JPH0724123A - Method for outputting and analyzing management data of game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To estimate the number of balls used for one set of PACHINKO stand by one customer, and the number of balls exchanged for premiums by each customer by grasping easily a relation of the number of difference balls and the number of holding balls, and the proceeds, and also, detecting an alternation of customers in each PACHINKO stand. CONSTITUTION:Based on an out-ball signal and a safe-ball signal from each of plural sets of PACHINKO stands 3, data for showing the number of difference balls or the number of holding balls is generated, and based on a proceeds signal from a ball lending machine 4 corresponding to the PACHINKO stand, data for showing the proceeds is generated, and the data for showing the number of difference balls or the number of holding balls and the data for showing the proceeds are expressed by a graph in which the horizontal axis is common. Further, a state that a ball is not hit in each of plural sets of PACHINKO stands 3 is continued for a prescribed time or above, and thereafter, when the proceeds are generated from the ball lending machine 4 corresponding to the PACHINKO stand 3, and it is decided that a ball is hit out, within a prescribed time thereafter, it is decided that a new customer starts a game in the PACHINKO stand 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a playground management data output method, and more particularly to a method for outputting data such as difference balls, holding balls, and sales. The present invention also relates to a method of analyzing playground management data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, at amusement halls such as pachinko parlors and pachinko slot stores, in order to rationalize management and secure a stable number of customers, an amusement hall management machine generally called a hall computer or connected to it is used. Various data analyzes are performed using the management data terminal. A lot of equipment is used in playgrounds, especially in pachinko parlors.
Data analysis is performed in various ways. In particular, if one ball lending machine is installed corresponding to one pachinko machine, you can obtain sales data corresponding to each pachinko machine and use this data for business analysis, etc. Is being done.

[0003]

However, in the conventional method, it was not easy to grasp the relationship between data. In particular, the relationship between the number of difference balls, the number of balls held, and the sales, the number of balls used by one customer to play on one pachinko machine, in other words, on one pachinko machine by one customer It was not possible to know the sales, that is, the unit price per customer, or the playing time for each pachinko machine. In addition, it was not possible to obtain data such as the number of players per day for each pachinko machine and the number of balls held when sales were generated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to establish a relationship between data,
In particular, it is to make it easier to understand the relationship between the number of difference balls and the number of balls owned and sales.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for detecting a customer change on each pachinko machine.

[0006] Another object of the present invention is the number of balls used by one customer on one pachinko machine, and therefore the sales of one customer on one pachinko machine, that is, the unit price of each customer and each customer as a prize. It is to provide a method of estimating the number of exchanged balls.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for estimating the number of game players per day on each pachinko machine and the game time of each customer.

Still another object of the present invention is to make it possible to obtain data on the number of balls held when sales are generated.

[0009]

According to the present invention, an out ball signal and a safe ball signal generated from a plurality of pachinko machines and a sales signal generated from a ball lending machine provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. In the method of outputting the management data obtained based on, the data representing the number of difference balls is generated based on the out ball signal and the safe ball signal from each pachinko machine, and from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine. Of the management data of the amusement park, which includes generating data representing sales based on the sales signal of, and expressing the data representing the number of difference balls and the data representing sales in a graph having a horizontal axis in common. It provides an output method.

The present invention is also generated from a ball lending machine, which is generated from each of a plurality of pachinko machines and indicates that a ball has been hammered, and a ball lending machine provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. In the method of analyzing the management data obtained based on the sales signal, it is possible to detect this based on the ball launch signal from each pachinko machine when the ball is not struck for a predetermined time or more. , After detecting that the state in which the balls have not been launched has continued for a predetermined time, detecting this when sales occur based on the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine, , Within a predetermined time after it is detected that the sales have occurred, when it is determined that a ball has been launched based on the ball launch signal, a new customer plays at the pachinko machine. Initiated through it, hence it is provided a method of analyzing management data play area including and determining the customer has replaced.

The present invention also provides management obtained based on out-ball signals and safe-ball signals generated from a plurality of pachinko machines and sales signals generated from ball lending machines provided corresponding to the respective pachinko machines. In the method of outputting data, data representing the number of balls held is generated based on the out ball signal, the safe ball signal, and the sales signal from each pachinko machine, and from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine. Output of playground management data including generation of data representing sales based on the sales signal and expression of data representing the number of balls owned and data representing sales in a graph having a horizontal axis in common. It provides a method.

The present invention may also be based on an out ball signal and a safe ball signal generated from each of a plurality of pachinko machines, and a sales signal generated from a ball lending machine provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. A method of analyzing management data, wherein data for representing the number of balls held is generated based on the out-ball signal and the safe-ball signal from each pachinko machine and the sales signal corresponding to the pachinko machine, and the sales signal. The present invention provides a method for analyzing management data of a playground, which includes detecting and recording the number of balls possessed at the time of occurrence of.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the sales and the number of difference balls or the number of balls possessed are expressed by a graph having a common horizontal axis, the relationship between the sales and the number of difference balls and the number of possessed balls is grasped. Cheap. In other words, it is easy to understand the relationship between the fluctuations in the number of difference balls and the number of possessed balls and sales, and the increase in sales from customers
You can see the fluctuations in the number of difference balls and the number of balls you have while using the table.

Further, it is possible to know the sales per customer, the customer's game time, the number of customers who have played on each pachinko machine, the number of prize exchange balls, and the number of balls possessed, which is useful for data analysis.

From the above data, it is possible to know the customer's work on each pachinko machine, how to use the beating balls of the customers, and the condition when the balls are rented (the number of balls held, how they change, etc.).
You can also see the gross profit on the store side (sales minus the premium amount) and the carry-out amount of the customer (prize amount) at each pachinko machine. Furthermore, it is possible to estimate the number of balls required for each pachinko machine and each ball lending machine for a certain period of time, which will be a material for optimizing the capacity of the supply line that supplies the balls to each pachinko machine. It will also be a selection material for pachinko machines newly introduced by pachinko parlors.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a playground management machine 1, a management data terminal 2, a plurality of pachinko machines 3, and a plurality of ball lending machines 4,
The shared ball lending machine 5 is shown. Ball lending machine 4 is a pachinko machine 3
It is provided corresponding to. For example, each ball lending machine 4 is on the right side of the corresponding pachinko machine 3 and between two adjacent pachinko machines (except those corresponding to the pachinko machine located at the right end of the row of pachinko machines). Because it will be placed
It is also called Tajima ball lending machine 4. The shared ball lending machine 5 is installed in a pachinko parlor near the entrance or aisle part, and has no correspondence with a specific pachinko machine.

The pachinko machine 3 and the playground management machine 1 are connected by a signal line 6. The stand ball lending machine 4 and the playground management machine 1 are connected by a signal line 7. The shared ball lending machine 5 and the playground management machine 1 are connected by a signal line 8. The playground management machine 1 and the management data terminal 2 are connected by a signal line 9. The signal line 9 is composed of, for example, an optical fiber cable.

FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the playground management machine 1 and the management data terminal 2 together with one pachinko machine 3 and one inter-lens ball lending machine 4. The playground management machine 1 and the management data terminal 2 have a function of processing data from a large number of pachinko machines 3 and ball lending machines 4. However, in the figure, for simplicity, one pachinko machine 3 and one ball between balls are used. Only the portion receiving the data from the lending machine 4 is shown. When a part or all of the circuits that process data from a large number of pachinko machines 3 and inter-lens ball lending machines 4 are shared, a multiplexer and a dima-plexer will be provided, but these are also well known. Detailed explanation is omitted.

The signals sent from the pachinko machine 3 to the playground management machine 1 include the following.

(A) Out signal: Out of the balls launched from the ball launching machine on the pachinko machine, the ball that has not won any winning opening is called an out ball. These out balls are collected in the pachinko machine and returned to the ball supply system. Out balls are counted on the pachinko machine 3 before being returned,
A pulse signal is generated every fixed number, for example, every 10. The generated pulse signal is sent to the playground management machine 1, and the playground management machine 1 calculates the number of out balls based on this.

(B) Safe signal: When a ball is emitted due to winning, the pachinko machine 3 generates a pulse signal each time. The generated pulse signal is sent to the playground management machine 1,
The playground management machine 1 calculates the number of safe balls (balls) based on this.

(C) Big hit signal: A pulse signal is generated for each big hit. The generated pulse signal is sent to the playground management machine 1, and the playground management machine 1 counts the number of big hits based on this.

The signals sent from the ball lending machine 4 to the playground management machine 1 include the following.

(D) Sales signal: The ball lending machine 4 generates one pulse signal for a predetermined sales amount, for example, 100 yen. The generated pulse signal is sent to the playground management machine 1, and the playground management machine 1 calculates sales based on this.

The playground management machine 1 has a control section 11, an input interface section 12, a data storage section 13, and a serial communication section 14. The control unit 11 is composed of a microprocessor having a memory storing a program, controls the entire playground management machine 1, and performs calculations based on the input data. The data storage unit 13
It is composed of a large-capacity RAM, etc., capable of large-capacity high-speed processing, and is backed up by a battery. Therefore, data is saved even when the power is turned off. The serial communication unit 14 is composed of a high-speed serial communication LSI. As a result, a large amount of data can be processed at high speed.

The playground management machine 1 receives the pulse signals generated by the pachinko machine 3 and the ball lending machine 4 at the input interface section 12, generates the following data based on these, and stores the data in the data storage section. Accumulate in 13.

(E) Sales: Calculated based on the signal from the ball lending machine.

(F) Number of hit balls: It is calculated by adding the number of out balls and the number of winnings. Since the number of out balls and the number of winnings are calculated based on the out signal and the safe signal from the pachinko machine, respectively, the above calculation is performed based on these. The number of beating balls is the sales as described later,
It is also used as the horizontal axis when displaying the number of differences and the number of possessed balls.

(G) Number of difference balls: It is determined by subtracting the number of safe balls from the number of beating balls. The number of beating balls is obtained as described above. The number of safe balls is calculated based on the signal from the pachinko machine. Therefore, based on these, the above calculation is performed to obtain the number of difference balls.

(H) Number of possessed balls: It is obtained by subtracting the number of difference balls from the number of sales balls, and further subtracting the number of prize exchange balls. The number of balls sold is calculated from the sales (amount).
In other words, the number of balls sold can be calculated by dividing the sales by the price per ball (rental ball fee). On the other hand, the number of difference balls is obtained by the above calculation. The number of prize exchange balls is calculated by the method described later. Therefore, the number of possessed balls is calculated by the above calculation based on these.

(I) Judgment of Customer Replacement The playground management machine 1 also detects, at each pachinko machine, that a new customer has started a game and that a customer has finished a game. Based on this, customer replacement is detected. These are performed by the control unit 11 of the playground management machine 1. In detecting the customer substitution based on the signals and data obtained in the playground management machine, how to distinguish the customer substitution from the customer rest becomes a problem. Even if it is impossible to completely distinguish them, it is desirable to make a judgment with sufficient accuracy to obtain valid statistical data, but the present invention meets this need. The signals and data obtained by the amusement park management machine include the above (a) to (h). Using these, the start of a game by a new customer and the end of the game by a new customer are detected as in (i1) and (i2) below. Then, when the start of the game by a new customer is detected, it is determined that the game of the other customer has ended, and conversely, when the end of the game is detected, the game is subsequently executed. When it is started, it is determined that the game is started by a new customer (instead of restarting the game after the break). It should be noted that when the game is first started after the store is opened, the game is started by a new customer, and when the game is closed, it is determined that the last customer has finished the game due to the end of the previous game. Further, when the stoppage occurs, the fact is separately detected, and in that case, the end of the game of the customer is also detected.

(I1) Detection of Start of Game by New Customer First, the determination that a new customer has started a game will be described. The criteria for the judgment are as follows. That is,
When a state in which no balls have been launched continues for a predetermined time or more, sales then occur, and a state in which balls have been launched has started within a predetermined time after that, it is determined that a new customer has started a game.

Here, the determination that "the balls have not been hit" is made based on the out signal or data created based on the out signal, for example, the hit ball number data. When using the number-of-hits data, it is determined that a ball has not been hit when the number-of-hits variation is small, for example, when the number-of-hits variation per predetermined time is less than a predetermined number. For example, this predetermined time is 10 seconds, and the predetermined number is 20. On the contrary, if there is more fluctuation than this, it is determined that there is a fluctuation in the number of balls.

As for sales, the minimum unit (10
If there is (0 yen) sales, it is determined that sales have occurred.

"Within a predetermined time" means, for example, within 1 minute. The case where the sales and the hitting of the balls are detected at the same time also falls within the predetermined time referred to here.

It is possible to judge that a new customer has started a game, that is, it has been judged that a customer has been replaced, based on the above criteria, but this starts a game on a pachinko machine with a customer. In this case, it is premised that the ball lending machine 4 corresponding to the pachinko machine 3 first borrows a ball and immediately starts the game. In practice, this estimate may not apply. For example, a customer may rent a ball from the ball lending machine 5 for shared use or a ball lending machine 4 corresponding to another pachinko machine, and start a game on the pachinko machine 3. In addition, one customer may take a break after running out of balls and then restart the game by borrowing balls from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine. However, the present invention estimates that they are rare and their impact is relatively small.

The control unit 11 performs the determination based on the above-described determination criteria.
FIG. 3 shows a flow chart for carrying out the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a memory area for storing necessary data. This memory area is formed in a memory (not shown in FIG. 2) in the control unit 11.

The operation shown in this flowchart is started every predetermined time, for example, every 10 seconds. First, the number data of beating balls is prepared (101). That is, the data is moved to the memory area 203 (memory area for storing the previous hitting ball number data) in the memory area 202. Then, the current beating ball number data is read from the data storage unit 13 and stored in the memory area 202. Next, the memory area 201
With reference to, it is determined whether the first condition is satisfied (102). As will be described later, the “first condition” is that the fluctuation in the number of beating balls is small for a predetermined time or longer, and when it is satisfied, the memory area 20 is notified to that effect.
Written to 1. If not satisfied, it is determined whether the number of beating balls has changed (103). For this purpose, the data in the memory area 202 and the data in the memory area 203 are compared with each other to determine whether the difference between them is equal to or more than a predetermined value. If it is determined in step 102 that there is a change, the operation ends. When it is determined that there is no change, the content (Tu) of the duration memory 204 is incremented by a predetermined unit time, for example, 10 seconds (104). That is, Tu
Add 10 seconds to. Next, Tu after addition is a predetermined value Tur
It is judged whether or not it is above (105). This predetermined value is set to 1 minute, for example, and is stored in the memory area 205. If it is determined that Tu is not equal to or greater than Tur, the operation ends. When it is determined that Tu is equal to or greater than Tur, it is determined that the above first condition is satisfied, and that effect is written in the memory area 201 (106). And step 1
Return to 02.

When the first condition is satisfied in step 102, it is determined whether or not sales have occurred next (107). Therefore, first, the data is moved to the memory area 206 to the memory area 207 (memory area for storing the previous cumulative sales data). Then, the current cumulative sales data is read from the data storage unit 13,
It is stored in the memory area 206. Then, the data in the memory area 206 and the data in the memory area 207 are compared to determine whether or not there is a difference between them. When it is determined that there is sales, the sales timer is started (108). That is, the data T in the memory area 208
Timing operation by s (automatic increment with time)
To start. Then, the process proceeds to step 110. If it is determined in step 107 that there is no sales, then it is determined whether the sales timer has already started (109). This is the data Ts in the memory area 208
Is based on whether is zero. That is, if it is not zero, the sales timer has already started. If not started, the operation ends. If the timer has started, go to step 110. In step 110, it is determined whether Ts is within a predetermined value Tsr (stored in the memory area 209). That is, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the sales were generated. If it is not within the predetermined time, the operation ends.

If it is within the predetermined time, it is judged whether or not the number of beating balls is changed (110). For this purpose, the data in the memory area 202 and the data in the memory area 203 are compared with each other to determine whether the difference between them is equal to or more than a predetermined value. If it is determined in step 110 that there is no change, the operation ends. When it is determined that there is a change, it is determined that a new customer has started playing the game (112), that effect is written in the data storage unit 13, and the memory areas 201, 204,
Reset 208. This ends the operation.

By the above operation, it is determined that a new customer has started playing the game. Based on this, it is determined that the customer who had played the game before that has finished the game. In other words, it is determined that the customer has been replaced.

In the above example, whether or not a ball has been hit is determined based on the change in the number of hit balls. Instead, the ball is determined based on the change in the number of difference balls or the number of balls held. You may judge whether it has been launched.

(I2) Detection of End of Game by Customer Next, the determination that the customer has finished the game will be described. The criteria for the judgment are as follows. That is, when the number of possessed balls becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value and thereafter the state where no balls are hit is continued for a predetermined time or longer, it is determined that the customer who has been playing the game has finished the game.

Here, the "ball number" is obtained as described in (h) above, on the premise of detection of the start of the game of the customer who is playing the game, as will be described later. The “predetermined value” is, for example, 10. The predetermined time is, for example, 1 minute.

By determining that the customer has finished the game based on the above-described criteria, one mode of the end of the game can be detected. That is, there are several ways in which the customer ends the game on a pachinko machine, but in one of them, the player has no balls to play and does not hit the ball. It was decided to detect. As another aspect, there is a case of exchanging balls for prizes, in which case the end of the game is not detected by this method, and a new customer's game is detected by another method, for example (i1) above. Then, the end of the game of the customer before that is detected.

The control unit 11 performs the determination based on the above-described determination criteria.
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart for carrying out the method. A memory area for storing necessary data is shown in the lower part of FIG. This memory area is also formed in the memory (not shown in FIG. 2) in the control unit 11.

The operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is also started every predetermined time, for example, every 10 seconds. First, the ball data is read from the data storage unit 13 and it is judged whether this is less than a predetermined number (301). If it is less than the predetermined number, it is judged whether the timer has already started (302). If it has not started yet, start it (303). That is, the timing operation based on the value Tm of the memory area 221 is started. Note that step 30
The determination as to whether the second timer has already started can be made based on whether the value Tm in the memory area 221 is not zero (if it is zero, it has not yet started). After step 303 or step 30
If it is determined in 2 that the timer has already started, the process proceeds to step 304. In step 304,
It is judged whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the number of balls held was less than the predetermined value (304). That is, the content Tm of the memory area 221 has a predetermined value Tmr (memory area 222
(Stored in)) or more. If it is equal to or more than the predetermined value, it is determined that the game of the customer is finished (3
05). Then, to that effect is written in the data storage unit 13,
Further, the memory area 221 is reset and the operation is completed.

If Tm is not equal to or more than Tmr in step 304, the process returns to step 301. If the number of balls held is equal to or greater than the predetermined value in step 301, the timer is reset (306). That is, the value Tm of the memory area 221 is set to zero. Then, the operation ends.

From the above, it is determined that the customer has finished the game. Then, based on this, when it is detected that a ball has been hit next, it is determined that a new customer has started the game. That is, it is determined that the customer has been replaced.

Revenue per Person of Customer When the customer replacement is detected as described above, it is possible to know the revenue of each customer at the pachinko machine. That is, it is possible to know the sales of each customer by totaling the sales of the time when one customer plays the game.

Number of Customers Playing on Each Table Also, the number of customers playing on each table can be calculated based on the detection of the replacement of the customers. That is, it is possible to know the number of players per predetermined period such as per day or per week as needed.

Playing time of each customer on each table Further, the time when each customer plays a game on each table can be known based on the detection of the replacement of the customer. On the other hand, the time when the pachinko machine is not used for the game, that is, the time when the pachinko machine is not used by the customer can be calculated.

Calculation of the number of prize exchange balls for each customer The number of balls exchanged for prizes by the customers who have played on each pachinko machine (number of prize exchange balls) is sent from the pachinko machine 3 or the ball lending machine 4 to the playground management machine 1. It cannot be directly obtained on the basis of the signal provided. In the present invention, since it is decided that the customers have been replaced based on the above-described criteria, a new customer starts playing a game on each pachinko machine, and all the balls used for the game are transferred to the pachinko machine. By estimating that the ball is to be rented from the ball lending machine 4 corresponding to, the number of balls held immediately before the customer is replaced is estimated to be the number of gift exchange balls of the previous customer. actually,
A customer may rent a ball at a shared ball lending machine 5 or a ball lending machine 4 corresponding to another pachinko machine 3 to start a game,
In this way, we thought that the number of balls used in the game was relatively small and decided to ignore it.

When the store is closed, the number of balls held at that time is estimated to be the number of prize exchange balls of the last customer.

Calculation of the number of possessed balls The number of possessed balls is calculated by the following formula. That is, the number of owned balls = the number of sold balls-the number of difference balls-the number of exchanged prizes The number of sold balls, the number of exchanged balls, and the number of exchanged prizes are obtained as described above. Therefore, based on these, the number of balls possessed is calculated using the above formula. Note that the calculation for subtracting the number of exchanged prizes can also be performed in an actual data process by clearing (resetting to zero) a memory area for storing the number of possessed balls.

However, when the game start of a new customer is detected by the method (i1) and the customer change is detected based on this, the end of the game of each customer is not immediately detected, and Since each customer is detected after starting the game, the ball count data from the end of each customer's game until the detection of the customer replacement is corrected after the customer replacement is detected (rewritten). ).

The amusement park management machine 1 also generates data other than the above and makes judgments other than the above, but since it is not directly related to the features of the present invention, the description thereof will be omitted.

The above data is sent to the management data terminal 2 via the serial communication section 14 every predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes). In the following description, the transfer of data at each predetermined time is called sampling, the timing at which the transfer is performed is called sampling timing, and the sampling cycle (the above "predetermined time") is called the sampling cycle. The management data terminal 2 includes a control unit 21 and a serial communication unit 22.
The data storage unit 23, the key input unit 24, the liquid crystal display unit 25, and the printer output unit 26. Control unit 21
Is composed of a microprocessor with a memory storing a program, controls the entire management data terminal 2, controls the flow of data within the management data terminal 2, and processes the data for display and printing. To do. The data storage unit 23 is composed of a large-capacity RAM or the like, is capable of large-capacity and high-speed processing, and is backed up by a battery. Therefore, data is saved even when the power is turned off. The serial communication unit 22 is composed of a high-speed serial communication LSI and can process a large amount of data at high speed.

The data sent from the serial communication unit 14 of the playground management machine 1 is received by the serial communication unit 22 and stored in the data storage unit 23.

The key input section 24 is an operator (operator).
Is used to input. This key input unit 24
It is operated to display the data on the display unit 25. The key input section 24 is also operated to print data at the printer output section 26.

The control unit 21 processes the data for displaying and printing.

According to the present invention, the management data terminal 2 creates and outputs (displays or prints) data as follows.

In order to output data (display or print),
Specify the data you want to output and the pachinko machine. For example, a pachinko machine is given a number in advance, and the pachinko machine is designated by the number. The data to be output includes the number of difference balls, the number of balls possessed, and the sales, which are also designated by operating a predetermined key.

The case where a graph is displayed on the screen of the display device will be described below, but the same applies to the case of printing.

Display of Sales and Number of Differences FIG. 6 shows an example of a graph created and displayed according to this embodiment. In this example, the sales per unit time are represented by a bar graph 44, and the number of difference balls is represented by a line graph 45. And these are represented on the same horizontal axis. The following information is displayed around the screen.

That is, in the area 40, character information indicating a pachinko machine is displayed. In the example shown in the figure, it is "3rd order", and it can be seen that the central graphs 44 and 45 are the 3rd order data.

In the area 41, character information indicating that the horizontal axis of the graph is the time axis is displayed. As will be described later, as the horizontal axis, the number of beating balls or the beating time may be used instead of the time axis. The beating ball time axis is the number of beating balls on the horizontal axis and a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes)
This means that each scale is attached on the horizontal axis.

In the area 42, character information indicating that data for one day is displayed, that is, that the length of the horizontal axis on the screen corresponds to the length of one day (business hours) is displayed. Has been done.

In the area 43, the date and time when the data is collected or updated is shown. In the illustrated example, it is displayed that the data is as of 13:43 on February 3 (Wednesday). As will be described later, when displaying data for two days, four days, etc., the first day and the last day of the period are displayed.

In the area 46, the unit of the vertical axis is shown. In the illustrated example, with respect to the number of difference balls represented by the line graph 45, 1000 times the numerical value shown at the left end of the screen represents the number of difference balls (pieces). That is, the number of balls corresponding to 2,000 is shown between the horizontal dotted lines. The number of difference balls is positive in the lower part and negative in the upper part. For the sales represented by the bar graph 44, the numerical value of 1 shown on the left end of the screen
500 times the sales amount (yen). That is, the distance between the horizontal dotted lines corresponds to 1,500 yen. For sales, the positive and negative signs have no meaning. In addition, sales represent the total amount every 5 minutes.

The vertical axis can be expanded or contracted by key input. That is, one frame can be selected from 1,000 yen to 10,000 yen in 10 steps. This is made easy to see by displaying the number of difference balls that fluctuates with the passage of time according to their size.

In the area 47, the unit of the horizontal axis is shown. In the illustrated example, the business hours are from 10:00 to 22:00.

In the area 48, it is displayed that the horizontal axis can be changed to a 2-day graph, a 4-day graph, a beating ball number, and a betting time axis.

In this way, the sales are displayed in a bar graph,
Since the number of difference balls is displayed as a line graph, it is easy to distinguish even if the display device is monochrome. Furthermore, since the horizontal axis is common, it is convenient for considering the mutual relationships.

A detailed description will be given below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a bar graph and a line graph. In the example shown in the figure, as will be understood from the description below, it is assumed that four customers play games one after another.
Actually, sales occur more frequently, but for simplicity of illustration, the sales are shown less.

First, sales are generated at the beginning of the period A1. Further, the number of difference balls increases during the period A1 (note that the downward direction represents a positive value). this is,
Winning prizes, therefore, there are few safe balls and "customers are losing"
Indicates that.

In the period A2, there is no sales and there is no fluctuation in the number of difference balls.

In the period A3, the difference ball number fluctuates again. Then, at the beginning of the period A3 (prior to the fluctuation of the number of difference balls), no sales have occurred. From this, it can be construed that the same customer resumed the game after taking a break (on the same pachinko machine).

In the period A4, there is no sales and there is no fluctuation in the number of difference balls.

In the period B1, sales are first generated and the number of difference balls is fluctuating. Therefore, it is interpreted that a new customer has started a game on the pachinko machine 3, that is, the customer has been replaced.

In the period B2, there is no change in the number of difference balls.

In the period C1, sales are first generated and the number of difference balls is fluctuating. Therefore, it is interpreted that a new customer has started playing a game on the pachinko machine 3.

During the period C2, there is no change in the number of difference balls.

In period D, sales are first generated,
The number of difference balls is fluctuating. Therefore, it is interpreted that a new customer has started playing a game on the pachinko machine 3.

The number of difference balls decreases (increases in the negative direction) in the period C1 and ends at a considerably higher level than the beginning of the period C1. This is because a big hit occurred and it was stopped, but because a signal indicating that a big hit occurred and it was stopped was generated separately, it was also that the customer was replaced I understand. Also, the big hit and the stop may be shown on this graph.

Display of sales and number of balls owned The number of balls owned is obtained as described above. In addition, in the case of detecting a customer substitution by detecting that a new customer starts a game by the method of (i1), the customer substitution is not detected until the new customer starts the game, In this case, even if the previous customer actually finishes the game and exchanges the balls, the data indicating the number of balls in the playground management machine 1 or the management data terminal 2 is exchanged. The previous value. When a customer replacement is detected by the start of a new customer game, the value of the ball number data immediately before the customer replacement is subtracted at that time. In other words, the number-of-ball-number data immediately before the change of the customer is subtracted from the number-of-ball-number data before the change of the customer is detected after the previous customer finishes playing the game. As a result, the data of the number of possessed balls is corrected according to the start of the game of a new customer.

FIG. 8 shows an example of ball number data before correction and ball number data after correction. In the figure, the broken line Mb shows the ball number data before correction, and the solid line Ma shows the ball number data after correction. The time point Tf is a time point when it is determined that a new customer has started playing the game. The periods A1 to D in FIG. 8 correspond to the periods A1 to D in FIG. 7, and FIG. 8 shows the ball number data obtained in the same situation as in FIG.

The actual number of balls possessed is always zero or a positive value, but since there is a case where a player can borrow a ball from the shared ball lending machine 5 to start a game, the game hall management machine 1 and the management data terminal can be used. The ball number data in 2 may represent a negative value. However, such an error also becomes zero every time the customer is replaced, so that the accumulation of errors can be avoided.

The number of balls owned and the sales obtained as described above can be displayed in a graph on the same horizontal axis. An example of such a graphical display is shown in FIG. FIG. 9 shows only the graph in the center of the screen. The bar graph 44 shows the sales per unit time, and the line graph 4 shows the number of balls.
It is represented by 9. In FIG. 9, the bar graph 44 is drawn downward. That is, the bottom of the sales is positive. The bar graph 44 and the line graph are represented on the same horizontal axis. The horizontal axis is the time axis as in FIG. 7. An area similar to that shown in FIG. 6 is provided around the screen, and each area is displayed.

The line graph in FIG. 9 is the same as the solid line in FIG. 8, and the periods A1 to D correspond to the periods A1 to D in FIG.

Note that the scale of the vertical axis and the scale of the horizontal axis can be changed in the same manner as described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

In this way, the sales are displayed in a bar graph,
Since the number of possessed balls is displayed in a line graph, it is easy to distinguish even if the display device is a monochrome display device.
Furthermore, since the horizontal axis is common, it is convenient for considering the mutual relationships.

Number of balls owned when sales occur When the sales and the number of balls owned are obtained as described above, the number of balls owned when sales occur and the manner of change can be known based on these data. This is useful in analyzing when and when a customer rents a ball. It should be noted that it is also possible to automatically calculate the number of owned balls and the change in the number of owned balls (difference before and after the sampling period) at the time of sales, and accumulate them as data. Also, the average value of them can be obtained.

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As described above, according to the present invention, since the sales and the number of difference balls or the number of possessed balls are expressed by a graph with the horizontal axis in common, the relation between the sales and the number of difference balls and the number of retained balls is shown. Easy to grasp. In other words, it is easy to understand the relationship between fluctuations in the number of coins and the number of balls held and sales, and it is possible for the customer to know the growth in sales from the stand and the fluctuations in the number of balls added and the number of balls held while using the pachinko machine. .

Further, it is possible to know the sales per customer, the customer's game time, the number of customers who have played at each pachinko machine, the number of prize exchange balls, and the number of possessed balls, which is useful for data analysis.

From the above data, it is possible to know how the pachinko machine is used by the customer, how the customer uses the beating balls, and how the balls are rented (the number of balls held, how they change, etc.).
You can also see the gross profit on the store side (sales minus the premium amount) and the carry-out amount of the customer (prize amount) at each pachinko machine. Furthermore, it is possible to estimate the number of balls required for each pachinko machine and each ball lending machine for a certain period of time, which will be a material for optimizing the capacity of the supply line that supplies the balls to each pachinko machine. It will also be a selection material for pachinko machines newly introduced by pachinko parlors.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a playground management machine and a management data terminal used for carrying out the method of the present invention, together with a plurality of pachinko machines and ball lending machines.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the internal configurations of a playground management machine and a management data terminal used for carrying out the method of the present invention, together with one pachinko machine and one ball lending machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the playground management machine for detecting that a new customer has started playing a game.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a memory area for storing data used in the operations of FIGS. 3 and 5;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the playground management machine for detecting that the customer has finished playing the game.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of data display according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a portion of the graph in the center of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a line graph showing data on the number of balls held after and after the correction based on the number of exchanged prizes.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing a part of another example of data display according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Playground management machine 2: Management data terminal 3: Pachinko machine 4: Inter-lens ball lending machine 44: Bar graph showing sales 45: Line graph showing the number of difference balls 49: Line graph showing the number of owned balls

Claims (23)

[Claims] 1. Outputting management data obtained based on an out ball signal and a safe ball signal generated from a plurality of pachinko machines and a sales signal generated from a ball lending machine provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. In the method described above, data representing the number of difference balls is generated based on the out ball signal and the safe ball signal from each pachinko machine, and sales are performed based on the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine. A method for outputting management data of a playground, which comprises generating data representing the data, and representing the data representing the number of difference balls and the data representing the sales in a graph having a common horizontal axis. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data representing the number of difference balls is represented by a line graph, and the data representing the sales is represented by a bar graph. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal axis represents time. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal axis represents the number of beating balls. 5. A ball launch signal, which is generated from each of a plurality of pachinko machines, indicating that a ball has been driven, and a sales signal generated from a ball lending machine provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. In the method of analyzing management data obtained based on the above, based on the ball launch signal from each pachinko machine, detecting this when the ball has not been struck for a predetermined time or more, Is detected for a predetermined period of time without being launched, and when sales are generated based on the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine, this is detected, If it is determined that a ball has been launched based on the ball launch signal within a predetermined time after it is detected that a new customer has started playing a game on the pachinko machine. And, accordingly, determining that the customer has been replaced, the management data of the playground. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the ball launch signal is an out ball signal. 7. The data indicating the number of balls calculated based on the out-ball signal is formed, and it is determined that the ball has been hit based on the variation of the data. The method described in. 8. The customer is determined to have finished the game when the number of balls held is equal to or less than a predetermined value and the state in which no balls have been hit out has continued for a predetermined time or more immediately after that. 7. The method according to 7. 9. The method of determining that the customer has been replaced based on at least one of the determination that the new customer has started the game and the determination that the customer has finished the game. The method according to any one of 5 to 8. 10. Based on the determination that the customer has been replaced,
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein a game time per guest is calculated. 11. Based on the determination that the customer has been replaced,
The method according to claim 9, wherein the number of customers who played on each pachinko machine is calculated. 12. Generating data representing the number of difference balls based on the out ball signal and the safe ball signal from each pachinko machine, and the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine, 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the data representing the number of balls held is generated based on the data representing the number of difference balls on the pachinko machine and the determination that the customer has been replaced. 13. Based on the determination that the customer has been replaced,
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the number of owned balls represented by the number of owned balls before replacement is determined as the number of balls used for prize exchange. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the number of balls owned by the customer after the replacement is calculated based on the sales after the replacement and the number of difference balls after the replacement. 15. Outputting management data obtained based on an out ball signal and a safe ball signal generated from a plurality of pachinko machines and a sales signal generated from a ball lending machine provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. In the above method, data representing the number of balls held is generated based on the out-ball signal, the safe-ball signal, and the sales signal from each pachinko machine, and the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine. A method of outputting management data of a playground, which includes generating data representing sales based on the above, and expressing the data representing the number of balls owned and the data representing sales in a graph having a common horizontal axis. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the data representing the number of balls owned is represented by a line graph, and the data representing the sales is represented by a bar graph. 17. Method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that the horizontal axis represents time. 18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the horizontal axis represents the number of beating balls. 19. Each of the pachinko machines generates a ball launching signal indicating that a ball has been launched, and based on the ball launching signal from each pachinko, it is determined that a ball has not been launched. It is judged that it continued for a predetermined time or more,
Thereafter, it is determined that sales have occurred based on the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine, and within a predetermined time after that, balls have been launched based on the ball launch signal. When it is determined that the pachinko machine customers have been replaced, based on the out ball signal and the safe ball signal from each pachinko machine and the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine. 18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: data representing the number of balls owned and generation of data representing the number of balls owned based on a determination that the new customer has started a game. the method of. 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the number of balls owned by the customer after the replacement is calculated based on the sales after the replacement and the number of difference balls after the replacement. 21. Management data obtained based on an out ball signal and a safe ball signal generated from each of a plurality of pachinko machines and a sales signal generated from a ball lending machine provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. In the method for analyzing the above, the data representing the number of balls held is generated based on the out ball signal and the safe ball signal from each pachinko machine and the sales signal corresponding to the pachinko machine, and the sales signal is generated. A method for analyzing management data of a playground, including detecting and recording the number of balls owned at a time point. 22. Each of the pachinko machines generates a ball launching signal indicating that a ball has been launched, and based on the ball launching signal from each pachinko, it is determined that a ball has not been launched. It is judged that it continued for a predetermined time or more,
Thereafter, it is determined that sales have occurred based on the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine, and within a predetermined time after that, balls have been launched based on the ball launch signal. When it is determined that the pachinko machine customers have been replaced, and based on the out ball signal and the safe ball signal from each pachinko machine and the sales signal from the ball lending machine corresponding to the pachinko machine. 22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising: generating data representing the number of owned balls based on the data representing the number of owned balls and determining that the customer has been replaced. 23. The number of balls held by the customer after the replacement is subtracted from the number of balls corresponding to the sales after the replacement, and the number of balls held after the replacement is further subtracted. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the method comprises: