JP2022152422A - bowling system - Google Patents

Abstract

To enhance secrecy by providing only play schedule information to a store side while separating financial personal information of a user from the store side.SOLUTION: A bowling system 1 includes a bowling device 20 having multiple lanes and controlled by a game progress control unit 30, a server 60 in which a processing program for play schedule information reception processing and payment processing is recorded at a certain URL, a code sheet 202 arranged in each of the multiple lanes, and a tablet 40. Upon reading a QR code (registered trademark), a smartphone 10 displays a game reception screen sent back from the server 60, accepts an input of play schedule information, and receives payment. The tablet 40 receives a payment processing result transmitted from the server 60. After receiving the payment processing result, the tablet 40 outputs an activation signal to the game progress control unit 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a bowling system that manages games in a bowling alley with multiple lanes.

In recent years, a system has been proposed in which the payment of the play fee is made through a shared money payment device installed in a bowling alley instead of the payment of the play fee at the reception (Patent Documents 1 and 2). In bowling, a row of lanes is formed in the upper portion of a box-shaped casing, and a plurality of pins are erected at the rear end of the lane, and a bowl is thrown and rolled on the lane toward the pins. A device has been proposed. In this bowling machine, in place of settlement processing on a shared machine, a number-of-players selection means and a game fee input means are arranged on the front side of the machine. A bowling machine is driven so that a game can be enjoyed (Patent Document 3).

On the other hand, in Patent Document 4, a lane terminal is installed for each lane, and after the end of the bowling game, the play fee is settled. A payment system that allows everything to be done between the server system) is described.

JP-A-1999-76491 JP-A-2002-95784 Registered Utility Model No. 3121564 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-373252

In the payment system described in Patent Document 4, in addition to game information, it is necessary to input the user's financial institution and transaction account information for payment using the lane terminal installed in the bowling alley, so the operation is complicated accordingly. In addition, since personal information related to finance required for settlement is acquired by the store via the lane terminal, there is an increased risk of leakage of highly confidential personal information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides a highly confidential bowling system that provides only play schedule information to the store while separating the user's personal financial information from the store.

A bowling system according to the present invention includes a bowling device provided with a plurality of lanes in a store, the progress of a game in each lane being controlled by a game progress control unit, and play schedule information provided on a network and stored at a predetermined URL. a server on which a processing program for acceptance processing and payment processing is recorded; a sheet placed in each of the plurality of lanes, on which the identification information of the lane and the URL are indicated by a code; and an imaging unit of the player terminal receiving the access to the URL based on the code read by the server, the processing program is executed by the server, and a game reception screen is displayed on the display unit of the player terminal to receive the play schedule information; , a store-side terminal that receives the payment processing for the play price according to the received play schedule information and receives the result of the payment processing transmitted from the server, wherein the terminal receives the result of the payment processing. and a store terminal that receives the signal and outputs an activation signal to the game progress control unit.

According to the present invention, when a player terminal captures an image of a sheet placed on a desired lane, the code written on the sheet is analyzed, and the URL of the server is accessed. The server returns a game reception screen to the player terminal in response to the access, thereby enabling reception of play schedule information input to the player terminal. The server performs payment processing for the play price according to the received play schedule information, and the result of the payment processing and the play schedule information are transmitted to the store terminal such as a tablet. In this way, the store terminal receives the settlement processing result from the server and outputs a start signal to the game progress control unit, thereby operating the bowling machine. Various aspects can be applied to the information on the result of the settlement process, and an aspect in which the play schedule information is also used is also possible. On the other hand, since the player terminal does not perform data communication with the store terminal, personal financial information required for settlement is not directly output to the store terminal, thereby obtaining higher confidentiality.

Also, the player terminal is a smartphone. According to this configuration, the present invention can be applied without having special equipment.

Also, the store terminal is a tablet. According to this configuration, high versatility can be obtained due to portability.

Further, the server is characterized in that a processing program for order processing of food and drink and payment processing thereof is recorded at the URL. According to this configuration, it is possible to settle orders for food and drink in addition to accepting bowling games, so versatility is enhanced.

Further, the store terminal, upon receiving the result of the settlement process from the server, transmits the activation signal and the play schedule information to the game progress control section. According to this configuration, the game progress control unit operates the bowling machine in response to receiving the activation signal and the play schedule information.

The play schedule information includes the player name and the number of games to be played. The bowling machine is operable with at least the player name and the number of games to be played.

According to the present invention, secrecy is enhanced by providing only the play schedule information to the store while separating the financial personal information of the user from the store.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration within a bowling alley, where (A) is a schematic diagram showing the overall internal configuration of the bowling alley, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing the schematic configuration of a bowling device viewed from the side of a certain lane. be. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bowling system according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a more detailed configuration of FIG. 2; 1 is a configuration diagram showing functions of a smartphone; FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing functions of a game progress control unit; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing functions of a tablet; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram of an example of a screen displayed on a monitor upon receiving a start signal at the start of a game; FIG. 10 is a diagram of an example of a screen showing the process of reception by a smartphone, (A) is an email address reception screen diagram, (B) is a menu selection screen diagram, and (C) is an input screen when the bowling menu is selected. FIG. (D) is an input screen view when the mark side menu is selected. FIG. 10 is a diagram of an example of a screen showing the process of reception by a smartphone, and a flow chart of processing; FIG. It is a figure of the management screen example of a tablet, (A) is a screen figure which shows lane information, (B) is a selection screen figure of a management menu. It is a figure of the management screen example of a tablet, (A) is a screen figure which shows player information, (B) is a screen figure which shows eating-and-drink order content. It is a figure of the management screen example of a tablet, and is a screen figure which shows a self-check-in lane setting.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration within a bowling alley, where (A) is a schematic diagram showing the overall internal configuration of the bowling alley, and (B) is a schematic configuration of a bowling device viewed from the side of a certain lane. It is a schematic diagram showing. As shown in FIG. 1, in a bowling alley (store), a plurality of lanes La are arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and a bowling device 20 having a console 200 provided every two lanes is arranged in front. A known overhead display unit (hereinafter referred to as a monitor 23) is provided for each lane La toward the console 200 side in an overhead portion that is a ceiling obliquely above the console 200. FIG. Lane La extends forward by a predetermined width and a predetermined length from the run-up section for the player PL. Ten pins Pi are placed upright on the leading end of lane La by a known pinsetter. The pin camera 221 captures a bird's-eye view of the pin stage, and captures the pin action after the bowl Bo is pitched, that is, the state of each pin Pi falling down and being kept upright.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bowling system according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a more detailed configuration of FIG. The bowling system 1 includes a bowling device 20, a game progress control unit 30, a tablet 40, a server 60 mainly for payment, and a payment system . Moreover, in order to make the bowling system 1 function, the smart phone 10 is used as a player terminal, and the Internet 50, for example, is used as a network. Further, the tablet 40 is made connectable to the Internet 50 and is made capable of proximity communication with the game progress control section 30 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the bowling device 20 includes a first lane section 201 to an n-th lane section 20n as a plurality of lanes, each of which includes a control section 21, a sensor section 22 in which various sensors are arranged, and a monitor 23. . Although not shown in the drawings, the bowling device 20 has, as is well known, mechanisms for collecting the bowl Bo and the pins Pi after pitching and forwarding the bowl Bo to the pitching side.

The sensor unit 22 includes various sensors for detecting the operation of each mechanism as necessary, an optical bowl sensor for detecting the movement of the thrown bowl Bo, and a pin camera for detecting the state of the pin after the ball is thrown. 221. The control unit 21 is provided in the console 200 and receives each detection information from the sensor unit 22 to detect the pitching timing of the bowl Bo, the running state, the position and the number of downed bowls Pi, and the like. The control unit 21 receives detection information from the sensor unit 22 and controls the operation of the mechanism unit and the like. As will be described later, among the control information of the control unit 21, information related to score and game progress (progress) processing, such as the status of the pin Pi and the display processing of the monitor 23, is transmitted to the game progress control unit 30. is used to perform game progress processing, score calculation, and monitor 23 display.

Each console 200 of the bowling machine 20 has a predetermined size, is coded in a predetermined format, and is indicated by a QR code (registered trademark) as shown in FIG. 2 in this embodiment. A code sheet 202 is attached. It is assumed that the QR code (registered trademark) written on the code sheet 202 is captured by a terminal owned by the player, such as the smartphone 10 . The code sheet 202 includes identification information for identifying the bowling alley and each lane, and address (URL) information of the processing program storage unit 61 (see FIG. 2) in which a processing program for executing game acceptance processing and settlement processing, which will be described later, is recorded. is written at least. In this embodiment, the processing program storage unit 61 is provided in a server 60 on a network, eg, the Internet 50 . In addition, the server 60 stores information about checked-in players (e.g., encrypted e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, and passwords), and a database 62 (for example, information on game history and results (scores, etc.) as needed). (See FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 4, the smartphone 10 includes a control unit 11 including a processor (CPU). The control unit 11 includes a storage unit 12 that stores various data, a display unit 13 that displays images, and a display unit 13 that is operated by a player. A key or touch panel type operation unit 14 and an imaging unit 15 for giving instructions are connected. The imaging unit 15 images the code sheet 202 via the operation unit 14 . The storage unit 12 contains various control programs for functioning as a smartphone, and is used for contracted electronic payment (credit card method or pay system, carrier payment, etc.). It also stores electronic payment information such as its account number. The smartphone 10 requests the server 60 to accept the game at the bowling alley and to request advance payment for the number of games to be played input in the acceptance process. Details of the control unit 11 of the smartphone 10 will be described later.

Upon receiving a payment request from the smartphone 10, the server 60 executes a processing program to perform payment processing. In this embodiment, payment processing is performed with a payment system 70 on the Internet 50 . As is well known, there are multiple existing business entities for the payment system 70, and instead of a complex system that can handle individual payment methods for each smartphone 10 and individual financial institutions, individual It is equipped with a system that absorbs differences in electronic payment methods and financial institutions and comprehensively performs payment processing on behalf of the server 60 and actual financial institutions. Specifically, here, the payment for the number of scheduled games (including rented shoes) and the price for ordered food and drink, which will be described later, are paid from the account of the player's financial institution to the account of the bowling alley owner's financial institution. process. The payment system 70 receives payment instructions from the server 60 and performs payment processing. When the server 60 transmits a payment instruction to the payment system 70 (or receives payment acceptance from the payment system 70 or a payment result response), the server 60 sends a payment result report to the smartphone 10 and the tablet 40 .

The game progress control unit 30 exchanges information with the control unit 21 of the bowling device 20 to process the progress of the game (pitching order, pitcher information, etc.), receive the results of each player's pitching, and fall. By detecting the positions and number of pins and foul balls, the pins are set and the score is calculated. As will be described later, the game progress control unit 30 outputs a start instruction signal when at least player information, information on the number of scheduled games, and information on the selected lane La among the play schedule information are input from the tablet 40 . Then, the controller 21 of the bowling machine 20 is activated.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the functions of the game progress control section 30. As shown in FIG. The game progress control unit 30 includes a control unit 31 having a processor, an operation unit 32 that receives operations from the outside as necessary, and a storage unit 33 that stores processing programs and the like. The control unit 31 functions as a game progress processing unit 311 , a score management unit 312 and a game image display processing unit 313 by executing processing programs recorded in the storage unit 33 . The game progress processing unit 311 manages the progress of the pitched frames of each player. The score management unit 312 calculates the score for each pitch from the state of the pin Pi for each bowl Bo pitched by each player according to the bowling score rule. The game image display processing unit 313 instructs the monitor 23 to display, for example, the game start screen as shown in FIG. 7, as well as the score of each pitch.

In general, at the reception corner of the store, a desktop personal computer is placed as a management device on the store side, which comprehensively displays the player's check-in information, etc., making it possible to grasp the overall game situation of each lane. there is Although a desk-top type management device may be used as the management device, in this embodiment, a portable tablet 40 is employed instead of or separately.

As shown in FIG. 6, the tablet 40 includes a control unit 41 having a processor, a storage unit 42 for storing processing programs, a display unit 43 for displaying images, for example, a touch panel type operation unit 44, and an output unit 45. . The control unit 41 functions as an image display processing unit 411 , an interlocking processing unit 412 , a non-interlocking processing unit 413 and a payment confirmation unit 414 by executing processing programs recorded in the storage unit 42 .

The image display processing unit 411 performs processing for generating an image to be displayed on the display unit 43 . The interlock processing unit 412 transmits the play schedule information of the tablet 40 to the game progress control unit 30 when the data format is the same as that of the game progress control unit 30 . It is possible that the game progress control unit 30 and the tablet 40 have different data formats, in which case the tablet 40 cannot transmit a signal to the game progress control unit 30 (or even if it can not processed as information). Assuming such a case, the output unit 45 of the tablet 40 is, for example, a printer, and the non-interlocking processing unit 413 prints out the play schedule information. Then, the game progress control unit 30 can instruct the control unit 21 to start by manually inputting or manually inputting to the input unit 301 of the game progress control unit 30 via an OCR (Optical Character Recognition/Reader). It should be noted that whether the data formats match or not is known in advance, and either the interlocking processing unit 412 or the non-interlocking processing unit 413 may be adopted accordingly.

In addition, the payment confirmation unit 414 monitors the status of the server 60, and upon receiving the payment result signal and play schedule information of the newly checked-in customer transmitted from the server 60, the check-in is displayed on the display unit 43. As a customer, it is additionally displayed, for example, as a list. Examples of display formats will be described later with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. FIG.

The game progress processing unit 311 of the game progress control unit 30 activates the bowling device 20 in the lane La corresponding to the lane identification information in the play schedule information input from the input unit 301 so that the game can be played in a linked manner. to display the score table on the screen 23A of the monitor 23 (see FIG. 7). In FIG. 7, the names of four players (Yamada, Tanaka, Nakayama, and Yamashita) are displayed in order of pitching. Further, the game progress processing unit 311 manages the scheduled number of games input at the time of reception. When the scheduled number of games is completed, the operation of the bowling device 20 is terminated, and the game image display processing unit 313 terminates the operation as necessary. perform the production of

Returning to FIG. 4, the control unit 11 of the smartphone 10 executes the control program to perform the code reading processing unit 111, the image display processing unit 112, the bowling menu processing unit 113, the eating and drinking menu processing unit 114, and the payment processing unit 115. function as

The code reading processing unit 111 drives the imaging unit 15 to photograph the target code sheet 202 and accesses the URL of the server 60 . That is, the player enters the bowling alley, selects a desired lane from available lanes, and photographs the code sheet 202 attached to the console 200 of the lane La with his/her smartphone 10 . The code reading processing unit 111 analyzes the code of the captured code sheet 202 , extracts the identification information of the lane La and the URL of the server 60 , and accesses the server 60 . When the server 60 receives this access, it returns the reception screen information to the sender's e-mail address.

FIG. 8A shows a login screen as an example of a returned screen. The image display processing unit 112 displays the received image. On the login screen, an e-mail address and password are entered by opening a character string window (not shown) and tapping (pressing) characters in sequence. When the login button is tapped, login information is transmitted to the server 60 and registered in the server 60 . In addition, in response to whether or not it is the first use after entering the store, if it is the first time, from the security point of view, you will be asked to enter the initial registration screen, then you will be asked to enter the phone number for SMS authentication, and then you will be asked to enter the authentication number. , these information are sent to the server 60 .

On the next screen, menus prepared in advance, here, as shown in FIG. 8B, buttons for the bowling menu and the eating and drinking menu are displayed. When the bowling menu is selected (tapped), the bowling menu processing unit 113 displays an input screen for play schedule information (see FIG. 8C), accepts input of play schedule information (see FIG. 9), On the other hand, when a food menu is selected, the food menu processing unit 114 displays (a list of) the food menu in a selectable manner (see FIG. 8(D)), and accepts input of desired food (see FIG. 9). ). It should be noted that the selection of the eating and drinking menu may be made possible on the condition that the bowling menu is selected.

When the input is completed and the payment button (see FIG. 9) is tapped, the payment processing unit 115 confirms check-in (steps S1 and S3), and then transmits the input information to the server 60. (step S5).

10 to 12 are examples of management screens displayed on the display unit 43 of the tablet 40. FIG. FIG. 10A is a screen diagram showing lane information, and FIG. 10B is a management menu selection screen diagram. FIG. 11(A) is a screen diagram showing player information, and FIG. 11(B) is a screen diagram showing food and drink order details. FIG. 12 is a screen diagram showing self check-in lane setting.

In the lane information of FIG. 10(A), the basic status of each lane, for example, the vacancy status, can be visually recognized. In this example, lanes 1 and 4 are vacant. In addition, in lane 2, it is displayed that food is being ordered. In the management menu of FIG. 10B, a predetermined number of management items, for example five, are selectably displayed as lower layers. In the player information of FIG. 11A, the player name, presence/absence of rental shoes, and fee classification (general or member) are displayed. The rental shoes and category items are items that are selectively input at the time of reception. Also, other items (for example, adults/children, gender) that are mainly reflected in the fee may be included as items at the time of reception.

In the food and drink order contents of FIG. 11(B), the ordered items and their quantities are displayed, and a "delivered" button is displayed at an appropriate place on the screen. When this button is tapped at the time when the delivery of the ordered item is completed, the display of "Food and drink ordered" in FIG. 10(A) is erased. In the self check-in lane setting in FIG. 12, it is displayed whether self check-in is set for each lane.

The present invention can employ the following aspects. If the user desires to continue playing the game after completing the initially input scheduled number of games, the acceptance process may be performed from the beginning. can be If a continuation is desired, the entry for the continuation may be accepted in the same procedure as the initial reception, and the rental shoe fee may be dispensed with. Also, in the present embodiment, the number of games is input as the play schedule information, but instead of this, the game time may be input.

1 bowling system 10 smartphone (player terminal)
13 display unit 15 imaging unit 20 bowling device 202 code sheet (sheet)
30 game progress control unit 40 tablet (store terminal)
50 Internet (network)
60 server 61 processing program storage unit

Claims (6)

a bowling device provided with a plurality of lanes in a store, wherein progress of a game in each lane is controlled by a game progress control unit;
A server provided on a network and having a processing program for play schedule information reception processing and payment processing recorded at a predetermined URL;
a sheet arranged in each of the plurality of lanes, on which the identification information of the lane and the URL are indicated by a code;
The play schedule is performed by executing the processing program by the server upon receiving access to the URL based on the code read by the imaging unit of the player terminal, and displaying a game reception screen on the display unit of the player terminal. A store-side terminal that receives the result of the payment process transmitted from the server in response to the information reception process and the payment process for the play fee according to the received play schedule information, wherein the payment process is performed. A bowling system comprising a store terminal that outputs a start signal to the game progress control section upon receiving the result of the above. 2. The bowling system according to claim 1, wherein said player terminal is a smart phone. 3. The bowling system according to claim 1, wherein the store terminal is a tablet. 4. The bowling system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said server has a processing program for order processing of food and drink and payment processing thereof recorded in said URL. 5. The bowling system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the store terminal transmits the activation signal and the play schedule information to the game progress control unit when receiving the result of the settlement process from the server. 6. The bowling system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said play schedule information includes a player name and the number of games scheduled to be played.

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