JP2001202406A - Amusement facility reservation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an amusement facility reservation device which makes it possible to make reservations of plural amusement facilities, informs a customer that specified amusement facilities become vacant, and enables a user to efficiently and continuously use plural amusement facilities. SOLUTION: This device has an IC card 1 which is prepared for each customer and stores a customer ID and reservation information, a reservation device 2 which accesses this IC card 1 to adjust reservations according to requests regarding amusement facilities and use time that the customer specifies and perform reservation processing, a reservation contact device 7 which stores reservation information processed by the reservation device 2, makes contact with the amusement facilities according to the reservation information, and displays vacancies of the specified amusement facilities at specified time when there are the vacancies and informs a customer terminal 9 of those, and a customer database 6 which stores the priority of the customer and customer contact destination, and is provided with a customer database server 5 which reports the priority of the customer when inquired of by the reservation device 2 and reports the customer contact destination to the reservation contact device 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game facility reservation device, and more particularly to a game facility reservation device using an IC card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In amusement parks and theme parks, on holidays, customers are congested and congested, and users have to stay in amusement facilities such as vehicles of interest for a long time. This often resulted in inconveniences such as the time spent in the line being longer than the time spent enjoying. Even if a method of distributing reservation slips etc. is taken in advance, there is no way for the user to check whether or not the play facility is vacant unless the user goes to the play facility side. There were many difficulties to enjoy continuously and efficiently.

[0003]

As described above, conventionally,
Even if you want to use multiple amusement facilities consecutively at an amusement park or theme park, each time you have to line up in a queue, the inconvenience such as the time spent in line is longer than the time you are enjoying In many cases, there is also a problem that it is not possible to confirm that the amusement facilities that the user wants to use are vacant without going to the side. The present invention solves this problem relatively easily, makes it possible to make a reservation at a plurality of amusement facilities, notifies a customer of the occurrence of a vacancy of a designated amusement facility, and allows a user to enter a plurality of amusement facilities. It is an object of the present invention to realize a game facility reservation device that enables a user to enjoy facilities continuously and efficiently.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game facility reservation apparatus for reserving game facilities such as vehicles used in amusement parks and theme parks. A storage means for storing reservation information; and a first storage access means for writing and reading to and from the storage means. And a reservation information storage means for storing the reservation information processed by the reservation processing means, and contacting the corresponding amusement facility in accordance with the reservation information, and designated at a time designated by the customer. If there is a vacancy of the amusement facility, a reservation contact means for displaying on the reservation display means and contacting the customer contact information, and a customer data for storing customer contact information such as superiority for each customer and a customer terminal number. A storage means, characterized by comprising a customer data providing means for reporting the customer contact to the reserved communication means reports the goodness of customers in response to an inquiry from the reservation processing means. As a result, it is possible to realize a game facility reservation device in which a customer can easily make a reservation at a plurality of game facilities and can notify the customer of the occurrence of a vacancy of the designated game facility.

[0005]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a game facility reservation apparatus according to the present invention.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the configuration of a game facility reservation apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a case where a reservation operation is performed. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an IC card, reference numeral 2 denotes a reservation device, reference numeral 3 denotes a special reservation frame database, reference numeral 4 denotes a reservation restriction database, reference numeral 5 denotes a customer database server, and reference numeral 6 Is a customer database, 7 is a reservation communication device, 8 is a reservation database, 9 is a customer terminal, and 10 is a reservation status display device. FIG. 2 shows a case where a reservation confirmation operation is performed. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an IC card, reference numeral 11 denotes a reservation confirmation device, reference numeral 12 denotes a display device, reference numeral 7 denotes a reservation communication device, and reference numeral 8 denotes a reservation database. .

In FIG. 1, a reservation device 2 is connected to a reader / writer of an IC card 1. The user can record the name of the amusement facility such as a reserved vehicle, the reservation date, the time, and the like on the IC card 1. As the reservation date and time, a specific date / time can be specified, or a period within a certain range can be specified. Usually, the maximum number of reservations for a customer is limited to a certain range.

[0008] The reservation information is transmitted from the reservation device 2 to a reservation communication device 7 to be described later.
D, the date / time (period) is transmitted, and the reservation communication device 7 records this reservation information in the reservation database 8. If necessary, the contact information of the customer may be transmitted and recorded in addition to the reservation information.

At this time, a special reservation frame is set in advance for the excellent customer, and this special reservation frame is recorded in the special reservation frame database 3. As a result, even if general reservations have been promised, good customers have the right to prioritize reservations. The recorded contents of the special reservation frame database 3 include a customer ID, a good customer level (priority), a play facility ID, a date / time (period), the number of frames, and the like.

Using the customer ID stored in the IC card 1, the customer database 6 stored in the customer database server 5 is referred to, and the customer's superior level is obtained. Then, if there is a reservation frame corresponding to the customer's superior level in the special reservation frame database 3, the reservation frame is provided to the user to give priority to the reservation. When the user makes a reservation, the contents of the reservation are recorded on the IC card 1 and the priority reservation frame is subtracted from the special reservation frame database 3. Further, the upper limit of reservation is set according to the superior level of the customer. As the reservation upper limit number, for example, the total number of priority reservations, the total number of priority reservations for a specific game facility, the priority reservation deadline, and the like are set. The contents of the reservation upper limit number are described in the reservation restriction database 4
Will be recorded at the time of booking and will be offset.

When the reservation is canceled, the corresponding reservation information is deleted from the IC card 1 and the reservation restriction database 4. In addition, the reservation is a special reservation frame database 3
If the special reservation frame is used, the special reservation frame is restored.

The stored contents of the IC card 1 are encrypted and electronically signed so that eavesdropping can be prevented and tampering can be detected. Further, the contents of communication with the customer database 6 are also encrypted and digitally signed, so that eavesdropping can be prevented and tampering can be detected.

The reservation communication device 7 refers to the reservation database 8 at a specific time period, and when the reservation time approaches or when the amusement facility becomes available, the reservation user, such as a mobile phone, is used. Contact customer terminal 9.
Alternatively, information is transmitted to the reservation status display device 10 installed in the hall, and the contact content is displayed.

The recorded contents of the reservation database 8 are
D, amusement facility ID, date / time (period), status (available or unavailable), customer contact information, and the like. Of these, the status column is used when the reservation is for a designated period, and when a game facility becomes available, the operator of the game facility changes the status to available and indicates. The customer contact information refers to the reservation database 8 with, for example, a telephone number or an e-mail account, but if the customer database is not in the reservation database 8, the customer database 6 is also referred to. The contents of communication with the customer terminal 9 are encrypted if possible and an electronic signature is attached, so that wiretapping and tampering can be prevented.

In FIG. 2, the reservation confirmation device 11 is connected to a reader / writer of the IC card 1. When the user holds the IC card 1 over the reader / writer when using the amusement facility, the reservation information in the IC card 1 is checked, and if available, the information is displayed on the display device 12. If the user confirms, the reservation confirmation device 11
The reservation information is deleted from the card 1 and the reservation communication device 7 is further deleted.
Notify. Upon receiving this notification, the reservation communication device 7 deletes the corresponding reservation from the reservation database 8.

If the reservation is not available, the reservation communication device 7 can confirm the corresponding information by referring to the reservation database 8 at the request of the user. The communication content to the reservation communication device 7 is encrypted and an electronic signature is attached, thereby preventing wiretapping and tampering.

With the above-described configuration, the user can make a reservation for a plurality of play facilities, and can receive a call when the reserved play facilities are available. Furthermore, it is possible to set a special reservation frame for the excellent user so that the reservation is prioritized.

[0018]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention is:
In a game facility reservation apparatus for reserving a game facility such as a vehicle used in an amusement park or a theme park, a storage means prepared for each customer for storing a customer ID and reservation information, and a first means for writing and reading to and from the storage means. Reservation processing means for adjusting a reservation according to a request such as a play facility and a use time designated by a customer and performing a reservation process; and reservation information for storing the reservation information processed by the reservation processing means. It has a storage means, and contacts the corresponding amusement facility according to the reservation information. If there is a vacancy of the designated amusement facility at the time designated by the customer, it is displayed on the reservation display means and the customer contact information is contacted. Means and customer data storage means for storing customer contact information such as customer-specific quality and customer terminal number, and report the customer quality in response to an inquiry from the reservation processing means. Characterized in that it provided the customer data providing means for reporting the customer contacts to reserve means of communication.
As a result, the customer can make a reservation at a plurality of play facilities, can notify the customer of the occurrence of the vacancy of the designated play facility, and the user can enjoy the plurality of play facilities continuously and efficiently. It is possible to realize a game facility reservation device that makes it possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided second storage access means for writing and reading to and from the storage means, and reads out the corresponding reservation information from the storage means when using the game facility, and erases this reservation information. The present invention is characterized in that a reservation confirmation device is provided for communicating the erased reservation information to the reservation communication means and deleting the corresponding reservation information in the reservation information storage means. This makes it possible to realize an efficient game facility reservation device in which the erasing process of the reservation information is completed as a series of operations.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the storage means is constituted by an IC card. As a result, a large amount of customer information and reservation information can be stored, and the security of the customer information and the like can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game facility reservation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game facility reservation device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... IC card, 2 ... reservation apparatus, 3 ... special reservation frame database, 4 ... restriction restriction database, 5 ... customer database server, 6 ... customer database, 7 ... reservation communication device, 8 ... reservation database, 9 ... customer terminal, 10: reservation status display device, 11: reservation confirmation device, 12: display device.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An amusement facility reservation device for reserving amusement facilities such as vehicles used in an amusement park or a theme park, a storage means prepared for each customer for storing a customer ID and reservation information, and a write in the storage means. A reservation processing unit having a first storage access unit for performing reading, adjusting reservations in accordance with a request such as the game facility and use time specified by a customer, and performing a reservation process; and a reservation processed by the reservation processing unit. It has a reservation information storage means for storing information, and in accordance with the reservation information, contacts the corresponding game facility, and if there is a vacancy of the game facility designated at the time designated by the customer, the information is displayed on the reservation display means and displayed on the reservation display means. A reservation contacting means for contacting the contact information; a customer data storage means for storing customer contact information such as customer-specific superiority and customer terminal number; and an inquiry from the reservation processing means. Amusement facility reservation device characterized by comprising a customer data providing means for reporting the customer contact to the reserved communication means reports the goodness of customers in accordance with the allowed. A second storage access unit for writing and reading to and from the storage unit; reading out the corresponding reservation information from the storage unit when using the game facility; erasing the reservation information; The amusement facility reservation device according to claim 1, further comprising a reservation confirmation device for notifying the reservation information to the reservation communication unit and deleting the reservation information in the reservation information storage unit. 3. The amusement facility reservation device according to claim 1, wherein said storage means is constituted by an IC card.