JP2009045190A - Order system in game parlor and order method in order system of game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an order system in game parlors dispensing with an operation for inputting machine numbers of game machines of a destination of goods ordered, or an orderer, and capable of providing services only by a determination operation of the order items desired. <P>SOLUTION: The order system is characterized in that a display part 34 of a call lamp 30 has: a screen display changeover operation means for changing over between a game machine information screen 44 and an order reception screen 44; and an order operation means for displaying a screen from a menu selection to an order reception of order items when receiving the order and, when the order is determined by the order operation means, transmits data of the order items and address information of a game mechanism as set information to a game parlor management device 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an order system in a game arcade that can be selected and ordered from a call lamp or an order menu displayed on a display unit provided in a game media lending machine, and an order method in an order system in a game arcade.

When you want to eat or drink during a game, or when you have run out of luxury goods, you used to call the employee by pressing the call button on the call lamp and tell the order to deliver the order. I was waiting for the arrival of the wagon service during the patrol.
There is a system for directly calling a wagon service without waiting for the arrival of this traveling wagon service (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Furthermore, there is a game order system that can cope with the horizontal connection of players during a game in a group such as a family or a friend (for example, see Patent Document 2).

However, the conventional game system order system has the following problems.
In the system that directly calls the wagon service, the player presses the input switch “cigarette”, for example, and the wagon service arrives and purchases the desired cigarette. In this system, the brand loaded on the wagon It can only be purchased from the product, and when the desired product is eagerly desired, it will be loaded again and delivered, and in the case of the input switch `` coffee '' or `` tea '', it is hot or ice, the input switch `` In the case of “meal”, it is impossible to prepare all meals in advance, and it may be out of stock during the patrol, so it is necessary to listen to the order from the menu and deliver it again. The elapsed time was pointed out as a problem.

In addition, in the game hall order system described in Patent Document 2, the player's preference is registered in the membership card in advance in the order management means, and “normal” is pressed on the order reception screen, no matter what time You can order a certain item, but if you want to change the "normal" content, you can't change it unless you repeatedly order the same item and register the same item in the order history. When ordering other items from `` usually '', you must be confused, specify the delivery number for each order, the troublesome ordering operation, the items to eat and drink depending on the season or game time, etc. It was pointed out as a problem that the ordering operation when changing the order was troublesome.
Furthermore, in these game hall order systems, an operation for inputting the machine number of the game machine to which the orderer that is the orderer is delivered (for example, an operation for designating a machine from the layout display, or an operation for inputting the machine number using the numeric keypad). It was pointed out that the problem was that the operation time was long before the order was decided, that is, the game interruption time was long.

JP 2002-336520 A JP 2007-44095 A

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and eliminates the need for an operation of inputting the game machine number of the delivery destination of the order item, which is the orderer, and provides a service only by determining the desired order item. An object of the present invention is to provide an order system in a playground that can be provided.
Furthermore, without providing “usual” on the order reception screen, the order history of the member card user is recorded, and each time the order is repeated, the previous order contents are displayed first, and the order of the player is displayed. There are provided an order system in a game hall that saves input labor as much as possible, and an order method in an order system in a game hall.

An order system in a game hall according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a game mechanism comprising a game table, a game medium lending machine, and a call lamp, and a game hall management device for managing information from these game mechanisms. An ordering system,
The game media lending machine includes a card processing unit that reads and writes a card that identifies a player by being inserted,
The call lamp includes a display unit for displaying game table information and order reception, and reception of game table information output from the game table and card information output from the game medium lending machine from each gaming mechanism. And a control unit provided with a means and a transmission means for outputting information of the game mechanism to the game hall management device,
The control unit includes a screen display switching operation means for switching between a game machine information screen from the game machine and an order reception screen on the display unit, and an order for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to the order reception at the time of order reception. When an order is determined by the operating means and the order operating means, the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmitting means to the game hall management device.

The order system in the game hall according to claim 2 of the present invention is an order system comprising a game mechanism composed of a game machine and a game medium lending machine, and a game hall management device for managing information from these game mechanisms. There,
The game medium lending machine is provided with a card processing unit that reads and writes a card that identifies a player by being inserted, and a display unit that displays game table information and order reception on a screen,
Provided with a control unit comprising a receiving means for gaming machine information output from the gaming machine and a transmitting means for outputting card information obtained by inserting the card into the gaming medium lending machine to the game hall management device;
The control unit includes a screen display switching operation means for switching between a gaming machine information screen from the gaming machine and an order reception screen on the display unit, and an order for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to the order reception at the time of order reception. When an order is determined by the operating means and the order operating means, the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmitting means to the game hall management device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an order system in a game hall comprising a game mechanism comprising a game table, a game medium lending machine, and a call lamp, and a game hall management device for managing information from these game mechanisms. An ordering system,
The call lamp includes a card processing unit that reads and writes a card that identifies a player by being inserted, a display unit that displays game table information and order reception, and reception of game table information output from the game table. And a control unit provided with means and a transmission means for outputting information of the gaming mechanism to the game hall management device,
The control unit includes a screen display switching operation means for switching between a gaming machine information screen from the gaming machine and an order reception screen on the display unit, and an order for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to the order reception at the time of order reception. When an order is determined by the operating means and the order operating means, the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmitting means to the game hall management device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ordering system in a game hall comprising a gaming mechanism comprising a gaming table, a gaming medium lending machine and a calling lamp, or a gaming mechanism comprising a gaming table and a gaming medium lending machine. In any game mechanism,
A card unit provided with a card processing unit for reading and writing a card for identifying a player by being inserted,
A display unit that displays game table information and order reception on a screen, a game unit information that is output from the game table, and a card that is output from the card unit. Provided with a control unit comprising card information receiving means by means of, and transmission means for outputting information of the gaming mechanism to the game hall management device,
The control unit includes a screen display switching operation means for switching between a gaming machine information screen from the gaming machine and an order reception screen on the display unit, and an order for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to the order reception at the time of order reception. When an order is determined by the operating means and the order operating means, the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmitting means to the game hall management device.

  The ordering method in the game hall ordering system according to claim 5 of the present invention is the game room ordering system according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein when the player tries to place an order during the game, The first order operation will be selected sequentially from the stratified menu, but every time an order in the same player's game is repeated, the order item is stored in the order history, and when the same order is again ordered from the same player. The item ordered last time is displayed and the selection operation from the stratified menu is omitted.

According to the order system in the game hall of the present invention, when the order is determined by the order operation means, the order item, the card information, and the address information of the game mechanism are transmitted to the game hall management device as set information. Since it is clear whether the game mechanism is from the game mechanism, it is not necessary to input an instruction for the destination game mechanism again, so that it is possible to save the trouble of the instruction operation.
Therefore, the game can be interrupted to spend a short time for ordering, and the desired item can be quickly delivered in one order.

If it is a luxury item, most people always buy the same item, so there is no need to reselect from the beginning when placing an order, so it is convenient to omit the necessary ordering procedure. Welcomed by users.
For this reason, according to the ordering method in the game hall ordering system of the present invention, when the player tries to place an order during the game, the first order operation is sequentially selected from the stratified menu. Every time an order during a game of a player is repeated, the order item is stored in the order history, and when the same order is re-ordered from the same player, the previously ordered item is displayed and the selection operation from the stratified menu is performed. Since this is a method of short-circuiting the game, troublesome ordering operations can be omitted, the game interruption and the ordering time are short, and the user is greatly welcomed.

  In the order system of the present invention, the order information is issued and the address information of the gaming mechanism to which the ordered item is delivered includes the IP address of the identification number assigned to each device as the address of each communication device or computer in the communication network, or A unique number (for example, a MAC address) set for management / assignment may be used, or an ID switch (for example, a rotary DIP switch) may be provided in the control unit of each device to set the number. .

  In the order system of the present invention, in addition to ordering luxury goods and paid items for food and drinks, the playground free act (for example, currency exchange, dollar box, pushing, operation instructions, etc.) and service items (for example, water, A hand towel etc.) can also be added to the menu.

The screen display switching operation means of the order system of the present invention can be provided as an external switch of a touch panel which is a screen display unit, or can be provided in the touch panel.
For example, the touch operation area may be displayed so that the order reception display is switched when the game table information is displayed on the screen, and the game table information is switched when the order reception screen is displayed.

Since the player is specified by being inserted by the card processing unit of the order system of the present invention, a name or nickname registered in advance can also be displayed on the screen.
For example, “Mr. AAAA, thank you for the order” on the menu screen of the order operation, or “Mr. AAAA, how about the drink”, etc. may be displayed with a name or a nickname every time.

The order reception screen of the ordering system of the present invention changes the display menu according to whether the drink is changed according to the season, the meal menu is changed according to the time of day, or the member's gender or smoker. You can also.
For example, in a drink menu, ice may be displayed with priority in summer and hot in winter, and a cigarette menu may not be displayed for a player who does not like smoking.

  In the ordering method in the game hall ordering system of the present invention, when a player tries to place an order during the game, the first order operation is sequentially selected from the stratified menu. Every time an order is repeated, the order item is stored in the order history, and if it is the same order again from the same player, the previous ordered item is displayed and the selection operation from the stratified menu is displayed. May be omitted.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine 10 that constitutes a gaming mechanism 1 for pachinko gaming, a pachinko ball lending machine 20 for lending a pachinko ball as a gaming medium next to the gaming machine 10, and directly above the gaming machine 10. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the arrangement of the call lamp 30 on which information display is normally provided for providing information on the gaming table (special prize probability, appearance rate, special occurrence number, occurrence history, etc.).
It should be noted that the gaming machine may be a slot machine, and the tama ball lending machine may be a medallion machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the calling lamp 30 which is one configuration of the ordering system of the present invention.
First, the configuration of the calling lamp 30 of the present invention will be described, but the configuration of the calling lamp of the present embodiment (functions for various displays, mounting positions, etc.) is not limited.
The display main body 31 of the calling lamp 30 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a display 34 showing game table information in the center.
The display unit 34 is equipped with a touch panel that combines a display monitor and a matrix switch.

A data button 33a, an order menu button 33b, a CALL button 33c, and a delivery button 33d are also provided.
Lamps 32 are provided on both sides of the display main unit 35, and the built-in control is turned on and blinking when the CALL button 33c is pressed or based on a jackpot signal (during jackpot or establishment fluctuation) of the game table. Controlled by the unit 40.

The above-described display unit 34 displays various game table information contents as a display screen when the player operates the data button 33a as necessary.
When the order menu button 33b is operated while the game table information is displayed on the screen, the initial screen of the order menu in FIG. 6a is switched and displayed as the display screen.
Further, the lamp 32 is turned on by operating the CALL button 33c, and is operated when the player calls the store clerk (for example, trouble of a table stand, a ball box request, etc.).
The delivery button 33d is operated by the store clerk as a delivery completion sign when the player's order is delivered.

The display unit 34 displays the contents of the game table information.
The contents of the display unit 34 here are displayed in the top row, “Big hit count of today”, “Previous day”, “Previous day”, and the jackpot count display 35a generated in the middle row. The probability variation / start number display 35b of “the number of winnings, the number of start times” is displayed, and a dot display 35c in which each number of times is graphed is displayed in the lower part.
When the player wants to see the big hit number data of the previous day and the day before the previous day, the data button 33a is operated to display the big hit number display 35a in a variable manner.
For example, if the player operates the data button once, the previous day's data is displayed, if operated twice, the previous day's data is displayed, and if operated three times, the original today's data is displayed.

Although not shown in the drawing, the contents of the display unit 34 are displayed as “the number of big hits of today”, “the day before”, “the day before” and “the day of little hits” in the middle, The number of jackpots that occurred on the “previous day” and “previous day” may be displayed, and “the number of established fluctuations, the number won in the start checker of the game machine, the number of starts” may be displayed in each stage. It is not limited to the contents of the display unit 34 described above.

The game table information displayed on the display unit 34 (“the number of today's jackpots”, “the previous day”, “the day before the previous day”, “the number of established changes”, and “the number of start times” are stored in a storage unit (memory) of the internal control unit (CPU) 40. ) 45. The data of the day requested from the storage unit is displayed according to the operation of the data button 33a.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the order system in the game hall of the present invention.
The gaming mechanism 1 includes a gaming machine 10, a ball rental machine 20, and a calling lamp 30.
The gaming machine 10 includes a CPU 11 that transmits game table information to the receiving means of the control unit 40 of the calling lamp 30.
The daitama ball lending machine 20 controls each function of the card processing unit 21, the banknote processing unit 22, the coin processing unit 23, the ball lending processing unit 24, and the numeric keypad 25, and provides card information, lending machine management number information, and sales information. A CPU 26 for transmitting to the receiving means of the control unit 40 of the calling lamp 30 is provided.

The control unit 40 of the calling lamp 30 includes a receiving unit 41 to which the gaming machine information output from the gaming machine 10, the card information output from the interstitial ball lending machine 20 and the sales information by money are input, In addition to these pieces of information, a transmission means 42 for outputting order data information to the management apparatus 50 is provided.
When a plurality of gaming mechanisms 1 are installed in series, they are connected to the management device 50 via a communication network or a repeater 55.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the control unit 40 of the calling lamp 30.
A display unit 34 having a touch panel function that constitutes an operation input unit is connected to the control unit 40.
The operation input system and the display output system are provided with a data button 33a and an order menu button 33b constituting screen display switching means for switching and displaying the data display 43 or the order menu display 44 by pressing operation. Order operation means (display unit 34 that also functions as a touch panel) for operating from menu selection to order acceptance displayed on the display unit 34 from the operation is connected.

For data input / output, receiving means (receiving unit 41) for receiving data transmitted from the gaming machine 10 and the daitama ball lending machine 20, the gaming machine information from the gaming machine 10 and the daitama ball lending machine 20 The transmitting means (transmitting unit 42) transmits the player information, the address information of the gaming mechanism, and the ordered item to the management device 50 when the order is confirmed by the card data and the sales signal and the calling lamp 30 being confirmed. It is connected.
Further, a CALL button 33c for calling the store clerk, a delivery button 33d for informing the completion of delivery of the ordered item, and a storage unit 45 for storing game table information that changes from the game table 10 every day are connected, and the lamp display 32 is CALL. When the button 33c is operated or when it is a jackpot signal of the game table, it is connected so as to be lit or blinking.
The storage unit 45 stores and holds a management identification number that is address information of the gaming mechanism and a specific number of the gaming mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the control unit 60 of the management device 50.
The receiving unit 61 receives information data transmitted from the gaming mechanism 1 of the gaming machine 10, the inter-ball ball lending machine 20, and the calling lamp 30 through the repeater 55.
The transmission unit 62 transmits information data obtained as a result of processing based on the reception information from the reception unit 61 to each gaming mechanism 1 via the relay device 55.
The transmitted information data is input from the receiving means 41 of the control unit 40 of the calling lamp 30 and processed.

When the order is accepted, the order management device 65 displays the management number, the order item, the reception time of the gaming mechanism in the order received on the display (not shown) and the member No. if the orderer is a member. Etc. are displayed in a list.
The delivery service is developed according to the display on the display, and when the delivery button 33d of the calling lamp 30 is pushed when the order is delivered, it is deleted from the order list on the display and at the same time, the member number is stored in the order management DB 66. At the same time, the order item is added as history information. A process of subtracting from the total number of acquired balls accumulated separately is performed.
The game table information DB 64 is a database for collecting the game table information of the game table 10 of the game mechanism 1.

The ordering operation of the ordering system of the present invention will be described.
The call lamp 30 displays game table information on the display unit 34 during standby.
The player selects a gaming machine from this gaming machine information. If the player is a holder of a member card (hereinafter referred to as “player A”) in which information for identifying an individual is written, the player inserts it from the card insertion slot 21 of the daitama ball lending machine 20, and uses the numeric keypad 25 to enter the password. By inputting, the player A (member No. NNNN) is specified from the registration information.
At this time, it is input to the management device 50 as data in which “player A (member No. NNNN)” has been started with the “game mechanism management number NNN” of the game mechanism 1 as a set data. When the DB 63 is searched and stored balls are recorded in the member number storage data, the number of stored balls data that can be used is transmitted to the pedestal ball lending machine 20. Therefore, if there is a stored ball already in the inserted card, it can be replayed.

  The bill insertion slot 22 and the coin insertion slot 23 can use money when a non-member player receives a ball or when a member player receives an additional ball after inserting a card.

Now, when the player A wants food and drink during the game or the cigarette he / she loves disappears, and he wants to meet the order without standing up, the display unit 34 is pressed. Is switched from the game console information display to the order menu screen of FIG. 6a.
Here, the operation procedure will be described taking the case where the player A is about to order cigarettes as an example. When “cigarette” is selected and pressed from the menu display, the brand selection screen for “cigarette” in FIG. 6b is displayed. .

When the designated brand “MILDSSEVEN” (registered trademark) is selected and pressed from the brand display, the designated item selection screen shown in FIG. 6c is reached and the favorite drink “3 mg” is pushed.
Then, the order confirmation screen shown in FIG. 6d is displayed. Here, the method of payment settlement is asked, and either “cash” or “ball” is selected and pressed.
When paying with a ball, the user selects and presses “ball” and the order reception screen shown in FIG. 6e is displayed.
Along with the display of the order acceptance screen, the fact that “player A” has ordered “cigarette MILDSEVEN (registered trademark) 3 mg” from the “game mechanism management number NNN” of the game machine 10 is taken over to the management device 50 as order data. Then, it is added as data to the order history for each member in the order management DB 66 of the order management device 65.

When the order is delivered for a while, the delivered clerk presses the delivery button 33d to complete the order transaction.
This delivery button 33d is used when the payment for the order price is "cash", and when the payment for the order price is selected as "ball" when the cashier is paid in exchange for the goods to the delivered clerk. When the delivery button 33d is pressed after delivery, the number of balls converted into the price is subtracted from the number of stored data as the management data of the member in the member DB 63 of the management device 50.
In the designated item display of FIG. 6c, the order quantity may be additionally displayed as “1 piece”, “2 pieces”, “3 pieces”, etc. By returning to the first display, input errors are prevented.

After this, if the user wants food or drink during the game, he presses the order menu button 33b to display the order menu screen of FIG. 6a on the display unit 34. "If you want to order a meal, press" Meal "and the menu will be displayed for" Drink "as shown in Fig. 7 and for" Meal "as shown in Fig. 8. However, after the order item selection screen, the order reception screen waits for the order to be delivered.
The processing when the ordered product is delivered is performed in the same manner as the processing for “cigarette” by pressing the delivery button 33d.

  In the game hall order system according to the present invention, an item received from the “game mechanism management number NNN” of the game mechanism 1 by the member “player A” as an order data is displayed in the management device 50 along with the order reception screen display. Since it is taken over and added as data to the order history for each member of the order management device 65, when the user tries to order "cigarette" again, the screen display of the first order menu will be different as follows.

The order item selection screen is omitted and displayed for the second and subsequent orders from the first order.
As with the first time, when the order menu button 33b is pressed, the order menu screen of FIG. 9a (same display as FIG. 6a) is displayed on the display unit 34, so “cigarette” is pressed.
Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the designated item of the brand ordered by the player A last time is displayed on the display unit 34.
If it is a luxury product, most people will always buy the same item, so there is no need to reselect from the stock when ordering, so it is more convenient to omit the necessary ordering procedure. Yes, it is welcomed by users.

In FIG. 9b, “YES” is pressed when ordering with the same item as the previous time, and “NO” is pressed when purchasing an item different from the previous time.
If “YES”, the order acceptance screen of FIG. 9c is displayed, and the processing when the delivery is performed is the same operation processing as the previous delivery.
If “NO”, the brand selection screen of FIG. 6B is displayed, so that the same procedure as the first order operation is performed, and a different item from the previous time can be ordered on the order reception screen of FIG. 6E.

  Even if the ordered item is “drink” or “meal” other than “cigarette”, the next ordered item will be displayed at the next order. Select "NO" if you want to order a different item.

Since the items ordered by the player A who is a member are recorded as an order history in the database of the management device 50 each time an order is placed, the customer visits the store again to play a game with a member card and during the game. When placing an order (for example, cigarette), “cigarette” is selected from the order menu screen on the screen (FIG. 9a) displayed on the display unit 34 when the order menu button 33b is operated according to the order history data ordered at the previous visit. Push. Then, the items ordered when the customer visited the store last time are displayed on the screen (FIG. 9b), so that the usual favorite items can be ordered immediately (FIG. 9c).
Such orders can be used at any time as long as you are a member.

The non-member who does not have a membership card used only on the day (hereinafter referred to as “player B”) can also use the order system in the amusement hall of the present invention. It is different from the player A who is a member in that it cannot be made with balls and is exclusively made with cash.
At the start of the game, the player B first inserts banknotes or inserts coins into the interstitial ball lending machine 20 to receive the ball and starts the game.
At this time, it is input to the management device 50 as data in which “player B (non-member)” has started playing at “management stand number NNN” of the gaming machine 10.
This is until the game ends on that day, or until it is determined that the game has not been continued after a certain period of time.

When this player B places an order during a game, when the order menu button 33b is pressed, the display on the display unit 34 is switched from the game table information display to the order menu screen of FIG. 6a.
Here, the operation procedure will be described taking the case where the player B is about to order cigarettes as an example. When “cigarette” is selected and pressed from the menu display, the brand selection screen for “cigarette” in FIG. 6b is displayed. .

When the designated brand “MILDSSEVEN” (registered trademark) is selected and pressed from the brand display, the designated item selection screen shown in FIG. 6c is reached and the favorite drink “3 mg” is pushed.
Then, the order confirmation screen of FIG. 6d is displayed, but since it is known that the order is from the non-member player B, the display “ball” is turned off (inoperable state) and only “cash” is displayed. When the payment is confirmed and pressed, the order acceptance screen shown in FIG. 6e is displayed. In this case, the guidance display “NNN balls” is turned off and hidden.
Along with this order reception screen display, the fact that “player B” has ordered “cigarette MILDSEVEN (registered trademark) 3 mg” from the “game mechanism management number NNN” of the game mechanism 1 from the call lamp 30 to the management device 50. The data is taken over as order data and added as data to the order history for each gaming machine in the order management device 65.

  After the order is delivered for a while, the store clerk who delivered in exchange for cash presses the delivery button 33d to complete the order transaction.

After this, if the user wants food or drink during the game, he presses the order menu button 33b to display the order menu screen of FIG. 6a on the display unit 34. "If you want to order a meal, press" Meal "and the menu will be displayed for" Drink "as shown in Fig. 7 and for" Meal "as shown in Fig. 8. However, after the order item selection screen, the order reception screen waits for the order to be delivered.
The processing when the ordered product is delivered is performed in the same manner as the processing for “cigarette” by pressing the delivery button 33d.

  In the game hall order system according to the present invention, the item received by the “player B” from the “game mechanism management number NNN” of the game mechanism 1 even if a non-member is displayed while the order acceptance screen is displayed. Is transferred as order data to the management device 50 and added as data to the order history for each gaming machine of the order management device 65. When trying to order "cigarette" again, the screen display of the first order menu is displayed as follows. Come different.

  For the second and subsequent orders from the first order, the operation is the same as when the player A who is a member places an order, but the player A who is a member at the time of delivery depends on the selection of either balls or cash. While payment is possible, the only difference is that the non-member player B is always limited to cash at the time of order delivery.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of the order system in the present embodiment.
The gaming mechanism 1 according to the present embodiment includes a pachinko gaming machine 10 and an inter-ball ball lending machine 20.
The gaming machine 10 includes a CPU 11 that transmits gaming table information to a receiving unit of the control unit 226 of the inter-ball ball lending machine 20.
Although not shown, the daitama ball lending machine 20 is provided with a display unit 234 for providing game table information (special prize probability, special rate, number of special prize occurrences, occurrence history, etc.) and for operating an order, and card processing. Unit 221, bill processing unit 222, money processing unit 223, ball processing unit 224, numeric keypad 225, display unit 234, and call display 232.
When a plurality of gaming mechanisms 1 are installed in series, they are connected to the management device 50 via a communication network or a repeater 55.
Since the configuration and function of the control unit 60 of the management apparatus 50 of this example and the processing function of the order management apparatus 65 are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the control unit 226 of the inter-ball ball lending machine 20.
A display unit 234 having a touch panel function that constitutes an operation input unit is connected to the control unit 226.
The operation input system and the display output system are provided with a data button 233a and an order menu button 233b that constitute screen display switching means for switching and displaying the data display 243 or the order menu display 244 by pressing, and the screen display switching means Order operation means (display unit 234 that also functions as a touch panel) is connected to operate from menu selection displayed on the display unit 234 to order acceptance.

For data input / output, receiving means (receiving unit 241) for receiving data transmitted from the gaming machine 10, gaming machine information from the gaming machine 10, card data and sales signals from the inter-ball ball lending machine 20, and display A transmission means (transmission unit 242) is connected to transmit the player information, the address information of the gaming mechanism, and the ordered item to the management device 50 when the order is confirmed by the unit 234.
Further, a CALL button 233c for calling the store clerk, a delivery button 233d for notifying completion of delivery of the ordered item, and a storage unit 245 for storing game table information that changes from the game table 10 every day are connected, and the call display 232 is CALL. When the button 233c is operated or a jackpot signal of the game machine is connected, it is lit or blinked.

The ordering operation of the ordering system in this example will be described.
In the stand-by ball lending machine 20, the game unit information is displayed on the display unit 234 during standby.
The player selects a gaming machine from this gaming machine information. If a player is a holder of a member card (hereinafter referred to as “player A”) in which information for identifying an individual is written, the player inserts it from the card insertion slot 221 of the daitama ball lending machine 20, and uses the numeric keypad 225 to enter the password. By inputting, the player A (member No. NNNN) is specified from the registration information.
At this time, it is input to the management device 50 as data in which “player A (member No. NNNN)” has been started with the “game mechanism management number NNN” of the game mechanism 1 as a set data. When the DB 63 is searched and stored balls are recorded in the member number storage data, the number of stored balls data that can be used is transmitted to the pedestal ball lending machine 20. Therefore, if there is a stored ball already in the inserted card, it can be replayed.

  Here, when the player A presses the order menu button 233b, the screen display of the display unit 234 is switched from the game console information display to the order menu screen of FIG. 6a, and “cigarette” is selected from the displayed order menu screen. As an example, the same procedure as described in the first embodiment is adopted for the operation procedure of the order operation until the order reception screen is displayed and the payment processing when the ordered item is delivered (reference paragraph 0032). ~ 0047).

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The gaming mechanism 1 according to the present embodiment includes a pachinko gaming machine 10, a ball lending machine 20, and a calling lamp 30.
Although not shown in the figure, the call lamp 30 is provided with a display unit 34, buttons 33a to 33d, and a lamp 32 as in the first embodiment, and a card that reads and writes a card that identifies a player when inserted. A processing unit 331 is provided, and a screen display switching operation means for switching between a game machine information screen from the game machine and an order reception screen is displayed on the display unit 34, and from order menu selection to order reception at the time of order reception. The order operation means, and when the order is determined by the order operation means, the control unit 40 transmits the order item, the card information, and the management table number of the game machine to the game hall management device as set information from the transmission means. It is a thing.
According to the present embodiment, the playground management is performed with the address information (identification number assigned to each call lamp 30 connected to the network), the order item, and the card information as the set information in the storage unit 45 in the control unit 40. It transmits to the apparatus from the transmission means.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the present embodiment, the game is either a gaming mechanism composed of a pachinko gaming machine 10, a platform ball lending machine 20, and a call lamp 30, or a gaming mechanism composed of a pachinko gaming machine 10 and a platform ball lending machine 20. Although not shown in the mechanism 1, the mechanism 1 includes a card unit 400 including a card processing unit 401 that reads and writes a card that identifies a player when inserted.
In the gaming mechanism in the case of this example, the gaming mechanism composed of the pachinko gaming machine 10, the interstitial ball lending machine 20, and the calling lamp 30, the card processing unit 21 of the interstitial ball lending machine 20 of the first embodiment is used. The card unit 400 (card processing unit 401) is replaced.
Moreover, in the gaming mechanism in the case of this example, the gaming mechanism composed of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and the pedestal ball lending machine 20, the card processing unit 21 of the dairy ball lending machine 20 of the second embodiment is replaced with a card unit. 400 (card processing unit 401) is a dedicated card processing unit.

It is the front view which showed arrangement | positioning of the game machine which is a game mechanism, a pedestal ball lending machine, and a calling lamp. It is a front view of a calling lamp. It is a conceptual diagram of the order system in the game hall of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part of a calling lamp. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part of a management apparatus. It is a display explanatory drawing from the order menu screen in the case of the order item "cigarette" in an Example to an order reception screen. It is display explanatory drawing in the case of the order item "drink" in an Example. It is display explanatory drawing in the case of the order item "meal" in an Example. It is display explanatory drawing with respect to the order after the 2nd in an Example. It is a conceptual diagram of the order system in the game hall in 2nd Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part of the game media rental machine in 2nd Example.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine 20 Ballroom lending machine 30 Call lamp 33a Data button 33b Order menu button 33c CALL button 33d Delivery button 34 Display part 40 Call lamp control part 50 Management apparatus 55 Relay device 60 Management apparatus control part 65 Order management apparatus

Claims (5)

An ordering system comprising a gaming mechanism composed of a gaming table, a gaming medium lending machine, and a calling lamp, and a game hall management device that manages information from these gaming mechanisms,
The game medium lending machine includes a card processing unit that reads and writes a card that identifies a player by being inserted,
The call lamp includes
A display unit for displaying game table information and order reception;
Receiving means from each gaming mechanism for gaming machine information output from gaming machines and card information by card insertion outputted from gaming medium lending machine;
A transmission unit that outputs information on the gaming mechanism to the game hall management device, and a control unit,
The control unit
Screen display switching operation means for switching between a gaming machine information screen and an order reception screen from the gaming machine on the display unit;
An order operation means for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to order reception at the time of order reception,
When an order is determined by the order operation means, an order system in a game hall, wherein the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmission means to the game hall management device.
An ordering system comprising a gaming mechanism composed of a gaming table and a gaming medium lending machine, and a game hall management device that manages information from these gaming mechanisms,
For game media lending machines,
A card processing unit for reading and writing a card for identifying a player by being inserted, and a display unit for displaying game table information and order reception on a screen;
Means for receiving game table information output from the game table;
A transmission unit that outputs card information obtained by inserting the card into the game medium lending machine to the game hall management device;
The control unit
Screen display switching operation means for switching between a gaming machine information screen and an order reception screen from the gaming machine on the display unit;
An order operation means for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to order reception at the time of order reception,
When an order is determined by the order operation means, an order system in a game hall, wherein the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmission means to the game hall management device.
An ordering system comprising a gaming mechanism composed of a gaming table, a gaming medium lending machine, and a calling lamp, and a game hall management device that manages information from these gaming mechanisms,
The call lamp includes
A card processing unit that reads and writes a card that identifies a player by being inserted; and
A display unit for displaying game table information and order reception;
Means for receiving game table information output from the game table;
A transmission unit that outputs information on the gaming mechanism to the game hall management device, and a control unit,
The control unit
Screen display switching operation means for switching between a gaming machine information screen and an order reception screen from the gaming machine on the display unit;
An order operation means for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to order reception at the time of order reception,
When an order is determined by the order operation means, an order system in a game hall, wherein the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmission means to the game hall management device.
In any of the gaming mechanisms, a gaming mechanism composed of a gaming table, a gaming medium lending machine, and a calling lamp, or a gaming mechanism composed of a gaming table and a gaming medium lending machine,
A card unit provided with a card processing unit for reading and writing a card for identifying a player by being inserted,
Either a call lamp that is a gaming mechanism or a gaming media lending machine,
A display unit for displaying game table information and order reception;
Receiving means for gaming machine information output from the gaming machine and card information by card insertion outputted from the card unit;
A transmission unit that outputs information on the gaming mechanism to the game hall management device, and a control unit,
The control unit
Screen display switching operation means for switching between a gaming machine information screen and an order reception screen from the gaming machine on the display unit;
An order operation means for displaying from the menu selection of the order item to order reception at the time of order reception,
When an order is determined by the order operation means, an order system in a game hall, wherein the order item, card information, and game mechanism address information are transmitted as set information from the transmission means to the game hall management device.
In the order system in the game hall according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
When a player tries to place an order during a game, the first order operation will be selected sequentially from the stratified menu, but each time an order in the player's game is repeated, the order item is added to the order history. An ordering method in an order system of a game hall characterized in that, when the same order is re-ordered from the same player, the item ordered last time is displayed and the selection operation from the stratified menu is omitted.

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