JP2005192998A - Game parlor business management device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game parlor business management device enabling anyone to grasp which model must be removed and replaced with a new model without relying on instinct or experience. <P>SOLUTION: A data collecting means 111 collects operation information from each game machine installed in a game parlor, and also collects sales information from game ball lending machines and card vending machines. A fixed disc device 130 accumulates and stores the information collected by the data collecting means 111 for a long period of time. A removal order deriving means 121 of a data processing means 112 finds deviation values by models of game machines concerning specified management items such as gross profits of machines or the like based on the operation information and the sales information accumulated and stored in the fixed disc device 130 that are collected within a specified period for judgement, for example last one month. The deviation values are compared and priority for removal from the game parlor is assigned to each model. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall business management apparatus that manages the business state of a game hall in which a large number of gaming machines of a plurality of types are installed.

  Usually, in game stores such as pachinko parlors, a lot of game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and game media lending machines that lend game media such as pachinko balls and medals to players are installed in the store. The operating information and sales information of each gaming machine is collected and analyzed by a management device such as a hall management computer for sales management. For example, the operation information from each pachinko machine is taken in during business hours, and the sales, gross profit, and divide on the day are calculated and displayed at the end of the business, and used as a reference for the next day's business. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In addition, there is a business management device that accumulates and stores operation information and sales information over a long period of time, and can derive a division index, gross profit, etc. based on data for one month or several months as a business index (for example, Patent Document 2). reference.).

JP 2000-24278 A JP 2002-224391 A

  By the way, at game stores, in order to maintain the ability to attract customers, game machines are replaced one after another in one to two months. And in order to manage efficiently within a limited budget, it is important to accurately determine which model should be removed and replaced with a new model among the many models already installed at the amusement hall. It has become an important issue.

  However, the conventional management device only displays the type-specific divide and gross profit, etc., so it is necessary to judge which model should be removed based on this information based on intuition and experience. No one could easily select the optimal model to be used.

  In addition, when operating multiple affiliated stores, the same model may show a high occupancy rate at other stores in different regions even if operating efficiency is low at one store. A support function for rotating and effectively utilizing the system was desired for the management device.

  Furthermore, since there is a second-hand market for gaming machines, it is desirable to determine whether a gaming machine should be reused between game rooms or released to the second-hand market. However, there is a problem that considerable labor is required to investigate second-hand prices and arrange the results so that they can be used as useful judgment materials.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a game hall where anyone can grasp which model should be removed and replaced with a new model without relying on intuition or experience It is to provide a business management device.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an amusement hall sales management device capable of supporting the use of a model to be removed at another store for effective use.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a game room sales management device capable of supporting the determination of whether or not the model to be removed should be released to the secondhand market.

The invention according to claim 1 is a data collection means (111) for collecting operation information from a gaming machine (10) installed in a game arcade and collecting sales information from a gaming medium lending machine or a card vending machine;
Data storage means (130) for storing and storing operation information and sales information collected by the data collection means (111);
Based on the information collected during the specified determination target period among the operation information and sales information stored and stored in the data storage means (130), the gaming machine (10) And a removal order deriving means (121) for giving each model a priority order to be removed from the game hall by comparing these deviation values. It is.

  According to the above-described invention, the deviation values of some management items that reflect the operating state, profit state, etc. of the gaming machine (10) based on the operating information and sales information collected during the specified determination target period. Is determined by model, and by comparing them, each model is given priority to be removed from this amusement hall. By referring to the priority order, the manager can recognize the model to be removed with priority from the amusement hall without depending on intuition or experience.

  The data storage means (130) stores data for a plurality of business days. For example, data for the past several months to one year is accumulated. The type of the gaming machine (10) is not limited, but representative examples include a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

  The operation information includes, for example, when the gaming machine (10) is a pachinko machine, the number of balls (the number of game media thrown into the gaming machine (10) by the player) and the number of balls played (the player can play a game) The number of game media acquired). The sales information is the sales amount by cash or card. These pieces of information (called raw data) collected from the gaming machine (10) and gaming media lending machine are used as they are, and are subjected to various calculations and processing, converted into various sales data, and used. . For example, sales data includes gross profits and divisors.

  The management item is specified from raw data or sales data. The management item specified as a target for obtaining the deviation value may be one item or a plurality of items. Although it may be fixed to a specific item, it is preferable to be configured so as to be selectable according to the business form of the game hall. When obtaining a deviation value for a plurality of management items, (deviation / standard deviation) is obtained for each management item, and the deviation value may be obtained from the average value of these.

  The priority order to be removed from the deviation value may be ranked in order from the lowest deviation value, or the current deviation value is one element, and other elements are added to this priority. You may comprise so that a rank may be allocated. For example, the deviation value in the previous determination target period is compared with the deviation value in the current determination target period, and the removal order is determined by taking into account whether the deviation value is decreasing or rising. May be.

The invention according to claim 2 has item selection means (125) for receiving selection of one or more management items to be designated as a target item for obtaining the deviation value. It is a business management device.

  According to the said invention, the priority which should be removed based on the selected management item is provided. This makes it possible to derive the removal order based on management items important for the management of each amusement hall. The management item selection method does not matter. Management items may be individually selectable, or may be configured to be selected from a plurality of predetermined combinations.

The invention according to claim 3 is the game hall sales management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising period specifying means (126) for receiving specification of the determination target period.

  According to the said invention, the priority which should be removed is provided based on the information collected in the designated determination object period. The method for specifying the determination target period is not limited. For example, the length of the period may be specified in units of a fixed period such as one month, or an arbitrary length may be specified in units of one day. In addition, the start date and end date of the period may be specified, respectively, or the start date or end date and the length of the period may be specified.

The invention according to claim 4 divides the gaming machines (10) in the game hall into a plurality of groups, obtains a deviation value with each group as a population, and each model has a priority to be removed within the group to which each belongs. 4. The game hall business management device according to claim 1, wherein a ranking is given.

  According to the above invention, if the gaming machines (10) installed in the game hall are divided into a plurality of groups, the priority order to be removed in each group can be obtained. For example, grouping into pachinko machines and slot machines can be considered.

The invention according to claim 5 is a machine fee input means (128) for receiving an input of a machine fee which is a purchase price of the gaming machine (10) for each model,
Target recovery rate input means (127) for receiving an input of a target recovery rate that represents a target value of gross profit for each model as a ratio to the machine cost;
Gross profit calculating means (122) for determining the gross profit, which is the total gross profit after introduction, for each model of the gaming machine (10) from the operation information and sales information stored and stored in the data storage means (130). When,
The balance information deriving means (123) for obtaining and outputting the balance information representing the achievement status of the target collection ratio from the machine cost and the gross gross margin for each model, and further comprising: 4. A game room sales management device according to 4.

  According to the above invention, if it is set how many times the gross profit of the purchased machine cost is set as a target, the balance information indicating the achievement status of the target collection magnification is displayed for each model. Thereby, comprehensive management judgment which considers the degree of attainment of the target collection magnification to the removal order derived based on the deviation value is supported.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that information is collected from a plurality of game halls, and the priority order to be removed in each game hall given to each model is displayed so as to be comparable between the game halls. A game hall sales management device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.

  According to the said invention, the priority which should be removed given to each model in each game arcade is displayed by comparison between game halls. As a result, it becomes possible to smoothly carry out business management in the entire affiliated store. The display mode is not limited as long as the comparison is possible. For example, a table format or a graph may be used.

The invention according to claim 7 collects information from a plurality of game halls, and extracts and notifies models whose priority order to be removed is higher in one game hall and lower in other game halls. The game hall sales management device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.

  According to the above invention, it is supported that a model having a higher priority to be removed in a certain game hall is efficiently reused by being sent to another game hall.

The invention according to claim 8 further comprises gaming machine information collecting means (501) for collecting gaming machine information through the Internet,
The priority order to be removed determined by the removal order deriving means (121) and the gaming machine information collected by the gaming machine information collecting means (501) are displayed in comparison with each model. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.

  According to the above invention, the gaming machine information is automatically collected through the Internet, and the priority order and gaming machine information to be removed from the game hall are displayed for each model. For example, if a model name, a collection destination (travel destination) site address, an item name to be collected, and the like are set, the gaming machine information collection means (501) collects gaming machine information according to the settings. Can be configured to. Further, a collection destination site may be automatically searched based on keywords such as model name and item name. The gaming machine information may be information related to the reuse of gaming machines.

The invention according to claim 9 is the game hall business management device according to claim 8, wherein the gaming machine information collecting means (501) collects used prices of gaming machines as the gaming machine information. .

  According to the above invention, the used price of the target model is automatically collected, and the priority to be removed and the used price are displayed in comparison with each model.

In the invention according to claim 10, the gaming machine information collecting means (501) collects second-hand prices of the same model from a plurality of sites, and compares these second-hand prices with priority to be removed for each model. The game hall sales management device according to claim 9, wherein the game hall sales management device is displayed.

  According to the above invention, second-hand prices of the same model are collected from a plurality of collection destinations. Since second-hand prices fluctuate depending on regions and sales companies, collecting information from multiple collection destinations increases the value as a judgment material when determining the disposal of gaming machines.

  A plurality of second-hand prices for the same model collected from a plurality of collection destinations may be displayed in a list, or second-hand prices subjected to some statistical processing or selection processing may be displayed in comparison. For example, the average price, the highest price, the average price up to the top Nth, etc. can be obtained and compared as representative values of used prices. At this time, a plurality of types of representative values, for example, an average price and a maximum value may be displayed for one model.

The invention according to claim 11 is the amusement park sales management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of used prices for the same model collected from a plurality of sites are rearranged and displayed according to a predetermined rule.

  According to the above invention, a plurality of used prices for the same model collected from a plurality of sites are rearranged according to a predetermined rule and displayed. The predetermined rule is not particularly limited, and includes, for example, the ascending order and descending order of used prices, the order of appearance frequency of used prices, and the order of priorities given to collection destinations.

The invention according to claim 12 compares only the highest price among a plurality of second-hand prices for the same model collected from a plurality of sites, or the priority order to be removed in a manner distinguishable from other prices. The game hall sales management device according to claim 10, wherein the game hall sales management device is displayed.

  According to the above invention, only the highest used price for the same model, or the highest price is displayed in a manner distinguishable from other prices, in comparison with the priority order to be removed. By displaying only the highest price or distinguishing it from other prices, the manager can quickly and without mistakes make necessary information and make a decision on the removal of the gaming machine. For example, if the collection of used prices is limited to suppliers that release used machines, it is possible to make judgments regarding the disposal of gaming machines based on the highest price that can be actually sold.

The invention according to claim 13 divides the gaming machine models into a plurality of groups based on the priority order to be removed determined by the removal order deriving means (121), and ranks the models in each group based on the used price. The game hall sales management device according to claim 8, wherein the game hall sales management device is attached.

  According to the above invention, for each group classified into a plurality based on the removal order, prioritization based on the used price is made in the group. That is, in the stage up to the grouping, the removal order is a criterion for judgment, and the rank within the group is based on the used price in preference to the removal order. For example, the groups are first grouped into removal ranks 1 to 10, 11 to 20, and 21 to 30, and are ranked in descending order of second-hand prices within each group.

The invention according to claim 14 is the amusement park sales management device according to claim 8, wherein the comparison display is performed by grouping by manufacturer.

  According to the above-mentioned invention, it becomes possible to comprehend the order of removal within a maker and the second-hand price for each maker.

  According to the game hall sales management device according to the present invention, several management items that reflect the operating state and profit state of the gaming machine based on the operating information and sales information collected during the specified determination target period. By deriving the deviation value for each model and comparing them, each model is given a priority to be removed from this amusement hall, so it is easy to determine which model should be removed and replaced with a new model. Anyone can easily grasp without relying on experience.

  In the case where one or two or more management items that are designated as target items for which a deviation value is to be determined can be selected, the removal order can be derived based on the management items that are important for the management of each game hall.

  In the case where the determination target period can be set and changed, the determination target period can be set to a length according to the circumstances of each game hall and the business environment. For example, it is possible to set the determination target period to a length corresponding to the replacement period of the gaming machines in each game hall.

  Dividing the gaming machines installed in the amusement hall into a plurality of groups and assigning priorities to be removed for each group, for example, the gaming machines in the amusement hall can be grouped into departments into pachinko machines and slot machines. For example, the removal order within each department can be grasped.

  If you set the target gross profit margin of the purchased machine cost, if the balance information showing the achievement status of the target collection ratio is displayed by model, the priority to be removed derived based on the deviation value Comprehensive management judgment can be made by taking into consideration the degree of achievement of the target collection ratio in the ranking.

  Collecting information from multiple amusement halls and displaying the priorities to be removed within each amusement hall assigned to each model so that they can be compared between the amusement halls. It becomes possible to proceed. In addition, if the priority level that should be removed at a certain game hall is higher and the lower-level machines at other game halls are extracted and notified, the removed game machine can be efficiently transferred to another game hall. Can be reused.

  Gather machine information automatically via the Internet, and display the priority order to be removed from the amusement hall and the machine information in comparison with each model. Thus, it becomes possible to make a judgment regarding the removal of the gaming machine.

  In the case of automatically collecting second-hand prices of gaming machines and displaying the priority order to be removed and second-hand prices for each model, it is possible to select a model to be removed in consideration of the second-hand price. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to determine the optimum disposal by judging whether to reuse the game room or to release it to the secondhand market.

  In the case of collecting used prices for the same model from a plurality of collection destinations, an accurate determination based on a large amount of information becomes possible.

  In the case where a plurality of used prices for the same model collected from a plurality of sites are rearranged according to a predetermined rule, the used prices can be grasped as organized information, and accurate and quick judgment can be made. In particular, in the case of displaying only the highest secondhand price for the same model in comparison with the priority order to be removed, the judgment of the manager becomes easy.

  If the models are grouped into a plurality of groups based on the removal order and priorities are assigned based on the second-hand price within each group, it is possible to make a judgment based on the second-hand price within each group. For example, there is an effect that it becomes easy to determine which model in the upper group should be removed based on the used price in the group.

  If the collected machine information is compared with the removal order by grouping the models by manufacturer, it is possible to grasp the removal order and second-hand price within the manufacturer for each manufacturer, and the removal target Can be prevented from being biased to some manufacturers, making it possible to make an accurate removal decision while balancing among manufacturers.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 2 shows an overall view of the game hall 2 in which the game hall sales management apparatus according to the present invention is introduced. The game hall 2 is divided into a hall section 3 having a large number of gaming machines and prize exchanges, and a management office 4 in which a hall management computer 100 and the like that form the core of the game hall sales management apparatus are installed.

  A plurality of gaming machine islands 5 as shown in FIG. 3 are formed in the hall portion 3 with passages therebetween. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the gaming machine island 5 accommodates a large number of sets of gaming machines 10 and gaming medium lending machines 20 arranged in parallel in two rows back to back, A game medium counter 30 is provided at the center of the island for collecting the game media acquired by the player and counting the number of the game media. The gaming machine island 5 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 accommodates a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, but may accommodate a slot machine or other gaming machines.

  Each gaming machine 10 outputs various status information indicating the operating state of the gaming machine and the occurrence status of special prizes, and operating information representing the number of balls entered and the number of balls played. The game medium lending machine 20 is a machine that lends a number of game media (pachinko balls and medals) corresponding to the amount paid by the inserted cash or prepaid card. The game medium lending machine 20 outputs sales information representing the sales amount. The game medium counter 30 outputs a signal indicating the count value of the game medium collected from the player. The count value indicated by this signal forms part of the sales information.

  FIG. 5 shows a distributed network management system for collectively managing various devices arranged in the game hall 2. The gaming machine 10, the gaming medium lending machine 20, and the gaming medium counter 30 are each connected to the stand controller 40. The stand controller 40 detects, monitors, and controls various operations of the corresponding gaming machine 10 and the like and transmission / reception of signals.

  Each controller 40 is connected to an island controller 50 that also serves as a gateway via HALL-BUS. Various signals output from the gaming machine 10, the gaming medium lending machine 20, and the gaming medium counter 30 are input to the table controller 40, and further collected from the table controller 40 to the island controller 50 and temporarily stored.

  The island controller 50 is connected to a HALL information network (LAN: Local Area Network) 55. In addition to the hall management computer 100, a hall management terminal 60, a prize management terminal 70, a POS device 80, an information display terminal 90, and the like are connected to the HALL information network 55. These various devices are further connected to a display (liquid crystal or CRT), a printer, a modem, an income (audio output device), or the like as necessary. The stand controller 40 and the like constitute a part of the hall management computer 100.

  Information exchange between the gaming machine 10, the gaming medium lending machine 20, the gaming medium counter 30 and the hall management computer 100 is performed through the table controller 40 and the island controller 50. In addition, individual identification numbers are assigned to the gaming machine 10, the gaming medium lending machine 20, the gaming medium counter 30, and the gaming machine island 5, respectively. It is designed to recognize the source of various information such as sales information.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the hall management computer 100. The hall management computer 100 includes a CPU 110 that performs various data processing, and various devices are connected to the bus 101 of the CPU 110. Among these, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 stores a startup program executed by the CPU 110 and fixed data. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 103 is a memory that loads and stores a program during execution, and temporarily stores various data used when the CPU 110 executes the program.

  The fixed disk device 130 is a large-capacity storage device that stores various types of information, and accumulates and stores various programs executed by the CPU 110, operation information collected from the gaming machine 10 and the like, sales information, and the like. In addition, a display unit 141 such as a liquid crystal display, a printer 142 such as a laser printer, and an operation unit 143 for inputting various information from an operator such as a mouse and a keyboard are connected to the bus 101 of the CPU 110 via interface circuits. Connected.

  Further, a stand controller 40 (actually an island controller 50 is interposed), a prize management terminal 70, a POS device 80, and an information display terminal 90 are connected via a communication interface. Further, the external communication I / F 145 can be connected to the hall management computer 100 of another game arcade through a network.

  The CPU 110 functions as a data collection unit 111, a data processing unit 112, and an operation display control unit 113 by executing various programs. The data collection means 111 fulfills a function of collecting operation information and sales information from the gaming machine 10, the gaming medium lending machine 20, and the gaming medium counter 30 through the table controller 40 or the like. The collected information is accumulated and stored in the fixed disk device 130 as data accumulation and storage means. Specifically, the sales information is stored in the sales information database 131, the operation information is stored in the gaming machine information database 132, and the information collected from the game medium counter 30 is stored in the counter information database 133.

  The data processing unit 112 performs a function of performing various calculations and processing on the information (referred to as raw data) collected from the gaming machine 10 and the like by the data collection unit 111 and converting the information into various sales data. The raw data includes cash lending money indicating the amount of sales from cash and cards, card lending money, the number of balls entered (the number of game media introduced by the player into the gaming machine), the number of balls played (the player The number of game media earned in a game), the number of balls rented (number of game media lent to a player), the number of prizes (the number of game media that a player has inserted into the counter and exchanged for prizes), replay The number of balls (the number of game media equivalent to the amount played without throwing game media due to the occurrence of a small role), the number of special prizes (the number of occurrences of special prize conditions advantageous to the player in the gaming machine), the number of start (The number of symbol variations of the special symbol device or the number of games in the slot machine due to winning at the start opening with a pachinko machine).

  The sales data processed from the raw data includes, for example, stand-alone sales (amount of sales per game machine), gross profit (loan money-premium cost), stand-by (gross profit ÷ number of gaming machines) ), S / M (the number of starts at the specified time (10 minutes)), special prizes (number of game media paid out to the player during the occurrence of one special prize), continuation rate ((during the special prize period) No. of balls excluding-The number of balls excluding during the special award period ÷ Number of balls rented), Divided (Number of premium balls ÷ Number of balls lent x 10), Unit price ((Sales + Replay sales) ÷ Number of balls entered), There is a gross profit (base coarse ÷ number of balls).

  The data processing unit 112 functions as a removal rank deriving unit 121, a gross profit calculating unit 122, and a balance information deriving unit 123 in addition to processing the raw data into various business data. The removal rank deriving unit 121 collects the deviation value related to the specified management item in the sales data and the raw data, among the information stored and stored in the fixed disk device 130, the information collected during the specified determination target period. Based on the above, each model is obtained for each type of machine, and by comparing these deviation values, each model is given priority to be removed from the game hall 2.

  The gross gross profit calculating means 122 fulfills a function of obtaining the gross gross profit, which is the total gross profit after introduction, for each type of gaming machine. The balance information deriving means 123 has a function of obtaining and outputting balance information indicating the achievement status of the target collection ratio for each model from the machine cost and the gross profit when each gaming machine is purchased. The target collection rate is a value indicating how many times the target cost of the gross gross profit is set to the machine cost of the gaming machine.

  The operation display control unit 113 functions to create a screen to be displayed on the display unit 141 and to accept various operations through the operation unit 143. Further, it functions as an item selection unit 125, a period specification unit 126, a target collection rate input unit 127, and a machine cost input unit 128.

  The item selection means 125 accepts an operation for selecting one or more management items to be designated as a target for obtaining a deviation value. The period designating unit 126 accepts designation of a determination target period. The target collection magnification input unit 127 accepts setting of the target collection magnification. The machine fee input means 128 receives input of the purchase price of each gaming machine.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the item selection screen 150 displayed on the display unit 141 when the item selection unit 125 accepts a management item selection operation. On the left side of the item selection screen 150, there is a selectable item column 151 that displays a list of selectable item candidates, and on the right side there is a management item column 152 that displays a list of items selected as determination targets. . When the add button 153 is operated in a state where an arbitrary item is selected from the selection items displayed in the selectable item column 151, the item is moved to the right side and added to the management item column 152. When an item is selected in the management item column 152 and the delete button 154 is operated, the item is moved to the selectable item column 151 on the left side and deleted from the management item column 152.

  When the add all button 155 is operated, all items displayed in the selectable item column 151 are moved and added to the management item column 152, and when the delete all button 156 is operated, all items displayed in the management item column 152 are displayed. The item moves to the selectable item column 151 and is deleted from the management item column 152. When the “OK” button 158 is operated, the item displayed in the management item column 152 at that time is determined as a management item for which a deviation value is to be obtained.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the period designation screen 160 displayed on the display unit 141 when the period designation unit 126 receives designation of the determination target period. When the month-designated radio button 161 is selected, the determination target period can be designated on a monthly basis. At the end of the period, the previous day (the previous business day) is automatically set. When the date-designated radio button 162 is selected, the start date and end date of the period can be individually set.

  Furthermore, on the period designation screen 160, “pachinko machine”, “slot machine”, “all gaming machines” can be selected by operating the target group selection field 163 that allows selection of a population for obtaining a deviation value. As described above, it is possible to select a population for obtaining a deviation value. When the “OK” button 164 is operated, the setting contents at that time are determined.

  Next, the operation of the hall management computer 100 will be described.

  When the hall management computer 100 is operated, basic information is input in advance by an administrator or the like. The information input in advance includes the model name of the gaming machine, the introduction date for each model, the number of each model, the purchase price (machine cost) for one model for each model, and the like. The model name is input in association with the identification number of each gaming machine, and it is determined from which identification number added to the collected information which model the information relates to. .

  The hall management computer 100 always collects operation information and sales information during business, and stores and stores them in the fixed disk device 130. When an administrator or the like selects a predetermined item on a menu screen (not shown) displayed on the display means 141 of the hall management computer 100, a process of acquiring information related to the model to be removed from the game hall 2 is performed. .

  FIG. 8 shows the flow of this processing. In this process, first, selection of a management item to be determined (step S201), designation of a determination target period, and selection of a population are accepted (step S202). You may comprise so that these designation | designated may be received beforehand. Next, data collected during the designated determination target period is extracted from the data stored and stored in the fixed disk device 130 (step S203), and based on these, each designated management item is identified. An average value and a deviation during the determination target period are obtained for each model, and a standard deviation is obtained for each management item (step S204).

  Further, a reference value for each designated management item is obtained for each model, and an average value of reference values for all designated management items is obtained for each model (step S205). The reference value is a value obtained by calculating (deviation ÷ standard deviation). For example, when table sale, table coarse, and incoming ball are selected as management items to be determined, table sale reference value a = (model-specific table sale average−table sale average) ÷ table sales standard deviation Standard value b = (Rough average for each model−Rough average for each model) ÷ Rough standard deviation for each item, and Reference value c = (Average for each item−Average for each item) ÷ Standard deviation for each ball Average reference value = (a + b + c) ÷ 3 is obtained for each model.

  Further, a model-specific deviation value is obtained from the average reference value (step S206). The deviation value for each model is obtained by deviation value = average reference value ÷ number of management items to be determined × 10 + 50. The priority order to be removed is assigned to each model in order from the smallest deviation value thus obtained (step S207), and the deviation value thus obtained and the priority order to be removed are displayed on the display means 141 or printed. Or outputting it to the administrator or the like (step S208), and the process is ended (END).

  9 to 11 are lists of data handled when the hall management computer 100 performs the above processing. Items marked with “*” in each figure are items that can be selected as management items to be determined. In FIG. 9, the model name, introduction date, number of units, unit sales, unit rough, entering balls, S / M, special prizes, continuation rate, divide, unit price, and total margin are displayed for each model. ing. In this figure, data for 25 types of models from AAA to YYY are tabulated. The most recent month is set as the determination target period.

  For example, in the case of the model AAA, a value obtained by calculating the average sales amount per model AAA per day from the total of the sales in the most recent one month by the seven models AAA is derived in the column 301 of the table sales. . Also, the average gross profit per model AAA per day is derived in the table gross column 302 from the total gross profit for the most recent one month for the seven model AAAs. Further, a value obtained by calculating the average number of incoming balls per day of the model AAA from the total of the incoming balls for the most recent one month by the seven model AAAs is derived in the input column 303. For other items and other models, the value per vehicle per day is obtained from the data for the most recent month.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9, table selling, table roughing, and entering balls are selected as management items to be determined, and standard deviations are calculated for these management items. FIG. 10 shows the model-specific reference value, deviation value, and removal order obtained based on the data of FIG. In the example of FIG. 10, the model YYY is the smallest deviation value “37.2”, and the removal order, which is the priority order to be removed, is first. Subsequently, the model BBB having the deviation value “38.6” is ranked second in the removal order, and the removal order is given in ascending order of the deviation value.

  FIG. 11 shows a list of information related to the collection rate for each model. In the same figure, for each model, items of model name, triple balance, collection rate, elapsed days, rough daily price, gross profit, and machine cost are displayed. FIG. 11 shows a case where the target collection magnification is set to 3 times. The number of days elapsed is the number of days elapsed from the introduction of the model to today. Daily rough is the average gross profit per vehicle produced by the model from the date of introduction to today. The gross profit is the total gross profit generated by the model from the introduction of the model up to today, and corresponds to the gross profit calculated by the gross profit calculation means 122. The machine fee is the total purchase price of the model.

  The collection ratio is a value of (gross profit / machine cost) of the model, and a triple balance as the balance information is a value of (gross margin−machine cost × 3) of the model. The value “3” multiplied by the machine cost is a value set as the target collection magnification, and is changed according to the set value. For example, when the target collection ratio is set to 4 times, a 4 times balance (gross margin−machine cost × 4) is derived instead of the 3 times balance.

  In addition to the deviation value and the priority order that should be removed based on the deviation value, it should be removed by referring to the triple balance value and the values of other items shown in FIGS. It becomes possible to judge the appropriateness of the model and removal more accurately.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of a game hall sales management system that can collect data collected at a plurality of game halls such as affiliated stores at the main store and perform data analysis. The system shown in FIG. 1 is installed in each of the head office 400 and the plurality of branches A and B, and the branches A and B and the head office 400 are connected to each other via the Internet or a dedicated communication line. In addition to the functions shown in FIG. 1, the main store 400 comprehensively compares and analyzes the data collected from the other store data collection unit 401 that collects data from other stores and a plurality of game halls, and the results are analyzed. And a comprehensive analysis unit 402 for display.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of a state in which the main store 400 displays a list of data collected from each amusement hall so that they can be compared. In this example, the deviation value of each model and the order of removal, which are derived from the respective playgrounds in the Shinagawa store, the Shimbashi store, and the Tokyo store, are displayed in a list. Thereby, the comparison between stores can be performed easily.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of a reuse screen 410 that displays the result of extracting the models that have higher priority in one game hall and lower in other game halls. Based on the data collected from each amusement hall, the general analysis unit 402 has a higher priority (for example, the first to third rank range or the top 10% range) to be removed at a certain amusement hall. It is checked whether or not it is in the lower or middle level (for example, the range from the lowest to the fifth or the range of the lower 50%), and the corresponding model and information related thereto are extracted.

  In the model name column 411 of the reuse screen 410 illustrated in FIG. 14, the extracted model name is displayed. In the detailed information column 412, items of a store name, a removal order, a deviation value, and the number of the amusement halls of the first candidate of the removal source, the reuse destination, and the second candidate of the reuse destination are displayed in a list. When there are two or more extracted results, the “next” button 413 is enabled, and the next extraction result is displayed by operating the “next” button 413. When the “return” button 414 is operated, the previous extraction result is displayed again.

  By referring to the reuse screen 410, a gaming machine removed from a certain game arcade can be effectively reused in other affiliated stores and the like, which can contribute to the management of the entire affiliated company. In addition, the display mode when displaying data collected from a plurality of game halls in a comparable manner and the display mode of the extraction result are not limited to those shown in FIGS. 13 and 14.

  FIG. 15 is a game room sales management system 500 that collects gaming machine information such as second-hand prices of gaming machines through the Internet, and can display the gaming machine information and the priority order of the gaming machines to be removed for each model. An example is shown. The game hall sales management system 500 has a configuration in which a gaming machine information collection unit 501, a collection content setting unit 502, and an information processing unit 503 are further added to the hall management computer of the system of FIG.

The gaming machine information collection unit 501 has a function of accessing one or more gaming machine information providing sites 510 via the Internet and collecting various gaming machine information. The collection content setting unit 502 has a function of accepting an item to be collected as gaming machine information and a collection destination setting operation. The gaming machine information collection unit 501 collects gaming machine information from the gaming machine information providing site 510 according to the setting content of the collection content setting unit 502.
The information processing unit 503 generates display data for processing the gaming machine information collected by the gaming machine information collection unit 501 and for comparing and displaying the gaming machine information (including after processing) and the priority order to be removed. Fulfills the function of Here, the used prices of gaming machines are collected as gaming machine information.

  The collection is automatically performed every time a predetermined time comes. Instead, information may be collected when there is a request to display a second-hand price in comparison.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of a collection content setting screen 520 that the collection content setting unit 502 displays on the display unit 141 (FIG. 1). This screen 520 is an input screen for accepting items to be collected as gaming machine information and collection destination setting operations. On this screen 520, a plurality of sets of one setting column 521 configured from a target model setting column 521a, a URL input column 521b, and a Web page display button 521c are displayed. The number of one set of setting fields 521 can be increased or decreased as appropriate.

  The target model setting column 521a is an input column for the manufacturer name / model name of the gaming machine for which used prices are to be collected. The URL input field 521b is an input field for a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for specifying a used price acquisition site related to the model input in the target model setting field 521a. The web page display button 521c is an operation button for displaying the web page indicated by the URL set in the URL input field 521b. The correctness of the web page set in the URL input field 521b can be confirmed by operating the web page display button 521c.

  In the reference destination display field 522, the manufacturer name / model name and URL of the gaming machine set in the past are displayed. By selecting arbitrary information from the information displayed in the reference destination display field 522, the same contents are set in the target model setting field 521a or the URL input field 521b. When the “OK” button 523 at the bottom of the screen is operated, the set content is confirmed, and when the “Cancel” button 524 is operated, the current input content is discarded.

  When only the URL input field 521b is set in the target model setting field 521a without setting the manufacturer name / model name, the used prices for all models set on another screen or the like are stored in the URL input field 521b. It comes to obtain from the set site. For example, used price information is collected for all models belonging to the target group (such as a pachinko machine) set on the period designation screen 160 of FIG.

  FIG. 17 shows an example of a used price comparison screen 530 displayed by the collection content setting unit 502. On the used price comparison screen 530, the manufacturer name, model name, number of units, machine fee, unit purchase price, removal order, used price 1, used price 2, and used price 3 are displayed in association with each machine type. Yes. In this example, the maximum price is surrounded by a thick frame and marked so as to be distinguishable from other prices. If the used price of the model cannot be collected from the specified site, “-” is displayed. In the collection content setting screen 520, the removal order is divided into three, from 1 to 10, from 11 to 20, and from 21 onwards, and is displayed with a blank line in between.

  In this way, by displaying the order of removal and second-hand prices in comparison, it is possible to accurately, quickly and easily determine whether game machines should be reused or released to the second-hand market between game rooms. It becomes possible.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of a used price comparison screen 540 that is grouped on the basis of priorities to be removed and ranked based on used prices within each group. The groups are divided into three groups of removal order 1 to 10, 11 to 20, and 21 and later, and are sorted and displayed in descending order of second-hand prices in each group.

  For example, since the second-hand prices are sorted in descending order from the group with the removal order of 1-10, when removing based on the release to the second-hand market, which model is used in that group It is possible to easily grasp whether or not it should be released. The grouping standard can be changed.

  FIG. 19 shows an example of a used price comparison screen 550 classified by manufacturer. In this screen 550, the gaming machines are classified by manufacturer, and are sorted and displayed in descending order of priority among the manufacturers. By classifying by manufacturer, it becomes possible to select the removal target from each manufacturer on average.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to that shown in the embodiment, and there are changes and additions within the scope of the present invention. Are also included in the present invention. For example, the lists in FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 are divided into three for the convenience of space, but data may be managed by integrating them into one. Further, the list shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 may be displayed on the display means 141 as the data analysis result, or only some items may be displayed or items to be displayed may be selected. The display mode is not limited. For example, the display mode may be such that the model name, the deviation value, and the removal order are displayed in order from the top of the removal order.

  The management items and management items that can be selected as judgment targets are not limited to those exemplified in the embodiment, and any items may be used as long as they are useful for management judgment of the game hall.

  Further, in the embodiment, the gaming machine information collected via the Internet is used prices, but other types of information may be used as long as the information is related to the determination of reuse of gaming machines. The collection content setting screen 520 illustrated in FIG. 16 is an example, and the screen configuration may be different. In addition, a used price column may be added to the list as shown in FIGS. 10, 11, and 13 to display the removal order and the used price in a comparable manner.

  In addition, a second-hand price reference value may be set for each model, the second-hand price may be constantly monitored, and a warning to that effect may be issued when the second-hand price drops to the reference value. It is possible to prevent the manager from losing the time to determine whether or not to release to the second-hand market.

It is a block diagram which shows the hall management computer as a game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole image of the game hall where the game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention was introduced. It is a perspective view which shows the game machine island arrange | positioned in the game hall where the game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention was introduced. It is explanatory drawing which expanded and showed the center part of the gaming machine island of FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a distributed network management system to which a game hall sales management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the item selection screen which the game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the period designation | designated screen which the game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention displays. It is a flowchart which shows the process regarding derivation | leading-out and display of the removal order which the game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention performs. It is a table | surface which shows a part of data handled when the game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention derives the priority which should be removed. It is a table | surface which shows another part of the data handled when the game hall sales management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention derives the priority which should be removed. It is a list which shows the data handled when the game hall business management apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention derives balance information. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game hall sales management system which can collect the data collected in several game halls, such as an affiliated store, in a head office, and can perform a data analysis. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the state which displayed the data collected from the several amusement hall as a list so that comparison was possible. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the reuse screen which displays the result which extracted the priority which should be removed in the upper rank in one game hall, and is lower in the other game hall. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game hall business management system which collects game machine information, such as a used price of a game machine, via the internet. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the collection content setting screen in which the setting operation of the item collected as game machine information and a collection destination is performed. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the used price contrast screen which a collection content setting part displays. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the used price comparison screen classified into groups based on the priority which should be removed, and ranked based on used price in the group. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the used price contrast screen classified according to manufacturer.

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2 ... Game hall 3 ... Hall part 4 ... Management office 5 ... Amusement machine island 10 ... Game machine 20 ... Game media lending machine 30 ... Game media counter 40 ... Beach controller 50 ... Island controller 55 ... HALL information network 60 ... Hall Management terminal 70 ... Premium management terminal 80 ... POS device 90 ... Information display terminal 100 ... Hall management computer 101 ... Bus 102 ... ROM
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110 ... CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 111 ... Data collection means 112 ... Data processing means 113 ... Operation display control means 121 ... Removal order derivation means 122 ... Gross profit calculation means 123 ... Balance information derivation means 125 ... Item selection means 126 ... Period designation means 127 ... Target collection magnification Input means 128 ... machine cost input means 130 ... fixed disk device 131 ... sales information database 132 ... gaming machine information database 133 ... counter information database 141 ... display means 142 ... printer 143 ... operation means 145 ... external communication I / F
150 ... Item selection screen 151 ... Selectable item field 152 ... Management item field 153 ... Add button 154 ... Delete button 155 ... All add button 156 ... All delete button 158 ... "OK" button 160 ... Period designation screen 161 ... Month designation Radio button 162... Date designation radio button 163. Target group selection field 164... "OK" button 301 ... Stand-alone sales field 302 ... Stand-by field 303 ... Entrance field 400 ... Main store 401 ... Other store data collection unit 402: General analysis unit 410 ... Reuse screen 411 ... Model name column 412 ... Detailed information column 413 ... "Next" button 414 ... "Return" button 500 ... Amusement park sales management system 501 ... Gaming machine information collection unit 502 ... Collection Content setting unit 503 ... Information processing unit 510 ... Gaming machine information providing site 520 ... Collection content setting screen 521 ... One set of setting fields 521a ... Target model setting field 521 ... URL input field 521c ... Web page display button 522 ... See display field 523 ... "OK" button 524 ... "cancel" button 530,540,550 ... used price comparison screen

Claims (14)

A data collection means for collecting operation information from gaming machines installed in the amusement hall, and collecting sales information from gaming medium lending machines and card vending machines,
Data storage means for storing and storing operation information and sales information collected by the data collection means;
Deviation values related to the specified management items are obtained for each type of gaming machine based on the information collected during the specified period of judgment among the operation information and sales information stored and stored in the data storage means. A game hall business management device comprising: a removal rank deriving unit that gives each model a priority level to be removed from the game hall by comparing the deviation values. The game hall sales management device according to claim 1, further comprising item selection means for receiving selection of one or more management items to be designated as a target item for which the deviation value is to be obtained. The game hall sales management device according to claim 1, further comprising a period designation unit that receives designation of the determination target period. Claims characterized in that the gaming machines in the amusement hall are grouped into a plurality of groups, each group is used as a population, a deviation value is obtained, and each model is given a priority to be removed within the group to which each belongs. The game hall sales management apparatus according to 1, 2, or 3. Machine fee input means for accepting machine fee input, which is the purchase price of gaming machines, for each model;
Target recovery rate input means for receiving an input of a target recovery rate that represents a target value of gross profit for each model as a ratio to the machine cost;
From the operation information and sales information stored and stored in the data storage means, total gross profit calculating means for obtaining the total gross profit, which is the total gross profit after introduction, for each type of gaming machine,
The balance information deriving means for obtaining and outputting the balance information indicating the achievement status of the target collection ratio from the machine cost and the gross gross margin for each model, and further comprising: Amusement park sales management device. Collecting information from a plurality of game halls, and displaying the priority order to be removed in each game hall assigned to each model so that the game halls can be compared with each other. 4. The game hall sales management device according to 4 or 5. 2. Information is collected from a plurality of game halls, and the priority order to be removed is extracted and notified of models that are higher in one game hall and lower in other game halls. 2. Amusement hall sales management device according to 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. It further has a gaming machine information collecting means for collecting gaming machine information through the Internet,
The priority order to be removed determined by the removal order deriving means and the gaming machine information collected by the gaming machine information collecting means are displayed in comparison with each model. The game hall sales management device according to 5, 6, or 7. The gaming machine sales management device according to claim 8, wherein the gaming machine information collecting means collects used prices of gaming machines as the gaming machine information. The game machine information collecting means collects used prices of the same model from a plurality of sites, and displays the used prices and the priority order to be removed for each model. Amusement park sales management device as described. The amusement park sales management device according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of used prices for the same model collected from a plurality of sites are rearranged and displayed according to a predetermined rule. It is characterized by displaying only the highest price among multiple used prices for the same model collected from multiple sites, or in a manner that can distinguish the highest price from other prices, in comparison with the priority order to be removed. The game hall sales management device according to claim 10. 9. The gaming machine models are grouped into a plurality of groups based on the priority order to be removed determined by the removal order deriving means, and the models are ranked based on second-hand prices within each group. Amusement park sales management device as described. The game hall sales management device according to claim 8, wherein the comparison display is performed by grouping by manufacturer.

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