JP3058727B2 - Electronic catalog system for prize exchange in amusement arcades - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize exchange electronic catalog system in a game arcade. More specifically, the present invention relates to a prize exchange electronic catalog system in a game hall where a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a coin is exchanged with a prize when the game medium is exchanged with the prize.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The remaining balls of pachinko, pachislot, etc. after the game are:
Take-out is prohibited, counting all balls,
It is to be exchanged for the corresponding prize. However, when a big win at All Seven or the like occurs, there are cases where there are no prizes in the store that satisfy the customer, and the customer often reluctantly replaces unnecessary ones.

[0003]

Therefore, it is necessary to match a prize not lined up in a prize shop of a store or a high-priced commodity with a customer's request. However, it was difficult to achieve, partly because of the legal system. Therefore, the customer is specified using the recordable card, and the ball acquired by the customer after the pachinko game and the purchased ball are stored in the hall computer as data of the customer.

[0004] The customer attempts to solve this problem by using the electronic catalog device to select a prize and have it delivered or stored at an address designated by the customer at a later date. The present invention has been made under such a social and technical background, and achieves the following objects.

An object of the present invention is to issue a membership card to a customer, identify the customer, and store the remaining game media (balls, coins, etc.) after the game, such as a pachinko machine, in the storage unit of the computer together with the member's recitation number. The present invention provides an electronic catalog system for prize exchange in a game arcade that enables registration and storage, selection and exchange of an electronic catalog device and a prize with this game medium, and delivery of a prize to a designated place of a customer at a later date. It is in.

Another object of the present invention is to record / read (reproduce)
Using a possible card without impairing the traditional game,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize exchange electronic catalog system in a game hall that enables effective use of remaining game media.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and durable membership card for a prize exchange electronic device in a game arcade which solves social and technical problems without burdening customers. To provide a catalog system.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned problems, the following means are adopted. An electronic catalog system for prize exchange in a game arcade of the present invention, image recording means for recording image data of the appearance of a plurality of prizes, and data storage means for storing at least the number of exchanges of the prizes and game media, Display means for displaying at least the appearance of the prize and the number of exchanges, a prize selection means for selecting the prize displayed on the display means, and a card on which information identifying a member among customers is written A card information reading device for reading the information of the card, input means for inputting a personal identification number for identifying the member after inserting the card into the card information reading device, and corresponding to the selected premium. Calculating means for subtracting the number of exchanges from the number of game media obtained by the member.

It is preferable that the display means allows a member to directly input data of a delivery destination of the premium from a screen.

[0010] It is preferable that the data of the delivery destination of the prize can centrally manage the prize delivery at a plurality of game arcades via a public line.

[0011]

[Operation] The card information reading / writing device 45 is connected to the hall computer 2 via the communication interface, and the card 6 in which the information which can identify the customer is written is stored in the card information writing / reading device 45. Insert and display means 4
The prize displayed in 3 is selected by the prize selecting means 44, and the number of exchanged balls corresponding to the selected prize is subtracted from the number of stored (stored) balls in the hall computer 2 of the customer.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Storage ball dispensing system Figure 1 is an example of a storage ball dispensing system when applied to a pachinko game arcade. The ball selling and storage ball dispensing apparatus 1 is connected to a home line terminal (DSU) 8 via a communication line (using a communication interface RS-232C; the same applies hereinafter), and finally connected to the hall computer 2. Then, data storage and processing are performed. In the POS register (hereinafter referred to as POS register) 3, a member (ID) card 6
Issue the card and read the card.

An external input terminal (key pad) for a personal identification number
9 and the data is transferred to the hall computer 2. Card information reading / writing (R / W) device 3a
Is an example in which a read / write unit for card information is provided externally. The card information reading / writing (R / W) device 3a
It may be built in the S cash register 3 in some cases. The balls obtained after the pachinko game are counted by a counter (jet counter) 5.

At that time, the member card 6 is read
Insert into the writing (R / W) device 7 to identify the customer,
The data (the number of remaining balls) is stored in the hall computer 2 together with the code number of the customer via the in-home line terminal 8. When the member card 6 is inserted into the electronic catalog device 4, a catalog can be purchased according to the number of remaining balls stored in the hall computer 2. At that time, a receipt 13 is issued instead of a receipt.

The hall computer 2 is connected to the central processing computer 12 through the line terminating devices 10 and 11, and performs data processing of the pachinko parlor. Line termination device 1
Signal connection between 0 and 11 is performed using a public communication line. Although FIG. 1 shows an example of only one store,
It is also possible to connect to the hall computers 2 of a plurality of stores and centrally process the data by the central processing computer 12.

Card 6 FIG. 2 is an example of a card layout, and FIG. 3 is a comparison table of card materials. As shown in FIG. 3, the main member card 6 is formed by applying a heat-sensitive material which develops color by heat on a paper substrate. In principle, the member card 6 is a known material used for recording paper such as a facsimile. is there. The back side is printed in color as required, such as a telephone card.

In pachinko parlors where pachinko gaming machines are installed, the effect of magnetism is said to affect the operation of electronic devices, which is undesirable. However, the characteristic of this material is that it is not affected by magnetism. It is. In addition, strong in bending,
It also has the feature of being inexpensive. FIG. 3 shows the membership card 6.
As shown in the table, the member's personal identification number (four-digit) code 21, serial number 22, date 23, ID / store code 2
4. Customer name (not shown), date of birth (not shown),
Record data such as. Repetition data recording margin 2
5 is not legally possible at this time, but data such as the number of stored (stored) balls can be recorded in the future.

The ball sales and storage (savings) ball dispenser 1 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a storage ball sales and storage (savings) ball dispensing device 1. The ball sales and storage ball payout apparatus 1 is for performing ball sales by using a prepaid card or cash, and paying out storage balls (hereinafter, used in the same meaning as storage balls). The card information read / write (R / W) unit 31 reads / writes data on the card (details of this part will be described later). In the case of a prepaid card, payment is made to the card itself by equivalent exchange, and data corresponding to the paid amount is rewritten.

Reading / writing (R / W) section 3 for member card 6
When it is inserted into 1, the ID / store data and the like are specified, the data is read from the hall computer 2 in which the data of the customer is recorded, and displayed on the selection unit 34 so that the customer can know the number of balls to be stored. The display / selection unit 34 includes a selection button for the number of balls and a display unit such as a CRT. Key·
The board unit 32 mainly issues a command when the personal identification number, the storage ball conversion ratio, and the like are input to the board unit 32. The storage ball conversion ratio is stored in the central control unit 37.

The stored ball conversion ratio can be stored and commanded by the hall computer 2 described later.
The bill discrimination control unit 33 reads a bill and sends data to the hall computer 2. For example, when the customer inserts the member card 6 into the read / write (R / W) unit 31, inserts a 10,000-yen bill into the bill identification control unit 33, and receives a number of balls equivalent to one thousand yen when the customer receives it. , 9,000 yen is recorded in the hall computer 2 as customer data. Next, the customer places the bill in the bill
Read / write the membership card 6 without inserting it in (R / W)
By inserting the pachinko balls in the portion 31, it is possible to obtain pachinko balls for games within 9000 yen.

The display / selection unit 34 displays and selects the number of purchased balls, the number of returned (from stored) balls, the number of remaining balls, and the like. The display method is 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 500
Circle and 50, 100, 150, 200
And 250. The ball payout unit 35 pays out the required number of balls according to the selection and instruction of the customer. Change Department 36
When a ball is purchased using bills, the required amount is deducted and change is issued.

The central control unit 37 includes a card read / write (R / W) unit 31, a key board unit 32, a bill identification control unit 33, a display unit 34, a ball payment unit 35, and a change unit 36. Control. The conversion ratio of the stored balls is also stored, and the ball is paid according to the conversion ratio. This conversion ratio is
Rewriting can also be performed by the hall computer 2 described later. Further, the conversion ratio may be stored in the hall computer 2 without being stored in the central control unit 33.

In the above, an example in which the member card 6 is used in the storage ball, sales and storage ball payout apparatus 1 has been described.
The sales and storage ball dispensing device 1 includes a prepaid card 6a
It is also possible to purchase balls. In this case, the conversion ratio is
1: 1.

POS Cash Register 3 The POS cash register 3 is connected to the central control unit 37 of the ball payout device 1, and the data is transferred to the hall computer 2. The POS register 3 performs functions such as member registration (ID, personal identification number), introduction and input of the number of stored balls to the hall computer 2, input of the number of stored balls to be withdrawn, and calculation of deduction. The data of the electronic catalog device (described later) 4 is also PO
It is connected to the hall computer 2 via the S cash register 3 in real time. In some cases, the card information read / write (R / W) unit 3a is externally attached.

Hall Computer 2 The hall computer 2 suffices at the performance of the personal computer level. A file 38 as shown in FIG. 5 is created to manage data for each member and to process total data of stores. Recording card 3 for the number of balls by member
Make 8 and date, items (1 for cash, 2 for storage)
The ball, 3 is a prize), the store number, the number of balls, the amount of money, the remaining balls, and the like are input to the hall computer 2 as data.

In addition, as sales data of storage balls, sales data processing after calculating the ratio, data processing of deposits of storage balls,
, And gives a prize delivery instruction based on the data from the electronic catalog device 4. At that time, the hall computer 2
Stores the address and telephone number data 52 for each member card 6, so that the delivery of premiums to member customers can be automated. The format is as shown in FIG. As member data, member number, PIN, date, product type,
The shipping address.

Electronic Catalog Apparatus 4 FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the electronic catalog apparatus 4.
Image data of the appearance of the prize is recorded on a CD-ROM 49 and displayed on a CRT (display device) 43. Prize image data (photos / illustrations)
It is displayed on an RT (display device) 43. CD-ROM49
Is driven by the CD drive device 48 and the CRT 43
Are driven by a display drive circuit 42.

When the customer selects a prize displayed on the CRT (display device) 43 and selects the prize selection switch 44, the prize reaches the customer. A receipt 13 is issued from the receipt issuing unit 13a instead of a receipt. The prize data file 50 has data of an item name and a unit price (number of balls), is displayed on the display device 43 together with an appearance image of the prize, and is data to be subtracted from the member's storage ball data.

The customer specifies the member card 6 by inserting it into the card information reading / writing device 45. Of course, in the recording section of the hall computer 2 of the customer, the number of remaining balls (i.e., storage balls) more than the prize must remain. The CPU 41 controls a CD-ROM 49, a CRT (display device) 43, a card information reading / writing device 45, and the like according to the sequence program 51. I / F4
Reference numeral 6 denotes an interface of the card information reading / writing device 45. The electronic catalog device 4 is connected to the hall computer 2 via an I / F 47, a home terminal unit (DSU), and a POS 2.

Card information reading / writing devices 3a, 7, 3
1,45 as shown in FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a card information reading and writing device 101. This is an example of an apparatus that reads code information from an optical information recording card used in the storage ball payout system of the present invention and writes a code or characters and symbols. For writing (used as a ticketing machine)
It has a card stocker 102 for stocking up to 1000 cards before writing. Transfer machine 10
3 is provided below the card stocker 102,
1 for line reader / writer (R / W) processor 104
Supply one by one.

Line reader / writer processor 104
Includes a line thermal head 104a for writing predetermined items on the supplied thermal card 6 and a photo sensor 104b for reading written information.
A cutter 105 is disposed in front of the line reader / writer processor 104, and a defective card due to a writing error or the like is cut here. Written card 6
Is discharged from the outlet 106 and the card (member card) 6
Is issued.

In the case of reading, the card 6 is inserted from the insertion slot 106 and the line reader / writer processor 104 is inserted.
Read with. If necessary, information is written (recorded) on the read card 6 and discharged from the discharge port 106. These controls are performed by the application software board 1
07.

That is, the card information reading / writing device 101
Is a write-only (ticketing machine) device if the application software board 107 is a write-only software board, and a read-only device if the application software board 107 is a read-only software board. Equipment. Further, if the application software board 107 is a software board for both reading and writing, it becomes a card information reading / writing device. The control unit is connected to the hall computer 2 through a communication interface.

[0034] Storage (savings) ball dispensing Operation Figure 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of operation when a customer to exchange pachinko balls and prize in the electronic catalog device, FIG. 10 is a screen display example at that time. First, the customer (S0) stands in front of the electronic catalog device 4 and places the card 6
Is inserted into the card information reading / writing section 45 (S1).

It is determined whether or not it is the member card 6 (S
2). If it is not a membership card, eject the card (S
21). At that time, a display to that effect may be displayed on the display device 43 to the customer. In the case of the member card 6, a screen for inputting the personal identification number and introducing (S3) to the hall computer 2 (FIG. 10) is displayed. ). It is checked whether or not the customer has a storage ball (S4). If there is no storage ball, the customer is notified and the card is ejected (S4).
1). If there are storage balls, the number is displayed to the customer (S
5) Do it.

On the display device 43, the required number of changeable balls is displayed together with the appearance of the prize, and at the same time, the number of stored balls is also displayed based on the data of the hall computer 2 (S).
5). The screen display of FIG. 10 is sequentially displayed as. The customer selects a prize while viewing the display screen (S6). It is determined whether or not the number of replacement balls required for the prize is equal to or less than the number of storage balls (S7).

If the number of stored balls is smaller than the number of exchanged prizes, the card 6 is discharged or a message to that effect is displayed to the customer (S7).
1). In that case, the customer's ball number selecting step (S
You may return to 5). If the number of stored balls is larger than the number of exchanged prizes, a receipt 13 is issued to serve as a receipt (S8). The display of the screen in FIG. Next, the number of balls corresponding to the number of balls paid is reduced from the number of stored balls of the customer by contacting the hall computer 2 (S9).

The card 6 is ejected (S10), and the process ends (S11). In step 9 (S9), the prize shipping data is arranged for each customer and stored in the hall computer 2, and the prize is sent to the customer at a later date. The data input step of displaying the screen of FIG. 10 may be directly performed by the customer using the electronic catalog device 4, but may be input separately when it is crowded. It is also possible to have the member fill out a piece of paper or the like, and then use a different input device at the store.

This data can be transferred to the central processing computer 12 to centrally manage the delivery of prizes from a plurality of pachinko parlors.

[0040]

Other Embodiments Although the card 6 of the above embodiment has optical information recorded thereon, the card 6 may be of another type such as a magnetic type or an IC type. Further, the payout of the storage balls in the above embodiment is not particularly limited in terms of time, but may be limited in terms of management and accounting.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, a customer can obtain a prize that is not in the shop when exchanging the acquired game media after the game in a game hall such as a pachinko machine. The membership card itself is inexpensive, has strong durability such as bending, and does not place a burden on customers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of a storage ball dispensing system.

FIG. 2 is an example of a card layout.

FIG. 3 is a comparison table of card materials including cards used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a ball payout device.

FIG. 5 is an example of file data stored in a hall computer.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the electronic catalog device.

FIG. 7 is an example of a member data file when an electronic catalog is sold.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view schematically showing a card information reading / writing device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation when the electronic catalog device is used.

FIG. 10 is a screen display example when using an electronic catalog device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Ball dispensing device 2 ... Hall computer 3 ... POS cash register 4 ... Electronic catalog device 5 ... Counter 6 ... Member card 8 ... In-home line termination device 10, 11 ... Line termination device 12 ... Central processing computer 3a, 7, 31 , 45 ... Card information reading / writing unit

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An image recording means for recording image data of the appearance of a plurality of prizes, a data storage means for storing at least the number of exchanges between the prize and a game medium, and at least the appearance of the prize and the number of exchanges and display means for displaying, said the gift selection means for selecting the prize, which is displayed on the display means, written capable of information identification of members of the customer card
When the card information reading device for reading information of the card, after inserting the card into the card information reader, before
Input means for entering a personal identification number that identifies the serial member
When, the electronic catalog system for prize exchange in Yu technique field having a computing means for the exchange number is subtracted from the said Yu technique medium number members acquired corresponding to the prize that has been selected. 2. A prize exchange electronic catalog system in Yu Technical field at claim 1, wherein the display means, a game that the destination of the data of the prize member a characterized in that can be entered directly from the screen An electronic catalog system for prize exchange in a hall. 3. A prize exchange in a game hall according to claim 2.
Electronic catalog system for The data of the delivery destination of the prize is stored in a plurality of locations via a public line.
It can centrally manage the sending of prizes at amusement arcades.
Electronic catalog for prize exchange in a game arcade characterized by
Log system.