JP3201746B2 - Premium exchange management system - 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 management system for managing the number of prizes and sales at a prize purchase station for purchasing prizes handled in an amusement store or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a prize exchanged at a game store or the like and brought to a prize purchase place (prize purchase station) is exchanged for money at a predetermined purchase price.
For example, a code attached to a prize is read by a prize reader, and the read data, in other words, cash is automatically sent from a cash dispenser connected to the prize reader according to the type and quantity of the prize. A prize exchange system adapted to emit is known. In this case, in order to prevent forgery or unauthorized use of the prize, a prize reader having a structure provided with authenticity determining means for determining the authenticity of the prize to be read is also employed.

[0003]

However, in the above-described system, since the prize stock management and deposit / withdrawal management at the prize purchase station are not clear, for example, when a prize is purchased with cash at the prize purchase station, Further, there is a problem that it is not possible to prevent the purchase or the omission of the sales, etc., when the prize is sold to a delivery company as a secondary wholesaler. Further, in the conventional system, as described above, since the prize inventory management is not clear, the prize purchased at the prize purchase station is likely to be wasted on the return (delivery) operation to a game shop or the like, and the prize purchase is performed. There is a problem that a large number of prizes must be prepared for the entire system including the station and the amusement store.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. The number of prizes and stock prizes handled at a prize purchase station and the sales of the prizes are managed in a unified manner, and the prize trading is performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize exchange management system that can prevent fraud and omission of sales.

[0005]

The SUMMARY, operation, and effects of the Invention The order to achieve the object, prize exchange management system according to the present invention, a prize reading device for reading data relating to the prize that has been introduced by (a) a customer, a plurality Prize reader and data transfer
A data processing device connected via a transmission line and this data
Data processing device connected via a data transfer line.
A prize purchase station having a gold release device ; and (b) connected to each data processing device in each of the plurality of prize purchase stations via a communication line, and receiving data from the data processing device of each of the prize purchase stations. a prize exchange management system comprising a central processing station having a host computer for managing various data in each prize purchase station, before
The prize has a prize identification plate and a magnetic plate embedded in the main body.
In rare cases, the prize reading device is provided in the form of the prize identification plate.
Judgment type is determined based on the condition
The magnetic state is adapted to determine the authenticity of the prize, before
The data processing unit is used to
Separate and number, and the current released by the cash release device
This data processing was made to be able to summarize the payment amount and gold
A delivery note printer is attached to the device, and the delivery note
Prints sales slips for selling prizes to secondary wholesalers
It is characterized by being able to be out .

Each prize purchase station is provided with a prize reading device and a cash releasing device, and a data processing device for exchanging data with the prize reading device and the cash releasing device. The data is read by the premium reading device, and cash corresponding to the data is released from the cash releasing device based on the read data such as the type of the variety and the quantity. At this time, the data processing device processes and stores the quantity of each prize and the amount of cash released for each denomination, and, if necessary, processes the delivery note.
From the linter, required forms (sales slips, stock numbers for each type of landscape, etc.) are printed out. The data processed by the data processing device of each prize purchase station is transmitted to the host computer of the central processing station via a communication line, so that the host computer obtains the prize for each prize purchase station. It is possible to centrally manage the status, the total sales status, the prize stock status, and the cash status by denomination, thereby preventing fraudulent purchase and sale of prizes at each prize purchase station and preventing omission of sales. In addition, it is possible to prevent imbalance between the number of prize stocks and the amount of cash held at each prize purchase station, and there is a possibility that the prize purchased at the prize purchase station is returned (distributed) to an amusement shop or the like, causing waste. And no extra working capital is required.

Further, in the prize reader of the prize purchase station is prize type brought by the customer
It is determined based on the shape of the premium
Since the authenticity of the prize is determined by the magnetized state,
It is possible to make reliable judgments for each kind
it can. Further, in the data processing device, when the prize is sold to a secondary wholesaler based on the type and number of the prize, the prize data read by the prize reading device and the cash data relating to the cash released by the cash release device. the output as well as the premium inventory management and cash deposit and withdrawal management of the prize purchase station is carried out of the sales slip, secondary wholesale
Wholesale sales to the destination can be done smoothly and cash movement
Will also be clear.

In the present invention, in the host computer of the central processing station, a sales totalizing process, a prize purchase totaling process, and a prize inventory totaling process for each prize purchase station are performed based on data transmitted from each prize purchase station. Is preferably performed.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a specific embodiment of a prize exchange management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a prize exchange management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a system configuration diagram of a prize purchase station.

As shown in these figures, the system of each prize purchase station 1, 1 ', 1 "... Comprises a motherboard 2 as a data processing device and a data transfer line (RS- 485), a plurality of prize readers (prize readers) 3, 3,
, And a data transfer line (RS-
232C) and a cash discharger (cash discharger) 4 connected to the motherboard 2 by 5V.
A power supply 5, a delivery note printer 6, a display 7, a statement storage memory 8, and a modem 9 are respectively provided.

The motherboard 2 has a master CPU 1
0, a communication CPU 11, and both CPUs 10, 11
And a bidirectional RAM 12 connected to the internal memory. Further, the numeric keypad 13 and the data storage memory 14 are connected to the master CPU 10, respectively, and the prize reader 3, the cash discharger 4 and the delivery note printer 6 are connected to the master CPU 10, respectively.
A clock 15 and a kanji ROM 16 are connected to each other, and the display 7, the statement storage memory 8 and the modem 9 are connected to each other.

With such a configuration, when a prize is brought into the prize buying station 1 by a customer, the prize is read by the prize reader 3 and the prize reader 3 reads the prize. False judgment and judgment for each scene type are automatically performed, and the judgment data is transmitted to the motherboard 2, and cash corresponding to the scene type and the quantity is discharged from the cash dispensing machine 4 based on the transmission data.

In this motherboard 2, since the type and number of prizes brought by the customer and the amount of cash paid can be totaled, these prizes are returned to the amusement store when the converted prizes are returned to the amusement store. When selling to a wholesaler (eg, a delivery company), a sales slip can be automatically printed out. In addition, the motherboard 2 can perform inventory management for each type of prize at the prize purchase station, and can also manage cash deposits and withdrawals, so that wholesale to secondary wholesalers can be smoothly performed and cash movement is clear. become.

The authenticity determination of the premium and the determination of each premium type in the premium reader 3 are performed as follows, for example.

As shown in FIG. 3, the prize 20 is
A resin main body 21 having a concave upper surface center portion, and a resin cover 22 attached to an edge of the main body 21 so as to cover the upper surface of the main body 21 are provided. The prize identification plate 23 and the magnetic plate 24 are embedded.

The prize identification plate 23 has a shape in which a part of a rectangular stainless steel plate is cut out, and the position of the cut-out portion is made different for each view type so that identification by view type can be performed. Have been. In the example of FIG. 3, notches 23 a and 23 b are formed in two sections of the upper central part and the lower left corner of the rectangular thin plate, respectively. The prize identification plate 23 is configured such that the position of the cutouts 23a and 23b is detected by a proximity sensor and its shape is recognized, so that the type of prize can be determined.

The magnetic plate 24 is made of magnet rubber of a required thickness that can be magnetized in the vertical direction, and is formed in a rectangular shape elongated in the width direction of the main body 21. This magnetic plate 24
Are magnetized in a predetermined magnetized state, and the magnetized state is detected by a magnetic sensor, so that a genuine prize and an unauthorized prize are distinguished. In the present embodiment, a plurality of concave grooves 25 are formed on the outer surface of the main body 21, and the shape of the concave grooves 25 allows the user to visually determine whether or not the article is a genuine prize.

In the prize reader 3, the prizes 20 are paid out one by one from a magazine in which a large number of prizes are stored. The sensors determine the authenticity of the prizes, and the prizes after the identification are automatically sorted on a downstream side of the sensor positions for each type of sights and for authentic prizes and unauthorized prizes. In this way, it is possible to automatically determine the authenticity of the prize and the judgment for each type of prize.

Returning to the overall system configuration diagram of FIG. 1 again, the automatic prize exchange system in each prize purchase station 1 includes a host computer 31 provided in the central processing station 30 and a prize purchase station 1
Is managed by the central processing station 30 by being connected to the motherboard 2 via modems 32 and 9 and a communication line 33, respectively. That is, the data relating to the type and quantity of the prize taken by the customer at each prize purchase station 1 and read by the prize reader 3, and the cash dispenser 4 corresponding to the prize.
Data and the like relating to the amount of cash (including denomination) that has been released are collected by the host computer 31 of the central processing station 30. In other words, in the host computer 31, data relating to the stock status of each prize at each prize purchase station 1, 1 ', 1 "... Thus, these prize purchase stations can be centrally managed.

FIGS. 4 to 9 show examples of forms output from the host computer 31. FIG.

The form shown in FIG. 4 is a sales statement at each of the prize purchase stations (purchase stations) 1, 1 ', 1 ",..., And each prize (here, A list of the number of boxes, the quantity, and the amount of money for each of the prizes 1, prize 2, and prize 3.) The form shown in FIG. Is a list of the number of sales for each prize purchase station and the number of boxes, quantity, and amount of money for each prize purchase station. : Delivery company).

The form shown in FIG. 6 is a purchase statement at each prize purchase station (purchase station) 1, 1 ', 1 "..., And shows each prize (date, time unit) in the counting period. A list of the quantity and the amount of each of the prize 1, the prize 2, and the prize 3) is provided.
This is a purchase summary table for a predetermined extraction month (or extraction date), and is a list of the number of purchases for each prize purchase station and the quantity and amount of each prize. With these forms, it is possible to grasp the purchase status (purchase status) of the prize from the customer at each prize purchase station.

Further, the form shown in FIG. 8 is a prize stock table (showing the amount of stock) on a predetermined extraction date, and includes a prepaid amount for each prize, a purchase amount, It is a list of the delivery amount and the stock amount. The form shown in FIG. 9 is a prize stock table (indicating the number of stocks) on a predetermined extraction date, and shows the number of remaining items, the number of purchases, the number of deliveries, and the like for each prize for each prize purchase station. It is a list of stock numbers. With these forms, the stock status of prizes at each prize purchase station can be grasped.

According to the prize exchange management system of this embodiment, the prize purchase status, sales total status, prize stock status, and cash type cash status at each prize purchase station 1, 1 ', 1 "... Can be centrally managed in each of the prize buying stations 1, 1 ', 1 "..., And a false accounting operation when a prize is purchased in cash, and a false operation when the prize is sold to a secondary wholesaler. It is possible to prevent fraudulent operations of prize trading, such as accounting operations, and to clean the prize buying stations 1, 1 ', 1 "... Also, each prize buying station 1, 1', 1". It is also possible to prevent imbalance in the number of prize stocks and the amount of cash held for each prize, and the prize purchased at these prize purchase stations is wasted on returning (delivery) work to amusement shops and the like. This eliminates the need for extra working capital.

In this embodiment, it is preferable to provide a system which can automatically notify the security company from the host computer 31 provided in the central processing station 30. As a result, it is possible to quickly respond when a trouble occurs at the prize purchase station.

In this embodiment, if another computer which is the core of the network between the secondary wholesaler (delivery company) and the central processing station 30 is installed in the central processing station 30, each prize can be provided. The prize inventory management at the purchase station can be performed more closely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a premium exchange management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram in a prize purchase station.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a premium.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sales statement table of each store;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sales summary table.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchase statement table of each store.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchase summary table.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a prize stock table (stock amount);

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a prize stock table (stock number);

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1 ', 1 "prize purchase station 2 motherboard (data processing device) 3 prize reader (prize reader) 4 cash dispenser (cash dispenser) 9 modem 10 master CPU 11 communication CPU 20 prize 30 central processing station 31 Host computer 32 Modem 33 Communication line

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] (A) a prize reading device for reading data relating to a prize brought in by a customer, and a plurality of prize reading units
Data processing connected to the device via a data transfer line
Device and this data processing device via a data transfer line
And (b) data from the data processing devices of the respective prize purchasing stations which are connected via communication lines to the respective data processing devices in the plurality of prize purchasing stations. A prize exchange management system including a central processing station having a host computer for managing various data at each of the prize purchase stations. The prize has a prize identification plate and a magnetic plate embedded in the main body thereof.
The prize reading device is provided with a prize according to the shape of the prize identification plate.
While determining the type, according to the magnetized state of the magnetic plate
The data processing device is configured to determine the authenticity of the prize, and the data processing device
Type and number, released by the cash release device
Cash payments can be aggregated and this data processing
A delivery note printer is attached to the
Linta prints sales slips for selling prizes to secondary wholesalers.
A prize exchange management system characterized in that it can be put out . 2. The host computer of the central processing station performs a sales totalizing process, a prize purchase totaling process, and a prize inventory totaling process for each prize purchase station based on data transmitted from each prize purchase station. 2. The premium exchange management system according to claim 1 , wherein