JP2021053192A - Game parlor system - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce a risk of trouble when managing leaving information in both of a managing device side and a recording medium side.SOLUTION: Leaving information including a machine number is correlated in both of a managing device 6 and an IC card 10, and a leaving lock state in a side of the managing device 6 of a machine number concerned is released on condition that a card ID correlated with leaving information in a side of the managing device 6 in the machine number correlated with the IC card 10 is correlated with the card ID of which a lock is to be released when releasing a lock in the side of the IC card 10. Accordingly, by releasing the leaving lock state of a machine number in which leaving is locked by another IC card 10, a risk of trouble can be reduced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a playground system.

Based on the enactment of the "Law to partially revise the Health Promotion Law" and various regulations, smoking during games will be prohibited in the amusement park in the future, and if a player wants to smoke, a smoking booth will be set up in the amusement park, etc. It is necessary to leave the game machine to smoke outside the game hall. In this case, for example, as in Patent Document 1, while issuing a card by performing a break operation, until the card is accepted, it is in a restrained state of suppressing grant processing such as lending processing and replay processing at the time of playing. This will allow players to leave their seats with peace of mind.

In such a case, the card is associated with absentee information such as a serial number, and when the card is accepted, the absentee information is collated to verify whether the card corresponds to the break operation and is in a suppressed state. However, it is necessary to manage the absence information not only on the management device side but also on the card side so that it can be operated even when offline.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-3958

On the other hand, for example, if the player in the restrained state does not return, the restrained state may not be released. Therefore, for example, it is necessary to have a configuration in which the restrained state can be released by an employee operation. When the operation is performed, the restraint state on the management device side is released, so that the next player can take a break. Then, when the previous player returns to settle the ball, for example, in a state where the break operation is performed by the next player, the game is normally ended, and the player is in a suppressed state. Although the release is permitted, if the suppression state is released, the suppression state due to the next break operation of the player as described above is released, and there is a risk of causing trouble.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a playground system capable of reducing the risk of trouble when managing absentee information on both the management device side and the recording medium side. To provide.

According to the invention of claim 1, when the leaving information including the serial number is associated with both the management device and the recording medium and the lock on the recording medium side is released, the management in the serial number associated with the recording medium is performed. Management to release the leaving lock state on the management device side of the corresponding serial number, provided that the recording medium ID associated with the leaving information on the device side corresponds to the recording medium ID to be unlocked. When the absentee information is managed on both the device side and the recording medium side, the risk of trouble can be reduced.

Schematic diagram showing the configuration of the amusement park system in one embodiment The figure which shows the display of a game apparatus (the 1) The figure which shows the display of a game apparatus (the 2) The figure which shows the display of a game apparatus (3) The figure which shows the display of a game apparatus (the 4) Diagram showing the display of the information display device (Part 1) Diagram showing the display of the information display device (Part 2) Diagram showing the display of the information display device (Part 3) The figure which shows the operation of each device corresponding to the combination of the presence or absence of the leaving seat operation. Perspective view of smoking booth Diagram showing the display of the display device of the smoking booth (Part 1) Diagram showing the display of the display device of the smoking booth (Part 2) Diagram showing the display of the display device of the smoking booth (Part 3) Figure showing display of display device of smoking booth (4) The figure which shows the display of the display device of a smoking booth (No. 5)

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall configuration of the amusement park system. A large number of game machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and a game device 2 (granting means, issuing means, seat leaving means, specific means, operating means, seat leaving locking means, security lock) corresponds to each game machine 1. Means, first seat leaving means, second seat leaving means, display means, reception means, notification means, congestion status notification means) and an information display device 3 are installed.

The game machine 1, the game device 2, and the information display device 3 are divided into management devices 6 (management means, release means, setting means, calling means, notification means, first release means, limiting means, classification) via the relay device 4 and LAN 5. Means, congestion status identifying means, associating means). The management device 6 manages the game data for each game machine by receiving the game signal transmitted from the game machine side (game machine 1, game device 2, etc.), and also manages the personal data for each member registered as a member. to manage.

The amusement park is also equipped with Shimabata counting machine 7 (value updating means), prize exchange terminal (hereinafter, POS) 8 (value updating means), settlement machine 9 (value updating means, balance updating means), and LAN5. It is connected to the management device 6 via.
The Shimabata counter 7 counts the inserted balls, issues a receipt (not shown) recording the number of counted balls as the counting result, and transmits the issuance information to the management device 6.

The POS 8 is a membership card (membership recording medium) or a general card IC card 10 (hereinafter, may be referred to as a membership card 10 or a general card 10) (recording medium, lock medium, first lock) issued from a counter. The prize exchange process is executed based on the number of counting balls specified by the medium (second lock medium).

When the IC card 10 is inserted into the card insertion slot 11, the checkout machine 9 receives the inserted IC card 10 and reads the deposit balance recorded in the IC card 10 with a card reader (not shown). The banknotes and coins corresponding to the read deposit balance are returned from the return port 12. The checkout machine 9 is provided with a bill insertion slot 13 into which bills are inserted, and the amount to be inserted can be added to the deposit balance recorded on the IC card 10.

When handling the deposit balance recorded on the IC card 10 in the POS 8 and the settlement machine 9, the management device 6 collates with the deposit balance indicated by the issuance information recorded in advance corresponding to the IC card 10 and is true. The deposit balance is handled on the condition that it is determined that.

The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 14, a monitor 15, a printer (not shown), and the like operated by the manager of the game hall.
Although not shown in FIG. 1, in reality, for example, several hundred game machines 1 are managed by the management device 6. The management device 6 manages the operating status of the game machine 1, the game device 2, the Shimabata counter 7, the POS 8, the settlement machine 9, and the like installed in the game hall.

The game machine 1 has an operation handle 17, an upper tray 18, and a lower tray 19 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board surface 16, and has a liquid crystal display unit 20, a starting port 21, and a large winning opening 22 on the board surface 16. Have.

The game machine 1 performs the following operations.
(1) A big hit lottery is performed according to the ball fired on the board surface 16 due to the operation of the operation handle 17 winning a prize (starting prize) in the starting port 21, and a so-called special symbol (special drawing) is performed based on the lottery result. ) Is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 20, and a big hit is generated according to the result. It should be noted that the upper limit of the so-called reserved balls is four each, and if a start prize is won during the hold, the hold is held up to the upper limit, and the symbol change is sequentially held after the symbol change is completed.

(2) The winning probability (big hit probability) of the big hit lottery is 1/300, and the ratio of big hits that are in a probable change state (probability change) after the big hit is 66.6% (2/3). When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 22 is opened by the amount corresponding to the corresponding number of rounds (R). The upper limit winning number (upper limit number) of 1R is eight, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R ends when either the upper limit number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.
(3) The number of rounds corresponding to the big hit is 5R and 16R, and the distribution ratio is 25% for 5R and 75% for 16R.

(4) During the probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/30. Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues until a big hit (normal big hit) that becomes a normal state (normal) occurs after the big hit, and when a normal big hit occurs, it returns to the normal state.

The game machine 1 and the peripheral devices attached to the game machine 1 output the following game signals as the game progresses, such as the player driving a ball or winning a start prize at the start port 21.
-Out signal: A signal that can specify the used game value (number of media used, out) output from the out BOX (not shown) for collecting used balls. Since one pulse is output for every 10 collected balls (used balls, driven balls), the number of out signals × 10 is specified as out. The signal may be directly output from the game machine 1. The out identified by the out signal corresponds to the amount of game value used in the game.

-Safe signal: A signal that can specify the game value (acquired value) paid out from the game machine 1. Since one pulse is output for every 10 payout balls, the number of safe signals × 10 is specified as safe. The replenishment signal output from the replenishment device (shown in the figure) may be used as a safe signal. The safe identified by the safe signal corresponds to the amount of game value given by the winning.

-Starting winning signal: A signal that can identify the winning (starting winning) to the starting port 21 output from the game machine 1. Since one pulse is output for each winning to the starting opening 21, the starting winning is specified according to the reception of the starting winning signal.

-Symbol variation signal (start signal): A signal that can identify symbol variation (feature operation) that is output from the game machine 1 and starts variation (operation) by winning a start to the moving port 21. Since it is output when the symbol variation is confirmed (at the end), the symbol variation (start) is specified according to the reception of the symbol variation signal. It may be a signal output at the start of symbol variation.

-Big hit signal: A signal output from the game machine 1 that can specify the period of the big hit state. Since the level is output during the jackpot state, the jackpot signal reception is specified as the jackpot state.
-Special state signal: A signal that can specify the period during which the winning rate of the winning opening such as the starting port 21 output from the game machine 1 is high and the time is shortened. If the time is shortened, the level is output regardless of whether the jackpot winning probability is high or not, so the special state signal reception is specified as the special state. When a state signal such as a big hit signal or a special state signal is not received, it is specified as a normal state.

The game device 2 is a touch panel type liquid crystal display of a bill insertion slot 23 into which bills are inserted, a touch panel type liquid crystal that receives operation input from a player and displays game data such as the number of symbol fluctuations (start) and jackpot probability as the game progresses. Below the display unit 24, the payout button 25 operated to pay out the balls, the payout nozzle 26 through which the paid out balls pass, the card insertion slot 27 into which the IC card 10 is inserted, and the lower tray 19 of the game machine 1. It is provided with a removable counting tray 28 and the like located.

The game device 2 operates as follows.
(1) When money is accepted (money acceptance processing), the deposit amount is added to the balance and displayed on both the game machine 1 and the game device 2, and the lending button of the game machine 1 is pressed with the balance. (Lending operation, consideration giving operation), lending balls (for example, 500 yen) worth of lending balls (giving value) are paid out from the game machine 1 (granting process), and the consideration according to the rate is withdrawn from the balance. In addition, money can be accepted for the corresponding amount of consideration grant processing multiple times (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

(2) When a counting ball is accepted, the counting ball is specified as a ball, and the ball is refunded in response to the pressing of the payout button 25 (replay processing of the ball). Is subtracted from the number of balls held for that consideration (for example, the same number as the number of balls refunded).

(4) When the return button (not shown) of the game machine 1 is pressed with the balance and the balls remaining, the balance and the balls stocked in the game device 2 can be specified in general. Issue card 10. In addition, it is also possible to issue in installments that target only a part of the balls or the balance. If the general card 10 is accepted, the balance and the balls will be taken over.

(5) Through serial communication with the relay device 4, the management device 6 performs currency reception processing, consideration grant processing, balance and possession balls, number of rented balls, number of refund balls, deposit amount, number of counting balls, number of rented balls, and rented balls. It is possible to specify the sales amount, which is the consideration for the card, and various information such as reception and issuance processing of the general card 10, and these are pulse signals (for example, 1 pulse for every 1000 yen deposited, 1 pulse for every 100 yen sold, etc.). It may be possible to identify with. Regarding communication in the lending process, the game machine 1 and the game device 2 may directly communicate with each other without going through the relay device 4.

The information display device 3 manages game information in each game state by inputting a game signal output from the game machine 1 side via the relay device 4. The information display device 3 includes a display area 29 (display means) for displaying various game information, various operation buttons 30 for receiving various operations such as changing the display contents of the display area 29, and operations carried by employees of the game hall. It has a remote control light receiving unit (not shown) that receives a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control (not shown).

When the prize exchange process is performed, the POS 8 is owned by the player by reading the game value from the IC card 10 recording the game value acquired by the player or by identifying the player of the member who wishes to exchange the prize. By acquiring the stored balls (stored medals) online from the management device 6, the game value that can be exchanged for prizes is specified, and then the barcode or the like of the prize desired by the player is read by the hand scanner 31. The number of goods issued is changed and managed.

The management device 6 operates according to a stored computer program, and can execute a game information display service that displays game data indicating the operating status of the game machine 1. In order to execute such a service, the operating state of the game machine 1 is specified and the game data is managed for each game machine based on the game signal input from the game machine 1 or the game device 2 to the input / output unit. It is designed to do.

The game data managed for each game machine is as follows.
・ Out ・ Safe ・ Difference ball = Safe-Out ・ Ball output rate = Safe ÷ Out ・ Big hit probability = Number of big hits ÷ Number of starts

(Away lock)
The game device 2 has a function of leaving the seat lock in addition to each of the above-mentioned functions, and the seat leaving lock will be described below.
At the amusement park, smoking during games will be completely prohibited in the future based on the enactment of the "Law to partially revise the Health Promotion Law" and various ordinances, etc., and the entire amusement park will be smoke-free. is there. For this reason, the player who wants to smoke is away from the smoking booth installed in the game hall or outside the game field for a short time, so that securing the game machine 1 in that case becomes a problem.

By the way, the game device 2 is provided with a safety lock function as a function of securing the game machine 1. This secure lock function allows the granting process, etc. until the authentication information such as the PIN code and mobile phone ID received at the time of secure lock is entered when the secure lock is selected from the menu while the issuance condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied. However, it is a function that disables the issuance process, and is canceled when the authentication information is accepted. Therefore, when the player wants to secure the game machine 1 when he / she leaves his / her seat for a short time to smoke, he / she can secure the game machine 1 by using the function of the safety lock.

However, the secure lock is in consideration of the case where the player carelessly leaves the seat during the game, or the illegal person issues the IC card 10 and is stolen even during the game. When the next player starts the game without noticing the existence of the IC card 10 for which the issuance condition is satisfied, when he / she leaves his / her seat using the security lock, he / she is before returning. There is a risk of trouble with the player.

Therefore, as a new function of the game device 2, a seat leaving function is provided so that the game machine 1 can be locked (hereinafter, seat leaving lock) while the player is away from the seat. The seat leaving lock is a function of performing a seat leaving lock process for continuing the locked state (hereinafter referred to as the seat leaving lock state) by using the IC card 10 issued at the time of the seat leaving operation as a release key. In the seat-leaving lock state, the game device 2 and the information display device 3 display the time when the player can leave the seat and the elapsed time when the person leaves the seat, and not only the game device is in the state of suppressing the grant process, but also the game device In 2, the payment is suppressed, the counting tray 28 is disabled by closing the shutter, and the other IC card 10 is disabled from being accepted.

The leaving seat function consists of the following leaving seat operation, leaving seat display, leaving seat status management, and leaving seat release operation.
(1) Seat leaving operation The game device 2 can accept the seat leaving operation when the player leaves the seat so that the player can leave the seat from the game machine 1 with peace of mind. As will be described later, when only the information display device 3 can be operated to leave the seat, the operation button 30 of the information display device 3 is used to operate the seat leaving.

(2) Absent-away display By displaying the absenteeism display on the game device 2 and the information display device 3, it is notified to the surroundings that the person is away from the seat. At this time, in order to avoid troubles such as a wrong stand, the IC card 10 locked away from the seat is used as the release key to lock the seat away from the seat, and payment and acceptance of the IC card 10 are performed until the same IC card 10 is received. Not possible. When only the information display device 3 is installed, only the information display device 3 is displayed while the person is away from the seat, and the seat is not locked.

(3) State management during absenteeism It is possible to grasp the number of absenteeism on the screen of the management device 6 and to confirm the elapsed time of absenteeism corresponding to each number. If the player does not return to the game after the time when he / she can leave the seat, an inspection will be issued.

(4) Seat leaving release operation The seat leaving release operation can be accepted by operating the screen of the game device 2. The leave lock state is released by accepting the IC card 10 issued at the time of leaving the game device 2. When only the information display device 3 is installed, it is released by operating the operation button 30 of the information display device 3.

It is desirable that the above-mentioned leaving function disables the granting process, etc. with the IC card 10 issued, but the valuable value such as the balance and the possession ball has reached the standard value (the valuable value remains). Alternatively, if the issuance conditions for issuing the IC card 10 such as accepting the membership card 10 are not satisfied, the IC card 10 cannot be issued, and it is difficult to disable the granting process or the like. In this case, it can be assumed that the issuing conditions will be relaxed so that the seat can be left, but there is a new concern that the IC card 10 will be taken away silently. Under these circumstances, in the game device 2, the following five operation methods can be set for each type (for example, a group having the same lending rate) for the seat leaving function.
(1) No seat leaving function (default)
(2) With seat leaving function (all those who are eligible for seat leaving lock)
(3) With seat leaving function (members and general people who are eligible for seat leaving lock)
(4) With seat leaving function (members are eligible for seat leaving lock)
(5) With seat leaving function (no target person for seat leaving lock)

Hereinafter, the above (2) to (5) with a seat leaving function will be described.
(2) With seat leaving function (all those who are eligible for seat leaving lock)
It is possible to accept the leaving seat operation regardless of the acceptance status of the IC card 10. While the issuance condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied at the time of leaving the seat, the IC card 10 is issued, and the IC card 10 is used as a release key to lock the seat leaving. If the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is not satisfied, the seat leaving lock state is not set in response to the seat leaving operation, but the granting suppression state in which the granting process is suppressed until the player accepts the operable release operation. Become.

(3) With seat leaving function (members and general people who are eligible for seat leaving lock)
It is possible to accept the leaving seat operation on condition that the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied. At the time of leaving the seat, a membership card 10 or a general card 10 is issued, and the membership card 10 or the general card 10 is used as a release key to lock the seat leaving.

(4) With seat leaving function (members are eligible for seat leaving lock)
The leaving seat operation can be accepted only when the issuance condition of the membership card 10 is satisfied. At the time of leaving the seat, a membership card 10 is issued, and the membership card 10 is used as a release key to lock the seat leaving.
(5) With seat leaving function (no target person for seat leaving lock)
It is possible to accept the leaving seat operation regardless of whether or not the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied. If the issuance condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied at the time of leaving the seat, the IC card 10 is issued, but the leaving seat is not locked.

The leaving seat operation is a state in which the valuable value remains (the valuable value has reached the standard amount) by comparing the valuable value such as the balance and the ball possessed with the standard information while the game machine 1 is in operation, that is, the IC. Acceptance is permitted on condition that the card 10 issuance conditions (excluding the state where there is no balance and the number of balls held has not reached the predetermined number) are satisfied. This prohibits the acceptance of leaving seat operations for non-operating game machines to prevent mischief. Judgment as to whether or not it is non-operating is performed when the set time or more has passed since the last out (detecting the latest out signal).
However, if the conditions for issuing the membership card 10 are satisfied in (2) to (4) above, the leaving seat operation is accepted even if there is no valuable value.

Next, the operation of the gaming device 2 having the seat leaving function will be described.
(When all the people who are subject to the leave lock are all)
In the standby state, the gaming device 2 displays the standby screen shown in FIG. 2A on the liquid crystal display unit 24. On the standby screen, the unit price of balls lent, the number of balls rented for one unit, the "cigarette break" button 32, the "meal break" button 33, the "menu display" button 34, the card type and the deposit balance for which the issuance conditions are satisfied, and the possession A guide prompting the player to press down the number of balls and the payout button 25 is displayed.

When the "cigarette break" button 32 is pressed down to leave the seat, it is determined whether the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied, and if the issuing condition is satisfied, FIG. 2C is shown. The screen for the operation of leaving the seat is displayed and the seat leaving lock process is performed to put the seat in the seat leaving lock state. On the screen at the time of leaving the seat, the title 35, the available time for leaving the seat, the message notifying that the IC card 10 is returned, the "start" button 36, and the "stop" button 37 are displayed. The time available for leaving the seat can be set for each model.

When the "start" button 36 is pressed, the current valuable value (balance, possession ball (in the case of a general card 10)) is recorded on the IC card 10 for which the issuing condition is satisfied, and then the IC card 10 is inserted. It will be issued and the seat will be locked.

In the seat-leaving lock state, the screen during seat-leaving lock shown in FIG. 2D is displayed. On the screen during the leaving seat lock, a message notifying the user to insert the IC card 10 and an elapsed time are displayed.
When the player who has returned from smoking inserts the IC card 10 locked away from the seat into the game device 2, the game device 2 releases the lock state of leaving the seat by accepting the IC card 10 and restarts the game. That is, the seat leaving lock state is executed from the seat leaving operation to the reception of the IC card 10 locked away from the seat (leaving lock processing).

In addition, in order to avoid troubles due to a player's mistake in the table, if a set number of outs (for example, 100 balls) is detected (comparison result between outs and reference information) while the player is locked away from the seat, an abnormality is notified. This abnormality notification is canceled when the cancellation conditions that are satisfied by the release of the absentee lock state or the confirmation of the employee are satisfied.

On the other hand, if the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is not satisfied when the seat is left, the seat is left to suppress the granting process. In the absent state, the absentee start screen shown in FIG. 3A is displayed. On the departure start screen, for example, a message notifying the user to return to the seat within 10 minutes (possible time) is displayed. When the "start" button 36 is pressed down, the screen during leaving the seat shown in FIG. 3B is displayed. On the screen while away from the desk, a message notifying that the player is taking a break and urging the player to press the game restart button 38 is displayed. The leaving state is executed until the "game restart" button 38, which can be operated by a player other than the player who has left the seat, is operated or a time-out occurs (suppression processing).

(When the target person of the leave lock is a member / general)
The operation when the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied when the seat is left while the standby screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 2 (a) is described above (in all cases, the target person of the seat lock is all). ) Is the same.
On the other hand, if the issuing condition is not satisfied when the seat leaving operation is performed, a message is displayed not shown that the leaving seat lock process is possible when the issuing condition is satisfied, for example, such as depositing money. When the issuing condition is satisfied, the departure start screen shown in FIG. 2C is displayed, and when the "start" button 36 is pressed, the IC card 10 is issued in association with the valuable value. The screen during leaving the seat shown in 2 (d) is displayed.

(When the target person of the leave lock is a member)
The leaving seat operation can be accepted only when the issuance condition of the membership card 10 is satisfied. At the time of leaving the seat, the seat leaving lock state is set in which the IC card 10 locked away from the seat is used as the release key.
On the other hand, if the conditions for issuing the membership card 10 are not satisfied when the member is left unattended, a message notifying that the membership card 10 is to be inserted is displayed, and the operation when the membership card 10 is inserted is , The same as described above (when the target person of the absentee lock is a member / general).

(When there is no person to be locked away)
When the seat is left, even if the IC card 10 issuance condition is satisfied, the seat is not locked, but the seat is left.
If the "cigarette break" button 32 or the "meal break" button 33 is not displayed on the standby screen, when the "menu display" button 34 is pressed down, one of the menus is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (a). As a result, the "cigarette break" button 32 and the "meal break" button 33 may be displayed.

When the available time for leaving the seat has elapsed while the seat is locked, the screen for exceeding the seat is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (b) while maintaining the locked state. On the over-away screen, a message notifying that various operations are impossible and the excess elapsed time are displayed. After that, if the leave lock state is not released even after the set period has elapsed, an abnormality notification or a customer call is performed. In other words, the system alone responds to the excess of the available time for leaving the seat for the time being, and calls the employee when it is still unsuccessful. For example, if the customer call is set to 5 minutes (customer call time) and the abnormality notification is set to 10 minutes (employee call time), the customer call (first call mode) is performed 5 minutes after the available time for leaving the seat has elapsed, and 10 Abnormality notification (second call mode) is performed after a minute.

Next, the operation of the information display device 3 when it is set to have a seat leaving operation will be described.
When the information display device 3 is set to have a seat leaving operation, the game device 2 inquires about the presence or absence of the seat leaving function for each model, or when the game device 2 is set to have a seat leaving operation, the game device 2 It receives the setting information from and operates according to the result, but the details will be described later. When the game device 2 has a seat leaving function, the seat leaving operation can be accepted from the service call menu regardless of whether or not the issuance condition of the IC card 10 of the game device 2 is satisfied. If, for example, three service call menus have already been registered, four will be displayed including the leave operation. When the seat leaving operation is accepted, the game device 2 performs a process of displaying a message notifying that the seat leaving operation is performed.

When the seat leaving operation is performed, the screen at the start of the seat leaving operation shown in FIG. 6 is displayed in the display area 29. On the seat leaving operation start screen, a message is displayed to urge the IC card 10 to be issued and, for example, to return to the seat within 10 minutes.
While the IC card 10 is issued in response to the leaving seat operation, the leaving seat screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. On the absentee screen, a message notifying the available time, the elapsed time, and the fact that the person is absent is displayed.
When the game machine 1 is inactive, the screen for inoperability to leave the seat shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. On the unattended screen, a message is displayed to notify the conditions under which the unattended operation is possible.

(Away operation during secure lock)
Next, the operation of leaving the seat during the secure lock of the game device 2 will be described.
The secure lock allows the granting process in consideration of the case where the user inadvertently leaves the seat during the game or the illegal person is issued the IC card 10 and is stolen even during the game. Issuance processing is a function during the game that is suppressed, and processing is executed on condition that authentication information such as a password or ID corresponding to the touch of the player's smartphone (hereinafter referred to as a smartphone) is input, but the lock is secure. Since it is possible to assume that the player will leave the seat for a short time to smoke, it is desirable to suppress the granting process in addition to the issuing process while retaining the function of the secure lock.
The security code as the authentication information corresponding to the security lock is the security code received at the start of the above processing, that is, at the time of the security lock operation (start operation), or the membership card 10 when the membership card 10 is accepted. The password registered at the time of registration can be assumed.

Therefore, if the user leaves the seat during the secure lock, the secure lock authentication process is performed by suppressing the granting process in addition to the issuing process while accepting the IC card 10. It was possible without doing it.
Specifically, the game device 2 can selectively set "do not / do" the leave lock during the safety lock, and "do not" when the leave operation is performed during the safety lock. When it is selected, the player leaves the seat while accepting the IC card 10 for the purpose of preventing misidentified games. As a result, in addition to suppressing the issuance of the IC card 10, the granting process and the like are also suppressed, so that the game machine 1 can be secured while receiving the IC card 10.

In the state of leaving the seat during the safe lock, the screen during the time of leaving the seat shown in FIG. 3B is displayed, and the safe lock state is set and the game is restarted in response to the pressing of the "game restart" button 38. In the secure lock state, the secure lock screen shown in FIG. 3C is displayed. On the security lock screen, a message notifying the user to touch the authenticated smartphone during the security lock operation or to prompt the user to enter the security code, and the security code input unit 39 for inputting the security code are displayed. When the authentication information received during the secure lock operation is received, the secure lock state is released and the standby state is displayed, and the standby screen shown in FIG. 3D is displayed.
If the "game restart" button 38 is not in the secure lock state when the button 38 is pressed down, the standby display shown in FIG. 3D is displayed and the game is restarted.

On the other hand, when "Yes" is selected when the seat leaving operation is performed during the secure lock operation, the IC card 10 whose issuance condition is satisfied is issued on condition that the authentication information received at the time of the secure lock operation is accepted. By doing so, the seat leaving lock state is set, and when the IC card 10 is received, the seat leaving lock state is released and the secure lock state is resumed.

(Away information)
Next, the absence information associated with the IC card 10 will be described.
The leaving information indicating the serial number (identification information of the game machine) and the card number (identification information of the IC card 10) for releasing the leaving lock state indicates at least the card ID and is used as the serial number in order to improve reliability. The management device 6 manages the associated first absentee information, and the IC card 10 manages at least the second absentee information indicating the serial number. When associating the leaving information with the IC card 10, the recording area common to the balance and the possession ball is the recording area where the core common information is recorded, so the leaving information is excluded (suppressed) from the update target. , Should be recorded as balance-related information related to the balance or earned value-related information related to the ball.

However, for security reasons, the settlement machine 9 that only updates the balance excludes the acquired value-related information from the update target, and the Shimabata counting machine 7 that only updates the possession ball has the balance-related information. Is excluded from the update target, so if the absentee information is recorded as one of the information, it becomes difficult to update the absentee information with a device that updates only the other information.

Therefore, in this system that manages the recording area by dividing it into balance-related information and acquired value-related information, if the person leaves the seat and locks the seat while there is a balance, the person leaves the seat as the balance-related information, while holding the ball. When leaving the seat is locked in a certain state, the leaving information is associated with the acquired value related information.

Specifically, a plurality of recording areas are set in the IC card 10, and security is enhanced by separately managing balance-related information related to the balance and acquired value-related information related to possession balls. That is, as the recording area, a management area for recording basic information such as a card ID, a holding area for recording acquired value-related information related to holding balls, and a balance-related information related to balances are recorded. There is a balance area for each. When recording the absentee information on the IC card 10, the management area is excluded from the recording target of the absentee information because it is a core area for recording universal basic information. Acquired value related information, if there is a balance, it is recorded as balance related information. If both the ball and the balance are present at the time of leaving the seat, the leaving information is recorded as the acquired value-related information and the balance-related information, respectively.

By the way, when the IC card 10 that has been locked away from the seat is received by the checkout machine 9, if there is no ball, it means that the information about leaving the seat is not recorded as the acquired value-related information. For this reason, if the balance-related information is cleared by the checkout machine 9, the leave information is also cleared and a problem occurs. Therefore, the IC card 10 is displayed without the checkout by displaying that there is a target stand locked away from the seat. return. Since only balance-related information is recorded on the membership card 10, such processing is performed on the general card 10.

If the IC card 10 that has been locked away from the seat is received by the checkout machine 9 and there is a ball, the balance can be settled. In other words, if there are both the possession ball and the balance, the absence information is recorded on both sides as the acquisition value related information and the balance related information, so the balance related information is cleared and the IC card 10 is returned. This is because the information on leaving the seat is recorded in the information related to the acquired value, and there is no problem.

Furthermore, since it is possible to read the acquired value-related information (updated non-target value information) but not to update it with a device such as the settlement machine 9 that does not target the possession ball, the balance addition function of the settlement machine 9 is used. When updating from a state without a balance to a state with a balance, if the absentee information is recorded as the acquired value related information, the absentee information is changed to the updated balance related information (update target value information). By copying, even if the ball is settled, the information on leaving the seat can be retained, and its reliability is improved.

Although it can be avoided by processing such as POS8 described later, for example, if there is a ball but the absence information is not recorded as the acquisition value related information, if the balance is settled and there is no balance, the acquisition value related information will be obtained. Since the information on leaving the seat cannot be recorded because it can be updated, the same processing as in the case where there is no possession ball described above may be performed.

On the other hand, when the break card 10 whose seat is locked at POS8 is accepted, it is displayed that the seat is locked, and the payment is made after accepting the two selection operations of "do not unlock" and "unlock". To do. Similarly, when a plurality of IC cards 10 are accepted and their balls are added up (values are integrated), a selection operation is accepted for each reception of the IC card 10. However, only in the case of the general card 10, if both the possession ball and the balance become 0 even if "Do not unlock" is selected, the leave lock state is released.

With a device such as POS8 that does not target the balance for update, the balance-related information (update non-target value information) can only be read from the IC card 10 and cannot be updated. Therefore, if the update is performed from the state without the ball to the state with the ball by the so-called manual input with the POS 8 or the counting with the Shimabata counter 7, the leaving information should be recorded as the balance-related information. For example, the reliability of the absence information is improved by copying the information as acquisition value related information (update target value information). Such a configuration is also possible with the game device 2. That is, when performing the leave lock process, the balance-related information is recorded if there is a balance, and the leave information is recorded as the acquisition value-related information if there is a ball, and if there are both the balance and the ball, both sides. Away information is recorded as information related to the acquisition value of.

In addition, although it can be avoided by the above-mentioned processing of the settlement machine 9, etc., the balance is settled by, for example, having a balance on the IC card 10 in POS8 but not recording the absence information as balance-related information. In the case of none, it is possible to prohibit the exchange of prizes because the balance-related information cannot be updated, or to suppress the exchange of prizes such as leaving a certain amount of balls. However, such suppression is limited to the case of the general card 10 and not the case of the membership card 10.
The above-mentioned process is a process for preventing the loss of various information associated with the IC card 10, and when there is no risk of such processing, for example, the settlement machine 9 can be used to update the acquired value-related information, or the POS 8 can be used. You may update the balance related information.

(Update of absence information)
Next, the update of the absence information will be described.
When the player who has left the seat turns around and ends the game, it is convenient to be able to cancel the seat at POS 8 and settle the ball held by the IC card 10. On the other hand, in order to deal with the case where the player who has left the seat does not return, it can be assumed that the lock state of the game device 2 is released by the operation of the employee, but the lock is released in this way. When the game device 2 is locked by the next player, if the IC card 10 of the previous player is accepted by POS8 or the like and the player is released from the seat, the lock state by the next player is released. There is a risk of trouble.

Therefore, when the leaving lock state of the IC card 10 is released after associating the leaving information with both the management device 6 and the IC card 10, the stand associated with the IC card 10 to be unlocked is used. The leaving lock state of the corresponding serial number, provided that the card ID associated with the leaving information (second leaving information) of the management device 6 corresponds to the card ID to be unlocked. Was released.

Specifically, when "unlock" is selected in POS8, the unlocking on the management device 6 side is the card ID in the control device 6 in the final serial number associated with the IC card 10 in the unlocked state. It is canceled on condition that the received card ID and the received card ID correspond to each other.

(Away information when offline)
Next, the information on leaving the seat when offline will be described.
As described above, by managing the absentee information including the serial number for releasing the absentee lock state by both the management device 6 and the IC card 10, it is possible to respond even when offline. On the other hand, when the player who has left the seat does not return, it is possible to assume that the player who has left the seat is forcibly released from the seat leaving lock by operating the management device 6 or the game device 2.

Specifically, the release of the absentee lock state is not limited to the acceptance of the IC card 10 by the game device 2, but the operation of the employee remote controller to the game device 2 and the IC by the POS 8 or the checkout machine 9 are used. When the card 10 is accepted, it can be forcibly released, and when the operation of the employee remote controller is accepted, the leave lock state can be forcibly released without accepting the IC card 10. Further, in the management device 6, the serial number can be specified by the operation of the employee so that the IC card 10 can be released even if the game device 2 does not receive the IC card 10.

On the other hand, when the IC card 10 locked away from the seat is inserted into another game device 2, the IC card 10 is displayed by displaying that the other game device 2 is in the locked state of leaving the seat for the purpose of preventing misidentified games. return.
However, in this case, since the leaving information of the IC card 10 cannot be updated, the leaving information of the IC card 10 may remain indefinitely even though the leaving lock is released by the management device 6. Therefore, the leaving information of the IC card 10 is excluded from all the processing targets according to the establishment of the cancellation condition such as the next day or later. Here, since special business such as all-night business is assumed, it is added to the cancellation condition that the store closing process is performed, but only one of them may be used. Further, the expiration date may be set until the closing process is performed. On the other hand, the leave lock on the management device 6 side is released with the closing process as the release condition, but the release condition may be changed to the date and time condition such as the next day or later as in the case of the IC card 10 side, or may be added as the release condition.

By such a process, for example, when the next day comes, the IC card 10 can be accepted by another serial number regardless of whether or not the release operation is performed. Further, a plurality of the above-mentioned closing processes may be provided to distinguish between the closing process for canceling the absentee state and the closing process for not canceling.
In short, the absentee information is managed by both the management device 6 and the IC card 10, and is excluded from the processing target depending on whether or not the store closing process and the date information are within the expiration date.

Even when offline, the leaving information associated with the IC card 10 enables the leaving lock state and its release, but depending on the settings, the leaving operation is disabled when offline and the elapsed time of leaving the game device 2 is updated. It is also possible to suppress. In addition, the game device 2 stores the history information related to the locked state of leaving the seat while offline, and sends the history information to the management device 6 at the time of returning to online to improve the consistency of the information with the management device 6. I am trying to do it.

(Meal break)
Next, the meal break will be described.
The game device 2 is provided with a function that allows the employee to lock the seat away from the seat by operating the meal break, but there is an increasing need for the meal break to be self-contained.
Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned leaving operation, a meal break operation that allows the user to leave the seat for a longer period of time than the seat leaving lock state is accepted, and a display different from the leaving lock is displayed during the meal break.

That is, the game device 2 is operated not only by the seat leaving lock state but also by pressing the "meal break" button 33 on the standby screen shown in FIG. 2 (a) (although it is different from the first seat leaving operation, it is operated by the player. A self-contained meal break is also possible (when the leave operation, which is a possible second leave operation, is accepted). Functionally, the IC card 10 (second lock medium) is issued at the time of leaving the seat in the same manner as the above-mentioned state of leaving the seat and the state of leaving the seat, but FIG. 4 (c) corresponding to FIG. 2 (b), As shown in FIG. 4 (d) corresponding to FIG. 2 (c), FIG. 5 (a) corresponding to FIG. 3 (b), and FIG. 5 (b) corresponding to FIG. 2 (d), the person is separated during the meal break. The display is distinguishable from the state of seating and the state of leaving the seat locked.

However, since the setting is different from the seat leaving state and the seat leaving locked state, the seating possible time in the seat leaving state and the seat leaving lock state is, for example, 10 minutes (the time during which the grant suppression state can be achieved by the first lock process). (A certain first possible time), a meal break is, for example, an operation such as 30 minutes to 1 hour (a second possible time, which is a time during which the grant suppression state can be achieved by the second lock process) (the grant suppression state until the first lock medium is accepted). The first lock process for continuing the process, and the second lock process for continuing the grant suppression state until the second lock medium is accepted) become possible. Further, when taking a meal break with the membership card 10, a longer period (for example, 40 minutes) can be set as compared with the case of the general card 10.

However, although a break time of about 5 minutes is sufficient when smoking, a meal break is required for about 30 minutes to 1 hour, and if a meal break is set when smoking, it is equivalent to a longer meal break. Some players want to shift to a meal break while they are away, although they will allow more breaks than necessary.

Due to these circumstances, acceptance of leaving the seat operation is prohibited (suppressed) during the meal break, but while leaving the seat, the meal break operation of the game device 2 is prohibited (suppressed), but employees such as the employee remote controller and the management device 6 Meal breaks are possible (not suppressed) by the operation of the staff. In this case, since the display during leaving the seat has priority, the display does not change, but both states are maintained, and when the display of leaving the seat is completed, a meal break is taken.

If the meal break corresponds to the membership card 10, the break time can be extended by an extension operation by the employee even during the meal break. In this case, similar to the above-mentioned meal break, a configuration in which the period from the beginning of the break is longer than usual, or a configuration in which the period is further extended from the time of the extension operation is assumed. In such a case, in order to facilitate the judgment of the employee, it is displayed that the membership card has been issued during the meal break corresponding to the membership card 10.

In order to avoid troubles caused by the player's mistake, if a set number of outs (for example, 100 balls) is detected during a meal break, an abnormality is detected. This abnormality notification is released when the above-mentioned release condition is satisfied, as in the case of the seat leaving lock state.
In addition, it may be possible to accept the leaving seat operation during the meal break, and when the leaving seat operation is performed, the seat leaving operation is displayed. In this case, both the meal state and the absentee state are valid, and the absentee state is displayed in front of the meal break display, and when the absentee state is canceled, the meal break is in progress.

By the way, as described above, the leaving operation for taking a cigarette break or a meal break is usually performed by the game device 2, but there are some game halls that request that the leaving operation be performed by the information display device 3. Therefore, it is possible to set whether the game device 2 and the information display device 3 can be operated to leave their seats. In this case, when the setting of the game device 2 is transmitted from the game device 2 or the management device 6 to the information display device 3, the information display device 3 can be operated to leave the seat according to the setting of the game device 2. The processing is different.

That is, if the game device 2 can perform the seat leaving operation, the game device 2 only displays that the seat leaving operation is urged, but the game device 2 is not provided with the seat leaving function, or the above-mentioned "(1) ) No seat leaving function is set, such as "No seat leaving function", and if the seat leaving operation is not possible, it indicates that the seat is in the seat leaving state according to the seat leaving operation on the information display device 3. It will be in the state of leaving the seat to perform such a display. Since the game device 2 does not have a seat-leaving function, the seat-leaving display state does not suppress the granting process or the like, but the display shown in FIG. 7 prevents the player from misidentifying the game, and the information display device 3 It is released by the release operation with.

Since such a setting is troublesome if it is a setting process for each unit number, it is possible to set it for each group. However, since the setting group may be different between the game device 2 and the information display device 3, the setting group may be different. The process of transmitting the settings of the game device 2 from the management device 6 to the information display device 3 and the setting transmission of the setting information indicating the contents related to the game device 2 when the game device 2 receives the settings are set and transmitted to the information display device 3. It is necessary to perform a matching process between the two.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the presence / absence of the leaving function of the game device 2 and the presence / absence of the leaving operation of the information display device 3 are arranged in four patterns (Nos. 1 to 4 in the figure) corresponding to the combination. The devices 2 and 3 are classified and each of the devices 2 and 3 operates as shown in the drawings (1) to (5).
(1) When either one of the game device 2 and the information display device 3 is in a state where the seat leaving operation can be accepted and one of the seat leaving operations is accepted, the seat leaving lock state or the seat leaving display state is obtained. A message is displayed to notify that the person is away from the desk and that the person is away from the desk in the state of being away from the desk.
(2) When the game device 2 and the information display device 3 are in a state where the game device 2 and the information display device 3 can accept the leave operation, and the information display device 3 accepts the leave operation, the information display device 3 prompts the operation from the game device 2. In a state where the leaving operation is not possible, a message notifying that the gaming device 2 is urged to perform the leaving operation in response to the leaving operation is displayed for, for example, 10 seconds.
(3) When either one of the game device 2 and the information display device 3 is in a state where the absentee release operation can be accepted and one of them accepts the absenteeism release operation, the absenteeism is released.
(4) The information display device 3 prompts the game device 2 to perform the leave release operation when the game device 2 accepts the leave release operation or the service call operation while the game device 2 can accept the leave release operation. Display the message for 10 seconds, for example.
(5) The game device 2 and the information display device 3 are in a state in which the leaving seat operation and the leaving seat release operation are invalid.

(Signage display of smoking booth)
Next, the signage display of the smoking booth will be described.
A plurality of smoking booths 40 as shown in FIG. 10 are installed in the amusement park as smoking areas. The smoking booth 40 is surrounded by a transparent member 42 except for the entrance / exit 41, and a ventilation unit 44 is arranged in which smoke from cigarettes is sucked from a suction port 43 by a fan motor (not shown) and exhausted to the outside. A display device 45 (notifying means) is arranged at a position visible to the player staying in the smoking booth 40 in front of the ventilation unit 44.
A number detection sensor 46 (detection means) for detecting the entry and exit of players is provided on the ceiling of the smoking booth 40, and the number detection sensor 46 detects the number of players staying in the smoking booth 40. ..

As described above, a player who smokes by locking the game machine 1 by using the seat leaving function of the game device 2 will smoke at the smoking booth 40, but the player's leaving time is longer than necessary. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage the players in the smoking booth 40 to resume the game as soon as possible.
Therefore, the game machine 1 locked away from the seat is divided into a plurality of states according to the importance of resuming the game, priorities are set for each state, and the display device 45 notifies the player in the order of priority.

That is, when a plurality of smoking booths 40 are provided in the game hall (for example, 5 places), the smoking booths 40 are associated with each unit number (game machine unit). That is, when the player takes a break, it is normal to smoke in the smoking booth 40 close to the gaming machine in which the player is playing. Therefore, the number is associated with the smoking booth 40, and the associated smoking booth 40 is used. While the congestion status is notified, the congestion status in the smoking booth 40 that is not associated with the smoking booth 40 is not notified. The association is associated with smoking booths 40 at a plurality of locations (for example, two locations), and the congestion status of both smoking booths 40 is displayed.

Specifically, the number of people staying in the booth is detected by the detection of the number of people detection sensor 46 provided in the smoking booth 40, and the detected number of people is compared with the threshold value to obtain "slightly crowded" or "crowded". The congestion status information is specified, and the congestion status information is displayed on the game device 2 and the information display device 3. In this case, the gaming device 2 displays the congestion status on the standby screen as shown in FIG. 5 (c) by the number of people, and similarly displays the congestion status on the start operation screen as shown in FIG. 5 (d). To do.
The standby screen shown in FIG. 5C is updated as a real-time display at intervals of about 30 seconds, and the signage display is separately switched and displayed every 5 minutes even in the non-operation state. In this signage display, the congestion status that also serves as an introduction to the smoking booth 40 is displayed. In addition, the signage is displayed after updating the display contents even when leaving the seat.

A plurality of number detection sensors 46 of the smoking booth 40 are provided according to the size of the smoking booth 40. For example, there are two for five people and one for two or three people, and the total number of people detected by each number detection sensor is the total number of people in each smoking booth 40.
Digital signage display is performed on the display device 45. In the digital signage display, as shown in FIG. 11, the signage display such as the game hall guidance and the model introduction is displayed in the signage display area 47, and the break guidance display regarding the break time is displayed in the break guidance display area 48.

When providing break guidance, the game machines that are in the absent state or in the absent lock state are classified as follows.
(1) A game machine to be called by a customer after the available time has elapsed (2) A game machine whose available time has passed (3) A game machine whose available time is approaching (for example, a 10-minute available time) Of which, the remaining 3 minutes of the game machine)
(4) Game machines other than the above

After classifying into the above (1)-(4) as described above, prioritize in the order of (1) → (4), identify and display (for example, color-code) in group units, and then first. The time available for leaving the seat is notified in order from the unit number operated to leave the seat. Further, when a new customer call is made, a message 49 notifying the customer is displayed in the signage display area 47 in a POP-up manner as shown in FIG.

The digital signage display can be switched between the display shown in FIG. 11 and the display shown in FIGS. 12 to 15 when switching conditions such as operation and passage of time are satisfied.
In FIGS. 12 to 15, the serial numbers grouped in the above (1)-(4) are displayed for each group according to the above-mentioned priority order (priority), and the higher priority serial numbers are larger and the priority order is higher. Display low serial numbers smaller. That is, a display area (game machine notification information) is provided for each unit number, and the display area is reduced from the display area of the unit having a lower priority when the number of displayed units on the screen is large. In this case, "when there are many" is judged by comparing the number of units to be displayed with a predetermined reference value, or by judging that the space of the display area of the serial number to be displayed is exhausted. There is. Further, "reduction" means to make the display area smaller than the normal display area.

FIG. 13 shows a display in a state where the serial number corresponding to the above (1) and (2) does not exist, and since the number of applicable units is small and there is a margin in the display space, the serial number corresponding to the above (4) is also small. It is displayed without.
FIG. 14 is a display including the signage display, and FIG. 15 is a display in which the signage display is smaller than the display. The layout can be freely changed, and can be switched according to the satisfaction of the above switching conditions.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
When the leaving information including the serial number is associated with both the management device 6 and the IC card 10 and the lock of the IC card 10 is released, the leaving of the management device 6 side in the serial number associated with the IC card 10 On condition that the card ID associated with the information corresponds to the card ID to be unlocked, the other IC card 10 is used to release the unlocked state on the management device 6 side of the corresponding serial number. It is possible to reduce the risk of trouble by releasing the seat number from the seat lock state.

When the IC card 10 that has been locked away from the seat is accepted at POS8, the payment is made after accepting the selection operation of whether or not to "unlock", so there is a possibility that the game will end as if the player pays for the ball. When it is high, the leave lock can be effectively released.

When the IC card 10 that is locked away from the seat is accepted by the checkout machine 9, if the ball is recorded, the payment is made while maintaining the lock state of leaving the seat, but if the ball is not recorded, the payment is suppressed. By adjusting the balance, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the IC card 10 to be locked and unlocked will disappear.

When the IC cards 10 are added up in POS8, the selection operation of whether or not to "unlock" is accepted for each card. Therefore, even when the IC cards 10 are added up, the risk of forgetting to unlock the leaving seat can be reduced. ..

In addition to the time when the player is locked away from the desk, the time for calling the customer and the time for calling the employee are set, and when the time elapses, various calls are made. It can correspond to operations such as calling employees.

When the game device 2 accepts the leaving seat operation, if the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is satisfied, the gaming device 2 issues the IC card 10 and locks the leaving seat until the IC card 10 is accepted, while the IC card is locked. If the issuing condition of 10 is not satisfied, the seat leaving lock is not performed, but the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is not satisfied because the suppression process is executed until the player accepts the operable release operation. Even so, it is possible to suppress erroneous play by the next player to some extent.

When the leaving operation is accepted while the issuing condition of the IC card 10 is not satisfied, the process of temporarily notifying that the leaving condition can be locked by satisfying the issuing condition of the IC card 10 without setting the suppression state is performed. Since the suppression process is selectively executed, it is possible to selectively execute the degree to which the player is allowed to leave the seat according to the needs of the amusement park.

When the leaving operation is accepted, it is optional to perform the suppression process regardless of the establishment status of the issuing condition of the IC card 10, or to perform the leaving lock or the suppression processing depending on the establishment status of the issuing condition. Therefore, it is possible to selectively execute how much the player is allowed to leave the seat according to the needs of the amusement park.

While the membership card 10 can be locked away from the seat even if it has no valuable value, the valuable value has reached a predetermined amount while the membership card 10 is not accepted, that is, the issuance conditions are satisfied. Since it is possible to lock the seat away from the seat on the condition that the member is given preferential treatment, the seat can be allowed to leave the seat.

The non-operating table prohibits the acceptance of leaving seat operation, but if it is valuable, it can be operated even if it is not operating, so it is possible to suppress the actions of the player who only secures the game machine 1 without playing a game. ..
Since an error is notified by detecting a predetermined number of outs while the player is locked away from the seat, it is possible to effectively suppress the game while the player is away from the seat even if the game in the game machine 1 itself cannot be prohibited.

It enables a secure lock that can perform grant processing but suppresses the issuance process, and a leave lock that suppresses the grant process according to the leave operation, and accepts the IC card 10 when the leave operation is accepted during the secure lock. The suppression state is set to suppress the granting process as it is, and the release operation for releasing the suppression state can be performed without performing the secure lock authentication process. Therefore, the suppression state can be set while the IC card 10 is accepted. At the same time, the suppressed state can be released without the authentication process, but even if the suppressed state is released, the risk of the IC card 10 being stolen by the secure lock can be reduced, and the suppressed state and the secure lock can be compatible with each other.

When the security lock authentication process is performed after the security lock is performed during the security lock, the IC card 10 is issued to lock the seat leaving, so if you want to suppress the granting process during the security lock, you can leave the seat. While supporting operations such as locking, even if you try to issue an IC card 10 by leaving your seat during secure lock, the issuance process will be suppressed by the authentication process, making it possible to achieve both a suppressed state and secure lock. Become.

The leaving lock according to the leaving operation during the security lock is released according to the acceptance of the IC card 10, but the security lock continues even if the IC card 10 is released, so even if the leaving lock is released, it is inadvertently safe. The risk of unlocking can be reduced.
Since it is possible to accept the leave operation during the secure lock and selectively execute the above-mentioned processing, it is possible to operate according to the needs of the amusement park.

In addition to the seat-leaving lock, the game device 2 accepts a meal break operation that allows the user to leave the seat for a longer period of time than the seat-leaving lock, and displays a different display from the seat-leaving lock during the meal break. , It becomes possible to provide an appropriate break time to the player who uses it, and it becomes possible to grasp which player, employee, etc. who confirmed the display is away from the seat, and only to leave the seat for smoking. It will also be possible to respond to leaving the seat to eat instead.

When the IC card 10 issued by the meal break is accepted by POS8, the operation to end the meal break can be accepted from POS8. However, when it is desired to settle the balls and end the game, it is possible to reduce the need to return to the game machine 1 and cancel the meal break.

When an employee performs an extension operation, the member break time is changed from the normal break time to a longer member break time on condition that the membership card 10 is accepted, so that it is possible to give member benefits for the break time. ..

When the membership card 10 is accepted and a meal break is taken, that fact can be displayed, and if an employee performs an extension operation during the break, the break time is extended, so during the break without extension at the start of the break. It is possible to extend the break time as a member privilege for the player who wants to extend the break time.

It enables meal breaks while the seats are locked, and switches to the meal break display when the seats are locked, so it is flexible when a player who has left for smoking wants to take a meal break while smoking. On the other hand, it is possible to display the seat leaving according to the situation, such as shifting to the display of the meal break even after the break time corresponding to the seat leaving locked state has elapsed.
It is possible to meet the needs of players who want to shift to a meal break while they are away from their desks, while suppressing the allowance of meal breaks more than necessary.

Since it is possible to set whether the game device 2 and the information display device 3 can be operated to leave the seat, and the processing when the information display device 3 can be operated to leave the seat is different depending on the setting of the game device 2. For example, when the information display device 3 is used to leave the seat, if the game device 2 can be used to leave the seat, the game device 2 only displays that the operation is to be performed, but the game device 2 cannot be used to leave the seat. If there is an operation to display such as leaving the seat (can be canceled by operating the information display device 3), it is desirable to make the above settings for each group, but the game device 2 and the information display device 3 The setting group is different depending on the above, and even if the corresponding serial number is the same, it may be a different group, and it is possible to reduce the operation load such as the setting processing for each serial number in order to perform the above operation.

Both the management device 6 and the IC card 10 associate the leaving information including the serial number, update one leaving information according to the employee operation, and release the leaving lock state, and leave the other seat. In order to determine whether the information will be dealt with by satisfying the separately provided unlocking condition, the IC card 10 will be unlocked even if the player is unlocked by an employee operation because the player who has been locked away from the seat will not return. The risk that the absentee information will be valid indefinitely is reduced, and the absentee information of both parties can be managed smoothly.

In order to associate the date and time information corresponding to the absentee lock state with the IC card 10 and suppress the correspondence by the absentee information of the IC card 10 outside the deadline (for example, the day after the lock), for example, only the absentee information on the management device 6 side is used. In the case of cancellation, if the IC card 10 is accepted within the deadline, the leaving information of the IC card 10 can be canceled according to the acceptance of the IC card 10 based on the cancellation of the leaving information. Even so, it is possible to reduce the need for the management device 6 to manage the history information and the like for updating the absentee information until the deadline is exceeded.

Even if the date and time information is out of the deadline, if the store closing process corresponding to the date and time indicated by the date and time information is not performed, the correspondence by the leaving information of the IC card 10 is not suppressed. As described above, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the effect of the leaving information of the IC card 10 is suppressed unobtrusively even when the business is continued even on the date and time when the store is closed in the normal business. For example, it is possible to prevent the leave lock state from being unobtrusively released during all night.

If the IC card 10 that has been locked away from the seat is inserted into another unit, the IC card 10 will be returned with the indication that the seat is locked at the other unit, but the IC card 10 will be returned to the other unit more than necessary due to the response based on the cancellation conditions. It is possible to reduce the risk of returning the IC card 10 when the IC card 10 is inserted.

In a system that manages the recording area of the recording medium by dividing it into balance-related information and acquired value-related information, if the person is locked away from the desk while there is a balance, the information about leaving the seat is associated as the balance-related information, while the ball is held. When the absentee lock state is set in a certain state, the absentee information is associated with the acquired value-related information. By appropriately recording the absentee information for the category to be updated in the game device 2, the absentee information can be appropriately updated when the valuable value corresponding to the category is settled. It is possible to smoothly perform the processing related to the locked state.

While the absentee information is associated as the related information of the valuable value of either the balance or the possession ball, the absentee information is not associated as the related information of the other valuable value, and the other valuable value is When the remaining update process is performed, the absentee information is associated with the other related information. Therefore, in a device such as the game device 2 in which both the balance and the possession ball are to be updated, the absentee information is associated. When the IC card 10 is accepted and the valuable value that did not remain at the time of reception is renewed, the absence information is associated with the information related to the valuable value, and the value different from the valuable value does not remain. Even so, since the information on leaving the seat is associated with the information related to the valuable value, it is possible to smoothly perform the processing related to the locked state of leaving the seat.

When updating the valuable value in a device whose update target is the valuable value of either the balance or the possession ball, the absence information is associated as the non-update target value information, but is associated as the update target value information. In order to associate the leaving information as the value information to be updated when there is no such information, for example, when the leaving lock state is held with the balance but no balls, and the balls are updated by the Shimabata counter 7, the acquired value related information It is appropriate even if all the balances are settled on the IC card 10 and the balance does not remain, but the balls remain, and then all the balls are settled. Can be processed.

In a device that updates the valuable values of both the balance and the ball, if the player is locked to leave the seat with both the balance and the ball remaining, the information related to the valuable values of both is displayed. Because of the association, even if one of them is settled, it is possible to smoothly perform the process of being locked from the seat by the related information of the other.

In a system that manages the recording area common to the balance and the possession ball as the recording area of the recording medium separately from the balance-related information and the acquired value-related information, the association of the absence information with the common recording area is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the absence information is processed in the core recording area such as the card ID.

The display device 45 provided in the smoking seat divides the number locked away from the seat into a plurality of states according to the importance of resuming the game, sets priorities for each state, and notifies the player in the order of priority. By referring to the notification, the player of the machine with a high importance of resuming the game can grasp that the game needs to be restarted early, while the player of the machine with a low importance refers to the notification. This makes it possible to effectively encourage the player who has left the seat to restart the game so that the game does not have to be restarted too quickly.

A display area is provided for each unit number, and when the number of units displayed on the screen is large, the display area is reduced from the display area of the unit with a low priority. Effective notification is possible, such as being able to display the required number of units while securing the number display area.

A signage display area 47 is also provided in addition to the display area related to the leaving lock, and a POP-up display is displayed on the signage display area 47 side for a newly changed table, so that the smoking player who is playing with the time by the signage display can use it. On the other hand, while effective signage display is possible, by displaying POP up on the signage side that is attracting attention, it is effective while securing the display area of the number that is locked away from the seat when the state changes. POP up display is possible.

Display according to the importance of resuming the game is displayed at the smoking booth 40, and at the game hall where the smoking booths 40 are provided, a plurality of smoking booths 40 corresponding to the serial numbers are set and the corresponding smoking booths are set. Since the congestion status of the 40 is notified by the unit number, the player can grasp the appropriate congestion status of the smoking booth 40 for each unit number, and the game is appropriately resumed from the smoking booth 40 by the display on the smoking booth 40. Effective operation is possible, such as the next player being able to go to the smoking booth 40 according to the situation of the person.

Since the number of people detected by the number detection sensor 46 is detected in each smoking booth 40 and the congestion status of the smoking booth 40 is notified based on the result of comparing the number and the threshold value, the congestion status of the smoking booth 40 can be appropriately notified. Become.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be modified or extended as follows.
A ticket vending machine may be provided separately from the checkout machine 9, and the balance may be added to the IC card 10.
Although the configuration for displaying on the information display device 3 above the game machine 1 has been illustrated, it may be adopted for the collective information display device provided at the island edge.
Although two call modes, a guest call and an abnormality notification, have been illustrated when the time available for leaving the seat has elapsed, only one of the call modes may be adopted.

A configuration in which the information is recorded on the recording medium is illustrated as a mode of associating with the recording medium, but if the configuration is associated with the card ID, for example, information is managed by the management device 6 in association with the card ID. It is not necessary to adopt.
When the ball is not left, the settlement machine 9 may not only prohibit the settlement but also suppress it by giving a caution notice. Similarly, not only the granting process itself is prohibited as the suppression of the granting process, but also the suppression exemplified in the present embodiment is performed, for example, by increasing the number of times the payout button 25 is pressed to perform the granting process. As a result, in addition to prohibition, a configuration that suppresses execution by imposing some restrictions on processing or the like may be appropriately adopted.

We have illustrated the adoption of a general card 10 to which valuable values such as balances can be associated as a lock medium, but for example, a membership card when a ball storage system or the like has not been introduced, etc. IC card 10 (lock medium) may be provided, and in this case, the issuing conditions may be limited. For example, it can be assumed that while the membership card is being accepted, the leaving seat lock can be supported only by issuing the membership card, or even if the general card 10 other than the membership card 10 is used, it is limited depending on the time zone, model, and the like.
If the related setting information is set in advance, whether it is set arbitrarily by the game hall administrator or set by the manufacturer of the management device, an external management server (for example, a chain store headquarters or a game machine manufacturer) You can also download and set from.

All the illustrated game information may be specified directly by the input signal or indirectly by using the calculation formula. Further, as the model, any classification may be made as long as the type of the game machine is shown, such as a manufacturer unit or a spec unit.
Numerical values, the number of digits, items, etc. are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted. Further, the calculation formula is merely an example, and any calculation formula may be adopted as long as it shows the same value as the illustrated calculation formula or performs the calculation value calculation having the same meaning.
Either of the following and less than may be adopted, and the expression such as "not reached" corresponds to either the following or less. The same applies to the above and excess, and expressions such as "reached" correspond to both.

Although the liquid crystal display has been illustrated, other display methods such as organic EL may be adopted.
As the target game machine, a slot machine, a pachinko game machine, etc. can be exemplified. In the case of a pachinko game machine, the unit game may be a so-called symbol variation, but other points on the data are not discharged without discharging the game medium. Since a so-called enclosed gaming machine or the like that is updated according to the game can be assumed, the expression of a game medium such as a ball or a medal or a game value including the above points is appropriately used.
A part of the processing performed by the game device 2 may be performed by the management device 6, the information display device 3, the relay device 4, or the like. Further, it may be changed whether or not the illustrated configuration is appropriately adopted according to the setting, the illustrated configuration including the modified example may be combined in any way, or the configuration may be excluded as appropriate. ..

In the drawing, 2 is a game device (giving means, issuing means, leaving seat means, specifying means, operating means), 6 is a management device (management means, releasing means, setting means, calling means), and 7 is an island counter (island counter). Value renewal means), 8 is POS (value renewal means), 9 is a settlement machine (balance renewal means), and 10 is an IC card (lock medium).

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Granting means that performs a granting process that grants the game value to the player and is in a granting suppression state that suppresses the granting process when the leaving operation is accepted.
An issuing means for issuing a lock medium associated with the first leaving information indicating the identification information of the game machine when the leaving operation is accepted, and
When the seat leaving operation is accepted, the seat leaving means for executing the seat leaving lock process for continuing the grant suppression state until the lock medium is accepted, and the seat leaving means.
When the absentee lock process is executed, a management means for managing the identification information of the gaming machine corresponding to the absentee lock process and the second absentee information indicating the lock medium corresponding to the lock medium in association with each other.
When the first absentee information is updated, the lock medium indicated by the second absentee information managed in association with the identification information of the game machine indicated by the first absentee information is the first lock medium. A release means for releasing the grant suppression state corresponding to the game machine, provided that the lock medium corresponds to the departure information, and
Amusement park system equipped with. Specific means to identify the valuable value owned by the player,
Value renewal means and
It is provided with an operation means for accepting a selection operation as to whether or not to update the first absentee information.
When issuing the lock medium, the issuing means issues the lock medium in association with the valuable value specified by the specific means.
When the lock medium is received, the value update means is associated with the lock medium on condition that the operation means receives a selection operation as to whether or not to update the first absentee information. The amusement park system according to claim 1, wherein the valuable value is updated. Specific means to identify the valuable value owned by the player,
A balance renewal means capable of renewing the balance of the valuable value indicating the monetary value is provided.
When issuing the lock medium, the issuing means issues the lock medium in association with the valuable value specified by the specific means.
The balance updating means updates the balance when not only the balance but also the acquired value, which is the game value acquired by the player, remains as the valuable value associated with the lock medium. The system for a game hall according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the renewal of the balance is suppressed when the acquired value does not remain. When a plurality of the lock media are received, the value updating means can integrate the valuable values, and when a plurality of lock media are accepted to integrate the valuable values, the selection operation is performed in units of the lock media. The amusement park system according to claim 2, wherein the lock medium is accepted on condition that the lock medium is accepted. The possible time indicating the time during which the grant suppression state can be achieved by the absentee lock process, the customer calling time indicating the time for calling the player who performed the absentee operation, and the time for calling the amusement park employee are set. Setting means for setting the employee call time to be shown, and
When the possible time has elapsed from the leaving operation and the calling time has elapsed, the first calling mode for calling the player is executed, while the possible time has elapsed and the employee calling time has elapsed. A calling means for executing a second calling mode that calls a game hall employee when
The system for amusement park according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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