JPH1057612A - Administration system for prize goods exchange - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a service to game players which is to alter the number of game needed to exchange for prize. SOLUTION: A scanner 14 inputs the number of balls, a card reader 10 outputs an insertion signal of a member card when the member card is inserted. When an instruction to exchange is made via a keyboard 20, a prize goods exchange administrative system 12 calculates the necessary number of balls top exchange for prize goods and substracts the same from the number of balls inputted by the scanner 14. In case that there in no member card insertion signal, the calculation is carried out by using the necessary number of balls for a unit of prize goods nominated and in case these is member card insertion signal, the calculation is done with a number less than the number in the case above.

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 device, and more particularly, to inputting data representing the number of game media and calculating the number of game media required for exchanging prizes. The present invention relates to a prize exchange management device that subtracts the calculated number of game media from the number of game media represented by data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
In a game store such as a pachinko parlor, a variety of services are provided in view of a demand for a variety of services by gamers. For example, a member card is given to a player to become a member, and when the number of visits of the member who has become a member exceeds a predetermined number of times, prizes and game information of gaming machines are provided.

By the way, conventionally, the premium exchange management device manages the exchange of premiums at the same exchange rate. Therefore, if a member can be exchanged for a prize at a more advantageous exchange rate than a non-member player, the request of the player can be further answered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize exchange management device capable of providing a service for changing the number of game media required for exchanging prizes to a player. For the purpose of providing.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an input unit for inputting data representing the number of first game media, an instruction unit for instructing exchange of a prize, A determination unit that determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; and an exchange is instructed by the instruction unit, and when the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the exchange is instructed by the instruction unit. Using the second number of game media required for exchange per one prize, if the exchange means is instructed by the instruction means and the determination means determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the second number of game media is used. Means for calculating the number of fourth game media required to exchange for the prize using the third number of game media having a different value from the first game medium. Below the number, And a, a subtraction means for subtracting the number of the fourth game medium from the first game medium count.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined number is subtracted from the third game medium number or the second game medium number or 1 is added to the second game medium number.
It is obtained by multiplying a smaller positive value.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the calculating means includes the second number of game media and the third game medium for each prize or each prize classified into the same group. The number of second game media or the number of third game media corresponding to the designated prize is read from the table storing the numbers and used.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the third game medium number stored in the table is obtained by subtracting a predetermined number from the second game medium number or the third game medium number. The multiplication value is obtained by multiplying the second game medium number by a positive value smaller than one.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the predetermined condition is that the player who instructed to exchange the premium is a member,
The player who instructed to exchange for a prize is a member and the number of visits of the player to the store is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times, the total amount of money used by the player who instructed to exchange for prizes is a member and used Is at least one of a predetermined amount and a predetermined time period.

[0010] That is, the input means according to the first aspect of the present invention inputs data representing the number of the first game media, and the instruction means instructs exchange with a prize.

[0011] The determining means determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied. Here, the predetermined condition is that the player who instructed to exchange the prize is a member, the player who instructed to exchange the prize is a member, and the player That the number of visits to the store is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, that the player who instructed to exchange for prizes is a member, and that the total amount of money used by the player has exceeded the predetermined amount, and that the time period has reached At least one of

When the exchange means is instructed by the instruction means and it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the arithmetic means determines whether or not the prize required for exchange per one prize designated to be exchanged by the instruction means. If the exchange means is instructed by the instruction means and it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied by the determining means, the third game medium number different from the second game medium value is used. Then, the number of fourth game media required for exchanging for prizes is calculated.

The subtracting means subtracts the fourth game medium number from the first game medium number when the fourth game medium number is equal to or less than the first game medium number.

As described above, when the exchange is instructed and the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the second game medium number is used, and when the exchange is instructed and the predetermined condition is satisfied, the second game medium number and the value are used. Uses the third number of game media different from each other to calculate the fourth number of game media required to exchange for a prize. Therefore, the number of fourth game media required to exchange for a prize is a predetermined condition. It is possible to make a difference between the case where the condition is satisfied and the case where the condition is not satisfied.

Accordingly, a service for changing the number of game media required for exchanging for a prize can be provided to a player.

As described above, when the exchange is instructed and the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the second game medium number is used, and when the exchange is instructed and the predetermined condition is satisfied, the third game medium number is used. By calculating the fourth number of game media required to exchange for a prize, a predetermined number is determined when the exchange is instructed and the predetermined condition is not satisfied since the predetermined condition is satisfied or when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, it is not necessary to set the number of game media required for replacement each time, and only the number of second game media and the number of third game media need to be switched. The effort of setting the number is reduced.

Here, as in the second aspect of the present invention, the third game medium number is subtracted from the second game medium number by a predetermined number corresponding to the designated premium or the second game medium number. The prize may be obtained by multiplying a positive value smaller than 1 corresponding to the designated prize. The predetermined number corresponding to the designated prize or a positive value smaller than 1 corresponding to the designated prize may be determined for each prize, or may be determined for each of the same groups.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the calculating means calculates the number of second game media and the number of third game media for each prize or for each prize classified into the same group. The number of the second game media or the number of the third game media corresponding to the designated prize may be read and used. Note that the third game medium number stored in the table may be a subtraction value obtained by subtracting a certain number from the second game medium number or a multiplication value obtained by multiplying the second game medium number by a positive value smaller than 1. Good.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A prize exchange management device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the prize exchange management device 12 includes a display unit 18 composed of a plasma display, and a keyboard 2 for inputting necessary data by operating an operator.
On the back side of the main body 16, there is provided a display section 22 composed of a dot display for a player to visually check.

A scanner (POS) 14 and a card reader 10 are connected to the premium exchange management device 12.

The card reader 10, as shown in FIG.
An insertion slot 10I for inserting a membership card is provided on the player side of the main body 10H.

Next, a control system of the premium exchange management device 12 will be described. This control system includes a computer 30 as shown in FIG. This computer 30 has a CPU,
It is configured to include a ROM, a RAM, and an input / output port,
These are interconnected via a bus. The ROM stores a prize master table as shown in FIG. 5 in addition to a program for executing a control routine described later.

The prize master table is used to change the number of game media (the number of pachinko balls and medals) required for exchanging prizes depending on whether the player who instructed to exchange prizes is a member or not. Prize code, prize name,
An area in which the number of balls, the number of medals, the number of balls, the number of medals, the type, and the purchase code are stored is provided.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the prize master table is provided with two areas for storing the number of balls and two areas for storing the number of medals. One is an area where the player who instructed to exchange for prizes is a member, and the other is an area where the player who instructed to exchange for prizes is not a member.

In the present embodiment, the number of balls and medals stored in the area when the player who instructed to exchange for prizes is a member is the number of balls and medals stored when the player who instructed to exchange for prizes is not a member. It is less than the number of balls and medals stored in the area.

That is, the number of balls (hereinafter, referred to as a second number of exchanged balls) stored in the area when the player who instructed the exchange for the prize is not a member is determined by the player who instructed the exchange for the prize is a member. In the case where the number of balls stored in the area (hereinafter referred to as the first number of replacement balls) is reduced by 20 for each prize in a lump, and the player who instructed to exchange prizes is not a member The number of medals stored in the area is reduced by 5 for each prize at a time from the number of medals stored in the area when the player who instructed the exchange for the prize is a member.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the computer 30 includes the display units 18 and 22, the scanner 14,
The card reader 10 and the keyboard 20 are connected.

As shown in FIG.
For each prize, the prize code data input key K _m of other inputting the prize code data is provided. For example, there are a mild seven key K ₁ and a cabin key K ₂ . When Mild Seven key K ₁ is turned on, it is input prize code data "0010", the cabin key K ₂ is turned on, prize code data "0011" is set as input.

The keyboard 20 is provided with a numeric keypad TK for designating the number of prizes to be exchanged, and keys (execution key K ₃ , end key K ₄ ) for instructing predetermined processing.

Next, a control routine of the premium exchange management device will be described with reference to FIG. The operator gives the receipt given by the player (the number of pachinko balls is recorded)
Is read by the scanner 14. When the pachinko ball number are read receipts by the scanner 14 as to start the control routine shown in FIG 6, in step 102, Mild Seven keys K _1, prize codes such cabins key K ₂ data input key K as described above It is determined whether _m has been turned on and the premium code data has been input.

When premium code data is input,
In step 104, it is determined whether or not the number data has been input via the numeric keypad TK. If the number data is input, in step 106, the execution key K ₃ to determine whether it is turned on. If the execution key K ₃ is not turned on, at step 108, it is determined whether the prize code data is input. If no premium code data has been input, the process returns to step 106. Thus, in a standby state until the execution key K ₃ or prize code data is input.

If the premium code data is input in this state, the process returns to step 104. On the other hand, the execution key K
_{When 3} is turned on, the process proceeds to step 110.

[0034] For example, when instructed Mild Seven 6 and Chanel No. 5,1 or replaced by a player customer is Mild Seven key K ₁ is turned on (Step 10
2; Y), then the numeric keypad “6” is turned on (step 104; Y), and then the Chanel No. 5 key (not shown) is turned on (step 108; Y), and the numeric keypad “1” is turned on. (Step 104; Y).

[0035] Thus, according to the instructions of the game customer, if you enter all the prize code data and the number data is the execution key K ₃ is turned on. When the execution key K ₃ is turned on, to calculate the number of exchanged balls at step 110. The details will be described later.

In the next step 112, it is determined whether the total number of balls calculated in step 110 is greater than the number of balls read and input by scanning the receipt with a scanner when this routine is executed. Determine whether or not. If it is not exchangeable, in step 128, a display indicating that the prize cannot be exchanged is displayed on the display units 18 and 22, and in step 130, the data other than the inputted number of balls is reset. The above processing (steps 102 to 112) is executed.

On the other hand, if exchange is possible, step 11
In step 4, the total number of balls calculated in step 110 is subtracted from the number of balls read and input by scanning the receipt with the scanner. In step 116, the subtracted value (balance) is displayed on the display unit 1.
8 and 22 are displayed.

In the next step 120, it is determined whether or not there is no prize to be exchanged in the balance, that is, whether or not a so-called end ball has occurred. That is, it is determined whether or not the balance is smaller than the minimum value of the prize exchange.

If there is no prize to exchange in the balance,
At step 122, a display indicating that the operation can be completed is displayed on the display units 18 and 22.
At step 124 by the operator.
-K _FourIs turned on, and if it is turned on,
Sends the card ejection instruction signal to the card
, And in step 126, a flag described later is output.
Is reset to 0, and this routine ends.

Next, the number of exchanged balls is calculated (step 110).
Will be described with reference to FIG. In step 202 of FIG.
A variable C for identifying a prize for which exchange is instructed is initialized to 0, and in a step 204, the variable C is incremented by one,
In step 206, it is determined whether or not a member card is inserted into the card reader and a flag F set when a member card insertion signal is input from the card reader is set to 1 as described later. Thereby, it can be determined whether or not the player who has instructed the exchange is a member.

If the flag F is set to 1, that is, if the player who instructed the exchange is a member, in step 208, the second number of exchanged balls of the prize identified by the variable C is read. . For example, if the premium identified by the variable C is Mild Seven, 35 is read as the second number of exchanged balls.

On the other hand, if the flag F has been reset to 0, that is, if the player who instructed the exchange is not a member, at step 210, the first prize identified by the variable C
Read the number of replacement balls. For example, if the prize identified by the variable C is Mild Seven, 5
5 is read.

In step 212, the number of balls required to exchange for the prize identified by the variable C is calculated.

As described above, when the player instructs the exchange of six mild sevens, if the player is a member, 6 × 35 = 210 pieces are calculated, and the player must be a member. For example, 6 × 55 = 330 are calculated.
Therefore, if the player is a member, the number of balls required for exchange can be reduced as compared to a case where the player is not a member.

[0045] In step 214, the variable C to determine whether the total number C ₀ or more prize exchange is instructed. If the variable C is not equal to or greater than the total number C ₀ , there are still prizes for which the number of balls required for replacement has not been calculated.
4 and the above processing (steps 204 to 2
When the variable C is equal to or more than the total number C ₀ , the number of balls required for exchanging all the prizes has been calculated. The required total number of balls is calculated, and this subroutine ends.

When a member card is inserted into the card reader and a member card insertion signal is input from the card reader, an interrupt processing routine shown in FIG. 8 is executed.
In step 300, the flag F is set to 1 and the processing is terminated.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of balls per prize required for exchange differs depending on whether the exchange is instructed and the player who instructed the exchange is a member or not. Therefore, the total number of balls required to exchange for all the prizes instructed by the player to be exchanged can be made different depending on whether the player is a member or not.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the above-described first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. The premium master table of the present embodiment is different from the premium master table (see FIG. 5) in that one area for storing the number of balls and one area for storing the number of medals are provided. .

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the operation is substantially the same as that of the above-described first embodiment, and therefore, only different portions will be described.

That is, the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the subroutine shown in FIG. 9 is executed instead of the subroutine shown in FIG. Since the subroutine shown in FIG. 9 is substantially the same as the subroutine shown in FIG. 7, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different portions will be described.

That is, steps 202, 204, and 206 are executed. If the flag F is set to 1, the number of subtracted balls for each type of prize identified by the variable C is read.
That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the number of balls to be subtracted when the player who instructed the exchange for each type is a member is stored as a table. Then, the type corresponding to the prize code of the prize identified by the variable C is read from the prize master table, and then the number of subtracted balls stored corresponding to the read type code is read from the table.

In step 212, the number of balls required for exchange with the premium identified by the variable C is calculated by subtracting the number of balls to be subtracted. That is, the prize identified by the variable C is mild seven (six)
If the flag F is set to 1, the number of exchanged balls (55) stored in the prize master table corresponding to the prize code identified by the variable C is read and subtracted from the exchanged ball number. The number of exchanged balls (50) is obtained by subtracting the number of balls (for example, 5), and the number of exchanged balls (6) required to exchange mild seven (6) is obtained using the exchanged number of balls (50).
0 = 300).

If the flag F has been reset to 0, the number of balls required to exchange for the prize identified by the variable C is calculated in step 210. For example, in the above example, the number of balls required for mild seven (six) replacement using the number of replacement balls (55) stored in the premium master table corresponding to the premium code identified by the variable C. (6 × 55 = 330) is obtained.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the prize 1 required for exchange is provided depending on whether the exchange is instructed and the player who instructed the exchange is a member or not.
Although the number of balls per unit is made different, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be as follows.

First, one prize necessary for exchange is provided depending on whether the player who instructed to exchange the prize is a member and the number of visits of the player is equal to or more than a predetermined number or not. The number of hit balls may be different.

That is, in this case, the interrupt control routine shown in FIG. 11 is executed instead of the control routine shown in FIG.

The interrupt control routine shown in FIG.
When a member card is inserted into the card reader and a member card insertion signal including a member ID code is input from the card reader, the process is interrupted and started, and step 302 is started.
Then, the store visit point P stored corresponding to the member's ID code is read out, and at step 304, the store visit point P is incremented by one. In the increment process of the store visit point P, the date data of the incremented day is also stored in correspondence with the store visit point P so that the date data corresponding to the store visit point P is read out so as not to be incremented a plurality of times within the same date. Within the same date,
Try not to increment.

In step 306, it is determined whether or not the visit point P is equal to or greater than a predetermined number P ₀ (for example, 20 days). When the visit point P is equal to or more than the predetermined number P ₀ , the flag F is set to 1
Is set at step 310, the store visit point P is initialized to 0, and if the store visit point P is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number P ₀ , the flag F is reset to 0 at step 312.

Second, in the case where the player who instructed the exchange with the prize is a member and the total amount used by the player does not exceed the predetermined amount, the prize necessary for the exchange is given. The number of balls per piece may be different.

In this case, the total amount of money used may be stored in place of the visit point P described above.

In the above case, when the number of balls obtained by playing the pachinko machine is large,
In some cases, it is desirable to reduce the number of balls required for replacement.Therefore, a card reader or the like is provided with a button that allows the user to manually select whether to reduce the number of balls required for replacement. When turned on, the number of balls required for replacement may be reduced.

Third, the number of balls per prize required for exchange may be different depending on whether or not a predetermined time period is reached.

In this case, the control routine shown in FIG. 12 is executed instead of the control routine shown in FIG.

At step 322 in FIG. 12, the current time is
It is determined whether or not it is the set time zone. That is, it is determined whether or not the current time is, for example, a time period from 10:00 a.m. to noon and a predetermined day of each month (e.g., 7, 17, 27).

If the judgment is affirmative, step 3
At 24, the flag F is set to 1, and if the judgment is negative, the flag F is reset to 0 at step 326.

In the embodiment and the modification described above, the number of balls required to exchange for a prize when exchange is instructed and a predetermined condition is satisfied is exchanged for a prize when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. Although the predetermined number is subtracted from the number of balls required to perform the operation, the present invention is not limited to this.
The value may be obtained by multiplying a smaller positive value.
If a decimal point occurs,
Or round off.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the exchange of pachinko balls and prizes has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the exchange of medals and prizes for pachislot machines is not limited to this. The same can be applied to the case.

[0068]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a service for changing the number of game media required for exchanging prizes can be provided to the player. It has an excellent effect of being able to receive rich services.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a premium exchange management device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a card reader.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a premium exchange management device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing keys on a keyboard provided in the premium exchange management device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a premium master table.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control routine of the premium exchange management device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of step 110 of the control routine of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an interrupt control routine executed by interrupting when a member card insertion signal is input from a card reader.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of step 110 of the control routine of FIG. 5 in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a table for storing the number of balls to be subtracted and the number of tokens to be subtracted in the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an interrupt control routine executed in place of the interrupt control routine of FIG. 8 in a modified example.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an interrupt control routine executed in place of the interrupt control routine of FIG. 8 in still another modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 Premium exchange management device 14 Scanner 18, 22 Display unit 20 Keyboard K _m Premium code data input key K ₁ Mild Seven key K ₂ Short Hope key TK Numeric keypad

Claims (5)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting data indicating the number of first game media; an instruction unit for instructing exchange of a prize; a determination unit for determining whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; When the exchange is instructed and it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied by the determination means,
Using the second number of game media required for exchange per one prize for which exchange has been instructed by the instruction means, the exchange is instructed by the instruction means and it is determined by the determination means that a predetermined condition is satisfied. In the case, using the third number of game media having a value different from the second number of game media, calculating means for calculating a fourth number of game media necessary for exchanging for the premium, the fourth game A prize exchange management device comprising: a subtraction unit configured to subtract the fourth game medium number from the first game medium number when the medium number is equal to or less than the first game medium number. 2. The third game medium number is obtained by subtracting a predetermined number corresponding to the designated prize from the second game medium number, or corresponding to the designated prize according to the second game medium number. 2. The prize exchange management device according to claim 1, wherein the prize exchange management device is obtained by multiplying a positive value smaller than 1. 3. The computer according to claim 1, wherein the calculating means corresponds to the designated prize from a table storing the number of the second game media and the number of the third game media for each prize or each prize classified in the same group. 2. The prize exchange management device according to claim 1, wherein the second game medium number or the third game medium number is read and used. 4. The number of third game media stored in the table is a subtraction value obtained by subtracting a predetermined number from the number of second game media, or a positive value smaller than 1 for the number of second game media. The prize management device according to claim 3, wherein the multiplied value is a multiplied value. 5. The predetermined condition is that the player who instructed the exchange with the prize is a member, the player who instructed the exchange with the prize is a member, and the number of visits of the player is a predetermined number or more. At least one of the fact that the player who instructed the exchange for the prize is a member and that the total amount of money used by the player has exceeded a predetermined amount and that a predetermined time period has been reached;
The prize exchange management device according to claim 1, wherein: