JP2009056057A - Game system and information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce time and labor required for the supply of goods awarded as a special favor to players. <P>SOLUTION: The system comprises: an information display device 3 provided with a display means 312 which is disposed according to a game machine 2 and displays goods on sale within a game parlor, an ordering operation receiving means 314 for receiving the ordering operation of the goods from players and output means 328 and 334 which carry out an output processing for making sales staffs recognize the order made for the goods in response to the reception of the ordering operation; and a managing unit 120 which is so connected as to make data communication possible with the information display device 3 and sets requirements for supplying the players with goods as a special favor. The information display device 3 makes a display on the display means 312 to the effect that the goods are supplied as a special favor with the conditions that a player playing on the game machine 2 involved meets the supplying requirements while making the sales staffs recognize the intended supply of the goods as a special favor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and an information display device for providing a product as a privilege given to a player.

  Conventionally, when an in-game player is an event target person, the player is presented with a one-to-one information display device provided on the in-game machine, and the display There is one in which the confirmed store clerk provides merchandise to the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-33312 (page 12, FIG. 12)

  However, in the system of Patent Literature 1, after the player who has confirmed that the information display device has displayed that the product is presented is called a clerk, the clerk confirms the display on the information display device. There is a problem that it takes much time to provide the product, such as returning the product to be provided and providing the product to the player.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and provides a gaming system and an information display device that can reduce the effort required to provide a product given to a player as a privilege. The purpose is to do.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
It is provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) installed in the amusement hall,
Display means (display unit 312) for displaying products (wagon service products) sold to the player in the game hall;
Order operation accepting means (control unit 328; order accepting process, transparent touch panel 314) for accepting an order operation of the product from the player;
Output means (control unit 328; order receiving process) for performing an output process (a process for transmitting order information) for allowing a salesperson of the product to recognize that the product has been ordered in response to the acceptance of the order operation. )When,
An information display device (card unit 3) comprising:
A management device (member management computer 120) that is connected to the information display device so as to be able to perform data communication and sets provision conditions (sending conditions for a display job in which product addition is set) for providing merchandise to a player as a privilege; ,
A gaming system including:
The information display device indicates that a product is provided as a privilege on condition that a player who is playing a game on a corresponding gaming machine satisfies the provision conditions set by the management device (FIG. 18B). 21 (b)) is displayed on the display means, and output processing (processing for transmitting additional product selection information and privilege use order information) for causing the salesperson to recognize that the product is provided as a privilege. This is performed in the output means (control unit 328).
According to this feature, when the output process is performed, the salesperson recognizes that the product is provided as a privilege, as well as the salesperson recognizes that the product to be sold has been ordered, Since it is possible to go to the player's location with the product to be provided as a privilege, it is possible to reduce the effort required to provide the product provided to the player as a privilege.

A gaming system according to claim 2 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 1,
The information display device (card unit 3) displays a product selection screen (order receiving screen (page)) including a plurality of products (wagon service products) on the display means (display unit 312), and the displayed plurality of items. The order operation accepting means (control unit 328; order accepting process, transparent touch panel 314) accepts the selection of the product desired by the player as the order operation, and the salesperson recognizes the selected product. The output processing (processing for transmitting order information including product ID) is performed in the output means (control unit 328) and the provision condition (transmission condition of display job in which product addition is set) is satisfied On the condition that the product selection screen (privilege order acceptance screen (page)) is displayed on the display means, The output means (process for transmitting additional product selection information including product ID or privilege use order information) for accepting the selection from the player and allowing the salesperson to recognize the selected product is the output means (control unit 328). ) Is performed.
According to this feature, the player can select a product to be provided as a privilege from a plurality of products, and the service to the player can be improved.

A gaming system according to claim 3 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 1 or 2,
The management device (member management computer 120) sets a product to be provided as the privilege from the plurality of products,
The information display device (card unit 3) is configured to select a product selection screen (privilege order acceptance) on which only products set as products to be provided as a privilege in the management device can be selected on condition that the provision condition is satisfied. Screen (page)).
According to this feature, since it is impossible to select a product other than the product to be provided as a privilege, a useless selection operation by the player can be eliminated.

A gaming system according to claim 4 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The information display device (card unit 3) accepts a recording medium (member card) and enables the recording medium to specify that the provision condition is satisfied (product ID of a product added as a privilege). Process (process to send additional product selection information that was selected after order including member ID),
The fact that the provision condition is satisfied by the received recording medium is specified (the product ID is stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID stored in the member card), and the player receives the product Based on the receipt of the provision instruction (acceptance of selection of the privilege use menu), the output means (processing for transmitting privilege use order information) is performed in the output means (control unit 328).
According to this feature, the player can arbitrarily specify the timing of receiving the provision of the product, and the service to the player can be improved.

A gaming system according to claim 5 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The management device (member management computer 120) sets conditions relating to game information (consumption amount 10,000 yen, start count 1000 times, etc.) generated with a game in the gaming machine as the provision conditions. Prior to conducting a prior notice that a product is provided as a privilege by reaching the provision conditions for conditions related to game information (a consumption amount of 9,000 yen, starting count 900 times, etc.) achieved before reaching Set as notification condition,
The information display device (card unit 3) performs the advance notification on the condition that a player playing a game in the corresponding gaming machine satisfies the advance notification condition set by the management device. It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, before reaching the provision conditions, the player can recognize that the privilege product is provided by reaching the provision condition, and the player intends to receive provision of the privilege product. The game of the player can be promoted.

The information display device (card unit 3) according to claim 6 of the present invention is
It is provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) installed in the amusement hall,
Display means (display unit 312) for displaying products sold to the player in the game hall;
Order operation accepting means (control unit 328; order accepting process, transparent touch panel 314) for accepting an order operation of the product from the player;
Output means (control unit 328; order receiving process) for performing an output process (a process for transmitting order information) for allowing a salesperson of the product to recognize that the product has been ordered in response to the acceptance of the order operation. , Communication unit 334),
An information display device comprising:
The product is provided as a privilege on condition that the player playing the game on the corresponding gaming machine satisfies a predetermined provision condition (transmission condition of display job in which product addition is set) (FIG. 18). (B) and FIG. 21 (b)) are displayed on the display means, and output processing (additional product selection information and privilege use order information is transmitted to allow the salesperson to recognize that the product is provided as a privilege. Is performed in the output means (control unit 328).
According to this feature, when the output process is performed, the salesperson recognizes that the product is provided as a privilege, as well as the salesperson recognizes that the product to be sold has been ordered, Since it is possible to go to the player's location with the product to be provided as a privilege, it is possible to reduce the effort required to provide the product provided to the player as a privilege.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. In the following embodiment, an example using a normal pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball as a game medium is paid out as a gaming machine is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other gaming machines, For example, a pachinko machine in which pachinko balls are inaccessible, slot machines that use medals and pachinko balls as game media, and points (points) instead of medals and pachinko balls It can also be applied to a gaming machine such as a complete credit type slot machine.

  A gaming system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows an embodiment including a card unit 3 as an information display device of the present invention and a member management computer 120 as a management device of the present invention. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of an example gaming system, and is a card reader pachinko machine (hereinafter abbreviated as a pachinko machine) that is a gaming machine arranged in parallel on a gaming island (not shown) arranged in a game hall 2 and a card unit 3 that is installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko machine 2 at a side position on a predetermined side of the pachinko machine 2, can display various information, and can order products for a wagon service. By registering as a member in the game room with a management computer 100 for managing a prepaid card or a membership card, which is a recording medium of the present invention used in the card unit 3, and the like. Manages member information such as stored balls and the number of points of member players possessing issued member cards and attribute information related to the member players, messages and questionnaires displayed in each card unit 3, and each card unit 3 Is mainly composed of a member management computer 120 for managing wagon service orders and the like, and a hall computer 130 for collecting and managing game data such as the number of jackpots generated in games in each pachinko machine 2. Yes.

  The management computer 100, the member management computer 120, the hall computer 130, and the card unit 3 are connected via a (HUB) 7 and a communication cable 8 so that bidirectional data communication is possible. A local IP address is assigned to form a local area network (LAN), and each device connected to the local area network (LAN) is assigned a device ID that can individually identify the device. In addition, each device has an IP address table in which a device (unit) ID and a local IP address are associated with each other, a unit management table (see FIG. 8C) described later, and the like. Send and receive data with each local IP address specified from And a, are enabled to implement transmission and reception of data with each other.

  In addition, the order contents in each card unit 3 are displayed at a predetermined position in the game hall, for example, a wagon service counter of a seller who sells products by a wagon service (different from a game hall operator operating a game hall). A wagon service terminal 150 is installed, and the wagon service terminal 150 is connected to the member management computer 120 so that data communication is possible.

  In addition, the management computer 100 of the present embodiment associates each card with a (member) card ID that can be individually identified and stored in the membership card or prepaid card used in the game hall. Alternatively, it has a card management table (not shown) for storing the game balance remaining in the prepaid card, and the game balance remaining in each member card and each prepaid card is managed in the card management table.

  The management computer 100 of this embodiment is connected to a management server 12 installed in a card management company outside the game hall that manages member cards and prepaid cards via a communication line 11 so that bidirectional data communication can be performed. Therefore, the card management company can grasp the sales by the membership card and the prepaid card of each game hall, the error status of the management computer 100, etc. at the management server 12.

  Further, in the present embodiment, various external output signals such as a big hit signal, which will be described later, output from the pachinko machine 2, and the out ball count output from the out ball counter 16 provided below the pachinko machine 2. A signal is input to the card unit 3 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2, and table data (game information) such as the number of big hits, which is game information generated in the game in the pachinko machine 2, is aggregated. Since the card unit 3 is connected to the local area network (LAN) via the (HUB) 7, the aggregated base data (game information) is included via the local area network (LAN). The transmission data sequence shown in FIG. 6 is transmitted from each card unit 3 to the hall computer 130.

  Then, the hall computer 130 of the present embodiment associates the base data (today, the day) with the base number assigned to each pachinko machine 2 based on the transmission data string transmitted from each of the card units 3. I remember and manage the day before and the day before.

  Here, the pachinko machine 2 that is the gaming machine used in this embodiment will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 2 has a glass door frame 22 formed in a frame shape, There is a hitting ball supply tray 23 on the lower surface of the glass door frame 22. An operation unit 14 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hitting ball supply tray 23, and a surplus ball receiving tray 24 for storing premium balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 23 and a hit ball are fired at the lower portion of the hitting ball supply tray 23. A hitting ball operating handle (hereinafter referred to as an operating knob) 25 is provided.

  On the upper surface of the operation unit 14, although not shown in the drawing, a balance indicator for displaying a game balance based on the card ID and game balance data read from the membership card or prepaid card in the card unit 3, The pachinko machine 2 lends a predetermined amount of pachinko balls when there is a game balance on the remaining amount indicator by pressing the ball when the number of balls in the hitting ball supply tray 23 is reduced or lost. A lending button switch to be implemented, a return button switch for returning the member card or prepaid card accepted by the card unit 3 at the end of the game, and the like are provided. The operation board and the card unit 3 are electrically connected to each other.

  A game board 26 is detachably attached to the rear side of the glass door frame 22. A game area 27 is provided in front of the game board 26. A special figure variable display section 28 in which a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” are variably displayed in a lower area on the right side of the game area 27, and a plurality of types called “effect symbols” in the vicinity of the center thereof. Is provided with an effect display unit 29 on which the identification information is variably displayed and an effect image is displayed, and a variable display device 30 on which a plurality of types of identification information called “ordinary symbols” are variably displayed. The game board 26 is provided with a plurality of winning holes 44, a passing gate 31, a starting winning hole 34, and a variable winning ball device 36. A recovery outlet 46 is formed.

  When a hitting ball is won in each of the winning openings, a winning ball corresponding to each winning opening is paid out by a ball cutting / dispensing device (not shown) and also according to the number of winning balls paid out by the ball cutting / dispensing device. A prize ball signal (1 pulse per 10 balls) is output to the outside, so that the number of prize balls is notified to the outside.

  A ball hit by a hammer (not shown) that is swung by the operation of the hitting operation knob 25 enters the game area 27 through the hitting rail, and then flows down the game area 27. At this time, the pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the game area 27 are recirculated to the surplus ball receiving tray 24 through a recirculation path (not shown).

  In addition, when the ball that has been driven into the game area 27 passes through the passing gate 31, the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 is variably started.

  When the display result after the variable display operation of the variable display device 30 becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, 7), the movable piece 35 provided at the start winning opening 34 is opened for a predetermined time and the player This is an advantageous state.

  When a pachinko ball is won in the start winning opening 34, all special symbols start variable display (variable display) in the special figure variable display section 28, and the effect display starts in the effect display section 29. After that, when the special symbol in the special figure variable display unit 28 is stopped and the stop display result is a specific display mode determined in advance, the left, middle and right effect symbols in the effect display unit 29 are displayed. The variable display is also stopped, and the display mode of the effect symbol is also set to a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), so that a specific gaming state (big hit state) is generated and a big hit signal is output. As a result, the occurrence of the jackpot is notified to the outside.

  Further, when the special symbol on the special symbol variable display unit 28 is stopped, a start signal having a predetermined pulse width is output, and the special symbol variable display (variable display) is performed on the special symbol variable display unit 28. Will be notified.

  When the big hit state occurs in this way, the opening / closing plate 40 provided in the variable winning ball apparatus 36 is opened, and a first state advantageous to the player is obtained. This first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever comes first, and then for the player This is a disadvantageous second state.

  If a hit ball that has entered the large winning opening of the variable winning ball apparatus 36 in the first state wins a specific winning area (V pocket) and is detected by a V count switch (not shown), Waiting for the end of the first state, repeated continuation control is performed to control from the second state to the first state. The upper limit number of the repeated continuation control is set to 15 times, for example.

  When the display result of the special figure variable display unit 28 and the display result of the effect symbol of the effect variable display unit 29 are stopped and displayed with a combination of predetermined jackpot symbols, a big hit occurs as described above. A reach state may occur in a state before the stop display.

  When the special symbol variably displayed on the special figure variable display unit 28 and the production variable display unit 29 and the production symbol are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined probability variation symbol type, After the completion of ”, the probability variation state in which the probability of a big hit again becomes a higher probability state than the normal probability state becomes a probability variation state. In the probability variation state after the end of the probability variation jackpot, the probability variation state signal is output, and the occurrence of the probability variation state is notified to the outside.

  Further, when the special symbol variably displayed on the special symbol variable display unit 28 and the production variable display unit 29 and the production symbol are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols other than the predetermined probability variation symbol, the “big hit” by the repeated continuation control is performed. The special symbol and effect variable display part in the special figure variable display part 28 until the variable display reaches the predetermined number of times or the next big hit occurs in the special figure variable display part 28 and the effect variable display part 29. 29, the variable display time (variation time) of the effect symbol is shortened when compared to the normal gaming state, and during these time-short states, the time-short-medium signal is output, The occurrence of a short time condition is notified to the outside.

  The pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment is equipped with an information output board (not shown) for outputting these signals externally, and the information output board and the card unit 3 are connected via a signal cable (not shown). From the information output board, an external output signal consisting of a big hit signal, a probability changing signal, a short time signal, a start signal, and a winning ball signal is output to the card unit 3 via a signal cable.

  Here, the big hit signal is a signal that is in the output state during the big hit state period, the probability changing signal is a signal that is in the output state only during the probability changing state period, and the short and medium time signal is the period in the short time state The start signal is a pulse signal of a predetermined width that is output when the variable display is completed after all the display results of the special figure variable display section 28 are derived and displayed. The ball signal is a pulse signal having a predetermined width that is output every time a predetermined number of balls (10 balls in this embodiment) is paid out.

  A part of the signal cable is also connected to an out ball counter 16 (see FIG. 2) provided below the pachinko machine 2 for counting pachinko balls used for games in the pachinko machine 2. An out ball counting signal output as a pulse having a predetermined time width every time the number of out balls (driving balls) of a predetermined number of balls (10 balls in the present embodiment) is counted in the out ball counter 16, The signal is output to the card unit 3 via the signal cable.

  Next, the card unit 3 of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. On the front surface of the card unit 3 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. There are provided various display units, a bill insertion slot 302 for inserting bills, a projecting portion 305 projecting from the front of the apparatus to the front side of the apparatus, and a card insertion slot 309 for inserting a membership card or prepaid card. .

  A card insertion slot 309 provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 is connected to a card slot (not shown) of a card reader / writer 327 (see FIG. 3) built in a lower position of the card unit 3. A prepaid card or a membership card can be inserted into the card slot via the insertion slot 309.

  The prepaid card and the membership card used in this embodiment are a non-volatile memory for storing various data, and rewriting and reading out the recorded information, and non-contact with an external reader / writer device An IC card having an IC chip having a control unit for performing communication is used. The prepaid card and the membership card include a card ID that can identify each card, specifically, a prepaid card. Is a card ID that starts with JGVC, and a membership card ID that starts with JGKC is pre-stored in the membership card. The type of the card can be identified from the card ID, and the game balance can be directly specified. Various data such as balance data for use are stored. The prepaid card of this embodiment is purchased and issued by an issuing machine (not shown) installed in the game hall.

  A protruding portion 305 is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 so as to protrude forward. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, on the surface of the protrusion 305 facing the player, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a display unit 312 capable of displaying various information, a menu button 316 for displaying a main menu screen, and a wagon A wagon button 318 for displaying a service order receiving screen (page) and a replay game using the number of saving balls specified by the member ID of the member card when the member card is received A replay button 319 and a replay display unit 320 for notifying that the operation of the replay button 319 is valid are provided, and the display unit 312 displays the display on the surface of the display unit 312. A transparent touch panel 314 is provided to allow each display item to be input with a finger.

  In addition, a liquid crystal display 313, which will be described later, and a switch corresponding to each button, display control of the liquid crystal display 313, input position detection by the transparent touch panel 314, and the like are performed inside the protrusion 305. A display control board 329 on which a display control microcomputer or the like is mounted is stored.

  In addition, at the upper position in the card unit 3, a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 302 is taken in, a bill inserted into the bill insertion port 302 is taken in, and its authenticity and bill type are identified, and the identification result is shown in the apparatus. A banknote identification unit 321 that is output to a control unit 328, which will be described later, provided at a substantially central portion is provided, and various banknotes (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, thousand yen) are provided in the banknote identification unit 321. Each bill) can be accepted.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card unit 3 of this embodiment. The card unit 3 provides various functions of the card unit 3 by performing control of each part of the bill recognition unit 321, the card reader / writer 327, the display control board 329, and the card unit 3 by a control program. The bill recognition unit 321, the card reader / writer 327, and the display control board 329 are connected to the control unit 328 so that various data can be transmitted and received.

  The card reader / writer 327 reads recorded information such as (member) card ID, member ID (member card only), game balance data, and the like recorded on the member card and prepaid card inserted from the card insertion slot 309. Write.

  The control unit 328 is connected to the prize ball control board (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 2 so as to be able to perform the transmission and reception of various signals accompanying the lending of the pachinko balls as described above. As described above, by connecting to the information output board of the pachinko machine 2 via the signal cable, various external output signals such as a big hit signal can be input.

  The control unit 328 of this embodiment includes a central processing circuit (CPU) 328a capable of executing a control program, a card ID of a prepaid card or a membership card accepted by the card reader / writer 327, a game balance, and the membership card. Member information (number of saving balls, number of points visited, member attribute information (personal information)), corresponding pachinko machine table data, game information of members in the game, wagon service menu data and messages And RAM 328b capable of storing various data such as transmission condition data for displaying the questionnaire on the display unit 312, a control program executed by the central processing circuit (CPU) 328a, a device ID of the card unit 3, etc. EEPROM 328c that can store various data, time information at that time, calendar information, etc. Wherein the force, real-time clock (RTC) 328d, RAM328b is backed up by a battery (not shown), even when the power supply is interrupted, the data stored in the predetermined period is maintained.

  In the card table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 328b, as shown in FIG. 5A, the card ID and the member ID (only the membership card) read from the prepaid card inserted into the card reader / writer 327 or the membership card are included. ), The game remaining amount based on the card ID and the game remaining amount data, the number of saving balls specified from the member ID (member only), and the number of store points specified from the member ID (member only) are stored. Yes.

  Although not shown in FIG. 5, member attribute information (such as a member's name and gender) returned in response to a member card acceptance notification (described later) transmitted to the member management computer 120 when the member card is accepted ( Personal information) is also stored in the RAM 328b together with the card table during acceptance of the membership card.

  Further, in the game information table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 328b, as shown in FIG. 5B, game information for three days including today, that is, today's data, previous day's data, and previous day's data are displayed. It is remembered. The previous day data and the previous day data are also stored in the EEPROM 328c. However, when displaying the previous day data and the previous day data, the present day data and the previous day data can be processed at a higher speed than reading from the EEPROM 328c. In the embodiment, the previous day data and the previous day data read from the EEPROM 328c in advance are stored in the game information table stored in the RAM 328b.

  In the game information table of the present embodiment, the current gaming state (based on the input state to the input terminals 1 to 3 (not shown) of the big hit signal, the probability changing signal, and the short time signal output from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 ( Today's only) and the latest gaming state data (input state of input terminal 1 to input terminal 3 in order from the left bit, 0: LOW / not connected, 1: HIGH, only today) and previous gaming state data (latest (Game state data before being updated to game state data, today only), total number of hit balls from the start of business, total number of winning balls, number of difference balls (total number of hit balls-total number of winning balls), total Every time the occurrence of a big hit state is identified, the number of start times is reset and the number of start after hits that is the number of starts after the occurrence of a big hit, the number of big hits that is the number of big hits from the start of business, the number of starts from the start of business The number of occurrences of the probability variation state A game consisting of a variable number of times, a short-time number of times of occurrence of a short-time state from the start of business, and a number of consecutive games that are the number of big hits that occurred from the big hit that occurred in the normal gaming state to the next normal gaming state Information is stored, and these game information is updated to the latest information based on the jackpot signal, probability change signal, time reduction signal, start signal, prize ball signal, and out ball count signal input to the input terminal. The

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, today's table data tabulated and managed in these game information tables includes a specific data header indicating that it is a transmission data string including the table data at the head, and the card unit. As a transmission data string of a predetermined format to which the device ID of 3 and the corresponding machine number of the pachinko machine 2 are given, in response to reception of a transmission request from the hall computer 130 (at the time of changing the gaming state) Sent. The ECC in FIG. 6 is an error correction code.

  Further, in the member game information table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 328b, as shown in FIG. 5C, game information from the time when the member card is inserted into the card reader / writer 327, that is, the insertion The game information relating to the game of the member who has the member card is stored.

  Specifically, the start time when the member started playing (member card acceptance time), the end time when the member finished playing (member card return time), the member's game time, and after the member started playing The number of start-ups, the number of jackpots that have occurred since the member started playing, the number of jackpots that have occurred since the member started playing, the number of positive changes that have occurred since the member started playing, the member has started playing The number of shots generated from the game, the number of winning balls generated since the member started playing, the number of balls that are the difference between the number of shots and the number of winning balls, and the amount of sales used by the members Are updated and stored, and the member player who is playing the game with the corresponding pachinko machine 2 can grasp game information (table data) since the game started.

  Further, in the RAM 328b, in the same way as a wagon menu table (see FIG. 9A) stored in the member management computer 120 described later, the product name, the sales unit price, and the situation are associated with the product ID of each sales product. , A wagon menu table in which a file name of icon data used on the menu screen of the sale product is stored in association with each other is stored, and each data of the wagon menu table is transmitted from the member management computer 120. Each order receiving screen (page) reflecting the sales status of each product at that time is generated using the wagon menu table. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the RAM 328b stores the transmission condition data transmitted from the member management computer 120 at a predetermined time before the start of business, so that each transmission condition and advance information included in the transmission condition data are stored. The card unit 3 monitors whether the notification condition is established.

  Further, as described above, the control unit 328 includes a remaining amount indicator provided in the operation unit 14 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, a loan button switch for detecting the operation of the loan button, a member card being received and a prepaid A return button switch for detecting the operation of the return button operated when returning the card is connected, so that the operation of the lending button and the operation of the return button can be detected, and the display control of these remaining amount indicators is performed.

  The control unit 328 includes replay operation information from the display control board 329 by operation of a replay button 319 provided on the protruding portion 305, currency identification information by the banknote identification unit 321 and card insertion from the card reader / writer 327. In response to information, etc., lighting control of each LED such as the full color LED 301a provided in the multi-function lamp connected to the control unit 328, control of the card reader / writer 327, display control board 329, display of the remaining amount indicator Control operation, etc., and card acceptance processing for determining whether or not a member card or prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 309 can be used, or a game balance read from the member card or prepaid card being accepted Loan processing to lend balls using the game balance based on data, The return processing to return the member card or prepaid card being accepted by the operation of the reject button, the deposit processing to deposit money by inserting money into the remaining game card remaining on the member card or prepaid card being accepted, and the number of saved balls Various processes such as a replay process used, an order acceptance process for accepting an order for a wagon service, and a display job related process for displaying a message, a questionnaire, etc. in accordance with the establishment of the transmission condition and the prior notification condition described above are executed.

  Further, the control unit 328 is connected to a prize ball control board (not shown) of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and various signals associated with the lending process and the replay process can be transmitted to and received from the prize ball control board. Are connected to the management computer 100, the member management computer 120, and the hall computer 130 via the communication unit 334 and the HUB 7 so that data communication can be performed. This is possible through the communication unit 334.

  The display control board 329 connected to the control unit 328 corresponds to the liquid crystal display 313 constituting the display unit 312, the transparent touch panel 314, various switches (menu switch 316 a corresponding to the menu button 316, and wagon button 318. Electronic components such as the wagon switch 318a, the replay switch 319a corresponding to the replay button 319), and the LED 320a provided in the replay display unit 320 described above are connected.

  In the display control board 329 of the present embodiment, a display driving circuit (not shown) that performs display driving of the liquid crystal display 313 and a position that is pressed based on an output signal from the transparent touch panel 314 are specified and An input position detection circuit (not shown) that outputs the specified input position information, a VDP (not shown) that performs processing related to a display image displayed on the display unit 312, a VROM that stores image data used for menu display, etc. (Not shown), VRAM (not shown) for temporarily storing display data to be displayed on the display unit 312, and determination and processing associated with inputs from various switches and touch panels, etc., independently from the control unit 328 Based on display data (page data) output from the control unit 328, etc. And it is capable of displaying on the liquid crystal display 313 constituting the display unit 312 a display screen.

  Next, the member management computer 120 and the wagon service terminal 150 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, the member management computer 120 used in the present embodiment has a CPU 122 that performs various processes performed by the member management computer 120, a work, and a data bus 121 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. RAM 123 used as a memory, RTC 124 for outputting time information and calendar information, a storage device 125 such as a hard disk, an input device 126 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device 127 for displaying and outputting various screens, and printing various information Normally connected to the printer 128 for output, the first communication unit 129 that performs data communication with each device connected to the local area network (LAN), and the second communication unit 130 that performs data communication with the wagon service terminal 150 Computer.

  The storage device 125 stores a member data table (member information related to a member player who owns a member card) in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for the member management computer 120 to perform various processes described later are described. FIG. 8 (a)) and a member-specific game history table (for each member ID that can identify a member player) that stores a game history including the number of saving balls owned by the member and the player's game information. FIG. 8B), and a unit management table (in correspondence with the device ID of each card unit 3) that stores the card acceptance status of the card unit 3, the model and machine data of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the like. FIG. 8 (c)) and a wagon that stores information such as the selling price of the product in association with a product ID that can individually identify the product sold in the wagon service. A queue table (see FIG. 9 (a)), an order history table (see FIG. 9 (b)) in which order histories of products of the wagon service ordered in each card unit 3 are stored, and a display on the card unit 3. And a display job table storing various data related to messages and questionnaires.

  In the member data table, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), for each member ID uniquely given to a member player who possesses the member card, a personal identification number and acceptance of the member card are received. The number of visit points that are updated once a day according to the number of visits, the rank based on the visit status, name, gender, age, date of birth, occupation, address, electronic Member attribute information (personal information) consisting of an e-mail address, and the wagon service that can be provided to the member by satisfying the conditions such as answering the questionnaire that the member is providing benefits and 10,000 yen consumption The offerable product in which the product ID of the product is stored is registered. The store visit point is updated based on reception of a member card acceptance notification (to be described later) transmitted when a card is newly accepted by the card unit 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the member-specific game history table includes, for each member ID, the number of saving balls owned by the member player, the game history of the member player, specifically, the store visit. Day, the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 that played the game, the model name, the game start time (time), the game end time (time), the game time from the start to the end of the game, the number of starts, the number of bonuses, the probability variation A game history is stored that includes the number of times (the number of chances of change), the number of shot balls, the number of winning balls, the number of difference balls, and the sales (use) amount. The visit date of the member-specific game history table stores the date when the game history is stored based on the calendar information output from the RTC 124 and stores the game start time, game end time, game time, start count, The game history such as the number of bonuses and the number of chances of change is stored based on member game history data transmitted from the card unit 3 when the member card is returned. The number of stored balls is added and updated based on stored ball information from a ball counter (jet counter) (not shown) installed at the end of the game island.

  Further, in the unit management table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8C, the local unit of the card unit 3 is associated with the device ID uniquely assigned to each card unit 3 installed in the game hall. A situation where the local IP in which the IP address is stored, the installed island in which the island number of the gaming island in which the card unit 3 is installed is stored, and whether the card unit 3 is waiting or being received And the corresponding model name in which the model name of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3 is stored, the corresponding model number in which the corresponding machine number of the pachinko machine 2 is stored, and the member card is being received. Is stored with the received member ID for storing the member ID of the member card being accepted, and various table data from the start of business in the corresponding pachinko machine 2. The total number of starts, the number of big hits, the number of chances of change, the total number of shot balls, the total number of winning balls, the number of difference balls, and the number of starts in the special figure variable display section 28 during each big hit The number of times of starting 1, the number of times of starting for a long time 2 are stored, and these data are sequentially acquired from the hall computer 130 and updated.

  Further, in the wagon menu table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, in association with the product ID of each sales product, the product name of the product and the sales unit price are displayed on the menu screen of the sales product. A wagon menu table in which the path data to the icon data (file) to be used is stored in association with each other is stored, and each data stored in the wagon menu table is stored as wagon menu data for each card unit 3. Sent.

  Further, the order history table of the present embodiment includes the order (order) history ordered from the wagon menu in each card unit 3, that is, the order time of each order (order), the product ID of the ordered product, and the order. The unit number of the pachinko machine 2 to which the card unit 3 corresponds, the sales type (sales or privilege), and whether or not the provision of the product is completed are stored, which product is sold or which product is provided as a privilege By managing the membership management computer 120, it is possible to calculate information related to the settlement with the seller (payment for the benefit-provided product and settlement of the fee for selling the product).

  In addition, in the display job table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the display job table is associated with a display job ID uniquely assigned to each display job such as a message or a questionnaire displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3. A display job title that is the title of the display job, display data (path data to display data (file)) including messages and questionnaire contents (text data, etc.) displayed on the display unit 312; A transmission condition in which the display data (file) is transmitted from the member management computer 120 and displayed on the display unit 312; execution / non-execution of a response to selection of a selected technique by the player regarding the display of the display unit 312; When the response is an execution, the content (text data, etc.) of the response message corresponding to each selected technique displayed on the display unit 312 is displayed. Response message (path data to response message data (file)), presence / absence of product addition to the response (OK or NG), an addition target that is a selection technique to be added to the product, The additional product that is the product ID of the product to be added, the prior notification condition that is a condition for performing prior notification before the transmission condition is satisfied, and the display content (text) displayed on the display unit 312 in the prior notification Data (pass data to the notification data (file)) and whether or not a display job is to be added to the selection of the selected technique by the player (execution / non-execution). Additional transmission, a target selection technique that is a selection technique to be subjected to the additional transmission, and a follow-up job that is a display job ID of a display job to be additionally transmitted are stored.

  The member management computer 120 (CPU 122) of the present embodiment transmits the member ID of the card unit 3 and the member read from the received member card, which are transmitted from the card unit 3 in response to the reception of the member card in the card unit 3. In response to receipt of a member card acceptance notification including an ID, a point for visiting the store is given on the condition that the point added flag corresponding to the member ID (erased every business day) is not stored in the RAM 123, and the point has been added. In addition to registering the flag, member information data including member attribute information (personal information) such as store points and names stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID is returned and received in the unit management table. The status corresponding to the device ID included in the membership card acceptance notification Update to "and updates and stores the member ID is included in the membership card accepted notification thus received to the received member ID.

  Further, the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) of the present embodiment removes the card unit 3 from the card unit 3 by a replay operation (selection of performing a game using the number of saved balls by operating the play selection button 316). Based on the received storage output request, the password included in the storage output request is matched with the password stored in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the storage output request, and Saving that permits reuse of the number of saving balls for a game by returning the number of saving balls stored in the member-specific game history table in association with the member ID to the card unit 3 in the case of matching. The number of balls used permission process is performed, and in response to the receipt of the refund completion information from the card unit 3, the meeting included in the received refund completion information From savings balls number stored in the member-based game history table in association with the ID, and subtraction update the predetermined pachinko balls number refunded in one replay.

  Further, the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) of the present embodiment transmits the wagon menu data including each data and icon data (file) stored in the wagon menu table to each card unit 3 at a predetermined time before starting business. Then, the wagon menu table stored in each card unit 3 is updated.

  In addition, the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) of the present embodiment changes the status data of the wagon menu table and changes the status data in response to reception of status information to be described later transmitted from the wagon service terminal 150. When this is done, the wagon menu data including the changed status data is transmitted to each card unit 3 to update the wagon menu table stored in each card unit 3.

  Further, the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) of the present embodiment provides the product ID and quantity of the ordered product received in the order receiving screen (order receiving page) of the wagon service in the card unit 3, and the corresponding pachinko machine number and provision. In response to receiving the order information including the type information and the order time, the order information is registered in the order history table, and “-” indicating incomplete is registered in the corresponding product provision data, and then the order is received. The information is transmitted to the wagon service terminal 150 and displayed as a new order list (see FIG. 17).

  Also, the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) of the present embodiment responds to reception completion information including a machine number and a product ID, which will be described later, transmitted from the wagon service terminal 150, and the machine number in the order history table. The product provision data in the order history including the product ID is updated to “completed”, and a display completion instruction is transmitted to the card unit 3 corresponding to the unit number, and displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 The display of the candidate product list screen (page) (FIG. 20D) including the currently displayed “currently in preparation” is terminated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the display device 127 of the member management computer 120 of this embodiment has a display job setting screen for setting and registering various display jobs to be displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3. Various setting screens and output screens can be displayed. By displaying these display job setting screens and inputting or changing necessary items, the registration data of the display job table shown in FIG. 10 is updated. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the display device 127 of the present embodiment has a strip shape at the upper position thereof, the version of the processing program, the title of the display content, the current date and time, “open” and “ A title area 501 in which the business status such as “before sales” or “after sales” is displayed, a display area 502 in which various setting screens and output screens such as a display job setting screen are displayed in the lower position, and the display area 502 The sub-menu display area 503 for selecting the contents displayed in the display area 502 and the lower position of the display area are formed, and “Delete”, “Register”, “Print”, A display in a display form having a function button area 505 in which various function buttons such as “change” and the like are displayed is implemented, and the table of the submenu display area 503 is displayed. On the side of the area 502 side, there are various types of “input”, “report”, “analysis”, “display job”, “event”, “search”, “output”, “setting”, “wagon”, “return” Ten types of menu tabs 504 corresponding to the menu classification are provided. By selecting each of the menu tabs 504 on the screen with a mouse or the like, the submenu corresponding to the selected menu classification becomes the submenu. A setting corresponding to the selected content is displayed by selecting a desired item from the submenu displayed in the display area 503 and displayed in the submenu display area 503 (when there is only one type of submenu). A display such as a screen is displayed in the display area 502, and if necessary, by selecting a “print” function button displayed in the function button area 505, the display content is displayed in the printer. So that the can be printed at 28.

  By selecting the “wagon” tab among these menu tabs 504, a wagon menu setting screen (not shown) is displayed in the display area 502. In the wagon menu setting screen, registration and deletion of a new wagon menu, and unit price Changes can be implemented.

  In this embodiment, the amusement hall collects commissions according to the sales amount from the seller, so if the seller changes the unit price of these products independently, these commissions are also affected, so these are sold. Although the setting of the product is performed on the member management computer 120 managed by the game hall company, the present invention is not limited to this, and the setting of the product to be sold is set on the wagon service terminal 150. The contents set in the wagon service terminal 150 may be stored in the wagon menu table.

  Further, by selecting a submenu for creating screen display data (not shown) displayed in the submenu display area 503 by selecting the “input” tab, a message, questionnaire contents, or a response message is input to the display area 502. A display content creation screen (not shown) that includes an image of the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 to be created and that allows the input questionnaire content and response message to be previewed in the image of the display unit 312 is displayed. The response message can be input and created while confirming the preview display, and it corresponds to the display job to be set before setting a new display job on the display job setting screen shown in FIG. Display data (file), response message data (file) and information The chromatography data (file), stores created in advance so as to be selectively designated by said created the data (file) display job setting window.

  Here, the display job setting screen shown in FIG. 11 displayed in the display area 502 by selecting the “display job” tab will be described in detail. The display job setting screen of this embodiment already has the display job setting screen shown in FIG. A display job table display area for displaying the contents of each registered display job registered in the display job table is provided at the upper position of the screen, and a new position is displayed below the display job table display area. The selection input part of “Create New” that is selected and operated when registering various display jobs, and when changing the contents of a display job that is already registered in the display job table and displayed in the display job table display area The “Change” selection input part that is selected and the table that is already registered in the display job table and displayed in the display job table display area. The selection input section of “Delete” that is selected when deleting a job, and the selection operation when registering the contents of a newly created or changed display job in the display job table after new creation or modification is performed When manual transmission is selected on the “registration” selection input section and the display job setting screen, a display instruction including display data (file) specified on the display job setting screen is specified on the display job setting screen. A “transmission” selection input section that is selected and operated when transmitting to the card unit 3 is provided, and a display job for setting each content of the display job is provided below each selection input section. A setting area is provided.

  In the display job setting area of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, a display job title input unit for inputting the title of the display job to be set and a display unit 312 of the card unit 3 in the display job. A display content file designating unit for designating a path to display data (file) including display content to be displayed, and display data (file) to be displayed on the card unit 3 are manually transmitted or designated conditions A transmission type setting unit for setting whether or not to be established, and a response to a player's answer (branch selection) that occurs when a questionnaire, a quiz, or the like is displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 A response setting unit for setting whether or not, and the addition of a product as a privilege for the establishment of a player's answer or specified condition (transmission condition) A product addition setting unit for setting whether or not to perform, and an additional transmission setting unit for setting whether or not to display a questionnaire or the like for a specific answer (selected technique) are provided. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the transmission type setting unit of the present embodiment is provided with check boxes corresponding to the display of “manual setting” and “condition transmission”. Can be exclusively selected.

  In connection with the display of “manual setting”, check boxes are provided corresponding to the “specify device” and “specify member” menus, and these “specify device” and “specify member” can be selected exclusively. Has been.

  When the check box corresponding to this “device specification” is checked (selected), the device number range specification section that can specify the device number range corresponding to the “device specification” can be selected (activated). As a result, the card unit 3 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 having the machine number to which the selected range belongs can be designated as the card unit 3 to be displayed.

  In this way, in this embodiment, by selecting a specific pachinko machine 2, a range of machine numbers of the pachinko machine 2 installed on a specific island, a range of machine numbers of the pachinko machine 2 of a specific model, Send messages based on the created display data to the players who are playing on these specific platforms (pachinko machines 2), specific islands, and specific models, questionnaires and quizzes based on the created display data, etc. In addition, it is possible to add products according to questionnaires and quiz responses.

  On the other hand, when the check box corresponding to “member designation” is checked (selected), the “member condition designation” submenu item related to the “member designation” is made selectable (activated).

  When this selectable (activated) sub-menu item of “Member condition specification” is selected and input, a member search sub window (not shown) including a search condition selection section capable of specifying a search condition is displayed. A member that matches the search condition specified in the search condition selection unit and is currently playing, that is, in the member information table and the member-specific game history table in association with the member information that satisfies the specified search condition. Each member ID stored in the “accepted member ID” item of the unit management table at that time is specified and the member card of the specified member ID is being received. Card unit 3 is set as the card unit 3 to be displayed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, by specifying the search conditions related to the members, a message based on the created display data is sent to the members who are playing the game satisfying these specific conditions, or the created display data is displayed. In addition to conducting questionnaires and quizzes based on the results, it is possible to add products according to the answers to the questionnaires and quizzes.

  Further, in the display of “condition transmission” in the transmission type setting section, as shown in FIG. 11, transmission condition 1 which is a condition for transmitting display data (file) to be displayed on the display section 312 of the card unit 3 is displayed. And transmission condition 2 and a transmission condition setting unit for designating the logical relationship (AND or OR) between these transmission condition 1 and transmission condition 2, and before the transmission condition set in these transmission condition setting unit is established A prior notification selection input unit that is selectively input when performing notification is provided. Note that the prior notification selection input unit is only provided when the “add” selection item is checked (selected) in the product addition selection unit provided below the display job setting area. The selection is activated (activated) only when the product to be added is added.

  In the transmission condition setting unit of this embodiment, it is possible to select and specify two transmission conditions of transmission condition 1 and transmission condition 2, and each transmission condition is designated as transmission condition 1 and transmission condition 2. The transmission condition menu in the corresponding pop-up window can be selected. As shown in FIG. 11, the transmission condition menu includes game information generated with the game in the pachinko machine 2 such as the number of consecutive resorts. ing.

  The game information that becomes these transmission condition menus includes, specifically, the number of consecutive villa times XX times, the total number of start times 1000 times, the number of jackpots XX times, the number of short-time times XX times, the number of short- and medium-time big hits, and the number of start times between jackpots Examples of game information such as ○○ times, number of balls to be thrown, ○○○○○ balls, spending amount ○○○○ yen, etc., and non-game information specifically includes members, gender, number of saved balls The conditions regarding member information such as ○○○ balls or more and visiting points XX or more are exemplified.

  In addition, a new condition menu creation unit is provided below the transmission condition setting unit. When the transmission condition menu to be set does not exist in the transmission condition menu in the pop-up window, the transmission condition menu to be set is set to the new condition menu. After the designation and input in the creation unit, the selection of the “registration” selection input unit can be selected and input so that the transmission condition menu to be set can be added to the transmission condition menu in the pop-up window.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the new condition menu creation unit can individually create a new non-game information related menu not related to game information and a new game information related menu related to game information. As these game information related menus, for example, as shown in the display job table display area, it is possible to create transmission conditions such as a consumption amount XXXX yen and start times XXXX times.

  That is, in the member management computer 120 of the present embodiment, a condition relating to game information generated with a game in the pachinko machine 2 is set as a display job transmission condition in which product addition as a provision condition of the present invention is set. be able to.

  In the case where the prior notification selection input portion that has been made selectable (activated) by checking (selecting) the selection item “Yes” in the product addition selection portion is selected and input in order to set prior notification, FIG. 12, the prior notification condition 1 and the prior notification condition 2 in which the same condition as the condition specified in the transmission condition setting unit is selected by default, and the prior notification condition 1 and the prior notification condition 2 Prior notification condition setting unit including a logical relationship (AND or OR) designation unit, and notification data (file) including display content (preliminary notification content) displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 in the prior notification. A prior notification setting sub-window provided with a notification content file specifying unit for specifying a path is displayed, so that prior notification is performed before the transmission condition is satisfied. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when a member consumes (uses) 10,000 yen is a transmission condition, the member consumes (uses) 9,000 yen. As the contents of the prior notification, for example, notification data (file) including contents such as “… a free drink is a service for 1000 yen…” as shown in FIG. 21 is designated.

  Similar to the transmission condition setting unit, a new condition menu creating unit for newly creating conditions related to game information is provided below the prior notification selection input unit, and a prior notification condition menu ( When the desired advance notification condition menu to be set does not exist in the same menu as the transmission condition menu in this embodiment), after specifying and inputting the desired advance notification condition menu in the new condition menu creation unit, By selecting and inputting the "registration" selection input section, it can be added to the prior notification condition menu in the pop-up window.

  That is, the member management computer 120 according to the present embodiment before the transmission condition (consumption amount 10,000 yen, start count 1000 times, etc.) related to the game information of the display job in which the product addition as the provision condition of the present invention is set is reached. Advance notification to the effect that the product is provided as a privilege by reaching the conditions for the game information achieved (consumption amount 9,000 yen, starting count 900 times, etc.) to the display job transmission conditions (providing conditions) It can be set as a prior notification condition to be implemented.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the response setting unit is provided with check boxes corresponding to the menus “No” and “Yes”, and these “No” and “Yes” can be exclusively selected. If the check box corresponding to “Yes” is selected, the response message data (file) including the display contents corresponding to each selected technique displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 in the response is displayed. The selection input part of “reference” corresponding to the response message file for designating the response message can be selected (activated), so that the response message data (file) created in advance can be designated. Yes.

  In this response message data (file), for example, “selection technique 1; congratulations correct…, selection technique 2; unfortunate. Incorrect answer ..., selective technique 3; unfortunate. Incorrect answer…. Choice technique 4; sorry, wrong answer ... "and so on, so that each message can contain individual messages corresponding to each choice technique that will be the player's response (answer) A message corresponding to each selected technique is displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 as a response to each selected technique.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the product addition setting unit also has check boxes corresponding to the menus “No” and “Yes”, and these “No” and “Yes” can be exclusively selected. Has been. In addition, when the check box corresponding to “Yes” is selected, an addition target technique setting section for setting a selection technique to be added is enabled (activated), and a product to be added as a privilege The additional product setting section for designating is made selectable (activated).

  In the addition target technique setting unit that is enabled (activated), for example, if the content of the display job to be performed is a quiz, the correct selection technique may be selected and set from the pop-up menu as an addition target. If the display job to be executed is, for example, a questionnaire, all selected techniques may be set as addition targets. For example, when a transmission condition regarding game information for adding a product as a privilege is satisfied, a product as a privilege from a player In the case of accepting the necessity of addition, the selection technique that affirms product addition may be set as the addition target. In addition, when it is not necessary to accept the necessity of adding a product as a privilege from a player when a transmission condition for adding a product as a privilege is established, the addition target skill setting unit is blanked, Based on the fact that the transmission condition is satisfied and an additional product acceptance instruction for adding a product as a privilege is transmitted, the necessity of the privilege shown in FIG. The privilege order acceptance screen (page) of FIG. 21 (c) is displayed without displaying the acceptance screen (page) indicating whether or not it is necessary to include the accepting unit, and accepts selection of a product to be added as a privilege.

  In addition, in the additional product setting section that can be selected (activated), the product ID of the product to be added as a privilege among the products in the wagon menu can be directly input, but what product these product IDs are. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, a “product designation” selection input unit is provided, and the selection input unit is selectively input and stored in the wagon menu table. A product designation sub-window is displayed in which a list of product names is selectably displayed. In the product designation sub-window, a product to be added as a privilege is designated (multiple) by the product name. The product ID is automatically input to the additional product setting unit.

  That is, in the member management computer 120 of the present embodiment, a product to be provided to the player as a privilege can be set from among a plurality of wagon menu products registered in the wagon menu table.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the additional transmission setting unit is also provided with check boxes corresponding to the menus “No” and “Yes”, and these “No” and “Yes” can be exclusively selected. Has been. When the check box corresponding to “Yes” is selected, an implementation target technique setting unit for setting a selection technique to be additionally transmitted is enabled (activated) and additionally transmitted. The additional transmission job ID setting unit for designating the display job ID of the target display job is made selectable (activated).

  For example, when the display job set in the display job setting area is a questionnaire, the additional transmission setting unit performs another questionnaire for a player who has selected a specific selected technique in the questionnaire. In this way, in the present embodiment, a multi-stage questionnaire can be easily constructed by using the additional transmission setting unit.

  After setting the content of each item in the display job setting area in this way, when manual transmission is selected in the transmission type selection unit, the selection input unit of “transmission” is selected and input, thereby the display content file specification unit The display instruction including the display data (file) specified in the step is transmitted to each card unit 3 set as the display target in the “device specification” or “member specification”, and the display based on the display data (file) is displayed. Is displayed on the display unit 312 of the card unit 3, and when the transmission type selection unit selects the condition transmission, the selection input unit of “registration” is selected and input, so that a new display job ID is added to the set display job. And the contents set in the display job setting area are registered in the display job table in association with the assigned display job ID.

  That is, in the member management computer 120 of the present embodiment, a transmission condition for a display job in which product addition is set, which is a provision condition for providing a product as a privilege to a player, is set. The member management computer 120 forms the management device of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, when manual transmission is selected in the transmission type selection unit, the display job set in the display job setting area is displayed in the display job table even if the selection input unit of “registration” is selected and input. When a display job that is not registered but is already registered and displayed in the display job table display area, for example, questionnaire 1, is selected and the setting contents of the questionnaire 1 are displayed in the display job setting area In addition, when the selection input section of “Send” is selected and input, a display instruction including display data for the questionnaire 1 is transmitted to the card unit 3 that is receiving the membership card at that time, and the questionnaire 1 questionnaire is conducted.

  Further, regarding the flow in which these display instructions are transmitted to the card unit 3 and displayed on the display unit 312 and the flow accompanying the player's response to the display, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Since this is the same as the flow (see FIG. 15) in the case where display data is transmitted in response to reception of a display data request transmitted from the card unit 3 by being satisfied, it will be described in detail in the description of FIG. To do.

  As described above, the display job ID, the transmission condition, and the prior notification condition of each display job stored in the display job table by being set on the display job setting screen are the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) at a predetermined time before the start of business. ) To generate transmission condition data extracted from the display job table (transmission condition data generation process), and the generated transmission condition data indicates whether or not the transmission condition or the prior notification condition is satisfied in each card unit 3. In order to be able to monitor, it is transmitted to each card unit 3 as shown in FIG.

  Specifically, the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) sequentially transmits a transmission condition data update request to each card unit 3 when transmitting the transmission condition data generated by the transmission condition data generation process.

  In response to the reception of the transmission condition data update request, the card unit 3 (control unit 328) returns an update response including the device ID of the card unit 3 and shifts to a transmission condition data reception waiting state.

  Upon receipt of this update response, the member management computer 120 (CPU 122) determines that the card unit 3 having the device ID included in the received update response is already in an activated state capable of updating the transmission condition data. The transmission condition data generated in the transmission condition data generation process is transmitted.

  In response to the reception of the transmission condition data, the card unit 3 (control unit 328) updates the transmission condition data stored in the RAM 328b to the received transmission condition data.

  The member management computer 120 (CPU 122) sequentially transmits transmission condition data update requests to the card units 3 until transmission of the transmission condition data to all the card units 3 is completed, and transmits the transmission condition data. When there is a card unit 3 that cannot be used, an error screen (not shown) including the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3 is displayed to notify the error.

  Next, the wagon service terminal 150 used in the present embodiment will be described. The wagon service terminal 150 of the present embodiment has a relatively large flat display with a transparent touch panel provided on the surface thereof. The wagon service terminal 150 is configured as a data bus 151 that transmits and receives data inside the computer, as shown in FIG. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 152 that performs various processes for operating the wagon service terminal 150 according to a processing program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 153 used as a work memory of the CPU 152, and time information RTC (real-time clock) 154, a storage device 155 composed of a hard disk or the like, an input device 156 composed of a transparent touch panel, a display device 157 composed of a flat display for displaying various data and screens, and a communication unit 158 for performing data communication with the member management computer 120 The configuration is the same as that of a connected ordinary computer.

  The CPU 152 executes various processes according to the processing program stored in the storage device 155. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 19, an order is placed at each card unit 3 based on order information and additional product selection information (privilege use order information), which will be described later, transmitted from the member management computer 120. Provides order details display processing for displaying order details, provision completion information transmission processing for sending provision completion information to the member management computer 120 in response to acceptance of an input for completion of provision of each order, and provision of completed order details Processing to store as history, aggregation processing to aggregate the number of sales (orders) of each product from the provision history, payment data generation processing to aggregate payment sales with benefits from the provision history to generate payment data with amusement hall operators Or status information (information on preparation, remaining number, recommendation, etc.) of each sales product, and sending the status information to the member management computer 120 To run an information transmission processing, and the like.

  In the storage device 155, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the processing program executed by the CPU 152, provision history data including a provision history table having the same configuration as the order history table shown in FIG. Stored are payment data for merchandise provided as a privilege with the amusement hall operator operating the amusement hall, settlement data used for settlement of sales fees, and the like.

  Specifically, the payment data includes the quantity for each product of the provided products registered in the provision history table for each business day, and the amount of each product multiplied by the unit price (number of balls) of the product. The number of balls sold for each product, the total number of balls sold, and the total sales amount corresponding to the total number of balls sold, and a predetermined fee for the total sales amount A sales commission amount that is an amount multiplied by a ratio (for example, 15%), a privilege sales quantity for each product of a product for which “privilege” is registered as a provision type in the provision history table, and the quantity of the product The total number of bonus sales balls for each product, which is the number of balls multiplied by the unit price, the total number of bonus sales balls that is the sum of the number of bonus sales balls for each product, and the total number of bonus sales balls that are applicable Special sales amount is included.

  In the settlement with the amusement hall company, regarding the normal sales in which the provision type is sales, since the salesperson collects balls for the product price from the player, the total number of these collected balls is, for example, Counting in the closing process after the end of business on the 1st, confirming whether it matches the total number of balls sold in the settlement data, and then handing it over to the amusement company. The amusement hall company confirms the total number of balls delivered by checking the total number of balls in the order history whose offer type is sale in the order history table in the member management computer 120, and the total number corresponding to the total number Pay the seller the amount after deducting a predetermined fee (sales fee amount) from (matches the total sales amount).

  On the other hand, regarding the provision of a product whose provision type is a privilege, the seller charges the amusement hall company for the total privilege sales amount totaled in the settlement data. In response to this request, the amusement hall company determines an amount corresponding to the total value of the number of balls in the order history whose offer type is a privilege in the order history table in the member management computer 120, and the total amount of the privilege sold for the charge. After collating and confirming, the total privilege sales amount is paid to the seller. In this embodiment, the salesperson collects the actual balls. However, the product price may be paid by the number of saving balls. In this case, The price of the product provided in this manner is paid by the amusement hall company in response to a request from the seller, as in the case of provision by privilege.

  Hereinafter, the processing content of each processing performed by the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

  First, the control unit 328 is activated by turning on the power to the card unit 3, thereby performing the activation process of Sb1, confirming the connection status of each unit, the management computer 100, the member management computer 120, and the hall computer 130. A connection confirmation request is transmitted to the network, and initial values and the like are set for each setting data based on the setting information returned from the management computer 100, the member management computer 120, and the hall computer 130 in response to the transmission of the connection confirmation request. To do.

  Then, by carrying out the processing of Sb2 to Sb9 after the execution of the activation process, the card reception which is the card insertion into the card insertion slot 309, the operation of the lending button by the player (member or visitor), the banknote insertion slot Acceptance of cash by inserting banknotes from 302, operation of return button by player, operation of replay button 319 (reception of replay operation information from display control board 329), operation of wagon button 318 (from display control board 329) Reception of wagon menu display operation information), whether or not each transmission condition and advance notification condition included in the transmission condition data stored in RAM 328b is satisfied, operation of menu button 316 (main menu display operation from display control board 329) Information reception).

  Incidentally, the control unit 328, after the start processing of Sb1, in parallel with the normal processing shown in FIG. 14, the big hit signal, probability changing signal, which are output from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the out ball counter 16, An interrupt monitoring process (not shown) that monitors the occurrence of an interrupt due to the input or change of the time signal, start signal, prize ball signal, and out ball count signal is a separate processing task from the processing task that performs these normal processes. By performing based on the above, the occurrence of each interrupt target state is monitored, and interrupt processing such as game information update processing associated with the occurrence of the interrupt can be performed sequentially.

  In these standby states, when a player inserts a prepaid card or membership card into the card insertion slot 309, insertion detection information accompanying insertion of the prepaid card or membership card is sent from the card reader / writer 327 to the control unit 328. As a result of the output, the control unit 328 determines that the card is accepted in Sb2, advances to the step of Sb10, and performs a card acceptance process (not shown).

  In the card accepting process of this embodiment in Sb10, first, it is determined whether or not there is a member card or prepaid card already accepted by the card reader / writer 327, and there is a member card or prepaid card being accepted. In this case, by outputting a discharge instruction to the card reader / writer 327, the prepaid card or the membership card inserted into the card insertion slot 309 is returned and the card receiving process is completed, but there is no receiving card. In this case, an instruction for taking in the member card or prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 309 is output to the card reader / writer 327, and the inserted member card or prepaid card is taken into the card slot of the card reader / writer 327. , The membership card or prepaid card Storing data stored in the de, specifically, the membership card or a prepaid card (membership) card ID and membership ID (membership card only) and reads out gaming balance data.

  Next, the control unit 328 transmits an authentication request including the (member) card ID read from the accepted member card or prepaid card, the game balance data, and the device ID to the management computer 100, and the authentication result from the management computer 100 The card authentication process for receiving is executed.

  In response to the reception of the authentication request, the management computer 100 determines whether or not the (member) card ID included in the received authentication request exists in a card management table (not shown). (Member) The game balance stored in and managed in the card management table in association with the card ID is the game balance data included in the received authentication request, that is, the game read from the accepted member card or prepaid card It is determined whether or not it matches the game balance specified from the balance data, and if it matches, “Authentication OK” is returned as an authentication result. If the game balance does not match, “Authentication” is returned. NG "is returned.

  If the authentication result returned from the management computer 100 is “authentication NG”, the instruction to eject the accepted member card or prepaid card is output to the card reader / writer 327, and the inserted member card or prepaid card is returned. If the returned authentication result is “authentication OK”, the member card ID read from the received member card, the member ID and the remaining balance for gaming, or the prepaid card are read. The card ID and the game balance are stored in the card table (FIG. 5A), and the stored game balance is displayed on the balance display.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the member ID is stored in the card table. If the member ID is not stored, that is, if the received card is a prepaid card, the device ID is sent to the member management computer 120. Is transmitted, the “status” data in the unit management table corresponding to the device ID included in the card acceptance notification is updated to “accepting”.

  On the other hand, when the member ID is stored in the card table, a member card acceptance notification including the device ID and the member ID is transmitted, so that “#” in the unit management table corresponding to the device ID included in the card acceptance notification is transmitted. "Status" data is updated to "Accepting", and the member ID included in the member card acceptance notification is stored in "Receiving member ID", and the number of points visited by member players who own the accepted membership card In addition, after performing member information acquisition processing for acquiring and storing member information from the management computer 120, the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  In the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, when the player operates the lending button, a signal from the lending button switch for detecting the lending button operation by the player is output to the control unit 328. Thus, the control unit 328 determines that there is an operation of the lending button in the step of Sb3, proceeds to the step of Sb11, and executes the lending process.

  In this lending process, first, the game remaining amount read from the inserted member card or prepaid card and stored in the RAM 328b (card table) is the unit amount used in this embodiment (the game remaining amount is used for the lending process). 105 which is a total amount of 100 yen which is a predetermined unit amount at the time of the transaction and 5 yen which is a consumption tax amount corresponding to the used unit amount (5% tax rate in the present embodiment) 105 It is determined whether or not it is less than Yen. If the remaining amount for gaming is less than 105 Yen, it is determined as “Yes” in the determination, and the lending process is terminated and the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 is returned. If the remaining amount for gaming is 105 yen or more, the process proceeds to the next step, and the remaining amount for gaming is equivalent to 500 yen, which is set as the amount used for the lending process in this embodiment. It determines whether or not a tax such amounts become 525 yen or more, which is a total amount of 25 yen (tax rate of 5%) is a consumption tax that.

  When the remaining amount for gaming is 525 yen or more, which is the tax-included usage amount, the amount-of-use ball lending process is performed. .

  In this used amount ball lending process, a payout instruction for the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the used amount of 500 yen, specifically, in this embodiment, the lending unit price of one pachinko ball is 4 yen. An instruction to pay out 125 balls corresponding to the yen is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 to pay out the number of pachinko balls.

  Then, 525 yen, which is tax-included, is subtracted and updated from the game balance displayed on the balance display (the same as the game balance stored in the card table of the RAM 328b), and the game balance in the card table is also updated. In addition, after updating the game balance data stored in the receiving membership card or prepaid card to the game balance data that can specify the new game balance by subtracting and updating the first tax-included usage amount of 525 yen The management computer 100 transmits a lending completion notification including the device ID uniquely given to the card unit 3, the (member) card ID of the member card or prepaid card being received, and the amount of tax included. The remaining amount for gaming stored in the card management table of the management computer 100 in association with the (member) card ID Luo said tax use the amount to be subtracted update.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the card being accepted is a prepaid card. If the card is not a prepaid card, the lending process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, while the prepaid card is being accepted. Determines whether the game balance displayed on the balance display (same as the game balance stored in the card table of the RAM 328b) is zero.

  If the game balance is not 0 in the determination, the lending process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if the game balance is 0, the game balance is 0. The prepared prepaid card is collected in the storage part on the inner side of the card reader / writer 327, the lending process is terminated, and the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 is returned.

  On the other hand, in the display amount ball lending process, among the remaining amount for gaming displayed on the remaining amount indicator (same as the remaining amount for gaming stored in the card table of the RAM 328b), the usage unit amount is 100 yen, The maximum amount that is an integral multiple of 105 yen (unit amount including tax), which is the total amount of 5 yen that is the consumption tax amount corresponding to 100 yen, for example, if the game balance is 475 yen, 105 yen (tax included) Instruction for paying out the number of pachinko balls corresponding to 420 yen corresponding to 4 times the maximum amount of money that is an integral multiple of the unit amount), specifically, in this embodiment, the lending unit price of one pachinko ball is 4 Since it is a yen, a payout instruction for 100 balls corresponding to 400 yen, which is a tax-free amount excluding 20 yen as a consumption tax from 420 yen, is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 to output the number of pachinko balls To pay out.

  Then, 420 yen, which is the tax-included amount used for pachinko ball lending, is subtracted and updated from the game balance displayed on the balance display (same as the game balance stored in the card table of RAM 328b). In addition, it is possible to specify a new game balance by subtracting and updating 420 yen, which includes the tax, from the game balance data in the card table and the game balance data stored in the member card or prepaid card being received. After updating to the game balance data, the device ID given to the card unit 3 to the management computer 100, the (member) card ID of the member card or prepaid card being received, and the amount including the tax Sending a loan completion notice including 420 yen, which corresponds to the (member) card ID in the management computer 100 Only the amount of 該税 included to subtraction update from the balance for a game that has been stored in the card management table.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the card being accepted is a prepaid card. If the card is not a prepaid card, the lending process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, while the prepaid card is being accepted. Determines whether the game balance displayed on the balance display (same as the game balance stored in the card table of the RAM 328b) is zero.

  If the game balance is not 0 in the determination, the lending process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if the game balance is 0, the game balance is 0. The prepared prepaid card is collected in the storage part on the inner side of the card reader / writer 327, the lending process is terminated, and the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 is returned.

  Further, in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, when a player inserts cash (banknote) from the banknote insertion slot 302, money identification information associated with the insertion of the cash (banknote) is controlled from the banknote identification unit 321. By outputting to the unit 328, the control unit 328 determines that there is acceptance of cash in the step Sb4, proceeds to the step Sb12, and performs a deposit process (not shown).

  In this depositing process, first of all, it is determined whether or not there is a member card or a prepaid card that is being accepted by the card reader / writer 327, while specifying the amount of money inserted from the input currency identification information. When there is no member card or prepaid card being accepted, the control unit 328 returns the inserted cash (banknote) from the bill insertion slot 302, while when there is a member card or prepaid card being accepted, Add the amount specified above to the game balance specified from the membership card or prepaid card being received and the game balance data stored in the card table, and add the game balance data After the new game balance is updated to the identifiable game balance data, the deposit amount (same as the deposit amount) ) And the device ID of the card unit 3 and the (member) card ID of the member card or prepaid card being received are transmitted to the management computer 100, and the card management table of the management computer 100 (Member) The deposit amount is added to the remaining game amount stored in correspondence with the card ID.

  Then, the remaining amount for gaming displayed on the remaining amount display is updated and displayed as a new amount after the addition update, the deposit process is terminated, and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  Further, in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, when the player operates the return button, a signal from the return button switch for detecting the return button operation by the player is output to the control unit 328. As a result, the control unit 328 determines that the return button is operated in Sb5, proceeds to Sb13, and performs a return process (not shown).

  In this return process, first, it is determined whether or not there is a member card or prepaid card being received by the card reader / writer 327. If there is, a discharge instruction is output to the card reader / writer 327. The member card or prepaid card being accepted by the card reader / writer 327 is ejected from the card insertion slot 309 and returned, and a card return notification including the device ID is transmitted to the management computer 100 and the member management computer 120. Thus, after notifying both computers that the membership card or the prepaid card has been returned, the card table is reset, and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  In response to receiving this card return notification, the member management computer 120 updates the “status” data in the unit management table corresponding to the device ID included in the card return notification to “standby” and The member ID stored in “Member ID” is deleted.

  In this embodiment, in the above-described use process and payment process, the game balance data stored in the membership card or the prepaid card is used every time the game balance is used for ball lending or each time the deposit process is performed. By sequentially updating, the membership card and the prepaid card are returned without updating the game balance data at the time of the return operation, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, these game balances Renew the game balance data stored in the card table, that is, the amount displayed on the balance indicator, without updating the game balance data of the membership card or prepaid card each time At the time of return, the new game balance data that can identify the game balance stored in the card table at the time is returned to the prepaid card or membership card. And updated and stored as a technique for balance data may be returned.

  Further, when the player operates the replay button 319 in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, the replay operation information is transmitted from the display control board 329 that detects the operation of the replay button 319 to the control unit. As a result of the input to 328, the control unit 328 determines that there is an operation of the replay button 319 in Sb6, proceeds to Sb14, and performs a replay process (not shown).

  In this replay process, first, it is determined whether or not the player is a member based on whether or not the member ID is stored in the card table. If the member ID is not stored (if the player is not a member) ) Ends the replay process and returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if the member ID is stored (if the player is a member), the password stored in the RAM 328b is stored. It is determined whether or not the collated flag indicating the presence / absence of collation is “1” indicating that collation has been completed. A password acceptance screen (not shown) including is displayed on the display unit 312 to accept the password.

  Then, a savings ball number output request including the personal identification number received on the personal identification number acceptance screen, the device ID, and the member ID stored in the card table is transmitted to the member management computer 120.

  In response to receiving the saving ball number output request, the member management computer 120 receives the PIN number stored in correspondence with the member ID included in the saving ball number output request received in the member information table, and the received saving ball number. The number of saving balls stored in the member-specific game history table (FIG. 8 (b)) corresponding to the member ID is saved on the condition that the password number included in the output request is matched and the matching is matched. A reply is sent to the card unit 3 that is the transmission source of the ball count output request. If the passwords do not match, a verification error is returned, indicating that the passwords do not match, and the replay process is terminated.

  The number of saving balls acquired from the member management computer 120 in this way is stored in the card table and the collated flag is updated to “1” indicating that the collation has been completed.

  After setting “1” in the verified flag in this way, or after confirming that “1” is set in the verified flag, the number of stored balls stored in the card table is displayed on the display unit 312. After displaying and informing the member player of the number of saved balls, the number of replayed units in which the number of saved balls is set to replay, specifically, 125 balls corresponding to 500 yen in this embodiment. Then, it is determined whether or not there are 135 balls or more, which is the total number of 10 balls as a replay fee, and if there are no savings balls more than the number of replay units, replay is not possible. Is displayed on the display unit 312 and then the replay process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if there are more storage balls than the replay unit number, the replay display unit 320 (LED320a) Lights up and informs the member that the operation of the replay button 319 is effective, and transmits a display request for a message prompting the operation of the replay button 319 to the display control board 329, to the display unit 312. After a message prompting the operation of the replay button 319 is displayed, the operation waits for the replay button 319.

  If there is no operation of the replay button 319 within a predetermined time, the replay process is ended and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, while the replay button 319 is operated within the predetermined time. In this case, the number of replay units (135 balls) is subtracted from the number of stored balls stored in the card table and updated, and the replay display unit 320 (LED 320a) is turned off and then the replay ball lending process is performed. To do. In the replay ball lending process of this embodiment, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of replay units (135 balls), specifically, 125 pachinko balls excluding the fee from the number of replay units (135 balls). A ball payout instruction is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 to pay out the number of pachinko balls.

  Then, by sending a replay completion notification including the device ID of the card unit 3 and the member ID stored in the card table to the member management computer 120, the game history for each member of the member management computer 120 After the replay unit number (135 balls) is subtracted and updated from the number of stored balls corresponding to the member ID in the table, the replay process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  When the player operates the menu button 316 in the above-described standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, the main menu display operation information is received from the display control board 329 that has detected the operation of the menu button 316 from the control unit 328. , The control unit 328 determines that the menu button 316 is operated in Sb9, proceeds to Sb17, and performs menu display processing (not shown).

  In this menu display process, the control unit 328 first determines whether or not the player who is playing the game with the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a member based on the data stored in the card table (whether the member ID is stored). If the player is not a member (if the member ID is not stored), the “table data”, “ranking”, “wagon”, “notice” that do not include member-specific menu items When the player is a member, the visitor main menu (see FIG. 4) including only the menu items is displayed on the display unit 312 by outputting a visitor main menu display instruction to the display control board 329. The menu items “point display”, “replay”, and “use of privilege”, which are menu items unique to the member, are stored in the RAM 328b. Including welcome message inherent the name of the associative members, the members main menu shown in FIG. 4, is displayed on the display unit 312 by outputting a membership main menu display instruction to the display control board 329.

  Each menu item displayed on the display unit 312 can be selected by the player, and if any menu item is not selected within a predetermined time, a menu display end instruction is displayed on the display control board 329. After the display of the main menu is terminated by outputting, the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9. On the other hand, if any menu item is selected within a predetermined time, it corresponds to the selected menu item. After executing the process, the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  Note that when the “replay” menu in the main menu is selected, the replay process of Sb14 described above is executed, and when the “wagon” menu is selected, order acceptance in the step of Sb15 described later is performed. Processing is executed.

  In addition, when the “device data” menu is selected, each data of today stored in the game information table is displayed. When the “ranking” menu is selected, the type of ranking, specific Specifically, a submenu screen for selecting a starting ball ranking, a jackpot ranking, a consecutive house ranking, etc. is displayed, and ranking data of the type selected on the submenu screen is acquired from the hall computer 130 and displayed on the display unit 312. Is displayed.

  Further, when the “Point display” menu is selected, the number of points of the store visits stored in the card table is displayed on the display unit 312. When the “Notification” menu is selected, the RAM 328 b is displayed. Is displayed on the display unit 312 and when the “use privilege” menu is selected, as will be described later with reference to FIG. A privilege order acceptance page (FIG. 20B) for ordering the product displayed in FIG. 18D again is displayed.

  Further, when the player operates the wagon button 318 in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, the wagon menu display operation information from the display control board 329 that has detected the operation of the wagon button 318 is displayed in the control unit 328. , The control unit 328 determines that the operation of the wagon button 318 is present in Sb7, proceeds to Sb15, and performs an order acceptance process (not shown).

  In this order receiving process, the control unit 328 first receives an order for receiving an order of each product stored in the wagon menu table based on the data stored in the wagon menu table stored in the RAM 328b. A page (which may be a plurality of pages) is generated, and when the generated order receiving page is a plurality of pages, each page is linked and output to the display control board 329.

  The order acceptance page output in this way is temporarily stored in the display control board 329, and the first page is displayed on the display unit 312 by the display control board 329 as shown in FIG.

  That is, the display unit 312 displays a plurality of products sold to the player in the game hall, and the display unit 312 forms the display means of the present invention.

  In the order receiving page of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16 (a), a plurality of horizontally long menu areas are provided for each product. Item, product unit price (XX ball), and "to basket" display for selecting the product are included. By selecting "to basket" display, the product displayed in the menu area The selection information including the product ID is output from the display control board 329 to the control unit 328, and the product ID included in the selection information is temporarily stored as an order candidate product, so that the player selects the selected product ID. It can be a candidate product for ordering a product, that is, a product placed in a basket.

  At the bottom of the order acceptance page, as shown in FIG. 16 (a), a candidate product can be selected by selecting a “cancel” selection input section for selecting and canceling an order, or by displaying “to basket”. Selectable when there is a selection input part of “inside the car” to be selected when displaying the list of products selected as and the next page linked to the page, the next order receiving page The selection input part of “Next” that is selected when displaying the page or the previous page linked to the page can be selected, and the selection operation is performed when the previous order receiving page is displayed. "Return" selection input section, and "Order" selection input section for selecting operations when ordering products selected as candidate products are displayed, and these various operations can be performed by the player. To have.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (a), the player selects display of “to basket” in the menu area of the desired product as a candidate product on these order receiving pages displayed on the display unit 312. , Select and input the selection input section of “order”.

  That is, in the order receiving process of the present embodiment, the control unit 328 orders a product by selecting an item desired by the player from among a plurality of products displayed on the display unit 312 serving as the display means of the present invention. The order operation is accepted by detecting the touch on the display unit 312 with the transparent touch panel 314, and the order operation accepting means in the present invention is formed by the control unit 328 and the transparent touch panel 314 for executing the order accepting process. ing.

  The order selection information is output from the display control board 329 to the control unit 328 in accordance with the selection input of the “order” selection input unit, so that the control unit 328 has a product ID that is primarily stored as a candidate product. Check whether or not the product ID exists, and if the product ID exists, the product name of the product specified from the product ID, the icon, the quantity, the number of purchased balls, and the total number of paid balls are included. By generating the candidate product list page shown in FIG. 16B and outputting it to the display control board 329, the output candidate product list page is displayed on the display unit 312 by the display control board 329.

  On the candidate product list page displayed in this way, the player confirms the list of products placed in the basket to be ordered, and when these products are actually ordered, they are displayed in the lower area of the page. If you want to order another product that is not displayed, you can select and input the “Cancel” selection input part. Select and input the "Return" selection input section.

  In addition, when the display area of each product displayed on the candidate product list page is selected, "Do you want to delete the product? <Yes>, <No>" to accept the deletion of the product. By displaying the delete acceptance dialog including the display, the player can delete the candidate product that he / she wants to exclude from the order target.

  Then, when the player selects and inputs the “to order” selection input unit, predetermined order execution information is output from the display control board 329 to the control unit 328, so that the control unit 328 has a real-time clock ( RTC) Order including current time information acquired from 328d, product ID and quantity stored as candidate product, corresponding pachinko machine 2 machine number, and offer type information indicating that the offer type is sales After the information is transmitted to the member management computer 120, a candidate product list page including a display of “Now being arranged” is output to the display control board 329 and displayed on the display unit 312 as shown in FIG. At the same time, it shifts to a state waiting for reception of a display completion instruction from the member management computer 120.

  That is, in the order receiving process of the present embodiment, the control unit 328 selects the selected item in the wagon service terminal 150 in response to the selection operation of the product to be the order operation and the reception of “order” after the selection operation. Processing for transmitting order information including the selected product ID for causing the salesperson to recognize the product and for the salesperson to recognize that the product has been ordered, and transmitting the order information The output means of the present invention is formed by the control unit 328 that implements the above.

  In response to receiving the order information from the card unit 3, the member management computer 120 registers the order information in the order history table and registers “−” indicating incomplete in the corresponding product provision data, The order information is transmitted to the wagon service terminal 150.

  In response to receiving the order information, the wagon service terminal 150 displays the contents of the received order information as a new order list as shown in FIG.

  By displaying the new order list on the wagon service terminal 150 in this way, the salesperson does not go to the location of the player who placed the order, and the product name and quantity of the ordered product, The ordered player can grasp the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 in the game and can bring the ordered product to the ordered player.

  When the salesperson brings the ordered product, the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 displays the candidate product list page including the ordered product name and quantity, and the total number of paid balls. In addition to confirming whether there is a mistake in the product and quantity or whether the player who ordered is correct, the player provides the product, and collects the total number of balls to be paid from the player.

  In this way, when the salesperson finishes providing the ordered product and returns to the wagon service counter in which the wagon service terminal 150 is installed, as shown in FIG. Select and input the “complete” selection input section displayed corresponding to the product.

  In response to the selection input of the “completion” selection input unit, the wagon service terminal 150 deletes the selected input product from the new order list, and stores the order content for which the provision has been completed as the provision history, By providing provision completion information including the product ID and the unit number of the product corresponding to the selection input section of “complete” selected and input to the member management computer 120, the member management computer 120 can provide the provision completion information. The product provision data of the order history in the order history table including the unit number and the product ID included in is updated to “complete”, and a display completion instruction is transmitted to the card unit 3 corresponding to the unit number The

  In response to receiving this display completion instruction, the control unit 328 outputs a display end instruction to the display control board 329, and terminates the display of the candidate product list page including the display “currently being arranged” on the display unit 312. After that, it returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  In addition, in the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9 described above, when either the transmission condition or the prior notification condition included in the transmission condition data stored in the RAM 328b is satisfied, the transmission condition and the prior notification condition are set in Sb8. The establishment is detected and the process proceeds to Sb16, and the display job related process shown in FIG. 15 is performed.

  In this display job related process, the control unit 328 first specifies a display job ID that matches the established condition. Specifically, if the established condition is a transmission condition in which the player who is playing a game on the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a member and the time is 15:00, the established condition “ The display job ID of the questionnaire 1 that matches the conditions of "" is specified, and the established condition is, for example, a prior notification that the player who is playing a game with the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a member and the amount of money consumed is 9000 yen If the condition is satisfied, the display job ID of the consumption privilege 1 that matches the established condition of “9,000 yen for the member” is specified in the display job table. In the display job table, the display job ID of Hamari privilege 1 that matches the established number of start 1000 times is specified.

  If the established condition is a transmission condition, a display data request including the specified display job ID and a request for transmission of display data is transmitted to the member management computer 120, and the established condition is determined in advance. If the notification condition is satisfied, a notification data request including the specified display job ID and a request for transmission of notification data is transmitted to the member management computer 120 (Sc1).

  In response to the reception of the display (notification) data request, the member management computer 120 displays the display data stored in the display job table in association with the display job ID included in the received display (notification) data request. When reception is a notification data request, the display unit (notification data) is read from the storage device 125 based on the pass data of the notification data), and the card unit that is the transmission source of the received display (notification) data request 3 (control unit 328) is transmitted (Sk1).

  The control unit 328 that has received the transmitted display (notification) data displays a display screen page based on the display data, specifically, the questionnaire shown in FIG. If the screen page is data for notification of consumption privilege 1, a consumption privilege notification screen page shown in FIG. 21A is generated and output to the display control board 329, so that a display screen based on each of the generated pages is displayed. Is displayed on the display unit 312 (Sc2).

  That is, the card unit 3 according to the present embodiment has the condition that the player who is playing in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 satisfies the prior notification condition set by the member management computer 120 (management device), as shown in FIG. A prior notice is performed on the consumption privilege notice screen shown in a).

  Then, the process proceeds to the step of Sc3, and it is determined whether or not the generated display screen page includes a selected technique that allows the player to perform a selection operation like a questionnaire screen page.

  If the determination in the step of Sc3 is No, that is, if the selection technique is not included as in the consumption privilege notification screen page shown in FIG. 21A, the process proceeds to the step of Sc10, and the display ends after a predetermined time has elapsed. By outputting the instruction to the display control board 329, the display of the consumption privilege notification screen page is terminated, and then the display job related process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  On the other hand, if the determination in the step of Sc3 is Yes, that is, if the selected technique is included as in the questionnaire screen page shown in FIG. 18A, the process proceeds to the step of Sc4 and is displayed on these display units 312. It shifts to the output waiting state of branch selection information including the branch number of the selected technique by selection of the selected technique.

  When branch selection information is output from the display control board 329 by selecting a selected technique by the player within a predetermined time, the display job specified in the step of Sc1 and the branch selection information are displayed. The acceptance information including the included branch number is transmitted to the member management computer 120. If the selected technique is not selected by the player within a predetermined time, a display end instruction is output to the display control board 329 to end the display, and then the display job related processing is ended and Sb2 to Sb9. Return to standby.

  In response to the reception of the acceptance information, the member management computer 120 determines whether or not “execution” data is stored in the response item corresponding to the display job ID included in the received acceptance information in the display job table. Then, the presence / absence of a response setting is determined (Sk2). If there is no response setting, the process is terminated. In FIG. 15, the determination of the step of Sk2 is performed in response to reception of the acceptance information, but in this embodiment, after the display (notification) data is transmitted in the step of Sk1, a predetermined time is passed. The display screen based on the display (notification) data transmitted in the step of Sk1 by performing the determination of the step of Sk2 even when (a little longer than the predetermined time during which selection of the selected technique is accepted) has elapsed. However, even when the message screen is a simple message screen that does not include the selected technique and the acceptance information is not transmitted, it is determined that there is no response setting, and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if there is a response setting (when “execution” data is stored), the process proceeds to step Sk3 and stored in the display job table in association with the display job ID included in the received acceptance information. Based on the response message path data, the response message (file) is read from the storage device 125, and in the response message (file), the response message described as the content corresponding to the branch number included in the received acceptance information The response message thus identified, for example, as shown in FIG. 18B, is sent to the card unit 3 (control unit 328) that is the transmission source of the received acceptance information. Then, the process proceeds to step Sk4 to display the display job ID in the display job table. Determining the corresponding addition target item, based on whether the branch number included in the received reception information is stored, whether the branches number is set in the additional target product.

  When the branch number is not set as a product addition target, the determination ends with “No”, and the process ends. On the other hand, when the branch number is set as a product addition target. Is determined as “Yes” in the determination, and the process proceeds to the step of Sk5. In the display job table, the product ID stored in the item of additional product corresponding to the display job ID is specified, and the specified product ID is set. Including additional product acceptance instructions.

  In response to receiving the response message from the member management computer 120, the card unit 3 (control unit 328) generates, for example, a response message page shown in FIG. 18B based on the received response message, and displays the display control board 329. When the response message page is displayed on the display unit 312, the state shifts to a reception waiting state for an additional product acceptance instruction within a predetermined period, and no additional product acceptance instruction is received within the predetermined period ( Specifically, when the branch number transmitted in the acceptance information is not the branch number of the product addition target and the additional product acceptance instruction is not transmitted), the display end instruction is output to the display control board 329, and the response message page , The display job related process is terminated and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9.

  On the other hand, if an additional product acceptance instruction is received within a predetermined period, the process proceeds to step Sc6 to perform an additional product acceptance process. In this additional merchandise acceptance process, the control unit 328 first identifies the merchandise ID included in the received additional merchandise acceptance instruction, and the privilege shown in FIG. 18C in which only the merchandise with the identified merchandise ID can be selected. By generating the order receiving page in the same manner as the order receiving process of Sb15 described above and outputting it to the display control board 329, the privilege order receiving page is displayed on the display unit 312, and the product of the specified product ID is displayed. Accepts an order for one item desired by the player.

  That is, the card unit 3 according to the present embodiment manages the membership on the condition that the player of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 satisfies the transmission condition of the display job in which the product addition is set, which is the provision condition of the present invention. A privilege order acceptance screen (page) in which only products set as products to be provided to the player as a privilege on the computer 120 can be selected is displayed on the display unit 312.

  As with the order receiving page shown in FIG. 16 (a) described above, this privilege order receiving page is provided with a horizontally long strip-shaped menu area for each product of each product ID included in the received additional product receiving instruction. Each menu area includes the product name, product icon, benefits, and “Select” display from the left, and a “Select one” guidance message is displayed at the bottom of the page. By selecting the display of “Select”, the selection information including the product ID of the product displayed in the menu area is output from the display control board 329 to the control unit 328, and the product included in the selection information The ID is primarily stored as a privilege product.

  In response to the input of this selection information, the control unit 328 determines whether or not the player who is playing the game with the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a member based on whether or not the member ID is stored in the card table, If the user is not a member, a reception content page including the product name and icon of the product specified from the primary stored product ID is generated and output to the display control board 329 to display the reception content page on the display unit 312. Along with the product ID stored in the primary, time information acquired from the real-time clock (RTC) 328d, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 machine number, and provision type information indicating that the provision type is a privilege. The product selection information is transmitted to the member management computer 120 (Sc7).

  On the other hand, if the player who is playing the game on the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is a member, the product name and icon of the product specified from the product ID stored in the primary storage, and the operation for receiving the product immediately are operated. A reception content page shown in FIG. 18D including the selection input unit of “Now” and the selection input unit of “Later” that is operated when receiving the product later is generated and displayed. By outputting to the board 329, the output acceptance content page is displayed on the display unit 312, and the selection of the provision time of the product is accepted from the member (player).

  The member selects and inputs “Now” when he / she wants to receive the selected product at that time, and selects / inputs “Later” when he / she wants to receive the selected product again later. As a result of this selection, the selection time information indicating the selection time (“N” when “Now” is selected and “L” when “Later” is selected) is input from the display control board 329 to the control unit 328. Is output.

  In response to the input of this selection time information, the control unit 328 provides the merchandise ID temporarily stored, the time information obtained from the real-time clock (RTC) 328d, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 machine number, and the provision type as benefits. After the additional product selection information including the provision type information indicating that there is a selection, the selection time information, and the member ID stored in the card table is transmitted to the member management computer 120 (Sc7), the input selection time information is If it is determined whether or not it corresponds to the selection input of “Now”, and it does not correspond to the selection input of “Now”, that is, “after” corresponds to the selection input, After the display end instruction is output to the display control board 329 and the display is ended, the display job related processing is ended and the process returns to the standby state of Sb2 to Sb9, while “Now” is selected. If it corresponds to an input, a privilege order page (see FIG. 20D) including a display of “Now being arranged” is displayed instead of the selection input part of the provision time of the acceptance content page. To display the privilege order screen on the display unit 312, and shift to a state waiting for reception of a display completion instruction from the member management computer 120.

  In response to the reception of the additional product selection information from the card unit 3, the member management computer 120 determines whether or not the selection time information included in the additional product selection information corresponds to the selection input “after”. That is, it is determined whether or not the additional product selection information has been selected after ordering (Sk6).

  When the selection time information included in the received additional product selection information does not correspond to the selection input of “later”, that is, when it is not the additional product selection information for which the post-order selection has been made, in the determination of the step of Sk6 It is determined as “No”, and the process proceeds to the step of Sk7, and the received additional product selection information is registered in the order history table (1 corresponding to the privilege is registered in the quantity), and the corresponding product provision data is not completed. After the “-” shown is registered, the additional product selection information is transmitted to the wagon service terminal 150.

  In response to the reception of the additional product selection information, the wagon service terminal 150 displays the contents of the received additional product selection information as a new order list as shown in FIG.

  By displaying the new order list on the wagon service terminal 150 in this way, the salesperson does not go to the location of the player where the product is added as a privilege, as in the case of regular product sales. The product name of the product added as a privilege and the player number of the pachinko machine 2 being played by the added player can be grasped, and the added product can be brought to the player.

  When the salesperson brings a product added as a privilege, the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 includes the product name of the added product (a product selected by the player), and the product is a privilege. Since the privilege order screen showing that there is, the salesperson confirms on the spot whether there is no mistake in the product or it is definitely a privilege, so that the number of balls to be paid for the product can be calculated The product can be provided without being collected by mistake.

  In this way, when the salesperson finishes providing the product added as a privilege and returns to the wagon service counter where the wagon service terminal 150 is installed, as shown in FIG. Select and input the “complete” selection input section displayed corresponding to the product for which the provision has been made.

  In response to the selection input of the “completion” selection input unit, the wagon service terminal 150 deletes the selected input product from the new order list, and stores the order content for which the provision has been completed as the provision history, Provision completion information including the product ID and the unit number of the product corresponding to the selection input section of “completed” selected and input is transmitted to the member management computer 120.

  In response to the reception of the provision completion information, the member management computer 120 updates the product provision data of the order history in the order history table including the machine number and the product ID included in the received provision completion information to “complete”. Then, a display completion instruction is transmitted to the card unit 3 corresponding to the unit number (Sk8).

  In response to the reception of the display completion instruction, the control unit 328 outputs a display end instruction to the display control board 329 to end the display of the privilege order screen displayed on the display unit 312 and then waits for Sb2 to Sb9. Return to state.

  Further, if the selection time information included in the received additional product selection information corresponds to the selection input of “later”, that is, if it is the additional product selection information for which the post-order selection has been made, Sk6 In step determination, it is determined as “Yes”, and the process proceeds to step Sk10, and a granted product registration process for registering a product to be added as a privilege so that the player can place an order at a desired time is performed.

  Specifically, in the granted product registration process, the product ID included in the additional product selection information is registered in the item of available products in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the received additional product selection information.

  That is, the card unit 3 according to the present embodiment accepts a membership card as a recording medium, and the transmission condition that the transmission condition of the display job in which the product addition as the provision condition of the present invention is set is satisfied. Member ID stored in the membership card so that the registration of the product ID of the product added to the member who possesses the membership card as a privilege by being satisfied can be specified by the membership card (recording medium) Is added to the member management computer 120.

  As described above, display job related processing is performed in the card unit 3, and various processes corresponding to the display job related processing are performed in the member management computer 120 and the wagon service terminal 150, for example, In the questionnaire 1 display job registered in the display job table, the display data of the questionnaire 1 is transmitted to the card unit 3 in which the membership card is inserted at the time of 15:00. When the questionnaire screen including the contents of the questionnaire regarding the member mail including the selected techniques 1 to 4 shown in 18 (a) is displayed and the member selects, for example, “mostly no member mail” in the selection branch 3, The response message corresponding to the option 3 is “... more effort to expand the information that members can be pleased with. After the response message screen including the content of “...” is displayed on the display unit 312 as shown in FIG. 18B, the selected branch 3 is set as an addition target, and is registered as an additional product. A privilege order acceptance screen shown in FIG. 18 (c) in which only product ID; “ice coffee” of WM02, product ID; “cola” of WM03, and product ID; “orange juice” of WM04 can be selected. Page) is displayed on the display unit 312, and when the member selects, for example, “ice coffee” from these products, as shown in FIG. 18 (d), the product of the selected “ice coffee” A reception content page including a name, an icon, and a provision time reception unit is displayed on the display unit 312. When the member selects “Now”, a selection input unit for the provision time of the reception content page is displayed. After the privilege order page (see FIG. 20D) including the display of “Now being arranged” is displayed on the display unit 312, the displayed iced coffee is provided by the salesperson. .

  Similarly, in the display job of the consumption privilege 1 registered in the display job table, the amount consumed after the membership card is inserted, that is, the sales amount of the member game information (FIG. 5C) is 9000 yen. When the notification data of the consumption benefit 1 is transmitted from the member management computer 120 to the card unit 3, as shown in FIG. The notification screen including the message “I will serve a free drink” is displayed on the display unit 312, so that the player (member) is notified that the privilege will be granted soon.

  When the member consumes 10,000 yen, that is, when the sales amount of the member game information (FIG. 5C) reaches 10,000 yen, the display data of the consumption privilege 1 is transferred from the member management computer 120 to the card unit. As shown in FIG. 21 (b), the message “A free drink will be served.” Is received from the player (member) to receive a request for the necessity of a free drink. The acceptance screen is displayed on the display unit 312, and when the member selects “1. Order” in the selection branch 1, the selection branch 1 is set as an addition target. Product ID registered as a product: “hot coffee” of WM01, product ID: “ice coffee” of WM02, product ID; “cola” of WM03, and product ID: WM0 21. The privilege order acceptance screen (page) shown in FIG. 21 (c) in which only “orange juice” can be selected is displayed on the display unit 312, and the member selects, for example, “cola” from these products. In this case, as shown in FIG. 21 (d), the acceptance content page including the product name and icon of the selected “Cola” and the provision time acceptance portion is displayed on the display portion 312. ”Is selected, the privilege order page (see FIG. 20D) including the display“ Now being arranged ”is displayed on the display unit 312 instead of the selection input unit for the provision time of the acceptance content page. Thereafter, the displayed cola is provided by a salesperson.

  That is, the card unit 3 serving as the information display device according to the present embodiment is configured such that the player who is playing the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is set by the member management computer 120, and the transmission condition of the display job in which the product addition is set. In the display job related process executed on condition that the condition is satisfied, the display screen of FIG. 18B and FIG. 21B including the indication that the product is provided as a privilege is displayed on the display unit 312 and FIG. (C) or the privilege order acceptance screen (product selection screen) shown in FIG. 21 (c) is displayed, and the selection of the product provided as the privilege is accepted from the player. Processing for transmitting additional product selection information including the selected product ID for causing the salesperson to recognize the product and for the salesperson to recognize that the product is provided as a privilege (output) Processing) has implemented, output means is formed of the present invention by a control unit 328 that performs processing for transmitting the additional item selection information.

  Here, as described above, the flow in the case where the member receives the offer of the item for which “later” is selected on the acceptance content page will be described based on FIG. 20. The member is added as these benefits. In order to receive the provision of the product, first, the menu button 316 is operated to display the member main menu on the display unit 312 as shown in FIG. The menu item “use privilege” is selected and input from among the items.

  In response to the selection of the “use privilege” menu item, the control unit 328 sends a provisionable product information transmission request including the member ID stored in the card table and the device ID of the card unit 3 to the member management computer 120. Send to.

  In response to the reception of the offerable product information transmission request, the member management computer 120 stores the offerable product information item in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the received offerable product information transmission request. All the product IDs are extracted, and the available product information including the extracted product IDs, for example, WM01, WM02, and WM11, is transmitted to the card unit 3 (control unit 328) that is the transmission source of the available product information transmission request. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 20B, the control unit 328 specifies the product ID included in the received provided product information in response to the reception of the provided product information, and the product of the specified product ID can be selected. A privilege order acceptance page (similar to the privilege order acceptance page shown in FIG. 18C) is generated and output to the display control board 329 in the same manner as the order acceptance processing of Sb15 described above, whereby the privilege order acceptance page is displayed. Displayed on the display unit 312 and accepts an order (selection) of a product having the specified product ID. In the order, a plurality of products can be selected.

  In this privilege order receiving page, the member selects the display of “selection” corresponding to the product he / she wants to receive at that time, for example, a sandwich, and then selects the “order” selection input section provided at the bottom of the page Select and input.

  In response to the selection input of “Order”, the control unit 328 primarily stores the product ID (WM10) of the sandwich that is the product selected on the privilege order acceptance page, and then the product name of the product ID (WM10) stored temporarily. And an acceptance confirmation screen (page) shown in FIG. 20C including the selection input part of “confirmation” and “cancel” are displayed on the display unit 312, and “confirmation” or “cancel” is received from the member. Accept.

  If “Cancel” is accepted on the acceptance confirmation screen (page), the process ends. If “Confirm” is accepted, the product ID stored in the primary and the real time clock (RTC) 328d are acquired. Time information at that time, corresponding machine number of the pachinko machine 2, provision type information indicating that the provision type is a privilege, privilege use information indicating that the use is based on the privilege use, and a member ID stored in the card table 20 including the display of “Now being arranged” instead of the selection input part of “confirmation” and “cancel” on the acceptance confirmation page after the privilege use order information including The privilege order screen (page) shown in (d) is displayed on the display unit 312, and the state shifts to a state of waiting for reception of a display completion instruction from the member management computer 120.

  In response to receiving the privilege use order information from the card unit 3, the member management computer 120 registers the privilege use order information in the order history table, and registers “-” indicating incomplete in the corresponding product provision data. In addition, after deleting the product ID included in the received privilege use order information from the product ID stored in the product that can be provided in the member information table corresponding to the member ID included in the received privilege use order information The privilege use order information is transmitted to the wagon service terminal 150 to display a new order list similar to FIG.

  That is, the card unit 3 of the present embodiment stores that the merchandise ID is stored in the member information table indicating that the provision condition of the present invention is satisfied, in the received member card (recording medium). The privilege use order information that is the output process of the present invention is transmitted based on receiving the selection of the privilege use menu that is specified by the member ID and the member (player) accepts the instruction to provide the product. Processing is performed in the control unit 328 (output means).

  Then, the provision of the product displayed in the new order list is completed, and the “completion” selection input section displayed corresponding to the product is selected and input from the wagon service terminal 150. In response to receiving the provided provision completion information, the member management computer 120 updates the product provision data in the order history in the order history table including the machine number and the product ID included in the provision completion information to “complete”. Then, a display completion instruction is transmitted to the card unit 3 corresponding to the unit number, and the display of the privilege order screen (page) in the card unit 3 is terminated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the order information transmission process (output process) is performed in the card unit 3, so that the salesperson can be informed at the wagon service counter that the product to be sold has been ordered. The salesperson can recognize that the product will be offered as a privilege while at the wagon service counter and go to the player's location with the product provided as a privilege. As a result, it is possible to reduce the effort required to provide the product given to the player as a privilege.

  Moreover, according to the present Example, the player can select the goods which receive provision as a privilege from several goods, and can improve the service to a player.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, on the privilege order receiving page, only the products provided as the privilege are displayed so as to be selectable, and it is impossible to select a product other than the product provided as the privilege, so that the player is wasted Can be eliminated.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the player (member) can arbitrarily specify the timing of receiving the provision of the product added as a privilege by selecting the “use of privilege” menu. Can improve service to.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the player is notified in advance when the advance notification condition is satisfied before the display job transmission condition (providing condition) for which product addition is set is reached. Therefore, it is possible for the player to recognize that the privileged product is provided by reaching the provision conditions, and to motivate the player to receive the provision of the privileged product, thereby promoting the player's game. it can.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, on the privilege order acceptance page shown in FIG. 18C, by displaying only products set as additional products by the member management computer 120 and not displaying products other than the additional products, Only the product set as the additional product can be selected, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), the player also selects a product other than the additional product. You may make it display on the display part 312 impossible.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), the display of ice coffee, cola, and orange juice, which are products set as additional products, is clearly displayed and the “selection” display is enabled. The display of “hot coffee”, which is a product that is not set as an additional product, is displayed slightly indefinitely at a low contrast, and “selection addition” is displayed to invalidate the selection of the product, Only a product set as an additional product may be selectable.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which a plurality of products are displayed on the display unit 312 as products of a wagon service that is a product sold at a game hall, and a selection by a player is received from the displayed plurality of products. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and there may be only one kind of product to be sold. In this case, the product 1 is received without accepting product selection from the player. Only the confirmation operation for ordering only the types of products may be accepted as the order operation.

  In the above embodiment, the wagon service terminal 150 installed in the wagon service counter displays a new order list screen on which the salesperson can recognize that a product has been ordered. The order list screen may be transmitted and displayed on a portable terminal such as a handy terminal that can be carried by a salesperson, for example.

  In the above embodiment, the order list screen including the product name is displayed so that the salesperson can recognize that the product has been ordered and the ordered product. For example, as described above, if there is only one type of product to be sold, the ordered card unit 3 corresponds to the wagon service terminal 150 or the handy terminal. Only the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 to be displayed may be displayed, or a wagon order lamp, etc. is provided at a position where a salesperson can see through the island edge of the amusement island to accept an ordering operation for one type of product. A signal for turning on the wagon order lamp is output to turn on the wagon order lamp, and the multi-function lamp 301 is put into a specific lighting state indicating that an order has been made. The salesperson recognizes that the order of one kind of product has been made by turning on the wagon order lamp, and brings the product to the game island where the lighted wagon order lamp is installed. The player who has ordered may be specified by the card unit 3 of the multi-function lamp 301 that is in a specific lighting state on the island, and the brought item may be provided.

  Furthermore, by using a wagon order lamp that can be lit in a plurality of colors and lighting the wagon order lamp in a color corresponding to the ordered product, the salesperson can be made to recognize the ordered product. Even if these wagon order lamps are used, the number of products is not limited to one.

  Further, without using these wagon order lamps, the multi-function lamp 301 is set to a specific lighting state (for example, fast blinking lighting) indicating that an order has been made, or a lighting state (color) corresponding to the ordered product. Thus, the salesperson may be made to recognize the ordered product together with the fact that the product has been ordered.

  In other words, the output process in the present invention may be a signal output process for turning on the wagon order lamp, a process for setting the multi-function lamp 301 to a specific lighting state, or an order received. In order to transmit the serial number of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3 and the ordered product name to a wireless terminal capable of wireless voice communication such as an income carried by a salesperson, for example, It may be a process of transmitting information of a device ID that can specify a machine number or a product ID that can specify a product name to a transmitter that transmits communication, and its output form is not limited at all. Any process may be used as long as it performs an output for recognizing that the merchandise has been ordered.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, examples of providing conditions include answering a questionnaire, reaching predetermined game information, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this, and as these providing conditions, Related to members and non-members, provided that the conditions are limited to members, for example, visit points XX or higher, or non-member-restricted conditions, for example, a player who is playing with a card inserted at that time There may be added a product as a privilege.

  Further, in the above embodiment, only the member displays the acceptance content page including the selection input part of “Now” and “Later”, and when “Later” is selected, By registering the product ID of the product to be added to the member information table corresponding to the member ID stored in the member card, it is possible to receive the product again later. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, even when a prepaid card is received, an acceptance content page including a selection input part of “Now” and “Later” is displayed, ”Is selected, the product ID of the product to be added is stored in the prepaid card that is being received, and the product ID is stored in the prepaid card that is being received according to the menu selection of“ use of privilege ”. If , To provide products that are identified from the product ID, even non-member may be able to receive once again.

  Further, in the above embodiment, since the selection of the product to be added as a privilege from the player is accepted, the selection of the provision time of the product (“Now” and “Later”) is accepted. In the granted product registration process, the product ID is registered in the member information table. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the transmission condition of the display job in which the product addition is set is satisfied. In some cases, before accepting the selection of the product to be added as a privilege, the selection of the provision time of the product (“Now” and “Later”) is accepted from the player, and “Later” is selected in the acceptance If the display job ID of the display job that satisfies the transmission condition is registered in the member information table in association with the member ID, the fact that the provision condition is satisfied can be specified by the member card. In addition, according to the menu selection of “use of privilege”, the display job ID stored corresponding to the member ID of the member card is specified, and the selection of the specified display job ID is received from the player and the reception is performed. It is also possible to accept a selection from among the products of the product ID stored in the item of additional product in the display job table corresponding to the displayed job ID, and provide the received product.

  In the above embodiment, the establishment of the transmission condition and the establishment of the advance notification condition are detected in the card unit 3 by transmitting the transmission condition data to each card unit 3 in advance. The member management computer 120, which is a management device, determines whether the transmission condition is satisfied or the prior notification condition is satisfied, the member information table information, the member-specific game history table information, the card management table, and the like. It may be detected based on the information of the above, or the establishment of these transmission conditions and the establishment of the prior notification conditions are installed in a device other than the member management computer, for example, the hall computer 130 or a game island. The detection may be performed at a relay terminal or the like that relays communication between the card unit 3 and the member management computer 120. In this case, the establishment of the transmission condition and the establishment of the prior notification condition are transmitted to the card unit 3 (information display device) corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 in which the player who established the condition is playing, The card unit 3 (information display device) displays on the display unit 312 that the product is provided as a privilege based on the reception, and outputs processing for causing the salesperson to recognize that the product is provided as a privilege. To implement.

  Further, in the embodiment, by including the provision type in the order information, the additional product selection information, and the privilege use order information, the salesperson can recognize the product provision type (sales or privilege) in the wagon service terminal 150, Also in the card unit 3, the display of different candidate product list pages (sales) and acceptance content pages (privileges) is continuously displayed even when the products are provided, so that the product provision type (sales Or sales) can be recognized by the salesperson, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the order information, additional product selection information, and benefit use order information that do not include the provision type are transmitted, and the wagon is transmitted. The service terminal 150 is configured such that the information on the provision type is not displayed, so that the provision type is specified for the first time when the salesperson brings the product. On the contrary, the candidate product list page (sales) and the acceptance content page (privileges) may be configured with the same configuration, or when offering products, these candidate product list pages (sales) By terminating the display of the acceptance content page (privilege), the salesperson may recognize the product provision type (sales or privilege) only at the wagon service terminal 150.

  That is, when ordering by sales using the same hardware (card unit 3, communication unit 334), as in the case of transmitting order information, additional product selection information, or privilege use order information that does not include the above-described provision type. As for the process of outputting exactly the same contents at the time of ordering with the benefit, the product is provided as the benefit by displaying on the display unit 312 different screens (pages) at the time of ordering with the sale and the ordering with the privilege. It is possible to make the salesperson recognize the fact that it corresponds to the output processing of the present invention, and it is the same as when order information including provision type, additional product selection information and privilege use order information is transmitted. The process of outputting different contents (information included) using the hardware (the card unit 3 and the communication unit 334) corresponds to the output process of the present invention.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the display of the candidate product list page (sales) and the acceptance content page (privilege) is transmitted from the member management computer 120 based on the acceptance of the selection input of “complete” in the wagon service terminal 150. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display of these candidate product list pages (sales) and acceptance content pages (privileges) is terminated. For example, it may be ended by a selection input by a salesperson of a display end menu in the display unit 312 of the card unit 3 or may be ended by a display end operation of a remote controller possessed by the salesperson.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the conditions which add goods as a privilege to a player are all illustrated in the member management computer 120, the information display apparatus of this invention is limited to this. For example, the product ID of the product to be added as a privilege to the card unit 3 and the provision conditions thereof, for example, the daily sales amount in the card unit 3 is a predetermined amount (for example, 100,000 yen). As a provision condition, a hot coffee product ID is stored in advance in the EEPROM 328c as a product to be added, and when these provision conditions are satisfied, the hot coffee product ID and the corresponding pachinko machine 2 machine number are displayed. The order information is transmitted to the member management computer 120, and the product is displayed on the display unit 312 by displaying that it is a privilege. Ttokohi is, may be provided as a benefit to the player.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although all the products provided as a privilege are made into the product of a wagon menu, this invention is not limited to this, The products provided as these privileges are other than a wagon service. Good as a product.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the form which provides goods which become a privilege to a player is illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, These goods which become such a privilege are said goods The discount may be provided at a unit price that is lower than the regular unit price, and the concept of “providing as a privilege” in the present invention includes provision by these discounted unit prices.

  In addition, “sales” in the present invention exemplifies transactions for providing merchandise by exchanging with pachinko balls that are game media, but the present invention is not limited to this, Also included are transactions that provide merchandise by exchanging money, prepaid cards, and membership cards for the remainder of the game, and transactions that provide merchandise by exchanging with the number of saving balls instead of actual pachinko balls. In addition, in the case of providing products by exchanging with these game balances, in the card unit 3, the amount corresponding to the number of balls that will be the product price from the game remaining of the prepaid card or membership card being accepted, In the case where goods are provided by exchanging with the number of savings balls in the same manner as the ball lending process, the product price is calculated from the number of savings of the member card being accepted in the card unit 3 in the same manner as the replay process. The number of balls is subtracted.

  In addition, when offering products by exchanging the remaining amount for prepaid cards or membership cards, or when offering products by exchanging with the number of savings balls, the type of offering is “prepaid sales” or “saving balls” By adding “sales” to “sales” and “privileges”, the wagon service terminal 150 displays these provision types as a list of new orders, so that the product price by collecting balls as the product price It is only necessary to prevent double collection.

  Moreover, in the said Example, by satisfy | filling provision conditions in accepting the membership card which is a recording medium, it is matched with the member ID of the membership card under acceptance, and the goods of the goods added by satisfying provision conditions Although the form which memorize | stores ID in a member information table as an offerable product is illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, Provision conditions in the state which does not receive these member cards (a prepaid card may be sufficient) If the provision condition is satisfied, the membership card is accepted and the product ID is registered in the item of the provisionable product in the member information table corresponding to the member ID of the membership card. It may be possible to specify that the provision conditions are satisfied from the membership card, and after the provision conditions are satisfied, the membership card or prepaid car The accept, by storing the product ID to the associative membered card (prepaid card), may be possible to specify that the provided condition is satisfied from the membership card (prepaid card).

  Further, in the embodiment, after accepting the product selection on the order acceptance page, the selection input part of “Order” displayed below the order acceptance page is selected, and the candidate product list page is displayed on the display unit 312. After confirming the order details, the order information is transmitted to the member management computer 120 by selecting and inputting the “to order” selection input section of the candidate product list page. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the order information of the product may be transmitted to the member management computer 120 in response to acceptance of the product selection operation on the order acceptance page.

  In the embodiment, the order information, the additional product selection information, and the privilege use order information are transmitted to the wagon service terminal 150 via the member management computer 120. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the card unit 3 may directly transmit the order information, additional product selection information, and privilege use order information to the wagon service terminal 150.

It is a system configuration figure showing the whole picture of the game system in the example of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the pachinko machine and card unit which were used for the game system of the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the protrusion part 305 of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the card table of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the game information table of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. (C) is a figure which shows the member game information used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transmission data sequence transmitted from the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the member management computer 120 and the wagon service terminal 150 which were used in the Example of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the member information table in the member management computer 120 used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the game history table classified by member, (c) is a unit management table FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the wagon menu table in the member management computer 120 used in the Example of this invention, (b) is a figure which shows an order history table. It is a figure which shows the display job table in the member management computer 120 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display job setting screen in the member management computer 120 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display job setting screen in the member management computer 120 used in the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the transmission / reception condition of the transmission condition data of the member management computer 120 and card unit 3 which were used in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content implemented in the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the transfer status of the various data regarding the display job related process of the member management computer 120 and card unit 3 which were used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the change of the display content in the display part 312 of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content displayed on the terminal 150 for wagon service used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the change of the display content in the display part 312 of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display content displayed on the terminal 150 for wagon service used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the change of the display content in the display part 312 of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the change of the display content in the display part 312 of the card unit 3 used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the change of the display content in the display part 312 of the card unit 3 in another form.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 16 Out ball counter 100 Management computer 120 Member management computer 122 CPU
123 RAM
124 RTC
125 Storage Device 126 Input Device 127 Display Device 129 First Communication Unit 130 Second Communication Unit 130 Hall Computer 150 Wagon Service Terminal 152 CPU
155 Storage device 156 Input device (touch panel)
157 Display device 309 Card insertion slot 312 Display unit 322 Bill identification unit 324 Coin identification unit 327 Card reader / writer 328 Control unit 334 Communication unit

Claims (6)

It is provided corresponding to the gaming machine installed in the amusement hall,
Display means for displaying products sold to the player in the game hall;
Order operation accepting means for accepting an order operation of the product from a player;
An output means for performing an output process for allowing a salesperson of the product to recognize that the product has been ordered in response to accepting the order operation;
An information display device comprising:
A management device that is connected to the information display device so as to be capable of data communication, and sets a provision condition for providing a product as a privilege to a player;
A gaming system including:
The information display device displays on the display means that a product is offered as a privilege on the condition that a player who is playing in the corresponding gaming machine satisfies the provision conditions set by the management device. In addition, an output system for causing the salesperson to recognize that a product is provided as a privilege is performed in the output means.   The information display device displays a product selection screen including a plurality of products on the display unit, and the order operation accepting unit uses a selection of a product desired by a player from the displayed products as the order operation. And the output means for allowing the salesperson to recognize the selected product is displayed in the output means, and the product selection screen is displayed on the display means on condition that the provision condition is satisfied. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein selection of a product provided as a privilege is received from a player, and the output unit performs the output process for causing a salesperson to recognize the selected product. System. The management device sets a product to be provided as the privilege from the plurality of products,
The information display device displays a product selection screen in which only a product set as a product to be provided as a privilege in the management device can be selected on condition that the provision condition is satisfied. Item 3. A game system according to Item 2. The information display device accepts a recording medium, performs a process for enabling the recording medium to specify that the provision condition is satisfied,
The output processing is performed in the output means based on the fact that the provision condition is specified by the received recording medium and the provision instruction of the commodity is received from the player. The game system according to any one of 1 to 3. The management device sets a condition relating to game information generated with a game in the gaming machine as the provision condition, and reaches a condition relating to game information achieved before reaching the provision condition, to the provision condition By setting as a prior notification condition to carry out prior notification that the product is provided as a privilege,
The information display device performs the advance notification on the condition that a player playing a game in a corresponding gaming machine satisfies the advance notification condition set by the management device. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. It is provided corresponding to the gaming machine installed in the amusement hall,
Display means for displaying products sold to the player in the game hall;
Order operation accepting means for accepting an order operation of the product from a player;
An output means for performing an output process for allowing a salesperson of the product to recognize that the product has been ordered in response to accepting the order operation;
An information display device comprising:
The display means that the product is offered as a privilege on the condition that a player who is playing in the corresponding gaming machine satisfies a predetermined provision condition, and the product is offered as a privilege An information display apparatus, wherein the output means performs an output process for causing the salesperson to recognize the fact.

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