CN100427163C - Special award treatment system, check device and treatment method for said system - Google Patents

Special award treatment system, check device and treatment method for said system Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN100427163C
CN100427163C CNB2004100867997A CN200410086799A CN100427163C CN 100427163 C CN100427163 C CN 100427163C CN B2004100867997 A CNB2004100867997 A CN B2004100867997A CN 200410086799 A CN200410086799 A CN 200410086799A CN 100427163 C CN100427163 C CN 100427163C
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
special award
recreation
amusement park
distinguished symbol
check device
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
CNB2004100867997A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Other versions
CN1628881A (en
Inventor
富士本淳
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Universal Entertainment Corp
Original Assignee
Aruze Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Aruze Corp filed Critical Aruze Corp
Publication of CN1628881A publication Critical patent/CN1628881A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN100427163C publication Critical patent/CN100427163C/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Abstract

The invention provided a special prize processing system with a higher security by clearly managing the relationship between the special prizes handed out to the players at the game parlor and the cash converted. The system has an ATM 30 which is used in the exchange of the special prizes handed out to the players at the game parlor according to the quantity of the game media obtained by the players at the game parlor and a special prize collation device 21 connected to the ATM through a communication means 100. The special prize collation device 21 generates the identification data for identifying each of the special prizes handed out to the players at the game parlor while carrying out the collation processing of the identification data when the collation request is received about the identification data attached to the special prizes received by the ATM 30 from the players. When receiving the notification to the effect that the collation processing is completed, the ATM 30 pays the cash.

Description

Special award treatment system and be used for the check device and the processing method of this system
Technical field
The present invention relates at the amusement park that is provided with recreational machines such as pinball machine etc., processing is paid the system of recreation person's special award as the remuneration of equal value of rewarding the recreation medium, and the special award check device and the special award processing method that are used for such special award treatment system.
Background technology
At amusement park as described above, special award is exchanged in the prize clearing house to the award recreation medium (pellet shot from a slingshot, medal etc.) that recreation person will obtain by recreation mostly in amusement park.At this, so-called " special award ", be not meant that recreation person wishes the exchange of carrying out with the so-called general means of subsistence (diet product, groceries etc.), and be meant when wish exchanging (exchanges of valuables such as prepaid card or coupon, various ticket or currency) the special prize of paying by amusement park.Recreation person sells this special award the prize clearing house (buying an operator) that is arranged at the outer junk man of amusement park.Be that recreation person is according to the recreation amount of media that obtains, get special award (at this time from amusement park, amusement park or pay different types of special award according to the amount of money of exchanging money, or only pay the same a kind of special award that meets the amount of money amount of exchanging money), this special award is completed a business transaction exchange at the window of managing as junk man's business of buying an operator.
Such system, for example also once disclosed as opening the spy in the prior art of putting down in writing in the 2003-62318 communique, be called as three shop modes, that is: amusement park, bribe buying an operator and buying an operator from this and bribe the three shop modes of carrying out between the prize operator that special award sells amusement park again of special award that above-mentioned recreation person brings.
Three shop modes of generally implementing as described above, because be that amusement park is just paid special award according to the recreation medium that recreation person obtains, buy an operator and just bribe the special award that recreation person brings, in addition, amusement park is from bribing the structure of special award once more from buy the prize operator hand that an operator bribes special award, so caused at special award and actual incentive value or/and the relevance between the valuables is indeterminate, or when exchanging special award, miscalculated the environment (being easy to generate the reason of evading taxation) of the problem that is easy to generate on the tax system such as incentive value.
In addition, come illegal acquisition valuables, perhaps steal the crime of special award etc., so the higher system of security is constructed in hope because easily cause the special award of forging as the subject matter of exchanging itself.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes according to above-mentioned reason, and purpose is to pay recreation person's special award and be exchanged into incentive value or/and relevance between the valuables simultaneously, is constructed safe special award treatment system clearly managing at amusement park.In addition, the objective of the invention is: in order to achieve the above object, be provided for the special award check device and the special award processing method of described system.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention constitutes as following.
(1) the special award treatment system that the present invention relates to, equipment is according to the amount of recreation person at the recreation medium of amusement park acquisition, employed switch when this amusement park is exchanged the special award of paying recreation person; With the special award check device that is connected with described switch by communication unit; It is characterized in that:
Described special award check device has: for every special award paying recreation person at amusement park, generate the data generating unit of the recognition data of each special award of identification; Storage is by the memory cell of the recognition data that described data generating unit generated; Read the recognition data of collecting from recreation person that special award was awarded at described switch, and when having imported recognition data, the recognition data of the recognition data of this input and described cell stores is verified the recognition data of processing and verify processing unit via described communication unit;
Described switch, when by described communication unit when described special award check device receives the notice of verifying the meaning that processing finishes, carry out sending to valuables of equal value that should special award.
In above-mentioned formation, at amusement park, when the amount of the recreation medium that obtain according to recreation person, when paying this recreation person's special award, the corresponding recognition data that adds and authorize this special award of identification on this special award.At this time, " recognition data " is the data that can determine to pay each special award of recreation person, at least comprise intrinsic information of this special award (id information) and value information (incentive value of exchange is or/and valuables information), in addition also can comprise the id information of amusement park that determine to handle this special award, the recognition data of sending the date of sending, determine to obtain the recreation person of this special award client's id information, determine the area information in the zone that amusement park exists etc.The data that also can comprise in addition, electronic identification book of being used to prevent to forge special award etc.
Recreation person in the time it will being exchanged, take the prize clearing house outside amusement park after amusement park is obtained such special award, read this recognition data by the switch that is arranged on the there.Switch reads the recognition data of authorizing this special award, and carries out authentication requesting by communication unit to the special award check device of its (recognition data) of sending.In the special award check device, carry out recognition data and whether be the verification of regular data of sending and handle, when being regular sending, send the signal that authentication finishes, in view of the above switch corresponding its valuables of sending to switch.In addition, said here " exchange " be meant described special award be exchanged for prepaid card or valuables such as coupon, various ticket or currency.
Therefore, in the special award check device, because in fact store, managing intrinsic id information or its value information of special award of paying recreation person at amusement park, and also store, managing the authentication information of sending that in fact whether carries out valuables to this recreation person, so the incentive value that will make the special award paid at amusement park and exchange with this special award and/or the corresponding relation of valuables are made clear, can prevent to evade taxation and wait the illegal act generation.In addition, because amusement park will be authorized the special award of identification code and pay recreation person, so will not pay recreation person by a large amount of special awards, thus, when alleviating amusement park or recreation burden, because reading recognition data by switch, exchange carries out, so when exchange, also can not miscalculate the exchange incentive value.And then, by authorizing specific recognition data, can prevent to forge special award etc., can seek the raising of security.
In addition, in above-mentioned formation, " switch " meaning is the device of valuables of sending in the accepting and exchange of special award, and for example, is called as the exchanging device of so-called ATM.In addition, pay recreation person " special award ", for example can be the card shape thing, have the thing of three-dimensional shape etc., do not limit especially, be in the recognition data state that is awarded when paying recreation person, this recognition data is in the state that the switch that is arranged at the prize clearing house can read.In addition, recognition data be optically read, that contact-type reads as IC-card, the non-contact type as the bar code as the IC tag read etc., to the formation of this recognition data, to the giving method of special award and read this recognition data reading unit formation without limits.In addition, authorize the time of the such recognition data of special award, can be at the prize redemption sales counter of amusement park, when the prize redemption of reality, visit special award check device and obtaining, or obtain the recognition data that the special award check device generates in advance, this recognition data is authorized the prize of special award and paid recreation person.And then above-mentioned switch can be arranged at common prize exchange place or just switch is set and nobody carries out the mode of exchange.
(2) in foregoing invention (1), it is characterized in that: described amusement park has the amusement park terminal that is connected with described special award check device by communication unit, described amusement park terminal is by obtaining the information about the recreation medium that obtain by recreation from recreation person, described information is sent to described special award check device, come to obtain the recognition data of each special award of identification from the special award check device.
In such formation, for example, at amusement park, recreation person is received in the count information that recreation medium counting device is sent, by communication unit count information is sent to the special award check device, obtain recognition data, so can manage exactly the time on date of sending, compare with the formation that obtains recognition data in advance, can carry out data management more accurately.In addition, as the method for special award being authorized recognition data, can be for example from the terminal card shape medium that write direct, or paste formation the special award by other approach as the identifying information (for example bar code form etc.) that will once be exported from terminal.
(3) in foregoing invention (2), it is characterized in that: described amusement park terminal, in the time will sending to described special award check device from the information that described recreation person obtains about the recreation medium that obtain by recreation, this recreation person's Customer Information is sent in the lump, described data generating unit, when generating described recognition data, generate the corresponding customer identification data that is attached on the described recognition data; Described special award check device, when recognition data is sent to the amusement park terminal, the communication terminal that uses in the verification when described customer identification data is sent to the special award exchange; Verify in the processing unit at described recognition data, authorize the verification processing of recognition data of special award and the verification of customer identification data and handle.
In such formation, recreation person is in fact when exchanging by the switch of prize clearing house, on the basis of the recognition data of special award,, then can not carry out exchange if the customer identification data of allotting at all communication terminals of this recreation person is not certified yet.Therefore, even for example as the stolen special award of recreation person the time, the third party who steals special award as long as do not obtain customer identification data, just can not carry out exchanging money of this special award, so can seek to improve more security.In addition, communication terminal comprises the terminal of being authorized from other approach by amusement park or the carried terminal as all mobile phone of this recreation person oneself etc.
(4) the special award treatment system that the present invention relates to has: according to the amount of recreation person at the recreation medium of amusement park acquisition, and employed switch when this amusement park of exchange is paid recreation person's special award; With the special award check device that is connected with described switch by communication unit; It is characterized in that:
Described special award is awarded the distinguished symbol of determining himself; Described special award check device has: the memory cell of the distinguished symbol of described special award is authorized in storage; Read the distinguished symbol of collecting from recreation person that special award was awarded at described switch, and when having imported distinguished symbol via described communication unit, the distinguished symbol of the distinguished symbol of this input and described cell stores is verified the recognition data of processing and verify processing unit, described switch, when by described communication unit when described special award check device is received notice that verify to handle the meaning that is through with, carry out sending to valuables of equal value that should special award.
In such formation, the special award check device stores authorizes the distinguished symbol of paying recreation person's special award at amusement park.And when recreation person got and exchange such special award at amusement park, if the switch of the prize clearing house outside being arranged on amusement park reads in distinguished symbol, then switch carried out authentication requesting by communication unit to the special award check device.In the special award check device, and the distinguished symbol stored between verify processing, when being the regular distinguished symbol of sending, send the signal that authentication finishes, in view of the above switch corresponding its valuables of sending to switch.
In addition, above-mentioned " distinguished symbol ", be not limited to specific forms, in the special award check device, can be at the distinguished symbol that can verify processing in order to determine special award in advance between the data of storage and the data of reading in by switch, also can be the distinguished symbol that the special award check device generates, maybe can be that other device that passes through of storing in the special award check device waits the distinguished symbol that generates.In addition, distinguished symbol can be to determine the such data (above-mentioned recognition data) of each special award, or can only confirm the such data of special award paid from specific amusement park.
(5) special award check device involved in the present invention, be to pass through communication unit, amount with the recreation medium that obtain at amusement park according to recreation person, the special award check device that employed switch connects when recreation person's special award is paid in the amusement park exchange, it is characterized in that: have: for each special award of paying recreation person at amusement park, generation can be discerned the data generating unit of the distinguished symbol of each special award; Store memory cell with the distinguished symbol that described data generating unit generated; Read the distinguished symbol of collecting from recreation person that special award was awarded at described switch, and when having imported distinguished symbol via described communication unit, the distinguished symbol that the distinguished symbol and the described memory cell of this input are stored is verified the recognition data of processing and is verified processing unit.
In such formation, different with amusement park and prize clearing house, be provided with the special award check device that is connected with communication unit.In the special award check device, according to amusement park, pay at this amusement park on each special award of recreation person, generate to determine the distinguished symbol of himself information, at each amusement park, authorize special award with the distinguished symbol that is generated.At this time, " distinguished symbol " is with above-mentioned the same, it can be the distinguished symbol that to verify processing between data of in the special award check device, storing in advance and the data of the reading in by switch in order to determine special award, also can be to determine the such data of each special award (above-mentioned recognition data), or can only confirm the such data of special award paid from specific amusement park.
And recreation person receives such special award at amusement park, if the switch of the prize clearing house outside being arranged on amusement park reads in this distinguished symbol, then switch carries out authentication requesting by communication unit to the special award check device.Whether in the special award check device, carrying out this distinguished symbol is the authentication of the regular distinguished symbol of sending, and when being the regular distinguished symbol of sending, sends the signal that authentication finishes to switch, in view of the above the switch valuables of corresponding distinguished symbol of sending.
Therefore, the special award check device, because in fact store, managing intrinsic id information or its value information of special award of paying recreation person at amusement park, and also in fact store, managing the authentication information of whether paying to this recreation person, so the incentive value that will make the special award paid at amusement park and exchange is or/and the corresponding relation of valuables is clear and definite, can carry out centralized management, illegal act such as can prevent to evade taxation takes place.
(6) in described invention (5), it is characterized in that: described data generating unit, correspondence are authorized the distinguished symbol of each special award, generate the recreation person's who collects described special award customer identification data; When the customer identification data that is generated is sent to the communication terminal that uses in the verification of special award when exchanging, verify in the processing unit, carry out the verification processing of distinguished symbol of special award and the verification of customer identification data and handle at described recognition data.
In such formation, recreation person is in fact when exchanging by the switch of prize clearing house, on the basis of the distinguished symbol of special award,, then can not carry out exchange if also not certified at the customer identification data of all letters that communication terminal is joined of this recreation person.Therefore, even for example as the stolen special award of recreation person the time, the third party who steals special award as long as do not obtain customer identification data, just can not carry out the exchange of this special award, so can seek to improve more security.
(7) the special award processing method that the present invention relates to, it is characterized in that: at amusement park, the amount of the recreation medium that obtain according to recreation person, to paying recreation person's special award, when authorizing the distinguished symbol of determining described special award, described distinguished symbol is registered to special award verify the center; When described recreation person takes described special award to the prize clearing house,, carry out the verification of the distinguished symbol of being registered at described special award verification center and handle according to requirement from the prize clearing house; Handle when carrying out smoothly when the verification of special award, carry out the sending of valuables of equal value of the special award that brought to this client.
In such special award processing method, in special award is verified in the heart, because store, managing intrinsic information or its value information of special award of paying recreation person at each amusement park, and also in fact store, managing the authentication information of sending that whether carries out valuables to this recreation person, so will make the incentive value of the special award paid at amusement park and exchange or/and the corresponding relation of valuables is made clear, illegal act such as can prevent to evade taxation takes place.In addition, because amusement park will not paid recreation person by a large amount of special awards, therefore, when alleviating amusement park or recreation person burden, because exchange is undertaken by reading distinguished symbol, so when exchange, also can not miscalculate incentive value.And then, by authorizing specific distinguished symbol, can prevent to forge special award etc., can seek the raising of security.
(8) the special award processing method that the present invention relates to, it is characterized in that, comprise step: in the amusement park terminal of amusement park setting, the amount of the recreation medium that get according to recreation person, when paying the distinguished symbol that specifies described special award for the special award of paying recreation person, the step of the described distinguished symbol of login on the special award check device of prize clearing house setting; The switch that is provided with in the prize clearing house detects described special award that described recreation person brings, reads described distinguished symbol, as verifying indication sends step from this distinguished symbol to described special award check device; Described special award check device carries out handling from the verification of described switch distinguished symbol that sends and the distinguished symbol of self logining, verifying the step that result sends to described switch; The result who handles in described verification is a distinguished symbol when checking and finding correct, the step of quid pro quo of equivalence that described switch is sent described special award.
By special award treatment system of the present invention, special award check device and special award processing method, because can manage the relevance of paying the exchange situation of recreation person's special award and this special award at each amusement park exactly, so be difficult for producing the illegal act on the tax system, in addition, even take place to forge situations such as special award, special award be stolen, processing can not be exchanged, therefore, the raising of security can be sought.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the block diagram that expression relates to the summary formation of special award treatment system integral body of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the summary formation of expression the amusement park terminal, special award check device and the ATM that are connected with communication unit shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the diagram of an example of expression recognition data.
Fig. 4 is the diagram of an example of the expression recognition data example of being managed with the special award check device.
Fig. 5 is the figure that an example of the customer identification data of giving the terminal that recreation person had is allotted in expression
Fig. 6 illustrates in special award treatment system shown in Figure 1, receives the flow chart of special award up to a series of step of exchanging from recreation person.
Fig. 7 relates to illustrate in special award treatment system shown in Figure 1, receives the flow chart of special award up to the 2nd embodiment of a series of step of exchanging from recreation person.
Fig. 8 relates to illustrate in special award treatment system shown in Figure 1, receives the flow chart of special award up to the 3rd embodiment of a series of step of exchanging from recreation person.
The specific embodiment
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing one embodiment of the present invention is specifically described.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram that the summary of expression special award treatment system constitutes.
The special award treatment system 1 that relates to present embodiment, have amusement park 10, the prize switch (hereinafter referred to as exchanging device or ATM) 30 of verification center 20 and the valuables of sending (prepaid card or coupon, various ticket or currency etc.) of sending, being connected in separately by communication unit 100, the terminal of position constitutes.At first, each inscape is described.
Amusement park
Amusement park 10 can be the place that is provided with pinball machine or slot machine etc., pays various special awards when recreation person wishes to exchange (exchanges of prepaid card or coupon, various ticket or currency etc.) by the award recreation medium that recreation obtains, as shown in the figure, can comprise a plurality of amusement parks as inscape.At this time, consider that the special award of paying recreation person according to the recreation amount of media by amusement park is the thing of various mode, still, in the present embodiment,, describe as IC-card in order to understand this content easily.
Amusement park 10 will be authorized this special award at himself distinctive recognition data that prize sends that verification center 20 generates when paying recreation person's special award.Recognition data for example can obtain from the prize verification center of sending in advance by special award, and perhaps the visit prize verification center of sending obtains when paying recreation person, and authorizes special award with this recognition data.In addition, when being the latter, amusement park must be provided with by communication unit 100 and the prize terminal (amusement park terminal 11) that verification center one side is connected of sending.But, when being the former, not necessarily such terminal must be set.
The prize verification center of sending
Set up as the other tissue different with amusement park at send verification center 20 of prize, as described later, when the special award of amusement park being paid recreation person generates recognition data, have the special award that recreation person is taken exchanging device 30 and verify the function of processing.In addition, the generation of recognition data and the verification of taking the special award of exchanging device 30 are handled, and are undertaken by being arranged at the send terminal (special award check device 21) at verification center 20 of prize.
Exchanging device
Exchanging device (ATM) 30, it is the device that is used for the special award exchange (exchange) that recreation person obtains at amusement park is become valuables (prepaid card or coupon, various ticket or currency etc.), can be the mode that many places are set outside amusement park, also can be the unmanned desk-top mode that ATM only is set.Perhaps, can be when such ATM is set, the staff's of operation A TM the common such mode in prize clearing house is arranged.At this time, the staff utilizes the ATM that is arranged on the there to carry out exchange when the special award of receiving from recreation person is exchanged into valuables.
Communication unit
Communication unit 100, can be regardless of wire/wireless, special circuit, exchange circuit, the device that between the special award check device 21 that connects therewith and ATM30 and amusement park terminal 11, can carry out information reception/transmission, also can be for example as the internet, make up the device that a plurality of networks are realized by gateway.In addition, this communication unit 100 can be the device that sends information from special award check device 21 to the such carried terminal 40 of all mobile phones of recreation person.
In addition, be arranged at above-mentioned prize send the special award check device 21 at verification center 20 and above-mentioned ATM30, connecting by communication unit 100 is necessary condition.But as mentioned above, amusement park not necessarily must have the terminal that is connected with special award check device 21 by communication unit 100.But, in the present embodiment, describe as the device that is provided with such terminal (amusement park terminal 11) at amusement park.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the summary formation of expression the amusement park terminal 11, special award check device 21 and the ATM30 that are connected with above-mentioned communication unit 100.
Amusement park terminal 11 can be to be connected with communication unit 100, can receive the various terminals (universal microcomputer etc.) of recognition data described later, have: the control module 12 (control and management portion) that reads private memory (ROM), input/output device (I/O port) etc. of the memory (RAM) that have arithmetic processing apparatus (CPU), can rewrite, the sequencer of store predetermined etc.; With under the control of this control and management portion 12, write the write section 13 of recognition data described later at IC-card 60 (special award); Read output result's the reading part 14 of the counting device 50 of the award recreation medium that obtain from counting recreation person; And the input part 15 of various information such as input Customer Information etc.In addition, amusement park terminal 11 have management database 16 at record Customer Information or recognition data under the control of control and management portion 12, and described communication unit 100 between carry out the transmission/reception of information by the communication protocol of regulation Department of Communication Force 17 etc.
As mentioned above, when amusement park is collected Customer Information, can distribute ID card 70 to this client.In this ID card, except that writing the id information that specifies this client, for example also write the storage information of recreation medium, perhaps can write client's attribute information (sex, age, carried terminal number etc.).As mentioned above, such Customer Information is managed at management database 16.In addition, the exchange of special award can be read ID card 70 by reading part 14 and carried out.
Above-mentioned special award check device 21, can be for example to be arranged at as the other tissue different and the prize set up is sent intracardiac in the verification with amusement park, be connected with described communication unit 100, have the various terminals (personal computer etc.) that generate recognition data and send the recognition data that generates and can carry out the function of verification processing described later, in addition, also can be for example to make management server set on network have the device of such function.
Special award check device 21 has: the control module 22 (control and management portion) that reads private memory (ROM), input/output device (I/O port) etc. of the memory (RAM) that have arithmetic processing apparatus (CPU), can rewrite, the sequencer of store predetermined etc.; Generate the data generating unit 23 of specific recognition data according to the special award of paying recreation person at each amusement park; The data that will be generated with this data generating unit are with the format record of regulation, the management database (memory cell) 24 of management; When the inquiry of the processing of verifying is arranged from ATM one side, read 24 canned datas of management database, verify authentication department's (recognition data verification processing unit) 25 of processing.In addition, data generating unit 23 and authentication department 25 can be the devices that can realize such processing capacity in control and management portion 22.In addition, in addition special award check device 21, also has under the control of control and management portion 22, and described communication unit 100 between, the Department of Communication Force 26 etc. that carries out the transmission/reception of information by the communication protocol of regulation.
Recognition data by described data generating unit 23 is generated for example includes information as shown in figure 3.Specifically, include the amusement park id information of determining amusement park, region code that this amusement park is managed, winnings information (in this winnings information, be that the corresponding incentive value of being exchanged is or/and the information that valuables are authorized, for example, as 1: 1 yuan, set), send the date (in the time of can being assigned to, minute), give the intrinsic id information of this prize of each special award defined, this Customer Information etc. when also having information as the client that receive this prize clear and definite.
In addition, in management database 24, above-mentioned recognition data and information for example is processed to form as shown in Figure 4, and sequentially is recorded management by each amusement park.In these data, as described later, when IC-card (special award) 60 that recreation person in ATM30 held is read into and authentication requesting is arranged, include the authentication date data that is write down when being the special award of suitably sending being confirmed to be, by writing down this authentication date, can in fact hold the situation that special award is exchanged money.In addition, about the data of authentication requesting are arranged from ATM30, when be judged as these data be not data generating unit 23 sent data the time, send error message (can not authenticate) to ATM.
In addition, special award check device 21, when by communication unit 100 when amusement park has the requirement that generates recognition data and sends information (Customer Information) about recreation person here by ID card 70 simultaneously, can be in data generating unit 23, on the basis of above-mentioned recognition data, generate distinctive customer identification data that should recognition data.Such customer identification data for example as shown in Figure 5, sends to all mobile phones of this recreation person (communication terminal) 40 (at the customer identification data that this sent, as shown in the figure, being with the represented two-dimensional bar information of picture 40a) by communication unit 100.
Above-mentioned ATM30 has: the control module 32 (control and management portion) that reads private memory (ROM), input/output device (I/O port) etc. of the memory (RAM) that have arithmetic processing apparatus (CPU), can rewrite, the sequencer of store predetermined etc.; With under the control of this control and management portion 32, read the recognition data reading part 33 of the recognition data that IC-card 60 that recreation person brings write down; And the recognition data that reads sent to special award check device 21 by described communication unit 100, carry out the Department of Communication Force 34 etc. of the transmission/reception of verification message.In addition, ATM30 has: under the control of control and management portion 32, handle (when receiving authentication information) when suitably finishing receiving the verification carried out at special award check device 21, the portion of sending 35 of sending that the winnings information (incentive value information) that is write down according to this IC-card 60 is carried out valuables; With customer identification data reading part 36 that reads the customer identification data (two-dimensional bar information) that sends to communication terminal 40 as mentioned above etc.
Below, in above-mentioned special award treatment system, recreation person is after amusement park is received IC-card 60 as special award, up to a series of step of exchange, the limit describes with reference to the flow chart limit of Fig. 6.
Recreation person at first counts the recreation medium (S1) that obtain by recreation medium counting device 50 when handling the award recreation medium that obtain by recreation in amusement park 10.Then, recreation person submits the result's (also can write down at customer card 70) who prints at recreation medium counting device 50 at the sales counter of amusement park, when hope exchange valuables, requires to be exchanged into special award (S2).
The staff of sales counter about the count number of the award recreation medium received, by amusement park terminal 11 visit special award check devices 21, requires recognition data (S3).Special award check device 21 after the visit that is confirmed to be from the amusement park of stipulating, is accepted this requirement, generates its distinctive recognition data (with reference to Fig. 3) in data generating unit 23, and foldback is given the amusement park terminal 11 (S4, S5) that requirement is arranged.At this time, special award check device 21, in the foldback recognition data, can send to this recreation person's communication terminal 40 customer identification data (S6) that should recognition data when accepting customer card 70 at amusement park.
At this recognition data, be the intrinsic data of paying according to the recreation medium number that recreation person obtains of special award, amusement park terminal 11 is received this recognition data, and writes in the IC-card 60 as special award, pays recreation person (S7, S8, S9) with IC-card 60.In addition, when carrying out such processing, the recognition data (customer identification data) that special award check device 21 generates in management database 24 record, management (S10).
Receive the recreation person of special award (IC-card 60), for it is cashed, and move to the ATM30 that is arranged on outside the venue.At ATM30, read portion 33 at recognition data and read the recognition data that IC-card 60 is write down, about this information that reads, carry out authentication requesting (S11, S12) to special award check device 21.In addition, recreation person makes it read the customer identification data (with reference to Fig. 5) that sends to self all communication terminal 40 by the customer identification data reading part 36 that is arranged at ATM, carries out authentication requesting (S11, S12) to prize check device 21.
In the special award check device 21 of authentication requesting is arranged, in authentication department 25, take out the recognition data and information (customer identification information) that management database 24 is write down, carry out this verification and handle (S13).In authentication department 25, suitably carry out if verify to handle, then special award check device 21 according to this notice, exchanges processing (S14, S15) at ATM to the recreation person who brings special award to the notification of permit that the ATM30 that authentication requesting is arranged carries out exchanging the meaning of processing.In addition,, for example do not import when customer identification data when suitably not verifying when handling, or when holding into the IC-card 60 that do not write down recognition data etc., carry out error notification, do not allow to exchange money.
And at special award check device 21, when the verification processing was suitably carried out, control and management portion 22 write authentication information (S16) in the recognition data and information that management database 24 is write down, and a series of processing finishes.
By special award treatment system as described above, can obtain following effect:
Pay recreation person's special award at amusement park 10, be awarded the intrinsic recognition data of this special award that is generated by the verification center 20 of sending as the prize of the office different and (determine the id information of this special award with amusement park, amount information, amusement park information etc.), when recreation person in that ATM30 is actual when exchanging money, because this recognition data is verified at the verification center 20 of sending as the prize in the source of sending, so for the situation of sending of special award and the situation of exchanging money of each special award, both corresponding relations are made clear, avoid producing on the tax system illegal act.Promptly, because in prize is sent the management database 24 of special award check device 20 at verification center, record the exchange situation of the special award of paying recreation person according to amusement park, so when paying recreation person's special award and this special award at each amusement park, can manage corresponding incentive value clearly or/and valuables in fact by exchange.
In addition, handle by carrying out above-mentioned verification, because for example when can preventing that the third party from forging the crime that special award unlawfully exchanges money etc., include the information of exchanging money in the recognition data, so amusement park needn't be paid recreation person with different special awards or a large amount of special awards as in the past, amusement park and recreation person's burden can be alleviated, and the raising of security can be sought.In addition, in the prize clearing house,, take place so can avoid getting wrong the such trouble of incentive value because ATM30 carries out sending of valuables.
Moreover, by ATM30 is set, can make in the past prize clearing house become the unmanned institute of exchanging, thus, can prevent the mistake that causes owing to artificial factor or crime etc., can seek the raising of security.In addition, in the above-described embodiment, because be on the basis that the verification of the recognition data of authorizing special award is handled, and then also send customer identification data to all terminals 40 of recreation person, when exchange, carry out the formation that amphinucleus is investigated and prosecuted reason, so can improve security more.That is, if recreation person meets with the crime that special award is robbed etc., as long as carried terminal is not together robbed, the offender just can not carry out exchanging money of special award, so can improve security.
In addition, at the prize verification center of sending, because the situation of exchanging money of the special award that centralized management is paid at amusement park, so for example when the amusement park chaining, can hold the situation of exchanging money by each amusement park, or the branch zones of different holds the situation etc. of exchanging money, and also can effect be arranged to the management strategy of amusement park.
Below, with reference to the block diagram of Fig. 2 and the flow chart of Fig. 7 the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is described.
In this embodiment, amusement park 10 is in and obtains as the recognition data of above-mentioned definite special award in advance and authorized the state of this recognition data by special award.At this time, recognition data can be the data that the data generating unit 23 of special award check device 21 generates, and also can be the data that generate by other approach.
In such formation, when recreation person handles the award recreation medium that obtain by recreation in amusement park 10, at first count the recreation medium number (S21) that obtains by recreation medium counting device 50.Then, recreation person will submit at the sales counter of amusement park in this result who prints (also can be the result who is recorded in customer card 70), when hope is exchanged, require to be exchanged into special award (S22).
The staff of sales counter pays recreation person special award according to the count number of the award recreation medium of receiving.At this time, pay recreation person's special award, be awarded its intrinsic recognition data in advance, the staff of sales counter sends to special award check device 21 (S23) by amusement park terminal 11 with the recognition data of the special award paid.Special award check device 21, after the visit that is confirmed to be from the amusement park of stipulating, accept this recognition data (S24), in data generating unit 23, the data (as the prize of the distinguished symbol data of sending) of end are accepted in generation, and with this prize amusement park terminal 11 (S25) that the data foldback is given requirement of sending.
In this prize data of sending,, can be the data that to confirm to pay recreation person's special award from amusement park with different for determining the recognition data (comprising id information) that each special award authorizes.Amusement park terminal 11 is received the prize data of sending, and writes the IC-card 60 as special award, pays recreation person (S26, S27, S28) with it.In addition, when carrying out such processing, the prize that special award check device 21 together write down, managed generation at management database 24 and the recognition data data (S29) of sending.
Receive the recreation person of special award (IC-card 60), for it is exchanged, and move to the ATM30 that is arranged on outside the venue.At ATM30, read recognition data that IC-card 60 write down and the prize data of sending at recognition data reading part 33, about this information that reads, carry out authentication requesting (S30, S31) to special award check device 21.
The special award check device 21 that authentication requesting is arranged in authentication department 25, takes out described recognition data that management database 24 write down and the prize data of sending, and carries out this verifications processing (S32).In authentication department 25, suitably carry out if verify to handle, then special award check device 21 according to this notice, is exchanged processing (S33, S34) at ATM to the recreation person who brings special award to the notification of permit that the ATM30 that authentication requesting is arranged carries out exchanging the meaning of processing.In addition,, for example, carry out error notification, do not allow to exchange when bringing when not writing down prize and sending the IC-card 60 of data etc. when suitably not verifying when handling.
Then, at special award check device 21, when the verification processing was suitably carried out, the recognition data and information that control and management portion 22 is write down about management database 24 write authentication information (S35), and a series of processing finishes.
In such formation, on the basis of the effect that obtains by above-mentioned embodiment, because special award has its distinctive id information (recognition data) in advance, so the situation as illegal forgery special award that can prevent reliably takes place.
Then, with reference to the block diagram of Fig. 2 and the flow chart of Fig. 8 the 3rd embodiment of the present invention is described.
In this embodiment, the prize verification center 20 of sending obtains in advance determining that by other approach the data of special award (comprise as send data the data of above-mentioned recognition data or prize, be called distinguished symbol), perhaps generate the data of determining special award there, and provide the information about distinguished symbol (S51) to amusement park 10.Meanwhile, prize is sent verification center 20 at the distinguished symbol (S52) that special award check device 21 writes down, management provides to amusement park in this management.In addition, distinguished symbol can be that special award check device 21 generates.
Amusement park 10 will be authorized the special award that will determine (S53) by the prize distinguished symbol that verification center 20 provides of sending.On the other hand, when recreation person handles the award recreation medium that obtain by recreation in amusement park 10, at first count the recreation medium (S54) that obtain by recreation medium counting device 50.Then, recreation person will submit at the sales counter of amusement park in this result who prints (also can be the result who is recorded in customer card 70), when hope is exchanged, require to be exchanged into special award (S55).
The staff of sales counter pays the special award (S56) that recreation person is awarded distinguished symbol according to the count number of the award recreation medium of receiving.Receive the recreation person of special award, for it is exchanged, and move to the ATM30 that is arranged on outside the venue.At ATM30, read the distinguished symbol that special award writes down at recognition data reading part 33, about this information that reads, carry out authentication requesting (S58, S59) to special award check device 21.
In the special award check device 21 of authentication requesting is arranged, in authentication department 25, take out the described distinguished symbol that management database 24 is write down, carry out this verification and handle (S60).In authentication department 25, suitably carry out if verify to handle, then special award check device 21 carries out exchanging the notification of permit of the meaning of processing to the ATM30 that authentication requesting is arranged, according to this notice, at ATM to the recreation person who the brings special award processing (S61, S62) of exchanging money.In addition,, for example when bringing the special award that does not write down distinguished symbol etc., carry out error notification, do not allow to exchange when suitably not verifying when handling.
And at special award check device 21, when the verification processing was suitably carried out, the recognition data and information that control and management portion 22 is write down about management database 24 write authentication information (S63), and a series of processing finishes.
In such formation, because of amusement park obtains distinguished symbol according to each special award in advance, can only pay recreation person special award, so can not be provided for writing the terminal of recognition data at amusement park.
Above, embodiments of the present invention are illustrated.But the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, for example also can followingly implement.
About recognition data (distinguished symbol), in the above-described embodiment, to special award as IC-card, the mode that writes/read with contact-type is illustrated.But the present invention is not limited to such formation.Special award can be the medium as can exchanging, for example can be as the information recording element of the IC tag etc. of imbedding record recognition data (distinguished symbol) in advance, can read such formation with non-contact type.At this time, recognition data (distinguished symbol) can be in advance generates at the prize verification center of sending, and imbeds the IC tag of the recognition data (distinguished symbol) of this generation of record by each special award.In addition, according to the mode of authorizing to the recognition data of special award, the formation of the reading device of ATM30 can suitably change.
The 1st above-mentioned embodiment in order to improve security, and adopts the formation that obtains Customer Information when special award is exchanged.But, also can be to obtain such Customer Information, and only verify the formation of processing with the recognition data (distinguished symbol) of authorizing special award.
In addition, exchange, can as in the past, carry out by the window service as staff on duty.At this time, can carry out receiving special award, by being arranged on the ATM30 business of exchanging money there from recreation person at window.
Above-mentioned special award check device 21, can be to pay each special award management recognition data (distinguished symbol) of recreation person at each amusement park, and when the ATM30 outside being arranged on amusement park has the inquiry of verification, can verify the device of processing, this formation is not limited to specific mode.

Claims (8)

1. a special award treatment system has: according to the amount of recreation person at the recreation medium of amusement park acquisition, employed switch when this amusement park exchanges the special award of paying recreation person; Special award check device by communication unit is connected with described switch is characterized in that:
Described special award check device has: for every special award paying recreation person at amusement park, generate the data generating unit of the recognition data of each special award of identification; Storage is by the memory cell of the recognition data that described data generating unit generated; Read the recognition data of collecting from recreation person that special award was awarded at described switch, and when having imported recognition data, the recognition data of the recognition data of this input and described cell stores is verified the recognition data of processing and verify processing unit via described communication unit;
Described switch when receiving when verify handling end notification from described special award check device by described communication unit, carries out the payment to equivalent that should special award.
2. special award treatment system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described amusement park has the amusement park terminal that is connected with described special award check device by communication unit;
Described amusement park terminal obtains from the special award check device recognition data of the various special awards of identification by obtaining information about the recreation medium that obtain by recreation from recreation person, described information being sent to described special award check device.
3. special award treatment system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that:
Described amusement park terminal in the time will sending to described special award check device from the information about the recreation medium that obtain by recreation that described recreation person obtains, sends this recreation person's Customer Information in the lump;
Described data generating unit when generating described recognition data, generates the corresponding customer identification data that is attached on the described recognition data;
Described special award check device, when recognition data is sent to the amusement park terminal, the communication terminal that uses in the verification when described customer identification data is sent to the special award exchange;
Verify in the processing unit at described recognition data, authorize the verification processing of recognition data of special award and the verification of customer identification data and handle.
4. special award treatment system, have: according to the amount of recreation person at the recreation medium of amusement park acquisition, employed switch and the special award check device that is connected with described switch by communication unit when recreation person's special award is paid in this amusement park exchange; It is characterized in that:
Described special award is awarded the distinguished symbol of determining himself;
Described special award check device has: the memory cell of the distinguished symbol of described special award is authorized in storage; Read the distinguished symbol of collecting from recreation person that special award was awarded at described switch, and when having imported distinguished symbol, the distinguished symbol of the distinguished symbol of this input and described cell stores is verified the recognition data of processing and verify processing unit via described communication unit;
Described switch when receiving when verifying the notice that processing finishes from described special award check device by described communication unit, carries out sending corresponding to the valuables of the equivalence of this special award.
5. special award check device, exchanges that employed switch is connected when amusement park is paid recreation person's special award at its amount by communication unit and the recreation medium that obtain at amusement park according to recreation person, it is characterized in that:
Have: for each special award of paying recreation person at amusement park, generation can be discerned the data generating unit of the distinguished symbol of each special award;
Store memory cell with the distinguished symbol that described data generating unit generated;
Read the distinguished symbol of collecting from recreation person that special award was awarded at described switch, and when having imported distinguished symbol via described communication unit, the distinguished symbol that the distinguished symbol and the described memory cell of this input are stored is verified the recognition data of processing and is verified processing unit.
6. special award check device as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that:
Described data generating unit, correspondence are authorized the distinguished symbol of each special award, generate the recreation person's who collects described special award customer identification data;
When the customer identification data that is generated is sent to the communication terminal that uses in the verification of special award when exchanging, verify in the processing unit, carry out the verification processing of distinguished symbol of special award and the verification of customer identification data and handle at described recognition data.
7. special award processing method is characterized in that:
At amusement park, the amount of the recreation medium that obtain according to recreation person to paying recreation person's special award, when authorizing the distinguished symbol that specifies described special award, registers to special award with described distinguished symbol and verifies the center;
When described recreation person takes described special award to the prize clearing house,, carry out the verification of the distinguished symbol of being registered at described special award verification center and handle according to requirement from the prize clearing house;
Handle when errorless when the verification of special award, carry out the sending of valuables of equal value of the special award that brought to this client.
8. a special award processing method is characterized in that, comprises step:
Amusement park terminal in the amusement park setting, the amount of the recreation medium that get according to recreation person, when paying the distinguished symbol that specifies described special award for the special award of paying recreation person, the step of the described distinguished symbol of login on the special award check device of prize clearing house setting;
The switch that is provided with in the prize clearing house detects described special award that described recreation person brings, reads described distinguished symbol, as verifying indication sends step from this distinguished symbol to described special award check device;
Described special award check device carries out handling from the verification of described switch distinguished symbol that sends and the distinguished symbol of self logining, verifying the step that result sends to described switch;
The result who handles in described verification is a distinguished symbol when checking and finding correct, the step of quid pro quo of equivalence that described switch is sent described special award.
CNB2004100867997A 2003-10-31 2004-10-29 Special award treatment system, check device and treatment method for said system Expired - Fee Related CN100427163C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2003371860 2003-10-31
JP2003371860 2003-10-31
JP2003-371860 2003-10-31

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN1628881A CN1628881A (en) 2005-06-22
CN100427163C true CN100427163C (en) 2008-10-22

Family

ID=34857485

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CNB2004100867997A Expired - Fee Related CN100427163C (en) 2003-10-31 2004-10-29 Special award treatment system, check device and treatment method for said system

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN100427163C (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN109255900A (en) * 2018-09-12 2019-01-22 广州翠花信息科技有限公司 A kind of game machine is self-service to propose coin management system

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN1340788A (en) * 2000-09-01 2002-03-20 索尼公司 Information processing system and method, electronic money service and providing system and recording medium
US20020143708A1 (en) * 2001-03-27 2002-10-03 Harvey Hollander System and method for conducting secure on-line transactions using a credit card
CN1399753A (en) * 1999-09-07 2003-02-26 埃帕西菲克公司 Method and system for authorizing purchases made over computer network
JP2003122762A (en) * 2001-10-09 2003-04-25 Nec Corp Business card management system, its method, its program, server, its program, portable terminal and its program
US20030084002A1 (en) * 1999-12-23 2003-05-01 Petter Ericson Information management system with authenticity check
CN1432158A (en) * 2000-03-03 2003-07-23 爱亭株式会社 Authenticating method
JP2003223593A (en) * 2002-01-31 2003-08-08 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Accounting suspension method in digital content sale, authentication accounting server, purchase control terminal, accounting suspension program and storage medium with accounting suspension program stored
CN1447234A (en) * 2002-03-27 2003-10-08 株式会社唯红 Personal authenticator, sale management device

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN1399753A (en) * 1999-09-07 2003-02-26 埃帕西菲克公司 Method and system for authorizing purchases made over computer network
US20030084002A1 (en) * 1999-12-23 2003-05-01 Petter Ericson Information management system with authenticity check
CN1432158A (en) * 2000-03-03 2003-07-23 爱亭株式会社 Authenticating method
CN1340788A (en) * 2000-09-01 2002-03-20 索尼公司 Information processing system and method, electronic money service and providing system and recording medium
US20020143708A1 (en) * 2001-03-27 2002-10-03 Harvey Hollander System and method for conducting secure on-line transactions using a credit card
JP2003122762A (en) * 2001-10-09 2003-04-25 Nec Corp Business card management system, its method, its program, server, its program, portable terminal and its program
JP2003223593A (en) * 2002-01-31 2003-08-08 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Accounting suspension method in digital content sale, authentication accounting server, purchase control terminal, accounting suspension program and storage medium with accounting suspension program stored
CN1447234A (en) * 2002-03-27 2003-10-08 株式会社唯红 Personal authenticator, sale management device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN1628881A (en) 2005-06-22

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6601771B2 (en) Combined smartcard and magnetic-stripe card and reader and associated method
US7234638B2 (en) Method and apparatus for performing benefit transactions using a portable integrated circuit device
US7604166B2 (en) Method and system for flexible purchases using only fingerprints at the time and location of purchase
RU2394275C2 (en) Transaction system and method
US20060144927A1 (en) Identity verification systems and methods
US20020147600A1 (en) System and method for implementing financial transactions using biometric keyed data
CN108713307A (en) Multi-stage authentication for mobile system
JP2019162432A (en) Game device
EP1602055A1 (en) Transaction processing
US20090005157A1 (en) Electronic funds transfer system and method of use in gaming environment
JP2003519848A (en) How to perform voting, referendums and polls, and a system for implementing it
US20110016048A1 (en) Electronic currency, method for handling such a currency and electronic currency handling system
KR101007234B1 (en) Method of issuing and using mobile card
CN106030671A (en) Method of and system for gaming
US20110218913A1 (en) Virtual traveler&#39;s check
US20230322487A1 (en) Nfc validation bypass system and method
CN100427163C (en) Special award treatment system, check device and treatment method for said system
KR102408070B1 (en) Mobile ticketing system using cryptocurrency
CN100595785C (en) Dynamic cipher operation method based on petty paying
KR20210108644A (en) The Method and Apparatus for Operating Unmanned Lottery System
JP2002109120A (en) Voting system for race
CN100411703C (en) Specific award treatment system and method, and deposit money management device
JP7157269B1 (en) Terminal device, payment system, payment method, and program
JP7239761B1 (en) Communication terminal, payment system, payment method, and program
KR100537488B1 (en) Automatic lottery ticket sale system

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C10 Entry into substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
C14 Grant of patent or utility model
GR01 Patent grant
C56 Change in the name or address of the patentee

Owner name: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.

Free format text: FORMER NAME: ARUZE CORP.

CP01 Change in the name or title of a patent holder

Address after: Tokyo, Japan, Japan

Patentee after: Global Entertainment Corporation

Address before: Tokyo, Japan, Japan

Patentee before: Aruze Corp.

CF01 Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee

Granted publication date: 20081022

Termination date: 20191029

CF01 Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee