JP4748471B2 - Store system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a store system that conducts a questionnaire for each member registered as a member in a store such as a game arcade, and gives a valuable value as a price for an answer to a member who answers the questionnaire.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a system that distributes a questionnaire to a member to receive an answer, and gives the answer a value that can be used in a game hall that is a store. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-92464 A (pages 5-6, FIG. 10)

  However, in the system shown in Patent Document 1 described above, a value that can be used in a game arcade that is a store is assigned based on a questionnaire response, and the added value is aggregated by a server (given value) ) Is sent to the amusement halls, but the aggregated results (given value) sent to these amusement halls provide reliable information (strings) when giving value to the questionnaire respondents at the amusement hall that is the store. Since it is not made and security is not sufficient, it may cause troubles with members such as not giving value to questionnaire responses, so it can be used as a substitute for money that can be used for various services at stores There is a problem that it is difficult to provide such added value.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and the valuable value that can be used at a store serving as a price for a questionnaire response is the valuable value possessed by the member of the member who has surely performed the response. It aims at providing the system for stores given to.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the store system according to claim 1 of the present invention includes:
Provided in a plurality of stores, for members individually identifiable member identification information the members a recording medium issued separately in individual game arcade has been recorded to members that membership in each store A terminal device comprising an acceptance notification transmitting means for accepting a recording medium and transmitting a member recording medium acceptance notification including member identification information read from the accepted member recording medium;
The terminal device is communicably connected and provided in each store, and stores the magnitude of the value available to the member in the store in association with the member identification information of each member in the store. A management device comprising member valuable value storage means for
Each member in the store is connected to the management device provided in each store so as to be communicably provided and is provided outside the store, and transmitted from the management device of the store based on the member registration for each store. Member-related information storage means for storing member-related information including attribute information in association with the member identification information of the member, and a centralized management device that centrally manages members in each store;
A store system comprising:
The centralized management device is:
Questionnaire information storage means for storing questionnaire information including the contents of the questionnaire requested by the questionnaire requester;
Questionnaire distribution means for distributing questionnaire information stored in the questionnaire storage means to an information terminal operable by a member;
A questionnaire response receiving means for receiving an answer to the questionnaire contents included in the questionnaire information distributed by the questionnaire distribution means;
Based on the acceptance of the answer in the questionnaire answer receiving means, the membership-related information storage means in association with members performing the answers accepted the within member identification information and said member identification information in one of retailers membership with identifying the membership attribute information stored, the member identification information member attribute information identical membership attribute information and that the identified is stored in association with the member-related information storage means those associative membered registration and member identification information specific means that all identified as the member identification information of other stores that are,
When there is a plurality of member identification information specified by the member identification information specifying means, store information that can specify a store corresponding to the plurality of specified member identification information is transmitted to the information terminal. , A store designation accepting means for accepting designation of a store using the magnitude of the valuable value given by the answer to the questionnaire contents from the store specified by the transmitted store information, from the information terminal;
Accepting the value assignment instruction including the member identification information of the member at the store that has received the designation by the store designation accepting means, and an instruction to give the value of the value to be given to the answer Grant instruction transmitting means for transmitting to the management device provided in the store,
With
The management device
Based on the reception of the value assignment instruction transmitted from the assignment instruction transmission means, the magnitude of the value stored in the member value storage means in association with the member identification information included in the value assignment instruction. Value addition means for adding and updating the value of the value specified based on the value addition instruction,
When the member recording medium acceptance notification transmitted from the acceptance notification transmitting means is received, it is stored in the member valuable value storage means in association with the member identification information included in the received member recording medium acceptance notice. Valuable value specifying means for specifying the size of the valuable value,
Valuable value specifying information transmitting means for transmitting valuable value specifying information capable of specifying the magnitude of the valuable value specified by the valuable value specifying means to the terminal device that is the transmission source of the member recording medium acceptance notification;
With
The terminal device includes valuable value use processing means for performing processing for a member to use the magnitude of the valuable value specified from the valuable value specifying information transmitted from the valuable value specifying information transmitting means. It is characterized by.
According to this feature, the member identification information in the store of the member who answered the questionnaire is specified by the member identification information specifying means, and the value-adding instruction including the specified member identification information is managed from the centralized management device. In the management device installed in the store that has received the valuable value assignment instruction based on being transmitted to the device, the member valuable value storage means is associated with the member identification information included in the received valuable value assignment instruction. The stored value of the valuable value is added and updated with the value of the valuable value specified based on the value-adding instruction, so that it can be used at a store serving as a price for answering the questionnaire. The valuable value will be given to the valuable value owned by the member of the member who has made the answer without fail, and sufficient security can be secured. Grant value that can be used for various services such as a cash alternative, can be provided as a negotiable value. In addition, members can specify stores that want to use the valuable value given to questionnaire responses. For example, for members who are members at multiple stores, it is possible to specify stores that are frequently used. As a result, the convenience of members can be improved.

The store system according to claim 2 of the present invention is the store system according to claim 1,
The management device
Payment request information storage means for storing payment request information for requesting payment of a price for the magnitude of the valuable value given by the valuable value grant means;
Payment request information transmitting means for transmitting the payment request information stored in the payment request information storage means to the centralized management device;
With
The central management device includes billing information storage means for storing the payment request information transmitted from the payment request information transmission means as billing information.
According to this feature, the payment request information for requesting the payment of the price for the value of the valuable value given at the store is stored in the management device, and the stored payment request information is centrally managed. Since it is transmitted and stored by the device, it is possible to reduce the labor for requesting payment of the price for the value of valuable value given at these stores, and to the stores due to mistakes in these billing contents. It is possible to eliminate the occurrence of loss.

The store system according to claim 3 of the present invention is the store system according to claim 1 or 2,
The member-related information storage means stores information that can identify a questionnaire that has been distributed to the member by the questionnaire distribution means and has been answered,
The questionnaire distribution means distributes the questionnaire information of the distribution target questionnaire on the condition that the distribution target questionnaire is not the answered questionnaire specified from the stored information of the member related information storage means. It is said.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent distribution of questionnaires that have already been answered .

The store system according to claim 4 of the present invention is the store system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The management device
When the member recording medium acceptance notification transmitted from the acceptance notification transmitting unit is received, the value is stored in the member valuable value storage unit in association with the member identification information included in the received member recording medium acceptance notification. New grant determination means for determining whether or not there is a magnitude of the valuable value newly granted by the grant means;
Based on the fact that the value of the newly assigned value is determined by the newly assigned determination means, determination information indicating that the value of the newly assigned value exists exists for the member. Determination information transmission means for transmitting to the terminal device that is the transmission source of the recording medium acceptance notification;
With
The terminal device includes notification means for notifying that there is a value of value newly given by a questionnaire response based on reception of the determination information transmitted from the determination information transmission means. It is said.
According to this feature, when the member recording medium is received by the terminal device installed in the store, a large value is newly given to the member who has the received member recording medium. Therefore, the member can be surely recognized that a new value of valuable value has been given by answering the questionnaire.

The store system according to claim 5 of the present invention is the store system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The questionnaire information storage means stores target conditions related to member attribute information to be distributed with the questionnaire information in association with the questionnaire information ,
The centralized management device is:
Based on whether or not the attribute information stored in the member related information storage means in association with the member identification information of the member satisfies the target condition stored in the questionnaire information storage means in association with the questionnaire information. Survey information identifying means for identifying survey information to be distributed by the member,
With
The questionnaire distribution means distributes the questionnaire information specified by the questionnaire information specifying means to the information terminals of the members to be distributed.
According to this feature, the questionnaire information corresponding to the attributes of the member is distributed and the answer of the questionnaire is accepted, so it is possible to improve the quality of the questionnaire, and for the survey requester, Since it becomes possible to conduct a questionnaire that narrows down the attributes of respondents, the convenience of the client can also be improved.

The store system according to claim 6 of the present invention is the store system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The centralized management device includes assigned value setting means for setting the value of value to be given to a member in response to a questionnaire content included in the questionnaire information stored in the questionnaire information storage means. ,
The questionnaire information storage means stores, for each questionnaire information, the magnitude of the valuable value given to the member set by the assigned valuable value setting means.
The grant instruction transmission means corresponds to the valuable information stored in the questionnaire information storage means corresponding to the questionnaire information including the questionnaire contents answered by the member identified from the member identification information specified by the member identification information specifying means. Send a value-adding instruction including an instruction to give the size of
The valuable value assigning means associates the magnitude of the valuable value indicated by the valuable value assignment instruction transmitted from the assignment instruction transmitting means with the member identification information included in the valuable value assignment instruction, and It is characterized by being added and updated to the value of the valuable value stored in the storage means.
According to this feature, it is possible to individually set and change the value of the valuable value given to the answer to the questionnaire for each questionnaire. Can be individualized in a questionnaire.

The store system according to claim 7 of the present invention is the store system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The terminal device is a gaming device provided corresponding to each of a plurality of gaming machines installed in the game hall as the store,
The valuable value use processing means performs a process for a member to use for the game at the game hall the magnitude of the game value that can be used for the game at the game hall that is the store as the magnitude of the valuable value. It is characterized by implementation.
According to this feature, a member player who is a member can use the value for gaming, which is a valuable value given in the questionnaire, for a game in a game hall which is a store.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. In the following embodiment, a case where a game hall in which a plurality of gaming machines are installed is applied as a store will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a store system according to the present embodiment. This store system is an information terminal for questionnaire requesters (company) a, b,... Connected to the Internet network as a communication line network. Connected to a personal computer 15 or a notebook personal computer 4 or a mobile phone 5 which is an information terminal that can be operated by a member player of each game arcade to which a questionnaire is to be answered. A site server 14 constituting a centralized management device according to the present invention installed in a card company that manages ball lending sales by member cards and visitor cards), and each game connected to the site server 14 and being a store A management server 140 constituting a centralized management apparatus connected to the member management computer 120 installed in the venue via the communication line 11, and each of the stores A member management computer 120 as a management device of the present invention for managing the grant frequency owned by a member player who has registered as a member in the technical field by answering a questionnaire, information on each member player, etc., and the member management computer 120 A gaming device which is a terminal device installed on a one-to-one basis with respect to a card reader type pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) 2 as a gaming machine that is connected to the game island and arranged side by side on a plurality of gaming islands The site server 14 can be accessed from a notebook computer 4 or a mobile phone 5 having a function of connecting to the Internet network, and a survey requester's personal computer 15. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the member management computer 120 as a management device installed in each game hall has a pachinko machine 2 as a game machine arranged in parallel on a plurality of game islands in the game hall. A card unit 3 as a gaming device which is a terminal device installed one-on-one is connected via a communication cable 8, and the card unit 3 confirms that a member card has been inserted into the card unit 3. Various information such as a card acceptance notification including a member ID, which is member identification information to be shown, and base data in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is transmitted.

  In addition, the site server 14 and the management server 140 installed in the questionnaire receiving company are connected to each other by a LAN cable so that high-speed data transmission / reception is possible, and the management server 140 and members installed in each game hall Data can be sent to and received from the management computer 120 via the communication line 11, and the attribute information of the member player managed by the member management computer 120 is transmitted to the management server 140, so that each game hall As described later, a frequency assignment instruction from the management server 140 is transmitted to the member management computer 120 so that a member player who has responded to the questionnaire is given the frequency of grant. It has become.

  First, the member card, which is the member recording medium used in the present embodiment, will be described. The member card is a non-contact IC card formed in a substantially rectangular card shape, and is mounted on the member card. In the integrated memory of the integrated circuit, each member card is used for individually identifying a member card ID, managing member player attribute information in the member management computer 120, etc., and each member can be individually identified. Information such as the member ID, which is the member identification information that has been issued, and the game hall ID that can individually identify the issuance hall where the member card was issued are recorded in a non-rewritable manner, and used for games in the pachinko machine 2 Information such as possible card frequency is recorded in a rewritable manner.

  The visitor card mounted on the card unit 3 used in the present embodiment is also a non-contact IC card having a substantially rectangular shape with the length of each side slightly shorter than the length of each side of the member card. In the internal memory of the integrated circuit mounted on the card, the serial number and card ID that can individually identify each visitor card and the store where the visitor card is used are recorded in a non-rewritable manner. Information such as the card frequency having a size corresponding to the amount of money inserted into the card unit 3 when the card is not inserted, the device ID of the equipped card unit 3, the number of times of rewriting, and the like are recorded in a rewritable manner.

  Next, the card unit 3 as a gaming device which is a terminal device of the present embodiment will be described. The card unit 3 is directly connected to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and via the relay terminal 4, and the card unit 3 And various pachinko machines 2 can be sent and received with the pachinko ball as a game medium (lending), and various game information output from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 etc. Is input to the corresponding card unit 3 via the relay terminal 4. (See Figure 3)

  Each card unit 3 includes a system controller (not shown) for managing the card frequency remaining in each member card and visitor card (not shown), a member management computer 120, a hub (HUB) 8 '(see FIG. 3), and a communication cable. 8 is connected so that two-way data communication is possible, and each connected device is given a local IP address to form a local area network (LAN), and connected to the local area network (LAN). Each device is assigned a device ID that can individually identify the device, and each device has an IP address table in which the device ID and the local IP address are associated with each other. Identifies the local IP address from the device ID and performs transmission / reception with the device with the device ID It has been cut way.

  On the front face of the card unit 3 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, various display sections and bill insertion slot 302, coin insertion slot 303, coin return button 304, protrusion 305, coin return slot 308, membership card An insertion slot 309 and a visitor card mounting slot 310 are provided.

  The membership card insertion slot 309 and the visitor card insertion slot 310 provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction as viewed from the player. The membership card insertion slot 309 is connected to a membership card slot (not shown) of a built-in card reader / writer 327 (see FIG. 3), and the membership card is inserted into the membership card slot via the membership card insertion slot 309. It can be inserted. The visitor card insertion slot 310 is connected to a visitor card accommodation chamber (not shown) of the card reader / writer 327, and a visitor card can be attached to the visitor card accommodation room via the visitor card attachment slot 310. ing.

  A protruding portion 305 is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 so as to protrude forward. On the surface of the protrusion 305 facing the player, a display unit 312 serving as a display unit of the present invention, a menu switch 316 for displaying a main menu screen, and a data screen (not shown) are displayed. A data switch 318 for causing the player to play, a replay switch 319 for executing a replay game using the number of saving balls described later, and a replay for notifying that the operation of the replay switch 319 is effective. A play display unit 320 is provided, and on the surface of the display unit 312, a touch panel 314 that constitutes an answer receiving unit of the present invention for enabling display items displayed on the display unit 312 to be input by finger touch. Is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card unit 3. The card unit 3 mainly includes a card reader / writer 327, a display control board 329, and a control unit 328. The card reader / writer 327 and the display control board 329 are connected to the control unit 328, and various data Can be sent and received.

  The card reader / writer 327 reads and writes recorded information such as a membership card ID, a card ID, a membership ID, and a card frequency recorded on the membership card or visitor card, and a system controller (not shown) via the HUB 8 ′. Are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other, and perform authentication with the membership card ID recorded on the inserted membership card and confirmation of the card frequency with the system controller.

  The display control board 329 includes a liquid crystal display 313, a touch panel 314, various switches (a menu switch 316a, a data switch 318a, a replay switch 319a) and a replay display unit 320 described above. Electronic components such as the replay LED 320a provided are connected.

  Of the electronic components connected to the display control board 329, the touch panel 314 and various switches (menu switch 316a, data switch 318a, replay switch 319a) are connected to the control unit 328 via the display control board 329. The position detection information from the touch panel 314 and the detection signal of each switch are input to the control unit 328. The replay LED 320a is also connected to the control unit 328 via the display control board 329, and the lighting control is performed by the control unit 328.

  In addition, the display control board 329 specifies a display driving circuit that performs display driving of the liquid crystal display 313 and a position that is pressed based on an output signal from the touch panel 314 and outputs the specified input position information. It includes an input position detection circuit, a VRAM used for display processing of the display drive circuit and image composition processing, and an I / O port to which various switches are connected and signals from the switches are input, and is output from the control unit 328. The display data such as various screens is displayed on the liquid crystal display 313.

  The control unit 328 is connected to a bill recognition unit 321 and a coin recognition unit 322 in addition to electronic components such as switches and indicators connected via the display control board 329.

  The bill recognition unit 321 takes in a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 302 and identifies its authenticity and bill type. Moreover, the coin identification unit 322 identifies the authenticity of the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 303 and the coin type.

  The control unit 328 of this embodiment receives detection signals of various switches, position detection information of the touch panel 314, identification signals from the banknote identification unit 321 and the coin identification unit 322, etc., and LEDs connected to the control unit 328, Various operations such as overall operation control such as control of the card reader / writer 327 and display controller 329, card frequency lending processing, questionnaire grant frequency lending processing, and refund processing described later are executed.

  In addition, the control unit 328 performs reception processing for determining whether or not the card frequency can be used in cooperation with a system controller (not shown) with respect to the member card inserted into the member card insertion slot 309.

  In addition, the control unit 328 is connected to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 so that various signals can be transmitted and received, and connected to the member management computer 120 via the communication unit 334 and the HUB 8 ′ so as to be able to perform data communication. The member management computer 120 can transmit and receive various data and includes a member ID read from the newly received member card based on the reception of a new member card. An acceptance notification transmission process for transmitting a membership card acceptance notification, which is a recording medium acceptance notification, to the member management computer 120 is performed, and based on reception of frequency information (described later) transmitted from the member management computer 120, the frequency information is converted into the frequency information. Includes a message notifying that the new grant frequency included is added to the ownership frequency A notification process for displaying a screen and notifying a member player that a new frequency has been given to the questionnaire response, and the acceptance notification transmission means in the present invention is formed by the acceptance notification transmission process, The notification means in the present invention is formed by the notification processing.

  Also, the control unit 328 uses the possession count displayed in the notification process for the game, uses the card count read from the inserted member card for the game, or if the member player has played the previous game. A game selection process for accepting a game selection as to whether or not to use the number of stored balls in the game is executed.

  In addition, the control unit 328, in the game selection process, possesses the ownership frequency displayed in the notification process described above, that is, given to the member player by answering the questionnaire, When it is selected to use the possessed power level for the game (when “use questionnaire given power level” in FIG. 14 is selected), the retained power level remains, and the pachinko machine 2 is provided. When an operation of a lending button (not shown) or a lending selection input unit displayed on the display unit 312 is detected, a lending request is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the lending of the pachinko ball is performed, thereby causing the ownership frequency Questionnaire granting frequency lending process is used for gaming, and the valuable value use processing means in the present invention is formed by the questionnaire granting frequency lending process.

  In addition, the control unit 328 updates and displays the size of the usage frequency provided for the questionnaire grant frequency lending process from the ownership frequency displayed on the display unit 312, and the usage card and the membership card being received. The questionnaire frequency use notification transmission process for transmitting the questionnaire frequency use notification including the member ID read out from to the member management computer 120 is performed.

  In addition, the control unit 328 is a case where the card frequency read from the member card accepted in the acceptance process remains, and the lending displayed on the lending button (not shown) provided on the pachinko machine 2 or the display unit 312. When the operation of the selection input unit is detected, a lending request is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and a card frequency lending process for lending a pachinko ball is performed.

  Also, when the membership card is being received and the remaining card power is 0 degree, a bill (1000 yen bill, 2000 yen bill, 5000 yen bill, 10000 yen bill) or coin (100 yen coin, 500 yen coin) ) Is inserted or inserted, and an additional deposit process is performed to add the card frequency corresponding to the identified amount to the card frequency read from the accepted member card.

  In addition, when a membership card is not accepted, a card corresponding to the identified amount is identified when a low-value bill (1000 yen bill) or a coin (100 yen coin, 500 yen coin) is inserted or inserted. After recording the frequency on the visitor card installed in the visitor card slot 310, use all of the recorded card frequency to output a lending request to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and lend a pachinko ball. Issuance and lending processing to be performed

  Further, the number of saving balls saved by the member player in the previous game is obtained from the member management computer 120, and a withdrawal request is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 using the obtained number of saving balls. Refund processing is performed to perform a refund of a predetermined number of pachinko balls.

  In addition, when a player operates a return button (not shown) provided on the pachinko machine 2 arranged in parallel with the card unit 3 or a return selection input unit displayed on the display unit 312, the member card being received Perform the return process to implement the return.

  Next, the configuration of the member management computer 120, which is the management apparatus of the present invention used in the present embodiment, will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The member management computer 120 of the present embodiment includes an internal computer as shown in FIG. In the data bus 121 for transmitting and receiving data, a CPU 122 for performing various processes performed by the member management computer 120, a RAM 123 used as a work memory, an RTC 131 for outputting time information and calendar information, a magnetic disk and a magneto-optical device A storage device 124 composed of a disk, an input device 125 such as a keyboard and a mouse for inputting various information, a display device 126 for displaying and outputting various information, a printer 127 for performing printing output, and each pachinko machine 2 in the game hall Data with the card unit 3 and the system controller installed corresponding to The communication unit 128 performs signal is a normal computer digital service unit (DSU) 130 is connected to perform data communication with the management server 140.

  Further, in the storage device 124, in addition to various processing programs for the member management computer 120 to execute processing, member related information relating to each member player is registered (stored). Member information table (see FIG. 5 (a)) serving as a means and payment request information storage means, and a game for each member in which the game history of the member player generated in the pachinko machine 2 by the game of each member player is stored A member management database (DB) composed of a history table (see FIG. 5B) is stored.

  First, in the member information table constituting the member management database, as partially shown in FIG. 5 (a), identity verification is performed in association with the member ID recorded on the member card issued to the member player. The member's player's possession is given to the member player in response to the PIN number and the number of the saving ball that stores the number of stored balls at that time, the number of points visited at that time, and the questionnaire From the ownership level, the usage level used during the day (business day), the newly granted level by answering the questionnaire, and the name of the member player who owns the membership card Membership consisting of personal information such as (last name and name), gender, age, birthday, occupation, postal code, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, transportation, hobby, anniversary, e-mail address, etc. The attribute information of the engineer is memorized, and it is possible to specify the ownership level and the new grant level owned by each member player, and each member game used from the ownership level during the business day By summing the usage frequency of the player and the usage frequency, the usage frequency in the entire game hall can be aggregated and grasped.

  Further, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of the present embodiment uses the member ID included in the received frequency assignment instruction based on the reception of the frequency assignment instruction as the valuable value assignment instruction in the present invention received from the management server 140. Correspondingly, a valuable value grant process is performed in which the new grant frequency stored in the member information table is added and updated with the grant frequency included in the frequency grant instruction. Means are formed.

  Further, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of the present embodiment is based on reception of a member card acceptance notification transmitted from the control unit 328 (communication unit 334) of the card unit 3 based on acceptance of a new member card. Whether or not there is a new grant frequency newly given to the member player identified from the member ID included in the member card acceptance notification, the new corresponding to the member ID in the member information table When a new grant determination process is performed based on whether or not a frequency exists in the grant frequency item, and it is determined in the new grant determination process that a new grant frequency exists, the newly assigned value Frequency information that transmits to the card unit 3 frequency information, which is determination information in the present invention, including the newly granted frequency indicating that value exists. Implement signal processing, new grant determining means are formed in the present invention by the novel grant judgment process, determination information transmitting means is formed in the present invention by 該度 number information transmission process.

  Further, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 according to the present embodiment stores, in the member information table, the item of the possession frequency corresponding to the member ID included in the member card acceptance notification based on the reception of the member card acceptance notification. The present invention includes an ownership frequency specifying process for specifying the owned ownership frequency, and includes the ownership frequency specified in the ownership frequency specifying process and a new grant frequency when it is determined that the new grant frequency exists. The frequency information transmission process for transmitting the frequency information as the valuable value specifying information to the card unit 3 is performed, and the valuable value specifying means in the present invention is formed by the possession frequency specifying process, and the frequency information transmitting process in the present invention Valuable value specifying information transmitting means is formed.

  In addition, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 according to the present embodiment counts the usage count used from the ownership count on the day stored in the usage count field of the member information table after the end of business, The payment request information transmitting process for transmitting the payment request information including the total usage count and the game hall ID to the management server 140 is performed, and the payment request information transmitting means in the present invention is formed by the payment request information transmitting process. Yes.

  In addition, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of the present embodiment uses the questionnaire frequency usage notification to the usage frequency stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the questionnaire frequency usage notification transmitted from the card unit. The update is performed by adding and updating the usage frequency included in the, and subtracting and updating the usage frequency from the ownership frequency.

  Next, the configuration of the management server 140 and the site server 14 used in this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  First, the configuration of the site server 14 used in this embodiment will be described. The site server 14 of this embodiment performs various processes performed by the site server 14 on a data bus 181 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. A central processing unit (CPU) 182 to be implemented, a RAM 183 used as a work memory used for processing performed by the CPU 182, and a first communication unit 188 that transmits and receives data to and from the management server 140 via a LAN cable Data transmission / reception to and from the personal computer 15 which is the information terminal of the questionnaire requester connected to the Internet network, and the notebook personal computer 4 and the mobile phone 5 which are information terminals which can be operated by each member player who is the answerer of the questionnaire A second communication unit 189 for performing, a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, and the CPU 182 A storage device 184 that stores various data such as WWW (World Wide Web) data composed of processing programs for performing various types of processing and HTML data for constructing and operating a site is connected. The computer is capable of relatively high-speed arithmetic processing.

  Further, the CPU 182 of the site server 14 sends a questionnaire acceptance page to the personal computer 15 which is an information terminal of the questionnaire requester who has accessed the questionnaire acceptance site which is the WWW (World Wide Web) site of the site server 14 via the Internet network. Various page distribution processing such as (see FIG. 9) and mail transmission processing for transmitting a questionnaire result mail are performed.

  In addition, the CPU 182 of the site server 14 receives an answer to a log-in page, a game history confirmation page, and a questionnaire, which will be described later, to the notebook computer 4 and the mobile phone 5 which are information terminals that can be operated by each member player. Distribution that generates and distributes various pages such as a game hall selection reception page that accepts selection of a game hall that uses the frequency given by the answer to the reception page or the questionnaire based on various information transmitted from the management server 140 Perform the process.

  Further, the CPU 182 of the site server 14 accepts an answer to the questionnaire by the answer acceptance page delivered to the notebook computer 4 or the mobile phone 5 in the delivery process, and transmits the accepted answer content to the management server 140. A questionnaire response receiving process is performed, and the questionnaire response receiving means in the present invention is formed by the questionnaire response receiving process.

  In addition, the CPU 182 of the site server 14 accepts the designation of the game hall using the frequency given by the answer of the questionnaire by the game hall selection accepting page delivered to the notebook computer 4 or the mobile phone 5 in the delivery processing. A place selection receiving process is performed, and the store designation receiving means in the present invention is formed by the game hall selection receiving process.

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

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

  In addition, the management server 140 performs a display device 146 such as a monitor, an input device 144 such as a keyboard and a mouse, and various processes performed by the management server 140 on the data bus 141 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. A central processing unit (CPU) 142 to be implemented, a RAM 143 used as a work memory used for processing performed by the CPU 142, and a real time capable of outputting time information, calendar information such as an arbitrary date, day of the week, etc. A clock (RTC) 147, a communication unit 149 connected to the first communication unit 188 of the site server 14 via a LAN cable and transmitting / receiving data, and member management installed in each game hall through the communication line 11 A digital service unit (DSU) 148 that transmits and receives data to and from the computer 120; In addition to a processing program for executing various processes executed by the CPU 142, a member information table for each game hall, which will be described later as member-related information storage means in the present invention, and a member game for each game hall. Connected to a storage device 145 storing various tables such as a history table, a game hall information table as a billing information storage means in the present invention, a member ID table, a questionnaire table as a questionnaire information storage means in the present invention, etc. The computer is capable of relatively high-speed arithmetic processing.

  In the member information table for each game hall in the present embodiment, as schematically shown in part (a) of FIG. 7, each game hall is associated with a game hall ID, which is game hall identification information that can individually identify each game hall. The member ID of a member player who has been registered at the amusement hall and has been issued a membership card as a member recording medium is stored, and the name of the member player is associated with each member ID. (Personal name and name), personal information such as gender, date of birth, occupation, postal code, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, etc., and member player attribute information such as means of transportation, hobbies, anniversary, e-mail address, etc. And a questionnaire ID of each questionnaire stored in a questionnaire table, which will be described later, and when a questionnaire target person is extracted based on the attribute information of each member player in each of these game halls In addition, in each questionnaire ID item, “completed” is stored by transmitting the questionnaire information of the questionnaire ID to the member, so that the questionnaire data of each questionnaire ID has already been transmitted to the member player. It can be determined whether or not.

  The attribute information of each member player stored in the member information table by game hall is obtained from the member management computer 120 in the member information table of the member management computer 120 once a day in this embodiment. The update data composed of the attribute information stored in association with the player's member ID and game hall ID is transmitted to the management server 140, so that the management server 140 receiving the update data By updating the member information table by game hall based on the received update data, the attribute information of each player including the player whose member ID is newly registered in the member information table is updated to the latest data. , Has come to be managed.

  In addition, in the member game history table by game hall of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7B, the game hall ID uniquely given to each game hall so that each game hall can be individually identified. The member ID of the member player registered as a member at each amusement hall is stored in association with the number, and for each member ID, together with the number of saving balls of the member player, the pachinko that played the game on the store date The difference between the machine number of the machine 2 and the model name of the pachinko machine with the machine number, the game start time (member card insertion time), the game end time (member card return time), and the start time and end time A certain game time, a start count that is the number of times that variable display is performed in a variable display device (not shown) in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, a big hit count that is the number of jackpots that occurred in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and a corresponding pachinko The number of probability variation that is the number of probability variation per unit that occurred in the machine 2, the sales amount that the member player has consumed for the game, and the game venue provided to the member player by the member player earning in the game Spending amount (minimum number is 100 yen unit) that is equivalent to the prize to be paid, balance amount after subtracting the expenditure amount from these sales amounts, winning or losing of the playground based on the balance amount (if the balance amount is positive, win And the stored data is stored in the member management computer 120 from the member management computer 120 installed in the game hall corresponding to the game hall ID. Each time the game history in the game history table (see FIG. 5B) is updated, the member game including the updated game history data and the member ID is transmitted. It is updated and stored based on the associated information.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, in the game hall information table of the present embodiment, it is recorded on a member card issued to a member player in the game hall in association with the game hall ID of each game hall. The corresponding member ID, which is a range of the member IDs, and the name and location of the game hall, and the system controller (not shown) and the member management computer 120 installed in each game hall through the DSU 148 and the communication line 11 The line number, which is connection information for performing communication connection, and the total usage count included in the payment request information transmitted from the member management computer 120 installed in each game hall are cumulatively added on a monthly basis. The billing frequency total which is billing information in the present invention is stored.

  In the member ID table of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8B, the member player is a member in association with the e-mail address which is the member attribute information of each member player. In the item corresponding to the game hall ID of the game hall, the member ID of the member player in the game hall is stored, and in the item corresponding to the game hall ID of the game hall where the member player is not a member. “-” Is stored (registered), and the same e-mail address is registered for each game hall in which each member player is a member and the member ID in each game hall in which the member player is a member. Can be easily specified based on the above, and by doing so, it is possible to easily specify all the amusement halls where the member player of the member ID received on the login page described later is a member. In You have me.

  In addition, the questionnaire table in the present embodiment corresponds to a questionnaire ID that enables individual identification of the questionnaire received from the questionnaire requester by the site server 14 constituting the questionnaire receiving site, as shown in FIG. 8C. In addition, the client ID given to the questionnaire requester, which is information related to the questionnaire, the date of acceptance of the questionnaire, the name of the questionnaire, the target condition regarding the attribute information of the member player who is the target of the questionnaire, and the relevant A summary result transmission schedule, which is a timing of sending an email of the questionnaire result (total result) to the questionnaire requester's personal computer 15, the magnitude of the grant frequency given to the answer to the questionnaire, the survey execution period, and the questionnaire result (total result) email; Questionnaire file containing questionnaire data (an questionnaire Data), path data to a totaling result file updated based on the totaling result of the accumulated data transmitted from the member management computer 120, and an instruction to give the given frequency by answering the questionnaire (frequency giving) By transmitting (instruction), the granted frequency that is the cumulative total of the granted frequencies is stored.

  Further, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 according to the present embodiment performs a questionnaire ID assigning process for assigning a questionnaire ID that can individually identify the questionnaire to the questionnaire accepted by the site server 14 and assigning the questionnaire ID. Corresponding to the questionnaire ID assigned in the process, the questionnaire table includes questionnaire information about the questionnaire including the target condition regarding the attribute information of the member player who is the target of the accepted questionnaire, the degree of frequency given to the answer, and the like. The questionnaire registration process set by storing (registering) in FIG. 8 is carried out, and the assigned value setting means in the present invention is formed by the questionnaire registration process.

  In addition, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 of this embodiment uses the member ID of the member player who has logged in to the member service site where the member player formed on the site server 14 can check his / her game history. Based on the attribute information of the member player stored in the member information table for each game hall in association with the member ID based on the member ID, the member player satisfies the target condition from the specified attribute information. The questionnaire information specifying process for specifying the questionnaire information is performed, and the questionnaire information specifying means in the present invention is formed by the questionnaire information specifying process.

  Further, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 according to the present embodiment uses the information receiving terminal based on the questionnaire information specified in the questionnaire information specifying process to the information terminal of the member player who has accessed the site server 14, for example, the notebook computer 4. The questionnaire information distribution process distributed via the site server 14 is performed on this, and the questionnaire distribution means in the present invention is formed by the questionnaire information distribution process.

  Further, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 according to the present embodiment is based on the reception of the response content transmitted by the questionnaire response reception process in the site server 14, and the member player who made the received response is a member. A member ID specifying process for specifying all the member IDs of all the game halls based on the registration information in the member ID table is performed, and the member ID information specifying means in the present invention is formed by the member ID specifying process.

  In addition, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 according to the present embodiment includes the game hall information including the game hall names of all the game halls in which the member player who has performed the answer to the questionnaire identified in the member ID identification process is a member. Is transmitted to the site server 14, and a game field with each game field name included in the game field information can be individually selected from the site server 14, for example, the notebook personal computer 4 which is a member player's information terminal. Distribute the selected amusement hall selection page. In addition, when a member player is a member only in one game hall, distribution of a game hall selection acceptance page is not performed.

  In addition, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 according to the present embodiment includes the game hall name of the game hall designated by the member player on the game hall selection page, which will be described later, transmitted in the game hall selection reception process in the site server 14. Based on the reception of the selected game hall information, the game hall ID of the game hall with the corresponding game hall name is specified, and the member ID of the member player who has answered the questionnaire in the game hall of the specified game hall ID Is identified. If the member player is registered as a member only in one amusement hall, that is, the amusement hall corresponding to the logged-in member ID, as described above, the amusement hall selection acceptance page is not distributed, The member ID that has logged in is specified. Further, the grant frequency given by the answer to the questionnaire is stored in the questionnaire table corresponding to the questionnaire ID of the questionnaire information delivered to, for example, the notebook computer 4 which is the information terminal of the member player. Specify from the magnitude of the frequency. Then, the member ID of the member player in the amusement hall designated by the specified member player and the grant frequency itself that instructs to give the grant frequency which is the magnitude of the frequency given to the answer are given. A frequency assignment instruction transmission process for transmitting a frequency assignment instruction to the member management computer 120 installed in the designated game arcade is performed, and the grant instruction transmission means in the present invention is formed by the frequency assignment instruction transmission process Has been.

  Further, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 according to the present embodiment, based on the reception of the payment request information transmitted in the above-described payment request information transmission process in the member management computer 120, calculates the total usage frequency included in the payment request information. A billing information storage process is performed in which billing information is added and updated to the billing frequency total that is billing information stored in the game hall information table in correspondence with the game hall ID included in the payment request information, and the present invention is realized by the billing information storage process Billing information storage means is formed.

  Here, the flow of accepting a questionnaire from a survey requester at the site server 14 of the present embodiment will be described. First, the survey requester applies a site member to the survey receiving company, and in advance has a client ID and a password. Receive the issue. These client ID and password information is registered in a client table (not shown) of the management server 140, and in this client table, the email address of each client who is a survey client is registered in association with the client ID. The questionnaire count result e-mail is transmitted to the e-mail of the client who is each questionnaire requester registered (stored) in the client table.

  When a survey requester (client) who has applied for a site member in advance wants to request a survey, the client ID and the password are accessed by accessing the URL of the survey receiving site notified in advance together with the client ID and password. A “login” page (not shown) that accepts the password is distributed to the questionnaire requester's personal computer 15 to accept the client ID and password.

  When the questionnaire requester inputs the client ID and password on the distributed “login” page, the input client ID and password are transmitted to the management server 14 via the site server 14, Authentication is performed based on whether or not the client ID and password match the password corresponding to the client ID registered (stored) in the client table, and login is permitted when the authentication is OK. 9 is distributed from the site server 14 to the personal computer 15 of the questionnaire requester.

  In the questionnaire acceptance page in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a questionnaire ID assigned to a newly accepted questionnaire, a questionnaire acceptance date, and a client ID are displayed at the upper position. In the lower area, a setting input unit is provided for inputting setting contents regarding a newly requested questionnaire. In this embodiment, the questionnaire ID given to the questionnaire is the client ID at the top of the questionnaire ID, the survey acceptance date following the client ID, and the last digit following the survey acceptance date is the survey acceptance date. The serial number of the questionnaire received from the same client is used, and the client ID and the questionnaire reception date can be specified from the questionnaire ID.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the setting input section on the questionnaire acceptance page of this embodiment, an item “questionnaire implementation period” for setting an implementation period for conducting a questionnaire and a questionnaire name “ “Survey name” item, “Survey target condition” item for selecting and setting the target condition regarding the attribute information of the member player who is the survey target person who conducts the questionnaire, and the questionnaire result (aggregation result) email Along with the item of “Summary result transmission schedule” for selecting and setting the transmission timing to be transmitted, and the item of grant frequency for setting the size of the grant frequency to be given to the answer to the questionnaire File of questionnaire data as questionnaire contents displayed on an information terminal that can be operated by the user, for example, a notebook computer 4 And the item of "Uploading of questionnaire data" to upload to select is provided a.

  In this setting input section, the client who is the survey requester sets the desired survey period in the “questionnaire period” item, inputs the survey name in the “questionnaire name” item, and the member player who wants to be the target of the survey Attribute information, such as “Men only”, “Women only”, “40 years old and older”, etc. Set the e-mail transmission timing in the “Summary result transmission schedule” item, set the amount of grant given to the answer to the questionnaire, and use the questionnaire creation utility program distributed in advance by the questionnaire receiving company Select and enter “Browse” for the path to the created questionnaire file. ”Upload data”, and then select and input the “Send” selection input section, so that the survey period information, the survey name, and the survey target, which are the contents set in these setting input sections, are displayed. By sending the questionnaire ID and client ID to the management server 140 together with the condition information, the summary result transmission schedule information, the grant frequency information and the uploaded questionnaire file, the corresponding items in the questionnaire table of the management server 140 In addition, each transmitted information is registered (stored).

  Next, regarding the flow in which the questionnaire received from the questionnaire requester (client) at the questionnaire acceptance site and registered in the questionnaire table of the management server 140 is implemented, the member player shown in FIGS. A description will be given based on the display screen displayed on the notebook personal computer 4, for example, which is an operable information terminal, and the processing status shown in FIG.

  First, when a member player wants to check a game history such as a balance of a game hall where he / she is a member, when the member player accesses the member service site formed by the site server 14, the site server 14 selects FIG. The login page shown in is delivered.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the login page is provided with a member ID input unit for inputting a member ID and a code number input unit for inputting a code number. "Login" provided at the lower position of the login page after entering the member ID and password at the game hall where you want to check the game history among the game halls you are a member of in each input section Select and input the selection input section.

  Based on the selection input of the “login” selection input unit, the site server 14 transmits the member ID and the personal identification number received on the login page to the management server 140, so that the management server 140 performs the above-described operation. As described above, when the game hall corresponding to the input member ID is specified and the collation process based on the password is performed, and the collation in the collation process matches, the member information table by game hall and the game hall In the member game history table, a game history including the number of saved balls of the member player stored in correspondence with the game hall ID and the member ID of the specified game hall, the store visit point, and the balance is extracted, The game history including the extracted number of saving balls, store points, and income and expenditure is transmitted from the management server 140 to the site server 14. The game history confirmation page shown in FIG. 11 in which the game history including the number of saving balls extracted, the point of visit and the balance of payment is displayed is distributed to the information terminal of the member player, for example, the notebook computer 4, The member player can check game-related information such as the number of saving balls in the game hall corresponding to the member ID input on the login page and the balance of each game.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, a message display unit for displaying a message is provided at a lower position of the game history confirmation page, and the member player is a subject of the questionnaire in the message display unit. To receive a request for answering the questionnaire, along with a message notifying that the target questionnaire exists and that the frequency will be given as a result of answering the questionnaire. The “Questionnaire” selection input section is displayed.

  Specifically, the determination as to whether or not the logged-in member player is a survey target person has been transmitted from the site server 14 by the CPU 142 of the management server 140 being input on the login page. The attribute information stored in the member information table for each game hall is extracted in association with the member ID and the game hall ID to which the member ID corresponds, and the attribute information of the member player is specified. In addition, it is determined whether or not there is a questionnaire in which the member player is a questionnaire target person based on whether or not the conditions of the questionnaire target person in the questionnaire currently being conducted are satisfied. If there is an existing questionnaire, the questionnaire has already been sent to the member player and the questionnaire response has been received. In the member information table by game hall, whether or not injuries have been carried out, is “done” stored in the item corresponding to the questionnaire ID of the questionnaire determined to be the target of the questionnaire and the member ID of the member player If it is determined based on whether or not it is determined that it has not been transmitted, a game history confirmation page including a message regarding the questionnaire shown in FIG. 11 is delivered from the site server 14.

  Then, when the member player selects and inputs the selection input section of the “questionnaire” in order to answer the questionnaire, the site server 14 receives the selection input, and the site server 14 When the questionnaire request is transmitted from 14 to the management server 140, the questionnaire data (questionnaire file) of the questionnaire ID determined as the survey target person is read from the questionnaire table and transmitted to the site server 14. Thus, the answer acceptance page shown in FIG. 12 based on the questionnaire data (questionnaire file) is distributed from the site server 14.

  The member player selects “Yes” or “No” for each question displayed on the distributed answer reception page, and after answering the questionnaire, moves to a position below the answer reception page. Select and input the “Send” selection input section displayed.

  When this “transmission” is selected and input, the site server 14 manages based on the fact that the response contents as the selection contents “Yes” and “No” are received together with the selection input. An answer result including the contents of the answer is transmitted to the server 140. In the management server 140, the questionnaire result file of the questionnaire ID for which the questionnaire data (questionnaire file) is transmitted is updated based on the answer result. In the stage where the questionnaire result file is updated, “already” is stored (registered) in the item corresponding to the member ID and the questionnaire ID in the member information table by game hall.

  Then, the management server 140 accepts the member ID table on the login page and stores the other member ID stored in association with the member ID transmitted from the site server 14 and the game corresponding to the member ID. Identify all the venues, and identify the game hall (game hall name) corresponding to the member ID that the member player has logged in to and the game hall (game hall name) that is a member other than the game hall. Thus, all the game halls (game hall names) of which the member player is a member are specified, and game hall information including the specified game hall (game hall name) is transmitted to the site server 14. When there is no game hall that is a member other than the game hall corresponding to the member ID that has logged in, as described above, the game hall information is not transmitted to the site server 14, and the login is continued. The game hall corresponding to the member ID is automatically identified as a game hall that uses the grant frequency given to the questionnaire response.

  Based on the transmission of the game hall information, the site server 14 provides check boxes 50 corresponding to the respective game halls (game hall names) included in the game hall information, together with a questionnaire completion message, as shown in FIG. A game hall selection page including a list of game halls that have been played is distributed.

  The member game player checks the check box 50 corresponding to the game hall where he / she wants to use the given frequency given to the answer to the questionnaire on the distributed game hall selection page, and then displays it in the lower position of the page. The selected “select” selection input section is selected and input. In the present embodiment, these check boxes 50 are exclusively selected so that only one game hall can be specified. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these check boxes 50 can be designated. A plurality of checks in the box 50 can be selected, and when there are a plurality of selected game halls, the number of grants may be equally allocated to each selected game hall.

  When this “decision” is selected and input, the game server (game field name) selected by the check together with the selection input is received by the site server 14, and the game of the selected game field is selected. When the selected game hall information including the place name is transmitted from the site server 14 to the management server 140, the management server 140 provides the game hall to which the selected grant frequency is given and the member game at the game hall. The member's member ID is identified, and the grant frequency corresponding to the answered questionnaire is correlated with the survey ID that sent the questionnaire data (survey file) in the above, and the grant frequency stored in the questionnaire table is used. Identify. Then, a frequency giving instruction including the member ID at the specified game hall and the specified grant frequency is transmitted to the member management computer 120 installed in the specified game hall, and the answer in the questionnaire table is received. The addition frequency included in the frequency assignment instruction is added to the given frequency corresponding to the questionnaire ID of the questionnaire and updated. In addition, based on the frequency counted in the granted frequency, the client who requested the questionnaire is charged for a predetermined period, for example, in units of one month, so that the settlement of the charged price is made. Will be implemented between the client company and the questionnaire receiving company.

  Based on this frequency assignment instruction, as shown in FIG. 16, the member management computer 120 adds the frequency to the new grant frequency stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the received frequency assignment instruction. The addition frequency is added by updating the addition frequency included in the grant instruction.

  Next, a flow in which the grant frequency given in each game hall is used in the card unit 3 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 14 and 16.

  When a member player who has responded to the questionnaire as described above comes to the game hall and inserts a member card into the member card insertion slot 309 of the card unit 3, the card reader / writer 327 removes the inserted member card from the inserted member card. When the recorded information including the member ID is read and output to the control unit 328, the control unit 328 determines that a new member card has been received, and has read the newly received member card from the newly received member card. A member card acceptance notification including the member ID and the device ID assigned so that the card unit 3 can be individually specified is transmitted to the member management computer 120.

  Based on the reception of the member card acceptance notification, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 adds a predetermined visit point to the store points stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the received member card acceptance notification. Is updated only once in a day, and the member information table is checked to determine whether or not there is a frequency in the new grant frequency corresponding to the member ID.

  In the confirmation, if there is a frequency in the new grant frequency corresponding to the received member ID, the new grant frequency is added to the ownership frequency, and the frequency information including the added new grant frequency and the added ownership frequency Is returned (transmitted) to the card unit 3 that has transmitted the member card acceptance notification. In the confirmation, when there is no frequency in the newly granted frequency and there is an owned frequency, the frequency information including the owned frequency is returned (transmitted) to the card unit 3, and the new granted frequency is described above. If both the possession frequencies do not exist, a membership card take-in response indicating that the both frequencies do not exist is returned.

  Based on the reception of the frequency information, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is included in the received frequency information together with the remaining card amount corresponding to the card frequency read from the accepted member card, as shown in FIG. By displaying on the display unit 312 a game selection accepting screen including a message notifying that the newly granted frequency has been added to the ownership frequency and a selection menu for selecting three game methods, to the member player Then, it is notified that the grant frequency has been given by the answer to the questionnaire and that the given grant frequency has been added to the possession frequency, and the selection of the game method is accepted from the member player. In addition, when the frequency information including only the ownership frequency is received from the member management computer 120, there is no message notifying that the newly granted frequency is added to the ownership frequency, but the game selection in which only the ownership frequency is displayed. When the acceptance screen is displayed and, further, when a membership card capture response is received from the member management computer 120, the above-mentioned new grant frequency addition or possession frequency message is not included, and the questionnaire grant frequency use item described later is used. A game selection accepting screen that does not have is displayed.

  In this embodiment, as these game methods, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the normal frequency use item for playing a game using the card frequency read from the accepted membership card and the answer to the questionnaire are given. There are provided an item for using a questionnaire giving power level for playing a game using the ownership level owned by a member player, and an item for saving ball replay for playing a game using the number of saving balls.

  In this game selection acceptance screen, when the member player selects the item for normal frequency use, as shown in FIG. 14 (d), a normal lending screen for displaying the remaining card amount corresponding to the card frequency is displayed. When the card frequency lending process is displayed on the unit 312 and the card frequency lending process is performed, a game using the card frequency becomes possible.

  In addition, when an item for saving ball replay is selected on the game selection accepting screen, a game using the number of saving balls becomes possible by performing the above-described payout process. Specifically, based on the item selection for replaying the stored ball, the control unit 328 displays the password number accepting screen on the display unit 312 as shown in FIG. At the same time, a stored ball extraction request including the received personal identification number, member ID, and device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120.

  Based on the reception of the storage ball extraction request, the member management computer 120 obtains the personal identification number stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the storage ball extraction request and the personal identification number included in the storage ball extraction request. The number of savings balls registered in correspondence with the membership card ID included in the savings card extraction request by performing an authentication process permitting the use of the membership card when both PINs match in the matching Is extracted and returned to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3.

  Based on the return of the number of saving balls, the control unit 328 calculates the number of replays corresponding to the returned number of saving balls, and displays the calculated number of replays and the number of saving balls on the display unit 312 ( FIG. 14 (c)).

  When the member player operates the replay button 319 at this stage, the pachinko ball is paid out (paid out) from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 in the case where the number of replays exists, The player can use the number of saved balls once acquired in the game again for the game.

  On the other hand, when the item for using the questionnaire grant frequency is selected on the game selection acceptance screen, as shown in 14 (e), the questionnaire grant frequency use screen displaying the ownership frequency is displayed and the above-mentioned questionnaire grant is displayed. Frequency loan processing is implemented. Specifically, the card unit 3 responds when the member player operates the lending selection input section displayed on the questionnaire grant frequency use screen or the lending button provided on the pachinko machine 2 (not shown). The pachinko balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 2 to be operated.

  Then, as the pachinko ball is paid out, the control unit 328 subtracts the usage frequency used in the questionnaire grant frequency lending process from the ownership frequency displayed on the display unit 312 as shown in 14 (f). In addition to updating, a questionnaire frequency usage notification including the usage frequency and the member ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120.

  The CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 that has received this questionnaire frequency use notification adds and updates the usage frequency to the usage frequency stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the received questionnaire frequency usage notification, By subtracting and updating the usage count from the ownership count stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID, the usage management count and the usage count are managed by the member management computer 120.

  Then, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 totals the usage counts of all the member players stored and managed in these member information tables at the end of the business, and payment request information including the total usage count and the game hall ID that have been tabulated. Is transmitted to the management server 140, and the usage count of the member information table is reset.

  Based on the reception of the payment request information transmitted in this way, the CPU 142 of the management server 140 calculates the total usage count included in the payment request information transmitted from the member management computer 120 of each game hall as the payment request information. By adding and updating the total charge count stored in the game hall information table in correspondence with the game hall ID included in the game hall ID, the total number of grant frequencies given to each game hall and used for the game is stored and managed. The questionnaire receiving company pays the price corresponding to the total value of the billing frequency to each amusement hall, and the settlement is carried out on a monthly basis.

  As described above, according to the store system of the embodiment, the member ID of the member game player who answered the questionnaire is specified in the member identification information specifying process, and the specified member ID is determined. In the member management computer 120 installed in the game hall that has received the frequency assignment instruction based on the fact that the frequency assignment instruction is transmitted from the management server 140 as the central management device to the member management computer 120 as the management device, The magnitude of the grant frequency included in the received frequency grant instruction is added to the magnitude of the new grant frequency stored in the member information table serving as the member valuable value storage means in association with the member ID included in the received frequency grant instruction. Will be added and updated, so the number of times that can be used for gaming at the amusement hall that will be the price of the questionnaire response will definitely be It is given to the number of times owned by the member gamers who have performed it, and it can be secured enough security, so the number of times that can be used for various services that can replace money is given to respondents of the questionnaire Can be granted.

  In addition, according to the store system of the above embodiment, the payment management information for requesting payment of the price for the magnitude of the grant frequency given at each game hall is stored in the member management computer 120, Since the stored payment request information is transmitted and stored in the management server 140, the labor for requesting the payment of the price for the magnitude of the granted frequency given at each of these game halls is reduced. In addition to being able to reduce this, it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of a loss in the game hall due to an error in these billing contents.

  In addition, according to the store system of the above embodiment, the member player can designate a store where he / she wants to use the grant frequency given to the questionnaire response. For example, for a person who is a member at a plurality of stores It is possible to specify a store that is frequently used, and the convenience of members can be improved.

  Moreover, according to the system for a store of the said Example, when a member card is received by the card unit 3 as a terminal device installed in the game arcade, with respect to the member player who possesses the received member card Thus, since it is notified that there is a newly granted grant frequency, the member player can be surely recognized that the new grant frequency has been granted by these questionnaire responses.

  In addition, according to the store system of the above embodiment, since questionnaire information corresponding to the attributes of the member player is distributed and the answer to the questionnaire is accepted, it is possible to improve the quality of the questionnaire. At the same time, since the questionnaire requester can conduct the questionnaire narrowing down the attributes of the respondents, the convenience of the requester can be improved.

  Moreover, according to the system for a store of the said Example, the magnitude | size of the grant frequency given with respect to the answer to a questionnaire can be individually changed for every questionnaire, and the grant given in each questionnaire The magnitude of the frequency can be individual for each questionnaire.

  Further, according to the store system of the embodiment, the member player can use the given frequency as the game value, which is the valuable value given in the questionnaire, for the game in the game hall that is the store. .

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

  For example, in the above embodiment, the management server 140 and the site server 14 are individually provided from the viewpoint of improving security, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the management server 140 and the site server are not limited thereto. 14 may be configured by one server.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in order to make it possible to determine the presence / absence of the newly assigned grant frequency in the member information table of the member management computer 120, the new grant frequency and the possession frequency are stored separately. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to directly add the grant frequency to the possession frequency based on the reception of the frequency grant instruction without storing these new grant frequencies individually.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although payment request information is transmitted to the management server 140 based on the usage frequency used from the ownership frequency, this invention is not limited to this, These payment requests | requirements It is also possible to aggregate the grant frequencies for which the information has been added and updated to the new grant frequencies, and to send the payment request information to the management server 140 based on the tabulated new grant frequencies.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although it is made to carry out a questionnaire with respect to the member player who accessed the member service site in the site server 14, this invention is not limited to this, For example, a questionnaire object All the members who become the surveyor may be extracted, and the survey response may be received by sending the survey email to the email address of the member who is the survey target and receiving the response email. The member who replied from the mail address of the sender of the reply mail is specified, and the frequency assignment instruction is given to the member management computer 120 of the game hall where the member is a member, and the grant frequency is given You should do it.

  Moreover, in the said Example, since it was set as the structure which can set an individual grant frequency in each questionnaire, it is made to include the grant frequency corresponding to the questionnaire responded to the frequency grant instruction | indication, but this invention is limited to this. If the number of grants given in responses to these questionnaires is determined in advance to a predetermined size, for example, 5 °, only member IDs that do not include these grants are included. A frequency assignment instruction may be used.

  In the embodiment, the usage frequency is stored and managed for each member player. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the usage frequency is cumulatively added in the entire game hall. The storage and management for each member player may not be performed.

  In the above embodiment, the payment request information is transmitted every day. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the payment request information is executed every predetermined time, for example, every hour. Or it may be carried out every week or every month.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the card unit 3 which is a game device implements a replay process, an additional payment process, and an issue | rental lending process, this invention is not limited to this, These Any one or two of the processing functions may be provided.

  Moreover, in the said Example, as the method of using the ownership frequency given by the answer to a questionnaire for a game in the game hall which is the said store, the questionnaire grant frequency which can use the said ownership frequency directly for the rental of a pachinko ball Although the lending process is performed, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead of these questionnaire grant frequency lending processes, if the grant frequency is a predetermined value, for example, a predetermined frequency of 10 degrees or more, the A member player may use the issued prepaid card for a game by issuing a prepaid card with a predetermined frequency of 10 times, or these grant frequencies may be used as in the additional deposit process. In addition, by adding and updating the card frequency, it may be possible to use the game, and further, the number of balls corresponding to the given frequency is added and updated to the number of saved balls. Re-play (payout process) by may be available in the game.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the card unit 3 used as a terminal device is provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 1 to 1, this invention is not limited to this, For example, as above-mentioned In the case of issuing a prepaid card, additional deposit processing, or adding to the number of saved balls, etc., the ownership level given by answering these questionnaires is used at the game hall that is the store The terminal device for this purpose may be installed at a predetermined position in the game hall serving as a store, for example, at the island edge of a game island installed in the game hall.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the valuable value provided with respect to the answer to a questionnaire is made into the possession degree which is the value for games which can be used for the game in the game hall which is a store, this invention is limited to this. These valuable values are not limited to those that can be used for games, but may be used for exchange with prizes, etc., and can be used in place for various services at each store. Anything is fine.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the example which applied the game hall as a store was shown, this invention is not limited to this, As these stores, the said acceptance notification transmission means, valuable value use processing means, If the management device provided with the terminal device, the member valuable value storage means, the valuable value assigning means, the valuable value specifying means, and the valuable value specifying information transmitting means are installed in the store Well, for example, in the case of a store such as a convenience store or department store, the acceptance notification is sent to an information terminal (terminal device) for a customer that is installed in the store and performs various product purchases, service reservations, etc. By providing the means and the valuable value use processing means, it is only necessary to provide a valuable value as a price for the questionnaire response.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the notebook personal computer 4 and the mobile telephone 5 were illustrated as an information terminal which a member can operate, this invention is not limited to this, These information terminals are via an internet network. There is no particular limitation as long as the site server 14 can be accessed.

  In the above embodiment, the member management computer 120 also manages the attribute information of each member in the member information table. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each game hall When the site server 14 accepts the member registration, the attribute information of each member is managed only by the management server 140 in the member information table by game hall, and the member management computer 120 uses the attribute information of each member. It is good also as a structure which does not implement this management.

  In the above embodiment, the questionnaire information is input by the site server 14 receiving the questionnaire information from the questionnaire requester's personal computer 15 via the Internet, and the received questionnaire information is transmitted to the management server 140 and input. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the questionnaire request from these questionnaire requesters is received by, for example, a questionnaire receiving company by fax or the like, and the questionnaire information of the received questionnaire is received. Alternatively, the input may be made directly from the input device 144 of the management server 140.

  In the above embodiment, the questionnaire results are transmitted to the questionnaire requester by e-mail. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the totaling results of these questionnaires are printed by the management server 140. The tabulated result may be sent to the questionnaire requester by mail or the like.

Each element in the embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows.
Claim 1 of the present invention is provided in a plurality of stores (game arcade), individually the members a recording medium issued separately in the individual game arcade to members that membership in each store A member recording medium (member card) in which identifiable member identification information (member ID) is recorded is received, and a member recording medium reception notification including member identification information read from the received member recording medium (member card acceptance) A terminal device (card unit 3) provided with an acceptance notification transmission means (control unit 328; acceptance notification transmission processing) for transmitting the notification), and connected to the terminal device so as to be communicable with each other. The member valuable value storage means for storing the value of the valuable value (ownership frequency) that can be used by the member in the store in association with the member identification information of each member憶device 124; management apparatus including a member information table) and (member management computer 120), arranged outside the store and is communicably connected to the management device provided in each store, each store, the member Member related information storage means for storing member related information including attribute information of each member in the store transmitted from the management device of the store based on registration and the member identification information of the member in association with each other ( A store system having a storage device 145; a member information table for each game hall, and a centralized management device (management server 140, site server 14) for centrally managing members in each store. , Questionnaire information storage means for storing questionnaire information including the contents of the questionnaire requested by the questionnaire requester (storage device 145; Table), questionnaire distribution means (CPU 142; questionnaire information distribution processing) for distributing the questionnaire information stored in the questionnaire storage means to information terminals (notebook personal computer 4, mobile phone 5) that can be operated by members, and the questionnaire Based on the questionnaire response accepting means (CPU 182; questionnaire answer accepting process) for accepting an answer to the questionnaire contents included in the questionnaire information delivered by the delivery means, and accepting the answer in the questionnaire answer accepting means, the accepted answer is made. member attribute information members together to identify the membership attribute information stored in the member relation information storage means in association with the member identification information and said member identification information in one of retailers membership, that the identified was Member attribute information identical to the member related information storage means. The member identification information response with and stored membership identification information specifying means those associative personnel to identify all the member identification information of the other of retailers membership; and (CPU 142 member ID specifying process), the member identification information When there are a plurality of pieces of member identification information specified by the specifying means, store information capable of specifying a store corresponding to the plurality of specified member identification information is transmitted to the information terminal, and the information terminal The store designation accepting means for accepting the designation of the store using the value of the valuable value given by the answer to the questionnaire content from the store specified from the transmitted store information, and the store designation accepting means Value assignment instruction (frequency) including the member identification information of the member at the store accepting the designation and an instruction to give the value of the value (given frequency) assigned to the response Grant instruction transmission means (CPU 142; frequency assignment instruction transmission processing) that transmits the given instruction) to the management apparatus provided in the accepted store, wherein the management apparatus is transmitted from the assignment instruction transmission means. On the basis of the reception of the value-adding instruction, the value-adding instruction includes the value stored in the member-value storage means in association with the member identification information included in the value-adding instruction. Value adding means (CPU 122; valuable value assigning process) for adding and updating the value of the valuable value (assignment frequency) specified based on the value, and a member recording medium acceptance notice transmitted from the acceptance notice transmitting means Of the valuable value stored in the member valuable value storage means in association with the member identification information included in the received member recording medium acceptance notification. Valuable value specifying means (CPU 142; frequency-of-ownership specifying process) for specifying the value, and valuable value specifying information (frequency information) capable of specifying the magnitude of the valuable value specified by the valuable value specifying means for the member Valuable value specifying information transmitting means (CPU 142; frequency information transmitting process) for transmitting to the terminal device that is the transmission source of the recording medium acceptance notification, wherein the terminal device is transmitted from the valuable value specifying information transmitting means. Valuable value use processing means (control unit 328; questionnaire grant frequency lending process) for performing processing for the member to use the magnitude of the valuable value specified from the specific information in the store is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the management device (member management computer 120) requests payment of a price for the value (given value) of the valuable value assigned by the valuable value assigning means (CPU 142; valuable value assigning process). Payment request information storage means (storage device 124; member information table) for storing payment request information (frequency of use) for payment, and payment request information stored in the payment request information storage means in the centralized management device Payment request information transmission means (CPU 122; payment request information transmission processing) to be transmitted to (management server 140), and the centralized management device requests payment request information transmitted from the payment request information transmission means. Billing information storage means (storage device 145; game hall information table) for storing information (total billing frequency) is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the member-related information storage means stores information that can identify a questionnaire that has been distributed to the member by the questionnaire distribution means and has been answered, and the questionnaire distribution means includes: The questionnaire information of the distribution target questionnaire is distributed on condition that the distribution target questionnaire is not the answered questionnaire specified from the stored information of the member related information storage means .

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the management device (member management computer 120) is a member recording medium acceptance notification (member card acceptance notification) transmitted from the acceptance notification transmission means (control unit 328; acceptance notification transmission processing). Is received in the member valuable value storage means (storage device 124; member information table) in association with the member identification information included in the received member recording medium acceptance notification. New grant determination means (CPU 122; new grant determination process) for judging whether or not there is a value of the valuable value (new grant frequency) newly given in the value grant process), and the new grant judgment means The value of the newly assigned value exists based on the determination that the value of the newly assigned value exists. Determination information transmission means (CPU 122; frequency information transmission processing) for transmitting determination information (frequency information) indicating the information to the terminal device (card unit 3) that is the transmission source of the member recording medium acceptance notification, Is based on the reception of the determination information transmitted from the determination information transmission means, and notifies means (control unit 328; notification processing; A display unit 312).

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the questionnaire information storage means (storage device 145; questionnaire table) stores target conditions relating to member attribute information to be distributed as the questionnaire information in association with the questionnaire information . before SL centralized management device (management server 140), said member member identification information attribute information in association with the (member ID) stored in the membership-related information storage means is the questionnaire information to the questionnaire information storage means Questionnaire information specifying means (CPU 142; questionnaire information specifying process) for specifying questionnaire information to be distributed by the member based on whether or not the target condition stored in association is satisfied, the questionnaire distribution The means (CPU 142; questionnaire information distribution process) is the one specified by the questionnaire information specifying means. The questionnaire information, to deliver to the information terminal of members that have been with the distribution target (laptop 4, mobile phone 5).

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the centralized management device (management server 140) applies the contents of the questionnaire contained in the questionnaire information stored in the questionnaire information storage means (storage device 145; member information table by game hall). Provided value setting means (CPU 142; questionnaire registration process) for setting the value of value (grant frequency) to be given to a member in response to the answer, and the questionnaire information storage means includes the value assigned value setting means. Is stored for each questionnaire information, and the grant instruction transmitting means (CPU 142; frequency grant instruction transmitting process) stores the member identification information specifying means ( Includes the questionnaire contents answered by the member identified from the member identification information (member ID) identified in the CPU 142; member ID identification process) In response to the questionnaire information, a valuable value giving instruction (frequency giving instruction) including an instruction to give the value of the valuable value (given frequency) stored in the questionnaire information storage means is transmitted, and the valuable value is given The means (CPU 122; valuable value assignment process) associates the magnitude of the valuable value indicated by the valuable value assignment instruction transmitted from the assignment instruction transmission means with the member identification information included in the valuable value assignment instruction. The value is added to the value of the valuable value (new grant frequency) stored in the member valuable value storage means (storage device 124; member information table).

  Claim 7 of the present invention is a gaming apparatus provided corresponding to each of a plurality of gaming machines (pachinko machines 2) installed in a gaming hall as the store. The valuable value use processing means (control unit 328; questionnaire grant frequency lending process) is a value of game value (ownership frequency) that can be used for a game in the game hall as the store as the value of the valuable value. ) Is executed for the member to use in the game at the game hall.

It is a system diagram which shows the structure of the game system in the Example of this invention. It is a front view of the pachinko machine and card unit which were used in the example of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card unit in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the member management computer used for the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the member information table used for the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the game history table classified by member used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the management server and site server which were used for the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the member information table classified by game hall in the management server used for the Example of this invention, (b) shows the member game history table classified by game hall used for the Example of this invention. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the game hall information table in the management server used for the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the member ID table used for the Example of this invention, (c ) Is a diagram showing a questionnaire table used in an example of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the questionnaire acceptance page in the questionnaire acceptance site used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the login page in the member service site used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the game history confirmation page in the member service site used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the answer reception page in the member service site used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the game hall selection page in the member service site used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display condition at the time of member card reception displayed on the card unit used for the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the process condition regarding implementation of the questionnaire in the site server and management server which comprise the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the processing condition in the management server, member management computer, and card unit which comprise the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 4 Notebook computer (information terminal)
5 Mobile phones (information terminals)
14 site server 15 personal computer 120 member management computer 122 CPU
124 storage device 128 communication unit 140 management server 142 CPU
144 Input device 145 Storage device 182 CPU
184 Storage device 312 Display unit 314 Touch panel 327 Card reader / writer 328 Control unit 334 Communication unit

Claims (7)

Provided in a plurality of stores, for members individually identifiable member identification information the members a recording medium issued separately in individual game arcade has been recorded to members that membership in each store A terminal device comprising an acceptance notification transmitting means for accepting a recording medium and transmitting a member recording medium acceptance notification including member identification information read from the accepted member recording medium;
The terminal device is communicably connected and provided in each store, and stores the magnitude of the value available to the member in the store in association with the member identification information of each member in the store. A management device comprising member valuable value storage means for
Each member in the store is connected to the management device provided in each store so as to be communicably provided and is provided outside the store, and transmitted from the management device of the store based on the member registration for each store. Member-related information storage means for storing member-related information including attribute information in association with the member identification information of the member, and a centralized management device that centrally manages members in each store;
A store system comprising:
The centralized management device is:
Questionnaire information storage means for storing questionnaire information including the contents of the questionnaire requested by the questionnaire requester;
Questionnaire distribution means for distributing questionnaire information stored in the questionnaire storage means to an information terminal operable by a member;
A questionnaire response receiving means for receiving an answer to the questionnaire contents included in the questionnaire information distributed by the questionnaire distribution means;
Based on the acceptance of the answer in the questionnaire answer receiving means, the membership-related information storage means in association with members performing the answers accepted the within member identification information and said member identification information in one of retailers membership with identifying the membership attribute information stored, the member identification information member attribute information identical membership attribute information and that the identified is stored in association with the member-related information storage means those associative membered registration and member identification information specific means that all identified as the member identification information of other stores that are,
When there is a plurality of member identification information specified by the member identification information specifying means, store information that can specify a store corresponding to the plurality of specified member identification information is transmitted to the information terminal. , A store designation accepting means for accepting designation of a store using the magnitude of the valuable value given by the answer to the questionnaire contents from the store specified by the transmitted store information, from the information terminal;
Accepting the value assignment instruction including the member identification information of the member at the store that has received the designation by the store designation accepting means, and an instruction to give the value of the value to be given to the answer Grant instruction transmitting means for transmitting to the management device provided in the store,
With
The management device
Based on the reception of the value assignment instruction transmitted from the assignment instruction transmission means, the magnitude of the value stored in the member value storage means in association with the member identification information included in the value assignment instruction. Value addition means for adding and updating the value of the value specified based on the value addition instruction,
When the member recording medium acceptance notification transmitted from the acceptance notification transmitting means is received, it is stored in the member valuable value storage means in association with the member identification information included in the received member recording medium acceptance notice. Valuable value specifying means for specifying the size of the valuable value,
Valuable value specifying information transmitting means for transmitting valuable value specifying information capable of specifying the magnitude of the valuable value specified by the valuable value specifying means to the terminal device that is the transmission source of the member recording medium acceptance notification;
With
The terminal device includes valuable value use processing means for performing processing for a member to use the magnitude of the valuable value specified from the valuable value specifying information transmitted from the valuable value specifying information transmitting means. A store system characterized by The management device
Payment request information storage means for storing payment request information for requesting payment of a price for the magnitude of the valuable value given by the valuable value grant means;
Payment request information transmitting means for transmitting the payment request information stored in the payment request information storage means to the centralized management device;
With
The store system according to claim 1, wherein the central management device includes a billing information storage unit that stores the billing request information transmitted from the billing request information transmission unit as billing information. The member-related information storage means stores information that can identify a questionnaire that has been distributed to the member by the questionnaire distribution means and has been answered,
The questionnaire distribution means distributes the questionnaire information of the distribution target questionnaire on the condition that the distribution target questionnaire is not the answered questionnaire specified from the stored information of the member related information storage means. The store system according to claim 1 or 2. The management device
When the member recording medium acceptance notification transmitted from the acceptance notification transmitting unit is received, the value is stored in the member valuable value storage unit in association with the member identification information included in the received member recording medium acceptance notification. New grant determination means for determining whether or not there is a magnitude of the valuable value newly granted by the grant means;
Based on the fact that the value of the newly assigned value is determined by the newly assigned determination means, determination information indicating that the value of the newly assigned value exists exists for the member. Determination information transmission means for transmitting to the terminal device that is the transmission source of the recording medium acceptance notification;
With
The terminal device includes notification means for notifying that there is a value of value newly given by a questionnaire response based on reception of the determination information transmitted from the determination information transmission means. The store system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The questionnaire information storage means stores target conditions related to member attribute information to be distributed with the questionnaire information in association with the questionnaire information,
The centralized management device is:
Based on whether or not the attribute information stored in the member related information storage means in association with the member identification information of the member satisfies the target condition stored in the questionnaire information storage means in association with the questionnaire information. Survey information identifying means for identifying survey information to be distributed by the member,
With
The said questionnaire delivery means delivers the questionnaire information specified by the said questionnaire information specific means to the said information terminal of the member made into the said delivery object, The one in any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Store system. The centralized management device includes assigned value setting means for setting the value of value to be given to a member in response to a questionnaire content included in the questionnaire information stored in the questionnaire information storage means. ,
The questionnaire information storage means stores, for each questionnaire information, the magnitude of the valuable value given to the member set by the assigned valuable value setting means.
The grant instruction transmission means corresponds to the valuable information stored in the questionnaire information storage means corresponding to the questionnaire information including the questionnaire contents answered by the member identified from the member identification information specified by the member identification information specifying means. Send a value-adding instruction including an instruction to give the size of
The valuable value assigning means associates the magnitude of the valuable value indicated by the valuable value assignment instruction transmitted from the assignment instruction transmitting means with the member identification information included in the valuable value assignment instruction, and The store system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the store value is added and updated to the value of the valuable value stored in the storage means. The terminal device is a gaming device provided corresponding to each of a plurality of gaming machines installed in the game hall as the store,
The valuable value use processing means performs a process for a member to use for the game at the game hall the magnitude of the game value that can be used for the game at the game hall that is the store as the magnitude of the valuable value. It implements, The system for stores in any one of Claims 1-6 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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