JPH0271780A - Game medium renting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the trouble of a player by providing a game medium renting device comprising cards where valuable information and identification information are stored, generalizing machinery for issuing a car and generalizing adjustment, selling means, a game medium renting device and a control device. CONSTITUTION:In case of utilizing a game medium renting mechanism in a pinball game shop, game medium renting devices 2 are disposed at suitable intervals between a pinball game machine 1 and a pinball game machine 1, and electrically connected to a control device 4 through a transmission path 5 in a shop. A card is sold by a card issuing machine 3 installed in the shop. When a card 24 is inserted in a card insert opening, an insertion detection sensor 80 detects the leading end of the card 24 and sends a signal to a control device 75, the card 24 is taken in to read data of an information storage portion 27, and security data is read by a read sensor 81. When both data agree with each other and there is the balance in the card 24, an amount of money is displayed on an amount display device 68 and it changes to the processing in a pinball discharge device 73 to discharge a designated number of pinballs to a pinball renting opening 70. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of throwing in coins every time a game medium is rented.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention allows a player to purchase a card on which valuable information and identification information are stored, and when the card is inserted into a game media lending device at a game store, the card To provide a game media lending mechanism in which game media are lent within an amount corresponding to valuable information, and a game parlor charges a supervising organization for accounts receivable in an amount corresponding to the lent game media.

<Prior Art> In conventional game parlors, game media such as balls were lent out by inserting money into a ``M-game media lending device''.

There was also a card-type game media lending device in which a card was issued at a Tt game store and game media such as balls were lent out using the card.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in game parlors that have installed game media lending devices such as ball lending machines that lend game media such as balls on the condition that money is inserted, it is difficult to When the money runs out, the player has to insert money into the game media lending device again to obtain the game media, which is troublesome for the player. In gaming parlors, a coin collecting device such as a belt conveyor must be installed inside the rows of gaming machines in order to collect the coins discharged from the ball lending machines installed between the gaming machines. As a result, the equipment becomes complicated and there is a risk that coins may be stolen during transportation.

In addition, card-type game media rental' where a card is issued at a game store and game media such as balls are rented out using this card! In the device, the card can only be used effectively at the game parlor concerned, and only for this +1, and cannot be used at other game parlors. Furthermore, even if there was a balance, it could not be used once the game parlor's business hours had ended. Furthermore, since the card issuing machine is only located inside the gaming parlor, a large amount of money must be managed at the gaming parlor, as described above.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes a card storing at least valuable information and identification information, a supervising organization that supervises issuance and settlement of the card, and a a sales means for selling to players, a card insertion slot provided in a game parlor into which a card is inserted, a card reader that reads information on the card inserted into the card insertion slot, and valuable information read by the card reader. an amount display device for displaying the valuable amount corresponding to the amount lent, an amount display device for subtracting valuable information corresponding to the amount lent out from the valuable information stored in the card in one operation, and re-storing the subtracted valuable information in the card; Update device, 1
a game media dispensing device that discharges gaming media corresponding to the amount of money lent in one operation to a gaming media outlet; A management system that is electrically connected to the lending device and includes a calculation storage means that calculates and stores sales data from the game media rental device, and a billing device that requests payment of accounts receivable from a supervising organization based on the calculated and stored sales data. The device is characterized by comprising:

<Operation> The controlling organization issues and manages cards that store valuable information and identification information, and sells the cards to players through sales means. When a player inserts the card into a gaming media lending device installed in a game store, the gaming media lending device reads the valuable information and identification information stored in the card, and the player receives the valuable information stored in the valuable information. The player instructs the player to specify an amount of money within the specified range, lends the game media corresponding to the amount to the player, subtracts the amount specified by the player from the valuable information, updates the valuable information, stores it in the card, and then uses the card to play the game. return it to the person. Then, at the game parlor, the management device manages data such as the amount of money corresponding to the game media lent to the player, transmits the data to the supervising organization, charges the account receivable, and receives the payment.

<Example) The present invention will be explained below based on examples.

A configuration diagram of the game media lending mechanism according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

A controlling organization issues cards with valuable information stored therein, and sells these cards to players through sales means such as retail stores. Players can use this card at game parlors to
The gaming parlor receives the gaming media from the gaming media lending device and plays the game, and sends the sales data from the gaming media lending device to the supervising organization. The controlling institution pays the sales amount corresponding to this sales data to the game parlor directly or through a financial institution.

FIG. 2 and subsequent figures show an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game parlor.

In a pachinko game parlor, as shown in Fig. 2, a large number of pachinko machines are installed side by side.

Game media lending equipment rt2 for renting out balls used as gaming media is placed between the pachinko fil and the pachinko machine at appropriate intervals, and the gaming media lending equipment rt 2 and the management device 4 installed in the management room are transmitted within the store. It is electrically connected via line 5...

The cards used in this pachinko game parlor are issued by card issuing a placed at the counter in the parlor or at an appropriate location within the parlor.
Sold by 3.

In addition, the sales data calculated and accumulated by the management device 4 is sent to the supervising organization, but the management device 4 is electrically connected to the card issuing center 7, which is the supervising organization, via an external transmission line 6 such as a telephone line. The data may also be transmitted.

The card issuing machine 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4,
A bill insertion slot 1O is provided as a coin slot in the front face part 8 of the box body 9 having a front face part 8 that can be opened and closed.

A purchase amount selection operation section 11 consisting of a plurality of push buttons is provided above the bill insertion slot IO, and an input amount display 12 consisting of a plurality of 7-segment indicators is provided above the purchase amount selection operation section 11. , an issuance indicator 13 indicating that it is in operation and an issuance ratio display 'JA14 that indicates issuance correct are arranged next to the input amount display I2, and these indicators are 1:1.
Card issuing ports 15 and 15' are vertically opened below the card issuing port 15, and a change return opening 16 is opened below the card issuing port 15'. Inside the box body 9, when the front part 8 is closed, a banknote identification device 17 is located at a position communicating with the banknote insertion slot IO, and a card issuing device 17 is located at a position communicating with the card issuing port 15. The card issuing device IB' is located at a position where the device 18 is communicated with the card issuing port 15'.
In addition, a change payment device t9 is arranged in a position communicating with the change return opening I6, and at the bottom there is a machine number setting device 20 for setting the machine number of the card issuing machine 3, sales amount, number of cards issued, etc. Monitor device i! that displays card remaining amount, change remaining amount, bill overflow, etc. 221, and a control device 22 for controlling each of the above-mentioned devices as necessary, and the control device 22 includes the above-mentioned input amount display 12, issuing display 13, issuing cancellation display 14, banknote identification device 17, and card. Issuing device 18, 18', change payment device 19, machine number setting device 20,
And an alarm indicator attached to the top surface of the box body 9 is electrically connected.

The banknote identification device 17 takes in banknotes inserted by the player from the banknote insertion slot 10, determines the authenticity of the banknotes, determines the type of banknote, sends a certificate to the control device 22, and identifies inappropriate banknotes. If it is determined that this is the case, the game will be delayed to the player. on the other hand,
The banknote identification device 17 determines that the banknote is a suitable banknote, and
When the type of banknote is determined, the inserted amount display 12 displays the amount of the banknote in response to a signal from the control device 22. For example, if you insert a 10,000 yen bill into the bill insertion slot 10, r
to, oo.

5,000 yen bill, r5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen bill, ri, ooo yen. In this state, when the player selects the desired amount to be used for the game by operating the purchase amount selection operation section (■), the card issuing machine 3 operates the card issuing device 18 or 18' to operate the purchase amount selection operation section 11. A card storing valuable information corresponding to the selected amount is issued.

In the card issuing machine 3, the card 24 storing valuable information etc. may be stored at the card issuing center 7, or the card issuing machine 3 itself may store the valuable information etc. Further, the card issuing machine 3 may be installed not only in a pachinko game hall but also in other places, such as a tobacco shop or a supermarket.

As shown in FIG. 5, the card 24 issued by the card issuing machine 3 as the sales means described above is in the shape of a thin plate made of paper 1, synthetic resin, etc., and the amount is displayed on the surface approximately in the center in the direction of the potato. A balance display section 26 is provided above the amount display section 25, an information storage section 27 made of a magnetic surface or the like is provided below the amount display section 25, and a security storage is provided below the information storage section 27. section 28 and a card 24
An arrow is displayed to indicate the insertion direction. In addition, card 2
In order to make it easy to understand the insertion direction of the card 24 and to prevent mistakes in the insertion direction, one corner of the tip of the card 24 may be cut diagonally in advance.

The amount display section 25 of the above-mentioned card 24 displays the amount to be stored in the information storage section 27 at the time of purchase, for example, "rtoooo yen." This amount indicates the usage limit of the card 24. The balance display section 26 displays the balance of the card in the game media lending device 2 using punch holes, markings, etc. The information storage unit 27 stores the valid amount and the limit amount, and the valid amount is updated and recorded as a balance in the game media lending device 2. Security data is stored in the security storage unit 28 in order to prevent forgery of the card 24. This security data is hidden and stored in the design of the card in a manner that can be read by an optical sensor, magnetic sensor, etc. In this case, in the information storage section 27.

The same data as the security data stored in the security storage unit 28 is stored, and both data are compared at the time of loaning the game media, and only when both data match, it is determined that a proper card has been used, and the game media is lent. . Furthermore, in order to more clearly manage sales at the game media lending device 2, the information storage section 27 may store a C card number in addition to the above information. This card number is composed of a card-specific number that is different for each card, and is transmitted at the same time as the game medium lending device 2 transmits data to the management device 4.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the card issuing device 18 has one end of a conveying means 30 such as a belt conveyor provided vertically facing each other as an outlet of a card storage section 31, and the other end of the conveying means 30 as a card issuing opening. A card detector 33 is provided near the card issuing port 32 of the conveying means 30, facing the card issuing port 32. Also,
A card shortage detector 34 and a shutter device 35 are provided at the exit of the card storage section 31.

Therefore, when the card issuing device 29 receives the card issuing signal from the control device 22, the shutter device 35 opens to take out one card 24 from the card storage section 31, and the card issuing device 29 operates the motor 36 to take out the card 24.
is transported toward the card issuing port 32.

When the card detector 3 detects that the card 24 has been discharged, the motor 36 starts to eject the card 24, and the change payment device 19
The control device 2 operates in response to a change signal from the control unit W122 and subtracts the selected amount from the amount of inserted banknotes.
The arithmetic control unit 2 calculates the amount, and pays out money corresponding to this amount to the change return opening 16.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the card issuing device 37 with a writing machine section used when storing valuable information etc. in the card issuing machine 3 itself consists of 1. Is the above card issued? This is an information writing device 38, a printing device 39, and a card transport detector added to the i device 18, and the same devices as the card issuing device 2t18 will be described with the same reference numerals.

Conveying means 3 such as belt conveyors provided vertically facing each other
Place one end of 0 in the card storage section 3! The other end of the conveyance means 30 faces the card issuing port 32 at the exit of the conveyance means 30, and an information writing device 8 comprising, for example, a magnetic head, a printing device 39, and a dependent card conveyance detector are installed in the middle of the conveyance means 30. It is a provision. Further, a card shortage detector 34 and a shutter device 35 are provided at the exit of the card storage section 31. Therefore, when the card issuing device 37 receives the card issuing signal from the control device 22, it opens the shutter device 35 and opens the card storage section 31.
While taking out one card 24 from inside, the motor 36
is operated to transport the removed card 24 toward the card issuing port 32. The first card conveyance detection base 40 detects that the card 24 is being conveyed normally, and the second card conveyance detector 41 detects the leading edge of the card 24, that is, the information storage section 27 or the information writing device 38 of the card. When it is detected that the date has arrived, the information writing device 38 uses a signal from the control device 22 to magnetically write store code, year/month data, security day data, and card identification information into the information storage section 27. When the third card conveyance detector 42 detects the card 24, the motor 36 is temporarily stopped, and the card issue date and security data are stored in the security storage section 28 based on the printing information from the printing device 39 or the control device 22. Print. Note that the security data is printed hidden within the year, month, and day characters. When this printing process is completed, the motor 36 operates to transport the card 24,
When the card detector 33 detects the card 24, the motor 36
Then, the printing device a34 prints the amount at the time of issue on the amount display section 25. In this manner, the card 24 on which various information is written and the amount of money at the time of issuance, etc. is printed is discharged to the card issuing slot 32. When the card detector 3 detects that the card has been ejected, the motor 36 stops.
It is also activated by a change signal from the change payment device 19 or the control device 22, and the control unit F! deducts the selected amount from the amount of the inserted bill. 122 calculates the amount, and pays out money corresponding to this amount to the change return slot 16.

Further, in the card issuing device 18 and the card issuing device 37 with a writing function, when the card shortage detector 34 detects a shortage of cards 24 in the card storage section 31, the control device that has received the signal from the card shortage detector 34 22 displays on the monitor device 21 that there are insufficient cards 24, lights up the alarm display 23 to notify the staff, and at the same time turns off the issuance display 13 and turns on the issuance stop display 1.
4 is lit to visually display to the player that card issuance has been discontinued.

Also, if there is a shortage of change or if the banknote storage section for storing banknotes inserted by the player is full, card issuance is canceled in the same manner as described above.

In this embodiment, a card issuing device N is provided in the card issuing machine 3.
18, two types of cards with different amounts, e.g.
iooo yen" and "r3000 yen", and by selecting the purchase amount selection operation section 11 operated by technician M, the card corresponding to the desired amount is selectively ejected.
Three or more issuing devices 18 may be provided to increase the amount of money that can be selected, or each may be filled with a plurality of cards with different designs so that the desired card can be selected. Only one unit 18 may be used to fill one type of card. Furthermore, in the case of the card issuing device 37 with a writing function, since a plurality of amounts can be written in with one device, only one card issuing device 37 with a writing function may be used in this case as well.

It is desirable that the above-mentioned card issuing machine 3 be managed by a card issuing center 7, and that card replenishment, payment collection, etc. be performed at the card issuing center 7.

Furthermore, when the card issuing machine 3 is installed in a pachinko game parlor, the management of the card issuing JII 3 may be made to be carried out by the pachinko game parlor. In this case, the pachinko game parlor purchases the card and pays the price. Pay to card issuing center 7.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the management device 4 includes a central processing unit 43, a main storage device 44, and an auxiliary storage device 4.
5, a calendar 46, a keyboard 47, a display device 48 made up of Brown management, and a printer 49.
It consists of a first transmission control device 5o and a second transmission control device 51, which are electrically connected. Further, power is supplied to the management device 4 via an auxiliary power supply device M52° power supply device 53.

The central processing unit 43 is a device for comprehensively managing each control device in the management device 4, and performs data reception and transfer between each device, data arithmetic processing, and the like.

The main storage device 44 has a file storing sales data and total sales data of each game media lending device 2, and also stores a processing program for the central processing unit 43 when the power is turned on.

The auxiliary storage device 45 is composed of a heart case, etc., and includes a processing block of the central processing bag M43 and a card issuing center 7.
stores unique data such as a store number for identifying each game store, and also stores the sales data of the day at the time of the business line r.

The calendar 46 is for setting the year, month, day, time, etc. The calendar 46 is for setting the year, month, day, time, etc. The calendar 46 is for setting the year, month and date, and the sales data is stored in the auxiliary storage device 45.
The time data is used when storing the sales information from the game media lending device 2 in the main storage device 44 and when transmitting the sales data to the card issuing center 7.

The keyboard 47 is a command panel for the central processing unit 43, and as shown in FIG.
, an opening switch 55, a closing switch 56, a sales switch 57, a print switch 58, a transmission switch 59, a file switch 60, a numeric keypad 61, etc. are provided. The key switch 54 includes an opening switch 55 and a closing switch 5.
This is a switch to prevent erroneous operation of item 6, and each switch will not operate unless the switch is turned on. The store opening switch 55 is.

This is a switch for starting card acceptance in the gaming media lending device 2. By operating this switch, a start command is sent to the gaming media lending device 2. The closing switch 56 is a switch for ending card acceptance in the game media lending device 2. By operating this switch, a termination command is sent to the game media lending device 2. The sales switch 57 is a command switch for displaying the total sales of the game media lending device 2 and the sales of each individual game media lending device 2 on the display device 48. The print switch 58 is the main light source of the game media lending device 2.
This is a command switch for causing the printer 49 to print out the sales at each gaming media lending device 2ffi2. The transmission switch 59 is a command switch for transmitting total sales data to the card issuing center 7. Incidentally, when the total sales data is automatically transmitted in response to a command from the card issuing center 7, this transmission switch 59 becomes unnecessary. The numeric keypad 61 is a switch for inputting the machine number of the game media lending device 2, etc. when the player wants to know the sales of a specific game media lending device 2.

The printer 49 is a device for printing the sales book in the game media lending device E2 described above. First transmission control device f
The i50 establishes transmission and reception rights on the transmission line 5 in the game store, standardizes the transmission and reception data, and controls the central processing unit 43.
This is a device for managing the transmission and reception of data required by

The second transmission control device 51 establishes transmission and reception rights on the telephone line between the game parlor and the card issuing center 7, standardizes transmission and reception data, and controls the transmission and reception of data required by the central processing unit 43. It is a device.

The power supply unit 2153 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply unit 52 is a power supply for power up in the event of a power outage to prevent sales data etc. stored in the main storage device 1144 from being lost due to a power outage. This is a device installed to prevent this.

A flowchart of the processing in the management device 4 indicated by L is shown in the 10th UA.

When the power is turned on in the management device 4, the sales file is cleared, a code is received from the card issuing center 7, this code is stored, and when the store opening switch 55 is turned on, a store opening command is issued to the game media lending device 2. It sends signals and codes and waits to receive sales data. When sales data is received, search for the corresponding machine number on the sales file,
Add the received amount to the machine sales file and add it to the calendar 46
The time is read out, and the time, received card number, and received amount are stored. When the closing switch 56 is turned on, a closing command signal is transmitted to the game media lending device 2. When the transmission switch 59 is turned on, the total sales are calculated, the transmission data is processed using the code sent from the card issuing center 7, and the sales data is transmitted to the card issuing center 7. When the file switch 60 is turned on, the date information and the E file are stored in the auxiliary storage device M45, and the processing in the management device 4 ends.

The game media lending device 2 shown in FIG.
The card insertion slot 65 of the card reading/writing device 64 is located in the front part 63 of the box body 62.
In addition, a pilot lamp 66, an alarm display 67, an amount display 68 . A purchase selection switch 6g and a ball rental lower 0 are provided, and a supply ball detector 72 is provided inside the ball supply gutter 71 branched from the ball supply gutter above the row of pachinko machines, and a ball discharger is installed at the lower end of the ball supply gutter 7I. A device 73 is provided, and the outlet of the ball flow lower trough 71 of the ball ejecting device 73 is connected to the ball discharger [17].
Connect to 0 and use the above card reading device g! i64, alarm display 66, amount display 68, purchase selection switch 69
, supply bulb detector 72, and sparse discharge device 73 are controlled by the control device 7.
5, and the control device i'175 is connected to the management device 4 via the in-store transmission line 5.

The Birlot lamp 66 has a receiver for the card 24,
It is displayed that the game media can be rented, and when there is no whale in the supply ball detector 72 or when the connection with the management device 4 is not confirmed, the light is turned off and the card 24 is stopped from being loaded. The alarm display 67 displays that the card 24 is incorrect when the security data of the security storage section 28 and the information storage section 27 of the card 24 do not match. The amount display 68 displays the balance of the receiving card 24.

The purchase selection switch 69 is a switch for specifying the purchase amount, and in this embodiment, 100 yen, 200 yen, 5
It consists of 00 yen switches, and game media corresponding to a specified amount are lent out. Note that this purchase selection switch 69 is omitted.

A predetermined amount, for example, 200 yen per card insertion.
Game media equivalent to yen may be lent out.

The card reading/writing device 64 is a device for reproducing and updating the magnetic data stored in the card 24, reading security data, and marking the balance.As shown in FIG. A card transport path 76 is provided, and a transport motor 77 is installed on the transport path 76.
A first conveyance roller 78 and a second conveyance roller 79 are provided, which are driven by a 111th conveyance roller 78, and an 111th conveyance roller 78 faces the card insertion slot 65. An insertion detection sensor 80 is provided on the card insertion slot 65 side of the first conveyance roller 78. A security reading sensor 81 is located between the first conveyance roller 78 and the second conveyance roller 79.
Read/write head 82. A marking device 83 is provided,
A reversal 1 position detection sensor 84 is provided near the end of the card conveyance path 76, an encoder 86 that rotates simultaneously with the conveyance motor 77 is attached to the shaft 85 of the conveyance motor 77, and a positioning sensor 87 is placed facing the encoder 86. The transport motor 77 and the insertion detection sensor 80. Security reading sensor 81, read/write head 82,
The marking device 83 is connected to the control device 75.

The conveyance motor 77 is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation for driving a conveyance roller that conveys the card 24, and is connected to first and second conveyance rollers 78 and 79 via a conveyance belt 88. The insertion detection sensor 80 is a detector for detecting the insertion of the card 24 and driving the transport motor 77 in normal rotation. When the card 24 is no longer at this sensor position during card ejection, the transport motor 77 is activated. to stop. The security reading sensor 81 is a sensor for reading data hidden in the security storage section 28 of the card 24, and is composed of an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, etc. depending on the storage method of the security storage section 28.

The read/write head 82 reads the storage information section 2 of the card 24.
This is a head for reading information stored in the memory card 7 and updating valuable information, etc., and is composed of a magnetic head or the like. The marking device 83 is a device for displaying the balance on the balance display section 26 of the card 24, and is compatible with the balance display method. Consists of hole punches, printing stamps, etc. The encoder 86 is a device for generating positioning signals for determining the data reading position and update position of the information storage section 27 of the card 24, the security data reading position, the marking position on the balance display section 26, etc. It consists of a slit disk, etc. The positioning sensor 87 is connected to this encoder 8.
The encoder 86 is a sensor that detects the positioning signal of 6 and determines each reading position, etc. If the encoder 86 consists of a slit disk, it optically detects the slit opening/closing status and converts it into a pulse train for control. The zero reversal position detection sensor 84 that sends out data to the device 75 is a sensor for determining the stop position of the card 24 and the reverse position of the transport motor 77, and is a sensor for detecting the leading edge of the card 24 and determining the reverse position. It is.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the ball ejecting device includes a ball stopper section 90 that moves in and out of the ball feeder 71 by driving a ball ejecting solenoid 89 to restrict the flow of balls, and a ball stopper section 90 that stops the balls passing through. The control device 7 is equipped with a ball ejection sensor 91 that detects individual balls, and the control device 7
It is electrically connected to 5.

The control device 75 of the game media lending device 2 described above in FIG.
The pro-nk diagram of is shown. This control device 75 consists of a CPU having an arithmetic control circuit 92, ROM 93, RAM 94, and a transmission control circuit 95, and a card read/write device 64, a machine number setting switch 96, a driver 97, a receiver 98, etc. are connected to this CPU. and control these. Further, power is supplied to the CPU via a power supply circuit 99.

The driver 97 drives the pilot lamp 66, alarm display 67, amount display 68, bulb discharge solenoid 89, etc. using control signals from the CPU.

Receiver 98 includes ball ejection sensor 91 . Supply ball detector 7
2.Purchase selection switch 69.C the signal from the ball rate setting switch 100 etc. that sets the number of rental balls for 100 yen.
It is for sending to PU. In addition, purchase selection switch 6
If step 9 is omitted, a similar signal will be sent when the card is inserted, and balls worth, for example, 200 yen will be lent out.

The machine number setting switch g6 is a switch for setting the transmission address of the game media lending device 2.

This address data is always added to the transmitted data.

A level conversion circuit 101 is connected to the transmission control circuit 95, and this level conversion circuit 101 converts the waveform shape of the received data and the signal level for increasing the drive ability of the transmitted data signal. A branch circuit 102 is connected to the level conversion circuit 101, and separates and combines the transmitted signal and the received signal. Also, 1 branch circuit 102
is provided with a transmission path connector terminal lO3,
Connected to the transmission line by a connector.

FIG. 16 shows a flowchart of the processing of the game media lending device 2 described above.

When the power of the gaming media lending device 2 is turned on, the RAM
94 is cleared, 110 boats are initialized, and the machine number from the machine number setting switch 96 and the ball rate from the ball rate setting switch 100 are read.

management? When the opening command signal is received from C 4, the dark-)
, check whether there are supplied balls or not, and check if there are more than the specified number of supplied balls? If the card is loaded, the pilot lamp 66 is turned on to indicate to the player that the card can be accepted;
The machine is waiting for card insertion. When a player inserts the card 24 into the card insertion slot, the insertion detection sensor 80 detects the leading edge of the card 24 and sends a signal to the control device 75, which activates the control device 75 or the transport motor 77 to take in the card 24. The read/write head 82 reads the data in the information storage section 27, the security reading sensor 81 reads the security data in the security storage section 28, the security data in the information storage section 27 and the security storage section 28 are read, and the card 24 is read. If there is a balance, the amount is displayed on the amount display 68, and the process proceeds to the ball ejecting device 73. Here, if the security day data does not match, or if there is no balance on the card 24, the alarm display 67 is displayed to warn the player.
At the same time, the transport motor 77 is operated to remove the card 24.
When the card 24 is ejected and the player takes the card 24, the display on the alarm display 67 is cleared.

Returns to the state of waiting for card insertion.

When the purchase selection switch 69 is operated and there is a balance of the specified amount, the operation moves to the ball ejection operation.In the 0 ball ejection operation,
When the number of balls to be ejected according to the specified amount is calculated based on the ball rate and the one-ball ejection solenoid 89 is energized, the ball stopper part 90 retreats from the ball flow path in the gutter, and the balls in the gutter flow down.
The ball discharge sensor 91 detects the passing ball and controls the control device i.
Send a signal to 75.

The control device 75 counts the signals from the ball discharge sensor 91, and when it counts that a predetermined number of balls have passed, it demagnetizes the ball discharge solenoid 89 to stop the balls from flowing down. Therefore, a predetermined number of balls 1, for example 25 balls worth 100 yen, are discharged to legal tender lower 0. When the number of balls desired by the player is ejected to the legal tender lower 0 in this manner, the calculation section of the control device 75 calculates the amount of balls ejected to the legal tender lower 0 from the amount displayed on the amount display 68. Subtract the corresponding amount and display the balance on the amount display 6
8 is visually displayed. It should be noted that the player can press the purchase selection switch 6
You can calculate and display the balance when you operate 9, and when you borrow a certain number of balls within the value of the card 24 by operating the w branch groove or purchase switch 69, the balance will be reversed. The balance is stored on the card 24 which has been inverted by the inversion signal from the position detection sensor 84 by the read/write head 82 of the card read/write device fi 64, and the balance is marked by the marking device 83.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if the card has a value of 10,000 yen and the balance is 5,000 yen, the marking by the marking device 83 is painted over by printing the balance display section 26 of 7,000 yen or more.

When the process in the bulb discharge device 2173 is completed, the amount display 6
Clear the display of 8 and enter the machine number by code.

Data such as card number and purchase amount are processed and sent to the management device 4 as sales data. After that, the management device 4
When a closing command signal is received from the player, the pilot lamp 66 is turned off, indicating to the player that the card 24 will not be accepted, and the game media lending device completes the process of step 2. FIG. 17 shows an example of sales data managed by the management device 4.

When a player operates the purchase selection switch 69 in the game media lending device 2, the machine number of the game media lending device 2, the card number of the inserted card, and the purchase amount are transmitted to the management device 4. These data are stored in the management device 4 as a file for each game media lending device. This file for each game media lending device is composed of one day's worth of data including purchase time, card number, and purchase amount as one purchase data, and stores the total purchase amount as machine sales data. The management device 4 is the gaming media lending device.
Collect the files for each machine and create a sales file for the game store1
The total light of the machine sales data is stored as h data.

Of the above files, the card issuing center 7 is
Send the store number and Sohikari L file and request settlement of accounts receivable.

Also, the files to be sent to the card issuing center 7 are in addition to the store number and total light file mentioned above.

The machine number and machine sales data for each game media lending device may be transmitted at the same time, or the entire sales file may be transmitted. In this way, the card issuing center 7 can grasp detailed sales data at each game parlor, and reliability is improved.

In addition, in order to prevent the sales data from being tampered with on the in-store transmission line 51 or the telephone line, the sales data may be processed by rearranging the bits of the transmission data using a code from the card issuing center 7. It is possible to prevent the amount of data at game parlors. If you change this code every day,
-Layer effective.

In the above embodiment, a game media lending device that rents out balls to be used in a pachinko parlor has been described, but the gaming media in the present invention is not limited to balls, and coins for playing games may also be rented out.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, once a card is obtained, there is no need to insert money each time a player borrows gaming media, and therefore, one always has coins on hand. There is no need to do so, and the trouble of inserting coins every time you borrow game media can be eliminated. For this reason, players do not have to worry about finding a place to store a large amount of coins, and there is no need to provide a place to store coins in the pachinko machine itself.In addition, since game parlors do not handle cash, coins are collected in rows of pachinko machines. There is no need to provide a device, and not only can the structure of the pachinko machine row be simpler than before, but also problems such as theft that occur during coin collection can be eliminated.

In addition, the card can be used not only at the game store, but also at other game stores, and can be used effectively as long as there is a balance.
The value of using the card increases.

Furthermore, since the sales data of the gaming parlor is centrally managed at the card issuing center, the reliability of sales at the gaming parlor can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game media lending mechanism, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram when the present invention is implemented in a pachinko game parlor, and FIG. 3 is a card issuing machine. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the card issuing device, FIG. 5 is a front view of the card, FIG. 6A is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device, and FIG. 6B (, Fig. 7 is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device with built-in function; Fig. 7 is a configuration diagram of the management device; Fig. 8
The figure is a block diagram of the management device, FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of the keyboard, FIG. 13 is a side view of the ball ejecting device, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view of the ball ejecting device.
FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the control device of the legal tender issuing device,
tz is a flowchart of processing in the game media lending device, and FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a sales file. In the figure, 1... Pachinko machine, 2... Game media lending device, 3... Card issuing machine, 4... Management device, 7...
Card issuing center, 24...Card, 43...Central processing unit, 44...Main storage device, 45...Auxiliary storage device, 50...First transmission control device, 51...Second
Transmission control device, 64...Card reading/writing device, 65.
...Card insertion slot, 68...Amount display, 69...
Purchase selection switch, 73... Ball discharge device, 75-...
-Control device, 81...Security reading sensor. 82...Read/write head. 83...Marking device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A card that stores at least valuable information and identification information, a supervising organization that supervises issuance and settlement of the card, a sales means that sells the card to players, and a gaming parlor provided with the card, A card insertion slot into which a card is inserted, a card reader that reads information on the card inserted into the card insertion slot, an amount display that displays the valuable amount corresponding to the valuable information read by the card reader, and one operation. an updating device for subtracting valuable information corresponding to the amount lent out from the valuable information stored on the card and re-storing the subtracted valuable information on the card; and a game medium corresponding to the amount lent out in one operation. a gaming media dispensing device that is electrically connected to the gaming media dispensing device; A management device comprising: a calculation storage means for calculating and storing sales data; and a requesting means for requesting payment of accounts receivable from a supervising organization based on the calculated and stored sales data. lending mechanism.