JPH08280920A - Card control device for game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To efficiently and rapidly control the excessive stock of pinball lending cards or the ordering of insufficient cards by arranging card control devices at every game holes of chain shops. CONSTITUTION: A card control device is equipped with a card issuing machine 11a issuing a pinball lending card for lending pinballs used in game machines from a pinball lending machine and a card control computer system 14 receiving the data corresponding to the kind and cost of the pinball lending card at a point of time when the pinball lending card is issued from the card issuing machine 11a and operationally processing the control data of the pinball lending card on the basis of the data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card management device for a ball lending card ticket vending machine in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko parlor store has been equipped with a ball lending card issuing machine for issuing prepaid cards. However, this ticket issuing machine is only managed manually, and therefore, It took time and effort to process sales and inventory.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and manages a ball lending card of a card ticket vending machine installed in each amusement hall of a chain store, To provide a card management device for a game hall, which allows a card management computer in each amusement hall to efficiently perform management work such as card sales processing, inventory management, or fraudulent card management processing. To aim.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a game hall hall card management device according to the present invention issues a ball lending card for lending a game ball used in a game machine from a ball rental machine. Information data according to the type and price of the ball lending card at the time of issuing the ball lending card from the ticket vending machine and the card ticket vending machine is received, and the management information data of the ball lending card is arithmetically processed based on the information data. And a card management computer.

The management information data is at least sales data, inventory data, and order data.

Further, the card management computer is provided with control means for automatically generating and transmitting the management information data of the ball lending card to the host computer of the main store in the game hall.

The present invention further comprises a prize exchange machine for exchanging prizes according to the number of game balls acquired by the game machine, wherein the card management computer receives sales information data from the prize exchange machine and sells the prize. , Information processing such as inventory and ordering, and necessary information data is transmitted to the host computer.

[0008]

[Operation] A card ticket vending machine in the amusement hall of a chain store throws in banknotes and coins and issues a ball lending card of a price corresponding thereto. Here, the card management computer installed in each amusement hall of the chain store receives the information data on the ticket lending card issuance from each card vending machine, and based on this information data, sales processing and inventory processing of the ball lending card are performed. , Performs ordering processing, etc., and sends necessary information to the host computer of the head office.

Further, the card management computer receives information data from a prize exchange for exchanging prizes according to the number of game balls, and processes information data such as sales, inventory and order of prizes exchanged with the game balls. , Send necessary information to the host computer of the head office.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a card management device 1 in a game hall. Here, 11a, 11b and 11c are card issuing machines, and 14 is a card issuing machine 11a, 11b and 11
card management computer system for managing c, 14a
Is an interface unit for connecting each card issuing machine 11a, 11b, 11c to the card management computer 14c, 1
A printer 4b outputs information data of the issued ball rental card from the card management computer 14c.

FIG. 2 shows a card management device 1 having the above-mentioned configuration.
2, ... N is each hall hall of the chain store H1, H2, ...
It is a block diagram arrange | positioned at Hn. Here, 20 is a host computer of the head office, which is connected to the card management apparatuses 1 to N in each chain shop via the public line network 21.
Also, 11, 12, 13 are card issuing machines, 14, 15,
Reference numeral 16 designates respective card management computer systems, which are the respective card issuing machines 11, 12, 13
Is configured to manage. Furthermore, 17, 18, 1
Reference numeral 9 denotes a premium exchange, which are also connected to and managed by the card management computer systems 14, 15 and 16, respectively.

Based on FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the card management device 1
The operation of N will be described. Each game hall H1, H2, ...
At Hn, the customer issues a ball lending card for lending game balls or the like used in the game machine from the ball rental machine to the card issuing machine 11, 12,
The banknotes and coins are inserted into the banknotes and coins slot 13 and withdrawn. Card management computer system 14, 15, 1
6 is a card issuing machine 11 or 1 connected to each
The ticket issuing information data of the ball lending card transmitted from Nos. 2 and 13 is received.

That is, the card management computer systems 14, 15 and 16 receive the information data of the type and price of the ball lending card issued, and based on the information data of each card issuing machine number of the transmission source, each amusement hall. The card sales daily report in the hall, the number of remaining inventory cards at the moment, the number of cards that have a small inventory number and must be additionally ordered to the main store, perform arithmetic processing regarding defective card inspection, store necessary data in memory, and Output a given list.

Further, the card management computer system 1
4, 15, 16 are prize exchanges 17, 18, 19 respectively.
More information on the prizes exchanged by the game balls is received, and based on the information data for each prize exchange machine number, a daily sales report of the prizes in each amusement store hall, the number of remaining prizes in stock at the moment, and the small number of stocks The calculation related to the number of prizes to be performed is performed, necessary data is stored in the memory, and a predetermined list is output.

Further, the card management computer system 1
Reference numerals 4, 15 and 16 respectively send predetermined data to be transmitted to the head office among the information data regarding the ball lending card issued and the information data regarding the prize exchanged by the game balls to the host computer 20 via the public line network 21. To do.

In particular, an ordering process for the head office due to a shortage of ball rental cards and prizes can be automatically transmitted to the host computer 20 of the head office.

[0017]

The present invention has the following effects. A card management computer is installed at each amusement hall of a chain store, and card information data is received from a card vending machine connected to the card management computer, and based on this, a daily sales report of cards, excess inventory, and insufficient cards Since processing such as ordering is performed, there is a remarkable effect that operations such as ordering processing can be performed quickly and efficiently. Further, the card management computer also receives the free gift information data from the free exchange, and based on the received data, the daily sales report of the free gift, the excess inventory, the order of the insufficient free gifts, etc., so that the management work in the hall can be efficiently performed. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a card management device in a game hall.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram in which a card management device is arranged in each game hall of a chain store.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2 Card management device 11, 12, 13, 11a, 11b, 11c Card issuing machine 14, 15, 16 Card management computer system 17, 18, 19 Prize exchange machine 20 Host computer 21 Public line network

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A card ticket vending machine for issuing a ball lending card for lending game balls used in a gaming machine from a ball lending machine, and a type of ball lending card at the time of issuing a ball lending card from the card ticket vending machine. A card management computer for a game hall, comprising: a card management computer that receives information data according to a price and calculates the management information data of a ball lending card based on the information data. 2. The game hall hall card management device according to claim 1, wherein the management information data is at least sales data, inventory data, and order data. 3. The card management computer comprises control means for automatically generating management information data of the ball lending card and transmitting the management information data to a host computer of a main store in a game hall. Card management device for game hall described. 4. A prize exchange machine for exchanging prizes according to the number of game balls acquired by the game machine, wherein the card management computer receives sales information data from the prize exchange machine, and sells, stocks, or orders the prize. 4. The game hall hall card management device according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device performs the arithmetic processing of the information data and transmits necessary information data to the host computer.