JP2000167218A - Game management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recognize an accurate sales money amount in a recording medium issuance money receiving device capable of additional money reception. SOLUTION: This game management device 49 is disposed on the appropriate position of a game hall, and collects and manages the information of the recording medium issuance money receiving devices 3 and 45 having an issuance means 54 for issuing a recording medium for the game for recording information capable of specifying the size of a security value usable for the game and an additional money reception means 49 for adding the security value based on a received money amount to the security value and making it usable for the game. The management device 49 is provided with an output means 107 for gathering and managing sales money amount information for which at least a purchase mney amount relating to the issuance of the recording medium and an additional received money amount relating to the additional money reception are added and outputting the collected and managed information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium, such as a prepaid card, which is installed at an appropriate position in a game arcade and records information capable of specifying the value of a value that can be used for a game. The present invention relates to a gaming management device that collects and manages various types of information in a recording medium issuance and payment device that is issued and adds a value based on a payment amount to the value to enable use in a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a game arcade, a game device capable of renting a pachinko ball or a coin as a game medium with a recording medium such as a prepaid card and performing the game has been used. A device for issuing a recording medium such as a prepaid card is installed at an appropriate position in a game arcade.

[0003] For this reason, as a device for managing a recording medium such as a prepaid card and a purchase amount in these issuing devices, as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2614994, a recording medium issued by the issuing device is proposed. There has been proposed a recording-medium-type gaming facility in which the number of cards and the purchase price are collected and displayed on a display device to manage the status of the issuing device.

[0004] However, these conventional recording media, such as prepaid cards, are considered to be used up when all recorded values are used for a game, and the storage media cannot be used again. Since issuance involves a predetermined issuance cost, in order to reduce these issuance costs, the value added to the value of the deposit is added to the value recorded on the recording medium such as the prepaid card. A recording medium issuing / receiving device capable of performing a deposit process and repeatedly using the recording medium for a game has been put into practical use.

[0005]

However, when making these additional payments, the value of the value corresponding to the amount of money input is determined by the value of the value specified by the information already recorded on the recording medium. Is added to a new value, and the new value is made available for the game, and the recording medium is returned to the player, and the new recording medium is not issued. There is a problem that an accurate sales amount in the recording medium issuance and payment device cannot be grasped only by collecting and managing a purchase amount related to issuance of a recording medium as in the related art.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an accurate sales amount can be ascertained even in a recording medium issuing / receiving apparatus in which additional payment is possible as described above. It is intended to provide a game management device.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a game management device according to the present invention is provided at an appropriate position in a game arcade, and specifies a value of a value that can be used for a game. Issuing means for issuing a game recording medium for recording possible information, and additional depositing means for adding a value based on the amount of money to the value to enable the game to be used for a game. A game management device that collects and manages information, wherein the game management device collects at least sales amount information obtained by adding a purchase amount related to issuance of the recording medium and an additional payment amount related to the additional payment.
It is characterized by comprising output means for managing and outputting the collected and managed information. According to this feature, since the sales amount of the purchase amount related to the issuance and the additional payment amount related to the additional payment is collected and managed, an accurate sales amount can be grasped.

[0008] In the gaming management device of the present invention, it is preferable that the gaming management device collects and manages information on the number of issued recording media in the recording medium issuance and payment device. In this way, the number of recording media issued by the recording medium issuing / receiving device can be ascertained.

In the game management device according to the present invention, the game management device collects identification information capable of specifying a recording medium recorded on the recording medium, and associates the sales amount with the identification information. It is preferable to manage and output information. In this way, it is possible to grasp the sales amount relating to the issuance or additional payment for each recording medium.

It is preferable that the gaming management device of the present invention manages and outputs the collected information individually for each recording medium issuing / receiving device. With this configuration, it is possible to grasp information such as the sales amount and the number of issued sheets for each of the recording medium issuing / receiving devices.

It is preferable that the game management device of the present invention manages and outputs the collected information individually for each game island. In this way, it is possible to grasp each information such as the sales amount and the number of issued cards for each game island.

It is preferable that the gaming management device of the present invention manages and outputs the collected information in a predetermined time unit. In this way, it is possible to grasp each information such as the sales amount and the number of issued sheets in the set predetermined time unit.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the following description, an enclosed pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to these enclosed pachinko gaming machines, and is not of these enclosed pachinko gaming machines. The present invention is also applicable to pachinko gaming machines capable of discharging ordinary pachinko balls, coin gaming machines and slot machines, and slot machines capable of performing games without using these coins.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a game island 1 used in this embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows an IC card which is a recording medium arranged in parallel with the game island 1. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the gaming machine of the present embodiment in which a game can be played, FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the gaming machine of the present embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an operation unit provided on the pachinko machine, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the gaming machine of the present embodiment and a connection state with a management computer which is a gaming management apparatus. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management computer used in the present embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing a non-contact IC card which is a recording medium used in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 shows a card unit constituting the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an IC card reader / writer used in the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is an external perspective view showing an issuance and payment device arranged at an end of a game island used in the present embodiment. It is a block diagram showing composition of the above-mentioned issue payment device.

As shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined number of gaming devices used in this embodiment are used side by side on a game island 1 installed in a game arcade. Pachinko stand 2 with pachinko balls
And one for each pachinko machine 2 at the side position of the pachinko machine 2.
And a card unit 3 arranged in a pair.

The enclosed pachinko machine 2 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. A predetermined number of pachinko balls are previously enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 so that they cannot be touched by fingers. An operation unit 32 is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 in a manner to project from the pachinko machine 2.

On the upper surface of the operation unit 32, as shown in FIG. 4, a player reads out from an IC card 37 which is a recording medium inserted in an IC card insertion slot 7 described later provided in the card unit 3 by the player. A frequency display unit 103 for displaying a frequency based on frequency data that is individually assigned and recorded to the IC card 37 and value information, and a total point possessed by the player at that time. Total score display section 104 on which (total score) is displayed
A lending button 101 that is pressed when the game starts or when the total score becomes “0”, and lends a score of a predetermined size when the remaining number is present in the frequency display unit 103; A return button 102 for returning the IC card 37 inserted into the card unit 3 by being pressed when ending the game, etc., and these components are provided inside the operation unit 32. It is mounted on a substrate 100 provided.

The pachinko balls enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 are driven one by one into the game area 17 by the hammer 28 by operating the hitting operation handle 15. The hit pachinko balls are detected one by one by the firing ball detector 26, and each time there is a detection, the score of the total score display unit 104 is subtracted and updated by one.

The pachinko balls that have not reached the game area 17 because the firing force is too weak are collected from the foul ball inlet 27 and detected by a foul ball detector 38 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back of the game board. Is detected. Every time these foul balls are detected, the total score of the total score display unit 104 is added and updated one by one. As a result, the player can effectively use the updated points that have been subtracted and updated without having the opportunity for the ball to reach the game area 17.

When a ball hit into the game area 17 wins the starting port 19, the normal winning port 20, or the variable winning ball device 16, a predetermined number of points are given to the player in accordance with the winning. Is done. The points awarded to the player are:
The total score is displayed on the total score display unit 104. Pachinko balls that did not win any of the winning ports are collected from the out port 25.

The winning ball that has entered the normal winning port 20, the starting port 19, or the variable winning ball device 16 is guided to the rear face of the game board and guided to the winning ball collecting gutter 30. on the other hand,
The out ball collected by the out port 25 is guided by the out ball guiding gutter 36 and merges with the winning ball detected by the winning ball detector 31. After the out ball and the winning ball are detected by the driving ball detector 33, the driving ball collecting gutter 3
Guided to 4. Further, the foul ball collected from the foul ball inlet 27 is detected by a foul ball detector 38 and then guided to the driving ball collecting gutter 34.

The pachinko balls guided to the driving ball collecting gutter 34 are guided to the shooting ball supply port 39 along the inclination thereof. When the player operates the hit ball operation handle 15, the hit ball motor 29 is driven, and the hammer 28 is intermittently swung. The firing ball supply port 39 with the intermittent swing of the hammer 28
The pachinko balls guided to the game area 17 are fired one by one into the game area 17. As described above, the pachinko balls enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 are repeatedly used.

When a staff member of a game arcade operates a predetermined ball removal switch (not shown), the solenoid 41 is excited, and the rotary plate 4 forming a part of the driving ball collecting gutter 34 is formed.
0 is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the ball drain gutter 42 and the driving ball collecting gutter 34
And communicate. Thus, after being detected by the driving ball detector 33, the enclosing ball guided to the driving ball collecting gutter 34 is guided to the ball discharging gutter 42 without being guided to the firing ball supply port 39, and the ball discharging is performed. The enclosed ball guided to the gutter 42 is discharged out of the pachinko machine 2.

In FIG. 3, a game control board 35 is provided with a game microcomputer 56 (see FIG. 5) for controlling various game contents. Also, 4
Reference numeral 3 denotes a point control board, which is provided with a point control microcomputer 55 (see FIG. 5) for controlling the point. The point control board 43 is connected to the card via a connector 44. It is connected to a card unit control board (not shown) provided in the unit 3.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 105 denotes an analog display unit, and the number of points (total score) displayed on the total score display unit 104 is analog-displayed by the lighting amount of the lamp. Reference numeral 14 denotes a transparent plate holding frame, which is a game area 17.
Holds a transparent plate that covers the front of the camera.

When the ball hit in the game area 17 wins the starting port 19, the variable display device 18 starts variable display of symbols. Then, the variable display result of the variable display device 18 is set in a predetermined display mode (for example, 77
In the case of 7), a so-called big hit occurs. If a big hit occurs, the solenoid 21 is excited and the variable prize ball device 1
The opening / closing plate 24 provided in 6 is in a released state, which is a first state advantageous to the player. In the first state, a predetermined number of pachinko balls (eg, 10
) Or a predetermined period of time (for example, 30 seconds), whichever comes first, whichever comes first, is ended and is disadvantageous to the player, that is, the opening / closing plate 24 is closed. State.

A pachinko ball that has entered the variable winning ball device 16 during the period when the variable winning ball device 16 is in the first state is detected by the winning number detector 23 or the specific winning ball detector 22. You. If the pachinko ball is detected by the specific winning ball detector 22, the variable winning ball device 1 of that time
After the first state of No. 6 is completed, the repetitive continuation control for controlling the variable winning ball device 16 from the second state to the first state again is performed. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 16 times.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, on the front surface of the card unit 3 constituting the gaming machine of this embodiment, an operation lamp 10 for notifying the operation of the card unit 3 by turning on the front surface. And the coin insertion slot 4, the total amount of inserted money, and the identification code (ID) read from the IC card 37 inserted into the IC card insertion slot 7.
And a display unit 5 for displaying a frequency specified by frequency data which is a valuable value, an input unit 11 for performing various inputs such as a password input, and a coin insertion slot 4 and a bill insertion slot 8 to be described later. A processing lamp 12 for notifying a player that a recording medium is being issued based on the total amount of money to be issued or a process of adding a count based on the total amount is being performed, and an IC card that has been issued or inserted 37
A card indicator 9 for notifying the player of the discharge of coins, a coin return slot 6, a coin indicator 13a which is lit and flashed when returning coins from the coin return slot to notify the player of the return of the coin, An IC card insertion slot 7 into which the IC card 37 can be inserted and issued, a bill insertion slot 8 into which a bill can be inserted and returned, and a flashing light when returning a bill from the bill insertion slot 8. And a bill indicator 13 for notifying the player of the return of the bill.

The structure of the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3 which constitute the gaming machine used in the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. The device and the issue / payment device 45 provided at the end of the game island 1 are connected to a management computer 49 which is a game management device via a communication cable 48.

First, the configuration of the pachinko machine 2 will be described. The gaming control board 35 provided on the back of the pachinko machine 2 has a gaming microcomputer 56 for controlling the operation of each part of the pachinko machine 2. The game microcomputer 56 is connected to a point control microcomputer 55 provided on the point control board 43, and the game microcomputer 56 controls each state in the game, for example, a big hit. Information such as occurrence is output.

Each of the display units and operation buttons provided on the operation unit 32 protruding from the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 are connected to a point control microcomputer 55, respectively. Are output to the point control microcomputer 55, and the calculation and display update of the display data displayed on each display unit are performed by the point control microcomputer 55.

Further, the microcomputer 55 for controlling the point control includes detectors for detecting the enclosed pachinko balls (a driving ball detector, a winning ball detector, a firing ball detector, a foul ball detector, etc.). ), And based on a signal output from each detector in a game, a point (total score) is won by a point calculation program stored in an internal ROM of the point control microcomputer 55 in advance. Addition by ball and subtraction of use score are implemented.

The point control microcomputer 55 is connected to a microprocessing unit (MPU) 50 described later provided on the card unit control board (not shown) provided inside the card unit 3. Frequency data corresponding to the total amount of money inserted from the MPU 50, frequency data specified by the identification information (ID) and value data read from the inserted IC card 37, and the IC card 37 If the score obtained in the past game is recorded in the game, or if there is score information registered corresponding to the inserted IC card 37 in the management computer 49 described later, the score data and the like are also output. It is supposed to be.

The structure of the card unit 3 according to this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG.
A display driver 51 for controlling a display operation of the display unit 5 in addition to the input unit 11 including ten keys, an enter key, and a clear key, the processing lamp 12, and the indicators 9, 13a, and 13b. The IC card 37 is connected to the IC card insertion slot 7 to issue a new IC card 37 by inputting a predetermined amount of money. Is read out, and the frequency corresponding to the total amount entered and the specified frequency are added together to calculate the new frequency calculated and the new frequency obtained by the game or new information obtained by the game. An IC card reader / writer 54 for writing score data and the like;
A coin identification unit 46 for detecting the inserted coin, having a coin sensor 46 ′ as a detecting means for detecting insertion of a coin in a communication passage with the coin insertion slot, A bill identification unit 53 having a bill sensor 53 'as detection means for detecting insertion of a bill in a communication passage with the bill insertion slot 8 for detecting inserted bills and identifying the bills; In addition to storing the total amount of the inserted money, various information data read and written from the inserted IC card 37, and the sales amount of the amount issued or added in the card unit 3, the card unit control The MPU5 which is a part
The storage unit 52 stores a control program or the like in which control contents executed by the control unit 0 are described, a communication unit 47 for performing data communication with a management computer 49 via a communication cable 48, and controls each unit. The MPU 50 that calculates the total amount of the inserted money based on the outputs from the coin identification unit 46 and the banknote identification unit 53 and calculates the total amount by integrating the issued and additional payment amounts. , And these parts are connected as shown in FIG.
The card 37 can be newly issued, and additional payment can be made to the already issued IC card 37.

The IC card 3 used in the present embodiment
The structure 7 has a predetermined thickness as shown in FIG. 7, and is formed at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the concave portion of a resin base 81 having a concave shape by tape-to-bonding (TAB) mounting. A dedicated microcomputer 82 incorporating a memory (not shown) is mounted, and a flexible printed board 84 having a pattern coil 83 provided along the outer periphery of the base 81 is inserted from the dedicated microcomputer 82, The entire concave portion is covered with a top film 85, and these IC cards 37 are inserted into the IC card reader / writer 54 or an IC card reader / writer 63 of an issuing device to be described later, whereby the reader / writer is The electromagnetic wave output from the microcomputer causes the pattern coil 83 to generate a dielectric electromotive force, and the dedicated microcomputer 82 is operably energized. A non-contact IC card capable of performing various data communications with the IC card reader / writer 54 and an IC card reader / writer 63 provided in the issuing / dispensing device 45 described later through a pattern coil 83 by electromagnetic waves in a non-contact manner. The IC card 37
As described above, identification information (ID) that allows the individual IC card 37 to be identified is assigned and recorded in advance.

The configuration of the IC card reader / writer 54 into which these IC cards 37 can be inserted will be described with reference to FIG. An insertion sensor 97 for detecting the insertion of the card 37, a guide rail 98 extending from the IC card insertion slot 7 and allowing the IC card 37 to slide, and being disposed so as to sandwich the guide rail 98, The movement of the IC card 37 is controlled by the drive motor 8.
A transport mechanism including transport rollers 87 and 88 that are implemented by being driven and rotated at 6 and 93, and a transport belt 91 stretched on one side of the transport rollers 87 and 88;
An electromagnetic solenoid 89 for projecting and retracting a stop pin for stopping the conveyed IC card 37 at a predetermined position, a communication head 90 for supplying power and data communication to the IC card 37 stopped at a predetermined position, A transport roller that is driven by a drive motor 99 to transfer the IC card 37 to the guide rail 98 from a control board 92 that is connected to perform the control and a storage box 96 in which the IC card 37 issued inside is stored. 95 are provided,
A new IC card 37 can be issued, and reference numeral 94 in the figure denotes a free roller that assists the transfer by free rotation.

Next, the issuing and depositing device 45 used in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The issuing and depositing device 45 is one of the plurality of gaming islands 1 installed in a game arcade. As shown in FIG.
The external shape is as shown in FIG. 9. The user is informed that the IC card 37 can be issued and additional payment processing can be performed on the front surface of the box-shaped housing 59. , An operation display unit 58 for notifying a user, a coin insertion unit 60 including a coin insertion opening 61 and a bill insertion opening 62, and a total amount display unit for sequentially displaying the total amount inserted. 70, an issue button 69, a stop / return button 68, and a process that is a notification unit that notifies that the issue process of the IC card 37 and the additional deposit process by adding a frequency based on the inserted amount are being performed. A middle lamp 64, an IC card insertion slot 66, a card indicator 65 for notifying the ejection of the IC card from the IC card insertion slot 66, and an inner lower surface of a concave portion 71 formed on the front surface of the issuing device 9. An input unit 73 for a player to input a personal identification number at the time of issuance or insertion of the IC card 37, and a personal identification number provided at the inner bottom surface of the concave portion 71 and input at the input unit 73. Display section 72 for displaying
And a return 57 for the inserted coin and a return 5 for the coin
7, a coin indicator 79a and a bill indicator 79b are provided near each of the bill insertion slot 62 and notify the user of the return of coins or bills.

The internal structure of the issuance and payment device 45 is shown in FIG.
0, the operation display unit 58, the processing lamp 64, the card indicator 65, the coin and bill indicators 79a, 79b.
And the issue button 69 and the stop button 68 are connected to the coin slot 61 so that the coin slot 61
A coin identification and counting unit 74 for identifying coins to be inserted, and a coin sensor 74 'as a detecting means for detecting insertion of coins in a communication path with the coin insertion slot 62; It has a bill sensor 75 'for detecting insertion of a bill in a communication path with the bill insertion slot 62, and controls a display operation of a bill identification counting unit 75 for identifying the inserted bill, and a display operation of the total amount display unit 70. Display driver 77 to perform;
The input unit 73 including a numeric keypad, an enter key, and a clear key, a display driver 78 for controlling a display operation of the display unit 72, and a recording device connected to the IC card insertion slot 66 and recorded on the inserted IC card 37. And a supply unit (not shown) for storing and supplying an IC card 37 to be issued at the rear of the unit.
7, an IC card reader / writer 63 for writing predetermined information, total amount data displayed on the total amount display section 70, each data read or written from the IC card 37, Device 45
As shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 76 stores the sales amount issued or additional payment processing, the control program describing the control contents of the micro processing unit (MPU) 80 which is a control unit described later, and the like. And the management computer 4 via a communication cable 48.
A communication unit 67 for performing data communication with the communication unit 9 and a microprocessing unit (MPU) 80 as an issuing device control unit as a calculation unit for controlling these units, calculating the total amount, calculating the sales amount, and the like. These components are connected as shown in FIG. 10 so that the IC card 37 can be issued and additional payment can be made.

As shown in FIG. 5, the card unit 3 and the issuing / receiving device 45 are connected to a management computer 49, which is a game management device, via a communication cable 48 so as to be able to perform data communication. 49
6, a central processing unit (CPU) 113, a RAM 108, a display device 107 as output means, a data bus 112 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer 49, as shown in FIG. A timer device 110 capable of outputting time information, a printing device 111 serving as an external output, a storage device 109 composed of a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, and a communication interface for performing data communication with the card unit 3 and the issuing / receiving device 45. And a computer 106 connected to the interface 106. The storage device 109 stores in the storage unit 109 the I / O issued by the card unit 3 or the issue / payment device 45.
The identification information (ID) of the C card 37 is the identification information (I
The information on the total amount of money issued and added is updated, along with the password, frequency data and score data corresponding to D).
The registered issue card database (DB) and the device codes individually assigned to the card unit 3 and the issue and deposit device 45 are updated and registered together with the total amount information of the issued and additionally deposited amounts corresponding to the device codes. And a time-based database (D) in which issuance and additional payment total amount information corresponding to the device code for each preset time unit is stored.
B) are stored.

The issuing process of the IC card 37 in the card unit 3 of the present embodiment will be described. First, when a player wants to newly issue the IC card 37, a predetermined amount of money (the present embodiment) In this case, a desired amount to be provided for a game is inserted from the coin insertion slot 4 and / or the bill insertion slot 8.

The inserted money is stored in the coin identification unit 46.
And / or identified by the bill identification unit 53,
Based on the identification information output from each of the identification units, the MPU 50 calculates the total amount, displays the total amount on the display unit 5, and stores the total amount in the storage unit 52.

After confirming the display of the total amount, the player presses the enter key of the input unit 11.

Thus, the MPU 50 specifies the purchase amount to be issued for the issuance of the IC card 37, converts the purchase amount into frequency data, blinks the display on the display unit 5, and turns on the input unit. The user is prompted to enter a personal identification number from the IC card 11, the IC card 37 to be issued at the same time is set at a predetermined position of the IC card reader / writer 54, and the identification information (ID) previously assigned and recorded on the IC card 37 is read out. The identification information (ID) is temporarily stored in the storage unit 52.

After the player inputs a password (in this embodiment, a four-digit number is used) from the input section 11, the player presses the enter key provided on the input section 11.

Based on the input, the MPU 50 transmits frequency data and personal identification number data based on the total amount together with the identification information (ID) stored in the storage section 52 to the management computer 49 via the communication section 47 and the communication section 47. Output through the cable 48, and
2 is turned on.

Based on the output, the management computer 4
Reference numeral 9 searches for whether or not identification information (ID) that matches the output identification information (ID) is present in the issuance card DB, and matches the identification information (ID) in the search.
If the ID does not exist, it is determined that the ID is newly issued, the frequency data and the password data are associated with the identification information (ID), registered in the issue card DB, and the completion of the registration is returned.

Based on this reply, the MPU 50 turns off the processing lamp 12 and records the frequency data stored in the storage unit 52 on the IC card 37 via the IC card reader / writer 54. At the same time, the card is ejected from the IC card insertion slot 7 and issued, the card indicator 9 is made to blink, and 1 is added to the issued number data stored in the storage unit 52 to update the storage.

Regarding the issuance of the card unit 3, the issued IC card 37 may be used immediately on the pachinko machine 2 to which the card unit 3 is connected. Without discharging the card 37, the recorded frequency data is output to the point control microcomputer 55 so that the frequency can be used immediately for the game, and the player can use the IC again.
The card 37 may not be inserted.

In the case of immediate use, the MP
The U50 may perform the registration of the issuance in the management computer 49 at the stage when the return button 102 is pressed by the player. Instead of the frequency data based on the amount, the remaining frequency data displayed on the frequency display unit 103 at the time when the return button 102 is pressed is output to the management computer 49 and registered.

In the case where the remaining number is “0” in the immediate use, the IC card 37 may not be issued. In this case, the issued number data of the storage unit 52 is updated. Not done.

The issuing process of the IC card 37 in the issuing / receiving device 45 of the present embodiment will be described. As in the case of the card unit 3, the player has a predetermined amount (2,000 in the present embodiment). A desired amount to be provided for the game is inserted from the coin insertion slot 61 and / or the bill insertion slot 62.

The inserted currency is identified by the coin identification and counting unit 74 and the bill identification and counting unit 75,
The MPU 80 calculates the total amount based on the identification information output from each of these identification units, and calculates the total amount.
0, and is stored in the storage unit 76.

After confirming the display of the total amount, the player presses the issue button 69.

As a result, the MPU 80 specifies the purchase amount to be issued for the issuance of the IC card 37, converts the purchase amount into frequency data, blinks the display on the display section 72, and turns on the input section. The user is prompted to enter a personal identification number from 73, and at the same time, the IC card 37 to be issued is set at a predetermined position of the IC card reader / writer 63, and the identification information (ID) previously assigned and recorded on the IC card 37 is read. Then, the identification information (ID) is temporarily stored in the storage unit 76.

After the player inputs the personal identification number from the input unit 73 as in the case of the card unit 3, the player presses the enter key provided on the input unit 73.

Based on the input, the MPU 80 sends the identification data (ID) stored in the storage unit 76 and the frequency data and the password data which are valuable to the management computer 49 to the communication unit 67 and the communication cable. 48 to turn on the in-process lamp 64.

Based on the output, the management computer 4
Reference numeral 9 searches for whether or not identification information (ID) that matches the output identification information (ID) is present in the issuance card DB, and matches the identification information (ID) in the search.
If the ID does not exist, it is determined to be a new issuance, and the identification information (ID) and the purchase price data, the frequency data as the valuable value, and the password data are associated with each other and registered in the issue card DB, and the completion of the registration is returned I do.

Based on this reply, the MPU 80 turns off the processing lamp 64 and records the frequency data stored in the storage unit 76 on the IC card 37 via the IC card reader / writer 63. At the same time, the card is ejected and issued from the IC card insertion slot 66, the card indicator 65 is flickered, and the storage is updated by adding 1 to the issued number data stored in the storage unit 76.

The issued IC card 37 is used by being inserted into the IC card insertion slot 7 of the card unit 3 connected to the pachinko machine 2 selected by the player.

The usage status of the issued IC card 37 will be described. First, the player operates the IC card 37 issued as described above.
The card 37 is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 7 and the personal identification number determined above is input from the input unit 11.

Based on this insertion, the IC card reader / writer 54 detects the insertion of the IC card 37, takes in the card by the transport mechanism, and is recorded on the IC card 37 by the communication head 90. The score data, if any, is read out along with the identification code (ID) and the frequency data.

The information data read from the IC card 37 and the personal identification number data entered above are temporarily stored in the storage unit 52 and are transmitted via the communication unit 47 and the communication cable 48. It is output to the management computer 49.

The management computer 49 receives the identification code (I) output from the card unit 3 based on the output.
D), the personal identification number and frequency data and score data ("0" at the time of issuance) registered in the issued card DB in association with D), the personal identification number data and frequency data output from the card unit 3, and the score. A comparison is made as to whether or not the data matches the data. If the data is matched, a license to use the inserted IC card 37 is returned to the card unit 3.
7 is returned.

Based on the reply of the license, the MPU 50 of the card unit 3 outputs the frequency data and the score data to the score control microcomputer 55, and the frequency data and the score data are displayed on the frequency display unit 103. And displayed on the total score display section 104.

At this stage, the player operates the operation unit 3
By pressing the lending button 101 provided on the number 2, a predetermined frequency among the frequencies displayed on the frequency display unit 103 is converted into a score, and the total score display unit 1 is converted.
04 is added.

At this time, from the frequency displayed on the frequency display unit 103, the frequency of a predetermined size converted into the score is subtracted by the point control microcomputer 55 to update the display. The new frequency data thus subtracted is output to the MPU 50 to update the frequency data in the storage unit 52, and the new frequency data and the identification information (ID) of the IC card 37 are transmitted to the management computer 49. Is output and the issued card DB
The frequency data recorded corresponding to the identification information (ID) is updated.

As a result, a score is present in the total score display section 104, and the score controlling microcomputer 55 sends a signal to the gaming microcomputer 56 indicating that a score is present in the score display section 104. The game microcomputer 56 validates the operation of the hit ball operation handle 15 based on the output.

In this state, the player operates the hit ball operation handle 15 to execute a game, and a predetermined point is given by the ball being won in each of the winning holes as described above.
As the ball is added, one point is subtracted for each ball hit, and if the score is reduced or lost, the lending button 101 is operated again to perform the predetermined operation as described above. A game can be played by receiving a loan of a size score.

When the remaining score becomes “0” by using the score by these games, the frequency display unit 103
In the case where there is a remaining number, the player can execute the game by converting the frequency into a score as described above.

When the number of remaining frequencies is reduced or becomes “0” due to the use of these frequencies, the player can use the coin insertion slot 4 or the bill insertion slot 8 provided in the card unit 3. The desired amount of money to be used for the game is inserted, or the IC card 37 is ejected once, inserted again into the issuing / receiving device 45, and the money is inserted, so that the additional payment of the number can be performed. The processing status of the additional deposit processing will be described for the card unit 3.

As described above, for example, when the number of remaining counts becomes “0”, the player can obtain a desired amount of money to be provided for the game,
For example, a thousand-yen bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 8 provided in the card unit 3, and the insertion of the bill is detected by a bill sensor 53 'provided in the bill identification unit 53. It is output to the MPU 50.

The MPU 50 instructs, based on the output, the identification of the bill inserted in the bill identifying unit 53, that is, the 1,000-yen bill.

If the identification is "NG" in the identification, the 1,000-yen bill is returned, and the bill indicator 13b flashes for a predetermined time to notify the player of the return of the bill, and the identification is returned. If “OK”, the MPU 50 calculates the total amount based on the identification information output from the bill identification unit 53 by the identification, displays the total amount on the display unit 5, and displays the total amount in the storage unit 52. It is temporarily stored as the additional deposit amount.

Next, the MPU 50 executes frequency data based on the total amount (additional payment amount) data and the IC data.
The identification information (ID) of the card 37 is output to the management computer 49, and the in-process lamp 12 is turned on.

The management computer 49 searches whether or not the output identification information (ID) is already registered in the issuance card DB. If the identification information (ID) is already registered, it is determined that additional payment is made, and the identification information (ID) is determined. The total amount (additional payment amount) data is added to the purchase amount data registered in association with the identification information (ID) to update the sales amount, and the frequency registered in association with the identification information (ID) The output frequency data is added to the data, updated and registered, and new frequency data obtained by the addition and the completion of the update and registration processing are returned to the card unit 3.

Based on the reply, the MPU 50 recognizes that the processing has been completed, and calculates the total amount (thousand yen) for the additional payment stored in the storage unit 52,
The sales amount is calculated by adding to the purchase amount in the issuance stored in the storage unit 52 and the sales amount is calculated.
At the same time, the in-process lamp 12 is turned off, the new frequency data is output to the point control microcomputer 55, and the new frequency is displayed on the frequency display unit 103.

Based on this, the player may further operate the lend button 101 to continue the game, or when ending the game in order to play a game with a different gaming machine, the return button 102 May be operated to return the IC card 37.

When the return button 102 is pressed and the IC card 37 is returned, the remaining number data of the remaining number display section 103 and the total score data of the total score display section 104 are output to the MPU 50. In addition to writing and recording on the IC card 37, the contents are also output to the management computer 49 and the contents of the issuance card DB are updated and managed.

In the above description, the processing status of the additional deposit processing in the card unit 3 has been described. However, in the issuance / receipt apparatus 45 as well, the exchange with the management computer 49 is performed similarly to the card unit 3, and the management computer 49 49, the contents of the issuance card DB are updated to manage the individual data, and the new frequency data calculated in the addition processing by the additional payment is stored in the IC card 3.
7 is returned by being written in the payment processing.

The card unit 3 and the issuance / payment device 45 have a purchase amount for issuance and an additional payment amount for an additional payment, the number of issued IC cards 37, and the operating status of the card unit 3 and the issuance / payment device 45. As described above, the sales amount and the issued number data are accumulated, added, updated, and stored in each of the storage units 52 and 76, and the time data output by the timer device provided in the management computer 49 are stored. Based on the information, the management computer 49 accesses the individual card units 3 and the issuance / payment device 45 at predetermined time intervals (in the present embodiment, at 10 minute intervals), and preliminarily accesses the individual card units 3 and the issuance / payment device 45. The device number data individually assigned (in the present embodiment, the issuing / receiving device 45 has 00A to 00D, The unit number of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is assigned to the storage unit 3), stored and managed in the issuing / receiving device DB of the storage device 109, and data at predetermined time intervals, for example, If the setting is made every hour as in the present embodiment, "11:
00, 12:00, etc., the sales amount data and the number-of-issues data of each card unit 3 and issue / payment device 45 collected by the access at each predetermined time are stored and managed in the hourly DB. In the device number data of the issuing / receiving device DB, a game island number in which the issuing / receiving device is arranged is recorded in advance.

The display contents displayed on the display 107 of the management computer 49 will be described based on the respective databases stored in the storage device 109. The display based on the issuing / receiving device DB is as shown in FIG. The total number of IC cards 37 issued by each card unit 3 and the issue / payment device 45 and the sales amount (purchase amount + additional deposit amount) from the opening of the store to that point (to be precise, the last access) are shown. At the same time, the totals are summed up by the CPU 113 and displayed as the total number of issued cards and the total amount of sales, and furthermore, the operation status of each card unit 3 and the issue / payment device 45 at the time of previous access is displayed. It has become.

Further, since the hourly DB stores the data of the issuing / receiving apparatus DB at each predetermined time, the data of the issuing / receiving apparatus DB at the end of the predetermined time, for example, in FIG. "11:00"
At the start of a predetermined time, for example, the data at the time of opening of the store at “10:00” in FIG. 13 (all “0”) in the corresponding item.
By the subtraction by the PU 113, as shown in FIG. 13, the number of cards issued by each card unit 3 and the issuance / payment device 45 per unit time (1 hour in this embodiment) and the sales amount by issuance and additional payment are displayed. It has become.

In this embodiment, as described above, the game island 1 in which the card unit 3 is installed is associated with each card unit 3 registered in the issuing / receiving device DB.
Based on this, the management computer 49 according to the present embodiment adds the data of the number of cards issued by the card unit 3 for each island and the total amount data, and as shown in FIG. It is displayed and managed in association with each other.

Further, the identification information (I) assigned individually to each IC card 37 as described above is stored in the issuance card DB.
D), the sales amount, the frequency data, and the point data are sequentially updated and registered each time a change occurs, and these data are stored in the identification information (ID) of each IC card 37 as shown in FIG. ) Are displayed individually.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the purchase amount related to the issuance of the IC card 37 issued by the card unit 3 or the issuance / payment device 45 as the issuance / payment device, the IC card 37 is added to the IC card 37. Since the settlement amount with the added additional payment is collected and managed by the management computer 49 as the sales amount, the accurate sales amount can be grasped.

Further, as described above, the sales amount, the number of issued IC cards, and the like are determined for each issuing / receiving device, each time,
By enabling management and display for each C card, it is possible to more accurately grasp and manage the operating status of the issuing / receiving device, the consumption status and the sales status of the IC card.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in the above embodiments with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and changes and modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say, the addition is included in the present invention.

Further, in the above embodiment, the sales amount data and the number of issued sheets data stored in the storage units 52 and 76 of the card unit 3 and the issue / payment device 45 are transferred to the management computer 49 at predetermined time intervals. Is accessed and collected, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as in each data of the issuance card DB,
The card unit 3 and the issue / payment device 45 may be output to the management computer 49 together with the device code and collected at the time of the change or at a predetermined timing.

The timing of outputting the sales amount data and the issued number data is as follows: when the IC card 37 is returned, the residual count data and the total score data are output to the management computer 49. Therefore, the sales amount data and the number-of-issued data may be output at the same time as the output to reduce communication traffic associated with the output. Since the IC card 37 is not returned when the collecting function is provided, the output may be performed at the time of the collecting.

In this embodiment, the identification information (I
Although D) is recorded in the IC card 37 in advance, the present invention is not limited to this. The identification information (ID) may be determined and recorded at the time of issuance.

In this embodiment, the password is registered as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these passwords may not be used if necessary. Further, these passwords are not limited to numbers, but may be passwords, and the number of digits and the number of characters may be arbitrarily selected.

Further, in this embodiment, the frequency data and the score data are stored in the management computer 4 from the viewpoint of security.
9 and the IC card 37 serving as a recording medium, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the registration or recording may be performed on only one of them.

In this embodiment, the non-contact IC card 37 is used as the recording medium as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Cards or other media on which predetermined information recording symbols such as magnetic cards and barcodes can be printed may be used.For these recording media, the size of valuable value that can be used in the game is described. There is no particular limitation as long as identifiable information can be recorded in a readable manner.

Further, in the present embodiment, the frequency is used as the form of the value, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, these values are used as points, the number of pachinko balls or the number of coins. The mode may be arbitrarily selected.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the pachinko machine 2 in which the pachinko balls are enclosed is used. However, the present invention is not limited to the enclosed gaming machines in which these gaming media are enclosed, but also the gaming media. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to ordinary gaming machines discharged to the outside of the gaming machine, and other gaming machines that play games with data and the like without using these gaming media. Not something.

In the above embodiment, both the card unit 3 provided between the pachinko machines 2 and the issue / payment device 45 provided at the end of the game island 1 are used as the issue / payment device. The present invention is not limited to this, and only one of these may be used.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the card unit 3 is disposed between the pachinko machines 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. The position is not particularly limited as long as the position is in the vicinity of the pachinko machine 3 corresponding to the machine 2 one-to-one.

[0099]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the sales amount of the purchase amount related to the issuance and the additional payment amount related to the additional payment is collected and managed, an accurate sales amount is grasped. Will be able to do it.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of recording media issued by the recording medium issuing / receiving device can be ascertained.

(C) According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to ascertain the sales amount relating to issuance or additional payment for each recording medium.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, each information such as the sales amount and the number of issued sheets can be grasped for each of the recording medium issuing / receiving devices.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, each information such as the sales amount and the number of issued cards can be grasped for each game island.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, it is possible to grasp each information such as the sales amount and the number of issued sheets in the set predetermined time unit.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a game island provided with a game device used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an operation unit of the enclosed pachinko machine used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a gaming device and a connection status with a management computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a management computer used in the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the data.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing the IC card used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows an IC used in the card unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a card reader / writer.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view showing the issuing / dispensing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an issuance and payment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management computer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management computer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management computer in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display screen of the management computer in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

l Game island 2 (enclosed) Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 4 Coin slot 5 Display 6 Coin return slot 7 IC card insertion slot 8 Bill insertion slot 9 Card indicator 10 Operation lamp 11 Input unit 12 Processing lamp 13a Coin indicator 13b Banknote indicator 14 Transparent plate holding frame 15 Hitting operation handle 16 Variable winning ball device 17 Game area 18 Variable display device 19 Starting port 20 Normal winning port 21 Solenoid 22 Special winning ball detector 23 Winning number detector 24 Opening / closing plate 25 Out opening 26 Launch Ball Detector 27 Foul Ball Inlet 28 Hammer 29 Hitting Ball Motor 30 Winning Ball Collecting Gutter 31 Winning Ball Detector 32 Operation Unit 33 Driving Ball Detector 34 Driving Ball Collecting Gutter 35 Game Control Board 36 Out Ball Guiding Gutter 37 IC Card (recording medium) 38 Furl ball detector 39 shots Shooting hole supply port 40 Rotating plate 41 Solenoid 42 Ball drop gutter 43 Control board for holding point 44 Connector part 45 Issuance and payment device 46 Coin identification unit 46 'Coin sensor 47 Communication unit 48 Communication cable 49 Management computer (additional payment means) 50 Microprocessing unit (MPU;
Calculation means) 51 Display driver 52 Storage unit 53 Bill identification unit 53 'Bill sensor 54 IC card reader / writer (issuing means) 55 Microcomputer for point control 56 Microcomputer for game 57 Return port 58 Operation display unit 59 Housing 60 Money Insertion unit 61 Coin insertion slot 62 Bill insertion slot 63 IC card reader / writer (issuing means) 64 Processing lamp 65 Card indicator 66 IC card insertion slot 67 Communication unit 68 Cancel / return button 69 Issue button 70 Total amount display unit 71 Recess 72 Display unit 73 Input operation unit 74 Coin identification and counting unit 74 'Coin sensor (detection means) 75 Banknote identification and counting unit 75' Banknote sensor (detection means) 76 Storage unit 77 Display driver 78 Display driver 79a Coin indicator 79b Bank indicator 80 micro processing unit (MPU;
Calculation means) 81 base 82 dedicated microcomputer 83 pattern coil 84 flexible printed board 85 top film 86 drive motor 87 transport roller 88 transport roller 89 electromagnetic solenoid 90 communication head 91 transport belt 92 control board 93 drive motor 94 free roller 95 transport roller 96 storage Box 97 Insertion sensor 98 Guide rail 99 Drive motor 100 Board 101 Lending button 102 Return button 103 Frequency display unit 104 Total score display unit 105 Analog display unit 106 Communication interface 107 Display device 108 RAM 109 Storage device 110 Timer device 111 Printing device 112 Data Bus 113 CPU

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An issuing means for issuing a game recording medium which is provided at an appropriate position in a game arcade and records information capable of specifying the magnitude of a value of a value usable for a game, and a value based on a deposit amount. A game management device that collects and manages information of a recording medium issuance and payment device having an additional payment means for adding a value to the valuable value and making it usable for a game,
The gaming management device collects and manages sales amount information obtained by adding at least a purchase amount related to issuance of the recording medium and an additional payment amount related to the additional payment, and outputs the collected and managed information. A game management device comprising output means. 2. The game management device according to claim 1, wherein the game management device collects and manages information on the number of issued recording media in the recording medium issuance and payment device. 3. The game management device collects identification information capable of identifying a recording medium recorded on the recording medium, and manages and outputs the sales amount information in association with the identification information. Item 3. The gaming management device according to item 1 or 2. 4. The gaming management device according to claim 1, wherein the collected information is individually managed and output for each recording medium issuing / receiving device. 5. The gaming management device according to claim 1, wherein the collected information is individually managed and output for each gaming island unit. 6. The collected information is managed in a predetermined time unit,
The game management device according to claim 1, wherein the game management device outputs the information.