JPH09239143A - Prize exchange system and card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prize exchange system and card capable of satisfying many players' requirements about a prize. SOLUTION: A pachinko (Japanese pinball game) parlor 5 is connected to a bank 1 on an on-line system, and has a commodity money procurement part 13 as well as a commodity money issuing part 15 to provide a player with the procured commodity money. Also, cash is paid to the bank 1 from the commodity money procurement part 13 through a route (1), thereby enabling the commodity money to be procured from the bank 1 via a route (2). Furthermore, the player delivers game balls to the commodity money issuing part 15 via a route (3). As a result, the player can receive the commodity money as a prize in such a state as stored in a card C via a route (4). Then, the player can receive cash from the bank 1 by an amount corresponding to the commodity money via a route (6) by handing the commodity money stored in the card C to the bank 1 via a rout (5).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize exchange system and a card used in a pachinko parlor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various kinds of prizes have been prepared in pachinko parlors as prizes for exchanging game balls or the like paid out from a pachinko machine.

[0003]

However, in recent years,
As the demands of players have become more and more diverse, conventional prizes alone are not always sufficient. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize exchange system and a card that can satisfy the demands for prizes of many players.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 provides a prize provided by a pachinko parlor,
The gist is a free gift exchange system, which is a digital cash that can be used in an electronic payment system.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a prize exchange system, wherein the digital cash is data stored in an electronic medium. According to the invention of claim 3, the digital cash is increased by the addition of the amount of digital cash corresponding to the prize, and when the digital cash corresponding to the prize or the game ball other than the digital cash is exchanged, the digital cash corresponding to the prize or the game ball. The prize system of a pachinko parlor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cash amount is reduced by subtracting the cash amount.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is a card used in the prize exchange system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the digital cash is stored in a member card that identifies a user. The featured card is the gist.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hole card for use in the prize exchange system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the hole card specifies a pachinko parlor to be used.
A gist is a card characterized by storing the digital cash.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a digital cash is used as a prize provided by a pachinko parlor. For example, a digital cash is used as follows. First, a pachinko parlor purchases digital cash from, for example, a bank and provides it as a free gift. The player
For example, a predetermined amount of digital cash can be exchanged for a predetermined number of game balls. The digital cash is accumulated in a payment account, an IC card, and the like, and is distributed by a digital cash payment system to purchase products and the like. For example, at a predetermined store where digital cash can be used,
It can be widely used for purchasing products and paying various charges.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the digital cash is data stored in the electronic medium, it can be carried in a state of being stored in an IC card or the like. Claim 3
In the invention, the digital cash increases the amount of the digital cash corresponding to the game ball by adding a prize equivalent to the amount of the game ball to be exchanged, that is, by exchanging the game ball with the acquired game ball. By exchanging the cash for a prize consisting of another item or directly (or via a prepaid card) for a game ball, the amount of the digital cash corresponding to the prize or the game ball is reduced. In other words, it can be used by adding and subtracting like normal money.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the digital cash can be stored in the member card for specifying the user. That is, the increase or decrease of the digital cash is used as data related to a specific member like a normal credit card. Therefore, even if another person tries to use it, it is possible to regulate the use by introducing, for example, a code number, and the safety is improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the digital cash can be stored in the hole card that specifies the pachinko parlor to be used. That is, the increase or decrease of the digital cash is used as data related to a specific pachinko parlor, like an ordinary credit card. Therefore, the card is restricted from being used in other pachinko parlors (other than the enabled stores), so the range of use is limited, data processing is simplified, and safety is improved. It will be.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of a prize exchange system and a card according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Example 1) a) First, the prize exchange system of this example will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bank 1 that handles digital cash (commodity money) is connected by an interbank network 3. The pachinko parlor 5 is connected to the bank 1 online. In this pachinko parlor 5, a pachinko game hall part 7 in which a pachinko machine is actually arranged, a ball lending part 9 for lending a game ball, and a prize part 11 for providing a prize.
And a product money purchasing unit 13 for purchasing product money from the bank 1, and a product money issuing unit 15 for supplying the purchased product money to the player.

Therefore, along the route, the commodity money purchasing section 1
By paying cash from bank 3 to bank 1,
Product money can be purchased from bank 1. By the player passing the game balls to the product money issuing unit 15 on the route, the player can obtain the product money as a prize on the route, for example, in the state of being stored in the card C.
By passing the product money stored in the card C to the bank 1 along the route, the player can obtain cash or the like corresponding to the amount of the product money from the bank 1 along the route.
In the route, for example, product money can be exchanged between players using an exchange device (not shown) or the like.

In this embodiment, since the product money is used as the gift provided by the pachinko parlor 5, the product money is used to directly purchase the gift of another product or (directly from the pedestal ball rental machine). Alternatively, it can be exchanged for a game ball indirectly (through a prepaid card). b) Next, the card C used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, four types of cards C1 to C4 are used as the card C. Member card (first card C1) which also serves as a product money card As shown in FIG. 2A, this member card C1 has a credit card type appearance as a basic configuration, and its structure is a CPU 21 and a memory. It is an ultra-compact one-module IC computer structure (IC card) including 23 and has an external input / output terminal 25 as an input / output unit. Its function is as follows.

Member data processing unit: Member ID
And memorize personal information. It has a mild input / output protection and is read and written at the pachinko parlor 5. -Merchandise money processing unit; stores the ID of the card C and the amount of merchandise money. It has the highest degree of protection and inputs and outputs product money according to prescribed procedures.

-Premium exchange data processing unit; ID of card C
And the number of prizes (the number of game balls that can be exchanged for prizes) is stored. It has a mild protection and inputs and outputs the number of prizes under a predetermined procedure. Prepaid data processing unit: stores the card C ID and prepaid amount. It has moderate protection and inputs and outputs prepaid amount according to a predetermined procedure.

Commodity Money Card (Second Card C2) This commodity money card C2, as shown in FIG.
The basic configuration is the same as the member card C1. And
The hole card has a function of the commodity money processing unit and can be used only by a predetermined pachinko parlor.

Premium exchange card (third card C3) This premium exchange card C3 has the same basic structure as the member card C1 as shown in FIG. 2 (c). The hole card has a function of the prize exchange data processing unit and can be used only by a predetermined pachinko parlor. It should be noted that the gift exchange card C3 cannot handle product money. Also, this prize exchange card C3
Although it may have a single function of storing the counted game ball data, in the present embodiment, addition and subtraction of the game ball data can be performed.

Prepaid Card (Fourth Card C4) This prepaid card C4, as shown in FIG.
The basic structure is the same as that of the member card C1, and has the function of the prepaid data processing unit. Although this prepaid card C4 cannot handle product money, it is not a hole card and can be used at other stores.

B) Next, the structure of the pachinko parlor 5 to which this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.
As shown in, the pachinko parlor 5 is provided with a counter 33 that counts game balls at the end of the game island 31. The counter 33 has a function of writing on the prize exchange card C3 and the member card C1, and as shown in FIG. 4A, prints the number of counted game balls on a paper and outputs the paper. Insert the portion 33a, the prize exchange card hole 33b into which the prize exchange card C3 can be inserted and ejected, and the member card C1.
A member card hole 33c that can be ejected is provided.

At the other end of the game island 35, a prepaid machine 37 for selling and writing the prepaid card C4.
Is arranged. The prepaid machine 37 is capable of issuing a prepaid card C4 or the like in accordance with the payment amount or the like, and as shown in FIG.
7a, change output 37b, and product money card C
A product money card hole 37c for inserting and ejecting 2
A member card hole 37d for inserting / ejecting the member card C1 and a prepaid card hole 37e for ejecting the prepaid card C4 are provided.

Further, at a corner of the pachinko parlor 5, a cash dispenser 39 connected online with the bank 1 is arranged. The cash dispenser 39 can dispense cash from deposits and the like, and as shown in FIG. 4C, a general card hole 39a for inserting and ejecting a general card such as a cash card or a credit card. And a product money card hole 39b for inserting and ejecting the product money card C2
And a member card hole 39c for inserting / ejecting the member card C1 and a payout section 39d for paying out cash.

The prize exchange counter 41 is provided with a prize exchange counting terminal 45 connected to the host computer 43. As will be described later, the premium exchange totaling terminal 45 writes the amount of product money on the card C according to the amount of product money (exchanged according to the number of game balls) as a prize, or vice versa. The amount of merchandise money written in the card C is subtracted (according to the amount of merchandise money actually exchanged for prizes of other goods). As shown in FIG. 4 (d), in the prize exchange totaling terminal 45, a prize exchange card hole 45a for inserting / ejecting the prize exchange card C3 and a product money card hole 45b for inserting / ejecting the product money card C2. And a member card hole 45c for inserting and ejecting the member card C1.

D) Next, the control processing and the like in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the procedure of delivering product money at the pachinko parlor 5 will be described.

Here, the delivery procedure of the product money delivered as an actual article as a prize exchanged for a game ball is described, and the procedure for using the product money to purchase a prepaid card or pay cash. Will be described in detail later. As shown in the flow chart of FIG.
First, the number of game balls is counted by the counter 33 (step 10
0), and write the count value in the prize exchange card C3 or the member card C1 (step 110).

Next, at the prize exchange totaling terminal 45, the count value of the game balls stored in the prize exchange card C3 or the member card C1 is read (step 120), and the product money is handed over (other than the product money). ) It is determined whether the article is delivered according to the actually input data (step 130).

In the case of delivering the article, the number of game balls for the article is subtracted from the number of game balls stored in the prize exchange card C3 or the member card C1 (step 140), and the process is inserted into the prize exchange totaling terminal 45. The type of card C to be processed is determined (step 150). If the card C is the member card C1, it is returned (step 16
0) On the other hand, in the case of the gift exchange card C3, it is returned or collected according to the remaining value (step 170).

On the other hand, in the case of delivering the product money, the number of game balls corresponding to the delivered product money is subtracted from the number of game balls stored in the prize exchange card C3 or the member card C1 (step 180), and the product money is transferred. The delivery destination is determined according to the actually input data (step 190). It should be noted that as a delivery destination of the product money, there is the member card C1 or the product money card C2 inserted in the prize exchange aggregation terminal 45.

When the delivery destination is the member card C1, the product money of the amount corresponding to the number of game balls subtracted from the card C is transmitted to the member card C1 (step 200), while the product money card C2 is transferred. In the same manner, the product money is sent to the product money card C2 currently inserted or the product money card C2 newly loaded (set to a state where data can be written and erased) this time (step 210), the member card C1 is returned, and the product money card C2 is returned or collected according to the remaining value or the like (step 22).
0).

Then, it is judged how to use the product money card C2 or the member card C1 storing the product money (step 230), and when the prepaid card C4 is purchased, the product money card C2 is stored in the prepaid card machine 37. The member card C1 is inserted and the prepaid card C4 is purchased (step 240).

On the other hand, when cashing, the cash payment machine 3
The commodity money card C2 and the member card C1 are inserted into 9 to receive cash payment (step 250). still,
When purchasing the prepaid card C4 or paying cash, each card C is returned or collected as necessary.

Next, the processing performed by the host computer 43 will be described. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, first, it is determined whether or not the required amount of product money is secured (step 300). If the required amount is not secured, the product money is purchased from the bank 1 (step 310), and the product money is stored in the product money storage (which is protected to the highest degree in the storage area) (step 320). This process ends once.

On the other hand, if the required amount is secured, the product money can be provided as a free gift, so it is determined whether or not there is a request for withdrawing the product money (step 3).
30). Then, if there is a withdrawal request, the requested amount is taken out from the commodity money storage and output (step 340),
If there is no withdrawal request, this process is once terminated.

Next, the processing performed by the counter 33 will be described. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, first, game balls are counted (step 400). next,
It is determined whether the card C is inserted in the counter 33 (step 405).

If the card C is not inserted, a new prize exchange card C3 is loaded (step 41).
0), the count value is written to the premium exchange card C3 (step 415), the premium exchange card C3 is ejected (step 420), and the present process is temporarily terminated.

If a card is inserted, the type of the inserted card C is determined based on, for example, magnetic data indicating the type of card (step 43).
0). Then, when the inserted card C is the premium exchange card C3, the count value is added to the premium exchange card C3 and written (step 415), and the premium exchange card C3 is returned (step 420). This process ends.

If the inserted card C is the member card C1, the ID is input to determine whether or not the card is authentic (step 435). Then, in the case of the authentic card C, the count value is written as it is (step 440), the member card C1 is returned (step 445), and this process is once terminated.

On the other hand, if the card C is not an authentic card C, the card C is returned (step 450), and the fact that the card C is inappropriate is displayed on the display unit (not shown).
The store side is informed that the non-genuine card C has been used (step 455), and this processing is temporarily terminated.

When it is determined in step 430 that a card C other than the prize exchange card C3 or the member card C1 is inserted, the card C is returned (step 460), and the card C is returned. The unsuitability is displayed on a display unit (not shown) (step 465), and the present process is terminated. In this case, it is also possible to check whether or not the card C is not genuine and inform the store of the contents.

Next, the processing performed by the prepaid machine 37 will be described. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, first, the acceptance is determined (step 500),
If there is no received money, this process is once terminated. If the received money is merchandise money, communication is performed with the member card C1 or the merchandise money card C2 inserted in the prepaid machine 37 (step 510).

Next, it is determined whether or not the card C is authentic (step 520). If it is not authentic, the card C is returned (step 523), and the card C is returned.
Is displayed on the display unit (not shown), and the store side is informed that the non-genuine card C has been used (step 525), and this processing is once terminated.

On the other hand, in the case of authenticity, the usable commodity money amount is read from the card C (step 530), and the prepaid amount given by the player's input is read (step 540). Next, the product money is transferred. In other words, a process is performed in which the product money amount corresponding to the prepaid amount is subtracted from the card C, and the subtracted amount (transfer amount) is stored in the host computer 43 (step 550).

Next, it is determined whether or not the inserted card C is the member card C1 (step 560). If it is not the member card C1, that is, if it is the commodity money card C2, a new prepaid card C4
Is loaded (step 570), the prepaid amount is written in the prepaid card C4 (step 580),
Eject the prepaid card C4 (step 590),
This processing is temporarily ended. At this time, the commodity money card C2 is collected or returned according to the remaining amount.

On the other hand, in the case of the member card C1, the prepaid amount is written in the prepaid data processing section (step 600), the member card C1 is returned (step 610), and this processing is once terminated. If it is determined in step 500 that the received money is cash,
The prepaid amount given by the player's input is read (step 620), the process proceeds to step 570, and the prepaid amount is written in the prepaid card C4 in step 580 within the range of the cash inserted. If there is no money received, this process is terminated.

Next, the processing performed in the prize exchange tabulation terminal 45 will be described. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, first, it is determined whether or not the prize exchange card C3 has been inserted (step 700).
This processing is temporarily ended.

On the other hand, when the prize exchange card C3 is inserted, the value input as the amount corresponding to the prize to be exchanged is read (step 710), and the amount of this prize is stored in the prize exchange card C3. Subtract from the number of game balls (step 720).

Next, it is judged whether or not merchandise money is selected as a gift to be exchanged, by inputting from the terminal 45 (step 730). If there is no instruction of merchandise money, it is not other merchandise money. In order to carry out the process (1), the product is returned or collected according to the remaining value of the prize exchange card C1 (step 780), and the present process is once terminated.

On the other hand, if there is an instruction to redeem the product money, the type of the card C into which the product money is to be inserted is determined by the input from the premium exchange tabulation terminal 45 (step 740). Then, in the case of inserting into the member card C1, the product money (which is exchanged corresponding to the game ball) is requested from the host computer 43 and input to the prize exchange totaling terminal 45 (step 760), and the product money is given as a prize. The member card C1 inserted in the exchange counting terminal 45 is written (step 770), the member card C1 is returned, and the premium exchange card C3 is returned or collected according to the remaining value (step 780), and this processing is once performed. Do.

On the other hand, when the money is inserted into the product money card C2, the product exchange card C2 is already stored in the prize exchange counting terminal 45.
Is determined (step 785),
If so, through step 760,
The product money is written in the product money card C2 (step 770), returned or collected according to the remaining values of the product money card C2 and the prize exchange card C3 (step 780), and the present process is temporarily terminated. If it has not been inserted, a new product money card C2 is loaded (step 790), and the steps 760 and 7 are executed.
After performing the processing of 70 and 780, this processing is once terminated. In the case of a new product money card C2, the process of ejecting the product money card C2 will be performed.

Next, the processing performed by the cash dispenser 39 will be described. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10, first, the type of the acceptance card C is determined (step 800), and in the case of a general card such as a credit card or a cash card, normal processing is performed (step 810) and once This process ends.

If the card C is the member card C1, communication with the member card C1 is performed (step 820), and it is determined whether or not the card C is authentic (step 830). When C is returned (step 835), a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit (not shown) and the store is informed (step 837).
This processing is temporarily ended.

On the other hand, in the case of authenticity, the usable commodity money amount is read from the card C (step 840), and the cashed amount given by the player's input is read (step 850). Next, the product money is transferred. That is, a process of subtracting the amount of merchandise money according to the cashed amount from the card C and storing the subtracted amount (the amount to be transferred) in the computer controlling the cash dispenser 39 (step 860).

Next, the payment method is judged from the input of the player (step 870), and in the case of cashing, the cash corresponding to the amount of the transferred product money is paid (step 88).
0), the card C is returned (step 890), and this processing is once terminated. On the other hand, when transferring the money to the account, the product money amount is transferred to the designated account (step 90).
0), similarly return card C (step 890),
This processing is temporarily ended.

Further, in step 800, the card C
Is determined to be the commodity money card C2, the communication with the commodity money card C2 is performed similarly to the member card C1 (step 910), and it is determined whether or not the card C is authentic (step 920). If not authentic,
While returning the card C (step 835), the card C is displayed and notified (step 837), and this processing is once terminated.

On the other hand, in the case of authenticity, as in the case of the member card C1, the commodity money amount is read from the card C (step 930), the input cash amount is read (step 940), and the commodity money is transferred. (Step 950). Next, the payment method is determined (step 960). Then, in the case of cashing, cash equivalent to the amount of product money is paid (step 970), it is determined whether or not there is product money remaining in the product money card C2 (step 980). , The card C is returned (step 890), and this processing is once terminated. On the other hand, if there is no residue, collect the card C (step 99
0), this processing is ended once.

When the money is to be transferred to the account, the amount of the product money is transferred to the designated account (step 995), and it is similarly determined whether or not the product money remains (step 98).
0), through step 890 or 990, the present process is once terminated. e) Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the product money is used as the prize provided by the pachinko parlor 5,
Use the product money to give prizes for other goods (directly from the Talent ball lending machine or indirectly via a prepaid card)
Not only can you exchange it for a game ball, but you can also cash the product money. Therefore, it is expected that the convenience of the player is increased and that the number of players is increased on the pachinko parlor side.

Further, since the product money can be stored in, for example, the member card C1, if only this one member card C1 is available, the prizes of other articles and game balls can be exchanged or cashed as described above. It is capable of doing and is extremely convenient. Further, since it is the member card C1, it can be used only by a specific person by the introduction of the recitation number and the like, which is also excellent in safety.

Further, although the commodity money card C2 cannot be used in various ways like the member card C1, the commodity money is stored and exchanged for a prize at a predetermined pachinko parlor 5 without any special procedures such as registration of members. Since it can be used for such purposes, it is excellent in terms of its ease of use.

Regarding exchange of product money between players, a predetermined exchange device may be arranged in the store, but from the viewpoint of safety, the exchange may be prohibited. The embodiments of the present invention have been described above,
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment and can be implemented in various modes.

(1) For example, the product money card C2 is
Although a hole card that can be used only at a predetermined pachinko parlor 5 is used, a card C that can be used to purchase merchandise and the like using merchandise money at a general store or the like may be used. (2) As for the member card C1, if the card C can be used for purchasing products by using product money in general shops, etc., it is necessary for the pachinko parlor 5 side to have free gifts in the store. Disappear. On the other hand, there is also an advantage that the player can use the member card C1 to obtain a desired free gift by exchanging the product money at a store he / she likes.

[0064]

As described above in detail, in the inventions of claims 1 to 3, since the digital cash can be used as the prize provided by the pachinko parlor, the range of use of the prize is expanded, and the player can further enjoy the game. The convenience can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 4, in the member card,
Since the digital cash can be stored, there is an advantage that the usability of the member card is improved and the security is enhanced.
According to the invention of claim 5, since the digital cash can be stored in the hole card, there is an advantage that the usability is improved, the data processing is simplified, and the security is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing various types of cards used.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of various devices and the like in a pachinko parlor.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing various devices in a pachinko parlor.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of using product money.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing of the host computer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing of the counter.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing of a prepaid machine.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process of a gift exchange tabulation terminal.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing of a cash dispenser.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Bank 3 ... Pachinko store 33 ... Counter 37 ... Prepaid card machine 39 ... Cash payment machine 43 ... Host computer 45 ... Gift exchange aggregate terminal C ... Card C1 ... Member card C2 ... Goods money card C3 ... Gift exchange card C4 ... prepaid card

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A free gift exchange system, wherein the free gift provided by the pachinko parlor is a digital cash usable in an electronic payment system. 2. The prize exchange system, wherein the digital cash is data stored in an electronic medium. 3. The digital cash is increased by adding the amount of digital cash corresponding to the prize, and when the digital cash corresponding to the prize or the game ball is exchanged for a prize or a game ball other than the digital cash. The prize system of a pachinko parlor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the prize system is reduced by subtracting the amount of money. 4. A card used in the prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the digital cash is stored in a member card that identifies a user. 5. The card used in the prize exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the digital cash is stored in a hole card that specifies a pachinko parlor to be used. card.