JP3487875B2 - Premium exchange management device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize exchange management device, and more particularly to a pachinko ball, a game coin, and the like obtained by a pachinko machine, a pachinko type slot machine, and the like. Prize exchange management, prize inventory management, sales management, balls,
The present invention relates to a prize exchange management device that performs medal-based process management. 2. Description of the Related Art Premiums in pachinko halls are those that do not have a warehouse, such as catalog prizes that are exchanged for balls, such as mail-order goods purchased in catalogs, in addition to those that normally enter and leave. There are several types of store-in / out, such as a special prize that can be exchanged for cash, such as a trader delivering a prize before the start of business, and a trader picking up the remaining prize after closing. On the other hand, the conventional premium exchange management device has only the settings of "with storage" and "without storage" for premium management. However, there are actually the following four types of prize storage modes. The first type is a case of ordinary prizes such as tobacco and confectionery. There are several times of entry / exit for a day, and the items left when the store closes are carried over to the next day. Can be the number of stock. In this case, there is no problem with the conventional management method. [0004] The second mode is a special prize for redemption. In order to treat the special prize in the same manner as money, a trader carries the prize into the store before opening the store in the morning and collects the remaining product after the store is closed. Take the management form that comes to. In this case, there is a warehouse entry in the morning, the warehouse is left during business hours, and after the store is closed, the number of remaining items is returned and the carryover is set to 0, but it is extremely troublesome to always carry out the return process every day. [0005] As a third mode, as in the case of a catalog prize or the like, since the order is made according to the catalog, there is no entry, exit, or stock in the store. However, the price of the prize is actually paid out. In the case of the conventional treatment, the number of stocks is displayed as a minus because the stock exits regardless of whether there is no stock, and the quantity increases daily. [0006] A similar form is applied to a case where a store lends a prize display space to a dealer in a large store or the like. In this case, the trader visits the store once a week to restock prizes, replenishes prizes only in an amount reduced from a predetermined number, and writes a delivery slip on the spot. In this case, it is normal because the prize amount is too large to perform the warehousing process, and the number of warehousing is treated as the number of warehousing. Therefore, the prize exchange management device performs the same processing as the catalog prize, and the number of stocks becomes negative, and the quantity increases every day. As a fourth mode, in a small-scale store or the like, in order to avoid complicated warehousing management, a management mode is employed in which only the delivery (exchanged) is managed and only the number of exchanged prizes is monitored. There are cases. In this case, since there is no warehouse, the number of warehouses is always 0, and the number of warehouses increases each time replacement processing is performed, and the number of stocks becomes negative and increases daily. [0008] Since the prize exchange management device simultaneously manages inventory and manages the amount of inventory according to the inventory, it does not manage inventory but at least the amount of entry and exit. There is a strong demand for management so that the balance of the book matches, but the conventional apparatus does not meet such a demand. That is, in the conventional prize exchange management machine storage mode, as described above, when there is warehousing, the amount is set as the warehousing amount, and when there is no warehousing or when warehousing is not managed, the warehousing amount is set to 0. Because it was in the form,
After performing the tallying, it was necessary for the store clerk to make corrections. First, assuming that the warehousing process is to be performed, as shown in FIG. 21, when the power is turned on before the store is opened, the remainder of the previous day is displayed (step A). Assuming that individual goods are stored (step B) and 500 pieces are stocked out by prize exchange (step C), the total carried over after closing the store is 1000
The number is 1000 pieces, 1000 pieces of stock, 500 pieces of stock, and 1500 pieces of stock (step D), and this value is a target for clearing the total. As a result of clearing the tally (step E), the number of carried stocks when the power is turned on the next morning is 1500 (step F). With such a method, the processing of special prizes or the like which do not have stock after the store closes becomes a problem. In this case, usually, after the list output, the inventory amount of 1500
The individual was returned and the inventory was reduced to zero. [0010] There is also a method shown in FIG. 22 in which no storage processing is performed. Assuming the same case as in the previous example, this method does not perform storage, so that the storage is always 0 (step B). Then, if there is a delivery of 500 pieces (step C), the stock amount becomes -500 pieces (step D). The value after performing the tallying is also -500 (step E). Then, every time the processing is performed every day, the minus amount increases. In order to prevent this, the stock quantity is reduced to 0
Had to be done. Therefore, the present invention eliminates the necessity of the above-mentioned correction, and provides a prize exchange management device capable of performing entry / exit management in a state where the number of exits and the number of stocks are matched by a simple operation according to the management mode. The purpose is to provide. According to the present invention, there is provided a prize exchange management device for managing prize inventory data when exchanging prize balls such as pachinko balls and medals with prizes. A receiving data storage unit that stores receiving data for each premium code given for each type, a receiving data storage unit that stores shipping data for each premium code, and a carry-over that stores carry-over inventory data for each premium code Inventory data storage unit, tally clearing means for clearing at least a part of the contents of the tally list, and first processing for defining the stock data of the current day as carried-over stock data of the next day when the tally is cleared by the tally clearing means In the first storage category corresponding to the mode, when the tally is cleared by the tally clearing means, the stock data of the day is set to 0 and fixed as the carry-over stock data of the next day. A second storage category defined, a third storage category in which the stock quantity is always set to 0 and the output quantity is counted as the storage quantity, and a storage category of any one of the fourth storage categories in which the stock quantity and the storage quantity are always set to 0 And a group management storage unit that stores the prize group to which the prize belongs in association with the prize code, and the storage data based on the storage division data extracted from the group management storage unit by designating the prize code. A control unit for calculating the stock amount from the outgoing data and the carried-in stock data and summing up the data, and performing a control to set all items other than the remaining stock and the stock in the case of the first warehousing category to 0 by clearing the summation. It is characterized by having. In the present invention, attention is paid to the above-mentioned four types of storage,
Since the prize is stored in advance in the storage type, the summary list is printed with the number of outgoing items and the number of inventories combined from the contents of leftover, incoming, and outgoing items according to the incoming type. Becomes possible. As a result, cash management relating to the entry and exit of prizes can be performed with high accuracy. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the premium exchange management device 1 according to the present invention. This device displays necessary data and guides, for example, a display unit 2 composed of a plasma display, a keyboard 4 for a clerk to manually input necessary data by manual operation, and operations for prize exchange and prize key registration. A mode changeover switch 5 for switching modes and a journal printer 6 for printing a journal are provided. In addition, the display part 3 for players is provided on the back side of the display part. FIG. 17 shows the internal structure of the premium exchange management device 1. A CPU (microcomputer or the like) 50 for performing overall control has a ROM unit 51 for storing a control program, a RAM unit 52 for storing necessary data such as the number of balls or medals allocated to prizes, a prize exchange management device A clock 53 for knowing the operation time of the printer, a print printer 56 for printing, and a buzzer 57 for giving an alarm when an abnormal operation is performed are directly connected. A key input interface (I / F) 5 for detecting a key input by a keyboard 59 and a mode changeover switch 5 for inputting a key.
4, a display I / F for controlling the display is provided by a plasma display 60 for displaying to the operator and a customer display 61 for displaying to the player.
55 are connected. Note that the RAM unit 52 is backed up by a battery, and the stored contents are kept as they are even when the power of the apparatus 1 is cut off. Further, as will be described later, the RAM unit 52 has an inventory data storage unit having a storage unit for storing the warehousing data, warehousing data, inventory data, carryover data, and the like for each premium. Also, an external large printer 62 is connected to the prize exchange management device 1 so that business contents can be printed out. Further, when the communication interface 58 is a CP
U50 is connected, and the following various external devices can be connected to this interface to perform serial data transfer. For example, when the game shop is open, the counter 64 is connected to count the number of pachinko balls and medals brought in by the player and input the number of prize balls to the premium exchange management device. In addition, when inputting the number of prize balls and the name of a premium via a receipt, a scanner 65 for reading a barcode is connected. In a system using a magnetic card, the card processor 66 is used to read the card.
Is connected. Also, a prize payout machine 67 is connected, and prizes exchanged for prize balls are paid out from the payout machine based on signals of prize varieties and quantities output from the main body.
The return machine 68 is for returning end balls or the like in response to a request from a customer. The handy terminal 69 is a terminal dedicated to storing prizes. In addition, by connecting a parent device or a child device, a single parent device manages a plurality of prize exchange management devices so that the business contents of the game store can be grasped. The state of connection of these external devices is also shown in FIG. 19 which is a connection explanatory diagram showing each connected device as a perspective view. FIG. 20 is a plan view showing details of the mode changeover switch 5 and the keyboard 4 provided on the panel surface of the premium exchange management apparatus according to the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 20A, the mode changeover switch 5 switches among a setting 1 mode, a registration mode, an exchange mode, a business mode, an aggregation mode, and a standby mode. Among them, the registration mode is a mode for registering a premium name and an exchange rate with prize balls. The exchange mode is a mode used for exchanging prize balls and premiums. The operation mode is a mode for performing a prize inventory management operation and a data input operation such as sales. The tabulation work is performed after the end of the day's work. Next, the keyboard 4 is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. "Premium only" key part 10A is 50
Each of the keys 10A1 to 10A50 is used for registration and exchange of general prizes. Mode switch 5
Is set to the registration mode, a prize ball input screen is displayed on the display device, a prize name as a prize is assigned to this key, and the number of prize balls exchanged for each type of prize is registered. Can be. In the exchange mode, the prize ball number data assigned to the premium key is retrieved from the memory and sent to the CPU. Further, when the mode changeover switch 5 is set to the business mode, data input for general prizes can be performed.
A "special prize" key 11 is a switch key for handling a special prize which is a realization prize for redemption. By pressing this key, an exchange rate between the special prize and the number of prize balls is defined in the registration mode. Then, in the exchange mode, a special prize (prize for realization) registered in advance is automatically allocated, and if there is a remaining number, automatic prize allocation is performed. In the business mode, the screen is switched to a special prize input screen by pressing a special prize key. The "end" key 12 is a key for terminating each process. At the time of the premium exchange processing, the processing is returned to the standby state. At the time of data input, the data is updated and the screen returns to the previous processing screen. In the counting mode, the screen returns to the initial screen. The "card receipt" key 29 interrupts the prize exchange process and issues the number of remaining balls or medals by card or receipt. When the “all” key 30 is pressed during the prize exchange process using the prize-exclusive key, all remaining numbers are exchanged for the same prize. When the “half” key 31 is pressed during the prize exchange process using the prize exclusive key, half of the remaining number is exchanged for the same prize. The "additional +" key 32 is used when a ball or a medal being handled at that time is additionally input during prize exchange. At this time, the display screen changes from the prize exchange screen to the prize ball input screen. The "return-" key 33 is used when returning the remaining number in balls or medals by a return machine during prize exchange. The "Redo" key 25 is used to clear the menu screen in each mode or to return to the previous menu screen. The numeric keypad 26A is used to input numerical values such as the number of prizes using the keys "0" to "9".
Until the "OK" key 22 is pressed, the number can be canceled by the "C" key 27, and when the "OK" key 22 is pressed, the number entered from the numeric keypad 26A is fixedly input. The "Code No." key 24 is used to enter a prize for the code No. Use when inputting with. Four of the "arrow" keys 23 can be used to select options on the screen. The "pickup ball" key 13 is used for processing a picked-up ball picked up in the store. The "in-house use" key 15 is used when carrying out a take-out process when the premium is used for employees.
This is used, for example, when the store owner supplies the store clerk with the goods in mind. The "stock" key 17 is used to check the stock of special prizes. The "verify" key 18 is used when confirming that an input of a card or a receipt has an error, that it has not been received. The "description" key 19 is used to issue a list of the number of balls and a gift exchange process.
The "print" key 20 is used to print an input result.
While the “feed” key 21 is pressed, the print printer 5
The printing paper of No. 6 is fed. The "Return" key 14 is used to return a prize. The "manual input" key 16 is used to manually input ball or medal data. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. The control means 100 is connected to a specifying means 101 for specifying the type of a prize group to be processed, and a tally clearing means 102. In the RAM unit 52 connected to the control means 100, a prize management table 201, a group management table 202, a supplier name table 203, a purchase storage table 204, a ball delivery table 205, a medal delivery table 206, a purchase return table 207, a ball return table 208, a medal return table 209, an in-house use table 210, an error correction table 211, and a carry-over stock table 212 are provided. FIG. 2 shows details of the prize management table 201. For each prize code, the prize name, the number of balls which is the exchange rate with the prize, the number of medals which is the exchange rate with the prize, the bar code, the inventory management The minimum stock quantity, the proper stock quantity, the purchase cost, the list price, the premium group code, and the supplier code, which are the minimum stock numbers, are stored in association with each other. FIG. 3 shows the details of the group management table 202, in which a prize group name and a storage category to which the prize belongs are stored in association with each prize code. Here, the prize code is a code given to the prize name which is the name of the prize, and the prize group is arbitrarily divided into groups and categorized in order to make it easier for each game store to manage the prize. It is an aggregate of premiums of the same type, and is classified according to suppliers, similar premiums, and the like. Specifically, a variety of premiums of various brands belong to the premium group called tobacco. FIG. 4 shows a purchase and receipt table 204, which stores therein a prize code and the number of prizes received by purchase in correspondence with each other. FIG. 5 shows details of the ball delivery table, and shows a prize code. FIG. 6 shows the details of the carry-over stock table 212. FIG. 6 shows the details of the carry-over stock table 212 and stores the prize code and the stock amount carried over to the next day as stock. Is what you do. Other tables are similarly described in correspondence with the premium codes. Returned stock refers to a delivery form in which prizes once purchased are returned, ball returns, and medal returns refer to storage forms in which returned prizes are exchanged for balls and medals, and in-house use refers to prizes for employees. This is the form of delivery when used for The error correction number is an error correction correction number that is input when an error is found when the total number is checked and the actual number is confirmed. Next, an inventory management operation by the premium exchange management apparatus according to the present invention will be described. When the mode changeover switch 5 is set to the aggregation mode, the flowchart of FIG. 7 is executed. First, when a prize to be totalized is specified by the input of the prize code by the specifying means 101 (step S101), the group management table 202 is referred to and a search is made as to which storage category the prize belongs to (step S101).
102). Then, the process branches to each subroutine according to the storage division (step S103). FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing in the case of the storage category 1 or 2. First, the number of carried stocks is printed (step S201), and the amount of receipt is calculated as (number of purchased goods−number of returned goods) by referring to a related table and printed (step S202). Next, the stock quantity is calculated as follows: (number of stocks carried forward + number of stocks received-number of balls issued-number of medals issued-number of returned goods + number of returned balls + number of returned balls + number of returned medals-number of in-house use + error correction number)
Is obtained by referring to the related table and printed (step S203). Next, when there is an input for clearing the total (step S204), it is determined whether the storage category is 1 or 2 (step S205). The contents of the table are updated (step S206), and all other table contents are set to 0 (step S207). If the category is Category 2, the contents of all the related tables are set to 0 (steps S208 and S209). Next, the case of the incoming classification 3 is shown in FIG. 9. Since the number of carried-in stock is always 0, 0 is printed (step S301), and the number of incoming and outgoing goods is calculated as (the number of released balls + medal outgoing). The number is obtained as (number-ball return number-medal return number + error correction number) and printed (step S302). Subsequently, since the stock quantity is always 0, the stock quantity 0 is printed (step S).
303). There is an input for clearing the tally (step S30)
4), the contents of all tables are set to 0 (steps S305 and 306). FIG. 10 shows the case of the warehousing category 4, in which the number of carried-in stock is always 0, so 0 is printed (step S401). Since the number of warehousing is always considered to be 0, 0 is printed as the number of warehousing. (Step S402), the number of picked-up pieces is calculated as (number of picked-up balls + number of picked-up tokens-number of returned balls-number of returned medals + number of corrected errors) and printed (step S403). Since the stock quantity is always 0, the stock quantity 0 is printed (step S404). There is a clear input (step S40)
5), the contents of all tables are set to 0 (steps S406 and 407). FIGS. 11 to 14 are explanatory diagrams each showing a specific process according to each warehousing section. As in FIGS. 20 and 21 shown as a conventional example, step A is to turn off the power of the premium exchange management apparatus in the morning. Display of carried-in stock at the time of input,
Step B is a display showing that there were 1000 warehouses, Step C is a display showing that there were 500 warehouses due to exchange work, Step D is a printout of the summary list after the store is closed, and Step E is clearing the summary. And the step F represents the display of the carry-over stock on the next day. In these descriptions, the remaining number is collected in the receiving category 2 because it is a special prize, and the carried-over stock becomes 0 when the tallying is cleared. In the receiving category 3, it is a catalog prize or the like. It is characterized in that the outgoing volume is recorded as the incoming volume at the time of aggregation, and the inventory at the store and the carry-over inventory are always 0. In the receiving category 4, no incoming process is performed, so the incoming is always 0. There is. Next, registration of a storage category required for selecting a processing mode based on a storage category in the present invention will be described. When the mode switch 5 is set to registration, a registration menu screen display shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. When "1" (26A1) is input using the numeric keypad, a premium group master registration screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed. First, enter the prize group code using the numeric keys (26A0 to 26A9),
The prize group name is input by repeatedly selecting an appropriate character from the character list displayed on the screen by moving the cursor and pressing the OK key. When "END" is selected on the character input command screen, the cursor moves to the entry position,
Accept input of goods receipt category. At this time, a selection screen for the storage category is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
26A9), enter any number from 1 to 4. The storage division thus input is stored in the group management table described above. As described above, according to the present invention, attention is paid to various types of warehousing, and which prize corresponds to which type of warehousing is stored in advance. Left,
The total list can be printed in a state where the numbers of the outgoing goods and the number of stocks are matched from the contents of the incoming and outgoing storage, and cash management related to the inflow and outgoing of prizes can be performed with high accuracy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a prize management table. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a group management table. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a purchase and storage table. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a ball delivery table. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a carry-over stock table. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific situation of inventory management. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific inventory management situation. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific situation of inventory management. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific inventory management situation. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu screen in a registration mode. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a registration screen of a storage category in a registration mode. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of connection of external devices in the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation panel surface of the premium exchange management device according to the present invention. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of conventional inventory management. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of conventional inventory management. [Description of Signs] 1 Prize exchange management device main body 2 Display unit 3 Display unit 4 Keyboard 5 Mode switch 6 Journal printer 50 CPU 51 ROM unit 52 RAM unit 53 Clock 54 Key input interface 55 Display interface 56 Print printer 57 Buzzer 58 Communication Interface 59 keyboard 60 plasma display 61 customer display 62 large printer 63 parent machine or child machine 64 ball (medal) counting machine 65 scanner 66 card processing machine 67 prize payout machine 68 return machine 69 handy terminal 100 control unit 101 designating means 102 Total clearing means 201 Premium management table 202 Group management table 203 Supplier name table 204 Purchasing stock table 205 Ball shipping table 206 Medal shipping table 207 Stock return table 08 ball return table 209 medal return table 210 internal-use table 211 error correction table 212 carry-over stock table

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(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] A prize exchange management device that manages prize stock data when exchanging prizes or prizes such as pachinko balls and medals with prizes, with respect to types of prizes. A receiving data storage unit that stores receiving data for each given prize code, a retrieval data storage unit that stores retrieval data for each of the prize codes, and a deferred inventory data storage unit that stores deferred inventory data for each of the prize codes A totaling clearing means for clearing at least a part of the contents of the totaling list, and a first processing mode in which, when the totaling is cleared by the totaling clearing means, the stock data of the current day is defined as the carry-over stock data of the next day. A first storage category, a second storage category that defines the current day's inventory data as 0 and defines the next day as carried-over inventory data when the aggregation clearing unit clears the aggregation. The third storage category in which the stock amount is always set to 0 and the output quantity is calculated as the storage quantity, the storage section of any one of the fourth storage categories in which the stock quantity and the storage fee are always set to 0, and the prize group to which the premium belongs. A group management storage unit for storing in association with the prize code, and, based on the categorization data retrieved from the group management storage unit, by specifying the prize code, the warehousing data;
A control is performed to calculate the inventory amount according to the receiving category from the outgoing data and the carried-in stock data and perform the aggregation, and to clear all the items other than the carry-over balance and the number of stock in the case of the first receiving category by clearing the aggregation. A prize exchange management device, comprising: