JP2005027917A - System of delivering gift outside parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an environment where a pachinko operating company can operate a gift providing service for balls won by customers seamlessly in an abiding manner. <P>SOLUTION: This system of delivering gifts outside a parlor is composed of a terminal inside a pachinko parlor, a terminal inside a store provided inside a local specialty store or the like, and a control / management center provided with a gift center function. At the time of selecting the gift of gift exchange in the terminal inside the pachinko parlor, ordering contents inputted by the customer, an identification number, and a pachinko parlor ID are generated as ordering data and the ordering data are ciphered by the secret key of the pachinko parlor and sent to the control / management center. In the control / management center, the ciphered ordering data are stored. In the terminal inside the store, the ciphered ordering data are acquired from a gift center and deciphered by the public key of the pachinko parlor, the ordering contents are acquired and the gift exchange is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a prize delivery system in an amusement shop, and more particularly to an outside-the-store prize delivery system that provides prizes according to a customer's win in a pachinko game shop.

  Conventionally, in various amusement stores such as pachinko stores and game centers (hereinafter referred to as pachinko stores on behalf of these amusement stores), customers use various amusement machines such as pachinko machines, slot machines, smart ball machines, table game machines ( In the following, when exchanging winning balls, coins and chips (hereinafter referred to as winning balls) obtained as a result of playing with these various gaming machines as pachinko machines) He selected the desired prize from the prizes displayed in the store and received the prize on the spot. Alternatively, the customer selects a desired prize from the prize catalog that can be viewed in the store, notifies the delivery center of the prize name and delivery destination from the terminal installed in the store, and the delivery center sends the designated delivery destination. I was delivering a free gift.

  In order to satisfy customers, it is indispensable for these amusement store operators (hereinafter referred to as pachinko operators on behalf of them) to maintain a rich assortment of prizes to be offered and to maintain their stock. However, there was a problem that the expenses required for securing the store space and the corresponding personnel, purchasing premiums, managing inventory, and arranging for delivery would be enormous.

  In order to solve this problem, for example, products that can be exchanged for wins at specialty stores outside the store are displayed on the screen of a computer, etc., in order to be able to provide gifts etc. at various specialty stores outside the pachinko store. In addition, a method of delivering goods etc. according to a customer's request or receiving them at a designated store (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-231989), pachinko katsutama (actually a member card recording the number of wins, etc.) A prize exchange system (Japanese Patent No. 2784670) in which a prize exchange terminal device for exchanging prizes) is installed in a store outside a pachinko store has been proposed.

  However, all of these conventional examples use member cards, and take out winning balls outside the store and exchange prizes outside the store. It is a transaction that clearly violates the current law if a customer takes a card equivalent to a pachinko game outside the pachinko store where he played and exchanges it for a desired gift through a gift exchange terminal installed at a store outside the store. Therefore, it is impossible to provide such a system as an actual service. In addition, each specialty store needs to install such a gift exchange system independently in its own store, so it requires a relatively large capital investment and is weak in terms of security such as impersonation and fake cards. Furthermore, there is a drawback that the types and assortment of prizes that can be provided are limited to the products of the specialty store.

  As a method of overcoming the drawbacks of these conventional prize exchange methods, the applicant of the present invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-57178 “Premium Delivery System” from a terminal where a pachinko player is placed in a pachinko shop via a network. A prize is selected with reference to the merchandise catalog of the store, and a gift delivery request form is sent from the terminal to the mailbox of the store opened in the mail server of the gift distribution center. A system for delivering a prize designated by referring to the pachinko player is disclosed. This system eliminates the need for pachinko parlors to have premium inventory, and offers a wide variety of merchandise from each merchant participating in the system as a prize, and each merchant also has the advantage of increasing opportunities for sales of their merchandise. Occurs. Furthermore, in this system, the pachinko player can exchange prizes and prizes only from the terminal placed in the pachinko shop where the game was played, so that the exchange act itself does not violate the law. However, this system lacks a means to strictly and clearly manage each process related to the exchange of prizes between the pachinko store, pachinko player (customer), and the store, so the customer is outside the ball store. There were some difficulties in completely preventing illegal acts prohibited by law or similar acts, such as taking out, buying private gifts, and impersonation.

JP-A-4-231989 Japanese Patent No. 2784670 JP-A-11-57178

  An object of the present invention is to provide a novel prize delivery system that can eliminate all the unsatisfactory points of the conventional pachinko prize exchange method as described above and at the same time strictly respect the existing laws and regulations as a system. . More specifically, the object of the present invention is to provide an environment in which a pachinko salesperson can operate a gift providing service for a customer's winning ball seamlessly and in a legitimate manner by enabling the delivery of gifts outside the store by the center method. The aim is to maximize sales rationalization and customer convenience.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an outside store gift delivery system of the present invention includes a pachinko store terminal provided in a pachinko store store, a store terminal provided in a store of a partner store such as a regional specialty store, and these In the out-of-store gift exchange service system that enables the exchange of gifts at partner stores outside the pachinko store, the premium exchange at the terminal in the pachinko store When the prize is selected, the order contents entered by the customer and the order ID including the personal identification number, pachinko shop ID and in-store terminal ID entered by the customer are generated as order data, and an order confirmation document describing the order ID is generated by the customer. The ordering data is encrypted with the secret key of the pachinko store and sent to the general management center. The general management center encrypts the order data. The received order data is stored in the prize center as it is, and the encrypted order data is obtained from the prize center based on the order confirmation document brought by the customer at the terminal in the store, and the public key of the pachinko parlor is used. Decoding is performed to obtain the order contents and to exchange prizes.

  In the outside store gift exchange system of the present invention, (1) the customer can exchange the winning prize for the prize only at the terminal of the pachinko store, and (2) between the customer, the pachinko store and the store providing the gift. All of these transactions are conducted under the mediation, management, and monitoring of the headquarters / management center as a third party with no direct interests or capital relationships, and (3) between the headquarters / management center and pachinko parlors. All transaction data exchange between the headquarters / management center and the store is performed under the authentication system using the respective encryption key and public key. (4) Pachinko store and store data are electronic certificates issued by each. Certificate and the electronic signature of each system administrator, and the scope of responsibility of each pachinko / shop is clarified. It was possible to take out the difficult Katsutama from the store, buy private gifts, illegally obtain free gifts by impersonation, and other illegal activities, and have extremely high reliability, fairness, safety and stability. A free gift exchange transaction can be realized.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of an outside store gift delivery system according to the present invention. In the figure, 101 is a pachinko shop terminal provided in a pachinko shop affiliated with the system, and 102 is provided in a shop of a partner shop such as a regional specialty shop that provides a free gift to the system. An in-shop terminal 103 is a central / management center that controls and manages these terminals and has a free gift center function 106 and an authentication center function 107. The pachinko shop terminal 101 and the general / management center 103 are connected by a communication line 104.

  As a pachinko shop terminal 101, one pachinko shop terminal placed in one pachinko shop is illustrated as a representative in FIG. 1, but actually, it is a plurality of pachinko shop terminals placed in a plurality of pachinko shops. May be. The pachinko shop terminal 101 executes a processing program in the pachinko shop of the outside store gift delivery system of the present invention. As a specific device, for example, a general-purpose personal computer or server may be used, or a dedicated hardware It may be. In addition, the software for executing all or part of the processing program in the pachinko store of the outside store gift delivery system of the present invention is incorporated as a module in the device for executing other jobs in the pachinko store, and its display device and input device May be shared. For example, a pachinko player usually counts the number of winning balls acquired as a result of a game once with a counter such as a jet counter, and causes the pachinko shop terminal 101 to read a recording paper or a magnetic card on which the counting result is recorded. Enter the number of wins, but if you incorporate all or part of the processing program at the pachinko store of the head office outside gift delivery system into the counting machine or the pachinko machine incorporating the counting machine, the customer will use this system after the game It is possible to automate a series of procedures necessary for this, including counting the number of winning balls. A premium menu can be displayed on the display screen of the pachinko machine, and a customer can perform a prize selection operation or the like from a touch board connected to the pachinko machine while watching it. These will be described in detail in Example 2.

  The pachinko shop terminal 101 displays an input function such as a scanner or bar code reader for inputting the number of winning balls of the customer, a menu of products that can be exchanged for winning balls, and instructs various operations of the customer. Display function, order confirmation of products that customers want to exchange and printer function to output data required by pachinko stores as needed, customer and pachinko store system manager responsible for data as needed The peripheral function includes a keyboard function for inputting the data, a communication interface function for exchanging necessary data with the general management center through the communication line 104, and the like.

  The pachinko shop terminal 101 is connected to the general management center 103 by a communication line 104. The communication line used for this purpose is capable of transmitting necessary data with sufficient reliability, safety, and high speed. Anything can be used, such as a high-speed leased line or IP-VPN using the Internet.

  As the in-store terminal 102, one in-store terminal placed in one store is illustrated as a representative in FIG. 1, but in actuality, it is a plurality of in-store terminals placed in a plurality of stores. May be. The in-store terminal 102 executes a processing program in the affiliated store of the outside gift delivery system of the present invention. As a specific device, for example, a general-purpose personal computer may be used, or dedicated hardware may be used. There may be. In addition, software that executes a processing program in a store of the outside gift delivery system of the present invention may be incorporated as a module in a device that executes another job in the store, for example, a POS terminal device.

  The store referred to in the present invention is not limited to a store that sells goods displayed in the store as a product, but also stores that sell a wide range of products including services such as restaurants, gas stations, drug stores, massage stores, leisure lands, etc. Including.

  The in-store terminal 102 requires a display function for displaying necessary information, an input function (for example, a barcode reader or a keyboard) for inputting contents of an order confirmation document brought by the customer, and data required by the store Printer function for outputting according to the customer, keyboard function for the customer or store system manager to input data as needed, communication for exchanging necessary data with the general management center through the communication line 105 An interface and the like are included as peripheral functions.

  The in-store terminal 102 is connected to the general management center 103 via a communication line 105. As a communication line used for this purpose, necessary data can be transmitted with sufficient reliability, safety and high speed. Anything can be used, such as a high-speed leased line or IP-VPN using the Internet.

  The supervision / management center 103 has a function of supervising and managing the entire outside-the-store gift delivery system of the present invention, and a premium center function 106 and an authentication center function 107 described later. The functions of the general management center are executed by software installed in one or a plurality of general-purpose servers linked together. The free gift center function and the authentication center function may be configured as a free gift center and an authentication center by independent servers, respectively, and the functions of the central management center as a software module for realizing the free gift center function and the authentication center function. It may be implemented in a server that executes In the following, both cases will be referred to as a free gift center and an authentication center. The headquarters / management center is managed and operated by a third party independent of both the pachinko parlor and the merchant providing the gift.

  Here, the function of the free gift center receives encrypted ordering data transmitted from each pachinko shop terminal, stores the received encrypted ordering data and the ordering data obtained by decrypting it, as files, The former is sent to each store in response to a request from each store, and the latter is used when it is necessary for the settlement of the product price or when it is necessary for management and operation as a general / management center, and further sent from each store terminal. Encrypted delivery data is received / decrypted, and the result is stored in a file as a delivery log, and billing statement data is created and encrypted using it and stored in a file. In response, sending to each pachinko shop terminal.

  The function of the authentication center is to store each electronic certificate and each public key registered in advance by each pachinko store and each store as a master file. The electronic certificate and public key of each pachinko store are The electronic signature of the pachinko parlor is valid at the authentication center when the order data is received at the management center and when the encrypted order data is obtained from the gift center from the order confirmation received by the customer at the terminal in the store. The electronic certificate and public key of each store are used to check whether the encrypted delivery data received from each store is authentic and to decrypt it. Including doing.

  FIG. 2 shows a case where a customer (pachinko player) selects a premium (product) for exchanging a prize using a pachinko store terminal (101 in FIG. 1) in a pachinko store that joins the main store outside premium delivery system. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in the terminal in a pachinko shop. In step 201, the customer inputs the number of winning balls of the game result from the input device of the pachinko shop terminal. The terminal in the pachinko store requests a menu of premiums that can be provided to the general management center (103 in FIG. 1) through the communication line (104 in FIG. 1, 204 in FIG. 2) based on the number of winning customers. In response to this request, the supervision / management center transmits a selection menu of products that can be provided from the product master file 203 held therein to the terminal in the pachinko store through the communication line 204. Here, the contents displayed on the menu include, for example, the number of balls required for exchange with the product, the product name, the name of the store, the product standard (color, shape, size, weight, etc.), validity period, expiration date, and other information It is. The above menu is automatically selected and displayed according to the number of winning balls exchanged by the customer at that time. For example, in the case of 5000, the prize group corresponding to 5000 is automatically displayed, and in the case of 1000, the prize group corresponding to it is automatically displayed. In addition, the customer can designate the category of the premium display in advance. For example, when a restaurant is selected, a restaurant and a meal menu that can be eaten with the number of winning balls entered are displayed, and when gasoline is selected, the amount of gasoline that can be exchanged with a nearby gas station location is displayed. Furthermore, at the time of the prize display, it is also possible to display the prize by subdividing the number of winning balls and select the prize. For example, in the case of gasoline, it is possible to specify the amount and exchange the remaining winning balls for another prize.

  In step 202, the pachinko shop terminal 201 displays a menu selection screen for a product using the display function. In step 205, the customer selects a desired product from this screen and inputs the selection result using the keyboard function of the pachinko shop terminal. Next, in step 206, the customer inputs a personal identification number arbitrarily determined by the keyboard function of the pachinko shop terminal. In step 207, the pachinko shop terminal automatically creates an order ID encrypted according to a predetermined rule, based on the password entered by the customer and the constant automatically added by the pachinko shop terminal. Here, the constant added by the terminal in the pachinko store is a unique constant such as [ymmdd (the date the customer played) + nnnn (pachinko store ID) + tttt (pachinko store terminal ID) + ssss (serial number)]. is there.

  Next, in step 208, the pachinko shop terminal registers the contents of the automatically created order ID in the order log file 209 held by the pachinko shop terminal as order data. Further, in step 210, the pachinko shop terminal outputs the contents of the order ID and the information on the selected product as an order confirmation by the pachinko shop terminal printer function (the customer brings this order confirmation to the store, You will receive a product or service that you have designated to exchange for) By executing the steps so far, “the contents of the order entered by the customer at the time of the selection of the premium exchange at the terminal in the pachinko store, and the order ID including the personal identification number, pachinko store ID and in-store terminal ID entered by the customer. The process of “issuing an order confirmation document generated as order data and describing the order ID” to the customer is completed.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of “encrypting the ordering data with the secret key of the pachinko store and sending it to the general management center” at the terminal in the pachinko store. The order ID automatically generated in step 208 in FIG. 2 and the information on the selected product are registered as order data in the order log file 209 held in the pachinko shop terminal, and at the same time, the order data is encrypted in the pachinko shop terminal. (Step 301 in FIG. 3). This encryption is performed by using a secret key registered in advance in the system by the manager in charge of the pachinko parlor who is a member of the outside store gift exchange system of the present invention. This secret key is registered in the system when the pachinko store joins the system, and at the same time, is stored in the secret key file (302 in FIG. 3) of the terminal in the pachinko store, and is extracted in step 301 for encrypting the ordering data. Used. The order data encrypted with the secret key of the pachinko store is added with an electronic signature that is also registered in advance in the system by the person in charge of the system at the pachinko store (step 303). In step 304, the electronic certificate issued by the pachinko store and the electronic signature obtained by adding the electronic certificate issued by the pachinko store from the electronic certificate file 305 of the pachinko store is added to the encrypted order data with the electronic signature of the pachinko store manager. The order data 306 is sent to the general management center via the communication line 307. The electronic certificate issued by the pachinko parlor proves that the encrypted ordering data attached to the pachinko parlor is normally issued by the pachinko parlor. The encryption order data 306 with the electronic certificate and electronic signature is stored in the prize center (106 in FIG. 1) in the overall management center.

  FIG. 4 shows a process of “stores encrypted order data as it is in the prize center” at the general management center. More specifically, an electronic certificate and an encrypted order data with an electronic signature transmitted from a pachinko store are received. Store it in the prize center as it is, confirm the attached electronic certificate of the pachinko parlor, and if it is authentic, decrypt the encrypted order data and store it in the prize center as an order log Details are shown. In the figure, the electronic certificate and the electronically signed encrypted order data 401 transmitted from the pachinko parlor are sent to the central management center via the communication line 402, and the central management center performs the reception process in step 403. In step 404, the electronic certificate of the pachinko parlor attached to the received electronic certificate and the encrypted order data with electronic signature is verified with the electronic certificate master file 405 stored in the authentication center. If it is confirmed as a result of the verification that the attached electronic certificate is authentic, in step 406, the public key of the pachinko store registered in advance in the pachinko store public key master file 407 in the authentication center is taken out. . In step 408, the encrypted order data is decrypted using the extracted public key, and the decrypted order data is stored in the order log file 410 in the premium center in step 409. Finally, in step 411, the electronic certificate and the electronically signed encrypted order data 401 transmitted from the pachinko parlor are stored in the order data file 412 of the premium center as they are. Of the steps described here, the processing of steps 404, 406, 408 and 409 creates an order log file that is required when the central and management center executes the price settlement process after the exchange of outside gifts. This process is not necessary for exchanging gifts outside the store.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the encrypted order data is displayed on the gift center based on the order confirmation written by the customer at the terminal in the store (102 in FIG. 1) installed in the store participating in the gift delivery system outside the main store. Details of the process of “acquiring and exchanging premiums by acquiring the order contents”. In the figure, the encrypted order ID (FIG. 501) described in the order confirmation document brought by the customer is read by the terminal in the store in step 502. This reading is performed by an input function installed as a peripheral function of the terminal in the store, for example, a barcode reader. Next, the customer uses the keyboard of the terminal in the store to input the same personal identification number as that input to the terminal in the pachinko store into the terminal in the store (step 503). In step 504, the in-store terminal decrypts the encrypted order ID based on the input customer's PIN, and based on the decrypted order ID, the pachinko machine stored in the prize center of the general management center. The central control center is requested to transfer the electronic certificate of the store and the encrypted order data 506 with the electronic signature via the communication line 505. In response to this request, the general management center sends an electronic certificate of the pachinko store and encrypted order data 506 with an electronic signature to the terminal in the store through the communication line 505. Next, in step 507, the in-store terminal confirms whether the sent electronic certificate and the electronic certificate of the pachinko store attached to the encrypted order data with electronic signature 506 are authentic. Through 505, it is checked against the pachinko parlor electronic certificate master file 508 stored in the authentication center of the general management center. If the electronic certificate is confirmed to be authentic, the terminal in the store requests transfer of the public key of the pachinko store to the general management center via the communication line 505 in step 509. The public key stored in the pachinko store public key master file 510 in the authentication center is sent to the terminal in the store via the communication line 505. In step 511, the in-store terminal decrypts the encrypted order data using the acquired public key, confirms the electronic signature of the pachinko store manager in charge, and acquires the order contents. According to the contents of the order, the store delivers the product to the customer (step 512). The public key may be given in advance from the pachinko parlor to the store.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 6 to 8, “After delivery of the prize, delivery data is generated at the terminal in the store, the delivery data is encrypted with the store's private key and sent to the prize center, and the prize center is decrypted. Details of the process of “settlement of the delivery to each store based on the delivery data” will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows a process in which a store that delivers a product to a customer encrypts the delivery data of the product with the store's private key, adds the electronic signature of the store itself, and sends it to the prize center in the general management center. It is a figure which shows a detail. In step 601 in the figure, the delivery data of the product is registered in advance in the present system and encrypted with the store private key stored in the store private key file 602. In step 603, the manager of the system in this store adds his / her electronic signature (also registered in the system in advance and stored in the private key file 602 of the terminal in the store) to the encrypted delivery data. . In step 604, the in-store terminal stores the electronic certificate of the store, which is stored in the electronic certificate file 605 of the in-store terminal in advance, and is digitally signed by the manager of the system in the store. And sent as an electronic certificate and encrypted delivery data 607 with an electronic signature to a prize center in the general management center through the communication line 606.

  FIG. 7 shows that the gift center in the general management center receives the electronic certificate and the encrypted delivery data with the electronic signature sent from the store, confirms the attached electronic certificate and the electronic signature, and stores the store in advance. Decrypts the encrypted delivery data using the store's public key registered in the authentication center of the general management center and registers it in the delivery log file, and billing details to the pachinko parlor based on the decrypted delivery data FIG. 7 is a diagram showing details of processing for creating a billing statement data file that is created using the secret key of the central / management center.

  In step 701 in FIG. 7, the gift center in the central management center receives the electronic certificate and the encrypted delivery data 703 with the electronic signature sent from the store through the communication line 702. In step 704, the gift center stores the electronic certificate of the store attached to the received encrypted delivery data 703 with the electronic certificate master file 705 of the store stored in the authentication center in the overall management center. Match. As a result, if the store's electronic certificate is authentic, the premium center requests and obtains the store's public key registered in the store public key master file 707 in the authentication center in advance in step 706. Next, using the acquired public key of the store, the prize center decrypts the encrypted delivery data in step 708 and registers the result in the delivery log file 710 in the prize center as a delivery log in step 709. To do. Next, in step 711, the prize center creates a billing specification for the price of this product for the pachinko parlor based on the decrypted delivery data, and it is stored in the secret key file 712 of the central management center. Encrypt with private key. Further, in step 713, the prize center stores the billing details encrypted with this secret key in the encrypted billing details data file 714.

  FIG. 8 shows that the terminal in the pachinko store (101 in FIG. 1) receives the encrypted billing details data from the central management center, decrypts it with the public key of the central management center, obtains the billing details, and the contents The details of the processing for settlement of the price are shown if it is correct by comparing with the contents of the order log stored in the terminal in the pachinko store. Note that this payment processing by the pachinko store does not necessarily need to be performed every time the customer exchanges a gift outside the store. For example, the payment for the gift exchange performed for the merchandise in the store within a certain period of time may be settled together. It may be.

  In step 801 in FIG. 8, the pachinko shop terminal receives the encrypted billing specification data 803 created by the prize center based on the delivery data of the store from the prize center in the management / management center via the communication line 802. Next, in step 804, the terminal in the pachinko store requests the public key of the central / management center from the authentication center of the central / management center through the communication line 802, and the authentication center refers to its own public key master file 805. , And sends its own public key to the terminal in the pachinko store through the communication line 802. In step 806, the pachinko shop terminal uses the received public key of the general management center to decrypt the encrypted request statement data received earlier. Next, in step 807, the terminal in the pachinko store stores the decrypted billing details data in the order log file (410 in FIG. 4, 808 in FIG. 8) previously stored by the terminal in the pachinko store in step 409 in FIG. If the contents are matched, in step 809, the price of the requested product is settled to the premium center of the overall management center. It is practical that this settlement is not performed every time a product is exchanged, but is performed at regular intervals. The General Administration Center that received the above payment from each of the pachinko parlors participating in this system sorts the payment amount of the product price for each affiliated store participating as a gift provider in this system at regular intervals, After accumulating each, payment is made to each store.

  Various gaming machines (represented by pachinko machines) such as pachinko machines, slot machines, and smart ball machines (represented by pachinko machines) for each customer As a device for automatically counting and converting to data, a counter such as a jet counter is used. In addition, a pachinko machine with a built-in counter that incorporates this counter into each pachinko machine, and a stand-alone pachinko machine that also incorporates a function for automatically supplying balls to each pachinko machine have been disclosed. By combining all or part of the functions of the amusement store (represented by a pachinko store) of the outside-the-store gift delivery system of the present invention with such a counter, a pachinko machine incorporating a counter, or a stand-alone pachinko machine, It is possible to construct a seamless out-of-store gift delivery system that automates and integrates the functions of pachinko machines, counters, and gift delivery counters that had to be installed individually. In addition, it can achieve further rationalization for pachinko parlors and further convenience for customers.

  In particular, the software for executing all or part of the processing program in the pachinko store of the outside store gift delivery system of the present invention is incorporated as a module in the pachinko machine terminal of the outside store gift delivery system. If you share the display function and input function of the pachinko machine with the pachinko machine, a series of procedures required when the customer uses this system after the game, for example, while watching the premium menu displayed on the display screen of the pachinko machine, Performing gift selection operations from a touch board connected to a pachinko machine can be executed from each individual pachinko machine, making it convenient for customers, and at the same time, pachinko parlors do not require large capital investment. The advantage is that it is possible to construct an amusement store.

  FIG. 9 shows, as a second embodiment of the outside store gift exchange system of the present invention, all or part of the functions of a pachinko in-store terminal in a pachinko machine, counting machine, ball lending sand machine, calling device, etc. It is a schematic diagram explaining how to realize the above-described function. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 901 is a pachinko shop terminal (101 in FIG. 1), 902 and 905 are communication lines (104 and 105 in FIG. 1), 903 is a general management center (103 in FIG. 1), and 905 is a shop terminal (FIG. 1). 102), and the first embodiment of the outside store gift exchange system of the present invention is constituted by these. FIG. 906 is a pachinko ball counting machine, and 908 is a pachinko machine incorporating a counting machine or a stand-alone pachinko machine incorporating both a counting machine and a ball replenishing machine, and has a game display unit 909 via a connector unit 910. An input device 911 such as a numeric keypad is connected. A caller 912 is linked to each pachinko machine, has a display unit 913, and is connected to an input device 915 such as a numeric keypad via a connector unit 914. A ball lending sand machine 916 has a display unit 917 and a card or coin slot 919, and an input device 920 such as a numeric keypad is connected via a connector unit 918. Reference numeral 921 denotes a gaming machine other than a pachinko machine, for example, a slot machine, which has a game display unit 922 and is connected to an input device 924 such as a numeric keypad via a connector unit 923. Devices such as a counting machine 906, a pachinko machine 908, a calling machine 912, a ball lending sand machine 916, and a gaming machine 921 other than the pachinko machine are connected to a pachinko shop terminal 901 by a LAN (local area network) 907 in the pachinko shop. . In FIG. 9, for convenience of explanation, all of these different types of devices are depicted as being connected to one independent pachinko in-store terminal 901 via the LAN 907. Of course, it is not necessary to be connected to the pachinko shop terminal at the same time. In one pachinko shop, for example, only the counter 906 or the pachinko machine 908 and the ball lending sand machine 916 are connected to the pachinko shop terminal via the LAN 907. Combinations may be used.

  In the schematic diagram of FIG. 9, for example, a pachinko machine incorporating a counter or a stand-alone pachinko machine 908 incorporating both a counter and a ball replenishing machine is connected to a pachinko in-store terminal 901 via a LAN 907 and By transmitting this automatic counting result to the pachinko shop terminal 901, it becomes possible to “obtain directly data from the gaming machine regarding the winning ball as the customer's gaming result”.

  9 is transmitted to the pachinko in-store terminal 901 via the LAN 907 to obtain “data relating to the winning game as the customer's game result from a counter such as a jet counter. To do ".

  In addition, in the pachinko machine with a built-in counter 908 in FIG. 9 or a stand-alone pachinko machine incorporating both a counter and a ball replenisher, the game display unit 909 of the pachinko machine is used as the display unit of the pachinko shop terminal 901. This makes it possible to “use the display device of the gaming machine as the display device of the in-game terminal”.

  In addition, by using the display unit 913 of the calling machine 912 linked to each pachinko machine as the display unit of the pachinko shop terminal 901 in FIG. 9, “the display device of the calling apparatus linked to the gaming machine is the display device of the gaming shop terminal. Can be done.

  Furthermore, by using the display unit 917 of the ball rental sand machine 916 in FIG. 9 as the display unit of the pachinko shop terminal 901, “the display device of the ball rental sand machine of the gaming machine is the display device of the terminal of the game shop” Is possible.

  In FIG. 9, input devices 911, 915, 920, and 924 such as a numeric keypad are input devices connected to pachinko machines 908, call machines 912, ball lending sand machines 916, and gaming machines 921 other than pachinko machines, respectively. It is used to input the prize menu selection result and your personal identification number. If the game display unit 922 of the gaming machine is a large one such as a slot machine or a table game machine as a gaming machine 921 other than a pachinko machine, a touch panel is provided on the game display unit 922 instead of the input device 924 connected to the outside. A function may be incorporated and used as an input device.

  As is apparent from the configuration of the gift exchange system of the present invention described in detail according to the first embodiment, the out-of-store gift exchange system of the present invention has many advantages that cannot be obtained by the conventional gift exchange method. .

  In other words, the outside store gift exchange system according to the present invention completely removes Katsutama, which is difficult to prevent by the conventional gift exchange method, buys away the gift, illegally obtains the prize by impersonation, and other illegal acts. In addition, it is possible to realize a gift exchange transaction with extremely high reliability, fairness, safety and stability.

  Next, for pachinko parlors, this system can provide a variety of products including services to customers, and it can greatly reduce expenses such as prize display space, staff, prize stock, and delivery expenses. Is big.

  For customers, the types of giveaways will increase, and it will be possible to use restaurants, gas stations, etc., which has never been possible before, and to exchange for products such as electrical appliances that you want to ask the store clerk to explain. To improve.

  For affiliated stores, offering products as pachinko prizes will directly increase sales, and the product menu can be devised to expand sales to pachinko players. Furthermore, since the customer visits the store to receive a free gift, the opportunity to expand sales of products other than the free gift also increases. In addition, for the entire shopping street near the pachinko parlor, the effect of contributing to the revitalization and health of the region is significant.

 Furthermore, according to the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention, it becomes possible to automate and integrate the functions of a pachinko machine, a counter, and a prize delivery counter that have conventionally been required to be individually installed. In addition to the advantages, it can be further streamlined for pachinko parlors and improved for customers.

It is a figure explaining the structure of the store gift delivery system of this invention. Shows the flow of processing at a terminal in a pachinko store when a customer (pachinko player) selects a premium (product) for exchanging a prize using a terminal in the pachinko store in a store in a pachinko store that is a member of the gift delivery system outside the main store. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which encrypts order data in the terminal in a pachinko store with the public key of a pachinko store, and sends to a supervision and management center. It is a figure which shows the detail of the process which accumulate | stores the order data encrypted in the supervision and management center as it is in a prize center. Based on the order confirmation received by the customer at the store in the store that is affiliated with the gift delivery system outside the head office, the encrypted order data is obtained from the gift center, and the pachinko store's public key is used. It is a figure which shows the detail of the process which decodes, acquires the order content, and performs prize exchange. A diagram showing the details of a process in which a store that has delivered a product to a customer encrypts the delivery data of the product with the store's private key, adds the electronic signature of the store itself, and sends it to the prize center in the general management center It is. The gift center in the central management center receives the electronic certificate and the encrypted delivery data with the electronic signature sent from the store, decrypts it and registers it in the delivery log file, and also includes the decrypted delivery data. It is a figure which shows the detail of the process which produces the claim description data file encrypted in (3). It is a figure which shows the detail of the process which a pachinko shop terminal receives the billing detail data encrypted from the management and management center, and performs payment of a price. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the 2nd Example of the store outside gift exchange system of this invention.

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101 Pachinko shop terminal 102 Shop terminal 103 General management center 104, 105 Communication line 106 Premium center function 107 Authentication center function 204 Communication line 209 Order log file 302 Private key file 305 of pachinko shop terminal Electronic certificate file 306 of pachinko shop Encrypted order data with electronic certificate and electronic signature 307 Communication line 401 Encrypted order data with electronic certificate 402 Communication line 405 Pachinko store electronic certificate master file 407 Pachinko store public key master file 410 Order log file 412 Order data file 501 Encrypted order ID
506 Encrypted ordering data with electronic certificate of the pachinko store 508 Pachinko store electronic certificate master file 510 Pachinko store public key master file 602 Private key file 605 of the terminal in the store Electronic certificate file 606 of the terminal in the store 606 Communication line 607 Electronic Encrypted delivery data 702 with certificate and electronic signature Communication line 703 Encrypted delivery data 705 with electronic certificate and electronic signature 705 Store's electronic certificate master file 707 Store's public key master file 710 Delivery log file 712 Secret center's secret key file 714 Encrypted billing details data file 802 Communication line 803 Encrypted billing details data 805 Authentication center public key master file 808 Order log file 901 Pachinko shop terminal 902, 904 Communication line 903 905 shops in the terminal 906 counting machine 907 LAN
908 Pachinko machine 909, 913, 917, 922 Display unit 910, 914, 918, 923 Connector unit 911, 915, 920, 924 Input unit 912 Calling machine 916 Ball lending sand machine 919 Card or coin slot

Claims (8)

  It consists of an amusement store terminal provided in the amusement store store, a store terminal provided in the store of a partner store such as a regional specialty store, and a general management center that supervises and manages these, and has a premium center function, In the out-of-store gift exchange service system that enables the exchange of prizes at partner stores outside the amusement store, when the customer selects a prize for exchanging wins as a game result at the in-game terminal, the customer inputs The order contents and the order ID including the personal identification number entered by the customer, the game shop ID and the in-store terminal ID are generated as order data, and an order confirmation document describing the order ID is issued to the customer. Encrypted with the secret key of the amusement store and sent to the general management center, where the encrypted order data is stored in the prize center as it is, At the end, based on the purchase order confirmation document brought by the customer, the encrypted purchase order data is obtained from the free gift center, decrypted with the public key of the amusement store, the order contents are obtained, and free gift exchange is performed. A featured outside store gift exchange system.   The supervision / management center has an authentication center function, and when the order data is sent to the supervision / management center, an electronic signature of the amusement shop is given, and when the order data is received at the supervision / management center and at the terminal in the store The claim, wherein when obtaining the encrypted order data from the prize center from the order confirmation document brought by the customer, the authentication center confirms whether or not the electronic signature of the amusement store is valid. 1. The store outside gift exchange system according to 1.   After delivery of the prize, delivery data is generated at the terminal in the store, the delivery data is encrypted with the store's private key and sent to the prize center, and the prize center delivers the delivery to each shop based on the decrypted delivery data. The outside store gift exchange system according to claim 1, wherein payment is performed.   The outside-the-store prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein data relating to the winning ball as the game result of the customer is directly acquired from the gaming machine.   The outside store gift exchange system according to claim 1, wherein data relating to the winning ball as the customer's game result is obtained from a counter such as a jet counter.   2. The outside store prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the display device of the gaming machine is a display device of a terminal in the game store.   The outside store prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the display device of the calling device linked to the gaming machine is a display device of the terminal in the game store.   2. The out-of-store prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein a display device of a ball lending sand machine of a gaming machine is a display device of a terminal in a gaming store.

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