JP6982429B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a playground management system.

In recent years, gambling addiction has become a major problem, and each amusement park is trying to take various measures as a countermeasure. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a system in which a player himself / herself sets a condition for restricting a game and forcibly stops the game when his / her own game situation corresponds to the condition. However, it is not possible for the player himself to realize whether or not the degree of addiction is actually improved in the efforts using such a system, and it is necessary to keep the player's motivation for the work high. There was a difficult situation.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-21106

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to allow the player to realize the effect of the addiction countermeasures and to maintain the player's motivation for the effort. The purpose is to provide a management system for a possible playground.

In the management system for the amusement park, the players who are working on addiction countermeasures are notified of the actual effect of the efforts, so that the players can feel the effect. Is possible, and the motivation to work can be maintained high.

Overall block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention Front view of the counting lending unit shown together with the gaming machine Functional block diagram showing mainly the counting lending unit Screen when inserting a membership card on the display of the counting lending unit Transition screen when setting game restriction conditions and screen when warning message is displayed Recovery degree confirmation screen Explanatory diagram showing data managed by the management device, (a) is member attribute data, (b) is addiction countermeasure target person data, and (c) is member ownership value data. An explanatory diagram showing (a) member game history data and (b) member game aggregate data. An explanatory diagram showing (a) member game period comparison data and (b) all member game restriction setting data.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the three game halls A, B, and C exemplified in FIG. 1, a common system (game field management system 100) for managing the game status of each player is constructed. Therefore, in the following, the game field A is used. The configuration of is mainly explained.

A plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall A, and a counting lending unit 2 and a gaming information display device 3 are attached to each of the gaming machines 1 corresponding to the counting and lending unit 2. The game machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, and the game information display device 3 are connected to the relay device 4 by two. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

Further, a settlement device 7 and a prize exchange terminal (hereinafter referred to as POS) 8 are also installed in the amusement park A, and these settlement devices 7 and POS 8 are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. When a general card or a membership card (indicated by reference numerals 9 and 10 in FIG. 3) is inserted into the card insertion slot 7a, the settlement device 7 reads the cards 9 and 10 with a card reader / writer (not shown) to specify the deposit balance. , The banknotes and coins corresponding to the deposit balance are refunded from the return port 7b. The POS 8 reads the cards 9 and 10 with the attached card processing machine 8a to specify the game value (number of balls held / stored balls), and performs a prize exchange process based on the game value. In addition, the possession ball is a ball counted during the day, and the stored ball is a ball counted before the previous day.

The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall A, and is connected to a monitor 6 m, a keyboard 6 k, and the like. The management device 6 inputs game data output from the above-mentioned various devices such as the game machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, the game information display device 3, etc., so that the operating status of the various devices and each member registered as a member can be used. Manage personal data, etc. Although not shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the pachinko machine shown in the figure, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 including so-called slot machines are managed by the management device 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 is a CR pachinko machine, has an operation handle 12, an upper tray 13, and a lower tray 14 constituting a launching device for launching balls on the board 11, and has a liquid crystal display on the board 11. It has a section 15, a starting port 16, and a large winning opening 17. Further, on the upper surface of the upper tray 13 of the gaming machine 1, a lending button 13a and a return button 13b arranged side by side are provided.

When the player operates the operation handle 12, a ball is fired on the board surface 11, and when the ball wins a prize in the starting port 16, a number of balls corresponding to the prize is paid out or a big hit lottery is performed. In the jackpot lottery, the liquid crystal display unit 15 executes a symbol variation by a so-called special symbol (special symbol), and a jackpot occurs when the stopped displayed symbol is a jackpot symbol. When a big hit occurs, for example, the big winning opening 17 is opened for 15 rounds.

The following signals are transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the management device 6 side according to the execution of the game.
-Driving signal: A signal indicating the number of balls (the number of gaming media) that have been driven into the gaming machine 1.
-Payout signal: A signal indicating the number of balls paid out from the gaming machine 1.
-Big hit signal: A signal indicating that a big hit condition has occurred.
-Start signal: A signal indicating that the electric accessory that triggers the occurrence of a big hit has been activated (design fluctuation).

The counting lending unit 2 is provided at a position corresponding to each gaming machine 1 and has a so-called counting function for each machine. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the counting lending unit 2 has a state display unit 21 showing the current operating state (for example, a normal state, an error state, etc.), a bill insertion slot 22 into which bills are inserted, and a well-known CMOS. A camera 23 including an image sensor such as a sensor or a CCD sensor (only the front camera window 23a is shown in FIG. 2), and a touch panel type that displays information such as the number of symbol fluctuations (number of starts) and jackpot probability as the game progresses. LCD display 24, payout button 25 for paying out balls for one unit (number of units granted), payout nozzle 26 through which the paid out balls pass, card insertion slot into which a general card 9 or membership card 10 is inserted. 28, a detachable counting tray 29 and the like located below the lower tray 14 of the game machine 1 are provided.

The functional block diagram of FIG. 3 mainly shows the configuration of the counting lending unit 2. The control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 20a, a ROM 20b, a RAM 20c, an I / O 20d, and the like. Peripheral units connected to the control unit 20 include the above-mentioned status display unit 21, liquid crystal display unit 24, and payout button 25, and transmit and receive various signals and various information to and from the management device 6 and the game machine 1. The I / F unit 20e, the bill processing unit 22a for determining the authenticity of the bill inserted in the bill insertion slot 22, the touch panel 24a provided on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the cards 9 and 10 inserted in the card insertion slot 28. Card RW (reader / writer) 28a for reading and writing various stored information, card stock section 28b capable of stocking up to 10 general cards 9, and payout button 25 once when the payout button 25 is operated. It includes a payout unit 25a for paying out minutes from the payout nozzle 26, a counting unit 29a for counting the number of balls flowing in from the counting tray 29, and the like. On the other hand, the cameras 23 are connected to the image processing device 30 by four as shown in FIG. 1 without being connected to the control unit 20. The image processing device 30 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

The general card 9 is a card that is valid only on the day of the event, and has a built-in IC chip 9a. The IC chip 9a stores a general ID that can identify the card, and also stores the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the counting lending unit 2. The number of balls held by this general card 9 is valid only on the day, and the deposit balance can be used from the next day onward.

The membership card 10 is a card that is valid until a preset expiration date (for example, 3 years), and has a built-in IC chip 10a. The IC chip 10a stores a member ID that can identify the player who has registered as a member, and also stores the deposit balance. The number of balls held and the number of stored balls corresponding to the membership card 10 are stored in the member account of the management device 6. The number of balls held, the number of stored balls, and the balance of deposits of the membership card 10 can be used from the next day onward.

The counting lending unit 2 has the following functions.
(1) When a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 22 is received with the cards 9 and 10 not inserted (when the money acceptance process is performed), the general card 9 stored in the card stock portion 28b is sent out to the card RW28a. Then, the deposit amount (in units of 1000 yen) is stored, and the deposit amount (payment balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. At this time, since the frequency (500 yen) is 125 balls in a pachinko machine with a lending unit price of 4 yen, the frequency corresponding to the deposit balance may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24.

(2) According to the operation (lending operation) of the lending button 13a of the gaming machine 1, a ball corresponding to one frequency is lent out from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 within the range of the deposit balance.
(3) The balls that fall from the lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 and are received by the counting tray 29 flow into the counting unit 29a to count the balls, and the number of counted balls, which is the counted number of balls, is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit. Display on 24.

(4) Depending on the operation of the payout button 25, the payout mechanism pays out once within the range of the number of counted balls (number of balls held) or the number of stored balls (in the case of a member player).
(5) The deposit balance and the number of balls held are stored in the general card 9 inserted in the card insertion slot 28 and issued according to the operation of the return button 13b of the gaming machine 1. If the membership card 10 is inserted, the deposit balance is stored in the membership card 10 and issued. If none of the cards 9 and 10 are inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the general card 9 stocked in the card stock unit 28b is drawn out to the card RW28a by a recording medium moving means (not shown) and deposited in the card 9. The balance and the number of balls held are memorized and issued.

When both the deposit balance and the number of balls held are "0", the general card 9 set in the card RW28a is collected in the card stock unit 28b by the recording medium moving means. When the card 9 of the card stock unit 28b is exhausted, the status display unit 21 indicates an error state, and when the card 9 is replenished from the insertion slot 28 by an employee, the normal state is restored.

(6) When the general card 9 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the general card 9 are read out by the card RW28a and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. When the membership card 10 is inserted, the deposit balance stored in the membership card 10 is read out and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the number of balls held is received from the management device 6 and displayed. The number of stored balls is received from the management device 6 and displayed on condition of input.

The control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 (hereinafter, appropriately abbreviated as “counting lending unit 2”) has a function of transmitting the following signals to the management device 6 side in addition to the above-mentioned functions.
-Sales signal: A signal showing the amount of money (usage amount) used for lending balls.

-Ball withdrawal signal: A signal indicating the number of balls paid out when the membership card 10 uses the stored balls.
-Card issuance signal: A signal indicating the deposit balance and the number of balls held in the corresponding cards 9 and 10 when the above-mentioned card issuance processing (return processing) is performed.

The camera 23 of the counting lending unit 2 captures images at predetermined intervals (for example, every 4 seconds), and transmits the captured images to the image processing device 30. The imaging field of view of the camera 23 is set to be an area including the face of the player while the player is facing the game machine 1.

The image processing device 30 captures each image transmitted from the four cameras 23 at 1-second intervals, and analyzes the captured image to determine whether or not the player's face image is present in the captured image. If it is determined that the face image exists, the face image is transmitted to the management device 6. In this regard, even if the image transmitted from the camera 23 includes a player, if the player is playing in an unnatural posture, for example, by facing an unnatural direction, the image processing device 30 will be used. Since the face image cannot be recognized, the image may not be transmitted to the management device 6.

The management device 6 that has received the face image from the image processing device 30 performs the same person determination and the attention-requiring person determination. In the same person determination, image processing such as extraction of feature points is performed on the received face image, and the face image is collated with the face image already registered in the face image database of the day to determine whether or not the person is the same person. .. If it is determined that the collated face image is a face image that has not yet been registered in the face image database (that is, a new player), a face ID is assigned and registered in the face image database of the day, and the face ID is used for the game. Store in association with data. On the other hand, if it is determined that the face image is a face image already registered in the face image database (that is, a known player), the game data associated with the face ID is updated. In the attention-requiring person determination, the face image is compared with the face image registered in the caution database, and it is determined whether or not the face image of the same person is registered in the caution database. When it is determined that the face image of the same person is registered in the caution database, the employee of the game hall A is notified that the person requiring attention has visited the store, for example, by using an income device (not shown).

The control unit 60 of the management device 6 shown in FIG. 3 (hereinafter, abbreviated as “management device 6” as appropriate) is mainly composed of a microcomputer and includes a storage unit 60a such as a ROM and a RAM, an I / O, and the like. , Operates according to the control program stored in the storage unit 60a. Further, the management device 6 manages various game data including the following game data based on various game signals transmitted from the game machine 1 and the counting lending unit 2 described above (FIG. 8 (a) described later). Etc.).

-Number of balls driven: The number of balls driven into the gaming machine 1.
-Number of balls paid out: The number of balls paid out from the gaming machine 1.
-Number of jackpots: The number of jackpots that occurred in gaming machine 1.

-Operating time: The time during which the gaming machine 1 is operating.
The management device 6 can be connected to the communication line (Internet, virtual private network (VPN), etc.) 32 shown in FIG. 1, via the management server 31 installed in the center, the communication line 32, and the like. Communication is possible. The same configuration as that of the game hall A is realized in the game halls B and C, and the management device 6 (not shown) of the game halls B and C is also connected to the communication line 32 like the management device 6 of the game hall A. It is possible.

Further, the mobile terminal 33 in FIG. 1 is a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone, and various communication services provided by the communication carrier by concluding a predetermined contract between the user and the communication carrier can be provided. It will be possible to receive. The mobile terminal 33 has a control unit including a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., a data communication unit connected to a communication line 32, a microphone for inputting a transmitted voice when making a call, and a touch panel for receiving a touch operation on the screen (a touch panel for receiving input). ) A liquid crystal display unit 33a or the like having a function and a function of displaying various information is provided.

The management server 31 is communicably connected to the management devices 6 of the amusement parks A to C via the communication line 32. The management server 31 stores various game data in each of the amusement parks A to C, and also stores the application software described later corresponding to the OS (Operating System) of the mobile terminal 33 and the like, and the management server 31 stores the mobile terminal. You can download the application software to 33. Further, the management server 31 and the management devices 6 of the amusement parks A to C also store the member's e-mail address (see FIG. 7A) and function as a mail server.

By the way, as mentioned in the "conventional technology", the amusement park is also trying to take measures against the problem of gambling addiction in recent years.
In this regard, even if there is a system in which the player himself sets conditions for restricting the game and stops or warns the game when his / her game situation meets the conditions, he / she uses the system. It is expected that it will be difficult for the players themselves to realize whether or not the degree of addiction has actually improved in the efforts they have made, and it will be difficult to maintain a high level of motivation for the players to work on. To.

Therefore, in the game hall management system 100 of the present embodiment, the player who has been previously certified as the target person for the addiction countermeasure is registered in the management device 6, and the game is played before and after being registered as the target person. The player is notified of the result of determining how much the data has changed. Regarding the configuration of the game hall management system 100, refer to the drawings after FIG. 4 in the order of "1. Setting and warning processing of game restrictions in the counting lending unit" and "2. Management of game data in the management device". I will explain while doing.

<1. Setting game restrictions and warning processing in the counting lending unit>
The player has already registered as a member at the game hall A, inserts the member card 10 owned by the player into the card insertion slot 28 of the counting lending unit 2, and plays a game with the corresponding game machine 1. ..

In this case, the counting lending unit 2 causes the liquid crystal display unit 24 to display the screen 41 shown in FIG. On this screen 41, a column 41a indicating the type (loan unit price) and the number of units granted, a column 41b indicating the type (member / general) of the inserted cards 9 and 10, a guidance display area 41c, a deposit balance and the number of balls held. A column 41d is provided.

Further, in this case, when the player displays a menu screen (not shown) by the touch operation of the screen 41 and selects "game restriction" by the touch operation on the menu screen, the counting lending unit 2 has the screen 51 shown in FIG. Transition to. It should be noted that the screens 51 to 54 in FIG. 5 indicate the screen transition of the guidance display area 41c portion in the liquid crystal display unit 24.

The screen 51 of FIG. 5 is provided with a "game restriction" button 51a and a "recovery degree confirmation" button 51b, and is provided with an "end" button 51c. The "game restriction" button 51a is a button for setting the presence / absence of the game restriction, and the counting lending unit 2 transitions to the next screen 52 when the "game restriction" button 51a is touch-operated. When the "end" button 51c is touch-operated, the menu screen is restored, and when the "recovery degree confirmation" button 51b is touch-operated, the effect of the addiction countermeasure can be confirmed on the transition screen 61 of FIG. Details will be described later.

The screen 52 of FIG. 5 is provided with a column 52a for displaying the upper limit of the usage amount, a “done” button 52b, and a “back” button 52c. In this case, the counting lending unit 2 displays a numeric keypad (not shown) in a display area other than the display area 41c of the screen 52 on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and receives the upper limit of the usage amount according to the touch operation of the numeric keypad. .. At this time, the counting lending unit 2 can arbitrarily set the upper limit of the usage amount as a game restriction condition within a range of a predetermined value (for example, 10,000 yen) or more. The counting lending unit 2 transitions to the next screen 53 when the "done" button 52b is touch-operated after receiving the upper limit of the usage amount, and shifts to the previous screen 51 when the "back" button 52c is touch-operated. Return.

In the next screen 53 shown in FIG. 5, a column 53a for displaying the upper limit of the accepted usage amount and a "confirmation" button 53b are provided. When the "confirmation" button 53b is touch-operated by the player, the counting lending unit 2 sends the set game restriction information (that is, the presence / absence of the game restriction and the upper limit of the usage amount) to the management device 6 together with the member ID. Send and return to the menu screen. As described above, the touch panel 24a and the control unit 20 in the counting lending unit 2 correspond to the game restriction condition setting means capable of setting the game restriction condition according to the touch operation of the player.

Further, the management device 6 stores the information related to the game restriction received from the counting lending unit 2 in its own storage unit 60a in association with the member ID (see FIG. 7B). That is, the management device 6 stores the presence or absence of the game restriction according to the operation input of the "game restriction" button 51a in the counting lending unit 2, and uses it according to the operation input in the display field 52a of the upper limit value of the usage amount. Store the upper limit of the amount. It should be noted that the information related to the game restriction managed by the management device 6 can be obtained by self-reporting at the time of member registration, which will be described later, or by re-entering the operation input on the screens 51 to 53 of the counting lending unit 2. It can be registered or overwritten.

After that, when the management device 6 determines that the actual amount spent by the player has reached the upper limit (the game data satisfies the preset game restriction condition), the game is played on the game machine 1. A warning is issued by the corresponding counting lending unit 2 so as to suppress the continuation.

Specifically, a player who has set the upper limit of the usage amount to 30,000 yen in the counting lending unit 2 sequentially inserts 30,000 yen worth of banknotes into the banknote slot 22 as the game progresses, and that amount It is assumed that the number of balls has been consumed by the lending process (the lending amount has reached 30,000 yen). At this time, when the management device 6 determines that the total usage amount of the player has reached the upper limit of 30,000 yen based on the game signal from the game machine side, the counting lending unit 2 (warning means) performs the lending operation. At that time, a warning process for issuing a warning to the player is executed.

As shown on the screen 54 of FIG. 5, the warning process is a display control process that indicates as a warning message that the upper limit has been reached and that the game is to be terminated, in addition to the upper limit usage amount of "30000 yen". Is. In this way, the liquid crystal display unit 24 sends a warning message to the player according to the game restriction condition display means for displaying the game restriction conditions set by the counting lending unit 2 on the screens 53 and 54 and the execution of the warning process. It functions as a warning display means that can be displayed on the screen 54. The warning process is terminated by the touch operation of the "confirmation" button 54a on the same screen 54 (returns to the menu screen).

Further, the counting lending unit 2 executes a warning process every 10,000 yen, for example, after the usage amount reaches the upper limit value. That is, when the upper limit value set by the player for performing the warning processing first is "α" 10,000 yen and the number of times the warning processing is executed is "n", the usage amount for executing the warning processing (multiple upper limit values "" β "10,000 yen) is expressed by the following equation (1).

β = α + (n-1) ... (1)
In this way, the warning process works to suppress the continuation of the game as a measure against the addiction to the player by the warning message, but it is the player's intention whether or not to actually continue the game at that time. It is entrusted to. Therefore, it is assumed that the player may end the game by ejecting the membership card 10 from the insertion slot 28 by operating the return button 13b after the warning process, or may continue the game as it is.

In the present embodiment, the presence / absence of the above-mentioned game restriction and the setting of the upper limit of the usage amount can be set also on the mobile terminal 33 shown in FIG. Specifically, in the mobile terminal 33 owned by the player, in order to use the addiction countermeasure service provided by the game hall management system 100, the application software is downloaded from the management server 31 to the terminal 33, and the application software is downloaded. Register account information (account ID, password, email address, etc.). Further, the mobile terminal 33 is a screen for inputting identification information (name, etc.) for identifying a player on the liquid crystal display unit 33a by executing application software on condition that the registered account information is authenticated. In addition, it is possible to display a screen (for example, a screen similar to the screens 51 to 53 in FIG. 5) for setting the presence / absence of a game restriction and the upper limit of the usage amount.

On the screen of the mobile terminal 33, the identification information is input (the target person is specified) by the touch operation of the touch panel, and then the presence / absence of the game restriction and the upper limit of the usage amount are set. As a result, when the set information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 33, the management device 6 registers the information set for the corresponding target person based on the identification information received from the terminal 33 via the management server 31. do. The mobile terminal 33 is not limited to the player's own terminal 33, but the terminal 33 of a person (family, acquaintance, etc. of the target person) related to the player also uses the application software (registering account information). By doing so, it is possible to set information related to the game restrictions of the target person.

<2. Management of game data with management device>
7 to 9 show game data managed by the management device 6, which can be displayed and output to the monitor 6m and can be printed out to a printing device (not shown).

Here, FIG. 7A shows the member attribute data of one player. The member attribute data includes the "name", "gender", "age", "occupation", "address", and "email address (email address of the mobile terminal 33, which is abbreviated as mobile mail address in the figure)" of the player who registered as a member. It is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID "member No.". Such member attribute data is input to the management device 6 based on the member registration form (that is, self-report on a form not shown) filled out by the player when the member is registered in advance at the game hall A, for example. .. Although not shown, the member attribute data can include an account ID and a password registered as the account information (can be associated with the member ID).

FIG. 7B shows a part of the addiction countermeasure target person data. As shown in the figure (b), the addiction countermeasure target person data includes the "game restriction condition" represented by the upper limit of the usage amount such as 30,000 yen and the "registration date" of the target person as the member ID. It is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the above. Registration of the member ID in this addiction countermeasure target person data, that is, registration of the presence or absence of game restrictions, is performed when the self-report that the addiction countermeasure is desired is received at the time of member registration, or the above-mentioned counting lending unit 2 or When the operation input on the mobile terminal 33 is received, the operation input is performed by the management device 6.

In this case, the management device 6 functions as a registration means for registering a specific player certified as a target person, collates the member ID of the player according to the operation input in the counting lending unit 2 or the like, and collates the member ID. On condition that the member ID is registered, it is registered in the addiction countermeasure target person data. Alternatively, it is registered in the addiction countermeasure target person data on condition that the content of the self-report at the time of membership registration meets the predetermined conditions. As described above, the "certification as a target person" includes an automatic determination (certification) as to whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied by the management device 6, and an artificial certification by an employee of the game hall A or the like.

Further, the "game restriction condition" in FIG. 7B is an upper limit of the amount of money accepted according to the self-report at the time of membership registration or the operation input in the counting lending unit 2 or the like.
FIG. 7 (c) shows the member ownership value data of one player. In the member ownership value data, the "payment balance", "number of balls held", and "number of stored balls" owned by the member are stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID of the player. The management device 6 updates the member ownership value data based on the sales signal, the card issuance signal, or the like according to the game of the player using the member card 10. In this way, the management device 6 aggregates and stores various game data including member-owned value data as an aggregation means regardless of whether or not it is registered as a target person, while "game restriction condition" of the addiction countermeasure target person data. And based on the information related to the "registration date", various data related to the game restrictions are aggregated and stored.

For example, FIG. 8A is game data showing a player's game status, and the game data of all the players registered as members are aggregated and stored as member game history data. The member game history data is the game machine for the "amount used", "number of balls driven", "number of balls paid out", "number of big hits", and "number of balls held" in the "game machine No." where the player played the game. It is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the time (game time) of "game start" and "game end" in 1. Further, the member game history data includes the data of the "game restriction" flag indicating whether or not the warning process is executed.

As illustrated in the figure (a), the player puts 3000 yen worth of banknotes into the banknote slot 22 during the game from "10:15" to "12:23" on "Game Machine No. 123". After throwing in sequentially and consuming the number of balls by lending processing, the machine is moving with the number of balls held at 1240. In this way, when the warning process is not executed in the gaming machine No. 123, the management device 6 associates the gaming restriction flag "0" with the "game end" in the gaming machine No. 123. Store as member game history data.

In addition, the player starts the game at "12:28" on the "game machine No. 125" that has moved, and after consuming all the 1240 balls acquired by the game machine No. 123, 27,000 yen worth of bills are sequentially inserted into the bill slot 22, and the number of balls corresponding to that amount is consumed by the lending process. As a result, when the usage amount reaches the upper limit of 30,000 yen and the warning process is executed by the counting lending unit 2, the management device 6 stores it as member game history data associated with the game restriction flag "1". , Create a new record.

Furthermore, the player continues the game even after the warning process is first executed on the same game machine No. 125, and the additional 10,000 yen worth of balls is consumed by the loan process at "16:27". Therefore, the second warning process is executed (see the game restriction flag “1” in FIG. 3A).

FIG. 8 (b) shows the member game aggregated data in which the member game history data of FIG. 8 (a) is aggregated in units of business days. The management device 6 obtains the aggregated values of the "amount used", "number of balls driven", "number of balls paid out", and "number of jackpots" for the member game aggregated data on the relevant business day, and the history of the "game restriction" flag. Obtain the aggregated value of the number of times warning processing is executed based on.

And FIG. 9A shows the member game period comparison data. The member game period comparison data is data obtained by dividing the game data of a player registered as a target person into a period before the registration and a period after the registration. Specifically, the management device 6 registers the game data for one month before the registration date and the registration based on the date when the subject is registered as a measure against addiction (see "registration date" in FIG. 7 (b)). The game data of the 1st month, the 2nd month, and so on after the day are aggregated and displayed and output on the monitor 6m for comparison.

Therefore, in the example of FIG. 9A, the aggregation period (1) before the registration date “2017/3/1” of the subject, the aggregation period (2) after “2017/3/1”, and ( It is divided into 3), and along with the presence or absence of the "game restriction", the "game days", "game time", "usage amount", "average amount", "balance", and "recovery degree" of the target person at the game hall A. Represents.

Of these, the "usage amount" is the total usage amount in each aggregation period (1) to (3), and the "average amount" is the average usage amount obtained by dividing the "usage amount" by the "game days" (the average usage amount). Equivalent to spending amount / number of game days). "Balance" corresponds to the balance amount (possessed ball x exchange unit price-sales amount) of the target person in each aggregation period (1) to (3).

In addition, the "recovery degree" is the value obtained by dividing the "average amount" in the aggregation period (2) (3) after the registration date by the "average amount" in the aggregation period (1) before the registration date (registration date). After that, the average amount / the average amount before the registration date). In this way, the degree of recovery is a calculated value obtained by calculating the change in the "average amount" as a ratio before and after being registered as the target person based on the aggregation result by the management device 6, and is calculated by the management device 6. It represents the result of determining how much the game data has changed by calculation. In FIG. 9 (a), the average amount of money in the aggregation period (2) and (3) after the registration date is lower than the average amount of the aggregation period (1) before the registration date, respectively. For this reason, the degree of recovery in the aggregation periods (2) and (3) is also less than 1 (0.75 and 0.74), respectively, and it can be said that the effect of addiction countermeasures is shown.

Further, the management device 6 aggregates and stores all member game restriction setting data shown in FIG. 9B. The all-member game restriction setting data includes the number of people set as having "game restriction" among the "total number of members" registered as members in game hall A, the "game restriction ratio" to the total number of members, and the usage amount. Includes an "average upper limit" that represents the average of the values set as the upper limit of.

Then, the management device 6 of the present embodiment notifies the player registered as the target person of the above-mentioned determination result determined as the determination means. Specifically, in the counting lending unit 2 into which the member card 10 of the same subject is inserted, when the "recovery degree confirmation" button 51b is touch-operated on the screen 51 of the liquid crystal display unit 24 of FIG. 5, the management device The screen 61 of FIG. 6 showing the determination result notified from 6 is displayed.

On the screen 61 of FIG. 6, regarding the "dependency" in which the degree of recovery in FIG. 9 (a) is expressed as a percentage (that is, the size of the average amount of money in the aggregation period (1) before the registration date is regarded as 100), each aggregation period. The transition of (1) to (3) is displayed together with a message according to the tendency of the transition, and the "confirmation" button 61a is displayed. On this screen 61, the player concretely affects the effect of the countermeasure by comparing the dependence of the period (1) before and the period (2) (3) after the start of the addiction countermeasure as the target person. It can be objectively grasped with various numerical values. The screen 61 returns to the menu screen by touching the "confirmation" button 61a.

The notification of the determination result is performed not only by the counting lending unit 2 but also by the mobile terminal 33. For example, the management device 6 is dependent on the management server 31 on a regular basis (or at shorter predetermined periods) such as the first month, the second month, and so on after the registration date, including the degree of recovery. Information on disease countermeasures is transmitted to the subject's mobile terminal 33. Further, when the account information of the target person's family or the like is registered in the management device 6, the information regarding the addiction countermeasure can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 33 of the target person's family or the like.

As a result, in the mobile terminal 33, the display unit 33a displays a screen similar to the screen 51 of FIG. 5 and the screen 61 of FIG. It is possible to notify a message according to the numerical value of the degree and its dependence. As described above, the mobile terminal 33, the management device 6, and the counting lending unit 2 correspond to the notification means for notifying the determination result, and the "player" of the notification destination is the player (target person). It can be grasped including those involved (family members, etc.).

The game field management system 100 of the present embodiment has been described mainly for the players registered as members in the game field A, but the players registered as members in the other game fields B and C are also the same as in the game field A. It goes without saying that the counting lending unit 2 and the mobile terminal 33 can notify the information on the addiction countermeasures by dividing and aggregating the game data of the target person on the basis of the registration date.

As described above, in the playground management system 100 of the present embodiment, the counting and lending unit 2 shows to what extent the effect of the efforts is actually shown to the players who are working on the addiction countermeasures. Since the notification is made on the screen 61 or the screen of the mobile terminal 33, the player can feel the effect and can maintain a high motivation to work on it.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as described below, each modification may be combined with the above-described embodiment, or each modification may be combined.

The management device 6 is configured to aggregate member game comparison data including the "game time", "usage amount", and "balance" amount shown in FIG. 9A, but at least these game time and use are used as game data. It may be configured to aggregate any one of the amount of money and the amount of income and expenditure.

The aggregation period of the member game comparison data is the period (1) to (3) according to the classification of Fig. 9 (a), and the aggregation period of the member game aggregation data and all member game restriction aggregation data is based on the business day unit. However, the aggregation period or the division period is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to aggregate or classify an appropriate period such as a weekly unit, a monthly unit, a year unit, or the like.

Whether or not there is a game restriction is set by the player's own intention (or the intention of the player's family, etc.), but regardless of that intention, the game hall side has a game restriction for a specific player. May be configured so that the settings can be made.
In this case, it is desirable to automatically set the game restriction when the game situation of the player becomes a predetermined situation. Specifically, for example, when the total amount of money used per day reaches 30,000 yen for three consecutive days, the management device 6 automatically sets the player to have game restrictions, and the screen shown in FIG. 5 is used. A warning message may be displayed at 54.

As a game restriction condition, the upper limit of the usage amount is set, but the content of the game restriction condition is not limited to this, and any condition is set if it is a condition to be regarded as an addiction. You may. For example, it is possible to set a threshold value that defines a predetermined range as a game restriction condition for the length of the game time and the balance amount. Further, the game restriction condition is not limited to one type, and two or more types of game restriction conditions may be set.

As a warning process for game restrictions, a warning message or the like is displayed on the display unit 24 of the counting lending unit 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the warning message, when the management device 6 detects that the game restriction condition is satisfied, a process is performed to notify the employee via the income device, and the employee informs the player. It is also possible to call out. That is, as the processing of the game restriction, a notification means for giving a voice warning may be adopted, or a means for making the continuation of the game impossible or difficult (for example, the member card 10 in the counting lending unit 2). It can be changed as appropriate, such as by adopting a game restriction means) that prohibits the new lending process used.

The type of game data calculated on the management device 6 side is not limited to this embodiment, and various types of game data can be obtained based on various game signals received from the game machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, and the like. It is possible to ask.

In the counting lending unit 2, the game data when the membership card 10 is actually used is stored as data for addiction countermeasures, but the game when the game is played without using the membership card 10. Even if it is data, if it can be identified as the same member by the face ID, it may be stored as data for measures against addiction (game data of the same member). Alternatively, a complete card-type gaming machine that cannot play a game unless the membership card 10 is inserted into the insertion slot 28 may be adopted. In this case, all the players can be completely identified by the membership card 10, and all the game data can be treated as addiction countermeasure data.

In this way, since the management device 6 can handle various game data, the game data for determining the degree of change between before and after registration as the target person is the average amount of money in FIG. 9 (a). However, it may be game data other than the average amount of money (for example, game data such as game time, which can infer the dependence of the target person).

Although the camera 23 is provided integrally with the counting lending unit 2, the position of the camera 23 may be any position as long as the player's face can be imaged, and it is not necessary to be integrated with the counting lending unit 2. Further, the liquid crystal display unit 24 and the touch panel 24a of the counting and lending unit 2 are provided at positions corresponding to each game machine 1 and function as the above-mentioned game restriction condition setting means, game restriction condition display means, or warning display means. However, each of these means may be replaced with another device having the same function, such as using a display means of a device (game information display device 3 or the like) separate from the unit 2.

Although one relay device 4 is provided for each of the two gaming machines 1, the correspondence between the relay device 4 and the gaming machine 1 is not limited to this. The ratio of the number of relay devices 4 to the number of gaming machines 1 may be 3: 1 or 4: 1. Similarly, the image processing device 30 is not limited to one corresponding to each of the four cameras 23.

The gaming machine 1 may be an enclosed gaming machine that does not pay out the gaming medium and additionally stores it as electronic data. Further, the machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be, for example, a slot machine.
Each of the above-mentioned numerical values is an example, and it goes without saying that any numerical value may be adopted, for example, a predetermined value (threshold value) of the upper limit value is set to an appropriate value according to the lending unit price. Further, regarding "memory", "recording", and "registration" in the above description, for example, "memory" in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 is referred to as "registration", and the meanings thereof are the same. can do.

In the drawing, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a counting lending unit (warning means, game restriction condition setting means, notification means), 6 is a management device (registration means, counting means, determination means, notification means), and 24 is a liquid crystal display unit. (Game restriction condition display means, warning display means), 24a is a touch panel (game restriction condition setting means), and 33 is a mobile terminal (notification means).

Claims (3)

In a game hall management system that is installed in a game field where multiple game machines are installed and manages the game status of each player.
A registration method for registering players who have been certified as addiction countermeasures,
An aggregation means for aggregating the game data of the player registered as the target person by dividing it into a period before the registration and a period after the registration.
A determination means for determining how much the game data has changed before and after being registered as the target person based on the aggregation result by the aggregation means.
A notification means for notifying the player registered as the target person of the determination result by the determination means is provided.
The determination means determines a change in the game data based on the degree of recovery obtained by a calculation of dividing the game data in the period after the registration by the game data in the period before the registration.
The notification means is a management system for a game hall, characterized in that when the degree of recovery is less than 1 , the player is notified that the effect of the addiction countermeasure is exhibited. The management system for a game hall according to claim 1, wherein the totaling means aggregates at least one of a game time, a usage amount, and a balance amount as the game data. The game field management system can execute a warning process for issuing a warning to the player when the game data of the player registered as the target person satisfies a preset game restriction condition. Equipped with various warning means,
At the position corresponding to each gaming machine,
A game restriction condition setting means capable of setting the game restriction condition according to the operation of the player as the target person, a game restriction condition display means for displaying the game restriction condition set by the game restriction condition setting means, and a game restriction condition display means. The management system for a game hall according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a warning display means capable of displaying a warning message to a player whose warning process is executed by the warning means is provided.

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