JP2005118282A - Management system for amusement stores - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management system for a game store that can encourage a new player to visit the store.
When a member transmits a desired game history as an advertisement mail among his / her game histories, a “mail transmission” button 18 is touch-operated in a display state of a detailed history screen displaying game data to be transmitted. Then, a transmission destination selection screen is displayed. When a desired transmission destination is selected from the transmission destinations, an e-mail including game data indicated by the detailed history is transmitted to the transmission destination. As a result, the mail recipient becomes willing to visit the store by viewing the received game data. When the mail recipient visits the store within a predetermined period and plays using the membership card, points are given to the mail sender. Accordingly, the members actively transmit advertisement mails, and thus can encourage members to visit each other.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a management system for a game store having an e-mail transmission function.

In game stores, it is important for management to fix players, and as a means for that purpose, points are given to players registered as members according to the degree of contribution to the game store. That is, the player must come to the same game store because he / she has to play at the same game store in order to collect points and receive services from the game store.
JP 2003-33550 A

In JP-A-2003-33550, the number of game media that have been struck and released from a game machine is linked to customer identification data, and the degree of contribution to the game store for each customer identification data is calculated. Points are discriminated and points are given to customer identification data.
However, such a system has a drawback that although a player who has been given points can be expected to return to the store, a new player cannot be expected to come to the store.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management system for a game store that can encourage a new player to visit the store.

  The present invention provides a member management means for managing a game history corresponding to a member registered in a game store, and the game history managed by the member management means corresponding to the member in accordance with a member operation. A selection means for selecting a specific game history from the above, and a mail transmission means for transmitting the game history selected by the selection means by e-mail to a designated mail address. Mail transmission history by the mail transmission means A mail management means for managing the mail, and a privilege is given to the mail sender on the condition that the mail receiver has visited the store based on the mail transmission history managed by the mail management means (claim 1). ).

  In the above configuration, the member management unit manages an email address corresponding to a member, and the selection unit selects a member of a transmission partner from among the members managed by the member management unit according to a member operation. Then, the mail transmission means may send an e-mail to a mail address stored in the member management means corresponding to the member selected by the selection means (claim 2).

Further, a privilege may be given on the condition that a period from when the mail transmitting means transmits an e-mail to when the mail recipient visits the store is within a preset predetermined period. ).
In addition, when a member who has visited the store performs member authentication, a privilege may be granted when the member is authenticated based on the mail transmission history of the mail transmission means (claim 4).

In addition, a reading unit that reads the member specifying medium carried by the member may be provided, and the member authentication may be performed when the reading unit reads the member specifying medium.
In addition, when sending an e-mail to a member other than the member, the e-mail transmission means transmits the e-mail with authentication information for identifying the e-mail recipient, and the e-mail management means transmits the authentication information as an e-mail transmission history. When the mail recipient who manages and presents the authentication information included in the e-mail is granted a privilege when authenticating that he / she is a mail recipient based on the mail transmission history of the mail sending means (Claim 6).

  According to the invention of claim 1, when the member transmits his / her game history to the designated mail address, the mail recipient comes to the store and wants to play. And when a mail recipient visits a store, since a privilege is given to a mail sender, a member comes to transmit an e-mail actively. As a result, it is possible to increase the operating rate of the gaming machine by encouraging new players to visit the store.

  According to the invention of claim 2, when the member transmits his game history to the friend of the member by e-mail, the member of the mail recipient comes to want to come to the store and play the game. And when the member who received the mail visits the store, a privilege is given to the mail sender, so that the member actively transmits an e-mail. As a result, the members can visit each other to increase the operating rate of the game machine.

According to the invention of claim 3, a privilege can be effectively given only to a member who has transmitted an e-mail to a mail recipient who has visited the store with the motivation of receiving the e-mail.
According to the invention of claim 4, since the mail recipient who visited the store grants a privilege to the member who transmits the email at the time of member authentication, the privilege is surely granted to the email sender by an action that is always performed as member authentication. be able to.

According to the invention of claim 5, since the member authentication is performed when the member specifying medium owned by the member is read by the reading means, the burden on the employee of the amusement shop can be reduced, and the reliability of the authentication can be improved. Can be increased.
According to the invention of claim 6, when an e-mail is sent to a friend other than a member, a privilege can be given to the e-mail sender even when the e-mail recipient visits the store. It can be expanded and non-member players can be encouraged to visit the store.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire system. In FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 as a plurality of game machines is installed in the pachinko hall, and a CR (card reader) unit 2 and a terminal for each machine (corresponding to reading means) are adjacent to the pachinko machine 1. 3 is installed.
When the prepaid card (not shown) is inserted into the card insertion slot, the CR unit 2 can lend game media within the remaining amount stored in the prepaid card. In this case, the rented game media are paid out directly from the pachinko machine 1.

  The terminal 3 provides the members with game data of the pachinko machine 1 that is currently playing or game data of the desired pachinko machine 1 by display on a liquid crystal display unit (corresponding to selection means) 4 with a touch panel. Thus, it is possible to use this as a guideline for selecting the pachinko machine 1 or to determine whether to continue the game of the pachinko machine 1 that is currently playing. The terminal 3 has a function of lending machine, and when the payout button is operated in a state where the member information is read from the member card (equivalent to the member specifying medium), the ball is stored in advance. The number of unit balls is paid out from the pachinko machine 1 within the range of game media.

A call lamp unit 5 is provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 1 and the CR unit 2 and the terminal 3 for each machine. The call lamp unit 5 collects game data based on various signals from the pachinko machine 1 and CR Sales data is collected based on the sales signal from the unit 2, and communication with the terminal 3 is possible.
An IO interface 6 is installed corresponding to the two call lamp units 5, and a management computer (corresponding to a member management means, a mail transmission means, and a mail management means) 7 is connected to the pachinko machine 1 via the call lamp unit 5. Are managed, the sales state by the CR unit 2 and the storage payout state (sales state) by the terminal 3 for each unit, and display data is transmitted to the terminal 3 for each unit.

Here, the management computer 7 can communicate with a personal computer or a mobile phone connected to the Internet 8 via a server of an Internet service provider (not shown).
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
The unit terminal 3 normally displays a menu screen on the liquid crystal display unit 4, and when a member who visits the store inserts a member card into the unit terminal 3, the menu screen for the member is displayed.

FIG. 3 shows a menu screen of each terminal 3. In FIG. 3, each terminal 3 displays a “table data” button 9, a “hit history” button 10, and an “individual data” button 11 on the liquid crystal display unit 4 in the inserted state of the membership card. In the state where the membership card is not inserted, the “individual data” button 11 is not displayed on the menu screen.
FIG. 2 shows a flowchart starting from the state in which the menu screen is displayed with the membership card inserted in the operation display of each terminal 3. In FIG. 2, each terminal 3 has a touch operation of the “individual data” button 11 (S11), a touch operation of the “table data” button 9 (S16), or a touch operation of the “big hit history” button 10. It is monitored (S23). When the “table data” button 9 is touched by the member (S16: YES), a table data display process is executed (S17). In this stand data display process, stand data (the number of starts, the number of jackpots, the number of balls, etc.) for the past three days including the current day are displayed. When the “hit history” button 10 is touched (S23: YES), the jackpot history display process is executed (S24). In this jackpot history display process, the relationship between the number of start times and the jackpot (including probability variation) is displayed.

Now, when the member wants to see his / her data, the “individual data” button 11 is touch-operated.
When the “individual data” button 11 is touched (S1: YES), the device-by-station terminal 3 displays an individual menu selection screen (S2).
FIG. 4 shows an individual menu selection screen for each terminal 3. In FIG. 4, a “game history” button 12, a “number of stored balls” button 13, and a “return” button 14 are displayed on the individual menu selection screen.

Here, when the member touches the “return” button (S18: YES), the display returns to the display state of the individual menu screen (S19).
When the member touches the “number of stored balls” button 13 (S25: YES), the number of stored balls display process is executed (S26). In this stored ball number display process, the number of stored balls currently held by the member is displayed.

When the member touches the “game history” button 12 (S3: YES), a game history screen is displayed (S4).
FIG. 5 shows a game history screen of each terminal 3. In FIG. 5, a data display section 15, a “detail” button 16 and a “return” button 17 are displayed on the game history screen. The data display unit 15 displays a machine number, the number of jackpots, and a difference ball corresponding to the date. Thereby, it is possible to confirm winning or losing based on one's own game history.

By the way, for amusement stores, members are more likely to visit than ordinary players, but there are members who have just registered and members who have a long interval to visit, and that encourages those members to visit the store. This is a management advantage.
Therefore, as a method of encouraging members to visit the store, members send promotional emails to fellow members, and when fellow members visit the store in response, a privilege is given to the members who sent promotional emails . In the present invention, this advertisement mail is a member's game history. This is because the member always has the desire to brag about his excellent game data to someone and is easy to introduce. In recent years, the transmission of e-mails using portable terminals has become widespread, and this is also easy to introduce.

Now, a member who wishes to send an advertisement mail touches the “details” button 16 in a state where a row indicating specific game data is selected on the game history screen shown in FIG. In this case, the member usually selects the game data of the bombing table having the highest score because the player who selects the game data with the highest score will benefit his / her own benefit.
When the “detail” button 16 is touched in a state where a specific row is selected (S5: YES), the device-by-device terminal 3 displays a detail history screen corresponding to the selected row (S7).

FIG. 6 shows a detailed history screen of each terminal 3. In FIG. 6, the detailed history screen displays the member's game date, game time (game start time and game end time), game machine model name, machine number, jackpot number, probability change number, difference number of balls. In addition, a “send mail” button 18 and a “return” button 19 are displayed.
Here, when the member touches the “return” button 19 (S21: YES), the display returns to the display state of the game history screen (S4).

When the member touches the “send mail” button (S8: YES), a destination selection screen is displayed (S9).
FIG. 7 shows a transmission destination selection screen for each terminal 3. In FIG. 7, a data display unit 20 is displayed on the transmission destination selection screen, and a “decision” button 21 and a “return” button 22 are displayed. The data display unit 20 displays a group member list. The member list of this group is a list of friends registered in advance as a group, and a nickname is displayed corresponding to the member ID.

When the member touches the “return” button 22 (S22: YES), the display returns to the detailed history screen (S7).
When the member selects a specific destination (S10: YES) and touches the “OK” button 21 (S11: YES), the game data displayed on the detailed history screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. After instructing the management computer 7 to transmit the advertisement mail including it to the selected transmission partner (S12), a transmission confirmation screen is displayed (S13). As a result, the management computer 7 transmits an e-mail including game data to the e-mail address registered at the time of group registration, and stores the e-mail transmission history. The transmission date and time and the transmission destination are registered.

FIG. 8 shows a transmission confirmation screen for each terminal 3. In FIG. 8, a message indicating that the advertisement mail has been transmitted to the selected transmission partner and a “confirm” button 23 are displayed on the transmission confirmation screen.
When the member touches the “confirm” button 23 (S14: YES), the display returns to the menu screen (S15).

As described above, the game data of the member's explosive table is sent as a promotional email to the fellow member, so that the fellow member who received the promotional email visits the store by viewing the member's gaming performance and himself I think I have to improve my game results.
When the member who has received the advertisement mail comes to the store and inserts his / her member card into the terminal 3 for each unit, the management computer 7 determines that the member has received an e-mail destination within the past predetermined period at the time of member authentication. If there is a transmission history that is present, if there is, evaluate the fact that you have advertised the high output ball to the member of the sender and give a predetermined bonus point , Send this to the member's email address via email. As a result, the member who transmitted the advertisement mail knows that the bonus point has been given by transmitting the advertisement mail, and is happy to come to the amusement shop and transmit the advertisement mail again.

Now, when the member who sent the advertisement mail comes to the store and inserts his member card into the terminal 3 for each unit, the terminal 3 is based on the fact that the advertising points are registered corresponding to the member at the time of member authentication. Display the point confirmation screen.
FIG. 9 shows a point confirmation screen for each terminal 3. In FIG. 9, on the point confirmation screen, the number of points corresponding to the transmission of the advertisement mail is displayed, and a “confirm” button 24 is displayed. Accordingly, the member touches the “confirm” button 24 when confirming that the points have been granted on the point confirmation screen. As a result, the menu screen is displayed on each terminal 3.

On the other hand, when the employee in charge of the amusement store wants to know the effect of the advertising mail, the management computer 7 is instructed to count.
When totaling is instructed, the management computer 7 calculates the ratio between the number of transmissions and the number of visitors for the promotional emails that have been sent from the specified date and time until the point validity period has passed. Then, the effect of the advertising mail is displayed as a numerical value. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the advertising effect by the advertising mail based on the numerical value displayed by the management computer 7.

  According to such an embodiment, when the partner who sent the promotional mail indicating the high-score game data visited the store within a predetermined period, the bonus point was given to the member who sent the promotional mail. Therefore, the member actively transmits his / her game history as an advertisement mail. Therefore, unlike the conventional example in which points are given according to the degree of contribution to the game store, members can visit each other to increase the operating rate of the game machine.

In addition, as a result of bonus points being given to members who send advertisements in this way, as a result of increasing the number of members, the frequency of visits by members, and inserting members' cards, Incidental effects such as an increase and a longer game time with the membership card inserted can be expected.
In addition, since the member who has received the e-mail has visited the store within a predetermined period when the member card inserted in the terminal 3 is authenticated, the member visits the store when the employee of the game store performs. In comparison, the burden on the employee can be reduced and the reliability of authentication can be increased.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
When the mail address of the other party to whom the electronic mail is desired to be transmitted is not registered, the transmission partner may be selected by the member ID and the advertisement mail may be transmitted after inputting the mail address of the other party.
You may make it provide a privilege with respect to the member who transmitted electronic mail at the time of transmission of advertisement mail.

When a member who has received an e-mail visits the store, a privilege may be given to the member.
A threshold value for allowing mail transmission for game data such as the number of jackpots and difference balls may be set in advance, and mail transmission may be permitted only for game histories exceeding the threshold value.

  If the transmission partner is not registered as a member, a desired mail address may be input for transmission. In this case, as a promotional mail, an authentication code (for example, a QR code) is attached and transmitted together with game data, and the mail recipient comes to the store by reading the authentication code received when the person visits the store. The same processing as the case can be performed. In this case, when the advertisement mail is transmitted to the personal computer, the authentication code may be printed and brought, and when transmitted to the portable terminal, the portable terminal may be carried to the amusement shop.

It is good also as a member only on the day as a member.
You may make it apply this invention not to the service peculiar to a store but to the whole chain store or a cooperation store.

Schematic showing the entire system in an embodiment of the present invention Flow chart showing the operation of each terminal Figure showing the menu screen of each terminal The figure which shows the individual menu selection screen of every terminal The figure which shows the game history picture of each terminal The figure which shows the detailed history screen of each terminal The figure which shows the transmission destination selection screen of every terminal The figure which shows the transmission confirmation screen of every terminal The figure which shows the point confirmation screen of every terminal

Explanation of symbols

In the drawing, 3 is a terminal (reading unit), 4 is a liquid crystal display (selection unit), and 7 is a management computer (member management unit, mail transmission unit, mail management unit).

Claims (6)

Member management means for managing game history corresponding to members registered in the amusement store,
A selection means for selecting a specific game history from among the game histories managed by the member management means corresponding to the member according to the operation of the member;
A mail transmission means for sending the game history selected by the selection means by e-mail to a designated mail address;
An email management means for managing the email transmission history by the email sending means,
A management system for an amusement shop, characterized in that a privilege is given to a mail sender on the condition that the mail receiver has visited the store based on a mail transmission history managed by the mail management means. The member management means manages an email address corresponding to the member,
The selection means selects a member of the transmission partner from among the members managed by the member management means according to the operation of the member,
2. The game store management system according to claim 1, wherein the mail transmission means transmits an e-mail to a mail address stored in the member management means corresponding to the member selected by the selection means.   3. The benefit is provided on the condition that a period from when the e-mail transmission means transmits an e-mail to when the e-mail recipient visits the store is within a predetermined period set in advance. Management system for amusement stores.   4. A privilege is given when a member who has visited the store authenticates as a mail recipient based on a mail transmission history of the mail transmitting means when the member authenticates. A management system for a game store as described in 1. A reading means for reading a member specific medium carried by the member;
5. The management system for a game store according to claim 4, wherein member authentication is performed when the reading unit reads a member specifying medium. When the e-mail transmission means transmits an e-mail to a member other than the member, the e-mail is transmitted with authentication information for identifying a mail recipient added,
The mail management means manages authentication information as a mail transmission history,
When a mail recipient who has visited the store presents authentication information included in an e-mail, a privilege is granted when the mail recipient is authenticated based on the mail transmission history of the mail transmitting means. The management system for game stores according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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