KR101542083B1 - Remote controllable picking commodity type game machine and remote control system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote control system capable of remotely controllably controlling the status and information of a game machine at a remote administrator's terminal, and a remote control system thereof. In the article ejecting game machine, the overall operation of the article extracting game machine A control unit for controlling the control unit; An article recognition unit for sensing that a sensor-embedded article contained in the case of the game machine is discharged to the outside of the case; A money checking unit for sensing an amount of money input through the money input port of the game machine; A memory for storing instructions and data sets for controlling the controller, and data sensed by the article recognition unit and the money confirmation unit; A motor driving unit for controlling the driving force of the motor of the drawing means for drawing the article contained in the case under the control of the control unit; And a controller for transmitting data sensed by the article recognition unit and the money confirmation unit to a management server at a remote location under the control of the controller, receiving driving force data for controlling the motor driving unit from the management server, And a wireless unit, and a system for remotely controlling the game apparatus.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a remote controllable picking commodity type game machine and a remote control system thereof,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article drawing game machine, and more particularly, to an article drawing game machine and its remote control system that can be remotely controlled to check and control the state and information of a game machine at a remote administrator's terminal.

It is popular not only for children but also for adults, regardless of age. Such a product drawing game machine is a game machine which can draw out to an outside of a case by a pick-up mechanism such as a crane driven for a predetermined time when a predetermined money is put into an article such as a doll or toy which is irregularly housed in the case.

Generally, a game machine for drawing goods is provided in various shapes and methods according to the function and performance of the game machine. The most widely used game machine is a crane type pickup game machine. 1A to 1D show some examples of pickup-type game machines. The pickup-type game machine is provided with a case having a charging opening for allowing coins or bills to be inserted into the front and a discharge opening for discharging the product, and a case having a transparent window formed on the upper surface thereof. The case is transported in the X-, Y- and Z- And a control unit for controlling the pick-up unit in accordance with a signal input to the operation unit. The pick-up unit picks up a product packed in the pick-up unit and transfers the packed product to the discharge port.

When the user inserts a coin or banknote into the coin or bill insertion slot on the front side of the game machine, the device is operated. At this time, the pick-up means such as a crane arm or the like with the forceps move according to the movement of the operation lever by the user. When the user presses the select button after positioning the crane arm at a desired position, the crane arm descends to pick up the article, and then moves the article to the outlet opening through the game console to acquire the article.

FIG. 1E is a pushing type game machine using a pusher in place of the above-described picking up method. The pusher provided in front of a display shelf of a product usually pushes the article and pushes the displayed article from the front by recognizing accurate coordinates Let the goods be withdrawn.

FIG. 1F is a game device in which a rear end of a base plate on which a product of a product display stand is placed is rotated so as to be elevated and lowered so that the product is dropped to the front of a product display stand, unlike the pushing type game device of FIG.

FIG. 1G illustrates a game machine in which a ball chain such as a key holder is provided to take out items. The game player inserts a coin into a coin slot and operates the upward button and the right The releasing member is moved to a desired position, the key holder is released by the releasing member thereon, and the key holder is dropped and obtained at the article discharge port.

Fig. 1H is an article withdrawal game machine having an article acquisition device in the form of a crane. The article withdrawal game device comprises a goods stand, an article box, a control switch, a fork crane miniature, a pushing die, an article outlet, a counter and an article storage. The fork-lift miniature is operated according to the drive signal of the control switch.

FIG. 1I is a view showing a state in which a suction motor for sucking outside air according to a driving power source is installed in front of a target portion and a vacuum suction portion is attached to the target plate by a driving motor , And the vacuum suction unit is moved vertically and laterally by a drive motor to take out the article.

FIG. 1J shows a plurality of spaces for storing articles, and a plurality of articles can be provided. Thus, it is possible to provide convenience to the administrator, to play each game in a plurality of spaces, .

As described above, a variety of product drawing game machines are provided. These game machines are different from each other in shape and system, but a predetermined amount is supplied, and the driving means for moving the articles inside the case by the motor is moved according to the operation of the game player and discharged to the outside of the case .

Such conventional game machines are installed in scattered places. As the game is operated, the articles in the case are reduced. Therefore, the manager of the game machine continuously goes to a position where the game machine is installed to periodically or irregularly fill necessary articles, There is an inconvenience in that it is necessary to visually check the state of the product and identify the necessary goods. Accordingly, since the necessary articles can be grasped only on site, there is a problem in that all the unnecessary various articles need to be moved and moved.

In addition, in order for the manager to check the sales status of the game machine, it is only necessary to check the items in the game machine for each game machine and collect the money at the money collecting part and check the amount of money, There is a problem that it is difficult to instantly respond to the preference of the game player, which leads to an increase in sales.

Meanwhile, the difficulty level of the game machine is adjusted by adjusting the force of the driving means for pulling out the article of the game machine finally. In order to adjust the force of the driving means as necessary, the adjustment portion mounted inside the game machine must be manually adjusted, There is an inconvenience that some game machines should be dismantled.

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Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article drawing game machine capable of remotely controlling a sales situation of an article state, a sales state, etc. of an article drawing game machine, And to provide the remote control system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an article drawing game machine and remote control system thereof that can be remotely controlled without difficulty in drawing a drawing game machine at a remote place without manually adjusting the game machine by tilting the drawer.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an article drawing game machine and remote control system thereof that can be remotely controlled, which can reduce inventory, movement distance, and account management burden of an article to an administrator of an article drawing game machine.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device for remotely controllable articles, the game device comprising: a control unit for controlling an overall operation of the article drawing game machine; An article recognition unit for sensing that a sensor-embedded article contained in the case of the game machine is discharged to the outside of the case; A money checking unit for sensing an amount of money input through the money input port of the game machine; A memory for storing instructions and data sets for controlling the controller, and data sensed by the article recognition unit and the money confirmation unit; A motor driving unit for controlling the driving force of the motor of the drawing means for drawing the article contained in the case under the control of the control unit; And a controller for transmitting data sensed by the article recognition unit and the money confirmation unit to a management server at a remote location under the control of the controller, receiving driving force data for controlling the motor driving unit from the management server, And a wireless unit.

In addition, a game device for remotely controllable articles according to the present invention includes: a voice reproducing unit for reproducing voice data stored in the memory under the control of the control unit; And an audio output unit for outputting the audio signal reproduced by the audio reproduction unit as an audible signal, thereby providing a music service to customers who have found the store.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus for remotely controllable articles, the apparatus comprising: a display unit for outputting visual data stored in the memory in accordance with a control of the control unit; And so on.

Further, the remote control system of the article drawing game machine capable of remote control according to the present invention is characterized in that the sales information data of the sensor-embedded article contained in the case and the sales information data of the money inputted through the money input port are wirelessly transmitted, An article drawing game machine for adjusting the driving force of the driving motor in accordance with a driving force control signal; A management server for receiving the sales information data and the sales information data from the product drawing game machine and calculating the sales status and status for each store and providing driving force data to the article drawing game machine; An administrator terminal for receiving sales status and status information for each store from the management server and transmitting driving force data for driving force adjustment of the article drawing game machine to the management server; And an Internet adapter that performs wireless data communication with the article drawing game machine and performs Internet communication with a management server at a remote location to provide a communication line between the article drawing game machine and the management server.

Preferably, the management server of the remote control system of the article drawing game machine capable of remote control according to the present invention further provides store-specific information and store-specific route information to the administrator terminal.

As described above, the present invention is advantageous in that it is possible to move to a place where the game machine is installed to confirm the sales status such as the article status, the sales status, and resolve the inconvenience to be confirmed with the naked eye and to confirm the sales status in real time.

Accordingly, the present invention can minimize temporal and physical costs of a game machine manager, and can provide only necessary products, thereby minimizing inventory costs.

Also, according to the present invention, the sales statistics are automatically aggregated and provided, so that the game machine manager can extend sales through information on the popular items.

Further, the present invention is advantageous in that the game machine manager can manage the game machine easily and efficiently, because the drawing difficulty of the game machine for drawing a product can be adjusted at a remote place without manually adjusting the game machine by going to the site.

Also, the present invention provides an advantage that a game machine manager can easily and quickly manage a plurality of game machines by providing sales status, status by store, information on each store, inventory of goods, store route, and account management means through a portable terminal.

In addition, since the present invention can grasp the state of the game machine in real time in real time, there is an advantage that a malfunction or a trouble of the game machine can be immediately coped with.

Figs. 1A to 1J are views showing various methods and forms of a game device for drawing articles according to the related art,
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a remote control system of a game device for drawing articles capable of remote control according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is an internal block diagram of a game device for remotely controlling an article according to the present invention,
4A to 4D are views showing an example of a control screen of an administrator terminal for remotely controlling an article drawing game machine capable of remote control according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same configurations of the drawings denote the same reference numerals as possible whenever possible. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and that all changes, modifications, and alterations included within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be illustrative, It is to be understood that the invention includes equivalents and alternatives. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in the description is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Each block of the accompanying block diagrams and combinations of steps of the flowchart may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus so that the instructions, which may be executed by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, And means for performing the functions described in each step are created.

The article drawing game machine capable of remote control according to the present invention is capable of handling various articles. In particular, the article drawing apparatus is installed in a store providing a real object corresponding to a miniature drawn by a game player, Treat the miniature associated with the product as an article. In the store where the remotely controllable article drawing game machine according to the present invention is installed, the customer can be guided to the game by providing the product corresponding to the miniature selected by the customer, a part or the product of the product, or the service. It is possible to obtain additional pleasure in a product or service to be provided.

Further, the remotely controllable article drawing game machine according to the present invention provides the manager of the game machine with the information about the item extracted by the game player and the money profit information according to the game, to the manager of the game machine, Can be used as an administrator terminal to acquire various kinds of information of a game machine at a remote place in real time and to control the difficulty of the game machine easily and quickly.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a remote control system of an article drawing game machine capable of remote control according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the article drawing game machine 100 capable of remote control according to the present invention, And performs data communication with the management server 310 connected to the Internet 220 through the Internet adapter 210 capable of data communication. Also, the management server 310 provides a control program for remote control of the game machine 100 to the administrator terminal 400 such as a PC or a smart phone. At this time, when a plurality of game devices 100 capable of remote control according to the present invention are installed adjacent to each other, a plurality of game devices 100 may be connected to one Internet adapter 210.

2, the management server 310 may further include at least one of the DB server 320, the backup server 330, and the mirror server 340, It may be provided as a server.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an internal block of a game device for remotely controllable articles according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4A to 4S illustrate an example of a control screen of an administrator terminal for remotely controlling an article drawing game machine capable of remote control according to the present invention Respectively.

Referring to FIG. 3, the remote control-enabled game machine 100 includes a remote control board 110. The remote control board 110 may be provided separately from a control panel provided in a game machine, and may be operated in conjunction with an existing control panel or integrated with an existing control panel.

The remote control board 110 includes a control unit 111 for controlling the remote control board 110 as a whole and an article recognition unit 113, a money checking unit 114, A voice output unit 117, a display unit 118, and a radio unit 119. The mobile unit 115 includes a voice output unit 116, a voice output unit 117, a display unit 118,

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a game device for remotely controlling an article, and an administrator terminal for remotely controlling a game device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4S.

4A is an initial screen of a control program for accessing the management server 310 driven by the administrator terminal 400 of FIG. 2, and shows a login screen for confirming the identity of the administrator. When the administrator terminal 400 is properly logged in, the management server 310 provides the main menu with various functions that can be provided to the administrator terminal 400 as shown in FIG. 4B. 4C to 4P sequentially show detailed information provided when each menu is selected in the clockwise direction from the first menu of the main menu of FIG. 4B.

4C is the sales list information provided to the administrator terminal 400 through the sales status icon in the main menu of FIG. 4B, and is provided together with the store information and the sales information in which the corresponding game device 100 is installed for a period of time to be inquired by the administrator .

4D illustrates sales statistics information provided to the administrator terminal 400 through the sales status icon in the main menu of FIG. 4B. The sales statistics information includes information on the total number of sales in the store where the game machine 100 is installed during the inquiry period of the store And total sales amount information are provided with graphs.

4E and 4F are the store list information provided to the administrator terminal 400 through the status icons for each store in the main menu of FIG. 4B. The statuses of the stores to be inquired by the manager are provided together with the sales date and the sales amount.

4G and 4H are store-specific information provided to the administrator terminal 400 through the store-specific information icons in the main menu of FIG. 4B. The store-specific information to be inquired by the manager is an address, a telephone number, It comes with.

4I is provided with information such as customer center connection information and announcement information provided to the administrator terminal 400 through the customer center icon in the main menu of FIG. 4B.

4J and 4K are provided with a list of accounts to be provided to the administrator terminal 400 through the account management icon in the main menu of FIG. 4B and a registration screen for registering new accounts.

4L and 4M are provided with a store route selection screen provided to the administrator terminal 400 via the store route icon in the main menu of FIG. 4B and a shortest route screen via the selected stores.

FIG. 4n is a commodity order screen provided to the administrator terminal 400 through a miniature order icon in the main menu of FIG. 4b. The commodity order screen displays a registration screen for registering food photographs and descriptions corresponding to the selected mini- / RTI >

4O is a screen for remotely controlling the driving force of the motor for driving the drawing means provided in the manager terminal 400 via the drawing bar setting icon in the main menu of FIG. 4B. As shown in the figure, , And an input screen is provided to finely adjust the gripping force, lifting force, x-axis force, and y-axis force from 1 to 250 with respect to the game machine of the shop.

FIG. 4P is a screen provided to the administrator terminal 400 through a setup menu provided at the lower center of all screens including the main menu of FIG. 4B. The administrator terminal 400 displays an alarm system for various information received from the management server 310 A screen can be selected.

FIGS. 4q to 4s are A / S screens for solving the failure and error of a game device for remotely controllable goods according to the present invention, and detailed action items corresponding to various faults and errors of the game device, such as 4q, And a list of A / S related information providing for an error, and can be configured to allow an A / S consultation and an application to a call center or the like. Although not shown in the main menu of FIG. 4B, the icon may be added to the main menu or may be provided on one side of all screens.

FIG. 4r shows a pop-up screen that is automatically displayed on the administrator terminal 400 when a failure or an error occurs in the game machine. It is preferable that the pop-up screen is provided together with the screen of FIG. 4q so that the administrator can receive it and take immediate action. As shown in FIG. 4 (r), the failure and error information generated along with the location information of the game machine in which the failure and the error have occurred can be displayed, and the screen moves to the 4s screen according to the administrator's selection.

FIG. 4 (d) shows an action sequence for an error selected from the A / S-related information selected on the 4q screen or an error corresponding directly to the 4r screen, .

As described above, the article drawing game machine and its remote control system which can be remotely controlled according to the present invention can grasp the state of sale of the article state, the sales state, etc. of the article drawing game machine in real time without going to the field and checking the game machine with the naked eye have.

Further, the article drawing game machine and the remote control system thereof which can be remotely controlled according to the present invention can be adjusted at a remote place without manually adjusting the drawing difficulty of the article drawing game machine by going to the field and manually opening the game machine.

In addition, the article drawing game machine and its remote control system that can be remotely controlled according to the present invention can reduce inventory, movement distance, and burden of managing a customer to the manager of the article drawing game machine.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (5)

A product drawing game machine comprising two or more kinds of articles in a case,
Wherein the game machine includes two or more kinds of miniature goods corresponding to a real object provided in a store where the game machine is installed in a case;
The miniature articles each incorporating a different sensor;
A controller for controlling an overall operation of the article drawing game machine,
An article recognition unit for sensing that the miniature article contained in the case of the game machine is discharged to the outside of the case,
A money check unit for sensing an amount of money input through the money input port of the game machine,
A memory for storing instruction miniature goods data and money data sensed by the article recognition unit and the money confirmation unit,
A motor driving unit for controlling a driving force of the motor of the drawing means for drawing the miniature article contained in the case under the control of the control unit,
The control unit controls the control unit to transmit the discharge miniature product data and the money data sensed by the product recognition unit and the money confirmation unit to the management server at a remote location, and receives the driving force data for controlling the motor driving unit at the management server A wireless unit for transmitting to the control unit,
A voice reproducing unit for reproducing voice data stored in the memory under the control of the control unit,
An audio output unit for outputting the audio signal reproduced by the audio reproduction unit as an audio signal;
And a remote control board including a display unit for outputting the visual data stored in the memory as a visual signal under the control of the control unit.
delete delete The game machine includes two or more kinds of miniature articles corresponding to the real objects provided in a store where the game machine is installed, and the miniature articles include different sensors An article drawing game machine for wirelessly transmitting sales information data of money entered through a money input port and miniature item sales information data contained in the case, and adjusting a driving force of the driving motor according to a driving force control signal received wirelessly;
A management server for receiving miniature item sales information data and sales information data from the product drawing game machine and calculating sales status of each miniature product and status for each store and providing driving force data to the product drawing game machine;
A manager terminal for receiving sales status of each miniature item and status information for each store from the management server and transmitting driving force data for driving force adjustment of the article drawing game machine to the management server; And
And an Internet adapter for performing wireless data communication with the article drawing game machine and performing Internet communication with a management server at a remote location to provide a communication line between the article drawing game machine and the management server, Remote control system.
The system according to claim 4,
Wherein the manager terminal provides the store-specific information and the store-specific route information together with the map, and further provides the shortest route via the selected stores when the manager terminal selects the plurality of stores. Remote control system of game machine.

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