JP3502343B2 - Amusement park player registration management device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a player registration management device for a game hall for managing the whereabouts of a player who entered the game hall.

[0002]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] For example, when visiting a pachinko hall with a friend, if he / she wants to contact the friend, it is necessary to find out all the friends and notify them. In such a case, he or she finds a friend by himself or calls the friend by in-store broadcasting. However,
In recent years, pachinko halls have grown in size, so it takes time to find one by one.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a player registration management device for a game hall, which can easily confirm the whereabouts of a friend who visits the game hall. .

[0004]

Game arcade game customer registration management apparatus of the present invention SUMMARY OF] is provided with a storage medium storing personal information for identifying the Yu technique customers, the group registered player customer gaming customers companions A terminal used for the game is provided, and group information storage means for grouping and storing a plurality of the players is provided in accordance with the group registration operation by the player at the terminal, and corresponds to the game on a one-to-one basis. A reading means for a gaming machine, which is provided to read personal information stored in the storage medium,
Based on the personal information read by the reading means for the gaming machine, there is provided player information storage means for correspondingly storing the player and the gaming machine in which the player is playing, the group information storage means and the game. Proximity to the gaming machine is provided by providing calling data creating means for creating calling data indicating a correspondence relationship between the gaming players grouped based on the storage information of the customer information storage means and the gaming machine in which the gaming player is playing. There is a one-to-one correspondence with the call data display means for displaying the call data created by the call data creating means (claim 1).

According to this structure, the player who desires to register the group registers the group of friends based on the personal information stored in the storage medium by the group information storage means.

When playing a game with a game machine, the game player registered in the group reads the personal information stored in the storage medium by the game machine reading means provided corresponding to the game machine. Then, the player information storage means stores the game player who is playing the game and the game machine in which the game player is playing based on the personal information from the game machine storage means.

Here, the calling data creating means, based on the storage information of the group information storage means and the player information storage means, the correspondence relationship between the grouped players and the gaming machine in which the player is playing. Create call data indicating.
Since the call data display means displays the call data created by the call data creation means, it is possible to easily confirm the whereabouts of the fellow by the display of the call data display means. Moreover, the calling data display means is in the vicinity of the gaming machine.
There is a one-to-one correspondence with the
While playing on the machine, call data display means to show
You can check your presence.

Further, image pickup means for picking up an image of the periphery of the gaming machine is provided, and when an image pickup command is received, an image of the periphery of the gaming machine in which the game player indicated by the call data displayed on the call data display means is imaged. An image pickup control means for activating the image pickup means may be provided, and an image means for projecting an image by the image pickup means validated by the image pickup control means may be provided (claim 2).

According to this structure, the image pickup means for picking up the image of the periphery of the gaming machine is provided, and the image of the image pickup means can be used to confirm the surroundings of the specific gaming machine. Has become.

When it is desired to confirm the state of the player indicated by the call data displayed on the call data display means, an image pickup command is given to the image pickup control means. Then, the image pickup control means enables the image pickup means for picking up an image of the periphery of the gaming machine played by the player indicated by the call data displayed on the call data display means. Then, the image means displays the image by the image pickup means validated by the image pickup control means, so that it is possible to confirm the state of a fellow player who is playing a game on the gaming machine by the image.

[0011]

[0012]

Further, the gaming machine may be provided with a call notifying means for calling a staff member in a one-to-one correspondence, and the call data displaying means may be provided integrally with the call notifying means (claim 3 ). ).

According to this structure, the call data display means is provided integrally with the call notification means for calling the staff member in charge, so that the player can use the call data display means while playing a game on the gaming machine. Can be confirmed and the entire configuration can be simplified.

Further, the game machine reading means may read the personal information from the storage medium in a non-contact manner (claim 4). According to such a configuration, it is possible to read the personal information from the storage medium without having to make the gaming machine reading unit read each one.

The player information storage means is provided so as to store the unique reception number set in the portable wireless call notification means carried by the player in correspondence with the personal information, and the player information storage means. There may be provided wireless call data transmission means for transmitting wireless call data for calling the portable wireless call notification means carried by the player named based on the stored information. (Claim 5 ).

According to this structure, when the player enters the game hall with the portable wireless notification means, the player information storage means stores the portable wireless notification means carried by his or her fellow players. The set unique reception number is stored corresponding to the personal information.

When calling a fellow player,
Nominate a player to call to the wireless call data transmission means. Then, the wireless call data transmission means transmits the call data for calling the portable wireless call notification means carried by the player named based on the stored information in the player information storage means. As a result, the portable wireless notification means carried by the nominated player is brought into the calling state, so that the nominated player can recognize that the calling has been received.

Further, the portable radio call notification means may be provided integrally with the storage medium (claim 6 ).

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko hall will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 32. A plurality of pachinko game machines 1 as game machines are installed in a pachinko hall as a game hall. This pachinko game machine 1 outputs a signal indicating the number of out balls that are driven into the board and discharged, and the number of safe balls that are discharged to the player. Adjacent to the pachinko game machine 1, an inter-lens ball lending machine 2 and a card reader 3 as a game machine reading means are provided. The inter-mountain ball lending machine 2 has a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the switch operation when coins are thrown in or a valid membership card functioning as a storage medium is inserted into the card reader 3 as described later. Along with releasing it to the game machine 1, a signal indicating sales is output.

A call lamp unit 4 is provided above the pachinko game machine 1. The calling lamp unit 4 counts the number of out balls and the number of safe balls of the pachinko game machine 1 based on a signal from the pachinko game machine 1, and the counted data is collected at a predetermined timing by the group information storage means and the player. The data is output to the centralized management device 5 having the functions of information storage means and call data creation means. Further, when the membership card is inserted into the card reader 3, the calling lamp unit 4 confirms with the centralized management device 5 whether or not the membership card is appropriate, and concentrates the sales data of the inter-mountain ball lending machine 2 at predetermined timings. Output to the management device 5.

A camera 6 as an image pickup means is installed at a predetermined position in the pachinko hall. The camera 6 is set so that a plurality of pachinko game machines 1 can be photographed, has a horizontal / vertical rotation function and a zoom function, and has a camera control as a manual operation and an image pickup control means by a switch operation (not shown). It is driven by a command from the device 7. In this case, the centralized management device 5 is adapted to monitor each pachinko game machine 1 for injustice, and when it is determined that an injustice has been made, the central control device 5 issues a command to the camera control device 7 to determine the pachinko game machine 1 to be photographed. While displaying on a monitor not shown,
The video is stored in the recording device.

On the other hand, a plurality of registration terminals 8 functioning as call data display means are installed in the pachinko hall. The registration terminal 8 is used to register and call a group of friends who have come to the pachinko hall as will be described later. The registration terminal 8 transmits data and signals to and from the central control device 5, and also controls the camera control device 7. The video signal from is displayed as an image.

Here, the centralized management device 5 is the registration terminal 8
Pachinko game machine 1 to be shot according to a command from
A command for capturing the image is output to the camera control device 7.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of the registration terminal 8. In FIG. 2, the control unit 9 selects the membership number from the membership card inserted in the card reader 10. Is output to the centralized management device 5. Further, the display unit 11 is configured to include a touch panel 12, and the control unit 9 outputs an operation signal to the centralized management device 5 based on a signal from the touch panel 12 and at the same time displays a predetermined image or camera on the display unit 11. The image indicated by the image signal from the control device 7 is displayed.

FIG. 3 shows the peripheral structure of the pachinko game machine 1. The card reader 3 is an automatic inhalation type, and when the member card is inserted, the member card is conveyed inside, and when the discharge switch (not shown) is operated, the member card conveyed inside is discharged. ing.
Further, the inter-mountain ball lending machine 2 lends pachinko balls with the membership card inserted in the card reader 3.

This membership card is issued for each pachinko hall in order to improve the service to the player, and the magnetic memory section of the member card shows the membership number for identifying the player. Is stored together with the secret code. The membership card is embossed with the membership name and the expiration date of the membership card.

As a service using this membership card, there is a ball storage service for the acquired pachinko balls. That is, by counting the pachinko balls with the membership card read in the card reader (not shown) at the end of the game, the count value can be cumulatively stored in the centralized management device 5. Then, when the user next visits the store, the member card is inserted into the card reader 3 and the desired amount of money is input by switch input while the personal identification code is input, and the input is made within the range of the number of coins stored in the centralized management device 5. It is possible to receive pachinko balls of a number corresponding to the amount of money from the inter-mountain ball lending machine 2. Therefore, it is possible for the player to eliminate the trouble of exchanging the acquired pachinko balls for prizes one by one, and to fix the player as a pachinko hall.

As a service using the membership card, there is provision of the operating status of each pachinko game machine 1.
In other words, a data display device (not shown) is installed in the pachinko hall, and the player operates the switch of the desired pachinko game machine 1 from several days before by operating the switch with the membership card inserted in the data display device. The number of games started, the number of special prizes, etc. can be confirmed on the monitor. Therefore, the player can confirm the operating status of each pachinko game machine 1 by the data display device, and can use it as a guide when selecting the pachinko game machine 1.

FIG. 4 schematically shows the construction of the calling lamp unit 4. That is, the control unit 13 is adapted to turn on the lamp unit 15 by operating the call switch 14. Further, the control unit 13 controls the pachinko game machine 1
Of the membership card number read by the card reader 3 while outputting the operating status of the customer and the sales status of the pedestrian ball rental machine 2 to the centralized management device 5. Is output to the central control device 5. In other words, the control unit 13 counts the out balls discharged from the pachinko game machine 1, the safe balls discharged from the pachinko game machine 1, the number of game starts, the number of times special prizes are generated, and the count value for a predetermined time. It is output to the central control device 5 for each.

Further, the control section 13 displays a predetermined message on the message display section 16 in response to a command from the centralized management device 5.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. If the player wants to enjoy the service from the pachinko hall, he / she will be issued a membership card by performing a prescribed registration procedure. In this case, the staff member in charge of the pachinko hall inputs the member data into the centralized management device 5 when the member card is issued. Then, the central control device 5 registers the member data in the member data memory in response to the input of the member data. That is, in the member data memory of the centralized management device 5, as shown in FIG. Corresponding to PIN N
o. , Member name and expiration date are stored.

When a player who has registered as a member as described above desires group registration when he / she enters the pachinko hall with his / her friends, the group registration is performed by the registration terminal 8 installed in the pachinko hall. This group registration is a preliminary work required when confirming the whereabouts of a fellow as described later.

That is, in FIGS. 8 to 12 showing the operation of the registration terminal 8, the registration terminal 8 displays an initial screen (see FIG. 13) when the power is turned on (step A).
1). That is, the message "Please select an operation" is displayed on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8, and the operation guides "Registration", "Call" and "Nomination call" are displayed. Here, the operation guide “register” means to register in a group, the operation guide “call” means to call a player who has registered in a group, and the operation guide “designated call” specifies a game being played. It means calling the player.

Subsequently, in the registration terminal 8, whether the "registration" display section of the display section 11 is touch-operated (step A
2) Whether or not the "call" display unit is touch-operated (step A10) or the "designated call" display unit is touch-operated (step A101).

[New registration] ... A player who desires group registration touches the “registration” display section of the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8. Then, the registration terminal 8 displays “registration”.
When the display unit is touch-operated (step A2), the display screen is switched to the screen [A] (see FIG. 14) (step A3). That is, on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8,
A message “<Registration> Select new registration or additional registration.” Is displayed, and operation guides “New”, “Add”, and “End” are displayed.

Then, in the registration terminal 8, whether the "new" display section of the display section 11 is touch-operated (step A
4) Whether or not the "addition" display section is touch-operated (step A11) or the "end" display section is touch-operated (step A12).

Here, a player who wishes to newly register a group touch-operates the "new" display section. Then, when the "new" display unit is touch-operated (step A4), the registration terminal 8 outputs a new registration signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A5), and then displays the display screen [B].
(See FIG. 15). In other words, on the display 11 of the registration terminal 8, the message "<New registration> You can register the PIN code of the group. If you do not register, please insert the membership card of the person who will register" is displayed. At the same time, the numerical display of 0 to 9 and the operation guidance of "correction" and "end" are displayed.

Subsequently, the registration terminal 8 monitors whether the personal identification number is input (step A7), the membership card is accepted (step A13), or the "end" display portion is touched (step A7). Step A18).

Here, a player who desires to register a personal identification number indicating a group inputs a four-digit personal identification number by touching the number display section. Then, the registration terminal 8
When the personal identification number is input (step A7), the personal computer outputs a personal identification number registration signal indicating the input personal identification number to the centralized management device 5, and then switches the display screen to the screen [C] (see FIG. 16). That is, on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8,
The message "<New registration> Please insert the member card of the person who will register" will be displayed and "End"
Operation guide is displayed.

Subsequently, the registration terminal 8 performs step A13.
By shifting to (4), it is possible to monitor whether the membership card has been accepted (step A13), the "end" display portion has been touch-operated (step A18), and whether the personal identification number has been input (step A7).

On the other hand, FIGS. 27 to 30 show the centralized management device 5
Shows the operation of. That is, when the power is turned on, the central control device 5 receives a new registration signal (step B1) or an additional registration signal (step B1).
7) Then, it is monitored whether the call signal is input (step B37).

In this case, since a new registration signal is input from the registration terminal 8, the central control device 5 receives the secret code No. when the new registration signal is input (step B1). Is entered (step B1), the member number. Is input (step B2), and whether an end signal is input is monitored (step B11).

At this time, the password No. is entered from the registration terminal 8 following the new registration signal. Is input, the central control device 5
Is the secret code No. (Step B2), a new file for group registration data is created in the group registration memory shown in FIG. 6, and the group N is added to the new file.
o. After registering the group security code with
3), by moving to step B4. ,
Completion signal, PIN No. Will be monitored for input.

As a result of the above operations, the group registration memory of the centralized management apparatus 5 stores the first group number as the group registration data. And the group personal identification number are stored.
In this case, the member number. And the member name is not remembered yet.

By the operation on the registration terminal 8 as described above, the password No. When the registration is completed, the member card held by the first friend is inserted into the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8. Further, even when the personal identification number indicating the group is not registered, the member card held by the first fellow is inserted into the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8.

Then, when the registration terminal 8 receives the membership card (step A13 in FIG. 8), the registration terminal 8 judges whether the inserted membership card is a regular membership card (step A14), and the regular membership is confirmed. Display 1 if not a card
After the message "Please insert our membership card." Is displayed in step 1 (step A20), the membership card is ejected (step A21). If the inserted membership card is an authorized membership card, the membership number.
Is output to the central control device 5 (step A15),
Whether the registration signal is input from the central control unit 5 (step A
16) Then, the input of the refusal signal is monitored (step A22).

On the other hand, the central control device 5 receives the membership number from the registration terminal 8. Is input (step B in FIG. 27)
4) The collation process is executed based on the member data in the member data memory (step B5), and it is determined whether the member card is valid (step B6). At this time, if the membership card is invalid, a refusal signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B14). If the membership card is valid and is the first registration (step B7), the group number. It is determined whether or not is registered (step B8).

At this time, the group secret code No. Group is registered in advance, the group number. Has already been registered, the centralized management apparatus 5 adds the member number to the corresponding group registration data in the group registration memory. And the member N
o. After registering the member name corresponding to (step B9 in FIG. 27), a registration signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B10). In addition, the personal identification number of the group. Member No. without registration. When inputting from the registration terminal 8, the central control device 5 determines that the group number. It is determined that the member No. has not been registered, and the member registration number is stored in the group registration memory as group registration data. After registering the member name (step B16), a registration signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B10).

By the above operation, the first group registration data is registered in the group registration memory of the centralized management device 5. Group security code No. If you do not register the group password, the group password will be included in the group registration data. Is never remembered.

When the refusal signal indicating that the membership card is invalid is input from the central control device 5 (step A16 in FIG. 8), the registration terminal 8 displays "This card is currently The message "Can't be used." Is displayed (step A23), the membership card is ejected (step A24), and then the password is entered by accepting the membership card by moving to step A7, or "end". It becomes possible to monitor whether the display unit is touch-operated. Therefore, if the membership card is invalid,
Group registration is not possible.

When the first person is officially registered, the central control device 5 outputs a registration signal. Therefore, the registration terminal 8 receives the registration signal (step A1).
6), the display screen is switched to the screen [D] (see FIG. 17) (step A17). That is, the display unit 1 of the registration terminal 8
In 1, the message "<Registered> Registered. Please insert the membership card of the next person or touch the end." Is displayed, and the operation guide "End" is displayed. It

When the membership card of the second friend is inserted into the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8, the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8 is processed in the same manner as described above.
No. of the membership card inserted in Is the central control device 5
Is output to.

Then, the central control unit 5 determines that the member No. When is input (step B4 in FIG. 27), since it is the second registration (step B7), the first group registration data in the group registration memory shown in FIG. 6 is copied to the second group registration data. Along with the second member registration data entered in the group registration data. And the member N
o. After creating the second group registration data by registering the member name corresponding to (step B15),
The registration signal is output to the central control device 5 (step B1)
0).

[End] ... When the registration of all the membership cards of all the friends is completed by the above-described registration operation, the "end" display section of the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated.
Then, when the "end" display is operated (step A18 in Fig. 8), the registration terminal 8 outputs an end operation signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A19), and then returns to step A1. To display the initial screen.

On the other hand, the central control device 5 receives the end signal from the registration terminal 8 (step B1 in FIG. 27).
1), Member No. It is determined whether or not is registered (step B12). At this time, the member No. Has already been registered, the centralized management device 5 displays the membership number. Is determined to have been registered, and the process returns to step B1 to enter the initial state.

In this case, the group number. The registered terminal 8 can be registered without registration of the membership card by the registered player.
When the “End” display section of is touch-operated, the membership number.
Since the termination signal is input from the registration terminal 8 in the state where is not registered, in such a case, the central control device 5
The new file showing the group registration data once created in the group registration memory is deleted (step B13).

[Additional registration] ... When additionally registering a new buddy to the buddy who has been group-registered by the group registration operation described above, the display screen is displayed by touching the "Registration" display portion of the initial screen. ] (See FIG. 13), and then touch operation is performed on the “addition” display portion of the screen [A]. Then, when the "addition" display unit is touch-operated (step A11 in FIG. 8), the registration terminal 8 outputs an additional registration signal (step A25) and displays the display screen on the screen [E] (FIG. 18). (See) (Step A2)
6). In other words, on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8, "<Additional registration> Please insert the registered member's membership card,
Please enter the Group PIN. Message is displayed, the numbers 0-9 are displayed, and "End"
Operation guide is displayed.

Then, whether the registration terminal 8 has accepted the membership card (step A27), the personal identification number. Is input (step A34) or whether the "end" display unit is touch-operated (step A35).

Here, when ending the additional registration operation,
The “end” display unit 11 of the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated. Then, when the "end" display unit is touch-operated (step A35), the registration terminal 8 outputs an end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A35a).

At this time, when the centralized management device 5 receives the additional registration signal from the registration terminal 8 (step B17 in FIG. 28), the personal identification number. Input (Step B1
8), Member No. Is input (step B22) or an end signal is input (step B).
101).

In this case, since the termination signal is output from the registration terminal 8, the centralized management device 5 returns to the initial state by returning to step B1 when the termination signal is input (step B101).

By the way, if the fellow who has previously registered in the group is the personal identification number of the group. If you have registered your password,
To the registration terminal 8. Then, the registration terminal 8
PIN No. Is input (step A3 in FIG. 9)
4), the entered personal identification number. Is output to the centralized management device 5 (step A41), then registration data is input from the centralized management device 5 (step A42), or a refusal signal is input (step A44).

Further, the fellow who has previously registered in the group is the personal identification number of the group. If you haven't registered your password or PIN N
o. PIN is registered even if is registered. If you forget, insert the membership card into the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8. Then, when the registration terminal 8 accepts the membership card (step A27), it determines whether the membership card is an authorized membership card (step A2).
8). At this time, if the membership card is not an authorized membership card, a message "Please insert our card" is displayed on the display unit 11 (step A3).
2), eject the membership card (step A33). If the membership card is a regular membership card, the membership number. Is output to the central control device 5 (step A
29), whether the registration data is input from the central control device 5 (step A30), the refusal signal is input (step A36), or the unregistered signal is input is monitored (step A38).

Here, the centralized management device 5 has the registration terminal 8
After the additional registration signal from the personal identification number. 28 is input (steps B17 and B18 in FIG. 28), the group registration data is read from the group registration memory (step B1).
9), the entered personal identification number. PIN that matches To determine if exists. At this time, the personal identification number entered
If there is no registration data matching with, a rejection signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B21). Also,
PIN No. If there is registration data that matches with, the registration data is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B2).
7).

Further, the centralized management device 5 receives the secret code No. from the registration terminal 8. Without entering the member number. When is input (step B22), collation processing is executed based on the member data in the member data memory (step B23),
Determine if the membership card is valid (step B2)
4). At this time, if the membership card is invalid, a rejection signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B33). If the membership card is valid, the group registration data in the group registration memory is read (step B25),
Member No. Determines whether or not has been registered in the group registration data (step B26). At this time, the member No. If is not registered, an unregistered signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B34). In addition, the member No. If is already registered, the group registration data is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B27).

The registration terminal 8 receives the refusal signal from the central control unit 5 (step A3 in FIG. 9).
6) After displaying the message "This card cannot be used at present" on the display unit 11 (step A3).
7) The member card is ejected (step A40). When an unregistered signal is input from the central control unit 5 (step A38), the message "This card is not registered. Please insert the registered card." Is displayed ( In step A39), the membership card is ejected (step A40). Therefore, if the membership card is invalid, or if the membership card is valid but the membership card is not group-registered, additional registration cannot be performed.

Here, if the personal identification number input to the registration terminal 8 is correct, or if the membership card inserted in the registration terminal 8 is the one used for group registration, the centralized management device 5 Since the group registration data is output from the registration terminal 8 to the registration terminal 8, the registration terminal 8 switches the display screen to the screen [F] (see FIG. 19) when the group registration data is input (step A30) (step A30). A3
1). In other words, the group registration data "<Additional registration> Member No. Name ..." is displayed on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8 and "Please insert the membership card of the person who additionally registers." Message and an operation guide of "end" are displayed.

Subsequently, the registration terminal 8 monitors whether the personal identification number is input, the membership card is accepted, or the "end" display is touch-operated by shifting to step A7. .

Therefore, when the player who desires additional registration inserts the membership card into the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8, when the registration terminal 8 accepts the membership card (step A13), the membership number. Is output to the central control device 5 (step A15).

Then, the centralized management device 5 causes the registration terminal device 8 to
To member No. Is input (step B in FIG. 28)
28), collation processing is executed based on the member data in the member data memory (step B29), and it is determined whether the member card is valid (step B30). At this time, if the membership card is invalid, a rejection signal is output (step B36). If the membership card is valid,
Member No. And the member name is additionally registered at the end of the corresponding file indicating the group registration data in the group registration memory (step B31), and then a registration signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B32).

Here, the registration terminal 8 is the central management unit 5
When a rejection signal is input from (step A2 in FIG. 8)
2) After displaying the message "This card cannot be used at present" on the display unit 11 (step A2).
3) The member card is ejected (step A24). When the registration signal is input (step A16), the display screen is switched to the screen [D] (see FIG. 17) (step A17), and the membership card is ejected (step A2).
4).

When the registration of all the membership cards to be added is completed as described above, the registration terminal 8
The “end” display portion of the display portion 11 is touch-operated. Then, when the "end" display unit is touch-operated (step A18), the registration terminal 8 outputs an end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A19). Then, when the centralized management device 5 receives the end signal (step B35 in FIG. 28), the centralized management device 5 shifts to step B17 to enter the initial state of additional registration. By the additional registration to the registration terminal 8 as described above, the buddy can be additionally registered to the group.

When a player who has registered as a group as described above plays a game on the pachinko game machine 1, the member card is inserted into the card reader 3 provided adjacent to the pachinko game machine 1. Then, in FIG. 31 showing the operation of the call lamp unit 4, the call lamp unit 4 is
When the membership card is inserted into the card reader 3 (step C1), the membership number stored in the membership card. Is read and output to the central control device 5 (step C2).

Then, FIG. 3 showing the operation of the central control unit 5
In FIG. 2, the central control device 5 has a membership number. When is input from the call lamp unit 4 (step D1), the member location data is registered in the member location memory (step D).
2).

This member location data is, as shown in FIG. Corresponding to No. And the relationship between the pachinko game machine 1. In this case, the group number. Is given only to the players who are group-registered by the registration terminal 8, and is not given to the players who are not group-registered.

The operation of the centralized management device 5 shown in FIG. 32 is performed in parallel with the operation of the centralized management device 5 shown in FIGS. 27 to 30.

By the way, the pachinko halls in recent years have become large in size, and it is difficult to find a friend in a short time after entering the pachinko hall. In such a case, it is possible to easily find a friend by performing group registration in advance with the registration terminal 8 as described above.

[Call group] ... When the user wants to find a friend who has registered in a group in advance, touch the "call" display section of the initial screen of the registration terminal 8. Then, when the "call" display unit is touch-operated (see FIG. 8).
Step A10), the display screen is switched to the screen [G] (see FIG. 20) (step A46). In other words, the message "<Call> Please insert your membership card." Is displayed on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8 and
The operation guide "End" is displayed.

Subsequently, the registration terminal 8 outputs a calling signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A47) and then accepts the membership card (step A48) or touches the "end" display portion. Will be monitored (step A60).

Therefore, the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8
When the membership card held by the player is inserted into the registration terminal 8, the registration terminal 8 receives the membership card (step A4).
8) It is determined whether the accepted membership card is a valid membership card (step A49). At this time, if the membership card is not an authorized membership card, the message "Please insert our membership card." Is displayed on the display unit 11 (step A61), and the membership card is ejected (step A61). A62). If the membership card is a regular membership card, the membership number. Is output from the centralized management device 5 (step A50), and whether call data is input from the centralized management device 5 (step A51), a rejection signal is input (step A63), or an unregistered signal is input. Monitoring is started (step A65).

Here, the centralized management device 5 has the registration terminal 8
To member No. Is input (Step B in FIG. 29)
38), collation processing is executed based on the member data in the member data memory (step B39), and it is determined whether or not the member card is valid (step B40). At this time, member N
o. If is invalid, a rejection signal is output to the registration terminal 8. In addition, the member No. Is valid, the group registration data in the group registration memory is read (step B41), and the member number. Is registered in the group registration data. At this time, the member number in the registration data. If is not registered, an unregistered signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B47). In addition, the member number in the registration data. Is registered, the call data is created (step B43), the call data is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B44), and the video request signal is input from the registration terminal 8 (B48). ), To monitor whether an end signal is input (step B5)
2). This call data is the member No. of a friend registered in the group to be called. And pachinko game machine 1
Stand No. It shows the relationship with. That is, the centralized management device 5 determines the member No. to be called based on the group registration data and the member location data stored in the group registration memory and the member location memory. It is possible to determine the relationship between the game and the pachinko game machine 1.

The registration terminal 8 receives the refusal signal from the central control unit 5 (step A6 in FIG. 11).
3) After displaying the message "This card cannot be used at present" on the display unit 11 (step A6).
4) The member card is ejected (step A67). When an unregistered signal is input from the central control unit 5 (step A65), the message "This card is not registered. Please insert a registered card." Is displayed ( In step A66), the membership card is ejected (step A67). Therefore, if the membership card is invalid, or if the membership card is valid but a member card that is not group-registered is used, the call cannot be made.

If the membership card inserted in the registration terminal 8 is valid and is used for group registration, the call data is input from the centralized management device 5.
When the calling data is input (step A51), the registration terminal 8 switches the display screen to the screen [H] (see FIG. 21) (step A52). That is, the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8 displays “<Call> Member No. Name ...
The call data "..." is displayed, and the operation guidance "video" and "end" is displayed. In this case, if there is a member who does not have the member card owned by him / her registered in the group read by the card reader 3, the unit No. Instead of, the message "You are not playing." Is displayed.

Then, in the registration terminal 8, whether the "video" display section of the display section 11 has been touched (step A5)
3) Then, it is monitored whether the "end" display unit is touch-operated (step A68).

If the user does not want to display an image, he / she touches the "End" display section of the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8. Then, when the “end” display unit is touch-operated (step A68), the registration terminal 8 outputs an end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A68a),
After the member card is discharged (step A69), the process returns to step A1 to display the initial screen on the display unit 11. On the other hand, when the end signal is input from the registration terminal 8 (step B52 in FIG. 29), the centralized management device 5 returns to step B1 and becomes the initial state.

When it is desired to confirm the game state of a friend as an image, the "image" display section displayed on the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated. Then, when the "video" display unit is touch-operated (step A53 in FIG. 11), the registration terminal 8 displays the display screen on the screen [I].
(See FIG. 22) (step A54). That is, on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8, the <call> member N
o. The call data "Name ..." is displayed, and the message "Please touch the person who calls" and the operation guide "End" are displayed.

Subsequently, the registered terminal 8 monitors whether the player to be called is selected (step A55) or the "end" display portion is touched (step A70).

Here, to end the image display, the "end" display section of the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated. Then, when the "end" display unit is touch-operated (step A70), the registration terminal 8 performs step A52.
The screen display of the display unit 11 is switched to the screen [H] by shifting to.

When the companion name display section displayed on the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated, the registration terminal 8 determines that the player is selected (step A).
55), the video request signal is output to the central control device 5 (step A56), and the display screen is changed to the screen [J] (FIG. 23).
(See A) (step A57). That is, the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8 displays the table number of the object to be photographed. Is displayed, a video signal input from the camera control device 7 is displayed as an image, and operation guidances of “message” and “end” are displayed.

Subsequently, the registration terminal 8 monitors whether the "message" display section of the display section 11 is touched (step A58) or the "end" display section is touched (step A58). Step A71).

On the other hand, when the central control device 5 inputs a video request signal from the registration terminal 8 (step B in FIG. 29).
48) After outputting the video request signal to the camera control device 7 (step B49), it is monitored whether the message request signal is input (step B50) or the end signal is input (step B53). This image request signal indicates the table number of the object to be photographed. And a registration terminal 8 for outputting a video signal, the camera control device 7, when the video request signal is input, indicates the number of the table to be photographed. By driving the camera 6 corresponding to, the registered terminal device 8 that outputs the video signal of the image of the pachinko game machine 1 that is the shooting target
Output to.

As a result, since the periphery of the pachinko game machine 1 to be photographed is displayed as an image on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal machine 8, it is possible to confirm the state of the fellow players playing with the pachinko game machine 1. be able to.

Here, in the case where the message is not desired to be transmitted to the friend designated by the operation on the registration terminal 8,
The “end” display section of the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated. Then, when the "end" display is touch-operated (step A71 in FIG. 11), the registration terminal 8 outputs an end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step 71).
a), by moving to step A52, the display unit 11
The display screen of is switched to the screen [H].

As a result, when the central control device 5 receives the end signal from the registration terminal 8 (step B53 in FIG. 29), it returns to step B48 to input the video request signal or the end signal. I will monitor it.

When it is desired to transmit a preset message to a friend displayed as an image on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8, the "message" display unit of the display unit 11 is touch-operated. Then, when the "message" display unit is touch-operated (step A58 in FIG. 11), the registration terminal 8 outputs a message request signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A59), and then returns to step A52. By doing so, the screen display of the display unit 11 is switched to [H].

Then, the centralized management device 5 causes the registration terminal 8 to
When a message request signal is input from (step B50 in FIG. 29), the message request signal is output to the call lamp unit 4 provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 in which another player registered in the group plays a game. After that (step B51), the process returns to step S1 to enter the initial state.

Here, when the calling lamp unit 4 receives a message request signal from the centralized management device 5 (step C5 in FIG. 31), it executes a message output process (step C6). The message output process is to display a message such as "all members gathered" on the message display unit 16 of the calling lamp unit 4.

Therefore, since the message "all gathered" is displayed on the display portion 16 of the calling lamp unit 4 provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 where the group-registered friends play, confirm the display. By doing so, the group-registered game players finish the game and come to gather.

When the player ejects the membership card from the card reader 3 to end the game, the calling lamp unit 4 sends a game end signal to the central control unit when the membership card is ejected (step C3). 5 (step C4).

Then, when the game end signal is input from the calling lamp unit 4 (step D3 in FIG. 32), the central control device 5 deletes the corresponding member location data from the member location data in the member location memory (step S3). D4).

Therefore, when the group-registered friends call the registered terminal 8 with the game finished, the call data displayed on the display section 11 indicates that the fellow who has finished the game is playing. The pachinko game machine 1 platform No.
Instead of, the message "Not playing" is displayed.

[Nomination call] ..... As described above, by registering a group prior to playing a game, it is possible to easily confirm the whereabouts of a friend by calling a group, but if the group registration is forgotten. Alternatively, the location of a friend can be confirmed as follows without performing group registration.

That is, the player who wants to find a friend touches the "designate call" display section displayed on the initial screen of the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8. Then, the registration terminal 8
Switches the display screen of the display unit 11 to the screen [K] (see FIG. 24) when the “call nomination” display unit is touch-operated (step A101 in FIG. 8) (step A10).
2). That is, on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal device 8, a message "<designated call> Please insert a membership card." Is displayed and an operation guide "End" is displayed.

Subsequently, the registration terminal 8 outputs a designated call signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A103),
Whether the member card is accepted (step A104) or the "end" display unit is touch-operated is monitored (step A113).

Here, to end the designated call, the "end" display section of the display section 11 is touched. Then, when the "end" display unit is touch-operated (step A113), the registration terminal 8 outputs an end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A114), and then returns to step A1 to display the initial screen. Is displayed.

On the other hand, the centralized management device 5 uses the registration terminal 11
When the nomination calling signal is input from (step B102 in FIG. 30), the member number. Is input (step B10
3) Then, it is monitored whether the end signal is input (step B112).

Here, the central control unit 5 has a registration terminal 8
Since the end signal is input from, when the end signal is input (step B112), the central control device 5 returns to step B1 to be in the initial state.

When a specific player is desired to be called, the member card is inserted into the card reader 10 of the registration terminal 8. Then, when the registration terminal 8 receives the membership card (step A104 in FIG. 12), the registration terminal 8 determines whether the membership card is an authorized membership card (step A10).
5) At this time, if the membership card is not a legitimate membership card, the message "Please insert our membership card." Is displayed on the display unit 11 (step A1).
15) The member card is ejected (step A116).
Also, if the membership card is a regular membership card,
Member No. stored in the membership card. Is output to the central control device 5 (step A106), and then whether the permit signal is input from the central control device 5 (step A107) or the reject signal is input (step A).
117).

On the other hand, the central control unit 5 receives the membership number from the registration terminal 8. Is input (step B1 of FIG. 30)
03), Member No. Is executed (step B1
04), it is determined whether or not the membership card is valid (step B105). At this time, if the membership card is invalid, a refusal signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B113), and then the process proceeds to step B103, whereby the membership number. Will be monitored, and the end signal will be monitored.

Here, the registration terminal 8 is the central control unit 5
When the refusal signal is input from (step A1 in FIG. 12)
17) The message "This card cannot be used now" is displayed on the display unit 11 (step A118), and the member card is ejected (step A1).
19) By shifting to step A104, it becomes possible to monitor whether the member card has been accepted or the "end" display portion has been touch-operated.

When the membership card is valid, the central control device 5 outputs a permission signal to the registration terminal 8 (step B106 in FIG. 30), and then inputs the membership information from the registration terminal 8. Whether or not (step B107) or an end signal is input (step B11).
4).

At this time, when the registration terminal 8 receives the permission signal from the centralized management device 5 (A107 in the step of FIG. 12), the display screen of the display unit 11 is changed to the screen [L] (see FIG. 2).
5)). That is, the display unit 1 of the registration terminal 8
1 is <Nominal call> Member No. of the calling party. Or enter the name. Message is displayed, numerical display of 0 to 9 and alphabet display of A to Z, and operation guidance of "correction" and "end" are displayed. Then, the registration terminal 8 monitors whether the member information is input (step A109) or whether the “end” display unit is touch-operated (step A120).

Here, when ending the calling operation, the "end" display section of the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated. Then, when the “end” display unit is touch-operated (step A120), the registration terminal 8 outputs an end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A121),
After ejecting the membership card (step A122), the process returns to step A1 to display the initial screen. At this time, when the end signal is input from the registration terminal 8 (step B114 in FIG. 30), the centralized management device 5 returns to step B1 to be in the initial state.

When it is desired to confirm the whereabouts of a particular friend, the member No. of the membership card held by the friend is touched by touching the numeral display portion or the alphabet display portion of the display portion 11 of the registration terminal 8. Or enter member information such as name. Then, when the member information is input (step A109 in FIG. 12), the registration terminal 8 outputs the member information to the centralized management device 5 (step A110), and then the call data is input from the centralized management device 5. Or (Step A
111), and it becomes possible to monitor whether the refusal signal is input (step A123).

On the other hand, when the centralized management device 5 inputs member information from the registration terminal 8 (step B10 in FIG. 30).
7) The member data is read from the member data memory (step B108), and it is determined whether or not the member information is registered in the member data memory (step B109). At this time, if the member information is not registered in the member data memory, a refusal signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B115).

Then, the registration terminal 8 is connected to the central control unit 5
When the refusal signal is input from (step A1 in FIG. 12)
23), "I am not a member of our shop."
Message is displayed (Step A12
4) By shifting to step A109, it becomes possible to monitor whether the member information is input or the “end” display unit is touch-operated.

When the member information is registered in the member data memory, the centralized management device 5 creates the call data based on the member location memory (step B110 in FIG. 30) and also creates the call data. After that (step B111), the process returns to step B1 to enter the initial state.

Here, the registration terminal 8 is the central management unit 5
When calling data is input from (step A in FIG. 12)
111), the display screen of the display unit 11 is displayed on the screen [M] (FIG. 26).
Refer to). That is, the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8
<Nomination call> Member No. The name ... is displayed, the numerical display of 0 to 9, the alphabet display of A to Z, and the operation guidance of "correction" and "end" are displayed.

Therefore, even if the group registration is not performed, it is possible to easily confirm the whereabouts of the comrades by the display of the display unit 11 according to the designated calling operation on the registration terminal 8.

According to the above-mentioned structure, when a member visits a pachinko hall with a friend, the member card is used to perform group registration in the registration terminal 8 in advance so that a friend can be called by calling the registration terminal 8. The platform No. of the pachinko game machine 1 to play. You can easily check
You can quickly find the whereabouts of your friends in the pachinko hall. Therefore, since it is not necessary to search for the friends in the pachinko hall one by one, the time for searching for the friends can be greatly shortened.

Further, since the periphery of the pachinko game machine 1 in which a group-registered fellow player is playing a game can be visually recognized as an image by the registration terminal device 8, the gaming state of the fellow player can be confirmed. Therefore, when the pachinko game machine 1 in which the fellow player is playing is in the special prize state, it is possible to prevent the fellow player's game from being disturbed by extending the gathering of the fellow members.

Furthermore, since a predetermined message can be displayed on the calling lamp unit 4 provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 in which the fellow player is playing, the message is transmitted without disturbing the fellow player's game. be able to.

In addition, even if the group registration is not carried out, the location of a particular friend can be confirmed by giving the information of the friend to the registration terminal 8, which is extremely convenient.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34. In the first embodiment, a pachinko game machine 1
Although an example in which an automatic suction type is used as the card reader 3 provided corresponding to the above, the member card is slid along the slit as the card reader 3 in the second embodiment. Member No. stored in the card It is intended for the slide type of reading.

That is, in FIG. 33 showing the operation of the calling lamp unit 4, when the calling lamp unit 4 receives the membership card (step E1), the membership lamp No. Is output (step E2).

Then, FIG. 3 showing the operation of the central control unit 5
4, the centralized management device 5 is a member No. When the user inputs the step number (step F1), the member location data in the member location memory is read (step F2), and the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 is entered in the corresponding file of the member location data. It is confirmed whether or not is registered (step F3). At this time, the file No. Is not registered,
The file No. of the pachinko game machine 1 is entered in the corresponding file. Is registered (step F5). In addition, in the corresponding file of the member data, the unit number. Is registered (step F3),
After deleting the corresponding file (step F4), stand N
o. Is registered (step F5).

When the message request signal is input from the centralized management device 5 (step E3), the calling lamp unit 4 executes a message output process (step E4).

According to the second embodiment, the card reader 3
Even if a slide type is used as the above, since the centralized management device 5 can appropriately create the member location memory, the group registered player is surely called as in the first embodiment. can do.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The third embodiment is characterized in that the gaming state of the pachinko game machine 1 in which the group-registered friends play a game is displayed on the message display portion 16 of the calling lamp unit 4. The operation of the centralized management device 5 shown in FIG. 35 is performed in parallel with the other operations described above.

That is, when a special prize is generated in the pachinko game machine 1, the special signal is output from the pachinko game machine 1 to the calling lamp unit 4, so that the calling lamp unit 4
When a special prize signal is input from the pachinko game machine 1, the special prize signal is output to the centralized management device 5.

Then, the central control device 5 receives the special prize signal from the calling lamp unit 4 (step G).
1) The group registration data is read from the group registration memory (step G2), and the search process is executed (step G3). In this search processing, the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 in which the player registered in the group based on the group registration data in the group registration memory is playing. To search. At this time, when the player registered in the group is playing on the pachinko game machine 1 in which the special prize is generated (step G4), the player is provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 played by another player registered in the group. A message signal indicating the game data "......... Big hit big" is output to the called lamp unit 4 (step G5).

As a result, the game data "......... Big success" is displayed on the message display portion 16 of the calling lamp unit 4 provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 which is played by a friend.

When the stop signal indicating that the pachinko game machine 1 has been stopped is input from the calling lamp unit 4 (step G6), the central control device 5 performs the same operation as the special prize signal input. After confirming that the members registered in the group are playing on the stopped pachinko game machine 1 (steps G7 to G9), the pachinko game machines provided by the group registered players are provided corresponding to the pachinko game machines. Then, a message signal indicating the game data "......... stop" is output to the calling lamp unit 4 (step G10).

As a result, the game data "......... stopping the number" is displayed on the message display portion 16 of the calling lamp unit 4 provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 with which the fellow player is playing.

According to the third embodiment, since the operating state of the pachinko game machine 1 in which the group-registered friends play a game is displayed on the message display section 16 of the calling lamp unit 4, the game data thereof is displayed. By confirming with, it is possible to obtain a sense of solidarity with fellow members and improve ambition.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the description with reference to 0, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The fourth embodiment is characterized in that a call data display means is provided near the pachinko game machine 1.

That is, in FIG. 36 showing the overall schematic structure, a call data display means 17 is provided corresponding to the call lamp unit 4. In this case, the central control device 5
Is a group-registered player and the table No. on which the player plays a game. The calling data indicating the relationship with is added to the registration terminal unit 8 and is output to the calling lamp unit 4. Further, when the call data is input from the centralized management device 5, the call lamp unit 4 displays the call data on the call data display means 17. Then, the call data display means 17 is provided with the call lamp unit 4
Display the call data given by.

FIG. 37 shows a concrete example of the call data display means 17. In FIG. 37, the call data display means 17 is composed of a display section 19 provided with a touch panel 18 on the front surface, and the call data display means 17 having such a configuration is provided on the call lamp unit 4 as shown in FIG. It is provided.

FIG. 39 showing the operation of the calling lamp unit 4.
In the calling lamp unit 4, when the member card is accepted by the card reader 3 with the initial screen displayed on the display unit 19 (steps H1 and H2), the member number. Is output to the central control device 5 (step H3).

Then, FIG. 4 showing the operation of the central control unit 5
In 0, the central control device 5 is the calling lamp unit 4
To member No. When the member No. is input (step I1), the collation processing is executed based on the member data in the member data memory (step I2), and the member number. If is registered in the registration data, the member location data is registered in the member location memory (step I3). Then, the group registration data in the group registration memory is searched (step I
4), Member No. Is registered (step I5), the calling data is created by reading the member location data from the member location memory (steps I6 and I7),
The calling data is output to the calling lamp unit 4 (step I8).

On the other hand, the call lamp unit 4 receives the call data from the central control unit 5 (step H
6), the calling data is displayed on the display unit 19 (step H7 in FIG. 39). That is, as shown in FIG. 38, on the display unit 19 of the calling lamp unit 4, the group-registered player and the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 in which the player is playing are displayed. "Message" with the relationship with is displayed
And the operation guide "End" is displayed. If there are a large number of players registered in the group, the display unit 1
Although it is not possible to display all the member data in 9 at a time, it is possible to confirm all the member data by the scroll function.

If a message is to be sent to a friend displayed on the display section 19, the "message" display section of the display section 19 is touch-operated. Then, when the "message" display section is touch-operated (step H8), the calling lamp unit 4 displays a message "Please select a recipient" on the display section 19 (step H9). Therefore, when the name of one of the associates desiring to send a message is touch-operated displayed on the display unit 19, the calling lamp unit 4 determines that the sending partner has been designated (step H10), and displays the message indicating the sending partner. The request signal is output to the centralized management device 5 (step H11).

Then, when the central control device 5 receives the message request signal (step I16 in FIG. 40),
A message request signal is output to the corresponding call lamp unit 4 (step I17).

In this case, when the call lamp unit 4 receives a message request signal from the centralized management device 5 (step H13 in FIG. 39), it executes a message output process (step H14).

As a result of the above operation, for example, a message "all together" is displayed on the display section 19 of the call lamp unit 4 provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 in which the player designated as the transmission partner plays a game. Will be displayed.

When all the parties wishing to send the message are designated as described above, the "end" display portion of the display portion 19 of the calling lamp unit 4 is touch-operated. Then, the call lamp unit 4 operates when the "end" display portion is touched (step H1 in FIG. 39).
2), whether the membership card is accepted by entering step H4, the calling data is entered, or "message"
It becomes possible to monitor whether the display unit is touched or a message request signal is input.

When the game of the pachinko game machine 1 is finished, the membership card is ejected from the card reader 3. Here, when the membership card is discharged (step H4), the calling lamp unit 4 outputs a game end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step H5).

Then, when the game end signal is input from the calling lamp unit 4 (step I9 in FIG. 40), the central control device 5 deletes the corresponding data of the member location data registered in the member location memory ( Step I1
0). Then, the group registration data in the group registration memory is searched (step I11), and the member number of the player who finished the game is displayed in the group registration data. Is registered (step I12). At this time, if the member data corresponding to the group registration data is registered, the member location data in the member location memory is read (step I13), and the call data is created (step I14). Is output to the corresponding calling lamp unit 4 (step I15). In this case, the call data indicates that the player whose membership card has been discharged from the card reader 3 has finished the game.

Therefore, the display unit 1 of the calling lamp unit 4
At 9, the name of the player who has finished playing the game is displayed, followed by the message "Not playing". Therefore, by checking the display section 19 of the calling lamp unit 4, it is confirmed that the fellow player has finished playing the game. Can be confirmed.

According to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to confirm the whereabouts of the companion by the calling data displayed on the display unit 19 of the calling lamp unit 4, so that it is not necessary to go to the registration terminal 8 one by one.

41 to 46 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The fifth embodiment is characterized in that the membership card is equipped with a communication function so that the player can confirm the whereabouts of the player simply by carrying the membership card.

That is, in FIG. 41 schematically showing the structure of the membership card, the membership card 20 includes a light emitting section 21 and a light receiving section 2.
2, a control circuit 23 and a battery 24 are provided, and in the control circuit 23, the light receiving section 22 has a membership number. When the request signal is received, the member No. stored in advance is stored. Is emitted from the light emitting section 21.

On the other hand, the calling lamp unit 4 is integrally provided with a location confirmation terminal 25, and the rest location is provided with the location confirmation terminal 25. The location confirmation terminal 25 includes a light emitting unit 26, a light receiving unit 27, a control circuit 28, and a transmitting / receiving unit 29.
The control circuit 28 is connected to the centralized management device 5 through the transmitting / receiving unit 29. The control circuit 28 projects a request signal from the light emitting section 26, and the light receiving section 27 causes the member number. When the light is received, the membership number.
Is transmitted to the central control device 5 through the transmitting / receiving unit 20.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. A player who holds a valid membership card by membership registration plays a game with the membership card 20 attached to clothes such as a name tag.

At this time, in FIG. 43 showing the operation of the member card 20, the light receiving unit 22 of the member card 20 is the member N.
o. It is determined whether or not to input the request signal (step J1).

On the other hand, in FIG. 44 showing the operation of the location confirmation terminal 25 of the calling lamp unit 4, the location confirmation terminal 25 is the member number. After outputting the request signal from the light emitting unit 26 (step K1), the light receiving unit 22 sets the member number. Or whether a message signal is input from the central control device 5 (step K2).
5).

Now, when a player sits on a chair (not shown) provided corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1, the membership number No. output from the location confirmation terminal 25 provided in the call lamp unit 4 is displayed. The optical signal indicating the request signal is applied to the membership card 20 worn by the player.

Then, the membership card 20 indicates the membership number. When the request signal is received (step J1 in FIG. 43), the member No. stored in advance is stored. The optical signal indicating is output from the light emitting unit 21 (step J2).

Here, in the location confirmation terminal 25 of the calling lamp unit 4, the light receiving section 27 outputs the membership number of the membership card 20 output from the membership card 20. When an optical signal indicating
Step K2), the member No. indicated by the optical signal. Member No. entered last time (Step K3), and if they are not the same, the member number input this time is determined. Is output to the central control device 5 (step K4).

On the other hand, FIG. 46 showing the operation of the centralized management device 5.
In the central management unit 5, the central control unit 5 receives the membership number from the location confirmation terminal 25 provided in the calling lamp unit 4. Or enter the member number from the location confirmation terminal 25 provided at the rest area (step M1). Is being monitored (step M6).

At this time, the central control unit 5 determines that the member No. (Step M
1), the location data in the location memory shown in FIG. 42 is read (step M2), and the corresponding location data is entered in the gaming machine No.
Is registered (step M3). In this case, when the rest place flag is turned on in the corresponding location data, the rest place flag is turned off. The rest place flag is a flag indicating that the player is at the rest place.

Further, the central control unit 5 is the registration terminal unit 8 or the call lamp unit 4 which is not shown in FIG.
When the “message” display portion of the display portion 19 of is touch-operated, a message signal is output to the corresponding calling lamp unit 4.

At this time, the call lamp unit 4 receives the message signal from the central control unit 5 (see FIG. 4).
4 step K5), the message output process is executed (step K6).

On the other hand, in FIG. 45 showing the operation of the location confirmation terminal 25 installed in the rest area, the location confirmation terminal 25 is the member number. After outputting the request signal from the light emitting unit 26 (step L2), the light receiving unit 27 causes the member No. Monitoring whether or not an optical signal indicating
3).

Now, when the player gets tired of the game and enters the rest area, the member number No. output from the location confirmation terminal 25 provided at the rest area is displayed. The member card 20 is irradiated with the optical signal indicating the request signal.

Then, the membership card 20 is the membership number. Since the request signal is input (step J1 in FIG. 43), the member No. stored in advance is stored. The optical signal indicating is output from the light emitting unit 21 (step J2).

The location confirmation terminal 25 at the rest area is
The light receiving unit 27 displays the membership number from the membership card 20. 45 is input (step L2 in FIG. 45), the member number. Is output to the central control device 5 (step L3).

In this case, the centralized management apparatus 5 sends the membership number from the location confirmation terminal 25 at the rest area. When is input (step M6 in FIG. 46), the location data is read from the location memory (step M7), and it is determined whether the resting place flag of the corresponding location data is on (step M).
8). In this case, when the rest station flag is off,
After turning on the rest station flag (step M9), the gaming machine No. Is registered (step M1)
0). Here, the gaming machine No. is added to the corresponding location data. If is already registered, the gaming machine No. Is deleted (step M11).

When the rest station flag of the location data stored in the location memory is turned on, the registration terminal 8 or the call lamp unit 4 displays the characters "rest" after the name of the call data. Is displayed. Therefore, when the calling data displayed on the display units of the registration terminal 8 and the calling lamp unit 4 indicates "rest", it is possible to determine that a friend is at the rest.

According to the fifth embodiment, the player can confirm the whereabouts of his / her friends only by wearing the membership card 20 having the communication function on his / her clothes like a name tag. Therefore, the registered terminal 8 or the calling lamp unit 4 can be used. The operation for is unnecessary.

47 to 61 show a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The sixth embodiment is characterized in that the registration terminal 8 is provided with a function of calling a player carrying a pager (registered trademark). In this case, a pager with a message display function is used.

FIG. 47 schematically shows the overall structure. In FIG. 47, the plurality of registration terminals 8 installed in the pachinko hall are connected to the modem 30. The modem 30 modulates transmission data including a telephone number given by the registration terminal 8 and transmits it to a telephone station through a telephone line. The central office transmits the transmission data to the central office, and the central office transmits the transmission data to the radio base stations installed all over the country. Therefore, when the transmission data is transmitted from the wireless base station, the pager 31 as the portable wireless call notification means to which the telephone number indicated by the transmission data is assigned is notified of a buzzer sound or a message is displayed. Become.

FIG. 48 shows a group registration memory provided in the centralized management device 5. In FIG. 48, the pager number for each member registered in the group is stored in the group registration memory. Has been added.

49 to 51 show the operation of the registration terminal 8. 49 to 51, the registration terminal 8 having a function as a radio call data transmitting means.
Displays the initial screen (see FIG. 52) when the power is turned on. That is, on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8,
A message "Please select an operation." Is displayed, and operation guides such as "register", "call", "designated call" and "pager call" are displayed.

Here, when registering a member who has visited a pachinko hall as a group, the "registration" display section is touch-operated. Then, similar to the first embodiment, the registration terminal 8 instructs the insertion of the membership card (step A6).
When the membership card is inserted into the registration terminal 8, the registration terminal 8
After checking if it is a membership card (Step A1
4), Member No. Is output to the central control device 5 (step A15).

As a result, the centralized management device 5 outputs the registration signal to the registration terminal machine 8 after registering the member data as a group, so that the registration terminal machine 8 receives the registration signal (step A16), Display the screen [N] (Fig. 53)
(Refer to step A301). In other words, the message "<Registered> Registered. Please touch the pager to register the pager No." is displayed on the display 11 of the registration terminal 8 and "Pager "," Next member "and" End "operation guidance is displayed.

If the group-registered player carries a pager, he / she touches the pager display. Then, when the "pager" display is operated, the registration terminal 8 (step A30
2) Switch the display screen to screen [O] (see FIG. 54). That is, the message "<pager No. registration> Please enter pager No." and the numbers 0-9 are displayed on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8, and "execute", " Operation guides "Cancel" and "End" are displayed.

Then, by touching the numeral display portion displayed on the display portion 11, the No. of the pager 31 carried by the user. After inputting, touch the "Execute" display. Then, when the "execution" display unit is operated (step A304), the registration terminal 8 receives
The pager No. entered Is output to the central control device 5 (step A305). As a result, the centralized management device 5 causes the input pager No. Is registered in the group registration memory (see FIG. 48).

Incidentally, the registration terminal 8 is operated by the pager No. After registering, display the screen [N]
(See FIG. 53) again.

Here, when registering the next buddy who came to the pachinko hall as a group, the "next member" display section displayed on the display section 11 is touch-operated. Then, when the "next member" display unit is operated (step A306), the registration terminal 8 ejects the member card (step A307), and then proceeds to step A7.

Then, by operating the member card owned by the next friend with the member card inserted in the registration terminal 8, the friends are group-registered, and if the friend owns the pager, the pager No. To register.

As described above, all the friends are group-registered and the pager No. When the registration of is finished, the “end” display section displayed on the display section 11 is touch-operated. Then, the registration terminal 8 outputs an end signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A309) when the "end" display unit is operated (step A308), and after ejecting the membership card (step A310). , And returns to step A1.

Although not shown in the drawing, the pager No. is also used when additionally registering a member. Of course, can be registered.

When calling a friend carrying a pager using the registration terminal 8, the "call pager" is displayed with the initial screen (see FIG. 52) displayed on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8. Touch the display. Then, when the "pager call" is touch-operated (step A201), the registration terminal 8 switches the display screen to the screen [P] (see FIG. 55) (step A20).
2). That is, the display 11 of the registration terminal 8 displays a message "<pager call> Please select whether to call the group or the call other than the group.""Other than group",
The operation guide "End" is displayed.

Here, the pager No. carried by the registration terminal 8 and carried by the group is displayed. To call a friend who has been registered, touch the “group” display section displayed on the display section 11. Then, when the "group" display is operated (step A203), the registration terminal 8 outputs a pager call signal to the centralized management device 5 (step A204), and then displays the display screen on the screen [Q]. (See FIG. 56). That is, the message "<pager call> Please insert your membership card." Is displayed on the display unit 11 and
The operation guide "End" is displayed.

Then, the member card owned by the user is inserted into the registration terminal 8. Then, when the membership card is read (step A206), the registration terminal 8 determines whether or not it is a membership card (step A207), and when it is a membership card, the registration number of the membership number read from the membership card. Is transmitted to the central control device 5 (step A208).

On the other hand, the centralized management device 5 receives the pager calling signal from the registration terminal 8 and then the membership number. 61 is input (steps B201 and B202 in FIG. 61), the member number. Is executed (step B203), and it is determined whether the member registration is valid (step B20).
4). At this time, if the member registration is invalid, a refusal signal is output to the registration terminal 8 (step B210).
Then, when the refusal signal is input (step A227), the registration terminal 8 displays the message "This card cannot be used now" (step A227).
228) and eject the membership card (step A22).
9).

When the member registration is valid (step B204), the central control device 5 reads the stored data from the group registration memory shown in FIG. 48 (step B204).
205), it is determined whether or not the member data is registered (step B206). At this time, although the membership registration is valid, the membership number. If is not group-registered, an unregistered signal is output (step B211). Then, when the unregistered signal is input (step A225), the registration terminal 8 "is not registered in the group".
Is displayed (step A226).

Then, when the member data is registered in the group registration memory (step B206), the centralized management device 5 creates pager call data (step B207). This pager call data is the pager number of the members registered in the group. Consists of registered member data.

Subsequently, the centralized management device 5 outputs the pager calling data created as described above to the registration terminal 8 (step B208). Then, the registration terminal 8
When pager call data is input from the centralized management device 5 (step A209), switches the display screen to the screen [R] (see FIG. 57). That is, the display unit 11
Among page-registered members, pager N
o. In addition to the registered member data, the message “Please touch the person who calls” is displayed, and the operation guides “Execute”, “Cancel” and “End” are displayed.

Here, a touch operation is performed on the data display portion of the friend to be called on the display unit 11 of the registration terminal 8. Then, when there is a select input for selecting a member (step A211), the registration terminal 8 receives the pager No. of the selected member. Is stored (step A230).

When a friend to be called is selected by touch operation as described above, the "execute" display section is operated. Then, the registration terminal 8 switches the screen display to the screen [S] (see FIG. 58) when the "execute" display unit is operated (step A212). In other words, various messages are displayed on the display unit 11 following "<pager call>", a message "Please select a message." Is displayed, and "execution",
Operation guides of "Cancel" and "End" are displayed.

Here, a touch operation is performed on a display portion of a message to be sent to a friend. Then, when the "execution" display unit is operated (step A214), the registration terminal 8 is
The transmission process is executed (step A215). That is, the pager No. stored as described above. To send the selected message to the telephone line. As a result, the pager No.
Also, since the message is transmitted to the telephone station, the message is transmitted from the central station through the radio base station following the ringing signal for calling the pager 31. As a result, a pager 31 carried by a friend playing in a pachinko hall
Since a buzzer sound is notified from and a message is displayed, a desired message can be notified.

When a message is transmitted to the pager 31 carried by a friend as described above, the "end" display section displayed on the display section 11 of the registration terminal 8 is touch-operated. Then, the registration terminal 8
When the "End" display is operated (step A2
32), after ejecting the membership card (step A23
3), the end signal is output to the centralized management device 5 (step A234). Thereby, the central control device 5 receives the end signal from the registration terminal 8 (step B20).
9) The process returns to the initial state by returning to step A202.

When calling a person carrying a pager 31 other than a group-registered companion, the "Non-group" display section of the screen [N] (see FIG. 53) displayed on the display section 11 is displayed. Touch operation. Then, the registration terminal 8 switches the screen display to the screen [U] (see FIG. 60) when the "other than group" display unit is operated (step A217). That is, the display unit 11 displays “<
Pager call> Enter the caller's number. Message and a number from 0 to 9 are displayed, and operation guides such as “execute”, “cancel” and “end” are displayed.

In this case, the pager No. of the companion to be called is carried by the operation on the numeral display section of 0-9. After inputting, touch the "Execution" display section. Then, when the "execute" display unit is operated (step A219), the registration terminal 8 executes the transmission process (step A220). That is, the entered pager No. To the central office via the telephone line. As a result, the buzzer sound is notified from the pager carried by the friend who wants to call, so that the friend can recognize that the call has been received.

According to the sixth embodiment, by operating the registration terminal 8, the pager carried by a friend can be notified of a buzzer sound or a message can be displayed, so that the message is sent to the calling lamp unit. Compared to the configuration of just doing, even if the fellow is enthusiastic about the game, it is possible to reliably call the fellow.

The registration terminal 8 may be configured to call the pagers 31 carried by a friend all at once.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows. A card reader may be installed in the rest area, and when the membership card possessed by the player is inserted into the card reader, the rest area flag of the corresponding location data in the location memory may be turned on.

As a communication function of the membership card, the membership card has an ID tag built in, a transmitter provided on the pachinko game machine side transmits a weak electric wave, and the membership number stored in the ID tag. May be read. In this case, by setting the frequencies of the adjacent transmitters differently from each other, the member No. stored in the ID tag. Can be read without interference.

The member card is provided with a call notification means having a receiving function and the registration terminal 8 is provided with a call signal transmitting function. When the membership card receives a call signal from the registration terminal 8, the call notification means is driven. You may do it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration in a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a registration terminal.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing connections of respective devices provided corresponding to a pachinko game machine.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a calling lamp unit.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a member data memory.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a group registration memory.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a member location memory.

FIG. 8 is a first part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 9 is a second part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 10 is a third part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 11 is a fourth part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 12 is a fifth part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an initial screen of a registration terminal.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen [A] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a screen [B] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen [C] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen [D] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a screen [E] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen [F] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a screen [G] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen [H] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a screen [I] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a screen [J] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a screen [K] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a screen [L] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a screen [M] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 27 is a first part of a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 28 is a second part of a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 29 is a third flowchart of the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 30 is a fourth part of a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the operation of the card reader.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the operation of the card reader according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a schematic diagram showing the overall structure of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a calling lamp unit.

FIG. 38 is a front view of a calling lamp unit.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the operation of the calling lamp unit.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 41 is a schematic view showing a membership card according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 42 is a schematic diagram showing a location memory.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing the operation of the membership card.

FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing the operation of the location confirmation terminal of the calling lamp unit.

FIG. 45 is a flowchart showing the operation of the location confirmation terminal at the rest area.

FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

FIG. 47 is a schematic diagram showing the entire system in a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 48 is a schematic diagram showing a group registration memory.

FIG. 49 is a first part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 50 is a second part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 51 is a third part of a flowchart showing the operation of the registration terminal.

FIG. 52 is a diagram showing an initial screen of a registration terminal.

FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a screen [N] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a screen [O] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 55 is a diagram showing a screen [P] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 56 is a view showing a screen [Q] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a screen [R] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 58 is a diagram showing a screen [S] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a screen [T] of the registration terminal.

FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a screen [U] of a registration terminal.

FIG. 61 is a flowchart showing the operation of the centralized management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko game machine (gaming machine), 3 is a card reader (gaming machine reading means), 4 is a call lamp unit, 5 is a centralized management device (group information storage means, player information storage means, call data creation means) , 8 are registration terminals (call data display means), and 20 is a membership card (storage medium).

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-9-99154 (JP, A) JP-A-63-277076 (JP, A) JP-A-5-115610 (JP, A) JP-A-6-134127 (JP , A) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-185121 (JP, A) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-177988 (JP, A) Actual Development No. 5-15987 (JP, U) Registered Utility Model 3016604 (JP, U) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02 328 A63F 7/02 350

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A storage medium as claimed in claim 1] storing personal information for identifying the Yu technique customer, the terminal game customer uses to group registration gaming customers fellow group by the player customer at this terminal Group information storage means for grouping and storing a plurality of game players according to a registration operation, and reading means for a game machine, which is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the game machine and reads the personal information stored in the storage medium. And a player information storage unit that stores the game player and the game machine in which the game player is playing based on the personal information read by the game machine reading unit, the group information storage unit, and the group information storage unit. Call data creating means for creating call data showing a correspondence relationship between the grouped players and the gaming machines in which the gaming players are playing, based on the storage information of the gaming information storage means; In the vicinity Provided corresponding in-one, game arcade game customer registration management apparatus being characterized in that a call data display means for displaying the call data generated by said call data creating means. 2. An image pickup unit for picking up an image of the periphery of the gaming machine, and an image pickup for picking up an image of the periphery of the game machine played by the player indicated by the call data displayed on the call data display unit when an image pickup command is received. 2. The player registration management device for a game arcade according to claim 1, further comprising: an image pickup control means for activating the means, and an image means for displaying an image by the image pickup means activated by the image pickup control means. 3. A staff member in charge of one-to-one correspondence with the game machine.
Call notification means for calling is provided, and the call data display means is provided integrally with the call notification means.
The player registration management device for a game arcade according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The game machine reading means is the storage medium.
The personal information is read from the user in a non-contact manner.
3. A player registration management device for a game hall according to any one of 1 to 3 . 5. The player information storage means is carried by a player.
Unique reception set in the portable wireless call alerting means
It is provided so as to store a number corresponding to personal information, and is named based on the stored information of the player information storage means.
Call the portable wireless call alerting means carried by the player
Wireless call data sender to send wireless call data for
Game arcade game customer registration management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a stage. 6. The portable wireless call notification means is the storage.
6. The storage medium is integrally provided on the medium.
A player registration management device at the described game arcade.