayed in association with the group name or store name. Here, the group is a group stored in the group information DB shown in FIG. 28B, and the store is a store stored in the store information DB shown in FIG.

  In D06, when the operator operates the input device 55, selects a radio button corresponding to one of the groups (here, ◎◎ group) and operates the “Next” button, as shown in D07, A screen for performing use processing setting for the group selected in D06 is displayed on the display 54. On the other hand, when the operator operates the input device 55 at D06, selects a radio button corresponding to one of the stores (P store in this case), and operates the “Next” button, as shown in D08, A screen for performing use processing setting for the store selected in D06 is displayed on the display 54.

  In D07 and D08, a “lottery application” check box for setting that the use of points for the lottery application process is allowed and a “product” for setting that the use of points for the product exchange process is allowed “Replace” check box and valid when the “Replace product” check box is selected, and are available for preset replaceable products (here, “special writer / 100P” and “mobile strap / 50P”). A corresponding check box is displayed.

  In D07 or D08, when the operator operates the input device 55 to check and select the “lottery application” check box and / or the “product replacement” check box, and the “product replacement” check box is selected. If at least one of the check boxes corresponding to the exchangeable products is checked and selected, and the “set” button is operated, the selected contents are set.

  Here, when the use processing setting for the group is performed in D07, the “lottery application” check box is selected in the storage column of the use processing setting corresponding to the group in the group information DB shown in FIG. Is stored in the “lottery application” storage field, and when the “product replacement” check box is selected, “○” is stored in the “product replacement” storage field, and the selected exchange is possible. The product is stored in the storage column of “exchangeable product”, and “x” is stored in the storage column that was not selected. In the example shown in D07, the fact that the use of points for the lottery application process and the merchandise exchange process is permitted is set for the ◎◎ group, and a special writer and a mobile strap are set as exchangeable merchandise.

  On the other hand, when the use processing setting for the store is performed in D08, the “lottery application” check box is selected in the storage column of the use processing setting corresponding to the store in the store information DB shown in FIG. In this case, “○” is stored in the “lottery application” storage field, and if the “product replacement” check box is selected, “○” is stored in the “product replacement” storage field. Is stored in the storage column of “exchangeable product”, and “x” is stored in the storage column that was not selected. In the example shown in D08, it is set that the point P is allowed to be used for the lottery application process, but the point is not allowed to be used for the product exchange use process for the store P.

  The display 54 and the input device 55 are examples of questionnaire information receiving means, and receive the contents of the questionnaire and the attribute information (gender, age) of the point member that is the subject of the questionnaire. Specifically, when the operator operates the point management device 50 to execute the questionnaire mode, a web content creation screen shown as D10 in FIG. In D10, a “Create Web Content” button and a “Send Questionnaire Mail” button are displayed.

  At D10, when the operator operates the input device 55 and operates the “Create Web Content” button, the web content creation software is activated and the screen shown at D11 in FIG. In D11, the contents of the questionnaire can be created by an editing screen for creating a questionnaire to be published on the web in the html format.

  In D11, when the operator operates the input device 55 to create a questionnaire and operates the “public” button, the created questionnaire data is stored in association with the URL in the hard disk 53, and the questionnaire is stored. It is published on the web and can be viewed with a browser on a registered terminal.

  On the other hand, when the operator operates the input device 55 and operates the “Send Questionnaire Mail” button at D10, the mail software is activated and the questionnaire mail transmission screen shown at D12 in FIG. . In this D12, there are provided an input field for the title of the e-mail to be transmitted and the content to be transmitted (notification content), and a check box for designating the attribute of the point member to be transmitted (notification target). , Gender, date of birth, 10th generation male, 10th female, 20th male, 20th female, 30th male, 30th female, 40th male, 40th female, 50th male, 50th female, The group is classified into 14 groups of males in their 60s, females in their 60s, males in their 70s and over, and females in their 70s and over.

  At this D12, the operator operates the input device 55 to input a title (here, “Sweep Prize Questionnaire”), and selects a transmission target group by checking a check box (here, “male in 30s”). When the content to be transmitted is input (here, the URL of the questionnaire and the respondent are hit by the digital camera by lottery), and the “Send” button is selected, the selected / input content is set. That is, the display 54 and the input device 55 are information (here, the questionnaire) that can specify the notification contents to be notified to the members (here, the contents of the questionnaire inputted as transmission contents) and the member card IDs of the members to be notified. It functions as a notification information setting means for setting target member attribute information).

  Further, the control unit 52 extracts an e-mail address that extracts an e-mail address managed in the point member information DB in association with the notification target member card ID specified from the information set by the notification information setting unit. In this case, the point member that matches the attribute of the group selected in D12 (here, male in 30s) is identified from the gender and date of birth managed in the point member information DB, The member card ID of the identified point member is extracted, and the e-mail address associated with the member card ID is extracted.

  Further, the control unit 52 transmits an e-mail including notification information for providing the notification content set by the notification information setting unit to the e-mail address extracted by the e-mail address extracting unit. Here, a process is performed in which an e-mail including the URL of the questionnaire as notification information is transmitted from the external communication unit 51c to the e-mail address via the Internet.

  In the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 that has received this e-mail, the URL of the questionnaire is displayed as shown at D20 in FIG. The point member can use the Internet browser function of the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 by inputting or selecting the URL, and browse the questionnaire published on the web as shown in D21. Here, the point member checks a check box corresponding to an option corresponding to the contents of the questionnaire (here, a favorite gift option), and a member card ID (first member card ID) is entered in the member card ID input field at the lower left of the screen. , The second member card ID) and selecting the “apply” button, the point management device 50 receives the answer information indicating the checked option (ie, answer to the questionnaire) and the entered member card ID. Send to.

  In the point management device 50, when the member card ID is received together with the answer information during the questionnaire period, it is associated with the lottery ID (in this case, 4035) of the lottery corresponding to the questionnaire in the lottery information DB shown in FIG. The member card ID is stored. In the point management device 50, the control unit 52 totals the number of selections for each option based on the answer information received during the questionnaire period. The result of the questionnaire is stored in the hard disk 53 and distributed to the system management device 40 in response to a request from the system management device 40 of each game arcade. If the questionnaire request source is another company, the result of the questionnaire is distributed to the other company via the Internet or the like, and is displayed on the display 54 if the questionnaire is unique to the card company.

  As described above, the point member e-mail address that matches the attribute information received by the point management device 50 on the questionnaire e-mail transmission screen (D12 in FIG. 31) is the e-mail address stored in the point member information DB. Since the process of transmitting the URL of the questionnaire addressed to the specified e-mail address is performed, the attribute information of the point member managed by the point management device 50 is requested from the game hall or another company Can be used for questionnaire surveys.

  In the notification information DB shown in FIG. 27B, the control unit 52 performs processing for storing questionnaire information indicating the contents of the questionnaire as notification information in association with each member card ID to be notified. Therefore, for the point members registered in association with a plurality of member card IDs in the point member information DB, questionnaire information is stored in association with one point member ID corresponding to the plurality of member card IDs. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 33, the control unit 52 starts the lottery process with the end of the lottery application period specified from each lottery ID stored in the lottery information DB shown in FIG. First, a lottery is performed (S82). As the lottery method, member card IDs corresponding to the number of winners are randomly extracted from the member card IDs stored in association with the lottery ID of the lottery (for example, a random number is generated and a member card is generated according to the random number). ID is extracted).

  Then, the control unit 52 notifies the member of the notification content (in this case, the fact that the lottery has been won), information that can specify the member card ID of the member to be notified (here, the member card ID of the winning member), and In the notification information DB shown in FIG. 27B, winning information indicating that the lottery is won is stored in association with the member card ID of the winning member (S83). The control unit 52 functioning as the e-mail address extracting unit is an electronic device managed in the point member information DB in association with the member card ID to be notified specified from the information set by the notification information setting unit. The e-mail address is extracted, and here, the e-mail address associated with the member card ID of the elected member is extracted based on the stored contents of the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A (S84). Then, it is determined whether or not the electronic mail address is registered (S85). If it is determined in S85 that it is not registered (NO), the process ends (S89). In this state, when there is a request for sending winning information from the point member dedicated homepage, the winning information stored in S83 is distributed (D480-1 and D480-2 in FIG. 47).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the registration is made in S85 (YES), it is determined in the point member information DB whether the name and address are registered in association with the member card ID of the elected member (S86). ). If it is determined in S86 that it is registered (YES), registration of the name and address is not requested again, and the winning information shown in D30 of FIG. 34 is obtained by the control unit 52 functioning as the e-mail transmission means. An e-mail included as notification information is transmitted to the e-mail address (S87), and the process is terminated (S89). On the other hand, if it is determined not to be registered (NO) in S86, registration of the name and address is requested, and the winning information shown in D31 of FIG. An electronic mail included as information is transmitted to the electronic mail address (S88), and the process is terminated (S89). In this state, even if there is a request for sending winning information from the point member dedicated homepage, it is determined that the e-mail address is managed by the e-mail address management determining means described later, so that the winning information is not distributed.

  In the electronic mail indicated by D30 in FIG. 34, only the fact that the lottery has been won is displayed. The card company in which the point management device 50 is installed sends out the selected prizes with the registered name and address as the destination after sending the e-mail. On the other hand, in the e-mail shown in D31 of FIG. 34, the fact that the lottery has been won is displayed, and the input of the name and address is requested, and the input field for the name and address is displayed. When the member inputs the name and address and operates the “Register” button, an e-mail including the input name and address is returned to the point management device 50, and the point member shown in FIG. In the information DB, the name and address included in the e-mail are registered in association with the e-mail address that is the transmission source of the e-mail. Then, in the point management device 50, the winning prize is registered in the shipping information DB (not shown) stored in the hard disk 53 in association with the name and address of the winning point member. The winning prize is sent out with the registered name and address as the destination.

  Here, other functions of the control unit 52 will be described. In addition to updating and managing each DB as described above, the control unit 52 performs [1] point grant processing based on reception of the usage amount from the system management device 40, and [2] based on a request from the system management device 40. Management support screen transmission process, [3] Point member registration process based on reception of registration request from registration terminal, [4] Integration process based on reception of member integration request from registration terminal, [5] Group store from registration terminal A store list reply process based on the reception of the list request, [6] a point member dedicated screen distribution process based on the reception of the information disclosure request from the registration terminal, and the like are performed.

  First, regarding [1] point grant processing based on reception of the usage amount from the system management device 40, the control unit 52 determines the amount of usage value (cumulative usage amount, managed in the point member information DB and the usage amount DB). The point granting process that grants points according to the amount used per business day) is performed. Specifically, when the storage content of the balance management DB (FIG. 17A) is received from the transfer device 70, the point number managed in the point member information DB is associated with each member card ID. A point (for example, 1 point for 1000 yen) corresponding to the amount of money used today corresponding to each received membership card ID, that is, the amount of money stored as the amount of money used for each business day in the usage amount DB is updated. Based on the points given by this point giving process, the processes shown in S95 and S96 in FIG. 26 are performed.

  Next, regarding [2] management support screen transmission processing based on a request from the system management device 40, when the control unit 52 receives the standard report transmission request (see FIG. 21), the period included in the standard report transmission request The average use value calculation processing is performed for calculating the average value (average use amount) of the use value for each attribute information (gender and age). Specifically, based on the gender and date of birth of the point member managed in the point member information DB and the usage amount of the point member by business day managed in the usage amount DB, the gender and age Processing to calculate the average usage amount is performed. Here, point members managed in the point member information DB are males in their teens, females in their teens, males in their 20s, females in their 20s, males in their 30s, females in their 30s, males in their 40s, females in their 50s. , Women in their 50s, men in their 60s, women in their 60s, men in their 70s and over, women in their 70s and over, and the average amount of money spent per day in each group Calculations are based on weekly data and monthly data. Then, based on the calculated data, the control unit 52 generates a standard report representing the average usage amount for each attribute information (gender, age) in a bar graph format as shown in D45 of FIG. A process of transmitting from the communication section 51b to the system management apparatus 40 that is the transmission source of the standard report transmission request is performed via the transfer apparatus 70. In the system management apparatus 40 that has received the standard report, the standard report display screen shown in D45 is displayed on the display 44.

  In this way, the point management device 50 calculates the average usage amount for each attribute information (here, gender and age) and distributes it to each game hall. It is possible to grasp customer acquisition activities for customers of each attribute. For example, referring to the graph of the average usage amount of D45, it is understood that the average usage amount of men in their 30s is large (that is, it is a good customer), and a favorite gift for the email address of men in their 30s Can be used to attract customers, such as increasing the types of prizes popular with men in their 30s (for example, cigarettes), and to provide preferential services such as providing information on game machines with poor settings. In addition, by grasping that the average amount of money spent by women is small, it is possible to conduct preferential treatments such as events that can be played on recommended stands exclusively for female members, and to conduct sales activities that anticipate an increase in sales.

  Further, when the transfer device communication unit 51b functioning as the notification information setting unit receives the event information transmission request including the content input / selected in D50 of FIG. 22, the control unit 52 receives an e-mail address extracting unit, And by functioning as an e-mail transmission means, a process of transmitting an e-mail including the input transmission content as notification information from the external communication unit 51c to the e-mail address via the Internet is performed.

  Specifically, the control unit 52 functioning as an e-mail address extracting unit is managed in the point member information DB in association with the notification target member card ID specified from the information set by the notification information setting unit. The e-mail address is extracted, and here, based on the stored contents of the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A, the store where the system management device 40 that sent the event information transmission request is installed (here The point member that matches the attribute of the transmission target included in the event information transmission request, and extracts the member card ID of the identified point member, and the member card ID The e-mail address associated with is extracted. The control unit 52 functioning as the e-mail transmitting unit extracts an e-mail address extracted by the e-mail address extracting unit from the e-mail including the notification information for providing the notification content set by the notification information setting unit. In this example, an e-mail including the transmission content as notification information is transmitted from the external communication unit 51c to the e-mail address via the Internet.

  The control unit 52 performs processing for storing event information indicating the contents of the event as notification information in association with each member card ID to be notified in the notification information DB illustrated in FIG.

  Further, when receiving the questionnaire result transmission request, the control unit 52 creates a report representing the selection number of each option of the questionnaire result stored in the hard disk 53 in a bar graph format as shown in D60 of FIG. The generated report is transmitted from the transfer device communication unit 51b via the transfer device 70 to the system management device that has transmitted the questionnaire result transmission request. In the system management apparatus 40 that has received this report, a questionnaire result display screen shown in D60 is displayed on the display 44.

  As described above, the system management device 40 can receive the questionnaire result from the point management device 50 and obtain the result of the questionnaire for the point member. can do. For example, it is possible to attract customers by grasping the favorite prizes of customers of each attribute and arranging the prizes according to the target customer segment.

  Further, when the control unit 52 receives the point status transmission request, the control unit 52 transmits the point status transmission request from the group information DB shown in FIG. 28B and the store information DB shown in FIG. The store in which the system management device 40 is installed belongs to any group (that is, the store ID of the store is stored in the group information DB), or does not belong to any group (that is, Whether the store ID of the store is stored in the store information DB). When it is determined that the store (for example, store A) belongs to the group, the control unit 52 stores the storage content of the group information DB related to the group as shown in D70 of FIG. The process which transmits to the system management apparatus 40 of the said store via the transfer apparatus 70 from 51b is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the store (for example, P store) does not belong to the group, the control unit 52 changes the storage content of the store information DB related to the store to the transfer device communication unit as shown in D71. The process which transmits to the system management apparatus 40 of the said store via the transfer apparatus 70 from 51b is performed.

  In this way, the system management device 40 receives the point status of the group to which the store belongs or the point status of the store from the point management device 50, and refers to the number of product exchange use points included in the point status. Since it is possible to grasp the number of product exchange use points that the group or store has to bear the consideration for this month, it can be used as a measure for the settlement of the consideration. As described above, for a lottery application, each store bears a uniform fee (for example, ¥ 10,000 per month), not a price corresponding to the number of lottery application use points.

  [3] Regarding the point member registration process based on the reception of the registration request from the registration terminal, the control unit 52 performs a registration operation along with the first registration request transmitted from the information terminal (PC 6 or mobile phone 7). It functions as an e-mail address acquisition means for acquiring the e-mail address of the member who performs the operation from the information terminal. Specifically, as a premise of the first registration request, when a blank mail is transmitted from the information terminal, an email address of the blank mail transmission source and an IP address of the information terminal are acquired. The e-mail address and IP address (not shown) acquired here are temporarily stored in the point member information DB, and when the first registration request is transmitted from the information terminal of the IP address, the first registration is performed. The information is stored in association with the member card ID specified from the second member specifying information included in the request, and is deleted if the registration request is not transmitted from the information terminal of the IP address for a predetermined period (for example, 30 minutes).

  In addition, as described above, the control unit 52 performs processing for distributing the point member registration screen shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, 10 to 12, and 14 to 16 to the registration terminal.

  When the control unit 52 receives the first registration request A, the second registration request A, or the second registration request B (hereinafter collectively referred to as “registration request N”) from the kiosk terminal 30, FIG. The member card ID (first member card ID or second member ID) corresponding to the member ID (first member ID or other system member ID) included in the transmitted registration request N is based on the stored content of the encoded information DB shown. (Member card ID) is specified, and the specified member card ID is returned from the external communication unit 51c to the kiosk terminal 30 that is the transmission source of the registration request N via the Internet. .

  Moreover, the control part 52 received the 1st registration request or the 2nd registration request which contains 1st member card ID as an unregistered member card ID from the registration terminal (PC6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30). Sometimes, the first member ID stored in association with the unregistered first member card ID included in the received second registration request based on the stored contents of the encoding information DB shown in FIG. And an encoding information collating process for determining whether or not the personal identification number matches the first member ID and personal identification number included in the received second registration request. If the first member card ID is registered without making this determination, even if the first member card ID is entered incorrectly on the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, it will be registered erroneously. The coincidence of one member ID and a personal identification number is also determined.

  Similarly, the control unit 52 makes a first registration request or a second registration request including a second member card ID as an unregistered member card ID from a registered terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30). Other systems stored in association with the unregistered second member card ID included in the received second registration request based on the stored contents of the encoding information DB shown in FIG. Determine whether the member ID (or the last four digits of the other system member ID) matches the other system member ID (or the last four digits of the other system member ID) included in the received second registration request Encoding information matching process is performed. If the second member card ID is registered without making this determination, the second member card ID will be registered erroneously even if the second member card ID is entered incorrectly on the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7. It is also determined that the system member ID matches.

  When the control unit 52 receives the second registration request from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30), the control unit 52 stores the content stored in the point member information DB shown in FIG. Based on this, a point member information collation process for collating the registered member card ID and the personal identification number included in the received second registration request is performed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, the control unit 52 functions as a registration unit, a store identification unit, a store match determination unit, a group determination unit, and a summation unit.

  The control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit specifies an unregistered member card ID to be newly registered in the point member information DB from a registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) operated by a member. On the basis of receiving the first registration request including the possible member identification information, the member identification information capable of identifying the unregistered member card ID, while registering the unregistered member card ID in the point member information DB, Based on the reception of the second registration request including the member specifying information that can specify the registered member card ID already registered in the point member information DB, the unregistered in association with the registered member card ID The member card ID is registered in the point member information DB.

  Moreover, the control part 52 which functions as a shop identification means matches with the registered member card ID (namely, the registered member card ID contained in the 2nd registration request) specified from the member specifying information contained in the 2nd registration request. If there is no other registered member card ID registered, the unregistered member card ID specified from the registered member card ID and the member specifying information included in the second registration request (that is, included in the second registration request). While performing the first store specifying process for specifying the store ID of the store corresponding to each of the (unregistered member card ID), if there is the other registered member card ID, the other registered member card ID, A second store specifying process is performed for specifying the store member ID of the store corresponding to each of the registered member card ID and the unregistered member card ID. Specifically, since information indicating that the store ID is included in a predetermined portion (here, the first character) of the member card ID is stored, the store ID is extracted from the member card ID based on the information. Thus, the store ID is specified.

  In addition, the control unit 52 functioning as the store match determination unit matches the store ID of the store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID specified by the store specifying unit and the store ID of the store corresponding to the registered member card ID. It is determined whether or not. Here, the control unit 52 functioning as the registration unit does not register the unregistered member card ID on the condition that the store match determination unit determines that they match.

  In addition, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit includes a store ID of a store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID specified by the first store specifying process and a store ID of the store corresponding to the registered member card ID. While performing the first group determination process for determining whether or not the store IDs of the stores belonging to the same group (that is, the same group stored in the group information DB) set by the group setting means, the second The store ID of the store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID specified by the store specifying process, each registered member card ID (that is, the registered member card ID included in the second registration request, and the registered member card ID) The store ID of the store corresponding to the other registered member card ID registered in association with the same group set by the group setting means Performing a second group determination process determines whether the shop ID of the shop belonging to-loop.

  Here, the control unit 52 functioning as the registration unit uses an unregistered member card ID corresponding to a store determined to belong to the same group by the first group determination process or the second group determination process. It is registered in the point member information DB so that it can be specified that the ID is in a group store relationship. Specifically, in the point member information DB, the registered point card ID that is registered in association with one point member ID and that is associated with the group store and the total points that correspond to the unregistered member card ID are stored. Merge columns.

  Moreover, the control part 52 which functions as a summing means sums up each point corresponding to each member card ID registered in point member information DB so that it can specify that it is the said group store relationship. Specifically, for the registered member card ID and unregistered member card ID related to the group store, a summed point obtained by summing up the individual points corresponding to each member card ID is stored in the integrated summed point storage column. Remember.

  The functions of these registration means, store identification means, store match determination means, group determination means, and summation means will be specifically described in detail with reference to FIGS. 35 and 36.

  First, as shown in FIG. 35 (1), when a member is unregistered as a point member in the point member information DB, the member card ID of his / her unregistered A store from the registration terminal operated by the member. And the control unit 52 functioning as a registering unit after the first registration request including the personal identification number and the attribute information (gender and date of birth) is determined to be verification OK in the encoding information verification process. Then, a new point member ID is assigned, and the member card ID, password, and attribute information included in the first registration request are registered in the point member information DB in association with the assigned point member ID (S1). ).

  As shown in FIG. 35 (2), when a member has already registered the member card ID of his / her A store as a point member in the point member information DB, as shown in FIG. 35 (2-1). When a second registration request is received from the registration terminal operated by the member, including the member card ID and password of the registered A store, and the member card ID and password of the unregistered A store of another person. After the non-registered member card ID is determined to be verified by the encoding information verification process and the registered member card ID is determined to be verified by the point member information verification process, the function as shop specifying means Since there is no other registered member card ID registered in association with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request, the control unit 52 that includes the second registered request includes The first store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store A and the store ID of the store A is performed from the member card ID (S1), and the control unit 52 functioning as the store match determination means It is determined that the store ID of the store A of the registration card is coincident with the store ID of the store A of the registered card (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration means The member card ID of the registered A store is not registered in the point member information DB (S3).

  On the other hand, in the situation shown in FIG. 35 (2), as shown in FIG. 35 (2-2), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the member card ID and password of the registered A store, When the second registration request including the membership card ID and password of the unregistered D store is received, it is determined that the unregistered membership card ID is verified by the encoding information verification process, and the registered membership card ID After the point member information collating process determines that the collation is OK, the control unit 52 functioning as the store specifying unit is registered in association with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request. Since there is no other registered member card ID, the first store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store A and the store ID of the store D is performed from the member card ID included in the second registration request (S1). one The control unit 52 functioning as a determining unit determines that the store ID of the D store of the unregistered card extracted in S1 and the store ID of the A store of the registered card do not match (S2), The functioning control unit 52 associates the member card ID and password of the unregistered D store included in the second registration request with the point member ID corresponding to the member card ID of the registered A store as the point member. The registered attribute information is registered in the information DB, and the attribute information storage fields corresponding to the membership card IDs of the store A and the store D are integrated to store the registered attribute information (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit obtains the store ID of the D store of the unregistered card and the store ID of the A store of the registered card extracted in S1 based on the stored contents of the group information DB. It is determined that they do not belong to the same group (S4), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit does not integrate the storage column of the total points corresponding to the membership card ID of the D store, and the control unit 52 functioning as a totaling unit is The individual points corresponding to the member card ID of the store D are not added to the individual points corresponding to the member card ID of the store A (S5).

  Also, in the situation shown in FIG. 35 (2), as shown in FIG. 35 (2-3), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the member card ID and PIN of the registered A store, When the second registration request including the membership card ID and password of the unregistered B store is received, it is determined that the unregistered member card ID is verified by the encoding information verification process, and the registered member card ID is registered. After the point member information collating process determines that the collation is OK, the control unit 52 functioning as the store specifying unit is registered in association with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request. Since there is no other registered member card ID, a first store specifying process is performed for extracting the store ID of store A and the store ID of store B from the member card ID included in the second registration request (S1). one The control unit 52 functioning as a determination unit determines that the store ID of the store B of the unregistered card extracted in S1 and the store ID of the store A of the registered card do not match (S2), The functioning control unit 52 associates the member card ID and password of the unregistered store B included in the second registration request with the point member ID corresponding to the member card ID of the registered store A, as a point member. Registered in the information DB, the attribute information storage fields corresponding to the membership card IDs of the A store and the B store are integrated, and the registered attribute information is stored (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit obtains the store ID of the B store of the unregistered card and the store ID of the A store of the registered card extracted in S1 based on the stored contents of the group information DB. Control part 52 which determines with belonging to the same group (S4), and functions as a registration means integrates the memory | storage field of the summation point corresponding to each membership card ID of A store and B store, and controls to function as a summation means The unit 52 stores the combined points obtained by adding the individual points corresponding to the member card IDs of the store A and the store B in the integrated storage column (S5).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 36 (3), in the point member information DB, when a certain member is registered as a point member in association with the member card ID of his / her A store and the member card ID of the B store, As shown in FIG. 36 (3-1), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the member card ID and password of the registered A store, and the member card ID and password of the unregistered A store of another person. When the second registration request including the number is received, it is determined that the unregistered member card ID is verified by the encoding information verification process, and the registered member card ID is verified by the point member information verification process. After the determination, the control unit 52 that functions as the store specifying unit is registered with another registered member card that is registered in association with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request. Since there is D (here, the member card ID of the store B), the store ID of the store A and the store ID of the store A are extracted from the member card ID included in the second registration request, and other registered members are registered. The second store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store B from the card ID is performed (S1), and the control unit 52 functioning as a store match determination unit determines the store ID of the store A of the unregistered card extracted in step S1. It is determined that the store ID of the A store among the registered cards is the same (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit includes the membership card of the A store that is not registered by another person included in the second registration request. The ID is not registered in the point member information DB (S3). The same process is performed when the second registration request includes the member card ID of another person's unregistered B store instead of the other person's unregistered member A's membership card ID.

  On the other hand, in the situation shown in FIG. 36 (3), as shown in FIG. 36 (3-2), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the membership card ID and password of the registered membership card of the store A are registered. And the second registration request including the membership card ID and password of the member card of the unregistered D store, it is determined that the unregistered member card ID is verified by the encoding information verification process, And after it determines with it being collation OK by the said point member information collation process about registered member card ID, the control part 52 which functions as a shop identification means respond | corresponds to the registered member card ID contained in this 2nd registration request. Since there are other registered member card IDs registered here (member card ID of store B), the store ID of store A and the store of store D are determined from the member card ID included in the second registration request. In addition to extracting the ID, a second store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store B from the other already registered member card ID is performed (S1), and the control unit 52 functioning as a store match determination unit in S1 It is determined that the store ID of the extracted D store of the unregistered card does not match the store ID of the A store and the store ID of the B store of the registered card (S2). In association with the point member ID corresponding to the member card ID of the registered A store, the member card ID and password of the unregistered D store included in the second registration request are registered in the point member information DB. The attribute information storage fields corresponding to the membership card IDs of the store, B store, and D store are integrated to store the registered attribute information (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit, based on the stored contents of the group information DB, stores the store ID of the D store of the unregistered card extracted in S1 and the store ID and B of the store A of the registered card. It is determined that the store ID of the store does not belong to the same group (S4), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registering unit does not integrate the storage column of the summed points corresponding to the member card ID of the D store, The functioning control unit 52 does not add the individual points corresponding to the member card ID of the store D with the combined points corresponding to the member card IDs of the store A and the store B (S5).

  In addition, in the situation shown in FIG. 36 (3), as shown in FIG. 36 (3-3), the membership card ID and password of the registered membership card of the store A are registered from the registration terminal operated by the member. And the second registration request including the membership card ID and password of the member card of the unregistered C store, it is determined that the unregistered member card ID is verified by the encoding information verification process, And after it determines with it being collation OK by the said point member information collation process about registered member card ID, the control part 52 which functions as a shop identification means respond | corresponds to the registered member card ID contained in this 2nd registration request. Since there are other registered member card IDs registered here (member card ID of store B), the store ID of store A and the store of store C are determined from the member card ID included in the second registration request. In addition to extracting the ID, a second store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store B from the other already registered member card ID is performed (S1), and the control unit 52 functioning as a store match determination unit in S1 It is determined that the store ID of the extracted C store of the unregistered card does not match the store ID of the A store and the store ID of the B store of the registered card (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit In association with the point member ID corresponding to the member card ID of the registered A store, the member card ID and password of the unregistered C store included in the second registration request are registered in the point member information DB, and A The attribute information storage fields corresponding to the member card IDs of the store, the store B, and the store C are integrated to store the registered attribute information (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit, based on the storage contents of the group information DB, stores the store ID of the C store of the unregistered card and the store ID and B of the store A of the registered card extracted in S1. It is determined that the store ID of the store belongs to the same group (S4), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registering means stores a summation point storage column corresponding to each member card ID of the A store, the B store, and the C store. The control unit 52 that integrates and functions as a summing unit stores the summed points obtained by summing up the individual points corresponding to the member card IDs of the store A, the store B, and the store C in the integrated storage column (S5).

  As shown in FIG. 36 (3 ′), a member in the point member information DB associates a member card ID of his / her A store, a member card ID of the B store, and a member card ID of the D store with the point member. As shown in FIG. 36 (3-3 '), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the membership card ID and password of the registered membership card of the store A, When the second registration request including the membership card ID and password of the unregistered Y store membership card is received, it is determined that the unregistered membership card ID is verified by the encoding information verification process and is already registered. After the member card ID is determined to be verified in the point member information verification process, the control unit 52 functioning as a store specifying unit includes the registered member card included in the second registration request. Since there are other registered member card IDs registered in association with D (here, the member card ID of the store B and the member card ID of the store D), the member card ID included in the second registration request determines that A A store ID of the store and a store ID of the Y store are extracted, and a second store specifying process is performed for extracting the store ID of the B store and the store ID of the D store from the other registered member card IDs (S1). The control unit 52 functioning as a store match determination unit stores the store ID of the Y store of the unregistered card, the store ID of the A store of the registered card, the store ID of the B store, and the store ID of the D store extracted in S1. Are not matched (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit associates the point member ID corresponding to the member card ID of the registered A store with the unregistered second registration request. Membership card ID of registered Y store and The certificate number is registered in the point member information DB, and the attribute information storage fields corresponding to the member card IDs of the store A, store B, store D, and store Y are integrated to store the registered attribute information. (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit, based on the stored contents of the group information DB, stores the store ID of the store C of the unregistered card extracted in S1 and the store ID of the store ID of the registered card. It is determined that the store IDs belong to the same group (S4), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit integrates the storage fields of the summation points corresponding to the member card IDs of the store D and the store Y, The control unit 52 that functions as the sum stores the summed points obtained by summing up the individual points corresponding to the membership card IDs of the D store and the Y store in the integrated storage column (S5). That is, in the point member shown in this example, the points are added up for the ◎◎ group to which the A store and the B store belong, and the points are added up to the ΔΔ group to which the D store and the Y store belong.

  Next, regarding the integration processing based on [4] reception of the member integration request from the registration terminal, the control unit 52 transmits the member integration request A, member integration request B, or member integration request C (hereinafter referred to as “member integration request” from the kiosk terminal 30. N ”), the member ID (first member ID or other system included in the transmitted member integration request N is based on the stored contents of the encoding information DB shown in FIG. A member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) corresponding to the member ID), and the specified member card ID is sent to the member integration request N from the external communication unit 51c via the Internet. A member card ID specifying process of returning to the sender kiosk terminal 30 is performed.

  Further, when receiving a member integration request from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30), the control unit 52 is based on the stored content of the point member information DB shown in FIG. Then, point member information collation processing for collating each registered member card ID and password included in the received member integration request is performed.

  Further, when receiving a member integration request from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30), the control unit 52 assigns each registered member card ID included in the received member integration request. An attribute information match determination process is performed to determine whether or not the attribute information stored in the point member information DB shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the control unit 52 functions as a registration unit, a store identification unit, a store match determination unit, a group determination unit, and a summation unit.

  The control unit 52 functioning as the registration means can identify each of a plurality of registered member card IDs from a registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) operated by a member. Is received in association with each registered member card ID specified from a plurality of pieces of member specifying information included in the member integration request.

  Moreover, the control part 52 which functions as a store specification means respond | corresponds to each registered member card ID (namely, each registered member card ID contained in a member integration request) specified from the some member specific information contained in a member integration request. If there is no other registered member card ID registered, the third store specifying process for specifying the store ID of each store corresponding to each registered member card ID is performed, while the other registered member If there is a card ID, a fourth store specifying process for specifying the other registered member card ID and the store ID of the store corresponding to each registered member card ID is performed. Specifically, since information indicating that the store ID is included in a predetermined portion (here, the first character) of the member card ID is stored, the store ID is extracted from the member card ID based on the information. Thus, the store ID is specified.

  Moreover, the control part 52 which functions as a store matching determination means determines whether the store ID of the store corresponding to each registered member card ID specified by the store specifying means matches. Here, the control unit 52 functioning as the registration unit does not perform the integration process on the condition that the store match determination unit determines that they match.

  Moreover, the control part 52 which functions as a group determination means is the same group (namely, group information DB) set by the said group setting means among each shop ID specified by the said 3rd shop specific process or the said 4th shop specific process. It is determined whether or not the store ID belongs to the store belonging to the same group stored in (1).

  Here, the control unit 52 functioning as the registration unit confirms that each registered member card ID corresponding to each store ID determined by the group determination unit as having a store ID belonging to the same group is in a group store relationship. Register in the point member information DB in an identifiable manner. Specifically, in the point member information DB, the storage column of the summed points corresponding to each registered member card ID that is registered in association with one point member ID and that is related to the group store is integrated.

  Moreover, the control part 52 which functions as a summing means sums up each point corresponding to each member card ID registered in point member information DB so that it can specify that it is the said group store relationship. Specifically, for each registered member card ID related to the group store, the total point obtained by adding the individual points corresponding to each registered member card ID is stored in the integrated summed point storage column.

  The functions of these registration means, store identification means, store match determination means, group determination means, and summation means will be specifically described in detail with reference to FIGS. 37 and 38.

  First, as shown in FIG. 37 (1), in the point member information DB, when a certain member has separately registered his / her A store member card ID and C store member card ID as a point member. As shown in FIG. 37 (1-1), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the member card ID and PIN of the registered A store, the member card ID of the registered A store of another person, and When the member integration request including the password is received, it is determined in the point member information verification process that each registered member card ID is OK (that is, the password is registered for the member card ID of another person's registered A store). And the attribute information match determination process determines that the attribute information matches (that is, their gender and date of birth coincide with that of another person's gender and date of birth). After that, the control unit 52 functioning as a store specifying unit does not have another registered member card ID registered in association with each registered member card ID included in the member integration request. A third store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store A and the store ID of the store A from each member card ID included is performed (S1), and the control unit 52 functioning as a store match determination unit is extracted in step S1. Further, it is determined that the store IDs coincide with each other (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit does not integrate the member card IDs of other people's registered A stores included in the member integration request (S3).

  On the other hand, in the situation shown in FIG. 37 (1), as shown in FIG. 37 (1-2), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the membership card ID and password of the registered A store, When the member integration request including the member card ID and password of the registered C store is received, it is determined that the point member information collation process for each registered member card ID is OK, and the attribute information matches After it is determined by the determination process that the attribute information matches, the control unit 52 functioning as the store specifying unit is registered with another registered member card associated with each registered member card ID included in the member integration request. Since there is no card ID, a third store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store A and the store ID of the store C from each member card ID included in the member integration request is performed (S1). The functioning control unit 52 determines that the store IDs extracted in S1 do not match (S2), and the functioning control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit selects any registered member card ID (here, already registered). In association with the point member ID corresponding to the member card ID of store A), the integrated processing for registering each registered member card ID is performed, and the attribute information storage column corresponding to each member card ID is integrated, The registered attribute information is stored (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit determines that each store ID extracted in S1 belongs to the same group based on the stored contents of the group information DB (S4), and functions as a registration unit. The control unit 52 integrates the storage field of the summed points corresponding to each member card ID, and the control unit 52 functioning as a summing unit stores the summed points summed up of the individual points corresponding to each member card ID. Store in the column (S5).

  As shown in FIG. 37 (1 ′), in the point member information DB, a certain member has registered the member card ID of his / her A store and the member card ID of the D store separately as point members. 37 (1-2 '), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the membership card ID and PIN of the registered A store and the registered membership card of the registered D store. When a member integration request including an ID and a password is received, it is determined that each registered member card ID is OK in the point member information verification process, and attribute information is determined to match in the attribute information match determination process After that, the control unit 52 functioning as the store specifying means has no other registered member card ID registered in association with each registered member card ID included in the member integration request. A control unit 52 that performs the third store specifying process of extracting the store ID of the store A and the store ID of the store D from each member card ID included in the member integration request (S1), It is determined that the store IDs extracted in S1 are inconsistent (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit selects one of the registered member card IDs (here, the registered card ID of the registered A store). ) Is registered in association with the point member ID corresponding to), and the attribute information corresponding to each member card ID is integrated to store the registered attribute information. (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 that functions as a group determination unit determines that the store IDs extracted in S1 do not belong to the same group based on the stored contents of the group information DB (S4), and functions as a registration unit. The control unit 52 does not integrate the storage field of the summed points corresponding to each member card ID, and the control unit 52 functioning as a summing unit does not sum the individual points corresponding to each member card ID (S5).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 38 (2), in the point member information DB, a certain member has been registered in association with the member card ID of his / her A store and the member card ID of the B store, and the member of the C store. When the card ID has been registered separately, as shown in FIG. 38 (2-2), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the member card ID and password of the registered A store, When the member integration request including the member card ID and password of the registered C store is received, it is determined that the point member information collation process for each registered member card ID is OK, and the attribute information matches After it is determined by the determination process that the attribute information matches, the control unit 52 functioning as the store specifying unit, the other registered registered in association with each registered member card ID included in the member integration request. Since there is a member card ID (here, the member card ID of the store B registered in association with the member card ID of the store A), the store ID and the store C of the store A are obtained from each member card ID included in the member integration request. A control unit 52 that extracts the store ID of the store and performs the fourth store specifying process of extracting the store ID of the B store from the other registered member card ID (S1). It is determined that the store IDs extracted in S1 are inconsistent (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit selects one of the registered member card IDs (here, the registered card ID of the registered A store). ) Is registered in association with the point member ID corresponding to), and the attribute information corresponding to each member card ID is integrated to store the registered attribute information. Do S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit determines that the store IDs extracted in S1 belong to the same group based on the stored contents of the group information DB (S4), and controls the function as a registration unit. The unit 52 integrates the storage field of the summed points corresponding to each member card ID, and the control unit 52 functioning as a summing unit stores the summed points obtained by summing up the individual points corresponding to each member card ID. (S5).

  As shown in FIG. 38 (2 ′), in the point member information DB, a member has been registered in association with the member card ID of his / her A store and the member card ID of the B store. When the member card ID has been registered separately, as shown in FIG. 38 (2-2 ′), from the registration terminal operated by the member, the member card ID and password of the registered A store When the member integration request including the membership card ID and password of the registered D store is received, it is determined that each registered member card ID is verified by the point member information verification process, and the attribute After it is determined by the information match determination process that the attribute information matches, the control unit 52 functioning as the store specifying unit is registered in association with each registered member card ID included in the member integration request. Since there is a registered member card ID (here, the member card ID of the store B registered in association with the member card ID of the store A), the store ID of the store A is obtained from each member card ID included in the member integration request. The control unit 52 that extracts the store ID of the store D and performs the fourth store specifying process for extracting the store ID of the store B from the other registered member card IDs (S1). Then, it is determined that the store IDs extracted in S1 are inconsistent (S2), and the control unit 52 functioning as a registration unit selects any registered member card ID (here, the registered card of the registered A store) ID) is associated with the point member ID corresponding to the ID, and the integrated processing for registering each registered member card ID is performed, and the attribute information storage column corresponding to each member card ID is integrated to register the registered attribute information. Memory That (S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 functioning as a group determination unit makes the store ID of the store A and the store ID of the store B out of the store IDs extracted in S1 the same group based on the stored contents of the group information DB. The control part 52 which determines with belonging (S4) and functions as a registration means integrates the storage column of the summation point corresponding to each member card ID of A store and B store which belong to this same group, and functions as a summation means. The control section 52 stores the summed points obtained by summing up the individual points corresponding to the member card IDs of the A store and B store belonging to the same group in the integrated storage field (S5).

  [5] Regarding the store list reply process based on the reception of the group store list request from the registration terminal, the control unit 52 functioning as the store specifying means includes a registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal). 30), the member card ID (first member card) specified from the member specifying information based on receiving the group store list request including the member specifying information (first member specifying information or second member specifying information). ID of the store corresponding to the ID or the second member card ID) is specified. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 10, or FIG. 14 described later, when a group store list request including a member card ID or member ID is received from the registration terminal, or as shown in FIG. 45 described later. When a login request including a member card ID is received from the registration terminal as a premise of the group store list request shown in D401, the store ID included in the member card ID specified from the member card ID or the member ID is extracted. To specify the store ID.

  Further, the control unit 52 specifies a group store that specifies each store set by the group setting unit (display 54 and input device 55) as a group store of the group to which the store having the store ID specified by the store specifying unit belongs. It functions as a means. Specifically, based on the stored contents of the group information DB shown in FIG. 28B, for example, when the store ID specified by the store specifying means is the store ID of the A store, the A store belongs. ◎ Identify B store, C store, and X store registered as group stores of the group.

  Further, the control unit 52 functions as a store list reply unit that returns a list of stores specified by the group store specifying unit to the registration terminal. Specifically, as shown in D131 of FIG. 6 or D450 of FIG. 47 described later, a screen including a list of stores is transmitted from the external communication unit 51c via the Internet to the sender of the group store list request source. Deliver to registered terminals.

  Finally, regarding [6] point member exclusive screen distribution processing based on reception of the information disclosure request from the registration terminal, the control unit 52 performs processing for distributing the login screen to the registration terminal in response to reception of the login screen distribution request. This will be described later.

  Further, the control unit 52 receives an information disclosure request (here, a log-in request) including member specifying information that can specify one registered member card ID from a registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30). The menu screen shown in D401 of FIG. 45 to be described later is distributed to the registered terminal. That is, the login request that is a part of the information disclosure request includes the registered member card ID registered as the point member and the password as shown in D400 of FIG. Regardless of the registered member card ID registered as a point member, the registered member card ID is associated with the registered member card ID as information related to the registered member card ID. In addition, points stored in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A, group store additional information, questionnaire, event information, and winning information stored in the notification information DB shown in FIG. A single point member homepage (so-called “My Page”) that can be displayed is distributed.

  Further, the control unit 52 receives an information disclosure request (here, a login request and a login request) including member specifying information that can specify one registered member card ID from a registered terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30). One registered member card ID (that is, a member card ID included in the login request) specified from the member specifying information included in the received login request based on the reception of the point confirmation / use request) and the group store If there is the same group registered member card ID registered in the point member information so that it can be specified that there is a relationship, the points corresponding to each registered member card ID in the group store relationship are added together by the adding means If the point information indicating the total points is returned to the registered terminal and there is no same group registered member card ID, the above one And functions as a point information returning means for returning the point information indicating the point corresponding to the registered membership card ID as a separate point to the registration terminal.

  Specifically, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the total points are registered in the point member information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to one registered member card ID included in the login request. . If the total points are registered here, the point information indicating the total points is returned to the registered terminal on the assumption that there is the same group registered member card ID. On the other hand, if the total points are not registered, point information indicating points corresponding to the one registered member card ID as individual points is returned to the registered terminal, assuming that there is no same group registered member card ID. .

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as a point information return means has one registered member card ID (that is, a login request) specified from the member specifying information included in the information disclosure request (here, login request and point confirmation / use request). If there is another registered member card ID that is not related to the group store with the included member card ID), point information indicating the points corresponding to the other registered member card IDs not related to the group store as individual points is also registered. Reply to

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as a point information return means indicates the summed points and / or the individual points, and is set by the use processing means (that is, use processing stored in the group information DB and / or store information DB). Based on the setting), the point information indicating whether the summed points and / or individual points can be used for the application to the lottery that is the first use process and the exchange with the product that is the second use process is registered terminal Reply to

  The point information returned by the point member information return means will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. First, when the member card ID “A00001” is included in the login request, the point member information shown in FIG. 27A is associated with the point member ID “PM000001” corresponding to the member card ID. ◎ In addition to registering the total points obtained by adding the individual points corresponding to the member card IDs of the A store, B store, and C store belonging to the group, the individual points corresponding to the member card IDs of the D stores not related to the group store Points are registered, and in the group information DB shown in FIG. 28 (b), for the ◎◎ group, application to the lottery and exchange with the product are permitted, and the exchangeable product is a special writer and a mobile strap. Is stored as a usage processing setting, and the D store is only allowed to be exchanged with a product, and can be exchanged. Products that is a portable strap is stored as the use process setting.

  Therefore, in the point information to be returned, as shown in D410-2 in FIG. 45 and D412-2 in FIG. 46, the total points of the ◎◎ group and the individual points of the D store are indicated. In addition, in the lottery application screen shown in D410-2, a checkable check box is displayed for the total points of the ◎◎ group, indicating that the total points can be used for the lottery application. A letter indicating that points can be used for merchandise exchange is displayed, and the check box is displayed as uncheckable for individual points at store D, indicating that the combined points cannot be used for lottery applications. And a character indicating that the total points can be used for merchandise exchange. In addition, in the product exchange screen shown in D412-2, a checkable check box is displayed for the total points of the ◎◎ group, which indicates that the total points can be used for product exchange. The fact that the product is a special lighter and a mobile strap is shown, a letter that the combined points can be used for the lottery application is shown, and a checkable check box is displayed for the individual points of D store This indicates that the combined points can be used for product exchange, indicates that the replaceable product is a mobile strap, and indicates that the combined points cannot be used for a lottery application. Is shown. In this point information, individual points corresponding to the member card IDs of the A store, B store, and C store belonging to the group are also shown as a breakdown.

  On the other hand, when the login request includes the member card ID “A00004”, the point member information shown in FIG. 27A is associated with the point member ID “PM000003” corresponding to the member card ID. The group registered member card ID is not registered, and individual points corresponding to the member card ID of the P store not related to the group store are registered. In the group information DB shown in FIG. In the store information DB shown in FIG. 28 (c), the fact that the application to the lottery and the exchange of the product are permitted and that the exchangeable product is the special writer and the mobile strap are stored as the use processing setting. Is stored as a use processing setting for the P store, only permitting application for lottery.

  Therefore, the point information to be returned indicates the individual points of the store A and the individual points of the store P as in D410-1 of FIG. 45 and D412-1 of FIG. In addition, in the lottery application screen shown in D410-1, a checkable check box is displayed for the individual points of the store A, thereby indicating that the individual points can be used for the lottery application. Is displayed for the exchange of goods, and a checkable check box is displayed for the individual points of the P store, indicating that the individual points can be used for the lottery application. At the same time, characters indicating that the individual points cannot be used for merchandise exchange are displayed. In addition, in the product exchange screen shown in D412-1, a checkable check box is displayed for the individual point of the store A, which indicates that the individual point can be used for product exchange. Is displayed as a special writer and mobile phone strap, a letter indicating that the individual points can be used for the lottery application, and the check box for the individual points of the P store is displayed as uncheckable. Indicates that the individual points cannot be used for merchandise exchange, no exchangeable merchandise is shown, and characters indicating that the individual points can be used for a lottery application.

  The control unit 52 functions as a point use processing unit that performs a point use process for allowing the member to use the summed points summed up by the summing unit in order to enjoy a predetermined service. Moreover, the control part 52 which functions as a point use processing means performs a point use process for allowing a member to use an individual point corresponding to a member card ID that is not related to a group store in order to enjoy a predetermined service. Here, based on the reception of the point confirmation / use request which is a part of the information disclosure request, it functions as a point use processing means. As described above, the point use process includes a lottery application process that is a first use process and a product exchange process that is a second use process.

  Here, as shown in D410-1 and D410-2 in FIG. 45, the lottery application process includes the lottery contents during the application period extracted from the lottery information DB and the application for the lottery extracted from the point member information DB. A point confirmation / use screen displaying the number of points that can be used for the login request is distributed from the external communication unit 51c to the registered terminal of the login request transmission source via the Internet, and the point confirmation is performed from the registered terminal. -Application information indicating an application for the lottery of the prize selected on the use screen is received, and in the lottery information DB, the membership card ID included in the login request is the applicant membership card ID corresponding to the selected prize. Necessary for applying for the selected prize from the number of points stored in the storage column and stored in the point member information DB in association with the member card ID. It is a process of subtracting the a number of points.

  In addition, as shown in D412-1 and D412-2 in FIG. 46, the product exchange process can be used for exchanging preset exchangeable product contents with the product extracted from the point member information DB. A point confirmation / use screen displaying the number of points is distributed from the external communication unit 51c via the Internet to the registration terminal that is the transmission source of the login request, and the point confirmation / use screen is displayed from the registration terminal. Receives exchange information indicating exchange with the selected product, and subtracts the number of points necessary for exchange with the product from the number of points stored in association with the member card ID in the point member information DB It is processing to do.

  Moreover, the control part 52 is contained in this received confirmation request based on having received the confirmation request containing 1st member specific information (here member card ID) from a shop terminal (the card unit 20 or the kiosk terminal 30). The member card ID specified from the first member specifying information functions as a notification target determination unit that determines whether or not the member card ID is the notification target member card ID specified from the information set by the notification information setting unit. , Functioning as a notification information return means for returning the notification information to the store terminal on condition that the notification target determination means determines that the membership card ID is a notification target.

  The confirmation request here is a combination of a login request including a member card ID and a questionnaire request, event information request, or winning information request not including the member card ID, as shown in FIG. . The confirmation request includes not only a request transmitted from the store terminal (card unit 20 or kiosk terminal 30) but also a request transmitted from the information terminal (PC 6 or mobile phone 7). Therefore, the control unit 52 functioning as a notification target determination unit performs the determination even when a confirmation request is received from the information terminal, and the control unit 52 functioning as a notification information return unit is notified by the notification target determination unit. The notification information is sent back to the information terminal on the condition that it is determined that the membership card ID is.

  Also, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the point member information DB manages the email address in association with the member card ID specified from the first member specifying information included in the confirmation request. The control unit 52 functioning as a determination unit and functioning as the notification information return unit is conditioned on the condition that the e-mail address management determination unit determines that the e-mail address is managed. Is not returned to the store terminal (here, the registration terminal).

  Details of the functions of the notification object determination unit, the notification information return unit, and the e-mail address management determination unit will be described later with reference to FIGS. 44 (d), (e), and (f).

  Next, the operation of the point management device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  39 to 41 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the point member registration process performed by the point management device 50. The point management device 50 receives the point member registration screen distribution request transmitted from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) (S101), and information terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7). It waits for the reception of the empty mail transmitted from (S102). Here, the point member registration screen distribution request is transmitted from the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 when the URL indicated by D103 in FIG. 3 is clicked, and the point member registration mode is executed from the card unit 20 or the kiosk terminal 30. It is sent by what has been done. The empty mail is transmitted from the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 as shown in D102 of FIG.

  If it is determined in S102 that the empty mail is received (YES), the e-mail address acquiring unit acquires the e-mail address of the empty mail source and the IP address of the information terminal, and The mail address is associated with the IP address and stored in the point member information DB (S103), and as shown in D103 of FIG. 3, an e-mail including the URL for accessing the point member registration screen is sent to the information terminal of the IP address. Is returned (S104), and the process returns to S101.

  If it is determined in S101 that the point member registration screen distribution request has been received (YES), a menu screen that is a part of the point member registration screen is distributed to the registration terminal (S105), and the point member registration screen is displayed. Distribution processing is performed (S106). In this S105, different menu screens are distributed depending on the registered terminal of the communication partner. Specifically, the menu screen shown in D104 of FIG. On the other hand, the menu screen shown in D200 of FIG. 10 is distributed, and the menu screen shown in D300 of FIG. 14 is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30. In S106, different point member registration screens are distributed depending on the registration terminal of the communication partner. Specifically, the point member registration screens shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 are distributed to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7. The point member registration screen shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is distributed to the card unit 20, and the point member registration screen shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30. In S106, different point member registration screens are distributed depending on the registration terminal of the communication partner and on which step the process returns.

  The point management device 50 that has performed the point member registration screen distribution processing in S106 receives the first registration request transmitted from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) (S107), It waits for reception of a second registration request (S108), reception of a member integration request (S109), or reception of a group store list request (S110).

  If it is determined in S110 that the group store list request is received (YES), it is determined whether or not the received group store list request includes a member ID (first member ID or other system member ID). (S141). If the member ID is included in S141 (YES), that is, if it is determined that the group store list request has been received from the kiosk terminal 30, a member card ID specifying process for specifying the member card ID from the member ID is performed (S142). ), The store ID is extracted from the specified member card ID by the store specifying means, and the group information DB shown in FIG. 28 (b) as the group store of the group to which the store of the extracted store ID belongs by the group store specifying means. Each store stored in is identified (S143), and the process proceeds to S144. On the other hand, if it is determined in S141 that the member ID is not included (NO), that is, it is determined that the group store list request has been received from the PC 6, the mobile phone 7, or the card unit 20, the store specifying means requests the group store list request. Each store stored in the group information DB shown in FIG. 28 (b) as a group store of the group to which the store with the extracted store ID belongs is extracted by the group store specifying means by the store ID from the member card ID included in Is specified (S143), and the process proceeds to S144.

  In S144, it is determined whether there is a group store specified in S143. If it is determined in S144 that there is no group store (NO), a screen (not shown) indicating that there is no group store is distributed to the registration terminal (S145), and the process proceeds to S123. When it is determined that there is (YES), as shown in D131 of FIG. 6, a screen displaying a list of group stores is distributed to the registration terminal (S146), and the process proceeds to S120. In S120, the process waits for reception of a menu display request. If it is determined that a menu display request has been received (YES), the process returns to S105.

  According to this, the store corresponding to the member card ID included in the group store list request received from the registration terminal operated by the member or the member card ID specified from the member ID is specified, and the group to which the specified store belongs Since the list of group stores is replied, the member can be made to recognize the group stores.

  In S107, the first registration request transmitted from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) or reception of the first registration request A transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 is awaited. . If it is determined in S107 that any of the first registration requests has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the received first registration request includes only the member ID (S111). If it is determined in S111 that only the member ID is included (YES), that is, it is determined that the first registration request A is received from the kiosk terminal 30, the member card ID is identified from the member ID, and the identified member card ID Is returned to the kiosk terminal 30 (S112), the process returns to S106, and the screen shown in D303 or D304 of FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S111 that other than the member ID is included (NO), that is, it is determined that the first registration request has been received from the registration terminal, the encoding information collation process is performed (S113). If it is determined that the collation is NG (NO) in S113, a screen indicating that the input is incorrect is distributed to the registered terminal (S114), and the process proceeds to S120. On the other hand, if it is determined that the collation is OK (YES) in S113, a new point member ID is assigned (S115), and the process proceeds to S116.

  In S116, it is determined whether or not the IP address of the registration terminal that is the transmission source of the first registration request is stored in the point member information DB. If it is determined in S116 that the IP address is not stored (NO), that is, it is determined that the first registration request has been received from the store terminal (card unit 20 or kiosk terminal 30), the process proceeds to S118. On the other hand, if the IP address is stored in S116 (YES), that is, if it is determined that the first registration request has been received from the information terminal (PC 6 or mobile phone 7), the IP address is stored in the point member information DB. The point member ID assigned in S115 is registered in association with the electronic mail address stored in association with (S117), and the process proceeds to S118.

  In S118, the registration means, in the point member information DB, in association with the point member ID assigned in S115 or the point member ID registered in S117, the member card ID, the password, and the password included in the first registration request, The attribute information is registered (S118), a registration completion screen (not shown) indicating that the registration of the unregistered member card ID is completed is distributed to the registration terminal (S119), and the process proceeds to S120.

  In S108, the second registration request transmitted from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30), or the second registration request A or second registration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30. Wait for B to be received. If it is determined in S108 that any of the second registration requests is received (YES), the process proceeds to FIG. 40 to determine whether or not the received second registration request includes only the member ID ( S121). If it is determined in S121 that only the member ID is included (YES), that is, it is determined that the second registration request A or the second registration request B is received from the kiosk terminal 30, the member card ID is specified from the member ID, A member card ID specifying process for returning the specified member card ID to the kiosk terminal 30 is performed (S122), and the process returns to S106, in response to the second registration request A, the screen shown in D311 of FIG. For the registration request B, the screen shown in D313 or D314 is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S121 that a member other than the member ID is included (NO), that is, it is determined that the second registration request has been received from the registration terminal, the encoding information for the unregistered member card ID included in the second registration request Collation processing is performed (S123). If it is determined in step S123 that the verification is OK (YES), the point member information verification process is performed for the registered member card ID included in the second registration request (S124). If it is determined that the collation is OK (YES) in S124, the process proceeds to S126. On the other hand, if it is determined that the verification is NG (NO) in S123 or S124, a screen indicating that the input is incorrect is distributed to the registered terminal (S124), and the process proceeds to S120.

  In S126, it is determined whether there is another registered member card ID registered in association with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request. If it is determined in S126 that there is no other registered member card ID (NO), the store specifying means obtains the store ID from the registered member card ID and the unregistered member card ID included in the second registration request. Extract (S127) and go to S129. On the other hand, if it is determined in S126 that there is another registered member card ID (YES), the store specifying means extracts the store ID from the other registered member card ID and responds to the second registration request. The store ID is extracted from the registered member card ID and unregistered member card ID included (S128), and the process proceeds to S129.

  In S129, the store match determination unit determines whether the store ID corresponding to the unregistered member card ID extracted in S127 or S128 matches the store ID corresponding to the registered member card ID. If it is determined in S129 that the store IDs match (YES), a member who has already registered a member card of a store as a point member picks up the member card of another member of the store, An error screen (not shown) indicating that an unregistered member card ID has not been registered because the member card that has been picked up is registered in association with his / her member card and should not be registered as a point member. Out) is distributed to the registered terminal (S130), and the process proceeds to S120.

  According to this, when the store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID included in the second registration request matches the store corresponding to the registered member card ID, the unregistered member card ID is not registered, When the member identified from the unregistered member card ID loses the member card, the member points are combined with the member points identified from the registered member card ID that picked up the member card. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk that a member who has lost the membership card will suffer a disadvantage.

  Furthermore, if a member has two member cards at one store, even if there is an upper limit (for example, 10 points) in the points given per day, by holding two member cards Each member card can earn 10 points. If the two member cards are registered in association with each other, there is an inconvenience that double points can be used and used. In such a case, there is no such inconvenience because they are not registered in association.

  In addition, since the store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID included in the second registration request and the store corresponding to the registered member card ID do not match, registration is performed in association with each other. When the member A picks up a member card of another store A at the store A and tries to register the member card of the other store A and the member card of his own store B in association with each other. However, the member who wants to associate and register the member card of the other store A who has been picked up owns the member card of the store A and has already registered as a point member or intends to register. Since registration is usually made in association with the membership card of the own A store, registration can be prevented in many cases.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S129 that the store IDs do not match (NO), it is the registration of a member card of a different store by the same member and should be registered as a point member. In the DB, the unregistered member card ID and password included in the second registration request are registered in association with the point member ID corresponding to the registered member card ID (S131), and the process proceeds to S132.

  In S132, the group determination unit determines whether the store ID corresponding to the unregistered member card ID extracted in S127 or S128 and the store ID corresponding to the registered member card ID belong to the same group. If it is determined in S132 that they do not belong to the same group (NO), the registration of the summation point storage field by the registration means and the summation by the summation means are not performed, and the registration of the unregistered member card ID is completed. The registration completion screen (not shown) shown is distributed to the registration terminal (S134), and the process proceeds to S120. On the other hand, if it is determined in S132 that they belong to the same group (YES), the registration means integrates the storage field of the summed points corresponding to the registered member card ID and the unregistered member card ID, and the summing means The individual points corresponding to the registered member card ID and the unregistered member card ID are added together, and the combined point (however, the individual point corresponding to the unregistered member card ID is 0, so the combined point is added to the registered member card ID). (Corresponding point) is stored in the integrated storage column (S133), and the process proceeds to S134.

  According to this, it is determined whether or not the store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID included in the second registration request is the same group as the store corresponding to the registered member card ID. For this reason, since the points corresponding to the unregistered member card ID and the points corresponding to the registered member card ID can be used together, the visit between the group stores can be promoted.

  Furthermore, if there is another registered member card ID (S127) registered in association with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request, the store corresponding to the other registered member card ID is also included. Therefore, the point member manages the request for adding the points corresponding to the unregistered member card ID and the points corresponding to the other registered member card IDs. There is no need to send to the device.

  Specifically, when the second registration request shown in (3-3) is received in the situation shown in FIG. 36 (3), the group determination means includes the registered member card included in the second registration request. If it is determined only whether or not the A store corresponding to the ID and the C store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID have a group store relationship, the other stores registered in association with the registered member card ID. In order to determine whether or not the store B corresponding to the registered member card ID and the store C corresponding to the unregistered member card ID have a group store relationship, A request for adding the points corresponding to the member card ID of the unregistered C store and the points corresponding to the member card ID of the registered B store must be transmitted to the point management device 50. Here, in the present invention, each store that has already been determined to have a group store relationship with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request, and a store that corresponds to the unregistered member card ID included in the second registration request. Therefore, the point member corresponds to the point corresponding to the unregistered member card ID and the other registered member card ID (here, the member card ID of the store B). There is no need to send a request to add the points to be added.

  In the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A, points are managed for each member card ID, but only the total points are managed and the number of used points (product exchange use points) When the payment is made according to the number), it is not known which store's points were used, so it is not clear which store should be charged for the payment. Such a problem does not occur if membership card IDs are integrated only in billable group stores, and is particularly effective when only the total points are managed.

  Returning to FIG. 39, in S109, the member integration request A transmitted from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) or member integration request A transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 Waiting for reception of the integration request B or the member integration request C. If it is determined in S109 that any member integration request has been received (YES), the process proceeds to FIG. 41, and it is determined whether or not the received member integration request includes only the member ID (S200). . If it is determined in S200 that only the member ID is included (YES), that is, it is determined that the member integration request A, member integration request B, or member integration request C is received from the kiosk terminal 30, the member card ID is determined from the member ID. The member card ID specifying process for returning the specified member card ID to the kiosk terminal 30 is performed (S201), the process returns to S106, and the screen shown in D321 of FIG. For the member integration requests B and C, the screen shown in D323 is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S200 that a member other than the member ID is included (NO), that is, it is determined that a member integration request has been received from the registered terminal, the point member information for each registered member card ID included in the member integration request A collation process is performed (S202). If it is determined in step S202 that collation is OK (YES), the attribute information match determination process is performed (S203). If it is determined in S203 that the attribute information matches (YES), the process proceeds to S205. On the other hand, if it is determined in S202 that the verification information is NG (NO) or the attribute information does not match (NO) in S203, an error screen (not shown) indicating that the integration process has not been performed is displayed to the registered terminal. (S204) and the process proceeds to S120.

  In S205, it is determined whether there is another registered member card ID registered in association with each registered member card ID included in the member integration request. If it is determined in S205 that there is no other registered member card ID (NO), the store specifying means extracts the store ID from each registered member card ID included in the member integration request (S206). , Go to S208. On the other hand, if it is determined in S205 that there is another registered member card ID (YES), the store specifying means extracts the store ID from the other registered member card ID and includes it in the member integration request. The store ID is extracted from each registered member card ID (S207), and the process proceeds to S208.

  In S208, the store match determination means determines whether the store ID corresponding to each registered member card ID extracted in S127 or S128 matches. If it is determined in S208 that the store IDs match (YES), a member who has already registered a member card of a store as a point member picks up the member card of another member of the store, If you are trying to integrate the picked-up membership card with your membership card and should not be integrated, send an error screen (not shown) to the registered terminal indicating that the integration process has not been performed. (S209), the process proceeds to S120.

  According to this, the store corresponding to each registered member card ID included in the member integration request matches the store corresponding to the other registered member card ID registered in association with each registered member card ID. In the case where the integration process is not performed and the member identified by one registered member card ID loses the member card, the point of the member is another registered member who has picked up the member card. Since it is not integrated with the points identified from the card ID, it is possible to reduce the risk that a member who has lost the membership card suffers a disadvantage.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S208 that the store IDs do not match (NO), it is the integration of the membership cards of different stores by the same member and should be integrated. An integration process for registering each member card ID is performed in association with the point member ID corresponding to any registered member card ID (S210), and the process proceeds to S211.

  In S211, the group determination unit determines whether there is a store ID of a store belonging to the same group among the store IDs corresponding to each registered member card ID extracted in S206 or S207. When it is determined in S211 that there is no store ID belonging to the same group (NO), integration indicating that the integration processing is completed without integrating the storage column of the summation points by the registration means and summing by the summation means A completion screen (not shown) is distributed to the registered terminal (S213), and the process proceeds to S120. On the other hand, if it is determined in S211 that there is a store ID belonging to the same group (YES), the registration means integrates a storage field of summed points corresponding to each registered member card ID of the store ID belonging to the same group. Then, the summing means sums the individual points corresponding to each registered member card ID of the store ID belonging to the same group, stores the summed points in the integrated storage column (S212), and proceeds to S213.

  According to this, even if a plurality of member card IDs are separately registered as point members, the plurality of member card IDs can be integrated after the registration, so that the convenience of the point member is improved. improves.

  In the middle of the process shown in FIGS. 39 to 41, if a menu display request is received from the registration terminal, the process returns to S105, and if an end request is received from the registration terminal, the process ends.

  42 to 44 are flowcharts showing an example of the point member dedicated screen distribution process performed by the point management device 50. FIGS. 45 to 47 are diagrams illustrating distribution terminals distributed from the point management device 50 (PC6, mobile phone 7). , Card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) is a diagram showing an example of a screen exclusively for point members displayed on the display. The point management device 50 that performs this point member-only screen distribution process (S300) waits for reception of a login screen distribution request transmitted from the registration terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) ( S301). Here, the login screen distribution request is transmitted when the point member exclusive screen display mode is executed in each registered terminal.

  If it is determined in S301 that a login screen distribution request has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the received login screen distribution request includes a member ID (S302). If it is determined in S302 that the member ID is included (YES), that is, it is determined that the login screen distribution request is received from the kiosk terminal 30, the member card ID is specified from the member ID, and the specified member card ID is used as the kiosk. A member card ID specifying process for replying to the terminal 30 is performed (S321), and a login screen is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30 (S303), and the process proceeds to S304. On the other hand, if it is determined in S302 that the member ID is not included (NO), that is, it is determined that the login screen distribution request is received from the PC 6, the mobile phone 7, or the card unit 20, the login screen is displayed on the PC 6, the mobile phone 7, Or it distributes with respect to the card unit 20 (S303), and progresses to S304. In S303, different login screens are distributed depending on the registered terminal of the communication partner.

  Specifically, as shown in D400 of FIG. 45, a login screen on which a registered member card ID and password input field is displayed is distributed to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 and displayed on the display. Is displayed. On this login screen, when the point member operates the operation key, inputs the member card ID and password, and operates the “login” button, the entered member card ID and password are temporarily stored. A login request including the membership card ID and the password is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  Although not shown, a login screen displaying a registered password input field is distributed to the card unit 20 and displayed on the display. On this login screen, the membership card ID read by the card R / W 25 from the IC chip of the registered membership card inserted is displayed. On this login screen, when the point member operates the operation key, inputs the password and operates the “login” button, the read member card ID and the input password are temporarily stored, A login request including the membership card ID and the password is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  In addition, although not shown, a login screen displaying a registered password input field is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30 and displayed on the display 34. On this login screen, the member card ID identified and returned in S321 is displayed. In this login screen, when the point member operates the operation key, inputs the password, and operates the “login” button, the returned member card ID and the input password are temporarily stored. At the same time, a login request including the membership card ID and the password is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  Returning to FIG. 42, in step S304, reception of the login request from the registration terminal is awaited. This login request is a part of the information disclosure request and a part of the confirmation request. If it is determined in S304 that a login request has been received (YES), the membership card ID and password included in the login request and the membership card ID and password stored in the point membership information DB are Collation is performed, and it is determined whether or not the collation is OK (S305). If it is determined that the collation is NG (NO) in S305, an error screen indicating that the collation is NG is distributed (S322), and the process is terminated (S323). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S305 that the verification is OK (YES), a member card ID (hereinafter referred to as “login ID”) included in the received login request is specified (S306), and the specified login ID is set. It is determined whether or not there is another member card ID (hereinafter referred to as “corresponding ID”) registered in the point member information DB in association (S307).

  If it is determined in S307 that there is no corresponding ID (NO), the login ID specified in S306 is the IP of the registration terminal (hereinafter referred to as “transmission source terminal”) that is the transmission source of the login request. The information is stored in association with the address (S308), and the process proceeds to S310. On the other hand, if it is determined in S307 that there is a corresponding ID (YES), the corresponding ID is specified (S324), and the login ID specified in S306 and the corresponding ID specified in S324 are used as the transmission source. The information is stored in association with the IP address of the terminal (S308), and the process proceeds to S310.

  As described above, by storing the login ID in association with the IP address, the point confirmation / use request (S311), which is a part of the information disclosure request transmitted from the transmission source terminal, is updated. Request (S312), group store list request (S313), store additional information request (S314), questionnaire request (S315), event information request (S316), and winning information request (S317) that are part of the confirmation request Even if the login ID is not included in, the login ID stored in association with the IP address of the transmission source terminal can be specified. Therefore, a combination of the login request including the login ID, the point confirmation / use request, the registration information update request, the group store list request, or the store additional information request is an information disclosure request including the member card ID. A combination of a login request including a login ID, a questionnaire request, an event information request, and a winning information request is a confirmation request including a member card ID.

  In S310, the menu screen indicated by D401 in FIG. 45 is distributed to the transmission source terminal of the IP address (S310). In S310, a common menu screen is distributed regardless of the communication partner's registered terminal. Here, in D401, a “confirm / use point” button, “update registered information” button, “group store list” button, “group store additional information” button, “questionnaire” button, “event information” button, “winning information” ”Button,“ Point member registration ”button, and“ Integrated registration ”button are displayed.

  In D401, when the point member operates the operation key and operates the “point confirmation / use” button, a point confirmation / use request (S311) is transmitted to the point management device 50, and “update of registration information” is performed. When the button is operated, a registration information update request (S312) is transmitted to the point management device 50, and when the “group store list” button is operated, a group store list request (S313) is transmitted to the point management device 50. When the “group store additional information” button is operated, a group store additional information request (S314) is transmitted to the point management device 50, and when the “questionnaire” button is operated, the questionnaire request (S315) is transmitted to the point management device 50. When an “event information” button is operated, an event information request is made (S316). When it is transmitted to the point management device 50 and the “winning information” button is operated, a winning information request (S317) is transmitted to the point management device 50, and when the “point member registration” button is operated, the point member registration process is performed. When a request (S318) is transmitted to the point management device 50 and the “integrated registration” button is operated, a member integration processing request is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  Returning to FIG. 42, the point management device 50 that has distributed the menu screen in S310 receives the point confirmation / use request (S311), the registration information update request (S312), and the group transmitted from the transmission source terminal. Reception of store list request (S313), reception of group store additional information request (S314), reception of questionnaire request (S315), reception of event information request (S316), reception of winning information request (S317), point member registration processing It waits for reception of a request (S318) or reception of a member integration processing request (S319).

  If it is determined in S318 that a point member registration processing request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S106 in FIG. 39, and the point member registration differs depending on the transmission source terminal of the communication partner. The screen is delivered.

  Specifically, the screens shown in D111 to D113 in FIG. 4 are distributed to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, and the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 stores the membership card ID (that is, stored at the time of transmitting the login request). The second registration request including the login ID) and the personal identification number and the membership card ID, membership ID, and personal identification number input in D112 or D113 for the member card to be registered is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  Further, the screen shown in D211 to D213 in FIG. 11 is distributed to the card unit 20, and from the card unit 20, the member card ID (that is, the login ID) and the password stored when the login request is transmitted, A second registration request including the membership card ID, membership ID, and password entered in D212 or D213 for the membership card to be registered is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  Further, the screen shown at D312 in FIG. 15 is delivered to the kiosk terminal 30, and the kiosk terminal 30 receives the second registration request B including the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the member card to be registered. Is distributed to the point management device 50, and the member card ID specified in the member card ID specifying process is returned from the member ID included in the second registration request B to the kiosk terminal 30. The screen shown in D313 or D314 of FIG. 15 is distributed, and from the kiosk terminal 30, the membership card ID (that is, the login ID) and the password stored when the login request is transmitted, and the returned membership card to be registered Member card ID, member ID read from the member card to be registered, and member card to be registered D31 Or the second registration request including a personal identification number input in D314 is transmitted to the point management apparatus 50.

  Thus, after logging in from the login screen in these transmission source terminals (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30), other member card IDs are associated with the member card ID used for the login. In order to register the password, the information input at the time of login (that is, the membership card ID and the password in the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 and the password in the card unit 20 or the kiosk terminal 30) is input again. There is no need. When a second registration request is transmitted from these transmission source terminals, the process proceeds to S123 and subsequent steps in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 42, even if it is determined in S319 that a member integration processing request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S106 in FIG. 39 and differs depending on the transmission source terminal of the communication partner. The point member registration screen is distributed.

  Specifically, the screen shown in D121 of FIG. 5 is distributed to the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, and the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 stores the member card ID (that is, the login ID) stored when the login request is transmitted. ), And a member integration request including the registered member card ID and the password entered in D121 for the member card to be integrated is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  Further, the screen shown in D221 of FIG. 12 is distributed to the card unit 20, and the card unit 20 integrates the member card ID (that is, the login ID) and the password stored at the time of transmitting the login request. A member integration request including the registered member card ID and password entered in D221 for the member card is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  Further, the screen shown at D322 in FIG. 15 is distributed to the kiosk terminal 30, and the kiosk terminal 30 includes the member integration including the member ID read by the card reader 33 from the magnetic stripe of the registered member card to be integrated. The request B is distributed to the point management device 50, and the member card ID specified in the member card ID specifying process is returned from the member ID included in the member integration request B to the kiosk terminal 30. At the same time, the screen shown in D323 of FIG. 16 is distributed, and from the kiosk terminal 30, the member card ID (that is, the login ID) and the password stored at the time of transmitting the login request, and the returned registered registered information to be integrated. Member card ID of member card, member ID read from registered member card to be integrated, and registered member to be integrated Members integration request including the PIN code registered input in D323 for over de is transmitted to the point management apparatus 50.

  Thus, after logging in from the login screen in these registered terminals (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30), the registered member card ID used for the login and other registered member card IDs are used. In order to integrate the information, the information input at the time of the login (that is, the membership card ID and the password in the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7 and the password in the card unit 20 or the kiosk terminal 30) is input again. There is no need. When a member integration request is transmitted from these transmission source terminals, the process proceeds to S202 and subsequent steps in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 42, if it is determined in S311 that a point confirmation / use request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S400 in FIG. Determine whether or not.

  If it is determined in S400 that there is no registered membership card ID in the same group (NO), that is, it is determined that the total point is not registered in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID, the individual corresponding to the login ID Points are extracted (S401), and it is determined whether there is another registered member card ID that is not in the group store relationship with the login ID (S402).

  If it is determined in S402 that there is another registered member card ID that is not related to the group store (YES), an individual point corresponding to the other registered member card ID is extracted (S403), and the login ID The use processing settings stored in the group information DB and / or the store information DB for the store corresponding to the other registered member card ID and the store information DB are extracted (S404) and stored in the lottery information DB. The lottery information is extracted (S405), the point information return means shows the individual points extracted in S401, the individual points extracted in S403, and the usage process settings extracted in S404 as point information, and extracted in S405. A lottery application screen showing lottery information is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S406). The lottery application screen distributed here is the screen shown in D410-1 of FIG. 45 described above.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S402 that there is no other registered member card ID that is not related to the group store (YES), the use process stored in the group information DB or the store information DB for the store corresponding to the login ID. The setting is extracted (S404), the lottery information stored in the lottery information DB is extracted (S405), and the point information return means points to the individual points extracted in S401 and the usage processing settings extracted in S404. A lottery application screen shown as information and showing the lottery information extracted in S405 is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S406). The lottery application screen distributed here is obtained by removing the individual points corresponding to other registered member card IDs (here, points of the P store) from the screen shown in D410-1 of FIG. 45 described above.

  In D410-1, the point member operates an operation key to select an individual point to be used (here, a check box corresponding to the individual point is checked), and applications can be made within the range of the selected individual point. When the user selects an award (in this case, check the check box corresponding to the award) and operates the “apply” button, the selected award is used by using the selected individual point (in this case, the individual point of the store A). Application information indicating that an application for a lottery (in this case, Prize B) is applied is transmitted to the point management device 50. When the “product replacement” button is operated, a product replacement screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  The point management device 50 that has distributed the lottery application screen in S406 waits for reception of application information (S407) or reception of a product exchange screen distribution request (S415) transmitted from the transmission source terminal.

  If it is determined in S407 that the application information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the application corresponding to the prize indicated by the application information in the lottery ID of the extracted lottery information is extracted in the lottery information DB. The login ID is stored in the storage field of the member member card ID (S408), and the number of points used for the lottery application is set to the member card ID (login ID or other existing ID) corresponding to the selected individual point. In addition to subtracting and updating from the remaining points stored in the group information DB and / or the store information DB in association with the store ID included in the registered member card ID), and updating the lottery application use points (S409), The points used for the lottery application are stored in the point member information DB in association with the member card ID corresponding to the selected individual points. 45 is subtracted and updated from the number of points (S410), and the screen shown in D411-1 of FIG. 45 displaying the points after the subtraction update is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S411), and the menu screen display request is received. Wait (S412). If it is determined in S412 that a menu screen display request has been received (YES), the process returns to S310.

  If it is determined in S415 that a product exchange screen distribution request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the point information transmission unit uses the individual points extracted in S401 and the usage processing settings extracted in S404. If an individual point is extracted in S403, a product exchange screen showing the individual point as point information is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S416). The lottery application screen distributed here is the screen shown in D412-1 of FIG. 46 described above.

  With this D412-1, the point member operates an operation key to select an individual point to be used (here, a check box corresponding to the individual point is checked) and can be exchanged within the range of the selected individual point. If you select a product (in this case, check the check box corresponding to the product) and operate the “Replace” button, the selected product using the selected individual point (in this case, the individual point of A store) Exchange information indicating that it is exchanged (here, a mobile strap) is transmitted to the point management device 50. When the “lottery application” button is operated, a lottery application screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  The point management device 50 that has distributed the product exchange screen in S416 waits for reception of exchange information (S417) or a lottery application screen distribution request (S418) transmitted from the transmission source terminal. If it is determined in S418 that a lottery application screen distribution request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process returns to S406.

  If it is determined in S417 that exchange information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the member card ID (login) corresponding to the selected individual point is set to the number of points used for exchange with the product. In association with the store ID included in the ID or other registered member card ID), it is subtracted and updated from the remaining points stored in the group information DB and / or the store information DB, and added to the product exchange use points. Then, the points used for exchanging the product are subtracted from the number of points stored in the point member information DB in association with the member card ID corresponding to the selected individual point (S420). ), Go to S441.

  In S441, it is determined whether the name and address are registered in the point member information DB in association with the login ID. If it is determined in S441 that the name and address are registered (YES), the screen shown in D413-1 of FIG. 46 is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S442), and the process proceeds to S412. In D413-1, a message to ship the product is displayed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S441 that the name and address are not registered (NO), the screen shown in D413-2 of FIG. 46 is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S443). In D413-2, the fact that the product is to be shipped is displayed, the input of the name and address is requested, and the input column of the name and address is displayed. In D413-2, when the point member operates the operation key, inputs the name and address in the input field, and operates the “Register” button, the registration information including the input name and address is stored in the point management. It is transmitted to the device 50. The point management apparatus 50 that has distributed the screen shown in D413-2 in S443 waits for reception of registration information transmitted from the transmission source terminal (S444). If it is determined in S444 that registration information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the name and address included in the received registration information are registered in the point member information DB in association with the login ID. Then (S445), the process proceeds to S412.

  Thereafter, in the shipping information DB (not shown) stored in the hard disk 53, the exchanged product is registered in association with the name and address of the point member, and the registered name and address are sent from the card company to the destination. As a result, the exchanged product is shipped.

  If it is determined in S400 that the same group registered member card ID is present (YES), that is, it is determined that the group total points are registered in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID, the total points ( When a plurality of groups are registered, each summed point of the plurality of groups is extracted (S421), and whether there is any other registered member card ID that is not related to the login ID and the group store. Determination is made (S422).

  If it is determined in S422 that there is another registered member card ID not related to the group store (YES), individual points corresponding to the other registered member card ID are extracted (S423), and the group And the use processing setting memorize | stored in group information DB and / or store information DB about the store corresponding to the said other registered member card ID is extracted (S424), and the lottery information memorize | stored in lottery information DB is extracted. (S425) The point information return means indicates the summed points extracted in S421, the individual points extracted in S423, and the usage process settings extracted in S424 as point information, and the lottery information extracted in S425. The lottery application screen is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S426). The lottery application screen distributed here is the screen shown in D410-2 of FIG. 45 described above.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S422 that there is no other registered member card ID that is not related to the group store (YES), the usage processing setting stored in the group information DB for the group is extracted (S424). The lottery information stored in the lottery information DB is extracted (S425), and the point information return means indicates the combined points extracted in S421 and the usage process settings extracted in S424 as point information, and is extracted in S425. The lottery application screen showing the lottery information thus made is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S426). The lottery application screen distributed here is obtained by removing the individual points (here, points of the D store) corresponding to other registered member card IDs from the screen shown in D410-2 of FIG. 45 described above.

  In D410-2, the point member operates the operation key to select the summation point or individual point to be used (here, the check box corresponding to the summation point or individual point is checked), and the selected summation point. Or, select an award that can be applied within the range of individual points (in this case, check the check box corresponding to the award) and operate the “Apply” button to select the combined points or individual points (here ◎◎) Application information indicating that an application for lottery of the selected award (here, A prize) is made using the group total points) is transmitted to the point management device 50. When the “product replacement” button is operated, a product replacement screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  The point management device 50 that has distributed the lottery application screen in S426 waits for reception of application information (S427) or reception of a product exchange screen distribution request (S435) transmitted from the transmission source terminal.

  If it is determined in S427 that the application information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the application corresponding to the prize indicated by the application information in the lottery ID of the extracted lottery information is extracted in the lottery information DB. The login ID is stored in the storage column of the member member card ID (S428), and the process proceeds to S429.

  In S429, when the total point is selected as the use point, the number of points used for the lottery application is set to the store ID included in the member card ID registered at the top in the group of the total point. A member that is preferentially subtracted from the remaining points stored in the group information DB and updated, and if the points are insufficient, the shortage is registered in the group of the total points. While subtracting and updating from the remaining points stored in the group information DB in association with the store ID included in the card ID, the subtracted and updated points are stored in the group information DB in association with each store ID. The number of used lottery application use points is updated and the process proceeds to S430. On the other hand, when an individual point is selected as a use point, the number of points used for the lottery application is associated with the store ID included in the member card ID corresponding to the individual point, and the group information DB and / or Or while subtracting and updating from the remaining point number memorize | stored in store information DB, it adds and updates to the number of lottery application use points, and progresses to S430.

  In S430, when a combined point is selected as a used point, the number of points used for the lottery application is associated with the member card ID registered at the top in the group of the combined point, and the point member Preferentially subtract and update from the number of points stored in the information DB, and if the point is insufficient, the shortage is associated with the member card ID registered in the lower order in the group of the total points Then, the number of points stored in the point member information DB is subtracted and updated. On the other hand, when an individual point is selected as a use point, the number of points used for the lottery application is stored in the point member information DB in association with the member card ID corresponding to the individual point. The number is updated by subtraction, and the process proceeds to S431.

  In S431, the screen shown in D411-2 of FIG. 45 displaying the points after the subtraction update is distributed to the transmission source terminal, and the process proceeds to S412.

  If it is determined in S435 that the product exchange screen distribution request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the point information transmission unit uses the summed points extracted in S421 and the usage process settings extracted in S424. If an individual point is extracted in S423, a product exchange screen showing the individual point as point information is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S436). The lottery application screen distributed here is the screen shown in D412-2 of FIG. 46 described above.

  In D412-2, the point member operates the operation key to select the summation point or individual point to be used (here, the check box corresponding to the summation point or individual point is checked), and the selected summation point Or, select a product that can be exchanged within the range of individual points (in this case, check the check box corresponding to the product), and operate the “Replace” button. Exchange information indicating that the product is to be exchanged for the selected product (here, a special writer) using the group total points) is transmitted to the point management device 50. When the “lottery application” button is operated, a lottery application screen distribution request is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  The point management device 50 that has distributed the product exchange screen in S436 waits for reception of exchange information (S437) or reception of a lottery application screen distribution request (S438) transmitted from the transmission source terminal. If it is determined in S438 that a lottery application screen distribution request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process returns to S426.

  If it is determined in S437 that the exchange information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S439. In S439, when a combined point is selected as a used point, the number of points used for the exchange with the product is set to the store ID included in the member card ID registered at the top in the group of the combined point. A member that is preferentially subtracted from the remaining points stored in the group information DB and updated, and if the points are insufficient, the shortage is registered in the group of the total points. While subtracting and updating from the remaining points stored in the group information DB in association with the store ID included in the card ID, the subtracted and updated points are stored in the group information DB in association with each store ID. The product replacement use point number is updated by updating, and the process proceeds to S440. On the other hand, when an individual point is selected as a used point, the number of points used for exchange with the product is associated with the store ID included in the member card ID corresponding to the individual point, and the group information DB and / or Or while subtracting and updating from the remaining number of points memorize | stored in store information DB, it adds and updates to the number of goods exchange use points, and progresses to S440.

  In S440, when a combined point is selected as a used point, the number of points used for the exchange with the product is associated with the member card ID registered at the top in the group of the combined point, and the point member Preferentially subtract and update from the number of points stored in the information DB, and if the point is insufficient, the shortage is associated with the member card ID registered in the lower order in the group of the total points Then, the number of points stored in the point member information DB is subtracted and updated. On the other hand, when an individual point is selected as a use point, the number of points used for exchange with the product is stored in the point member information DB in association with the member card ID corresponding to the individual point The number is updated by subtraction, and the process proceeds to S441.

  According to this, as shown in S426 or S436, if there is the same group registered member card ID registered in association with one registered member card ID included in the login request, each registered member card Since the summed points obtained by summing up the points corresponding to the ID are returned, the convenience of the point member is improved.

  As shown in S406, S416, S426, or S436, if there is another registered member card ID that is not related to the group store and is registered in association with one registered member card ID included in the login request, Since the individual points corresponding to the other registered member card IDs are also returned, the convenience of the point members is improved.

  Furthermore, as shown in S406, S416, S426, or S436, the usage process setting is also returned, so that the point member can determine whether the combined points and / or individual points can be used for lottery application or product exchange. Can be recognized.

  Returning to FIG. 42, if it is determined in S312 that a registration information update request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S500 in FIG. It is determined whether the name and address are registered in the point member information DB in association with the login ID stored in association with the IP address of the terminal. If it is determined in S500 that the name and address are not registered (NO), a screen (not shown) indicating that there is no registration information to be updated is distributed to the transmission source terminal. (S507), the process proceeds to S412. On the other hand, if it is determined in S500 that the name and address are registered (YES), the name, address, and e-mail address registered in association with the login ID are also registered from the point member information DB. If so, the e-mail address is extracted (S501), and the registration information display screen shown at D430 in FIG. 46 is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S502).

  In D430, the name, address, and e-mail address are displayed as the current registration information, and the name, address, and e-mail address input fields are displayed as the updated registration information. In D430, the point member operates the operation key to input the name, address, and / or e-mail address to be updated in the input field (leave the input field for information not to be updated blank) When the “” button is operated, update information including the input information is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  The point management apparatus 50 that has distributed the registration information display screen in S502 waits for reception of update information transmitted from the transmission source terminal (S503). If it is determined in S503 that update information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the name, address, and e-mail address stored in the point member information DB in association with the login ID are The name, address, and e-mail address included in the received update information are updated (S504), and the process proceeds to S505.

  As described above, the control unit 52 associates with the member card ID based on the member card ID (here, the member card ID included in the received login request) received from the registration terminal and the point member. Since the attribute information managed in the information DB is updated, the latest attribute information can be managed in response to the change or correction of the attribute information of the point member managed by the point management device 50.

  In S505, it is determined whether or not the first login card ID is included in the stored login ID and corresponding ID. If it is determined in S505 that the first member card ID is not included (NO), the process proceeds to S412. On the other hand, if it is determined in S505 that the first member card ID is included (YES), the first member card ID and the update information are specified from the store ID included in the first member card ID. (S506), and the process proceeds to S412. The first member management apparatus 100 that has received the update information and the first member card ID in S506 stores it in association with the first member card ID in the first member information DB (FIG. 17B). The name, address, and e-mail address of the user are updated with the received update information.

  Thus, in the first member management device 100, attribute information (here, name, address, electronic) managed by the first member information DB in association with the first member card ID transmitted from the point management device 50. E-mail address) is updated to the updated attribute information transmitted from the point management device 50, so that the latest attribute information can be managed without any change work even in the first game hall.

  Returning to FIG. 42, if it is determined in S313 that the group store list request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S600 in FIG. 44B, and the store specifying means requests the group store list request. The store ID is extracted from the login ID stored in association with the IP address of the transmission source terminal, and the group store specifying means identifies the group store of the group to which the store with the extracted store ID belongs as shown in FIG. Each store memorize | stored by group information DB shown in (5) is specified (S600), and it is determined whether there exists this group store (S601). If it is determined in S601 that there is no group store (NO), a screen (not shown) indicating that there is no group store is distributed to the transmission source terminal, and the process proceeds to S412. On the other hand, if it is determined in S601 that there is a group store (YES), the group store list display screen shown in D440 of FIG. 46 is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S602), and the process proceeds to S412.

  In D440, as in D131 of FIG. 6, the group name (here, ◎◎ group) of the group to which the store with the store ID included in the login ID (here, A store) belongs, and the group store list of the group ( Here, store B, store C, store X) are displayed. According to this, the store corresponding to the member card ID included in the group store list request (here, already received login request) received from the registration terminal operated by the member is specified, and the group to which the specified store belongs Since the list of group stores is replied, the member can be made to recognize the group stores.

  Returning to FIG. 42, if it is determined in S314 that the group store additional information request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S700 in FIG. 44C, and the group store additional information transmission source terminal It is determined whether or not the group store additional information is stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID stored in association with the IP address (S700). If it is determined in S700 that there is no group store additional information stored (NO), a screen (not shown) indicating that there is no additional group store is distributed to the transmission source terminal, and the process goes to S412. move on.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S700 that group store additional information is stored (YES), the stored group store additional information (if a plurality of group store additional information is stored, the plurality of groups store additional information is stored). The group store additional information display screen shown in D450-1 and / or D450-2 of FIG. 47 is distributed to the transmission source terminal according to the content of (group store additional information) (S701). Here, D450-1 indicates that a new store has been added to the group to which the store with the store ID extracted from the member card ID included in the login request (for example, the member card ID of store A shown in D400) belongs. It is a screen shown to the member of the member card ID, and the added new store (here, Z store) is displayed. D450-2 indicates that a new group has been set for the store with the store ID extracted from the member card ID (for example, the member card ID of the P store, not shown) included in the login request. A list of group stores (here, P store, Q store, R store) belonging to the set new group (here, □□ group) is displayed.

  According to this, when a new group is set or a new store is added to an already set group, the group store is issued to the owner of the membership card issued at each store belonging to the group. Since the list or the new store is notified, the member can recognize that there is a store that can be newly integrated.

  The point management device 50 that has distributed the group store additional information display screen in S701 stores the group store additional information stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID (that is, the new information shown in D450-1). The additional information of the store or the group store list information of the new group shown in D450-2) is deleted (S702), and the process returns to S412.

  Returning to FIG. 42, if it is determined in S315 that the questionnaire request is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S800 in FIG. It is determined whether or not a questionnaire is stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID stored in association with the IP address of the terminal. If it is determined in S800 that the questionnaire is not stored (NO), a screen (not shown) indicating that there is no questionnaire is distributed to the registered terminal (S806), and the process proceeds to S412.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S800 that the questionnaire is stored (YES), the e-mail address management determination means registers an e-mail address in the point member information DB in association with the stored login ID. It is determined whether it has been performed (S801). If it is determined in S801 that the e-mail address is registered (YES), the questionnaire information that is the notification information is not returned by the notification information return means, and the questionnaire information has been distributed by e-mail. A screen to the effect is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S807), the questionnaire information stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID is deleted (S805), and the process proceeds to S412. .

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S801 that the e-mail address is not registered (NO), the notification information return means distributes the questionnaire display screen shown in D460 of FIG. 47 to the transmission source terminal (S802). . In D460, as in D21 of FIG. 32, a questionnaire published on the web is displayed. However, unlike D21, the member card ID input field is not displayed. In D460, the point member operates the operation key, checks the check box corresponding to the option according to the contents of the questionnaire (here, the option of the favorite prize), and selects the “apply” button. Reply information indicating the checked option (that is, answer to the questionnaire) is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  The point management device 50 that has distributed the questionnaire display screen in S802 waits for reception of response information transmitted from the transmission source terminal (S803). If it is determined in S803 that answer information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), in the lottery information DB, in the storage field of the applicant member card ID of the lottery ID of the lottery corresponding to the questionnaire, The login ID is stored (S804), and the process proceeds to S805. In the point management device 50, the number of selections for each option is tabulated by the control unit 52 based on the answer information received during the questionnaire period.

  Returning to FIG. 42, if it is determined in S316 that an event information request as a confirmation request has been received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S900 in FIG. It is determined whether or not event information is stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID stored in association with the IP address of the event information request source terminal. If it is determined in S900 that the event information is not stored (NO), a screen (not shown) indicating that there is no event information is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S904), and the S412 Proceed to

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S900 that the event information is stored (YES), as in S801, the e-mail address management determination means associates the e-mail address in the point member information DB in association with the login ID. Is registered (S901). If it is determined in S901 that the e-mail address is registered (YES), the event information that is the notification information is not returned by the notification information return means, and the event information has already been distributed by e-mail. A screen to the effect is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S905), the event information stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID is deleted (S903), and the process proceeds to S412. move on. On the other hand, if it is determined in S901 that the e-mail address is not registered (NO), the notification information return means distributes the event information display screen shown in D470 of FIG. 47 to the transmission source terminal ( The process proceeds to S902) and S903. In D470, the event information input in D50 of FIG. 23 (if a plurality of event information is stored in the notification information DB, the plurality of event information) is displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 42, if it is determined in S317 that a winning information request as a confirmation request is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the process proceeds to S1000 in FIG. It is determined whether or not winning information is stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID stored in association with the IP address of the source terminal of the winning information request. When it is determined in S1000 that the winning information is not stored (NO), a screen (not shown) indicating that there is no winning information is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S1007), and the above S412 Proceed to

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S1000 that the winning information is stored (YES), as in S801, the e-mail address management determination means associates the e-mail address in the point member information DB in association with the login ID. Is registered (S1001). If it is determined in S1001 that the e-mail address is registered (YES), the notification information return means does not return the winning information as the notification information, and the corresponding selection information has been distributed by e-mail. A screen to that effect is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S1008), the winning information stored in the notification information DB in association with the point member ID corresponding to the login ID is deleted (S1006), and the process proceeds to S412. .

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S1001 that the e-mail address is not registered (NO), it is determined whether the name and address are registered in the point member information DB in association with the login ID (S1002). ). If it is determined in S1002 that the name and address are registered (YES), the notification information return means distributes the screen shown in D480-1 of FIG. 47 to the transmission source terminal (S1009). , The process proceeds to S1006. In D480-1, the fact that the lottery has been won is displayed as in D30 in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S1002 that the name and address are not registered (NO), the screen shown in D480-2 of FIG. 47 is distributed to the transmission source terminal (S1003). In D480-2, as in the case of D31 in FIG. 34, the fact that the lottery has been won is displayed, the input of the name and address is requested, and the input column for the name and address is displayed. In D480-2, when the point management device 50 operates the operation keys to input the name and address in the input field and operates the “Register” button, the registration information including the input name and address is obtained. It is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  The point management apparatus 50 that has distributed the screen indicated by D480-2 in S1003 waits for reception of registration information transmitted from the transmission source terminal (S1004). If it is determined in S1004 that registration information is received from the transmission source terminal (YES), the name and address included in the received registration information are registered in the point member information DB in association with the login ID. Then (S1005), the process proceeds to S1006.

  Thereafter, in the shipping information DB (not shown) stored in the hard disk 53, the winning prize is registered in association with the name and address of the winning point member, and the registered name and address are received from the card company. Winning prizes will be shipped to the destination.

  44 (d), (e), and (f), notification information is also provided to point members that have registered from the store terminal (card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) and have not registered e-mail addresses. Can be returned to the store terminal for notification. In addition, the point member who has registered from the information terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7) is notified of the notification information quickly by e-mail, while the point member may receive a confirmation request. Since the notification information (in this case, the questionnaire information) is not returned, useless duplicate transmission of the notification information to the point member who has already received the notification information by e-mail is prevented.

  In the middle of the processing shown in FIGS. 42 to 44, if a menu display request is received from the transmission source terminal, the process returns to S310, and if an end request is received from the transmission source terminal, the process ends.

  Although not shown here, when the member card is lost in the PC 6 and the mobile phone 7, the point member of the point management device 50 is associated with the member card ID of the lost member card (hereinafter referred to as “lost card”). An operation for transferring the data (other member card ID, attribute information, accumulated usage amount, and points) stored in the information DB to a new member card (hereinafter referred to as “new card”) is possible.

  Specifically, in the PC 6 or the mobile phone 7, when the screen (URL) is registered in the bookmark (favorite) with the membership card ID and the password entered on the D400 login screen, the input The registered membership card ID and password are stored in the cookie.

  When the registered bookmark is selected, the login screen of D400 is displayed with the membership card ID and the password stored in the cookie being input, and the “login” button is operated to enter the point management device 50. When accessed, the menu screen of D401 with the “takeover” button added to the menu is distributed from the point management device 50 and displayed on the display.

  When the “takeover” button is operated here, a takeover screen for requesting input of the member card ID and password of a new member card is distributed from the point management device 50 and displayed on the display, and the member card ID and password of the new card are displayed. When the user inputs the number and operates the “Register” button, the takeover request including the member card ID and password of the input new card and the member card ID and password of the lost card stored in the cookie Is transmitted to the point management device 50.

  In the point management device 50 that has received this handover request, the membership card ID and PIN of the new card included in the handover request are registered in the point member information DB, and the membership card ID of the lost card included in the handover request is registered. All data stored in association with each other is erased, and the data (excluding the personal identification number) is stored in association with the registered membership card ID of the new card. The member card ID of the lost card registered as another member card ID is also rewritten to the member card ID of the new card. When these takeovers and rewrites are completed, a takeover completion notification is transmitted to the PC 6 and the mobile phone 7.

  In the PC 6 and mobile phone 7 that have received this transfer completion notification, the member card ID and password of the lost card stored in the cookie are rewritten to the member card ID and password of the new card entered on the transfer screen. This completes the takeover operation.

  Finally, a modification of the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the store is a game hall has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the store may be a general store that provides products and services. For example, when a store is a convenience store and a store member of the convenience store registers as a point member, points are given according to the shopping amount at each convenience store and integrated with a member card of another convenience store. The points corresponding to each member card may be combined and used. Also, when the store is a game center and the store member of each game center registers as a point member, points are given according to the game result of the mahjong game machine provided in the game center, and other game centers By integrating with the membership card, the points corresponding to each membership card may be combined and used. That is, the present invention can be applied to any store as long as it is registered as a store member in each store and registered as a point member in the point management device 50.

  In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the example in which the store terminal is the card unit 20 and the kiosk terminal 30 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the store terminal may be the card unit 20 or the kiosk terminal 30. Only one of them may be used.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 8, and 9, the card unit 20 communicates with the point management device 50 via the system management device 40 and the Internet (transmission of registration request and member integration request, and Although an example of display screen distribution) has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the card unit 20 may communicate with the point management device 50 via the system management device 40 and the transfer device 70. 20 may be configured to be directly connectable to the Internet, and communicate with the point management device 50 via the Internet.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the member card ID and the usage amount transmitted from the card unit 20 are transmitted to the point management device 50 via the system management device 40 and the transfer device 70 has been described. Instead, it may be transmitted to the point management device 50 without going through the system management device 40 and the transfer device 70, or may be sent to the point management device 50 through only one of them. Alternatively, the first member card ID and the usage amount transmitted from the card unit 20 are temporarily stored in a predetermined storage device, and the storage content of the storage device is transmitted to the point management device 50 via the Internet. You may do it.

  In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the example in which the system management device 40 manages the remaining amount management DB and the first member management device 100 manages the first member information DB has been described. The computer having both functions of the system management device 40 and the first member management device 100 may manage both the balance management DB and the first member information DB.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the point management device 50 functions as a web server has been described. However, a computer other than the point management device 50 may function as a web server.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an example in which the recording medium is a card-type membership card (first membership card 4 and second membership card 5) has been described. The medium may be a coin type or a mobile phone.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, in the membership card (first membership card 4 and second membership card 5), the first member identification information is electrically or non-contacted by a non-contact IC chip and a magnetic stripe. Although an example in which magnetic recording is performed has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first member identification information may be recorded by only one of an IC chip and a magnetic stripe. The contact type may be used instead of the contact type.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, in the membership card (first membership card 4, second membership card 5), the membership card ID and the membership ID number itself are visible as the second membership identification information. The recorded example has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a two-dimensional code (for example, a barcode or QR code), a three-dimensional code, or an optical interference code (for example, a hologram) indicating the member card ID or the member ID may be used. In this case, the code is read by a reader (for example, a camera provided on the mobile phone 7) that reads the code. The member card ID and member ID specified from the code are input as the second member specifying information. That is, as long as the second member specifying information is recorded so as to be visible, the second member specifying information can be indirectly recognized by being read by a reader as well as the second member specifying information can be directly recognized. It may be recognized.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the example in which the member identification information (member card ID) is recorded on the recording medium (member card) has been described. The member identification information may not be recorded, and the first member specifying information and the second member specifying information may be recorded.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, the first member ID and the first member card ID are displayed in the display area 4a of the first member card 4 so as to be visible. The ID may not be displayed. In this case, the first registration ID (D107 in FIG. 4) or the second registration request (D112) transmitted from the information terminal (PC6, mobile phone 7) does not include the first member ID. In the encoding information collation process performed in the point management device 50 based on the reception of the first registration request or the second registration request, the first member card ID and the personal identification number included in the first registration request or the second registration request The collation is performed with the first member card ID and the personal identification number stored in the encoding information DB (FIG. 28A).

  In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, an example in which both the banknote 2 and the coin 3 can be used as money has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and only one of the banknote 2 or the coin 3 is used. It may be usable. The types of money that can be used are not limited to the above. Also, the money may be electronic money that can be used with an electronic money card, a credit amount that can be used with a credit card, a deposit balance that is used with a debit card, etc. good.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the magnitude of the game valuable value and the value of the use value is the card remaining amount or the use amount itself has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the magnitude of the game valuable value and the value of the use value are large. The number may be a remaining number or a score obtained by converting the amount by a predetermined ratio.

  In the above embodiment, the first member card ID and the remaining card amount are recorded on the first recording medium (first member card 4) as the valuable value specifying information that can specify the magnitude of the game valuable value. The example in which the second member card ID and the remaining amount of the card are recorded on the recording medium (second member card 5) has been described. Only one of the member card ID or the remaining amount of the card may be recorded, and only one of the second member card ID or the remaining amount of the card is recorded as the valuable value specifying information on the second recording medium. You may make it. Further, the valuable value specifying information may be a deposit ID generated in the system management apparatus 40 in accordance with the deposit process to the first recording medium and the second recording medium, and the deposit ID and the remaining card amount are associated with each other. It may be possible to specify the magnitude of game value by managing. Further, the valuable value specifying information recorded on the first recording medium may be the first member ID, and the system management device 40 stores the card remaining amount in association with the first member ID. The remaining card amount can be specified from one member ID, and the first member ID acts as valuable value specifying information.

  In the above embodiment, the second member card ID and the remaining amount of the card are recorded in the second member card 5, and the second member card ID is information for individually identifying the second member card 5 in the card company. And an example in which information including both the second member card ID and the remaining amount of card information acts as the second recording medium identification information while acting as the second recording medium identification information that is the valuable value specifying information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second member card ID is stored in the system management device 40 in association with the second member card ID without recording the remaining card amount on the second member card 5. The remaining card amount can be specified from the second member card ID, and the second member card ID may act as the second recording medium identification information. Further, the second member card ID and the remaining card amount may be recorded in the second member card 5 so that the second member card ID and the remaining card amount may not be stored in association with each other in the system management apparatus 40. The second member card ID recorded on the second member card 5 is information for individually identifying the second member card 5, and the recorded card remaining amount is valuable value specifying information. That is, information including both information of the second member card ID and the remaining amount of the card becomes the second recording medium identification information.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an example in which the gaming machine is a pachinko machine 10 has been described. As a slot machine that uses pachinko balls as a parrot (registered trademark), pachinko balls that are pachinko balls that are game media enclosed in an untouchable manner, using score data without using pachinko balls or medals It may be a pachinko machine or slot machine that can be played, an image-type pachinko machine in which game areas or pachinko balls are displayed as images, an image-type slot machine in which reels are displayed as images, or the like.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the processing for causing the game to use the amount of money or the value of gaming value is a ball lending process (visitor ball lending process or member card ball lending process) has been described. The process is not limited to the medal lending process for lending the medal, the process of converting the value of the valuable value into a score as a game medium in the image-type pachinko machine or slot machine, and the like. good.

  In the above embodiment, when the ball lending process is performed, a signal relating to the lending of the pachinko balls is exchanged between the card unit 20 and the pachinko machine 10, and the ball payout provided in the pachinko machine 10 is performed. Although the example in which the pachinko balls are paid out and loaned from the device 13 has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the pachinko balls are paid out and loaned from a ball paying device (not shown) provided in the card unit 20. Also good.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the deposit amount is stored in the RAM of the unit control unit 22 of the card unit 20 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the card control unit 20 includes an EEPROM. If there is, the remaining amount of payment may be stored in the EEPROM. The card unit 20 may be of a type that accepts a recording medium for a visitor player from the outside, or may store the balance of payment in an enclosed card.

  In the above embodiment, based on the fact that the point management device 50 has sent the standard report transmission request from the system management device, the standard report shown in D45 of FIG. Although an example of transmission is described, the present invention is not limited to this. A fixed report is created in advance, and the generated fixed report is pointed out based on the fact that a fixed report transmission request is transmitted from the system management apparatus. You may make it transmit with respect to the management apparatus 50. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, an example has been described in which the questionnaire results totaled by the control unit 52 are distributed from the transfer device communication unit 51b to the system management device of each game hall. Not limited to this, the questionnaire result may be output on the display 54, or the questionnaire result may be browsed on the web.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, the example has been described in which the storage content of the remaining amount management DB and the stored content of the remaining amount management DB are transmitted to the transfer device 70 after the game hall is closed, but this is not limitative. Instead, these pieces of information may be transmitted at a predetermined time or a predetermined interval.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, both the points given to the first member player and the points given to the second member player are 1 for every 1000 yen used. Although an example in which points are given has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and points may be given at different monetary ratios between the former and the latter. For example, 1 point may be given to the first member player for every 1000 yen used, and 1 point may be given to the second member player for every 2000 yen used.

  In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 26, the example in which the control unit 52 performs the point grant process of assigning points according to the magnitude of the use value (use amount) has been described. May be provided. For example, the upper limit may be 10 points per day, and no more may be granted. Furthermore, you may make it provide a store visit point with respect to the player who visited the store.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, an example in which points according to the value of use value (amount of money used) are given in the point grant process has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Points may be given. In this case, in the balance management DB of the system management device 40, in association with the member card ID, for example, the time when the member card with the member card ID is inserted into the card unit 20 is stored as the game time. In addition, when the stored content of the remaining amount management DB is transmitted to the point management device 50, the control unit 52 may perform a point giving process for giving points according to the game time.

  In the above embodiment, in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27 (a), when registering as a point member as attribute information, only gender and date of birth are sought and when a lottery is won, Although the example which asks for registration of a name and an address when exchanging was explained, not only this but registration of all attribute information may be required when registering with a point member.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which points are given based on the usage amount after being registered as a point member in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A has been described. The usage amount of a store member who is not registered as a point member in the usage amount DB shown in c) is also stored, and points are awarded based on the stored usage amount when registered as a point member. You may do it.

  In the above embodiment, even when an e-mail address is registered in association with the member card ID in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A, the member is displayed in the notification information DB shown in FIG. Although an example in which questionnaire information, event information, and winning information as notification information are stored in association with the card ID has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the member card ID for which an e-mail address is registered is notified. The information may not be stored. In this case, the notification target determination unit determines that the information is not a notification target, and thus notification information is not returned.

  In the above embodiment, in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27 (a), the registration means integrates the storage field of the summed points corresponding to each member card ID of the same group, so that each member card ID is changed. Although an example in which it is specified that a group store relationship can be specified has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. , △△ for groups, “2” etc.) may be stored so that each member card ID can be specified so as to be specified as a group store relationship. The points corresponding to each member card ID in which the group flag is stored are added up by the adding means.

  In the above embodiment, when the registration means registers in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27 (a) so that each member card ID of the same group is related to the group store (each member card). The example in which the sum of the points by the summing means is performed when the summation point storage field corresponding to the ID is integrated) is not limited to this, but the sum of the points by the summing means is the point information return means. For example, the points may be added after receiving the information disclosure request (login request and point confirmation / use request).

  In the above embodiment, an example in which individual points and total points are managed in association with each member card ID in the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A has been described. Only the points may be managed, and in this case, the transfer device 70 transmits one of the member card IDs of the member card IDs corresponding to the total points and the amount used today. Then, the points given according to the amount used today are added and updated with respect to the total points.

  In the above embodiment, the point member information DB shown in FIG. 27A, the notification information DB shown in FIG. 27B, and the usage amount DB shown in FIG. 27C are registered in association with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the point member ID may be omitted.

  In the above embodiment, in the point management device 50, the menu screen shown in D401 of FIG. 45 is displayed on the registration terminal regardless of whether the notification information is stored in the notification information DB shown in FIG. Although the example delivered is demonstrated, it is not restricted to this, Based on reception of a login request, it associates with member card ID contained in this login request, group store additional information, questionnaire information, event information, And determining whether or not the winning information is stored, and a menu screen on which buttons corresponding to the information not stored are not displayed may be distributed to the registered terminal. Since only the buttons corresponding to the information being displayed are displayed on the menu screen, the point member can easily grasp the type of the stored information. .

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 28A, correspondence information indicating the association between the first member card ID and the first member ID and the association between the second member card ID and the other system member ID. Is the storage content of the encoding information DB transmitted from the encoding information management device 60, and the example has been described in which the encoding information management device communication unit 51a functions as the corresponding information receiving means for receiving the corresponding information. However, the correspondence information receiving unit may be a reading device that reads the correspondence information recorded on the medium, or may be an OCR that reads the correspondence information recorded on the paper. Further, the operator of the point management device 50 may input the corresponding information on the corresponding information input screen displayed on the display 54 or the like. For example, the corresponding information encoded on the second member card 5 for 1000 sheets may be input. In the case of input, the other system member ID and the second member card ID are input only for the first one card, and when the fact that there are 1000 second member cards encoded in that state is entered, Based on the entered other system member ID and second member card ID as a reference, and then according to a predetermined rule (for example, increasing both the other system member ID and the second member card ID by one, etc.) continuously for 1000 sheets It is preferable that the association is performed.

  In the above embodiment, in the group information DB shown in FIG. 28B, the number of remaining points and the number of points used for the current month are managed individually for each store, and the number of points remaining and the number of points used for the current month are summed up for the group. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one of them may be managed.

  In the above embodiment, each group or each store bears the consideration according to the number of product exchange use points stored in the group information DB shown in FIG. 28 (b) and the store information DB shown in FIG. 28 (c). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the consideration may be borne according to the number of lottery application use points, or the consideration may be borne according to the number of points used this month.

  In the above embodiment, a store is selected by checking the check box corresponding to the displayed store in the setting registration of the new group shown in D03 of FIG. 29 and the additional setting of the group store shown in D05, The example in which the selected store is registered or added to a new group has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and a store to be registered or added to a new group is directly input. You may make it add.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in D21 of FIG. 32, the example in which the questionnaire information transmitted by the control unit 52 is a URL for accessing the questionnaire has been described. The content itself may be used. In this case, an e-mail including the content itself of the questionnaire is transmitted from the external communication unit 51c connected to the Internet.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 35 to 37, store identification information (store ID) is included in the member identification information (member card ID), and the store specifying means (control unit 52) Although the example which specifies store identification information by extracting store identification information from was explained, it is not restricted to this, For example, in point management device 50, member identification information which does not contain store identification information, and recording of the member identification information concerned The store identification information of the store that issued the medium may be stored in association with each other, and the store specifying unit may specify the store identification information stored in association with the member identification information. Note that the association between the member identification information and the store identification information may be such that the store identification information is associated with each member identification information, and one store for a plurality of member identification information (for example, what number to what number). It may be associated with identification information. That is, the store specifying means may be any device that can specify the store identification information of the store corresponding to the member identification information.

  In the above embodiment, the control unit 52 of the point management device 50 functioning as an e-mail address acquisition unit is transmitted from the information terminal (PC 6 or mobile phone 7) before the first registration request, as shown in FIG. Although an example of acquiring an e-mail address from an incoming blank mail has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and an e-mail address is acquired from the first registration request so that the first registration request also includes the e-mail address. Alternatively, the e-mail address may be acquired by transmitting the e-mail address after the first registration request. That is, if an e-mail address is acquired “with the first registration request”, whether the acquisition timing is before the first registration request, at the same time as the first registration request, or the first registration request. It doesn't matter if it is after.

  In the above embodiment, the point member registration screen shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 and FIGS. 14 to 16 is sent from the point management device 50 to the store terminal (card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) via the Internet. Although an example of distribution has been described, for the card unit 20, the point member registration screen may be distributed from the point management device 50 via the system management device 40 and the transfer device 70, and the kiosk terminal. 30 may be configured to be communicable with the system management device 40, and the point member registration screen may be distributed from the point management device 50 via the system management device 40 and the transfer device 70.

  In the above embodiment, the point member registration screens shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, 10 to 12, and 14 to 16 are distributed from the point management device 50 to the registration terminal, and the registration terminal Although an example of display has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and for the information terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7), a program for displaying the point member registration screen is downloaded from the point management device 50, and the program is executed. The point member registration screen may be displayed by the above. For the store terminal (card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30), a program for displaying the point member registration screen is stored in advance, The point member registration screen may be displayed by execution.

  In the above embodiment, for example, as shown in D108 of FIG. 4, when the other system member ID is input as the second member specifying information in the PC 6, the mobile phone 7, or the card unit 20, the last four digits are input. Although the required example has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and input of a number of digits other than the last four digits (for example, the last five digits or more) may be requested. In the above embodiment, for example, as shown in D107, when the first member ID is input as the second member specifying information in the PC 6, the mobile phone 7, or the card unit 20, all digits are required to be input. Although an example has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and input of a number of digits other than all digits (for example, the last four digits or more) may be requested. That is, the number of digits of the member ID input as the second member specifying information may be sufficient to eliminate accidental coincidence in the encoding information matching process performed by the point management device 50.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in D121 of FIG. 5, for example, the number of member cards to be integrated, that is, the number of member card IDs included in the member integration request is up to three. The number of member card IDs included in the integration request is not particularly limited as long as it is two or more.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the member card ID and the member as the second member specifying information are added to the second registration request or the member integration request transmitted from the information terminal (PC 6, mobile phone 7). Although an example in which an ID is included has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the member card ID corresponding to the member ID is specified in the point management device 50 so that only the member ID is included as the second member specifying information. You may make it register member card ID. Further, only the member card ID may be included as the second member specifying information, and the member card ID may be registered in the point management device 50.

  In the above embodiment, in the card unit 20, the member cards (first member card 4, second member card 5) issued at a store other than the store where the card unit 20 is installed cannot be accepted. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Membership cards issued at other stores can also be accepted, and point cards can be registered for membership cards issued at other stores, and issued at other stores. It is also possible to enable integrated registration between member cards.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the first member specifying information read from the member card received by the card R / W 25 in the second registration request or member integration request transmitted from the card unit 20 (Member card ID) and the second member specifying information entered by the member has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the member integration request, the member visually checks the first member card. The input second member specifying information and the second member specifying information input by visually observing the second member card may be included.

  In the above embodiment, the kiosk terminal 30 can accept a membership card (first membership card 4, second membership card 5) issued at a store other than the store where the kiosk terminal 30 is installed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the membership card issued at the own store may be accepted. In this case, the membership card ID and membership ID of the membership card issued at another store may be accepted. Point member registration may be performed by accepting manual input such as, or point member registration may not be performed for member cards issued at other stores.

  In the above embodiment, when a member card (first member card 4 or second member card 5) is inserted in the kiosk terminal 30 in the point member registration mode, the first member specifying information read from the magnetic stripe of the member card The first registration request A, the second registration request A, the second registration request B, the member integration request A, or the member integration request B including the member ID (first member ID or other system member ID) is the point management device 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but the first registration request A, the second registration request A, the second registration request B, the member integration request A, or the member integration request B is sent to the point management device. The member ID that has been read is temporarily stored without being transmitted to 50, and after receiving input of attribute information or a personal identification number, the stored first member specifying information ID and, the input attribute information and the first registration request including a personal identification number, a second registration request, or members integrated request may be sent to the point managing device 50. In this case, in the point management device 50, from the member ID that is the first member specifying information included in the first registration request, the second registration request, or the member integration request, based on the storage content of the encoding information DB, A member card ID, which is member identification information, is specified, and registration and integration processing of the member card ID is performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the second member card is received after the first member card is discharged has been described in the kiosk terminal 30 that receives additional registration or integrated registration. The second membership card may be received by internally retaining the first membership card, and all the membership cards retained internally may be discharged after the second registration request or the member integration request is transmitted. Further, the kiosk terminal 30 includes a plurality of card insertion openings 33a, and a member ID of a member card inserted from the plurality of card insertion openings 33a is assigned to a plurality of card readers 33 or a plurality of cards corresponding to the respective card insertion openings 33a. You may make it read with the one card reader 33 corresponding to the insertion port 33a.

  In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the kiosk terminal 30 can read the magnetic stripes 4c and 5c of the member card (first member card 4 and second member card 5). The IC chips 4b and 5c may be readable, and according to this, the member card ID (first member card ID, second member card ID) can be read from the IC chip. 1 member ID, other system member ID) is transmitted to the point management device 50, and the step of acquiring the member card ID specified in the point management device 50 is not necessary.

  In the above embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, in the kiosk terminal 30 that accepts point member registration, a member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) is acquired from the point management device, and Although an example in which the acquired member card ID is displayed has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the member card ID may not be acquired and displayed.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the first member identification information (read from the member card received by the card reader 33 in response to the second registration request or member integration request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 ( In the second registration request or member integration request, the first member specifying information read from the first member card and two members are included in the second registration request or member integration request. Second member identification information entered by visually observing the first member card may be included, and second member identification information entered by the member visually observing the first member card, and the second piece The second member specifying information entered by visually observing the member card may be included.

  In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 30, an example in which use processing setting is performed in the point management device 50 and the display 54 and the input device 55 that perform the use processing setting function as use processing setting means will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, the use processing setting is performed for each group at the representative store of each group or the headquarters of each group, and for each store not registered in the group, it is performed at each store. The usage processing setting may be transmitted to the point management device 50. In this case, the transfer device communication unit 51b or the external communication unit 51c that receives the usage processing setting uses the usage processing setting unit. Function as.

  In the above embodiment, when the name and address are registered in the point member information DB, as shown in D30 of FIG. 34 and D480-1 of FIG. As shown in D413-1 of FIG. 46, the example in which the screen indicating only that the product has been shipped has been described, but the registered name and address are displayed on these e-mails or screens. The name and address are requested to be confirmed, and if the name and / or address is changed, the input of the changed name and / or address may be accepted. good.

  In the above embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 36 (3-3), the group determination means (control unit 52), the C store ID extracted from the unregistered C store card ID included in the second registration request, Registered B registered in the point member information DB in association with the A store ID extracted from the registered A store card ID included in the second registration request and the registered A store card ID included in the second registration request The example in which it is determined whether or not the B store ID extracted from the store card ID is the same has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the C store extracted from the unregistered C store card ID included in the second registration request. The ID, the A store ID extracted from the registered A store card ID registered in the point member information DB as the registered A store card ID included in the second registration request, and the registered A store card ID Point member And B store ID extracted from the registered store B card ID that is registered in the distribution DB is, it may be determined whether or not the same. That is, the registered card ID to be extracted from the store ID may be the registered card ID itself included in the second registration request, or the registered card ID registered in the point member information DB. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the first registration request includes the member specifying information that can specify one unregistered member card ID has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A plurality of member specifying information capable of specifying each registered member card ID may be included. In this case, the plurality of unregistered member card IDs are individually registered as point members.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the second registration request includes member specifying information that can specify one unregistered member card ID and member specifying information that can specify one registered member card ID has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the second registration request includes a plurality of member specifying information that can specify each of a plurality of unregistered member card IDs and member specifying information that can specify one registered member card ID. In this case, the plurality of unregistered member card IDs are individually registered as point members, and if there is a group store relationship, points are added up.

  In the above embodiment, when a new group is set by the group setting means (display 54 and input device 55), the group store list shown in D450-2 of FIG. In the case where it is performed, the example in which the additional store shown in D450-1 is distributed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the group store list is also distributed when a group store is added. Anyway.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in D401 of FIG. 45, the member card ID (that is, the login ID) and the password stored at the time of transmitting the login request from the transmission source terminal that transmits the login request and logs in to the point member dedicated homepage. Although the example in which the second registration request or the member integration request including the member number and the member card ID of the member card to be integrated and the password is transmitted has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the login ID and the password are not included. A second registration request or a member integration request including only the member card ID and the password of the member card to be integrated may be transmitted. In this case, since the login ID of the transmission source terminal is stored in association with the IP address when the login request is received in the point management device 50, the login ID is included in the second registration request or member integration request. Even if is not included, the login ID stored in association with the IP address of the transmission source terminal can be specified. Therefore, a combination of the login request including the login ID and the personal identification number and the second registration request or member integration request including the membership card ID and personal identification number of the member card to be integrated is the second registration request or member integration request. It is.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in S113 of FIG. 39 and S123 of FIG. 40, the point management apparatus 50 always performs the encoding information collation process when receiving the first registration request or the second registration request. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the first registration request or the second registration request is received from the store terminal (the card unit 20 or the kiosk terminal 30), the encoding information collation process may not be performed. Member card ID (first member card ID or second member card ID) and member ID (first member ID or other system member ID) included in the first registration request or the second registration request transmitted from the card unit 20 Is read from the IC chip of the member card (the first member card 4 or the second member card 5), and therefore it always matches, and the first registration request or the first transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 2 The member ID included in the registration request is read from the magnetic stripe of the member card, and the member card ID included in the first registration request or the second registration request is based on the read member ID. This is because the IDs are identified by the ID identifying process, and therefore always match. In this case, either the member card ID or the member ID may not be included in the first registration request or the second registration request transmitted from the card unit 20 or transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30. The member card ID may not be included in the first registration request or the second registration request.

  In the embodiment described above, in the point management device 50, as shown in S126 of FIG. 40, there is another registered member card ID registered in association with the registered member card ID included in the second registration request. However, instead of this, all registered member cards registered in association with the point member ID corresponding to the registered member card ID included in the second registration request are described. The ID (which may be only the registered member card ID included in the second registration request) may be extracted. In this case, the group determination unit may extract each of the extracted registered member card IDs. Whether the store ID of the store corresponding to the store ID of the store corresponding to the unregistered member card ID included in the second registration request is the store ID of the store belonging to the same group. The processing constant to, performed as the first group determination process and the second group determination process.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 42, the login request transmitted from the kiosk terminal 30 is the member ID (first member specifying information read from the magnetic stripe of the member card accepted by the kiosk terminal 30 ( The member card ID specified by the point management device 50 (S321) based on the first member ID or other system member ID) is included, and the point management device 50 logs in with the member card ID included in the login request. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may include a member ID that is the first member specifying information instead of the member card ID. In this case, in the point management device 50, A member card ID is specified from the member ID included in the login request, and the user is logged in with the specified member card ID. .

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 42, the information disclosure request includes a login request including a member card ID, a point confirmation / use request not including the member card ID, a group store list request, and group store additional information. Although an example in which the request is combined has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the registration card (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) stores the member card ID included in the login request. In addition, a point confirmation / use request including the stored membership card ID, a group store list request, and a group store additional information request may be transmitted. In this case, the login request is an information disclosure request. Instead, a point confirmation / use request, a group store list request, and a group store additional information request transmitted including the member card ID are simply sent. In the information disclosure request.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 42, the confirmation request is a combination of a login request including a member card ID and a questionnaire request, event information request, or winning information request not including the member card ID. Although an example has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the registration card (PC 6, mobile phone 7, card unit 20, kiosk terminal 30) stores and stores the membership card ID included in the login request. A questionnaire request including a member card ID, an event information request, or a winning information request may be transmitted. In this case, the login request is not a confirmation request but a questionnaire request transmitted including the member card ID. The event information request or the winning information request is a confirmation request independently.

  In the above embodiment, other registered member card IDs registered in association with one registered member card ID (login ID) included in the information disclosure request (login request) in S403 or S423 of FIG. Although an example in which individual points corresponding to (corresponding ID) are extracted has been described, when a member card ID associated with a group store is registered in association with the corresponding ID, each of the group store-related You may make it extract the total point which added the point corresponding to member card ID.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 43, after the point update (S409, S419, S429, S439) in the group information DB or the store information DB is performed, the point member information DB (S410, S420, S430, Although the example in which the points are updated in S440) has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the order in which these points are updated may be reversed.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 43, when the total points are used, the number of used points corresponds to the store ID included in the member card ID registered at the top in the group of the total points. In addition, the membership card is preferentially subtracted and updated from the remaining points stored in the group information DB, and if the points are insufficient, the shortage is registered as a member card in the group of the combined points. Although an example in which the number of remaining points stored in the group information DB is subtracted and updated in association with the store ID included in the ID has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the subtraction of the points corresponds to any member card ID. Point members may be able to select whether to give priority to points to be used, and the number of points to be subtracted from each point Optionally may be designated.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 43, when the points are used for the lottery application, after the point subtraction (S410, S430) in the point member information DB is performed, the screen showing the subtraction result Although the example in which (S411, S431) is transmitted to the transmission source terminal has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the point subtraction (S420, S440) in the point member information DB is also performed when points are used for product exchange. ), A screen showing the subtraction result may be transmitted to the transmission source terminal.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 43 and 44, in the point management device 50, a point confirmation / use request, a registration information update request, a group store list request, and a store addition that are part of the information disclosure request Although an example in which information corresponding to each request is distributed to the transmission source terminal after receiving an information request, a questionnaire request, an event information request, and a winning information request that are part of a confirmation request has been described. However, only the login request may function as an information disclosure request and a confirmation request. In this case, after receiving the login request in the point management device 50, each request (point confirmation / Use request, registration information update request, group store list request, store additional information request, questionnaire request, event information request, and winning information request) Correspondingly, all information to be distributed is returned to the transmission source terminal, the returned information is stored in the transmission source terminal, and in response to the button operation on the menu screen indicated by D401 in FIG. Thus, the stored information is displayed.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 44 (d), (e), and (f), a confirmation request (questionnaire request, event information request, or winning information request) from the store terminal (card unit 20 or kiosk terminal 30). ) Is transmitted as well as when a confirmation request is transmitted from the information terminal (PC 6 or mobile phone 7), determination by the e-mail address management determination means is performed (S801, S901, S1001). ), An example in which notification information (questionnaire information, event information, winning information) is not returned to the information terminal when it is determined by the e-mail address management determination means that the e-mail address is managed has been described. Not limited to this, when a confirmation request is transmitted from the information terminal, the determination by the e-mail address management determination means is performed. It not, may be the notification information is returned to the information terminal uniformly.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 44D, 44E, and 44F, a questionnaire request, an event information request, or a winning information request that is a part of the confirmation request has been transmitted from the registration terminal. Although the example in which the determination by the e-mail address management determination unit (S801, S901, S1001) is performed based on the above is described, the present invention is not limited to this, and a login request that is a part of the confirmation request is transmitted from the registration terminal. Based on what has been received, the determination by the e-mail address management determination means may be performed. In this case, the questionnaire request, the event information request, or the winning information request is not a confirmation request. In this case, if it is determined by the e-mail address management determining means that the e-mail address is managed, the “questionnaire” button, the “event information” button, and the “winning information” are displayed in D401 of FIG. A screen that does not display the “button” may be distributed.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 44 (d), (e), and (f), when it is determined that the e-mail address management determination means manages the e-mail address, it is uniformly notified. Although an example in which information (questionnaire information, event information, winning information) is not returned to the registered terminal has been described (S807, S905, S1008), the present invention is not limited to this, and notification information that is always returned is set in advance. Even when it is determined that the e-mail address is managed by the e-mail address management determining means, the notification information that is set to be always replied may be replied. By setting relatively important information such as winning information as notification information that is always returned, in addition to notification of the notification information by e-mail, But it is possible to notice the notification information.

  In the above embodiment, when a point confirmation / use request is received, first, as shown in D410-1 or D410-2 of FIG. 45, when a lottery application screen is distributed and the “exchange product” button is operated, 46, the example in which the product exchange screen is distributed has been described as shown in D412-1 or D412-2 in FIG. 46. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the product exchange screen is first distributed and the “lottery application” button is operated. Then, a lottery application screen may be distributed. Further, based on the usage process setting, it may be determined which one of the lottery application screen or the product exchange screen is distributed with priority. For example, the product exchange is performed while the lottery application is permitted. If it is set not to allow the lottery application screen, the lottery application screen is preferentially delivered, and conversely, the product exchange is allowed but the lottery application is not allowed. Alternatively, the product exchange screen may be distributed with priority.

  Finally, “prior art”, “problems to be solved by the invention”, and “effects of the invention” corresponding to the invention described in the above embodiment will be described.

  In FIG. 9 and paragraphs 0163, 0198, and 0200 of “Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-292138” filed earlier by the applicant of the present application, the member ID is recorded in association with the member ID that is the member identification information. In the integrated management device that manages the attribute information and points of the member who owns the card, when receiving the member ID and attribute information transmitted from the information terminal operated by the member and registering as a mail member, the reception If the attribute information is already registered, the member ID associated with the already registered attribute information and the received member ID are registered in association with each other, and the point corresponding to each member ID is registered. It states that they will be integrated.

  However, in the integrated management apparatus shown in the above application, a member card that is an example of a recording medium on which the member ID is recorded is lost by a member, and another member different from the member who picked up the lost member card When the member ID of the picked up member card and the attribute information of the other member are transmitted from the information terminal to the integrated management device, the attribute information of the other member is already registered in the integrated management device. In this case, since the points of the member who lost the membership card and the points of the other member are integrated, there is a problem that the member who lost the membership card suffers a disadvantage.

  Therefore, in the invention described in the above embodiment, when the stores corresponding to the plurality of member identification information specified from the plurality of member identification information included in the member integration request match, the plurality of member identification information Was not registered. According to this, since the point of the member who lost the recording medium at the store is not integrated with the point of the other member who picked up the recording medium at the store, the member who lost the recording medium is disadvantageous. The risk of suffering from this can be reduced.

  In FIG. 19 and paragraphs 0195 to 0197 of “Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-292138” filed earlier by the applicant of the present application, the member who registered as a store member in each store has his / her information terminal (PC or mobile phone). When a registration operation is performed by inputting a member ID, which is member identification information capable of individually identifying the member, a registration request including the input member ID is transmitted to the integrated management apparatus, and integrated. The management device describes that the member ID included in the transmitted registration request is registered as a mail member.

  However, in the integrated management apparatus shown in the above application, a store member who does not own an information terminal or a store member who is not good at operating an information terminal cannot transmit the registration request, and is an example of a point member. It was impossible to register as the e-mail member, and it was impossible to give all store members the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of point members fairly.

  Therefore, in the invention described in the above embodiment, in the point management device, when the first registration request is transmitted from the information terminal owned by the member, the membership card ID is registered and the store installed in the store The membership card ID is registered even if the first registration request is transmitted from the terminal. According to this, even a store member who does not own an information terminal or a store member who is not good at operating an information terminal can register a membership card ID as a point member, and the point member is fair to all store members As an opportunity to enjoy the benefits.

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an example of a point management system including a point management apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2A is a front view of the first member card, and FIG. 2B is a front view of the second member card. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the point member registration screen displayed on the display of the PC and the mobile phone. FIG. 4 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram following FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram following FIG. 3. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing an example of each device installed in the first game hall. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing an example of each device installed in the second game arcade. FIG. 7A is a front view of the card unit and the pachinko machine, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional right side view of the card unit. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the point member registration screen displayed on the display of the card unit. FIG. 11 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram subsequent to FIG. FIG. 13A is a perspective view illustrating an example of a kiosk terminal, and FIG. 13B is a functional block diagram thereof. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the point member registration screen displayed on the display of the kiosk terminal. FIG. 15 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 16 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 17A is a diagram illustrating an example of the storage contents of the remaining amount management DB stored in the system management device and the transfer device, and FIG. 17B is a storage of the first member information DB stored in the first member management device. FIG. 17C is a diagram illustrating an example of content, and FIG. 17C is a diagram illustrating an example of content stored in the second member information DB stored in the second member management apparatus. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing upon deposit in the card unit. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing using a membership card in a card unit. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing when a card return button is operated in the card unit. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a fixed report display screen displayed on the system management apparatus. FIG. 22 is a diagram subsequent to FIG. 21, illustrating an example of an event information transmission screen. FIG. 23 is a diagram subsequent to FIG. 21 and illustrates an example of a questionnaire result display screen. FIG. 24 is a diagram subsequent to FIG. 21 and illustrates an example of a point status display screen. FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of each device connected to the point management device. FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing after the game hall is closed. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of the storage contents of each DB stored in the point management device. (A) is a point member information DB, (b) is a notification information DB, and (c) is a usage amount DB. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of the storage contents of each DB stored in the point management device, where (a) is the encoding information DB, (b) is the group information DB, (c) is the store information DB, and (d) is the store information DB. It is a lottery information DB. FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of group setting processing performed by the point management apparatus. FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating an example of use setting processing performed by the point management apparatus. FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating an example of a questionnaire process performed by the point management device. FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an example of a questionnaire screen displayed on the display of the PC and the mobile phone. FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating an example of a lottery process performed by the point management apparatus. FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating an example of a winning screen displayed on the display of the PC or mobile phone. FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating an example of a store match determination process and a group determination process performed by the point management device when a registration request is received. FIG. 36 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating an example of a store match determination process and a group determination process performed when the point management apparatus receives a member integration request. FIG. 38 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of the point member registration process performed by the point management apparatus. FIG. 40 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 41 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing an example of the point member dedicated screen distribution process performed by the point management apparatus. FIG. 43 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 44 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 45 is a diagram illustrating an example of a point member-dedicated screen distributed from the point management device and displayed on the display of a registration terminal (PC and mobile phone as information terminals, card unit and kiosk terminal as store terminals). . FIG. 46 is a diagram following FIG. FIG. 47 is a diagram following FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Point management system 4 ... 1st member card 4b ... IC chip (1st member card ID, 1st member ID)
4c ... Magnetic stripe (first member ID)
5 ... 2nd member card 5b ... IC chip (2nd member card I, other system member IDD)
5c ... Magnetic stripe (other system member ID)
6 ... PC
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 7 ... Mobile phone 10 ... Pachinko machine 20 ... Card unit 30 ... Kiosk terminal 50 ... Point management device 52 ... Control part 53 ... Hard disk 54 ... Display 55 ... Input device

Claims (7)

A member who is identified from a recording medium issued to a member registered as a store member at each store and manages the points of the owner of the recording medium in association with member identification information capable of individually identifying the member Information management means;
On the basis of receiving a first registration request including member specifying information capable of specifying unregistered member identification information newly registered in the member information management means from a registration terminal operated by a member, the unregistered member identification information Is registered in the member information management means, while the member identification information that can identify the unregistered member identification information, and the member identification information that can identify the registered member identification information already registered in the member information management means, Registration means for registering the unregistered member identification information in the member information management means in association with the registered member identification information based on receiving the second registration request including
A point management device having
A group setting means for setting a plurality of stores as a group store;
If there is no other registered member identification information registered in association with the registered member identification information identified from the member identification information included in the second registration request, the registered member identification information and the unregistered member While performing the first store specifying process for specifying the store identification information of the store corresponding to each of the identification information, if there is the other registered member identification information, the other registered member identification information, the registered member identification Store specifying means for performing a second store specifying process for specifying store identification information of a store corresponding to each of the information and the unregistered member identification information;
Store identification information of a store corresponding to the unregistered member identification information identified by the first store identification process and store identification information of a store corresponding to the registered member identification information are set by the group setting means. The store identification of the store corresponding to the unregistered member identification information identified by the second store identification process is performed while performing the first group determination process for determining whether or not the store identification information is a store belonging to the same group. 2nd group determination which determines whether information and the store identification information of the store corresponding to each said registered member identification information are the store identification information of the store which belongs to the same group set by the said group setting means Group determination means for performing processing,
The registration means has a relationship between the unregistered member identification information and the registered group identification information corresponding to the store determined to belong to the same group by the first group determination process or the second group determination process. Registered in the member information management means so that it can be specified,
Summing means for summing up each point corresponding to each member identification information registered in the member information management means so that it can be specified that the group store relationship is present;
The point management device further comprising point use processing means for performing point use processing for causing the member to use the summed points summed up by the summing means to enjoy a predetermined service. The point management device according to claim 1,
Store coincidence determination for determining whether or not the store identification information of the store corresponding to the unregistered member identification information identified by the store identifying means matches the store identification information of the store corresponding to the registered member identification information Further comprising means,
The point management apparatus, wherein the registration unit does not register the unregistered member identification information on condition that the store match determination unit determines that they match. The point management device according to claim 1 or 2,
One registered information specified from the member specifying information included in the information disclosure request based on receiving an information disclosure request including member specifying information capable of specifying one registered member identification information from the registration terminal If there is the same group registered member identification information registered in the member information management means so that it can be specified that the member identification information is related to the group store, it corresponds to each registered member identification information related to the group store. Point information indicating the summed points obtained by summing the points by the summing means is returned to the registered terminal. If there is no registered member identification information for the same group, the points corresponding to the one registered member identification information are obtained. Point management apparatus further comprising point information return means for returning point information indicated as individual points to the registered terminal The point management device according to claim 3,
If there is other registered member identification information that is not in a group store relationship with one registered member identification information identified from the member identification information included in the information disclosure request, the point information return means A point management apparatus that returns the point information indicating individual points corresponding to other registered member identification information that does not exist to the registered terminal. The point management device according to claim 3 or 4,
The point use processing means performs a first use process and a second use process as the point use process,
For at least one of the first use process and the second use process, it further comprises use process setting means for setting whether to allow use of the points for each group or each store,
The point information return means indicates the summed point and / or the individual point, and based on the setting by the use processing setting means, the summed point and / or individual point becomes the first use process and the second point. A point management apparatus which returns the point information indicating which of the use processes can be used to the registration terminal. The point management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The registration means receives a member integration request including a plurality of member specifying information capable of specifying each of a plurality of registered member identification information from the registration terminal, and a plurality of members included in the member integration request Perform integration processing to register each registered member identification information identified from the member identification information in association with each other,
If there is no other registered member identification information registered in association with each registered member identification information identified from a plurality of member identification information included in the member integration request, the store identifying means While performing the third store specifying process for specifying the store identification information of each store corresponding to the registered member identification information, if there is the other registered member identification information, the other registered member identification information and each registered Performing a fourth store identification process for identifying store identification information of each store corresponding to the member identification information,
Whether the group determination unit has store identification information of stores belonging to the same group set by the group setting unit among the store identification information specified by the third store specifying process or the fourth store specifying process. Determine whether or not
The registration means can specify that each registered member identification information corresponding to each shop identification information determined to have store identification information belonging to the same group by the group judgment means is related to a group shop. A point management apparatus characterized by being registered in a management means. The point management device according to claim 6,
A store matching determination unit that determines whether or not the store identification information of the store corresponding to each registered member identification information specified by the store specifying unit matches;
The point management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit does not perform the integration process on condition that the store match determination unit determines that they match.

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