JP2020185333A - Game parlor system - Google Patents

Abstract

To appropriately cope with fraudulence for performing clearing processing after performing fraudulent operation after store-opening processing.SOLUTION: A managing device 5 outputs information including processing details corresponding to special operation by employees during a pre-clearing period until clearing operation is performed to prize exchange information after performing store-opening operation. Accordingly, it becomes possible to appropriately cope with fraudulence for performing fraudulent operation after store-closing operation and performing clearing processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a playground system.

At the amusement park, prizes are exchanged in consideration of the acquired value, which is the game value acquired by the player, but there are cases where the employee who performs the prize exchange process cheats. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a system that can specify the history of special operations such as so-called manual input performed during a period outside the so-called business hours from the closing process on the previous day to the opening process on the day. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-38814

However, in the amusement park, the following frauds that cannot be identified by such a system, that is, once the store is opened and the period is not overtime, for example, the game value to be exchanged is manually input, and then the player or himself or herself There is a risk of fraudulent operations such as storing balls in an acquaintance's membership card, clearing the game, and then opening a business.

Such fraud cannot be dealt with by the above system because it is not non-operating, but when clearing is performed in the conventional system, it cannot be detected because it was targeted for clearing including special operations in consideration of so-called test operations. , Correspondence is desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system for amusement parks that can appropriately deal with fraudulent operations such as performing fraudulent operations after opening a store and then performing clearing processes.

According to the invention of claim 1, since the information including the processing contents according to the special operation by the employee in the period before the clearing from the opening processing to the clearing operation for the prize exchange information is output. It is possible to appropriately deal with fraudulent operations such as performing fraudulent operations after opening the store and then clearing the store.

Schematic diagram showing a playground system in one embodiment Diagram showing daily business report Diagram showing security data Diagram showing POS special operation history Flow chart showing the operation of the management device

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall configuration of the amusement park system. A large number of game machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and rental machines 2 are installed corresponding to each game machine 1. The game machine 1 and the rental machine 2 are connected to a management device 5 (prize exchange information specifying means, storage means, clearing means, output means) via a relay device 3 and a LAN 4. The management device 5 manages the game data for each game machine by receiving the game signal transmitted from the game machine side (game machine 1, rental machine 2, etc.), and also collects personal data for each member registered as a member. to manage.
A counting machine 6, a prize exchange terminal (hereinafter referred to as POS) 7 (reception means), and a payment machine 8 are also installed in the amusement park, and are connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4.

The counter 6 counts the inserted balls, issues a receipt (not shown) recording the number of counted balls as the counting result, and transmits the issuance information to the management device 5. The prize exchange terminal 7 executes the prize exchange process based on the number of counting balls specified by the receipt issued by the counter and the IC card 9. When the IC card 9 is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, the checkout machine 8 reads the deposit balance recorded in the inserted IC card 9 with a card reader (not shown) and corresponds to the read deposit balance. The banknotes and coins to be used are returned from the return port 11.

When handling the deposit balance recorded on the IC card 9 in the prize exchange terminal 7 and the settlement machine 8, the management device 5 collates with the deposit balance indicated by the issuance information stored in advance corresponding to the IC card 9. Then, the deposit balance is paid on the condition that it is determined to be true.

The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 12, a monitor 13 (output means) operated by the manager of the game hall, a printer (not shown), and the like. Although not shown in FIG. 1, in reality, for example, several hundred game machines 1 are managed by the management device 5. The management device 5 manages the operating status of the game machine 1, the rental machine 2, the prize exchange terminal 7, and the like installed in the game hall.

The game machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an operation handle 15, an upper tray 16, and a lower tray 17 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board surface 14, and has a liquid crystal display unit 18, a start port 19, and a large size on the board surface 14. It has a winning opening 20.

The game machine 1 performs the following operations.
(1) A big hit lottery is performed according to the ball fired on the board surface 14 due to the operation of the operation handle 15 winning a prize (starting prize) in the starting port 19, and a so-called special symbol (special drawing) is performed based on the lottery result. ) Is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 18, and a big hit is generated according to the result. It should be noted that the upper limit of so-called reserved balls is four each, and if a start prize is won during the hold, the upper limit is held, and after the symbol change is completed, the held symbol change is executed.

(2) The winning probability (big hit probability) of the big hit lottery is 1/300, and the ratio of the big hits that are in a probable change state (probability change) after the big hit is 66.6% (2/3). When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 20 is opened by the amount corresponding to the corresponding number of rounds (R). The maximum number of winnings (upper limit number) of 1R is eight, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R ends when either the upper limit number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

(3) The number of rounds corresponding to the big hit is 5R and 16R, and the distribution ratio is 25% for 5R and 75% for 16R.
(4) During the probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/30. Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues until a big hit (normal big hit) that becomes a normal state (normal) occurs after the big hit, and when a normal big hit occurs, it returns to the normal state.

The game machine 1 and the peripheral devices attached to the game machine 1 output the following game signals as the game progresses, such as the player driving a ball or winning a start prize at the start port 19.
-Out signal: A signal that can specify the used game value (number of media used, out) output from the out BOX (not shown) for collecting used balls. Since one pulse is output for every 10 collected balls (used balls, driven balls), the number of out signals × 10 is specified as out. It may be a signal directly output from the game machine 1. The out identified by the out signal corresponds to the amount of game value used in the game.

-Safe signal: A signal that can specify the payout game value (number of payout media, safe, acquired value) output from the game machine 1. Since one pulse is output for every 10 payout balls, the number of safe signals × 10 is specified as safe. The replenishment signal output from the replenishment device (shown in the figure) may be used as a safe signal. The safe identified by the safe signal corresponds to the amount of game value given by the winning.

-Starting winning signal: A signal that can identify the winning (starting winning) to the starting port 19 output from the game machine 1. Since one pulse is output for each winning to the starting opening 19, the starting winning is specified according to the reception of the starting winning signal.
-Symbol variation signal (start signal): A signal that can identify symbol variation (feature operation) that starts variation (operation) by a start winning prize to the start port 19 output from the game machine 1. Since it is output when the symbol variation is confirmed (at the end), the symbol variation (start) is specified according to the reception of the symbol variation signal. It may be a signal output at the start of symbol variation.

-Big hit signal: A signal output from the game machine 1 that can specify the period of the big hit state. Since the level is output during the jackpot state, the jackpot signal reception is specified as the jackpot state.
-Probability fluctuation signal: A signal output from the game machine 1 that can specify the period during which the jackpot winning probability is high and the probability of change is high. Since the level is output during the probability change state, it is specified that the probability fluctuation signal is being received as the probability change state.

The lending machine 2 is a touch panel type that accepts operation inputs from the bill insertion slot 21 into which bills are inserted, and displays game data such as the number of symbol fluctuations (start count) and jackpot probability as the game progresses. It includes a liquid crystal display unit 22, a lending button 23 operated to pay out balls, a payout nozzle 24 through which the paid out balls pass, a card insertion slot 25 into which an IC card 9 is inserted, a return button 26, and the like.

The lending machine 2 has the following functions.
(1) The amount of bills (in units of 1000 yen) inserted into the bill insertion slot 21 is stored, and the amount of bills (payment balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 22.
(2) In response to the operation of the lending button 23, the number of balls (125 balls) corresponding to one frequency (500 yen) is paid out from the payout nozzle 24 within the range of the deposit balance. At this time, since a signal indicating that the ball for one frequency has been paid out from the game machine 1 to the lending machine 2 is output, the amount equivalent to one frequency (500 yen) from the deposit balance displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 22. ) Is reduced and a sales signal (game value addition signal) is output. Since one pulse is output from this sales signal for each payout of a ball, one pulse is specified as the sales amount for 500 yen.

(3) The deposit balance is recorded on the IC card 9 inserted in the card insertion slot 25 and issued according to the operation of the return button 26. When issuing the IC card 9, the issuance information is transmitted to the management device 5 and stored on the management device 5 side as well. If the IC card 9 is not inserted in the card insertion slot 25, the IC card 9 stored in the card stock section is sent out to the card reader / writer to record the deposit balance and issue the card.

(4) When the IC card 9 is inserted into the card insertion slot 25, the deposit balance recorded on the IC card 9 is read and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 22.
(5) The game data of the corresponding game machine 1 or another designated game machine 1 is displayed according to the operation input to the liquid crystal display unit 22, the message from the game hall is displayed, and the player is a member. If it is specified, the game data of the game machine 1 is displayed.
In the present embodiment, a configuration in which balls are counted by a counting machine 6 which is a so-called Shimabata counting machine and the counting result is associated with a receipt or an IC card 9 is illustrated, but the lending machine 2 is provided with a so-called counting function for each machine. By having it, the lending machine 2 can count the balls and have a so-called replay function to pay out the counted balls, or the counted ball number information is issued in association with the IC card 9. In this case, the issued IC card 9 may be accepted by the lending machine 2 or the POS 7, and the replay function or the prize exchange process that inherits the counted number of balls may be supported.

In the case of prize exchange processing, POS7 reads the game value from the code information of the receipt on which the game value acquired by the player is recorded, or identifies the player of the member who wishes to exchange the prize, so that the player concerned After identifying the game value that can be exchanged for prizes by acquiring the possessed balls (stored medals) online from the management device 5, the bar code of the prize desired by the player is read by the hand scanner 27. By doing so, the number of goods issued will be changed and managed.

Further, in the case of the warehousing process of the prize, the number of warehousing of the prize is changed and managed by reading the barcode or the like of the prize to be stored. In addition, in the case of inventory processing, the inventory quantity on the data is changed and managed so as to match the actual inventory quantity on the premise of an automatic inventory quantity check based on the difference between the number of goods received and the number of goods issued. When the prize exchange process is performed in this way, the prize exchange information indicating the processing content of the prize exchange process is output to the management device 5.

As the operation for the POS 7, there is a special operation such as a so-called manual input process in addition to the normal operation as described above. In this special operation, it is possible not only to change the game value that allows the player to exchange prizes as in the manual input process, but also to change the number of prizes issued, the number of goods received, the number of stocks, and the like. When a special operation is performed in this way, the management device uses special information indicating the processing content when performing manual input processing or processing to change the number of goods issued, the number of goods received, the number of stocks, etc. as a part of the prize exchange information. Output to 5. That is, the special information is included in the prize exchange information.
The special operation may be distinguished from the normal operation by, for example, performing an authentication process or a specific button operation, but for example, a normal operation related to a prize exchange and a special operation such as an operation related to a manual input process. May be divided and set in advance.

Since the above-mentioned special information may be fraudulent, it is stored and stored in the management device 5. For example, the POS 7 manages the special information in the management device 5 by transmitting the prize exchange information including the special information before the store opens to the management device 5. .. That is, the special information is managed as prize exchange information. Therefore, the administrator can discover fraud by checking the history of special information managed as prize exchange information.

The management device 5 operates according to a stored computer program, and can execute a game information display service that displays game data indicating the operating status of the game machine 1. In order to execute such a service, the operating state of the game machine 1 is specified and the game data is managed for each game machine based on the game signal input from the game machine 1 or the rental machine 2 to the input / output unit. It is designed to do.

The game data managed for each game machine is as follows.
・ Out ・ Safe ・ Difference = Safe-Out ・ Ball output rate = Safe ÷ Out ・ Big hit probability = Number of big hits ÷ Number of starts

By the way, the employee starts by turning on the power of the management device 5 in preparation for opening the store before business.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation related to the present invention among the operations of the management device 5. It is assumed that the opening operation is permitted at the time of startup.

When the management device 5 is activated, whether the store opening operation is accepted (preset opening processing conditions are satisfied) (S1: NO), information is input from POS7 (S6: NO), or the store closing operation is accepted (S6: NO). S13: NO) is determined.
When an employee performs a store opening operation on the management device 5, the management device 5 accepts the store opening operation (S1: YES), confirms that the store opening operation is permitted (S2: YES), and then the day before. Clear the prize exchange information (S3), prohibit the opening operation (S4), and allow the closing operation (S5). In other words, after the store opening operation, the store opening operation is prohibited again. Here, clearing means initializing the prize exchange information, that is, returning it to the zero state.

When the management device 5 inputs information from the POS 7 (S6: YES), it determines whether there is prize exchange information (S7: NO) or whether there is information indicating a clear operation (S11: NO). If there is prize exchange information (S7: YES), the exchanged prizes to be exchanged and their number, or the prizes such as general prize exchange information and special information indicating the received game value and the exchanged game value, etc. The exchange information is updated (S8).

Although the explanation is omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the prize exchange information is composed of general prize exchange information and special information, and when the prize exchange process is performed, the general prize exchange information is updated. However, if only special operations are performed, only special information is updated, and if special operations are performed and then prize exchange or ball storage processing is performed, special prize exchange information is added to the general prize exchange information. Just update the information. Since this prize exchange information is to be cleared, when it is specified that the clear operation has been performed (S11: YES), the prize exchange information is cleared (S12).

Employees perform a clear operation because the prize exchange information may be updated when, for example, POS7 operation practice or device operation check is performed during the store opening preparation from the store opening operation to the store opening. When the management device 5 identifies that the clear operation has been performed by inputting the information from the POS 7 (S11: YES), the management device 5 clears the prize exchange information (S12).

Then, when the business is closed, the employee performs a store closing operation on the management device 5. When the management device 5 accepts the store closing operation (S13: YES), after confirming that the store closing operation is permitted (S14: YES), the management device 5 stores the prize exchange information at that time in the daily data table. As a result, the daily data table is updated (S15).

By the way, as described above, since the prize exchange information including the special information is the target of clearing, fraud using the clearing operation is performed. For example, it is an illegal act in which an employee manually inputs in POS7 after opening an operation to store balls in his or her membership card, and clears the store before opening to erase the stored special information. .. Examples of such special information subject to fraud include the game value of the player who can exchange prizes, the number of prizes issued, the number of goods received, the number of stocks, and the like.

Therefore, when the information input from the POS 7 includes the prize exchange information (S7: YES), the management device 5 determines whether or not the prize exchange information has the special information (S9: NO), and the special information is displayed. If there is (S9: YES), the special information in another frame is updated (S10). The special information in this separate frame is data accumulated in a storage area in a frame different from the storage area of the prize exchange information (other prize exchange information) to be cleared in response to the clearing operation.

The storage area of this separate frame is a storage area that is not erased by the clear operation, and when there is a clear operation (S11), the special information included in the above-mentioned prize exchange information to be cleared is subject to clearing, but this separate frame The special information stored in the storage area is excluded from the clear target and the clear process is executed (S12). The special information in this separate frame is cleared at the next opening operation, but it may be accumulated and accumulated without being cleared.

By the way, the management device 5 manages the prize exchange information (the prize exchange information including at least the special information indicating the processing contents corresponding to the special operation) after the store opening operation, and is based on the prize exchange information according to the operation by the administrator. Create a daily business report. If the clear operation is performed after the store opening operation, a daily business report is created based on the prize exchange information after the clear operation.

FIG. 2 shows the daily business report 28 created by the management device 5. The daily business report 28 is provided with a column 29 for "receipt details of the number of balls received by the POS / vending machine", and as described above, the prize exchange information (first value information) to be cleared according to the clearing operation, that is, from the opening process Shows the prize exchange information in the period excluding the pre-clearing period, which indicates the period until the clearing operation or clearing process is performed. Among them, a "manual input" column 29a is provided as one item of the "receipt details of the number of balls received by the POS / vending machine" column 29.

In this "manual input" field 29a, for example, a manual input data field corresponding to a game medium type that is divided into groups in advance according to the type of game medium, rental unit price, etc. is provided, and the store is closed from the opening operation (clearing operation). Among the special operations for POS 7 up to the processing, special information indicating the processing contents of the manual input processing corresponding to the manual input operation is accumulated. In this case, since the "receipt details of the number of balls received by the POS / vending machine" column 29 is the target of clearing, the "manual input" column 29a does not include the special information before the clearing operation. The storage target is the number of manual input processes for changing the acquired value, which is the consideration in POS 7, the number of balls (number of sheets), and the total.
Note that FIG. 2 shows the daily business report at the time of opening operation (during clearing operation), and shows the state in which all the prize exchange information has been cleared.

On the other hand, the management device 5 manages security data for the purpose of monitoring various frauds and malfunctions.
FIG. 3 shows the security data 30 (second value information) managed by the management device 5. This security data 30 is prize exchange information including special information in the period including the period before clearing the prize (clear exclusion period including at least the period before clearing), and the "POS manual input" column 31 is provided as security data related to the prize exchange. ing. The "POS manual input" field 31 is provided with a manual input data field corresponding to the game medium type, and the above-mentioned special information of the separate frame from the opening operation to the closing process is accumulated. The storage target is the number of times manually input processed by POS 7, the number of balls (number of sheets), and the total.

Here, normally, the special information corresponding to the "manual input" field 29a of the POS acceptance details shown in FIG. 2 and the special information corresponding to the POS manual input field 31 shown in FIG. 3 match, but the store is opened as described above. If an illegal operation is performed after the operation, the "special information corresponding to the manual input field 29a and the special information corresponding to the POS manual input field 31" in the POS receipt statement are the special information corresponding to the illegal manual input. Will be different by the amount of.

When displaying the daily business report 28, the management device 5 compares the special information corresponding to the “manual input” field 29a of the daily business report 28 with the special information corresponding to the “POS manual input field 31” corresponding to the security data 30. If the two are different, the background color of the column with different special information in the "manual input" column 29a of the "acceptance details" column 29 is identified and displayed in red (indicated by a diagonal line in FIG. 2; identification information). On the other hand, when the security data 30 is displayed, the background color of the columns with different special information in the "POS manual input" column 31 is identified and displayed in red (indicated by diagonal lines in FIG. 3; identification information). Further, when printing the daily business report 28 or the security data 30, the background color of the column having different special information is printed in gray.

When the administrator wants to confirm the details of the special operation for POS 7 when the administrator confirms the fraud as described above, in the operation selection dialog 33 with the POS special operation history form 32 shown in FIG. 4 displayed, "Before clearing on the day". Select "Manual input".
When "manual input before clearing on the day" is selected, the management device 5 manually inputs POS indicating a special frame of another frame that was not cleared on the day during the period before clearing from the opening operation to the clearing operation. The history 34 (history information) is displayed. Further, when it is desired to confirm the fraud as an image, the image taken around the POS 7 by the surveillance camera can be confirmed by operating the image button 35.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the management device 5 outputs information including processing contents according to special operations by employees in the period before clearing from the opening operation to the clearing operation targeting the prize exchange information, it is illegal after the opening operation. It becomes possible to appropriately deal with fraud such as performing operations and clearing.
Since the special information is managed in a separate frame from the prize exchange information to be cleared and excluded from the clear target according to the clear operation, the prize exchange information is cleared when the clear process is performed, while the process according to the special operation is performed. The content can be appropriately excluded from the clear target.

The first value information indicating the game value that was handled without including the manual input processing performed during the clearing period and the game value that was handled including the manual input processing performed during the clearing period are shown. Since the second value information is output, it is possible to grasp the consistency of the game value that was processed during business after excluding the fraud that was performed during the first period of clearing in the first value information. 2 It is possible to grasp the game value that has been processed in the entire period including the period before clearing from the value information.

Since the identification information indicating that the first value information and the second value information are different is output, it is possible to appropriately grasp that the special operation was performed in the period before clearing by the identification information.
By extracting the manual input operation by the employee and outputting the history information that can identify the game value according to the manual input operation, it is possible to grasp the processing content according to the special operation performed during the clearing period. It becomes.

(Other embodiments)
When the special information of the period before clearing is stored in a separate frame, the configuration of storing it at the same time as other special information is illustrated, but when performing the clearing process, the special information should be stored in a separate frame before the clearing process is performed. It is not always necessary to store the special information at the same time as other special information, and it is also possible to extract only the special information in the period before clearing. In this case, a configuration in which the special information for the clear target is excluded from the special information excluded from the clear target can be exemplified.
If the related setting information is set in advance, it may be set arbitrarily by the game hall administrator or set by the manufacturer of the management device, or an external management server (for example, a chain store headquarters or a game machine manufacturer). You can also download and set from.

All the illustrated game information may be specified directly by the input signal or indirectly by using the calculation formula. Further, as the model, any classification may be made as long as the type of the game machine is shown, such as a manufacturer unit or a spec unit.
Numerical values, number of digits, items, etc. are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted. Further, the arithmetic expression is merely an example, and any arithmetic expression may be adopted as long as the arithmetic value showing the same value as the exemplified arithmetic expression or the arithmetic value having the same meaning is to be calculated.
Either of the following and less than may be adopted, and the expression such as "not reached" corresponds to either the following or less. The same applies to the above and excess, and expressions such as "reached" correspond to both.

Examples of the target game machine include slot machines and pachinko game machines. In the case of pachinko game machines, the unit game may be a so-called symbol variation, but in addition, the points on the data are played without discharging the game medium. Since a so-called enclosed gaming machine or the like that is updated according to the above can be assumed, the expression of a gaming medium such as a ball or a medal or a gaming value including the above points is appropriately used.
A part of the processing performed by the management device 5 may be performed by the rental machine 2, the relay device 3, or the like. Further, it may be changed whether or not the illustrated configuration is appropriately adopted according to the setting, the illustrated configuration including the modified example may be combined in any way, or the configuration may be excluded as appropriate. ..

In the drawing, 5 is a management device (premium exchange information specifying means, storage means, clearing means, output means), 7 is a POS (reception means), and 13 is a monitor (output means).

Claims (5)

Prize exchange information identification means for specifying prize exchange information related to prize exchange in consideration of the acquired value, which is the game value acquired by the player,
A reception means that accepts normal operations for exchanging prizes, which are operations by employees, and special operations that are different from the normal operations.
A storage means for accumulating the prize exchange information including at least special information indicating the processing content corresponding to the special operation, and
A clearing means for clearing the prize exchange information when an employee accepts a clearing operation, and a clearing means for clearing the prize exchange information.
An output means for outputting the special information in the pre-clearing period indicating the period from the establishment of the preset opening processing conditions to the reception of the clearing operation or the performing of the clearing process.
Amusement park system equipped with. The storage means accumulates the special information in the clear exclusion period including at least the pre-clear period in a distinction from the other prize exchange information.
The amusement park system according to claim 1, wherein when the clearing operation is accepted, the clearing means executes the clearing process excluding the special information in the clearing exclusion period from the clearing target. The special operation is a manual input process for changing the acquired value as a consideration.
The storage means includes first value information that does not include the prize exchange information related to the manual input process performed during the clearing period, and the prize exchange information related to the manual input process performed during the clearing period. Accumulate second value information including
The amusement park system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the output means outputs the first value information and the second value information. The system for amusement park according to claim 3, wherein the output means outputs identification information indicating that the first value information and the second value information are different from each other. The special operation is a manual input process for changing the acquired value as a consideration.
The storage means stores historical information that can identify the special information related to the manual input process performed during the clearing period.
The amusement park system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the output means outputs the history information.

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