JP2022055191A - Game member management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game member management system that mitigates a load with respect to member registration/member management on both of a player and a game hall and enables a manager of each game hall to grasp not only a member registration situation of his/her own parlor but also that of another parlor.SOLUTION: A game member management system 1 includes: a portable terminal 15 comprising means for inputting identification information and attribute information on players; a management server device 10 for registering as basic member information the identification information and attribute information received from the portable terminal 15 and registering game hall individual member information on players registered as a member of a specific game hall; a counting lending unit 2 capable of acquiring identification information on a player; and a game hall management device 33 for storing the game hall individual member information received from the management server device 10. The game member management system creates information on a member registration situation in another game hall for each of the players registered as a member of the specific game hall.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a game member management system.

Conventionally, in the amusement park, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, efforts have been made to enclose the players by providing various services to the players who have registered as members. Patent Document 1 describes that the biometric information of the player is acquired as a procedure for membership registration, and the biometric information is used as the authentication information of the player.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-222504

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system for amusement parks, it is necessary for a player to go to each amusement park and perform a membership registration procedure, which is extremely difficult for a player who desires to register as a member at a plurality of amusement parks. It is troublesome, and even on the amusement park side, it is necessary to request a predetermined procedure in response to each player who wishes to register as a member, and there is a problem that the burden on the amusement park side is not small. Further, in the above-mentioned system for amusement parks, there is a problem that it is not possible to grasp at all whether or not a player who has registered as a member at his / her own store has registered as a member at another competing store.

In view of the above circumstances, this proposal reduces the burden of membership registration and membership management for both the player and the amusement park, and the manager of each amusement center can grasp the membership registration status of not only the own store but also other stores. It provides a game member management system capable of.

The game member management system of the present invention is a mobile terminal device provided with an input means for inputting player identification information and attribute information, and a server that receives identification information or the like from the mobile terminal device and registers it as basic member information. It is a system including a device, a game device attached to a game machine in the game field and capable of acquiring player identification information, and a game field management device for storing and managing member information for each game field.

The server device in the game member management system registers the identification information and the attribute clear information received from the mobile terminal device as basic member information. Further, the server device registers the identification information of the player who wishes to register as a member for a specific game field among the players whose basic member information is registered as the member information for each game field.

In this game member management system, the identification information and the attribute information input by the mobile terminal device are registered as basic member information by the server device. Therefore, when a player whose basic member information is registered in the server device wishes to register as a member in the game hall, he / she can refer to the basic member information registered in the server device using the identification information acquired by the game device. , You can get the attribute information of the player required for membership registration.

In the game member management system of the present invention, the attribute information necessary for member registration can be acquired from the server device by acquiring the identification information of the player at each game hall, so that the burden on the player side is small and it is very convenient. .. In addition, the game hall side can also acquire new members for each player who wishes to register as a member without having to perform troublesome work such as inputting attribute information such as name, which is a burden required for member registration. Can be significantly suppressed.

Further, in the game member management system of the present invention, for each of the players to whom the basic member information is registered, the player has registered as a member at the specific game hall and the game field specifying means for specifying the game field where the member has been registered. Each of the players has an information creating means for creating information on the membership registration status in other amusement parks.

In the game member management system of the present invention, it is possible to specify the status of member registration in another game field for a player who has been registered as a member in a specific game field. For example, a game hall manager or the like who introduces this game member registration system can objectively grasp the situation such as whether or not a member of his / her own store is also registered as a member at a competing store in the vicinity. Understanding the status of membership registration at a competing store of a member of the own store is useful for formulating an accurate sales strategy to overcome the competing store.

As described above, the game member management system of the present invention reduces the burden of member registration and member management in both the player and the game hall, and the manager of each game hall can register members not only in his own store but also in other stores. It is a useful system that can grasp.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the game member management system. Perspective view of a mobile terminal. Explanatory diagram of attribute information input screen by mobile terminal. An explanatory diagram of the iris information registration screen using a mobile terminal. A front view showing a combination of a gaming machine and a counting lending unit. A block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a counting lending unit. Explanatory drawing of the initial screen by the counting lending unit. Explanatory drawing of the screen for members by the counting lending unit. An explanatory diagram of a member list of application members managed by the management server device. An explanatory diagram of a playground list managed by the management server device. Explanatory diagram of the member list by playground managed by the management server device. An explanatory diagram of a list of registered playgrounds for each player managed by the management server device. Explanatory diagram of duplicate member registration information for each playground managed by the management server device. An explanatory diagram showing the aggregation result of the number of registered playgrounds by the management server device. An explanatory diagram illustrating a member game history for each member managed by the management server device. An explanatory diagram illustrating the member game totals representing the game behaviors of each member managed by the management server device. Explanatory drawing of own store member list managed by playground management equipment. An explanatory diagram illustrating member game history data for each hall member managed by the game hall management device. A flow chart showing the flow of membership registration. The figure which illustrates the new member registration completion screen displayed by the counting lending unit. The figure which illustrates the new member registration refusal screen displayed by the counting lending unit. A flow chart showing the flow of starting a game by a hall member.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example relating to a game member management system 1 for managing members of a game field in which a plurality of game machines 31 are installed. Hereinafter, the contents of the game member management system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22.

The game member management system 1 of FIG. 1 includes an on-site system 3 of the game hall, a server device 10 installed outside the field (hereinafter referred to as a management server device 10), and a mobile terminal device 15 possessed by a player (hereinafter referred to as a mobile terminal device 10). It is a system configured by a combination of a mobile terminal 15) and.

In the game member management system 1, the on-site system 3 of a plurality of game halls and the management server device 10 are communicably connected via the Internet, which is an example of a public communication line. The mobile terminal 15 is connected to the management server device 10 via the Internet. In the game member management system 1, a player can use the system by connecting his / her mobile terminal 15 to the Internet.

In the game member management system 1, a member management application, which is an application program for the mobile terminal 15, can be downloaded via the Internet. The player can send the member information in advance by using the member management application, and can complete the member registration (registration of the basic member information) on the management server device 10. If the member information is registered in the management server device 10, the member registration to each amusement park can be easily performed without troublesome procedures. In the following description, the member registered in the management server device 10 is referred to as an application member, and the member registered in each amusement park is referred to as a hall member.

In the game hall, as shown in FIG. 1, a counting lending unit 2, a game information display device 321 and the like are individually installed for the pachinko game machine 31 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the game machine 31). The counting lending unit 2 is an example of a gaming device having a function of imparting game value such as balls and points and a counting function. The game information display device 321 is a stand lamp capable of displaying various game information related to the corresponding game machine 31 in addition to the function of calling an employee.

The counting lending unit 2 is installed in the space of the gap between the corresponding gaming machine 31 and another adjacent gaming machine 31. In the case of a pachinko gaming machine, the counting lending unit 2 is arranged on the left side of the corresponding gaming machine 3. The game information display device 321 is installed above the game machine 31. In addition to the pachinko gaming machine 31, slot machines and the like are also installed in the amusement park. In the case of slot machines, a counting and lending unit is installed on the right side of the corresponding gaming machine.

In the game machine island where the game machines 31 are arranged facing the passage in the game hall, one relay device 323 is installed for each of the two game machines 31, and one island device 325 is installed. ing. A settlement machine 37 for refunding the deposit balance is installed on the island edge of the gaming machine island.

In the game hall, a management space filled by the manager of the game hall and a prize counter for exchanging the game value acquired by the player for a prize are provided. In the management space, a game hall management device 33 for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game hall is installed. The prize counter is equipped with a prize exchange terminal 35 for exchanging a ball, which is an example of the acquired value, for a prize.

In the amusement park, an in-field network 300 such as a wired LAN to which the amusement park management device 33 is communicably connected is constructed. The game information display device 321 and the counting lending unit 2 individually installed corresponding to the game machine 31 are connected to the on-site network 300 via the relay device 323. In the game member management system 1 using the on-site network 300, various communications between the peripheral device of the game machine 31 such as the counting lending unit 2 and the game hall management device 33 are realized via the relay device 323. ing.

Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 15, the counting lending unit 2, the prize exchange terminal 35, the payment machine 37, the game hall management device 33, and the management server device 10 that constitute the game member management system 1 of this example will be described.
(Mobile terminal)
The mobile terminal 15 is an example of a mobile terminal device possessed by a player and provided with input means for inputting identification information of the player and attribute information including at least a name. The mobile terminal 15 is a multifunctional mobile phone such as a so-called smartphone.

The mobile terminal 15 (FIG. 2) has a flat plate-like outer shape. Most of the front surface of the mobile terminal 15 is occupied by the display screen 150 of the touch panel display. A camera (in-camera) 151 capable of photographing a user, a speaker 153 for voice communication, and the like are arranged in a gap on the upper side of the display screen 150 in the front surface of the mobile terminal 15. Further, a microphone 155 for voice communication and the like are arranged on the lower side surface of the mobile terminal 15.

The mobile terminal 15 has an electronic board (not shown) on which various electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory chip such as a ROM / RAM are mounted, and the CPU processes various software programs. Realize various functions. The mobile terminal 15 has a communication function for connecting to a public wireless communication network or a wireless LAN (local area network). The mobile terminal 15 can be connected to an information communication network such as the Internet via a public wireless communication network, a wireless LAN in a game hall, or the like.

The display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 is a screen with a touch panel display that can be touch-operated by a fingertip or the like. The display screen 150 realizes a function as an input means for inputting the attribute information of the player. The display screen 150 as the input means displays the attribute information input screen of FIG. The attribute information input screen is a screen on which player attribute information such as name, age, gender, address, and telephone number can be input. On the attribute information input screen, the player's attribute information can be input by selecting an item or inputting characters by touch operation. The completion button 150E is arranged at the bottom of the attribute information input screen. By touching the completion button 150E, the attribute information input on the attribute information input screen can be confirmed.

Further, the display screen 150 realizes a function as an input means for inputting the iris information which is the identification information of the player in combination with the camera 151. The display screen 150 as an input means for iris information displays the iris information registration screen illustrated in FIG. On the iris information registration screen, a set of two circular areas 150R for photographing the player's eyes are arranged. In the area 150R of the two locations and one set, the corresponding area of the image captured by the camera 151 is displayed brightly, and in the area outside the area 150R, the remaining area is displayed in shadow. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 15 acquires iris information representing the feature amount of the iris pattern of the pupil when the left and right pupils can be photographed in a set of two areas 150R.

The mobile terminal 15 has a function as a transmission means for transmitting the player's iris information and attribute information to the management server device 10. The mobile terminal 15 as a transmission means transmits the identification information and the attribute information input on the display screen 150 to the management server device 10 as the member information of the player.

(Counting lending unit)
As shown in FIG. 5, the counting lending unit 2 is an example of a gaming device attached to the gaming machine 31 in the gaming hall and capable of acquiring identification information of a player. The counting lending unit 2 executes a granting process for imparting a game value necessary for a game, a counting process for counting the game value acquired by the player, and the like.

At the game hall, the game value is given by the counting lending unit 2, and the corresponding game machine 31 can be used for playing. The counting lending unit 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine pays out balls, which are game values. The counting lending unit 2 corresponding to the slot machine pays out medals, which are game values.

FIG. 5 illustrates a payout-type pachinko gaming machine that pays out balls according to a prize as the gaming machine 31 corresponding to the counting lending unit 2. The pachinko gaming machine 31 is a gaming machine in which a game is played by driving a ball, which is a gaming value, toward a gaming area 310 in which a winning opening or a character is arranged. In the pachinko gaming machine 31, the balls stored in the upper plate 313 can be fired one by one by operating the operation handle 318.

If the ball wins in the winning opening, the ball can be paid out to the upper plate 313 provided below the game area 310. The pachinko gaming machine 31 is provided with a lower plate 317 for flowing in balls collected from the upper plate 313 and balls to be paid out when the upper plate 313 is full. At the end of the game on the gaming machine 31, the acquired balls can be collected from the lower plate 317 and can be counted by the counting lending unit 2.

The gaming machine 31 outputs a gaming signal that reflects the progress of the gaming. The game signal includes, for example, an out signal indicating the consumption of balls, a safe signal indicating the payout of balls according to a prize, a jackpot signal indicating the occurrence of a jackpot state, and the like. The game signal is transmitted to the game hall management device 33 after being associated with a machine number representing the identification information of the game machine 31 by the corresponding relay device 323.

The counting lending unit 2 is arranged in the space between the adjacent gaming machines 31 and the front panel thereof faces the aisle side. As shown in FIG. 5, the front panel of the counting lending unit 2 is provided with a status display unit 21, a bill slot 22, an iris acquisition unit 27, a touch panel display 23, a payout button 24, an NFC reading surface 260, and the like. Further, on the front surface of the counting lending unit 2, a payout nozzle 252 for discharging balls and a counting duct 254 for collecting counting balls are rotatably attached.

The payout nozzle 252 is a nozzle for paying out balls to the upper plate 313 of the gaming machine 31.
The counting duct 254 is a duct for receiving balls flowing down from the lower plate 317 of the gaming machine 31 and supplying them to the counting unit 255 (FIG. 6) described later.
The payout nozzle 252 and the counting duct 254 are rotatably configured so as not to interfere with the maintenance work performed by opening the front surface of the gaming machine 31.

The status display unit 21 is a display unit for displaying an operating state such as a device error and for notifying whether or not the corresponding gaming machine 31 is empty.
The bill insertion slot 22 is an insertion slot for inserting bills to be considered for lending balls.
The payout button 24 is an operation button for receiving a ball necessary for the game based on the possession ball (ownership value) which is the game value acquired by the player.

The iris acquisition unit 27 has a function as an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the player. The iris acquisition unit 27 includes a camera that photographs a player seated in front of the gaming machine 31, and acquires iris information, which is biological information, by performing image processing on the image captured by the camera. In the configuration of this example, iris information is adopted as an example of the identification information of the player.

The NFC reading surface 260 is a reading surface for reading / writing recorded information of an IC card 199 or the like by short-range wireless communication (NFC: Near Field Communication). If an emergency IC card 199 (FIG. 6) equipped with an NFC function can be used, even if a communication failure with the game hall management device 33 occurs, the deposit balance, the number of balls held, etc. at that time can be determined. Information such as the number of stored balls can be read out, the deposit balance can be settled, and prizes can be exchanged by holding balls. Instead of the IC card 199, a mobile terminal 15 having an NFC function may be used for emergencies.

The touch panel display 23 is a display panel capable of touch operation in which a player touches and operates the display screen 230 with a fingertip or the like. The touch panel display 23 displays the ball possession, the balance (prepaid balance), and the like, and also displays various operation screens for accepting the input operation of the player.

As operation buttons for operating the counting lending unit 2, a lending button 314 and a return button 315 are provided on the gaming machine 31 side. These operation buttons are provided on the edge of the upper plate 313 included in the gaming machine 31.
The lending button 314 is an operation button for receiving the withdrawal of the lending ball in consideration of a certain amount of the deposit balance.
The return button 315 is an operation button for operating when the game is ended with the deposit balance and the possessed balls remaining. By pressing the return button 315, the ball possession and the deposit balance are transmitted to the game hall management device 33, and are stored in a state of being associated with the iris information which is an example of the player's identification information.

As shown in FIG. 6, the counting lending unit 2 is electrically configured around a control unit 20 including a CPU, a memory element such as a ROM / RAM, an I / O, and the like. In addition to the above configuration, the control unit 20 is an NFC that reads and writes the recorded information of the banknote processing unit 221 that executes the bill receiving process, the touch panel 231 and the liquid crystal display unit 232 that configure the touch panel display 23, and the IC card 199. The reader / writer 26, the I / F unit 29 that forms a communication port between the corresponding game machine 31 and the relay device 323, the payout unit 251 that discharges balls from the payout nozzle 252, and the ball counting unit 255 that has flowed into the counting duct 254. , Etc. are electrically connected.

The control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU to execute the program read from the ROM.
(1) Identification information transmission means: A means for transmitting iris information, which is identification information of a player, to a game hall management device 33. The iris information received by the game hall management device 33 may be transferred to the management server device 10 using the Internet.
(2) Ownership value information acquisition means: A means for acquiring ownership value information such as a player's balls, savings, and deposit balance from the game hall management device 33.
(3) Possession value information storage means: A means for storing possession value information such as a player's balls, savings, and deposit balance.
(4) Counting means: A means for counting the number of balls supplied to the counting unit 255. The counted number of balls is added to the number of balls stored in the possession value information storage means.

Further, the touch panel display 23 has a function as a means for displaying various screens such as an initial screen (FIG. 7) and a member screen (FIG. 8).
The initial screen of FIG. 7 is a screen displayed when the player starts a game on the corresponding gaming machine 31. On this initial screen, a message display field 23A requesting iris authentication and a display field 23B for the deposit balance and the number of balls held (number of stored balls) are arranged. In the state where the player is not specified, the deposit balance of zero yen and the number of balls held are displayed in the display column 23B.

The member screen of FIG. 8 is a screen displayed on the touch panel display 23 when a player who is a hall member is identified. The member screen is displayed during the period from the start of the game to the end of the game by the player who is a hall member. On the member screen, a message display column 23A and a display column 23B for the deposit balance and the number of balls held (number of stored balls) are arranged. In the display field 23B, the ownership value information (payment balance, number of balls, etc.) stored in the game hall management device 33 for the specified hall member is displayed. In the message display field 23A, the fact that the game can be played using the possessed balls / stored balls is displayed, and the game end button 23C, which is touch-operated when the game ends, is displayed.

(Premium exchange terminal)
The prize exchange terminal 35 (FIG. 1) is a terminal that performs a prize exchange process based on the game value (number of balls held / stored balls) acquired by the player. The prize exchange terminal 35 includes a PC terminal 351 and an external device 353 having an iris recognition camera function. The prize exchange terminal 35 is provided with an NFC reading surface (not shown), and can read the recorded information of the above-mentioned emergency IC card 199.

The external device 353 is a terminal device including a display and an in-camera (iris recognition camera) for photographing an area facing the display. The external device 353 is similar to the configuration of the above-mentioned mobile terminal 15 in that it has a combination of a display and an in-camera. The external device 353 can be connected to the PC terminal 351 by using, for example, the Bluetooth (R) function.

The prize exchange terminal 35 has the following functions as each means.
(1) Identification information acquisition means: A means for extracting and acquiring iris information from an image taken by an in-camera (external device 353).
(2) Identification information transmission means: A means for transmitting iris information to the game hall management device 33 and requesting a reply of possession value information (number of balls held, number of stored balls, deposit balance, etc.) related to the iris information.
(3) Ownership value information acquisition means: A means for acquiring ownership value information such as the number of balls held / stored and the balance of deposits of a player related to iris information. The ownership value information acquisition means can acquire the ownership value information recorded on the above-mentioned emergency IC card 199 by using the NFC function when a communication failure occurs in the on-site network 300.
(4) Prize quantity display means: A means for displaying the prize quantity that can be exchanged for a possession ball and the end ball.

(Adjustment machine)
The settlement machine 37 (FIG. 1) is an equipment for refunding the cash corresponding to the deposit balance to the player. In many pachinko and pachislot machines, a stand-type checkout machine 37 is installed on the island edge of the pachinko machine island. A money return port, an iris recognition camera, an NFC reading surface, and the like are provided on the front surface of the checkout machine 37.

Similar to the above-mentioned prize exchange terminal 35, the settlement machine 37 has functions as (1) identification information acquisition means, (2) identification information transmission means, (3) ownership value information acquisition means, and (4) refund. It has the means. The refund means is a means of paying out money corresponding to the deposit balance and returning it to the player.

(Amusement park management device)
The game hall management device 33 (FIG. 1) is a device that manages the operating status of various equipment such as the game machine 31 and the counting rental unit 2 installed in the game hall. The game hall management device 33 includes an output unit 331 such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), a device main body 333 that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit 332 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. Although not shown, the device main body 333 stores a hard disk drive, etc., as well as an electronic board on which a storage element such as a CPU, ROM / RAM, etc. that executes arithmetic processing, a communication control element constituting I / O, etc. are mounted. Equipped with equipment. The device main body 333 has a function as a communication I / F unit (not shown) that realizes communication via the on-site network 300 and the Internet.

The game hall management device 33 has a function of storing and managing game data for each game machine. The game hall management device 33 receives the game signal of each game machine 31 via the in-field network 300, identifies the game data of each game machine 31 by totaling the number of times the game signal is received, and manages the game machine in units of the game machine. are doing.

The game hall management device 33 receives member information from the management server device 10, stores it, and manages it. This member information is member information for each game playground managed by the management server device 10 for each playground. The game hall management device 33 stores and manages the possession ball (acquired game value), which is the game value acquired by the player who is a hall member, in association with the iris information (identification information) of the player. Information, data, and the like stored and managed by the game hall management device 33 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18.

The game hall management device 33 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU to execute the program read from the ROM.
(1) Game signal receiving means: A means for receiving a game signal of each game machine 31 via the on-site network 300.
(2) Player identification information receiving means: A means for acquiring iris information (identification information), which is biometric information of a player, from a counting lending unit or the like.
(3) Member information receiving means: A means for receiving the above-mentioned member information for each playground from the management server device 10.
(4) Game data generation means: A means for generating game data of each game machine 31 by aggregating game signals of each game machine 31 or the like.
(5) Registration notification means: A means for notifying the mobile terminal 15 that the user has been registered as a hall member.

(Management server device)
The management server device 10 (FIG. 1) is a server device capable of communicating with the game field management device 33 of each game field via the Internet. The management server device 10 stores and manages the information of the player registered as a member as a member list, and requests individual member registration for each playground among the players of the application members registered in the member list. Information on the players (hall members) who have made a call is stored and managed as a member list for each playground.

The management server device 10 includes a storage device such as a hard disk drive, as well as an electronic board on which a storage element such as a CPU and ROM / RAM for executing arithmetic processing and a communication control element constituting I / O are mounted. ..

The management server device 10 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU to execute the program read from the ROM.
(1) Application distribution means: A means for distributing a member management application for registering player identification information and attribute information to a mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player.
(2) Member information receiving means: A means for receiving member information such as player attribute information and iris information from a mobile terminal 15 via the Internet.
(3) Basic member information registration means: A means for registering member information such as identification information and attribute information received from the mobile terminal 15 as basic member information.
(4) Member information registration method for each game field: Among the player players of the application member whose basic member information is registered, the member information (including identification information) of the player who wishes to register as a member for a specific game field is input. A means of registering as member information by playground.
(5) New member information transmission means: A means for transmitting member information for each game field, which is newly registered member information, to the game field management device 33 of each game field.
(6) Identification information authentication means: A means for authenticating the iris information acquired from the counting lending unit 2 by collating with the registered iris information (identification information).
(7) Registration notification means: A means for notifying the mobile terminal 15 that the user has been registered as an application member.
(8) Amusement place identification means: A means for specifying a playground where a hall member is registered for each player who is an application member to which member information (basic member information) is registered.
(9) Information creation means: A means for creating information on the membership registration status in other playgrounds for each player who has registered as a hall member in a specific playground. The information creating means creates information on the membership registration status based on the specific result of the above-mentioned amusement park specifying means. In particular, the information creation means is the number of players who are hall members who have registered as members in a specific game field, and the players who have registered as members in other game fields in duplicate. It is possible to create information including the number of.
(10) Transmission means: A means for transmitting information created by the information creation means to the game hall management device 33.

The management server device 10 in the game member management system 1 stores and manages information shown in FIGS. 9 to 16 such as member information. Further, the game hall management device 33 in the game member management system 1 stores and manages the member information (hall member) in FIG. 17 and the game history data for each player in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a member list of application members who have registered member information (basic member information) based on iris information (identification information) and attribute information transmitted from the mobile terminal 15. In this member list, the member information (app member information) of the application member, which is the basic member information, is managed by assigning the member ID. The member information is information in which attribute information such as name, address, and gender is associated with iris information, which is player identification information.

FIG. 10 is a list of amusement parks that use this system. A playground ID, which is identification information, is assigned to each playground. In the game field list, game field information such as a game place name, a telephone number, a location, and the number of game machines is managed.

FIG. 11 is a member list by amusement park. The specifications of the member information (member information by game hall) registered in the member list by game hall are the same as the member information in the member list by FIG. The member list by playground in FIG. 11 is a compilation of the member information of the member list in FIG. 9 by playground. Each member information in the member list for each game playground is associated with a playground ID, which is identification information of the playground. When a certain application member is registered as a hall member in a plurality of amusement parks, the application member information is duplicately registered in a plurality of amusement place-specific member lists.

FIG. 12 is a list of playgrounds registered as members for each member (app member). In this game hall list, the member information of the member list for each game field in FIG. 11 is replaced with the list for each player. In the playground list for each member, IDs of a plurality of playgrounds registered as members are associated with the member ID. This playground list is managed for the member IDs of all application members.

FIG. 13 is duplicate member registration information for each amusement park. The duplicate member registration information for each playground in the figure is intended for hall members registered in the playground with the top-level playground ID. In the duplicate member registration information, out of the target number of members (1876 in the figure), the number of duplicate members registered in other amusement parks is managed for each amusement park. In the example of the figure, there are 1876 hall members of the game hall with the game hall ID of 10001, but there are 195 single hall members who do not have duplicate membership registration with other game halls, and the game with the game hall ID of 10002. There are 1307 hall members who are registered as duplicate members in the venue.

FIG. 14 is a total number of registered game venues showing the distribution of the number of game venues registered as members among the members (application members) registered in the management server device 10. In the figure, it can be seen that, of the 567,891 app members, for example, 63,974 app members are registered as duplicate members in five amusement parks. Further, as shown at the bottom of the figure, the average number of registrations per member, that is, the average number of game halls where each player has registered as a member is managed.

FIG. 15 is a game history of a member (app member). In the management server device 10, the game history is managed for each application member. The game history is a history of games for each gaming machine, and the time (date and time) when the game is started on the gaming machine 31 and the time (date and time) when the game on the gaming machine 31 is ended are managed. In this game history, each game machine 31 is specified by the combination of the game field ID and the machine number.

FIG. 16 is a member game total which is a game history for each member in a predetermined period. In this member game total, the game hall where the target member played the game, the number of visits, and the total game time are managed in the designated total period.

FIG. 17 is a list of own store members managed by the game hall management device 33 of each game field. This own store member list is a list of hall members registered in each playground, and is based on the playground-specific member information (member information registered in the playground-specific member list) received from the management server device 10. .. The game hall management device 33 manages the possession value such as the deposit balance, the number of balls saved, and the number of medals saved for each hall member of the own store member list.

FIG. 18 is member game history data managed by the game field management device 33 of each game field. The member game history data is the game history data for each hall member. The game hall management device 33 identifies and manages the game history data for each hall member by collecting the game data separately for each hall member.

Next, regarding the contents of the operation of the game member management system 1 configured as described above, refer to the flow chart showing the flow of member registration in FIG. 19 and the flow chart showing the flow of starting the game by the hall members in FIG. 22. I will explain.
(Member registration flow)
The member registration flow of FIG. 19 exemplifies the flow until a player who has not downloaded the member management application is registered as a hall member in the own store member list (FIG. 17) managed by the game hall management device 33. There is.

In order to be registered as a hall member in the own store member list (FIG. 17) of any of the amusement parks, the player needs to install the member management application on his / her own mobile terminal 15. In order to download the member management application, it is necessary to send a download request to the management server device 10 (S101). The member management application can be downloaded from the management server device 10 in response to the download request (S111), and can be installed on the mobile terminal 15.

When the member management application is started on the mobile terminal 15, the attribute information input screen of FIG. 3 can be displayed on the display screen 150. After inputting the player's attribute information such as name, age, gender, address, and telephone number on the attribute information input screen in the figure, touch the completion button 150E to confirm the input attribute information, and Fig. 4 The iris information registration screen illustrated in the above can be switched and displayed on the display screen 150.

While the iris information registration screen is being displayed, the image captured by the camera 151 included in the mobile terminal 15 is displayed on the display screen 150. At this time, the player may adjust the angle and distance of the mobile terminal 15 so that the left and right pupils are displayed in a set of two areas 150R. When the left and right pupils match the area 150R of a set of two places, the mobile terminal 15 acquires iris information representing the feature amount of the iris pattern of the pupil from the captured image. Then, the mobile terminal 15 transmits the acquired attribute information and the attribute information input on the attribute information input screen of FIG. 3 to the management server device 10 (S102).

When the management server device 10 receives the player's attribute information and the iris information from the mobile terminal 15, the management server device 10 registers the player's attribute information and the iris information in the member list (FIG. 9) as application member information (S112). After the registration to the member list is completed in this way, the management server device 10 transmits the member list registration completion notification to the mobile terminal 15 (S113).

When the player of the corresponding gaming machine 31 is not authenticated, the counting lending unit 2 installed in the game hall displays the initial screen of FIG. 7 on the display screen 230 of the touch panel display 23. This initial screen is a screen including a message display field 23A requesting iris authentication. When the player turns his face to the iris acquisition unit 27 according to the display on the initial screen, the iris information (player information) is acquired by the counting lending unit 2 and transmitted to the management server device 10 (S121).

When the management server device 10 receives the iris information from the counting lending unit 2, it collates with the iris information (player information) registered in the member list (FIG. 9) (S114). When the management server device 10 can collate with any of the iris information registered in the member list, the management server device 10 further collates the received iris information with the iris information registered in the member list by playground (FIG. 11).

The management server device 10 is registered in the member list when the iris information received from the counting lending unit 2 cannot be matched with any of the iris information registered in the member list by playground (when not registered). If it is determined that the iris information exists in the iris information but does not exist in the iris information registered in the member list by playground, the iris information is added to the member list by playground as new member information by playground. New registration (S115). Then, when the management server device 10 newly registers the iris information in the member list for each game hall in this way, the management server device 10 transmits the newly registered member information to the game hall management device 33 from which the iris information is transmitted (S116).

Upon receiving the newly registered member information (member information by game hall) from the management server device 10, the game hall management device 33 additionally registers the newly registered member information in the own store member list (FIG. 17) (S131). In this case, in the counting lending unit 2 of the transmission source of the iris information in step S121 above, the new member registration completion screen of FIG. 20 is displayed. This new member registration completion screen is a display screen in which a message display column 23A indicating that the new member registration has been completed and a display column 23B for the deposit balance and the number of balls held (number of stored balls) are arranged. Immediately after registering as a new member and before depositing, the deposit balance of zero yen and the number of balls held are displayed in the display column 23B.

If the iris information acquired by the counting lending unit 2 is not registered in the member list (FIG. 9) and cannot be collated in step S114 above, the counting lending unit 2 has a new member registration refusal screen of FIG. 21. Is displayed. This new member registration refusal screen is a display screen in which a message display field 23A indicating that member registration cannot be performed and a display field 23B for the deposit balance and the number of balls held (number of stored balls) are arranged.

(Game start flow)
FIG. 22 shows the flow of starting a game by a hall member. Before the start of the game on the gaming machine 31, the corresponding counting lending unit 2 displays the initial screen of FIG. 7 on the display screen 230 of the touch panel display 23. As described above, this initial screen is a screen including a message display field 23A requesting iris authentication. When the player turns his face to the iris acquisition unit 27 according to the message display field 23A, the counting lending unit 2 acquires the iris information and transmits it to the game hall management device 33 as the player information (S221).

When the game hall management device 33 receives the iris information (player information) from the counting lending unit 2, it collates with the iris information registered in the own store member list (FIG. 17) and identifies the hall member (S231). Then, the game hall management device 33 transmits the deposit balance, the number of stored balls (the number of stored medals), and the like of the hall member to the counting and lending unit 2 (S232).

When the counting lending unit 2 receives information such as the deposit balance and the number of stored balls (number of stored medals) from the game hall management device 33, the touch panel display 23 switches and displays the member screen (FIG. 8), and the deposit balance and the number of stored balls are displayed. (Number of accumulated medals) and the like are displayed (S222). The counting lending unit 2 lends game balls within the range of the deposit balance and the number of stored balls (number of stored medals) (S223).

The game member management system 1 of this example having the above configuration is a mobile terminal 15 capable of inputting a player's iris information (identification information) and attribute information, and an application member receiving iris information or the like from the mobile terminal 15. The management server device 10 to be registered as information (basic member information), the counting lending unit 2 (game device) attached to the game machine 31 in the game hall and capable of acquiring the iris information of the player, and the member information for each game field. It is a system for a game hall including a game hall management device 33 which stores and manages information.

The management server device 10 in the game member management system 1 registers the iris information and the attribute clear report received from the mobile terminal 15 as the member information (basic member information) of the application member. Further, the management server device 10 uses the iris information (identification information) of the player (hall member) who wishes to register as a member for a specific game field among the application members whose member information is registered, and the member information for each game field. Register as.

In this game member management system 1, the iris information (identification information) and attribute information input by the mobile terminal 15 are registered as basic member information in the management server device 10. When a player who has registered basic member information wishes to register as a hall member (member registration as a hall member) at a specific playground, the management server uses the iris information (identification information) acquired by the counting lending unit 2. The application member information registered in the device 10 can be referred to, and the attribute information of the player required for member registration can be efficiently acquired.

In the game member management system 1 of this example, by acquiring the iris information (identification information) of the player at each game hall, the attribute information necessary for the hall member registration can be acquired from the management server device 10, so that the player side. It is very convenient because it is less burdensome. In addition, the game hall side can also acquire new members for each player who wishes to register as a hall member, without having to perform troublesome work such as inputting attribute information such as name, which is required for member registration. The burden can be significantly reduced.

Further, in the game member management system 1 of this example, for each of the players to whom the basic member information is registered, the game field specifying means for specifying the game field where the hall member registration is performed and the hall member registration at the specific game field. Each of the players who performed the above has an information creation means for creating information on the membership registration status in other amusement parks.

In the game member management system 1 of this example, it is possible to specify the status of hall member registration in another game field for a player who is registered as a hall member in a specific game field. For example, the manager or the like of the game hall that introduces the game member registration system 1 can objectively grasp the situation such as whether or not the member of the own store is also registered as a member in the surrounding competing stores. Understanding the status of member registration at a competing store of a member of the own store is useful for formulating an accurate sales strategy to overcome the competing store.

As described above, the game member management system 1 of this example reduces the burden of member registration and member management in both the player and the game hall, and the manager of each game hall is a member of not only his own store but also other stores. It is a useful system that can grasp the registration status.

In the configuration of this example, iris information, which is an example of biological information, is adopted as the identification information of the player. The iris information is biological information that can identify an individual with high certainty, and can be acquired by photographing the player's eyes. Unlike a game card or the like on which an identification code is recorded, biometric information is less likely to be left behind at home and can be obtained with high certainty from the player himself / herself.

The iris information, which is the biological information used in this example, is a feature amount of the iris pattern of the pupil. Instead of this, the iris image itself may be adopted as the iris information. When using the feature amount of the iris pattern as biological information, the feature amount of the iris pattern may be extracted by a terminal or device for photographing the pupil, such as a mobile terminal 15 or a counting lending unit 2, but the feature amount of the iris pattern may be extracted. It is also possible to transmit the captured image to the management server device 10 or the game hall management device 33, and extract the feature amount of the iris pattern by the transmission destination device.

As biometric information instead of iris information, biometric information based on fingerprints and veins of the face and palm may be adopted. As the biological information of the fingerprint, for example, the arrangement of the maneuver which is the branch point of the ridge can be used as a feature amount, but the fingerprint image itself may be used. As the biometric information of the face, for example, the contour of the face, the arrangement of parts, and the like can be used as feature quantities, but the image of the face itself may be used. As the biological information of the vein, the pattern of the blood vessel or the like can be used as a feature amount, but the image of the palm in which the vein is reflected may be used.

The biometric information of the iris and face can be acquired touchlessly, and there is an advantage that there is little resistance when the player uses it. While fingerprints and vein biometric information require a touch, they have the advantage that they can be obtained with high certainty by touching them with a finger or hand.

The biological information may be at least one of iris, fingerprint, vein and face, but may be used in combination. For example, by combining iris authentication and fingerprint authentication, it is possible to expect an improvement in authentication accuracy and an improvement in the authentication possibility of a player wearing sunglasses, gloves, or the like. For example, when authenticating a player wearing either sunglasses or gloves, the player can be authenticated by either iris authentication or fingerprint authentication.

As the identification information of the player, the identification information of the mobile terminal possessed by the player may be adopted. Further, at the time of authentication, it is also good to use the identification information of the mobile terminal together with the biometric information. In this case, the security and certainty of authentication can be improved. For example, authentication of biological information such as a face may become unstable due to changes due to aging or the like. By combining the identification information of the mobile terminal, the player can be authenticated with high certainty even if the biometric information is changed.

The game field management device 33 in the game member management system 1 is a game value (game value) acquired by a player registered in the game field-specific member list (FIG. 11) by the management server device 10 as a game field-specific member information registration means. The ball) is stored and managed in association with the iris information (identification information) of the player. According to such a configuration, in each game hall, the player's iris information can be used to identify the player's ball. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need for the player to possess a game card or the like in which the identification information is recorded.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. In addition, the following configurations may be appropriately combined and adopted.
The type of data calculated on the playground management device 33 side is not limited to this example. It is possible to calculate various types of data based on the data received from the gaming machine 31 and the counting lending unit 2.

In this example, a so-called payout-type pachinko gaming machine in which a ball is used as a game medium and a ball, which is a game value, is paid out according to a prize is illustrated. The gaming machine may be an enclosed gaming machine that adds and stores the gaming value given to the player as electronic data. Further, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine that uses a ball as a gaming medium, and may be, for example, a slot machine or the like.

The content of the information created by the information creating means is not limited to this example, and information of various contents can be created. For example, a list of members that overlaps with other stores specified arbitrarily may be created and output, or information regarding the number of games played and the ratio of game hours in the own store and other stores may be created for a specific own store member. It may be output.

Although the specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the examples, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of claims should not be construed in a limited manner by the composition and numerical values of specific examples. The scope of claims includes technologies that are variously modified, modified, or appropriately combined with the above-mentioned specific examples by utilizing known technologies, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Game member management system 10 Management server device (server device, application distribution means, member information receiving means, basic member information registration means, member information registration means by game hall, new member information transmission means, identification information authentication means, registration notification means , Amusement park identification means, information creation means, transmission means)
15 Mobile terminals (mobile terminal devices, input means, transmission means)
150 Display screen 151 Camera (in-camera)
2 Counting lending unit (game device, identification information transmitting means, possession value information acquisition means, possession value information storage means, counting means)
27 Iris acquisition unit 3 In-house system 31 Game machine 33 Game field management device (game signal receiving means, player identification information receiving means, member information receiving means, game data generating means, registration notification means)
35 Free gift exchange terminal (identification information acquisition means, identification information transmission means, ownership value information acquisition means, free gift quantity display means)
37 Settlement machine (identification information acquisition means, identification information transmission means, ownership value information acquisition means, refund means)

Claims (6)

A mobile terminal device possessed by the player and provided with an input means for inputting the identification information of the player and at least the attribute clear report including the name.
For a specific playground among the basic member information registration means that receives the identification information and the attribute clear report from the mobile terminal device and registers it as the basic member information, and the player registered by the basic member information registration means. A server device equipped with a member information registration means for each game field, which registers the identification information of the player who wishes to register as a member, as member information for each game field.
A gaming device that is attached to the gaming machine in the amusement park and can acquire the identification information of the player.
A game member management system including a game hall management device provided in the game hall and receiving and storing member information of the game hall for each game hall from the server device.
For each of the players registered by the basic member information registration means, the game field specifying means for specifying the game field where the player has registered as a member, and
For each player who has registered as a member in a specific game field, information creation means for creating information on the member registration status of the player in another game field based on the specific result of the game field specifying means, and
A game member management system including a transmission means for transmitting information created by the information creation means to the game hall management device. The information creation means is
A claim characterized by creating information including the number of players who have registered as members in a specific game field and the number of players who have registered as members in other game fields among the players. The game member management system according to item 1. The information creation means is
The game member management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each player includes an average number of game venues registered as members. The game member management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the player identification information is biometric information of the player. The game member management system according to claim 4, wherein the biometric information is information on the player's iris, fingerprint, face, or vein. The game hall management device stores and manages the game value acquired by the player registered by the member information registration means for each game place as the acquired game value associated with the identification information of the player. The game member management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is characterized.

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