JP4970163B2 - Gift management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a prize management system for determining a plurality of exchange values for the same game medium and managing the exchange game media required for exchanging the prize for each exchange value in association with each other.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at game stores that provide pachinko games or pachislot games, a prize exchange service is provided at a prize counter to provide a desired prize in exchange for an acquired ball / acquired medal acquired by the player.

  As a means for providing such a prize exchange service, a prize management apparatus that manages the exchange of game media and prizes through a counting receipt or a membership card is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this prize management device, a prize and the number of exchange balls required for exchanging the prize are associated and stored and managed as a prize master (prize master table), and prizes are exchanged using the prize master.

  Here, the setting of the prize master is such that when the prize is delivered to the amusement shop by the prize trader, the number of exchanged game media having a general lending rate (ball: 4 yen / ball, medal: 20 yen / card) together with the prize is set. Since the described paper is delivered, the manager of the amusement shop sets the number of replacement balls with reference to this paper. Further, in a large-scale company having a large-scale chain store, a premium master set by a premium management device at the main store is also distributed to the premium management device at the branch.

JP 2002-331146 A

  By the way, recently, due to needs such as providing trial games and popularity analysis on a game machine, a general-purpose lending rate (ball: 4 yen / ball, medal :) provided by many game shops in pachinko games or pachislot games. A mechanism that allows a gaming corner with a lower lending rate than 20 yen / card to coexist with a gaming corner with a general lending rate (high rate) is being established.

  However, in order to exchange prizes with a plurality of game media having different loan rates, it is necessary to set the number of exchange game media for each loan rate in the prize master. There is a problem that the setting work of the premium master cannot be performed efficiently.

  That is, there are hundreds of types of prizes handled by the game store. For example, when two types of loan rates are adopted, the number of exchange game media of the hundreds for each of the two types of loan rates is set. The number of exchanged game media that must be input to the premium master increases as the number of loan rates to be operated increases. Furthermore, at game stores that provide both pachinko games and pachislot games, the number of exchange balls and the number of medals must be entered for each loan rate for both pachinko games and pachislot games. Will be forced to input.

  Also, in the prize traders who deliver prizes to amusement stores, not all amusement shops adopt a plurality of lending rates, so general lending rates (balls: 4 yen / ball, medals: 20 yen / sheet) It is highly probable that a paper describing the number of exchanged game media based on) will be attached to the prize and delivered to the amusement store. For this reason, the manager of the game store must calculate the number of exchange game media of other lending rates for all prizes, and must perform a huge calculation work in addition to the input work.

  In addition, if the manager of the game store is forced to perform calculation work and input work for such a large number of prizes, there is a possibility that human errors such as calculation mistakes in the number of exchanged game media and input mistakes may occur.

  Furthermore, even if the number of exchanged game media for each prize is collectively distributed from the premium management device at the main store to the premium management device at the branch, if a loan rate other than the general-purpose loan rate is added, In the present prize management device, it is necessary to perform the input operation and calculation operation of the same number of exchanged game media, and the problem is not essentially solved.

  From the above, when exchanging prizes for gaming media with different loan rates, it is extremely important how to simplify the setting work of the number of exchanged gaming media and efficiently set the prize master. It is a difficult issue.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems (problems) of the prior art, and when exchanging a plurality of game media with different rental rates and prizes, the number of exchanged game media It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize management system capable of simplifying the setting work and efficiently performing the setting work of the prize master.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention determines a plurality of exchange values for the same game medium, and exchanges a prize including a plurality of types of general prizes for each exchange value and the prize. Exchange game medium number management means for managing the number of exchange game media required in association with each other, storage means for storing exchange value designation information for designating exchange value of the game medium to be accepted for prize exchange, and predetermined setting request An acquisition unit that acquires, as a reference value, the number of exchange game media corresponding to a predetermined exchange value among a plurality of exchange values of the game media when the operation is performed; and acquired by the acquisition unit based on the reference value and the storage means exchange value specified information stored in, Starring number exchange game media corresponding to the exchange value other than the predetermined exchange value among the plurality of exchange value of gaming media Calculating means for obtaining in, characterized in that the replacement number of game media obtained by the calculating means and a setting means for setting the replacement game medium number management means.

In addition, the present invention provides an exchange that defines a plurality of exchange values for the same game medium, and manages the number of exchange game media required for exchanging the prize including a plurality of types of general prizes for each exchange value. Regarding a specific prize when a predetermined setting request operation is performed, a game medium number management means, a storage means for storing exchange value designation information for designating exchange value of the game medium to be accepted for prize exchange, acquisition means for acquiring the value of the prize itself as a reference value, based on the exchange value specified information stored in the acquired reference value and the storage means by the acquiring means, corresponding to the plurality of exchange-value of game media Computation means for computing and obtaining the number of exchange game media, and setting means for setting the number of exchange game media obtained by the computation means in the prize management means are provided.

In the present invention, the predetermined exchange value is the largest value among the exchange values stored in the storage means.

According to the present invention, a plurality of exchange values are defined for the same game medium, and exchange games are associated with the number of exchange game media required for exchanging the prize including a plurality of types of general prizes for each exchange value. In addition to managing by the number management means, storing exchange value designation information for designating exchange value of the game medium to be accepted for prize exchange, and when a predetermined setting request operation is performed, for a specific prize, The number of exchange game media corresponding to a predetermined exchange value among a plurality of exchange values of game media is acquired as a reference value, and based on the acquired reference value and stored exchange value designation information, among then acquired calculating the number of replacement game media corresponding to the exchange value other than the predetermined exchange value, since it is configured number exchange game media acquired to set the該景item management unit, exchange game media Setting work can be simplified, an effect that prize management system that can efficiently perform configuration tasks prize master is obtained.

Exemplary embodiments of a prize management system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko game will be described.

  First, the system configuration of the in-store system of the amusement store according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of an in-store system according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, a case where a 4-yen corner for lending a pachinko ball for 4 yen per ball and a 1-yen corner for lending a pachinko ball for 1 yen per ball will be described in the amusement store.

  As shown in the figure, the in-store system includes a member management terminal controller (hereinafter referred to as “member management T / C”) 10 for managing member information of a player registered in advance at the game store, Island controller 20, card processing units (hereinafter referred to as “CR units”) 30 a and 30 b, pachinko machines 40 a and 40 b, counter 50, membership card processing machine 60, gift management device 70, and gift dispensing A machine 80 is provided.

  The island controller 20, the membership card processor 60, and the prize management device 70 are connected to the member management T / C 10, and the island controller 20 is connected to a plurality of pachinko machines 40a and 40b installed on each island. The CR units 30a and 30b attached to each other are connected, the membership card processing machine 60 is connected with a counter 50 for counting the number of pachinko balls, and the prize management device 70 has a special prize. A gift dispenser 80 is connected.

  Here, in the first embodiment, a four-circle corner composed of the CR unit 30a and the pachinko machine 40a and a one-circle corner composed of the CR unit 30b and the pachinko machine 40b are provided. This 4 yen corner is an island that lends balls to players at a lending rate of 4 yen / ball, and the 1 yen corner is an island that lends balls to players at a lending rate of 1 yen / ball. It is. The reason for the 1 yen / ball 1 yen corner, which is lower than the general lending rate of 4 yen / ball, is mainly to enable trial hits by players, and information regarding the evaluation and attachment of players to gaming machines. To get. In the first embodiment, 4 yen / ball is referred to as a lending rate 1, and 1 yen / ball is referred to as a lending rate 2.

  The CR unit 30a is a unit that lends 4 yen / ball with cash or a prepaid card and replays a stored ball using a membership card. For example, when a 1000 yen bill is inserted into the CR unit 30a, the CR unit 30a An instruction to throw out 250 balls is given from the unit 30a to the pachinko machine 40a. On the other hand, the inter-unit 30b is a unit that lends 1 yen / ball with cash and replays the stored balls using a membership card. For example, when a 1000-yen bill is inserted into the CR unit 30b, 500 yen The amount (= 500 balls) is paid out to the pachinko machine 40b and the remaining amount (500 yen) is stored, and when the next lending instruction is received, the remaining amount is thrown out to the pachinko machine 40b.

  The pachinko machine 40a and the pachinko machine 40b are game machines that provide a pachinko game using pachinko balls to a player, and there is no difference between the four-yen corner and the one-yen corner. However, the pachinko machine 40b provided in the 1-yen corner is not a gaming machine responsible for sales of amusement stores, but is often provided with a new machine that will be newly introduced into the gaming stores. This is to provide a game where a player can try out a new machine without investing a large amount of money and can enjoy a relatively long time at a low charge.

  The player can replay the stored balls using these CR units 30a and 30b, and the player enters the password from the numeric keypad with the member card inserted into the card insertion slot of the CR unit 30a or 30b. Then, when a predetermined replay button is pressed, the membership card ID, password, lending rate 1 (4 yen / ball) or lending rate 2 (1 yen / ball) (hereinafter referred to as “lending rate information”) And a replay request signal including unit identification information for uniquely identifying the CR unit is transmitted to the member management T / C 10, and the stored ball can be withdrawn within the range of the stored ball balance. Here, it is assumed that the number of balls withdrawn from the savings account by one replay operation is fixed.

  The counter 50 is a counter that counts pachinko balls acquired by the player, and outputs the count result to the member card processor 60. Specifically, an input of a lending rate is accepted at the time of counting, and the lending rate information is sent to the member management T / C 10 or the member card processor 70 or associated with a counting receipt. In the first embodiment, the counting machine 50 has only a pachinko ball counting function, a printing function for issuing a counting receipt on which a counting result is bar code printed, and storage management by the member management T / C 10. It is assumed that the membership card processing device 60 described later has a counting / storing ball function for adding a part or all of the counting results to the stored balance.

  The member card processing device 60 is a member terminal device used when storing balls by registered members, and includes a card reader that reads a member ID recorded on the member card. Specifically, the counting result is input from the counter 50, and a member card received from a player by a clerk of the game store is inserted into the card slot, and the lending rate information (4 yen / ball or 1 yen / ball) When “type” is designated, a storage request signal including a member ID, the number of pachinko balls stored as a counting result, and lending rate information is transmitted to the member management T / C 10.

  The member card processor 60 can also issue a count receipt in which the number of pachinko balls counted by the counter 50 is barcode-printed, and the attendant specifies a loan rate information when counting pachinko balls, and a receipt issuance button When a pressing operation is performed, a count receipt in which the number of pachinko balls, lending rate information, issuance date and time, and a counter number are barcode printed is issued.

  In the first embodiment, a single counter 50 is used to count both pachinko balls acquired by the player at the 4-yen corner and pachinko balls acquired by the player at the 1-yen corner. The present invention is not limited to this, and a counter dedicated to the 4-circle corner and a counter dedicated to the 1-circle corner can be separately provided. In such a case, it is possible to eliminate the need for the attendant to specify the lending rate information.

  The member management T / C 10 is a management device that performs overall management of members registered in the amusement store using a member management table. This member management table stores member IDs, balances of 4-yen corners and 1-yen corners, and attribute information in association with each other. Then, if a savings ball addition request is received from the member card processing machine 60 or the prize management device 70, the member ID included in the savings ball addition request and the savings balance in the savings account corresponding to the loan rate are added, and the CR unit 30a 30b or if the savings subtraction request is received from the prize management device 70, the member balance and the savings balance in the savings account corresponding to the loan rate included in the savings subtraction request are subtracted.

  The prize management device 70 is a terminal device for exchanging prizes arranged in a prize exchange counter in a game store, and includes a card reader 81 and a barcode reader 82 which will be described later with reference to FIG.

  This prize management device 70 manages the exchange of acquired balls and prizes using an exchanged ball number management table 76b described later. The exchanged ball number management table 76b stores the number of exchanged balls for each rental rate in association with each prize. When the clerk in the giveaway exchange counter receives a count receipt from the player with the number of balls and the loan rate information acquired by the membership card processor 60 from the player, the number of balls and the loan rate information obtained from the count receipt are obtained. An exchange process is performed in which the bar code reader 82 reads and the exchange button corresponding to the prize designated by the player is pressed, and the exchange number corresponding to the rental rate read from the count receipt for the prize is subtracted from the obtained number. After that, it is handed over to the player by hand by the staff. When the player wishes to exchange for a special prize, the clerk presses a special prize exchange button provided in the prize management device 70 and refers to the exchanged number management table 76b for each rental rate. The prize dispenser 80 is instructed to dispense a special prize according to the number of balls acquired. It is possible to exchange not only prizes using counting receipts but also prize exchanges using stored balls through membership cards.

  Also, the prize management device 70 can not only read pachinko balls and lending rate information from the barcode printed on the counting receipt and use it when exchanging prizes, but also can store balls using the counting receipt. Specifically, when the bar code reader 82 provided in the prize management device 70 reads the count receipt, inserts a member card into the card reader 81 and presses the storage button, the member ID, the number of pachinko balls, the loan rate A storage request signal including lending rate information of 1 or lending rate 2 is transmitted to the member management T / C 10.

  Here, the prize management device 70 according to the first embodiment is summarized to provide a prize exchange service for providing a desired prize in exchange for an acquired ball acquired by a player in the game. Store the loan rate to be accepted for free gift exchange, obtain the number of exchanged balls of the reference loan rate that is the reference among multiple loan rates, and store the stored reference loan rate and other Based on the ratio with the lending rate, the number of exchanged balls of the acquired standard lending rate is converted into the number of exchanged balls of other lending rates, and the converted number of exchanged balls of other lending rates is set in the exchanged ball number table 76b. The point has its characteristics.

  That is, in the prize management device 70, the exchange management is performed by subtracting the number of exchange balls of the desired prize from the number of obtained balls using the exchange number management table 76b. Thus, when a 4-yen corner and a 1-yen corner are added, that is, when exchanging a prize for a plurality of different lending rates, a lending rate 1 “4 yen / ball” and a lending rate 2 “ It is necessary to set both of the exchange balls of “1 yen / ball” in the exchange ball management table 76b.

  Therefore, in the first embodiment, the lending rate 1 “4 yen / ball” that is generally used in the amusement store is set as the reference lending rate, and the general lending rate 1 (reference lending rate) delivered by the giver is used. Using a sheet on which the number of replacement balls is written, the number of replacement balls at the base loan rate is entered by an attendant at the amusement store, and this base loan rate “4 yen / ball” and the other loan rate 2 “1” Based on the ratio of “yen / ball”, that is, the ratio of the ball unit price “4: 1” and the relationship between the number of balls to be exchanged and the unit price of the ball, the number of exchanged balls of the standard loan rate “4 yen / ball” is changed to other loan rates 2 It is converted into the number of exchanged balls of “1 yen / ball”.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, assuming that the number of balls to be exchanged at the base lending rate of confectionery A is 25 balls, the relationship between the number of balls to be exchanged and the unit price of balls is “number of exchanged balls = product price / unit price of balls”. Therefore, if the ball unit price is reduced to a quarter, the number of exchanged balls will be quadrupled. Therefore, the number of exchanged balls “25 balls” at the standard lending rate for confectionery A is 4 yen / ball, 1 yen / ball ratio, that is, By multiplying by the reciprocal of the ratio to the reference lending rate “1/4”, the number of exchanged balls at the lending rate 2 is converted to “100 balls”.

  Therefore, in the first embodiment, if the number of exchanged balls of one lending rate (reference lending rate) is acquired, it is converted into the number of exchanged balls of other lending rates based on that number, and the converted other lending rates are converted. Since the number of replacement balls can be set in the replacement number management table 76, the setting operation of the number of replacement balls can be simplified, and the setting operation of the premium master can be performed efficiently.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the need to perform calculation work and input work for each rental rate for a large number of prizes, and thus the calculation work and input work by the manager of the amusement store can be reduced. It is possible to prevent human errors such as incorrect calculation of the number of replacement balls and input errors.

  Next, the configuration of the prize management device 70 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the prize management device 70 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the prize management device 70 includes an employee touch panel 71, employee operation keys 72, a player display unit 73, a communication I / F unit 74, a receipt issuing unit 75, and the like. A storage unit 76 and a control unit 77. The premium management device 70 is connected to a card reader 81 that reads recorded information from various cards such as a membership card, and a barcode reader 82 that reads barcode information from a counting receipt.

  The employee touch panel 71 is a displayable and inputable employee device that can accept an operation input on a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display. Specifically, a premium master is set on the top screen. When the button is displayed and the pressing of this setting button is accepted, a screen (exchange number input screen) for prompting input of the number of replacement balls for the reference lending rate (lending rate 1) is displayed. The setting of the prize master is performed when the prize management apparatus 70 is newly introduced or when the rental rate is changed.

  In addition, the employee touch panel 71 inputs the loan rate that is the subject of the prize exchange or the savings ball when the player exchanges the prize using the membership card or when the savings ball using the counting receipt is performed. In addition to displaying a prompt, a selection button or the like for inputting such information is displayed.

  The employee operation key 72 is a general term for exchange buttons and numeric keys for various types of prizes such as general prizes and special prizes operated by the employee, and when the exchange number input screen is displayed on the employee touch panel 71. Receives an input of the number of exchanged balls of the reference lending rate through a pressing operation of the numeric keypad.

  The player display unit 73 is a display unit formed of 7-segment LEDs, and is provided on the back of the employee touch panel 71 and the employee operation key 72, that is, at a position facing the player. For example, the number of acquired balls read from the counting receipt through the barcode reader 82, the stored balance acquired from the member card through the card reader 81, the prize designated to be exchanged through the employee operation key 72, and the number of exchanged balls are displayed. To do.

  The communication I / F unit 74 performs various types of communication between the prize management device 70 and other devices (for example, other devices such as the member management T / C 10, the member card processing device 60, or the gift dispenser 80). It is an interface for.

  The receipt issuing unit 75 is a processing unit that prints various types of information on a paper medium. For example, the contents (for example, items such as the total number of balls acquired and the number of balls that have been replaced) processed by the prize management device 70 are displayed. The information is printed and issued as an exchange receipt, or after the game shop is closed, information relating to prize storage / exit management (for example, gross profit management by prize delivery) is issued as a closing slip.

  The storage unit 76 is a storage device such as a non-volatile memory that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 77. In addition to information such as a format to be printed on an exchange receipt and the contents of the print, the present invention includes As a related item, a lending rate table 76a for managing a lending rate employed in the game store and a replacement ball number management table 76b for managing the number of exchanged balls required for exchanging with prizes are stored.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lending rate table 76a is a table that stores the unit price for each lending rate ID. Here, an example is shown in which the amusement shop exemplified in the first embodiment employs a double rate of “4 yen / ball” and “1 yen / ball”.

  The exchanged ball number management table 76b is a table that stores the number of exchanged balls for the loan rate 1 and the loan rate 2 for each premium name, that is, for each prize name. Here, according to the exchanged ball number management table 76b shown in FIG. 5, the stored contents when the number of exchanged balls of the reference lending rate is input by the manager of the amusement store when setting the premium master are shown. According to the exchanged ball number management table 76b shown in FIG. 6, the stored contents when the exchanged ball number of the loan rate 2 is automatically set by the premium master setting processing unit 77b and the exchanged ball number converting unit 77c described later are shown. At lending rate 1, confectionery A is exchanged for 25 balls, juice B is exchanged for 30 balls, tobacco C is exchanged for 75 balls, and at lending rate 2, confectionery A is exchanged for 100 balls, juice The case where B is replaced with 120 balls and the tobacco C is replaced with 300 balls is shown.

  The control unit 77 is a control unit that totally controls the prize management device 70, and includes a prize exchange processing part 77a and a prize master setting processing part 77b. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU and executed, so that a prize exchange processing unit 77a and a prize master setting processing unit 77b. The process corresponding to each is executed.

  The prize exchange processing unit 77a is a processing unit that manages the exchange of acquired balls and prizes using the exchanged ball number management table 76b. Specifically, when a prize is exchanged using a count receipt, the number of balls acquired and the rental rate information are read from the count receipt via the bar code reader 82, and a prize designated by the player is assigned by a staff member of the amusement store. When the exchange button corresponding to is pressed, the number of exchanged balls corresponding to the loan rate read from the count receipt for the prize is subtracted from the number of obtained balls, and when a prize exchange using a membership card is performed Inquires about the stored balance for each rental rate of the member ID read from the membership card via the card reader 81, obtains the stored balance for each rental rate of the member ID, and then withdraws it through the employee touch panel 71. Since the selection button for selecting the loan rate of the target savings account and the exchange button for specifying exchange of prizes are pressed, The replacement piece count that matches the relevant loan rate is subtracted from 貯玉 balance.

  The premium master setting processing unit 77b is a processing unit that sets a premium master stored in the exchanged ball number management table 76b, and includes a replacement ball number conversion unit 77c.

  Based on the ratio between the reference loan rate stored in the loan rate table 76a and other loan rates, the replacement ball number conversion unit 77c converts the replacement ball number of the reference loan rate to the number of exchange balls of other loan rates. It is a processing part which converts into. Specifically, the ratio of the standard lending rate “4 yen / ball” and the other lending rate 2 “1 yen / ball”, that is, the ratio of the ball unit price “4: 1”, the relationship between the number of exchanged balls and the ball unit price. Based on the above, the number of exchanged balls at the base lending rate “4 yen / ball” is converted into the number of exchanged balls at another lending rate 2 “1 yen / ball”.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the number of replacement balls for the confectionery A standard loan rate is 25 balls, the number of replacement balls for the standard loan rate of juice B is 30 balls, and the number of replacement balls for the standard loan rate of tobacco C is 75 balls. The ratio of the basic lending rate (lending rate 1) and lending rate 2 is “4: 1”, and the relationship between the number of exchanged balls and the unit price is “number of exchanged balls = product price ÷ unit price”. Therefore, if the ball unit price is reduced to a quarter, the number of exchanged balls will be quadrupled. Therefore, the number of exchanged balls at the standard lending rate for confectionery A, juice B and tobacco C is “25 balls”, “30 balls” and By multiplying “75 balls” by the inverse of the ratio of 1 yen / ball to 4 yen / ball, that is, the ratio to the base lending rate “1/4”, respectively, as shown in FIG. Tobacco C loan rate 2 exchange balls “100”, “120” In terms of the beauty "300 ball".

  Next, the premium master setting process by the premium management device 70 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the prize master setting process by the prize master setting processing unit 77b and the exchanged ball number converting unit 77c shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when a premium master setting request is received, that is, when the premium master setting button displayed on the top screen of the employee touch panel 71 is pressed (Yes in step S <b> 701), the premium master The setting processing unit 77b displays on the employee touch panel 71 a screen (exchange number input screen) that prompts the user to input the number of replacement balls for the reference lending rate (lending rate 1). Then, an input of the number of exchanged balls for the reference lending rate is accepted (step S702). It should be noted that the number of exchanged balls for the reference lending rate accepted in this way is sequentially set in the exchanged ball number management table 76b.

  Until the number of exchange balls for the reference loan rate is input for all the prizes (No in step S703), the prize master setting processing unit 77b accepts the input of the number of exchange balls for the reference loan rate (step S702). When the input of the number of exchange balls for the reference lending rate is received for the prize (Yes at Step S703), the entire lending rate employed at the game shop is read from the lending rate table 76a (Step S704).

  Subsequently, the exchanged ball number conversion unit 77c calculates the ratio of other lending rates to the reference lending rate, in this example, the ratio of 1 yen / ball to 4 yen / ball, that is, the ratio to the reference lending rate “1/4”. (Step S705), by multiplying the number of exchanged balls of the standard loan rate of each premium by the reciprocal of the ratio to the standard loan rate “1/4”, the number of exchanged balls of the standard loan rate (lending rate 1) is another loan. It is converted into the number of exchanged balls at the rate (lending rate 2) (step S706).

  Finally, the premium master setting processing unit 77b exchanges the number of exchange balls of the reference lending rate (lending rate 1) received through the employee operation key 72, and other lending converted by the exchanged ball number conversion unit 77c. The number of exchanged balls for the rate (lending rate 2) is set in the exchanged ball number management table 76b (step S707), and the process is terminated.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the loan rate to be accepted for the exchange of prizes is stored, and the number of exchange balls of the reference loan rate as a reference among the plurality of loan rates is acquired and stored. Based on the ratio of the standard loan rate that has been set to other loan rates, the number of exchanged balls of the acquired standard loan rate is converted to the number of exchanged balls of other loan rates, and the converted other loan rates Since the number of replacement balls is configured to be set in the replacement number table 76b, the setting operation of the replacement balls can be simplified, and the setting operation of the premium master can be performed efficiently.

  Further, in the first embodiment, after the number of exchanged balls for all the prizes has been input (YES in step S703), the process proceeds to the subsequent processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the input ( When a predetermined operation (such as “input completion”) is performed at the time when the input of the number of exchange balls has been completed for the prize desired to be changed), the prize management apparatus 70 is advanced to the subsequent processing (steps S704 to S707). It may be configured.

  By the way, in the above-described first embodiment, the example in which the premium master is set by completing the single device of the premium management device 70 has been described. However, in cooperation with other premium management devices or information processing devices, the premium master as a system Can also be set. Therefore, in the second embodiment, a case is shown in which a premium master of a premium management apparatus disposed in each branch is set in a chain store having a main store and a branch.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the features of the premium management system according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the prize management system 3 according to the second embodiment, an information processing terminal (hereinafter referred to as a “prize management PC”) 100 disposed in a chain head office and a branch A are disposed. A prize management apparatus 110 and a prize management apparatus 120 installed in the branch B are provided, and these three parties are connected to each other so as to communicate with each other.

  This prize management PC 100 is an information processing apparatus for setting a prize master of the prize management apparatuses 110 and 120 of chain stores, and adopts which loan rate the branch adopts for each branch of the chain shop. The table 105 is used for management. For example, according to the adopted lending rate management table 105 shown in FIG. 8, all of lending rate 1, lending rate 2 and lending rate 3 are adopted in branch A, and only lending rate 2 is adopted in branch B. Shows the case. In the second embodiment, the lending rate 1 indicates “4 yen / ball”, the lending rate 2 indicates “1 yen / ball”, and the lending rate 3 indicates “2 yen / ball”.

  Here, the setting of the prize master in the prize management system 3 according to the second embodiment will be specifically described. The prize management PC 100 receives the number of exchanged balls for the reference lending rate from the manager of the chain head office via a predetermined input device. For all the lending rate 1, lending rate 2 and lending rate 3 managed in the adopted lending rate management table 105, the processing (standard) by the exchanged ball number conversion unit 77c described in the first embodiment. The number of exchanged balls at the loan rate is converted into the number of exchanged balls at the other loan rate), and the exchange rate of the loan rate adopted by each branch out of all the loan rates is distributed to the prize management devices 110 and 120, respectively. . Note that the lending rate 1 is equivalent to the number of exchanged balls received from the manager of the chain head office, so the exchanged number conversion process may not be performed.

  On the other hand, in the prize management device 110 of the branch A, the number of exchanged balls of the loan rate 1, the loan rate 2 and the loan rate 3 is transmitted from the prize management PC 100. In addition, since the prize management device 120 of the branch B transmits the number of exchanged balls at the loan rate 2 from the prize management PC 100, the number of exchanged balls at the loan rate 2 is set in an exchanged number management table (not shown). .

  As described above, in the second embodiment, for each premium management device, the premium management device stores a loan rate that is a reception target of the premium exchange, and a reference loan rate as a reference among a plurality of loan rates. Based on the ratio of the reference loan rate memorized and other stored loan rates, the replacement number of the acquired standard loan rate is changed to the number of replacement balls of other loan rates. The prize management PC 100 is configured so as to distribute the number of exchange balls of the loan rate corresponding to each prize management device among the converted number of exchange balls of other loan rates to the prize management device. Since the prize management devices 110 and 120 are configured so as to set the number of exchanged balls of other lending rates delivered from the exchangeable number management table, the setting operation of the number of exchanged balls is simplified as in the first embodiment. Do Bets can be, it is possible to efficiently perform configuration tasks prize master.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the number of exchanged balls of the total rental rate is converted from the number of exchanged balls of the basic rental rate by the prize management PC 100 of the chain head office, and the rental rate adopted by the prize management devices 110 and 120 of each branch is converted. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently perform the setting operation of the prize master without modifying the software of the prize management apparatuses 110 and 120 of the branch A and the branch B.

  In the above-described second embodiment, when setting a premium master of a premium management device arranged in each branch in a chain store having a main store and a branch, the number of exchanged balls for the loan rate adopted in each branch is chained. Although an example of conversion by the premium management PC 100 of the head office has been described, such exchanged ball number conversion can be performed by the premium management device of each branch. Therefore, in the third embodiment, only the number of exchange balls of the standard lending rate is distributed to the prize management PC of the chain head office, and the exchange number of balls of the standard lending rate is exchanged to the gift management apparatus of each branch. The case where it is converted into the number of balls will be shown.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the features of the premium management system according to the third embodiment. As shown in the figure, the prize management system 7 according to the third embodiment is a prize management PC 200 disposed at the chain head office and a prize management apparatus 210 disposed at the branch A, as in the second embodiment. And a prize management device 220 disposed in the branch B are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other. In the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, all of the lending rate 1, the lending rate 2 and the lending rate 3 are adopted in the branch A, and only the lending rate 2 is adopted in the branch B. Suppose that it is done.

  Here, the setting of the prize master in the prize management system according to the third embodiment will be specifically described. The prize management PC 200 determines the number of exchanged balls of the reference lending rate from the manager of the chain head office via a predetermined input device. The input is accepted, and only the number of exchanged balls of the reference lending rate is distributed to the prize management devices 210 and 220 of the branch A and the branch B. In this way, the reason for distributing only the number of exchanged balls of the standard lending rate is to minimize the data size to be distributed from the chain head office premium management PC 200 to the branch A and branch B premium management apparatuses 210 and 220. This is to suppress.

  On the other hand, in the prize management device 210 of the branch A, since the lending rate 1, the lending rate 2 and the lending rate 3 are the adopted lending rates, the processing by the exchanged ball number conversion unit 77c described in the first embodiment (reference lending rate The number of exchanged balls is converted to the number of exchanged balls at other lending rates), and the number of exchanged balls at the standard lending rate is converted into the number of exchanged balls at lending rate 1, lending rate 2 and lending rate 3, respectively. The number of exchanged balls for each loan rate is set in the exchanged ball number management table, and in the gift management device 220 of the branch B, since the loan rate 2 is the adopted loan rate, the number of exchanged balls of the reference loan rate is the loan rate 2 Is converted into the number of exchanged balls, and the converted number of exchanged balls at the loan rate 2 is set in the exchanged ball number management table.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, the number of exchange balls of the reference loan rate as a reference among a plurality of loan rates is acquired, and the number of exchange balls of the acquired reference loan rate is obtained as the prize management devices 210 and 220. The prize management PC 200 is configured so as to be distributed, and the loan rate to be accepted for prize exchange is stored, and based on the ratio between the distributed reference loan rate and a loan rate other than the reference loan rate, The prize management devices 210 and 220 are configured to convert the number of exchanged balls of the reference lending rate into the number of exchanged balls of another lending rate, and to set the exchanged number of exchanged balls of the other loan rate in the exchanged number management table. Since it comprised, like the above-mentioned Example 1 and Example 2, the setting operation | work of the number of exchange balls can be simplified, and it is possible to perform the setting operation | work of a prize master efficiently.

  Furthermore, in the third embodiment, since only the number of exchange balls of the reference lending rate is distributed from the premium management PC 200 to the premium management devices 210 and 220, the distribution data size can be suppressed to the minimum necessary, and the distribution is possible. It is possible to prevent compression of the communication line due to processing.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described Embodiments 1, 2, and 3. Therefore, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below.

  For example, in the above-described Examples 1, 2, and 3, the number of exchange balls of the reference rate is input in order to calculate the number of exchange balls of the adopted loan rate, but it is not always necessary to input the number of exchange balls, You may make it input the value (price) of a free gift.

  Specifically, the rental rate adopted by the amusement store is assumed to be lending rate 1 “4 yen / ball” and lending rate 3 “2 yen / ball”, and the prices at the time of replacement of confectionery A, juice B and tobacco C are 100 Assuming that they are priced at Yen, 120 Yen, and 300 Yen, the number of exchanged balls at the loan rate 1 is the price at the time of exchange of the confectionery A, juice B and tobacco C, and the unit price of the loan rate 1 is “4 yen. By dividing by “/ ball”, the number of replacement balls for confectionery A is calculated as “25 balls”, the number of replacement balls for juice B is “30 balls”, and the number of replacement balls for tobacco C is “75 balls”. The number of exchanged balls of confectionery A is divided by the unit price “2 yen / ball” at the loan rate 3 for the exchange price of confectionery A, juice B and tobacco C, and the number of exchange balls of confectionery A is “50 balls”. Number of replacement balls for juice B “60 balls” and number of replacement balls for tobacco C “ Is calculated as 50 ball "replacement piece count of lending rate 1 and lending rate 3 is set to the replacement piece count management table.

  In this way, the loan rate to be accepted for prize exchange is stored, the exchange value required for exchanging with the prize is acquired, and the loan rate to be accepted for prize exchange and the acquired exchange value are based on By calculating the number of exchanged balls for each loan rate and setting the calculated number of exchanged balls for each loan rate in the exchanged ball number management table, the number of exchanged balls is the same as in Examples 1, 2, and 3 described above. It is possible to simplify the setting operation of the prize master, and to efficiently perform the setting operation of the premium master. In addition, since the exchange value of premiums can be directly input, it is not necessary to calculate the number of exchanged balls for the standard loan rate even when the amusement store changes the exchange value. It becomes possible to respond flexibly to changes in exchange value.

  In the above-described embodiments 2 and 3, the relationship between the premium management PC and the premium management device has been described as the relationship between the main store and the branch between the chain stores, but the present invention is not limited to this, The present invention can be similarly applied to the case where the relationship of the branch office is replaced with the relationship between the parent device and the child device of the prize management device disposed in the same store. Needless to say, the prize management PC is not necessarily a personal computer, and the present invention can be similarly applied even when the prize management apparatus is replaced.

  In the first, second, and third embodiments described above, the reference lending rate is “4 yen / ball”, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any lending rate is the reference lending rate. It may be. In addition, although the example in which the number of other loan rates with respect to the reference loan rate is one or two has been described, any number of other loan rates can be provided.

  Further, in the present invention, the number of exchangeable balls obtained by mixing two lending rates can be calculated and set in the exchangeable number management table. That is, in the case where the exchange value of the premium is not divisible by the lending rate 1 “4 yen / ball” (in this example, the exchange value is not divisible by 4), at least the extra number of balls is loaned at the loan rate 2 “1 yen. It is also conceivable that the storage balls of “/ balls” are replaced and replaced. In this case, since it is more likely that the lower loan rate is divisible, it is preferable to set the loan rate 2 as the reference loan rate.

  For example, the loan rate 2 is defined as the base loan rate, the exchangeable value divided by the loan rate 1 “4 yen / ball” is the number of exchanged balls at the loan rate 1, and the remainder is the number of exchanged balls at the loan rate 2. If set, if the number of exchanged balls consisting only of the standard lending rate of tobacco D is 290 balls, 290 balls are divided by 4 yen / ball, and as a result, 72 balls that are divisible are exchanged for lending rate 1. The number of balls is determined, the two balls that were not divisible are determined as the number of replacement balls at the loan rate 2, and the mixed value (4 yen: 72 balls + 1 yen: 2 balls) is calculated as the number of exchanged cigarettes D It may be. In this example, the conversion is made from the number of exchanged balls composed only of the reference lending rate (lending rate 2), but it may be calculated directly from the high exchange value.

  Further, in the above-described Embodiments 1, 2, and 3, the example in which the present invention is applied to the pachinko game has been described, but the present invention is also applied to the case where the pachislot game is further included or only the pachislot game is targeted. The same can be applied. In addition, although the example which applies this invention to a pachinko store and a pachislot store was demonstrated here, this invention is not limited to this, It can apply similarly to game facilities, such as a game center.

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

As described above, the prize management system according to the present invention is suitable for exchanging a plurality of game media having different rental rates and prizes.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the store system of the amusement store which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the characteristic of the prize management apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the prize management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a rental rate table. It is a figure (1) which shows the example of composition of the information memorized by exchange ball number management table. It is a figure (2) which shows the example of composition of the information memorized by exchange ball number management table. It is a flowchart which shows the prize master setting process by the prize master setting process part and exchange ball number conversion part which were shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the characteristic of the prize management system which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the characteristic of the prize management system which concerns on Example 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

3,7 Premium management system 10 Member management T / C
20 Island controller 30a, 30b CR unit 40a, 40b Pachinko machine 50 Counter 60 Member card processing machine 70 Gift management device 71 Employee touch panel 72 Employee operation key 73 Player display 74 Communication I / F 75 Receipt Issuing unit 76 Storage unit 76a Lending rate table 76b Exchanged ball number management table 77 Control unit 77a Premium exchange processing unit 77b Premium master setting processing unit 77c Exchanged ball number conversion unit 80 Premium dispenser 81 Card reader 82 Bar code reader 100, 200 Premium Management PC
110, 120, 210, 220 Premium management device

Claims (3)

Exchange game medium number management means for determining a plurality of exchange values for the same game medium, and managing a prize including a plurality of types of general prizes for each exchange value and the number of exchange game media required for exchanging the prizes in association with each other ,
Storage means for storing exchange value designation information for designating an exchange value of the gaming medium to be accepted for prize exchange;
An acquisition means for acquiring, as a reference value, the number of exchange game media corresponding to a predetermined exchange value among a plurality of exchange values of the game medium for a specific prize when a predetermined setting request operation is performed ;
Based on the reference value acquired by the acquisition unit and the exchange value designation information stored in the storage unit, the number of exchange game media corresponding to an exchange value other than the predetermined exchange value among a plurality of exchange values of the game media Computing means for computing and obtaining
A prize management system comprising: setting means for setting the number of exchange game media acquired by the calculation means in the exchange game medium number management means. Exchange game medium number management means for determining a plurality of exchange values for the same game medium, and managing a prize including a plurality of types of general prizes for each exchange value and the number of exchange game media required for exchanging the prizes in association with each other ,
Storage means for storing exchange value designation information for designating an exchange value of the game medium to be accepted for prize exchange;
An acquisition means for acquiring a value of a prize itself as a reference value for a specific prize when a predetermined setting request operation is performed ;
Calculating means for, based on the stored exchange value specified information in the storage means and the obtained reference value, it obtains by calculating the number of replacement game media corresponding to a plurality of exchange-value of the game medium by the acquisition unit;
A prize management system comprising: setting means for setting the number of exchange game media acquired by the computing means in the prize management means. 2. The premium management system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined exchange value is the largest value among the exchange values stored in the storage unit.

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