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JP-7854760-B1 - Value Management System

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Abstract

[Problem] To provide a value management system that can appropriately collect amusement facility fees from each amusement facility according to its individual circumstances. [Solution] In the value management system 1A, the value management means 101 manages the usable value of each player in a wallet account, the value adjustment information management means 117 manages the value adjustment information related to the addition and subtraction of value to the value management means 101, the game hall information management means 118 manages the game hall information that each game hall can manage, and the game hall fee setting means 119A sets game hall fees according to the circumstances of each game hall based on the value adjustment information and/or game hall information. [Selection Diagram] Figure 4

Inventors

  • 鈴木 義之

Assignees

  • 日本ゲームカード株式会社

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20251201

Claims (7)

  1. A value management system for managing the valuable assets that players can use in the gaming facility, A means for managing the aforementioned value, A cashless addition means that, based on a deposit execution request from a player, makes a deposit request to a payment center that executes cashless payments, and adds the value received from the payment center as a result of the execution of the cashless payment to the value management means, A charge execution means that, based on a charge execution request that requests a charge to associate the aforementioned valuable value with a recording medium, subtracts the amount of the valuable value requested in the charge from the valuable value managed by the valuable value management means, and then associates the amount of the valuable value requested in the charge from the subtracted valuable value with the recording medium using a gaming device installed in the gaming arcade, A settlement addition means that, based on a settlement execution request that requests the settlement of the remaining balance of the value associated with the recording medium, adds the value equivalent to the remaining balance to the value management means and settles the remaining balance; A value adjustment information management means that acquires value adjustment information including at least one type of information from among the following: information regarding the addition of value to the value management means by the cashless addition means, information regarding the addition of value to the value management means by the settlement addition means, and information regarding the subtraction of value from the value management means by the charge execution means, and manages at least one of the game halls, Each amusement facility that is subject to the management of the aforementioned value adjustment information management means acquires amusement facility information that can be managed by each amusement facility, and at least one amusement facility information management means that can be managed for each amusement facility, A means for setting the amusement arcade fee, which is a fee paid by the aforementioned amusement arcade, It has, The amusement arcade fee setting means sets the amusement arcade fee based on the value adjustment information and/or the amusement arcade information for each amusement arcade. A value management system characterized by the following:
  2. The value adjustment information management means manages the charge amount, which is the amount of value associated with the recording medium of each player when the charge is performed at the amusement facility, as value adjustment information. The amusement arcade fee setting means sets the amusement arcade fee for the amusement arcade by setting an amount calculated by applying a predetermined fee rate to the total charge amount obtained by summing the charge amounts of all players at the amusement arcade during a predetermined period using the value adjustment information. The value management system according to feature 1.
  3. The amusement facility information management means manages the amount of game usage, which is the amount used for playing games, as amusement facility information, where the value associated with the recording medium of each player in the amusement facility is the amount used for playing games. The amusement arcade fee setting means sets the amusement arcade fee for the amusement arcade by setting an amount calculated by applying a predetermined fee rate to the total amount of game usage, which is the sum of the game usage amounts of all players at the amusement arcade during a predetermined period, using the amusement arcade information. The value management system according to feature 1.
  4. The value adjustment information management means manages the charge amount, which is the amount of value associated with the recording medium of each player when the charge is performed at the amusement facility, as value adjustment information. The amusement arcade fee setting means uses the value adjustment information to determine the total charge amount, which is the sum of the charge amounts of all players at the amusement arcade during a predetermined period, and sets the amusement arcade fee for the amusement arcade to an amount determined to correspond to the range of amounts to which the determined total charge amount belongs. The value management system according to feature 1.
  5. The amusement facility information management means manages the amount of game usage, which is the amount used for playing games, as amusement facility information, where the value associated with the recording medium of each player in the amusement facility is the amount used for playing games. The amusement arcade fee setting means uses the amusement arcade information to determine the total amount of game usage by all players during a predetermined period at the amusement arcade, and sets the amusement arcade fee for the amusement arcade to an amount determined to correspond to the range of amounts to which the determined total amount of game usage belongs. The value management system according to feature 1.
  6. The value adjustment information management means manages the number of charge executions, which is the number of times the charge is performed in the game hall and the value is associated with the recording medium of each player, as value adjustment information. The amusement arcade fee setting means uses the value adjustment information to determine the total number of charges performed by all players during a predetermined period at the amusement arcade, and sets an amount determined to correspond to the range of charges to which the determined total number of charges belongs as the amusement arcade fee for the amusement arcade. The value management system according to feature 1.
  7. The amusement facility information management means manages the number of amusement devices installed in the amusement facility as amusement facility information, The amusement arcade fee setting means uses the amusement arcade information to identify the number of gaming devices installed at a predetermined determination timing in the amusement arcade, and sets an amount determined to correspond to the range of the number of gaming devices to which the identified number of installed devices belongs as the amusement arcade fee for the said amusement arcade. The value management system according to feature 1.

Description

This invention relates to a value management system for managing the valuable assets that can be used by players in a gaming facility. In the current situation where the only way to associate the value of prepaid cards (value that can be converted into gaming media usable for gaming machines, and the remaining balance of the value associated with the IC card, which is the recording medium; hereinafter, "prepaid value" will also be referred to as "prepaid value") with a recording medium (hereinafter, also referred to as "charging") is through cash payment, there is a demand to enable charging of IC cards using cashless payment. To realize this demand, in a value management system that allows charging using electronic money, which is electronic value deposited and managed on the system via cashless payment—that is, a cashless payment system—it is conceivable that the system operator would collect a reasonable fee (system usage fee) from players or gaming establishments for the provision of the system. Hereinafter, the fee collected from players will be referred to as the "player fee," and the fee collected from gaming establishments will be referred to as the "gaming establishment fee." Patent Document 1 describes a gaming management system that manages the remaining balance of prepaid value charged to an IC card for each payment type, such as cash or cashless payment, and automatically calculates a settlement fee for each combination of payment and settlement methods at the time of settlement, thereby collecting an appropriate settlement fee (player fee) from the player. Gaming parlors that implement the gaming management system described in Patent Document 1 can increase their ability to attract customers by enabling cashless payments, and thus are expected to see an increase in sales. Patent No. 7466279 This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the schematic system configuration of a value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.This diagram illustrates an example of a method for managing valuable value in a valuable value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing the management states (1) to (12).This diagram illustrates an example of a method for managing valuable value in a valuable value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing the management states (13) to (17).This is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of a value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.This is a flowchart showing the flow of the deposit process in a value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which value is deposited based on the execution of a cashless payment.This is a flowchart showing the basic flow of the charge process in a value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.This is a flowchart showing the basic flow of settlement processing in a value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.This is a flowchart showing the process of acquiring amusement park information related to the payout operation performed by a gaming device in a value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.This is a flowchart showing the process of acquiring game-related ownership value information related to the counting operation performed by a game device in a value management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the process of identifying the charge amount of a player who owns an IC card with card ID "ABCD" from valuable value adjustment information (valuable value adjustment history) in a valuable value management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.Figure 11(1) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a management table in the first embodiment of the present invention that manages the amusement arcade fee set based on the total charge amount per day at the amusement arcade with amusement arcade ID "3456" on a daily basis. Figure 11(2) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a management table in the first embodiment of the present invention that manages the amusement arcade fee set based on the total charge amount per month at the amusement arcade with amusement arcade ID "3456" on a monthly basis.Figure 12(1) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the process of identifying the amount of money spent by a player who owns an IC card with card ID "ABCD" from the game arcade information (card usage history) for "2024/12/20" in the value management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 12(2) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the process of identifying the amount of money spent by a player who owns an IC card with card ID "ABCD" from the game arcade information (card usage history) for "2024/12/22" in the value management system accord