JP2002210184A - Management system for each machine kind of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the management system for each machine kind of a game machine introducible at a low cost in which the data of the respective shops of franchised game halls are easily obtained and accurate management/analysis are performed. SOLUTION: This management system for each machine kind is provided with a management part 11 for managing the information of a game machine kind or the like, the shop 13 provided with a hall computer 19 and a terminal means 20 provided so as to be connected with the management part 11 by the Internet 12 and a server 15 for the system provided on the Internet 12 as an external server. The server 15 for the system is provided with management software 17 for each machine kind capable of managing/analyzing Pachinko and slot game machines.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine type management system for managing pachinko and slot gaming machines (hereinafter referred to as gaming machines) installed in a game arcade by machine type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the management of gaming machines in pachinko and slot gaming arcades (hereinafter referred to as amusement arcades) has been carried out by managing various types of gaming machines, such as operating status of the gaming machines, sales of the gaming machines, gross profit of the gaming machines, ball unit price and ball profit. The data is registered in a hall computer or the like installed in the store or outside the store, and the manager manages models based on the data stored in the hall computer, which is a data management means, (For example, a seven machine, a general platform, a one-shot platform, etc.).

[0003] These data are usually registered in a hard disk (HDD) mounted on a hall computer or the like, and the manager manages this data by himself / herself.
A business plan is planned on the basis of the results of the respective gaming machines that have been independently tabulated as described above, and for example, an event or the like is planned each time, or the table is replaced.

In this business plan, for example, a plan for sales, gross profit, etc. is set with a period of, for example, 5 to 10 years, and is then equally distributed to each year and further to each month. It is often planned in this way.

[0005] Then, the actual sales obtained every month,
The gross profits are tabulated for the year, and the results are compared with the business plan to make the next business plan and reflect it in the setting of gaming machines. At this time, the setting of the gaming machine is such that once a day's total result of the gaming machines in the game arcade is obtained, the sales forecast for the whole month such as future sales and gross profit is calculated from the result, and the calculated sales forecast is calculated. Often done based on that.

[0006] The setting items of the gaming machine include gross profit, division,
There are a base, a profit rate, a payout rate, the number of starts, a gauge, etc., and these results are totaled for each gaming machine, and based on this totaling result, nail adjustment can be performed sensibly after closing a store, etc. In this way, the target gross profit is approached and the business plan is achieved.

By the way, in a franchise-type game arcade, when a business report is made from each store to the head office, as shown in FIG. 28, various stores generally stored in computers in each store are required. The data is stored in a portable storage medium such as FD, MO, etc., and a report is made to the head office via this storage medium, or a facsimile report is made.

[0008] Upon receiving storage media or FAX data from each store, the head office, which is the manager, sums up these data again, draws up a business plan as described above, and once again gives support to each store. These data are stored again in a host computer or the like in the head office and are managed and analyzed.

[0009]

However, when the head office collects data of each store, it is necessary to move to the site and collect the storage media. It took a lot of effort. Furthermore,
It is troublesome to register storage media or FAX data in the hard disk, and if data is compiled in a different form for each store, it is necessary to re-aggregate the data into a uniform form. Especially FA
In the case of X data, it is necessary to input data from the beginning using a keyboard or the like, which is troublesome.

After tabulation, these data are analyzed and
It was necessary to reconsider measures such as business plans for each store for each store, and contact each store separately. For this reason, management and management of each store requires enormous labor and time, and wasteful costs are incurred.

When making a business plan, a monthly budget plan and a plan for the next month and thereafter are corrected based on the total result of one day. The analysis of machines is simply performed by comparing the payout rate of the same game machine the day before or two days before, etc., and each game machine is adjusted based on this result. On the other hand, it was difficult to carry out the business accurately. As described above, it is difficult to grasp the relationship between the business plan and the business result and the characteristics of each game machine, and when a business plan is set, it is difficult to set the model so as to approach the business plan. there were.

Further, regarding the management of the data obtained by the head office, problems have arisen, such as the amount of data being gradually increased and the amount of storage being increased, making management difficult, and making backup work cumbersome. .

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a low-cost, easy-to-obtain data for each store in a franchise-type game arcade. It is a management system that can be introduced,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine type management system capable of performing accurate management and analysis.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine type management system according to the present invention is provided with a management unit for managing information such as a game model, and the management unit can be connected to the management unit via the Internet. It comprises a hall computer and a store with terminal means, and a system server provided as an external server on the Internet. This system server is equipped with model-specific management software capable of managing and analyzing pachinko and slot machines. This is a system-specific management system for gaming machines.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the game machine data of the system server is inquired, browsed, read from a management unit connected to the Internet via a WEB server, or from terminal means in a store and external terminal means installed outside. Processing such as registration, correction, and deletion of data is performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the above-mentioned management software for each machine inputs and manages the operating status of each gaming machine, the sales of the gaming machines, the gross profit of the gaming machines, the budget of the ball unit price and the ball profits, or the results.
The analysis was made.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned machine-specific management software, each store stores a set value indicating a payout characteristic unique to the gaming machine calculated for each gaming machine, and a table of each gaming machine within a predetermined period. Operational status, sales figures, gross profit, ball unit price, and budget values such as ball rate, etc., these results and the number of start of each gaming machine, number of balls out of special prize, number of balls in special prize, special prize The number of starts and the payout rate during that time are set as the actual values of the gaming machine, and the actual values are fed back to obtain the set value and the budget value.

In the invention according to claim 5, a simulation is performed by inputting the actual value as a reference value, and the set value and the budget value are obtained based on the result of the simulation.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the WEB server and the system server are configured as firewalls.
The data stored in this WEB server is HTTPS
(Hypertext Transfer Proto
(Col. Security, etc.) so as to be accessible via a WEB page protected by security.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is a gaming machine type management system in which the type management software is an ERP (integrated service) package.

[0021]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a gaming machine type management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a gaming machine type management system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 11
Is a management unit which is a WEB client for managing the entire management system, and 13 is each store which is a franchised store WEB client. The management unit 11 and each store 13 are provided to be able to access a server 15 for a model-specific management system (hereinafter, a system server) via a Web server 14 via the Internet 12. Note that the WEB server 1 in the present embodiment
4 and the system server 15 are desirably installed in a so-called DMZ (demilitarized zone), which is isolated from the internal network of the management unit 11 and the external network connected by the Internet 12 or the like. Try to eliminate access.

The system server 15 has a database 18 for storing data.
Inquiry and browsing of various data of the gaming machine accumulated in 8, and registration, correction and deletion of data are provided.
On the other hand, each store 13 has a hall computer 19 for storing various data of gaming machines and the like, and a personal computer (PC).
When each store 13 stores the data input to the hall computer 19 in the database 18 of the system server 15, each store 13 communicates with the Internet 12 using each terminal 20. Do.

Reference numeral 16 denotes external terminal means such as a PC installed outside the store 13. The external terminal means 16 can be connected to the system server 15 via the Internet 12 similarly to the terminal means 20.

The system server 15 incorporates operable management software 17 for each model. The management software 17 accesses the data of the system server 15 and uses not only the Internet 12 but also a communication protocol. It is possible to access the system server 15 by using the communication means, to inquire data, and to register, correct, and delete data.

Prior to the use of the gaming machine type management system of the present invention, first, the management unit 11 of the head office
The system server 15 is accessed via the EB server 14, and the store master maintenance screen shown in FIG. And registration of data such as the administrator of the management system and the user type of the store 13, the administrator or the user ID (account) of each store, and the password as shown in FIG. 5 on the user master maintenance screen. Do.

Next, as shown in FIG.
The pachinko machine existing in the market, the model code unique to the gaming machine attached to the slot, the model name, etc. are registered, corrected, and deleted on the model master maintenance screen. FIG. 7 shows a screen for restoring the display of model master maintenance. By clicking on the display of “return” in FIG. 6, the display of the model once hidden can be restored.

FIG. 8 shows an access log inquiry screen. The management unit 11 uses this inquiry screen to send a system server 15 via the WEB server 14 within a designated period.
The user can refer to an access log such as a user account of the store 13 who has logged in, the name of the store, and the access date and time, thereby improving security.

When the management unit 11 and each store 13 log on to the management system, the management unit 11 and the store 13 are displayed on the screen shown in FIG.
User ID registered in system server 15 by
Web server 14 by entering the password
Can log in to the system server 15 via the server. In particular, when the management unit 11 logs in, the data of all the stores 13 using the management system can be accessed. The user can freely inquire and browse, or register, correct, delete, and update data. On the other hand, the store 13 inquires and browses the data in the own store 13 and registers / registers the data.
Correction, deletion, and updating can be performed freely.

At this time, the user inputs input items such as a user ID and a password to the system server 15 through the firewalled web server 14 using a web browser provided in the terminal means 20, In this example, HTTPS (Hypertext Trans) is used.
Since the user accesses the Internet 12 through a WEB page secured by a protocol of "Fer Protocol Security",
An access without leaking data in the database 18 to a third party is possible.

FIG. 10 shows a store-specific master maintenance menu screen, which is a setting screen that is first set after each store 13 logs in to the system server 15. Each store 13 has the model master maintenance, model order shown in FIG. Click each setting item of maintenance and calendar maintenance to perform initial setting. FIG.
This shows a store model information maintenance screen in which registration, correction, and deletion of game models installed in the store 13 are performed. When the store 13 registers a game model, some game models are registered in advance by the management unit 11, but if the game model to be registered is not on the list, the model can be additionally registered. This model data is stored in the database 18 in the system server 15.
Can be reflected as To register,
A model is selected from the game model list on the right side of the screen and added to the list on the left side of the screen to register the model of the own store or the number of models to be replaced, the scheduled date, and the like.

In FIG. 12, the order of the used models can be registered. On the other hand, in FIG. 13, calendars such as holidays and holidays in each store 13 can be set. Are set by selecting model order maintenance or calendar maintenance in FIG.

When the initial setting is completed and business processing is performed, the processing is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. In the case where the budget of the store 13 (hereinafter, budget value) is input as the process at the beginning of the year, when the process at the beginning of the year is clicked in FIG. 10, an annual budget creation screen as shown in FIG. 14 is launched. , As shown in the figure, the year is divided into the first half and the second half, and each machine's machine operation, car sales (ball unit price) and car gross profit figures for each month, and the cost rate are calculated as budget figures. Is entered as

Further, as the input of the business plan at the beginning of the month, clicking on the process at the beginning of the month in FIG. 10 and inputting the power of the model of the gaming machine on the menu screen at the beginning of the month in FIG. Select and create a separate daily budget.

In the present embodiment, the model power is defined as the gross profit or the popularity (for example, operating rate) obtained by each gaming machine compared with other models, and these comparisons are expressed as a ratio of numbers. This is a value indicating a characteristic unique to a gaming machine, calculated as described above, and is input as a model power setting value on the model power input screen of FIG. Although this set value is independently calculated in each store 13, it is necessary to calculate it after accurately grasping the balance of the results among the gaming machines.

Next, in FIGS. 17 and 18, a monthly budget and a daily budget are entered for each type of gaming machine, respectively. Determine the value. At this time, the budget value of another model can be used on the screen of FIG.
In this example, the monthly budget value is input after the model power is input. However, the monthly budget may be created following the creation of the annual budget. Either one may be performed first. Each budget value is a budget within a certain period such as a month, but may be input for each day of the week, each week, or the like as needed.

When the store 13 closes on the day, FIG.
An item of pachinko performance input or slot input is selected from the daily processing menu screen of 0, and the performance value of each gaming machine for each day is input as a total of sales. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a day-to-day machine-specific result input screen of the pachinko machine. The actual values to be input include a vehicle operation status, a vehicle sales, a vehicle gross profit,
In addition to the results of the ball unit price and the ball rate, there are the number of starts per day of each gaming machine, the number of balls out of the special prize, the number of balls out of the special prize, the number of starts between special prizes and the payout rate. Is entered every day. In particular, when inputting the actual value of the payout rate, a correction value taking into account the replay of the accumulated ball is used, and as shown in FIG. In addition, it can be reflected in the correction of the budget value and can be changed to a more accurate numerical value. These tabulation results can be displayed in a tabulation list shown in FIG. 26, and are printed by a printer or the like from the display / print screen in FIG. FIG. 23 shows a sales target creation screen. When a target of a future budget value is input, a numerical value fed back is input.

When the simulation value in FIG. 10 is selected after setting the model power set value by feeding back the actual value, the budget value and the actual value can be simulated using these values as reference values.

When a pachinko setting table or a slot setting table is created, when a pachinko setting table creation or a slot setting table creation is clicked, various types such as the number of start times and the base for each game model as shown in FIGS. A screen for creating a pachinko setting table / slot setting table that allows you to enter settings is displayed. At the time of input, if you enter the setting items derived for each gaming machine from the actual value, setting value, and budget value, you can enter An accurate nail adjustment that can obtain a gross profit in accordance with the business plan can be performed on a daily basis by using the later setting list.

This pachinko / slot setting table includes a monthly schedule table of events and the like, a target management table of total sales of pachinko / slots, and a daily operation table, as required, in addition to the data of the above-mentioned gaming machines. Various tables such as a graph capable of displaying transitions, a period total list for displaying totals of sales within a certain period, and a day-of-week management table for displaying sales for each day of the week can be displayed.

As a backup of the database 18 in the system server 15, the management unit 11 creates a backup file in a hard disk (not shown) separately installed, and recovers the backup file as necessary. To do.

The gaming machine type management system of the present invention comprises:
The management unit 11, which is the manager, stores the model management data such as the unit operation, the unit sales, and the unit gross profit of each store 13 on the Internet 1.
2 so that there is no need to move to each store 13 to collect data.
The data can be easily obtained without any trouble, and the data of each store 13 is instantaneous and the latest data can be obtained.

Further, since various data for each model can be obtained in a uniform form, the obtained data can be used immediately as the database 18 without having to recount, and the management unit 11 can easily obtain the data. Management and analysis for each store 13 can be easily performed, and no labor or time is required. Further, accurate management instructions according to the situation can be promptly made via the Internet 12 for each store 13 based on the analysis result.

The model-specific management software 17 of the present invention
The characteristics of the payout of each model, or the popularity of gaming machines caused by the characteristics of each model are analyzed on a daily basis, and together with these data, the operating status of the gaming machines in the amusement arcade, the sales and the gross profit of the machines Can accurately grasp the data of each machine type, etc., and compare the operating status of each gaming machine and the balance of payouts among the gaming machines relatively, or plan the operation and sales of the machines for each gaming machine , And the actual value of the gross profit, the actual value can be fed back to the plan at the time of planning the next target budget value and the set value of the model power, so that it tends to be biased by model. It is possible to grasp the amount of balls that are frequently played out on a monthly basis, and to adjust the gaming machine based on the result.

Also, if the average value of data over a long period of each model and the past flow are checked, the sales,
The sales target can be derived in units of month, day of the week, week, day, and the like according to the gross profit and the like, and the balance of payouts and the like can be adjusted.

The model-specific management software 17 is, for example,
ERP (Integrated Business Package) software that can input data other than gaming machines, such as the work status of employees of the store 13, and can manage pachinko business in an integrated manner may be used. A variety of detailed data can be obtained, and the store 13 can inquire and browse these various data.

The management section 11 collects and manages the sales ability of the game machines held by the store 13 for each model based on the game machine data accumulated in the database 18 so that the time of each model can be changed. Data such as the limit of gross margin reduction can be calculated.By adjusting and setting each model based on these model-specific data, the life of the model can be grasped more accurately than before. Thus, it is possible to extend the life of the model while obtaining gross margins, or to prevent the model from becoming old and running less.

The data stored in the database 18 is
Management can be performed centrally by the management unit 11, and
As mentioned above, data can be organized in a uniform form and backed up easily,
It can be easily managed.

[0048]

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily obtain data of gaming machines in each franchised store and to require large-scale equipment. It is a low-cost, machine-specific management system that can be introduced at a low cost.Data for each store can be centrally managed as a database, and the management unit manages this data according to the purpose and application. For example, the data can be analyzed and compared under various conditions by cross-counting by store, model, or region.

When the system is introduced, the burden on the management unit and the store is small, and data can be transmitted and received easily.

In addition, it is possible to accurately grasp detailed model-specific data of gaming machines, such as operating status of a machine, machine sales, and machine gross profit, and to plan a more accurate business plan, thereby increasing profits. Can bring.

Furthermore, by managing and analyzing this data over a long period of time, the next business plan according to various business results can be immediately derived, and a large amount of past data in stores in any environment can be obtained. Therefore, the data of other stores can be referred to, for example, when the situation is similar to the situation of the own store, the data can be used for a business plan such as referring to the data.

Further, business plans can be sufficiently compared in advance. For example, when an event is to be held, the relationship between various events during business hours, the operating status of the gaming machine, and the gross profit is compared. Then, it is possible to refer to what kind of event can be performed to increase the operation or improve the gross profit.

The data stored in the database is prevented from being accessed by a third party, and is prevented from being tampered with.

When accessing the database, data leakage during access is prevented, and only the franchise stores to which access is permitted can use the management system.

The management unit in the present invention may be an application service provider (ASP). In this case, the management unit is used as integrated application software (ERP package) combined with an application other than the model-specific management system. By doing so, the business status of each store can be grasped in more detail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a gaming machine type management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of each store in the gaming machine type management system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the model-specific management software of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a store master maintenance screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a user master maintenance screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a model master maintenance screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a display return screen of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an access log inquiry screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a logon screen of the management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a store-specific master maintenance menu screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a store model information maintenance screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a used model order registration screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a calendar input screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a screen for creating an annual budget according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a month-first processing menu screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a power input screen for each model in the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a monthly model-specific budget creation screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a model-specific / daily prediction creation screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a budget value utilization screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a daily processing menu screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen for inputting the actual result of each pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a screen for inputting the actual result of each type of slot machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a sales target creation screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a pachinko setting table creation screen in the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a slot setting table creation screen in the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a tabulation list screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a display / print screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a schematic view showing a conventional gaming machine management method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Management Unit 12 Internet 13 Store 14 WEB Server 15 System Server 16 External Terminal Means 17 Model Specific Management Software 18 Database 19 Hole Computer 20 Terminal Means

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A management unit for managing information such as a game model,
This management unit comprises a store provided with a hall computer and terminal means provided to be connectable via the Internet, and a system server provided as an external server on the Internet. This system server manages pachinko and slot machines. A machine-specific management system for a gaming machine, comprising machine-specific management software capable of analysis. 2. The gaming machine data of the system server is W
2. The processing of inquiring, browsing, data registration, correction, deletion, etc., from a management unit connected to the Internet via an EB server, or terminal means in a store and external terminal means installed outside. Management system for each gaming machine. 3. The above-mentioned machine-specific management software inputs and manages / analyzes the operating status of each gaming machine, the sales or the gross profit of the gaming machine, and the budget or results of the ball unit price and the ball profit. Item 2. The gaming machine type management system according to Item 1. 4. The machine-specific management software includes a set value representing a payout characteristic unique to the gaming machine calculated by each store for each gaming machine, a status of operating each gaming machine within a predetermined period, A budget value that is a budget such as sales, gross profit, ball unit price and ball profit,
These achievements and the number of starts of each gaming machine, the number of balls outside the special prize, the number of balls during the special prize, the number of starts between special prizes and the payout percentage are set as the actual values of the gaming machine, and the actual value is fed back to the set value 2. The gaming machine type management system according to claim 1, wherein the budget value is determined. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein a simulation is performed by inputting the actual value as a reference value, and the set value and the budget value are obtained based on the result of the simulation. 6. The system according to claim 2, wherein the WEB server and the system server are configured as firewalls. 7. The data stored in the WEB server is H
TTPS (Hypertext Transfer P
7. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a web page secured by a protocol (e.g., protocol security);
The gaming machine-specific management system according to any one of the above items. 8. An ERP (integrated service) for each type of management software
The gaming machine type management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the gaming machine type management system is a package.