JP-7854762-B1 - Value Management System

JP7854762B1JP 7854762 B1JP7854762 B1JP 7854762B1JP-7854762-B1

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 1C, the value management means 101 manages the usable value of each player in a wallet account, and 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, and the arcade fee setting means 119C sets the arcade fee according to the circumstances of each arcade based on the result of matching the charge history information and settlement history information included in the value adjustment 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 (3)

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, A means for setting a game arcade fee, which is a fee to be collected from the aforementioned game arcade, It has, The value adjustment information management means manages, at a minimum, charge history information, which is the history of charges made by the charge execution means associating the value with the recording medium using the gaming device, and settlement history information, which is the history of settlements made by the settlement addition means as the settlement amount added to the value management means by the remaining balance of the recording medium, as value adjustment information for each gaming establishment. The amusement arcade fee setting means obtains the charge history information and settlement history information of all players for a predetermined period at the amusement arcade subject to the setting of the amusement arcade fee from the valuable value adjustment information management means at a predetermined determination timing, compares the charge history information and settlement history information corresponding to the recording medium used by each player, determines whether the charge history information and settlement history information corresponding to each recording medium are in a confirmed state, or an unconfirmed state, and sets the amusement arcade fee according to the determination result. A value management system characterized by the following:
The aforementioned means for setting the amusement facility fee is , If the above-mentioned confirmed state is determined, the confirmed amount calculated by applying a predetermined confirmed fee rate to the total amount of game usage obtained by subtracting the total amount of settlements If the aforementioned undetermined state is determined, the provisionally determined amount calculated by applying a predetermined provisional determination fee rate to the total charge amount, which is the sum of the charge amounts included in the charge history information of all players at the gaming establishment during the predetermined period, is set as the gaming establishment's fee. The value management system according to feature 1.
The settlement and addition means causes the value management means to record information indicating that the remaining balance of the value associated with the recording medium has become zero, based on the fact that the value associated with the recording medium has been used up at the game venue and the remaining balance is zero. The aforementioned value adjustment information management means includes the information regarding the settlement of each player at each amusement facility, along with the information regarding the remaining balance of 0, and manages it as the settlement history information. A value management system according to claim 1 or 2.

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 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 illustrating 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 according