JP2022143427A - Member management system, management device and member management method - Google Patents

Abstract

To search information concerning past members quickly and efficiently.SOLUTION: Members having the total amount of stored numbers being 100,000 yen or more in the end of June are searched (S1), search results are stored in a memory unit 55 of a member management device 50 (S2), and are displayed (S3). Also, the members are searched by the same condition as in the end of June on the end of July (day of business day) (S4), the search results are stored (S5), and are displayed (S6). Next, the integrated search is made by using the search result data of the end of June when stored in a memory unit 55 of the member management device 50 and the search result data of the end of July (day of business day) (S7). Then, the search results are displayed in a display unit 51 (S8).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a member management system, a management device, and a member management method capable of quickly and efficiently retrieving information related to past members.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game parlors such as pachinko parlors often introduce a member management system for managing member information of members registered in the parlor. In such a member management system, personal information such as the member's name, address, and telephone number is managed in association with member identification information (member ID), and the number of game media is managed in association with the member ID (for example, patent See Reference 1).

Therefore, in order to grasp the state of the number of game media of the members in the game parlor, it is possible to retrieve and output members having the number of stored game media equal to or greater than a certain number after the parlor closes. For example, it is possible to search for a member whose total number of game media with different lending rates is 100,000 yen or more.

JP 2011-255219 A

However, in the member management system of Patent Document 1, etc., the daily number of game media is not always stored in the management device. Amusement arcades these days offer games at a large number of lending rates such as 4-yen rate, 2-yen rate, and 1-yen rate. This is because the amount of data will be large even if only

For this reason, for example, a member whose number of accumulated game media is 100,000 yen or more one month before (the end of June) of the search date (end of July) and whose number of accumulated game media is 100,000 yen or more on the day of the end of July There is a problem that efficient retrieval cannot be performed. This is because, as of the end of July, data on the number of game media stored at the end of June does not exist on the management device. Although it is possible to store the number of accumulated game media in the past as log data and search the past using this log data, the past log data can be easily obtained for desired information. Since it is not always stored, it takes time to retrieve past data.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and provides a member management system, management device, and member management method capable of quickly and efficiently retrieving information related to past members. intended to

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a member management system having a management device for managing information related to members registered as members in a game parlor, wherein the management device provides information about member information storage means for storing current member information, search information storage means for storing past search information related to said member, said member information stored in said member information storage means and said search information storage means characterized by comprising: search processing means for searching current and past member information relating to said member based on said stored search information; and output means for outputting search results searched by said search processing means. and

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the current member information is member information on the business day of the game parlor, and the past search information is the member information on the business day of the game parlor before the business day. It is characterized by being search information.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the search information storage means stores search information including search condition data and search result data searched at a predetermined point in time in the past.

In the present invention, in the above invention, the member information storage means stores current member information including the member's personal information and the number of game media deposited at the game parlor in association with the member's identification information. It is characterized by memorizing.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, when the search processing means receives a search condition of a member having a predetermined number or more of accumulated game media at both the current and past points of time, the member information storage means stores the search condition. Current and past members related to the member based on the first search result data obtained by searching the member information obtained and the second search result data included in the search information stored in the search information storage means Characterized by specifying information.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, when the search processing means receives a search condition of a member having a number of accumulated game media equal to or greater than a predetermined amount at both the current and past points of time, the search condition is stored in the member information storage means. Current and past members related to the member based on the first search result data obtained by searching the member information obtained and the second search result data included in the search information stored in the search information storage means Characterized by specifying information.

Further, the present invention is a management device provided in an amusement arcade for managing information relating to a member registered as a member in the amusement arcade, comprising member information storage means for storing current member information relating to the member; search information storage means for storing past search information relating to the member; and based on the member information stored in the member information storage means and the search information stored in the search information storage means, a current and search processing means for searching and processing past member information, and output means for outputting search results searched by the search processing means.

Further, the present invention is a member management method in a member management system having a management device for managing information relating to members registered as members in a game parlor, wherein the management device stores current member information relating to the member to the member. a first storage step of storing in an information storage unit; a second storage step of storing past search information related to the member in the search information storage unit by the management device; and a storage step in which the management device stores the member information a search processing step of searching current and past member information related to the member based on the member information stored in the search information storage unit and the search information stored in the search information storage unit; and an output step of outputting the search results retrieved by the processing step.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information regarding a past member can be searched rapidly and efficiently.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the member search system according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the member search system shown in FIG. 3 is an external view of the inter-stand card processing machine shown in FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the inter-machine card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the card management device shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the member management apparatus shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the member management data, game type setting data, and prize master data shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of search pattern name data, search result data, and search condition data shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure when the member search processing of the member management apparatus shown in FIG. 6 is performed. FIG. 10 is an example of a screen image when the member search processing of the member management apparatus shown in FIG. 6 is performed. FIG. 11 is an example of another screen image when the member search processing of the member management apparatus shown in FIG. 6 is performed. FIG. 12 is an example of a drawing image when the integrated search of the member management apparatus shown in FIG. 6 is performed. FIG. 13 is an example of a screen image when displaying the integration result of the member management apparatus shown in FIG.

The member management system, management device, and member management method according to this embodiment will be described in detail below.

In this specification, "balls in possession" are data indicating the game media acquired by the player in the game, and can be used again in the game only during the day (the time before the closing time of the game parlor). Say what you can. It should be noted that the “number of balls” means the number of game media acquired by the player through the game. "Accumulated balls" is data indicating the obtained balls deposited by the player at the amusement arcade, and is data that can be used again for games on the following day (time after the amusement arcade closes). "Accumulated medals" refers to data indicating medals deposited by a player at a game parlor, which can be used again for games on the next day or later (time after the amusement shop closes). The "stored number of balls" indicates the number of balls deposited by the player at the gaming parlor, and the "stored medal number" indicates the number of medals deposited by the player at the gaming parlor. Possessed balls can be used by both general players and member players, and are used when the game machine is moved. The accumulated balls and medals can be used only by the member players in principle, and are used when the obtained balls and medals (game media) are used for the game of the gaming machine or the exchange of prizes from the next day onwards. Also, the "number of game balls" is the number of playable balls (the number of balls) that is stored in the gaming machine and that the player can use in the game.

[Overview of member search system according to the present embodiment]
First, an overview of the member search system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the member search system according to this embodiment.

First, as shown in FIG. 1(a), an employee searches member management data as of the end of June for members whose total amount of savings is 100,000 yen or more at the end of June, for example (S1). The search result is stored in the member management device 50 as data of "100,000 yen or more in total accumulated amount at the end of June" (S2). At the same time, the search result is displayed on the display unit 51 (S3).

Next, as shown in FIG. 1(b), at the end of July (business day), the employee manages members with the same conditions as at the end of June (the total amount of savings is 100,000 yen or more) as of the end of July. Search from the data (S4). The search result is stored in the member management device 50 as data of "the total amount of savings at the end of July is 100,000 yen or more" (S5). At the same time, the search result is displayed on the display section 51 (S6).

Next, as shown in FIG. 1(c), the employee enters the data of "100,000 yen in total savings at the end of June" stored in the member management device 50 and "100,000 yen in total savings at the end of July". are used to perform an integrated search for members with a total savings amount of 100,000 yen or more at both the end of June and the end of July (business days) (S7). Then, the search result is displayed on the display unit 51 (S8).

In this way, the member search system according to this embodiment stores the search results in the member management device 50 when a search is performed by setting search conditions. Then, by selecting the search results of the stored business day and the past, and performing an integrated search, it is possible to quickly and efficiently search for information related to past members.

<System configuration>
Next, the system configuration of the game parlor will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the game parlor. As shown in FIG. 2, the game parlor is provided with a plurality of gaming machines 20 and inter-machine card processors 10 provided corresponding to the respective gaming machines 20 . The inter-machine card processing machine 10 is connected via an island controller 30 to a communication line, which is a network within the store. An island controller 30, a card management device 40, a member management device 50, a prize management device 60, and a payment machine 80 are connected to the communication line.

The game machine 20 is a management game machine that plays a game by striking a game ball enclosed inside the device onto a game board surface. A plurality of winning areas (award winning openings) are provided on the game board surface of the gaming machine 20, and a predetermined number of game balls are provided as prize balls based on the game balls passing through the winning areas. It's becoming In addition, a predetermined number of starting areas (starting openings) are provided on the game board surface, and a predetermined lottery is performed based on the game balls passing through the starting areas. If the lottery results in a big hit, a predetermined movable member or the like is actuated to increase the probability of the game ball passing through the winning area or other starting area. It should be noted that it is also possible to provide an area that serves as both the starting area and the winning area.

The winning area is provided with a winning sensor for detecting passage of a game ball into the winning area. It's becoming Also, the control unit of the gaming machine 20 has a prize memory for storing the number of game balls given as prize balls for each winning area, and a game ball memory for indicating the number of balls that the player can use in the game. there is

Therefore, when the winning sensor detects that the hit game ball has passed through the specific winning area, the gaming machine 20 determines from the stored contents of the winning ball memory and the number of game balls that have passed through the winning area. The number of prize balls can be determined, and the determined number of prize balls can be added to the data. Further, the hit game ball is finally discharged from the back side of the game board to the outside of the game machine regardless of whether or not it has passed through the winning area. A game ball discharged to the outside of the gaming machine is detected by an out-ball detection device attached to each gaming machine.

The gaming machine 20 is provided with settings for controlling the odds of losing, winning and winning in a given lottery. This setting is set in each gaming machine 20 .

In the gaming machine 20, when paying out the number of prize balls, the number of prize balls is added to the game balls stored in the game ball memory to update the stored contents. When the game balls are transferred as the number of balls held by the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the game balls to be stored in the game ball memory are notified to the inter-machine card processor 10, and the game balls are cleared to zero. Further, when receiving notification of game ball addition due to ball lending operation or the like from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the notified number of balls is added to the game balls and the stored content is updated.

The inter-machine card processing machine 10 accepts payment, lends game balls, communicates with the card management device 40 and the gaming machine 20 . When the inter-machine card processing machine 10 accepts the banknotes inserted by the player, it transmits payment notification data including the amount of the banknotes to the card management device 40, and stores the amount in the prepaid value managed by the card management device 40. Add the number corresponding to When a predetermined ball lending operation is performed, a ball lending request is transmitted to the card management device 40, the prepaid value managed by the card management device 40 is subtracted, and the number of games corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value is played. Execute ball payout processing.

In the closed-type game machine 20, the game ball payout process based on ball lending notifies the game machine 20 of the number corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value, and adds it to the game ball.

Further, the inter-machine card processing machine 10 transmits card insertion notification data to the card management device 40 when the insertion of the card is accepted. Further, when the inter-machine card processing machine 10 receives data including the prepaid value, the number of owned balls, and the number of accumulated balls from the card management device 40, it stores the received prepaid value, the number of owned balls, and the number of accumulated balls. After storing the number of balls held, the inter-machine card processing machine 10 transmits the ball possession subtraction request data to the card management device 40, thereby setting the number of balls managed by the card management device 40 to zero. clear.

In addition, when the inter-machine card processing machine 10 accepts the replay operation of the owned balls, it subtracts a predetermined number from the number of owned balls stored in its own device, and pays out a number of game balls corresponding to the subtracted number of owned balls. conduct. Further, when the inter-machine card processing machine 10 receives the stored ball replay operation, it transmits stored ball replay request data to the card management device 40, thereby subtracting a predetermined number from the number of stored balls managed by the member management device 50. Then, the payout process of the number of game balls corresponding to the subtracted stored number of balls is performed. Regarding the game ball payout processing based on the replay of the owned balls and the replay of the accumulated balls, the corresponding number is notified to the gaming machine 20 and added to the game balls.

Further, when receiving the card return operation, the inter-machine card processing machine 10 transmits to the card management device 40 ball-in-hand addition request data including the number of balls-in-hand managed by itself, After adding the number, the card ejection notification data is transmitted to the card management device 40 to control card ejection.

The island controller 30 is a relay device for bundling a group of gaming machines 20 and inter-machine card processing machines 10 provided on a game island.

The card management device 40 is a device that manages the prepaid value of the card, the number of balls held, etc. as card data. Upon receiving the card insertion notification data from the inter-machine card processor 10, the card management device 40 associates the card ID of the inserted card with the device ID of the inter-machine card processor 10 and manages the card ID. to the inter-machine card processing machine 10. Further, when the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification data is the card ID of the membership card, the card management device 40 transmits the card insertion notification data to the membership management device 50 and receives the card insertion notification data from the membership management device 50. The accumulated ball replay data is transmitted to the inter-machine card processing machine 10.例文帳に追加

Further, when the card management device 40 receives the ball-on-hand subtraction request data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, it clears the number of balls-on-hand to zero. Further, when the card management device 40 receives the ball-in-hand addition request data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the number of balls-in-hand included in the ball-in-hand addition request data is changed to the number of balls-in-hand managed by the card management device 40. to add.

Further, when the card management device 40 receives the ball lending request data from the inter-machine card processor 10, the card management device 40 subtracts a predetermined value from the prepaid value associated with the card ID, and transfers the ball lending permission data to the inter-machine card processor 10. Send to When the accumulated ball replay request data is received, the accumulated ball replay request data is transmitted to the member management device 50, and when the member management device 50 outputs the accumulated ball replay data, the accumulated ball replay data is sent to the machine. Send to card processing machine 10 .

Further, when the card ID is received from the prize management device 60, the card management device 40 notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of balls associated with the card ID. Furthermore, when the card ID is received from the payment machine 80, the payment machine 80 is notified of the prepaid value associated with this card ID.

The member management device 50 is a management device that manages member management data of members registered as members of the amusement arcade. Specifically, the number of stored balls, the number of points, the personal identification number, the name, etc. are managed in association with the membership card ID issued to the member.

When the member management device 50 receives the card insertion notification data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the member management device 50 generates accumulated ball replay data including the number of accumulated balls and a password associated with the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification data. It is transmitted to the interim card processing machine 10 . When the member management device 50 receives the accumulated ball replay request data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the member management device 50 subtracts a predetermined number from the number of accumulated balls associated with the card ID indicated in the accumulated ball replay request data, Collected ball replay data including the number of accumulated balls after subtraction is transmitted to the inter-machine card processing machine 10.例文帳に追加

Further, when the member management device 50 receives an inquiry about the number of stored balls from the prize management device 60, the member management device 50 notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of stored balls corresponding to the designated card ID.

Further, when the employee inputs search conditions and performs a search, the member management device 50 searches the member management data 55a for the business day stored in the storage unit 55, and stores the search result data 55e. do. For example, if a search is performed by inputting the condition of "total amount of savings of 100,000 yen or more", members whose total amount of savings exceeds 100,000 yen at the time of the search are searched from the member management data 55a. Then, the retrieved data is stored in the storage unit 55 as the retrieval result data 55e. Furthermore, the member management device 50 displays a list of the stored plurality of current (business day) and past search result data 55e, selects the selected two or more search result data 55e, and performs an integrated search. , the search result data 55e are stored and displayed.

The prize management device 60 is a prize exchange terminal installed at a prize exchange counter in the amusement arcade, and performs prize exchange processing for exchanging acquired balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of owned balls for prizes. A card reader for reading a card ID from a card and a prize payout device for paying out prizes are connected to the prize management device 60 . When the prize management device 60 reads out the card ID from the general card or the membership card, the prize management device 60 transmits the card ID to the card management device 40 and requests the number of balls of the card ID. When exchanging the number of accumulated balls for a prize, the number of accumulated balls is requested from the member management device 50 .

When the card associated with the prepaid value is inserted, the fare adjustment machine 80 transmits the card ID of this card to the card management device 40 and receives the response data to acquire the prepaid value associated with the card. and pays out money according to the acquired prepaid value.

<External configuration of inter-machine card processing machine 10>
Next, the external configuration of the inter-machine card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the external configuration of the inter-machine card processing machine 10. As shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the inter-machine card processor 10 connected to the gaming machine 20 as the inter-machine card processor 10 . In addition, although FIG. 3 illustrates the inter-machine card processing machine 10 for accepting only bills, a unit for accepting coins can also be provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inter-machine card processing machine 10 has a status display section 11, a bill insertion slot 12a, a display operation section 13, a card insertion slot 14a, and a holding section 14b.

The status display unit 11 displays the status of the inter-machine card processing machine 10 by lighting or blinking a lamp of a predetermined color. The banknote insertion slot 12a is an insertion slot for various banknotes required for lending game balls. The display operation unit 13 is a device that displays operation buttons such as a touch panel type liquid crystal display and receives an input operation using the operation buttons.

The card insertion slot 14a is an insertion slot for a card owned by a player. The holding portion 14b is a portion where the mobile terminal used for member registration is held up. When the mobile terminal is held over the holding portion 14b, data such as the unique ID (for example, IDm) of the mobile terminal is read from the mobile terminal.

The game machine 20 is provided with a game board surface and a counting button 21. - 特許庁The counting button 21 subtracts the game balls of the game machine 20 and adds the corresponding number to the balls possessed by the inter-machine card processing machine 10, thereby managing the number of balls that can be thrown from the game machine 20 to the inter-machine card. This is a button for performing transfer management to transfer to the processing machine 10 . This transition management corresponds to a counting process in which the inter-machine card processing machine 10 counts the put-out game balls and adds them to the balls in an open-type game machine where the actual game balls are put out by winning a prize.

<Configuration of inter-machine card processing machine 10>
Next, the configuration of the inter-machine card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the inter-machine card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the inter-stand card processing machine 10 includes a banknote transport section 12, a display operation section 13, a reader/writer 14, a holding section 14b, a communication I/F section 15, a storage section 16, and a control unit 17 .

The banknote transport unit 12 is a transport unit that determines the denomination and authenticity of a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 12a and transports the banknote to a banknote storage unit (not shown). The display operation unit 13 displays various information such as the prepaid value that can be used for ball lending, the number of balls held, the number of stored balls, etc., and a screen prompting reception and counting of various operations such as ball lending operation (hereinafter referred to as "promotion notification screen ) is an input/output device such as a touch panel type liquid crystal display.

The reader/writer 14 is a device for reading a card ID from a card inserted into the card slot 14a. A card inserted into the card insertion slot 14a passes through the reader/writer 14 and is stored in a card storage section (not shown). The reader/writer 14 has a function as recording medium receiving means for receiving a recording medium. The holding unit 14b is an interface unit that reads various information such as a unique ID (for example, IDm) of the mobile terminal through short-range wireless communication when the mobile terminal or the like is held up. In addition, the reader/writer 14 has a function of associating value data such as balls and prepaid value shown in the card data 16b with the card stored in the card storage unit in response to the player's returning operation, and issuing a new card. also have However, if the prepaid value shown in the card data 16b is 0 and the number of balls held is less than a certain number (minimum number of held balls), the card is controlled not to be returned even if there is a return operation. This is a control for preventing the gaming parlor from losing money due to discarding a card associated with a small amount of balls. As the fixed number, for example, it is possible to set the value obtained by multiplying the number of balls in possession by the rental unit price per ball to be the value of the card or the lowest price prize in the amusement arcade, but this is not limitative. It can be freely set according to the policy of the store. In addition, when controlling so that the card is not returned even if there is a return operation, it is possible to pay out the stored ball, but display that the card cannot be returned and prompts the player to replay the ball. may

The communication I/F section 15 is an interface section for performing data communication among the gaming machine 20 , the card management device 40 and the member management device 50 . The storage unit 16 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory. The storage unit 16 stores self-device status data 16a and card data 16b.

The own device state data 16a is data indicating the state of the inter-machine card processing machine 10. FIG. The device status data 16a includes the device ID of the inter-machine card processing machine 10 and game settings. The device ID of the inter-machine card processor 10 is identification data for uniquely identifying the inter-machine card processor 10 within the amusement arcade. The game settings are data indicating game types and the like set in the inter-machine card processing machine 10 . When handling game balls with multiple rates in the amusement arcade, "ball 1" for game balls with a rate of 4 yen, "ball 2" for game balls with a rate of 2 yen, and "ball 3" for game balls with a rate of 1 yen. In this way, a game type name is set and managed for each rate. The inter-machine card processing machine 10 selects a rate to be used for a game from these game types and stores it as a game setting.

The card data 16b is data relating to the card being used by the player. The card data 16b includes the card ID, prepaid value, and balls held when the card is a general card. Also, if the card is a membership card, in addition to the above data, the number of accumulated balls, the number of accumulated balls replayed, and the like are included. Prepaid value, owned balls, and stored balls are associated with a recording medium and included in game value usable in games. There is data for each type of game (rate) for balls held and stored. The card ID is the card ID read by the reader/writer 14 . If the card is a general card, the card is conveyed from the card storage portion (not shown) to the card insertion slot 14a. Card data 16b is updated. Further, when the card is a general card, even when the card is conveyed from the card insertion slot 14a to a card storage section (not shown), the card data 16b is obtained by the card ID read by the reader/writer 14 during this conveyance. Updated. If the card is a membership card, the card received from the card insertion slot 14a is held at the position of the reader/writer 14, and the data is read and updated.

The control unit 17 is a control unit that controls the entire inter-machine card processing machine 10, and has a data management unit 17a, a game setting processing unit 17b, and a card data notification unit 17c.

When the card is inserted, the data management unit 17a transmits card insertion notification data including the device ID of the own device status data 16a and the card ID of the card data 16b to the card management device 40. FIG. Further, when the data management unit 17a receives data including value data (at least one of the prepaid value, the number of balls held, and the number of stored balls) from the card management device 40, the data management unit 17a updates the card data 16b with the received value data. . The control of the data management unit 17a receiving the value data and updating the card data 16b functions as game value specifying means for specifying the game value associated with the recording medium and game value storage means for storing the game value. The data management unit 17a appropriately controls the display operation unit 13 to display the prepaid value, the number of owned balls, and the number of stored balls indicated in the card data 16b.

Further, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 12a, the data management unit 17a transmits payment notification data including the amount of the inserted banknote, the card ID, and the inter-machine card processing machine ID to the card management device 40 .

Further, the data management unit 17a transmits ball lending request data including the card ID and the device ID to the card management device 40 when the player performs the ball lending operation. When the ball lending permission data is received as a response to the ball lending request data, the data management unit 17a adds a predetermined number of balls to the game balls of the gaming machine 20 to carry out payout processing.

Further, the data management unit 17a subtracts a predetermined number from the number of balls held indicated in the card data 16b when the player performs a replay operation of the balls held by the player, Payout processing is performed by adding to the ball.

Further, when the player performs a card return operation, the data management unit 17a transmits to the card management device 40 ball-in-hand addition request data including the card ID, the device ID, and the number of balls-in-hand, and collects the card data 16b. is cleared to zero, card discharge notification data is transmitted to the card management device 40, and the card is discharged.

Further, the data management unit 17a transmits general card expiry data including the card ID of the card data 16b to the card management device 40 when the balls and prepaid value of the general card become zero.

In addition, the data management unit 17a, when the game ball payout process (replay ball replay) is performed based on the ball replay operation, manages the card as the number of replay balls added to the game ball. Device 40 can be notified. Similarly, when adding (counting) to the balls in hand based on the transfer request, the number of balls added to the balls in hand is notified to the card management device 40 as the number of balls to be counted. Although the detailed description will be given later, the notification of the number of replayed balls and the number of counted balls is accumulated in the card management device 40 as a game history, and used for summing up the balance of game balls.

Further, when wagon prize exchange is performed, the data management unit 17a subtracts the number of balls corresponding to the prize from the number of balls indicated in the card data 16b. Then, by transmitting the wagon prize exchange data including the card ID of the card data 16b to the card management device 40, it is notified that the wagon prize exchange has been performed. Here, the wagon prize exchange is a service in which employees carry prizes such as drinks and cigarettes around the amusement arcade, and players can exchange the prizes for balls while continuing to play games.

The game setting processing unit 17b displays the rate corresponding to the current game type set in the game setting of the own device state data 16a on the display operation unit 13, and is set to receive rate selection by the player. If so, selectable rates are displayed on the display operation unit 13 . When the player selects a desired rate, the game setting processing section 17b updates the game setting of the own device state data 16a according to the game type corresponding to the selected rate. On the other hand, if the player is not set to accept rate selection, selectable rates are not displayed during the game. In this case, selectable rates are displayed on the condition that the remote control operation or the like by the employee is accepted and authenticated. When the employee selects a rate, the game setting processing section 17b updates the game setting of the own device state data 16a with the game type corresponding to the selected rate. Further, in this case, when there is a signal instructing the selection of a game type from a higher-level device such as the card management device 40, the own device status data 16a is displayed according to the instructed game type without displaying the selectable rates. update the game settings.

The card data notification unit 17c is a processing unit that notifies the gaming machine 20 of the card ID of the card data 16b at the start of the game. The game machine 20 manages the notified card ID in association with the game ball, and prohibits the change of the card ID unless the number of game balls becomes zero.

Therefore, when a player inserts a general card or a membership card (that is, a card associated with balls, prepaid value, and stored balls) into the inter-machine card processing machine 10 and starts playing, the card data notification unit 17c notifies the game machine 20 of the card ID of the inserted card as identification information that associates the game ball with the card ID.

In addition, when the player starts a game by depositing money and playing a ball, the card data notification unit 17c provides identification information that associates the card ID read from the card stocked inside the own device with the game ball. is notified to the gaming machine 20.

<Configuration of Card Management Device 40>
Next, the configuration of the card management device 40 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of card management device 40 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 , the card management device 40 has a display section 41 , an input section 42 , an external network communication section 43 , a store network communication section 44 , a storage section 45 and a control section 46 .

The display unit 41 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. The input unit 42 is an input device such as a keyboard and mouse. The external network communication unit 43 is an interface unit for data communication via a network outside the amusement arcade. The store network communication unit 44 is an interface unit for data communication with the island controller 30, the member management device 50, the prize management device 60, and the payment machine 80 via the communication line inside the amusement arcade.

The storage unit 45 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or nonvolatile memory, and stores game type setting data 45a, card management data 45b, and device management data 45c.

The game type setting data 45a is data in which the lending rate and the display name are associated with the game type. The card management data 45b is data that associates the prepaid value, the number of balls for each game type, and the device ID of the inter-machine card processing machine 10 into which the card is inserted with the card ID. be. The device management data 45c is data relating to the devices arranged in the amusement arcade. The device management data 45c includes the device ID of the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the address of the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the installation location, the gaming machine ID of the installed gaming machine, and model data.

The control unit 46 is a control unit that controls the entire card management device 40, and has a game type setting management unit 46a, a card management unit 46b, and a device management unit 46c. In practice, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed. 46a, the card management unit 46b, and the device management unit 46c are caused to execute corresponding processes.

The game type setting management unit 46a is a processing unit that associates game types used in the game parlor, rates, and display names, and manages them as game type setting data 45a.

The card management unit 46b is a processing unit that manages the card management data 45b. Specifically, when the card management unit 46b receives the card insertion notification data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46b replaces the card ID shown in the card insertion notification data with the card insertion notification data. Assume that the device ID is indicated in the data. In addition, the inter-machine card processing machine 10 is notified of the prepaid value associated with the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification data and the number of balls at each rate as value data. If the inserted card is a membership card, it transmits card insertion notification data to the membership management device 50 . When receiving the ball-in-hand subtraction request data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46b clears the number of balls-in-hand at the rate indicated in the ball-in-hand subtraction request data to zero.

Further, when the card management unit 46b receives the ball lending request data including the card ID from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, it determines whether or not the prepaid value associated with the card ID is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. . When the prepaid value is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the card management unit 46b subtracts the predetermined value from the prepaid value stored in the card management data 45b, and stores the updated prepaid value in the inter-machine card processing machine 10. Send ball lending permission data. On the other hand, when the prepaid value is less than the predetermined value, the card management unit 46b notifies the inter-machine card processing machine 10 of ball lending prohibition data.

Further, when the card management unit 46b receives payment notification data including the amount of money inserted from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the card ID, and the device ID, the card management unit 46b receives payment notification for the prepaid value associated with the card ID. Add the prepaid value for the amount shown in .

When the card management unit 46b receives the accumulated ball replay request data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46b transfers the accumulated ball replay request data to the member management device 50. FIG. In addition, the response data from the member management device 50 to the stored ball replay request data is also transferred to the inter-machine card processing machine 10 .

Further, when receiving the ball addition request data, the card management unit 46b adds the number of balls included in the ball addition request data to the number of balls of the corresponding rate. Further, when the card management unit 46b receives the card ejection notification data, the card management unit 46b deletes the destination device ID of the card ID.

Further, when the card ID is received from the prize management device 60, the card management unit 46b notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of balls for each rate associated with this card ID. Further, when the card ID is received from the payment machine 80, the card management unit 46b notifies the payment machine 80 of the prepaid value associated with this card ID.

The device management unit 46c is a processing unit that manages the device management data 45c. The device management unit 46c generates and updates the device management data 45c based on the device ID acquired from the inter-machine card processor 10, the address of the inter-machine card processor 10, the installation location, and the gaming machine ID.

Further, when receiving the card insertion notification data from the inter-machine card processor 10, the device management unit 46c refers to the device management data 45c to determine the gaming machine ID corresponding to the inter-machine card processor 10 as the transmission source. identify. Then, card insertion notification data including the specified gaming machine ID is transmitted to the member management device 50 .

Similarly, when the device management unit 46c receives the card discharge notification data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the device management unit 46c refers to the device management data 45c to refer to the game machine corresponding to the inter-machine card processing machine 10 as the transmission source. Identify the ID. Then, card ejection notification data including the specified gaming machine ID is transmitted to the member management device 50 .

Further, when the device management unit 46c receives payment notification data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the device management unit 46c refers to the device management data 45c to determine the gaming machine ID corresponding to the inter-machine card processing machine 10 of the transmission source. Identify. Then, the payment notification data including the specified gaming machine ID is transmitted to the member management device 50 .

<Configuration of Membership Management Device 50>
Next, the internal configuration of the member management device 50 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the member management device 50 shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the member management device 50 is connected to a display section 51 and an input section 52 . A display unit 51 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like, and an input unit 52 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

The member management device 50 also has an external network communication unit 53 , a store network communication unit 54 , a storage unit 55 and a control unit 56 . The external network communication unit 53 is an interface unit for data communication via a network outside the amusement arcade. The store network communication unit 54 is an interface unit for data communication with the prize management device 60, the card management device 40, etc. via the communication line in the amusement shop.

The storage unit 55 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive or a non-volatile memory, and stores member management data 55a, game type setting data 55b, prize master data 55c, search pattern name data 55d, search result data 55e, and search condition data 55f. Remember.

The member management data 55a is data in which the card ID of the member card issued to the member is associated with the name, accumulated balls, mobile phone IDm, address, telephone number, and the like. The game type setting data 55b is data that associates a rate and a display name with a game type. The prize master data 55c is data used when exchanging game balls for prizes.

The search pattern name data 55d is data in which a search pattern name, search date and time, etc. are associated with a search management number. The search result data 55e is a member list that matches the search condition, and is data in which the member's card ID, name, total accumulated amount, accumulated balls, mobile phone IDm, etc. are associated with the searched management number. The search condition data 55f is data in which a search control number is associated with a search condition or the like.

The control unit 56 is a control unit that controls the member management device 50 as a whole, and has a member management unit 56a, a prize master management unit 56b, and a search processing unit 56c. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed. The prize master management unit 56b and the search processing unit 56c are caused to execute corresponding processes.

The member management unit 56a is a processing unit that manages the member management data 55a. The member management unit 56a communicates with the card management device 40 and the prize management device 60 to update the balance of accumulated balls associated with the card ID. Further, when receiving a member registration request, the member management unit 56a updates the member management data 55a by adding the member.

Here, the stored ball replay processing by the member management unit 56a will be described. Upon receiving the accumulated ball replay request data from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, the member management unit 56a checks the balance of the accumulated balls at the payout destination rate among the accumulated balls associated with the card ID in the accumulated ball replay request data. is withdrawn by the number of payout units, and the number of game balls to be replayed is recalculated. Then, the accumulated ball replay data including the balance after the subtraction and the number of game balls to be replayed are transmitted to the inter-machine card processing machine 10.例文帳に追加

The prize master management unit 56b is a processing unit that manages the prize master data 55c. When the prize master data 55c is updated, the prize master management unit 56b distributes the prize master data 55c to the prize management device 60 in the amusement arcade.

The search processing unit 56c receives a search condition, and searches the member management data 55a and the like of the business day for members that match the search condition. For example, when the condition that the total amount of savings is 100,000 yen or more is accepted, the members whose total amount of savings is 100,000 yen or more are searched out of the member management data 55a on the day of the search, and the search result data 55e is stored. It is stored in the unit 55 and displayed on the display unit 51 . Here, the accumulated total amount refers to an amount obtained by multiplying the accumulated balls and accumulated medals held by the member by the rate of each accumulated ball and accumulated medals and totaling them. Alternatively, the number of accumulated balls may be searched so that the number of accumulated balls of "ball 1" is 10000 or more.

Further, the search processing unit 56c may perform an integrated search using the current (business day) and past search result data 55e. For example, at the end of June, a search is made for members with a total savings amount of 100,000 yen or more as a condition, and stored in the storage unit 55 as data of "a total savings amount of 100,000 yen or more at the end of June". Then, the member is searched under the same conditions, and stored in the storage unit 55 as data of "the total amount of savings at the end of July is 100,000 yen or more". Then, using the data of "the total amount of savings at the end of June is 100,000 yen or more" and the data of "the total amount of savings at the end of July is 100,000 yen or more", at both the end of June and the business day of the end of July It is possible to search for members with a total amount of savings of 100,000 yen or more.

Next, a specific example of data stored in the storage unit 55 shown in the drawing will be described. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of member management data 55a, game type setting data 55b, and prize master data 55c stored in the storage unit 55 of the member management device 50. As shown in FIG. The member management data 55a shown in FIG. 7(a) shows a state in which the card ID "2002" is associated with the name "BC", the balance of accumulated balls for each game type, the mobile phone ID "IDmX1", and the like. there is Although not shown, the member management data 55a can associate points, number of visits, game history, personal identification number, etc. with the card ID. The mobile IDm is identification data that can identify a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, and is used when the mobile terminal is used as a membership card.

Also, in FIG. 7(a), stored balls are provided for three game types of "ball 1", "ball 2" and "ball 3". For example, the balance of "ball 1" with card ID "2002" is "250", the balance of "ball 2" is "1000", and the balance of "ball 3" is "4000".

The game type setting data 55b shown in FIG. 7B associates the game type name "ball 1" with the rate "4 yen" and the display name "4 pachi". The game type setting data 55b associates the game type name "ball 2" with the rate "2 yen" and the display name "2 pachi". The game type setting data 55b associates the game type name "ball 3" with the rate "1 yen" and the display name "1 pachi".

The prize master data 55c shown in FIG. 7(c) is data in which a prize code uniquely identifying a prize is associated with the prize name, group code, prize value, and the number of redeemable balls. Here, the group code is identification information for classifying and managing prizes. Group code "01" indicates redeemable prizes that are transferable for a predetermined value through certain procedures. Group codes "02" and later are general prizes including daily necessities other than exchange prizes.

The prize master data 55c includes a prize code "0001", a prize name "grand prize", a group code "01", a prize value "1000", the number of exchange balls for ball 1 "250", and the number of exchange balls for ball 2 " 500” and the exchange ball number of the ball 3 “1000” are associated.

In addition, the prize master data 55c includes a prize code "0002", a prize name "small prize", a group code "01", a prize value "500", the number of exchange balls for ball 1 "125", and a ball exchange for ball 2. The number “250” and the exchange ball number “500” of the ball 3 are associated.

Also, the prize master data 55c includes prize code "0100", prize name "M Seven", group code "02", prize value "400", number of exchange balls for ball 1 "100", exchange ball for ball 2 The number “200” and the exchange ball number “400” of the ball 3 are associated.

In addition, the prize master data 55c includes a prize code “0101”, a prize name “rack”, a group code “02”, a prize value “420”, the number of balls exchanged for ball 1 “105”, and the number of balls exchanged for ball 2. "210" and the exchange ball number "420" of the ball 3 are associated.

In addition, the prize master data 55c includes a prize code of "0600", a prize name of "Tama-ame candy", a group code of "04", a prize value of "12", the number of exchanged balls for ball 1 as "3", and the number of exchanged balls for ball 2 as "3". The number of balls "6" and the number of exchange balls for the ball 3 "12" are associated.

Next, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of search pattern name data 55d, search result data 55e, and search condition data 55f stored in the storage unit 55 of the member management apparatus 50. As shown in FIG. The search pattern name data 55d shown in FIG. 8(a) includes a search pattern name of "100,000 yen or more in total accumulated amount in June" and a search date and time of "2020/6/30 (Tuesday)" for the management number "0107". 23:01” and the like indicate the associated state.

The search result data 55e shown in FIG. 8B includes card ID "2020", name "GL", accumulated total amount "142365", balance of accumulated balls, mobile IDm "IDmX77" for management number "0107". , etc., indicate the associated state.

Also, in FIG. 8(b), stored balls are provided for three game types of "ball 1", "ball 2" and "ball 3". For example, the number of stored balls of "ball 1" of card ID "2020" is "24000", the number of stored balls of "ball 2" is "23000", and the number of stored balls of "ball 3" is "365".

The search condition data 55f shown in FIG. 8(c) indicates a state in which the search condition "total amount of savings ≧100,000" is associated with the management number "0107".

Next, a processing procedure of the search processing unit 56c of the member management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. 6 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the search processing unit 56c of the member management device 50. As shown in FIG.

When the member search is started, the search processing unit 56c receives search conditions (step S101). Next, if it is not an integrated search of a plurality of search result data 55e (step S102: No), the member management data 55a is searched according to the search conditions (step S103). Next, the search result data 55e and the search condition data 55f are stored in the storage unit 55 (step S104). Then, the search result is displayed on the display unit 51 (step S105).

If the search condition is an integrated search of a plurality of search result data 55e (step S102: Yes), the search processing unit 56c extracts the search result data 55e to be subjected to integrated search (step S106). After that, the selection of the search result data 55e for integrated search is accepted (step S107). Next, the search processing unit 56c performs integrated search processing using the selected search result data 55e (step S108). Then, the search processing unit 56c stores the search result data 55e obtained by the integrated search in the storage unit 55 (step S109), and displays it on the display unit 51 (step S110).

Next, input of search conditions for the member management apparatus 50 will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen image for inputting search conditions of the member management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the condition setting of the total amount is shown as a search condition. As for the total amount, conditions can be set for the total amount of saved balls, the total amount of saved tokens, and the sum of the total amount of saved balls and the total amount of saved medals. It should be noted that the accumulated medal total amount refers to the value calculated by multiplying the number of accumulated medals used in the slot machine by the medal rate.

Next, FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of another screen image in the case of another search condition input of the member management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, a ball rate can also be designated as a search condition. In FIG. 11, six types of ball rates from "ball rate 1" to "ball rate 6" can be designated as ball rates. When the ball rate is selected, the conditions can be set by combining the number of accumulated balls, the number of accumulated balls, the number of replayed balls, and the total amount of accumulated balls.

Next, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen image when performing an integrated search of a plurality of search result data 55e of the member management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the search result data 55e searched in the past are displayed as a pattern list, and the search result data 55e to be subjected to integrated search is selected from the list. Then, an integrated search can be performed on the selected two or more pieces of search result data 55e.

Next, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen image in the case of displaying the integrated search result of the member management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, a list of searched members for which integrated search has been performed is displayed, and member codes, names, addresses, telephone numbers, ages, and the like are displayed here.

As described above, in this embodiment, when a search condition is received, the member management data 55a of the business day is searched, and the search result data 55e is stored in the storage unit 55. By using the past search result data 55e, it is possible to quickly and efficiently search for information related to past members.

In the above embodiment, the member management apparatus 50 performs an integrated search using stored current (business day) and past search results, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, a search may be performed under a plurality of conditions even on a business day, and a compound search may be performed using the search results of two or more business days on which the search was performed. Also, a compound search may be performed using a plurality of stored past search result data 55e.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the search using the member management device 50 has been described as a configuration in which the search conditions are set by the employee. You can also search with For example, on the 10th and 20th of every month, at 20:00 at the end of the month, members with a “total amount of savings of 100,000 yen or more” may be automatically searched, and the search results may be stored in the storage unit 55 .

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration for searching the member management data 55a and the like using the display unit 51 and the input unit 52 of the member management device 50 has been described. good too. Also, when an owner who manages a plurality of game parlors searches for the status of the parlors, he/she may connect to the member management device 50 of each parlor from a terminal connected to an external network and search.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case of using a management game machine as the game machine 20 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the case of using a game machine of each machine counting system or the like. can.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the search pattern name data and the search condition data are managed separately, but the search pattern name data and the search condition data may be managed together. Alternatively, only search result data and search pattern name data may be managed and integrated.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the integrated search is performed using the data of "100,000 yen in total savings at the end of June" and the data of "100,000 yen in total savings at the end of July" stored in the member management device 50. shows a case of searching with a type of AND condition that searches for members with a total amount of savings of 100,000 yen or more at both the end of June and the end of July (business day), but the present invention is limited to this. It can also be applied to search with a kind of OR condition to search for members with a total amount of savings of 100,000 yen or more at either the end of June or the end of July (business day). .

The configurations illustrated in the above embodiments are functionally schematic and do not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of distribution/integration of the devices is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed/integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. can do.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The member management system, management device, and member management method according to the present invention are suitable for quickly and efficiently retrieving information on past members.

10 inter-machine card processing machine 11 status display unit 12 banknote transport unit 12a banknote insertion slot 13 display operation unit 14 reader/writer 14a card insertion slot 14b holding unit 15 communication I/F unit 16, 45, 55 storage unit 16a own device status data 16b card data 17, 46, 56 control unit 17a data management unit 17b game setting processing unit 17c card data notification unit 20 gaming machine 21 counting button 30 island controller 40 card management device 41, 51 display unit 42, 52 input unit 43, 53 External network communication unit 44, 54 store network communication unit 45a, 55b game type setting data 45b card management data 45c device management data 46a game type setting management unit 46b card management unit 46c device management unit 50 member management device 55a member management data 55c prize Master data 55d Search pattern name data 55e Search result data 55f Search condition data 56a Member management unit 56b Prize master management unit 56c Search processing unit 60 Prize management device 80 Payment machine

Claims (8)

A member management system having a management device for managing information related to members registered as members in an amusement arcade,
The management device
member information storage means for storing current member information relating to the member;
Search information storage means for storing past search information related to the member;
search processing means for searching current and past member information about the member based on the member information stored in the member information storage means and the search information stored in the search information storage means;
and output means for outputting search results retrieved by said search processing means. The current member information is
2. The member management according to claim 1, wherein the member information is the member information as of the business day of the amusement arcade, and the past retrieved information is the retrieved information before the business day of the amusement arcade. system. The search information storage means is
3. The member management system according to claim 1, wherein search information including search condition data and search result data searched at a predetermined time in the past is stored. The member information storage means is
4. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein current member information including the member's personal information and the number of game media deposited at the game parlor is stored in association with the member's identification information. The membership management system described in . The search processing means is
first search result data obtained by searching for the member information stored in the member information storage means when a search condition for a member having a predetermined number or more of accumulated game media at both the current and past points in time is received; 5. The member according to claim 4, wherein current and past member information regarding said member is specified based on second search result data included in said search information stored in said search information storage means. management system. The search processing means is
first search result data obtained by searching for the member information stored in the member information storage means when a search condition for a member having a number of accumulated gaming media equal to or greater than a predetermined amount at both the current and past points in time is received; 5. The member according to claim 4, wherein current and past member information regarding said member is specified based on second search result data included in said search information stored in said search information storage means. management system. A management device provided in an amusement parlor for managing information related to members registered as members in the amusement parlor,
member information storage means for storing current member information relating to the member;
Search information storage means for storing past search information related to the member;
search processing means for searching current and past member information about the member based on the member information stored in the member information storage means and the search information stored in the search information storage means;
and output means for outputting a search result searched by the search processing means. A member management method in a member management system having a management device for managing information related to members registered in a game parlor, comprising:
a first storage step in which the management device stores current member information relating to the member in a member information storage unit;
a second storage step in which the management device stores past search information related to the member in a search information storage unit;
A search processing step in which the management device searches current and past member information related to the member based on the member information stored in the member information storage unit and the search information stored in the search information storage unit. When,
and an output step in which the management device outputs search results retrieved in the search processing step.

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