JP2010104509A - Wagon service management system for game house - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which records the number of game media corresponding to the service contents on a storage medium for wagon service and manages the wagon service. <P>SOLUTION: The wagon service management system for a game house includes: two or more play tables 40; the game media; an output game medium counter 50; an input means 70 which can input a menu number; a control server 10 having a store 30, which can mutually communicate with the play tables 40 and the output game medium counter 50 and memorizes a table which associates the menu number of the wagon service, contents, and the number of the exchangeable game media; and a storage medium 60 for the wagon service which records the menu number, a play table number, and the number of the game media corresponding to the menu number which relates to the play table number. The output game medium counter 50 transmits the menu number to the control server 10 and subtracts from the memorized number of the game media the number of the game media answered by reading the number of the exchangeable game media from the table. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wagon service management system for a game arcade.

  Conventionally, a so-called wagon service has been provided in which a player is allowed to carry drinking water, snacks, etc. while in the seat in front of the game table. Employees handling wagon services manually collected the game balls or medals earned in exchange for drinking water or snacks.

  The collected game balls and medals were passed through a dedicated counter and measured and issued as a receipt. The issued receipts were exchanged for prizes at the prize exchange terminal and processed.

  With this, hand-collected game balls need to be transported by wagon service employees over a relatively long distance, and there has been a great burden of paying attention to the management of the number of game balls.

  In many amusement halls, the wagon service is often managed by a company different from the amusement hall, and the management and accounting of the game balls are troublesome.

  As a related technology, when exchanging prizes, input the identification code defined for the prize and the number of prizes to be given to the player, the total number of prizes corresponding to each prize and the number of game media There has been proposed a wagon service that updates counting information including the number of receipts and prints a count list based on the counting information (see Patent Document 1, etc.).

  There has also been a proposal for exchanging information with a management computer using a portable game center management terminal (see Patent Document 2, etc.).

In addition, when a player who wants a wagon service operates a wagon switch in a storage system using a membership card, the person in charge carries the order input device and carries the wagon to the player, and the player enters the order input device. Enter the desired prize data. The order input device transmits the order data to the terminal device, and the terminal device determines whether or not the pachinko ball corresponding to the prize indicated by the order data can be withdrawn from the stored storage number of the storage system. There has been proposed a prize exchange system for a game arcade that notifies the fact and outputs order data to a management device to make a settlement (see Patent Document 3, etc.).
JP-A-9-290056 JP 2004-33321 A JP-A-9-276519

  However, the membership card is not owned by all players who use the game hall. Therefore, an employee who handles the wagon service of a player who does not have a membership card has to manage the exchanged game balls, which is a heavy burden.

  An object of the present invention is to reduce the burden of management of game media for wagon service employees by allowing a player to enjoy a game comfortably using a wagon service and manage the game media on the system.

  The present inventors have completed the wagon service management system using the storage medium possessed by the wagon service employee by effectively utilizing the output game medium counting device provided between the stands.

  (1) A wagon service management system for a game hall, wherein a plurality of game machines, game media used by the game machines, and game media output from the game machines are counted and output game media stored in storage means The counting device and the output game medium counting device are capable of inputting a menu number selected from the wagon service menu, and can communicate with each other between the game table and the output game medium counting device, and the menu number of the wagon service. A management server having a storage device for storing a wagon service table in which contents and the number of game media that can be exchanged are associated, an input menu number, a gaming machine number, and a menu number associated with the gaming machine number And a wagon service storage medium for recording the number of game media to be played, and the output game media counting device stores the input menu number in the management server The management server reads out the number of exchangeable game media corresponding to the input number from the wagon service table and returns it to the output game media counting device, and the output game media counting device stores the game media stored therein. A game wagon service management system that subtracts the number of game media returned from the number.

  The game hall wagon service management system according to the invention of (1) includes a plurality of game machines, an output game medium counting device for counting game media output from the game machine, input means, and a prize exchange terminal. The input means and the output game medium counting device can communicate with the management server, and the output game medium counting device includes an insertable storage medium reading and writing means. The management server stores a wagon service content with a service number and the number of game media corresponding to the service content. When the player requests the wagon service, the service content and the number of game media corresponding to the service content are output. The information is displayed on the display unit provided in the medium counting device, and the wagon service is executed. It is a wagon service management system for a game hall that centrally manages these wagon services by a management server, and even if the number of game media corresponding to the service content of the game media differs for each game machine, it is recorded in advance in the storage means of the management server It is a system that can be managed.

  The storage medium that records the wagon service received by the player is owned by the employee of the wagon service with an ID, and is provided in the gaming table where the player plays when the player requests the wagon service. A service medium is recorded by inserting a Warbis wagon storage medium into the reading / writing means of the output game medium counting device. The service information includes a gaming machine that has received the wagon service, a service received by the player, the number of game media corresponding to the service, and the date and time of the service, and is centrally managed by the management server.

  The management server stores the wagon service content with the service number and the number of game media corresponding to the service content. When the player requests the wagon service, the wagon service menu and the game content corresponding to the service content are stored. When a player who has received a wagon service displays the number on the display unit provided in the output game medium counting device and informs it, the player enters the menu number, and when the wagon service is executed, the game medium corresponding to the service The number is transmitted from the management server to the output game medium counting device, and the output game medium counting device subtracts the number of game media transmitted from the total number of game media recorded in the output game medium counting device, and outputs the result as an output game medium. Record in the storage unit of the counting device. Then, the service information is transmitted to the management server and recorded in the storage device of the management server. Further, in the output game medium counting device, the service information is recorded in the wagon service storage medium inserted by the reading / writing means. Here, the service information corresponds to a gaming machine number, service content, and service content, and is the number of game media input by the player or wagon service employee using the input means.

  In this way, since the information on the wagon service is stored in the storage medium for the wagon service, the employee of the wagon service does not need to manage the game medium for the replacement of the wagon service as in the conventional case. It only manages storage media, handles light weight, does not require much labor, and has little burden on employees who operate wagon services.

  (2) A wagon service management system for a game hall, which is used by a plurality of game machines, an output game medium counting device that counts game media output from the game machines and stores them in a storage means, and a game machine The game media, the output game media counting device that counts the game media output from the game console and stores them in the storage means, and the output game media count device can input the menu number selected from the wagon service menu A wagon service table that associates the means, the menu number of the wagon service, the contents, and the number of exchangeable game media is recorded in advance, and is associated with the input menu number, game machine number, and game machine number. The number of game media corresponding to the menu number is recorded by the read / write means of the storage media provided in the output game media counting device. A storage medium for service, and the output game medium counting device reads out the number of game media corresponding to the input number from the wagon service table recorded in the storage medium for wagon service, and outputs it to the output game medium counting device. A game hall wagon service management system that subtracts the number of game media read from a wagon service storage medium from the number of recorded game media.

  The game hall wagon service management system described in (2) is centrally controlled by a management server. In the game hall wagon service management system described in (1), the load is concentrated on the management server. And a wagon service storage medium to reduce the load on the management server and increase the processing speed.

  In order to reduce the burden on the management server, the wagon service storage medium includes a wagon service table in which the wagon service number and contents, and the number of game media corresponding to the service contents are stored. The number of game media corresponding to the wagon service content may be different depending on the game content of each game machine. When the storage medium for the wagon service is inserted into the storage medium reading / writing means provided in the output game medium counting device, the service contents and the number of game media corresponding to the service contents corresponding to each game table are displayed. Is displayed. The player selects a service content, inputs a corresponding number or the like from the input means, and receives a wagon service. Based on the service number input from the input means, the output game medium counting device reads the number of game media corresponding to the service number from the wagon service table of the storage medium for wagon service, and reads it from the total number of game media of the player. The number of output media corresponding to the service content is subtracted from the total number of game media owned by the player, the service content and the number of output media corresponding to the service content are recorded in the storage means, and the storage medium for the wagon service is recorded. Also record.

  (3) A pre-registered ID is recorded in the wagon service management system for amusement halls, and includes a means for determining whether the ID matches the ID of the storage medium for the wagon service (1) or (2) A wagon service management system for amusement halls according to any one of the above.

  The security management for the wagon service described in (3) is registered in advance in the management server or the output game medium counting device, and when the wagon service storage medium is inserted into the reading / recording means of the output game medium counting device. , The system is managed as a system having a discriminating unit that reads the ID and determines whether or not it matches the registered ID. If they match, the wagon service storage medium is read and written, thereby enabling the wagon service to the player and removing the forged wagon service storage medium.

  (4) In the wagon service management system for game halls according to (3), when the ID registered in advance and the ID of the storage medium for wagon service match, the number of game media corresponding to the wagon service menu is calculated. A wagon service management system for amusement halls that is manually input using an input means.

  The game hall wagon service management system described in (4) is a system in which when a player requests a wagon service and receives the wagon service, the corresponding number of game media is directly input manually. The wagon service employee directly inputs the number of game media corresponding to the service menu while confirming with the player. The number of game media is input by a service wagon service employee, but may be input directly by the player.

  (5) The amusement hall wagon service management system determines, for each ID of the wagon service storage medium, the menu number recorded in the wagon service storage medium on the day and the number of game media corresponding to the menu number, A storage device for recording in association with each other, and a prize exchange terminal for reading the contents recorded in the storage medium for wagon service and displaying the number of game media corresponding to the prize, and from the storage medium for wagon service to the prize exchange terminal The number of game media read and the number of game media of the ID for wagon service recorded in the storage device are compared, and if they match, the number of prizes corresponding to the number of game media read is calculated. The wagon service management system for amusement halls according to (3) for display.

  The game hall wagon service management system described in (5) reads an ID by a prize exchange terminal when processing a wagon service storage medium in which a wagon service provided to a player by a wagon service employee is recorded. It is a wagon service management system for amusement halls to be processed. The registered ID and service information for the player are recorded in the storage medium for the wagon service, and the wagon service employee uses the prize exchange terminal to receive the processing for the wagon service performed on that day. The number of prizes with the same number of game media is displayed and the prize is processed.

  In the free gift exchange terminal, the registered ID is used for authentication of the inserted wagon service storage medium, and whether or not it matches the registered ID is compared by the determining means. If they match, the menu number and the number of game media corresponding to the menu number are read from the wagon service information stored in the wagon service storage medium on the day, in association with the game machine, and also compatible with the game machine The number of prizes corresponding to the number of game media recorded in the wagon service storage medium is determined if it matches the service information recorded in the storage means of the output game media counting device. Is displayed. Then, the wagon service employee performs the subsequent processing using the displayed prize. Since the prize exchange of the wagon service by the prize exchange terminal is performed via the number of game media, the game hall manager can manage the wagon service provider by the same system as the player.

  (6) A wagon service management system for a game hall, wherein a plurality of game machines, game media used by the game machines, and game media output from the game machines are counted and stored in a storage means The counting device and the output game medium counting device are capable of inputting a menu number selected from the wagon service menu, and can communicate with each other between the game table and the output game medium counting device, and the menu number of the wagon service. A management server having a storage device for storing a wagon service table in which contents and the number of game media that can be exchanged are associated, an input menu number, a gaming machine number, and a menu number associated with the gaming machine number The storage medium for the wagon service for recording the number of game media to be played and the ID registered in advance in the wagon service management system for the game hall are recorded. And means for determining whether or not the ID of the wagon service storage medium matches, the menu number recorded in the wagon service storage medium on the day for each ID of the wagon service storage medium, and the game medium corresponding to the menu number A wagon service comprising: a storage device for recording the number in association with the number of the gaming table; and a prize exchange terminal for reading the content recorded in the storage medium for the wagon service and displaying the number of game media corresponding to the prize. The number of game media read from the storage medium to the prize exchange terminal is compared with the number of wagon service ID game media recorded in the storage device. A wagon service management system for amusement halls that displays the number of prizes equivalent to the number.

  The game hall wagon service management system described in (6) is a game machine that counts a plurality of game machines, game media used by the game machines, and game media output from the game machines, and stores them in a storage means. The system includes a medium counting device, an input means of the output game medium counting device, and a prize exchange terminal. The system performs a wagon service to a prize exchange. The management system according to any one of (1) to (5) It is a wagon service management system for amusement halls that is managed as a series of services.

  As a result, even if the game hall manager outsources the wagon service to another company, the wagon service can be managed only by managing the same game media as the player, and not only human errors are reduced. , No special costs will be incurred and the cost will be reduced.

  (7) The wagon service management system for amusement halls according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the ID used for the storage medium for the wagon service is biometric information of an employee who performs the wagon service.

  In the game hall wagon service management system described in (7), the wagon service ID is used as the biometric information of the employee.

  In general, the wagon service ID is used in combination with a password in addition to the ID from the viewpoint of security. However, if these are known to other than the manager of the wagon service or the manager of the game hall, the storage medium can be illegally created and exchanged for prizes. For this reason, security can be improved by making biometric information of the employee of a wagon service into ID.

  Fingerprints, finger veins, palm veins, faces, irises, etc. can be used as biometric information. These pieces of biological information are characteristic information unique to each person, and there is no fear of theft. The biometric information is recognized by the biometric recognition device, encrypted, and recorded in a management server or a wagon service storage medium.

  (8) The wagon service management system for amusement hall according to (7), wherein the prize exchange terminal includes a biometric authentication device and biometric information registered as a wagon service ID and biometric information of a prize exchanger Wagon service management system for amusement halls that displays prizes when they match.

  The game hall wagon service management system described in (8) includes a biometric authentication device in a prize exchange terminal, and when a wagon service storage medium is inserted into the prize exchange terminal and exchanged for a prize, Wagon service management for amusement halls that reads the contents of service information stored in the wagon service storage medium and displays the number of prizes exchanged when biometric information is entered and matches biometric information registered in advance System.

  According to the wagon service management system for game halls according to the present invention, when a player receives a wagon service, the number of game media corresponding to the service is subtracted from the total number of game media owned by the player and displayed to the player. At the same time, service information such as service contents is stored in the storage medium for the wagon service, and can be exchanged for prizes at the prize exchange terminal. Therefore, management is easy and reliable. Even if the game hall manager entrusts the wagon service to an outside company, the game hall manager can handle only the number of game media, and for the game hall manager, a wagon service management system for a game hall that can be handled in the same way as a player. Become. Further, security can be improved by using the ID of the game medium as biometric information of the wagon service provider. Biological information can also be stored in the player's own game storage medium owned by the player, and there is also an effect that an easy wagon service management system for a game hall can be provided that also serves as a security measure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.
<Example 1>

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game hall wagon service management system according to the present invention. The management server 10, the management server 20 of the management server, the storage device 30 of the management server, the output game medium counting device 50 provided in the game table 40, and the reading of the storage medium provided in the output game medium counting device 50 The wagon service storage medium 60 to be inserted into the writing means, the input means 70, and the prize exchange terminal 80 are connected by a LAN (Local Area Network) line by an intranet.

  FIG. 2 shows a specific device as a pachinko ball game table, and is a diagram of the output ball counting device 100 as an output game medium counting device provided in the pachinko game table P. As shown in FIG. 2, on the side of the pachinko game machine P (usually between adjacent game machines), there is a machine-side ball dispenser 130 (generally referred to as “Taima Sand” or the like). Is installed. On the front side of the table-side ball dispenser 130, a coin supply port 134, a coin return port 136, an IC card insertion port 138, an illumination lamp 124, a display unit 140, and a ball supply nozzle for supplying pachinko balls to the upper plate P2 of the game table. In addition, various display lamps, various display units, various operation buttons, and the like are provided. The upper plate P2 is a plate for temporarily storing pachinko balls to be supplied to the game table P. The wagon service storage medium is inserted into the reading / writing means from the IC card insertion slot 138. Also, the player requests a wagon service by input to the input means 142. The input unit 142 may be a removable portable terminal. In this case, the input unit 142 has a function capable of wireless communication, and a reception antenna is provided at the position of the illumination lamp 124. As an input method, regardless of the input unit 142, the display unit 140 may be a touch panel system, and the display unit 140 may also serve as an input unit. The exit ball counting device 100 is provided with an exit ball counting means 150, a calculation means 160, and a storage means 170, which measure the number of pachinko balls, subtract pachinko balls by a wagon service, and store service information.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a ball collecting unit 104 that collects pachinko balls is installed integrally with the table-side ball dispenser 130 below the table-side ball dispenser 130. On the front surface of the ball collection unit 104, a connection opening connected to the ball counting device 100 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ball counting apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment includes a ball receiving portion 102 disposed between the lower plate P1 of the game table P and the upper surface of the counter Q, and the side of the game table P. The ball collection unit 104 installed in the ball, the ball guide unit 103 that guides the pachinko balls dropped from the lower plate P1 and received by the ball receiving unit 102 to the collection connection unit, and the ball count for counting the collected pachinko balls Unit (not shown).

  The lower tray P1 is a tray for temporarily storing the balls that have been discharged from the game table P. The lower plate P1 is provided with a shutter (not shown) on its bottom surface. By opening the shutter, the pachinko balls stored in the lower plate P1 are arranged below the lower plate P1. It can be dropped on the receiving portion 102.

  As shown in FIG. 2, two lanes 120 and 122 for passing pachinko balls are provided inside the ball receiving portion 102 and the ball guiding portion 103, and each lane detects a passing pachinko ball. A sensor (not shown) is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the output ball counting apparatus 100 is provided with a control substrate 200. A microprocessor (CPU) 210, a ball counting terminal 220 connected to a pachinko ball sensor, an EEPROM 230 constituting a storage means, a rotary switch 240 for matching the numbers of the game machines P, a contact input and a branch output terminal 250 A touch panel display terminal 260, a terminal 280 connected from the ball counting unit to the display unit 140 for displaying a player's ball, an input terminal 270 connecting an external input means, and a communication line in the hall There is a terminal 290 to be connected. The rotary switch 240 sets the gaming machine number of the gaming machine P.

  FIG. 4 shows a game hall wagon service management system of the present invention. The outgoing ball central management control board 340 is connected to the LAN server 330 via a communication line, and transmits / receives information to / from the management server 310 via the communication line. The management server 310 is further connected to a storage device 315 provided outside. In the service wagon 400, a wagon service employee carries service goods in response to a player's wagon service request. Operations such as input of management information to the management server 310 are performed by the management terminal 320, and data is stored in the storage device 315 for the management server 310.

  The storage medium for the wagon service may be a medium capable of storing information such as a non-contact type IC card, a contact type IC card, a magnetic card, and a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a non-contact type IC (Integrated Circuit) card. When the non-contact type IC card 500 is inserted from the IC card insertion port of the reading / recording means of the ball counting device 100 and the wagon service employee provides the wagon service requested by the player, it corresponds to the fee. The number of game media is recorded. As the storage medium for the wagon service, an IC coin according to the standard of the electronic authentication system council as shown in FIG. 6 can be used and is not limited.

  A reading and writing method with the non-contact type IC card 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The non-contact type IC card 500 incorporates a coil serving as an antenna inside the card and is connected to the IC chip. A control circuit and a memory IC are mounted on the IC chip. The reading and writing unit of the storage medium generates a magnetic field from the loop coil 540 and performs wireless communication with the antenna inside the card, thereby performing mutual communication of data.

  The reading and writing unit is controlled by a loop coil 540 that transmits / receives a data signal, a modulation / demodulation unit 550 that modulates / demodulates the transmitted / received data, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 560 that controls the modulated / demodulated data. An input / output unit 580 that inputs and outputs data. Further, a display 570 for displaying data information and the like is provided. The display 570 corresponds to the display unit 140 in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the IC coin 600. The operation principle of the IC coin 600 is the same as that of the non-contact type IC card 500. The structure of the IC coin 600 is such that a substrate 630 on which a loop coil 620 and an IC chip 640 for control and information storage are mounted is provided inside the IC coin along the coin-shaped outer periphery 610. Usually, IC coins are used as logical money accounts used for lending and cashing systems. The logical money account stores a transaction of logical money, which is information indicating a valuable value that can be used for a game.

  Next, a specific wagon service will be described.

  When the player wants to receive the wagon service during the game, a signal requesting the wagon service is input to the input means 142. The display 140 shown in FIG. 2 may be used as a display unit for a touch panel, and the display unit itself may be used as an input unit. In this embodiment, a case where a display unit for a touch panel is used will be described. During the game, the display screen of the display unit 140 displays the total number of pachinko balls owned by the player as shown in FIG. On this screen 700, a wagon service request button 720 is displayed in addition to the owned pachinko ball number display section 710. The display unit 140 is a touch panel. When the player touches the wagon service request button 720 with a finger, a wagon service request signal is transmitted to the management server 310 together with the gaming machine number. In addition, the illumination lamp 124 of the payout counting device 100 is caused to blink by a wagon service request signal to notify the wagon service employee. The wagon service employee uses the service wagon 400 to transport the service goods to the game stand where the illumination lamp 124 is blinking.

  When the IC coin 600 is used as the storage medium for the wagon service, the IC coin 600 is inserted from the coin insertion slot 134 of the payout counting device 100 shown in FIG. The payout counting device 100 is provided with means for reading or writing information in the storage means in the IC coin 600. When the wagon service is completed and the service information is written in the payout counting device 100 and the IC coin 600, the IC coin 600 is returned to the coin return port 136.

  The display unit 140 in the game counter P of the gaming table P displays a service menu number, service, and the like from the wagon service table stored in the storage device of the management server after transmitting the wagon service request signal to the management server. A wagon service menu 730 in which the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the menu is as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed. In this case, even if the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the service menu on the game machine differs depending on the game content, the game machine number is read and identified, and the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the service menu is displayed. In amusement halls, the value of pachinko balls is often different for each so-called “island”. The wagon service displayed on the display unit is a service content such as hot coffee, iced coffee, tobacco and juice. These services display the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of money, and are subtracted from the number of pachinko balls owned by the player when receiving a wagon service. When the player touches the menu display unit corresponding to the desired menu with his / her finger, service information is transmitted to the management server 310, and in the ball counting device 100, a pachinko ball corresponding to the wagon service requested by the player. The number is subtracted by the calculation means 160 and recorded in the storage means 170.

  The number of pachinko balls corresponding to the service menu may be directly input by the input means 142 provided on the game table P, in addition to touching the menu display unit with a finger. The wagon service employee may input the number while confirming the number of pachinko balls with the player, or the player may input the number while confirming with the wagon service employee. Even a display device with a touch panel function is not limited to input using a touch panel.

  When a wagon service is implemented, transmitting a signal indicating that the service has been implemented is also a method for improving reliability. The wagon service employee may, for example, input a completion signal indicating that the wagon service has been performed by the input unit 142 of the ball counting apparatus 100, and the calculation of the ball counting apparatus 100 may be performed. Further, a completion signal may be obtained by inputting an ID for the wagon service, and in this case, it also serves as proof of being an employee of the wagon service. In order to further improve security, an ID and a password may be input in combination.

  The service information when the player receives the wagon service is recorded in the storage unit 170 of the payout counting device 100, the storage device 315 provided in the management server 310, and the storage medium for the wagon service. The service information includes a service date and time, a game machine number of the game machine P, service contents and the corresponding number of pachinko balls, and a wagon service ID unique to the wagon service. By inputting a service completion signal, the wagon service ID is transmitted to the management server 310 together with the completion signal, and is further transmitted to the ball counting apparatus 100.

  The wagon service employee who implemented the wagon service in this way exchanges a storage medium such as a contactless or contact IC card, an IC coin, or a magnetic card, which is a storage medium for the wagon service, which records the service contents of the day. It is inserted into the terminal 350 and processed. When the wagon service employee inserts the storage medium for the wagon service into the free gift exchange terminal 350, the free gift exchange terminal 350 reads the service information recorded in the storage medium and transmits it to the management server 310. The management server 310 compares the service information transmitted from the prize exchange terminal 350 with the service information recorded in the storage means of the management server 310. If the service information matches, the management server 310 further corresponds to the gaming machine number. The content is compared with the content stored in the storage means 170 of the game counting device 100 of the game table P. If the two match, a signal indicating that the stored information matches is sent to the prize exchange terminal 350, and the prize exchange terminal 350 receiving the signal displays the number of prizes. The service wagon employee then performs further processing.

  The comparison control of the service information of the storage medium for the wagon service is recorded in the storage unit 315 of the management server 310 and the storage unit 170 of the game counting device 100 corresponding to the game machine number by providing a control unit in the prize exchange terminal 350. It can also be compared with existing service information. In this case, the premium exchange terminal 350 performs comparison control, and if they match, the management server 310 is informed that the premium has been displayed.

  As described above in the first embodiment, the wagon service management system for amusement hall according to the present invention manages a wagon service storage medium by a wagon service employee without requiring a special system for the wagon service. Thus, it is a system that can be exchanged for prizes through pachinko balls as well as the player. As a result, even if the wagon service business is outsourced to a trader who is not an amusement hall manager, it is highly reliable and easy to manage.

Although the player's input has been described with the display unit having the touch panel function, the same wagon service can be performed even if the input is performed by the input unit 142 of the ball counting apparatus 100.
<Example 2>

The game hall wagon service management system according to the present invention eliminates the centralized management by the management server 310 as compared with the first embodiment, and performs a decentralized management by the pachinko ball payout counting device 100 and the prize exchange terminal 350. It can also be implemented as a wagon service management system. In this case, the management server is not used in the game hall wagon service management system, and the wagon service table is stored in the wagon service storage medium, and the number of game media corresponding to the game tables of different games is stored. For example, the value of a pachinko ball may be different, and is related to game content. Since the game stand is installed for each group, the number of game media and the contents of the wagon service for each group are recorded.
<Example 3>

  The ID used for the wagon service storage medium in the game hall wagon service management system according to the embodiment of the present invention may be biometric information. The biometric information includes fingerprints, finger veins, palm veins, faces, irises, and the like. Biometric information cannot be stolen and has the effect of further improving the security of the wagon service management system for amusement halls.

  FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a game hall wagon service management system when biometric information is used as the ID of the wagon service storage medium 60. A management server 10; a management terminal 20 that operates the management server; a storage device 30 of the management server; a gaming table 40; an output game medium counting device 50; and a biometric authentication device 90 attached to the output game medium counting device 50. , A wagon service storage medium 60, a prize exchange terminal 80, and a prize exchange terminal biometric authentication device 95. Even with a wagon service management system for a game arcade that uses a biometric authentication device, the same wagon service shown in the first and second embodiments can be performed, but security can be improved.

  The case where the biometric information used for the ID of the wagon service storage medium 60 is implemented as a fingerprint will be described. The employee of the wagon service registers his / her fingerprint information in the management server 10 and the wagon service storage medium 60 in advance with an arbitrary finger. Thereby, the wagon service similar to that described in the first embodiment can record the service information using the fingerprint of the wagon service employee as an ID. The completion signal of the wagon service indicates that the fingerprint authentication device as the biometric authentication device 90 recognizes the fingerprint with the finger registered by the wagon service employee, and if it matches the fingerprint registered in the management server 10, the output game medium count An authentication completion signal is transmitted to the device 50. Upon receiving the authentication completion signal, the output game medium counting device 50 subtracts the number of game media corresponding to the service from the total number of game media owned by the player.

  When the biometric information is used for authenticating that the wagon service storage medium is a registered regular storage medium, the biometric authentication apparatus is registered in advance in the management server, so that the biometric authentication apparatus can be used as an output game medium counting apparatus, It is not necessary to provide the service wagon 400, and a simpler system configuration can be achieved.

When displaying the number of prizes on the prize exchange terminal 80, the wagon service employee reads the wagon service storage medium 60 with the prize exchange terminal 80, and performs fingerprint authentication as the biometric authentication device 90 provided in the prize exchange terminal 80. Authenticate with one of the fingerprints registered in the device. If the prize exchange terminal 350 authenticates that it matches any of the fingerprints registered in the wagon service storage medium 60, the prize according to the service information is displayed. Then, the wagon service employee completes a series of service operations by processing the prize.
<Example 4>

  The embodiment shown in FIG. 8 can also be used as a wagon service using the player's fingerprint information in a game hall wagon service management system that uses biometric information. A player owns his game card. The game card may be a membership card. Then, the player registers the fingerprint information of each finger on the possession card. At this time, a numerical value is associated with each finger. For example, the right index finger is “1”, the right middle finger is “2”, the left index finger is “3”, the left middle finger is “4”, and the like.

  A specific wagon service will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 7. FIG. When a player requests a wagon service, the input means 142 of the payout counting device 100 as shown in FIG. 2 is a fingerprint authentication device, and inserts a game card owned by the player. Then, the fingerprint authentication device 142 reads any fingerprint of the registered finger, and transmits the fingerprint information to the management server 310. The management server 310 determines whether or not the fingerprint information is registered in the game card. If there is a matching fingerprint, the management server 310 transmits a wagon service menu and provides the display unit 140 provided in the payout counting device 100. Then, the service menu shown in FIG. 7B is displayed.

  The player selects a number displaying the requested wagon service from the service menu displayed on the display unit 140, and causes the fingerprint authentication apparatus 142 to read the fingerprint with a finger corresponding to the registered number. Then, the management server 310 reads the numerical value corresponding to the fingerprint information from the game card, reads the number of pachinko balls of the menu corresponding to the menu number from the wagon service table in the management server 310, and transmits it to the ball counting device 100. .

  When the wagon service is executed, the player transmits a fingerprint corresponding to the same number as the service content from the pattern authentication device 126 to the management server 310 as a completion signal. When the management server 310 matches the fingerprint registered in the game card, the service information is stored in the storage means of the management server 310, the storage means 170 of the payroll counting device 100, and the wagon service storage medium 60 with the gaming machine number. Record service information in association.

  When displaying the number of prizes on the prize exchange terminal 80, the prize corresponding to the service information is displayed when the biometric information registered by the wagon service employee matches the biometric information authenticated by the prize exchange terminal. . Then, the wagon service employee completes a series of service operations by processing the prize.

  Here, the description is for the case where fingerprint information is used as the biometric information, but the biometric information may be finger vein information. Even for finger vein information, information corresponding to each finger can be obtained, and a system similar to fingerprint information can be constructed.

  As mentioned above, although demonstrated using embodiment of this invention, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention. For example, a wagon service terminal may be provided in the service wagon 400 to transmit a completion signal for confirming that the wagon service has been completed. In the case where a terminal is provided in the service wagon 400, if the wireless LAN access point is installed in the game hall for wireless communication, the mobility of the moving service wagon 400 is not impaired.

It is the schematic which shows the wagon service management system for game halls of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the output game media counting device which implements this invention. It is a figure which shows the control part of an output game media counting device. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the wagon service management system for game halls by this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of an IC card, and a reading / recording part as an example of the storage medium for wagon service. It is a figure which shows the structure of IC coin as an example of the storage medium for wagon service. It is a figure which shows the display screen to the player displayed on a display part. In the wagon service management system for game halls of this invention, it is a system schematic in the case of using biometric information for authentication.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Management server 20 Management terminal 30 Storage device of management server 40 Game stand 50 Output game medium counting device 60 Storage medium for wagon service 70 Input means 80 Premium exchange terminal 90, 95 Biometric authentication device 100 Outlet counting device 138 IC card insertion slot 140 Display Unit 150 Counting Unit 160 Arithmetic Unit 170 Storage Unit 200 Control Unit 210
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240 Rotary Switch 300 Management Server Unit of Wagon Service Management System 310 Management Server 320 Management Terminal 350 Premium Exchange Terminal 500 Non-Contact IC Card 600 IC Coin 700 (a) Pachinko Ball Number Display Screen 730 Wagon Service Menu Screen

Claims (8)

A wagon service management system for an amusement hall,
Multiple game consoles,
A gaming medium used by the gaming table;
An output game medium counting device that counts game media output from the game table and stores it in a storage means;
The output game medium counting device has an input means capable of inputting a menu number selected from a wagon service menu;
A management server having a storage device for storing a wagon service table in which the game table and the output game medium counting device can communicate with each other, and associated with the menu number of wagon service, the contents, and the number of exchangeable game media; ,
A wagon service storage medium for recording the input menu number, gaming machine number, and the number of gaming media corresponding to the gaming machine number and corresponding to the menu number;
With
The output game medium counting device transmits the input menu number to the management server,
The management server reads out the number of exchangeable game media corresponding to the input number from the wagon service table and returns it to the output game media counting device,
The output game medium counting device subtracts the returned game medium number from the stored game medium number,
Wagon service management system for amusement halls. A wagon service management system for an amusement hall,
Multiple game consoles,
An output game medium counting device that counts game media output from the game table and stores it in a storage means;
A gaming medium used by the gaming table;
An output game medium counting device that counts game media output from the game table and stores it in a storage means;
The output game medium counting device has an input means for inputting a menu number selected from a wagon service menu, a wagon service table that associates the menu number of the wagon service, the content, and the number of exchangeable game media. The previously recorded and input menu number, gaming machine number, and the number of gaming media corresponding to the gaming machine number in association with the gaming machine number are read / written from the storage medium provided in the output gaming media counter. A wagon service storage medium recorded by the writing means,
In the output game medium counting device, the number of game media corresponding to the input number is read from the wagon service table recorded in the wagon service storage medium and recorded in the output game medium counting device. Subtracting the number of game media read from the wagon service storage medium from the number of game media;
Wagon service management system for amusement halls. A pre-registered ID is recorded in the amusement hall wagon service management system,
A determination unit for determining whether or not the ID of the storage medium for the wagon service coincides;
The wagon service management system for game halls according to any one of claims 1 and 2. 4. The game room wagon service management system according to claim 3, wherein when the pre-registered ID matches the ID of the wagon service storage medium, the number of game media corresponding to the wagon service menu is input means. By hand,
Wagon service management system for amusement halls. The amusement hall wagon service management system includes:
For each ID of the wagon service storage medium, a storage device that records the menu number recorded in the wagon service storage medium on the day and the number of game media corresponding to the menu number in association with the number of the gaming table;
A prize exchange terminal for reading the content recorded in the storage medium for the wagon service and displaying the number of game media corresponding to the prize;
Further comprising
Compare the number of game media read from the wagon service storage medium to the premium exchange terminal with the number of wagon service ID game media recorded in the storage device,
If they match, the number of prizes corresponding to the number of read game media is displayed.
The wagon service management system for a game hall according to claim 3. A wagon service management system for an amusement hall,
Multiple game consoles,
A gaming medium used by the gaming table;
An output game medium counting device that counts game media output from the game table and stores it in a storage means;
The output game medium counting device has an input means capable of inputting a menu number selected from a wagon service menu;
A management server having a storage device for storing a wagon service table in which the game table and the output game medium counting device can communicate with each other, and associated with the menu number of wagon service, the contents, and the number of exchangeable game media; ,
A wagon service storage medium for recording the input menu number, gaming machine number, and the number of gaming media corresponding to the gaming machine number and corresponding to the menu number;
An ID registered in advance in the amusement hall wagon service management system is recorded, and a determination means for determining whether or not the ID matches the ID of the wagon service storage medium;
For each ID of the wagon service storage medium, a storage device that records the menu number recorded in the wagon service storage medium on the day and the number of game media corresponding to the menu number in association with the number of the gaming table;
A prize exchange terminal for reading the content recorded in the storage medium for the wagon service and displaying the number of game media corresponding to the prize;
With
Compare the number of game media read from the wagon service storage medium to the premium exchange terminal with the number of wagon service ID game media recorded in the storage device,
If they match, the number of prizes corresponding to the number of read game media is displayed.
Wagon service management system for amusement halls. The ID used for the storage medium for the wagon service is biometric information of an employee who performs the wagon service.
The wagon service management system for game halls according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A wagon service management system for a game hall according to claim 7,
The premium exchange terminal includes a biometric authentication device,
When the biometric information registered as the wagon service ID matches the biometric information of the giver exchanger, a premium is displayed.
Wagon service management system for amusement halls.

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