JP2001113028A - Recording medium reckoning device for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game recording medium reckoning device capable of being miniaturized without increasing the supplementing labor for bills. SOLUTION: This game recording medium reckoning device 51 reads the information capable of specifying the remaining amount of the game valuable value capable of dispensing the game mediums used in a game machine 2 from a game recording medium 37 recording at least this information and paying out the bills of the amount corresponding to the game valuable value specified based on the information for reckoning. The game recording medium reckoning device 51 is provided with bill storage sections 137a and 137b storing minimum- value bills and small-value bills next to the minimum-value bills separately, a pay-out section 121 capable of paying out the minimum-value bills or small- value bills next to the minimum-value bills stored at least in the bill storage sections 137a and 137b, and a preference means 156b allowing the pay-out section 121 to pay out the small-value bills next to the minimum-value bills preferentially.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine which is installed at a predetermined position in a game arcade where a game machine is installed, and in which the value of a game which can be rented out of a game medium used in the game machine remains. The information is read out from a game recording medium such as a prepaid card in which at least the information that can be specified is recorded, and the amount of money corresponding to the value of the game value specified based on the information is paid out and the settlement is performed. The present invention relates to a game recording medium settlement device for performing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game recording medium settlement apparatus used in a game arcade, the game value remaining unused on a game recording medium such as an issued prepaid card is cash. 100 yen coin and 500
There is a method of paying out yen coins and a minimum amount of 1000 yen bills.

[0003]

However, in the case of using the minimum amount bill of 1,000 yen as the bill to be paid out in the settlement, the amount corresponding to the unused remaining game value is compared. If the price is high, for example, 3000 yen, three 1
Since the 000 yen bills are paid out, it is necessary to store a large amount of the 1,000 yen bills in the settlement apparatus for these settlements, and the size of the apparatus increases, and the occupied area in the limited space in the game arcade increases. Conversely, when the amount of stock in the settlement apparatus is reduced and the apparatus is reduced in size, the number of replenishment of the 1,000-yen bill increases, and the labor required for the replenishment increases. .

[0004] In recent years, since 2000, as the smallest bill, the second smallest bill is 2000 yen.
Yen banknotes have been issued, and game recording medium settlement devices that can use these 2000 yen bills for paying out settlements are being studied. Some users, for example, lend game media by inserting 1,000 yen bills. In order to carry out a game using a gaming machine or the like in which a lending device is provided side by side, there are some people who mainly want to obtain the banknotes to be obtained by settlement, such as 1000 yen banknotes, and want to obtain such as people who want to reduce the number of banknotes possessed Some banknotes are mainly 2,000 yen banknotes, and there is no game recording medium settlement device that allows the user to select the type of these banknotes to be paid out. Was.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to reduce the size of the bill without increasing the labor for replenishing bills, and further, the user can select the type of bill to be paid out mainly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game-recording-medium settlement device that can perform the game.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming-recording-medium settlement apparatus of the present invention provides a gaming-value renting apparatus capable of renting a gaming medium used in a gaming machine. A game for reading out the information from the game recording medium on which at least the information capable of specifying the information is recorded and paying out a money of an amount corresponding to the value of the game value specified based on the information and performing a settlement. In the recording medium settlement device, a minimum bill and a bill storage unit in which a small bill is separately stored next to the minimum bill, and a minimum bill or a minimum bill stored in at least the bill storage unit. Next, a dispensing unit capable of dispensing a small bill, and a priority unit that sets a bill to be dispensed with priority in the dispensing to be a small bill next to the minimum bill, It is. According to this feature, when the amount paid out in the settlement is equal to or greater than the face value of the small bill (2000 yen bill) next to the minimum bill, the small bill (2000 yen bill) next to the minimum bill is conventionally used. Will be paid out preferentially in place of the minimum amount of bills (1000 yen bills). In the case where the total amount of money stored in the checkout device is the same so that the replenishment effort is not increased, The total number of sheets can be reduced, and the size of the apparatus can be reduced.

[0007] It is preferable that the game recording medium settlement apparatus of the present invention is provided with a canceling means for canceling the priority of paying out a small bill next to the minimum bill by the priority means and setting the paid bill as the minimum bill. . With this configuration, the priority of paying out the small bill (2000 yen bill) next to the smallest bill by the canceling means is appropriately released in accordance with the situation of the game arcade or the like, and the bill to be paid is changed to the smallest bill. be able to.

[0008] In the game recording medium settlement apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the priority means and the release means are formed by a selection operation section provided on a front surface thereof and operable by a user. With this configuration, the user can appropriately select the type of bills to be paid out preferentially on a case-by-case basis, and can respond to the user's request in the types of bills to be discharged. it can.

It is preferable that the game recording medium settlement apparatus of the present invention includes a collecting means for collecting the settled game recording medium. In this way, the cost of issuing the game recording medium can be suppressed by collecting the adjusted game recording medium and repeatedly reusing the collected game recording medium.

[0010] In the game recording medium settlement apparatus of the present invention, the remaining amount of one of the minimum bill and the small bill next to the minimum bill stored in the bill storage unit is less than a predetermined amount. In this case, it is preferable to provide a notifying means for notifying the shortage of the remaining amount. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent a situation in which one of the minimum bill and the small bill next to the minimum bill is lost and a predetermined payment cannot be performed.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, an example is shown in which a pachinko ball as a gaming medium is applied as a gaming machine to an enclosed pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball is enclosed in a non-touchable manner in the gaming machine, but the present invention is applied to these enclosed pachinko machines. It is not limited, and a normal pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball as a game medium is discharged to the outside of the game machine, a game machine in which these game media are formed by an image or the like, and a coin is used as the game medium. The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine for playing games, a card type slot machine capable of playing games without using coins, and the like.

(Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 1, the enclosed pachinko machine 2, which is a gaming machine used in this embodiment, is provided at a position on the peripheral side of the pachinko machine 2 for each pachinko machine 2. One to one
A predetermined number of cards are used in parallel with the game islands 1 installed in the game hall together with the card units 3 arranged in the game area.

The enclosed pachinko machine 2 used in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The enclosed pachinko machine 2 used in the present embodiment is stored in the pachinko machine 2 in advance. A predetermined number of pachinko balls are sealed so as not to be touched by fingers, and an operation unit 32 is provided on the front surface thereof so as to protrude from the pachinko machine 2.

On the upper surface of the operation unit 32, as shown in FIG. 4, an IC card 37 which is a prepaid card or a membership card inserted into an IC card insertion slot 12 described later provided by the player in the card unit 3. A display unit 103 for displaying a frequency that is the magnitude of the gaming value based on the pre-purchased amount read out or a saving score that is the magnitude of the savings value, and the total points possessed by the player at that time. (Total score) is displayed, and the display unit 10 is operated by pressing.
A lending button 101 for lending a point having a predetermined size when a frequency or a savings score is displayed in 3
And a release button 102 for performing a game interruption process such as invalidating the operation of the hit ball operation handle 15 in the enclosed pachinko machine table 2 by performing a pressing operation when the player leaves the seat due to need. , And these components are mounted on a substrate 100 provided inside the operation unit 32.

The pachinko ball enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 is driven into the game area 17 one by one by the hammer 28 by operating the hit ball operation handle 15. The shot pachinko balls are detected one by one by the fired ball detector 26, and the number of points of the point display unit 104 is subtracted and updated one by one for each detection.

Further, the pachinko balls whose firing force is too weak to reach the game area 17 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 displayed on the total score display unit 104 is added and updated one by one. As a result, the player can effectively use the points updated by subtraction without obtaining the opportunity for the ball to reach the game area 17 again.

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 according to the winning and the point control microcomputer 55. (See FIG. 5). The score given to the player is added and updated and displayed on the point display unit 104 as the player's point.
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 back of the game board, guided to the winning ball collecting trough 30 and detected by the winning ball detector 31. Detected. 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. And the out ball and the winning ball are the driven ball detector 33.
Is detected, and guided to the driving ball collecting gutter 34. 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.

Each pachinko ball guided to the driving ball collecting gutter 34 is guided to a shooting ball supply port 39 along its inclination. If the player operates the hit ball operation handle 15 in a state where a point is present in the point display section 104,
The hitting motor 29 is driven, and the hammer 28 is intermittently swung. With the intermittent swing of the hammer 28, the firing ball supply port 3
The pachinko balls guided to the game area 9 are shot one by one.
Fired at fire. As described above, the pachinko balls enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 are repeatedly circulated and used, and a score for each winning is given to the player.

When a staff member of a game arcade or the like 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, reference numeral 35 denotes a game control board, which is a game control microcomputer 5 for controlling various game contents.
6 (see FIG. 5). Reference numeral 43 denotes a point control board, which is provided with a point control microcomputer 55 (see FIG. 5) for giving points and controlling the points associated with each prize. It is connected to a card unit control board (not shown) provided on the card unit 3 via a section 44.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 13 denotes an analog display unit, and the points (total score) displayed on the point display unit 104 are displayed in an analog manner based on the lighting amount of the lamp. Reference numeral 14 denotes a transparent plate holding frame, which holds a transparent plate that covers the front surface of the game area 17.

When the ball hit into 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 the "big hit" occurs, the solenoid 2
1 is excited, and the opening / closing plate 24 provided on the variable winning ball device 16 is released, so that the first state is advantageous to the player. The first state is established when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the pachinko balls in the variable prize ball device 16 or a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, whichever is earlier. This ends the second state that is disadvantageous for the player, that is, the open / close plate 24 is closed.

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.

When the pachinko ball is detected by the specific prize ball detector 22, the first variable prize ball device 16 of that time detects the pachinko ball.
After the end of the state, the repetition 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 4 for notifying the operation of the card unit 3 by lighting; an input unit 5 for inputting a personal identification number as personal identification information; an enter button 6 for finalizing the operation and input in each operation unit; A cancel button 7 for canceling various processes based on operations and inputs in the section;
Settlement button 8 operated at the end of the game to record and register the points obtained by the game as the settlement points
And a savings button 9 that is operated at the end of the game and added to the savings points that can be reused in the game by adding the points obtained by the game, and recorded and registered, and the IC card 37 that is the prepaid card or the membership card. I to be inserted
A C card insertion slot 12 and a card indicator 10 which is located near the IC card insertion slot 12 and notifies the player of the ejection of the IC card 37 are provided.

The pachinko machine 2 used in these examples
The configuration of the card unit 3 is as shown in FIG. 5, and each of the pachinko machines 2
And an issuing device 45 provided at the end of the game unit 1 and at the end of the gaming island 1 for issuing the prepaid card,
It is connected to a management computer 49 as a management device by a communication cable 48, and the management computer 49 is provided at a predetermined position in the amusement arcade and has a frequency of the gaming value recorded on the prepaid card. A payment and recovery device 51 for performing payment and recovery of the prepaid card based on information that can specify the size of the prepaid card is connected via a communication cable 46 so that data communication is possible.

First, the structure of the pachinko machine 2 will be described. The game control board 35 provided on the back of the pachinko machine 2 has a game control microcomputer 56 for controlling the game operation of each part of the pachinko machine 2. The game control microcomputer 56 is connected to a point control microcomputer 55 mounted on the point control board 43, and the game control microcomputer 56 controls various situations in the game, such as occurrence of a big hit and winning. Is output.

The display units and the operation buttons provided on the operation unit 32 protruding from the front of the pachinko machine 2 are respectively provided with the holding point control microcomputer 55.
And the signals from the operation buttons are output to the point control microcomputer 55, and the number of prepaid cards displayed on the respective display units, the lending of the membership card from the storage point, and the The addition and subtraction of the display data and the display update accompanying the consumption of the points and the provision of the points are performed by the point control microcomputer 55.

The point control microcomputer 55 detects each of the enclosed pachinko balls (the driving ball detector 33, the winning ball detector 31, the firing ball detector 26, the foul ball detecting device). Device 38, the analog display unit 13, and the hit ball motor 29), and based on a signal output from each detector in a game, the point control microcomputer 55
Based on the control program stored in the internal ROM, each control such as addition of the points by the winning prize to the points and subtraction of the points used is performed.

The point control microcomputer 55 is mounted on the card unit control board (not shown) provided inside the card unit 3 and controls the operation of the card unit 3 by a microprocessing unit (MP).
U) 50, and the inserted IC card 37
Is output from the MPU 50 as frequency information as the information read from the prepaid card or the stored point data read from the card when the inserted IC card 37 is a membership card. It has become.

The structure of the card unit 3 of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the operation lamp 4, the input unit 5, the operation buttons 6 to 9, and the card indicator 10 are inserted together with the IC card insertion. An IC card reader / writer 54 for reading and writing various information recorded on an IC card 37 inserted and connected to the mouth 12 for performing data communication with the management computer 49 via a communication cable 48; Communication unit 47,
And MPU5 that controls these units.
0, and a storage unit 52 for storing a control program in which control contents executed by the MPU 50 are described, an identification code (ID) read out from the IC card 37, frequency data, and saving point data. Have been.

The IC card 37, which is a game recording medium used in the present embodiment, is provided with a prepaid card issued by the issuance device 45 and a member registered in advance in a game arcade so as to be a member player. 2 of the issued membership card
The various types of IC cards 37 include:
If the card is a prepaid card as an identification code (ID) that can identify the card, "VC (issue date)-
(Serial number) "ID, and in the case of the member card," MC (issue date)-(serial number) "
ID is assigned and recorded, and the key inserted by the ID is recorded.
It is possible to determine whether the card is a member card or a prepaid card.

When the IC card 37 is a member card, a password determined in advance by the member player at the time of issuing the card is the same as the identification code (ID) of the IC card 37. The member is associated and registered in the management computer 49, and when the member uses the membership card, the holder enters the password, whereby the identity is confirmed by comparison with the registered password, and the member is identified. Only the member who issued the card can use it.

The IC card 3 used in this 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 having a built-in EEPROM (not shown) as a nonvolatile memory is mounted, and a flexible printed board 84 having a pattern coil 83 provided along the outer periphery of the base 81 from the dedicated microcomputer 82 is provided. These ICs are inserted and the entire surface of the recess is covered with a top film 85.
The card 37 is provided with each IC such as the IC card reader / writer 54 and the IC card reader / writer 63 of the issuing device 45.
IC of card reader / writer and settlement and collection device 51 described later
By being inserted into the card reader 118 or the like, the electromagnetic waves output from the card reader / writer or the card reader generate an induced electromotive force in the pattern coil 83, 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 shown in FIG.

The IC card 37 into which these IC cards 37 are inserted
The configuration of the C card reader / writer 54 will be described with reference to FIG.
An insertion sensor 97 for detecting insertion of the IC card 37 from the C card insertion slot 12, a guide rail 98 extending to the IC card insertion slot 12 and allowing the IC card 37 to slide, and a guide rail 98. The IC card 37 is disposed so as to sandwich the IC card 37 and moves the IC card 37 with the drive motors 86 and 93.
Roller 8 that is implemented by being driven and rotated by
7, 88, and a transport mechanism composed of a transport belt 91 stretched on one side of the transport rollers 87, 88, and an electromagnetic device that causes a stop pin for stopping the IC card 37 to be transported to a predetermined position. There are provided a solenoid 89, a communication head 90 for supplying power and data communication to the IC card 37 stopped at a predetermined position, and a control board 92 connected to each of the above-described units and performing control thereof. 94 is
A free roller that assists the transfer by free rotation.
The IC card reader / writer 63 used in the issuing device 45 described later is provided with a supply unit (not shown) for storing and supplying an IC card 37 to be issued at the rear of the IC card reader / writer 54. The IC card 37 which is a prepaid card can be issued.
A collection mechanism is provided at the rear of the IC card reader / writer 54 for collecting the IC card 37 whose payment has been settled and discharging it to a collection box described later.

The issuing device 45 for issuing the prepaid card will be described with reference to FIGS.
5 is arranged at an end position of a predetermined game island 1 as shown in FIG. 1 among a plurality of game islands 1 installed in the game arcade, and its external shape is as shown in FIG. . The issuing device 45 includes an operation display unit 58 for notifying a user that the IC card 37 can be issued, a coin insertion slot 61, and a bill insertion slot on a front surface of a box-shaped housing 59. 6
2, a total amount display unit 70 for sequentially displaying the total amount of money inserted from each of the input ports, an issue button 69, a stop button 68, and a process of notifying that the issue process is being executed. The middle lamp 64 and the IC card 37
Are provided, and a return port 57 for the inserted coins is provided.

The internal structure of the issuing device 45 is as shown in the block diagram of FIG.
And a coin identification and counting unit 74 connected to the coin slot 61 together with the processing lamp 64, the confirmation button 69, and the stop button 68, and for identifying a coin inserted from the coin slot 61. And the bill insertion slot 6
2, a bill identification and counting unit 75 for identifying inserted bills, a display driver 77 for controlling the display operation of the total amount display unit 70, and a bill insertion port 66 connected to the IC card issuing port 66 for insertion. IC card reader / writer 6 for non-contact recording of frequency data corresponding to the total amount thus paid together with the identification code (ID) on an IC card 37 for issuing the frequency data.
3, a temporary storage of the total amount and an identification code (ID) output from the management computer 49, and a control program in which the control contents of a microprocessing unit (MPU) 80 as a control unit described later are described. A communication unit 67 for performing data communication with the management computer 49 via a communication cable 48 as shown in FIG. 5 and a control unit for controlling these units and calculating the total amount of money. And a microprocessing unit (MPU) 80 for performing these operations. These components are connected as shown in FIG. 9 so that the IC card 37 as the prepaid card can be issued.

The processing for issuing a prepaid card in the issuing device 45 of the present embodiment will be described below. First, a player inserts a desired amount of money, such as a 2,000-yen bill, to be provided for a game from the bill insertion slot 62. At this time, in the present embodiment, if the input amount is less than a predetermined amount (500 yen in the present embodiment), a prepaid card is not issued. The insertion of the 2,000-yen bill is detected by the bill identification unit 75, and the authenticity of the 2,000-yen bill is identified. If the identification result is “NG”, the 2,000-yen bill is returned, and the identification is “O”.
K ", the bill identification unit 7
5 based on the identification data output from the MPU 80
Calculates the total amount and displays it on the total amount display section 70.

After confirming the total price display on the total price display section 70, the player presses the issue button 69. Based on the operation of the issue button 69, the MPU 80
Transmits the total amount to the management computer 49 and turns on the processing lamp 64.

The management computer 49 generates an ID to be assigned to the newly issued prepaid card based on the reception of the total amount, calculates a frequency corresponding to the received total amount, and converts the frequency data. Register with the ID data. After the completion of the registration, the management computer 49
Then, the registration completion is returned to the issuing device 45 together with the generated ID.

Based on the reply, the MPU 80 calculates the magnitude of the frequency corresponding to the total amount in the same manner as the management computer 49, and issues the frequency data together with the ID data returned in the IC. Card 3
7 and issued from the IC card issuing port 66.

These issued prepaid cards are used by being inserted into the IC card insertion slot 12 of the card unit 3 connected to the pachinko machine 2 selected by the player.

The game situation using these prepaid cards will be described below. When a player inserts a prepaid card into the IC card insertion slot 12, the IC card reader / writer 54 outputs the IC card 37 from the inserted IC card 37. The ID of the card and the frequency data are read.

Each of the read data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 52 and transmitted to the management computer 49 via the communication unit 47 and the communication cable 48. Based on the transmission, the management computer 49
The frequency data registered in association with the transmitted identification information (ID) is compared with the transmitted frequency data, and when both data match, a license for use of the prepaid card is returned. If the comparisons do not match, an instruction to discharge the prepaid card is returned.

Based on the reply of the license, the MPU 50 of the card unit 3 outputs the frequency data to the point control microcomputer 55 of the pachinko machine 2 and the size of the output frequency data is displayed on the display unit. Displayed at 103.

At the stage when the frequency is displayed on the display unit 103 in this way, the player presses the lend button 101 provided on the operation unit 32 to display the frequency on the display unit 103. A predetermined frequency (for example, 5 degrees = 500 yen) is converted into a point (for example, 125 points) that can be used for a game, and the point display section 104
Will be displayed. At this time, the predetermined frequency is subtracted from the frequency displayed on the display unit 103 by the point control microcomputer 55, and the display is updated.

As a result, a score is present in the point display section 104, and the point control microcomputer 55 drives the hitting motor 29 to drive the hitting operation handle 15
Enable the operation of.

In this state, the player operates the hit ball operation handle 15 to execute a game, and a hit ball is won in each of the winning holes as described above, so that a predetermined value is displayed on the point display unit 104. Scores are given, added and displayed as points, and a predetermined score for each hit ball,
For example, when one point is subtracted and displayed, and the number of possessed points decreases or disappears, when the frequency is displayed on the display unit 103, the lending button 1 is displayed.
01 can be input again to allow the player to continue the game by renting a point having a predetermined size in the same manner as described above.

In the case where the game ends when a “big hit” occurs due to the above-mentioned game and a score is present in the total score display section 104, the player must use the card unit 3.
Payment button 8 (for prepaid card or membership card) or Savings button 9 (only for membership card)
Is pressed.

First, the settlement process based on the operation of the settlement button 8 will be described. The operation of the settlement button 8 is detected by the MPU 50,
5 is output to the effect that there was a payment processing input. Based on the output, the point control microcomputer 55 stops the driving of the hit ball motor 29, and compares the remaining frequency of the display unit 103 and the point of the point display unit 104 at that time with the MPU.
Reply to 50.

Each of these data is output to the management computer 49 together with the ID of the inserted prepaid card, the corresponding data corresponding to the ID is updated, and the points are exchanged with the prize. And the IC card 37 which is a prepaid card in a non-contact manner by the IC card reader / writer 54.
And the prepaid card is returned.

The player brings the returned prepaid card to a predetermined position in the game arcade, for example, a POS terminal installed at a prize exchange register or the like, so that the prize can be exchanged for a desired prize based on the possessed points. Become.

If the player is a member and wants to save the points obtained in the game, the card unit 3
The user inserts his / her membership card into the C card insertion slot 12 and operates the saving button 109. As a result, the score is recorded as a savings point that can be used for the game again, and the I
The score is output to the management computer 49 together with D, and the score is added to and updated to the savings point registered corresponding to the ID.

In addition, by inserting the prepaid card into the settlement and collection device 51 shown in FIG. 10, the amount not used for the game is refunded in an amount corresponding to the number not used for the game. The inserted prepaid card IC card 37 is collected.

The payment and collection device 51 has an external appearance as shown in FIG. 10 and includes a housing 107 in which various devices to be described later are provided, and an opening / closing panel that covers the front surface of the housing 107 so as to be openable and closable. 108 and the open / close panel 1
08, an operation lamp 123 for notifying that the settlement and collection device 51 is usable, a stop button 124 for stopping settlement, and an IC card insertion unit 109 for inserting an IC card 37 which is a prepaid card to be settled. And, on the basis of the size of the frequency remaining unused in the inserted prepaid card, out of the amount corresponding to the unused frequency, the banknote pick-up unit 110 from which the banknote is paid out, and 500
A coin take-out unit 112 for paying out yen coins and 100-yen coins, and a display unit 113 for displaying the size of the remaining frequency on the inserted prepaid card are provided, respectively. Reference numeral 114 denotes a cylinder lock for locking the open / close panel 108 so as not to be opened.

Further, below the display section 113, when the amount to be paid out by settlement is a relatively large amount of 2,000 yen or more, the number of bills to be paid out is set to be 1,000 times smaller than the 2,000 yen bill. The priority button 164a as a releasing means used when priority is given to increase the number of yen bills to be paid, and the number of bills to be paid out, the number of 2,000 yen bills to be paid out is larger than that of 1,000 yen bills. A priority selection section 164 is provided as the selection operation section including a priority button 164b used when priority is given to the user, and the user can select either a 1,000 yen bill or a 2,000 yen bill in settlement. You can choose to be paid out first.

When the open / close panel 108 is closed, the IC card insertion section 109 is opened.
An IC card insertion slot 117 provided on the front surface of an IC card reader / writer 118 provided in the housing 107; A guide protruding from the front surface is formed along the outer peripheral edge of 117.

The banknote take-out unit 110 includes an open / close panel 1
08, two openings 119a, 1
19b and guides 120a and 120b, which are provided so as to protrude forward from the peripheral edges of the respective openings 119a and 119b, and have a substantially upward U-shape in front view, and are provided below the IC card collection unit 116 in the housing 107. The 1,000-yen banknote outlet 122a and the 2,000-yen banknote outlet 122b provided on the front surface of the disposed banknote pay-out unit 121 face the openings 120a and 120b, respectively, when the opening and closing panel 108 is closed. In the upper positions of the bill outlets 122a and 122b, a 1,000-yen banknote safe 137a for storing 1,000-yen banknotes and a 2,000-yen bank for storing 2,000-yen banknotes are provided. A banknote storage vault 137b is provided, and the storage vaults 137a, 137b are provided on the front surfaces of the storage units 137a, 137b. Openable replenishing door 138a to enable replenishment of banknotes to b, 138b is provided.

The opening 120a of the opening and closing panel 8
120b, the coin removal unit 112
Are provided, and a coin tray 127 protruding forward from below the opening 126 is provided.
A coin counting and dispensing unit 125 for counting and dispensing coins out of the settlement amount to the coin extracting unit 112 is provided at an upper position connected to the opening 126 inside 07.

The coin counting and dispensing unit 125
As shown in FIG. 12, a 100-yen coin storage unit 128a for storing 100-yen coins to be paid out is provided at the upper position.
A coin storage unit 128 including a 500-yen coin storage unit 128b for storing a 500-yen coin to be paid out, and a 100-yen coin and a 500-yen coin located at a lower portion of the coin storage unit 128 and connected to the coin storage unit 128. It comprises a coin counting and dispensing device 130 for counting and dispensing coins, and a merging nozzle 131 for merging the dispensed coins and guiding the coins to the coin take-out unit 112, and dispenses coins at a settlement amount. It is supposed to be.

A display unit 132 constituting the display unit 113 is fixedly provided at an upper position on the back surface of the open / close panel 108. The display unit 132 is connected to a control unit 133 which will be described later. When the remaining amount of the prepaid card inserted into the unit 113 and the remaining amount of the 1,000-yen banknote and the 2,000-yen banknote in the banknote storage vaults 137a and 137b become less than a predetermined amount, a predetermined error display is displayed. The display unit 132 is used as notification means of the present invention. Further, at the lower position of the display unit 132, the respective priority buttons 164a, 164b of the priority selection section 164 are provided.
Further, a selector unit 167 provided with the stop button 124 is provided.

The IC card collecting unit 116, the bill dispensing unit 121, the coin counting and dispensing unit 125, the display unit 132, and the various types of components in the selector unit 167 are located above the IC card collecting unit 116 in the housing 107. A control unit 133 having a control microcomputer 147 connected to the device and controlling its operation is provided.

As described above, in the IC card collection unit 116 in this embodiment, the IC card insertion slot 1 is provided.
Each data is read from the IC card 37 inserted from the IC card 17 in a non-contact manner, and the IC card reader / writer 118 that discharges the adjusted IC card 37 to the collection box 129 and the collection card 129 that is collection means are collected. A take-out door 134 is provided, which can be taken out of the IC card 37 for reuse and can be locked.

In the bill dispensing unit 121, there are provided two counting and take-out mechanisms (not shown) for counting and taking out 1,000 yen bills in the storage safe 137a and 2,000 yen bills in the storage safe 137b. ) And two transport mechanisms (not shown) for sending out the banknotes taken out from the respective counting and taking-out mechanisms to the banknote outlets 122a and 122b (when a plurality of banknotes are present, the banknotes are stacked). A bill counting and dispensing device 142 (see FIG. 14) is provided. In addition, each storage safe 137
a and 137b are provided with detection sensors 166a and 166b (see FIG. 14) for detecting the remaining amounts of the stored banknotes, respectively, so that the remaining amount of the stored banknotes becomes a predetermined amount or less. Can be detected.

The 1,000-yen bill discharged from the bill discharge port 122a is discharged through the opening 119a onto the guide 120a projecting from the front surface of the open / close panel 108, and discharged from the bill discharge port 122b. The 2,000-yen bill is discharged through a guide 120b protruding from the front surface of the opening / closing panel 108 through the opening 119b.

On the surface of the control unit 133, as shown in FIG. 13, a numeric keypad 155 used for inputting various settings and an IC card 37 which is a prepaid card inserted from the IC card insertion section 109 are provided. In the settlement, a priority setting button 15 as a releasing means for setting a payout pattern of 1,000 yen bill priority.
6a and a priority setting button 1 as the priority means for setting a payout pattern of 2,000 yen banknote priority
56b, and a user selection button 15 for setting the priority settings as selection contents of the priority selection section 164 which can be operated by the user.
6c, a priority setting unit 156 that can be operated only by the game arcade side, a cancel button 157, and a setting operation unit 150 including a determination button 158 for determining various setting contents.

At the upper position of the setting operation section 150, a display section 159 for displaying the contents set by the setting operation section 150 and error contents of various devices, and the like,
A connector 160 used to output the total settlement amount and the details of the failure stored in the storage unit 149 (see FIG. 14) inside the printer 33 to an external output device such as a printer;
A key switch 161 for disabling the setting change by the setting operation unit 150, a door switch 162 for detecting the open / close state of the front panel of the control unit 133 and stopping the driving of various devices in the open state, a power switch 163,
Are provided respectively.

Next, the structure of the settlement and collection apparatus 51 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 14. In the control unit 133, each of the devices constituting the settlement and collection apparatus 51 includes A main board 148 mounted with a control microcomputer 147 for controlling the operation of each device connected via an I / O port 146 for maintaining signal consistency of the control microcomputer 147 is provided. RAM for storing signals output from each device, frequency data, etc., a communication unit 140 for performing data communication with the management computer 49 via a communication cable 46, and control and processing contents executed by the control microcomputer 147 Is connected to a storage unit 149 composed of a ROM or the like for storing a control program in which is described.

As shown in FIG. 15, the storage unit 149 stores a combination pattern of 1,000 yen bills and 2,000 yen bills to be paid out for each mode in accordance with the amount of money to be paid out by settlement. A plurality of modes are stored in advance, and the modes of these combination patterns are set in the setting operation section 150.
Can be set.

The control microcomputer 147 stores the setting operation section 150 (see FIG. 13) provided on the front surface of the control unit 133 as described above, the error status of various devices, and various setting contents by the setting operation section 150. A display 151 for displaying on the display unit 159 and a display driver 152 for driving the display 151 are connected to each other.
The control microcomputer 147 is connected with the IC card reader / writer 118, the bill counting and dispensing device 142, and the coin counting and dispensing device 130 via an I / O port 146, respectively. The control is executed based on the control program stored in the storage unit 149, and each of the detection sensors 166a and 166b provided in the banknote payout unit 121 is connected to one of the storage safes by the detection sensors 166a and 166b. When it is detected that the remaining amount of the 2,000-yen banknote, which is the smallest banknote next to the 1,000-yen banknote or the minimum banknote stored in the 137a and 137b, is smaller than a predetermined amount. The control microcomputer 147 causes the display unit 113 to display predetermined error contents, for example, It is adapted to display the "Shiheihojuu" and the like.

Further, the control microcomputer 147 is connected to the selector unit 167 which includes a substrate 165 on which priority buttons 164a and 164b formed on the front of the changer 4 so that the user can use it. As described above, when the user selection button 156c provided on the setting operation unit 150 is set, the priority button 164a is set.
Is performed in the setting operation unit 150 as described above, when the operation of the priority button 164b is performed, when the operation of the priority button 164b is performed. The mode is set based on each of the modes described above, and a mode setting method for each of these priorities will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, when setting the payout pattern of the banknote when the payout of the 2,000 yen banknote is prioritized, the user presses the priority setting button 156b of the setting operation section 150. Then, as shown in FIG. 16A, a display is made on the display unit 159 to instruct the user to input the mode number of the combination pattern of the payout bills stored in the storage unit 149. Here, when a predetermined mode number (here, “1”) is input via the numeric keypad 155,
As shown in FIG. 16B, the contents of “MODE1” in FIG. 15B are displayed.
Then, if this content is acceptable, pressing the enter button 158 sets the payout bill priority content. To change the settings, press the OK button 1
Before pressing the button 58, another mode number may be input via the numeric keypad 155 as appropriate.

When setting the payout pattern of the banknote in the case where the payout of the 1,000-yen bill is prioritized, similarly to the case of the 2000-yen bill, the priority setting button 156a of the setting operation section 150 is pressed. do it,
Hereinafter, it can be set by the same procedure as that of the above-mentioned 2,000 yen bill. If a predetermined mode number is input via the ten keys 155, any of the contents shown in FIG. Becomes, and the decision button 15
By pressing 8, predetermined payout bill priority contents are set.

In this embodiment, the payout pattern of the 1,000 yen bill priority is "M" in FIG.
In the following description, it is assumed that the payout pattern with the priority of 2,000 yen and the 2,000 yen bill priority is set to “MODE1” in FIG. 15B. The mode setting of each of these bills is performed by the player selection button 1
It is valid even when 56c is set.
The combination pattern of the bills to be paid out registered in the storage unit 149 is arbitrary, and is not limited to the combinations shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B and can be variously changed.

The operation of the gaming settlement apparatus 51 of this embodiment will be described below. When the player wants to execute the payment of the prepaid card, the player inserts the prepaid card in which the unused frequency remains in the game to be settled into the IC card insertion slot 117. Insertion of the prepaid card,
The frequency data as the game value and the ID as the identification code which are detected by the IC card reader / writer 118 and remaining from the inserted IC card 37 are read out. The corresponding amount is displayed on the display unit 113.

Each of the read data is transmitted to the management computer 49, and the frequency data is compared with the data registered corresponding to the ID. When the data match in the comparison, the management computer 49 returns a permission for settlement.

Based on the reply, the control microcomputer 147
When the user selection is set in the priority setting unit 156, priority is given to the priority button 164a in which the priority selection unit 164 pays out the 1,000-yen bill, or to the priority of the 2,000-yen bill. The user waits for the input of the priority button 164b to be input.

At this stage, the player specifies the type of banknote desired to be paid out by the priority buttons 164a, 164a,
64b is operated for selection.

Based on the selection, the control microcomputer 147
Is based on the amount displayed on the display unit 113,
The bill counting and dispensing device 142 outputs the number of 1,000-yen bills and 2,000-yen bills, which are the minimum bills to be paid out preferentially according to the payout amount, based on the set mode, 500 yen coin and 10
A coin counting and dispensing device 130 for dispensing the number of 0 yen coins
And the amount is paid out according to the instruction.

Here, when the player intends to carry out both settlements, a guidance message such as "Your button ヲ" may be displayed on the display unit 113, and further, the priority button 164a may be displayed. , 164b may be selected before inserting the prepaid card.

After the cash has been paid out, the control microcomputer 147 removes the inserted IC card 37 from the IC card reader / writer 118 into the collection box 1.
29 and collected by the management computer 49.
And the ID data of the collected prepaid card is output together with the completion of the settlement.

In the above description, the case where the user setting is set in the priority setting section 156 has been described.
When the priority setting button 156a for the 000 yen bill priority or the priority setting button 156b for the 2,000 yen bill priority is selected, the input operation of the player's selection operation is not performed, and the setting is performed uniquely. The paid out banknote is paid out with priority.

These priority setting buttons 156a, 156b
In the case where the game hall side sets, for example, by setting the prepaid by appropriately setting the banknotes that can be used for the lending machine to which the game medium is lent out with cash installed in the game hall The value remaining unused on the card is preferable because it can be exchanged for banknotes that can be used by these lending machines, but the present invention is not limited to this. Only the person may be able to select.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the priority setting of the bills to be paid out by the settlement apparatus is set to the small 2,000-yen bill next to the minimum bill, so that the amount to be paid out by the settlement apparatus is 2,000 yen. In the case described above, the 2000-yen bill is paid out preferentially in place of the conventional minimum bill 1000-yen bill, so that the number of 1000-yen bills to be paid out can be reduced. , The total number of banknotes to be stored can be reduced, and the apparatus can be downsized.

Further, as described above, the priority of the 2,000-yen bill is released and the priority of the conventional 1,000-yen bill is prioritized. By providing the priority setting button 156a and the priority button 164a of the
The dispensing priority of the zero-yen bill can be appropriately canceled in accordance with the situation of the game arcade, etc., and the bill to be dispensed can be changed to a 1,000-yen bill. Although it is preferable because it can be appropriately selected for each, the present invention is not limited to this, and without providing a releasing means that gives priority to these 1000 yen bills, the 2000 yen bills can be uniquely defined. The priority may be given.

Each element in each of the above embodiments corresponds to the present invention as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to specify the remaining size of the game value (frequency) that can be rented out of game media (points) used in a game machine (enclosed pachinko machine 2). The information is read out from the game recording medium (IC card 37) on which at least information (frequency data) is recorded, and the amount of money corresponding to the value of the game value specified based on the information is paid out and settled. A game recording medium settlement device (payment and collection device 51) that separately stores a minimum bill (1,000 yen bill) and a small bill (2,000 yen bill) next to the minimum bill. Banknote storage unit (1,000 yen banknote safe 137a, 2,
000-yen banknote safe 137b), at least a minimum banknote stored in the banknote storage unit or a payout unit (banknote payout unit 121) capable of discharging a small banknote next to the minimum banknote, and preferentially in the payout. Priority means (priority setting button 156b) for setting the paid-out bill to be the next smaller bill after the minimum bill.

Further, the second aspect of the present invention cancels out the priority of paying out the small bill (2,000 yen bill) next to the minimum bill by the priority means (priority setting button 156b), and minimizes the paid bill. A release means (priority setting button 156a) for setting a forehead bill (1,000 yen bill) is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the priority means and the cancellation means are formed by a selection operation section (priority selection section 164) which is provided on a front surface thereof and which can be operated by a user. .

Further, claim 4 of the present invention is provided with a collection means (collection box 129) for collecting the adjusted game recording medium (IC card 37).

Further, in the present invention, the minimum bills (1,000 yen bills) stored in the bill storage units (1,000 yen bill storage safe 137a, 2,000 yen bill storage safe 137b) are preferably used. ) Or a notification unit (display unit 132) for notifying the shortage of the remaining amount when the remaining amount of one of the small amount banknotes (2,000 yen banknotes) next to the minimum amount banknote becomes less than or equal to a predetermined amount. Is provided.

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

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the settlement and collection device 51 may be provided at an appropriate position in the game arcade, for example, at a prize exchange counter or at the end of the game island 1.
It may be provided in correspondence with a predetermined number such as every one or two gaming machines. Further, it may be provided at a cashing place other than the game hall, a convenience store, a restaurant, a department store, or the like, which is a general store, and any location may be used as long as it is convenient for the player to use.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bill payout ports are individually set for the 1,000-yen bill and the 2,000-yen bill, but the present invention is not limited to this. Banknotes with different face values may be discharged from the same payout port. Also, the payout method may be such that a plurality of cards are overlaid and paid out at once. Further, coins may be paid out from the same payout port together with these bills.

Further, in the above embodiment, the display unit 132 is used as the notifying means,
Although a predetermined display is carried out at 32 for notification, the present invention is not limited to this, and these notification means may be implemented by other methods, for example, by sound or voice, and further by a lamp or the like. May be.

In the above-described embodiment, the bills to be paid out are the minimum bills of 1,000 yen and the minimum bills, and the next smaller bills are 2,000 yen bills. It is not limited, and these paid-out bills may be 5,000-yen bills or 10,000-yen bills. When these bills are discharged, for example, when the settlement amount is 13,000 yen, In the case where the priority of the 2,000-yen bill is set, such that the priority of the 2,000-yen bill is applied to the amount of the unit of the 1,000 yen,
The mode may be appropriately set by the mode setting or the like.

Further, as the minimum bill and the small bill next to the minimum bill, the present invention can be applied to bills having face values other than 1,000 yen and 2,000 yen issued when denomination or the like is performed. Needless to say, there is.

In the above-described embodiment, the enclosed pachinko machine 2 is used as a game machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these game machines use a game medium as described above. Or a game machine in which these game media are formed by images or the like.

Also, the initial value of the type of banknote which is prioritized in the dispensing is 1,0 which is the minimum amount banknote.
Any one of the 00-yen bill and the 2,000-yen bill, which is the next smaller bill after the minimum bill, may be used.

[0102] The "gaming arcade" described in the claims of the present invention indicates a store or site where a gaming machine (mainly a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or the like) is installed and is in business. Yes, it includes all areas where the gaming machines are operating.

Further, in the above embodiment, the frequency data representing the magnitude of the value, which is the value of the game, is directly stored in the IC card 37 as the game recording medium as the “information” described in the claims of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The “information” is an identification code (ID) individually assigned to the IC card 37, and the management computer 49 is provided with the ID by the ID. The frequency data registered in association with the data may be specified.

In the above embodiment, the non-contact IC card 37 is used as the game recording medium. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and the game recording medium may be a contact type IC card. Or, a magnetic card capable of rewriting and recording data magnetically, or a medium or the like on which a predetermined information recording symbol such as a barcode is printed in a readable manner, and these game recording media include
For example, there is no particular limitation as long as information such as ID, which is the identification information capable of specifying a game recording medium, can be recorded at least in a readable manner.

In the above-described embodiment, the frequency is used as the form of the game value. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The number of balls or the number of coins may be used, and the form may be arbitrarily selected.

[0106]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the amount paid out in the settlement is equal to or greater than the face value of the small bill (2000 yen bill) next to the minimum bill, the small bill is paid next to the minimum bill. Will be paid out preferentially in place of the conventional minimum bill (1,000 yen bill), so that the total amount of money stored in the settlement device is the same so that replenishment labor does not increase. In such a case, the total amount of these stored banknotes can be reduced, and the apparatus can be downsized.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the priority of paying out the small bill (2000 yen bill) next to the minimum bill is appropriately released by the releasing means in accordance with the situation of the game arcade, etc. Bill to be changed to a minimum bill.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the type of bills to be paid out preferentially can be appropriately selected by the user each time. It can respond to user requests.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the settled game recording media are collected, and the collected game recording media are reused repeatedly, thereby to reduce the issue cost of the game recording media. Can be suppressed.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the invention, it is possible to prevent a situation in which one of the minimum bill and the small bill next to the minimum bill is lost and a predetermined settlement cannot be performed. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a game island provided with an enclosed pachinko machine, a card unit, and an issuing device used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an enclosed pachinko machine and a card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing an enclosed pachinko machine and a card unit in 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 island 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 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. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing the non-contact IC card used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing an issuing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing a settlement and recovery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged front view showing a settlement and recovery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing the internal structure of the settlement and collection device in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged front view of a control unit in the payment and collection apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a payment and collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 15A and 15B are diagrams showing a bill payout pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 16A and 16B are schematic diagrams showing display contents at the time of payout bill priority setting.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Gaming Island 2 Enclosed Pachinko Machine 3 Card Unit 4 Operation Lamp 5 Input Unit 6 Enter Button 7 Cancel Button 8 Settlement Button 9 Saving Button 10 Card Indicator 12 IC Card Insertion Slot 13 Analog Display Unit 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 Specific Winning Ball Detector 23 Winning Number Detector 24 Opening / closing Plate 25 Out Exit 26 Launching Ball Detector 27 Furl Ball Entrance 28 Hammer 29 Hitting 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 (prepaid card, membership card) 38 Furl ball Detector 39 Launching ball supply port 40 Rotating plate 4 Solenoid 42 Ball-drawing gutter 43 Scoring control board 44 Connector unit 45 Issuing device 46 Communication cable 47 Communication unit 48 Communication cable 49 Management computer 50 Microprocessing unit (MPU) 51 Settlement and recovery unit 52 Storage unit 54 IC card reader / writer 55 Scoring control Microcomputer 56 Game control microcomputer 57 Return slot 58 Operation display section 59 Housing 61 Coin slot 62 Bill slot 63 IC card reader / writer 64 Processing lamp 66 IC card issuing slot 67 Communication section 68 Stop button 69 Issue button 70 Total amount display Unit 74 coin identification and counting unit 75 banknote identification and counting unit 76 storage unit 77 display driver 80 microprocessing unit (MPU) 81 substrate 82 dedicated microcomputer 83 pattern coil 84 flexible Printed circuit 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 97 Insertion sensor 98 Guide rail 100 Substrate 101 Lending button 102 Leaving button 103 Display section 104 Total score display unit 107 Housing 108 Open / close panel 109 IC card insertion unit 110 Bill removal unit 112 Coin removal unit 113 Display unit 114 Cylinder lock 115 Opening 116 IC card collection unit 117 IC card insertion opening 118 IC card reader / writer 119a Opening 119b Opening 120a Guide 120b Guide 121 Banknote payout unit 122a Banknote outlet 122b Banknote outlet 123 Operation lamp 124 Stop button 125 Hard Coin counting and dispensing unit 126 Opening 127 Coin tray 128 Coin storage 128a 100-yen coin storage 128b 500-yen coin storage 129 Collection box 130 Coin counting and dispensing device 131 Merging nozzle 132 Display unit 133 Control unit 134 Take-out door 137a 1,000 yen Banknote safe 137b 2,000-yen banknote safe 138a Refill door 138b Refill door 140 Communication unit 142 Bill counting and dispensing device 146 I / O port 147 Control microcomputer 148 Main board 149 Storage unit 150 Setting operation unit 151 Display unit 152 Display driver 154 Substrate 155 Numeric keypad 156 Priority setting section 156a Priority setting button (1000 yen banknote) 156b Priority setting button (2000 yen banknote) 156c User selection button 157 Cancel Ton 158 Enter button 159 Display unit 160 Connector 161 Key switch 162 Door switch 163 Power switch 164 Priority selection unit 164a Priority button (1000 yen banknote) 164b Priority button (2000 yen banknote) 165 Board 166a Detection sensor (1000 yen banknote) 166b Detection Sensor (2000 yen bill) 167 Selector unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game medium used in a gaming machine. The information is read out from a game recording medium in which at least information capable of specifying a remaining size of a game value that can be rented is recorded. It is a game recording medium settlement device that pays out the amount of money corresponding to the value of the game value specified based on the settlement amount, and separates the minimum bill and the small bill next to the minimum bill. A banknote storage unit stored in the banknote storage unit, a payout unit capable of paying out a minimum bill stored in the banknote storage unit or a small bill next to the minimum bill, and a bill that is paid out preferentially in the payout And a priority means for making a small bill next to a bill. 2. The game-recording-medium settlement apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a canceling means for canceling the priority of dispensing a small-amount bill next to the minimum-amount bill by the priority means and setting the paid-out bill to the minimum-amount bill. . 3. The game recording medium settlement apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the priority means and the release means are formed by a selection operation unit provided on a front surface thereof and operable by a user. 4. The game recording medium settlement apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a collection unit that collects the settled game recording medium. 5. When the remaining amount of one of the minimum bill or the small bill next to the minimum bill stored in the bill storage unit is less than a predetermined amount, the shortage of the remaining amount is determined. The gaming-recording-medium settlement device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an informing unit for informing.