JP6513395B2 - Gaming system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming system. More specifically, a prize device capable of identifying a game value that can be owned by a player from a recording medium, and a prize capable of discriminating a prize to be exchanged within the gaming value range specified from the recording medium. The present invention relates to a gaming system including a prize device for outputting information.

  Conventionally, when exchanging a gaming value and a prize owned by a player, a prize exchange device for use by a store clerk is a prize for displaying a prize which can be exchanged with a gaming value owned by the player. There has been a replacement device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2011-177415, A

  However, in the prize exchange device of Patent Document 1, there is a problem that it is not possible to serve customers according to the player because the displayed screen is uniform regardless of the player who performs prize exchange.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming system capable of serving customers according to a player.

A gaming apparatus for performing processing for enabling identification of a gaming value owned by a player from a recording medium;
It is a gaming system comprising: a prize apparatus for outputting prize information capable of discriminating a prize to be exchanged within the range of gaming value specified from the recording medium;
Accepting means for accepting input of player information on a game by a player ;
Specific processing means for performing specific processing for enabling identification of the player information accepted by the accepting means from the recording medium;
Outputting means for outputting the player information specified from the recording medium and the prize information of a prize frequently exchanged by the player ;
Storage means for storing input person identification information capable of identifying an input person who has input the player information;
And an input person identification information output unit that outputs the input person identification information.
In addition, acquiring means for acquiring gaming machine information on a gaming machine played by the player;
The game machine information output means may output the game machine information acquired by the acquisition means.
In addition, a game value storage means for storing a necessary amount of game value necessary to exchange for a prize for each type of game value.
A required amount output unit for outputting the required amount of the gaming value may be further provided for each type of gaming value.
Also, the following configuration may be employed.
(1) A process for making it possible to specify the gaming value (for example, the total number of held balls) owned by the player from the recording medium (for example, the player card) (for example, the process for updating the savings management DB of the management device 150) ) (For example, card unit 3)
It outputs prize information capable of discriminating prizes (for example, special prizes and ordinary prizes) exchanged within the range of gaming value specified from the recording medium (for example, exchangeable special prizes and ordinary prizes for prize exchange) A gaming system (for example, the POS terminal 170) displayed on the display screen 200,
Accepting means for receiving an input of player information on a player (display of a player information input screen);
The player information specified from the card ID specified from the player card in the specific processing (customer DB (see FIG. 8) for making it possible to specify the player information received by the receiving means from the recording medium A specific processing unit that performs a process of updating
And output means for outputting player information (player information 200J shown in FIG. 16) specified from the recording medium.

  According to such a configuration, since the player information on the player is output, it becomes possible to serve customers according to the player.

(2) In the gaming system of (1),
Different processing is executed depending on whether or not player information can be specified from the recording medium (as indicated in the column of <about player information 200J>, the card information to which the player information is associated is specified, While the player information 200J is displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 displayed for the selected player card, it is for the prize exchange displayed for the player card specified from the card ID not associated with the player information The player information 200J is not displayed on the screen 500).

  According to such a configuration, based on the processing to be executed, a store clerk or the like of the game arcade can determine whether or not player information can be identified from the recording medium.

(3) In the gaming system of (1) or (2),
Special processing means for performing special processing to make it possible to identify from the recording medium input person identification information (sales clerk ID) capable of identifying an input person (sales clerk) who inputs the player information;
An input person identification information output unit that outputs information based on the input person identification information specified from the recording medium (input store clerk information 200Q shown in FIG. 16).

  According to such a configuration, since the information based on the input person identification information capable of identifying the input person who has made the input of the player information output by the output means is output, the input of the player information can be performed. It is possible to make it possible to identify the input person who made it.

(4) In the gaming system according to any one of (1) to (3),
Performs a prize identification process to make it possible to identify at least one exchanged prize of a plurality of prizes from the recording medium as the exchange prize history (for example, as shown in S26 of FIG. 9, the prize DB is updated) And (e.g., the CPU 172 of the POS terminal 170);
Premium output means (for example, the CPU 172 of the POS terminal 170) which outputs information corresponding to the exchange prize history specified from the recording medium (for example, displays favorite item information 200B for specifying a frequent exchange frequently on the touch panel 179). And).

  According to such a configuration, since information according to the exchange prize history is output, customer service according to the player becomes possible.

(5) In the gaming system of (4),
The gaming value includes at least a first gaming value (1 yen gaming ball) and a second gaming value different from the first gaming value (4 yen gaming ball),
The prize identification processing means
A prize specification for making it possible to specify from the recording medium as a first exchangeable gift history (a exchangeable gift history shown in the prize DB for the 1-yen gaming ball in FIG. 7) of the first exchangeable value for the first game value Perform processing (free gift DB update processing in S26 of FIG. 9);
A prize specification for making it possible to specify from the recording medium the premium exchanged in accordance with the second game value as the second exchange premium history (exchange premium history shown in the premium DB for the 4-yen gaming ball in FIG. 7) Perform processing (free gift DB update processing in S26 of FIG. 9);
The prize output means outputs information according to the first exchangeable prize history specified from the recording medium and information according to the second exchangeable prize history (as shown in FIG. 13, the exchange prize of 1 yen game ball Display history and exchange prize history of 4-yen gaming balls).

  According to such a configuration, since information corresponding to the first replacement prize history specified from the recording medium and information corresponding to the second replacement prize history are output, it becomes possible to serve customers according to the player. .

(6) In the gaming system of (4) or (5),
The prize output unit outputs, as information according to the exchange prize history, information capable of specifying a frequently exchanged prize (preferred item information 200B in FIG. 10).

  According to such a configuration, since it is possible to output information that can identify a frequently exchanged prize, it is possible to serve customers according to the player.

(7) In the gaming system according to any one of (4) to (6),
The prize output means is, as the information corresponding to the exchange prize history, a prize associated with the exchanged prize (for example, as shown in “Modification”, “a prize similar to the exchanged prize”, “exchanged” Output information that can identify a new product of a premium item, a "premium whose upgraded premium has been upgraded," and the like.

  According to such a configuration, since information that can specify a prize related to the exchanged prize is output, it becomes possible to serve customers according to the player.

(8) In the gaming system according to any one of (1) to (7),
Reception means (for example, a bar code reader 182 shown in FIG. 6) for receiving an input of store clerk identification information capable of identifying a store clerk;
Special processing for making it possible to specify from the recording medium the store clerk identification information received by the reception means as the customer service history (for example, as shown in S30 of FIG. 9, the gift DB is updated) customer service history identification processing Means (for example, the CPU 172 of the POS terminal 170);
Customer history output means for outputting information according to the customer service history specified from the recording medium (for example, displaying the store clerk customer presence information 200E of FIG. 10).

  According to such a configuration, since information according to the customer service history is output, customer service according to the player can be performed.

(9) In the gaming system according to any one of (1) to (8),
The recording medium can identify a game history in a gaming machine (for example, the gaming machine 2) which performs a predetermined game (for example, as shown in S16 of FIG. 9, the management device 150 corresponds to a card ID) Get gaming history information),
A game history output unit (for example, displaying the game time information 200G shown in FIG. 10) for outputting information according to the game history specified from the recording medium is further provided.

  According to such a configuration, since information corresponding to the game history is output, customer service according to the player becomes possible.

(10) In the gaming system of (9),
The information according to the game history includes the game date and time in the gaming machine (game history screen 250 in FIG. 14), the gaming time in the gaming machine (game time information 200G in FIG. 10), and the gaming frequency in the gaming machine ( It includes information capable of specifying at least one of the number-of-visits information 200H of FIG. 10 and the type of gaming machine played (game model information 200F of FIG. 10).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to specify at least one of the game date and time in the gaming machine, the gaming time in the gaming machine, the gaming frequency in the gaming machine, and the type of gaming machine played. Since the information is output, it becomes possible to serve customers according to the player.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overview of a gaming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a pachinko machine and a card unit used in the gaming system of the present embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card unit used in this embodiment. It is a figure showing savings management DB of this embodiment. It is a figure showing game history management DB of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of a POS terminal. It is a figure showing prize DB of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows customer-service DB of this embodiment. It is a flowchart figure of screen display related processing. It is a figure showing the screen for prize exchange. It is a figure which shows a detailed menu screen. It is a figure showing an exchange prize history screen. It is a figure which shows the exchange rate goods history screen. It is a figure which shows a game history screen. It is a figure which shows package management DB by which the game history of several game shops, etc. were managed collectively. It is a figure which shows the modification of the screen for prize replacement | exchange.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following is a description of an embodiment of the gaming machine and gaming system according to the present invention, given in reference to the drawings.

[Game system]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overview of a gaming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming system includes a card reader type gaming machine 2 which is a gaming machine provided in parallel on each gaming island (not shown) disposed in a plurality of gaming places, and the gaming machine at a side position on a predetermined side of the gaming machine 2 A visitor card provided with a prepaid function, which is a game recording medium issued to a general player who is installed one-on-one for 2 and is not registered as a member, or a member registered as a member in the gaming machine In a process for accepting a membership card, which is a game recording medium issued to a player, and lending out a game ball, which is a game medium used for playing a game in a gaming machine, and a game in a corresponding game machine 2 A card unit 3 which counts the acquired game balls and pays out (returns) the game balls within the counted number of game balls, a visitor card, a membership card and a car used in the card unit 3 System controller 100 for managing unit 3 and the like, number-of-balls number management which manages the counted number of balls counted in each card unit 3 (also referred to as "the number of own-piece counting balls") as the number of balls, Management device 150 for managing the total number of ball holding balls (number of balls held and the number of stored balls) that the member player possessing the card can use in the game again and the number of balls recorded on the visitor card; Hall computer 140 serving as a game information management device for managing gaming information such as platform data of each gaming machine 2 installed in the game, and a POS terminal 170 for prize exchange for performing prize exchange provided in a prize counter in the game arcade And is mainly composed of.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 1, each device constituting the gaming system of the present embodiment is connected so as to enable two-way data communication via the hub (HUB) 7 and the communication cable 8. Each connected device is given a local IP address to form a local area network (LAN), and these devices connected to the local area network (LAN) can be individually identified. Device ID is given, and each device has an IP address table, a unit management table (not shown), etc. in which device (unit) IDs and local IP addresses are associated with each other. Unit) Each local IP address specified from the ID is attached to transmission data and transmitted / received, thereby mutually transmitting / receiving data. So that the can be implemented.

[System controller 100]
As described above, the system controller 100 according to the present embodiment manages the remaining prepaid balance (game value) remaining on each member card and each visitor card, and also via the communication line 11 to the member card or the like. The management server 12 installed at a card management company outside the game arcade that manages visitor cards is connected to be able to carry out two-way data communication, and various management information from the system controller 100 to these management servers 12 Is transmitted, so that the card management company can grasp the sales etc. by the membership card and the visitor card of each game arcade by the management server 12.

[Hole computer 140]
As shown in FIG. 1, a monitoring camera system for monitoring the inside of the game arcade is connected to the hall computer 140 of the present embodiment, and a monitoring image in the game arcade taken by the monitoring camera system is It is stored and managed together with the machine data and the like of each gaming machine 2. Further, in the present embodiment, although the management device 150 described later is described as storing the gaming history DB, the hall computer 140 may store the gaming history DB.

[A game machine 2]
The gaming machine 2 used in the present embodiment will be briefly described below. The gaming machine 2 is a pachinko gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 2 has a glass door frame 22 formed in the shape of a frame, and on the lower surface of the glass door frame 22, there is a hitting supply tray 23. The operation unit 14 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the bat supply tray 23, and the lower portion of the bat supply tray (upper tray) 23 is a lower tray 24 for storing game balls overflowing from the bat supply tray 23. A striking operation handle (hereinafter referred to as an operation knob) 25 is provided to launch a striking ball.

  At the back of the glass door frame 22, a game board 26 is detachably mounted. Further, on the front of the game board 26, a game area 27 is provided. A special figure variable display section 28 in which plural kinds of identification information called "special symbol" are variably displayed in the lower area on the right side toward the game area 27, and a plurality of types called "effect design" near the center A variable display device 29 is provided in which the identification information of the variable image is variably displayed and the effect image is displayed, and the variable display device 30 in which a plurality of types of identification information called “normal symbols” are variably displayed. The game board 26 is also provided with a plurality of winning openings 44, a passing gate 31, a starting winning opening 34, and a variable winning ball device 36, and a lower part of the gaming area 27 is a hit ball that did not win. An out port 46 for recovery is formed.

  When a ball is hit in each of these winning openings, a winning ball corresponding to each winning opening is paid out by a non-illustrated drop-off payout device, and according to the number of award balls paid out by the low-drop payout device. The number of winning balls is notified to the outside by outputting the winning ball signal (one pulse per 10 balls) to the outside.

  A batted ball fired by a hammer (not shown) which is swung by the operation of the bat operating knob 25 passes through the bat rail into the game area 27 and then flows down the game area 27. At this time, the game ball which has not reached the game area 27 because the launch force is too weak is circulated to the lower tray 24 through a circulation path (not shown).

  In addition, when the ball hit into the game area 27 passes through the passage gate 31, the normal symbols stop-displayed on the variable display device 30 start variable.

  When the display result after the variable display operation of the variable display device 30 becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, ○), the movable piece 35 provided in the start winning hole 34 is opened for a predetermined time, and the player is It is in an advantageous state for

  In addition, when the game ball wins in the start winning opening 34, all special symbols start variable display (variation display) in the special view variable display unit 28, and effect display is started in the effect variable display unit 29. After that, when the special symbol in the special figure variable display unit 28 stops and the stop display result becomes a predetermined specific display mode, the left, middle, right effects in the effect variable display unit 29 The variable display of symbols is also stopped, and the display mode of the effect symbols is also a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), so that a specific gaming state (big hit state) occurs and a signal of big hit is output By being made into a state, the occurrence of the big hit is notified to the outside.

  In addition, when the special symbol in special figure variable indicatory department 28 stops, the start signal of specified pulse width is output, that variable indication (variation indication) of the special symbol in special figure variable indicatory department 28 was executed outside Will be notified.

  As described above, when the big hit state occurs, the opening and closing plate 40 provided in the variable winning ball device 36 is opened to be in the first state advantageous to the player. This first state ends when the earlier one of the predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or the predetermined number of balls (for example, 10) for winning is established, and then the player It is in a disadvantageous second state.

  Then, if a batted ball that has entered the large winning opening of the variable winning ball device 36 in the first state wins in a specific winning area (V pocket) and is detected by a V count switch (not shown), that time After the end of the first state, repeated continuous control is performed to control the second state to the first state. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 15 times.

  When the display result of the special view variable display unit 28 and the display result of the effect symbol display of the effect variable display unit 29 are stopped and displayed by the combination of the predetermined big hit symbols, a big hit occurs as described above, but in these big hit symbols A reach state may occur in the state before the stop display.

  When the special symbol variably displayed on the special view variable display portion 28 and the effect variable display portion 29 and the effect pattern are stopped and displayed by the combination of the symbols corresponding to the predetermined probability variation symbol type, After the end of "", the probability of becoming a big hit again becomes a probability fluctuation state where the probability state becomes higher than the normal probability state, and the big hit in these probability variation patterns is distinguished from the normal big hit to "probably hit big hit During the probability fluctuation state after the end of the probability fluctuation big hit, the occurrence of the probability fluctuation state is notified to the outside by setting the signal in the probability change state to the output state.

  Also, when the special symbol variably displayed on the special view variable display unit 28 and the effect variable display unit 29 and the effect pattern are stopped and displayed in combination of symbols other than the predetermined probability variation symbol, the "big hit" by the repeated continuation control The special symbol and effect variable display portion in the special figure variable display portion 28 until the variable display reaches a predetermined number of times in the special figure variable display portion 28 and the effect variable display portion 29 or the next big hit occurs. The variable display time (variation time) of the effect pattern in 29 is set to be short when the time to be shortened than the normal gaming state, and during these short states, the signal is set to be in the short time The occurrence of a time saving state is notified to the outside.

  An information output board (not shown) for externally outputting each of these signals is mounted on the gaming machine 2 of the present embodiment, and the information output board and the card unit 3 are connected via a signal cable (not shown). From the information output board, an external output signal consisting of a big hit medium signal, a positive change medium signal, a time medium short signal, a start signal, and a prize ball signal is output to the card unit 3 through the signal cable.

  Here, the big hit medium signal is a signal that is output during the big hit state, the positive change signal is a signal that is only output during the positive change state, and the short time middle signal is a short time period The start signal is a pulse signal of a predetermined width which is output when all the display results of the special view variable display unit 28 are derived and displayed, and the variable display is completed. The ball signal is a pulse signal of a predetermined width which is output each time a predetermined number of balls (10 balls in the present embodiment) is paid out.

  The gaming machine 2 according to the present embodiment controls to pay out by counting a predetermined number of prize balls based on the prize ball signal output based on winning from the game control board that controls the game in the game machine 2. As well as the usual CR machine, based on the signal input and output from the card unit 3, counting the game ball of 25 balls which is the payout unit, and providing a prize ball control board (not shown) to perform control to lend out It is possible to carry out the lending of gaming balls and the lending of gaming balls of fractions smaller than the number of payout units at multiples of 25 balls which are the payout units. In addition, the card unit 3 may be able to carry out lending of game balls at multiples of 25 balls, which are payout units, and lending of game balls of fractions smaller than the number of payout units. In this case, a nozzle extending from the card unit 3 to the striking supply tray 23 is provided, and the gaming balls are supplied to the striking supply tray 23 through the nozzle.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming machine 2 transmits to the card unit 3 predetermined signals (such as a large hit medium signal, a positive change medium signal, a time medium short signal, a start signal, an external output signal including a prize ball signal) and the like. The card unit 3 transmits to the management device 150, and the gaming machine 2 transmits no signal (information) to the management device 150. However, the gaming machine 2 may transmit all of the predetermined signals directly to the management device 150, or may transmit some of the predetermined signals.

[Visitor card and membership card]
Next, the visitor card and the membership card used in the present embodiment will be briefly described. The visitor card and the membership card used in the present embodiment are non-volatile for storing various data. Uses an IC card on which an IC chip is mounted, which has a dynamic memory and a control unit for performing rewriting and reading of the recorded information and performing non-contact communication with an external reader / writer device. Cards and membership cards are card IDs that can identify individual cards, specifically visitor cards that begin with a V, and membership cards that begin with a K (simply "card ID" ) Is stored in advance so as not to be rewritten, and the type is identifiable from the card ID.

  The member card is issued to the member player who has performed member registration in the game arcade, and the member ID given to the member is stored in a non-rewritable manner. Further, as described later, the member player can use the game ball obtained and counted once as a ball that can be used again for playing the game on the day, or again for the next day or later. It is possible to deposit in the game arcade as a ball, but these membership cards do not directly record the number of balls held, which is data of the balls held, and the number of balls, which is data of the balls, The number of held balls and the number of stored balls are specified from the card ID by being stored in association with the card ID in the management device 150, as described later.

  In addition, the visitor card is purchased and issued by a card issuing / payment machine (not shown) installed in the game arcade, and is issued also by the card unit 3. The visitor card stores the number of balls held and the date based on the counted number of balls counted by the player who owns the visitor card, and the number of balls held is only for each day in the game arcade on that day. The card unit 3 can be used.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, although the ball holding number is written and recorded only on the visitor card, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball number and the ball number of these balls are not limited to this. Data may be recorded on a membership card as well as a visitor card. Hereinafter, the membership card and the visitor card are collectively referred to as a player card.

[Card unit 3]
Next, the card unit 3 of the present embodiment will be described using FIGS. 2 and 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the card unit 3 and the gaming machine 2 are various signals associated with the lending of a plurality (25 in the present embodiment) of game balls predetermined as payout units, specifically, , The terminal lending completion signal (EXS) and the pedestal READY signal (PRDY) output from the gaming machine 2, the card unit READY signal (BRDY) and the pedestal terminal lending request completion confirmation signal (BRQ) output from the control unit 328 It is connected so as to be able to transmit and receive, and is connected so as to be able to input a big hit signal, a positive change in progress signal, a time change signal, a prize ball signal and a start signal, which will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a multi-functional lamp 301 configured of a full color LED and capable of notifying of the state of the card unit 3 and the like by lighting in a plurality of colors on the front surface of the card unit 3 of the present embodiment. Etc., a bill insertion slot 302 for inserting a bill, a protrusion 305 formed on the front side of the device from the front of the device, a payout button for receiving a counting payout operation for dispensing the number of counted balls. 311, a card insertion slot 309 for inserting a membership card or a visitor card is provided.

  The card insertion slot 309 provided on the front of the card unit 3 is connected in series to the card slot of the card reader / writer 327 built in at a position corresponding to the card insertion slot 309. A visitor card or a membership card can be inserted into the card slot.

  The front surface of the card unit 3 is provided with a projecting portion 305 in a manner of projecting forward. On the side facing the player in the projecting portion 305, as shown in FIG. 2, a display unit 312 capable of displaying various information, a menu button 316 for displaying a main menu screen, and platform data are displayed. Table data button 318 for causing the player to play back, and a replay button for implementing replay game using the membership card ID recorded in the membership card and the number of balls specified by the membership ID when a membership card is received. 319, a replay display unit 320 for notifying that the operation of the replay button 319 is effective, and infrared signals from remote controls (not shown) possessed by a staff at the game arcade are exchanged into electrical signals And an IR light receiving unit 315 for outputting the data, and each display item displayed on the display unit 312 is displayed on the surface of the display unit 312 by finger touch. Transparent touch panel 314 to be input is provided.

  Further, in the inside of the projecting portion 305, there are provided a liquid crystal display 313 which will be described later which forms the display portion 312 and switches corresponding to the respective buttons, which correspond to the projecting portion 305 as shown in FIG. By being connected to the display control substrate 329 provided at the position in the device, display control of the liquid crystal display 313, input position detection by the transparent touch panel 314, and the like are performed by the display control substrate 329.

  The upper position in the card unit 3 is continuously connected to the bill insertion slot 302. The bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 302 is taken in and identification of its authenticity and bill type is carried out. The bill identification unit 321 which outputs to the control unit 328 which will be described later provided in the section is provided, and various bills (each of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 1,000 yen) are provided by the bill identification unit 321. Banknotes are accepted.

  In addition, a control unit 328 for controlling the operation of the card unit 3 is provided at a substantially central position of the card unit 3 so as to facilitate connection with each part constituting the card unit 3, as described later, The control unit 328 controls various operations of the card unit 3.

  Further, at the lowermost position of the card unit 3, there is provided a recovery flow path box internally containing a recovery flow path which is inclined rearward (inward) from the front side of the card unit 3, and the recovery flow path box Is disposed at the lower position of the lower plate 24 of the gaming machine 2 at the front lower end position of the card unit 3 which is the front side of the card unit 3, counting the game balls discharged from the lower plate 24 and A connecting rod mounting opening is provided to which a connecting rod 344 is attached for allowing game balls discharged from a box-like counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 for dispensing game balls of fractions smaller than the number of units to flow into the card unit 3. The game ball which has flowed down the connecting rod 344 and flowed into the recovery channel box from the connecting rod mounting port flows the recovery channel box from the front side of the card unit 3 to the rear (inward) side. Let's go It is discharged from the rear lower end of Doyunitto 3 the recovery gutter (not shown) of the game island.

  As described above, the card unit 3 mainly controls the control of each unit of the bill identification unit 321, the card reader / writer 327, the display control board 329, the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340, and the card unit 3. The bill recognition unit 321, the card reader / writer 327, the counting and fraction dispensing unit 340, and the display control board 329 are implemented by the control unit 328 that provides various functions of the card unit 3. Connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various data.

  The card reader / writer 327 reads and writes recorded information such as a member card inserted from the card insertion slot 309 and a (member) card ID recorded on a visitor card, a member ID (member card only), prepaid balance data, etc. I do. The prepaid balance is stored in the system controller 100 or the like in association with the card ID without being recorded on the membership card or the visitor card, and managed so that the prepaid balance corresponding to the card can be searched from the card ID of the card. May be

  Next, the control unit 328 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 328 is receiving a central processing unit (CPU) 328 a that can execute a control program or a card reader / writer 327. Visitor card and member card (member) card ID and prepaid balance, number of balls, number of balls, number of balls, number of visiting points, machine data of corresponding gaming machine 2, gaming information of member in game, counting / fraction payout unit RAM 328 b capable of storing various data such as stored ball number data which is the number of game balls stored in 340, a control program executed by central processing circuit (CPU) 328 a, and device ID of the card unit 3 EE that is a non-volatile memory that can rewrite and store various data such as setting information that includes the card and the (member) card ID that is away The ROM 328 c includes a real time clock (RTC) 328 d capable of outputting time information, calendar information, etc. at that time, and the RAM 328 b is backed up by a battery (not shown) and stored for a predetermined period even if the power is shut off. Data is retained.

  As described above, control unit 328 of the present embodiment is connected to be able to carry out transmission and reception of various signals accompanying lending of gaming balls with a prize ball control board (not shown) provided on gaming machine 2. As described above, by being connected to the information output board of the gaming machine 2 through the signal cable, various external output signals such as a big hit, medium signal, etc. can be input.

  Further, the control unit 328 is connected to an out ball counter 16 provided at the lower position of the corresponding gaming machine 2 so that each counting signal by the out ball counter 16 can be input, and these out balls In response to the input of the counting signal from the counter 16, a predetermined number corresponding to the counting signal is added and updated to the value of the total number of inserted balls in the gaming information table held by the card unit.

  In addition, the control unit 328 is connected to the counting and fraction dispensing unit 340, and the lower position of the display unit 312 in response to the reception of the counting information output from the counting and fraction dispensing unit 340, as described later. The total number of balls counted by the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 (by counting the number of balls already held on the day before that time) by updating the value of the number of counted balls displayed on When the number of balls is present, the total number of held balls) is displayed as the number of already counted balls.

  Further, the control unit 328 is connected to the payout button switch 311 ′ corresponding to the payout button 311 provided at the lower position of the projecting portion 305 on the front of the device, and the signal corresponding to the operation of the payout button 311 is the payout The presence or absence of the operation of the payout button 311 is grasped by being input from the button switch 311 ′, and the payout process is performed when the payout button 311 is operated, thereby corresponding to the payout of the game balls of the payout unit number. The game is executed from the gaming machine 2 and the payout of the game balls of the fraction less than the payout unit is implemented from the counting / fraction payout unit 340.

  The card table stored in the RAM 328b of the present embodiment includes a (member) card ID and a member ID (member card only), a (member) card read from a visitor card and a member card inserted into the card reader / writer 327. Prepaid balance based on ID and prepaid balance data, card ID or number of balls identified from (member) card ID and member ID or counted number of balls, number of balls identified from (member) card ID and member ID (Members only), the number of visit points (members only) specified from the member ID is stored.

  Further, in the member gaming information table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 328b, gaming information from the time when the membership card is inserted into the card reader / writer 327, that is, the member possessing the inserted membership card Game information on the game is stored.

  Specifically, the start time when the member started playing the game (time to receive the membership card), the end time when the member finished playing the game (the return time of the member card), the game time of the member, and the member started playing the game The number of times the member has started playing a game, the number of big hits that have occurred since the member started playing, the number of big hits that have occurred since the member started playing, the number of definite variations that have occurred since the member started playing The number of earned balls earned from the game (the number of differences from the counted number of balls at the start of the game), the amount of money spent by the member for playing the game, and the number of replayed balls used for replay after the member starts playing the game. The number of balls held by the member since the start of the game is updated and stored, and it is possible to grasp the game information (table data) since the member player in the game with the corresponding gaming machine 2 starts the game. It is supposed to be.

  Further, stored ball number data is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 328b, and the game flowed into the storage section, which will be described later in the counting / fraction payout unit 340, is counted by the counting / fraction payout unit 340. While the number of balls is added to and updated in the stored number of balls data, the number of game balls in the fraction paid out from the counting and fraction paid out unit 340 is reduced and updated from the stored number of balls data, so that it is stored in the storage section at this time. The number of game balls being played can be specified by the stored ball number data.

  In addition, as described above, the control unit 328 is a loan which detects the operation of the balance display provided on the operation unit 14 of the corresponding gaming machine 2 and the lending button (not shown) for lending the gaming ball. A button switch and a return button switch that detects the operation of a return button (not shown) that is operated when the member card being accepted is returned or when the inserted visitor card is ejected are connected, While being able to detect the operation of the loan button and the operation of the return button, the display control of these remaining amount indicators is performed.

  Further, the control unit 328 is communicably connected to the above-mentioned system controller 100, hall computer 140, management device 150, etc. connected to a local area network (LAN) via the communication unit 334 and the HUB 7. Transmission and reception of various data with these computers are enabled through the communication unit 334.

  The display control board 329 connected to the control unit 328 includes a liquid crystal display 313 forming the display unit 312, a transparent touch panel 314, various switches (a menu switch 316a corresponding to the menu button 316, a table data button 318). Electronic components such as the corresponding table data switch 318a and the replay switch 319a) corresponding to the replay button 319, the IR light receiving unit 315, and the LED 320a provided in the replay display unit 320 described above are connected. Information based on operation information of the transparent touch panel 314, operation information of various switches, and information based on an output signal output from the IR light receiving unit 315 is output to the control unit 328 via the display control board 329.

  In the display control board 329 of the present embodiment, the position where the pressing operation is performed is specified based on the display drive circuit (not shown) for performing display drive of the liquid crystal display 313 and the output signal from the transparent touch panel 314. An input position detection circuit (not shown) for outputting the specified input position information, a VDP (not shown) for processing a display image displayed on the display unit 312, and image data used for menu display etc. are stored. Independent of the VROM (not shown), VRAM (not shown) for temporarily storing display data to be displayed on the display unit 312, and the control unit 328, processing of judgments and processes associated with input of various switches, transparent touch panels, etc. A display control microcomputer etc. to be implemented based on a program is mounted, and based on display data (page data) etc. output from the control unit 328 , Various display screens, and is capable of displaying on the liquid crystal display 313 constituting the display unit 312.

  Next, counting of gaming balls by the card unit 3 will be described. The player operates the lever (not shown) provided on the lower tray 24 to the insertion portion (not shown) by playing the game balls which are paid out from the gaming machine 2 and stored in the lower tray 24. throw into. When the player operates the counting operation unit 355, the inflow shutter (not shown) is opened in response to the operation of the counting switch 355 'embedded in the counting operation unit 355. When the inlet shutter is opened, the gaming balls inserted into the insertion part flow into the counting area, and the counting sensor 356 starts counting. When the counting by the counting sensor 356 is finished, the return button can be operated. The control unit 328 transmits gaming ball information to the management device 150 when detecting the operation of the return button.

  Here, the game ball information identifies the card ID of the inserted member card (or the card ID of the inserted visitor card) and the card unit 3 in which the member card (or visitor card) has been inserted. The unit ID is information indicating the number of gaming balls counted by the counting sensor 357 (that is, the gaming balls obtained by the player) and the rate of the gaming balls. The unit ID is assigned to each of all the card units installed in the game arcade, and is information that can identify each card unit. The unit ID is stored in advance (at the time of manufacture of the card unit) in the ROM 328 c or the like of the card unit 3, and the rate of the game ball is stored in advance in the RAM 328 b or the like of the card unit 3. In addition, since the rate of the game ball is stored in the RAM 328b, it can be changed.

  Also, the rate means the loan amount of one game ball. In the present embodiment, the rate is described as 1 yen or 4 yen. A game ball with a rate of 1 yen means that the loan amount of one game ball is "1 yen". Also, the game ball with a rate of 4 yen means that the loan amount of one game ball is "4 yen". Also, the rate is not limited to 1 yen or 4 yen, and may be another amount. Hereinafter, a game ball with a rate of 1 yen is referred to as a "1 yen game ball", and a game ball with a rate of 4 yen is referred to as a "4 yen game ball". Further, the lending unit of 1-yen gaming balls is 100, and the lending unit of 4-yen gaming balls is 25 but may be another value. Also, the lending unit refers to the minimum number of gaming machines that can be lent out.

[Management device 150]
Next, the management device 150 of the present embodiment will be described. In a storage device (not shown) of the management device 150, in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for performing various processing performed in the management device 150 are described, a member savings management DB (database) and a visitor A savings management DB for members, a gaming history DB for members, and a gaming history DB for visitors are stored so as to be updateable. FIG. 4 (A) shows an example of a member savings management DB, and FIG. 4 (B) shows an example of a visitor savings management DB.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the managing device 150 stores all of the member savings management DB, the visitor savings management DB, the member gaming history DB, and the visitor gaming history DB. For example, separate devices may store the member DB and the visitor DB, respectively. For example, one management device stores a member savings management DB and a member gaming history DB, and another management device stores a visitor savings management DB and a visitor gaming history DB. It is also good. Further, different devices may store the savings management DB and the game history DB, respectively. For example, one management apparatus may store a member savings management DB and a visitor savings management DB, and another management apparatus may store a member gaming history DB and a visitor gaming history DB.

[About Savings Management DB]
First, the savings management DB will be described. As shown in FIG. 4A, the member savings management DB corresponds to the card ID and is the total number of balls acquired by the member player on that day, and is unused for game or prize exchange. The number of balls held and the number of balls acquired which are the sum of the number of balls acquired by the member player before that day and the number of balls unused for gaming or prize exchange are stored, and a member card It is possible to specify the number of balls held or the number of stored balls, which is the total number of balls held by the member player, from the card ID stored in. Also, the total number of balls held is the total number of balls held and the number of balls identified from the membership card for a membership card, and the number of balls identified from the visitor card for a visitor card . Also, in the following, “the day” will be November 14, 2014.

  In the following, the player's reference code is indicated by a card ID. For example, “a player whose card ID is K1” is referred to as “a player K1”. In the example of FIG. 4A, gaming balls for each rate owned by the player K1 are stored.

  In the example of FIG. 4 (A), the player K1 obtains X 1-yen gaming balls on the day, and there are Y 1-yen gaming balls and Z-owned 4-yen gaming balls as the number of stored balls. Is stored. The number of held balls and the number of stored balls for each rate of the other players K2 and the like are stored.

  The number of balls managed in the member savings management DB is managed as the number of balls only on that day, and exists in the member savings management table at the end of business processing (data update processing) after the end of business. The number of ball holdings is reset after being added to the number of balls and updated.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, each visitor card is associated with a card ID which can be individually identified, and the total number of balls acquired by the player possessing the visitor card on that day is The number of balls which is the number of unused balls is stored in the prize exchange, and the number of balls owned by the player can be specified from the card ID stored in the visitor card.

  In addition, the number of balls managed in the visitor savings management DB is valid only on the day when the number of balls is counted, and it is stored in the visitor savings management table in the closing process after the closing as described later. It is invalidated by resetting all existing ball numbers. In addition, when the number of balls held before the current day is recorded in the visitor card, the number of balls held is erased as invalid. In the example of FIG. 4B, the number of gaming balls acquired on the day, such as the players V1 and V2, is stored for each rate.

  Also, the savings management DB is updated as follows. The control unit 328 of the card unit 3 transmits gaming ball information to the management device 150 when detecting the operation of the return button. Here, as described above, the gaming ball information includes the card ID of the inserted player card, the unit ID for identifying the card unit 3 in which the player card is inserted, and the counting sensor 357. The information indicates the counted number of gaming balls (that is, the gaming balls acquired by the player) and the rate of the gaming balls. When the management device 150 receives the game ball information, the management device 150 analyzes the game ball information to specify the card ID, the number of game balls (number of balls held) corresponding to the card ID, and the rate of the game ball. Do. Furthermore, the management device 150 updates the member savings management DB by updating the number of balls held for each rate of gaming balls in association with the card ID. For example, when the analysis result of the game ball information is that the card ID is "K1", the number of game balls is "X", and the rate of the game balls is 1 yen, as shown in FIG. In association with the card ID "K1", it reflects (updates) that there are X 1-yen gaming balls. Thus, the card unit 3 transmits gaming ball information to the management device 150, and updates the member savings management DB and the visitor savings management DB of the management device 150. The unit ID included in the game ball information is used for the following game history DB update process.

  In this manner, the management device 150 can identify the total number of balls owned by the player (the number of balls held in the case of the visitor card) from the player card by updating the savings management DB. Is executed.

[About game history DB]
Next, the game history DB will be described. FIG. 5A shows an example of the member game history DB, and FIG. 5B shows an example of the visitor game history DB.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, in the member game history DB, the name of the member player and the game history are stored in association with the card ID. Here, the game history specifically includes a visit date, a game time, a game model, and the like. The game machine type means the type of the game machine model, and in the present embodiment, there are 12 types of game machine models E1 to E12. In the example of FIG. 5A, for example, on October 16, 2014, it is specified that the player K1 has played from 11:01 to 14:57. More specifically, it is specified that the game is played from 11:01 to 12:43 in the gaming machine E1 and from 13:05 to 14:57 in the gaming machine E11. The names of the member players are stored by being input by the player at the time of member registration. For example, when a player registers as a member using a portable terminal (such as a mobile phone), the player inputs the player's name, and the input name is used as the member player's name. Are transmitted to the game history DB and stored in the game history DB. Also, when performing membership registration at a game arcade, the player is made to enter the player's name on a membership application form, for example. Then, a store clerk or the like of the game arcade inputs the entered player's name to the management device 150. As shown in FIG. 5B, the player's name is not stored in the visitor game history DB.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 5A, the game histories of other players (such as the player K2) are also stored. Further, in the visitor game history DB of FIG. 5B, game histories of the players V1, V2 and the like are also stored. In addition to the game history shown in FIG. 5, for example, the game machine ID of the gaming machine 2 that played the game, the number of starts, the number of big wins, the number of probability fluctuations (certain number of probability changes), the number of balls, the amount of expenditure, for example. The number of replayed balls, the number of used balls, etc. may be included.

  In addition, although the card unit 3 is arranged to correspond to the gaming machine 2, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be arranged to correspond to other types of gaming machines such as a slot machine. When the card unit 3 is arranged corresponding to the slot machine, in the game history DB, in addition to the card ID, the name of the player, the date of visit to the store, the game time, and the game model, the slot of the slot machine which played the game The machine ID, the number of BB wins, the number of RB wins, the number of AT wins, and the like may be included.

  Next, a method of updating the gaming history DB will be described. First, the method of updating the gaming machine column of FIG. 5 will be described. The control unit 328 of the card unit 3 transmits game start time information to the management device 150 when detecting the operation of the loan button. Here, the game start time information includes the card ID of the inserted card, the time when the operation of the loan button is detected (game start time and date), and the unit ID of the card unit 3 in which the card is inserted. Information indicating The management device 150 specifies the card ID, the game start time, and the unit ID by analyzing the transmitted game start time information.

  Here, in a predetermined storage area of the management device 150, a game type table in which a unit ID and a game type are associated is stored. For example, the gaming machine E1 is associated with the gaming machine whose unit ID is “1”. When the management device 150 specifies a unit ID, the management device 150 specifies a game type corresponding to the unit ID by referring to the game type table.

  The management device 150 updates the game model and the game start time in association with the specified card ID.

  Note that the timing at which the game start time information is transmitted to the management device 150 is not limited to the timing at which the lending button is operated, and may be any timing as long as it is a timing related to the game start. Here, the “timing related to the start of the game” may be, for example, the timing at which the player card is inserted into the card slot 309, the timing at which the player deposits money (for example, the bill insertion of the first bill) It may be inserted into the mouth 302.

  Further, the game start time information is not limited to one transmitted from the management device 150, and may be one transmitted from the gaming machine 2, for example. For example, at the timing when the start condition satisfied when the gaming machine 2 is played by a new player after the end condition satisfied by the end of the previous player's game is satisfied. The game start time information (the time when the game of the new player is started) may be transmitted to the management device 150.

  Here, the end condition may be, for example, a condition that holds true when a predetermined time (30 minutes) has elapsed since the last operation. Further, the end condition may be a condition that is satisfied when the payout button 311 is operated. In addition, the termination condition may be any condition that is related to the end of the game.

  The start condition may be a condition established by the game ball first winning a predetermined winning opening. Further, the start condition may be a condition that is satisfied when the variable display of the special view variable display unit 28 is started for the first time. Further, the start condition may be a condition that is satisfied by the out-ball counting device 16 first counting out-balls.

  The control unit 328 also transmits game end time information when detecting the operation of the return button. Here, the game end time information indicates the card ID of the inserted card, the time when the operation of the return button is detected (the game end time), and the unit ID of the card unit 3 in which the card is inserted. It is information. The management device 150 specifies the card ID, the game end time, and the unit ID by analyzing the transmitted game end time information. The management device 150 specifies a game type corresponding to the unit ID by referring to the game type table. The management device 150 updates the game end time and the game model in association with the identified card ID.

  When the player is playing a game using the visitor card (with the visitor card inserted), the game may end without the return button being operated by the player. For example, when the balance of the visitor card is zero. In this case, for example, when a predetermined time (for example, one hour) has elapsed since the last operation on a gaming machine played using the visitor card, the card unit 3 determines that the game is over. The time of the last operation is recognized as the game end time. Also in this case, the card unit 3 is information indicating the card ID of the visitor card, the recognized game end time, and the unit ID of the card unit 3 in which the visitor card is inserted (game end time information ) To the management device 150.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 5A, on October 16, 2014, the management apparatus 150 sends a “card ID“ K1 ”from the card unit 3 juxtaposed to the gaming machine whose game type is E1. In addition, the game start time information indicating that the game start time at the gaming machine of which the game type is E1 is "11:01" is received. Further, from the card unit 3 attached to the gaming machine of which the gaming model is E1, the management device 150 has a “card ID is“ K1 ”and a gaming start time of the gaming machine of which the gaming model is E1 is“ The game end time information indicating that it is "12:43" is received.

  Next, the update method of the "game time" of FIG. 5 will be described. A player may play a game with game machines of two or more types in one day. For example, when a player plays with a game machine of N types (N is an integer of 1 or more) of models in one day, the management device 150 determines the game start information and the game end information for each of the N types of models. (That is, N sets of game start information and game end information) are received.

  The management device 150 updates the earliest time specified from the N types of game start information as the game start time of the “game time” when receiving the game start information and the game end information for each of the N types of machines. . Also, the management device 150 updates the earliest time specified from the N types of game end information as the game start time of the “play time”.

  For example, on October 16, 2014, the management device 150 indicates game start time information indicating the game start time "11:01" and the game end time "12:43" from the card unit 3 attached to the game machine E1. Has received game start time information indicating. Also, on the same day, the management device 150 indicates game start time information indicating the game start time “13:05” and the game start time indicating the game end time “14:57” from the card unit 3 attached to the game machine E11. You have received information. The management device 150 receives the game start information and the game end information for each of the N types of machines, and selects the earliest time “11:01” of the two specified game start times as the “game time”. Update as "game start time" in the column. In addition, when the management device 150 receives the game start information and the game end information for each of the N types of machines, the game time is set to the latest time "14: 57" of the two specified game end times. Update as "game end time" in the column of "."

As described above, the member game history DB and the visitor game history DB are updated.
[About POS terminal 170]
Next, a POS (point of sale system) terminal 170 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the POS terminal 170 in the present embodiment. The POS terminal 170 is provided with a microcomputer 177. The microcomputer 177 includes a CPU 172 as a control center, a ROM 175 storing a control operation program of the CPU 172, an HDD 176 for storing each DB, a RAM 174 as a work area of the CPU, and input / output of signals with external devices. And a VDP 173 dedicated to image control.

  Further, the POS terminal 170 is provided with a touch panel 179, an RTC 180, a card reader / writer 181, an insertion portion 183, and an eject button 184.

  The touch panel 179 is used to input a predetermined operation signal to the VDP 173 when the operator performs a touch operation, or to display a predetermined screen (for example, a prize replacement screen 200 shown in FIG. 10). The RTC 180 can output time information, calendar information, and the like at that time to the CPU 172. The CPU 172 can specify the current date and time and time by the information from the RTC 180. The card reader / writer 181 has a function of reading data recorded in the card and inputting it to the CPU 172 by inserting a membership card or a visitor card inserted from the insertion portion 183. The eject button 184 is a button by which the player card inserted in the insertion portion 183 is ejected by being operated.

  Further, a bar code reader 182 as an external device is connected to the POS terminal 170. The barcode reader 182 reads a clerk ID from a prize ID of a prize to be exchanged or a clerk ID recording medium to be described later. Further, the prize ID is displayed as a barcode at a predetermined position of the prize. Further, the clerk ID is displayed as a bar code on a clerk ID recording medium.

  The CPU 172 specifies a replaceable gift within the range of the total number of holding balls (the total of the number of balls held by the player and the number of balls stored) specified from the player card, and the replaceable gift The information shown is output to the touch panel 179. Here, a method of specifying a replaceable gift will be described. The ROM 175 of the POS terminal 170 stores an exchange table (not shown) used to identify exchangeable gifts. Here, the table for exchange is a DB in which the number of gaming balls necessary to exchange the prize for all the prizes is defined for each of the 4-yen gaming balls and the 1-yen gaming balls. For example, the regular prize described later includes cigarette A1, and on the exchange table, four hundred yen game balls necessary for replacing cigarette A1 are "100", and one yen game ball is "400" Is defined as In the exchange table, game balls necessary to exchange for all other giveaways (usually giveaways and special giveaways) are defined. The touch panel 179 causes the touch panel 179 to display a prize exchange screen 200 shown in FIG. 10 based on the output information.

  Here, the free goods usually include free goods and special free goods. The special prize is a prize that is stocked and managed by the game arcade and provided to the player by the prize counter, and includes a predetermined amount of gold bullion, and in the present embodiment, a gold bullion equivalent to 4000 yen is used. There are 4000 yen prizes (also referred to as grand prizes) including, 2000 yen prizes including gold bars equivalent to 2000 yen (also referred to as middle prizes), and 500 yen prizes (also referred to as small prizes) including gold bars equivalent to 500 yen. is there. A normal prize is a prize different from a special prize. In the present embodiment, the normal prize includes cigarettes A1 to A10 (10 kinds of cigarettes), food and drink C1 to C6 (6 kinds of food and drink), and the like. Food and drink are coffee, juice, sweets and the like. Also, the normal prizes include, for example, toys for children, video games and the like.

  The four-yen gaming ball and the one-yen gaming ball necessary for exchanging for the large prize, the middle prize, and the small prize are as shown in the required ball number information 200D of FIG.

  In addition, the game balls necessary to exchange each special prize (large prize, middle prize, small prize) and each regular prize are predetermined. The number of game balls required for the special prize is defined by the exchange table stored in the ROM 175 of the POS terminal 170. In this way, the POS terminal 170 can specify a prize to be exchanged within the range of the total number of held balls identified from the player card by referring to the exchange table.

[About free gift DB]
Next, the prize DB will be described. In the present embodiment, the prize DB is stored in a predetermined area of the HDD 176 of the POS terminal 170 so as to be updateable. The prize DB is not limited to one stored in the HDD 176, and may be stored in another storage area of the POS terminal 170. The prize DB is a DB indicating the history of (previously exchanged) prizes exchanged for each player according to the total number of balls held by the player. In other words, the prize DB is a DB indicating the history of the prize designated to be exchanged by the store clerk or the like. As described above, the total number of balls held is the total number of balls held and the number of balls specified from the membership card for a membership card, and the number of balls held for a visitor card is specified from the visitor card. It is the number of balls. FIG. 7A is an example of a member prize DB, and the example of FIG. 7B is an example of a visitor prize DB. In FIG. 7, "cigarettes A1 to A10" and "foods C1 to C6" as normal prizes are shown, but in fact, special prizes and other ordinary prizes (toys for children, video games, etc.) The prize DB for the item is also stored in the HDD 176.

  In FIG. 7, for example, on October 21, 2014, the player K1 has exchanged the game ball owned by the player K1, "three cigarettes A1 and one cigarette A10". It is shown. In addition, on November 15, 2014, it is shown that the game ball owned by the player K1 and “three cigarettes A1 and two food and drink C1” are exchanged by the player K1. ing. In addition, "-" of FIG. 7 shows that it has not replaced | exchanged.

[About customer service DB]
Next, the customer service DB will be described. In the present embodiment, the customer DB is stored in a predetermined area of the HDD 176 of the POS terminal 170 so as to be updateable. The storage area of the customer service DB is not limited to the HDD 176, and may be stored in another storage area of the POS terminal 170. The customer service DB is a DB indicating a customer service history (whether or not a store clerk has serviced customers) for each player. Here, the term "customer service" includes, for example, the concept that "the clerk gives the player a free gift to be exchanged for a game ball owned by the player". In addition, “customer service” may include, for example, a concept “talk to a player when delivering a prize”. “To talk to the player” means, for example, “talk to a topic based on a prize”. Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that store clerks D1 to D15 (15 store clerks) are present in the game arcade where the gaming system of FIG. 1 is installed.

  FIG. 8 (A) shows an example of a member customer service DB, and FIG. 8 (B) shows an example of a visitor service DB. "○" indicates that the store clerk is served, and "-" indicates that the store clerk is not served. In the example of FIG. 8A, for example, it is shown that the player K1 is served by the store clerk D15 on October 21, 2014. Also, it is shown that the player K1 is served by the store clerk D1 on November 15, 2014, for example. It should be noted that not only the date but also the time at which the customer service is received may be stored for the service clerk. Here, the time when the customer is served may be, for example, the time when the card ejection operation of S28 in FIG. 9 is performed.

[About screen display related processing]
Next, the screen display related processing executed by the POS terminal 170 will be described. The screen display related process is an interrupt process performed every predetermined time (for example, every 0.1 seconds). Hereinafter, the case where the screen display related processing is performed on November 20, 2014 (the current day) will be described.

  In S12, the CPU 172 determines whether the store clerk ID is stored in the RAM 174 of the POS terminal 170. Here, the clerk ID is assigned to each of the clerks D1 to D15. The method of storing the clerk ID will be described. Identification information (salesman ID) is assigned to each of the 15 salespersons D1 to D15. Each store clerk holds a store clerk ID recording medium capable of specifying its own store clerk ID. The clerk ID recording medium is, for example, a name tag or the like in which a clerk ID is stored. When the store clerk uses the POS terminal 170 to perform premium exchange work, the bar code reader 182 causes the POS terminal 170 to input a store clerk ID by reading the store clerk ID from the store clerk ID recording medium held by the clerk. The CPU 172 stores the input clerk ID in the RAM 174. As a result, the POS terminal 170 can be made to recognize a clerk who performs a prize exchange operation. Further, it is not necessary to use the bar code reader 182 to receive the clerk ID, and the clerk may input his / her clerk ID to the POS terminal 170 by operating the touch panel 179 (manual input). Further, the reception of the clerk ID may be performed at any timing, not limited to when performing a prize exchange operation.

  Also, when another clerk causes the clerk ID of the other clerk to be input to the POS terminal 170, the CPU 172 deletes the clerk ID stored in the RAM 174, and the clerk ID of the other clerk input is Is stored (update the clerk ID). Further, in the post-business termination processing (data update processing) after the business termination, the clerk ID stored in the RAM 174 is deleted. In the following description, it is assumed that an ID capable of recognizing the clerk D1 is stored as the clerk ID.

  In the following, the processing from S14 to S30 in FIG. 9 is referred to as one customer service processing. In the present embodiment, when the same store clerk performs customer service processing a plurality of times (that is, performing the processing from S14 to S30 a plurality of times), the first clerk ID of the clerk is input to the POS terminal 170 in the first customer service processing. It is not necessary to input the clerk ID after making it. According to such a configuration, even when the customer service processing is performed a plurality of times, the processing for causing the sales clerk ID to be input to the POS terminal 170 is performed once, so that the processing burden on the sales clerk can be reduced.

  Note that, as a modification, the store clerk ID of the store clerk who performs the customer service process may be input to the POS terminal 170 for each customer service process. According to such a configuration, one customer service process is executed in a state in which the store clerk ID is securely stored in the RAM 174, so that stable customer service process can be performed.

  The POS terminal 170 stands by until it is determined in S12 that the store clerk ID is stored in the RAM 174 (NO in S12). If it is determined that the store clerk ID is stored in the RAM 174 (Yes in S12), the process proceeds to S14.

  In S14, it is determined whether the card ID specifying the player card has been acquired by reading the player card (membership card or visitor card). Here, as a method for acquiring the card ID, for example, the player card is inserted into the insertion portion 183 of the POS terminal 170, and the card reader / writer 181 acquires the card ID specified from the inserted player card. Just do it. Alternatively, the store clerk may operate the barcode reader 182 to acquire a card ID specified from the player card. Further, when the card ID is displayed on the player card so as to be visible, the clerk may input the visible card ID to the POS terminal 170 by the operation (manual input) of the touch panel 179. In addition, even if the player card is not in contact with the card reader by bringing the player card closer to the card reader (not shown), the card reader may be made to acquire the card ID. Good.

  It waits until it acquires card ID in S14 (NO of S14). If it is determined that the card ID has been acquired (Yes in S14), the process proceeds to S16. In S16, the CPU 172 requests the management apparatus 150 for "player name information", "owned game ball information", and "game history information" corresponding to the card ID acquired in S14.

  Here, "player name information" is information indicating the player's name. In the example of FIG. 5, the player name information of the player K1 is information indicating “patent Taro”. As described above, the player's name is stored in the game history DB by being input by the player at the time of member registration. The player name information is not defined for the player who is a visitor (see FIG. 5B). Therefore, when the card ID is a visitor card ID, the CPU 172 does not request the “player's name information” to the management apparatus 150.

  The "owned gaming ball information" is information indicating the "total number of held balls" for each rate (see FIG. 4). In the example of FIG. 5, the owned game ball information of the player K1 is information indicating “X + Y pieces” for 1 yen game balls and “Z pieces” for 4 yen game balls. The number of ball holdings and the number of stored balls may be displayed separately. Further, the “gaming history information” is information indicating a history of gaming time within a predetermined period and a history of gaming machine models within a predetermined period before the day S14 is executed (that is, the day). In the present embodiment, the predetermined period is one month, but may be another period, for example, two months or one year. In the example of FIG. 5, the gaming history information of the player K1 is information indicating October 21, 2014, November 1, 15, 18, 18, 20 game times and gaming models.

  As a specific method of requesting the “player name information”, “owned gaming ball information”, and “gaming history information” from the management device 150, for example, the CPU 172 sends “playing game” to the management device 150. A request signal for requesting the person's name information, "owned game ball information" and "game history information" is transmitted. The request signal includes a card ID and information indicating that "player name information", "owned game ball information", and "game history information" are requested. Here, the card ID is "K1". When the card ID is the visitor card ID, the CPU 172 does not request the player name information. This is because, as shown in FIG. 5B, the player's name is not defined for the visitor game history DB.

  When the management device 150 receives the request signal, the management device 150 analyzes the request signal to obtain a card ID (= K1). The management device 150 refers to the savings management DB (refer to FIG. 4) and the game history DB, and corresponds to the acquired card ID, “player name information”, “owned game ball information”, and “game history information”. read out. The management device 150 transmits the read “player name information”, “owned game ball information”, and “game history information” to the POS terminal 170.

  Specifically, since the card ID is K1, "player name information" is information indicating "patent Taro". The “owned game ball information” is information indicating “X + Y pieces” for 1-yen game balls and “Z pieces” for 4-yen game balls. In addition, since “game history information” is information indicating a game history within one month prior to the day (Nov. 20, 2014), October 21, 2014, October 1, 2014, 15 It is the information which can specify game time and game machine type of each day, 18th and 20th.

  As described above, the CPU 172 acquires “player name, game from the card ID by acquiring“ player name information ”,“ owned game ball information ”, and“ gaming history information ”corresponding to the card ID from the management device 150. "Ball, play history" can be specified.

  The acquired "player's name information", "owned game ball information", and "game history information" are temporarily stored in the RAM 174. When the process of S16 is completed, the process proceeds to S18.

  In S18, the CPU 172 acquires prize information by referring to the prize DB (see FIG. 7) stored in the HDD 176 based on the card ID acquired in S14. Here, in the prize information, a period (that is, October 20 to 20, 2014 before the day when the "gift DB is referred to (that is, November 20, 2014 that is the day) and within one month" It is the information in which the exchange prize history in "period until November 20, 2008" and "the frequent prize exchanged frequently in the period" are indicated. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B), the exchange gift history indicates the history of gifts exchanged for each date. Further, in the present embodiment, the frequently exchanged regular prize is frequently identified for each type of the regular prize.

  As an example of a method of specifying a regular prize having a high frequency of replacement, the CPU 172 exchanges the regular prizes (cigarettes A1 to A10, food C1 to C6) before November 20, 2014 and within one month. Calculate the sum of the In the example of FIG. 7, for the player K1, it is specified that a total of 10 cigarettes A1, a total of 1 cigarette A10, and a total of 5 food and drink C1.

  That is, it is specified that the cigarette with a high replacement frequency is cigarette A1, and the food with a high replacement frequency is C1. When there are a plurality of normal prizes having the same total number of exchanged items, the “plurality of ordinary prizes” may be set as the “normal prize of high replacement frequency”. Also, “a regular gift with a high frequency of replacement” may be “a regular gift with the number of exchanged items greater than a predetermined number determined in advance”.

  When the process of S18 ends, the process proceeds to S20. In S20, the CPU 172 acquires customer service information by referring to the customer DB (see FIG. 8) stored in the HDD 176 based on the card ID acquired in S14. Here, the customer service information is specified from the store clerk ID determined to be stored in the RAM 174 in S12 before the day when the customer service DB was referenced (that is, the day of November 20, 2014, that day). It is information which can specify whether or not a clerk has attended to the “player specified from the card ID acquired in S14”.

  In the example of FIG. 8, the player K1 is served by the store clerk D1 on "November 15, 2014, the day of November 15, 2014" which is before the day when the customer service DB is referenced (that is, the day of November 20, 2014). It is shown that it has been done (circled). Therefore, the customer service information here is information indicating that "the player K1 has been serviced by the store clerk D1 in the past".

  When the process of S20 ends, the process proceeds to the process of S22. In S22, a screen for prize exchange is displayed on the touch panel 179 based on the player name information, owned gaming ball information, gaming history information, prize information acquired in S18, and customer service information acquired in S20 acquired in S16.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the prize exchange screen 200 displayed on the touch panel 179. As shown in FIG. The prize exchange screen 200 displays various information shown below together with today's date (Nov. 20, 2014). First, customer information 200A will be described. In the present embodiment, the customer information 200A is information indicating a member ID, a customer name, and a total number of balls held. In the example of FIG. 10, “K1” is displayed as the member ID. As the customer name, "patent Taro" whose member ID is the name of K1 is displayed. 4311 pieces are displayed for the 4-yen gaming ball as a total number of balls held, and 21 pieces are displayed for the 1-yen gaming ball. In addition, 111 pieces of 4-yen gaming balls are displayed as the number of end balls, and 21 pieces of 1-yen gaming balls are displayed. Here, the number of end balls refers to the number of remaining balls in the case of exchanging the maximum number of interchangeable special prizes (large prizes, middle prizes and small prizes) in the range of the total number of holding balls.

  Of the customer information 200A, “Today's date” is displayed based on the information transmitted from the RTC 180. The “membership ID” is displayed based on the card ID acquired in S14. Specifically, if the card ID starts with "K", it is displayed as "member ID", and if the card ID starts with "V", it is displayed as "visitor ID". The "customer name" is displayed based on the "player name information" requested in S16 of FIG. The "total number of held balls" and the "number of end balls" are displayed based on the "owned game ball information" requested in S16 of FIG.

  Next, the favorite item information 200B will be described. The favorite item information 200B is information indicating a player's favorite item. The favorite item information 200B is displayed based on “a regular gift with a high frequency of replacement” among the prize information in S18. Here, as described in S18, since the normal prizes frequently exchanged for the player K1 are the cigarette A1 and the food and drink C1 (see also FIG. 7A), the cigarette as the favorite item information 200B is a cigarette A1, food and drink C1 are displayed. Further, the clerk in charge of the prize exchange can identify the exchangeable regular prize based on the displayed number of balls. The identification is performed with reference to the exchange table. In addition, the favorite item information 200B is displayed for a regular prize that can be exchanged by the end ball. In the favorite item information 200B of FIG. 10, it is displayed that the cigarette A1 and the food and drink C1 can be exchanged by the end ball owned by the player.

  The detail button 200C is a button that can be operated by the store clerk. When the detail button 200C is operated (touched) by the store clerk, the screen for premium exchange 200 is changed to a detail menu screen 210 shown in FIG. 11 described later.

  Next, the necessary sphere number information 200D of the special prize will be described. The special prize required ball number information 200D is information indicating the game balls necessary to exchange the special prizes. In the present embodiment, the required sphere number information of the special prize is displayed for each rate. In the example of FIG. 10, for example, for a 4-yen gaming ball, 1000 pieces are required to replace with a large prize, 500 pieces are required to replace with a middle prize, and to replace with a small prize. 125 are required. In addition, about 1 yen game ball, 4,000 are required to exchange for large prizes, 2,000 for exchanging for middle prizes, and 500 for exchanging for small prizes. Further, the necessary sphere number information 200D of the special prize can be changed by the input from the touch panel 179.

  Next, the store clerk customer presence information 200E will be described. The store clerk customer presence information 200E is displayed based on the customer service information of S20. Here, as described in S20, the customer service information is information indicating whether or not the player K1 has been serviced by the store clerk D1 in the past. Here, "the past" may be all of the period before the day (November 14, 2014). Moreover, "the past" may be a period from the day (Nov. 14, 2014) to a predetermined period (for example, one month) or later. In the example of FIG. 10, “presence or absence of customer service of the clerk D1” is displayed as “presence” as the customer service presence / absence information 200E. Further, in the store clerk customer presence information 200E, the date on which the customer is served may be displayed.

  Further, store clerk name information 200M is displayed above the store clerk customer presence information 200E. The clerk name information is information indicating the name of the clerk. The clerk name information 200M is information indicating the name of the clerk identified from the clerk ID determined to be stored in the RAM 174 in S12. Thus, the clerk name information 200M in the example of FIG. 10 indicates the name of the clerk D1. Thus, the clerk serving the customer can confirm that the clerk is serving the customer.

  Next, the gaming machine type information 200F will be described. The gaming machine type information 200F is information indicating the type of gaming machine played on the day (here, November 20, 2014) on which the prize replacement screen 200 is displayed. The gaming machine information 200F is displayed based on the gaming history information of S16. Here, as described in S16, since the gaming machine played by the player K1 is the gaming machine E1, the model name “E1” is displayed as the gaming model information 200F. In addition, when a plurality of types of gaming machines are played on November 20, 2014, the model names of the plurality of types of gaming machines are displayed.

  Next, the gaming time information 200G will be described. The game time information 200G is information indicating the time (game start time and game end time) in which the game was played on the day (here, November 20, 2014) on which the prize exchange screen 200 is displayed. The gaming time information 200G is displayed based on the gaming history information of S16. Here, as described in S16, the gaming time played by the player K1 on November 20, 2014 is 13:13 to 14:26. 14:26 "is displayed. The gaming time information 200G may be displayed as a difference display of time. For example, the gaming time information 200G may be "one hour 13 minutes".

  Next, the store visit number information 200H will be described. The visit count information 200H is information indicating the visit count (game frequency) of the month to which the day on which the prize exchange screen 200 is displayed belongs. The visit count information 200H may be information that can specify the number of visits to the store within a specific period. The specific period may be, for example, one month, or another period. Further, the store visit number information 200H may be information indicating the number of visits to a store in a predetermined period in the past. For example, when the predetermined period is "one month", the number-of-visits information 200H is information indicating the number of visits to the store in one month in the past. The store visit frequency information 200H is displayed based on the game history information of S16. Specifically, among the dates specified from the gaming history information, the number belonging to November is counted. In the example of FIG. 5, for the player K1, what is November is “four times” on November 1, 15, 18, and 20 on 2014. Therefore, "four times" is displayed as the number-of-visits information 200H. Further, the visit frequency specified from the visit frequency information 200H is not limited to the visit frequency in a month, but may be a visit frequency in another period. For example, the frequency of visits to the store may be "one year".

Next, the exchangeable special prize number information 200I will be described. The number of exchangeable special prize number information 200I is the total number of special prizes that can be exchanged with a total of 1 yen game balls and the special prizes that can be exchanged with a total of 4 yen game balls. And information specified for each small gift. In addition, you may make it display the special prize which can be exchanged for every 4 yen game ball and 1 yen game ball. The CPU 172 refers to the replacement table, and displays the total number of balls held and the maximum number of interchangeable special prizes as the replaceable special prize number information 200I. The number of replaceable special prizes displayed in the replaceable special prize number information 200I is adjusted by being increased or decreased by the increase / decrease button J. In the example of FIG. 10, the total number of special prizes that can be exchanged with a total of 1 yen game ball and total special balls that can be exchanged with a total 4 yen ball is 4 large prizes and 1 It is also shown that it is a small gift.

  In addition, any one of the total number of balls held (the total number of balls held and the number of stored balls), the number of held balls, and the number of stored balls is designated by a clerk or the like based on the player's request, and the special prize And may be interchangeable. For example, if the player requests exchange with the number of holding balls, the clerk specifies the number of holding balls (performs an operation to specify the number of holding balls), and the special prize that can be exchanged for the number of holding balls. The number may be displayed as the exchangeable special prize number information 200I.

  In addition, the increase and decrease button J is displayed corresponding to each of the large prize, the middle prize, and the small prize. By operating the increase / decrease button J, the store clerk can increase or decrease the number of displayed large-scale, medium-sized and small-sized items. Specifically, when the upward triangle mark is operated (touched) by a store clerk or the like, the number of prizes corresponding to the operated triangle mark is increased by “1”. Further, when the downward triangle mark is operated (touched) by a store clerk or the like, the number of prizes corresponding to the operated triangle mark is decreased by "1". The store clerk can change the special prize that can be exchanged for the total game ball by operating the increase / decrease button J in response to the request from the player.

  The completion button 200 K is a button that is operated to indicate that a large gift, a middle gift, and a small gift are exchanged in the displayed number. By operating the completion button 200 </ b> K, the CPU 172 transmits decrease update information to the management device 150. Here, the reduction update information is information for reducing “the number of displayed large prizes, the number of middle prizes, and the number of gaming balls necessary for the number of small prizes”. In the example of FIG. 10, since there are four large prizes and one small prize, the necessary number of 4-yen gaming balls is 4200. Therefore, the CPU 172 causes the management device 150 to decrease update information including the card ID “K1” and “information for reducing the number of 4-yen gaming balls corresponding to K1 by“ 4200 ””. Send. When the management device 150 receives the decrease update information, the management device 150 analyzes the decrease update information to specify the card ID included in the decrease update information and the number “4200” to be decreased. The management device 150 subtracts 4200 from the number of stored balls stored in the member savings management DB. In addition, the game balls which are insufficient in the number of stored balls are subtracted from the number of held balls. In addition, first, 4200 balls may be subtracted from the number of held balls, and a game ball lacking in the number of held balls may be subtracted from the number of stored balls.

  As described above, the POS terminal 170 displays free gift information capable of determining a free gift to be exchanged within the range of the total number of held balls specified from the player card. Here, "a prize to be exchanged" may be "a prize whose exchange has been determined". For example, “a prize for which exchange has been determined” may be, for example, a prize for which a store clerk determines (designated) exchange, or a prize for which a player has determined exchange (designated). In addition, "a gift to be exchanged" may be a "exchangeable gift". The “replaceable giveaway” may be all giveaways that can be exchanged within the range of the total number of held balls specified from the player card and a partial giveoff of all the giveaways. In addition, “a part of the prizes of all the prizes” may be a prize having the largest number of gaming balls necessary for exchange, or may be a prize having the smallest number of gaming balls necessary for exchange.

  In addition, “prestige information” may be any information as long as it is information indicating a prize, and the prize information of the present embodiment may be characters (eg, in the example of FIG. 10, a cigarette, a drink, a large (large prize), For example, medium (medium prizes) and small (small prizes). In addition, as another example of the prize information, an image or a photo indicating the prize may be used. Further, “discriminable” means that a person (for example, a clerk) who visually recognizes the “premium exchange screen 200” can discriminate.

  Next, the detailed menu screen 210 displayed when the detail button 200C is operated (touched) will be described using FIG. In the example of FIG. 11, as the detailed menu screen 210, an exchangeable gift history button 210A, an exchangeable gift history button 210B for each rate, and a game history button 210C are displayed. The exchangeable prize history button 210A, the exchangeable prize history button 210B for each rate, and the gaming history button 210C are buttons that can be operated (touched) by a store clerk or the like.

  FIG. 12 is an example of the exchangeable gift history screen 230 transitioned from the detailed menu screen 210 when the exchangeable gift history button 210A is operated. On the exchange prize history screen 230, a member ID (K1 in the example of FIG. 12), a customer name (patent Taro in the example of FIG. 12), and an exchange prize history are displayed. Further, the exchange prize history of the exchange prize history screen 230 is obtained by integrating the exchange history of the 1-yen game ball and the exchange history of the 4-yen game ball. The exchangeable prize history on the exchangeable prize history screen 230 is displayed based on the prize information in S18 of FIG.

  FIG. 13 is an example of the per-rate replacement prize history screen 240 transitioned from the detailed menu screen 210 when the per-rate replacement prize history button 210B is operated. On the per-rate exchange prize history screen 240, a member ID (K1 in the example of FIG. 12), a customer name (patent Taro in the example of FIG. 12), and a per-rate exchange prize history are displayed. The exchangeable gift history on the per-rate exchangeable gift history screen 240 is displayed based on the prize information in S18 of FIG.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of the game history screen 250 transitioned from the detailed menu screen 210 when the game history button 210C is operated. In the game history screen 250, a game within one month prior to the member ID (K1 in the example of FIG. 12), the customer's name (patent Taro in the example of FIG. 12), November 20, 2014 which is the day) The history is displayed. The game history screen 250 is displayed based on the game history information of S16 of FIG.

  The explanation is returned to FIG. When the process of S22 ends, the process proceeds to S24. In S24, it is determined whether or not a prize exchange operation has been performed. Here, the prize exchange operation is an operation for causing the POS terminal 170 to recognize a prize to be exchanged for the game ball. When the store clerk usually hands over the prize to the player, the bar code reader 182 reads the barcode attached to the normal prize. Such a prize exchange operation causes the POS terminal 170 to recognize a normal prize to be exchanged. Further, in the prize exchange operation, even without using the barcode reader 182, a store clerk may input prize identification information (prize ID) indicating a normal prize exchanged from the touch panel 179 or the like. When a prize exchange operation for a normal prize is performed, decrease update information for reducing “the number of game balls necessary for the prize for which the prize exchange operation is performed” is transmitted to the management device 150.

  For example, the number of 4-yen gaming balls required to replace the cigarette A1 is "50". In this case, when the player K1 replaces one cigarette A1 (when a prize exchange operation is performed on one cigarette A1), the CPU 172 sends a card ID to the management device 150. The decrease update information including “K1” and “information indicating that the number of 4-yen gaming balls corresponding to the K1 is decreased by 50” is transmitted. When the management device 150 receives the decrease update information, the management device 150 analyzes the decrease update information to specify the card ID included in the decrease update information and the number “50” to be decreased. The management device 150 subtracts 50 from the number of stored balls stored in the member savings management DB.

  Note that the prize exchange operation of the special prize is that the complete button 200K (see FIG. 10) is operated. As described above, when the completion button 200K is operated, the decrease update information on the special prize is transmitted by the CPU 172 to the management device 150. Further, in the present embodiment, although the decrease update information on the prize and the decrease update information on the special prize are separately transmitted, the decrease update information on the premium and the decrease update information on the special prize are transmitted separately. It may be integrated and transmitted.

  If it is determined in S24 that a prize exchange operation has been performed (Yes in S24), the process proceeds to S26. In S26, the CPU 172 updates the prize DB for the prize for which the prize exchange operation has been performed. For example, when a prize exchange operation is performed for two cigarettes A1 and one food and drink C1 (that is, the game ball held by the player K1, two cigarettes A1 and one food and drink C1 And the case of exchanging. In this case, when the member ID in the member premium DB is “K1”, the CPU 172 indicates that “two cigarettes A1 and one food and drink C1 have been exchanged on November 20, 2014”. Update. In addition, when the prize exchange operation is executed for the special prize, the prize DB for the special prize is updated.

  As described above, in S26, the CPU 172 updates the prize DB in order to make it possible to identify the exchanged prize among the plurality of prizes (special prizes and normal prizes) from the player card as the exchange prize history. In S26, when the prize is replaced with the 1 yen gaming ball, the prize DB for the 1 yen gaming ball is updated. In addition, when the prize is replaced with the 4-yen gaming ball, the prize DB for the 4-yen gaming ball is updated. In this manner, the POS terminal enables identification of at least one exchanged prize of a plurality of prizes (special prizes and normal prizes) as a replacement prize history from the player card by updating the prize DB. Perform specific processing for

  When the process of S26 is completed, the process proceeds to S28. At S28, it is determined whether a card ejection operation for ejecting the player's card has been executed. Here, the card ejection operation is an operation for ejecting the inserted player card, and is an operation of the ejection button 184. The processes in S24, S26, and S28 are repeated until the card ejection operation is performed (No in S28). If it is determined that the card ejection operation has been executed (Yes in S28), the process proceeds to S30.

  At S30, the CPU 172 updates the customer service DB. In this case, the CPU 172 updates “the fact that the store clerk D1 has been served on November 20, 2014” in the column of K1 in the member ID in the member customer service DB. Thus, the customer service DB is updated in order to make it possible to identify from the player card the clerk ID stored in the RAM 174 as the customer service history. When the process of S30 ends, the process returns to S12. By this processing for updating the customer service DB, special processing is performed to make it possible to identify from the player card as the sales clerk ID in the RAM 174 of the POS terminal 170.

  Further, the update of the prize DB in S26 is executed even when the presence is replaced. The presence exchange is to exchange a prize while the player is in front of the gaming machine. In this case, the store clerk uses a remote control (not shown) for performing presence change. The store clerk who performs seat replacement inputs the store clerk ID of the store clerk in the remote control. As the input clerk ID, the clerk ID is stored in the remote control RAM. Here, the clerk ID stored in the RAM is D2. For example, when the player changes the presence of one cigarette A1, the clerk inputs an instruction to replace the cigarette A1 to the remote control. When it is input that the cigarette A1 is to be replaced, the remote control transmits, as an infrared signal, exchange information indicating the store clerk ID stored in the remote control and the fact that the cigarette A1 has been replaced to the card unit 3 Do. When the IR light receiving unit 315 of the card unit 3 receives the infrared signal, the CPU 328a subtracts the number of balls necessary for exchanging with the cigarette A1 from the number of balls counted in the card unit 3. Further, the CPU 328a of the card unit 3 transmits, to the POS terminal 170, update information indicating that the prize DB and the customer DB are to be updated. More specifically, the update information is updated on the present date to the gift DB indicating that one cigarette A1 has been exchanged, and that the customer D2 is served by the store clerk D2 It is the information which shows that it does.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the prize exchange screen 200, the exchange prize history screen 230, and the per-rate exchange prize history screen 240 displayed by the POS terminal 170 are both the exchange with the prize counter and the presence exchange. Displayed on the screen. Further, the prize DB shown in FIG. 7 is a DB in which the exchange at the prize counter and the presence exchange are collectively defined.

[Effects of gaming system and POS terminal 170 of this embodiment]
Below, the effect produced by the gaming system and the POS terminal 170 in the present embodiment will be described.

  (1) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, according to the player, a prize having a high replacement frequency is displayed as the favorite item information 200B. In the example of FIG. 10, the cigarette of A1 and the food and drink of C1 are displayed as the favorite item information 200B. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, for the player, it is possible to provide (specialized) service according to the player such as "Is it OK with cigarette A1" instead of the uniform service such as "which cigarette do you want to use?" In this way, it is possible to make the player feel free to exchange prizes.

  (2) Further, as shown in FIG. 10, according to the player, the game time is displayed as game time information 200G. In the example of FIG. 10, "13:13 to 14:26" is displayed as gaming time information 200G. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, for a player with a long game time, it is possible to serve customers who wish to work hard, such as "The game time today was long. Thank you very much." In addition, for a player who has a short game time, it is possible to serve customers, such as "Today's game time was short. The “determination of whether the game time is long or short” may be made by, for example, determining whether the store clerk is shorter than a predetermined time (for example, 2 hours). Further, the clerk may display the gaming history screen 250 and determine whether today's gaming time is long or short based on the gaming time on the displayed gaming history screen 250.

  (3) As shown in FIG. 10, the number of visits to the current month is displayed as the number-of-visits information 200H according to the player. In the example of FIG. 10, "indication that the store has visited four times in November" is displayed as the visit count information 200H. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, for a player who frequently visits a store, it is possible to serve customers such as "there are many visits this month. Thank you very much." In addition, for a player who has a small number of visits to the store, it is possible to serve customers that encourage visits such as “There are few visits to the store this month. Also, please visit”.

  (4) As shown in FIG. 10, the played gaming machine is displayed as gaming machine information 200F. In the example of FIG. 10, E1 is displayed as the type of game played. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, for the player, it is possible to serve customers according to the player, such as "Today, I was played with E1. Was it interesting?" In addition, the clerk can receive customers with a topic related to the model E1.

  (5) As shown in FIG. 10, whether or not the customer has been served in the past is displayed as the clerk service presence / absence information 200E. In the example of FIG. 10, it is displayed that the store clerk D1 has served in the past. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, for a player who have customer service in the past, "Hello. Today How was" it is customer service, such as. In addition, for players who have not been served in the past, they can be served customers, such as "Hello, nice to meet you."

  (6) Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the exchangeable gift history screen 230 is displayed. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, it becomes possible to serve customers such as "Your cigarette taste has changed recently."

  (7) Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a per-rate replacement prize history screen 240 is displayed. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, it becomes possible to serve customers such as "A prize is exchanged often with a 4-yen game ball. Do you like a 4-yen pachinko?"

  (8) Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the game history screen 250 is displayed. As a result, the store clerk in charge of gift exchange can receive customer service according to the player. For example, customer service such as “Today is the first visit in two weeks. Thank you for always”, “Customer visit time is often in the evening.”, “The game being played has recently changed. What kind of machine is it? ”,“ It has become longer recently, the game time is long. Thank you for always. ”

[Modification]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications applicable to the present invention will be described. In addition, at least two of the technical items described in the above-described embodiment and the technical items described in the following modification may be implemented in combination, and the technical items described in the above-described embodiment May be replaced with the technical matters described in the following modified examples, and the technical matters described in the following modified examples may be further combined and implemented with respect to the substituted ones. .

[About POS terminal 170]
Information to be displayed on the POS terminal 170 is not limited to that of the present embodiment, and may be other information. Below, an example of other information is demonstrated.

  (1) In the present embodiment, it has been described that the "information according to the exchange prize history" displayed by the POS terminal is the "special item information 200B". However, the "information according to the exchange prize history" may be other information. For example, "information according to the exchange gift history" is not only "information that can identify exchanged gifts", but also "gifts related to" exchanged gifts "even if it is a gift that has not been exchanged. For example, the information may be information specifying the prize. Here, the "relevant premium" refers to the "premium similar to the" previous premium ", the" new premium commodity ", and the" premium premium "version. Such as a prize that has been uploaded. By displaying such information, it is possible to recommend the player to exchange the "prize related to the exchanged prize", and customer service according to the player becomes possible.

  In addition, the case of displaying the "prize related to the exchanged prize" may be performed as follows. For example, when there is no stock of the premium item indicated by the luxury item information 200B, the POS terminal may display a premium item (hereinafter referred to as "related premium item") related to the exchanged premium item. Specifically, when the store clerk confirms that there is no stock of the premium indicated by the favorite item information 200B, an operation (for example, a related premium display button (not shown) for displaying the related premium on the POS terminal) The "related prize" is displayed by executing the operation of. The POS terminal holds a related free gift table in which the normal premium and the related free premium related to the normal premium correspond to each other. When the operation of displaying the related prize is executed, the POS terminal refers to the related prize table to identify the related premium corresponding to the normal prize specified from the premium item information 200B, and the specified related It is sufficient to display a prize.

  In addition, “information according to the exchange prize history” is not limited to information indicating a prize, and may be any information. For example, the “information according to the exchange prize history” may be information indicating the number of times of exchange. For example, in the luxury item information 200B shown in FIG. 10, not only the name of the regular prize but also the number of replacements of the regular prize may be displayed. For example, in the example of FIG. 10, not only the names A1 of cigarettes and the names C1 of foods and drinks may be shown, but the number of times of changing the cigarette A1 and the food C1 may be displayed. In addition, the total value of the replacement frequency of all the cigarettes A1 to A10 may be displayed. Moreover, you may make it display the total value of the frequency | count of replacement | exchange frequency of all the food-drinks C1-C5. Further, the date and time of the exchange may be displayed as "information according to the exchange prize history". In addition, “information according to replacement prize history” may display attribute information indicating the attribute of the normal prize, not the name of the normal prize or the number of exchanges. The attribute information may be, for example, the amount of tar or nicotine if the prize is a cigarette. Further, the attribute information may be, for example, the taste or the maker name of the food or the like when the prize is the food or drink.

  In addition, when the related prize is displayed as the "information according to the exchange prize history", attribute information indicating the attribute of the related prize may be displayed. The player often does not recognize the attribute of the related prize, and the clerk also teaches the attribute of the related prize displayed on the customer when the customer is served, so that the player recognizes the attribute of the related prize And the store clerk can also carry out various customer service.

  Further, it is more preferable that the "exchanged gift" is a "gift frequently exchanged". In this embodiment, since the prize with a high replacement frequency of the player K1 is the cigarette A1, it is preferable to display the cigarette A1 'associated with the cigarette A1. Thus, for the player K1 who likes the cigarette A1, it becomes possible to serve customers such as "How about cigarette A1 '? This is a new product."

  (2) Further, the POS terminal may display a history of rate exchange (so-called entry). Here, rate exchange means, for example, exchanging a 1 yen gaming ball for a 4 yen gaming ball or exchanging a 4 yen gaming ball for a 1 yen gaming ball. The rate exchange is performed by an apparatus such as a card unit 3, a settlement machine, a POS terminal, a dedicated apparatus for rate exchange (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as "rate exchange apparatus"). The rate exchange apparatus is communicably connected to the POS terminal 170.

  Next, the case where the rate exchange apparatus is the card unit 3 will be described. In this case, a rate exchange operation is possible for the card unit 3. The rate exchange operation is a 4 yen conversion operation to convert 1 yen gaming balls to 4 yen gaming balls, and 1 yen from 4 yen gaming balls It is 1 yen conversion operation etc. which convert to a game ball.

  In addition, for each game island, 4 yen game ball can be used, while 1 yen game ball can not be used. Game island (hereinafter referred to as "4 yen game island"), 1 yen game ball can be used while 4 yen game ball can be used. The game island which can not be used (hereinafter referred to as "1 yen game island") is predetermined. For example, in the case of playing a game using a ball of 4 yen game balls with a game machine of 1 yen game island, the player inserts a player card into the card unit 3 and performs a 4 yen conversion operation. Then, the storage balls of the 4-yen gaming ball are converted into a 1-yen gaming ball and are lent out. Further, the number of 1-yen gaming balls is four times the number of balls stored in the 4-yen gaming balls. On the contrary, in the case of playing a game using the balls of 1 yen game ball with the game machine of 4 yen game island, the player inserts the player card into the card unit 3 and performs 1 yen conversion operation. If it does so, the storage balls of 1 yen game ball will be converted into 4 yen game ball, and it will be lent out. In addition, the number of 4-yen gaming balls is a quarter of the number of balls stored in 1-yen gaming balls.

  Further, when the player performs a conversion operation (one yen conversion operation or four yen conversion operation), a signal indicating that the conversion operation has been performed is transmitted from the card unit to the POS terminal. When the POS terminal receives a signal indicating that the conversion operation has been performed, it reflects the fact that the conversion operation has been performed on a DB of history of rate exchange (so-called entry).

  In rate exchange with the rate exchange device, a player card is inserted into the rate exchange device, and an exchange operation is performed to exchange the game ball specified from the player card for another rate. Here, the exchange operation is an operation for specifying the contents to be exchanged. For example, it is an operation to specify whether the exchange from 1 yen game ball to 4 yen game ball or exchange from 4 yen game ball to 1 yen game ball. When the player or a store clerk or the like executes the exchange operation, the card ID is acquired from the inserted player card. When the rate exchange apparatus performs rate exchange, the rate exchange apparatus transmits rate exchange information indicating the contents of the rate exchange to the POS terminal 170. The rate exchange information includes a card ID specified from the player card, a rate-exchanged content (for example, an indication that the 4-yen gaming ball has been replaced with a 1-yen gaming ball), identification information of the rate exchange device (rate exchange device ID ), It is information that can identify the date and time when the rate is exchanged.

  When the POS terminal 170 receives the rate exchange information, the rate-exchanged contents, the rate exchange date and time, and the rate exchange apparatus ID can be updated to the HDD 176 as the exchange history in correspondence with the card ID specified from the rate exchange information. It is memorized.

  The POS terminal 170 may display the exchange history in association with the acquired card ID. By displaying the exchange history in this way, it becomes possible for the player who has exchanged rates to be able to serve customers such as "You have been exchanged rates. Thank you very much."

  (3) There may be a plurality of gaming establishments in which the gaming system of FIG. 1 is installed. The plurality of gaming establishments are, for example, gaming establishments in which each of them can share gaming history information and the like for each player. Specifically, the plurality of gaming establishments are gaming establishments which are all group stores, amusement establishments which are not group stores but are jointly operated in a region. When there are a plurality of such game arcades, a savings management DB (see FIG. 4), a game history DB (see FIG. 5), a prize DB (see FIG. 7), a customer service DB (see FIG. 7) in each of the plurality of game arcades It is preferable to provide a batch management device that collectively manages 8). The collective management apparatus may be installed in one game arcade among a plurality of game arcades, or may be installed in a place different from any of the plurality of game arcades.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of a collective management DB that the collective management apparatus manages collectively. In the example of FIG. 15, a card ID, a date, a game time, and the like are defined for each gaming shop ID (Y1, Y2...) Which can identify each of a plurality of gaming shops. In the example of FIG. 15, a card ID, a date, a game time, a game model, and a history of prize exchange are shown for each gaming shop ID, but other items (for example, items of the customer service DB) should be defined. Is preferred. Further, in the example of FIG. 15, it is shown that the player K1 is played at the gaming shop Y1 and the gaming shop Y2.

  In the following, favorite item information 200B, clerk customer presence / absence information 200E, gaming model information 200F, gaming time information 200G, visit frequency information 200H, exchange prize history (see FIG. 12), exchange prize history for each rate described in this specification. Information displayed on the POS terminal 170, such as the game history (see FIG. 14), is referred to as “plural types of display information”.

  When such a collective management apparatus is provided, for example, the POS terminal installed in the game arcade Y1 can be displayed by a plurality of types of POS terminals installed in another game arcade (for example, the game arcade Y2). Display information of one of the display information may be displayed.

  For example, when performing a prize exchange in the game arcade Y1 (when the screen display related process in FIG. 9 is executed), the POS terminal 170 installed in the game arcade Y1 is a process corresponding to S16 to S18. At least one of a game history, an exchangeable gift history, and a customer service history based on the player ID acquired at the time of prize exchange is requested to the batch management device. Then, the POS terminal 170 installed in the game arcade Y1 may display at least one display information of a plurality of types of display information based on the requested history. Thereby, the clerk in charge of prize exchange can grasp the history (game history, exchange prize history, customer service history) in other game arcades, and it is possible to serve customers based on the history in the other game arcades. Become. For example, it becomes possible to serve customers such as "Your cigarette has been exchanged at another game store Y2. Please come to our store, too."

  Note that at least one of the DBs managed by the batch management DB may be managed by at least one of the batch management device and the management device in the game arcade. For example, the prize DB may be managed by the batch management device, and the savings management DB may be stored in each game arcade.

  (4) The POS terminal 170 may display information according to the donation history. Here, "fundraising" is to convert part or all of the total game balls held by the player into prizes or cash and transfer it to a facility or the like. In addition, the donation history is a history in which the amount of donation and the like are defined in association with the date and time of donation. The information according to the donation history is, for example, information indicating "presence or absence of a donation", "the amount of donation for a player who has made a donation," and the like.

  In this way, if the POS terminal 170 displays the information according to the donation history, for example, for a player who has made a donation, it is possible to serve customers such as “You are being donated. It becomes.

  If such a configuration is adopted, the POS terminal 170 or another device may store the donation DB. A donation DB is a DB in which a donation history is defined for each card ID. In the screen display related process, the POS terminal 170 acquires donation information from the donation DB based on the member ID. The donation information is information indicating the date and time of donation, whether or not the donation has been made, the amount of donation, and the like. The POS terminal 170 displays information according to the donation history based on the acquired donation information.

  Further, the POS terminal 170 may display the fundable specific information. Here, the fundable specific information is information indicating whether or not fundraising is possible from the game balls owned by the player. Here, it is determined whether the fundraising is possible, for example, if the total number of held balls identified from the owned gaming ball information acquired in S16 of FIG. 9 reaches the possible fundraising number which can be donated. It may be determined whether or not it is present. If fundraising is possible, display information indicating that the fundraising is possible. As a result, for example, for a player who can raise money, it becomes possible to serve customers, such as "How is the money raised?"

  (5) In addition, the POS terminal 170 displays exchange presence / absence information indicating whether or not the game ball owned by the user has been exchanged for any of the normal prize and the special prize. It is also good. By displaying such exchange presence / absence information, for example, for a player who has not usually exchanged for a prize, "I have not been exchanged for a prize before now. Please replace it again." Customer service is possible.

  When such a configuration is adopted, the POS terminal 170 has exchanged the prize DB with any one of the regular prize and the special prize from the prize DB based on the member ID in S18 of FIG. Identify whether or not. The POS terminal 170 displays that it has not been exchanged, when it is specified that it has not been exchanged with any one of the normal prize and the special prize.

(6) Further, in the present embodiment, each of the exchangeable prize history screen 230 and the rate-based exchangeable prize history screen 240 is an image in which both “exchange with prize counter” and “presentation change” are displayed together. It is described as being a face. However, at least one of the exchangeable prize history screen 230 and the per-rate exchangeable prize history screen 240 may be divided and displayed in exchange with a prize counter and exchange of presence.

  In such a case, the prize DB is divided into a present exchange prize DB defining the exchange history in the presence exchange and an exchange counter prize DB defining the exchange history in the exchange counter, and the POS terminal 170 It should be managed.

  As described above, the POS terminal 170 divides and displays the exchangeable gift history by the exchange with the premium counter and the presence exchange, for example, for the player who has a large amount of exchangeable presence, There will be a lot of customer service available.

  (7) In addition, with regard to the game history screen of FIG. 14, the POS terminal 170 displays the model name of the gaming machine adjacent to the card unit in which the gaming balls have been counted and the counting result in the card unit The game history screen may be displayed so that the player can identify the game. By displaying such a game history screen on the POS terminal 170, for example, it becomes possible to serve customers such as "You have obtained Z game balls in the model E1. Thank you in the future".

  In addition, a configuration for displaying such a game history screen will be described. When such a configuration is adopted, the game ball information transmitted from the control unit 328 to the management device 150 at the end of counting includes "card ID", "game ball counted by the counting sensor 357", and " The information may be “type of game machine 2 adjacent to the card unit 3 including the control unit 328”. When the management device 150 acquires the game ball information, the management device 150 also stores the game balls counted together with the game time for each of the game machines of the game machine column of FIG. For example, when the player K1 has acquired M game balls in the game machine E1 on October 16, 2014 (M game balls have been counted in the card unit 3 of the game machine E1), The game machine ball M is also stored together with the game time "11:01 to 12:43" of the machine E1.

  (8) The POS terminal 170 may display information indicating the number of times the player has benefited (for example, the number of big wins). According to such a configuration, for a player who has many advantages, it is possible to serve customers who give a compliment such as "This time there were many bonuses. It is great." Also, for a player who is less likely to be advantageous, it is possible to serve customers including an apology such as "This time there were few bonuses. I am very sorry." Further, in the case of adopting such a configuration, for example, the management device 150 may store the number of times of advantage in the game history DB as the game history.

  (9) The POS terminal 170 may display balance information indicating whether the balance is positive or negative. Also, if the balance is positive, a specific positive amount may be displayed. If the balance is negative, a specific negative amount may be displayed. According to such a configuration, for a player who has a positive balance, it is possible to serve customers who give up a compliment such as "The balance is positive. That's great." Also, for a player whose balance is negative, it is possible to service customers including an apology such as "The balance is negative. I am very sorry."

  Further, in the case of adopting a configuration for displaying such balance information, for example, the management device 150 may store the balance DB. With the balance DB, for each card ID, whether the balance is positive or negative, and if the balance is positive, a specific positive amount is defined, and if the balance is negative, the specific negative amount Is a defined DB. Further, the balance DB is updated so as to reflect the amount of money exchanged, for example, when the special prize is exchanged for money.

  In addition, for example, the game history DB defines the amount paid by the player for borrowing the game ball and the number of special prizes exchanged, and the balance is calculated from the paid amount and the number of special prizes exchanged. It may be calculated.

  (10) The POS terminal 170 may display a recommended gift based on the player's age and gender. According to such a configuration, it becomes possible to serve customers such as "If you are the age, such a prize is recommended."

  When such a configuration is adopted, for example, the management device 150 stores a player identification DB in which the player's name, the player's age, and the player's gender are defined for each card ID. Further, the POS terminal 170 stores a recommended free gift DB in which a free gift (recommended free gift) associated with “sex and age” is defined. The POS terminal 170 also requests the management device 150 for player age information and player gender information based on the card ID in S16 of the screen display related process. Here, the player's age information is information indicating the player's age, and the player's gender information is information indicating the player's gender.

  In S22, the POS terminal 170 refers to the recommended prize DB, and selects the recommended prize associated with the “sex specified from the acquired player gender information” and the “age specified from the player age information”. And display the specified recommended prize.

  (11) The POS terminal 170 may display seat information indicating whether or not the player has sat in a seat (a seat with a high seating frequency) which the player likes. For example, some players prefer to sit in square seats (seats on the end of the gaming island). By displaying the seat information in this manner, it becomes possible for the player who has been seated in the square seat to be able to serve customers such as "I was able to sit in the square seat today. Thank you very much." For players who did not, it is possible to serve customers such as "I was unable to sit in a square seat today. I am very sorry."

  In addition, a configuration for displaying such seat information will be described. When such a configuration is adopted, the owned game ball information transmitted from the control unit 328 to the management device 150 at the end of counting is “card ID”, “game ball counted by the counting sensor 357”, It is information indicating “a gaming machine ID (that is, an ID capable of identifying a seat) of the gaming machine 2 adjacent to the card unit 3 including the control unit 328”. When acquiring the owned game ball information, the management device 150 stores the game machine ID (seat ID) as the seat history together with the game time. For example, when the player K1 is played the game machine ID (seat ID) S1 on October 16, 2014, along with the game time "11:01 to 12:43" of the game machine E1, The gaming machine ID (seat ID) is also stored as a seat history.

  Then, for each card ID, "a favorite seat" is specified from the seat history. Specifically, in the seat history, owned game ball information which is the same seat ID is counted, and when the owned game ball information is equal to or more than a predetermined number, it is specified from the same seat ID. If the user's seat is "the favorite seat (seat with high seating frequency)" of the player.

  Then, if the seat ID specified from the owned gaming ball information matches the seat ID of the “favorite seat” in the screen display related process, the POS terminal 170 uses the “favorite seat” as the seat information. Display information indicating that you have sat in On the other hand, in the screen display related process, if the seat ID specified from the owned gaming ball information does not match the seat ID of the “favorite seat”, the seat information may be “favored seat”. Display information indicating that it did not exist.

  (12) It has been described that the visit count information 200H of the present embodiment is information indicating the visit count to the game arcade. However, the visit frequency information may be any information as long as it is information indicating the frequency regarding gaming, and for example, may be information indicating the gaming frequency with the model for each model of gaming machine.

  (13) In the present embodiment, it has been described that the POS terminal 170 causes the touch panel 179 to display the prize exchange screen 200 and the like. However, the display means for displaying the prize exchange screen 200 etc. may be separate from the POS terminal 170. In this case, the POS terminal 170 can determine the prize to be exchanged within the range of the total number of held balls (the total of the number of held balls and the number of stored balls owned by the player) specified from the player card. The prize may be displayed on the display means by outputting information that can specify the prize that has been made distinguishable to the separate display means.

  Further, in the case where the POS terminal 170 is configured to display the prize exchange screen 200 on a separate display unit, the POS terminal 170 displays information necessary for displaying the prize exchange screen 200 (for example, a game Ball information, game history information, player name information, prize information, customer service information) may be output to the display means. When the display means receives information necessary for displaying the prize exchange screen 200, the display means displays the prize exchange screen 200 based on the information.

  (14) Further, the POS terminal 170 is not limited to the configuration for displaying the prize exchange screen 200, and may have any configuration as long as the store clerk can recognize the prize exchange screen 200. For example, the POS terminal 170 may adopt a configuration for discharging a sheet on which a prize replacement screen is printed. Further, the POS terminal 170 may perform voice output corresponding to the screen for prize exchange.

  (15) Further, the display means (touch panel 179) of the POS terminal 170 has been described as a display means for the shop assistant to visually recognize (hereinafter, referred to as "shop clerk display means"). However, the POS terminal 170 may be provided with display means (hereinafter, referred to as “player display means”) for the player to visually recognize. Information necessary for customer service by the store clerk is displayed on the display for store clerk, and information useful for the player is displayed on the display for player. Specifically, the player display means displays, for example, a screen prompting exchange of a product (described in (1) in the [POS terminal 170] column) related to "a gift with a high replacement frequency". You may do so. As described above, by providing the player display means, the player can visually grasp information and the like regarding prize exchange.

  (16) In the present embodiment, it has been described that in the prize DB, the exchange history of all the exchanged prizes is stored. However, a part of the exchanged prize may be stored as the exchange history. For example, among the prizes, only the regular prizes may be stored as the exchange history. Furthermore, even in the normal prize, the exchange history of only the normal prize (for example, cigarette, food and drink, etc.) whose value is relatively lower than that of other prizes may be stored. By doing this, the storage capacity of the DB can be reduced.

  (17) In the present embodiment, the game type information 200F, the game time information 200G, and the store visit frequency information 200H are displayed as the information indicating the game frequency, but even if at least one of the information is displayed. Good.

  (18) In the present embodiment, it has been described that the customer service before (premium exchange) the prize exchange operation (see S24 in FIG. 9) corresponds to the player. However, customer service after the prize exchange operation (after prize exchange) may be made in accordance with the player. Specifically, customer service may be performed based on the prize DB updated as a result of the prize exchange operation (S24 in FIG. 9). After the prize exchange operation (S24 in FIG. 9) is finished, a special operation is performed (for example, a specific button is operated), whereby the premium item based on the prize DB updated by the completion of the prize exchange operation The information 200B, the exchangeable prize history screen 230, and the per-rate exchangeable prize history screen 240 may be displayed.

  (19) In addition, when you play a game with two or more types of game models in one day (for example, October 16, 2014 or November 1 of FIG. 5A), the game is started with the first game machine The game start time may be used as the game start time, and the difference between the game start time and the game end time may be displayed as the game time information 200G with the game end time on the last gaming machine as the game end time. . For example, in the example of October 16, 2014 in FIG. 5A, the gaming time information 200G is displayed as 3 hours and 56 minutes.

  In addition, as another example, when playing with two or more types of gaming machines in one day, the total gaming time in the gaming machines of the respective gaming machines may be displayed as the gaming time information 200G. For example, in the example of October 16, 2014 in FIG. 5A, 3 hours and 34 minutes are displayed.

  In addition, the gaming time information 200G may be displayed for each of the other groups. Here, the other groups may be divided, for example, by the jackpot probability band. As an example, it may be divided into so-called sweet and digital type, middle type, max type and the like. Here, for example, the jackpot probability is about 1/100 with the sweet digital type, the jackpot probability is about 1/300 with the middle type, and the jackpot probability is about 1/400 with the max type. ing. In this case, gaming time information 200G is displayed for each sweet-digital type, middle type, and max type. According to such a configuration, since the store clerk can grasp the player's favorite jackpot probability band (type), it becomes possible to serve customers according to the player's favorite jackpot probability band. Also, the jackpot probability band group is not limited to the sweet digital type, the middle type, and the max type, and may be another type.

  In addition, the other groups may be divided by the maker of the gaming machine. For example, when there are M1 to M10 (10 types) of manufacturers of gaming machines, gaming time information 200G is displayed for each of M1 to M10. According to such a configuration, since the store clerk can grasp the player's favorite maker, it becomes possible to serve customers according to the player's favorite maker.

[About the recording medium]
(1) In the present embodiment, it has been described that the recording medium for enabling identification of the total number of balls held by the player is the player card. The card ID is stored in the player card, and it is described that the total possession number owned by the player is managed by the management device 150 in association with the card ID. However, the present invention is not limited to the player card, but may be another medium or device as long as it can specify the total number of balls held by the player. The other medium may be, for example, a medium (eg, an IC card) capable of storing electronic money. Further, the other device may be a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, or the like capable of storing electronic money. As described above, as long as the medium and device capable of storing information capable of specifying the total number of balls held, the other medium and the identification ID for identifying the device may not be stored, and are stored. You may do so. In this case, the specific processing for specifying the total number of balls held by the player may be a process of writing the number of balls in the card. In addition, even if it is a visitor card, a specific process similar to a membership card may be executed, and even if it is a membership card, a specific process similar to a visitor card may be executed.

  In other words, “processing to make it possible to specify the total number of balls owned by the player (the number of balls held in the case of the visitor card) from the player's card” is the savings management DB (FIG. 4) in this embodiment. In reference) refers to a process of updating the number of balls identified from the card ID identified from the recording medium (player card etc.). Further, in the present modification, the processing of writing data indicating the size of the game value is made to be readable on the recording medium.

  (2) Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the management device 150 stores the exchangeable gift history as the prize DB. As another example, the exchangeable gift history may be storable on a recording medium (player card, IC card, mobile phone, smart phone, tablet). That is, in the present embodiment, “a specific process for making it possible to specify at least one exchanged prize of a plurality of prizes as the exchange prize history from the recording medium” is a prize DB (see FIG. 7). In the above, it refers to a process of updating the exchangeable gift history DB specified from the card ID specified from the recording medium (player card etc.). Moreover, in this modification, it is the process which writes the data which show an exchangeable gift history so that it may become readable to a recording medium.

[About card unit 3]
The device that performs processing for enabling identification of the total number of balls held by the player is described as the card unit 3. Further, in the present embodiment, the “processing for making it possible to specify the total number of possessed balls owned by the player” can be described as processing for storing the total gaming ball in the management device 150 for each card ID. . The device that performs processing for making it possible to specify the total number of possessions owned by the player may be another device. For example, the other device may be a game ball counter installed for each game island. The gaming ball counter is a device that counts the gaming balls by inserting the gaming balls. When the player finishes playing the game, the gaming ball acquired by the player is inserted into the gaming ball counter by the player or a store clerk. When the player is a member, when the game ball is inserted into the game ball counter, the member ID of the player is input. The gaming ball counter transmits the counted gaming balls and the inputted member ID to the management device 150. The management device 150 updates the gaming balls, which are associated with the transmitted member ID and counted, as the number of held balls.

  Further, the gaming ball counter is not limited to the example of transmitting the counted gaming balls and the inputted member ID to the management device 150, and may be as follows. The gaming ball counting device, when counting the gaming balls, discharges a counting result specific medium which can specify the counting result. Here, the counting result specific medium may be a receipt (hereinafter referred to as a first counting result specific medium) on which the number of gaming balls counted is counted so that the counted gaming balls can be viewed by a human. Further, the counting result specific medium is a medium (hereinafter, referred to as a second counting result specific medium) which can specify the counted gaming balls by reading the counted gaming balls by a card reader / writer without being recognized by human beings. May be

  The player brings the counting result specific medium discharged by the game ball counting to the prize counter at the time of prize exchange. The store clerk of the prize counter causes the POS terminal 170 to acquire the card ID by reading the player's card of the player, and inputs the counting result specified from the counting result specific medium. Here, when the counting result specifying medium is the first counting result specifying medium (receipt), the clerk grasps the counting result from the receipt and causes the POS terminal 170 to manually input the counting result. When the counting result specifying medium is the second counting result specifying medium, the clerk, for example, causes the POS terminal 170 to read the second counting result specifying medium by the bar code reader 182 or the card reader / writer 181. The counting result may be acquired.

[About the database]
(1) In the present embodiment, the management device 150 stores the savings management DB and the game history DB, and the POS terminal 170 stores the prize DB and the customer DB. However, at least one of the savings management DB and the game history DB may be stored by a device different from the management device 150. For example, the hall computer 140 may store at least one of the savings management DB and the game history DB.

  In such a case, the POS terminal 170 requests information necessary for displaying a prize exchange screen to a device storing a DB corresponding to the information. The “DB corresponding to the information” refers to a DB that can acquire the information. Specifically, the DB corresponding to the information, for example, the DB corresponding to the game ball information (see S16 in FIG. 9) is a savings management DB (see FIG. 4), and the game history information (S16 in FIG. 9) The DB corresponding to (see) is a game history DB (see FIG. 5).

  Further, when the POS terminal 170 stores the savings management DB in the HDD 176, the CPU 172 reads the savings management DB stored in the HDD 176 and acquires the owned game ball corresponding to the card ID. Make it possible to identify the owned game ball from the ID. Further, when the POS terminal 170 stores the gaming history DB in the HDD 176, the CPU 172 reads the gaming history DB stored in the HDD 176 and acquires the gaming history corresponding to the card ID, thereby the card ID Make it possible to identify the game history from.

  That is, “the process of specifying the game result in the gaming machine 2 as the game history from the player card” means that when the game history DB is stored by the management device 150, the game history to the management device 150 This is processing for requesting information and acquiring the game history information corresponding to the card ID (see S16 in FIG. 9). Further, when the gaming history DB is stored in the HDD 176 of the POS terminal 170, the CPU 172 reads the gaming history DB stored in the HDD 176 to acquire the gaming history corresponding to the card ID. .

  (2) Further, at least one of the prize DB and the customer DB may be stored by an apparatus different from the POS terminal 170. For example, the managing device 150 may store at least one of the prize DB and the customer DB.

  In such a case, the POS terminal 170 requests information necessary for displaying a prize exchange screen to a device storing a DB corresponding to the information. The “DB corresponding to the information” refers to a DB that can acquire the information. Specifically, the DB corresponding to the information is, for example, a gift DB (see FIG. 7) corresponding to the prize information (see S18 in FIG. 9), and the customer service information (see S20 in FIG. 9) The corresponding DB is a customer service DB (see FIG. 8).

  When the prize DB is stored in the management apparatus 150, in the prize DB update process of S26, the management apparatus transmits information for reflecting the exchange prize history based on the prize exchange operation performed in S24 to the management apparatus. Do. When the management device receives the information reflecting the exchange prize history, the prize DB is updated based on the information. By the process of updating the prize DB, a specific process is performed to make it possible to specify at least one exchanged prize of a plurality of prizes (special prizes and normal prizes) as the exchange prize history from the player card.

  In addition, when the customer service DB is stored in the management device 150, in the customer service DB update process of S30, the customer service history based on the store clerk ID (see S12) stored in the RAM 174 with respect to the management device. Send the information to be reflected. When the management device receives information reflecting the customer service history, the customer DB updates the customer service DB based on the information. By this processing for updating the customer service DB, special processing is performed to make it possible to identify from the player card as the sales clerk ID in the RAM 174 of the POS terminal 170.

  Further, the database described in the [POS terminal 170] field is not limited to the example stored in the device described in this field, and may be stored in another device.

[Others]
(1) In the embodiment described above, the card unit 3 and the POS terminal 170 are arranged corresponding to the gaming machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other types of gaming machines such as slot machines It may be arranged corresponding to

  In this case, the total number of held balls in the prize exchange screen 200 is the total number of held medals. Here, the medal is a medium used to play a game in the slot machine. Further, on the prize exchange screen 200 for a player who owns both the game ball and the medal, both of the total number of balls held and the total number of medals held may be displayed.

  (2) In the embodiment described above, the salesperson in charge of the exchange in the presence of the information including at least the predetermined consideration when exchanging the prize of the desired predetermined consideration using the number of held balls or the number of balls by exchange of presence. I accepted it from the remote control that I possess.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the case of exchanging an article having a desired predetermined value by using the player's own possession value specified from the game recording medium, at least a predetermined value can be specified. You may make it receive by another method.

  For example, the card unit 3 may be configured to be able to directly input an exchange instruction capable of specifying a predetermined value of an article. In addition, the card unit 3 is provided with an input means to the effect that the exchange instruction capable of specifying the ownership value of the article is transmitted from the remote control owned by the salesperson, and the remote control is received only when the input is received. The exchange instruction may be accepted from In this way, it is possible to prevent that the card unit next to the target card unit 3 erroneously receives an exchange instruction from the remote controller.

[Other modification]
Next, another modification of the prize exchange screen 200 (see FIG. 10) will be described. FIG. 16 shows an example of a prize exchange screen 500 which is a modification of the prize exchange screen 200. As shown in FIG. 16, the prize exchange screen 500 is different from the prize exchange screen 200 in the above-described embodiment in that elapsed day information 200L, player information 200P, and the like are displayed. First, the player information 200P will be described.

<About Player Information 200P>
The player information 200P is information on a player. Specifically, the player information 200P includes information on the game of the player. The information on the game is information indicating the player's favorite model, the player's visit time zone, and the like. Also, the player information 200P includes information indicating the feature of the player. The information indicating the feature of the player is, for example, information indicating prizes exchanged frequently by the player, the appearance of the player, and the like. In the present embodiment, the prizes frequently exchanged by the player are, for the player K1, the cigarette A1, the food and drink C1, and the like. The information indicating the appearance of the player is, for example, that the player is wearing a mask, that the player is wearing a suit, that the player has a pleasant look by winning the game, It includes information indicating that the expression is depressed due to losing. Further, the information on the player's game may be a word (text or word) issued by the player. The word issued by the player is, for example, "There are few non-smoking seats" or "The cooler is working too much".

  As described above, by displaying the player information 200P on the prize exchange screen 500, the clerk in charge of the prize exchange can serve customers based on the displayed player information 200P. In the example of FIG. 16, as the player information 200P, information of “I like the model E1” and information of “there are many shops coming in the evening” are displayed. When such player information 200P is displayed, for example, a salesclerk says, "I like the model E1. What model did you play with today?" "Thank you for always."

  Further, in the example of FIG. 16, the input store clerk information 200Q is also displayed together with the player information 200P. The input clerk information is information indicating a clerk who has input the player information 200P. In the example of FIG. 16, a clerk D1 is shown in the input clerk information 200Q.

  Next, the input of the player information 200P will be described. The clerk inputs player information to the POS terminal 170. The clerk grasps the player information as follows, and inputs the grasped player information. The store clerk, for example, interacts with the player who has exchanged prizes, thereby grasping the player's favorite model, the characteristics of the player, the words issued by the player, etc., and the contents grasped as the player information It may be input. Further, the clerk, for example, causes the POS terminal 170 to display the exchangeable prize history (FIG. 12 and FIG. 13), the gaming history (FIG. 14), etc., and grasps the displayed contents. It may be input as information. In addition, for example, the clerk grasps the contents of the questionnaire sent to the player or the contents of the registration sheet entered by the player when the player registers as a member, and uses the grasped contents as the player information. It may be input.

  Next, an example of an input method for inputting player information into the POS terminal 170 will be described. For example, when player information is input, a player information input screen (not shown) capable of inputting player information can be displayed by performing a predetermined operation in a state where the prize exchange screen 500 is displayed. It may be displayed on the touch panel 179 of the POS terminal 170. With the predetermined operation, for example, by operating the detail button 200C of FIG. 10, the detailed menu screen 210 (see FIG. 11) is displayed, and further, the player information input button displayed on the detailed menu screen 210 (Not shown) is displayed. When the player information input button is operated by a store clerk or the like, a player information input screen is displayed on the touch panel 179.

  The player information input screen includes a player information input enable area. The player information input enable area is an area where the player information is input in characters. A soft key is displayed in an area different from the player information input enable area out of the entire area of the player information input screen. The store clerk character-enters player information in the player information input enabled area by operating the soft key.

  Also, player information may be input using a keyboard or a mouse (not shown) connected to the POS terminal 170 instead of the touch panel 179. Further, the POS terminal 170 may be provided with a voice recognition function, and a store clerk may input player information by voice input. Further, the player information may be input without displaying the player information input screen. Other than this, any method may be used as long as player information can be input to the POS terminal 170.

  Further, as described later, the input player information is accumulated as a history in, for example, a customer service DB stored in the POS terminal 170. Therefore, from the viewpoint of reducing the storage capacity of the player information, it is preferable to reduce the data amount of the input player information. Therefore, the amount of player information that can be input may be limited. Specifically, the amount of player information is at least one of the number of characters of the player information and the number of items of the player information. Thereby, the data amount of the player information to be input can be reduced.

  Also, the player information may be input by causing the player to select from a plurality of predetermined items. For example, a plurality of items are displayed on the player information input screen, for example, 12 items "I like gaming machine E1", "I like gaming model E2" ... "I like gaming model E12" May be selected from the 12 items. According to such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the time and effort for the store clerk to input characters.

  Next, the timing of inputting player information will be described using FIG. The input timing may be, for example, any timing between receiving a player's card of a certain player and receiving another player's card, it may be possible to input player information at any timing. For example, after the process of S14 is completed, player information may be input during the processes of S16 to S20 (that is, until the prize exchange screen 500 at S22 is displayed). Further, the player information may be input when the prize exchange screen 500 of S22 is displayed. Further, player information may be input along with the prize exchange operation of S24. In addition, player information may be input after the end of the prize exchange operation of S24 and before the end of the card ejection operation of S28. Also, even after the card ejection operation in S28 is completed, player information may be input.

  In the case of inputting player information from S16 to S28, in the customer service DB updating process of S30, the input player information is associated with the customer DB as a history in association with the card ID acquired in S14. Remember. In addition, when the player information is input after the card discharging operation in S28 (the customer service DB updating process in S30) is completed, a predetermined operation indicating that the input of the player information is completed (for example, player information input) When the completion button (not shown) is operated, the input player information is stored in the customer service DB as a history in association with the card ID acquired in S14.

  When player information is input from S16 to S28, the input player information is stored as a history in the customer service DB in the customer service DB update process of S30. There is no need for the store clerk to perform the predetermined operation “indicating that the process has been completed,” and the processing load on the store clerk can be reduced.

  In the case where player information is input after the card ejection operation at S28 (service DB update processing at S30) is completed, after the clerk returns the player card ejected by the card ejection operation to the player ( That is, after customer service with the player is completed, player information can be input. Therefore, the clerk can concentrate on the task of inputting player information after finishing the customer service work, and the processing burden on the clerk can be reduced.

  As described above, the player information may be input during the customer service operation (between S14 and S30) or after the customer service operation is completed (after S30).

  The player information may be input even when the player card is not inserted. In this case, the store clerk may input player information so as to correspond to the card ID. For example, the clerk can grasp the name and the like of a player who has served many customers. Therefore, the store clerk may identify the card ID from the recognized name by displaying the game history screen 250 (see FIG. 14), and may input player information in association with the card ID. In the case of adopting such a configuration, the POS terminal 170 displays a card ID (or the player's name) and a player information input screen on which player information can be input. When the card ID (or the player's name) and the player information are input by the store clerk from the player information input screen, the card ID (or the player's name) and the player information in the customer service DB And are stored in association with each other.

  In the present embodiment, the player information is stored in the clerk DB, but the player information is stored in a DB (for example, a player information DB not shown) different from the clerk DB. May be Here, the player information DB is a DB in which the input date, the input store clerk, and the input player information are associated with the card ID. The player information DB may be stored by the POS terminal 170 or may be stored by another device (for example, the management device 150).

  Also, the player information may be stored in the player card. In this case, the POS terminal 170 does not have to store player information. In this case, in S14, when reading a card ID from a player card, player information may be acquired. That is, in the present modification, the “processing for enabling identification of player information from a player card” is specified from a recording medium (such as a player card) in the customer service DB (or player information DB). It refers to the process of updating the player information associated with the card ID. Further, the "processing for enabling identification of player information from a player card" may be processing for writing player information in a recording medium (such as a player card) so as to be readable.

  Further, in FIG. 16, the date when the player information 200P is input is displayed in association with the displayed player information 200P. In the example of FIG. 16, the player information “I like the model E1” indicates that the entry was made on November 15, 2014, and the player information “there is a large number of stores coming in the evening” is November 18, 2014. Indicates that it has been input. As described above, by displaying the date when the player information is input together with the player information, the clerk can grasp the new and old of the input of the player information. Therefore, the store clerk can decide, for example, not to use for the customer service for the player information input earlier than a predetermined period (for example, one month) or more. In addition, since player information input within a predetermined period in the past is relatively new player information, it is possible to make decisions such as use for customer service.

  Further, the POS terminal 170 may display not only the "date" on which the player information is input, but also the "date" and the "date and time". For example, the date and time such as 15:13 on November 15, 2014 may be displayed for the player information “I like the model E1”. Also, the POS terminal 170 may display at least one of "date" and "date and time".

  Next, player information is input, and a method of storing the input player information will be described. For example, the input player information is stored in association with the store clerk ID stored in the RAM 174 when the player information is input. For example, referring to FIG. 8, on October 21, 2014, the store clerk D15 is serving customers. When player information on the player K1 (the player K1 is wearing a mask) is input by the clerk D15, the card ID is K1, the date is October 21, 2014, and the clerk ID is associated with D15. Thus, the player information "player K1 masks" is stored.

  There are also cases where no player information is input by the store clerk. In this case, in the customer service DB, the date on which premiums have been exchanged (serviced) and the effect of serving are updated in association with the card ID, and the player information is not stored.

  Also, in this modification, for the player K1, the player information “I like the model E1” is input by the store clerk D1 on November 15, 2014, and the card ID is K1 and the date is 11 2014 On the 15th, the clerk ID is associated with D1, and player information "I like the model E1" is stored. Further, for the player K1, the player information “There is a large number of stores coming in the evening” is inputted by the store clerk D1 on November 18, 2014, whereby the card ID is K1 and the date is November 18, 2014. The store clerk ID is associated with D1, and player information that "there are many shops coming in the evening" is stored.

  As described above, by associating the entered player information with the store clerk ID, the POS terminal 170 can identify the store clerk who has input the player information, and can appropriately store the player information. .

  A process (S22 of FIG. 9) in which the POS terminal 170 causes the player information 200P to be displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 will be described. With regard to this process, in the process of S20, player information may be acquired from the customer DB along with the customer information. Specifically, the POS terminal 170 reads the customer service DB, and acquires player information corresponding to the card ID acquired in S14. Note that the timing of obtaining player information is not limited to S22, and it may be performed at any timing as long as it is between S14 and S22, and may be obtained when displaying.

  In addition, with regard to a player whose player information has not been input, the player information is not stored in the customer service DB in association with the player ID. The POS terminal 170 of this modification executes different processing depending on whether or not player information is associated with the player card. Specifically, while the player information 200P is displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 displayed for the player card identified from the card ID to which the player information is associated, the player information is associated. The player information 200P is not displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 displayed for the player card specified from the card ID which has not been input (the player information is not input). As described above, the clerk can easily determine whether or not the player information is input, based on whether or not the player information 200P is displayed.

  In addition, while the player information 200P is displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 displayed for the player card identified from the card ID to which the player information is associated, a card on which the player information is not associated Even when the player information can be input from the prize exchange screen 500 displayed for the player card specified from the ID, the player information can be input (for example, the above-mentioned player information input button is displayed). Good. Even with such a configuration, whether or not the player information is input can be determined based on whether the player information 200P is displayed or the player information input button is displayed.

  Also, the POS terminal may execute another different process depending on whether or not the player information is associated with the card ID of the player card. For example, when player information is associated with a card ID of a player card, notification may be made in the first mode. On the other hand, when the player information is not associated with the card ID of the player card, notification may be made in a second mode different from the first mode.

  Here, the first mode is a mode that can specify that “player information is associated with the card ID of the player card”. Further, the second mode is a mode capable of specifying that “no player information is associated with the card ID of the player card”.

  Further, when the notification is performed using the speaker (not shown) of the POS terminal 170, the first mode is to output a voice such as "player information is associated", for example. The second mode is, for example, outputting a voice such as “player information is not associated”. Further, when the notification is performed using the light emitting means (not shown) of the POS terminal 170, the first mode is, for example, a light emission mode (for example, continuation) which can specify that player information is associated. And the light emitting means emits light, and the second mode causes the light emitting means to emit light in a light emission mode (for example, blinking) that can specify that the player information is not associated. It is an aspect.

  According to such a configuration, the store clerk can easily grasp whether or not the player information is associated with the card ID of the player card.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the player information inputted by the clerk indicated by the input clerk information 200Q is displayed, and the player information inputted by a clerk other than the clerk indicated by the input clerk information 200Q. Is preferably not displayed. In the example of FIG. 16, the clerk indicated by the input clerk information 200Q is the clerk D1, and player information “favorite to the model E1” and “many shops coming in the evening”, which are player information input by the clerk D1, are It is preferable not to display “player K1 is masking”, which is the player information displayed and input by the store clerk D15.

  As a specific process, the POS terminal 170 acquires only player information corresponding to the clerk ID stored in S12, and acquires player information corresponding to the clerk ID other than the clerk ID stored in S12. You should not do it. If the player information input by the clerk other than the clerk serving the customer is also displayed, the clerk serving the customer may be confused by the displayed player information. As described above, by displaying only the player information input by the clerk serving the customer (in this example, the clerk D1), confusion of the clerk serving the customer can be prevented.

  In addition, player information input by a clerk other than the clerk indicated by the input clerk information 200Q may be displayed. That is, in S14, all the player information associated with the acquired card ID may be displayed. According to such a configuration, the store clerk can grasp all player information about the player, and various customer service becomes possible.

  In addition, the POS terminal 170 displays the player information input less than a predetermined period (for example, one month) from the date when the prize exchange screen 500 is displayed (in this example, November 20, 2014). The player information input before the predetermined period may not be displayed. According to such a configuration, since it is possible to reduce the displayed player information, it is possible to make the store clerk easy to view the player information, and to make the store clerk understand the latest player information, so that various customer service can be performed. It becomes possible.

  Further, the input clerk information 200Q is not limited to the information indicating the name of the clerk who has input the player information, and any information may be used as long as it is information that can identify the clerk. For example, the input clerk information 200Q may be a clerk ID.

  Further, the input store clerk information 200Q may be the number of inputs of the store clerk who has input the displayed player information. According to such a configuration, since the store clerk can grasp the number of times of input of player information, for example, the degree of closeness with the player regarding the player information on which the number of times of input is displayed can be grasped. Customer service is possible. The POS terminal 170 counts the number of times of input of player information corresponding to the card ID acquired in S14 as a method of displaying the number of times of input of player information as the input clerk information 200Q. The counting result may be displayed as the input clerk information 200Q. Further, the input clerk information 200Q may include the name of the input clerk and the number of inputs.

  Further, in the present modification, it has been described that player information is input to the POS terminal 170. However, player information may be input to another device (for example, the management device 150). In this case, the player information input by the other device is transmitted to the POS terminal 170, and when the player information is received, the POS terminal 170 stores the received player information in the customer DB. (The player information in the customer service DB is updated).

  The player information may not be stored as a DB in another device, and may be stored in a player card. Further, in the case of the configuration in which the player information is stored in the player card, only the latest player information is stored, and the player information already stored when the latest player information is stored (that is, The old player information may be discarded.

  As described above, “specific processing for enabling input player information to be specified from a player card” is a recording medium (player card or the like) in the customer service DB (see FIG. 8) in the present embodiment. Processing for updating the player information specified from the card ID specified from. Further, as another example, it refers to a process of storing player information in a recording medium (player's card) so as to be readable.

<About elapsed day information 200L>
Next, the elapsed day information 200L will be described. The elapsed day information 200L is information indicating the elapsed day from the day of the previous game until the day when the elapsed day information 200L is displayed (that is, the current day). In the example of FIG. 16, the elapsed day information 200L is indicated as 2 days. By referring to the elapsed day information 200L, the clerk can grasp that the player K1 has played for the first time in two days. Therefore, the clerk can, for example, perform a customer service such as “This is the first visit in two days. Thank you always” to the player K1. As described above, the clerk is able to serve customers such as "It's been a long time. Thank you in the future." In addition, for the player who has a small number of days elapsed, the clerk is able to serve customers such as "I come here frequently. It should be noted that whether the number of elapsed days is large or small, a clerk or the like predetermines a reference period (for example, one week), and if the number of elapsed days is larger than the reference period, it is determined that "the number of elapsed days is large" If the elapsed days is less than the reference period, it may be determined that "the elapsed days are less".

  Further, the elapsed day information 200L may be information indicating not only the day but also the day and time from the previous player date and time. For example, the elapsed day information may be information indicating 2 days and 16 hours and 34 minutes. In addition, as the elapsed day information, “November 18, 2014,” which is the previous game date, may be displayed.

  Next, the process (S22 of FIG. 9) in which the POS terminal 170 causes the elapsed time information 200L to be displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 will be described. In S16, the POS terminal 170 acquires game history information (see FIG. 5) from the management device 150. The CPU 172 of the POS terminal 170 specifies the date on which the game was played last time (closest) from the acquired game history information. In the example of FIG. 5, it is November 18, 2014. As described in the present embodiment, November 20, 2014 described in FIG. 5 indicates the date of the day.

  When specifying the date and time of the previous game, the CPU 172 calculates “the number of days elapsed since the date of the last game” by calculating “date of today”-“date of last game”. In this example, by calculating “November 20, 2014” − “November 18, 2014”, “two days” is calculated as the number of days elapsed since the day of the previous game. The CPU 172 of the POS terminal 170 displays the calculated number of elapsed days (two days) as elapsed day information 200L.

<About a specific method of gaming time>
In the present embodiment, the “time when the operation of the lending button is detected” is specified as the “game start time”, and the “time when the operation of the return button is detected” is specified as the “game end time”. A modification of the specific method of the game start time and the game end time will be described. In the modified example, an imaging device capable of imaging a player's face is provided in each gaming machine 2, and the player's face is imaged by the imaging device. On the other hand, for example, the management device 150 holds a face data table in which a card ID is associated with face data that can specify the face of the player specified from the card ID. For example, when a player registers as a member, a clerk or the like captures an image of the player's face with a camera or the like, and for example, in the member gaming history DB, the card ID and face data captured by the camera or the like correspond It may be attached and held. Further, the DB for storing face data may be another member gaming history DB. For example, any one of a member savings DB, a member premium DB, a member customer service DB, etc. may be stored.

  The imaging device provided in each gaming machine 2 is imaged by the imaging device at a timing at which the face of the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 2 (that is, the player playing the game in the gaming machine 2) is imaged. The transmission of data of the face of the player who has been imaged (hereinafter referred to as "imaged face data") is started. In addition, the imaging device transmits imaging face data to the management device 150. When the management device 150 receives the imaged face data, the management device 150 refers to the face data table to identify the card ID associated with the imaged face data. The management device 150 identifies the time when the imaging face data is received as the “game start time”, and identifies the time when the data different from the imaging face data is received as the “game end time”. The “data different from the captured face data” includes, for example, data in which a player who has played a game has a seat and an image captured by the imaging device is a seat image. Also, “data different from the captured face data” includes, for example, the player who was playing a game with another player and includes face data of the other player.

  As described above, the management device 150 may specify the game playing time of the player based on the data captured by the imaging device and the time when the data is received.

<About the memory method of game time>
In the present embodiment, it has been described that the management device 150 stores the playing time of each player. However, information indicating the gaming frequency of each player (for example, visit date, gaming time, and gaming model) may be stored not by the management device 150 but by another device (for example, the POS terminal 170). Further, the information indicating the gaming frequency may be stored in the player card. In this case, the management device 150 does not have to store the game time. In S16 of FIG. 9, it is not necessary to request the management device 150 for information indicating gaming time in the gaming history information, and in S14, when reading a card ID from a player card, information indicating gaming time is You just get it. That is, in the present embodiment, the “processing for enabling identification of the gaming frequency from the player card” is a card ID specified from the recording medium (such as the player card) in the gaming history DB (see FIG. 5). The process which updates the information which shows the game frequency specified from is said. Further, the "processing for enabling determination of the gaming frequency from the player card" may be processing for writing information indicating the gaming frequency in the recording medium so as to be readable.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, “processing for enabling identification of at least one of the played date and the played time from the player card” is “recorded in the game history DB (see FIG. 5) in the present embodiment. This is a process of updating at least one of a visit date and a game time specified from a card ID specified from a medium (a player card or the like). In addition, “the processing for making it possible to identify at least one of the date played and the played time from the player card” means the date played and the played time so as to be readable. At least one of them may be written to the recording medium.

  According to such a configuration, the management device 150 does not need to store the gaming time of each player, so the storage amount of the management device 150 can be reduced, and in S14, the POS terminal 170 performs the gaming time It is possible to reduce the process of requesting the management apparatus 150 for the information shown.

<About the display of information indicating the gaming frequency>
In the present embodiment and the present modification, it has been described that the information indicating the gaming frequency is gaming time information 200G, store visit frequency information 200H, and elapsed day information 200L, as shown in FIG. Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the information indicating the gaming frequency is information displayed by characters and numbers. However, the POS terminal 170 may display information indicating the gaming frequency in another manner. For example, the other mode may be a mode in which characters or symbols are displayed in a color according to the game frequency.

  As for the visit frequency information 200H, when the visit frequency of the month to which the day on which the prize exchange screen 200 is displayed belongs is 1 to 5 times, the visit frequency is displayed in blue as the visit frequency information 200H, 6 to 10 times When it is, the number of visits is displayed in yellow as the number of visits information 200H, and when it is 11 or more, the number of visits is displayed in red as the number of visits information 200H. Thus, by displaying the number of visits in color, it is possible to make the store clerk intuitively grasp the gaming frequency.

  In addition, with regard to the elapsed day information 200L, if the elapsed day is one month or more, the elapsed day is displayed in blue as the elapsed day information 200L, and if the elapsed day is within one week or more and within one month, the elapsed day information The elapsed days are displayed in yellow as 200 L, and if the elapsed days are within one week, the elapsed days are displayed in red as the elapsed day information 200 L. As described above, by displaying the elapsed days in color, it is possible for the store clerk to intuitively grasp the elapsed days.

  In addition, with regard to the gaming time information 200G, if the gaming time is less than one hour, the gaming time is displayed in blue as the gaming time information 200G, and if the gaming time is more than one hour and less than 10 hours, as the gaming time information 200G The game time is displayed in yellow, and if the game time is 10 hours or more, the game time is displayed in red as game time information 200G. As described above, by displaying the game time in color, it is possible to make the clerk intuitively grasp the game time.

  Further, the information according to the game frequency is not limited to the color and the characters, and may be a figure according to the game frequency. For example, when the number of visits to the month to which the day on which the prize exchange screen 200 is displayed belongs is 1 to 5 times, △ is displayed as the visit frequency information 200H, and when it is 6 to 10 times, the visit frequency information 200H Is displayed, and when it is 11 times or more, ◎ is displayed as the number-of-visits information 200H. As described above, by graphically displaying the number-of-visits information, the store clerk can intuitively grasp the number of visits.

  Also, similarly, information may be displayed in a mode according to the game frequency for information indicating other game items.

<About the information displayed on the screen 500 for prize replacement last time>
Next, the display aspect about the information displayed on the screen 500 for prize replacement | exchange last time is demonstrated. If the clerk, when serving this time (that is, the day of November 20, 2014), if the same content as the previous time served, the player who received the service would feel uncomfortable. There is a risk. Therefore, it is preferable to display the information that has already been displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 last time among the pieces of information displayed on the prize exchange screen 500 this time in a form that can be specified. By doing this, it is possible to prevent the store clerk from serving the same content as the previous one. Further, “information already displayed” means, for example, “information displayed on the screen for prize exchange 500 before service for the last time”.

  Here, "a mode capable of specifying what has already been displayed" is, for example, a mode in which the information is displayed in a color different from that displayed for the first time. Specifically, in the case where the information displayed for the first time is displayed in black, “already displayed information” is displayed in a color (for example, gray) which the salesclerk can not easily see. Also, "information already displayed" may be displayed by being shaded. Alternatively, specific information that is not added to the “information displayed for the first time” may be added to the “information already displayed” to display the “information already displayed”. Here, "specific information" is, for example, information such as "done". That is, in the vicinity of "information already displayed", the character "done" is added and displayed.

  In the following, it is assumed that "information displayed for the first time" is displayed in black and "information already displayed" is displayed in gray.

  In the example of FIG. 16, in the player information 200P, the player information A “I like the model E1” is input on November 15, 2014, and on November 18, 2014, “There are many shops coming in the evening”. The player information B is input. Therefore, the prize exchange screen 500 for the player K1 is displayed on November 18, 2014, and on the prize exchange screen 500, the player information A “I like the model E1” is displayed. Therefore, at the time of customer service this time (that is, November 20, 2014 which is the day), the player information A “I like the model E1” is displayed in gray as the already displayed information.

  Next, a specific method of determining whether the information is already displayed will be described. The POS terminal 170 performs a process for adding an acquisition flag specifying the acquired information to the acquired information in the processes of S16 to S20. For example, in S18 and S20, when information is acquired from a DB (a prize DB or a customer service DB) held by the POS terminal 170 itself, an acquisition flag is added to the acquired information in the DB. Further, in the case where the information is acquired by requesting information from a device (in the present embodiment, the management device 150) different from the POS terminal 170 in S16, the management device 150 is requested from the POS terminal 170. When the information is transmitted to the POS terminal 170, an acquisition flag is added to the requested information.

  As described above, since the information to which the acquisition flag has been added is the information that has already been acquired (that is, the information that has already been displayed on the prize exchange screen 500), the POS terminal 170 uses the information to which the acquisition flag has been added. May be displayed in a mode different from the information to which the acquisition flag is not added. In this example, the POS terminal 170 displays the information to which the acquisition flag is not added in black and the information to which the acquisition flag is added (in the example of FIG. 16, the player information “I like the model E1”). Is displayed in gray.

  In addition, the POS terminal 170 may not display the information already displayed on the prize exchange screen 500.

<About exchange availability information>
Further, on the prize exchange screen 500, previous exchange presence / absence information (not shown) may be displayed. The previous exchange storage ball presence / absence information is information indicating whether or not the game ball and the prize have been exchanged at the last visit to the store, and whether or not the game ball has been stored (retaining the game ball). Specifically, in the screen for prize exchange 500, characters such as "there is a prize exchange at the last visit to the store" and characters such as "there are balls at the last visit to the store" are displayed as the previous exchange storage ball presence / absence information.

  Normally, the fact that one of the prize exchange and the storage was performed at the last visit to the store means that the player has more game balls obtained than the number of game balls consumed (that is, the game is won). It is. On the other hand, when neither the prize exchange nor the storage is performed at the last visit to the store, it means that all the lent game balls have been consumed (that is, they have lost the game).

  Therefore, the clerk can grasp whether the player has won or lost the game in the last game by displaying the last time the exchange ball existence information. As a result, the clerk is able to serve customers such as "I lost last time, but I won this time. Congratulations" to the player who lost the last game. In addition, the clerk can handle the service to the player who has won the previous game, such as "I also won the last time and won this time. Congratulations".

  The method of identifying whether or not the POS terminal 170 has exchanged or stored a prize last time may be as follows. First, a method of specifying whether or not a prize has been exchanged last time will be described. The POS terminal 170 specifies the last played date. Specifically, the date of the previous game is specified from the gaming history information acquired in S16 of FIG. For example, for the player K1, in the example of FIG. 5, November 18, 2014 is the date on which the game was played last time. Next, the POS terminal 170 specifies whether or not the prize has been exchanged on the date of the previous game by referring to the prize history DB (see FIG. 7). In the example of FIG. 7, the prize is exchanged on November 18, 2014, which is the date of the previous game. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 7, the POS terminal 170 specifies that the prize has been exchanged on the date of the previous game.

  When the POS terminal 170 specifies that a premium has been exchanged on the date of the previous game, the POS terminal 170 displays information indicating that the previous premium exchange has been performed, as the last time the exchange ball existence information. When the POS terminal 170 specifies that the prize has not been exchanged on the date of the previous game, the POS terminal 170 displays information indicating that the prize has not been exchanged last time as the previous exchange ball presence / absence information.

  Next, a method of specifying whether or not the balls are stored will be described. First, storage processing for storing game balls, which is executed by a store clerk when there is a request for storage of balls by a player at the time of prize exchange or the like, will be described. In the ball storage process, for example, the ball storage setting screen is displayed on the touch panel 179 of the POS terminal 170, and the number of ball storage balls to be stored in the ball storage screen (here, 500 balls) is input for each rate. , The completion button displayed on the ball storage setting screen is pressed. Here, with respect to the player K1, a case will be described in which the ball setting screen is input with 500 balls for 1 yen game ball as the number of stored ball game balls. In this case, the input number of stored balls game balls (500 balls of 1 yen game balls) is transmitted to the management device 150. When the management device 150 receives the number of stored balls game balls, the number of stored balls in the savings management DB (see FIG. 4) held by the management device 150 is updated by the number of received game balls. Here, the management device 150 increases and updates the number of balls stored in the 1-yen gaming ball by 500 in association with the updated number of balls stored. Further, in S16, the owned game ball information transmitted from the management device 150 to the POS terminal 170 is the date when the ball was stored last time (that is, the date of the latest stored ball, hereinafter referred to as "last stored day"). ) Also included.

  Next, a method of specifying whether or not the ball was stored last time will be described. First, the POS terminal 170 specifies the date on which the game was played last time. Specifically, the date of the previous game is specified from the gaming history information acquired in S16 of FIG. For example, for the player K1, in the example of FIG. 5, November 18, 2014 is the date on which the game was played last time. Next, the POS terminal 170 determines whether the previous storage date included in the owned game ball information transmitted in S16 matches the specified last played date (Nov. 18, 2014).

  When the POS terminal 170 specifies that the stored balls have been stored on the date of the previous game, the POS terminal 170 displays information indicating that the previous stored balls have been stored, as the previous stored exchange ball existence information. When the POS terminal 170 specifies that the ball has not been stored on the date of the previous game, the POS terminal 170 displays information indicating that the ball has not been collected last time as the previous replacement ball presence / absence information.

[Others]
(1) In the embodiment described above, the card unit 3 and the POS terminal 170 are arranged corresponding to the gaming machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other types of gaming machines such as slot machines It may be arranged corresponding to

  In this case, the total number of held balls in the prize exchange screen 200 is the total number of held medals. Here, the medal is a medium used to play a game in the slot machine. Further, on the prize exchange screen 200 for a player who owns both the game ball and the medal, both of the total number of balls held and the total number of medals held may be displayed.

  (2) In the embodiment described above, the salesperson in charge of the exchange in the presence of the information including at least the predetermined consideration when exchanging the prize of the desired predetermined consideration using the number of held balls or the number of balls by exchange of presence. I accepted it from the remote control that I possess.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the case of exchanging an article having a desired predetermined value by using the player's own possession value specified from the game recording medium, at least a predetermined value can be specified. You may make it receive by another method.

  For example, the card unit 3 may be configured to be able to directly input an exchange instruction capable of specifying a predetermined value of an article. In addition, the card unit 3 is provided with an input means to the effect that the exchange instruction capable of specifying the ownership value of the article is transmitted from the remote control owned by the salesperson, and the remote control is received only when the input is received. The exchange instruction may be accepted from In this way, it is possible to prevent that the card unit next to the target card unit 3 erroneously receives an exchange instruction from the remote controller.

  (3) It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

  2 Pachinko machines, 3 card units, 100 system controllers, 150 management devices, 170 POS terminals.

Claims (3)

A gaming apparatus for performing processing for enabling identification of a gaming value owned by a player from a recording medium;
It is a gaming system comprising: a prize apparatus for outputting prize information capable of discriminating a prize to be exchanged within the range of gaming value specified from the recording medium;
Accepting means for accepting input of player information on a game by a player ;
Specific processing means for performing specific processing for enabling identification of the player information accepted by the accepting means from the recording medium;
Outputting means for outputting the player information specified from the recording medium and the prize information of a prize frequently exchanged by the player ;
Storage means for storing input person identification information capable of identifying an input person who has input the player information;
A game system comprising: input person identification information output means for outputting the input person identification information. Acquisition means for acquiring gaming machine information on the gaming machine played by the player;
The gaming system according to claim 1, further comprising gaming machine information output means for outputting gaming machine information acquired by the acquisition means. Game value storage means for storing, for each type of game value, the necessary amount of game value required to exchange for a prize;
The gaming system according to claim 1, further comprising: a required amount output unit configured to output the required amount of the gaming value for each type of gaming value.

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