JP2003210810A - Point management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve traffic building and sales through the enclosure of regular customers by making service points attractive to members. <P>SOLUTION: A terminal controller 120 has point management information 1200 in which member codes and cumulative service points recorded on member cards MC issued to members are paired and stored. A card processing unit 30 determines whether cumulative service points corresponding with a member code stored in the points management information 1200 has reached prescribed service points by cooperation with the terminal controller 120, when additional service points are added in accordance with the member code. When determining that the value has reached the prescribed service points, the unit 30 informs a point achievement display section 70 of the fact that the prescribed service points have been attained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a point management system for managing service points given to members who have registered as members, and in particular, by making service points an object of interest to members, by enclosing fixed customers. The present invention relates to a point management system capable of attracting customers and improving sales.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game arcade providing a game such as a pachinko game or a slot game, a player has a pachinko ball lending machine or a coin lending machine arranged for each game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. Game media such as machines were lent from game machines such as pachinko balls and coins, and these game media were put into the game machines to play games.

As such a game media lending machine, one that accepts money and lends out a predetermined number of game media based on the value of the accepted money is typical, but recently, it is represented by a prepaid card. Some recording media (magnetic cards, IC cards, IC coins) that accept such recording media and lend a predetermined number of game media based on the value of the received recording media have been introduced.

In addition to the above-mentioned prepaid card, what is called a membership card has also appeared as a recording medium used in a game arcade. Such a membership card is issued to a player who has performed a predetermined membership registration in advance, and is formed by recording an identification code (member ID) for uniquely identifying each membership card. In addition, the management device records and manages member information such as address and name for each member ID, and records service points given according to predetermined conditions such as the number of members visiting the store and birthday.
Managed.

When the number of service points stored and managed by the management device reaches a predetermined number, the game hall is
Direct mail containing the fact that points have been achieved and the content of services provided in accordance with the achievement of points has been sent to members, and the members to whom direct mail has been sent bring direct mail to the amusement hall at a later date and become members. It is supposed to receive the service by presenting the card.

[0006] As described above, the membership card provides many members with an incentive for membership registration by providing services to members that cannot be received by non-members, and attracts or sells customers by enclosing fixed customers. It was adopted for the purpose of improving

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, the above-mentioned prior art is to achieve the purpose of a membership card in which service points are less likely to be an object of interest to members, and the number of fixed customers is increased to increase the number of customers and sales. There was a problem that it was difficult.

That is, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since the member is notified by direct mail that the number of service points has reached the predetermined number, the member stores the accumulated status of his / her service points until receiving the direct mail. Couldn't figure out. In addition, since the service was provided to members who brought direct mail to the amusement hall, there was a time lag between the time when the service points were achieved and the time when the service was provided, and the members should receive the service immediately. I couldn't.

As described above, in the situation where the member cannot grasp the accumulation status of the service points and the member cannot receive the provision of the service immediately, the service points are less likely to be an object of interest to the member. , It was difficult to achieve the purpose of the membership card to attract customers and improve sales by enclosing fixed customers.

Further, considering that there are not a few members who leave direct mail unattended, it is also for a game arcade to notify members of the accumulation status of service points by direct mail and to provide services through direct mail. It was a heavy burden and was not an effective means to achieve the purpose of the membership card.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and makes service points an object of interest to members to improve the number of customers and sales by enclosing fixed customers. The purpose is to provide a point management system that can.

[0012]

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and a point management system according to claim 1 manages service points given to members who have registered as members. In the point management system, a predetermined point addition condition corresponds to a reading unit that receives a member recording medium and reads the identification information recorded on the member recording medium, and the identification information read by the reading unit. Determining means for determining whether or not the service points given in correspondence with the identification information have reached a predetermined service point when the additional service points given when satisfied are given; If the judging means judges that the predetermined service point has been reached, the member is informed that the predetermined service point has been reached. And characterized by comprising a notification means for notifying to.

The point management system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the point management system according to the first aspect, wherein the reading means is provided in a recording medium processing device that is attached to a gaming machine and performs processing relating to lending of a gaming medium. The notifying means is provided in the gaming machine or the recording medium processing device.

A point management system according to a third aspect is the point management system according to the first or second aspect, wherein a plurality of service points having different point values to be provided with the service and services provided to members who have achieved the corresponding service points are provided. First storage means for storing the contents in association with each other;
It further comprises a second storage means for storing the identification information and the cumulative value of the service points given to the identification information in association with each other, and the determination means is stored in the second storage means. Which of the plurality of service points stored in the first storage means has reached the cumulative value of the service points corresponding to the identification information, When it is determined that the service point has been reached, the service point and the service content corresponding to the service point stored in the first storage unit are associated and notified to the member. It is characterized by doing.

The point management system according to a fourth aspect is the point management system according to the third aspect, wherein the service providing means provides the member with a service based on the service content stored in the first storage means and the notification means. An agreement input means for inputting an agreement to receive the provision of the service when the points and the service content are notified, and the service providing means inputs the agreement by the agreement input means. In the case of being done, the agreed service is provided to the member.

The point management system according to claim 5 is the point management system according to claim 4, wherein the service providing means stores the predetermined valuable value as the agreed service stored in the first storage means. It is characterized in that it is added to the identification information regarding the member recording medium.

The point management system according to claim 6 is the point management system according to claim 4, wherein the service providing means is a member of a predetermined game medium as the agreed service stored in the first storage means. It is characterized by paying out to.

Further, a point management system according to a seventh aspect is the point management system according to the fourth aspect, wherein the notification means notifies the service point and the service content.
The cumulative value of the service points stored in the second storage unit when the agreement input unit does not input the agreement is carried forward to obtain the service point corresponding to the next largest point value. It is characterized by

Further, the point management system according to claim 8 is the claim according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the service content provided to a predetermined service point and a member who has achieved the service point. It is further characterized by further comprising setting means for setting, and the first storage means stores the predetermined service point information and the service content information set by the setting means in association with each other.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a point management system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the embodiment shown below,
The case where the point management system according to the present invention is applied to a gaming system that provides a pachinko game or a slot game will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game system to which a point management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the gaming system illustrated here, a prepaid card PC and a membership card MC are applied as recording media.

The member card MC is a synthetic resin card (JIS2) issued by a game store to a player who is a member who has registered member information such as an address and name, and various information is magnetically recorded and printed. There is. Specifically, identification information of the issuing store and member information such as a member code (member number) are magnetically recorded, and the issuing store name, a member code (member number) as unique identification information, a sales company code, and a store code. Information such as is printed (embossed printing) so that a part of the recorded contents can be viewed.

On the other hand, the prepaid card PC is a magnetic card made of paper issued by the game hall to arbitrary general players each time, and like the above-mentioned membership card MC, various information is magnetically recorded and printed. There is. Specifically, the issuer's identification information, card-specific identification code, issue amount, card type, etc. are magnetically recorded, and the issuer's name, card-specific identification information (for example, issuer number + serial number), issue amount And the expiration date is printed so that it can be seen visually.

Although the member card MC and the prepaid card PC are different in material, plate thickness, and recording contents, the vertical and horizontal dimensions are the same, and the magnetic stripes for magnetically recording various information are also in the same position. It is provided in.

The member card MC and the prepaid card PC are each provided with a valuable value that serves as a reference when borrowing pachinko balls, specifically, a valuable value called "frequency". The “frequency” here is a unit for renting out pachinko balls and is set at a predetermined rate. Generally, the frequency corresponds to 100 yen, and it is set to lend only 25 pachinko balls per frequency.
In the present embodiment, each frequency is not recorded in the individual membership card MC or prepaid card PC, but is stored in the terminal controller described later.

Now, as shown in FIG. 1, in the gaming system of the present embodiment, a plurality of gaming machines (for example, pachinko machines) 10 arranged in groups called "islands",
A plurality of card processing units 30 arranged in association with each gaming machine 10, a plurality of island controllers 100 arranged for each “island”, and a card issuing machine arranged near the entrance of a game arcade or the like. 101, a card settlement machine 102, a card renewal machine 103, and a terminal controller 120 arranged in an employee room or the like of a game arcade.

The game machine 10 is for a player to play a game by shooting a pachinko ball, which is a game medium, to a game area.

The card processing unit 30 has a main function of renting out pachinko balls with the upper limit of the frequency (value of value) associated with the prepaid card PC or the membership card MC. This card processing unit 30 is provided for each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 installed in the game arcade.
They are prepared so that they are paired one by one, and are arranged so as to be sandwiched between the gaming machines 10.

The card issuing machine 101 is for issuing processing of a prepaid card PC, a prepaid card PC and a membership card M.
The main function is the addition process for the frequency (value of value) associated with C, and several units are installed in the game hall.

The card settlement machine 102 has a main function of paying back the frequency associated with the prepaid card PC or the membership card MC as cash, and is installed in the game hall at several units.

The card updating machine 103 has a main function of updating the expiration date set in the prepaid card PC, that is, issuing a prepaid card PC whose expiration date has passed as a new prepaid card PC. Several units are installed in the game hall.

The terminal controller 120 manages the entire gaming system according to the present embodiment, such as card management, system management, aggregation of various data, and sales management. For example, the card issuing machine 101 costs 10,000 yen. When a minute card is issued, the value data of "100 yen" corresponding to 10,000 yen is associated with the identification data of this card.
The “frequency” is stored and managed as the remaining frequency. Further, the island controller 100 includes a card processing unit 30, a card issuing machine 101, a card settlement machine 102, and a card updating machine 103.
It controls communication between each device such as the above and the terminal controller 120.

The game machine 10, the card processing unit 30, the card issuing machine 101, the card settlement machine 102, and the card updating machine 103 described above are the island controller 10 provided in each island.
It is under the control of a management device called terminal controller 120 through 0.

Next, the structure of the gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main configuration of the gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, this gaming machine 1
The upper part of the front of 0 is a game area where a player plays a pachinko game, a ball throwing mechanism 13 is provided inside the gaming machine 10, and various operations for lending a ball etc. are made in the lower part of the front. A switch (specifically, a frequency display unit 14, a lending button 15, a return button 16, a lending tamp 17, an agreement button 20, and a confirm button 21) is provided on the front surface of the upper plate 11.

Of these, the lending button 15 is a button to be pressed when receiving a ball lending, and in response to the pressing of the lending button 15, a pachinko ball is thrown from the card processing unit 30 to the gaming machine 10. At the same time, the residual number (see FIG. 7) managed by the terminal controller 120 is subtracted. In addition, the frequency display unit 14
This is a display unit that displays the remaining frequency of the card actually inserted in the card processing unit 30. Specifically, this card stores the identification data of the card, not the frequency itself. Residual frequency corresponding to (Fig. 7
Will be acquired from the terminal controller 120 and displayed.

The ball throwing mechanism 13 is used both for lending pachinko balls and for paying out prize balls at the time of winning in the gaming machine 10. Therefore, the ball throwing mechanism 13 is controlled by the card processing unit 30 directly or indirectly via the controller of the gaming machine 10. Note that the display contents of the frequency display unit 14 and the like described above are also updated in accordance with instructions from the card processing unit 30, and the operating status of the lending button 15 and the like described above is notified from the gaming machine 10 to the card processing unit 30. It

The return button 16 is a button for allowing the player to return the prepaid card PC and the membership card MC taken into the card processing unit 30 when turned on. That is, when the return button 16 is turned on, the processing such as lending a pachinko ball and giving a value to the membership card of the frequency is interrupted.

The agreement button 20 indicates that the content of the service corresponding to a predetermined service point is the card processing unit 30.
It is a button for inputting an agreement to receive the provision of the service when displayed on. The agreement button 20 defaults to “not agree” when the card processing unit 30 is informed of achievement of points.
Is set to be the instruction input. Then, each time the consensus button 20 is pressed (ON operation), each instruction input of “agree on ball throw” and “agree on value” is set. Of course, each time the agreement button 20 is pressed, three types of instruction inputs of "not agreed", "agree on ball throw", and "agree on value" are repeated.

The confirm button 21 is a button for confirming the content of the desired instruction input by the agreement button 20.
When the instruction input by the agreement button 20 is confirmed in this way, the signal corresponding to the confirmed instruction input is notified to the card processing unit 30.

Next, the card processing unit 3 shown in FIG.
The configuration of 0 will be described. This card processing unit 3
0 is for accepting and processing a card or cash insertion, and pachinko balls are lent out mainly by the card processing unit 30 and the gaming machine 10 in the gaming system according to the present embodiment. It is realized by cooperation with the provided ball throwing mechanism 13.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the outer appearance of the card processing unit 30 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, since the card processing unit 30 is arranged between the gaming machines 10 and 10, the external appearance is vertically long. When the cumulative value of the service points given to the member is reached to a predetermined service point, the uppermost part of the front surface is composed of a liquid crystal screen, etc. Point achievement display unit 70 for displaying the contents of the provided services
Is provided.

A card lamp 31 and a cash lamp 32 are provided below the card lamp 31 to indicate whether cash and a card can be accepted. Further, on the lower side thereof, a mechanism (banknote input port 34, coin input port 35, and return lever 36) for inputting cash is arranged. However, the coin return port 41 is arranged at a further lower position for the convenience of the mechanism.

A mechanism (a type lamp 37, an amount display portion 38, an amount setting button 39, and a fraction setting button 40) for lending a pachinko ball is arranged in the center of the front surface. Among them, the type lamp 47 indicates the type (pachinko ball or medal) of the game medium lent out using the card processing unit 30.

The amount setting button 39 is used for the gaming machine 10.
Is a button for the player to specify the amount (lending unit) of the game medium to be rented each time the lending button 15 is operated, and the amount display unit 38 displays the amount set by the amount setting button 39. It is a thing. Therefore, the display content of the amount display section 38 is updated according to the operation of the amount setting button 39. It should be noted that the designation and display of the lending unit is actually performed in units of frequency. A card insertion slot 42 is arranged at the lowermost part of the front surface.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the card processing unit 30. As shown in the figure, the card processing unit 30 includes a coin selector portion (coin mech) 51, a coin passage 52, a BV unit (bilberry unit) 53, a bill delivery passage 54, a card reading unit 55, and The lamp section 56 and the display section 57
And the operation unit 58 and the island controller interface unit 5
9 and a main control unit 60. Although not shown, a DIP switch (DSW) for performing various settings (for example, denomination unique setting, premier unique setting, etc.) is also provided.

Of these, the coin selector section 51 and the coin passage 52 are a mechanism for identifying coins inserted in the coin slot 35 to determine the denomination and authenticity, and the BV unit 53 and the bill delivery passage 54. Is a mechanism for identifying bills inserted (inserted) into the bill insertion slot 34 and determining denomination and authenticity. The coins and bills accepted by these are transported to an unillustrated island end safe through a separately provided transport mechanism such as a currency transport path or a bill main transport path.

The coin selector 51 and the BV unit 53 can process most of the currencies currently in circulation, and specifically, 100 yen coins, 500 yen coins, 1000 yen bills, 2000 yen bills. It can process 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen bills. Further, the coin selector 51 and the BV unit 53 are configured so that whether or not to accept the inserted currency can be individually set for each denomination. The setting of whether or not to accept (permit / prohibit) for each denomination is the denomination setting information 600 described later.
Is performed according to an instruction from the main control unit 60 based on

When the inserted coin is a denomination that is not accepted, the coin is discharged to the coin return port 41 as it is, and the inserted banknote is not accepted. If it is, the bill is sent back as it is and discharged from the bill insertion slot 34. further,
These are provided with a mechanism for opening and closing the bill insertion slot 34 and the coin insertion slot 35, and it is possible to prohibit the insertion of coins and the like by closing the insertion slot by the mechanism.

The card reading unit 55 is a unit for reading the data recorded on the card inserted into the card insertion slot 42, and specifically, the identification data recorded on the card (for example, in the case of the membership card MC). Is the member code).

The main control unit 60 includes the card processing unit 30.
The card processing unit 3 controls and controls the entire system.
Each unit forming 0 operates according to an instruction from the main control unit 60. For example, coin selector 51 and B
In addition to controlling the setting of the denomination accepted by the V unit 53, the lighting state of the lamp section 56 including the card lamp 31, the cash lamp 32, and the display section 57 including the amount display section 38 and the point achievement display section 70 are displayed. Control the display state.

The main control unit 60 also exchanges various control signals with the gaming machine 10, data such as the operation contents of the lending button 15 and the contents displayed on the frequency display unit 14, and the ball throwing mechanism 13 Also directly or indirectly control. For example, the ball throwing mechanism 13 is controlled so as to throw a pachinko ball according to the operation of the lending button 15.

Further, the main control unit 60 communicates with the island controller 100 and the terminal controller 120 through the island controller interface unit 59 so that the data regarding the setting of the denomination to be accepted (see FIG. 5) and the data regarding the setting of the points (see FIG. 11)) and other various data, and the terminal controller 12
By linking with 0, the frequency management information 12 shown in FIG.
00 is managed.

Further, as will be described in detail later, the main control unit 60 operates the ball throwing mechanism 13 so as to throw the pachinko balls for the service in response to the ON operation of the agreement button 20 of the gaming machine 10. The terminal controller 120 is requested to control or value the frequency data of the service to the membership card MC.

The main controller 60 is a CPU (not shown).
And memory and the like, and these are provided with ancillary functions (for example, a timer function) necessary for realizing the above-mentioned functions, and are necessary for realizing the above-mentioned functions. The data is retained in memory.
The data held in this memory includes denomination setting information 600. The denomination setting information 600 will be described below.

The denomination setting information 600 is information in which acceptance / non-acceptance is associated with each denomination. Specifically,
As shown in FIG. 5, "100 yen coin, 500 yen coin, 1000 yen bill,
It is configured as a table in which information 601 indicating a denomination such as "2,000 yen bill, 5,000 yen bill, 10,000 yen bill" and information 602 indicating whether or not to accept a denomination such as "acceptability" are associated with each other. It Then, the card processing unit 30 accepts / rejects money according to the content of the denomination setting information 600.

The denomination setting information is held in the memory by exchanging the information set by the terminal controller 120 and the card processing unit 3
It is held in the memory by being set from the operation unit 58 of 0.

Next, the configuration of the terminal controller 120 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the terminal controller 120 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the terminal controller 120 is a controller that controls and controls the entire gaming system, and includes a CPU 121, a memory 122,
The memory 122 includes a storage device 123 such as a hard disk, an input / output device 124 such as a mouse and a keyboard, a display device 125 such as a CRT, and a communication interface unit 126. Further, the memory 122 includes frequency management information 1200.
And a denomination management table 1250 and a point management table 1400.

Of these, the frequency management information 1200 is a table for managing the membership code of the membership card MC and the remaining value of the valuable value in association with each other. Specifically, as shown in FIG. The information 1201 indicating the member code recorded in the table, the information indicating the remaining frequency (hereinafter referred to as remaining frequency information) 1202, and the information indicating the cumulative value of points (hereinafter referred to as point cumulative value information) 1203 are associated with each other. Composed. In addition, the remaining count information 1202 is composed of remaining count information 1202A related to deposit and remaining count information 1202B related to service.

Here, the remaining number information 1202A indicates the remaining number of pachinko balls that can be thrown into the gaming machine 10. For example, when a card of 10,000 yen is newly purchased, the remaining number is shown. “100” is stored, but each time the lending button 15 of the gaming machine 10 is pressed (the pachinko ball is
The remaining number is subtracted. Then, even when the remaining frequency becomes “0”, when the money is additionally deposited, the frequency corresponding to the additionally deposited amount is stored again. For example, if a 1,000-yen bill is additionally deposited, the remaining count is "10", and if a 5,000-yen bill is additionally deposited, the remaining count is "50", and a 10,000-yen bill is additionally deposited. In this case, the remaining frequency “100” is stored again.

On the other hand, the remaining count information 1202B, like the remaining count information 1202A, indicates the remaining count of pachinko balls that can be thrown to the gaming machine 10. When "agreement at the time of delivery" is instructed, the frequency for the service corresponding to the service content at the time of the agreement is added.

In this embodiment, the frequency display section 14 of the gaming machine 10 displays the total value of the remaining counts of the remaining count information 1201A and the remaining counts of the remaining count information 1202B, and the remaining counts of the remaining count information 1202A. The frequency is set to be used with priority. Specifically, the remaining frequency information 1201A
When the remaining frequency of “100” and the remaining frequency of the remaining frequency information 1202B are “15”, the frequency display unit 14 displays the remaining frequency of the total value “115”. On the other hand, when the number of pachinko balls for 30 times is thrown out based on the remaining count “115”, the remaining count “10” in the remaining count information 1201A.
The used frequency "30" is subtracted from "0".

Returning to the explanation of FIG. 6, the denomination management table 1
Reference numeral 250 is a table for registering the denominations that each card processing unit 30 accepts. Specifically, FIG.
As shown in, information 1251 indicating the number of the island on which the card processing unit such as “1, ..., 20” is arranged,
Information 12 indicating the model of the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the card processing unit 30, such as “11, ..., 21”.
52 and information 1253 indicating the unit number of this gaming machine 10.
And information 1254 indicating whether or not the denomination can be accepted, such as “100-yen coin, 5-hundred-yen coin, ... Since each gaming machine 10 is assigned information indicating a normal model, the terminal controller 120 can also obtain information indicating a model from each gaming machine 10.

The setting procedure of the denomination management table 1250 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The manager of the gaming system designates the denomination to be accepted by the card processing unit 30 from the terminal controller 120. This designation is performed by activating a predetermined process and displaying a setting screen on the display device 125.

In this embodiment, various setting methods are provided, and each setting is displayed on the display device 125. That is, the denomination management table 1250 is
Island number 1251, model 1252, unit number 1253, etc.
Since various information for identifying the gaming machine 10 can be registered together, it is possible to carry out collective setting based on various classification criteria.

For example, the setting screen shown in FIG. 9 shows a case where the same denomination is designated for all the gaming machines 10 arranged in the game arcade. Specifically, at the top of this setting screen. Displays information indicating that the setting method is "store unit", and "10000 yen" and "5000" are displayed below it.
A designation button for designating whether or not to accept each denomination such as "yen" is displayed. That is, a circular button corresponding to acceptance permission (possible) and a circular button corresponding to acceptance prohibition (disapproval) are provided, and the administrator sets the input / output device 1
By operating 24, only one of acceptance permission (permission) and prohibition (rejection) is exclusively selected and designated. In FIG. 9, a circle button with a circle fill shows the selected button.

At the bottom of the setting screen, an "OK" button and a "Cancel" button are displayed, and when the input / output device 124 is operated and the OK button is clicked, the specified contents (accept permission / acceptance / acceptance) at that time are displayed. Prohibition) is confirmed. Then, the terminal controller 120 registers the contents thus determined in the denomination management table 1250. If the "Cancel" button is clicked, the denomination management table 1250 is terminated without updating.

On the other hand, the setting screen shown in FIG. 10 shows a case where the same denomination is designated for each island. Specifically, at the top of this setting screen, the setting method is "island." Information indicating that it is a "unit" is displayed, and below that, two input fields (upper limit and lower limit) for designating the range of the island to be set using numbers are displayed. Below that, similarly to the setting screen shown in FIG. 9, a designation button for designating whether or not to accept each denomination is displayed. At the bottom of the setting screen, an “OK” button and a “cancel” button are displayed. Button is displayed. In FIG. 10, a circle button that is filled with a circle indicates the selected button.

Although illustration is omitted, it is also possible to set a denomination for each gaming machine 10 or to set a denomination collectively for each model. In these cases, a setting screen is used in which the gaming machine 10 (actually, the card processing unit 30) to be set can be designated for each gaming machine or each model.

Returning to the explanation of FIG. 6, the point management table 1400 is composed of a point addition condition table 1410 and a point exchange condition table 1420, as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 11A, the point addition condition table 1410 has a point addition condition 1411.
And the additional points 1412 are registered in association with each other, and the additional points 1412 are composed of a normal additional point 1412A and a special additional point 1412B. The special addition point 1412B is an addition point that is further added in addition to the addition point set in the normal addition point 1412A. Specifically, for example, when a member comes to the store on his / her birthday and plays a game using the membership card MC,
When a female member comes to the store and plays with the membership card MC, when a member who has reached a certain age or older (for example, a male or female member aged 65 or over) comes to the store and plays with the membership card MC For example, the additional points set in the special additional point 1412B are given to these members. The point addition condition 1411 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), the store visit condition, the investment amount condition, the stay condition, and the membership code are included.

Specifically, for example, a member who has visited the store (member code "1234") uses the debit card to
If you purchase the frequency for 0000 yen (value the frequency to the membership card MC), "1 point" (usually added point), investment amount for the member when you come to the store under the conditions A total of "21 points" of service points of "20 points" (usually added points) obtained by the debit card of the condition are given. In addition, for example, when the member comes to the store on the day of birthday and meets the conditions of the above example, the member is given “21 points” and “1” obtained by visiting the store under the condition of coming to the store. "Points" (special addition points), "30 points" (special addition points) obtained by the debit card of the investment amount condition, "31 points" in total, "52 points"
Points will be added.

As shown in FIG. 11B, the point exchange condition table 1420 is "20, 30, 70, ...
Information indicating a point value (hereinafter referred to as exchange point information) 1421 for which a service is to be provided such as "..." and the content of the provided service such as "5, 15, 50, ..." Information (hereinafter, referred to as service frequency information) 1422 is registered in association with each other.

Here, this point management table 140
The procedure for setting 0 will be described with reference to FIG. The administrator of the gaming system designates points when the membership card MC is used from the terminal controller 120. This designation is performed by activating a predetermined process and displaying a setting screen on the display device 125.

For example, after the point setting screen 1500 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display device 125 of the terminal controller 120, the point addition condition table setting unit 1510 and the point exchange condition table setting unit 152 are displayed.
Enter the desired value in brackets at 0, indicated by reference numeral 1530. In addition, an "OK" button and a "Cancel" button are displayed at the bottom of the point setting screen 1500, and when the input / output device 124 is operated and the OK button is clicked, the specified contents (the number of points and the amount of money at that time) , Time, membership code range) will be confirmed. Then, the terminal controller 120 registers the contents determined as described above in the point management table 1400.
An example of the point management table set in this manner is the table contents shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B.
If you click the "Cancel" button,
The process ends without updating the point management table 1400.

Returning to the description of FIG. 6, the CPU 121 realizes various functions by executing various programs stored in the memory 122 and the storage device 123. For example, when a game is provided by the gaming machine 10, the frequency management information 1 in cooperation with the card processing unit 30.
The information managed in 200 is updated. Further, the setting screen as shown in FIGS. 9, 10, and 12 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 125, and the denomination setting, the number of points paid out, and the points to be accepted by the card processing unit 30 are displayed on the setting screen. Set addition conditions and point exchange conditions.

The programs and data necessary for realizing these functions are stored in the memory 122 or the storage device 123, and the CPU 121 reads them out as necessary, executes the programs, and updates the data. To do.

(Processing at Power-on) Next, the processing operation at power-on by the card processing unit 30 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the card processing unit 30 is turned on. As shown in the figure, first, when the power of the card processing unit 30 is turned on, the main control unit 60 performs initialization processing (step S10).
1). Then, the main control part 60 checks the abnormality of each part (step S102), and judges the result (step S103).

If an abnormality (error) is found as a result of the determination (step S103: abnormality), a predetermined error process is performed and the operation is stopped. On the other hand, if no abnormality is found (step S103 is normal), the communication process with the terminal controller 120 is started and the actual communication is started (step S104).

After that, when communication is started (step S
104 start), and various setting instructions (unit setting) of this card processing unit 30 are issued to the terminal controller 120.
(Step S105). It should be noted that this unit setting includes the setting contents of the denomination management table 1250 in the terminal controller 120.

The card processing unit 30 is shown in FIG.
When setting the denomination setting information 600 shown in (4), it is determined whether to use the contents included in the unit setting received from the terminal controller 120 (step S106).
positive). This determination is performed by determining the setting state of the DIP switch (DSW) included in the card processing unit 30.

As a result of this determination, when using the contents included in the unit setting received from the terminal controller 120 (Yes at Step S106), the main control unit 60 sets the unit setting previously received at Step S105. The included contents are written and saved in the denomination setting information 600 (step S107). After that, a standby state is entered until the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 42.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S106, if the contents included in the unit setting are not used (NO in step S106), the main control unit 60 sets the contents uniquely set in the card processing unit 30. Is written and saved in the denomination setting information 600 (step S10).
8). It should be noted that this unique setting is performed using a dip switch (DSW) included in the card processing unit 30.
After that, similarly to the above, it is in a standby state until it is inserted into the card insertion slot 42.

(Processing at the time of card transaction) Next, a processing procedure at the time of card transaction by the card processing unit 30 will be described. The game system according to the present embodiment is premised on a game using a card issued by the card issuing machine 101, and cannot suddenly insert cash into the card processing unit 30. Therefore, at the start / end of the game, the card is always inserted / discharged in / from the card processing unit 30, and the cash is inserted into the remaining number (remaining number information) registered corresponding to the card during the game. 1202A
And the total value of the residual frequencies of the residual frequency information 1202B) is “0”.
It will be accepted only when it becomes (see FIG. 7) or when the loan is insufficient. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of card transaction by the card processing unit 30.

In the following description, the frequency management information 12
The accumulated point value 120 of the accumulated point value information 003 of 00 is the exchange point information 14 of the point management table 1400.
A case will be described in which when the number of exchange points reaches 21, the corresponding pachinko balls for the service frequency are paid out.

As shown in the figure, first, when a card (membership card MC) is inserted into the card processing unit 30,
The card reading unit 55 reads the membership code recorded on the membership card MC (step S20).
1). Subsequently, the main control unit 60 inquires of the terminal controller 120 about the remaining number managed corresponding to the member code (step S202).

Thereafter, the card processing unit 30 outputs the remaining count information 1202 (the total remaining count of the remaining count information 1202A and the remaining count information 1202B) corresponding to the member code information 1201 stored in the count management information 1200 of the terminal controller 120. Value), and the received remaining frequency information 1202 is displayed on the frequency display unit 14 of the gaming machine 10. (Step S203). Then, the main controller 60
In the normal processing state, the main control unit 60 sets the lending unit according to the operation of the amount setting button 39, and causes the amount display unit 38 to display the lending unit set at that time (step S204).

Then, the main controller 60 controls the lending button 15
If is operated (Yes at Step S205), the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the lending unit set at that time is thrown to the gaming machine 10, and the frequency management is performed in cooperation with the terminal controller 120. Information 1200
The remaining frequency information 1202 of is updated (step S20).
6). In this case, in the present embodiment, the remaining count information 120
The contents of 2A are set to be updated with priority. In addition, according to the update of the remaining frequency information 1202,
The display content of the frequency display unit 14 of the gaming machine 10 is also updated.

When the remaining frequency of the frequency management information 1200 becomes "0" by operating the lending button 15 (Yes at step S207), the card processing unit 30 performs a cash addition process.

(Cash Addition Processing) Next, a processing procedure when the card processing unit 30 adds cash will be described. Figure 1
5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the card processing unit 30 adds cash. As shown in the figure,
First, the main control unit 60 of the card processing unit 30 determines that the remaining count (the total value of the remaining counts of the remaining count information 1202A and the remaining count information 1202B) managed by the terminal controller 120 corresponding to the membership card MC is “0. ", The cash lamp 32 is turned on in order to inform the player that the additional cash can be accepted (step S301).

Then, a deposit timer for setting a deposit acceptance period (deposit waiting time) is set (step S
302), coin selector 51 and BV unit 5
3 is ready for deposit (step S303), and then the deposit waiting state is entered. However, the money to be accepted is only the denomination that is permitted to be accepted by the denomination setting information 600, and the denominations other than this are prohibited.

When money is inserted into the bill insertion slot 34 or the coin insertion slot 35 in the waiting state for deposit, the coin selector 51 and the BV unit 53 are
Judge the denomination and authenticity of the inserted money. As a result of this determination, if the inserted coin or banknote is a denomination that is allowed to be accepted, it is accepted, but if the inserted currency is a denomination that is not allowed to be accepted, If the coin is rejected, the coin is ejected to the coin return port 41, and if the coin is a bill, the coin is fed back and returned from the bill insertion port 34.

On the other hand, in the state of waiting for deposit, the main control unit 60 repeats the determination as to whether or not a predetermined ending condition is satisfied while counting the amount by the deposit timer (steps S304 and S305). There are three types of termination conditions, the first termination condition is that the coin selector 51 or the BV unit 53 has confirmed the deposit, and the second termination condition is that the deposit waiting time has elapsed. The third termination condition is that some abnormality has occurred.

In step S305, if the above-mentioned first ending condition is satisfied, step S305
Proceeding to 306, in step S306, the main control unit 60 determines that the coin selector unit 51 and the BV unit 5
The coin insertion port 35 and the like are closed in 3 so that coins and the like cannot be inserted (step S306).

Subsequently, the main control unit 60, in cooperation with the terminal controller 120, updates the count management information 1200 (in this case, the remaining count information 1202A) according to the additional deposit. Specifically, in the frequency management information 1200, the remaining frequency information 1202 corresponding to the additional deposit amount is registered again (step S307). After that, the main control unit 60 of the card processing unit 30 shifts to the above-mentioned normal processing state.

On the other hand, in step S305, when the above-mentioned second ending condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S308, and in this step S308, the main control unit 60 causes the coin selector unit 51 and the BV unit 53 to operate. The coin insertion slot 35 and the like are closed so that coins and the like cannot be inserted (step S308). Then, assuming that the game has ended, the card inserted into the card insertion slot 42 is ejected (step S309).
After that, the main control unit 60 of the card processing unit 30 shifts to the above-mentioned standby processing. That is, as the start of a new game, the insertion of a new card into the card insertion slot 42 is waited for.

Furthermore, in step S305, if the above-mentioned third ending condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S310, and in this step S310,
The main control unit 60 causes the coin selector unit 51 and the BV unit 53 to close the coin slot 35 and the like so that coins cannot be inserted (step S310). After that, the main control unit 60 of the card processing unit 30 performs a predetermined error process and ends the operation.

(Process Related to Service Provision) Next, focusing on the process related to service provision by the card processing unit 30, this process will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure related to service provision including the service point grant processing and the service provision processing by the card processing unit 30.

As shown in the figure, first, when the membership card MC is inserted into the card processing unit 30 (step S
401), the card reading unit 55 reads the member code recorded in the member card MC (step S402), and sends the result of this reading to the main control unit 60. The main control unit 60 determines whether or not the process is related to the point addition (step S403). If the process is related to the point addition, the main control unit 60 cooperates with the terminal controller 120 so that the content of the process is the point addition condition. It is determined whether or not is satisfied (step S404).

The processing relating to this point addition is shown in FIG.
This is a process related to the point addition condition of the point management table 1400 shown in 1 (a). For example, the reading process of the first membership card of the day, the membership card of the frequency (value of value) corresponding to the deposit by cash or debit card. M
For example, it is a process of giving value to C.

The main control unit 60, which has determined in step S404 that the point addition condition is satisfied, gives additional points to the member code in step S402 through the terminal controller 120. That is, the frequency management information 1200 is updated (step S4
05).

Specifically, when the membership card MC whose value is already valued is first inserted into the card processing unit 30 on the day, the point addition condition 1411
The visit condition “at the time of visit” will be satisfied, and the normal addition point “1 point” will be given to the member. In addition, for example, when a new member card MC receives a deposit of 10,000 yen (deposit settlement of 10,000 yen) on the day, a frequency corresponding to the deposit amount of 10,000 yen The value adding process to the member card MC of "100 degrees" will be performed, and therefore, the point addition condition 1411
Since the visit condition "at the time of visit" and the investment amount condition "debit card" are satisfied, the total "21 points" of the normal addition point "1 point" and the normal addition point "20 points" are given to the member. Will be.

Here, the frequency management information 120 shown in FIG.
When the processing of the above example relating to the membership card MC of the membership code 1237 is performed from the state of the content of 0, the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. 7 becomes the content of the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. Will be updated.

When the updating process of the frequency management information 1200 is completed in this way, the main control unit 60 causes the main control unit 60 to execute the step S40.
Member code read in 2 (for example, member code 1
237) is inquired about the point accumulated value (step S406), and this point accumulated value is used as the exchange point information 14 of the point exchange condition table 1420.
A request is made to investigate which exchange point of the plurality of exchange points registered in 21 has been reached.

In the terminal controller 120, the point cumulative value corresponding to the received member code in the frequency management information 1200 is acquired, and the acquired point cumulative value is registered in the exchange point information 1421 of the point exchange condition table 1420. It is checked which one of the exchange points has been reached, and the check result is transmitted to the card processing unit 30. Here, the result of the check is that the exchange point has not been reached (the point has not been achieved) or that the exchange point has been reached (information on the set of the exchange point and the service frequency).

In the card processing unit 30, the main controller 6
Based on the check result from the terminal controller 120, 0 determines whether or not the previously acquired point cumulative value has reached a predetermined exchange point (step S40).
7) If it is determined that the predetermined exchange points have been reached, the point achievement display unit 7 indicates that points have been achieved based on the check result from the terminal controller 120.
0 (step S408), and then
It is determined whether or not there is an input to agree on the displayed service content (step S409).

Specifically, when the points are achieved with respect to the membership card MC of the membership code 1237, FIG.
The point achievement display section 70 indicates the point achievement (for example, achievement service point “20 points”) and service content (for example, service frequency “15 degrees”) as shown in FIG.
Is displayed in. In this case, "not agreed" is instructed as the default value. Then, when the point achievement display unit 70 displays the point achievement and the service content as shown in FIG. 18, the player operates the agreement button 20 provided in the gaming machine 10, Select "Don't agree", "Agree on ball throw", or "Agree on value", and then press the confirm button 21 (ON.
Manipulate.

In step S409, when "agree on ball throwout" or "agree on value" is selected and confirmed, the main control unit 60 agrees on the service content displayed on the point achievement display unit 70. It is determined that the service has been performed and the service is provided (step S410).

That is, when "Agree on ball throwing" is selected and confirmed as shown in the display contents of FIG. 19, the main control unit 60 of the gaming machine 10 causes the pachinko balls for the service frequency to be thrown. The terminal controller 120 controls the ball throwing mechanism 13 and updates the frequency management information including the service frequency and the member code previously read.
Ask. On the other hand, when “agreement on valuation” is selected and confirmed as shown in the display content of FIG. 20, the main control unit 6
0 requests the terminal controller 120 to update the frequency management information including the service frequency and the previously read member code. Terminal controller 12
At 0, the frequency management information 1200 is updated based on the service frequency and the member code from the card processing unit 30 (step S411).

Specifically, when there is "agreement on ball throwing", the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG.
1 is updated to the contents of the frequency management information 1200, and on the other hand, when there is "agreement in valuation", the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. 17 becomes the contents of the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. Will be updated. In any case, the point accumulated value of the point accumulated value information 1203 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting 20 points for the achieved service points from 21 points. Further, in the case of “agreement by throwing balls”, the remaining frequency information 120 related to the service
Although nothing is registered in 2B (see FIG. 21), in the case of “agreement on valuation”, “5 frequency” for service frequency is registered in the residual frequency information 1202B related to service (FIG. 21). 22).

On the other hand, in step S409, as shown in FIG.
When “not agreed” is selected and confirmed as the display content shown in (4), the main control unit 60 determines that the service content displayed on the point achievement display unit 70 is not agreed, and the service providing process for the service is performed. However, the achievement point and the service frequency displayed on the point achievement display unit 70 are processed as being carried forward (step S412).
In this case, since the frequency management information 1200 is not updated,
The frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. 17 is stored as it is.

When the step S411 is finished, or the step S412 is finished, the main control unit 60 judges whether the game is finished by turning on the return button 16 or the like (step S413). , Return button 16
When it is judged that the game is finished by turning ON,
The member card MC is returned through the card reading unit 55 (step S414). Then, this process is completed.

If it is determined in step S413 that the game has not ended, the process returns to step S403, and the steps thereafter are executed. Further, the determination result in step S403 is “NO”.
In the case of, the determination result in step S404 is “NO”.
In the case of, the determination result in step S407 is “NO”.
In the case of, the process proceeds to step 413.

Here, the frequency management information 120 shown in FIG.
From the state of contents 0, step S403 to step S4
It is assumed that the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. 17 is updated to the content of the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. 23 by repeatedly executing the process of 12. in this case,
For the above reason, the point achievement display unit 70 displays the display content as shown in FIG. When the “agreement on valuation” is selected and confirmed as the display content shown in FIG. 25, the frequency management information 1200 shown in FIG. 23 is changed to the frequency management information shown in FIG. 26 for the reason described above. The contents will be updated to 1200.

As described above, in the processing related to the service provision shown in FIG. 16, the service points given to the player, that is, the point cumulative value 1203 of the point cumulative value information 1203 of the frequency management information 1200 is a predetermined exchange point. If the exchange points are achieved, the fact that the exchange points have been achieved (point value and service content) is displayed on the point achievement display unit 70, and the service is provided only when the player gives an instruction to agree on the service content. Since it is provided, the player can know the displayed service content before the service is provided, and when the player is not satisfied with the service content ("Agree button" If there is an instruction input of “No”), the current service point will be used to achieve the next exchange point. It is possible to come Ri.

In the processing related to the service provision by the card processing unit 30 described above, only after the point achievement display and the service content are displayed on the point achievement display section 70, the service content is agreed upon. Although the service is provided, when the point cumulative value of the point cumulative value information 1203 of the frequency management information 1200 reaches a predetermined exchange point, the corresponding service may be automatically provided. .

Next, with reference to FIG. 27, the processing relating to the service provision by the card processing unit 30 in the case of automatically providing the service when the accumulated point value reaches a predetermined service point (exchange point) explain.

As shown in FIG. 27, the card processing unit 30 carries out the same processing as the processing of steps S401 to S407 (steps S501 to S507), and then the card processing unit 30 carries out the processing at step S507. When the point cumulative value received from the terminal controller 120 satisfies the point exchange condition, the same processing as the processing of steps S410 and S411 is performed (steps S508 and S509). That is, the card processing unit 30 requests the terminal controller 120 to perform a ball throwing process for the service frequency or a value adding process to the membership card for the service frequency, and the terminal controller 120 for updating the frequency management information 1200. Each request to.

Subsequently, the card processing unit 30 indicates that the received point accumulated value is suitable for the point exchange condition, that is, the point achievement is achieved.
Is displayed (step S510). Then, the same processing as steps S413 and S414 is performed (steps S511 and S512). If it is determined in step S511 that the game has not ended, the process returns to step S503, and the steps thereafter are executed. Further, the determination result in step S503 is “NO”.
In the case of, the determination result in step S504 is “NO”.
In the case of, the determination result in step S507 is “NO”.
In the case of, the process proceeds to step 511.

In the processing relating to the service provision shown in FIG. 27, after the predetermined service is provided, the point achievement display section 70 indicates that the points are achieved in a posterior report.
Is displayed, the player can know that the service points given to him have reached a predetermined exchange point and the service has been provided.

In the processing relating to the service provision shown in FIG. 27, when the service point given to the player reaches a predetermined exchange point, the corresponding service is automatically provided. There is only one kind. For this reason, for example, when the total purchase amount of a debit card reaches 100,000 yen,
The accumulated point value is 10 so that the service can be provided.
When the exchange point of 0 points is achieved, the service frequency of 70 degrees is provided. in this case,
This is equivalent to investing 100,000 yen and offering 7,000 yen worth of services (free pachinko ball offer).

In the above-described embodiment, when the service points given to the player reach a predetermined exchange point, the point achievement display section 70 of the card processing unit 30 is displayed in a display form indicating that the points are achieved. Although it is displayed, the present invention is not limited to this, and in addition to the notification of the point achievement in the display format, the notification of the point achievement in the audio format may be performed. In this case, "30 exchange points achieved, 1
It is possible to promptly know the achievement of points by notifying a voice message such as "Service frequency of 5 degrees can be provided", and furthermore, by notifying the achievement of points by the display format, specific service You can know the contents. Further, a tone color sound corresponding to the achievement of the points may be emitted.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the service points given to the player reach a predetermined exchange point, the exchange points and the service contents are displayed on the point achievement display section, but only the service contents are displayed. May be displayed.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the point achievement is displayed on the card processing unit 30, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the point achievement is displayed on the gaming machine 10. It may be done. In this case, for example, the frequency display unit 14 of the gaming machine 10 displays the service frequency corresponding to the achieved points (exchange points) in a blinking state. Then, the agreement button 20 is turned on.
Operation, ON operation of the lending button 15, O of the confirm button 21
When N operations are sequentially performed, it is considered as “agreement by throwing a ball”, and when ON operation of the agreement button 20 and ON operation of the confirm button 21 are performed in order, “value is added to the value”. “Agreement”, and further, it is considered “not agreed” only by the ON operation of the agreement button 20.

In the above-described embodiment, the game machine 10 is provided with the agreement button and the confirm button.
The present invention is not limited to this, and an agreement button and a confirm button may be provided in the card processing unit 30. In this case, for example, an agreement button and a confirm button are arranged near the point achievement display unit 70.

In the above embodiment, the frequency (service frequency) is provided as a service.
The present invention is not limited to this, and as a service,
For example, a juice free ticket and a parking lot free ticket may be provided. For example, the exchange points "20 points" are associated with the service content "1 juice free ticket", and the exchange points "30 points" and the service content "2 juice free tickets" or "juice free ticket 1"
The number of tickets and one free parking lot ticket are associated with each other, and when a predetermined exchange point is reached, the service is provided when there is an instruction to agree on the corresponding service content. In order to provide such services, the card processing unit, etc., can be used to issue a free ticket with a ticket issuing function, or the clerk who receives the contact can bring a free ticket or juice. .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the service points given to members reach the predetermined service points (exchange points), the fact that the exchange points have been achieved ( Exchange points)
Is displayed on the point achievement display unit 70 of the card processing unit 30, so that the member can know that the points are achieved while playing a game using the gaming machine 10. For this reason, the amusement arcade can target service points to the members, and can attract customers and improve sales by enclosing fixed customers.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the service points given to the member reach the predetermined service points (exchange points), the fact that the exchange points have been reached (the number of exchange points) Since the service content (service frequency) and the service content (service frequency) are displayed on the point achievement display unit 70 of the card processing unit 30, the member achieves the point and the service while playing the game using the gaming machine 10. You can know the contents. As a result, the gaming shop can make the service points more interesting to the members.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the service points given to the member reach the predetermined service points (exchange points), the fact that the exchange points have been reached (the number of exchange points) And the service content (service frequency) are displayed on the point achievement display unit 70 of the card processing unit 30, and only when an instruction to agree to the service content is input by operating the agreement button 20, the service is displayed. Since it is provided, the member can receive the desired service based on his / her will. As a result, the game arcade can make the service points more interesting to the members.

Further, according to this embodiment, when the service points given to the member reach the predetermined service points (exchange points), the fact that the exchange points have been reached (the number of exchange points) And the service content (service frequency) are displayed on the point achievement display unit 70 of the card processing unit 30, and an instruction to disagree with the service content is input by operating the agreement button 20 by operating the agreement button 20. In this case, the service points for the corresponding exchange points are carried over, so that the member can receive the desired service content (service frequency). As a result, the game arcade can make the service points more interesting to the members.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the fact that the points have been achieved is notified by the generation of sound in addition to the notification in the display format. Therefore, the player (member)
Can promptly know that the service points have reached the predetermined exchange points, even during the game.

[0131]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, it is given when a predetermined point addition condition is satisfied corresponding to the identification information of the member recording medium read by the reading means. When additional service points are given, when the service points given corresponding to the identification information reach a predetermined service point,
Since the fact that the predetermined service point has been reached is notified, the member can know the achievement of the point when playing a game using the gaming machine. As a result, it is possible to obtain a point management system in which the service points can be targeted to the members and the number of fixed customers can be increased and the sales can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the reading means is provided in the recording medium processing device attached to the gaming machine and performing the processing relating to the lending of the gaming medium, and the notifying means is the gaming machine or the recording medium. Since it is provided in the medium processing device, the member has reached the predetermined service point, based on the content of the notification by the notification means provided in the vicinity of the gaming machine in which the member is provided. You can quickly know the effect. As a result, it is possible to obtain a point management system in which the service points can be targeted to the members and the number of fixed customers can be increased and the sales can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the notifying means determines by the determining means that any of the plurality of service points having different point values to be provided with the service has reached the service point. Is configured to notify the member by associating the service point with the service content corresponding to the service point stored in the first storage unit. It is also possible to understand the correspondence relationship between the service contents and the service contents, which makes the service points more interesting for members,
It is possible to obtain a point management system capable of attracting customers and improving sales by enclosing fixed customers.

According to the invention of claim 4, the service providing means, when the consensus means notifies the service point and the service content by the notifying means,
When it is entered that the user agrees to receive the service, the member provides the agreed service to the member. Therefore, the member provides the desired service based on his / her will. It is possible to decide whether or not to accept, and by doing so, a point management system that can make service points even more interesting for members and attract fixed customers and improve sales Has the effect.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the service providing means adds the predetermined valuable value as the agreed service stored in the storage means to the identification information regarding the member recording medium. Therefore, the member can borrow the game medium and play within the range of the total value of the valuable value according to the purchase and payment and the valuable value provided by the service, and the service points are interesting to the member. As a result, it is possible to obtain a point management system capable of attracting customers and improving sales by enclosing fixed customers.

According to the invention of claim 6, the service providing means pays out to the member a predetermined game medium as an agreed service stored in the first storage means. Therefore, the member can play using the valuable value provided by the service without using the valuable value according to the purchase payment, and by making the service point an object of interest to the member and enclosing fixed customers. The point management system is capable of attracting customers and improving sales.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, even when the service point and the service content are notified by the notification means, if the agreement input means does not input an agreement, Since the accumulated value of service points is carried over to obtain the service point corresponding to the next highest point value, the member can accept the provision of the desired service based on his or her will, As a result, it is possible to obtain a point management system in which the service points can be made more interesting to the members and the fixed customers can be enclosed to attract customers and improve sales.

Further, according to the invention of claim 8, a predetermined service point and a service content provided to a member who has achieved the service point are set, and the set predetermined service point and the service content are associated with each other. Since the information is stored, it is possible to obtain a point management system capable of performing various settings in order to make the service points more interesting to the members.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system according to this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an appearance of the card processing unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a card processing unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining denomination setting information in the card processing unit.

6 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the terminal controller shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of frequency management information.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of information stored in a denomination management table.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a denomination setting screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a denomination setting screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration example of information stored in a point management table.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a point setting screen.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the card processing unit is turned on.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of card transaction by the card processing unit.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when cash is added by the card processing unit.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure relating to service provision by a card processing unit.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by a card processing unit.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by a card processing unit.

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a process of providing a service by the card processing unit.

FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by a card processing unit.

FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by the card processing unit.

FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by the card processing unit.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining a processing process relating to service provision by a card processing unit.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by the card processing unit.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by the card processing unit.

FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining a process related to service provision by the card processing unit.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure relating to other service provision by the card processing unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 game machines 13 Ball throwing mechanism 14 frequency display 15 Lending button 16 Return button 20 Agreement button 21 Confirm button 30 card processing unit 51 coin selector 53 BV unit 55 card reading unit 60 Main control unit 70 points achievement display 100 island controller 101 card issuing machine 102 card payment machine 103 card renewal machine 120 terminal controller 121 CPU 122 memory 123 storage device 124 I / O device 125 display device 126 Communication interface section 1200 frequency management information 1250 denomination management table 1400 points management table 1410 point addition condition table 1420 point exchange condition table

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A point management system for managing service points given to a member who has registered as a member, the reading means receiving a member recording medium and reading identification information recorded on the member recording medium, Corresponding to the identification information read by the reading means,
When additional service points are granted when a predetermined point addition condition is satisfied, it is determined whether or not the service points provided corresponding to the identification information have reached the predetermined service points. And a notifying means for notifying the member that the predetermined service point has been reached, when the determination means determines that the predetermined service point has been reached. A characteristic point management system. 2. The reading means is provided in a recording medium processing device which is attached to a gaming machine and performs processing relating to lending of a gaming medium, and the notifying means is provided in the gaming machine or the recording medium processing device. The point management system according to claim 1, wherein the point management system is provided. 3. A first storage unit that stores a plurality of service points having different point values to be provided as services and the service content provided to members who have achieved the corresponding service points in association with each other, and the identification. It further comprises second storage means for storing the information and the cumulative value of the service points given to the identification information in association with each other, and the determination means is stored in the second storage means. It is determined which of the plurality of service points stored in the first storage unit the cumulative value of the service points corresponding to the identification information has reached, and the notification unit determines which one of the service points is determined by the determination unit. If it is determined that the service point has been reached, the service point and the service point corresponding to the service point stored in the first storage means are stored. The point management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the member is notified in association with service contents. 4. A service providing unit for providing a member with a service based on the service content stored in the first storage unit, and a service point of the service when the service point and the service content are reported by the notification unit. The service providing means further includes an agreement input means for inputting an agreement to receive the provision, and the service providing means, when the agreement input means inputs the agreement, sends the agreed service to the member. The point management system according to claim 3, wherein the point management system is provided for the point management system. 5. The service providing means adds a predetermined valuable value as the agreed service stored in the first storage means to identification information regarding the member recording medium. The point management system according to claim 4. 6. The service providing means according to claim 4, wherein a predetermined game medium as the agreed service stored in the first storage means is paid out to a member. Point management system. 7. The service point stored in the second storage unit when the notification point is notified of the service point and the service content and the agreement input unit does not input an agreement. The point management system according to claim 4, wherein the cumulative value of is carried over to obtain a service point corresponding to the next largest point value. 8. The device further comprises setting means for setting a predetermined service point and a service content provided to a member who has achieved the service point, wherein the first storage means sets the predetermined service set by the setting means. 8. The point management system according to claim 3, wherein the point information and the service content information are stored in association with each other.