JP2011104112A - Prize management system and machine-corresponding device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience to a player on a wagon service. <P>SOLUTION: A card holder part 11 receives a menu card, and an exchange ball number acquisition part 14a obtians the number of balls to be exchanged as the number of game media to be exchanged for a prize. A subtraction part 14c subtracts the number of balls to be exchanged from an own ball value including the number of game media obtained by the player, and an association part 14d constitutes an inter-machine device 10 to associate information on the result of subtraction including the number of game media subtracted by the subtraction part 14c with the menu card. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a prize management system having a corresponding device provided for each game stand and each device corresponding device, and in particular, a prize management system and each stand capable of improving the convenience of a player in a wagon service. Related devices.

  Conventionally, a wagon service is known as one of services provided at amusement stores such as pachinko stores. The wagon service is, for example, when a service person travels around a game store carrying a wagon loaded with food and drinks, cigarettes, etc. and receives an order from a player who is playing the game, the ordered product is sent to the player. It is a service such as providing.

  In such a wagon service, generally, game media acquired by a player are collected as product consideration. And in the wagon service, the game media collected from each player is stored in a bucket, etc., and after the end of business, it is counted together by a large counter installed on the island edge (island edge counter), Management of goods in / out of goods (freebies) and balance management.

  However, in recent years, with the spread of each unit counting method (for example, see Patent Document 1) in which a counting unit connected to each inter-unit device counts the number of game media acquired by a player, the island edge count is included in the game store. The number of cases where machines are not installed is increasing, and it is becoming difficult to count the collected game media. Therefore, instead of collecting the actual game media, the product price is calculated by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the product price from the value of the number of game media counted by the counting unit of the inter-device (the value of possession). A collection operation has been proposed.

  As one of such operations, for example, a game card such as a general card or a membership card associated with the possession value is temporarily ejected from the inter-device, and the possession value associated with the game card is determined by the service staff. Has been devised for a system that subtracts the number of game media corresponding to merchandise value from the value of the possessed ball.

JP 2007-229111 A

  However, the above-described conventional system has a problem in that convenience for the wagon service is reduced because the work required for collecting the money value is not efficient. That is, in the above-described system, it is necessary to read the possession value associated with the game card with the payment terminal, and therefore, there is a trouble that the game card must be temporarily ejected from the inter-device. Moreover, there is a possibility that convenience for the player may be impaired by causing the player to perform the card discharging operation.

  For these reasons, it has become a big issue how to realize a prize management system that can improve the convenience of the player in the wagon service or a device corresponding to each vehicle.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and provides a premium management system or a device corresponding to each vehicle that can improve the convenience of a player in a wagon service. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a prize management system having a corresponding device provided corresponding to a game machine, wherein each of the corresponding devices has a predetermined recording medium. From the accepting means for accepting, the subtraction number information obtaining means for obtaining the subtraction number information that can specify the number of game media required for exchanging with a predetermined prize, and the possession value including the number of game media acquired by the player Subtraction means for subtracting the number of game media included in the subtraction number information acquired by the subtraction number information acquisition means is provided.

  Further, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the device corresponding to each device associates subtraction result information including the number of game media subtracted by the subtraction unit with the recording medium received by the reception unit. Is further provided.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the predetermined recording medium is a premium exchange medium that is a recording medium for exchanging a wagon premium in a wagon service, and the premium exchange medium is a subtraction corresponding to the premium. Number information is stored in advance, and the subtraction number information acquisition unit acquires the subtraction number information from the premium exchange medium received by the reception unit.

  The present invention further includes a prize management device for managing a prize exchanged for a game medium acquired by a player in the above invention, wherein the prize exchange medium has a prize identification information for identifying the prize. Further, the prize management device stores the reading means for reading the prize identification information from the received prize exchange medium, and the reading means based on the subtraction result information associated with the received prize exchange medium. And a delivery information updating means for updating delivery information including the number of delivery of the prizes identified by the prize identification information read by.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the association means stores the subtraction result information including the number of game media subtracted by the subtraction means in the recording medium accepted by the acceptance means, and the prize The reading unit of the management apparatus further reads the subtraction result information from the received recording medium.

  The present invention further includes a portable terminal including the recording medium in the above invention, wherein the portable terminal includes a designation unit that designates the number of game media required for exchanging with a predetermined prize, and the designation unit. Notification means for notifying each device-compatible device of subtraction number information that can specify the number of designated game media, and the subtraction number information acquisition means of each device-compatible device is notified by the notification means The subtraction number information is acquired.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein each of the devices corresponding to each device has a rate storage means for storing a rental rate of the game medium set for the own device, and a loan rate stored in the rate storage means. And converting means for converting the number of game media specified from the subtraction number information acquired by the subtraction number information acquisition means into a quantity of a predetermined lending rate, wherein the subtraction means is converted by the conversion means. The number of game media played is subtracted from the value of the possession ball.

  The present invention is also a device corresponding to each table provided corresponding to a game table, and includes a receiving means for receiving a predetermined recording medium and subtraction number information including the number of game media required for exchanging with a predetermined prize. Included in the subtracted number information acquired by the subtracted number information acquiring unit from the identifiable subtracted number information acquiring unit and the possession value including the number of game media acquired by the player on the game machine corresponding to the own device Subtracting means for subtracting the number of game media is provided.

  According to the present invention, each device-compatible device receives a predetermined recording medium, subtraction number information acquisition means for acquiring subtraction number information that can specify the number of game media required for exchange with a predetermined prize, In the wagon service, it is provided with a subtracting means for subtracting the number of game media included in the subtraction number information acquired by the subtraction number information acquisition means from the possession value including the number of game media acquired by the player. There is an effect that the convenience of the player can be improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, each device corresponding apparatus further includes an association unit that associates the subtraction result information including the number of game media subtracted by the subtraction unit with the recording medium received by the reception unit. Therefore, there is an effect that transaction results of a plurality of users can be recorded with one recording medium.

  Further, according to the present invention, the predetermined recording medium is a premium exchange medium that is a recording medium for exchanging a wagon premium in a wagon service, and the premium exchange medium stores in advance subtraction number information corresponding to the premium. Since the subtraction number information acquisition means acquires the subtraction number information from the premium exchange medium received by the reception means, the service staff of the wagon service determines the number of game media required for exchange with the premium. As a result of eliminating the need to input each time, the work by the service staff can be simplified, and troubles due to input errors can be prevented.

  According to the present invention, there is further provided a prize management device for managing a prize exchanged for a game medium acquired by a player, and the prize exchange medium further stores prize identification information for identifying a prize. The prize management device uses the reading means for reading the prize identification information from the received prize exchange medium and the prize identification information read by the reading means based on the subtraction result information associated with the received prize exchange medium. Since the delivery information update means for updating the delivery information including the number of delivered prizes is provided, a result of reflecting a plurality of transaction results in the delivery information collectively, for example, at the end of business There is an effect that the efficiency of the tightening work can be improved.

  According to the present invention, the associating means stores the subtraction result information including the number of game media subtracted by the subtracting means in the recording medium accepted by the accepting means, and the reading means of the prize management device includes: Since the subtraction result information is further read from the received recording medium, it is no longer necessary to inquire the management device that centrally manages the equipment in the amusement store, so that the management device and the prize management device communicate with each other. There is an effect that the delivery information can be updated without being influenced by the state.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the portable terminal further includes a portable terminal including a recording medium. The portable terminal specifies the number of game media required for exchanging with a predetermined prize, and the number of game media designated by the designation means. A subtracting number information acquisition means for notifying each device corresponding device, and the subtracting number information acquisition means of each device corresponding device acquires the subtraction number information notified by the notification means. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to perform the work in a posture that the service staff can easily input.

  Further, according to the present invention, each device-compatible device stores rate lending means for storing the game media lending rate set for its own device, and subtraction number information based on the lending rate stored in the rate storage means. Conversion means for converting the number of game media specified from the subtraction number information acquired by the acquisition means into a quantity of a predetermined lending rate, and the subtraction means uses the number of game media converted by the conversion means As a result, there is no need to prepare a recording medium for each loan rate, even if game machines with different loan rates are installed in the game store. There is an effect that can be done.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a prize management method according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a network environment to which the inter-device apparatus according to the first embodiment is connected. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the inter-station apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an external view of the inter-station apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the inter-station apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the premium management apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of delivery management information. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the inter-station apparatus. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a case where transaction results of a plurality of types of wagon prizes are managed using one menu card. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the prize management system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the service representative terminal according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram illustrating a processing procedure executed between the service representative terminal and the inter-device. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline of the operation in the case of preferentially collecting the number of exchanged balls from the stored ball value. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the inter-vehicle apparatus when the number of exchanged balls is preferentially collected from the stored ball value. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining an operation in the case of collecting the ball value only by an operation to the operation / display unit of the inter-device.

  Exemplary embodiments of a prize management system and each device corresponding to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, as an example of each unit-compatible device, an inter-counter device with a counting function (hereinafter simply referred to as “between units”) installed in game machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines installed in game shops such as pachinko shops This will be described with reference to “apparatus”.

  First, prior to detailed description of the embodiment, an outline of a prize management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a prize management method according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the prize management method according to the present invention, the inter-table device subtracts the number of game media necessary for exchanging products provided in the wagon service from the possession value and The main feature is that the result of subtraction is associated with a predetermined recording medium received in this manner.

  Here, the “wagon service” is, for example, a service that delivers a product such as juice or cigarette (hereinafter referred to as “wagon prize”) in accordance with an order from a player during the game. Further, “mochitama value” is the quantity of game media that the player has acquired at the game stand, and is counted, for example, by a counter provided in the inter-device.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, in the prize management method according to the present invention, a “menu card” which is an IC (Integrated Circuit) card for exchanging a wagon prize is prepared for each type of wagon prize. Such a menu card stores in advance subtraction number information (hereinafter referred to as “number of exchanged balls”), which is the number of game media necessary for exchange with a wagon prize.

  In addition, each menu card is printed with the name of the corresponding wagon giveaway and the number of exchanged balls, and the service personnel of the wagon service can receive multiple orders corresponding to each wagon giveaway when receiving an order from a player who is playing the game. Take out the menu card corresponding to the ordered wagon prize from the menu cards. Then, the service staff inserts the menu card into the card insertion section that accepts the general card or the membership card, or holds the menu card over the reader / writer section that performs non-contact data communication with the menu card. As a result, the menu card is received by the inter-device.

  On the other hand, when the inter-device receives the menu card, the inter-device reads the number of exchange balls stored in the menu card (see (A-1) in the figure). For example, as shown in (A) of the figure, when a menu card for juice in which “50 balls” is stored in advance is received, the inter-bed apparatus can receive “50 balls from the menu card. ".

  Subsequently, the inter-device device subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the possession value associated with the own device (see (A-2) in the figure). For example, if the ball value associated with the own device is “1000 balls”, the inter-device device subtracts “50 balls” from the ball value “1000 balls”. Here, the inter-device can also adjust the number of exchange balls according to the lending rate set for the own device.

  Subsequently, the inter-device device records the subtraction result on the menu card (see (A-3) in the figure). In the case shown in the figure, the inter-station apparatus notifies the menu card of the replacement number “50 balls” as a subtraction result. The menu card adds the subtraction result “50 balls” to the “total number of collections” that is the total number of coins collected from each player, and is the number of wagon prizes provided to each player. “1” is added to the “number of sales” (see (A-4) in the figure).

  Although the case where the menu card stores the accumulated ball value (subtraction result) collected from each player has been described here, the subtraction result may be stored individually.

  As described above, in the prize management method according to the present invention, the inter-vehicle apparatus subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the value of the possession and associates the subtraction result with the menu card received by the own apparatus. When collecting the money value as consideration, there is no need to temporarily discharge the general card or the membership card from the inter-device as in the conventional case.

  Therefore, according to the prize management method according to the present invention, the player can quickly collect the value of the possession without causing the player to discharge the general card or the membership card, and the player The convenience of the wagon service can be improved.

  Here, the case where the number of replacement balls is stored in advance in the menu card has been described, but the number of replacement balls may not necessarily be stored in the menu card. For example, the service person may input the number of exchange balls to the operation unit provided in the inter-device after inserting or holding the menu card over the inter-device. In addition, the menu card stores a prize code that is identification information for identifying each wagon prize, and the inter-device reads the prize code from the menu card and specifies the number of exchanged balls based on the read prize code. May be. In such a case, the premium code becomes the subtraction number information.

  Although the subtraction result is associated with the menu card dedicated to the wagon service here, the subtraction result may be associated with the general card or the membership card.

  By the way, in the prize management method according to the present invention, it is possible to collectively manage the delivery of wagon prizes by causing the prize management apparatus that manages the delivery status of the wagon prizes to read the menu card.

  Specifically, the prize management device includes a reader / writer unit that performs non-contact data communication with a menu card, and using the reader / writer unit, transaction result information such as the total number of collected items and the number of sales is obtained from the menu card. Read (see (B-1) in the figure).

  Then, the premium management device updates the outgoing management information including the outgoing number of each wagon premium using the read transaction result information (see (B-2) in the figure). For example, when the total number of collections “500 balls” and the number of sales “10” are stored in the juice menu card, the prize management device sets “total number of collections for the prize name“ juice ”as update processing of the delivery management information. “500 balls” is added, and “10” is added to the number of goods issued. The prize management device may read the total number of collections and the number of exchanged balls from the menu card, and calculate the number of exits by dividing the total number of collections by the number of exchanged balls.

  As described above, since the delivery management information is updated based on the transaction result information stored in the menu card, the service staff only allows the prize management device to read the menu card at the time of business end or shift change. Thus, transaction results with a plurality of players can be collectively reflected in the delivery management information. In addition, the prize management device reads the transaction result information directly from the menu card, thereby updating the delivery management information without being influenced by the communication state between the management device that centrally manages various devices in the amusement store and the prize management device. It can be carried out.

  It should be noted that the management device side may manage the subtraction result by the inter-device. In this way, it is possible to check the consistency of the outgoing management information by comparing the outgoing management information updated by the premium management device with the subtraction result stored in the management device.

  Below, the Example about the inter-device which applied the prize management method demonstrated using FIG. 1 is described in detail. In the embodiment shown below, a description will be given of an inter-device that has a counter-counting function for counting game media acquired by a player for each game machine. However, the present invention can be applied.

  Further, in the embodiment described below, a case where a menu card is inserted into a card insertion unit that accepts a game card such as a general card or a membership card will be described as a communication method with the inter-device device with the menu card. In addition, it is good also as communicating between the menu apparatus with a menu card by passing a menu card over the reader-writer part which performs non-contact data communication between the mobile phones which a player possesses.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a network environment to which the inter-device apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is connected. As shown in the figure, the inter-device 10 provided for each gaming machine 100 includes a management device 200, an island controller 300, a payment machine 400, and a prize management device via a network such as an in-store LAN (Local Area Network) 20. 500, a card processor 600, and a prize dispenser 700. The premium management system includes at least the inter-device 10.

  Here, when a service person of the wagon service receives an order from a player who is playing a game, it takes out the menu card corresponding to the ordered wagon prize, and the removed menu card is placed in the gaming machine 100 where the player is playing. Insert into the corresponding inter-device 10. In addition, the service staff can read the transaction result stored in each menu card by causing the premium management device to sequentially read the menu card possessed by the service staff at a predetermined timing (for example, when changing work or after the end of business). Reflect the issue management information.

  The island controller 300 is a relay device provided for each gaming island on which the inter-device 10 and the gaming table 100 are installed, and communication between the management device 200 / the inter-device 10 or between the management device 200 / the gaming table 100. Relay data.

  Further, when the inter-device 10 returns the game card (general card or membership card), a player who is not willing to continue the game on the other game table 100 inserts the game card into the checkout machine 400, Receives money according to the prepaid value (prepaid balance).

  In addition, the player brings a game card to the prize exchange corner, and holds or inserts the game card into the card processor 600. Then, when an employee of the game shop operates the prize management device 500 or the prize dispenser 700, the player receives a prize according to the value of possession.

  As shown in the figure, the management device 200 has a recording medium management DB (database) 201 for managing values associated with game cards such as general cards and membership cards. Then, the recording medium management DB 201 stores a card DB (database) 201a for managing prepaid value and a storage ball indicating that the game medium acquired by the player is stored in the game store without being exchanged for cash or prizes. A storage ball DB (database) 201b to be managed and a holding ball DB (database) 201c for managing the value of the money acquired by the amusement store are included.

  For example, the money value or prepaid value that is valued for the game card returned by the inter-device 10 is also managed by the prepaid card DB 201a or the money DB 201c managed by the management device 200.

  Further, the storage ball DB (database) 201b is a database for performing a storage ball service given to a membership card distributed to members of the amusement store. In the case of a general card, a prepaid card DB (database) 201a. In addition, only the holding ball DB (database) 201c is related. Note that the money value and prepaid value that are valued for the game card are not only when the card is returned from the inter-device 10 but also at a predetermined timing (such as during regular communication, when depositing, or when exchanging premiums described later). Is also notified to the management apparatus 200 and the data is updated.

  Here, with respect to the storage ball DB (database) 201b, a member management device may be separately provided, and the member management device may manage the storage ball DB (database) 201b.

  Next, the configuration of the inter-station apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the inter-device apparatus 10. In the figure, only components necessary for explaining the characteristics of the inter-device 10 are shown, and descriptions of general components are omitted.

  As shown in the figure, the inter-device 10 includes a card holding unit 11, a card retracting unit 12, a counting unit 13, a control unit 14, and a storage unit 15. The control unit 14 further includes a replacement ball number acquisition unit 14a, a replacement ball number conversion unit 14b, a subtraction processing unit 14c, and an association unit 14d. The storage unit 15 is a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk drive, and stores rate information 15a and ball information 15b.

  The card holding unit 11 receives and holds a menu card inserted. The card holding unit 11 has a card R / W (reader / writer), and performs data communication with the held menu card. In addition to the menu card, the card holding unit 11 accepts and holds the insertion of a membership card issued to a member of a game store or a general card issued by another inter-device 10 or the like.

  Here, when a menu card is inserted in a state where the member card or the general card is held, the card holding unit 11 retracts the already held member card or the general card to the card evacuation unit 12. In addition, hold the inserted menu card.

  The card saving unit 12 holds the membership card and the general card that have been saved from the card holding unit 11. Further, when the menu card is ejected from the card holding unit 11, the card saving unit 12 moves the held membership card or general card to the card holding unit 11.

  The card evacuation unit 12 holds a built-in card (general card) built in the inter-device 10 in advance in a stacked state. Then, the membership card and the general card that have been withdrawn from the card holding unit 11 are placed on the uppermost surface of the built-in card held in a stacked state.

  The counting unit 13 counts game media (for example, pachinko balls) acquired by the player, and stores the counted value (held ball value) in the storage unit 15 as held ball information 15b. It is assumed that the ball information 15b is updated every time the count value is counted up.

  Here, the external configuration of the inter-device 10 shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an external view of the inter-station apparatus 10. In the figure, the gaming table 100 provided with the inter-device device 10 is indicated by a broken line. Moreover, although the inter-device 10 which receives only a banknote is shown in the same figure, it is good also as providing the unit for coin reception.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inter-device 10 includes a state display unit 51 that displays the state of the inter-device 10 by turning on or blinking a predetermined color lamp, and bill insertion that accepts various types of bills for lending game media. Part 52. The inter-device 10 includes a remote control light receiving unit 53 that receives instructions from a portable terminal such as a remote control carried by an employee of a game shop, and a display unit such as a display and an operation unit such as a numeric keypad and a card return button. And an operation / display unit 54.

  In addition, the inter-device 10 includes a ball dispensing unit 55 having a nozzle that dispenses game media such as a ball, and a reader / writer unit 56 that performs non-contact data communication with a mobile phone possessed by the player. It has.

  In addition, the inter-table device 10 includes a card insertion unit 57 that accepts and returns menu cards and game cards, a counting unit 58 that counts game media (mochidama) acquired by the player, and mochidama (acquired balls). And a ball storage part 59 for storing.

  The game machine 100 has a display unit 100a for displaying the remaining amount of the card (prepaid balance), the number of rented game media, etc., a lending button for instructing lending of the game media, and a return button for instructing card return. The operation button 100b is provided.

  The inter-table device 10 temporarily stores the retained balls (acquired balls) dropped from the lower plate 100c of the gaming table 100 shown in the figure in the ball storage unit 59 and guides the retained retained balls (acquired balls) to the counting unit 58. . Then, the counting unit 58 counts the number of possessed balls (acquired balls) and stores the counted value in the storage unit 15 as the possessed ball value. The counted game media are discharged to a game media collection path (not shown) formed in the game island.

  Then, when the player depresses the lending button in the state where the possession value is stored in the inter-device device 10, the possession ball (acquired ball) is thrown out to the game table 100 via the possession ball dispensing unit 55. Along with the subtracted value. In the case where a banknote is inserted into the bill insertion unit 52 or a card associated with a prepaid value is inserted into the card insertion unit 57 and the lending button of the gaming table 100 is pressed, In some cases, payouts are also made.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the control unit 14 will be described. The control unit 14 is a processing unit that performs processing such as acquisition of the number of exchanged balls, conversion processing of the number of exchanged balls according to the lending rate, subtraction processing of the possessed ball value, and association of the subtraction result. The exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14 a is a processing unit that acquires the number of exchanged balls read from the menu card by the card holding unit 11.

  The exchange ball number conversion unit 14b converts the exchange ball number acquired by the exchange ball number acquisition unit 14a into the exchange ball number corresponding to the set rate when the lending rate included in the rate information 15a is different from the reference rate. Part. Here, the rate information 15a includes a lending rate set for the own device (hereinafter referred to as “set rate”).

  Further, the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b also performs processing for passing the converted exchanged ball number to the subtraction processing unit 14c. If the set rate is the same as the reference rate, the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b passes the exchanged ball number acquired by the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14a to the subtraction processing unit 14c without conversion.

  The subtraction processing unit 14c is a processing unit that subtracts the number of exchanged balls acquired from the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b from the possessed ball value stored in the storage unit 15 as the holding ball information 15b. In addition, the subtraction processing unit 14c also performs a process of storing the retained ball value after the subtraction in the storage unit 15 as the retained ball information 15b.

  The associating unit 14d is a processing unit that passes the subtraction result obtained by the subtraction processing unit 14c to the card holding unit 11 and instructs the card holding unit 11 to notify the menu card of the subtraction result. Here, the subtraction result is information including the number of money value subtractions by the subtraction processing unit 14c.

  Here, an operation example of the inter-device 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the inter-device apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. In addition, below, after demonstrating the information memorize | stored in the menu card, suppose that the operation example of the inter-device 10 is demonstrated.

  As shown in the figure, the menu card stores a “prize code”, “number of exchanged balls”, “total number of collections”, and “number of sales”. Here, the “prize code” is identification information for identifying each wagon premium. Further, the “number of exchanged balls” is the number of game media necessary for exchange with a wagon prize. The “total number of collections” is the total number of coins collected from each player, and the “number of sales” is the number of wagon prizes provided to each player.

  Here, “Premium code” and “Number of exchanged balls” are information stored in advance in the menu card, and “Total number of collections” and “Number of sales” are the subtraction results obtained from the inter-unit device 10 by the menu card. Is stored in accordance with the information. Further, “total number of collections” and “number of sales” are stored for each lending rate.

  For example, as shown in the figure, the juice A menu card stores the juice A prize code “0001” and the number of exchanged balls “50 balls”. The juice A menu card also has a value of 150 balls collected from players playing at a loan rate of “4 yen / ball” and a player playing at a loan rate of “2 yen / ball”. Is stored as “0 ball” (see (a-1) in the figure). In addition, the juice A menu card shows the number of juice A provided to players playing at a rental rate of “4 yen / ball” and “games playing at a rental rate of“ 2 yen / ball ”. The number “0” of juice A provided to the customer is stored (see (b-1) in the figure).

  As shown in the figure, the menu card is printed with the name of the corresponding wagon prize, the number of exchanged balls, the reference lending rate, and the like. For this reason, the service staff can easily find the target menu card even when the user has a large number of menu cards. Here, as shown in the figure, a case where the lending rate “4 yen / ball” is the reference rate and the set rate of the inter-device 10 is “2 yen / ball” will be described.

  When the juice A menu card is inserted into the card insertion unit 57, in the inter-card device 10, the card holding unit 11 reads the replacement ball number "50 balls" from the menu card, and reads the read replacement ball number "50 balls". It is handed over to the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14a (see (1) in the figure). The number of exchanged balls stored in the menu card is the number of exchanged balls at the reference rate “4 yen / ball”.

  Subsequently, the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b converts the exchanged ball number acquired from the menu card into the exchanged ball number at the set rate “2 yen / ball” (see (2) in the figure). Specifically, the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b is a value obtained by dividing the reference rate “4 yen / ball” by the set rate “2 yen / ball” with respect to the exchanged ball number “50 balls” acquired from the menu card. Multiply by "2". As a result, the number of exchange balls “100 balls” at the set rate “2 yen / ball” is obtained. Although the reference rate has been described as a known value here, the reference rate may be stored in a menu card.

  Subsequently, in the inter-device apparatus 10, the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the value of the ball that is stored in the storage unit 15 as the ball information 15b (see (3) in the figure). In the case shown in the figure, the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the exchange ball number “100 balls” converted by the exchange ball number conversion unit 14b from the holding value “2000 balls”. As a result, the possession value is “1900 balls”.

  Subsequently, in the inter-device apparatus 10, the associating unit 14d instructs the card holding unit 11 to store the subtraction result in the menu card, and the card holding unit 11 notifies the menu card of the subtraction result ( (See (4) in the figure). Here, the subtraction result includes the holding value “100 balls” and the set rate “2 yen / ball” subtracted by the subtraction processing unit 14c.

  Then, the menu card updates “total number of collections” and “number of sales” according to the subtraction result acquired from the card holding unit 11. Specifically, the menu card updates “total number of collections” and “number of sales” corresponding to the lending rate “2 yen / ball” to “100 balls” and “1” respectively ((a- 2), (b-2)). The “number of sales” is obtained by dividing the “total number of collections” by the “number of exchanged balls”.

  Thus, by directly recording the subtraction result on the menu card, the wagon service can be implemented without being influenced by the communication state between the management device 200 and the inter-device 10.

  Next, the configuration of the prize management device 500 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the premium management apparatus according to the first embodiment. In the figure, only components necessary for explaining the features of the prize management apparatus 500 are shown, and descriptions of general components are omitted.

  As shown in the figure, the prize management device 500 includes a reader / writer unit 501, a control unit 502, and a storage unit 503. The control unit 502 includes a transaction result acquisition unit 502a, a delivery management information update unit 502b, and an initialization instruction unit 502c. The storage unit 503 stores delivery management information 503a.

  The reader / writer unit 501 is a device that performs non-contact data communication with a menu card. Specifically, when a communication link is established with a menu card by a holding operation by a service person, the reader / writer unit 501 reads information such as the total number of collections and the number of sales stored in the menu card. In addition, the reader / writer unit 501 issues a subtraction result deletion instruction to the menu card with which the communication link has been established on the condition that the information has been normally read.

  The control unit 502 is a processing unit that performs processing such as acquisition of information stored in the menu card, update processing of the delivery management information 503a, and initialization processing of the menu card. The transaction result acquisition unit 502 a is a processing unit that acquires transaction result information read from the menu card by the reader / writer unit 501. Specifically, the transaction result acquisition unit 502a acquires a premium code, the total number of collections, and the number of sales as transaction result information.

  The delivery management information update unit 502b updates the delivery management information 503a using the information acquired by the transaction result acquisition unit 502a. Here, an example of the delivery management information 503a stored in the storage unit 503 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the delivery management information 503a.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the delivery management information 503a is information including a “Premium Code” item, a “Premium Name” item, a “Total Collected” item, and a “Number of Delivery” item. The “Premium Code” item is an item in which a premium code of each wagon premium is stored. The “prize name” item is an item in which the premium name of the wagon premium is stored. For example, in the “prize name” item, prize names such as “juice A”, “cigarette A”, and “candy A” are stored.

  The “total number of collections” item is an item for storing, for each rental rate, the value of money collected from the player as the price for the wagon prize. Specifically, the “total number of collections” item includes the total number of balls collected from players playing at a loan rate of “4 yen / ball” and the players playing at a loan rate of “2 yen / ball”. The total number of possessed ball values collected from and the total number of these values are stored.

  For example, in the “total number of collections” item associated with the prize code “0001”, the total number “500 balls” of the coin value collected from the player who is playing at the loan rate “4 yen / ball” and the loan rate “ The total number “2000 balls” of the possession value collected from the player who is playing at “2 yen / ball” and the total number “2500 balls” are stored.

  The “number of items issued” item is an item in which the quantity of the wagon prize provided to the player is stored for each rental rate. For example, in the “number of goods issued” item associated with the premium code “0001”, the number “10” of juice A provided to the player who is playing at the rental rate “4 yen / ball” and the rental rate “2” The number “20” of juice A provided to the player who is playing with “yen / ball” and the total number “30” of these are stored.

  Here, an operation example of the delivery management information update unit 502b will be described. For example, in the state where the delivery management information 503a shown in FIG. 7 is stored, the transaction result acquisition unit 502a uses the gift code “0001” and the loan rate “4 yen / ball” as the card information of the new menu card. It is assumed that the total number of collection “150 balls” and the number of sales “3”, the total number of collection “100 balls” and the number of sales “1” of the lending rate “2 yen / ball” are acquired from the reader / writer unit 501.

  In this case, the issue management information updating unit 502b updates the total collection amount of the lending rate “4 yen / ball” to “650 balls” in the “total number of collections” corresponding to the premium code “0001” and the lending rate “2”. The total number of collected yen / balls is updated to “2100 balls”, and the total number is updated to “2750 balls”. Further, the delivery management information updating unit 502b updates the “number of outgoings” corresponding to the premium code “0001”.

  In this way, the service staff of the wagon service can reflect the transaction results with a plurality of players in the delivery management information 503a at a time by simply holding the menu card over the reader / writer unit 501, so that at the time of closing The tightening operation can be easily performed. In addition, by updating the total number of collections and the number of outgoings for each lending rate, it is possible to more appropriately perform balance management and outgoing management in the wagon service.

  The initialization instruction unit 502c instructs the reader / writer unit 501 to notify the menu card that the subtraction result should be deleted when the delivery management information update unit 502b finishes the update process of the delivery management information 503a. . When the menu card receives an instruction to delete the subtraction result from the reader / writer unit 501, the total number of collections and the number of sales are deleted.

  In this way, by holding the menu card over the reader / writer unit 501, not only the delivery management information 503a is updated, but also the initialization process of the menu card is performed, so that the service staff mistakenly holds the processed menu card again. Thus, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the total number of collections and the number of outgoings are stored in the outgoing management information 503a.

  Next, a processing procedure executed by the inter-station apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the inter-station apparatus. In FIG. 8, among various processing procedures executed by the inter-bed apparatus 10, processing procedures from accepting insertion of a menu card to discharging are shown.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the card holding unit 11 receives and holds the insertion of the menu card (step S101), the exchanged ball number acquiring unit 14a determines the number of exchanged balls read from the menu card by the card holding unit 11. Obtain (step S102).

  In step S101, if a menu card is inserted while holding a member card or a general card, the card holding unit 11 transfers the already held member card or general card to the card evacuation unit 12. And keep the inserted menu card.

  Subsequently, the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b refers to the rate information 15a and determines whether or not the set rate is different from the reference rate (step S103). When it is determined that the set rate is different from the reference rate (step S103, Yes), the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b converts the exchanged ball number acquired from the menu card into the exchanged ball number corresponding to the set rate (step). S104).

  When the process of step S104 is completed, or when the set rate is the same as the reference rate in step S103 (No in step S103), the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the possessed ball value (step S105). ). Subsequently, the associating unit 14d notifies the menu card of the subtraction result by the subtraction processing unit 14c via the card holding unit 11 (step S106). As a result, the menu card updates the total number of collections and the number of sales in accordance with the subtraction result acquired from the inter-device apparatus 10.

  Then, in the inter-device apparatus 10, the associating unit 14d instructs the card holding unit 11 to eject the menu card, and the card holding unit 11 ejects the menu card according to the instruction from the associating unit 14d. (Step S107), and the process ends.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the card holding unit accepts the menu card, the exchanged ball number obtaining unit obtains the exchanged ball number that is the number of game media required for exchanging with the prize, and the subtraction processing unit The subtraction result information including the number of game media subtracted by the subtraction processing unit is subtracted to the menu card by subtracting the number of exchanged balls from the possession value including the number of game media acquired by the player. Since the association is made, the convenience of the player in the wagon service can be improved.

  By the way, the case where a menu card is prepared for each wagon prize has been described so far, but one menu card may be provided. That is, it is good also as managing the transaction result of several types of wagon prizes using one menu card. Hereinafter, such a case will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a case where transaction results of a plurality of types of wagon prizes are managed using one menu card.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the menu card in such a case does not store the prize code and the number of exchange balls, but stores only the total number collected for each wagon prize. Hereinafter, such a menu card is referred to as “multi-card”. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 6A, the total number “150 balls” of juice A is stored in association with the prize code “0001” of juice A and the total number of cigarettes A is collected. “1000 balls” is stored in association with the premium code “0011” of tobacco A.

  In addition, the storage unit 15 of the inter-device apparatus 10 stores replacement ball number management information in advance. Here, the exchanged ball number management information is information for managing the number of exchanged balls corresponding to each wagon prize, and as shown in FIG. 9A, the “Premium Code” item and the “Premium Name” item And “number of exchanged balls” item. For example, a prize code “0001” is associated with a prize name “Juice A” and the number of exchange balls “50 balls”. This indicates that the wagon prize identified by the prize code “0001” is “juice A”, and the number of game media necessary for exchange with the juice A is “50 balls”.

  When receiving the order from the player, the service person first inserts the multi-card into the card insertion portion 57 of the inter-device 10 (see FIG. 9A). Subsequently, the service person inputs the prize code of the wagon prize desired by the player to the operation / display unit 54 of the inter-device 10. For example, when an order for candy A is received from a player, the service person inputs a premium code “0021” corresponding to candy A.

  On the other hand, when a premium code is input to the operation / display unit 54, the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14a of the inter-device 10 refers to the exchanged ball number management information and exchanges corresponding to the input premium code. The number of balls is acquired (see (B-1) in the figure). Here, since the input premium code is “0021”, the replacement ball number acquisition unit 14a acquires the replacement ball number “60 balls”.

  Subsequently, the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the exchanged ball number acquired by the exchanged ball number acquiring unit 14a from the possessed ball value (see (B-2) in the figure). Here, the exchanged ball number “60 balls” is subtracted from the holding ball value “2000 balls”. Prior to such processing, conversion processing of the number of exchange balls according to the set rate may be performed.

  Then, the associating unit 14d notifies the multicard of the premium code and the number of exchange balls input to the operation / display unit 54 via the card holding unit 11 as a subtraction result (see (B-3) in the figure). ). Here, the gift code “0021” and the number of exchange balls “60 balls” are notified to the multi-card. As a result, the total number “60 balls” corresponding to the candy A is stored in the multi-card in association with the premium code “0021” (see (B-4) in the figure).

  In this way, if the transaction results of a plurality of types of wagon prizes are managed for one menu card, there is no need to prepare a menu card for each wagon prize. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the service staff from taking time and trouble to search for the menu card of the wagon prize ordered from the player or accidentally using the menu card of the wagon prize different from the wagon prize desired by the player. .

  In addition, the case where the subtraction result by the subtraction processing unit 14c is directly written to the menu card has been described so far, but the management device 200 may store the subtraction result. Such a case will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the associating unit 14d of the inter-device 10 performs the menu card identification information (hereinafter referred to as “card ID”) held by the card holding unit 11 and the subtraction processing unit 14c. The result is notified to the management apparatus 200 via the in-store LAN 20. In addition, when the management device 200 acquires the card ID and the subtraction result from the inter-device device 10, the management device 200 associates the acquired card ID with the subtraction result and stores them in a wagon premium replacement DB (not shown).

  On the other hand, when the service person holds the menu card over the prize management device 500 after the business is over, the prize management device 500 reads the card ID by the reader / writer unit 501 of the prize management device 500, and the transaction result acquisition unit 502a Then, the card ID is notified to the management device 200 via the in-store LAN 20 to inquire about the subtraction result corresponding to the card ID. In the prize management device 500, when the transaction result acquisition unit 502a acquires the subtraction result from the management device 200, the shipping management information update unit 502b updates the shipping management information 503a according to the acquired subtraction result.

  In this way, if the subtraction result is not directly written to the menu card but managed by the management apparatus 200, for example, even if the service person loses the menu card, the delivery management information 503a Updates can be made. Further, if the subtraction result is managed by both the menu card and the management device 200, the delivery management information 503a updated by the prize management device 500 is compared with the subtraction result stored in the management device 200. It is also possible to check the consistency of the outgoing management information 503a.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the menu card is inserted into the card insertion unit 57 has been described as the communication method of the menu card with the inter-device 10, but the menu card is inserted into the reader / writer unit 56. It is good also as making a menu card and an inter-table apparatus communicate by holding up. In such a case, when a communication link is established with the menu card, the reader / writer unit 56 reads information such as the number of exchange balls stored in the menu card, or notifies the menu card of information such as a subtraction result. Or

  As described above, when the method of communicating the menu card and the inter-table device using the reader / writer unit 56 is adopted, it is not necessary to provide a special mechanism such as the card retracting unit 12 in the inter-device 10, so that The premium management system according to the present embodiment can be applied to the inter-bed apparatus 10 having such a configuration.

  In the first embodiment described above, the case of collecting the ball value using a menu card or a multi card has been described. However, the ball value may be collected using a portable terminal such as a remote control device or a mobile phone. Therefore, in the second embodiment, a case where the value of possession is collected using a mobile terminal will be described.

  First, the outline of the premium management system according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the prize management system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10A shows the appearance of the service staff terminal possessed by the service staff, and FIG. 10B shows an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the service staff terminal. . Further, FIG. 10C shows an operation example in the case of collecting the money value using the service staff terminal.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, in the second embodiment, the service ball terminal 30 is used to collect the ball value. Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, the service staff terminal 30 includes an operation unit 31 including cursor keys, numeric keys, and a determination button, and a display unit 32 that displays various types of information. . When the service person receives an order from the player, the service person operates the operation unit 31 of the service person terminal 30 to select the wagon prize desired by the player.

  The selection operation for the wagon prize may be an operation for selecting one wagon prize from the wagon prizes displayed on the display section 32 using the cursor key of the operation section 31 or the operation section 31. This may be an operation for inputting a free gift code using the numeric keypad.

  When the service person selects the wagon prize, the display unit 32 of the service person terminal 30 displays the selected wagon prize and the number of exchange balls corresponding to the wagon prize as a confirmation screen. The service person presents such a confirmation screen to the player and confirms that there is no mistake in the order contents. Then, when the player confirms that there is no mistake in the order contents, the service person presses the determination button on the operation unit 31.

  When the service button is pressed by the service person, the service person terminal 30 notifies the inter-device device 10 of the number of exchange balls corresponding to the selected wagon prize (see (C-1) in the figure). The service representative terminal 30 may notify the inter-device 10 of the number of exchanged balls by infrared communication, or may cause the reader / writer unit 56 of the inter-device 10 to read the number of exchanged balls.

  On the other hand, when the exchange ball number acquisition unit 14a acquires the exchange ball number via the remote control light receiving unit 53 or the reader / writer unit 56, the subtraction processing unit 14c uses the acquired exchange ball number as the value of the ball. (See (C-2) in the figure). Similar to the first embodiment, prior to such processing, conversion processing of the number of exchange balls according to the set rate may be performed.

  Subsequently, in the inter-device apparatus 10, the associating unit 14d notifies the service staff terminal 30 of the subtraction result via the reader / writer unit 56 (see (C-3) in the figure). And the service staff terminal 30 memorize | stores the transaction result according to the subtraction result acquired from the inter-device 10 (refer (C-4) of the figure).

  Next, the configuration of the service representative terminal 30 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the service representative terminal 30 according to the second embodiment. In the figure, only components necessary for explaining the characteristics of the service representative terminal 30 are shown, and descriptions of general components are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the service staff terminal 30 includes an operation unit 31, a display unit 32, a short-range communication unit 33, a control unit 34, and a storage unit 35. Moreover, the control part 34 is provided with the exchange ball number acquisition part 34a, the exchange ball number notification part 34b, and the transaction result update part 34c. Moreover, the memory | storage part 35 has memorize | stored the exchange number management information 35a and the transaction result information 35b. The exchanged ball number management information 35a is the same information as the exchanged ball number management information shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the operation unit 31 is an input device including a cursor key, a numeric keypad, a determination button, and the like. The display unit 32 is a display device that displays various types of information. The short-range communication unit 33 is a device for performing non-contact data communication with the reader / writer unit 56 of the inter-device 10. The service staff terminal 30 may further include an infrared communication unit for performing infrared communication with the remote control light receiving unit 53 of the inter-device 10.

  The control unit 34 is a processing unit that performs processing such as acquisition of the number of replacement balls, notification of the number of replacement balls to the inter-device 10, and update of transaction result information. The exchanged ball number acquisition unit 34a is a processing unit that acquires the number of exchanged balls and the prize name according to the input content to the operation unit 31 from the exchanged ball number management information 35a.

  Specifically, when a wagon prize is selected by operating the cursor key of the operation unit 31, the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 34a manages the exchanged ball number and the prize name corresponding to the selected wagon prize. Obtained from information 35a. Further, when a prize code is input by operating the operation unit 31, the exchanged ball number acquiring unit 34a acquires the exchanged ball number and the prize name corresponding to the input premium code from the exchanged ball number management information 35a. To do.

  Further, the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 34a causes the display unit 32 to display the exchanged ball number and the prize name acquired from the exchanged ball number management information 35a. As a result, a confirmation screen as shown in FIG.

  The exchanged ball number notification unit 34 b is a processing unit that receives the exchanged ball number from the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 34 a and notifies the inter-device 10 of the received exchanged ball number via the short-range communication unit 33. Here, a case where the number of exchange balls is notified by non-contact data communication via the reader / writer unit 56 of the inter-device 10 will be described, but the number of exchange balls is notified by infrared communication via the remote control light receiving unit 53. It is good as well.

  The transaction result update unit 34 c is a processing unit that updates the transaction result information 35 b stored in the storage unit 35 in accordance with the subtraction result acquired via the short-range communication unit 33. Here, the transaction result information 35b is the same information as the information stored in the multicard shown in FIG. Specifically, the transaction result information 35b is associated with the total number of collections and the number of sales for each premium code of each wagon premium. For example, when the prize code “0001” and the number of exchange balls “50 balls” are acquired as the subtraction result, the transaction result update unit 34 c adds “50 balls” to the total number of collections corresponding to the prize code “0001”. Add “1” to the number of sales.

  Next, a processing procedure executed between the service representative terminal 30 and the inter-device apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing a processing procedure executed between the service representative terminal 30 and the inter-device apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the operation content to the operation unit 31 is acquired (step S201), the exchanged ball number acquiring unit 34a obtains the prize name and the exchanged ball number corresponding to the acquired operation content from the exchanged ball number management information. Obtain (step S202). Then, the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 34a displays a confirmation screen including the acquired prize name and the number of exchanged balls on the display unit 32 (step S203).

  Subsequently, the replacement ball number notifying unit 34b determines whether or not the determination button of the operation unit 31 has been pressed (step S204). If the determination button is pressed (step S204, Yes), the number of replacement balls To the inter-device 10 (step S205).

  On the other hand, in the inter-vehicle apparatus 10, when the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14a acquires the number of exchanged balls from the service staff terminal 30, the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b refers to the rate information 15a, and the set rate is the reference rate. It is determined whether or not they are different (step S206). When it is determined that the set rate is different from the reference rate (step S206, Yes), the exchanged ball number conversion unit 14b converts the exchanged ball number acquired from the menu card into the exchanged ball number corresponding to the set rate (step). S207).

  When the processing of step S207 is completed, or when the set rate is the same as the reference rate in step S206 (step S206, No), the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the possessed ball value (step S208). ). Then, in the inter-device apparatus 10, the associating unit 14d notifies the service staff terminal 30 of the subtraction result by the subtraction processing unit 14c via the reader / writer unit 56 (step S209), and the process is terminated.

  In addition, when the service representative terminal 30 acquires the subtraction result via the short-range communication unit 33, the transaction result update unit 34c updates the transaction result information 35b according to the acquired subtraction result (step S210), and processing Exit.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, since the value of the possession is collected using the mobile terminal, it is not necessary to prepare a menu card for each wagon prize as in the case of using the multicard. Furthermore, compared to the case where a wagon prize is designated using the operation / display unit 54 of the inter-device 10, the operation can be performed with a posture that is easy to input. Can be improved.

  In the second embodiment, the service staff terminal 30 is used as an example of the mobile terminal. However, the mobile terminal may be a mobile phone having a short-range communication function.

  By the way, in Example 1 and Example 2 which were mentioned above, although the case where the number of exchange balls was subtracted from the possession value was demonstrated, for the player who is a member of a game store, the number of exchange balls is calculated from the possession value. In some cases, you may want to subtract from the stored value.

  In other words, depending on the amusement store, there is a case where the replay fee is deducted from the stored value when playing using the stored value. There is no fee when using the Jade Value for games or when exchanging Jinyu Value for prizes. Therefore, since the number of game media that can actually be used for games increases when the number of exchanged balls is subtracted from the accumulated ball value rather than the held ball value, the player wants to subtract the exchanged ball number from the accumulated ball value. is there.

  Therefore, in the following, a case will be described in which the number of exchanged balls is preferentially collected from the stored value, not from the retained value. First, the outline | summary of operation | movement in case the platform apparatus 10 preferentially collects the number of exchange balls from a stored ball value is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline of the operation in the case of preferentially collecting the number of exchanged balls from the stored ball value.

  Assume that the membership card is held in the card holding unit 11 of the inter-device 10 as shown in FIG. The membership card is associated with a holding value “1000 balls” and a stored value “800 balls”. Here, the card holding unit 11 reads the member ID from the held member card and stores it in the storage unit 15.

  In such a case, as shown in (A) of the figure, when the juice A menu card is inserted, the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14a of the inter-device 10 receives the exchanged ball number “ Acquire 50 balls.

  In addition, the membership card should just be inserted in the inter-device 10 by the time of insertion of a menu card. That is, the player may insert a membership card when ordering a wagon prize. In addition, the player may hold a mobile phone registered as a member (assigned a member ID) over the reader / writer unit 56 when ordering a wagon prize.

  As described above, the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14 a may acquire the input content to the operation / display unit 54 as the exchanged ball number, or may acquire the exchanged ball number from the service person terminal 30. Good. Further, as described above, the card holding unit 11 holds the inserted menu card after saving the already held member card to the card saving unit 12.

  Subsequently, the subtraction processing unit 14c of the inter-device 10 first determines whether or not a member card is inserted in the own device. This determination is made based on, for example, whether or not a member ID is stored in the storage unit 15. When the subtraction processing unit 14c determines that the member card is inserted, the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the stored value associated with the member card. Prior to such subtraction processing, conversion processing for the number of exchange balls according to the set rate may be performed.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the stored value associated with the member card is subtracted from “800 balls” to “750 balls”, and the subtracted number of game media “50 balls” is subtracted. As a result, it is added to the menu card.

  Thus, when the membership card is inserted into the inter-device device 10, the player can use more game media for the game by subtracting the number of exchanged balls from the stored value. It becomes possible. In addition, it is not necessary to select whether to deduct the number of exchanged balls from the holding value or the stored value, and since it is automatically subtracted from the stored value, the operation can be simplified and erroneous operation is prevented. You can also.

  In addition, when the number of exchanged balls is subtracted from the stored ball value, if the stored ball value is insufficient, the shortage may be subtracted from the possessed ball value. For example, when the number of exchanged balls is “300 balls”, the stored ball value is “100 balls”, and the longed ball value is “1000 balls”, the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts “100 balls” from the stored ball value, and the shortage amount. “200 balls” is subtracted from the holding value “1000 balls”. In this way, by subtracting the shortage from the other holding value, the desired wagon prize can be purchased using the stored value even if the stored value is small.

  Next, a processing procedure of the inter-bed apparatus 10 when the number of exchanged balls is preferentially collected from the stored ball value will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the inter-bed apparatus 10 when the number of exchanged balls is preferentially collected from the stored ball value.

  As shown in the figure, when the card holding unit 11 accepts and holds the insertion of the menu card (step S301), the exchanged ball number acquiring unit 14a determines the number of exchanged balls read from the menu card by the card holding unit 11. Obtain (step S302).

  Subsequently, the subtraction processing unit 14c determines whether or not a member card is inserted (step S303), and when a member card is inserted (step S303, Yes), the member card is associated with the member card. The number of exchanged balls is subtracted from the stored value (step S304). Note that the subtraction processing unit 14c inquires about the stored value associated with the member card by notifying the management device 200 of the card ID stored in the storage unit 15.

  On the other hand, when the member card is not inserted (No at Step S303), the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the ball value stored in the storage unit 15 as the ball information 15b (Step S305). ).

  When the processes of steps S304 and S305 are completed, the subtraction processing unit 14c determines whether or not a shortage has occurred (step S306). If a shortage has occurred (step S306, Yes), the shortage is replaced with the other value. Is subtracted from (step S307). That is, when the shortage occurs by subtracting the number of exchanged balls from the stored ball value, the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the shortage from the longed ball value, and subtracts the number of exchanged balls from the longed ball value to cause a shortage In the case of failure, subtract the shortage from the stored value

  When step S307 is completed or when there is no shortage in step S306 (No in step S306), the associating unit 14d notifies the menu card of the subtraction result by the subtraction processing unit 14c via the card holding unit 11. (Step S308). As a result, the menu card updates the total number of collections and the number of sales in accordance with the subtraction result acquired from the inter-device apparatus 10.

  Then, in the inter-device apparatus 10, the associating unit 14d instructs the card holding unit 11 to eject the menu card, and the card holding unit 11 ejects the menu card according to the instruction from the associating unit 14d. (Step S309), the process is terminated.

  In the above description, it is assumed that the number of exchanged balls is preferentially subtracted from the stored value. However, the subtraction processing unit 14c is operated according to the operation to the operation / display unit 54 by the player. However, it is good also as determining the value used as the subtraction object of the number of exchange balls. In this way, by allowing the player to select a target for subtracting the number of exchange balls, it becomes possible to respond more flexibly to the player's request.

  By the way, until now, the case where the possession value is collected using a dedicated medium / dedicated device such as a menu card, a multi-card, or a service staff terminal 30 has been described. It is good also as collecting the possession value only by the input operation to operation / display section 54. Hereinafter, such a case will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the operation in the case of collecting the possession value only by the input operation to the operation / display unit 54 of the inter-device apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the storage unit 15 of the inter-station apparatus 10 stores replacement ball number management information. Here, the exchanged ball number management information is the same information as the exchanged ball number management information shown in FIG.

  When the player wants to order a wagon prize, the player inputs a prize code corresponding to the wagon prize to be ordered to the operation / display unit 54 of the inter-unit device 10. For example, a player who wants to order sweets A inputs a premium code “0021” corresponding to the sweets A to the operation / display unit 54 as shown in FIG.

  It should be noted that a touch panel display is provided in the inter-device 10 as the operation / display unit 54, and a premium name or image of the wagon premium is displayed on the touch panel display, and the premium name or image is displayed to the player. You may make it press. This eliminates the need for the player to input a prize code, thereby improving the convenience of the wagon service.

  On the other hand, when a premium code is input to the operation / display unit 54, the exchanged ball number acquisition unit 14a of the inter-device 10 refers to the exchanged ball number management information and exchanges corresponding to the input premium code. The number of balls is acquired (see (B-1) in the figure). Here, since the input premium code is “0021”, the replacement ball number acquisition unit 14a acquires the replacement ball number “60 balls”.

  Subsequently, the subtraction processing unit 14c subtracts the exchanged ball number acquired by the exchanged ball number acquiring unit 14a from the possessed ball value (see (B-2) in the figure). Here, the exchanged ball number “60 balls” is subtracted from the holding ball value “2000 balls”.

  Subsequently, the associating unit 14d notifies the management device 200 via the in-store LAN 20 of the premium code and the number of exchange balls input to the operation / display unit 54 as a subtraction result. Here, the prize code “0021”, the number of exchange balls “60 balls”, and the stand number “100” of the inter-device 10 are notified to the management device 200. When the management device 200 acquires the subtraction result from the inter-vehicle device 10, the management device 200 associates the acquired number of exchange balls with the premium code or the stand number and stores it in the wagon premium exchange DB.

  Prior to the prize code input operation by the player, the service person may input authentication information (for example, a clerk number) registered in advance using the remote controller or the operation / display unit 54. Specifically, when the gift code is input without the authentication information being input by the service person, the subtraction processing unit 14c may not execute the subtraction process. Thereby, the erroneous operation by the player can be prevented.

  FIG. 15 illustrates the case where the service person inputs the premium code to the operation / display unit 54 and collects the reward value, but the menu card storing the premium code is sent to the inter-device 10. It is also possible to collect the value of possession by inserting or holding it. In other words, the inter-device device 10 may acquire the number of exchange balls corresponding to the read premium code by referring to the exchanged ball number management information when the premium code is read from the received menu card.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the counting unit 58 is provided in the lower part of the inter-device 10 is shown as an example of the device corresponding to each device. However, the counting unit 58 may be replaced with the inter-device 10 or the game. It is good also as providing in the position (below the board) which penetrated the board of the game island where the stand 100 is installed. In addition, the counting unit 58 may be provided on the upper part of the table apparatus 10 like a calling lamp, or may be configured as an apparatus independent of the table apparatus 10.

  As described above, the prize management system and the inter-device apparatus according to the present invention are useful when it is desired to improve the convenience of the player in the wagon service, and in particular, it is applied to a game store system using each unit counting method. Suitable for

10 inter-device 11 card holding unit 12 card saving unit 13 counting unit 14 control unit 14a exchanged ball number obtaining unit 14b exchanged ball number converting unit 14c subtraction processing unit 14d association unit 15 storage unit 15a rate information 15b holding ball information 20 in store LAN
30 service personnel terminal 31 operation unit 32 display unit 33 short-range communication unit 34 control unit 34a exchanged ball number acquisition unit 34b exchanged ball number notification unit 34c transaction result update unit 35 storage unit 35a exchanged ball number management information 35b transaction result information 51 state Display unit 52 Bill insertion unit 53 Remote control light receiving unit 54 Operation / display unit 55 Holding ball dispensing unit 56 Reader / writer unit 57 Card insertion unit 58 Counting unit 59 Ball storage unit 100 Game table 100a Display unit 100b Operation button 100c Lower plate 200 Management device DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 300 Island controller 400 Settlement machine 500 Prize management apparatus 501 Reader / writer part 502 Control part 502a Transaction result acquisition part 502b Delivery management information update part 502c Initialization instruction part 503 Storage part 503a Delivery management information 600 Card processing machine 700 Prize giver

Claims (8)

A prize management system having devices corresponding to each machine provided corresponding to a game machine,
The devices for each table are
Receiving means for receiving a predetermined recording medium;
Subtraction number information acquisition means for acquiring subtraction number information that can specify the number of game media required for exchange with a predetermined prize;
Subtracting means for subtracting the number of game media included in the subtraction number information acquired by the subtraction number information acquisition means from the possession value including the number of game media acquired by the player, Management system. The devices for each table are
The prize management system according to claim 1, further comprising an association unit that associates subtraction result information including the number of game media subtracted by the subtraction unit with the recording medium received by the reception unit. . The predetermined recording medium is a premium exchange medium which is a recording medium for exchanging a wagon premium in a wagon service,
The premium exchange medium stores in advance subtraction number information corresponding to the premium,
The premium management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the subtraction number information acquisition unit acquires the subtraction number information from the premium exchange medium received by the reception unit. A prize management device for managing prizes exchanged for game media acquired by the player;
The premium exchange medium further stores premium identification information for identifying the premium,
The giveaway management device includes:
Reading means for reading the premium identification information from the received premium exchange medium;
Exit information updating means for updating the delivery information including the number of deliveries of the prize identified by the prize identification information read by the reading means, based on the subtraction result information associated with the received prize exchange medium; The premium management system according to claim 1, wherein the premium management system is provided. The association means includes
Subtraction result information including the number of game media subtracted by the subtraction means is stored in the prize exchange medium received by the reception means,
The reading means of the prize management device comprises:
5. The prize management system according to claim 4, wherein the subtraction result information is further read from the received prize exchange medium. A portable terminal including the recording medium;
The portable terminal is
A designation means for designating the number of game media required for exchanging with a predetermined prize;
Notification means for notifying each device-compatible device of subtraction number information that can specify the number of game media designated by the designation means;
The subtraction number information acquisition means of each device corresponding to
The premium management system according to claim 1, wherein the subtraction number information notified by the notification unit is acquired. The devices for each table are
Rate storage means for storing a rental rate of the game medium set for the device;
Conversion means for converting the number of game media specified from the subtraction number information acquired by the subtraction number information acquisition means into a predetermined loan rate based on the loan rate stored in the rate storage means;
The subtracting means is
The prize management system according to claim 1, wherein the number of game media converted by the conversion means is subtracted from the reward value. It is a device corresponding to each stand provided corresponding to the game stand,
Receiving means for receiving a predetermined recording medium;
Subtraction number information acquisition means for acquiring subtraction number information that can specify the number of game media required for exchange with a predetermined prize;
Subtracting means for subtracting the number of game media included in the subtraction number information acquired by the subtraction number information acquisition means from the possession value including the number of game media acquired by the player on the game table corresponding to the own device; A device corresponding to each stand characterized by comprising.

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