JP4435501B2 - Amusement park system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a game hall system in which game medium counting means is installed at a location distant from the gaming machine, and in particular, valuable value information corresponding to the number of game media acquired by the player can be stored cumulatively on the game hall side. The present invention relates to a game hall system including a management means for opening a personal account for a player.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the pachinko hall, a counting machine for counting pachinko balls acquired by a player using a pachinko gaming machine is generally installed at a position away from the pachinko gaming machine. For this reason, when a player acquires a large amount of pachinko balls, the counting work becomes a heavy burden on the player. Further, when trying to count the acquired pachinko balls in the middle of the game, the player needs to once separate from the pachinko machine being played and perform the counting operation, which is troublesome for the player. In order to cope with these circumstances, conventionally, as a part of customer service, the pachinko hall employee side performs the counting work of pachinko balls acquired by the player. Specifically, in such a customer service system, the counter is given a function for issuing a receipt that records data including the counting result and security information, and a pachinko hall employee carries it to the counter. When a pachinko ball is counted, a receipt issued from the counter is handed to a player.
[0003]
However, in such a system, after pachinko hall employees have counted pachinko balls entrusted by a player with a counter, they are again sent to the player in order to hand over the receipt issued by the counter to the player. There was a problem that the burden on pachinko hall employees increased because it was necessary to return. In addition, when the player who requested the pachinko ball counting by hand at the time of handing of the receipt happens to be away from the pachinko machine, or the pachinko hall employee forgets the face of the player who requested the pachinko ball counting In this case, it takes time to deliver the receipt to the correct player, and even in such a case, the burden on the pachinko hall employees increases.
[0004]
Also, in recent pachinko halls, a so-called storage system, that is, when a player who has been issued a membership card counts the acquired pachinko balls with a counter, the count result is associated with the membership card and is established. It is common for players (members) to use a system that allows them to exchange prizes and release pachinko balls (replay balls) at any time. It has become. In pachinko halls that employ such a storage system, when building a service system in which pachinko hall employees count pachinko balls acquired by players, a function to read membership card information into the counter The function of adding and storing the counting result in the state where the membership card information is read is added to the storage account. In this case, when the pachinko hall employee performs the counting work of the pachinko balls acquired by the player, the member card is deposited from the player, and the counting work is performed with the membership card information read into the counter. After that, the membership card will be returned to the player.
[0005]
For this reason, in this case as well, pachinko hall employees need to return to the player again in order to hand over the membership card to the player. The burden will increase. In addition, in this case, since the member card is once removed from his / her hand, the service using the member card (release of replay balls, display of own game data, etc.) is used during that time. It becomes impossible to receive. Therefore, when performing the counting work, there is an inconvenience that the player is required to endure the provision of the service using the membership card, and the player is burdened. In addition, since the player side cannot confirm the number of pachinko balls added to his / her own savings account according to the counting by the counting machine, there is a disadvantage that the anxiety about whether or not the acquired pachinko balls have been actually saved arises. It was.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a first object is to provide a game hall employee side in the case where the game machine employee side performs the work of counting the game media acquired by the player on the counter side. It is possible to provide a game hall system that can reduce the burden on the player and eliminates the risk of forcing the player to bear a burden when performing counting work. In addition to the above-described effects, the second purpose is to provide a game medium for a player when the game hall employee performs the work of counting the game medium acquired by the player with a counter. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game hall system that has the effect of allowing a player to easily confirm that it has been stored in a personal account.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 can specify a member ID for a player who is registered as a member on the game hall side. member card And a management means in which a personal account for a player for accumulatively storing valuable value information corresponding to the number of game media acquired in the gaming machine is associated with the member ID, and away from the gaming machine In a game hall system provided with game medium counting means installed at a place,
In a one-to-one correspondence with the gaming machine Storing a card insertion slot into which the membership card is inserted and a card reader arranged corresponding to the card insertion slot, The member ID of the player who is playing with the gaming machine member card After installing each terminal specified by
The game medium counting means is configured to be able to input stand specifying information that can specify the gaming machine, When the device identification information is input, the device identification information is stored, and when the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot of each device corresponding to the device identification information already stored at the end of the counting operation, The management means side uses the gaming medium counting result in a state where the device specifying information is input as valuable value information corresponding to the member ID specified by each device terminal corresponding to the gaming machine specified by the device specifying information. Are added and stored in the player's personal account.
[0008]
According to this configuration, when the game medium employee performs the work of counting the game medium acquired by the player registered as a member on the game hall side with the game medium counting means, the player is playing the game. In each terminal installed corresponding to the gaming machine, the member ID of the player is specified by the customer specifying medium. On the other hand, the game hall employee carries the player's acquired game medium to the game medium counting means and causes the counter to count, and at this time, the player identification information (for example, the player can specify the gaming machine in the game) (Number) is input to the game medium counting means. In this way, the game medium counting means in the state in which the table specifying information is input corresponds the count result of the game medium to the member ID specified by each terminal corresponding to the gaming machine specified by the input table specifying information. As valuable value information, it is added and stored in the personal account for the player on the management means side.
[0009]
As a result, when the game hall employee carries out the counting work of the game media acquired by the player, the game media is carried to the game media counting means and the game medium counting means inputs the table identification information. Since it is not necessary to return to the player, it is possible to alleviate the burden on the game hall employee. In addition, since it is not necessary to hand over the customer-specific medium to the game hall employee at the time of the counting work, it is possible to receive the member service using the customer-specific medium at any time. No fear of burden.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera that is arranged so as to correspond to the gaming machine, and that is arranged on the game medium counting means side, a camera that photographs at least a face portion of a player who is playing with the gaming machine, An image display means for reproducing and displaying a photographed image by a camera corresponding to the gaming machine specified by the table specifying information in a state where the specific information is input is provided.
[0011]
According to this configuration, when the table specifying information is input on the game medium counting means side at the time of the counting operation, the gaming machine is arranged by the camera arranged so as to correspond to the gaming machine specified by the table specifying information. Thus, at least the face portion of the player who is playing the game is photographed, and the photographed image is reproduced and displayed by the image display means arranged on the game medium counting means side. For this reason, on the game floor employee side, whether or not the game medium counted by the game medium counting means at the time of the substitution of the counting work belongs to the player who requested the counting of the game medium. As a result, it is possible to reliably confirm based on the reproduced image, and the reliability as a substitution system for counting work is improved.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a data display means for displaying a counting result by the game medium counting means is provided on the terminal side of each unit.
According to this configuration, on the side of the player who requested the substitution of the counting work, the fact that the acquired game medium is added and stored as valuable information in the personal account for the player on the management means side is displayed on the data display means. It becomes easy to confirm based on the contents. Therefore, there is no possibility that the player will have anxiety about the whereabouts of the acquired game media (anxiety about whether or not the acquired game media is actually added to the personal account).
[0013]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 4 can specify a member ID for a player who is registered as a member on the game hall side. member card And a management means in which a personal account for a player for accumulatively storing valuable value information corresponding to the number of game media acquired in the gaming machine is associated with the member ID, and away from the gaming machine In a game hall system provided with game medium counting means installed at a place,
Installed to correspond one-to-one with the gaming machine Storing a card insertion slot into which the membership card is inserted and a card reader arranged corresponding to the card insertion slot, The member ID of the player who is playing with the gaming machine member card And a data display means provided so as to be able to display the counting result by the game medium counting means at a position corresponding to the terminal, and a player operating at a position corresponding to the data display means. In addition to the operation means provided as possible,
The game medium counting means is configured to be able to input stand specifying information that can specify the gaming machine, When the device identification information is input, the device identification information is stored, and when the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot of each device corresponding to the device identification information already stored at the end of the counting operation, The game medium counting result in a state where the table specifying information is input is configured to be displayed on a data display means provided at a position corresponding to the gaming machine specified by the table specifying information,
When the operation means corresponding to the data display means is operated in a state in which the game medium count result is displayed on the data display means, the management means displays the game medium count result as the data display means. In this configuration, valuable information corresponding to the member ID specified by the corresponding terminal is added and stored in the personal account for the player.
[0014]
According to this configuration, when the game medium employee performs the work of counting the game medium acquired by the player registered as a member on the game hall side with the game medium counting means, the player is playing the game. In each terminal installed corresponding to the gaming machine, the member ID of the player is specified by the customer specifying medium. On the other hand, the game hall employee carries the player's acquired game medium to the game medium counting means and counts it with the counter, and at this time, the player identification information (the player can specify the gaming machine being played) For example, the machine number) is input to the game medium counting means. In this way, the game medium counting means in the state where the table specifying information is input displays the result of counting the game media on the data display means provided at a position corresponding to the gaming machine specified by the input table specifying information. become.
[0015]
For this reason, a player who is playing a game on the gaming machine (that is, a player who has requested substitution of counting work) can check the counting result of his own acquired game medium based on the display contents of the data display means. Then, after the confirmation, the operation means provided at the position corresponding to the data display means is operated. Then, the management means adds and stores the count result of the game medium as valuable value information corresponding to the member ID specified by the terminal corresponding to the data display means in the player's personal account.
[0016]
As a result, when the game hall employee carries out the counting work of the game media acquired by the player, the game media is carried to the game media counting means and the game medium counting means inputs the table identification information. Since it is not necessary to return to the player, it is possible to alleviate the burden on the game hall employee. In addition, since it is not necessary to hand over the customer-specific medium to the game hall employee at the time of the counting work, it is possible to receive the member service using the customer-specific medium at any time. No fear of burden. In addition, since the game medium acquired by the player is added and stored as valuable value information in the personal account for the player in accordance with the operation of the player, the player is informed that such addition storage has been performed. It will be easy to check on the side. Therefore, there is no possibility that the player will have anxiety about the whereabouts of the acquired game media (anxiety about whether or not the acquired game media is actually added to the personal account).
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(First embodiment)
A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko hall system will be described below with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, a member card (corresponding to a customer specifying medium) with a member ID that can identify the player is issued to a player who has been registered as a member of the pachinko hall in advance. It is intended for pachinko halls where a card system that provides various services (savings, replay, etc.) by using cards is built.
[0018]
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a system according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, a card unit 2 for a prepaid card and a table display terminal 3 for a membership card (corresponding to each terminal) are provided at positions adjacent to a large number of pachinko gaming machines 1. The gaming machine 1 is configured as a CR machine that lends a number of pachinko balls (corresponding to gaming media) according to the balance that the card unit 2 reads from the prepaid card. In this case, signals are exchanged between the pachinko gaming machine 1, the card unit 2, and the table display terminal 3. In addition, a call lamp unit 4 is provided above the pachinko gaming machine 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is connected to the input / output device 5 via the call lamp unit 4, and the card unit 2 and the table display terminal 3 are connected to the pachinko machine. The game machine 1 and the calling lamp unit 4 are connected to the input / output device 5.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, the calling lamp unit 4 includes a plurality of display lamps 4a, for example, a display unit 4b made of a liquid crystal panel, a remote control light receiving unit 4c, a calling button 4d, and the like. The calling lamp unit 4 is configured to display the states of the special pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to be identifiable by the display lamp 4a when each state such as a special prize or probability change occurs.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 3, the table display terminal 3 can shoot at least a face part of a player in a state display lamp 6 for displaying an operation state, an error state, and the like, and a corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1. A camera 7 having a CCD image pickup device, a data display section 8 (equivalent to a data display means) made of, for example, a liquid crystal panel having a touch panel 8a on the surface, a card insertion slot 9 into which the above-mentioned member card is inserted, and this card insertion slot 9 is provided with a card ejection button 10 having a function of displaying that a member card is inserted, and a card reader (see FIG. 9) disposed corresponding to the card insertion slot 9 therein. Etc.) are stored.
[0021]
This stand display terminal 3 reads out the member ID (the player's member ID in the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1) recorded on the member card in a state where the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 9, If there is a savings balance in the savings account described later corresponding to the member ID, a pachinko ball is placed within the range of the savings balance in response to a push-down operation of a payout button (not shown) provided on the pachinko machine 1 side. It is equipped with a function as a replay machine that can be withdrawn and returned.
[0022]
The pachinko gaming machine 1 outputs a known out ball signal, a safe ball signal, a special prize signal, and the like to the input / output device 5, and the card unit 2 outputs the prepaid card sales to the input / output device 5. A sales signal is output. Further, the stand display terminal 3 outputs to the input / output device 5 a replay ball number signal indicating the number of returned balls, a card detection signal indicating that the member card is inserted, and the like.
[0023]
A management computer 11 (corresponding to management means) is provided in a management office that is a pachinko hall facility, and the input / output device 5 is connected to the management computer 11 via a LAN 12.
The management computer 11 has various signals (out ball signal, safe ball signal, special signal, sales signal, replay ball signal, card detection, etc. output from the pachinko machine 1, card unit 2 and stand display terminal 3. Various game data (number of out balls, number of safe balls, number of special prizes, number of jackpots, occupancy rate, ball out rate, etc.), cards, etc., based on all signals in the pachinko hall 1 This is a well-known configuration having a function of summing up various types of loan data (sales amount, divisor, replay amount, etc.) in the unit 2 and the table display terminal 3 and storing them in a management database. In addition, the management computer 11 side corresponds to the member ID assigned to the player with the stored ball information corresponding to the number of pachinko balls acquired in the pachinko gaming machine 1 for the player who has been issued the membership card. The accumulated value is stored as accumulated value information, and the stored ball information is settled (payout as replay balls, payout according to exchange with prizes, products at vending machines installed in pachinko halls A player's personal savings account (equivalent to a player's account) is established.
[0024]
Counters 13 (corresponding to game medium counting means) for counting pachinko balls acquired by the players are installed at a plurality of locations (for example, the island edge) in the game hall. Via the management computer 11. The counter 13 includes a hopper 13a for throwing pachinko balls, a counting unit (not shown) for counting pachinko balls thrown into the hopper 13a, and a liquid crystal panel for displaying count data, for example. A display unit 13b (corresponding to an image display means), a printer (not shown) for printing a receipt (not shown) in which the counting result is recorded, a receipt ticket issuing unit 13c corresponding to this printer, and a membership card A card insertion slot 13d for insertion, a card ejection button 13e having a function of displaying that a member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13d, and a card reader arranged corresponding to the card insertion slot 13d (Not shown), a remote control light receiving part 13f, a ticket issuing / storing button 13g, and the like are provided.
[0025]
The details of the operation of the counter 13 will be described later. Basically, a pachinko ball counting and counting result display function, a receipt recording the counting result, and the like are issued, and at the same time, the counting result is transmitted to the management computer 11. Function and a function to store the counting result in the storage account on the management computer 11 side as storage information corresponding to the membership card when the counting operation is performed with the membership card inserted into the card insertion slot 13d. Has been.
[0026]
Although not shown, the prize exchange counter in the pachinko hall has a plurality of POS terminals for performing prize exchange work, and these POS terminals are communicably connected to the management computer 11 via the LAN 12. Is done. The POS terminal pays a prize according to the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player by collating the record information of the receipt issued from the counter 13 and the accumulated information corresponding to the membership card with the accumulated information on the management computer 11 side. The function to output is set. Also, the POS terminal can input data such as the number of various prizes received and the number of paid-out prizes to the prize exchange counter, and transmits these data to the management computer 11. In addition, it is also possible to add a function for transferring the recorded information of the receipt to the stored ball information corresponding to the membership card.
[0027]
FIG. 4 shows the front appearance of the remote controller 14 carried by a pachinko hall employee. In FIG. 4, the remote controller 14 uses infrared light as a transmission medium, and is variously directed toward a remote control light receiving unit 4 c provided in the calling lamp unit 4, a remote control light receiving unit 13 f provided in the counter 13, and the like. The signal can be transmitted. In order to perform such a transmission operation, the remote controller 14 is provided with a transmission head 14a incorporating an infrared light emitting diode, a liquid crystal display unit 14b, and an operation switch group 14c including a numeric key switch. The unit number designation signal to be transmitted can be selectively transmitted.
[0028]
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a portion related to the gist of the present invention in the operation contents of the counter 13, which will be described below. FIG. 5 shows the operation contents in a state where no membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13d.
[0029]
In FIG. 5, the counter 13 until the pachinko ball counting operation is started (until the pachinko ball is inserted into the hopper 13 a) or until a machine number (corresponding to the machine identification information) is input through the remote controller 14. Wait (steps A1, A2). Here, the input of the machine number can be performed at an arbitrary timing by a pachinko hall employee operating the remote controller 14. Specifically, the unit number can be input by sequentially performing the following operations (1) to (3).
[0030]
That is, with reference to FIG.
(1) Enter the corresponding machine number using the numeric keypad of the operation switch group 14c.
(2) Operate the “switch number” key of the operation switch group 14c.
(3) Operate the “Send” key of the operation switch group 14c with the remote control 14 facing the remote control light receiving portion 13f.
You can enter the machine number by following the procedure.
When a machine number is input before the start of counting, the entered machine number is stored in an update manner (step A3), and the process returns to step A1. When the pachinko ball counting operation is started, a counting process routine A4 is executed. In this processing routine A4, the counting pulse input from a counting unit (not shown) provided for counting the inserted pachinko balls is counted, the count value is sequentially updated and stored, and the count value is designated as a specified prize. (The operation of calculating the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged by counting pachinko balls and the number of surplus pachinko balls) and the operation of displaying the count value and the division result on the display unit 13b.
[0031]
Such a counting process routine A4 is executed until it is determined in step A5 that the counting is finished, and when the counting is finished, the process proceeds to step A8. Further, during a period when counting is not yet completed (a period during which “NO” is determined in step A5), it is determined whether or not a machine number has been input through the remote controller 14 (step A6). The process returns to the counting process routine A4. On the other hand, when a machine number is input during the counting period, the inputted machine number is stored in an updated manner (step A7), and thereafter, the process returns to the counting process routine A4.
[0032]
In step A8, which is executed when the pachinko ball counting operation is completed, it is determined whether there is a stored machine number. If there is no storage unit number, that is, if the unit number input operation is not performed through the remote controller 14 before the start of counting or during the execution period of the counting operation, it is determined whether or not the ticket issuing / storing button 13g is pressed. Judgment is made (step A9). If "NO" is determined in the step A9, it is determined whether or not a machine number is input through the remote controller 14 (step A10), and if not input, the process returns to the step A8 as it is. On the other hand, when a machine number is input without pressing the ticket issuing / storing button 13g, the entered machine number is stored (step A11), and then the process returns to step A8. That is, the input of the machine number through the remote controller 14 can be performed even after the counting operation is completed.
[0033]
When the ticket issuing / storing button 13g is pressed without a storage table number (“YES” in step A9), a ticket issuing routine A12 is executed. In this processing routine A12, a receipt printed with the final number of counting balls is issued by a built-in printer (not shown), and the issuance is performed through the receipt ticket issuing unit 13c. In addition to the number of counting balls, this receipt is printed with a barcode including a unique member ID such as the title of the receipt (for example, “deposit card”), management number, gift exchange conditions, issue time, and expiration date. Is done.
After execution of the ticket issuing routine A12, the process returns after executing step A18 for initializing the storage unit number and initializing the display contents of the display unit 13b.
[0034]
On the other hand, if it is determined as “YES” in step A8 (the machine number has already been stored at the end of the counting operation, or the ticket issuing / storing button 13g is not pressed after the counting operation is completed, the table is transmitted through the remote controller 14. If the number is input), it is determined whether or not a member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 9 of the table display terminal 3 corresponding to the storage table number (step A13).
[0035]
If a membership card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 9 of the table display terminal 3, at least the image taken by the camera 7 provided in the table display terminal 3, that is, the player at the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 An image including the face portion is displayed on the display unit 13b (step A14). In this image display state, the system waits until the ticket issuing / storing button 13g is pressed (step A15), and when it is pressed, the storing process routine A16 is executed. In this processing routine A16, a savings deposit request is transmitted to the management computer 11. In this savings deposit request, in addition to the data indicating the number of counting balls, the membership card inserted on the table display terminal 3 side is used. Member ID and storage unit number. Upon receiving this request, the management computer 11 side adds and stores the number of counting balls as storing ball information to the savings account corresponding to the member ID read from the membership card, and adds the counting ball number and the counting ball number. After that, the stored ball update response including the latest stored ball number information is transmitted to the table display terminal 3 in which the member card is inserted (this can be specified by the unit number included in the deposit request). Yes.
[0036]
In addition, in the stand display terminal 3 which received the said storage ball update response, while displaying the counting ball number obtained by the storage ball update response and the newest storage ball number in the data display part 8, and that the count of the pachinko ball has been completed and It is configured to display a message for the player notifying that the counted number of balls has been deposited as stored balls. The message for the player can be displayed as a savings completion screen as shown in FIG. 6, for example. In other words, a message notifying that the number of counted balls obtained by the stored ball update response has been stored and the latest total number of stored balls is displayed on the completed ball completion screen.
[0037]
After the execution of the storage ball processing routine A16 as described above, step A17 for displaying a message for employees indicating that the storage is completed on the display unit 13b for a predetermined time and the initialization step A18 described above are sequentially executed, and then the process returns.
[0038]
On the other hand, if “NO” is determined in step A13, that is, if a membership card is not inserted into the card insertion slot 9 on the table display terminal 3 side in the state where the storage table number exists, step A9 It is intended to move to. Therefore, in the state where the membership card is not inserted into the card insertion slot 9, the storage table number is not valid and the storage processing routine A15 is not performed. That is, only the receipt issuance according to the pressing of the ticket issuing / storing button 13g is valid.
[0039]
FIG. 5 shows the operation content when no membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13d of the counter 13, as described above. However, the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13d. When the pachinko ball counting operation is performed in this state, the system waits until the ticket issuing / storing button 13g is pressed after the counting operation is completed, and the storage processing routine is executed in response to the pressing.
[0040]
In the savings processing routine executed at this time, a savings deposit request including data indicating the number of counting balls and the member ID of the membership card inserted in the card insertion slot 13d is transmitted to the management computer 11. Upon receiving this request, the management computer 11 side adds and stores the counted number of balls as stored ball information to the stored ball account corresponding to the membership card indicated by the member ID, and stores a stored ball update response including the latest stored ball number information. An operation of answering back to the counter 13 which is the transmission source of the deposit request is performed. Then, in the counter 13 that has received the storage ball update response, the data display unit 8 displays the latest number of stored balls obtained by the storage ball update response, and a message for the player notifying that the counting and storage has been completed. It is configured to display.
[0041]
According to the present embodiment described above, the following actions and effects can be obtained.
In other words, when a pachinko hall employee acts on behalf of the counting machine 13 to count the pachinko balls acquired by a player registered as a member of the pachinko hall side (player who has been issued a membership card), the game With the customer's membership card inserted into the card insertion slot 9 of the table display terminal 3, the pachinko hall employee is entrusted with counting the number of acquired pachinko balls. The entrusted employee stores the machine number of the pachinko machine 1 in which the player is playing, and carries the acquired pachinko ball of the player to the counter 13 to be counted by the counter 13. is there. In this case, the pachinko hall employee may start the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the player is playing at the timing before the counting operation is started or during the counting operation, or before the ticket issuing / storing button 13g is pressed after the counting operation is completed. An operation of inputting the machine number to the counter 13 through the remote controller 14 is performed.
[0042]
The pachinko hall employee presses the ticket issuing / storing button 13g after the counting operation is completed in the state where the machine number is input to the counter 13 as described above. Then, the number of balls counted by the counter 13 is added and stored as stored ball information to the stored ball account corresponding to the member ID read from the member card.
[0043]
As a result, when the pachinko hall employee performs the counting work of the pachinko balls acquired by the player, the pachinko ball is carried to the counter 13 and counted and the machine number is input to the counter 13 by the remote controller 14. Since it is not necessary to return to the player after that, the burden on the pachinko hall employee can be reduced accordingly. Also, since it is not necessary for the player side to hand over the membership card to the pachinko hall employee when performing the counting work as described above, the membership service using the membership card (release of replay balls, own game) Data display etc.) can be received at any time, and there is no risk of placing a burden on the player as in the past.
[0044]
In addition, when a pachinko hall employee performs the counting work, when the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is input on the counter 13 side, the camera 7 arranged so as to correspond to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is used. At least the face portion of the player who is playing the game on the gaming machine 1 is photographed, and the photographed image is reproduced and displayed on the display unit 13b arranged on the counter 13 side. For this reason, on the pachinko hall employee side, whether or not the pachinko ball counted by the counter 13 at the time of the counting work is the player who requested the counting of the pachinko ball is reproduced on the display unit 13b. As a result, it is possible to reliably confirm the image based on the image, and the reliability of the counting work proxy system is improved.
[0045]
Further, when the number of balls counted by the counter 13 is added and stored as accumulated ball information to the savings account in response to the substitution of the counting operation as described above, the player who requested the substitution of the counting operation is playing the pachinko game The data display unit 8 corresponding to the machine 1 displays the number of balls counted by the counter 13 and the latest number of balls stored, the pachinko ball counting is completed, and the number of balls counted is stored as a ball. A message for the player informing the player is displayed. As a result, on the player side, it can be easily confirmed based on the display content of the data display unit 8 that the acquired game medium has been added and stored as stored ball information in the stored account on the management computer 11 side. Become. Therefore, there is no possibility that the player will have anxiety about the whereabouts of the acquired pachinko ball (anxiety about whether the pachinko ball is really added to the stored account).
[0046]
(Second Embodiment)
7 and 8 show a second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, only portions different from the first embodiment will be described. The second embodiment corresponds to the invention described in claim 4, and the touch panel 8 a provided on the data display unit 8 of the table display terminal 3 functions as the operation means in the invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart corresponding to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing an example of a display screen on the data display unit 8.
[0047]
In FIG. 7, after execution of step A13 for determining whether or not a member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 9 of the table display terminal 3 corresponding to the table number stored on the counter 13 side, the table is displayed. The pachinko ball counting result is transmitted to the display terminal 3 (step A19).
[0048]
In this case, the table display terminal 3 that has received the counting result displays a storage ball confirmation screen as shown in FIG. In this storage ball confirmation screen, the ball count data a indicating the received counting result and a message b indicating that the counting has been completed are displayed, and a message c for asking whether or not to store the ball is operated when storing the ball. A “yes” icon d is displayed, and a “no” icon e is displayed that is operated when the player does not save the ball (when the user wishes to issue a receipt). Then, when the touch panel 8a of the icon d portion is pressed, a stored ball command is transmitted to the counter 13, and when the touch panel 8a of the icon e portion is operated, a ticket issuing command is transmitted to the counter 13. It is like that.
[0049]
On the counter 13 side, after the execution of step A19, the counter 13 waits until either the stored ball command or the ticket issuing command is received from the table display terminal 3 (steps A20, A21). Then, when the storage ball command is received, the storage ball processing routine A16, the message display step A17, and the initialization step A18 similar to those in the first embodiment are sequentially executed, and then the process returns. On the other hand, when the ticket issuing command is received, the display unit 13b displays "with ticket issuance" for notifying the pachinko hall employee that the ticket issuing operation is performed (step A22). After the ticket issuing routine A12 and initialization step A18 similar to those in the first embodiment are sequentially executed, the process returns. In this case, the receipt issued in response to the execution of the ticket issuing routine A12 is handed over to the player by the pachinko hall employee as in the conventional case.
[0050]
In the present embodiment described above, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained. In particular, according to the present embodiment, the player's acquired pachinko balls counted in the counter 13 by entrusting them to pachinko hall employees are displayed on the player's side through the storage ball confirmation screen displayed on the data display unit 8. Depending on the operation, it is added and stored as stored ball information in the player's stored ball account, so that the player can easily confirm that such added storage has been performed. Accordingly, there is no possibility that the player will have anxiety about the whereabouts of the acquired pachinko balls (anxiety about whether the acquired pachinko balls are actually added and stored in the own savings account). Further, according to the present embodiment, the player who is playing with the pachinko gaming machine 1 can select whether to add the pachinko balls counted by the counter 13 to the savings account or to receive a ticket for the receipt. Since it is configured, the convenience is improved.
[0051]
(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but can be modified or expanded as described below.
The present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than pachinko gaming machines, for example, game halls where slot machines that use coins as gaming media are installed. In this case, game machine data and the like are tabulated and aggregated into pachinko gaming machines and slot machines.
In the above embodiment, when the pachinko hall employee performs the counting work of the pachinko balls acquired by the player, the employee stores the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 being played by the player, and the memory The unit number is input to the counter 13 by the remote controller 14, but other input means may be used. Specifically, when the counter 13 is provided with a keyboard and a storage unit number is input using this keyboard, when a transfer command is transmitted from the remote controller 14 to the calling lamp unit 4 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1, A configuration in which the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the counting machine 13 is transmitted from the calling lamp unit 4 and inputted, and the remote controller 14 receives information indicating the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the calling lamp unit 4 and temporarily It is conceivable that a storage function is given to the counter 13 and the storage unit number is transmitted from the remote controller 14 to the counter 13 for input. Further, the table specifying information input to the counter 13 is not limited to the table number, but a member number (member ID) for specifying a player who is playing a game on the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the corresponding table display terminal 3. It may be a terminal number.
[0052]
Although an example of a membership card is given as an example of a customer identification medium, other types (for example, a mobile phone) may be used as long as a membership can be identified. Or you may make it identify a member based on biometric information, such as a fingerprint and a voiceprint.
Although the camera 7 is provided on the table display terminal 3, any other position may be used as long as it can photograph at least the face of the player in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Although the display unit 13b (image display means) for displaying an image captured by the camera 7 is provided in the counter 13, it may be installed in the vicinity of the counter 13. Further, the camera 7 may be provided as necessary. In particular, the camera 7 is unnecessary in the second embodiment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire system showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 2] Front view of the ringing lamp unit
[Fig. 3] Front view of the table display terminal
[Fig. 4] Front view of the remote control
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation content of the counter.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a display example in the data display unit.
FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is equivalent to FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 is a pachinko machine, 3 is a display terminal (terminal unit), 4 is a calling lamp unit, 7 is a camera, 8 is a data display unit (data display means), 8a is a touch panel (operation means), and 11 is a management computer (Management means), 13 is a counter (game medium counting means), 13b is a display unit (image display means), and 14 is a remote controller.

Claims (4)

A personal card for a player for storing a member card in which a member ID capable of specifying a player is recorded and valuable value information corresponding to the number of game media acquired in the gaming machine in association with the member ID. In a game hall system comprising management means established by and game medium counting means installed at a location distant from the gaming machine,
It is installed at a position corresponding to the gaming machine on a one-to-one basis , and stores a card insertion slot into which a membership card is inserted and a card reader arranged corresponding to the card insertion slot . Provided with a terminal for each player for identifying the member ID of the player by the membership card ;
The game medium counting means is configured to be able to input the table specifying information that can specify the gaming machine, and stores the table specifying information when the table specifying information is input, and has already been stored at the end of the counting operation. When a membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot of each terminal corresponding to the table specifying information, the game medium counting result in the state where the table specifying information is input is specified by the table specifying information. A game hall system characterized by being added and stored in the personal account for a player on the management means side as valuable value information corresponding to a member ID specified by a terminal corresponding to a gaming machine. A camera that is arranged to correspond to the gaming machine and shoots at least a face portion of a player who is playing with the gaming machine;
An image display means arranged on the game medium counting means side for reproducing and displaying a photographed image by a camera corresponding to the gaming machine specified by the table specifying information in a state where the table specifying information is input. The game hall system according to claim 1, wherein 3. The game hall system according to claim 1, wherein data display means for displaying a counting result by the game medium counting means is provided on the terminal side. A personal card for a player for storing a member card in which a member ID capable of specifying a player is recorded and valuable value information corresponding to the number of game media acquired in the gaming machine in association with the member ID. In a game hall system comprising management means established by and game medium counting means installed at a location distant from the gaming machine,
It is installed so as to correspond to the gaming machine on a one-to-one basis , and stores a card insertion slot into which a membership card is inserted and a card reader arranged in correspondence with the card insertion slot . A terminal for each player that specifies a member ID of the player by the membership card ;
Data display means provided so as to be able to display the counting result by the game medium counting means at a position corresponding to each terminal;
An operation means provided so as to be operable by the player at a position corresponding to the data display means,
The gaming medium counting means is configured to be able to input table specifying information for specifying the gaming machine, and stores the table specifying information when the table specifying information is input and stores the table already stored at the end of the counting operation. If a membership card is inserted in the card insertion slot of each terminal corresponding to the specific information, the game medium count result in the state where the specific information is input, the game specified by the specific information Configured to display on data display means provided at a position corresponding to the machine,
When the operation means corresponding to the data display means is operated in a state where the game medium count result is displayed on the data display means, the management means displays the game medium count result as the data display means. A game hall system characterized by being added and stored in the player's personal account as valuable value information corresponding to a member ID specified by a corresponding terminal.

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