JP2002140456A - Golf practice field management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To activate latent golf population, and to plan each customer golf life by discounting a use fee, and providing a service whose quality is much higher. SOLUTION: This golf practice field management system is provided with a server, a data base, and money receiving terminals, practice field batting terminals, and information terminals for customers arranged at the proper places of the golf practice field. The server is connected through a communication network such as the Internet to a cooperative golf field terminal arranged in the cooperative golf field of the golf practice field.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a driving range management system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a golf driving range that is currently operated, a customer who wants to practice applies for a practice at a reception (front desk), waits for an instruction to allocate a practice at-bat by a receptionist, and waits for a practice at-bat. A system is adopted in which practice can be started at the assigned practice at-bat only when an assignment instruction is given. There is a golf driving range where you can enter the practice bat at your free time without going through the reception desk and practice during relatively less crowded hours such as early morning or night, In normal time, it is generally necessary to go through the reception.

[0003] On the other hand, the use fee of a golf driving range is generally paid by cash at the front desk, or by using a prepaid card in an automatic practice ball dispenser.

[0004]

In a conventional golf driving range, when waiting at a reception, it is often unclear how long the customer needs to wait afterwards, which is quite frustrating. Some driving ranges provide services that display the waiting time to customers. But,
This display of the waiting time is generally based on an approximate estimation based on the degree of congestion of the practice bat at the entire golf driving range, and often deviates significantly from the actual waiting time. In addition, it was common to be assigned a practice bat that is far from the desired practice bat despite waiting a long time. In this case, the customer may be dissatisfied, and the customer may not be tempted to use the driving range again.

On the other hand, in a conventional golf driving range, it is quite troublesome for a customer to pay cash each time. In addition, the use of prepaid cards is also limited to automatic ball placement machines, and if the prepaid amount is used up, it will be disposable and quite wasteful, and the operating cost of the driving range will be reduced. It bounces. In addition, it is quite troublesome for a customer to purchase a new prepaid card each time.

[0006] Apart from this, most of the conventional golf practice ranges only provide services for providing customers who want to practice golf with the practice range. Usually, customers who come to golf practice have a desire to enjoy golf at an actual golf course, and a golf driving range that does not respond to such a desire at all has a golf course for customers. Except for the practice, there is no merit and the customer feels unsatisfactory.

[0007] Some conventional driving ranges allow customers to obtain pamphlets for various golf courses, service tickets for various golf courses, and the like. In some cases, a display is arranged so that a customer can search for an introduction to various golf courses, including the usage fee. However, these services merely inform the customer of what kind of golf course is available, and do not enable reservation of play at the golf course or the like at a desired price. Therefore, even if you know a golf course that you would like to play, contact the golf course separately and inquire about the terms and conditions for reservation, usage fee and payment method, etc. It must be made. In addition, such a normal reservation application usually does not allow the golf course to be played at a lower price than the generally offered usage fee.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the usage fee and provide higher quality services in view of the above-mentioned current situation, to activate a potential golf population and to plan and provide a golf life for each customer. It is to provide a driving range management system that can be used.

[0009]

A golf driving range management system according to the present invention includes a server, a database, a deposit terminal, a driving range at-bat terminal, and an information terminal for customers, which are arranged at appropriate positions in the driving range. The depositing terminal, upon insertion of the customer card, rewrites the prepaid amount of the customer card according to the customer's deposit, and records the prepaid history in the database under the control of the server, The practice range at-bat terminal, when inserting the customer card, reduces the prepaid amount of the customer card according to the practice amount of the customer and records the practice range use history in the database under the control of the server. The information terminal for the customer, when inserting the customer card, presents information such as a golf course introduction to the customer and the server of the server Under control, characterized in that so as to record the history of the presentation in the database.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the server is connected to a partner golf course terminal arranged at the partner golf course of the driving range via a communication network such as the Internet. The information terminal for the customer enables the user to make a reservation application for play at the affiliated golf course desired by the customer at the time of inserting the customer card, and records the history of the reservation application in the database under the control of the server. Let it do.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, at the time of the reservation application, the information terminal for the customer records the contents of the reservation application on the customer card, and the customer uses the customer card to record the contents of the reservation application. Check-in procedures can be performed at the partner golf course terminals of the partner golf courses for which reservations have been made.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention,
The information terminal for customers, at the time of the reservation application, allows to prepaid the fee for the play, and to reduce the amount corresponding to the prepaid amount of the customer card, The content of the prepaid is recorded.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention,
The server causes the database to record the history of the check-in procedure when the customer performs a check-in procedure using the customer card at the affiliated golf course terminal of the affiliated golf course to which the reservation application has been made.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention,
The server selects golf-related information suitable for the customer based on various histories of the customer recorded in the database, and the information terminal for the customer presents the selected golf-related information when requested by the customer. It can be so.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention,
The customer card is a rewritable magnetic card.

According to yet another embodiment of the present invention,
The database includes a member master database, a member practice area use history database, a member golf course application history database, a member prepaid history database, a member purchase history database, a member event participation history database, a golf course master database, a turn at bat management database, and a fee table database. including.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings according to embodiments and examples of the present invention.

According to the basic concept of the driving range management system of the present invention, a prepaid customer card is provided to golf driving range customers who can deposit money arbitrarily, thereby saving labor and unmanning the original driving range management. By using the customer card as a medium, the reception and settlement of fees for the reservation and use of affiliated golf courses are simplified in advance from the practice grounds. The labor-saving and unmanned techniques of the golf driving range itself will be described later. First, FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings shows the basic principle governing the method of making a golf course reservation by a customer starting from the golf driving range. This will be briefly described with reference to FIG. According to the driving range management system of the present invention, the driving range 1 introduces a recommended driving range to the driving range customer 2. In this case, the driving range 1 presents a fee in the minimum unit (bulk sale). The driving range customer 2 reserves a play at a favorite golf course among the golf courses introduced by the driving range 1, and pays (individually) the play price to the driving range 1. The golf driving range 1 pays the play price to the affiliated golf driving route 3 to which the driving range customer 2 has made a reservation and paid. The affiliated golf course 3 presents a fee per play frame (several tens) to the golf driving range 1. In this fee presentation, the lower the fee is, the larger the play frame unit is. For example, the fee is lower for 30 play frame units than for 20 play frame units. Therefore, as the practice range 1 collects more practice range customers who want to play at the golf course, the more the practice range customers are collected, the lower the cost of play can be presented to each practice range customer 2. . The customer 2 who has made a reservation for the play at the golf driving range and paid for the play only has to go to the golf course on the day of the play to play and saves the trouble of paying the play price to the golf course 3 with cash. In addition, it is possible to play the game at a lower fee than when making a reservation in the golf course 3 in a completely free state.

Next, one embodiment of the driving range management system of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 2 schematically shows the overall configuration of the driving range management system of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the golf driving range management system includes, for example, a database server 10 disposed at the driving range, and a deposit terminal 20 connected to the database server 10 and disposed at an appropriate position on the driving range. , Information terminal 30 for customers (members), driving range at bat terminal 40, driving range shop terminal 50, and management terminal 60
And The database server 10 is connected to each of the affiliated golf course terminals 70A, 70B, 70C,... Via the communication network 4 such as the Internet or a telephone line.
… Can be connected to The management terminal 60
In addition, each affiliated golf course terminal 70 can be connected via an appropriate communication line.
A, 70B, 70C,... Furthermore, the database server 10 includes various databases, for example, a member master database 11, a member practice field use history database 12, a member golf course application history database 13, and a member prepaid history database 1.
4. It controls the member purchase history database 15, the member event participation history database 16, the golf course master database 17, and the like.

As will be described in detail later, the deposit terminal 20 prepaids the membership card as a practice range fee or a fee for application for playing at a golf course. Further, as will be described later in detail, the customer information terminal 30 searches / introduces a desired golf course from personal information of the customer (member), and has a handicap, a fee, the number of players, It can be used to introduce golf courses and the like that have not been visited, refer to personal handicap and prepaid situations, and apply for play at the introduced golf courses. The driving range at-bat terminal 40, as described in detail below,
It is used for registering practice field usage status / lesson records, the number of uses / price, and skill. The practice range shop terminal 50 is used for registering the purchase status and the like.
The management terminal 60 accesses the databases 11 to 17 controlled by the database server 10 and proposes a recommended golf plan by direct mail or e-mail based on the personal information of the customer (member),
Used to check if you bought a club, your handicap has gone up, you have been to a practice range recently, you haven't been to a golf course, but you are often searching for referral golf courses. The management terminal 60 is also used for making a play application (batch acting) by communicating with the affiliated golf course terminals 70A, 70B, 70C,.

FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the affiliated golf course and the driving range in the configuration of the entire system schematically shown in FIG. 2 in more detail. When a customer who arrives at the golf driving range 1 inserts a membership card into the deposit terminal 20 and inserts a desired amount, the amount is written on the membership card and discharged. The customer can use the prepaid member card in which the desired amount is written to pay a golf practice fee, a golf course reservation application fee, and the like. When the customer makes such an access to the deposit terminal 20, the data server 10 performs control such that the customer name, the prepaid amount, and the like are stored in the member master database 11 and the member prepaid history database 14.

The information terminal 30 for the customer, under the control of the database server 10, according to the customer's request, the golf course master database 17, the member master database 11, the member golf course application history database 13,
Member event participation history database 16, Member purchase history database 15, Member practice ground use history database 1
2 to access customer data (handicap / prepaid information), golf course / event inquiry, golf course / event reservation reception, and the like. A customer who wants to make a reservation for a golf course can insert his or her prepaid member card into the customer information terminal 30 and complete the reservation for the golf course and pay the fee.

Golf course terminal 70 at partner golf course 3
A, 70B, 70C, and the like perform reservation registration processing, fee registration processing, reservation settlement confirmation processing, check-in processing, and the like. The reservation registration processing includes, for example, totaling of reservation data such as telephone calls, registration of golf course reservation data in the golf course master database 17 of the golf driving range 1 via the communication network 4 such as the Internet, and the like. The fee registration process includes registration of golf course fee data in the golf course master database 17 of the driving range 1 via the communication network 4 such as the Internet. The reservation settlement confirmation processing includes customer reservation / payment confirmation for the member golf course application history database 13 and the member purchase history database 15 of the golf driving range 1 via the communication network 4 such as the Internet. The check-in process includes a customer reservation confirmation for the member golf course application history database 13 via the communication network 4 such as the Internet. This check-in process is automatically performed when the customer inserts his / her own membership card into the golf course terminal, and the card is ejected after the check-in process.

FIG. 4 shows details of the system in the driving range 1 in the configuration of the entire system schematically shown in FIG. Although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the database server 10 also manages a turn at bat management database 18 and a charge table database 19. 2 and FIG. 3
Is not shown, but at-bat status display 70,
An entrance terminal 80 and a clearing cashier terminal 90 are also provided.
The turn at bat status display 70 is arranged on a place in the driving range 1 that is easy for the customer to see, for example, a front wall or the like, and is for displaying an empty turn at bat or the like. The turn at bat status display 70 displays the turn at bat management database 18.
It is associated with and allows customers who want to practice to see the available bats available. The entrance terminal 80 is also arranged at the front of the driving range 1, etc., and the member master database 11, the turn at bat management database 18, the fee table database 19, and the member purchase history database 1
5, associated with the member practice area use history database 12. This admission terminal 80, according to the customer's request,
It is used to make an inquiry for a bat at bat, a bat at bat, a lesson, etc., and enables a customer to designate a bat at bat or make a reservation for a lesson by inserting a membership card. The database server 10 performs control such that when a customer specifies an empty bat or reserves a lesson or the like using the entrance terminal 80, the fact is recorded in a corresponding database. The driving range at-bat terminal 40 is arranged at each of the driving ranges at the golf driving range 1. The driving range at-bat terminal 40 is associated with the member master database 11, the at-bat management database 18, the member purchase history database 15, and the member driving range use history database 12. When the customer inserts the membership card, the practice range at-bat terminal 40 performs frequency / practice time display, frequency / practice time remaining subtraction, and the like. When the customer practiced by inserting a card using the practice area at-bat terminal 40, the database server 10 performs control so that the fact is recorded in the corresponding database.

The driving range shop terminal 50 is located in the golf driving range 1 shop, allows the customer to pay for the product purchase by inserting the customer's membership card, and displays customer prepaid / point remaining display, frequency remaining subtraction, and the like. Is what you do. The database server 10 performs control such that when a product purchase or the like is made by the driving range shop terminal 50, the fact is recorded in a corresponding database.
The clearing cashier terminal 90 is arranged at the front of the driving range 1 and is associated with the member purchase history database 15 and the member driving range use history database 12. The database server 10 controls the clearing cashier terminal 90 to record, for example, when a payment for a rental club / shoes / locker or other product is made in a corresponding database.

The system configuration of the golf driving range management system has been described in detail above. Next, details of the operation of this system will be sequentially described. First, FIG. 5 schematically shows the entire flow of the operation of the system. As described with reference to FIG. 5, in the case of a golf driving range member adopting this system, the golf driving range is checked and the empty hitting position is displayed on the at-batting status display 70 to confirm the empty hitting position. Next, when there is no balance in the member card owned by the user, the member card is inserted into the deposit terminal 20, the increased amount is inserted, and the deposit button is depressed.
Then, payment processing is performed, and the increased membership card is discharged, and at the same time, a payment slip is also discharged. If the user has a member card with a sufficient balance, such payment processing may not be performed. A customer who has a membership card having a sufficient prepaid amount inserts the card into the entrance terminal 80 and selects a turn at bat number. Then, at the same time as the card is ejected, a turn at bat slip is ejected. The customer who has performed such an entry process goes to the turn at bat of the turn at bat number selected by himself and inserts a card into the driving range at bat terminal 40 arranged there. After the start of practice, the card is deducted from the amount of money (frequency / time unit update), and the card is ejected when the frequency / time reaches zero, or the card is depressed by the customer pressing the practice end button. Is discharged. If the card is ejected due to the frequency / time being reduced to zero, and the customer wants to continue the practice, if the customer wants to continue the practice, he or she carries out the payment processing for his / her own card as described above, and returns the card to the practice area at-bat terminal 40 again. Practice can be continued by inserting it into the. This is the turn at bat / clearing process for a member.

In the case of a general customer who is not a member, he / she comes to the golf driving range and looks at the at-batted at-bat display on the at-batted situation display 70 to confirm the at-batted at-bat. Next, the user receives the card on the day at the front counter or the ticket vending machine, or obtains a membership card by registering the membership card as a first-time admission person. This is the counter processing. Thereafter, payment processing is performed by inserting a card of the day or a membership card into the payment terminal 20, and practice can be performed by the same admission processing, turn at bat, and clearing processing as in the case of the aforementioned members. Even if you are a member, if you have forgotten your membership card, you need to receive the card on the day of the counter processing. The same applies when rejecting membership.

Customer can lend a club / shoes / locker
In the case of receiving a shower / massage / lesson service, it is processed at a clearing cashier terminal or a ticket vending machine, and this is other product processing.

FIG. 6 shows a flow of the deposit processing in the deposit terminal 20 as described above. In this flow, the payment slip discharge may be written on the card itself by rewriting. In addition, recording in the member prepaid history database 14 is performed, for example, as to what year, month, date, and how much yen was paid.

FIG. 7 shows a flow of a procedure for making a golf course reservation in the customer information terminal 30 as described above.
It should be noted that the discharge of the reservation slip can be replaced with an entry by rewriting the card.

FIG. 8 mainly shows a flow of a check-in procedure at the golf course on the day of the customer who made a golf course reservation at the golf course terminal as described above.

FIG. 9 shows a flow of an entry process in the entry terminal 80 in the golf driving range as described above. In this case as well, the discharge of the reservation slip can be replaced with the entry by rewriting the card.

FIG. 10 shows a flow of a turn at bat / clearing process at the driving range at bat terminal 40 in the golf driving range as described above. The exit confirmation may be performed by pressing the stop button of the practice range at-bat terminal 40.

Next, the details of each part in the operation procedure of the present system will be described more specifically. First, a description will be given of a procedure for asking a member to come to a driving range where the present system is adopted. FIG.
Shows an example of an application form for applying for registration as a member. At the golf driving range front counter, the customer who wishes to become a member may enter the name, date of birth, age, gender, address, telephone number, occupation, handicap , Password, etc. and submit. The receptionist creates a membership card 100 as illustrated in FIG. 12 based on the description of the application form and hands it to the customer. This member card 100 is preferably a rewritable magnetic card. To explain the contents of the membership card 100, reference numeral 101
A member number is printed at the position indicated by, and this member number is assigned to each customer. Reference 1
At the position indicated by 02, the name of the customer is printed. At the position indicated by reference numeral 103, a prepaid balance is printed, which is to be rewritten according to use.
At the position indicated by reference numeral 104, the current remaining point is printed, which is also rewritten according to use. At the position indicated by reference numeral 105, the last practice date is printed, and therefore, is also rewritten.
At the position indicated by reference numeral 106, the turn at bat number of the last practice day is printed, and therefore, is also rewritten. At the position indicated by reference numeral 107, the last practice start time is printed, and therefore, is also rewritten. The reserved golf course name is printed at the position indicated by reference numeral 108, and this can also be rewritten. At the position indicated by reference numeral 109, the reserved date is printed, which can also be rewritten. At the position indicated by reference numeral 110, the reserved start time is printed, which can also be rewritten. Reference numeral 11
At the position indicated by 1, a distinction between IN and OUT start is printed, which can also be rewritten. Reference numeral 11
At the position indicated by 2, the cleared amount at the practice area is printed,
This can also be rewritten.

FIG. 13 schematically shows each cycle stage of the deposit terminal 20, FIG. 14 schematically shows each cycle stage of the customer information terminal 30, and FIG. Each cycle stage of the terminals 70A, 70B, 70C and the like is schematically shown.

First, at the idle stage shown in FIG. 13, the deposit terminal 20 displays an idle screen as exemplified in FIG. The state in which the idle screen is displayed is a state in which the customer inserts the membership card 100 into the deposit terminal 20. When the customer inserts the membership card 100 into the deposit terminal 20, the deposit terminal 20 refers to the member master database 11 and displays the regular membership card. After confirming that it is, the process proceeds to the payment waiting stage shown in FIG. 13, and the screen changes to a payment waiting screen as illustrated in FIG. On this payment waiting screen, after the customer's prepaid balance is displayed, the system waits for the insertion of bills, and displays the amount of money inserted at the time of insertion. The customer selects the amount to be paid. As for the button configuration on this screen, “1” is the definition button, and when this definition button is pressed, the member master database 11 is updated by the designated payment amount, and FIG.
19, the screen changes to a card writing screen as illustrated in FIG. In the card writing stage, a prepaid amount is written on the card, and after the writing is completed, the process proceeds to the card discharging stage shown in FIG. 13, and the screen changes to a card discharging screen shown in FIG. I do. “2” on the screen of FIG. 17 is a correction button. By pressing this correction button, the screen returns to the initial value input item. “3” on the screen of FIG. 17 is a cancel button. When this cancel button is pressed, a card ejection screen shown in FIG.
It returns to the idle screen of FIG. That is, when the writing to the card is completed in the card writing stage shown in FIG. 13, or when the cancel button is pressed as described above, the process proceeds to the card ejection stage shown in FIG. 13, and is exemplified in FIG. The screen changes to such a card discharge screen, and the deposit terminal 20 discharges the membership card. The deposit terminal 20 outputs a card ejection screen as shown in FIG. 18, for example, for one second, and ejects the card. After the card ejection processing, the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG. In the case of error processing, an error message is displayed and card ejection processing is performed.

Next, before explaining the display screen and operation procedure of the customer information terminal 30, the turn at bat status display 70 installed at the front of a driving range or the like will be described. The turn at bat status display 70 is constituted by, for example, a 100-inch plasma display, and its screen layout may be as shown in FIG. In this screen layout, the first floor at bat,
The at-bat number is displayed for each of the second- and third-floor bats. At-bat usage status is indicated by color-coded display of each at-bat number. For example, a white display indicates that the turn at bat of the number is an empty bat, a blue display indicates that the turn at bat of the number will be an empty bat within 30 minutes, and a yellow display indicates the turn at bat. Indicates that the turn at bat becomes an empty bat within one hour, and the red display indicates that the player must wait at least two hours before the turn at bat of that number becomes an empty bat.

A customer who has come to the driving range can check the desired turn at bat by looking at the turn at bat status display 70. Then, while waiting for the desired turn at bat, the information terminal 30 for customers can perform the following. First, the customer information terminal 30 displays an idle screen as illustrated in FIG. 21 in the idle stage shown in FIG. On this idle screen, arbitrary information (affiliated golf course, maker, event, lesson, etc.) is guided every second. In addition, fixed information (change in practice area fee, maintenance date, recruitment of school students, etc.) will be provided. This idol screen has a “member information” button,
The screen includes an “affiliated golf course reservation” button, an “event information guidance” button, and a “bat bat reservation” button. When each button is touched, each information screen is displayed. When the “member information” button is touched, the screen changes from a card processing screen described later to a member information screen. When the “affiliated golf course reservation” button is touched, the screen changes to the affiliated golf course reservation screen from the card processing screen described later. When the “event information guidance” button is touched, an event information guidance screen is displayed. When the “batting at bat” button is touched, a driving range at bat booking screen is displayed from a card processing screen described later.

On the card processing screen, a card insertion waiting screen as shown in FIG. 22 is displayed. In such a card insertion wait screen, for example, the card waits for 30 seconds, and if no card is inserted, the screen automatically returns to the idle screen of FIG. Also, when the cancel button is pressed, FIG.
It returns to the idle screen of 1. After the card is inserted, each database is read, and when reading is performed correctly, the process proceeds to the password input stage shown in FIG. 14 and changes to a password input screen as illustrated in FIG. In the case of a card reading error, the process proceeds to a card ejection stage shown in FIG. 14 and changes to a card ejection screen illustrated in FIG. On this password input screen, the member inputs his / her personal identification number using the numeric buttons on the screen. This password input screen includes a “fix” button, a “correction” button, and a “stop” button. When the "confirm" button is pressed after inputting the password, the password is compared with the password in the database, and in the case of a match, the screen shifts to each information screen. If they do not match, the card ejection screen of FIG. 24 is output and the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG. The "correction" button is used to return the entered password "*" by one character. When you press the "Cancel" button,
The card ejection screen of No. 4 is output, and the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG. The card ejection screen of FIG. 24 outputs a screen for one second, and ejects the card. After the card ejection processing, each information guide screen is displayed. In the case of error processing, an error message is displayed and card ejection processing is performed.

A case where a member information screen as illustrated in FIG. 25 is displayed on the customer information terminal 30 through the above-described operation will be described. After such a screen is displayed, for example, for three minutes, a card ejection screen as illustrated in FIG. 24 is output, and the screen returns to the idle screen in FIG. When the "return" button is pressed on the member information screen of FIG. 25, the card ejection screen of FIG. 24 is output, and the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG. When the “reservation details” button is pressed on the member information screen of FIG.
The reservation details screen illustrated in FIG. 6 is displayed. After the reservation details screen is displayed for three minutes, the card ejection screen of FIG. 24 is output, and the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG. When the "return" button on the reservation detail screen is pressed, the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG. 21 via the card ejection screen of FIG.
In the case of a member who has made multiple reservations, "Previous /
A "next" button is displayed, and by using this button, the reservation status of the member can be displayed for each reservation date and time.

A case where a partner golf course reservation screen as illustrated in FIG. 27 is displayed on the customer information terminal 30 through the above-described operation will be described. The partner golf course reservation screen sequentially displays the guide images of the golf courses to which the driving range is affiliated in units of seconds. This screen includes a “Golf course name” button, “High-speed distinction” button, “Recommended (members only)” button, “Complex search” button,
Includes "Cancel" button. By touching each of these search mode buttons, each information screen is displayed. For example, to set the golf course name search stage shown in FIG.
When the “golf course name” button is pressed, a golf course name search screen as illustrated in FIG. 28 is displayed. This golf course name search screen includes a “character” button, a “fix” button, a “correction” button, and a “return” button. In this screen example,
Using the "character" button, the first three characters of the golf course name to be searched can be specified. After the golf course name has been input, pressing "confirm" displays a golf course list screen as exemplified in FIG. On this golf course list screen, photographs of each golf course, course layout, fees, and the like are displayed. This golf course list screen is "Previous / Next"
By pressing the "previous / next" button including the button and the "return" button, a display screen of another golf course can be displayed. When you touch the desired golf course name on the screen, FIG.
A date designation screen as illustrated in FIG. 3 is displayed. When the "return" button is pressed, the screen returns to the partner golf course reservation screen of FIG.

In the date designation screen of FIG. 33, the number of available pairs of the golf course is displayed by month and day. When the date to be reserved is clicked, a pair designation screen exemplified in FIG. 34 is displayed. A “previous month” button and a “next month” button are displayed as necessary on the date designation screen of FIG. 33. If the desired reservation date is not displayed on the displayed screen, the “previous month” button is displayed. Button or a "next month" button can be used to display another date designation screen. The date designation screen of FIG. 33 includes a “return” button. When this “return” button is pressed, the screen returns to the partner golf course reservation screen of FIG.

The set designation screen of FIG. 34 includes a “numerical value” button,
Includes a "confirm" button, a "correct" button, and a "back" button. Using the “numerical value” button, the number of play groups to be reserved can be input. When the “enter” button is pressed after the number of play sets is input, a reservation content confirmation screen as illustrated in FIG. 35 is displayed. By pressing the "correction" button, it is possible to return to the initial group input items. By pressing the "return" button, the screen can be returned to the partner golf course reservation screen of FIG.

The reservation content confirmation screen of FIG. 35 includes a “pay at golf course” button and a “prepaid card payment” button. When the “pay at golf course” button is pressed, the reservation processing is performed, and the reservation processing is performed, as shown in FIG. 37. Is displayed during card writing. While this screen is being displayed, a process of writing the reservation information to the card is performed, and then the screen changes to a reservation completion screen as illustrated in FIG. This reservation completion screen is output, for example, for 3 seconds, and returns to the idle screen of FIG. 21 via the card ejection screen of FIG. In accordance with the instructions on the reservation completion screen, the customer has a final confirmation at the front desk. This confirmation may be made in writing or in a spoken word.

When the "Prepaid Card Settlement" button is pressed on the reservation content confirmation screen in FIG.
Is displayed. This settlement screen includes a “numerical value” button, a “fix” button, a “correction” button, and a “cancel” button. Using the “numerical value” button, select how much to pay the total reservation amount from the prepaid amount of the prepaid member card. After this selection, pressing the "OK" button brings up the card writing screen of FIG. While this screen is being displayed, the reservation information is written to the card, and the reservation completion screen shown in FIG. 38 is displayed.
In accordance with the instructions on the reservation completion screen, the customer has a final confirmation at the front desk. This confirmation may be made in writing or in a spoken word. By pressing the "correction" button on the settlement screen in FIG. 36, the user can return to the selected initial value input item. When the “cancel” button is pressed, the screen can be returned to the partner golf course reservation screen of FIG. These operations are a golf list stage, a date designation stage, a group designation stage, a reservation content confirmation stage,
This is the settlement stage, the card writing stage, and the reservation completion stage.

In the golf course name search screen shown in FIG. 28, when the first three characters of the golf course name are designated by the "character" button, if the input character is to be corrected, the "correction" button is clicked. By pressing, one character of Hiragana input can be returned. By pressing the “return” button, the screen returns to the partner golf course reservation screen of FIG.

Next, when the affiliated golf course reservation screen as shown in FIG. 27 is displayed, the "high speed another" button is pressed to set the high speed search stage shown in FIG. A high-speed designated search screen is displayed. The highway-specific designated search screen includes, for example, a “Tomei Expressway” button, a “Chuo Expressway” button, a “Tohoku Expressway” button, a “Kanetsu Expressway” button, a “Joban Expressway” button, a “Higashi Kanto Expressway” button. Button and a "back" button. On this screen, for example, a customer who wants to search for a golf course that can be accessed using the Tomei Expressway and make a reservation touches the “Tomei Expressway” button. Then, a golf course list screen as illustrated in FIG. 32 is displayed.
The golf course list screen in this case uses the Tomei Expressway, unlike the screen displayed when the aforementioned “golf course name” button is pressed, which guides the golf course related to the designated golf course name. It includes information on golf courses that are convenient and convenient. Reservation and settlement operations after the golf course list screen of FIG. 32 is displayed are the same as those described above in relation to the golf course name search, and will not be described repeatedly. When the "return" button is pressed on the screen in FIG. 29, the screen returns to the partner golf course reservation screen in FIG.

Next, when the affiliated golf course reservation screen as shown in FIG. 27 is displayed, when the "recommended" button is pressed in order to set the recommended search stage shown in FIG. 14, it is illustrated in FIG. A recommended search screen like this is displayed. This recommended search screen includes, for example, a button “Never Played”, a “Recommended Golf Course” button, a “Personal Best Golf Course” button, a “Cheap Course” button, and a “Back” button. On this screen, if one of the “Never Played” button, “Our Recommended Golf Course” button, “Personal Best Golf Course” button, and “Cheap Course” button is pressed, FIG.
The golf course list screen of FIG. In this case, if the “Never Played” button is pressed, the golf course list screen is displayed by extracting and displaying information other than the course due to participation in the practice field event. When the "recommended" button is pressed, for example, a golf course with a course rate that matches the handicap of the member is extracted and displayed, and when the "personal best golf course" button is pressed, For example, if a member selects a golf course that had a personal best score in the past, which was extracted from the member's score management, etc. by participating in a practice field event, and displayed, and the "cheap course" button was pressed , A golf course with a high discount rate among partner golf courses is extracted and displayed. Reservation and settlement operations after the golf course list screen of FIG. 32 is displayed are the same as those described above in relation to the golf course name search, and will not be described repeatedly. When the "return" button is pressed on the screen of FIG. 30, the screen returns to the partner golf course reservation screen of FIG.

Next, when the affiliated golf course reservation screen as shown in FIG. 27 is displayed, when the "composite search" button is pressed in order to enter the composite search stage shown in FIG. A composite search screen as illustrated is displayed. This compound search screen includes items such as prefecture name, no lower limit or upper limit of charge, no day of the week designation, with cart, and other various conditions as selection items, and select or check these items. Thus, a golf course corresponding to the golf course can be extracted. The composite search screen includes a “search” button and a “back” button. By pressing the “search” button, the golf course extracted from the golf course data item selected or checked is checked. It is displayed as a golf course list screen. Reservation and settlement operations after the golf course list screen of FIG. 32 is displayed are the same as those described above in relation to the golf course name search, and will not be described repeatedly. When the "return" button is pressed on the screen in FIG. 31, the screen returns to the partner golf course reservation screen in FIG.

Next, a case where an event information guide screen as illustrated in FIG. 39 is displayed on the customer information terminal 30 through the above-described operation will be described. The event information guide screen switches and displays the event guide of the driving range in units of seconds. This screen includes a “return” button. When this “return” button is pressed, the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG.

Next, a case will be described in which a practice range at-bat reservation screen as illustrated in FIG. 40 is displayed on the customer information terminal 30 through the above-described operation. The practice area turn at bat reservation screen indicates the turn at bat state in the same manner as the display of the turn at bat state display 70 in FIG. 20 described above. In other words, the practice area at-bat reservation screen calculates the practice time corresponding to the prepaid amount used by the customer for each at-bat and the average practice time of the customer, and sets the estimated empty at-bat time to 30.
Minutes, 1 hour, and 2 hours or more are displayed in three colors. When the customer clicks on the number of the desired turn at bat, the screen changes to a turn at bat confirmation screen as illustrated in FIG. In this case,
Even if the customer clicks on the number of the at-bat, no response is received. On the practice range at-bat reservation screen, "Return"
When the button is pressed, the screen changes from the card ejection screen of FIG. 24 to the idle screen of FIG.

When the screen changes to the turn at bat confirmation screen shown in FIG. 41,
The customer confirms the content displayed on the screen and presses the “confirm” button to perform a turn at bat reservation process, and the display changes to the card writing screen of FIG. While the card writing screen is being displayed, the turn at bat reservation information is written on the card, and the turn at bat reservation completion screen illustrated in FIG. 42 is displayed, and the turn at bat reservation completion stage shown in FIG. 14 is performed. The turn at bat reservation completion screen displays a turn at bat reservation completion display, for example, 1
And the idle screen shown in FIG. 21 is obtained. When the “return” button is pressed on the turn at bat confirmation screen in FIG. 41, the screen returns to the practice ground at bat reservation screen in FIG.

Next, a description will be given of a procedure operation performed when a customer who has made a reservation for playing at a golf course at a driving range goes to the golf course on that day. The affiliated golf course terminals 70A, 70B, 70C and the like arranged at appropriate places in the front lobby of the golf course display an idle screen as exemplified in FIG. 43 in the idle screen display cycle shown in FIG. This idle screen displays the number of reserved golf course sets, and refers to the practice field reservation status, for example, every minute. When the number of reserved groups is completed, the date is displayed in red. In addition, this idle screen has a “check-in” button, “reservation confirmation” button,
Includes "Reservation registration" button and "End" button. In addition, a “previous month” button and a “next month” button are displayed as necessary. Visitors can change the display of the idle screen to the previous month by pressing the “previous month” button, and display the idle screen by the next month by pressing the “next month” button. You can change it and see it.

When a customer who has made a reservation and arrived wants to check-in, he / she can use the “check-in” on the idle screen.
By pressing the button, a check-in screen as exemplified in FIG. 44 is displayed as a check-in screen display cycle shown in FIG. The customer inserts the membership card into this terminal according to the instruction on the display of the check-in screen. By inserting the member card, the member reservation information is displayed on the screen. The customer looks at the displayed member reservation information and confirms it, and if there is no problem, presses the "confirm" button. Then, the card is ejected, and the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG.

When the visitor presses the "reservation confirmation" button while the idle screen is displayed, a reservation confirmation screen as illustrated in FIG. 45 is displayed in the reservation confirmation screen display cycle shown in FIG. In this reservation confirmation screen display cycle, a screen as illustrated in the lower part of FIG. 45 is displayed as an initial pop-up screen. According to the instructions on this screen, after the customer inputs the date and presses the “OK” button, the reservation confirmation item is displayed. This reservation confirmation screen is
A "previous / next" button is displayed as necessary, including a "back" button. By pressing the "previous / next" button, the displayed reservation item can be sent forward or next. By pressing the "return" button, the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG.

When the visiting customer presses the "reservation registration" button while the idle screen is displayed, a reservation registration screen as exemplified in FIG. 46 is displayed in the reservation registration screen display cycle shown in FIG. This reservation registration screen includes a “register” button and a “return” button. The customer inputs each piece of reservation information on this reservation registration screen and presses a “register” button. Thereby, the input reservation information updates the reservation information of the golf course master 17. When the "return" button is pressed, the screen returns to the idle screen of FIG.

The idle screen shown in FIG. 43 is automatically shut down by pressing the "end" button.

[0058]

According to the present invention, the system from entry to settlement when using a driving range can be automated and unmanned.
The relative price can be reduced.

It is possible to obtain various information for enjoying golf at a golf driving range or the like at a driving range and to reserve a golf driving range from a reservation for playing a golf course to a payment. Instead, it can be a place where you can enjoy the golf life comprehensively, and it can be an attractive golf driving range.

[0060] Since a lump-sum reservation customer can be introduced to the partner golf course at the same time, the check-in procedure for the golf course and the settlement procedure can be simplified. This can be enjoyed by the users of the driving range, and the selling point as the driving range can be increased accordingly.

With the same optional depositable prepaid member card, the fee is settled from the practice bat at the golf driving range.
By allowing each terminal to settle play expenses, acquire golf-related information, etc. from play reservations at partner golf courses, it is possible not only to simplify each procedure, but also to provide various types of input and read information at each terminal. The information can be stored in a database, and the characteristics of the golf life of each customer can be analyzed based on the stored information, and it becomes easy to present golf information suitable for each customer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a basic concept of a driving range management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of one embodiment of a driving range management system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the entire system schematically shown in FIG. 2;
It is a figure which shows the relationship between an affiliated golf course and a driving range in more detail.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration of the entire system schematically shown in FIG.
It is a figure which shows the detail of the system in a golf driving range.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the overall flow of system operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flow of a deposit processing in a deposit terminal of the system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow of a golf course reservation procedure in the customer information terminal of the system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flow of a check-in procedure at a golf course terminal of the system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flow of an entry process in an entry terminal of the system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flow of a procedure of a turn at bat / clearing process in a practice range at bat terminal of the system.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an application form for applying for registration as a member in the system.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a membership card used in the system.

FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically showing each cycle stage of the deposit terminal of the system.

FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing each cycle stage of the information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically showing each cycle stage of the affiliated golf course terminal of the system.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an idle screen of the deposit terminal of the system.

FIG. 17 is a diagram exemplifying a payment waiting screen of a payment terminal of the system.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a card discharge screen of a deposit terminal of the system.

FIG. 19 is a diagram exemplifying a screen during card writing of a deposit terminal of the system.

FIG. 20 is a diagram exemplifying a screen layout of a turn at bat status display of the system.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an idle screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 22 is a diagram exemplifying a card insertion waiting screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 23 is a diagram exemplifying a password input screen of an information terminal for a customer of the system.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of a card ejection screen of an information terminal for a customer of the system.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a member information screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 26 is a diagram exemplifying a reservation details screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 27 is a diagram exemplifying a partner golf course reservation screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a golf course name search screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 29 is a diagram exemplifying a high-speed designated search screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 30 is a diagram exemplifying a recommended search screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 31 is a diagram exemplifying a complex search screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating a golf course list screen of the information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 33 is a diagram exemplifying a date designation screen of the customer information terminal of the system.

FIG. 34 is a diagram exemplifying a set designation screen of an information terminal for a customer of the system.

FIG. 35 is a diagram exemplifying a reservation content confirmation screen of an information terminal for a customer of the system.

FIG. 36 is a diagram exemplifying a settlement screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 37 is a diagram exemplifying a card writing screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 38 is a diagram exemplifying a reservation completion screen of the information terminal for customers of the system;

FIG. 39 is a diagram exemplifying an event information guide screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 40 is a diagram exemplifying a practice range at-bat reservation screen of an information terminal for a customer of the system.

FIG. 41 is a diagram exemplifying a turn at bat confirmation screen of the customer information terminal of the system.

FIG. 42 is a diagram exemplifying a turn at bat reservation completion screen of an information terminal for customers of the system.

FIG. 43 is a diagram illustrating an idle screen of an affiliated golf course terminal of the system.

FIG. 44 is a diagram exemplifying a check-in screen of a partner golf course terminal of the system.

FIG. 45 is a diagram exemplifying a reservation confirmation screen of a partner golf course terminal of the system.

FIG. 46 is a diagram exemplifying a reservation registration screen of a partner golf course terminal of the system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 golf driving range 2 driving range customer 3 affiliated golf course 4 internet or telephone line 10 database server 11 member master database 12 member driving range use history database 13 member golf course application history database 14 member prepaid history database 15 member purchase history database 16 Member event participation history database 17 Golf course master database 18 At-bat management database 19 Charge table database 20 Deposit terminal 30 Information terminal for customers 40 Practice ground at-bat terminal 50 Practice site shop terminal 60 Management terminal 70 At-bat status display 70A Partner golf course terminal 70B Alliance Golf course terminal 70C Partner golf course terminal 80 Entrance terminal 90 Clearing cash register terminal 100 Membership card

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A server, a database, and a deposit terminal, a driving range at-bat terminal, and an information terminal for customers, which are disposed at appropriate positions on a golf driving range.
At the time of inserting the customer card, in accordance with the customer's payment, rewrite the prepaid amount of the customer card and, under the control of the server, record the prepaid history in the database, When the customer card is inserted, the prepaid amount of the customer card is reduced according to the amount of practice of the customer, and the practice field use history is recorded in the database under the control of the server. A golf driving range, wherein when the customer card is inserted, information such as a golf course introduction is presented to the customer, and the history of the presentation is recorded in the database under the control of the server. Management system. 2. The server is connected to a partner golf course terminal arranged at the partner golf course of the driving range via a communication network such as the Internet. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein, at the time of insertion, a reservation application for play at a partner golf course desired by the customer can be made and the history of the reservation application is recorded in the database under the control of the server. Golf driving range management system. 3. The customer information terminal records the contents of the reservation application on the customer card at the time of the reservation application, and the customer's information terminal uses the customer card to make the reservation application at an affiliated golf course. 3. The driving range management system according to claim 2, wherein a check-in procedure can be performed at the field terminal. 4. The information terminal for customers, when applying for the reservation, allows a prepaid amount for the play to be paid, and the amount corresponding to the prepaid amount is reduced from the prepaid amount of the customer card. 4. The driving range management system according to claim 2, wherein the content of the advance payment is recorded on the customer card. 5. The server records a history of the check-in procedure in the database when the customer performs a check-in procedure using the customer card at an affiliated golf course terminal of the affiliated golf course to which the reservation application was made. The driving range management system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the driving range is controlled. 6. The server selects golf-related information suitable for the customer based on various histories of the customer recorded in the database, and the information terminal for the customer is selected when requested by the customer. The driving range management system according to claim 1, wherein golf related information can be presented. 7. The driving range management system according to claim 1, wherein the customer card is a rewritable magnetic card. 8. The database includes a member master database, a member practice area use history database, a member golf course application history database, a member prepaid history database, a member purchase history database, a member event participation history database, a golf course master database,
The driving range management system according to claim 1, further comprising a turn at bat management database and a charge table database.