JP3100881B2 - Premium management system with some exchange functions - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a case where a customer holding a ticket issue (ticket receipt or ticket issuing card) wishes to exchange a part of the number of pachinko balls recorded in the ticket issue. Also, the present invention relates to a prize management system in which an issue in which a value obtained by subtracting the number of exchange prize balls from the number of recorded balls is recorded is again issued by the prize exchange device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a current pachinko parlor, when prizes are exchanged based on a ticket issue, all prizes equivalent to the number of balls recorded therein must be exchanged on the spot (this is referred to as " Called "All Exchange"). Therefore, even if the customer holding the ticketing issue exchanges a part of the number of balls recorded there for a prize, records the remaining number of balls in the issue and offers to issue it again. Not allowed (this is called "partial exchange").

[0003]

For this reason, for example, if a player wants tobacco or the like during a game, there is no vending machine in which cash can be purchased. Is forced to do that. However, exchange at the cashier counter is not permitted except for ball exchange, so the customer counts the number of balls for the desired prize with a prize counter, outputs a ticket issue, and outputs this at the cashier counter. You have to go through the cumbersome steps of presenting and exchanging for the desired giveaway.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and a part of the number of balls recorded in a ticket issue is exchanged for a prize, and the remaining number of balls is recorded in the ticket issue. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a prize management system having a partial exchange function that can be issued again.

[0005]

A prize management system having a partial exchange function according to claim 1 performs a prize exchange transaction business with a prize counter for issuing a ticket issue, a management server for storing various data, and the like. A pachinko management system having a partial exchange function provided with a prize exchange device, wherein a prize counter counts the number of inserted pachinko balls, the counted number of pachinko balls, a machine number, an issue date, and a ticket number. Is transmitted to the management server, and the ticketing information is transmitted to the management server.
Encrypted based on the key sent from the
Issue the recorded ticketing issue .

[0006] The prize exchange device is provided with a
Decrypt the data based on the key sent from the management server,
Check whether the data obtained as a result of decryption is correct,
If it is not correct, output so
In the case of , the exchange data is sent to the management server, and under the condition that the ticketing information matching the ticketing information exists in the management server, the exchange transaction is started. Sends the information to the management server, notifies the management server of the invalidity of the ticketing issue, and issues a ticket including the number of remaining pachinko balls, the machine number, the issue date, and the ticketing number if the number of remaining pachinko balls after the exchange transaction is not 0. The information is transmitted to the management server, and a ticket issue in which the ticket information is recorded is issued.

A prize management system having a partial exchange function according to a second aspect of the present invention is the prize management system having a partial exchange function according to the first aspect, wherein the issuance of the ticket issuance of a paper receipt or paper.
Is a plastic ticketing card .

The operation of the invention of claims 1 and 2 will be described. When the customer inserts pachinko balls into the hopper of the prize counter and presses the ticketing button, the number of inserted pachinko balls is counted, and the ticketing information including the counted number of pachinko balls, machine number, issue date, and ticketing number To the management server, and based on the key sent from the management server,
And issue the ticketing issue that records the encrypted information
Issue .

[0009] When the customer brings the issuance ticket to the prize exchange device, the prize exchange device inputs the data of the input issuance ticket.
Is decrypted based on the key sent from the management server.
Check that the resulting data is correct,
If not, output so, and if correct
Sent to the management server the data in a condition that the ticketing information matching the ticketing information exists in the management server, to start the exchange transaction, and replaced with prizes. When the exchange transaction is completed, exchange transaction information indicating the content of the exchange transaction is registered in the management server, and the ticketing information registered in the management server is invalidated. If the number of remaining pachinko balls after the exchange transaction is performed is not 0, the prize exchange device registers the ticketing information including the number of remaining pachinko balls, the machine number, the date of issue, and the ticket number in the management server, and issues the ticket. Issue a ticketing issue that records the information.

The ticketing information is encrypted and recorded in the ticketing issue. The ticket issuance is, for example, a paper ticket receipt or a plastic ticket card.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the outline of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a prize counter, 2 is a management server,
Reference numeral 3 denotes a prize exchange device. The prize management system of the present invention includes a prize counter 1, a management server 2, and a prize POS3. The premium exchange device is also called a premium POS.

The prize counter 1 has a hopper. When the pachinko ball is put in the hopper and the ticketing button is pressed, the premium counter 1 transfers the ticketing information to the management server,
Issue a ticket receipt that records ticketing information. Ticketing information includes ticketing number, date of issue, and number of records (number of pachinko balls)
And so on. In the illustrated example, the ticket receipt number is 1, the issue date is November 17, 1994, and the number of records is 1055.

The management server 2 has a ticketing information file, an exchange transaction information file, and the like. Exchange transaction information
Represents the ticketing receipt, the prize exchanged, the number, etc., which became the basis of the exchange. The illustrated exchange transaction information indicates that the ticket receipt number is 1, the exchanged prize is cigarette, and the number is 1.

The prize exchange device 3 performs an exchange transaction. When the customer brings the ticketing receipt, the clerk inputs the ticketing information on the ticketing receipt to the prize exchange device 3. When the ticketing information is input, the prize exchange device 3 checks whether or not the same ticketing information is present with the management server 2, and starts the exchange transaction business when the verification OK is returned from the management server 2. . For example, if a customer offers "one cigarette", the clerk enters "one cigarette". Then, the screen of the prize POS will be displayed as "one cigarette remaining ball = x
A character string "xxx" is displayed.

An outline of the operation of the premium management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Receipt No. 1 is issued from the prize counter, and its contents are recorded in the ticketing information file of the management server. Receipt No. Record the contents of the exchange transaction in the exchange transaction information file of the management server. Receipt No. existing in the ticketing information file of the management server 1 invalidates the ticketing information. Receipt No. 5 is issued from the premium exchange device, and its contents are recorded in the ticketing information file of the management server.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the prize counter. In the figure, 4 is a microprocessor, 5 is a hopper, 6
Denotes a ball counter, 7 denotes a display unit, 8 denotes an operation unit, 9 denotes a data output unit, 10 denotes an interface unit, and 11 denotes a communication host. LON is an interface called a local operating network.

The microprocessor 4 controls the entire prize counter. The number of pachinko balls put in the hopper 5 is counted by a ball number counter 6. The display unit 7 is for displaying the number of balls counted and the like. The operation unit 8 is for inputting various instructions. As the data output unit 9, a printer or a card
There is a writer, etc.

The printer prints the number of balls, a counter number, a ticket number, a bar code, and the like on a ticket receipt. The card writer is for magnetically and thermally printing the same content data as a bar code on a PET card (a ticketing card made of polyethylene terephthalate resin). Recently, PET ticketing cards have been used in the same way as paper ticket receipts. A character string indicating the number of balls, a counter number, a ticket number, and the like is also printed on the PET ticket card so as to be visible. The interface unit 10 communicates with the communication host 11. Communication between the prize counter 1 and the management server 2 is performed by the communication host 1
1 is performed.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a ticket receipt.
The date of issue, the number of pachinko balls, a bar code, a counter number, a ticket number, and the like are printed on the ticket receipt. In the illustrated example, the number of pachinko balls is 2450.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a ticket issuing processing flow of the prize counter. When the patron puts the pachinko balls into the hopper of the prize counter, the pachinko balls are counted by the ball counter, and the counted number of pachinko balls is displayed on the display unit. When the customer presses the ticketing button, the number of balls, ticketing number, counter number, and the like are notified to the management server. Next, encrypted data is created based on the counted number of balls, ticket number, counter number, etc., and the number of balls, ticket number, counter number, etc. are printed on the ticket receipt as a character string, and the encrypted data and other data are printed. Is printed as a bar code, and a printed ticketing receipt is issued. In the case of a PET ticket issuing card, the number of balls, a ticket issuing number, a counter number, and the like are printed as a character string, the encrypted data and other data are magnetically printed, and the printed PET issuing card is issued.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a ticketing data format. In the field of the identification code, a fixed value is always set in the ticketing data. In the type field, different values are set depending on whether fixed key data is used or when arbitrary key data is used. In the prize data field, information obtained by encrypting ticketing information such as a counter number, a ticketing number, and the number of balls using a key is written. The prize counter converts the data in the format shown in FIG. 5 into a bar code and prints it on the ticket receipt. In the case of a PET ticketing card, magnetic printing is performed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the encryption method. The ticketing information includes month and date, machine number, count value, ticketing number, department, and online information. The section indicates pachinko, slot, or arrangement, and the online information indicates online or offline. The ticketing information is rewritten to encrypted data using the key. The key is composed of a weight and a type. The key is sent from the management server to the premium counter at the start of business. The prize counter creates encrypted prize data based on the received key. The key format (20-byte number) is shown below. Weight (19 bytes) + type (1 byte)

The procedure for creating encrypted data is as follows. Step 1: Multiply the ticketing information by the key weight. {Circle around (2)} For the data created in step 1, modulus data (1 byte) is created from the key type. ▽ Procedure 3: Weighting is superimposed on ticketing information. ▽ Step 4: Combine the data created in steps 2 and 3 and complete encryption.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the outline of decryption of encrypted data. The encrypted data (encrypted ticketing information)
The ticketing information is restored using the key. The decryption of the encrypted data is performed by a prize exchange device described later. The decryption key is the same as the encryption key, and is sent from the management server to the premium exchange device at the start of business.

The procedure for decrypting encrypted data is as follows. Step 1: Determine the type in the read data and determine the key to be restored. (4) Step 2: subtract the key weight from the encrypted data. Step 3: Multiply the data created in Step 2 by a key weight. {Circle around (4)} Step 4: Create modulus data (1 byte) from the data of step 3 based on the type of key and compare it with the read modulus data. Step 5: If the modulus data is the same, the data created in step 2 becomes the ticketing information.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the premium exchange device.
In the figure, 12 is a microprocessor, 13 is a display unit, 14 is an operation unit, 15 is a storage device, 16 is an interface unit, 17 is an output unit, 18 is a data reading unit, and 19 is a communication host.

The prize exchange device 3 includes a microprocessor 1
2, a display unit 13, an operation unit 14, a storage device 15, an interface unit 16, an output unit 17, a data reading unit 18, and the like. The microprocessor 12 controls the entire prize exchange device. The display unit 13 displays various processing screens and messages. The operation unit 14 is, for example, a keyboard. The storage device 15 is a main storage device or an external storage device, and stores various data and programs. The interface unit 16 performs communication with the communication host 19. Communication between the premium exchange device 3 and the management server 2 is performed via the communication host 19. The output unit 17 is, for example, a printer. Data reading unit 18
Examples include a barcode reader and a card reader.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the premium exchange device. In the figure, 13-1 is a display / touch screen, 13-2 is a customer display, 18-1 is a touch scanner, 18-2 is a fixed scanner, and 18-3 is P
ET card reader / writer, 20 is a prize dispenser, 21
Is a pin pad. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. 8 indicate the same components.

The touch scanner 18-1 and the fixed scanner 1
8-2 is for reading the barcode printed on the receipt. PET card reader / writer 18
-3 is for reading data magnetically printed on a PET card or magnetically printing on a PET card. The premium payout machine is for paying out special premiums.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a processing flow when a barcode on a ticket receipt can be read. When the customer brings the ticket receipt, a clerk of the premium exchange device causes the touch scanner or the fixed scanner to read the barcode of the ticket receipt. If you can read the barcode,
The prize exchange device restores the encrypted data portion of the barcode,
Check whether the restored data is correct.

If it is correct, the ticketing information including the prize counter number, the ticketing number, the number of balls and the like obtained as a result of the restoration is sent to the management server, a collation is requested, and when the collation result is received, the exchange information is sent. Is displayed on the screen. If the barcode is not correct, a message to that effect is displayed on the screen. Note that the exchange information indicates how many special prizes can be obtained with the number of pachinko balls entered in the ticketing receipt.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the premium exchange apparatus at the time of partial exchange. When the customer inserts a pachinko ball into the hopper of the prize counting machine and presses the ticketing button, the prize counting
The machine sends ticketing information to the management server and issues a ticketing receipt. The processing up to this point is the same as the processing shown in FIG.

When the customer goes to the cashier counter and presents the ticketing receipt, the clerk causes the barcode reader of the premium exchange device to read the barcode of the ticketing receipt. If the barcode can be read and the ticketing information indicated by the barcode is correct, the prize exchange device transfers the ticketing information to the management server and requests verification. When the collation OK is returned from the management server, the premium exchange device displays the exchange information on the screen of the premium exchange device (POS). The processing up to this point is the same as the processing shown in FIG.

When the customer proposes that he wants a certain product, the store clerk causes the bar code reader of the premium exchange device to read the bar code attached to the product, or the name or number of the product. Enter a key. Then, the name, the number, and the number of remaining balls of the product are displayed on the screen of the premium exchange device. When the customer informs the clerk of the end of the exchange transaction, the clerk presses the transaction end button.

When the transaction end button is pressed, the prize exchange device notifies the management server of transaction information of the exchange of the corresponding product and notifies the management server of invalidity of the ticketing receipt. Next, it is checked whether or not the number of prizes (the number of remaining balls) after the exchange is zero. If the number of remaining balls is 0, the clerk hands the product to the customer and collects the ticket receipt. If the number of remaining balls is not 0, the premium exchange device notifies the management server of the new ticketing information and issues a ticket receipt in which the new ticketing information is described. The clerk hands the product and a new ticket receipt to the customer.

The ticket receipt issued by the prize exchange device has substantially the same shape as the ticket receipt issued by the prize counter (see FIG. 3). However, the machine number is the machine number of the premium exchange device that issued the ticket receipt.
The ticket receipt issued from the prize exchange device has the same effect as the ticket receipt issued from the prize counter, and the customer can perform an exchange transaction using the ticket receipt from the prize exchange device.

FIG. 11 shows an example in which a ticket receipt is issued from a prize counter, and the ticket receipt is brought to a prize exchange device. However, a PET ticket issuing card is issued from the prize counter, and the ticket issuing card is exchanged for a prize. The process shown in FIG. 11 is also performed when the user brings the device. The ticket issue issued from the premium exchange device can be used as a ticket receipt or a PET ticket card.

[0038]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is considered that it is troublesome to realize the function of "partial replacement" which was impossible with the conventional prize management system. The operation of "partial replacement" can be simplified, and as a result, the time required for the customer to settle on the game console can be improved, so that the operation rate of the game console can be expected to be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a prize counter.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket receipt.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a ticket issuing process flow of the premium counter.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a ticketing data format.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of an encryption method.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an outline of decryption of encrypted data.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a premium exchange device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a premium exchange device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a processing flow when a barcode is readable.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the premium exchange apparatus at the time of partial exchange.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 prize counter 2 management server 3 prize exchange device 4 microprocessor 5 hopper 6 ball counter 7 display unit 8 operation unit 9 data output unit 10 interface unit 11 communication host 12 microprocessor 13 display unit 14 operation unit 15 storage device 16 interface Unit 17 Output unit 18 Data reading unit 19 Communication host

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiromasa Ogawa 3-12-9, Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Inside Ace Denki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Seiichi Murase 3--12, Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo No. 9 ACE Denken Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Nakamura 3-12-9, Higashi Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan Ace Denken Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-5-111577 (JP, A JP-A-2-185277 (JP, A) JP-A-2-23980 (JP, A) JP-A-7-66803 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02 H04L 9/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pachinko management system having a partial exchange function comprising: a premium counter for issuing a ticket issue; a management server for storing various data; and a premium exchange apparatus for performing a premium exchange transaction. The prize counting machine counts the number of inserted pachinko balls, sends ticketing information including the counted number of pachinko balls, machine number, issue date, and ticketing number to the management server, and manages the ticketing information .
Encryption based on the key sent from the
Issues a ticketing issue that records the information issued, and the prize exchange device encrypts the entered ticketing issuer's encrypted information .
Decrypts based on the key sent from the management server, and
Check that the resulting data is correct,
If not, output that fact, and if correct,
Sends the data to the management server, starts the exchange transaction on condition that ticketing information matching the ticketing information exists in the management server, and manages the transaction information indicating the contents of the transaction when the exchange transaction ends. Sends to the server and notifies the management server of the invalidity of the ticketing issue. If the number of remaining pachinko balls after the exchange transaction is not 0, manages ticketing information including the number of remaining pachinko balls, machine number, issue date, and ticketing number. A prize management system having a partial exchange function, wherein the prize management system sends a ticket issuance recording the ticket issuing information to a server. 2. The prize management system according to claim 1 , wherein the ticket issuance is a ticket issuance made of paper or a ticket issuance card made of plastic.