JP2006136533A - Member managing unit and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the illegal processing of the fraction of balls and moreover, secure the returning of the return balls along with a higher morale of the staffs. <P>SOLUTION: At a member information managing part 46-3 of a control means 46 in the member managing unit 40, the information pertaining to the stored balls is extracted out of the member information stored in a memory means 42 to generate a stored ball record table. During the business operation, when the fraction of stored balls are generated, it is judged per member card that the occurrence of the fraction of stored balls exceeds a given number of times and if it exceeds a given number of times, thereafter, the storage of the fraction of game balls is forbidden. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a member management device and a member management system that manage information related to members of a game hall, and more particularly to a member management device and a member management system that can store acquired game media as the number of game media.

In a game hall (game hall) where a plurality of gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are installed, it manages the amount of game media acquired by players, information on prize exchange, and information on members (member information) Many members have introduced a membership management system.
The membership management system usually includes a card issuing machine that issues a membership card, a storage medium device (premium POS) that can store the game media acquired in the game as the number of game media, a member management device that manages member information, and the like. Have.

Here, a flow when exchanging game media acquired by a player for a prize will be described.
The player inserts the acquired game medium into the game medium counter, and a card or receipt on which information related to the exchange (for example, information obtained by counting, recording date, ID, etc. is recorded and bar-coded) is printed. Receive. At the prize exchange counter, the player hands over the card or receipt he brought to the hall employee and offers the desired prize. The hall employee reads information related to the exchange from the card or receipt brought by the player using the prize POS, inputs the data of the prize desired by the player, and performs a deal process of the prize exchange.

  In the transaction process of this prize exchange, it is generally exchanged for a special prize (a prize that can be exchanged for cash) within the amount corresponding to the number of acquired game media, and the rest is a general prize (a small prize such as chocolate). To be exchanged. When the player is a member, the remaining end balls are stored in the member card as end ball storage balls. Thereby, the player (member) can replay and exchange prizes with the stored balls accumulated later (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

On the other hand, a player who is not a member is issued an end ball receipt (a receipt in which the remaining end ball of the prize exchange is recorded), and is invited to register and acquire the member card here.
At this time, depending on the player, it may be troublesome to acquire the membership card, and therefore, the player may indicate that he does not need the remaining edge. The end balls that are not required are normally handled in the same manner as balls that have fallen on the floor of the amusement hall, and are registered in the management device as return balls.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-293238

  However, with regard to the handling of end balls that are not required due to the player's intentions, some employees at the gift exchange counter should consciously accept the end ball receipts each time they should be treated as returned balls. There were those who performed fraud such as issuing and storing, storing the collected end ball receipts on a friend or a registered membership card, and exchanging this accumulated storage for a prize.

This was not a direct loss for the hall side, so it was often killed, but repeatedly affected employee morals.
The returned balls are the same as the picked up balls, and there is a way to donate to charity, but the most desirable for the hall is to return to the customers of the hall, so that more balls will be provided accordingly. Possible methods include adjusting the nail or making a prize for the event.

  The present invention has been considered in view of the above circumstances, and a member management device capable of preventing fraudulent processing from being performed illegally in order to improve employee morale and return balls. The purpose is to provide a membership management system.

  In order to achieve this object, the member management device of the present invention is a member management device for managing member information relating to members of a playground, and includes a first storage means for storing member information and a predetermined member card with respect to a predetermined membership card. Member information for extracting member information related to the member card from the member information stored in the first storage means when less than a few game media have been generated during a predetermined period due to a storage act more than a predetermined number of times Management means, second storage means for storing the member information extracted by the member information management means as an edge recording table, and output means for displaying or printing the member information listed in the edge recording table As a configuration.

  When the membership management device has such a configuration, if there is a membership card that has been stored many times in a relatively short period of time, the membership information regarding this membership card is extracted and stored together as an edge recording table. It can be managed and displayed on a display screen or printed out as a form. As a result, the manager of the game hall may have someone who is trying to illegally exchange prizes by repeatedly storing the ball that the player does not need on his or her friend's membership card. Can be monitored.

Further, the information listed in the end ball recording table is information extracted before an illegal prize exchange is executed. For this reason, it can be discovered at an early stage that illegal prize exchange can be executed. And by taking appropriate measures at the time of discovery (for example, attention to employees, warnings, etc.), it is possible to prevent unauthorized exchange of prizes.
In addition, in halls with a relatively high employee level, it is possible to eliminate fraud by simply announcing that the membership management device of the present invention has been introduced and that the edge recording table is output as a form. I can expect. As a result, the employee's morality can be further improved, and the end balls can be handled as original return balls, which can be returned to the player.

In the member management apparatus according to the present invention, the predetermined number includes the number of exchange game media of the minimum special prize exchanged at the game hall.
If the member management device has such a configuration, it is limited to the member information of the member card that is stored below the number of game media exchanged for the minimum special prize exchanged at the amusement hall, that is, only information related to the end ball, An end ball recording table can be generated. Thereby, regarding the end ball, it is possible to reliably extract the membership card stored a plurality of times in a short time. Appropriate measures such as giving attention to the person can be taken to improve the employee's morals and return the returned balls.

The member management apparatus of the present invention is configured such that the predetermined period includes one business day.
When the member management apparatus has such a configuration, it is possible to surely find out a member card that has been stored many times during one business day. In general, a single member card is stored at the end of a business day only once or twice. When this is done three or four times, it can be determined that this is an act deviating from the original act of storing the end balls. Moreover, this action can occur when the other person's end ball to be treated as a returned ball is stored multiple times in his or her friend's membership card. For this reason, by setting the predetermined period as one business day, it is possible to find employees who try to exchange gifts illegally by performing endless savings many times.

In addition, the member management device of the present invention is configured such that the predetermined number of times includes three or more times.
If the member management device has such a configuration, a member card in which the end ball storage ball is performed three or more times can be extracted. Normally, the number of ends of a membership card is limited to once per business day, or at most twice. For this reason, it is generally difficult to envisage storing three or more times. However, if the other person's end ball to be returned is stored in the member card of his or her friend many times, the end ball storage for one member card will be three times or more in one business day. Therefore, by making the predetermined number of times at least three or more, it is possible to find an employee who intends to exchange prizes illegally.

  In addition, the member management system of the present invention is a member management system provided with a storage medium device that stores game media acquired in a game as the number of game media, and a member management device that manages member information related to members of the game hall. In the member management device, the first storage means for storing the member information and an arbitrary membership card, less than a predetermined number of game media are generated in a predetermined period due to a predetermined number of storage actions. Member information management means for extracting the member information related to the member card from the member information stored in the first storage means, and the member information extracted by the member information management means is stored as an edge recording table The second storage means and the output means for displaying or printing the member information listed in the end ball recording table are provided.

  When the member management system has such a configuration, it is possible to collect information related to a member card that has been subjected to a storing operation of a predetermined number of ends within a predetermined period as an end recording table. The edge recording table can be displayed on the screen or printed out as a form. For this reason, the manager of the game hall can find employees who have repeatedly stored the other person's edge ball on his or her friend's membership card, and prevent unauthorized exchange of prizes. Can be achieved.

  Further, in the member management system of the present invention, when the member management device discovers that a certain number of game media are generated by a certain number of storage actions in a certain period of time for any member card, There is a storage medium prohibition judging means for transmitting the member identification information for identifying the member card to the storage media device, and the storage media device is a means for receiving the member identification information and the member identification information to be verified. Storage means for storing as member specifying information; input means for inputting member specifying information when storing game media; member specifying information input by this input means; And a member specified by the input member specifying information when the input member specifying information matches the member specifying information to be verified as a result of the determination. It is constituted having a 貯遊 skill media execution prohibition means for prohibiting the 貯玉 for over de.

If the member management system has such a configuration, it is possible to prevent further end-piece storage from being performed on a membership card in which end-piece storage has occurred a predetermined number of times or more. For this reason, the amount of cash, etc. obtained by illegal prize exchange can be reduced, the attractiveness of this illegal prize exchange is attenuated, the number of employees trying to perform this act is reduced, and the morals of employees are improved. be able to.
Note that “less than a certain number”, “a certain period”, and “more than a certain number” may be the same number, period, and number as “less than a certain number”, “a certain period”, and “more than a certain number”, respectively. It may be a different number, period, or number of times.

As described above, according to the present invention, the member information of the membership card in which the endless balls have been stored many times within a predetermined period is extracted, and the extracted member information is displayed on the display device or printed out as a form. You can make it. As a result, it is possible to prevent fraud at the giveaway exchange counter, improve employee morale, and promote return to customers by collecting returned balls.
Furthermore, it is possible to prevent subsequent membership savings for a membership card that has been filled with a certain number of edge balls within a certain period. By imposing these penalties, employees' morals can be further improved and returned balls can be returned.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a member management apparatus and a member management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, an embodiment of the member management apparatus and member management system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the member management system of this embodiment.
The member management system of this embodiment can be provided in a game hall (game hall) where a plurality of gaming machines are installed. Here, the gaming machine includes a pachinko machine, a slot machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball machine, etc., and various gaming machines that use a predetermined game medium such as a ball (pachinko ball, etc.) or a medal to play a game. It is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the member management system 1 includes a game medium counter 10, a special prize dispenser 20, a member card issuing machine 30, a member management apparatus 40, and a game medium apparatus 50. .
Here, the game media counter 10 counts the number of game media, barcodes information on the exchange including the count result (count result, count date, ID, etc.), records it on a card or a receipt, and issues it. .
Further, the game medium counter 10 can transmit information related to the exchange to the member management apparatus 40.

The special prize dispenser 20 receives the special prize exchange data sent from the game media device 50 and pays out a special prize corresponding to the amount indicated by the special prize exchange data. The paid out special prize is converted into cash by bringing it to a predetermined exchange.
Upon receiving the membership card issue signal sent from the membership management device 40, the membership card issuing machine 30 issues a membership card.

The member management device 40 is a computer that operates under program control. As shown in FIG. 2, the member management device 40 is a communication means 41, a storage means 42, a display means 43, a print output means 44, an input means 45, and a control. Means 46.
The communication means 41 transmits / receives predetermined data to / from other devices (such as the game medium counter 10, the membership card issuer 30, and the game medium device 50). For example, information relating to exchange from the game medium counter 10, bar code information (information relating to exchange) from the storage medium device 50, information relating to exchanged prizes, information relating to savings, member registration data, and the like are received. Further, a verification result (verification result such as member verification, card verification, receipt verification) and member identification information for verification (described later) are transmitted to the game storage medium device 50, and to the member card issuing machine 30. Send membership card issue signals.

  The storage means 42 can be composed of, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Randum Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and the like, and executes predetermined information and various functions of the member management device 40. A program (for example, a member management program) is stored.

The predetermined information stored in the storage means 42 includes, for example, member information.
The member information is information managed for each member card, and includes various information related to the member, such as information on the member himself, information on games played by the member, information on prize exchange, and the like. Specifically, for example, a member's name, member number, member registration date, exchange information (number of acquired game media (counting result at the game media counter 10), counting date and time, ID, etc.), number of stored game media ( (Including the number of stored balls), game storage date and time, receipt number, number of end balls, receipt issue date and time.
Thus, since the storage means 42 stores member information, it has a function as a “first storage means”.

The storage means 42 stores a storage ball recording table. The storage record table is a table configured by extracting information related to storage from member information. This storage ball record table can be constituted by, for example, member information relating to a member card that has been stored one or more times.
Further, the storage means 42 stores an end ball recording table. The end ball recording table is a table composed of information extracted from member information (or information constituting the stored ball recording table) based on specific conditions. This end ball recording table can be constituted by, for example, member information relating to a membership card that has been stored as an end ball three or more times during one business day.

A specific example of the storage ball recording table is shown in FIG. 3, and a specific example of the end ball recording table is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the storage ball recording table and the end ball recording table include a member number (member No.), the number of storage balls (number of times), a receipt number (receipt No.), and the number of end balls (fraction). ), Receipt issue time (issue time) as items, and can be composed of member information belonging to each of these items.
Further, the storage record table and the end record table can be extracted and aggregated every business day.

The end ball recording table shown in FIG. 4 is configured by extracting the member information related to the member card in which the end ball storage ball is performed three or more times from the member information listed in the storage ball recording table shown in FIG. It has been done.
Thus, the storage means 42 has a function as a “second storage means” because it stores the end ball recording table.

The display means 43 can be composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a plasma display, and the like, and displays predetermined data such as member information.
In particular, the display means 43 can display a storage ball recording table or an end ball recording table.

The print output means 44 can be constituted by a printer, for example, and prints (prints out) predetermined data. In particular, the print output means 44 can print a storage ball recording table or an end ball recording table as a form.
In the present embodiment, both the display means 43 and the print output means 44 are referred to as “output means”.

The input means 45 can be composed of, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device (such as a mouse), and the like, and inputs commands for executing various functions of the member management apparatus 40, various data, and the like.
By operating the input unit 45, for example, the storage unit recording table or the end piece recording table can be displayed on the display unit 43, or the storage unit recording table or the end unit recording table can be printed as a form on the print output unit 44. .

  The control means 46 can be configured using, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and by reading and executing a program (for example, a member management program) stored in the storage means 42, the member management apparatus A command is sent to each component of 40, or it operates itself, and performs and controls various functions which member management device 40 has.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 46 includes a counting result management unit (counting result management unit) 46-1, a member card management unit (member card management unit) 46-2, and a member information management unit (member). Information management means) 46-3 and a storage ball prohibition determination unit (storage ball prohibition determination means) 46-4.
The counting result management unit 46-1 sends the information relating to the exchange transmitted from the game medium counter 10 to the storage means 42 for storage.

  The member card management unit 46-2 sends the member registration data (including the name, gender, date of birth, etc. of the person who wishes to register as a member) sent from the game storage device 50 to the storage means 42. To remember. Then, a membership card issuance signal is transmitted to the membership card issuing machine 30 via the communication means 41.

The member information management unit 46-3 searches and extracts information related to the stored balls from the member information stored in the storage means 42, and generates a stored ball recording table. The generated storage ball recording table is sent to the storage means 42 and stored therein.
In addition, the member information management unit 46-3 searches and extracts information satisfying the “specific condition” from the member information (or the storage ball recording table) stored in the storage unit 42, and searches the end ball recording table. Generate and create

The above-mentioned “specific condition” is that “a certain number of game media have been stored more than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period for one member card”.
Here, the “less than a predetermined number of game media” can be, for example, the number of game media that is less than the number of game media exchanged for the minimum special prize exchanged at the game hall. Thereby, an end ball recording table can be constituted only by information about end balls.

The “predetermined period” can be set, for example, for a predetermined period (such as six hours or twelve hours), half day, one business day, one week, one month, three months, half year, one year, or the like. Among these, it is particularly desirable to set one business day.
“Occurrence of a storage action more than a predetermined number of times” can be, for example, a case where a storage action occurs three or more times. Note that the predetermined number of times is not limited to three times, and may be once, twice, four times or more.

The end ball recording table generated by the member information management unit 46-3 is sent to the storage means 42 and stored therein.
Further, the storage ball recording table and the end ball recording table are displayed on the display unit 43 or printed as a form on the print output unit 44 by an operation on the input unit 45 (or automatically at a predetermined timing). be able to.

When the storage ball prohibition determination unit (storage ball prohibition determination means) 46-4 finds that a certain number of game media have been generated by a certain number of storage actions in a certain period of time for one member card, The member specifying information for specifying the member card (for example, the member number) is transmitted to the game storage medium device 50 via the communication means 41 as the member specifying information to be verified.
Specifically, for example, it is possible to make it impossible to save money for one month after a membership card for which the edge ball saving money is made five times or more during one business day. This reduces the willingness of employees who try to store other people's end balls that should be returned on their own or friend's membership cards and exchange the prizes illegally. Can be reduced.

  In addition, “less than a certain number of game media”, “a certain period”, and “a certain number of storage activities” that are used for the prohibition of storing balls in the storage ball prohibition determination unit 46-4 are the member information management unit 46- The “less than a predetermined number of game media”, “predetermined period”, and “storing action more than a predetermined number of times” that are used to generate the end ball recording table in 3 can be the same number, period, and number of times, It can be a different number, period, or number of times.

Moreover, the storage prohibition period can be arbitrarily set. For example, a period of “one week” or “one month” after one end of a member card is stored five or more times a business day can be set as a storage prohibition period.
After the storage ball prohibition period ends, a storage ball prohibition release signal is transmitted from the member information management unit 46-3 of the member management device 40 to the game media device 50. As a result, in the game medium device 50, the member identification information for collation of the member card indicated by the storage ball prohibition release signal is erased from the member identification information for collation stored in the storage means 52, and the member The card can be stored later.

The storage game medium device (premium POS) 50 is a device for performing transaction processing for prize exchange. As shown in FIG. 5, the communication means 51, the storage means 52, the display means 53, the print output means 54, and the like. , Input means 55 and control means 56.
The communication means 51 has predetermined data (for example, barcode information (information related to exchange), information related to exchanged prizes, information related to storage balls, data for member registration, verification results (member verification, (Verification results such as card verification, receipt verification), member identification information for verification). Further, the communication means 51 transmits special prize exchange data to the special prize dispenser 20.

The storage means 52 can be composed of, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Randum Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), etc., and has predetermined information and various functions of the storage medium device 50. A program to be executed (for example, a member management program) is stored.
The predetermined information stored in the storage means 52 includes, for example, member-specific information for verification.

The display means 53 displays member information, information related to prize exchange, and the like.
The print output means 54 records and issues predetermined information (for example, a member number, a receipt number, the number of end balls, etc.) on the receipt.

As shown in FIG. 5, the input means 55 includes a key unit 55-1, a hand scanner unit 55-2, and a card reader unit 55-3.
The key unit 55-1 includes a plurality of keys. The key unit 55-1 can be configured, for example, by arranging a plurality of key blocks, or can be displayed on the screen of the display means 53 configured by a touch panel.

The hand scanner unit 55-2 reads the barcode recorded on the card or receipt issued by the game medium counter 10. The read bar code information is sent to the member management apparatus 40 and used to determine the validity of the card or receipt.
The card reader 55-3 reads predetermined information from the membership card. This read information is sent to a member specifying information determination unit 56-2 (described later) of the control means 56. In addition, the information is transmitted to the member management device 40 together with other information (for example, the number of acquired game media, information on the stored ball, etc.).

  The control means 56 can be configured using, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and by reading and executing a program (for example, a member management program) stored in the storage means 52, a game storage medium A command is sent to each part of the configuration of the device 50 or the device 50 is operated by itself to execute and control various functions of the game medium device 50.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the control means 56 includes a prize exchange control unit (premium exchange control means) 56-1, a member identification information determination unit (member identification information determination means) 56-2, and a storage ball execution prohibition unit. (Storing ball execution prohibiting means) 56-3.
The prize exchange control unit 56-1 controls a deal process of prize exchange executed by the game medium device 50.

When the member identification information (member identification information for verification) is sent from the card reader unit 55-3, the member identification information determination unit 56-2 takes out the member identification information for verification from the storage means 52 and uses these for verification. It is determined whether or not the member specifying information matches the member specifying information to be verified.
As a result of the determination, when the collating member specifying information matches the collated member specifying information, a stored ball execution prohibiting signal indicating that they match is sent to the stored ball execution prohibiting unit 56-3. On the other hand, when they are different, the storage ball execution prohibition signal is not sent.

The storage ball execution prohibition unit 56-3 prohibits storage of a member card specified by the verification member specification information based on the storage ball execution prohibition signal from the member specification information determination unit 56-2.
As a prohibition method, for example, there is a method of displaying a sentence “cannot store” on the display unit 53, or invalidating an operation related to storage using the input unit 55.

Next, the operation of the member management system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6a and 6b.
6a and 6b are flowcharts showing the operation of the member management apparatus of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6a and FIG. 6b, when the game hall is opened (indicated as “S10” in step 10 and FIG. 6a), the game machine is installed in the game hall during the opening hours. A predetermined game is played by the customer. Then, at the prize exchange counter in the game hall, a prize exchange transaction process is performed by the game medium device (premium POS) 50.
Here, in the stored game medium device 50, when an input operation is performed with the key unit 55-1 of the input means 55 to store a part or all of the acquired game media (stored ball generation, step 11), the stored ball Information (including the quantity of game media to be stored, the membership number, the receipt number, etc.) is transmitted to the membership management device 40 via the communication means 51.

The stored ball information received by the communication means 41 of the member management apparatus 40 is sent to the member information management section 46-3 of the control means 46.
In the member information management unit 46-3, it is determined whether the stored ball indicated by the stored ball information stores the end ball (the end ball, step 12). This determination can be made by determining whether or not the number of game media of the storage ball indicated by the stored ball information is less than the number of game media exchanged for the minimum special prize exchanged in the game hall. .

As a result of the determination, when the stored ball indicated by the stored ball information is for storing the end ball, it is subsequently determined whether or not the membership card number (member No.) indicated by the stored ball information is already recorded in the stored ball recording table. (Step 13).
As a result of the determination, if the membership card number is not recorded in the stored ball recording table, the stored ball information is recorded in the stored ball recording table with the number of stored balls set to “1” (step 14).
On the other hand, when the membership card number is already recorded in the storage card recording table, the storage information is recorded by adding 1 to the maximum number of storages for the member card recorded in the storage card recording table (step 15).

Then, in the storage ball prohibition determination unit 46-4, it is determined whether or not the number of storage balls has reached a certain number (for example, three times) or more by recording the storage ball information (step 16).
As a result of the determination, if the number of stored balls is equal to or greater than a certain number, it is subsequently determined whether or not the storage ball prohibition is valid (whether or not the storage ball prohibition mode is set) (step 17).
As a result of the determination, if the storage ball prohibition mode is valid, a storage ball prohibition execution signal is transmitted to the storage media device 50 via the communication means 41 (prohibiting storage of the member card, step 18). Thereby, in the game media apparatus 50 that has received the storage prohibition execution signal, subsequent storage of the member card indicated by the storage prohibition execution signal is prohibited.

Thereafter, when the business hours end (step 19), a specified condition (less than a predetermined number of game media for one member card is stored a predetermined number of times in a predetermined period from the stored ball information recorded in the stored ball recording table. Information that satisfies the above-mentioned storage action) is extracted and generated as an end ball recording table (step 20).
The generated end ball recording table is sent to the storage means 25 and stored therein.
Further, by the subsequent operation of the input means 45 (or automatically or at a predetermined time), the end ball recording table is displayed on the display means 43 or printed out as a form from the print output means 44. (Step 21).

  When it is determined in step 11 that no stored balls have been generated, or in step 12, if it is determined that the stored balls generated are not end ball stored balls, the stored ball information is set to "1" in step 14 and the stored ball information is stored. After the recording, if the number of stored balls in the stored ball information stored in the all stored ball storage table in step 16 is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number, or if it is determined in step 17 that the storage ball prohibition is not effective, the game hall sales in step 19 If it is determined that the time has not expired, the system waits until a stored ball is generated (step 11).

The preferred embodiments of the member management apparatus and the member management system of the present invention have been described above. However, the member management apparatus and the member management system according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments. It goes without saying that various modifications can be made within the range.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the member management device is provided with one member management system. However, the number of member management devices is not limited to one, and a plurality of member management devices may be provided.

  3 and 4 show the storage ball recording table and the end ball recording table extracted for each business day. The storage ball recording table and the end ball recording table are extracted and displayed for each business day. -Not limited to printing, for example, every predetermined time (six hours or twelve hours, etc.), every half day, every week, every month, every three months, every half year, every year, etc. It can be extracted and displayed / printed.

In addition, the member management apparatus and member management system in the above embodiment can be executed by a computer controlled by a member management program. The member management program is provided by a recording medium, for example. As the recording medium, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or any other means readable by a computer can be used.
Further, the program recorded on the recording medium can be loaded into the computer directly by the recording medium and read by the computer, or may be read by the computer via a communication line.

  Since the present invention relates to a member's storage ball in a game hall, the present invention can be used for an apparatus and a system for managing the storage ball.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the member management system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the member management apparatus of this invention. It is a chart which shows the structure of a storage ball recording table. It is a chart which shows the structure of an end ball recording table. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a game storage medium apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which manages the storage ball in the member management apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which manages the storage ball in the member management apparatus of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Member management system 10 Game media counter 20 Special prize apparatus 30 Member card issuing machine 40 Member management apparatus 41 Communication means 42 Storage means 43 Display means 44 Print output means 45 Input means 46 Control means 46-1 Count result management part 46- 2 Member card management section 46-3 Member information management section 46-4 Saving ball prohibition determination section 50 Game storage device (free gift POS)
56 Control means 56-1 Premium exchange control unit 56-2 Member specific information determination unit 56-3 Savings execution prohibition unit

Claims (6)

A member management device for managing member information relating to members of a playground,
First storage means for storing the member information;
For any member card, the member information stored in the first storage means is member information related to the member card when less than a predetermined number of game media have been generated during a predetermined period due to a predetermined number of storage actions. Member information management means to extract from information,
Second storage means for storing the member information extracted by the member information management means as an edge recording table;
The member management apparatus comprising: output means for displaying or printing the member information listed in the end ball recording table. The member management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined number includes the number of exchange game media of minimum special prizes exchanged at the game hall. The member management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined period includes one business day. The member management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined number of times includes three or more times. A game medium device for storing game media acquired in games as the number of game media;
A member management system comprising a member management device for managing member information relating to members of a playground,
The member management device includes:
First storage means for storing the member information;
For any member card, the member information stored in the first storage means is member information related to the member card when less than a predetermined number of game media have been generated during a predetermined period due to a predetermined number of storage actions. Member information management means to extract from information,
Second storage means for storing the member information extracted by the member information management means as an edge recording table;
The member management system comprising: output means for displaying or printing the member information listed in the end ball recording table. The member management device includes:
When it is found that less than a certain number of game media have been generated by a certain number of storage activities in a certain period of time for one member card, member identification information for identifying the member card is stored in the game media device. A storage medium prohibition judging means for transmitting to
The stored game media device is:
Receiving means for receiving the member identification information;
Storage means for storing the member identification information as member identification information to be verified;
Input means for inputting member specifying information when storing the game medium;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the member identification information input by the input unit matches the member identification information to be verified extracted from the storage unit;
As a result of the determination, if the input member specifying information matches the member specifying information to be verified, the storage medium execution prohibiting means for prohibiting the storage of the member card specified by the input member specifying information The member management system according to claim 5, wherein:

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