JP4444691B2 - Sales management system in amusement hall - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sales management system in which sales in a game hall where a gaming machine is installed and operated can be accurately grasped and managed by a sales management organization under the jurisdiction of a third party.

  In the game hall, pachinko machines, pachinko machines (CR machines) dedicated to prepaid cards, slot machines, and other gaming machines are installed and operated as entertainment facilities. Properly grasping the sales of these game halls and paying them correctly are important issues for the development of the game hall as a healthy entertainment industry.

  As one of the means to accurately grasp sales, the idea that various data such as sales at amusement halls are transmitted to a third-party organization, and the third-party organization collectively manages and checks data has been traditionally used. Some have been proposed and some have been disclosed in the patent literature. For example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 describe as follows.

  According to Patent Document 1, “Sales at a game store is the total amount of payment paid to a game media lending machine by a player for borrowing game media. This sales amount is set at the game store side. In addition to the sales amount, information on the entrance and exit of the game machine installed at the amusement store is also sent to the third party. At the same time, if the data external output means is used to transmit to the third party institution side, the third party side can grasp the operating status of the amusement store comprehensively and accurately, and the healthier amusement store Can participate in the management. "

  Furthermore, “The above-mentioned entrance / exit information transmitted from the amusement store side is also independent and fair from the management by the amusement store by the entrance / exit information management means installed at the third party organization side. Further, the data comparison / determination means on the side of the third party compares the sales amount received from the data external output means with the entrance / exit information, and checks the consistency of the data. If it is determined, it can be confirmed whether there is an error in each data. "

  Patent Document 2 discloses another way of thinking. That is, the total number of lent media in one business day and the total number of collected media collected at the prize exchange in the game hall are counted, and the difference between the number of lent media and the number of collected media is calculated from the counted data, Count data and calculation data are stored in a third party as business data for one business day in the hall.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-58854 (paragraph numbers 16, 19 to 20) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-52998

  In addition to cheating by players, cheating by employees, cheating by hall store owners, etc. are seen in the gaming hall. Therefore, when examining the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, for example, a player who is a game hall or a staff member of a game hall who is paired with a player, who is more than the amount of money to be input to the game media lending machine by electrical or electronic operation. If the game media is illegally paid out, it is possible to detect fraud only by using the sales amount sent from the game media lending machine and the entrance / exit information sent from the game machine. There is a problem that can not be. In this case, it is a loss on the hall store side.

  In addition, as a fraudulent act by the hall store owner, for example, a game media counter is operated independently of the game media acquired by the player, and the prize game media exchanged for prizes more than the actual is inflated and counted. There is fraud. As a game hall, it is possible to make it appear as if revenue has been reduced by pretending to have spent expenses for exchanging prizes. However, there is a problem that such an illegal act cannot be determined from the technique disclosed in the cited document 1. In this case, it becomes a hidden gain of the hall store owner.

  Further, with respect to Patent Document 2, it is understood that the so-called difference is stored as sales data together with the counting data of the lending medium and the collection medium, and specifics regarding fraud detection and abnormality detection are understood. It is not explained to the general method.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems as described above. The amount data of game media to be paid out for the amount of money inserted into the game medium rental machine, the number of game media to be inserted into the game machine, and the mode of winning a prize The difference A is obtained from the difference game medium quantity data obtained from the difference from the number of award game media paid out in accordance with the game medium, and the consistency with the game medium quantity data B counted by the game medium counter is determined. In the game hall sales management system, the game hall is configured so that the sales on one business day can be accurately grasped, and transmitted from the gaming machine and the game medium lending machine arranged in parallel. The data related to the counting is encrypted in the sealed control box, and a plurality of the gaming machines and the gaming medium lending machines are arranged in parallel to form the control box. Is connected to an island relay unit having a data storage function, and a plurality of the island relay units are connected to form a gaming machine installation island, and the gaming machine installation island is connected to an island management unit having a data storage function. In addition, the game media counter is connected to the island management unit, and the game media rental machine, the game machine, and the data transmitted from the game media counter are relayed. It is characterized by being.

Further, the plurality of island management units arranged corresponding to each of the gaming machines of different gaming machines are collectively connected to the hall server, and the hall server performs comparison analysis and storage of the total data. that is configured to. When the value of B becomes larger than the value of A, the game hall determines that there is an illegal act by the player and takes measures to eliminate the cause.

Further, the data collected and stored in the hall server in the game hall is transmitted to a sales management organization managed by a third party, and the sales management organization is transmitted from the game hall located in each place. that data that has been configured to manage collectively. When the value of B becomes larger than the value of A, the sales management institution determines that there is an illegal act on the store owner side of the game hall.

  The sales management system in the game hall according to the present invention is based on comparing and examining each data related to the count obtained from the game medium lending machine, the difference game medium of the game machine, and the game medium counter with the total number data after the store is closed. The presence or absence of fraudulent intervention in the game hall can be determined. Moreover, even in a game hall where different game models are mixed, the system can manage sales in a lump.

  In such a sales management system, since the gaming medium rental machine and the gaming machine are connected to the sealed control box, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized act of opening the control box and tampering. In addition, since the count data transmitted from the game medium rental machine and the game machine is encrypted in the control box, it is likely to be added to the count data in the relay and management line upstream from the control box. Unauthorized tampering can be prevented.

  The encrypted count data is collected at the hall server installed at each game hall, and at the same time, the same count data is sent to a sales management organization under the jurisdiction of a third party for checking and storage. By doing so, the sales management organization can capture the presence or absence of fraud in the game hall. Accurately grasping sales in one business day for each gaming hall and accumulating this data makes it possible to accurately grasp annual sales in each gaming hall.

  The best embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the sales management system S of the present invention. In the gaming hall H, three types of gaming machines 10 having different gaming contents are arranged in parallel, each having a gaming machine installation island. It is installed in the form housed in. The gaming machines 10 are a pachinko machine 11, a CR pachinko machine 12, and a slot machine 13 in order from the top of FIG.

  The gaming machine lending machine 20 is juxtaposed adjacent to the gaming machine 10. That is, the game medium lending machine 20 is a collective term for the ball lending machine 21, the CR ball lending machine 22, and the medal lending machine 23. Each of the pachinko machine 11, the CR pachinko machine 12, and the slot machine 13 is one by one. Next to each other.

  In addition, a game medium counter 30 is installed in the game hall H. That is, the ball pachinko machine 11 has a ball counter 31, the CR pachinko machine 12 has a ball counter 32, the slot machine 13 has a medal counter 33, and in this embodiment, one for each of the three game models. is set up. Note that the ball counting machine 31 and the ball counting machine 32 are the same, but are given different reference numerals for the sake of explanation.

  Next, the system configuration of the sales management system S will be described taking the pachinko machine 11 as an example. In this case, the game medium is a pachinko ball, the award game medium is a prize ball (safe ball) to be paid out and paid out, and the difference game medium is a difference ball. The difference ball is a quantity obtained by subtracting a prize ball (safe ball) from an input ball (out ball) to the pachinko machine 11. Since the CR pachinko machine 12 and the slot machine 13 are basically the same as the pachinko machine 11, they will be simply touched later and will not be described in detail.

  In FIG. 1, a plurality of pachinko machines 11 and ball lending machines 21 are arranged in parallel and accommodated in the pachinko machine installation islands, and the installation islands are subdivided into groups. An island relay unit 40 is provided for each table. This is because the number of pachinko machines 11 that can be handled by one island relay unit 40 is limited (for example, four).

  Specifically, the island relay unit 40 is connected via a control box 41 provided for each pair of the pachinko machine 11 and the ball lending machine 21, and is connected to a plurality of control boxes 41 by data cables. Yes. The control box 41 performs an encryption process such as scrambles the sales data transmitted from the ball lending machine 21 and the count data transmitted from the pachinko machine 11, and the data is then sent to the island management unit 42. To send to.

  In addition, the control box 41 is not actually arranged at the position schematically shown in FIG. 1, but is strictly housed in the ball lending machine 21, for example, and structurally sealed. It has become a thing. As a sealing means, for example, the head of the screw is sealed in order to make it impossible to apply a seal seal that leaves a trace of attachment / detachment or opening of the control box 41 or to operate a screw for fixing the control box 41. In addition to the means such as, when the control box 41 is opened, the internal circuit board can be destroyed by the opening action.

  In addition, the island relay unit 40 has a function of detecting and relaying information from a detection sensor mounted inside the pachinko machine 11 in order to detect improperness by detecting magnetic force or radio waves. Further, the island relay unit 40 has a data storage function for backing up when the island management unit 42 is temporarily stopped due to an unexpected situation.

  The island relay units 40 in one gaming machine installation island are connected in series by a LAN cable. LAN cables from a plurality of gaming machine installation islands laid out in the gaming hall H are collectively connected to the island management unit 42. At the same time, the island management unit 42 is also connected to the ball counter 31 and is configured to receive information from the ball counter 21.

  The island management unit 42 has a function of collecting and accumulating sales data from the ball lending machine 21 and counting data from the pachinko machine 11 and the ball counting machine 31 as well as data on the number of occurrences of abnormality. In addition, when the hall server 43 is temporarily stopped due to an unexpected situation by a command transmitted from the upper hall server 43, it has a function of storing each accumulated data as a substitute. After the hall server 43 legitimately processes the data after the game hall H is closed, the island management unit 42 is initialized by a command transmitted from the hall server 43.

  In the ball lending machine 21, the amount and authenticity of the bill inserted by the player are identified by the bill identifying device housed in the inside and strictly sealed. Pachinko balls are paid out. The number of paid-in balls to be paid out according to the input amount is calculated by dividing the input amount by the unit price of the ball. The sales amount data input to the ball lending machine 21 is transmitted to the island relay unit 40. On the other hand, the pachinko machine 11 counts out balls that are thrown into the pachinko machine 11 by the player and safe balls that are paid out as prize balls by the counting counter built in the pachinko machine 11, and the quantity data To the island relay unit 40.

  Here, the relationship between the count values in the pachinko balls of the sales management system in this game hall will be examined using the most basic pattern as a model.

  Now, assume that the number of balls to be paid out from the ball lending machine 21 is (n) according to the amount inserted. When playing a game using (n) balls, there are (n) out balls to be driven into the pachinko machine 11. Assuming that there were (α) safe balls to be paid out and won in the game, when (m) balls were taken out from the safe balls and driven into the game, (β) safe balls were newly acquired. Shall be.

  At this time, there are (n) balls for lending, (n + m) for out balls, and (α + β) for safe balls. As described above, since the difference ball is calculated as (out ball) − (safe ball), the difference ball is (n + m−α−β). In addition, (α + β−m) pieces are stored in the tray of the pachinko machine 11. After the game is over, the player packs the acquired pachinko balls in a ball box, carries them in order to exchange them for prizes, puts them in the ball counter 21 and counts them, so of course the count value is the quantity stored in the tray. The same (α + β-m).

  If there are no frauds in any process during the game, the difference between the out balls and the safe balls (n + m−α−β) from the balls lent (n) will be subtracted from the calculation result (A Is called (α + β−m), which is coincident with (α + β−m) count values (referred to as B) actually measured by the ball counter 21. In other words, if the numerical values of A and B do not match, some fraud is present. If there is no fraud, the amount corresponding to the difference will be regular sales.

  For example, when an illegal operation of causing the ball lending machine 21 to pay out more than a specified number of balls is performed, an unacceptable out ball is added as a result, and the apparent difference is increased. Therefore, the numerical value A becomes smaller, and a difference from the numerical value B is generated. Alternatively, in the case where an illegal operation of giving out a safe ball exceeding the specified number to the pachinko machine 11 is added, it is added as it is to the count value in the ball counter 21 as an increase. After all, the numerical value B appears as a larger value than the numerical value A. In any case, when an illegal act is performed, the numerical value B appears as a larger value than the numerical value A. Such fraudulent activity performed by a player results in a loss of sales at the game hall. Therefore, the game hall needs to be dealt with promptly in order to eliminate the cause.

  Furthermore, as another case where the numerical value B appears as a larger value than the numerical value A, there is an act of causing the ball counter 21 to run idle and pretending to count more than the actual number of pachinko balls acquired by the player. In this case, since it is fraudulent by the hall store owner and results in hidden profits in the game hall, a mechanism for monitoring by a third party organization is effective.

  When comparing the two numerical values A and B, it is necessary to consider a slight error width. This expects a pachinko ball that is dropped or picked up during the game, or a pachinko ball that the player takes home, and sets the error margin appropriately based on the size and rule of thumb of the game hall . In addition, since the sales management system is configured to count the total number of data per day, for example, a player may carry a ball box, move a seat, and change a pachinko machine 21 to play a game. However, the total relationship between the two numerical values A and B can be applied without change.

  Next, a CR pachinko machine 12 is shown as the gaming machine 10 in the middle of FIG. In the CR pachinko machine 12, in order for a player to obtain a pachinko ball, first, a prepaid card purchased separately is inserted into the card insertion slot of the CR ball lending machine 22. Then, the ball lending switch is operated to pay out a desired amount of balls. Thereafter, by operating the card return switch, the prepaid card in which the valuable data is rewritten to the value obtained by subtracting the amount is returned from the insertion slot.

  The sales data in the CR ball lending machine 22 is generally constructed as a management system that is sent as it is to a third party card company. Compared to the above format in which the game hall H directly handles cash. As a result, there is less room for illegal intervention. However, for example, if it is intended to eliminate illegal acts such as operating a wireless device and paying out illegal balls exceeding a specified number during a special game by jackpot, as in the case of the pachinko machine 11 described above. The sales management system according to the present invention that makes a comprehensive judgment including the counting data in the ball counter 32 functions effectively.

  In addition, a slot machine 13 is installed as a gaming machine 10 in the lower part of FIG. The game medium in the slot machine 13 is a medal. In the pachinko machine 11, the ball lending machine 21, the out balls and the safe balls, and the ball counting machines 31 and 32 actually generate 10 pulses as one unit, whereas in the slot machine 13, Since there is a difference that both out medals and safe medals are counted one by one, there is a slight difference in how sales are converted, but the basic configuration remains the same. That is, based on the amount inserted into the medal lending machine 23, the inserted medals in the slot machine 13, the payout medals by winning, and the count data from the medal counter 33, accurate sales can be achieved in the same manner as in the pachinko machine 11. I can grasp it.

  As described above, a plurality of gaming machines 10 of different gaming models, that is, a pachinko machine 11, a CR pachinko machine 12, and a slot machine 13 form a gaming machine installation island in each model, and a plurality of gaming machine installation islands are respectively The island management unit 42 is also connected to the game medium counter 30 corresponding to the game medium.

  Each island management unit 42 is connected to and controlled by the hall server 43. The hall server 43 has a function of totaling data for each gaming machine installed island, totaling data for each island management unit 42, totaling data for different gaming machine models, and totaling all stores. Protected by the body. In addition, if for some reason the connection to the sales management organization A, which will be described later, cannot be established, the stored data is stored until the next transmission.

  The hall server 43 is connected to the hall computer 44. The hall computer 44 is a data management terminal in the game hall H, and performs operations such as storage and display of various data in the sales management system S and opening / closing store processing. However, it is assumed that transmission to the hall server 43 is limited to commands related to setting and operation, and does not have a data rewriting function of the hall server 43. In addition to displaying management data, the hall computer 44 includes output means for outputting to the printer 45.

  The same data as the counting data collected in the hall server 43 is managed by a third party who can manage the data fairly without having any interest with the game hall H while being encrypted. It is transmitted to the sales management organization A. The sales management organization A also includes a sales management server 46, a sales management computer 47, a printer 45, and the like, and the received data is checked and stored. The sales management server 46 of the sales management organization A is also connected to a hall server 43 installed in a plurality of other game halls H, so that data of each store can be centrally managed for each game hall H. .

  Aggregated data is classified as operating from the store opening process to the store closing process in the game hall H, and from the store closing process to the store opening process is classified as non-operating, sales in sales and counts, or operating and operating The number of abnormalities outside is created as an aggregate value. Preferably, when a fraudulent act is found or an abnormality is detected, a mechanism is established in which a predetermined contact is notified.

  It is a system diagram showing the whole sales management system in the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 gaming machine 11 pachinko machine 12 CR pachinko machine 13 slot machine 20 gaming media lending machine 30 gaming media counter 40 island relay unit 41 control box 42 island management unit 43 hall server 45 hall computer 46 sales management server 47 sales management computer A sales Management organization H Game hall S Sales management system

Claims (1)

It is obtained from the difference between the quantity data of game media to be paid out for the amount of money put into the game media lending machine, and the number of game media to be paid out according to the winning mode and the number of game media put into the game machine. The difference A is obtained from the quantity data of the difference game medium, and the consistency with the quantity data B of the game medium counted by the game medium counter is determined, so that the sales in one business day of the game hall can be accurately determined. In a sales management system in a game hall characterized by being configured to be grasped,
When the value of B is larger than the value of A,
The game hall determines that there is a fraudulent act by a player and takes action to eliminate the cause, while the data in the game hall is transmitted to a sales management organization under the jurisdiction of a third party. A sales management system in a game hall, wherein the sales management institution determines that there is an illegal act on the store owner side of the game hall.

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