JP2007296246A - Stored ball management system for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stored ball management system for a game parlor enhanced in usability by simplifying procedure for registering balls stored outside the parlor regarding the stored ball management system for the game parlor for managing balls stored outside the parlor, which are stored balls for prize exchange outside the game parlor. <P>SOLUTION: The stored ball management system 1 comprises a game medium acquisition number specifying means 32, an in-parlor stored ball storage means 515, an outside-parlor stored ball storage means 63, a ball storage mode setting means 23, a setting storage means 516, and a stored ball sorting means 514. The ball storage mode setting means 23 is a means for setting, as a player chooses, a ball storage mode which shows a method of determining the number of deposit in the parlor and the number of deposit outside the parlor based on the number of acquired game media. The stored ball sorting means 514 is a means for determining the number of balls stored in the parlor or the number of balls stored outside the parlor based on the number of acquired game media, referring to the ball storage mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage ball management system for a game store that manages a player's storage balls.

  Traditionally, game stores equipped with pachinko machines, slot machines, etc., in addition to exchanging game media for so-called general prizes inside the amusement store, as well as games for so-called special prizes that can be exchanged at a prize exchange outside the amusement store. There are amusement stores that exchange media. However, many of the amusement stores do not have a sufficient assortment of general prizes, and therefore there is a fact that most players exchange for special prizes instead of general prizes.

  In view of such a situation, for example, a free gift exchange system has been proposed in which a game medium acquired by a player is registered as an out-of-store storage ball and can be exchanged for a product sold by a general retail store or the like ( For example, see Patent Document 1.) In this prize exchange system, the acquired game media is once registered as a store ball in the game store, and then a part of the store store ball is re-registered as an out-of-store store ball by operating a terminal of a game store employee or the like.

  However, the conventional prize exchange system has the following problems. In other words, in the above prize exchange system, after the procedure for registering the stored balls in the amusement store is performed, a procedure for re-registering the stored balls outside the amusement store is required, which may cause trouble for the player and the administrator. The premium exchange system may not be fully utilized.

JP 2002-331138 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and in a store management system for an amusement store that manages out-of-store storage balls used outside of an amusement store, the registration procedure for the out-of-store storage balls is simplified and is easy to use. The aim is to provide a storage management system for amusement stores that has improved its performance.

The present invention provides a game medium acquisition number specifying means for specifying a number of game media acquired by a player as a game medium acquisition number associated with player specifying information for specifying a player;
In-store storage ball storage means for storing in-store storage balls, which are the above-mentioned game media scheduled to be used in a game store, in association with the above-mentioned player specifying information;
An out-of-store storage means for storing an out-of-store storage ball that is the gaming medium scheduled to be used outside the amusement store in association with the player specifying information;
A storage ball for arbitrarily setting a storage ball mode representing a method of determining the number of in-store deposits to be deposited as in-store storage balls and the number of out-store deposits to be deposited as outside store balls based on the number of acquired game media. Mode setting means;
A setting storage unit for storing the storage mode set using the storage mode setting unit in association with the player specifying information;
The storage mode associated with the same player identification information as the player identification information associated with the number of game media acquired is fetched from the setting storage means, and based on the number of game media acquisition with reference to the storage mode There is provided a storage ball management system for an amusement store, comprising: a storage ball distribution unit configured to determine the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store (claim 1).

  The game store management system for a game store according to the present invention includes the above-mentioned storage mode setting means for arbitrarily setting the storage mode by a player, and the above-mentioned storage mode set using the storage mode setting means as the player identification The setting storage means for storing information in association with the information, and the storage allocation means for determining the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store based on the number of acquired game media with reference to the storage mode. . In this game store management system, the in-store storage balls based on the in-store deposits and the out-store storage balls based on the out-of-store deposits are stored in the in-store storage ball storage means or the out-of-store storage ball storage means. Yes.

  According to the store management system for amusement store, the storage ball sorting unit determines the number of deposits outside the store based on the storage mode, and the store storage unit stores the store store ball. That is, in the game store management system for game stores of the present invention, no complicated operation is required for storing the store storage balls based on the number of store deposits in the store storage means.

  Therefore, the game store management system for the game store is less likely to cause trouble for the player or the player of the game store in storing (registering) the store store ball. Therefore, the above-described game store storage management system can promote the use of the player due to its convenience. In addition, for a game shop that introduces the above-mentioned game store storage management system, there is little risk of complicated operations accompanying the introduction of the system.

  As described above, the game store storage management system of the present invention is an excellent system that is easy to use for both the player side and the game store side, and can be expected to have high utilization.

As a gaming machine that plays with the game medium of the present invention, a pachinko machine (including a sparrow ball machine) using a pachinko ball as a game medium, a slot machine using a medal, a coin, or the like as a game medium can be considered. Further, the slot machine includes a parrot (R) or the like using a pachinko ball as a game medium in addition to a narrow definition using a medal or coin as a game medium.
In addition, the determination of the number of deposits outside the store and the number of deposits within the store is that the number of deposits outside the store is not zero when not depositing into the store outside the store, or the store inside when not depositing into the store within the store This concept includes the determination of zero deposits.
Moreover, the fact that the player arbitrarily sets the storage mode means that the player can freely set the storage mode according to his / her choice. As a setting method, there are a method in which a player operates the above-described storage mode setting means by himself / herself, and a method in which an employee operates the above-mentioned storage mode setting means on behalf of the player. It does not matter whether the person who actually operates the storage mode setting means is the player himself.

Note that the meaning of using a part of the number of acquired game media at a game store means, for example, the use of a game by replay. Here, the game stores to be used are not only limited to the game stores that have obtained the above-mentioned number of game media, but also the game stores in the game store group to which the game stores belong, or the above-described storage management system is introduced. It is possible to target all amusement stores.
Furthermore, using a part of the number of acquired game media outside the game store means use other than replay such as exchanging premiums on the Internet site or exchanging premiums at general retail stores. .

Moreover, it is preferable that the said storage ball mode setting means is comprised so that the said storage ball mode can be set by operation of a player (Claim 2).
In this case, the player can set the preferred storage mode using the storage mode setting means. In addition to the above-described storage mode setting means, a device equipped with an interface for operation by a manager or employee of a game store, a device equipped with both interfaces, etc. It is also possible to add an interface for an employee or the like to operate to the above-described storage mode setting means.

In addition, it comprises a game information storage means for storing game information for each player in association with the player specifying information,
The storage ball distribution means fetches the game information associated with the same player identification information as the number of game media obtained from the game information storage means, refers to the game information, and stores the number of deposits in the store and the outside of the store It is preferable that the number of deposits is determined (claim 3).

Here, the game information for each player includes various game media such as the rental amount of the game media, the number of balls used for replay, the number of jackpots, the number of game media spent on the game (the number of outs), and the like. Information can be set. When determining the in-store deposit number and the out-store deposit number with reference to the game information, the in-store deposit number and the out-store deposit number can be appropriately determined according to the situation of the player.
It is also possible to configure so that a plurality of the above-described storage ball modes can be set for each player, and any one of the storage ball modes may be selected based on the above game information. In this case, it is possible to select an optimum one according to the situation of the player who has finished the game from among the plurality of the above-described storage ball modes.

Example 1
This example is an example related to a game store management system 1 for a game store that manages store store balls and store store balls. This content will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the game store storage management system 1 of this example is a game media acquisition number specifying means 32, an in-store storage ball storage means 515, an out-of-store storage ball storage means 63, and a storage ball mode setting means. 23, a setting storage unit 516, and a storage ball distribution unit 514.
The above-mentioned game medium acquisition number specifying means 32 (in this example, an exchange terminal; hereinafter referred to as exchange terminal 32) uses the player specification information (in this example) to specify the number of game media acquired by the player. , A member ID of the member card 310. The member ID is hereinafter referred to as a member ID).
The in-store storage ball storage means 515 is a means for storing an in-store storage ball, which is a game medium scheduled to be used in a game store, in association with a member ID.
The outside store storage means 63 is a means for storing outside store money, which is a game medium scheduled to be used outside a game store, in association with a member ID.
The storage mode setting means 23 (in this example, each terminal, hereinafter referred to as each terminal 23) has a storage mode representing a method for determining the number of in-store deposits and the number of out-store deposits based on the number of game media acquired. , Means for arbitrarily setting by the player.
The setting storage unit 516 is a unit that stores the storage mode set using the terminal 23 in association with the member ID.
The storage ball distribution unit 514 takes in a storage mode associated with the same member ID as the member ID associated with the number of acquired game media from the setting storage unit 516 and refers to the stored mode according to the number of acquired game media. This means is configured to determine the number of deposits and the number of deposits outside the store.
Hereinafter, this content will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game store management system 1 for amusement store of this example (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as the store management system 1) is an Internet line 12 that is a public communication line and a communication line in a game store. This is a system configured using an intranet line 11. In this example, a CAN (Controller Area Network) is adopted as the intranet line 11.

  As the intranet line 11, various specifications such as LAN standards such as MOST and Ethernet (R) can be adopted instead of the CAN of this example. In addition, a dedicated communication line may be employed instead of the Internet line 12, and the public side may be configured to be accessible via the Internet line.

  In the storage management system 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a server terminal 6 installed outside a game store, a management device 5 installed in a game store, and a prize exchange terminal 4 are connected to an Internet line 12. In addition, for the intranet line 11, a management device 5 for managing in-store storage balls, an exchange terminal 32 for specifying the number of game media acquired, a card issuing terminal 31 for issuing a membership card 310 (see FIG. 6), a game media Are connected to the counter 36, the gaming machine 2, and the terminal 23 for each vehicle. In FIG. 1, the counter 36 is omitted.

  First, devices and the like connected to the intranet line 11 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine 2 is connected to the intranet line 11 through the repeater 22 together with the base lamp 21 and the base terminal 23. The management device 1, the exchange terminal 32, the counter 36, and the card issuing terminal 31 are connected to the intranet line 11 via a built-in communication port (not shown). In FIG. 1, the table lamp 21 and the repeater 22 are omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine 2 of this example is a pachinko machine called a so-called seven machine. The gaming machine 2 has a safe signal for every 10 payout balls, the number of actions of the actors (seven winning lottery is performed according to the winning to a specific winning slot as in this example, and the symbol changes based on the big winning lottery. If the machine is to be managed, the start signal indicating the number of winnings at a specific winning opening, the number of lottery lottery draws, or the number of symbol fluctuations, etc.), the jackpot state (in the case of a Seven machine like this example, the symbol) As a result of the variation, the jackpot symbol is displayed, and the jackpot signal indicating that the specific winning opening is opened and the payout rate is high.) Is output as a game signal. The out signal, which is one of the game signals, is a signal output by a ball collecting device (not shown) installed corresponding to the gaming machine 2. This ball collection device is configured to output an out signal once for every 10 balls collected.

  Instead of the gaming machine 2 of this example, a gaming machine 2 that directly outputs an out signal indicating the number of balls fired (dried) by the player may be employed. In this case, the ball collecting device can be omitted. Furthermore, the gaming machine 2 is not limited to the pachinko machine of this example, and may be a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal lamp 21 is a display device that is disposed vertically above each gaming machine 2. This pedestal lamp 21 has a data display section 210 for displaying various information arranged in the center.
As shown in FIG. 2, the repeater 22 converts a game signal or the like of the gaming machine 2 into communication data on the intranet line 11 and takes in the communication data output from the management device 5, and each terminal 23 or a lamp 21 Are converted into data that can be processed. The repeater 22 is configured to associate a machine ID of each gaming machine 2 and send a game signal or the like to the intranet line 11 and to capture communication data associated with the machine ID from the intranet line 11 side. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the stand-by-base terminal 23 is installed in a space between the stands with adjacent gaming machines 2 so as to individually correspond to the gaming machines 2. As described above, in this example, this terminal 23 constitutes a storage mode setting means. The terminal 23 includes a money insertion slot 232 for inputting money as a money lending price, a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 230 for displaying game information, a ball nozzle 234 for supplying the game money to the gaming machine 2, A card slit 231 for inserting the membership card 310 and a replay button 233 for requesting replay by the in-store storage balls are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, each terminal 23 has a sales signal and a membership card for each predetermined number of cash balls (a predetermined amount may be used instead of a predetermined number of balls). A card insertion flag indicating an insertion state, a card insertion signal indicating that a member card has been inserted, a card ejection signal indicating removal of a member card, a replay request signal indicating operation of the replay button 233, and a predetermined number of replay loans The replay signal representing the ball and the member ID read from the member card 310 are output.

  The terminal 23 that has output the replay request signal receives the replayable number corresponding to the player's in-store storage balls from the management device 5 and pays out the balls within the replayable number range. In this example, the payout ball by one replay is 125 balls, and the fee ball is set to 25 balls. That is, in this example, the number of balls used for replay by one replay is 150 balls.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, according to the terminal 23 as a storage mode setting means, a storage mode that defines a method for determining the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store can be set by the operation of each player. It is. Specifically, in each terminal 23 of this example, it is possible to set the storage mode using the liquid crystal display unit 230 of a touch panel type. The terminal 23 outputs a setting change request signal together with the storage mode to be set when the storage mode is newly set or when the storage mode is changed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the terminal unit 23 of this example, five types of registration patterns are set in advance as the storage mode. At the stand-by-device terminal 23, the player can select whether to set a storage ball mode or an original storage ball mode from among the registration patterns. In the original storage ball mode, the player can input arbitrary settings for each item of the number of prize exchange balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of stored balls outside the store, and the priority of each item can also be set freely.

Here, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the contents of the five types of storage balls set as the registration pattern will be described, and determination examples (calculation examples) of the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store will be described.
FIG. 4 defines five types of storage balls No. 1 to No. 5 in each row, and specifies each item of the number of gift exchange balls, the number of stored balls in the store, and the number of stored balls outside the store in each column. For example, the storage mode No1 is a setting for exchanging all the special balls except the ones that are less than the minimum exchange unit for special gifts and calculating (determining) the end balls as the number of deposits outside the store. Here, the number of in-store deposits is always calculated as zero. The storage mode No. 2 is a setting for exchanging the amount corresponding to the cash sales amount by cash lending to a special prize, calculating the amount corresponding to the re-playing ball as the number of deposits in the store, and calculating the remaining as the number of deposits outside the store It is.

  The storage mode No. 3 is a setting in which the number of prize exchange balls is arbitrarily determined by the player, the remaining 70% is calculated as the number of deposits in the store, and 30% is calculated as the number of deposits outside the store. The terminal 23 is configured to display a setting screen (not shown) for setting an item for the number of prize replacement balls when the storage mode No. 3 is selected. Using this setting screen, the player can input settings such as a special prize for 10,000 yen. In addition, in the storage ball aspect No. 3 of this example, the apportionment ratio between the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store was set to 70% vs. 30%. Instead of this, the proration rate can be arbitrarily set by the player. Further, the number of prize exchange balls, which is an optional setting item in the storage mode No. 3, may be input by the player every time a game medium is acquired and stored.

  In the storage mode No.4, the amount corresponding to the cash sales amount plus 10,000 yen is exchanged for a special prize, the amount corresponding to the re-playing item is calculated as the number of deposits in the store, and the remaining number is stored in the store Is calculated as In the storage mode No.5, the amount corresponding to the re-playing balls is calculated as the number of in-store deposits, and the end balls that are less than the minimum exchange unit for special prizes are exchanged for special prizes. Is calculated as

  In each of the storage ball modes in FIG. 4, the priority order of each item is defined in advance, so that the number of gift exchange balls, the number of stored balls in the store, and the number of stored balls outside the store can be calculated without contradiction. In the storage mode No1, the number of gift exchange balls to the special prize is calculated in preference to the number of outside store balls. The priority order of the storage mode Nos. 2 and 4 is the order of the number of gift exchange balls, the number of stored balls in the store, and the number of stored balls outside the store. As for the priority order of the storage mode No. 3, the number of gift exchange balls has priority over the number of stored balls in the store and the number of stored balls outside the store. The priority order of the storage mode No. 5 is the order of the number of stored balls in the store, the number of gift exchange balls, and the number of stored balls outside the store.

  FIG. 5 shows an example in which the number of balls earned for a cash sales amount of 3000 yen and the number of replay used balls of 1950 (including fee balls) are used to obtain 10,000 game media acquired. The figure shows the number of prize exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, the number of deposits outside the store and the like calculated by the pool sorting means 514 for each storage mode. Here, the minimum exchange unit for special prizes is 60 balls corresponding to 200 yen.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in the case of the storage mode No1, the remaining 40 balls obtained by dividing 10,000 balls by 60 balls are calculated as the number of deposits outside the store, and 9960 balls obtained by subtracting 40 balls from 10,000 balls are prize exchanges. Calculated as the number of balls. In the case of the storage ball mode No2, the number of prize exchange balls of 3000 yen for the cash sales amount of 3000 yen, the number of deposits in the store of 1950 balls corresponding to the number of replay balls, and the number of deposits outside the store of the remaining 7150 balls are calculated. In the case of storage mode No3 and when the player has set up a special prize for 20,000 yen, the number of 6000 prize exchange balls equivalent to 20,000 yen, 70% of the remaining 4000 balls The number of in-store deposits of 2800 balls, which is equivalent to 1,200, and the number of out-of-store deposits of 1,200 which is 30% is calculated. In the case of storage mode No4, the number of 3900 premium exchange balls corresponding to 13000 yen, the number of deposits in the store of 1950 balls corresponding to the number of replayed balls, and the remaining 10 deposits outside the store are calculated.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the counting machine 36 has an insertion tray 360 for inserting a pachinko ball as a game medium, a card slit 361 for inserting a member card 310 (see FIG. 6), and an inserted pachinko ball. A display 363 for displaying the number of game media obtained, the member ID read from the member card 310, and the like, and a receipt ticket issuing unit 364 for issuing a receipt.

  The receipt is printed with a number representing the number of game media obtained and a bar code representing the number of game media obtained and the receipt ID. This bar code can be read by the exchange terminal 32. In addition, the counter 36 is configured to output the number of game medium acquisitions associated with the receipt ID to the exchange terminal 32. Note that the card slit 361 and the receipt ticket issuing unit 364 may be omitted from the counter 36, and a receipt ticket issuing machine including the card slit and the receipt ticket issuing unit may be provided separately in a communicable state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, the card issuing terminal 31 is installed in a game store so as to issue a member card 310 that stores a member ID. In this example, for example, a membership card is issued to a player who has submitted a “customer data sheet”. According to the member card 310, the player who is the owner can be specified using the member ID. As the memory means of the membership card 310, various storage means such as an IC chip and a magnetic tape can be adopted. In addition, it is good also to provide the entry column of the storage form in the said customer data sheet. In this case, the newly registered member's storage mode can be set by an operation of an amusement shop employee or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7, the exchange terminal 32 is installed at a prize counter or the like so that it can be operated by, for example, employees of a game shop. In the stored ball management system 1 of this example, the exchange terminal 32 serves as the game medium acquisition number specifying means. The exchange terminal 32 includes a barcode reader (not shown) that reads barcode data, an operation panel 322 for inputting a predetermined operation, a display panel 321 that displays barcode information, and a membership card 310 (see FIG. 6). .)) And a storage means (not shown) for storing the receipt ID received from the counter 36 via the intranet line 11 and the number of acquired game media. .

  The bar code reader is configured to read the number of acquired game media and the receipt ID from the receipt issued by the counter 36. On the operation panel 322, an amount button 322A for manually inputting the amount to be exchanged for the special prize, an in-store storage button 322B for manually inputting the number of deposits in the store, and a number for manually inputting the number of deposits outside the store An outside store storage button 322C is arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7, the exchange terminal 32 reads the number of game medium acquisitions associated with the same receipt ID as the receipt ID read from the receipt from the storage means. In the exchange terminal 32 of this example, it is possible to detect an error, an illegal act, or the like by checking the match between the number of game media acquired read from the receipt and the number of game media acquired read from the storage means.

  The exchange terminal 32 outputs the number of game media acquired and the member ID read from the member card 310 to the intranet line 11 on condition that the number of game media acquired matches as described above, and the prize exchange ball from the management device 5 side. The number, the number of deposits in the store, and the number of deposits outside the store are configured to be received. In the exchange terminal 32 of this example, manual exchange independent of the above-described storage mode, such as exchange input to a general prize or exchange input to a special prize, can be performed using the operation panel 322.

  The exchange terminal 32 has a display panel 321 for confirming by a game shop employee or the like, and a player display panel for a player to confirm the number of game media acquired, the number of stored balls, the number of stored balls outside the store, and the like. (Not shown) is provided on the back side. Further, the exchange terminal 32 includes an exchange end button (not shown) operated by the player adjacent to the display panel for the player. This exchange end button is a button that is operated by a player who agrees with the display content of a display panel (not shown) to display a confirmation intention. When the exchange end button is pressed, the exchange terminal 32 outputs a confirmation signal to the management device 5. In addition to or instead of the above-mentioned display panel for the player, a printing means for issuing a receipt on which the number of game media acquired, the number of prize exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, and the number of deposits outside the store is provided. It is also good to provide it.

  In this example, the exchange terminal 32 is configured to take in the number of gift exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, and the number of deposits outside the store from the management device 5 side. Instead, the exchange terminal 32 can be configured to take in the storage mode, game information, and the like from the management device 5 side and calculate the number of prize exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, the number of deposits outside the store, and the like. That is, the function as the storage ball sorting means can be borne by the exchange terminal 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the management device 5 includes an output unit 53 including a liquid crystal display, a device main body 51 that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit 52 including a keyboard and a mouse. The management device 5 receives a game signal such as an out signal or a safe signal of each gaming machine 2, a sales signal output by the terminal 23, a card insertion flag, or a game medium acquisition number output by the exchange terminal 32. It is configured.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the management device 5 of this example includes a storage ball distribution means 514 that calculates the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store based on the number of acquired game media, and the store pools for each player. Are stored in-store storage means 515 and setting storage means 516 for storing a storage form for each player. Furthermore, the management device 5 of this example includes a game medium acquisition number acquisition unit 511 that acquires the number of game medium acquisitions, a game information acquisition unit 512 that acquires game information for each player from each gaming machine 2 side, and game information. Is stored for each player.

The game medium acquisition number taking-in means 511 is a means for taking in the game medium acquisition number output from the exchange terminal 32 together with the member ID of the player.
The game information fetching means 512 is a means for fetching game information for each player associated with a member ID from each gaming machine 2 side. In this example, the sales signal and the replay signal output by the terminal 23 are captured.

  The sales signal is an output signal for each predetermined number of cash balls as described above. The replay signal is an output signal for each predetermined number of replayed balls. In addition to the sales signal and the replay signal, any of the out signal, the safe signal, the start signal, the jackpot signal, or the like as the game information captured by the game information capturing means 512 can be used as an alternative or additional It is also good to set to.

  The game information storage means 513 is means for counting and storing game information for each player (in this example, game information based on a sales signal and a replay signal). Specifically, the game information storage means 513 of this example totals and stores the cash sales amount or the number of replayed balls for each player based on the sales signal and the replay signal (see FIG. 8).

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, the setting storage means 516 is a means for storing the storage form set by the player using the terminal 23 as described above in association with the member ID that is the player specifying information. is there. The setting storage means 516 of this example stores a new storage form when receiving the setting change request signal of the terminal 23 for each unit. The setting storage unit 516 stores a storage form for each member ID (see FIG. 8).

  In addition, it is good also memorize | stores a some storage ball aspect about each player. In this case, when storing the ball, the player can select an optimal storage mode according to the situation. Furthermore, if a rule for selecting an optimum storage mode according to the game result or the like is defined in advance, an appropriate storage mode according to the game result or the like on the day can be automatically selected. For example, it is also possible to switch the storage mode according to the cash sales amount. For example, the storage mode A2 and No4 in FIG. 4 are set as the storage mode, and the storage mode No2 is selected when the cash sales amount exceeds 10,000 yen, and the storage mode A4 is selected when the cash sales amount is less than 10,000 yen. Rules to be selected can be defined. Furthermore, it is also possible to add the number of in-store deposits by 1000 balls per jackpot, or add the number of out-of-store deposits by 1000 balls for every 6000 outs corresponding to one hour of continuous operation. Furthermore, it is good to add the number of prize exchange balls by 1000 for every 6000 outs.

  The stored ball distribution means 514 is a means for calculating the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store based on the number of game media acquired, using the storage mode and game information for each player. The storage ball distribution unit 514 reads the storage mode from the setting storage unit 516 and also acquires the game information from the game information storage unit 513 by using the member ID associated with the number of game media acquired. Then, the storage ball sorting means 514 calculates the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store based on the number of acquired game media using the storage mode and game information.

  The in-store storage ball storage means 515 is a means (see FIG. 8) for storing the in-store storage balls scheduled to be used in the game store in association with the member ID that is the player identification information. This in-store storage ball storage means 515 takes in the in-store deposit number calculated by the storage ball distribution means 514 and refers to the in-store storage balls of the player. Then, the store storage unit 515 calculates and stores a new store pool by adding the store deposit to the store store.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the management device 5 stores each information such as in-store storage balls stored in the store storage ball storage means 515, storage mode stored in the setting storage means 516, and game information stored in the game information storage means 513. , And managed for each member ID of the player. The management device 5 includes the name of the player who is a member, gender, in-store storage ball, storage ball mode, card flag indicating the insertion state of the member card 310 (see FIG. 6), cash sales amount on the day, replay ball on the day The number (including the replay fee number) and address data are stored for each member ID.

Next, the gift exchange terminal 4 and the server terminal 6 connected to the Internet line 12 will be described.
The prize exchange terminal 4 is a self-supporting terminal installed in the amusement store as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 9, and FIG. The gift exchange terminal 4 has a touch panel type liquid crystal display 41 for displaying various information and a card slit 42 for inserting a membership card 310 (see FIG. 6). According to the prize exchange terminal 4 of this example, a prize exchange based on the number of accumulated ball points by an outside store can be exchanged using a prize exchange homepage 625 described later displayed on the liquid crystal display 41.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the server terminal 6 is installed at a remote location outside the game store. The server terminal 6 includes an out-of-store storage ball storage means 63 as an out-of-store storage ball server that manages out-of-store storage balls for each player, a freebie exchange means 62 as a freebie exchange server for exchanging the out-of-store storage balls, and freebies. Point management means 61 as a point management server for managing exchange points and the like exchanged.

  In this example, the server terminal 6 in which the outside store storage unit 63, the prize exchange unit 62, and the point management unit 61 are integrated is employed. Alternatively, each means of the server terminal 6 may be configured as an individual server terminal, and each server terminal may be installed in a remote place via the Internet line 12. Further, the server terminal 6 can be installed in a game store which is a head office store of a game store group, for example.

  The out-of-store storage ball storage means 63 is a means for storing an effective out-of-store storage ball for each player as the number of stored ball points (see FIG. 11). The outside store storage unit 63 receives the number of outside deposits associated with the member ID which is the player specifying information from the management device 5 of each game store. The outside store storage unit 63 refers to the number of stored points with the same member ID, adds the number of outside store deposits, and stores a new number of stored points. In this example, one point is set for each pachinko ball that is a game medium.

  In addition, as the number of accumulated ball points, depending on the type of game media such as pachinko balls used for games such as pachinko machines and medals used for slot machine games, it is also possible to manage the number of accumulated ball points separately, It is also good to manage the number of stored points collectively. When managing the number of accumulated points, for example, 4 points for each pachinko ball, 20 points for each medal, etc. For example, the loan amount per unit of each game medium The number of accumulated balls can be set according to the situation.

  The prize exchange means 62 is a means for presenting a prize exchange homepage 625 on the liquid crystal display 41 of the prize exchange terminal 4 installed in the amusement store as shown in FIGS. The player can claim a favorite prize within the range of the number of stored points stored in the outside store storage unit 63 by operating the gift exchange homepage 625.

  Here, the free gift exchange home page 625 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the free gift exchange home page 625 includes an individual display field 625D for displaying a member ID as a player specific information, a name, the number of accumulated points, and a final redemption date as a recent free gift exchange date, and a free gift exchange progress. This is a combination of a progress display field 625S for displaying the status, a confirmation button 625C for final confirmation as to whether or not to exchange the prize, and a status display field 625T representing whether or not the prize can be exchanged. .

  On the prize exchange homepage 625, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 10, a favorite prize can be selected within the range of the number of stored points read from the outside store storage unit 63. It should be noted that a prize requiring an exchange point exceeding the number of stored points is set so that it cannot be selected on the prize exchange homepage 625. Thereby, in the stored-ball management system 1 of this example, prize exchange exceeding the number of stored-ball points is prevented beforehand.

  In the storage management system 1 of this example, when the confirmation button 625C on the prize exchange homepage 625 is operated, the type and number of prizes to be charged, the number of exchange points required for prize exchange, and the like are determined. The prize exchange unit 62 obtains a new number of stored points obtained by subtracting the determined number of exchange points from the number of stored points, and stores it in the store storage unit 63 outside the store.

  Furthermore, the server terminal 6 of this example includes point management means 61 for managing the number of stored points based on out-of-store storage balls, the number of exchange points used for prize exchange, and the like for each player. The point management means 61 manages points by three methods: for each player (FIG. 11), for each game store (FIG. 12), and for each prize exchange history (FIG. 13).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the point management means 61 has the member ID, the player's name, the cumulative number of out-of-store deposits, the number of exchange points used for exchanging prizes, the number of accumulated points that can be exchanged for prizes, etc. We manage every. Furthermore, the point management means 61 of this example manages out-of-store storage balls for each amusement store as a breakdown of the accumulated points.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the point management means 61 manages the number of received storage balls, the number of exchange points, and the number of stored points for each business day for each game store. Here, the number of received storage balls is the cumulative number of out-of-store deposits received on each business day. The number of exchange points indicates the cumulative number of exchange points exchanged by the player who is a member of the game store. In the case where the player's supply source for out-of-store storage balls (the number of stored points) goes to a plurality of amusement stores, the aforesaid exchange points are given priority to the amusement store in which the prize exchange terminal 4 used for prize exchange is installed. The second priority was given to game stores with a large number of out-of-store storage balls. The number of accumulated points is obtained by subtracting the accumulated number of exchange points of the amusement store from the accumulated number of out-of-store deposits received.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the point management means 61, the date of prize exchange, the member ID of the player who exchanged the prize, the type of the exchanged prize, the number of exchange points required for the exchange, the accumulated points of the player It manages prize exchange history records consisting of numbers. Each premium exchange history record includes a delivery completion flag for managing whether or not the premium has been shipped. In the stored ball management system 1 of this example, the shipping status of prizes can be managed using this shipping flag. Here, it is also possible to extract only the prize exchange history record in which the dispatched flag is zero, that is, the prize has not been dispatched, and create the unsent list. Furthermore, in this example, the prize exchange history record is managed for each amusement store, but instead, it can be managed collectively at all amusement stores that form a group.

  In the storage ball management system 1 of this example, the transition from the in-store storage ball to the out-store storage ball is permitted, while the transition from the out-store storage ball to the in-store storage ball is prohibited. In this way, when prohibiting the transition from out-of-store storage balls to in-store storage balls, it is possible to determine the usage amount of out-of-store storage balls when they are deposited as out-of-store storage balls, not at the time of exchange from out-of-store storage balls to premiums. it can. Therefore, in this case, settlement between each game store and the management company or the like of the server terminal 6 can be performed, for example, when depositing outside store money.

  Next, operation | movement of the storage management system 1 of this example comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated using FIGS. 14-20. FIG. 14 shows the flow of the reception process of the membership card 310 by the terminal 23. FIG. 15 shows a flow of processing during insertion of the membership card 310 by the terminal 23. FIG. 16 shows the flow of the storage mode setting process by the terminal 23 as a storage mode setting means. FIG. 17 shows a processing flow of the exchange terminal 32. FIG. 18 shows the flow of reception processing of the output signal of the terminal 23 by the management device 5. FIG. 19 shows the flow of the storage ball processing by the management device 5. FIG. 20 shows the flow of processing by the server terminal 6.

  First, the flow of the reception process of the member card 310 by the terminal 23 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, as in step S101, it is determined whether or not the card insertion flag is zero, that is, whether or not the member card 310 is inserted. If the membership card 310 has not been inserted, the process proceeds to step S102, and the insertion of the membership card 310 is awaited. When the member card 310 is inserted, the card insertion flag is set to 1 as in steps S103 and S104, and a card insertion signal is output together with the member ID. Further, in the subsequent step S105, the process waits until the store storage ball (data) is taken in from the management device 5, and in step S106, the replay possible number indicating how many times the replay using the store storage ball can be performed is calculated. Here, the quotient obtained by dividing the above-mentioned in-store storage ball (see FIG. 8) by the number of balls required for one replay (150 balls = 125 replay balls + 25 commission balls) is calculated as the replayable number. did.

  On the other hand, if the card insertion flag is 1 in step S101, the membership card 310 is discharged as in step S112. When the membership card 310 is ejected, a card ejection signal is output and a card insertion flag is set to zero as in steps S113 and S114.

  FIG. 15 shows a flow of processing during insertion of the membership card 310 by the terminal 23. Here, it is determined whether or not the card insertion flag is 1 as in step S201. When the card insertion flag is 1, that is, when the membership card 310 is inserted, it is determined whether or not cash has been inserted as a money lending price as in step S202. When cash is inserted, the game medium corresponding to the amount of money is paid out and a sales signal is output as in steps S203 and S204.

  In step S205, it is determined whether or not the replay button 233 has been pressed. If the button is pressed, it is determined whether the replayable number is 1 or more as in step S206. If it is 1 or more, as in steps S207 and S208, the game medium (125 balls in this example) is paid out, and the replayable number is decremented by 1. Further, a replay signal is output as in step S209.

  In step S210, it is determined whether or not a storage mode setting operation (the operation shown in FIG. 16) has been performed. If a setting operation has been performed, the setting is performed together with the contents of the set storage mode as in step S211. A setting change request signal indicating that the operation has been performed is output.

  FIG. 16 shows a flow of processing for setting a storage ball mode in the terminal 23 as a storage mode setting means. Here, first, as shown in step S301, an input as to whether or not to select a storage mode from a registration pattern (FIG. 4) preset as a storage mode is waited. When the selection pattern is input from the registered pattern, a storage mode selection mode for allowing the player to select a storage mode is executed as in step S302. When there is an optional setting item (for example, the number of prize exchange balls of storage mode No. 3 in FIG. 4) in the selected storage mode (step S303), the content of the item that causes the player to set the optional setting item as in step S304 Enter input mode.

  On the other hand, when the player wishes to set the original storage mode instead of selecting from the registered pattern (step S301), as shown in step S312, each of the number of gift exchange balls, the number of stored balls and the number of stored balls outside the store An item content input mode for allowing the player to input the content of the item is implemented. Further, as in step S313, a priority order setting mode for causing the player to set the priority order of each item is performed.

  FIG. 17 shows a processing flow of the exchange terminal 32. Here, first, as in step S401, it is determined whether or not the number of acquired game media has been read from the receipt of the counter 36. When the number of game media acquired is read, it is determined whether or not the member card 310 has been inserted as in step S402. When the member card 310 is inserted, the number of game media acquired together with the member ID is output to the management device 5 as shown in step S403. Then, as shown in step S404, the process waits until receiving the sorting result (the number of gift exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, and the number of deposits outside the store) by the storage ball sorting unit 514.

  In step S405, the received prize exchange ball number, in-store deposit number, and out-store deposit number are presented on the display panel for the player. On the other hand, if the membership card 310 is not inserted in step S402, the number of prize exchange balls for the special prize is calculated as shown in step S413 and presented on the display panel for the player.

  Thereafter, when the exchange end button is pressed as a player's confirmation operation as in step S406, a confirmation signal is output to the management device 5 as in step S407. On the other hand, if the exchange end button is not pressed and cancelled, whether or not a manual operation for manually setting the number of gift exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, and the number of deposits outside the store is performed as in step S416. to decide. Specifically, in step S416, it is determined whether or not the amount button 322A, the in-store storage button 322B, or the out-of-store storage button 322C of the exchange terminal 32 has been operated. When such a manual operation is performed, as shown in step S405, the number of prize exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, the number of deposits outside the store, etc. set manually are presented. On the other hand, if the manual operation is not performed, the operation waits for the push-down operation of the replacement end button as in step S406.

  FIG. 18 shows the flow of reception processing of the output signal of the terminal 23 by the management device 5. Here, first, as in step S501, it is determined whether or not the card flag (see FIG. 8) is zero. If the card flag is zero, it is determined whether a card insertion signal has been received as in step S502. When the card insertion signal is received, as shown in step S503, the storage mode corresponding to the member ID received together with the card insertion signal is output to the car terminal 23 that is the transmission source of the card insertion signal. Further, as in step S504, 1 is set in the card flag for the member ID received together with the card insertion signal. On the other hand, if the card flag is not zero in step S501, the processes in steps S502 to S504 are bypassed.

When the sales signal is received as in step S505, the cash sales amount associated with the member ID received together with the sales signal is added as in step S506.
When the replay signal is received as in step S507, the in-store storage ball (see FIG. 8) associated with the member ID received together with the replay signal as in step S508 is subtracted and updated and replayed as in step S509. Update the number of balls used. In this example, the number of in-store storage balls per replay signal or the number of replay balls used is set to 150 balls.

When the setting change request signal is received from the terminal 23 as the storage form setting means as in step S510, the storage form associated with the member ID received together with the setting change request signal is updated as in step S511.
When the card discharge signal is received as in step S512, zero is set in the card flag associated with the member ID received together with the card discharge signal as in step S513.

  FIG. 19 shows the flow of the storage ball processing by the management device 5. Here, first, as in step S601, it is determined whether or not the number of game media acquired together with the member ID is received from the exchange terminal 32. When the number of game media acquired is received, as shown in step S602, the setting storage means 516 is referred to based on the received member ID together with the number of acquired game media, and the storage form associated with the same member ID is read out. Then, the number of gift exchange balls, the number of in-store deposits, and the number of out-store deposits are calculated with reference to the read storage form. Then, as shown in step S612, the distribution result including the number of prize exchange balls, the number of deposits in the store, and the number of deposits outside the store is output to the exchange terminal 32.

  Thereafter, as shown in step S603, reception of the confirmation signal (see step S407 in FIG. 17) is awaited. If the confirmation signal can be received, the cash sales amount or the number of balls used for replay managed by the management device 5 is updated as in step S604. In this example, the amount of cash sales or the number of replay balls is subtracted according to the number of prize exchange balls and the number of deposits in the store. When the number of deposits in the store is over zero as in step S605, the store money (see FIG. 8) managed by the management apparatus is updated as in step S606. On the other hand, if the number of out-of-store deposits exceeds zero as in step S607, the out-of-store deposits are output to the server terminal 6 as in step S608.

  FIG. 20 shows the flow of processing by the server terminal 6. Here, first, as in step S701, it is determined whether or not the number of out-of-store deposits has been received from the amusement store side. When the number of deposits outside the store is received, the number of stored points (see FIG. 11) managed by the server terminal 6 is updated as in step S702. When the confirmation operation button 625C on the prize exchange homepage 625 is clicked as in step S703, the final confirmation is made as to whether or not the number of exchange points necessary for prize exchange is within the number of stored points as in step S704. If the final confirmation can be made, the fact that it is OK to exchange prizes is output to the prize exchange terminal 4 as in step S705. Then, as in steps S706 and S707, the number of exchange points and the number of stored points are updated, and an exchange history record is newly created. On the other hand, if the final confirmation cannot be made (step S704), the fact that it is a gift exchange NG is output to the gift exchange terminal 4 as in step S715.

  Thus, in the storage management system 1 of this example, the storage ball distribution unit 514 calculates the number of out-of-store deposits based on the storage mode stored in the setting storage unit 516 in advance, and the out-of-store storage unit 515 stores the out-of-store storage ball. It is memorized as (number of accumulated points). That is, according to the stored ball management system 1, no complicated operation is required for storing (registering) the stored store balls as the stored store balls in the store 515.

  The stored ball management system 1 of the present example has an excellent characteristic that a player, an employee of a game store, or the like is less likely to feel troublesome when storing out-of-store stored balls. Therefore, this storage ball management system 1 can promote the use of the player due to its convenience. In addition, even for a game shop that introduces the storage management system 1, there is little risk of complicated operations accompanying the introduction of the system.

  As described above, the game store storage management system 1 of the present example is an excellent system that is easy to use for both the player side and the game store side, and is an excellent system that can be expected to have high utilization.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 45 may be able to access the prize exchange means 62. In this case, a free gift exchange homepage 625 (see FIG. 10) displayed on the liquid crystal display or the like of the user terminal 45 can be used to exchange free gifts from home, and convenience can be further improved.
Further, in this example, the member ID recorded on the member card 310 is used as the player specifying information. Instead, biometric information such as a player's fingerprint, vein and eyeball glow can be used as the player specifying information.

The block diagram which shows the functional structure of the storage management system for game stores in Example 1. FIG. The system diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the storage management system for game stores in Example 1. FIG. The perspective view which shows the terminal for every stand in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which compares and shows the five types of storage ball aspect in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which compares and shows distribution of the game media acquisition number based on each storage ball aspect in Example 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a card issuing terminal in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an exchange terminal in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the information list which the management apparatus manages in every Example for every player. The perspective view which shows the prize exchange terminal in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the premium exchange homepage in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the information list which a server terminal manages for every player in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the information list which a server terminal manages for every game store in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the prize exchange history record which a server terminal manages in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the membership card reception process by the terminal for each in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the member card insertion process by the terminal according to Example 1. The flowchart which shows the flow of the storage mode setting process by the stand terminal as a storage mode setting means in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process by the exchange terminal in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of a receiving process of the terminal output signal for every stand by the management apparatus in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of storage ball processing by the management device in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing by a server terminal in the first embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Game store management system 2 Game machines 23 Storage mode setting means (terminal unit)
31 Card issuing terminal 32 Game media acquisition number specifying means (exchange terminal)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Premium exchange terminal 5 Management apparatus 513 Game information storage means 514 Storage ball distribution means 515 Store storage ball storage means 516 Setting storage means 6 Server terminal 61 Point management means 62 Premium exchange means 63 Store storage ball storage means

Claims (3)

Game medium acquisition number specifying means for specifying the number of game media acquired by the player as the number of game medium acquisitions associated with the player specifying information for specifying the player;
In-store storage ball storage means for storing in-store storage balls, which are the above-mentioned game media scheduled to be used in a game store, in association with the above-mentioned player specifying information;
An out-of-store storage means for storing an out-of-store storage ball that is the gaming medium scheduled to be used outside the amusement store in association with the player specifying information;
A storage ball for arbitrarily setting a storage ball mode representing a method of determining the number of in-store deposits to be deposited as in-store storage balls and the number of out-store deposits to be deposited as outside store balls based on the number of acquired game media. Mode setting means;
A setting storage unit for storing the storage mode set using the storage mode setting unit in association with the player specifying information;
The storage mode associated with the same player identification information as the player identification information associated with the number of game media acquired is fetched from the setting storage means, and based on the number of game media acquisition with reference to the storage mode A storage ball management system for an amusement store, comprising: a storage ball distribution unit configured to determine the number of deposits in the store and the number of deposits outside the store.   2. A storage management system for a game store according to claim 1, wherein the storage mode setting means is configured to be able to set the storage mode by a player's operation. In claim 1 or 2, comprising game information storage means for storing game information for each player in association with the player specifying information,
The storage ball distribution means fetches the game information associated with the same player identification information as the number of game media obtained from the game information storage means, refers to the game information, and stores the number of deposits in the store and the outside of the store A storage management system for an amusement store, which is configured to determine the number of deposits.

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