JP2002000911A - Method of providing information on number of stored game media - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player as accessing user to check for the number of own stored game media without visiting a game hall in person. SOLUTION: The method of providing information on the number of stored game media is for providing an accessing user with the information using a server computer 1 connected to a computer network 8 comprising a plurality of computer terminals 2, 4, 6 and 7 interconnected to be mutually communicable. It contains a procuring step to procure the number of stored game media arranged in correspondence to player's specifying information containing at least identifying information that allows the specification of a player, an updating/ registration step to update and register the number of stored game media of the player specified by the player's specifying information based on the player's specifying information and the number of stored game media procured, a receiving step to receive own player's specifying information from the accessing user and a distribution step to distribute the number of stored game media matching the received player's specifying information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of obtaining the number of saved game media owned by a player who is a user of a game arcade from a game arcade, and determining the number of saved game media of the player as an access user. The present invention relates to a method for providing information on the number of saved game media to be provided to a game player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of game media such as pachinko balls and coins acquired in a game has been added to a recording medium such as a membership card for the purpose of improving services to players and fixing customers at a game hall. Saving services have been implemented in which the number of game media is recorded so that the number of game media can be used again for games.

[0003]

However, in order to check the number of game media such as pachinko balls and coins that have been stored, a player must go to a game hall and transfer a recording medium such as a membership card to a predetermined device or the like. Not only is it inconvenient to use the game media, but also for the amusement arcade, the expiration date for these saved game media is approaching because the number of game media that are normally saved has a time limit. Also, there is a problem that it is very troublesome to notify each player of these deadlines.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a storage game medium in which a player who is an access user can check the number of his own storage game media without going to a game arcade. It aims to provide a method of providing numerical information.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a method for providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present invention is connected to a computer network comprising a plurality of computer terminals communicably connected. A method for providing stored game media number information for providing access game media number information to an access user using a server computer, the method comprising providing at least player identification information that can identify a player. An obtaining step of obtaining the number of saved game media attached, and updating and registering the number of saved game media of the player specified by the player specifying information based on the obtained player specifying information and the number of stored game media. An update registration step, a receiving step of receiving, from the access user, player identification information of the access user, and a reception step corresponding to the received player identification information. It is characterized in that it comprises a distribution step of distributing the number of savings game media, at least. According to this feature, the player who is the access user can check the number of the saved game media owned by himself / herself without visiting the game hall only by accessing the server computer.

In the method of providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present invention, in the update registration step, at least one of the update date and time or the expiration date of the saved game media is updated and registered, and the update date and time or the number of saved game media is valid. Preferably, at least one of the deadlines is delivered in said delivering step. In this way, the player who is the access user can check the expiration date of the saving game medium without going to the game hall from the update date and time of the number of saving game media owned by the player or the expiration date of the saving game medium itself. In addition to this, it is also possible for the game arcade to eliminate the effort of notifying each player of the expiration date of the number of these saved game media.

In the method of providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present invention, in the obtaining step, the number of saved game media associated with the player identification information in a plurality of game arcades is obtained and the update registration In the step, the number of saved game media associated with the obtained player specifying information is stored so as to be able to specify the corresponding game arcade, and in the distribution step, the number of saved game media for each game arcade is distributed. Is preferred. In this way, the player who is an access user can check the number of saved game media owned by himself / herself at a plurality of game arcades by accessing only one server computer, and is an access user. The convenience of the player can be improved.

[0008] In the method of providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present invention, the server computer may register the identification information in each of the amusement arcades and user identification information capable of identifying an access user. It is preferable to have a player database and to use the user specifying information as player specifying information to be received in the receiving step.
According to this configuration, the player who is the access user only needs to input the user identification information, and the saving game in all the amusement arcades in which the identification information of the user is registered in the user database. Information on the number of media can be obtained at the same time, and the convenience of a player who is an access user can be improved.

In the method for providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present invention, it is preferable that, in the distribution step, transmission data is appropriately converted into a predetermined file format corresponding to a computer terminal used by an access user and distributed. In this way, even if the computer terminal used by the access user is, for example, a mobile phone, the mobile phone can obtain information on the number of saved game media.

In the method of providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present invention, it is preferable that the computer terminal used by the access user is a mobile phone. By doing so, the access user can obtain the latest information on the number of saved game media by accessing the server computer using the mobile phone, regardless of the place or time.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment) First, FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing the configuration of a system for providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present embodiment to which the method for providing information on the number of saved game media of the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server computer used in the system for providing information on the number of saved game media according to an example;
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing operation in a server computer used in the system for providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present embodiment.

First, the system for providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present embodiment to which the method for providing information on the number of saved game media of the present invention is applied is connected to an Internet network 8 as a computer network as shown in FIG. Mobile phones 3 and portable notebook computers 4 which are computer terminals of players a, b,.
b. Each of the management computers 6 and 7 for managing the ball and medal, which are the storage game media stored in the storage game media, and the server computer 1 installed at the providing center and connected to the Internet network 8 via the communication device 2. Players a and b, which are access users.
The computer terminals 3 and 4 and the computers 6 and 7 of the game arcades a and b and the server computer 1 are configured to be able to send and receive data to and from each other via the Internet network 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, the configuration of the server computer 1 used in this embodiment is as follows: a data bus 10 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer; a display device 14 such as a monitor; , An input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a process of obtaining information on the number of saved game media from the management computers 6 and 7 of the gaming arcades a and b, which are executed by the server computer 1, It is registered in the database of the number of saving game media based on the information, and the update registration process for updating the number of the corresponding saving game media, and the registration information registered in the database of the number of saving game media is suitable for the platform of the computer terminal of the distribution destination. Central processing unit (CPU) 1 for performing a distribution process of converting to a file and transmitting the file, a user registration process of issuing a user identification code to a user, and the like. And, RAM 12 used as a work memory or the like used in respective processes the CPU11 performs
And a real-time clock (RTC) 17 capable of outputting current time information used for the update date of the number of saved game media and calendar information such as a day of the year, month and day, and connected to the communication device 2 A communication interface 13 for transmitting and receiving data and a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, and an update in which each processing content such as a process of obtaining the information on the number of saved game media and an update registration process in the database of the number of saved game media is described. A registration program, a data conversion program in which the contents of a data conversion process for converting the registration information into a file suitable for the platform of the computer terminal of the distribution destination, and a user identification code ( User ID) and a membership number, which is identification information that can identify the user at each game arcade, are registered and associated with each other. Users and database (DB) that,
As shown in FIG. 11, a storage device 15 storing various data such as a stored game media number database (DB) in which a membership number and the number of stored game media are registered in association with each of the game arcades, Is a normal computer capable of performing relatively high-speed arithmetic processing, and is connected to the storage device 15 without depending on the platform (operation system) of each computer terminal used by the accessor. HTML (Hypertext Markup Lang Edge) language that can be used on any platform, C-HTML that can be used on mobile phones of various mobile phone carriers, HDML, MML, and is described in each platform. A website-type WWW (worksheet) that allows browsing and inputting of information using operating browser software. World Wide Web) data is stored and these WWW (World Wide Web)
The data and the various processing programs cooperate with each other to execute the distribution processing of the saved game medium information and the like.

First, the server computer 1 of the present embodiment
Is connected to the management computers 6 and 7, which are installed in each of the amusement arcades and manage the number of saved game media in each of the amusement arcades as described above, and are changed at a predetermined time of day, in this embodiment, the date. At 0:00 a.m., the server computer 1 sends an output request (e-mail) for the saved data changed on the previous day to each management computer, and based on the reception of the output request, the management computer 6, 7 extracts the savings data changed on the previous day from the management database, and transmits the membership number data of each changed savings data to the server computer as an e-mail in a predetermined description format.

Based on the reception of the savings data and the membership number data that have been changed on the previous day, the server computer 1 registers the number of saving game media in association with the membership number of each game hall as shown in FIG. The storage media number data stored in the storage game media number database is updated, and the update date and the expiration date are updated together.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the latest saving data described above is updated and registered at any time in the server computer 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. The update may be performed a plurality of times at a predetermined time in one day, and these update cycles and the like may be arbitrarily set.

Hereinafter, the processing status of the server computer 1 when the access user accesses the server computer 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3. First, the access user is displayed first in the access. On the main menu page of FIG. 4, one of "member registration" and "confirm the number of savings" is selected.

In this embodiment, as shown in a main menu page shown in FIG. 4, a selection input section of "event information" to which event information of each amusement arcade whose savings status can be confirmed is distributed. Is also provided.

First, the access user performs the “member registration”
Is selected, the member is registered, and the user ID, which is a user identification code, is issued, whereby the service of “checking the number of savings” can be received.

When the access user selects the “member registration”, a user registration page as shown in FIG. 5 is first displayed, and based on the display contents, the personal information such as the address, name, and mail address is displayed. After inputting the information and the password, selecting the game arcade in which the user is a member from the store selection pop-up window, and inputting the membership number of the selected game arcade (store) in the “Member No.” field. , Input through the input selection input section.

The entered shop name and membership number of the game arcade are displayed in a confirmation window, and when it is desired to register another game arcade, the store selection and the membership number input are sequentially and repeatedly performed. When all input is completed,
Input the selection input part of "transmission".

Based on the selection input of the "send", the server computer 1 checks whether the entered membership number of each gaming arcade is present in the membership number data of each corresponding gaming arcade in the stored game media number DB. It confirms whether or not it exists, and if it exists, issues a user ID, which is a user identification code, as shown in FIG. 6, and outputs the issued user ID to each user input on the user registration page. Register in the user DB together with the information.

When the access user who has become a registered user wants to check the number of saved game media owned by the user, he or she selects and inputs "check saved number" on the main menu page.

Based on the selection and input of the "confirmed number of savings", the server computer 1 shifts to the user authentication page shown in FIG. 7, and the access user is the user displayed on the user authentication page. After inputting the user ID and password issued and determined in the member registration into the ID input section and the password input section, "OK" is selected and input.

Based on the input from the decision input section, the server computer 1 compares and compares the entered user ID and password with the registered contents of the user DB, and only when the collation matches, The store codes and the member numbers of all the amusement arcades in which the member number registration exists are read out from the user DB in association with the user ID.

Next, the data of the number of saved game media, the updated date / time data, and the expiration date / time data corresponding to the read shop code of the game arcade and the member number are read out from the saved game media number DB and read from the RAM 12. To be stored temporarily.

Next, the data read out from the DB for the number of stored game media is converted into a normal HTML when the type of the computer terminal of the access user, for example, when the computer terminal is the notebook computer 4, is converted into, for example, a computer. When the terminal is the mobile phone 3,
A predetermined file format that can be browsed by browser software stored in a mobile phone terminal corresponding to the carrier providing the mobile phone service, for example, C-HTML
The data is converted and transmitted.

Based on the transmission of the converted data, if the computer terminal possessed by the access user is the notebook computer 4, as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying the savings status at each of the game arcades (stores) owned, the renewal date and expiration date of the saved gaming media are displayed, and when the computer terminal owned by the access user is the mobile phone 3, As shown in FIG. 9, the status of saving at each game arcade (store) and the date of renewal and expiration of the saved game media are displayed.

As described above, the saving status and the renewal date and expiration date of the saving game media can be confirmed on the mobile phone 3 so that the access user can use the mobile phone 3 to open the game room. Without being limited to the above, the user can check the number of his / her saved game media and the expiration date thereof at any place without going to the game hall.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but includes any changes or additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, in the above embodiment, both the renewal date and the expiration date of the above-mentioned saving game media are registered and transmitted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any of these may be used. Either may be used.

In the above embodiment, the user ID is issued by performing the member registration, and the user ID is issued.
By inputting D, it is possible to check the savings status at a plurality of amusement arcades at a time, and in this way, the access user enters the member number and the like for each individual amusement arcade one by one. The present invention is not limited to this, but it is preferable because it is unnecessary and convenient. If there is only one game hall where the saving status can be confirmed, enter the membership number of the game hall. By doing so, the saving status may be confirmed. In the above embodiment,
Although the membership numbers are all individual in each game hall, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same member number common to a plurality of game halls may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, as described above, the user authentication based on the execution of the member registration is performed so that only the access user who has previously registered the member can check the saving status. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

[0034]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, a player who is an access user only accesses the server computer and checks the number of stored game media owned by himself without going to a game arcade. can do.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the player who is the access user can determine the date and time of updating the number of saved game media owned by the player or the expiration date of the saved game media.
The expiration date of the saved game media can be confirmed without going to the game arcade, and also the game arcade side can eliminate the labor of notifying each player of the expiration date of the number of the saved game media.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, a player who is an access user accesses only one server computer and checks the number of saved game media owned by the player at a plurality of game arcades. And the convenience of the player who is the access user can be improved.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, the player who is the access user simply enters the user identification information and registers the identification information of the user in the user database. The information on the number of saved game media in all of the amusement arcades can be obtained at the same time, and the convenience of the player who is the access user can be improved.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the invention, even if the computer terminal used by the access user is, for example, a mobile phone, the information on the number of stored game media can be obtained on the mobile phone. .

(F) According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the access user accesses the server computer using the mobile phone, so that the user can access the latest stored game media regardless of the place and time. Number information will be available.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing the configuration of a system for providing information on the number of saved game media according to the present embodiment to which the method for providing information on the number of saved game media of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server computer used in a system for providing information on the number of saved game media according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing operation in a server computer used in the system for providing information on the number of stored game media according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a terminal display screen of an access user on which a main menu page is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a user registration page is displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a user ID issuance page is displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an access user terminal display screen on which a user authentication page is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a terminal display screen of an access user on which a saving number confirmation page is displayed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a saving number confirmation page when the terminal of the access user is a mobile phone in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a user database used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of a database of the number of saved game media used in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 server computer 2 communication device 3 mobile phone (computer terminal) 4 notebook computer (computer terminal) 6 personal computer (computer terminal) 7 personal computer (computer terminal) 8 Internet network 10 data bus 11 central processing circuit (CPU) ) 12 RAM 13 communication interface 14 display device 15 storage device 16 input measures 17 real-time clock (RTC)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage game medium number information for providing an access user with a storage game medium number information using a server computer connected to a computer network including a plurality of computer terminals connected so as to enable data communication. Providing step of obtaining the number of saved game media associated with player identification information including at least identification information capable of identifying a player; and the obtained player identification information and the number of saved game media. An update registration step of updating and registering the number of saved game media of the player specified by the player identification information; and a reception step of receiving the player identification information of the access user from the access user;
A distribution step of distributing the number of saved game media corresponding to the received player specifying information. 2. In the update registration step, at least one of the update date and time or the expiration date of the saved game media is updated and registered, and at least one of the update date and time or the expiration date of the number of saved game media is distributed in the distribution step. 2. The method for providing information on the number of saved game media according to claim 1. 3. In the obtaining step, the number of saved game media associated with the player specifying information in a plurality of game arcades is obtained, and in the update registration step, the obtained player specifying information is obtained. 3. The storage game medium according to claim 1, wherein the number of the storage game media associated with the information is stored so as to be able to specify the game hall to which the information corresponds, and in the distribution step, the number of the storage game media for each game hall is distributed. How to provide numerical information. 4. The server computer has a user database capable of registering the identification information in each of the amusement arcades and user identification information capable of identifying an access user in association with each other, and accepting in the accepting step. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the user identification information is used as the player identification information. 5. The number of stored game media according to claim 1, wherein said distribution step appropriately converts transmission data into a predetermined file format corresponding to a computer terminal used by an access user and distributes the data. How information is provided. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the computer terminal used by the access user is a mobile phone.