JP2021036936A - System for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a system for a game parlor capable of performing flexible operation of a reservation system in accordance with a request on the game parlor side, in a game parlor adopting a game device in which especially a lending unit price can be selected freely by a player.SOLUTION: In a system for a game parlor, since each selectable lending unit price can be set respectively separately by a player between a normal game and a reserved game, a merit of the reserved game can be adjusted in accordance with a request on the game parlor side, to thereby enable flexible operation of a reservation system. Further, since the lending unit price can be selected beforehand at a reservation time, such an effect can be expected that sale prediction can be made easily while looking at a reservation state on the game parlor side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a playground system.

In recent years, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a system capable of reserving a desired gaming machine before admission is known. By using such a reservation system, the player can secure a desired game machine in advance, so that he / she can go to the game field with peace of mind.
However, in a playground that is not particularly crowded, the merit of reservation is not so great, so the utilization rate of the reservation system does not increase, and there is a fact that it does not lead to improvement of operation. On the contrary, there are cases where you want to limit reservations to some extent for popular models with high operating rates.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-161095

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to be flexible in line with the demands of the game hall, especially in a game field in which a game device in which a player can arbitrarily select a rental unit price is introduced. The purpose is to provide a playground system that enables the operation of a reservation system.

According to the game hall system of the present embodiment, the rental unit price that can be selected by the player can be set separately for the normal game and the reserved game, so that the reserved game can be set according to the request of the game hall side. It is possible to adjust the merits of the reservation system, and the operation of the reservation system can be performed flexibly.
In addition, since the rental unit price is selected in advance at the time of reservation, there is an effect that the amusement park side can easily make a sales forecast while observing the reservation status.

Overall block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention Front view of the card unit shown with the game machine Functional block diagram centered on the card unit (A) is member attribute data, (b) is member ownership value data, (c) is general card data, (d) is member game history data, (e) is member game aggregate data, and (f) is normal for each model. Unit price setting, (g) is a reservation unit price setting for each model, and (h) is an explanatory diagram showing reservation list data. Reservation model selection screen as an application screen on the display of the mobile terminal Reservation unit number / unit price selection screen Reservation details confirmation screen Reservation completion notification screen Initial screen on the display of the card unit (no reservation) Screen when inserting a membership card (normal game) Initial screen (with reservation) Screen when inserting a membership card (reserved game)

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a system common to the three amusement parks A, B, and C shown in FIG. 1 (amusement park system 100) will be described with reference to the drawings.
A plurality of game machines 1 are installed in the game hall A, and a card unit 2 and a game information display device 3 are attached to each game machine 1. The game machine 1, the card unit 2, and the game information display device 3 are connected to the relay device 4 by two. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

In addition, a settlement device 7, a prize exchange terminal (hereinafter referred to as POS) 8, and a mobile terminal registration device 9 are also installed in the amusement park A, and these settlement devices 7, POS 8, and mobile terminal registration device 9 also pass through the LAN 5. Is connected to the management device 6.
When a general card or membership card (indicated by reference numerals 10 and 11 in FIG. 3) is inserted into the card insertion slot 7a, the settlement device 7 reads the cards 10 and 11 with a card RW (reader / writer) (not shown) and deposits the balance. Is specified, and the banknotes and coins corresponding to the deposit balance are refunded from the return port 7b. The POS 8 reads the cards 10 and 11 with the attached card processing machine 8a to specify the game value (number of balls held and the number of stored balls), and performs a prize exchange process based on the game value.

In addition, the possession ball is a ball counted during the day, and the stored ball is a ball counted before the previous day. Further, the mobile terminal registration device 9 is installed at a prize exchange counter (not shown) in the amusement park where the POS 8 is arranged, which will be described in detail later.

The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall A, and is connected to a monitor 6 m, a keyboard 6 k, and the like. The management device 6 inputs game data output from the above-mentioned various devices such as the game machine 1, the card unit 2, the game information display device 3, etc., so that the operating status of the various devices and the game medium owned by the player ( The number of balls held and the number of stored balls), the deposit balance, the game status and reservation status of each member registered as a member are stored and managed. Although not shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the pachinko machine shown in the figure, for example, several hundred game machines 1 including so-called slot machines are managed by the management device 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 is a so-called enclosed CR (card reader) pachinko machine. The game machine 1 stores the deposit balance, the number of balls held, and the number of game balls converted from the number of stored balls owned by the player, and is configured to consume the number of game balls to fire the balls. That is, the internal balls can be launched onto the board surface 1a by the launching device on condition that the number of gaming balls stored in the gaming machine 1 remains. An operation handle 12 constituting the launching device is provided at the lower part of the game machine 1, and a game ball display unit 13 indicating the number of game balls and a game ball are converted into balls below the board surface 1a. The counting button 14 is arranged side by side. The board surface 1a has a liquid crystal display unit (special drawing display unit) 15, a starting port 16, and a large winning opening 17.

The game machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) The starting port 16 is a winning opening whose winning rate does not fluctuate (so-called navel winning opening, or so-called electric chew), and a big hit lottery is performed according to the winning (starting winning) to the starting port 16 and the lottery result is obtained. It is notified by a symbol variation (unit game) performed on the liquid crystal display unit 15, and a big hit or a small hit is made according to the variation result.
(2) If a start prize is won during a symbol change, the symbol change is cumulatively held up to a predetermined holding upper limit value (for example, four), and the held symbol change is started after the symbol change is completed. If the starting prize is won while the number of pending symbol fluctuations (number of pending symbols) is the upper limit, the symbol fluctuations are not suspended.

(3) Game machine set values (hereinafter, modes) are provided in 6 stages, and by this mode, the winning probability (big hit probability) of the big hit lottery is set to the normal game state (normal state, normal state) and the probability fluctuation state (probability change state). , Probability change) and can be adjusted. In addition, the probability variation rate (for example, 66%, which is common to all modes), which is the ratio of the jackpot (probability variation jackpot) that becomes the probability variation after the jackpot, is also determined. It is sufficient that at least one of the jackpot probability and the probability variation rate between normal and probability variation, the round distribution rate, and the like can be adjusted by the mode so that the jackpot probability is invariant depending on the mode and the probability variation rate can be adjusted.
(4) When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 17 is opened by the corresponding round (R). The maximum number of winnings in 1R is 10, the maximum opening period is 30 seconds, and 1R ends when either the maximum number of winnings or the maximum opening period is satisfied. The corresponding round is also drawn in the same manner as the big hit lottery, and the distribution rate is set to, for example, 4R is 10%, 8R is 50%, and 15R is 40%.

(5) During the probability change, the jackpot probability is improved, and when the starting port 16 is an electric chew, the winning rate is high, which is a time saving state (time saving). In addition, when a big hit that is not a probable big hit (normal big hit) occurs, the time is not probable after the big hit (single time reduction), and the time reduction is continued until the symbol is changed for a predetermined number of time reductions (for example, 100 times) or a big hit occurs. However, if the symbol is changed for the number of times in a short time without a big hit, it returns to the normal state.
The above has been described by taking one model as an example, but the illustrated values are various values depending on the model, for example, the round distribution is different for other models, and the playability is also different.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card unit 2 is a gaming device arranged on the left side of each gaming machine 1. The card unit 2 includes a status display LED 21 indicating the game state of the game machine 1, a bill insertion slot 22 into which bills are inserted, a deposit display LED 21a indicating whether or not bills can be inserted into the insertion slot 22, and a well-known CMOS sensor. Camera 23 (camera cover 23a is shown in FIG. 2), a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 24 that displays the deposit balance, the number of balls held, the number of balls stored, etc., and a remote control carried by an employee (not shown). ), And a mobile reader 26 that reads a mobile ID from the terminal 33 when the mobile terminal 33 (see FIG. 1) is touched. Further, the card unit 2 has a payout button 27, a lending button 28a, and a return button 28b, and also has a card insertion slot 29 into which a general card 10 or a membership card 11 is inserted.

The functional block diagram of FIG. 3 mainly shows the configuration of the card unit 2. The control unit 20 of the card unit 2 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 20a, a ROM 20b, a RAM 20c, an I / O 20d, and the like. Peripheral parts connected to the control unit 20 include the above-mentioned display LEDs 21 and 21a (full-color LED), a liquid crystal display unit 24, a remote control light receiving unit 25, a portable reader 26, and buttons 27, 28a, 28b, and are managed. Provided on the I / F unit 20e for transmitting and receiving various signals and various information to and from the device 6 and the game machine 1, the bill processing unit 22a for determining the authenticity of the bill inserted in the bill insertion slot 22, and the liquid crystal display unit 24. Touch panel 24a, card RW29a for reading and writing various information stored in cards 10 and 11 inserted in the card insertion slot 29, card stock unit 29b capable of stocking up to 10 general cards 10, etc. including. On the other hand, four cameras 23 are connected to the image processing device 30 as shown in FIG. 1 without being connected to the control unit 20. The image processing device 30 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

The general card 10 is a card that is valid only on the day of the event, and has a built-in IC chip 10a. The IC chip 10a stores a general ID that can identify the card, and also stores the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the card unit 2. The number of balls held by the general card 10 is valid only on that day, and the deposit balance can be used from the next day onward.

The membership card 11 is a card that is valid until a preset expiration date (for example, 3 years), and has a built-in IC chip 11a. The IC chip 11a stores a member ID that can identify a player registered as a member, as well as a deposit balance and the number of balls held. The number of balls held and the number of balls stored corresponding to the membership card 11 are stored in the member account of the management device 6. The number of balls held, the number of stored balls, and the balance of deposits of the membership card 11 can be used from the next day onward.

The card unit 2 operates as follows.
(1) When a bill is accepted (money acceptance processing), the deposit amount (in units of 1000 yen) is stored, and the deposit amount is added to the deposit balance and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. At this time, the number of times (500 yen) is 125 balls if the lending unit price (unit price as the lending rate) is, for example, 4 yen, so the number of game balls corresponding to the deposit balance (the number of game balls that can be lent) is used. It may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24.
(2) According to the operation of the lending button 28a (lending operation), it is transmitted to the game machine 1 as game ball number data (data that can specify the number of game balls) for each number of times within the range of the deposit balance, and the lending unit price. The amount of consideration according to is subtracted from the deposit balance. That is, according to the lending operation, a lending process of converting several minutes into a game ball as a lending ball is performed, and the game can be played with the game balls added by the lending process.

(3) The corresponding game machine 1 is a so-called enclosed type, and the balls launched on the board surface 1a circulate and are not paid out to the outside of the game machine 1 even if a prize is won. Therefore, the card unit 2 manages the number of game balls described above, that is, subtracts the number of game balls according to the launch (use) of the balls on the board surface 1a, and adds the number of game balls according to the prize (winning process). Do.
In addition, the card unit 2 manages the number of balls held and the number of stored balls, and the balls held and stored cannot be used directly for the game, but the number of balls held or stored (member game) according to the pressing of the payout button 27. The conversion process (compensation granting process) for converting the number of game balls into the number of game balls is performed within the range of (in the case of a person), and the data on the number of game balls is transmitted to the game machine 1. In this case, the conversion rate may be provided separately, but in the present embodiment, it is set to 1: 1. The same applies to the following counting process.

(4) When the number of game balls of the game machine 1 increases according to the game, the game ball number data received from the game machine 1 in response to the pressing of the counting button 14 is converted into the number of balls possessed as the counting ball number data. (Counting process). In this case, one ball is converted according to one pressing, but if the pressed state is continued, the conversion can be performed continuously and acceleratedly. In this way, the number of game balls and the number of balls held are updated (memorized), and when the issue operation is performed by pressing the return button 28b while the deposit balance and the number of balls held remain in the card unit 2, the deposit balance and the number of balls held Is stored in the general card 10 inserted in the card insertion slot 29 and issued. Even when the membership card 11 is inserted, the deposit balance and the number of balls held are stored in the membership card 11 and issued. If none of the cards 10 or 11 is inserted into the card insertion slot 29, the general card 10 stocked in the card stock unit 29b is drawn out to the card RW29a by a recording medium moving means (not shown) and deposited in the card 10. The balance and the number of balls held are memorized and issued (issuing process).
When the card 10 of the card stock unit 29b is exhausted, the status display LED 21 indicates an error state, and when the card 10 is replenished from the insertion slot 29 by an employee, the normal state is restored.

(5) Issuance processing is provided with issuance conditions according to the number of game balls data in the game machine 1. In the present embodiment, the issuance conditions are satisfied when the number of game balls is a predetermined number (0) or less, and the issuance process is possible. It becomes. Therefore, communication (including information such as out and safe) is performed with the game machine 1 at regular intervals (for example, every 200 ms), and when the number of game balls becomes 0 due to use for games, counting processing, etc., the card unit indicates that. 2 is notified and the issuance process is allowed when the issuance conditions are satisfied. In this case, it is sufficient to update the number of game balls by receiving the game ball number data from the game machine 1 to specify that the issuing condition is satisfied, but a signal indicating that the number of game balls has become 0 is separately provided. Other specific methods such as receiving may be adopted.

(6) When the general card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 29, the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the general card 10 are read out by the card RW29a and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. When the membership card 11 is inserted, the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the membership card 11 are read out and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the number of stored balls is managed on condition that the password is input. Receive and display from.

In addition to the above-mentioned functions, the card unit 2 has a function of transmitting the following (a) game data and (b) card data to the management device 6 via the relay device 4.
(A) Game data (data indicating the operating status of the game machine 1 including the following signals)
-Drive signal: Indicates the number of game balls driven into the game machine 1.
-Payout signal: Indicates the number of game balls paid out from the game machine 1.
-Big hit signal: Indicates that a big hit has occurred in the game machine 1.
-Start signal: Indicates that the electric accessory that triggers the occurrence of a big hit has been activated (design fluctuation).

(B) Card data (data related to cards 10 and 11)
-General card data: Data such as the general ID, the date and time of insertion / issuance of the card 10 at the insertion slot 29, the deposit balance, the number of balls held, and the unit lending price.
-Membership card data: Data such as the member ID, the date and time of insertion / return at the insertion slot 29 of the card 11, the deposit balance, the number of balls held, the number of balls stored, and the unit lending price.

The camera 23 of the card unit 2 captures images at predetermined intervals (for example, every 4 seconds) and transmits the captured images to the image processing device 30. The imaging field of view of the camera 23 is set to be an area including the face of the player while the player is facing the game machine 1.

The image processing device 30 captures each image transmitted from the four cameras 23 at 1-second intervals and analyzes the captured image to determine whether or not the player's face image is present in the captured image. If it is determined that the face image exists, the face image is transmitted to the management device 6. In this regard, even if the image transmitted from the camera 23 includes a player, if the player is playing in an unnatural posture, for example, by facing an unnatural direction, the image processing device 30 will be used. Since the face image cannot be recognized, the image may not be transmitted to the management device 6.

The management device 6 that has received the face image from the image processing device 30 performs the same person determination and the attention-requiring person determination. In the same person determination, image processing such as extraction of feature points is performed on the received face image, and the face image is collated with the face image already registered in the face image database of the day to determine whether or not the person is the same person. .. If it is determined that the collated face image is a face image (that is, a new player) that has not yet been registered in the face image database, a face ID is assigned and registered in the face image database of the day, and the face ID is used for the game. Store in association with data. On the other hand, if it is determined that the face image is a face image (that is, a known player) already registered in the face image database, the game data associated with the face ID is updated. In the attention-requiring person determination, the face image is compared with the face image registered in the caution database, and it is determined whether or not the face image of the same person is registered in the caution database. If it is determined that the face image of the same person is registered in the caution database, the employee of the amusement park is notified that the person requiring attention has visited the store, for example, by an income.

The control unit 60 (hereinafter, appropriately abbreviated as “management device 6”) of the management device 6 shown in FIG. 3 is mainly composed of a microcomputer and includes a storage unit 60a such as a ROM and a RAM, an I / O, and the like. , Operates according to the control program stored in the storage unit 60a.
The management device 6 can be connected to the public communication line (Internet, virtual private network (VPN), etc.) 32 shown in FIG. 1, and connects the management server 31 and the public communication line 32, etc. installed in the center. It is possible to communicate via. The same configuration as that of the game hall A is realized in the game halls B and C, and the management device 6 (not shown) of the game halls B and C is also connected to the public communication line 32 like the management device 6 of the game hall A. It is said that it can be connected.

Further, the mobile terminal 33 in FIG. 1 is a portable terminal device such as a smartphone. The mobile terminal 33 can receive various communication services provided by the telecommunications carrier by concluding a predetermined contract between the user and the telecommunications carrier, and communicates with the management device 6 through the public communication line 32. It is possible. The mobile terminal 33 receives a control unit including a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., a data communication unit connected to a public communication line 32, a microphone for inputting a transmitted voice when making a call, and a touch operation on the screen (accepting input). It is provided with a liquid crystal display unit 33a or the like having a touch panel) function and a function of displaying various information.

The management server 31 is communicably connected to the management devices 6 of the amusement parks A to C via the public communication line 32. The management server 31 stores various game data in each of the amusement parks A to C, and also stores the application software (hereinafter abbreviated as "application") described later corresponding to the OS (Operating System) of the mobile terminal 33 or the like. The application can be downloaded from the management server 31 to the mobile terminal 33. In addition, the management server 31 and the management devices 6 of the amusement parks A to C also store the user account (account ID) collated on the premise that the application is executed on the mobile terminal 33, the e-mail address, and the like (see the figure below). 4 (a)), functions as a mail server.

The mobile terminal registration device 9 shown in FIG. 1 is installed in each of the amusement parks A to C, and performs a process for registering the mobile terminal 33 owned by the member and associating it with the membership card 11. The mobile terminal registration device 9 has a card insertion slot 9a for the membership card 11 on the front surface, and has a card RW (not shown) inside. Further, a reader 9b for the mobile terminal 33 is provided on the upper surface of the mobile terminal registration device 9. The mobile terminal registration device 9 reads the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 33 with the reader 9b with the member card 11 inserted in the card insertion slot 9a, associates the member ID with the mobile ID, and transmits the member ID to the management device 6. To do. The mobile ID is an IDm (ID unique to the mobile terminal 33) attached to, for example, a FeliCa (registered trademark) IC chip built in the mobile terminal 33.

In the management device 6, the mobile terminal 33 is registered by receiving the above-mentioned information in which the member ID and the mobile ID are associated with each other from the mobile terminal registration device 9, and the member service using the mobile terminal 33 can be received. The member service includes, for example, a service that allows a mobile terminal 33 to make a reservation (accepting a reservation request) for the target period from the opening of the next day in order to play a game with a desired serial number. Is done. As will be described in detail later, when making a reservation on the mobile terminal 33, the player uses the mobile terminal 33 (reserved rental unit price selection means) to set the lending unit price applied to the game on the card unit 2 to be reserved. Can be arbitrarily selected (see "1 yen" to "4 yen" in FIG. 6).

In the following, the configuration of the amusement park system 100 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings of FIGS. 4 and 4 onward, taking as an example a player who has registered a member and a mobile terminal 33 with the management device 6 of the amusement park A. ..

<1. Data management in the management device and registration of rental unit price in reserved games>
FIG. 4A shows the member attribute data of one player. The member attribute data is the "name", "gender", "age", "occupation", "address", "mobile ID", and "email address" of the player who registered as a member (the email address of the mobile terminal abbreviated as mobile phone in the figure). Is included, and is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID "member No.".

Such member attribute data is input to the management device 6 based on the member registration form (that is, self-reported on a form not shown) filled out by the player when the member is registered in advance at the game hall A, for example. .. Further, the "mobile ID" and "email address" are associated with the member ID by using the mobile terminal registration device 9 when registering the mobile terminal 33 (at any time even if it is not at the time of member registration). Can be registered. The member attribute data and the following data of FIGS. 4 (b) to 4 (h) can be displayed and output to the monitor 6 m and printed to a printing device (not shown) in the management device 6.

FIG. 4B shows the member ownership value data of one member. The member-owned value data includes data of "payment balance", "number of balls held", and "number of stored balls" as game values owned by a player registered as a member, and is associated with the member ID of the member and is associated with the management device 6 It is stored in the storage unit 60a of.
Of this member-owned value data, the number of balls held and the number of stored balls are stored separately in the accounts for each loan unit price of "4 yen", "2 yen", and "1 yen" shown in FIG. 4B, respectively. The member ownership value data is updated by the management device 6 based on the member card data transmitted at the time of the issuance process or the like according to the game using the corresponding member card 11. That is, in the present embodiment, three types of, for example, "1 yen", "2 yen", and "4 yen" are preset as a plurality of loan unit prices, and in the card unit 2, the game is played from among the plurality of loan unit prices. The game medium is lent out by applying the lending unit price arbitrarily selected by the person (see FIG. 10 described later).

FIG. 4C shows general ownership value data (general card data) updated (stored) by the management device 6 based on the general card data. The general possession value data includes data of "payment balance" and "number of balls held", and is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the "card No." which is the general ID. The number of balls held in the general ownership value data is also stored separately for each loan unit price of "4 yen", "2 yen", and "1 yen".

FIG. 4D represents the game data showing the game result of one member on one business day as the member game history data associated with the member ID. The member game history data includes the "game machine No." of the game machine 1, the "rental unit price" actually selected by the member in the card unit 2 of the game machine 1, and the "usage amount" and "usage amount" of the game machine 1. Includes data on "number of balls driven", "number of balls paid out", "big hit (number of times)", and "number of balls held". These data are stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the times (game time) of "game start" and "game end" in the game machine 1.
The times of "game start" and "game end" in the figure (d) correspond to the card insertion / return times of the membership card data. Further, in the figure, of the game time zones [1] to [3] classified by the insertion / removal of the card 11, only the game time zone of [1] has a rental unit price of 1 yen, and other game time zones [2] [ 3] shows an example of lending processing at a lending unit price of 4 yen.

FIG. 4 (e) shows the member game total data obtained by totaling the member game history data of FIG. 4 (d) on a business day basis. The management device 6 obtains the aggregated values of "amount used", "number of balls driven", "number of balls paid out", and "big hit" for the member game aggregated data on the business day.

Then, FIG. 4 (f) shows an example of the normal unit price setting (normal unit price setting table) for each model. In the management device 6, it is possible to set whether or not to select the rental unit price in the normal game for each model (model No. 1 to the game machine 1) by the operation input with the keyboard 6k or the like. Here, the "normal game" refers to a normal game with a serial number that is not a reservation target, and is distinguished from a "reserved game" with a serial number that is a reservation target.

In the example of the figure (f), the model No. 1 is set to "possible" in which any of "1 yen", "2 yen", and "4 yen" can be selected for the rental unit price in the normal game. For models No. 3 and No. 4, the lending unit prices of "1 yen" and "2 yen" are set to "impossible", which is not selectable, and only the lending unit price of "4 yen" can be selected. ..
As described above, FIG. 3F defines a normal unit price setting table in which the lending unit price (hereinafter, also referred to as “normal lending unit price”) that can be selected at the start of the game with the card unit 2 can be set for each model. Therefore, when the normal game is started, the prohibition mark M (see FIG. 10) is attached to the lending unit price of the selection “impossible” on the display unit 24 of the card unit 2.

On the other hand, FIG. 4 (g) shows an example of the reservation unit price setting (reservation unit price setting table) for each model. In the management device 6, it is possible to set whether or not to make a reservation for each rental unit price in the reserved game for each model by the operation input.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (f) and 4 (g), the rental unit price of "1 yen" in model No. 2 is "impossible" to be selected in normal games ((f) in the same figure), but is selected in reserved games. It is set to "OK" (Fig. (G)). In other words, model No. 2 cannot select the lending unit price of "1 yen" in the corresponding card unit 2, but if you make a reservation by the reservation request, you can select the lending unit price of "1 yen" and play the game. It is said that it is possible to do. Similarly, for model No. 3, the rental unit price of "2 yen" cannot be selected, but if a reservation is made, the game can be played at "2 yen". On the other hand, model No. 3 shown in FIG. 4 (g) is set so that reservations cannot be made regardless of the rental unit price.

As described above, FIG. 4 (g) shows a reservation unit price setting table in which the loan unit price (hereinafter, also referred to as “reservation loan unit price”) that can be selected by the mobile terminal 33 as the reservation loan unit price selection means can be set for each model. Is stipulated, and when the reserved game is started, the reserved lending unit price is displayed as the reserved lending unit price of the selection "OK" on the display unit 24 of the card unit 2 (see FIG. 12). ..
In this way, the management device 6 can separately set the reserved lending unit price shown in FIG. 4 (g) and the normal lending unit price shown in FIG. 4 (h) for each of the plurality of card units 2 in the amusement park A. It is configured as a unit price setting means, and the reservation unit price setting table in the figure (g) and the reservation unit price setting table in the figure (h) are separately defined.

FIG. 4 (h) shows the reservation list data. The reservation list data includes the "unit number" and "rental unit price (reservation rental unit price)" as reservation requests received from the mobile terminal 33 via the public communication line 32, and is associated with the mobile ID and member ID of the mobile terminal 33. Is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6.

Each time the management device 6 receives a reservation request from the mobile terminal 33, the management device 6 registers and updates the reservation contents including the member ID and the rental unit price, and at the same time, the serial number selected by the mobile terminal 33 (reserved game device selection means). It is configured as a reservation state setting means for setting the card unit 2 to the reservation state. Hereinafter, the reservation method related to the reservation method by the mobile terminal 33 and the reservation process related to the reservation state setting in the management device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12.

<2. Reservation method by mobile terminal and reservation processing in management device>
In order to use the reservation service provided by the above-mentioned game hall management system 100, the application is downloaded from the management server 31 to the mobile terminal 33 to the player's mobile terminal 33, and the account ID and the like are registered. .. As a result, the mobile terminal 33 executes the application on the condition that the registered account ID and password are authenticated, and makes a reservation for a model or the like to be played from the opening of the store the next day on the screen of the liquid crystal display unit 33a. Can be done.

Here, FIG. 5 is a screen 51 displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 33a of the mobile terminal 33, which is displayed when the menu of the reserved model is selected on the menu screen (not shown) and the desired playground A is selected. The reserved model selection screen 51 is shown.

As shown in FIG. 5, the reserved model selection screen 51 displays the title 52, the reserved model list 53, the “back” button 54, and the “next” button 55. In the reserved model list 53, the model name to be reserved at the amusement park A, the number of installed models of each model, and the selectable unit price (reserved rental unit price) for each model are displayed. When a model to be reserved is selected by touch operation from the reserved model list 53, the color of the column of the selected model is highlighted (see the symbol "R").
As a result, when the "Next" button 55 is touch-operated while the model to be reserved is selected, the screen transitions to the reservation unit number / unit price selection screen 61 of FIG. 6, and the "Back" button 54 is touch-operated. Then, the screen returns to the menu screen.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the reservation unit number / unit price selection screen 61, the title 62, the unit number list 63 of the selected model, and the selection buttons 66a of the reservation loan unit price “1 yen”, “2 yen”, and “4 yen” are displayed. , 66b, 66c, "Back" button 64, "Next" button 65 are displayed. When the serial number to be reserved is selected by the touch operation from the serial number list 63, the color of the selected serial number column is highlighted (see reference numeral "R"). As described above, the mobile terminal 33 corresponds to the reserved gaming device selection means for the player to arbitrarily select the card unit 2 having the serial number to be reserved from the plurality of card units 2. As shown in FIG. 6, in the serial number list 63, when there is a serial number reserved by another person, it is grayed out as a serial number that cannot be selected (see reference numeral "G").

When any of the selection buttons 66a to 66c is selected by touch operation, the color of the selected lending unit price column is highlighted (see the symbol "R" in the "4 yen" column). In this way, the mobile terminal 33 sets the lending unit price applied to the game of the card unit 2 of the serial number targeted for reservation by touching the selection buttons 66a to 66c of the reserved lending unit prices "1 yen" to "4 yen". It corresponds to the reservation loan unit price selection means for the player to arbitrarily select. As a result, when the "Next" button 65 is touch-operated while the serial number and the reservation lending unit price are selected, the process transitions to the reservation content confirmation 71 of FIG. 7, and the "Back" button 64 is touch-operated. Then, the screen returns to the reserved model selection screen 51 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the title 72, the reservation content 73, the “back” button 74, and the “confirmation” button 75 are displayed on the reservation content confirmation 71. The reservation content 73 includes the date on which the game is played by reservation, the opening time, the reserved model, the reserved unit number, and the reserved rental unit price. When the "confirm" button 75 is touch-operated, if there is no defect in the reservation contents, the screen transitions to the reservation completion notification screen 81 of FIG. 8, and when the "back" button 74 is touch-operated, the reservation unit number of FIG. -Return to the unit price selection screen 61.

That is, the reservation content 73, which is the content of the reservation request, is transmitted from the mobile terminal 33 by the touch operation of the "confirm" button 75, and the management device 6 has a defect in the reservation content received from the mobile terminal 33 via the management server 31. If not, it is registered as reservation list data (see FIG. 4H), and the reservation completion notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal 33.

In this way, on the reservation completion notification screen 81 of FIG. 8, when the reservation completion notification is received from the management device 6 on the mobile terminal 33, the title 82, the reservation content 73, and the “confirmation” button 84 are displayed. When the "confirmation" button 84 is touch-operated, the screen returns to the menu screen.
As a reservation process, the management device 6 receives a reservation request from the mobile terminal 33 via the public communication line 32 as described above, registers the reservation contents as reservation list data, and transmits a reservation completion notification to the mobile terminal 33. In addition, the management device 6 accepts cancellation / change of the reservation from the mobile terminal 33 until one hour before the start of business after the transmission of the reservation completion notification.

Then, the management device 6 reads the reservation list data at the start of business, and transmits the reservation information to the game machine side (card unit 2) of the serial number registered in the reservation list. The reservation information includes a member ID, a mobile ID, and a reservation rental unit price. In addition, when the game start as reserved is confirmed within 5 minutes after the start of business, the management device 6 deletes the corresponding machine number from the reservation list, and the game starts when 5 minutes have passed after the start of business. If it cannot be confirmed, it will be deleted from the reservation list.

In this respect, the management device 6 is configured so that the lending unit price that can be selected as the reserved lending unit price cannot be set as the normal lending unit price as described with reference to FIGS. 4 (f) and 4 (g). .. Therefore, for example, in the setting of model No. 2 in FIG. 4 (g), the reservation lending unit price of "1 yen" can be selected on the screen 61 in FIG. 6 on the mobile terminal 33, but the model in FIG. 4 (f). In the setting of No. 2, on the screen of the card unit 2 described below, the prohibition mark M is attached to the selection button 103a (see FIG. 10) of "1 yen", and it is displayed as a normal lending unit price that cannot be selected. ..

Further, the management device 6 is configured so that a lending unit price that can be selected as a normal lending unit price cannot be set as a reserved lending unit price. Therefore, for example, in the setting of the model No. 4 in FIG. 4 (f), only the normal lending unit price of "4 yen" is displayed on the screen of the card unit 2 so that it can be selected, but the model No. 4 in FIG. 4 (g) is displayed. In the setting of 4, since all the reserved lending unit prices cannot be selected, the reserved lending unit price cannot be selected on the mobile terminal 33 (since it is not displayed as a reserved model on the screen 51 of FIG. 5, it cannot be reserved. ).

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9 and 10 are screens 91 and 101 of the liquid crystal display unit 24 in the card unit 2 having a serial number not registered in the reservation list, and the cards 10 and 11 are not inserted in the card insertion slot 29. The initial screen 91 and the screen 101 when the membership card 11 is inserted are shown.

As shown in FIG. 9, on the initial screen 91 related to the normal game, a column 92 indicating the game type (pachinko / slot), a message display area 93, and a column 94 indicating the deposit balance and the number of balls held are displayed. In the message display area 93, in addition to a message prompting the insertion of cards 10 and 11, a message "This stand can be played for 1 yen or 2 yen" is displayed. The message is displayed based on the model-specific normal unit price setting of FIG. 4F received from the management device 6 in the card unit 2, and the normal lending unit price that can be selected in the normal game can be grasped.

As shown in FIG. 10, on the screen 101 when the membership card 11 is inserted, a column 102 showing the game type and the type (general / member) of the cards 10 and 11 being inserted, a message display area 103, a deposit balance, and a possession ball A column 94 representing the number is displayed. In addition, the message display area 103, the selection buttons 103a, 103b, 103c for selecting the lending unit price "1 yen", "2 yen", and "4 yen" are displayed, and "Please select the lending unit price" is displayed. A message is displayed. At this time, the selection button 103a is attached with the prohibition mark M based on the normal unit price setting for each model, so that the loan unit price of "1 yen" cannot be selected.

On the other hand, FIGS. 11 and 12 are screens 111 and 121 of the liquid crystal display unit 24 in the card unit 2 having a serial number registered in the reservation list, and the cards 10 and 11 are inserted into the card insertion slot 29. The initial screen 111 when not displayed and the screen 121 when the membership card 11 is inserted are shown.

That is, the card unit 2 stores the reservation information received from the management device 6 before the start of business in a storage unit such as its own RAM 20c. Then, the card unit 2 reads out the reservation information at the start of business and displays the initial screen 111 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, on the initial screen 111 related to the reserved game, a column 112 indicating the game type and “reserved”, a message display area 113, a deposit balance, and a column 94 indicating the number of balls held are displayed. In the message display area 113, in addition to a message prompting the insertion of cards 10 and 11, the member ID of the reserved member and the remaining time (for example, 5 minutes) that is counted down from the start of business are displayed.

In the card unit 2 in the reserved state in this way, the member ID or the mobile ID is obtained by inserting the membership card 11 from the insertion slot 29 or touching the mobile terminal 33 with the mobile reader 26 within 5 minutes from the start of business. When it is read, it is collated with the member ID or mobile ID of the reservation information stored in its own storage unit.

As a result, in the card unit 2 (rental permission means), it is determined that the read member ID or mobile ID matches that of the reservation information, so that the identity of the player who reserved the card unit 2 of the relevant serial number is authenticated. On the condition that the game is lent, the game medium to which the reserved loan unit price is applied is permitted, but if they do not match, the game is rejected.
Therefore, for example, when the member ID matches that of the reservation information, the reserved lending unit price button 123a is displayed in the message display area 123 on the screen 121 when the membership card 11 is inserted as shown in FIG. , "Member No. ..., thank you for your reservation today" is displayed to the effect that the rental of game media is permitted.

When the read member ID or mobile ID does not match that of the reservation information in the card unit 2 in the reserved state, a message display area (not shown) of the liquid crystal display unit 24 displays that fact. Do not allow the lending of game media (reject the game). Further, in the card unit 2, when 5 minutes have passed from the start of business without permitting the game, the reservation information in its own storage unit is deleted and the normal game is returned to the state in which the normal game is possible (screen 91 in FIG. 9). Transition).

In the amusement park system 100 of the present embodiment described above, the management device 6 can separately set the lending unit price that can be selected by the player for the normal game and the reserved game (FIG. 4 (FIG. 4). f) (Refer to (g)), it is possible to adjust the merits of the reserved game according to the request of the game hall side, and the operation of the reservation system can be flexibly performed.
In addition, since the rental unit price is selected in advance when making a reservation on the mobile terminal 33 (see FIGS. 6 and 4 (h)), there is also an effect that the amusement park side can easily make a sales forecast while observing the reservation status. ..

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as follows, each modification may be combined with the above-described embodiment, or each modification may be combined.

The target period for reservations is from the time the store opens the next day, but it is not limited to this. It may be possible to make a reservation on the same day, or it may be possible to make a reservation two days later. Further, the game start time may be specified as the reservation content.
It may be possible to set a model that can be reserved and a model that cannot be reserved in the game machine 1. Alternatively, it may be possible to set a corner that can be reserved and a corner that cannot be reserved.

When making a reservation using the application on the mobile terminal 33, the game data of the game machine 1 that can be reserved may be viewed. As a result, it is possible to select a serial number to be reserved with reference to the game data.
The reservation game device selection means and the reservation rental unit price selection means are not limited to the mobile terminal 33, and may be configured by other terminal devices such as a home-use personal computer.

Only members can make reservations, but non-members may also make reservations. In this case, a one-time password (a password valid for one-time use) may be issued at the time of reservation, and the password may be entered at the start of the reserved game to perform identity verification (identity authentication).
Reservation may be charged, and consideration may be collected by cash, ball storage, store visit points, or the like. Alternatively, as a deposit, the stored balls and store visit points may be deducted at the time of reservation and returned at the start of the game.

In addition, if the game is not started within the specified time even though the reservation is made, a predetermined number of stored balls and visit points may be collected. The store visit points are given one point each day when the membership card 11 or the mobile terminal 33 is used in the amusement park, and a predetermined service can be received according to the accumulated points.
Three types of loan unit prices of 1, 2, and 4 yen have been illustrated, but the loan unit price is not limited to this, and any amount can be set to two or more types.

The identity verification at the start of the reserved game may be performed based on the face image of the player. In this case, the face image of the player captured in advance is stored in association with the member ID, and the face image captured by the camera 23 at the start of the game is collated with the face image stored in association with the member ID. It becomes.

Although the camera 23 is provided integrally with the card unit 2, the position of the camera 23 may be any position as long as the player's face can be imaged, and it is not necessary to be integrated with the card unit 2.
Although one relay device 4 is provided for each of the two game machines 1, the correspondence relationship between the relay device 4 and the game machine 1 is not limited to this. The ratio of the number of relay devices 4 to the number of game machines 1 may be 3: 1 or 4: 1. Similarly, the image processing device 30 is not limited to one corresponding to each of the four cameras 23.

Although the pachinko machine is illustrated as the game machine 1, it may be a slot machine or a ball game machine.
Each of the above numerical values is an example, and it goes without saying that any numerical value may be adopted. Further, the "memory" and "registration" in the above description can be grasped as having the same meaning, for example, "memory" in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 is referred to as "registration". it can.

In the drawing, 2 is a card unit (game device, rental permission means), 6 is a management device, 33 is a mobile terminal (reserved game device selection means, reserved rental unit price selection means), and 60 is a control unit (rental unit price setting means, reservation). State setting means), 100 is a playground system.

Claims (2)

A game hall equipped with a plurality of game devices for renting a game medium by applying a loan unit price arbitrarily selected by a player from a plurality of rental unit prices, and a management device for managing the operating status of the plurality of game devices. In the system
A reserved game device selection means for the player to arbitrarily select a game device to be reserved from the plurality of game devices,
A reservation lending unit price selection means in which the player arbitrarily selects a lending unit price applied to a game on the game device targeted for reservation, and a reservation lending unit price selection means.
For each of the plurality of game devices, a loan unit price setting that can be set separately from a reserved loan unit price that can be selected by the reserved loan unit price selection means and a normal loan unit price that can be selected at the start of a game on the game device. Means and
A reservation state setting means for setting the game device selected by the reserved game device selection means to the reservation state, and
The game device in the reserved state is provided with a lending permission means for permitting the lending of the game medium to which the reserved lending unit price is applied, provided that the player who has reserved the game device is authenticated. A playground system featuring this. The lending unit price setting means sets the lending unit price that can be selected as the reserved lending unit price to be non-selectable as the normal lending unit price, and sets the lending unit price that can be selected as the normal lending unit price as the reserved lending unit price. The amusement park system according to claim 1, wherein the system is configured so that it cannot be selected.

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