JP2001129209A - Management device for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a game parlor to grasp the amount of a value added to a negotiable value whose magnitude can be specified by information stored on a storage medium. SOLUTION: A game can be played on a game machine by use of data about the balance of common use of the magnitude specified by information stored on an IC card and data about deposited balls. When the value whose magnitude matches the payment of the negotiable value owned by a player is added to the value whose magnitude is specified by the information stored on the storage medium, the total of the values (the sales of values for the game) is calculated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a management apparatus for a game arcade in a game arcade where a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, a slot machine or the like is installed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a management apparatus for a game arcade in a game arcade where a gaming machine capable of playing using a value of a size specified by recording information of a recording medium is installed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game arcade has been configured so that a game can be played by a gaming machine using a value specified by information recorded on a recording medium such as a card. When the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium is exhausted, the recording medium is discarded because the game cannot be continued using the recording medium any more. As a result, a new recording medium has to be issued again, which causes a disadvantage that the cost associated with the issuance of the recording medium increases.

[0003]

In view of the above, for the value of the size specified by the record information of the recording medium, the value of the value corresponding to the payment of the value owned by the player (for example, the input of the price). By adding and updating, even a recording medium that has been used up can be used again in a game by adding a value, and the cost associated with issuing a recording medium can be suppressed.

[0004] On the other hand, in such a configuration, when a value is added to a valuable value of a size specified by recording information on a recording medium, the amount of the added value is determined by how large the value is. It is anticipated that there will be a need for the game arcade to grasp whether this is the case.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to allow a game arcade to grasp the value of a value added to a valuable value of a size specified by recording information on a recording medium. Is to be able to do it.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine in which a gaming machine capable of playing using a value of a size specified by recording information of a recording medium is installed. In the amusement arcade management device, an addition of a value which is a value corresponding to payment of a value owned by a player and which is added to a value of a size specified by record information of the recording medium. It is characterized by summing up the amount.

[0007] According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the value of the game specified by the information recorded on the recording medium is used for the game. Is counted.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a game result value owned by the player as a result of the game using the gaming machine is stored. It is characterized in that the value of savings is calculated by summing up the game usage amount used for the game.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, a prize exchange amount obtained by exchanging prizes at the game hall is totaled. And

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect of the invention, the exchange amount for a general prize and the exchange amount for a special prize are separately counted. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a total of total data over a predetermined period can be calculated. I do.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, data relating to a game of the gaming machine is collected.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the value of the value corresponding to the payment of the value owned by the player,
The added value of the value added to the valuable value of the size specified by the recording information of the recording medium is totaled.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, a game use in which the value of the size specified by the recording information of the recording medium is used for the game. The sum is summed up.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect of the present invention, a game result value acquired by the player as a result of the game by the gaming machine is saved. A game usage amount in which the saved value used is used for the game is totaled.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions of the first to third aspects,
The prize exchange amounts that have been exchanged for prizes at the game hall are totaled.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the fourth aspect, the exchange amount for the general premium and the exchange amount for the special premium are separately counted.

According to the present invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5,
The total of the total data over a predetermined period can be calculated.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first aspect of the present invention,
Data related to the game of the gaming machine is totaled.

[0020]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing the general outline of a game facility apparatus according to the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 12 denotes a sales management company by hall.
A centralized management computer 13 having a built-in CPU, RAM, ROM and the like for totaling sales by hall is installed. The hall-based sales management company 12 is affiliated with the bank 21, and is an example of a portable information storage device issued by the bank 21.
A part of the storage area of the C card 125 (see FIG. 3) is lent to the hall-based sales management company 12, and the lent storage area stores a game value that can be used for a game and is used as a prepaid card. You. Central management computer 13 of each amusement hall 1, 11 ... and sales management company 12 by hall
Are connected to the terminal boxes 6 installed in each of the game arcades 1, 11,.

Since the game hall 11 has the same configuration as the game hall 1, detailed description and illustration are omitted here.

In the figure, reference numeral 19 denotes a prize exchange management company,
A centralized management computer 20 containing U, RAM, ROM and the like is installed. This central management computer 20
And the terminal boxes 7 installed in the respective game arcades 1, 11... Are connected by a communication line so that information can be transmitted. In the figure, reference numerals 14 and 15 denote member stores which are members of a prize exchange management company 19, each of which has a member store management computer 18 having a built-in CPU, RAM and ROM. The member store management computer 18 and terminal box 17 and the centralized management computer 20 of the prize exchange management company are connected by a communication line so that information can be transmitted. This prize exchange management company is also affiliated with the bank 21, and a part of the storage area of the IC card 125 issued by the bank 21 is lent to the prize exchange management company 19.

In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a bank, which includes a CPU, a RAM,
Central device 2 composed of a computer or the like having a built-in ROM or the like
2 are installed. The central device 22 includes a database 23, which stores each of the amusement arcades 1,
11, sales management company 12 by hall, premium exchange management company 1
9. The accounts of the member stores 14, 15 and the like, and the amount of money deposited in those accounts are stored. Symbols A, B, C, D, E, F illustrated in the database 23
Indicates the accounts of the sales management company 12, the amusement arcade 1, the amusement arcade 11, the franchise 14, the franchise 15, and the premium exchange management company 19, respectively. Means that the gold moves in the direction of the arrow.

The user (player) is a game value writer 2
By inserting the IC card 125 into the IC card and inserting the money, the game value is written in the IC card common use remaining area 148d (see FIG. 4B) within the range of the inserted money. Note that the gaming value may be purchased using the coin storage data (see 148e to 148h in FIG. 4B) stored in the insertion card instead of the price. In such a case, the ball storage data is converted into a game value in accordance with a predetermined rate, and is added and stored in the common use balance area 148d. It should be noted that this common use balance is of a nature that can be commonly used in other game arcades. A card processing machine corresponding to the card type pachinko machine 4 or the card type slot machine 5 which the user wants to play from among the card type pachinko machine 4 or the card type slot machine 5 which is an example of a plurality of game machines installed in the game arcade. The IC card 125 is stored in 3a and 3b.
Insert Then, using the game value (common balance) recorded on the IC card 125, the card type pachinko machine 4 fires a ball to play a game, and the slot machine 5 starts reel rotation. A game becomes possible.

The card-type pachinko machine 4 and the card-type slot machine 5 are configured such that points are added and stored according to the game state during the game. The score added and stored according to the gaming state may be added and stored at a place other than the gaming machines 4 and 5, such as the hall management computer 10. And when the game is over,
The common use balance recorded on the IC card 125 is reduced and updated by the amount used for the game, and the IC card 125 on which the balance is recorded is paid out to the player. If there is a score owned by the player at the end of the game, the paid-out IC card 125 is inserted into the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b, so that the valuable value of the player as a result of the game by the gaming machine is obtained. Of the IC card area 148 together with the game store code at the game hall.
The coins are written as coins in e to 148h, and are discharged to the user from the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b. Note that the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b are eliminated, and the card processors 3a and 3b are omitted.
May have a point writing function. The user inserts the discharged IC card into the prize processing device 8. The prize processing device 8 enables the exchange of the special prize 129 (see FIG. 5) within the range of the coin-stored data of the inserted IC card in the coin-stored data corresponding to the game store code of the game hall, It has a function of issuing a prize receipt (not shown). Further, the prize processing device 8 has a function of writing member authentication data for certifying that the user is a member to the IC card 125 of a user who has performed a predetermined enrollment procedure. If the user brings the issued general prize receipt to the counter, it can be exchanged for a general prize such as tobacco or chocolate within the range of the exchange amount recorded on the general prize receipt. In addition,
The exchange for the general prize may be made directly by the IC card without issuing the receipt for the general prize.

A game value writer 2, a card processor 3a, 3b, a card type pachinko machine 4,
The card-type slot machine 5, the prize processing device 8, and the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b are connected to the hall management computer 10, respectively, and are configured to be able to transmit information. This hall management computer 10 has a CP
U, RAM, ROM, etc. are built in, and the sales amount by the game value writer 2 (game value sales amount), the game value usage amount, the profit ball of the card type pachinko machine 4 and the card type slot machine 5 Number, disadvantageous ball count, IC card area 148e to 148h read by prize processing device 8
Out of the coin storage data stored in the area corresponding to the amusement arcade, general prize exchange information using the general prize receipt, IC card remaining balance update information, special prize exchange amount information, and the like. Centrally manage various information generated from the amusement arcade. Note that the general prize receipt issued by the prize processing device 8 can be exchanged for prizes at the amusement arcade 1 and on the same day.

Of the game value sales amount (sales amount) by the game value writer 2 installed in the game hall 1, the sales amount information relating to the game value purchase using the ball storage data of the IC card 125 is the terminal. Centralized management computer 2 of prize exchange management company 19 via a communication line via box 7
0 is transmitted. The terminal box 7 and the centralized management computer 20 do not necessarily need to be connected online. Instead, the game value sales are totaled, and a slip or the like containing the sum is created. The value sales may be input to the central management computer 20.

Further, a special prize exchange device is provided in the amusement arcade, and the user inserts the discharged special prize 129 into the special prize exchange device, so that the amount of cash corresponding to the inserted special prize 129 is used. May be paid out to the person. When this special prize exchange device is provided, the special prize exchange device is connected to the centralized management computer 20 of the prize exchange management company 19 via a terminal box, and the amount of the special prize 129 to the prize exchange management company 19 is reduced. It is desirable to be configured to be transmitted to the central management computer 20.

It should be noted that the special prize exchange device and the prize processing device 8 may be installed in a prize exchange provided outside the game arcade.

On the other hand, a user who wishes to actually see and check the prize and purchase the prize instead of exchanging the prize according to a catalog which will be described later, brings the IC card 125 to the member store 1
4, 15 and the IC card 125 is transferred to the member store 14,
15 and inserts it into the IC card processing device 16, and stores the type and number of prizes that are desired to be sold, such as products and services sold at the member stores 14 and 15, into the IC card processing device 16. input. Then, the amount corresponding to the input prize is subtracted from the ball storage data of the IC card 125, and the IC card 12 after the subtraction is subtracted.
5 is returned to the user. In this way, the user can actually see the prize visually and obtain it. The prize exchange management company 19 has a centralized management computer 20.
It is not always necessary to connect the member store management computers 18 installed in the member stores 14 and 15 online, and the member computers 14 and 15 correspond to the prize numbers and the number of prizes transmitted from the game arcades 1 and 11 and the prize numbers. The addresses, names, telephone numbers, and the like of the users may be totaled and entered in a slip or the like, and periodically collectively sent to each of the affiliated stores 14 and 15 offline.

A special prize settlement machine 24 for exchanging special prizes for cash is installed in the bank 21. The user brings his own special prize to the bank 21 and transfers the special prize to the bank 2.
1 and can be exchanged for cash by inserting it into the special prize settlement machine 24 installed in it. The special prize settlement machine 24 installed in the bank 21 is connected to a centralized management computer 20 of a prize exchange management company 19 via a terminal box 25 via a communication line, and the exchange amount of the special prize 129 is stored in the terminal box 25. It is configured to be transmitted to the centralized management computer 20 via the PC.

The centralized management computer 20 of the premium exchange management company 19 and the database 23 of the bank 21 are connected by a communication line, and the following information is transmitted from the centralized management computer 20 to the database 23. In other words, the information on the increase in the amount of the IC card coins updated by the score writing processing devices 9a and 9b provided in the gaming arcades 1 and 11, and the game value book provided in the gaming arcades 1 and 11 Game value sales information in which the game value is sold using the IC card ball data using the embedded machine 2, and the sales amount of the prize using the IC card ball data in each of the member stores 14 and 15. Information (prize exchange amount information) and the like are transmitted. On the other hand, from the centralized management computer 13 of the hall-based sales management company 12, the sum of the game value sales amount in the amusement arcades 1 and 11 and the sum of the use amount in which the game value of the IC card is used in the game arcades 1 and 11 are obtained. Is transmitted to the database 23.

In the database 23, the money is moved between the accounts in the direction indicated by the arrows based on the various transmitted information. That is, the sum of the game value sales amount between the account A of the hall-based sales management company and the accounts C and B of each game hall and the total amount of the game value used by the IC card processors 3a and 3b. Move gold by the difference of. Using the gaming value writer 2 provided in the amusement arcades 1 and 11, the amount obtained by subtracting the commission from the total sales amount of the gaming value sold using the coins of the IC card 125 is the premium exchange management company. From account F of each game hall 1,1
Move to accounts B and C of No. 1. The amount obtained by subtracting the special prize exchange amount and the general prize exchange amount from the increased and updated amount of the IC card increased and updated by the score writing processing devices 9a and 9b provided in each of the gaming arcades 1 and 11, and each of the gaming arcades 1 , 11 transfer the sum of the purchase price of the special prize 129 added to the fee from the accounts B and C of the amusement arcades 1 and 11 to the account F of the prize exchange management company 19. Actually, between account F and C and B, the difference between the amount obtained by subtracting the special prize conversion amount and the general prize exchange amount from the IC card increase renewal amount, the special prize purchase price (addition to commission), and the savings Only the amount in which the sales amount of the game value sold by using (the fee is deducted) is offset is moved. Further, the IC card 125 at each of the member stores 14 and 15
Is transferred from the account F of the prize exchange management company 19 to the accounts D and E of the franchise stores 14 and 15, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a special prize payment machine provided at a main part of a game arcade and a bank.

The gaming value writer 2 installed in the game hall 1 is provided with a bill insertion slot 32, and is inserted by a user (player) inserting a bill from the bill insertion slot 32. The bill thus discarded is identified by the bill validator 33, and is returned to the user if it is an illegal bill such as a fake bill, but is taken into the bill storage unit 34 if it is an appropriate bill. On the other hand, the gaming value writer 2 is provided with an IC card insertion slot 42, and a user inserts an IC card from the IC card insertion slot 42. Then, the storage area 14 of the IC card inserted by the IC card processor 43
8c (see FIG. 4 (b)), an appropriateness determination including a determination as to whether or not the member authentication data is properly stored is performed.
In the case of an improper card, this is indicated by the amount / balance indicator 29.
Thus, abnormal processing for notifying a staff member of the game arcade or collecting the inserted card in the machine is performed. The amount corresponding to the inserted bill is displayed on the amount / balance indicator 29, and the gaming value selection button 44 is selected and operated within the range of the displayed amount. The game value is, for example, 1000 yen, 20 yen.
There are five kinds of money amount of 00 yen, 3000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen. By selecting and pressing the game value selection button 44, a desired amount among the five kinds of game values is designated. Can be. By pressing the game value selection button 44, the game value of the amount designated by the pressing operation is added and stored in the common use remaining area 148d (see FIG. 4B) of the IC card into which the game value of the specified amount has been inserted. You. Thereafter, when there is a change, the bill payout device 40 is operated, and the bill is paid out to the user from the bill payout port 39. In the figure, reference numeral 49 denotes a control unit, which comprises a microcomputer or the like for controlling the gaming value writer 2.

The gaming value writer 2 can sell gaming values not only by inserting money such as bills but also by using the IC card 125. In other words, the player plays the game with the gaming machines 4 and 5, and as a result of the game, an IC card in which a score owned by the player as described later is stored as a coin is paid out to the player. The game ball data stored in the areas 148e to 148h of the IC card is transferred to the area 148d as the common remaining balance and recorded, and the game machines 4 and 5 use the common remaining balance of the IC card 125 to record the same. A game becomes possible. In this case, the IC card 125 is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 42. Then, the IC card processor 43 identifies whether or not the inserted IC card 125 is a proper card, and
If the card is incorrect, the above-described abnormality processing is performed. If the inserted card is a proper card, the card information recorded on the inserted card is read by the IC card processor 43, and then the user inputs a personal identification number from the personal identification number input key 35. If the entered password is an incorrect number, an error is displayed on the amount / balance display 29. At that time, the inserted card may be collected. If the entered personal identification number is a correct number, among the stored ball data stored in the inserted IC card 125, the data stored in the game hall is indexed according to the game store code, and the index is calculated. The saved coin data is displayed on the amount / balance indicator 29. The user selects and operates the game value selection button 44 within the range of the amount displayed by the amount / remaining amount display 29. If the selection operation is an improper selection operation, for example, an operation of selecting a higher amount of money than the indexed ball storage data, an error is displayed on the re-use amount indicator 30 to display an error. Wait for re-operation. On the other hand, if the selection operation is an appropriate operation, the total of the face value of the game value selected by the re-use amount indicator 30 and the commission associated with the sale of the game value is displayed. . If the user sees the display and presses the confirmation button 45, the IC card is discharged to the user after the game value of the selected amount is added to the common use balance and updated. Then, the IC card 125 after purchasing the desired value of the game value
Calculation of accumulated ball data, ie, IC card 125 at the time of insertion
The control unit 49 performs a process of subtracting the amount of the game value sold and the commission from the stored ball data corresponding to the game arcade, and the inserted IC card 12
A process is performed to update the stored ball data of the game hall recorded in 5 with the calculated new remaining amount. Then, the updated new coin storage data is displayed by the card balance indicator 31, and the IC card 125 updated to the new coin storage data is discharged from the IC card insertion slot 42 to the user side. The gaming value writer 2 is provided with a commission setting section 49a, and the staff of the game arcade operates the commission setting section 49a to set the above-mentioned I.
A commission (%) at the time of selling the game value using the C card 125 can be set.

In the figure, reference numeral 26 denotes a writing machine number display section, on which the number of the gaming value writing machine 2 is displayed. Reference numeral 27 denotes an on-sale indicator, and reference numeral 28 denotes a sale stop indicator. While the gaming value writer 2 is selling gaming values, the sales stop indicator 28 is turned off and the selling indicator 27 is lit. Conversely, when the gaming value writer 2 is not on sale, the on-sale indicator 27 is turned off and the sale stop indicator 28 is lit on. In the drawing, reference numeral 46 denotes an inserted bill full indicator, and this inserted bill full indicator 46 indicates that the bill storage unit 34 is full by the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 32 and cannot be inserted any more.
Is lit or blinking, and the fact that the inserted bills are full can be displayed to the staff at the game hall. 4
Reference numeral 7 denotes a dispensed bill deficiency indicator, and when the change bills stored for dispensing to the user by the bill dispensing device 40 are deficient, the dispensed bill deficiency indicator 47 is lit or blinks to indicate that. It is configured to be able to notify the staff of the game arcade.

When a user plays a pachinko game using the game value (common use balance) sold by the game value writer 2, the game value is set on the pachinko machine installation island 50 of the game hall 1. The IC card 125 is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 52 of the existing IC card processor 3a. This I
A plurality of C card processing machines 3a are provided adjacent to each card type pachinko machine 4 installed on the pachinko machine installation island 50, and each adjacent card type pachinko machine 4 is provided.
It corresponds to. Therefore, for example, when it is desired to play a game with the card-type pachinko machine 4 on the left side in the figure, the IC card insertion slot 52 of the IC card processing machine 3a adjacent to the left side of the card-type pachinko machine 4 on the left side in the figure.
It is necessary to insert the IC card 125 into the device. When the user inserts the IC card 125 into the IC card insertion slot 52 and operates the use amount selection button 54 to set the amount to be used by the card-type pachinko machine 4 within the range of the balance displayed on the card balance display 53. If designated, the score corresponding to the designated amount is displayed on the score display 56, and a ball game in which a ball is shot and fired in the game area becomes possible. And IC
The remaining balance obtained by subtracting the amount selected by the use amount selection button 54 from the common balance of the IC card 125 inserted from the card insertion slot 52 is displayed on the card balance display 53. On the other hand, if a predetermined game state such as a win of a pachinko ball hit into the game area accompanying a ball game occurs, a predetermined score is given to the player based on the occurrence of the predetermined game state. The score given is added and displayed on the point display 56 for digital display. As described above, the card-type pachinko machine 4 has a function of adding and storing the score given to the player according to the playing state. On the other hand, a score corresponding to the number of pachinko balls used in the ball game is subtracted from the score displayed on the score display 56, and the score after the subtraction is used as the score display 5
6 is indicated. The score displayed by the point display 56 is displayed as a level by the score level display 57. That is, the score level indicator 57 is configured by stacking a plurality of indicators in a block shape, and the number of indicators corresponding to the score is turned on to display the score in analog level. The IC card processor 3
A is provided with a control unit 55 composed of a microcomputer or the like.

Above the card-type pachinko machine 4, a point writing processor 9a is provided. When the player presses the payment button 58 provided on the card-type pachinko machine 4 or when the card-type pachinko machine 4 is stopped, the IC card 125 is inserted into the IC card insertion / ejection port 69. As a result, the value corresponding to the point displayed by the point display 56 is stored as an accumulated coin in an area (one of 148e to 148h or an empty area) corresponding to the game store code of the game arcade, and then held. The insertion card 125 is paid out to the player from the point writing processor 9a. That is, the IC card processor 70 of the point writing processor 9a
The value corresponding to the score displayed on the point display 56 is stored in the IC card as ball storage data, and the stored IC card is inserted into the IC card insertion / ejection port 69.
Is discharged to the player side. And the discharged IC
The card is used for playing a game or exchanging prizes by another gaming machine. In the figure, reference numeral 72 denotes a unit number display unit, which displays the unit number of the card-type pachinko machine 4 corresponding to the point writing processing device 9a. Reference numeral 73 denotes a trouble button, which is operated by a player when an abnormality occurs in the card-type pachinko machine 4, and a trouble display 74 is lit or blinked in accordance with the operation, so that a person in the game hall can be operated. It is notified that a trouble has occurred.

When the player plays a game using the card type slot machine 5 installed on the slot machine installation island 51, the game value sold by the game value writer 2 is processed by the IC card processing as described above. It is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 52 of the machine 3b. Then, as described above, when the player selects and operates the usage amount selection button 54 within the range of the remaining amount displayed on the card remaining amount display 53, the point corresponding to the selected usage amount is displayed on the point display. The game can be played within the range of the points displayed by the point display 60. First, the player presses and operates the point use button 62 to set and input a point (bet point) to be used in one game by the card-type slot machine, and then presses the start button 63. Then, the reels start rotating, and then, when the player presses the stop buttons 64 provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, the rotation of the reels corresponding to the respective stop buttons is stopped. You. And on a total of five hit lines consisting of three horizontal and two diagonally diagonal,
If the identification combination displayed by the reel at the time of stop becomes a combination of predetermined specific identification information, a predetermined score is added and stored and added and displayed by the point display 60, or A bonus game in which a score is given with a high probability occurs in the game. The remaining number of times the bonus game can be played is displayed by the bonus game remaining number display 65. In the figure, reference numeral 66 denotes a payout point display. The payout point display 66 displays the score given to the player as a result of one game.

A point writing processor 9b is provided above the card type slot machine 5, and includes an IC card processor 70, an IC card insertion / ejection port 69, Is provided. When the player presses the checkout button 67 of the card type slot machine 5 and inserts the IC card 125 into the IC card insertion / ejection slot 69, the area (148e to 148h) corresponding to the game store code of the insertion card 125 is displayed. The value corresponding to the score displayed on the score display device 60 for any one or an empty area) is stored as a coin in the IC card processor 70.
, And the stored IC card is ejected from the IC card insertion / ejection port 69 to the player. Then, the discharged IC card is used for gaming and prize exchange by another gaming machine. In the figure, 53 is a card balance display, 55 is a control unit, and 61 is a score level indicator for level display of the score displayed by the score indicator 60. Reference numeral 68 denotes an interrupt button that is pressed when the player interrupts the game. In the figure, reference numeral 72 denotes a unit number display, 73 denotes a trouble button, 74 denotes a trouble display, and 7 denotes a trouble display.
5 is a speaker. Note that the IC card processor 3a,
The gaming machine 3b and the gaming machines 4 and 5 may be integrally configured. Also, the gaming machines 4 and 5 and the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b
And may be configured integrally. Valuable value addition for adding the valuable value owned by the player as a result of the game by the gaming machine to the valuable value specified by the storage information of the portable information storage device by the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b. Means are configured.

The IC card insertion slot 42, password input key 35, amount / balance display 29, selection button 44, replay amount display 30, confirmation button 45, IC card exit 36, card balance display 31 , The control unit 49, the IC card insertion slot 52, and the use amount selection button 54, by using the value specified by the storage information of the portable information storage device, to enable the gaming machine to play a game. A game use means is configured.

The score obtained as a result of playing a game by the card-type pachinko machine 4 or the card-type slot machine 5 is stored in the IC card slot 79 of the prize processing device 8 by the player. Is inserted into.
The value recorded in the inserted IC card is read by the IC card processor 80, and the read coins (value) are displayed by the coin display 94. In the premium processing device 8, a new IC card is used as a game card that can be used in a game, the remaining balance of common use is increased and the special premium 128 is paid out within the range of the read coins.

The new IC card 12 is provided by the prize processing device 8.
In the case where the IC card 5 is a game-usable IC card, the player is required to manually write necessary information such as an address, a name, a telephone number, etc. on a prescribed sheet, and the entry sheet is inserted into the entry sheet slot 82. Have IC card 125 and IC
Have the card inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 79. The entry sheet inserted into the entry sheet slot 82 is read by a character reading device 83 such as an OCR or the like, and then the entry sheet is stored in the sheet storage unit 84. If it is determined that the character can be identified as a result of reading by the character reading device 83, a message indicating that the identification is possible is displayed on the message display 96. If the identification is impossible, the cause of the failure is displayed on the message display 96. If the identification is possible, a message indicating that the IC card registration key 85 is pressed is displayed on the message display 96, and if the IC card registration key 85 is pressed by the player, the IC card processor 80, the necessary information such as the member authentication data is inserted into the area 14 of the insertion card 125.
8c, and the IC card insertion / ejection port 79
The C card 125 is ejected. It should be noted that instead of manually writing and inputting the necessary items, the area 148 of the IC card 125 is already entered.
The user ID data stored in b may be read and input.

Next, when paying out the special prize 128,
First, a player inserts an IC card into the IC card insertion slot 79. Then, the ball storage data stored in the inserted IC card is read by the IC card processor 80, and the read ball storage is displayed by the ball storage display 94. Next, a message indicating that any one of the special premium payout key 97, the general premium exchange receipt receipt key 98, and the premium number designation key 100 is selected and pressed is displayed on the message display 96.

When the player wishes to pay out special prizes, he / she presses a special prize payout key 97. Then, an instruction to input the amount of exchange with the ten keys 95 is displayed on the message display 96, and the player inputs the amount of exchange of the special premium with the ten keys 95 according to the instruction. Next, a message indicating that the confirmation key 102 is pressed is displayed on the message display 96, and the player presses the confirmation key 102 in accordance with the instruction. Then
Special prize 12 corresponding to the amount entered with ten keys 95
8 is taken out from the special prize storing section 88 and is paid out to the player side from the special prize payout opening 86 by the special prize payout device 87. Thereafter, the receipt on which the transaction content is recorded is printed by the receipt issuing device 93 and is paid out to the player through the receipt issuing port 92.

Next, when the player wishes to pay out a general prize receipt for general prize exchange, an instruction to select one of the operation keys 98 to 100 by using the message display 96 described above. Is displayed, the player presses the receipt payout key 98 for general prizes. Then, a message indicating that the exchange amount of the general prize receipt is to be input is displayed by the numeric keypad 95 on the message display 96, and the player inputs the desired exchange amount of the general prize receipt by the numeric keypad 95. Next, confirm key 1
02 is displayed on the message display 96, and when the player presses the confirmation key 102, the receipt issuing device 93 prints a general prize receipt and is discharged from the receipt issuing port 92. You. Then, a receipt in which the details of the transaction are recorded is issued as described above.

Next, if the user wants to use the IC card 125 of his / her own to look at the prize catalog provided at the counter of the game arcade and obtain the prize described in the catalog, the various operations described above are performed. When an instruction to select one of the keys 97 to 102 is displayed on the message display 96, the user presses the prize number designation key 100. Next, an instruction to input a prize number from the ten keys 95 is displayed on the message display 96, and the user inputs a prize number of a desired prize determined in advance by referring to a catalog or the like. Then, an instruction to press the prize number designation key 101 is displayed on the message display 96, and the player presses the prize number designation key 101 accordingly. Next, an instruction to input the desired number of prizes from the ten keys 95 is displayed on the message display 96, and the user inputs the desired number of prizes from the ten keys 95. Next, confirm key 10
2 is displayed on the message display 96, and when the user presses the confirmation key 102 in accordance therewith, the prize exchange operation using the catalog ends.

The prize processing device 8 is connected via the terminal box 7 to the centralized management computer 20 of the prize card issuing company 19 described above.
Information regarding necessary items such as the address, name, telephone number, and the like of the user input when the card 125 is made available for game is transmitted to the central management computer 20 of the premium exchange management company 19. Further, the prize number and the number of prizes input from the ten keys 95 described above and the inserted IC card 1
Through the terminal box 7, 25 card numbers and the like are stored in the central management computer 2 of the prize exchange management company 19.
0 is transmitted. The centralized management computer 20 stores the transmitted information such as the address, name, and telephone number of the user in association with the number of the IC card 125 possessed by the user. When the card number is transmitted, the necessary information such as the address, name, telephone number, etc. of the holder of the IC card 125 is determined from the card number, and the prize is stored in the member store management computer of the member store near the user's address. The number, its number information, and the address, name, telephone number, and the like of the user to whom the prize is sent are transmitted. Then, the prize desired by the user is delivered to the user in a desired number from the member store at a later date. In addition,
In the figure, reference numeral 104 denotes a control unit including a microcomputer for controlling the prize processing device 8. Reference numeral 76 denotes a device number display unit, 77 denotes an in-operation indicator that indicates that the operation is in progress, and 78 denotes an operation stop indicator that indicates that the operation is stopped. IC card insertion / ejection port 79, numeric keypad 95, message display 96, special prize delivery key 97,
Confirmation key 102, transaction end key 103, receipt giving key 98 for general prize, prize number designation key 100, prize quantity designation key 101, control unit 104, IC card processor 8
0 constitutes valuable prize exchange use means for using the valuable specified by the storage information of the portable information storage device for prize exchange.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a hall management computer, which is a prize processing device 8, a game value writing machine 2, a card-type pachinko machine 4, a card-type slot machine 5, an IC card processing machine 3a, 3b, and a point book. Connection processing devices 9a and 9b. In the figure, 105 is a keyboard, 106 is C
An RT display 107 is a printer.
The IC card processors 3a and 3b are connected to a centralized management computer 13 of a hall-based sales management company 12 via a terminal box 6.

In order to exchange the special prize paid out from the prize processing device 8 for cash, the user brings the special prize 128 to the bank 21 and the special prize settlement machine 24 installed in the bank 21 Special prize 1 from prize slot 114
28 is input. Then, the amount of money corresponding to the inserted special prize 128 is displayed on the settlement amount display 123, and when the user presses the confirmation key 122, the bill dispensing device 112 is activated and the bills in the bill storage unit 113 are removed. The coin is dispensed to the user from the bill payout port 111, and the coin dispensing device 118 is operated as necessary, and the coin in the coin storage unit 119 is paid out to the user from the coin payout port 117. The money amount of the bills and coins to be paid out is controlled so as to match the money amount displayed on the settlement amount display unit 123. Thereafter, the receipt issuing device 121 is operated, and a receipt on which predetermined items are printed is issued from the receipt issuing port 120 to the user. In the drawing, reference numeral 124 denotes a control unit composed of a microcomputer or the like. Also, reference numeral 108 denotes a checkout machine number display unit, 109 denotes an operating display, and 110 denotes an operation stop display. The special prize settlement machine 24 is connected to the centralized management computer 20 of the prize exchange management company via the terminal box 20, and the number of special prizes 128 stored in the prize exchange management company 19 is determined by the centralized management computer 2.
0 is transmitted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an IC card.
A recess 150 is provided at a predetermined location on the back side of the IC card 125.
Is formed, and the wafer 151 is assembled and fixed in the recess 150. The wafer 151 has an integrated circuit 126 provided on a substrate 127 and a plurality of contact terminals 1 electrically connected to the integrated circuit 126.
28 is provided on the substrate 127. The contact terminals 128 are exposed on the back side of the substrate 127, and the above-mentioned card processors 43, 70, 80 (card reader / writers) electrically contact the contact terminals 128 to read out predetermined information or to read out predetermined information. Is written.

FIG. 4A is a schematic configuration block diagram showing the integrated circuit 126, and FIG. 4B is a block diagram showing data stored in the RAM.

The integrated circuit 126 is composed of, for example, an LSI. The integrated circuit 126 includes a CPU 147 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure, a ROM 149 storing operation program data of the CPU 147, and a ROM 149 for storing necessary data. And a RAM 148 capable of writing and reading.

Further, the integrated circuit 126 receives the input signal, supplies the input data to the CPU 147, and
An input / output interface 146 for receiving output data from the 147 and outputting the data to the outside, and a power-on reset circuit, a clock generation circuit, a pulse frequency division circuit (interrupt pulse generation circuit), and an address decode circuit (not shown) are included.

The CPU 147 can execute the operation of the interrupt control routine according to the interrupt pulse periodically given from the pulse dividing circuit. The address decode circuit decodes the address data from the CPU 147 and supplies a chip select signal to each of the ROM 149, the RAM 148, and the input / output interface 146.

A plurality of (eight in the drawing) contact terminals 128 are connected to the input / output interface 146, and predetermined data from the card reader / writer is transmitted from the contact terminals 128 via the input / output interface 146 to the CPU 147. Is input to The CPU 147 performs various operations in response to the input signal and according to the program data stored in the ROM 149, and outputs predetermined data from the contact terminal 128 to the card reader / writer via the input / output interface 146.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the RAM 148
Includes a plurality of storage areas 148a to 148h. Region 14
8a stores a card number, and an area 148b stores an IC number.
ID data such as the name, address, and telephone number of the card holder are stored, the member authentication data is stored in the area 148c, the remaining balance for common use (game value) is stored in the area 148d, and the areas 148e to 148h are stored. Each stores a game store code and ball storage data corresponding thereto.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a special prize. The special prize 129 is constituted by a magnetic card in which a magnetic stripe 130 is formed on a part of a plate-shaped resin. In the magnetic stripe 130, an issue number which is a number to which the special prize 129 is issued, a security code for improving the security of the special prize 129, and the like are recorded. In addition, some of the special prizes 129
A gold chip 131 having a value matching the premium value of the special premium 129 is incorporated.

FIG. 6 shows a receipt 132 issued from the prize processing device 8 when a prize is exchanged by selecting a prize using the above-mentioned catalog, and the information as shown is printed. The special prizes shown in FIG. 5 are not limited to magnetic cards, but include various types of cards such as IC cards, optical cards (using an optical disk memory), heat-sensitive cards, cards with barcodes, cards with punched holes, and the like. It may be composed of Further, in the IC card shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the balance information is directly stored and updated. However, the balance information is not stored in the IC card, and the hall management computer 10 or the centralized management system can be used based on the card number. The management computers 13 and 20 may perform so-called card identification number management, that is, update the information on the accumulated coins and the information on the remaining amount of common use.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a centralized management computer installed in the prize exchange management company and various devices connected to the centralized management computer.

An auxiliary computer 133 is connected to the central management computer 20. The auxiliary computer 133 has a CRT display 135 and a keyboard 13
7 and the printer 136 are connected. By inserting a key possessed by a predetermined operator into the power switch 134 of the auxiliary computer 133, the keyboard 137 is activated. The keyboard 137 has a totaling key 138 for totaling data for each amusement arcade (hall), a sales key 139 for totaling sales for each member store, and a totaling value of accumulated ball for each IC card. Tabulation key 140 for each card, a prize entry / exit key 141 for tabulating the entry / exit data of special prizes, an accident key 142 for tabulating accident card data, and a print key 143 for printing predetermined data by the printer 136. Is provided. By operating the various keys 138 to 143, the above-described respective data are totaled, and the totaling result is displayed on the CRT display 135 (FIGS. 8 to 11). In addition, the keyboard 137
A numeric keypad 144 for inputting numbers and the like, a character information input key 145 for inputting character information, and other function keys are provided.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the aggregated information by hall performed by the centralized management computer of the premium exchange management company.

B and C on the first line indicate the name of the game arcade (hall), and the second line indicates the type of the aggregated data. That is, the “IC card renewal amount”
The amount obtained by subtracting the special prize exchange amount and the general prize exchange amount from the update amount of the ball storage data of the IC card 125 updated and increased by the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Central update computer 20 when updating
The number of the terminal box 7 that is the source of the data transmitted to the auction, etc., specifies the billing destination to which the prize exchange management company 19 charges. The prize processing device 8
May be specified based on the processing machine number. The game hall code may be transmitted from the terminal box 7 to the centralized management computer 20 together with the additional update data. “Special prize issue amount” is the special prize 1 shipped from the prize exchange management company 19 to the game hall.
It means 29 dollars. The “re-game usage amount” means an amount used for purchasing a game value (common use remaining amount) when performing a re-game using the coins stored in the IC card 125. The leftmost column in the figure shows the date, and furthermore, the IC card update amount, the special prize delivery amount,
The sum of the re-game use amount, each billed amount and the difference are shown.
Assuming that the sum of the re-game usage amount is B3 or C3, B3 =
B3 ′ × 1.35 and C3 = C3 ′ × 1.35. Here, B3 'and C3' are the amounts actually used for the replay, that is, the purchase values of the game value using the IC card coins, and the amount obtained by adding 35% as a commission to the amount. Is the total amount. In addition, the amount of money required to charge each game arcade from the premium exchange management company 19 is calculated and displayed. In the case of the IC card renewal amount, the total amount B1 becomes the billing amount as it is. In the case of special prize issue amount, total amount B2
B2 × 1.01 with a fixed fee added to the charge amount. In the case of the re-game use amount, a fixed fee is added to the amount actually used for the re-game, ie, the purchase amount B 3 ′ of the game value using the IC card.
× 1.3 is the billing amount. In the case of the hole C, the calculation of the billing amount is the same as that of the hole B as shown. Further, the difference of the card billing amount shown in the bottom row of FIG. 8 is actually billed from the prize exchange management company 19 to each game hall. Also,
The total of the score data written as the ball storage data on the IC card by the point writing processing devices 9a and 9b, that is, the total data of the prize score paid out by the game hall 1 is transmitted to the centralized management computer 20 of the prize exchange management company 19. The centralized management computer 20 may totalize and display the total prize score for each game arcade based on the transmitted data. In this case, the profit for each game hall can be determined based on the total data of the game value (common use balance) usage amount for each game hall shown in FIG. The accounting of the amusement arcade is covered with glass, and tax evasion can be prevented.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing card-by-card tally data compiled by the centralized management computer of the prize exchange management company.

In the figure, the top line shows the card number of the IC card, and the line below it shows the amount of coins accumulated in the previous month. In addition, the updated amount of use and the used amount of the savings of the IC card for each day from October 1 to October 31 are shown. For example, on October 1, it can be seen that the IC card with the card number 12001 has been updated by 5,300 yen and 15,000 yen has been used. Then, the total of the renewal amount and the usage amount for one month from October 1 to October 31 are calculated and shown, and the total usage amount is subtracted from the sum of the previous month's remaining amount and the total renewal amount. The amount thus paid is the remaining balance of the IC card of 30,400 yen as of October 31. In addition, a usage type column is provided on the right side of the usage amount column,
A indicates special prize exchange, B indicates replay use, and C indicates catalog prize exchange.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing tabulation of accident card data. The leftmost column in the figure shows the card number of the accident card. In the case of a lost card, there is a report from the lost person, and the card number of the declared IC card is registered. For example, the card number 12003 in FIG.
In the case of the IC card of No. 6, since the 6,500-yen savings data has been increased and updated on October 1, no use or increase has been updated at last. Since the owner of this card number 12003 reported that the card was lost on October 2, 1990, the IC card was registered as an accident card by the declaration and an asterisk (*) was placed before the amount indicating the balance in FIG. It is attached and displayed. On the other hand, the card of the card number 12004 shown in FIG. 10 is an IC card whose balance has been falsified, and as can be seen from the data of the column of the card number 12004 shown in FIG. Despite being "0", on October 1, 36,
000 yen has been spent, indicating that the balance has been falsified as of October 1st. Therefore, this 10
It is registered as an accident card as of January 1. The accident card whose balance has been falsified is displayed with a star in front of the number of the balance, as shown in FIG. The accident card information shown in FIG.
1 and the member stores 14, 15 and the like, and if an accident card is used in those places, an alarm is sounded immediately so that the accident processing can be performed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing sales data by member store. The top line in the figure shows the store name of each member store, and the numbers below it show sales using the IC card 125 for each member store from October 1 to October 31. The amount is shown. Then, the total sales for the one month is calculated and shown. Below the total sales, fees paid by each member store to the premium exchange management company 19 are shown. As shown in the figure, the commission is 3% of the total sales. The remaining amount obtained by subtracting the commission from the total sales is the transfer amount paid from the prize exchange management company 19 to each member store.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing data obtained by summing up data relating to sales and use of game values and exchange of prizes in the game hall 1.

In the figure, the “game value sales amount” means the sales value of the game value sold by the game value writer 2 in each of the game arcades 1 and 11, and is 10 to 10 from October 1. Month 31
The sales amount for the month up to the day and the total are shown.
The “gaming value usage amount” means the game usage amount added as a game holding point by the card processors 3a and 3b using the common usage balance of the IC card 125, and
The total amount of use for one month from the date to October 31 is shown. The “re-game usage amount” is the amount of money used when re-games are performed using the coins stored in the IC card, and is the amount actually used for re-games, ie, the purchase of game value using the IC card. This is the sum of the fee b3 'and the commission (35%). The “commission” is a fee obtained by the game arcade for the re-use amount of the game, and as shown in the figure, the amount actually used for the game, that is, the purchase of the game value using an IC card. The fee is 30% for the sum b3 '. In the lowermost row of FIG. 12, the amount charged by the game arcade to the premium exchange management company 19 is shown.

In the figure, the “total prize exchange points” is the total amount of prize exchanges at the amusement arcade. Specifically, a general prize exchange amount, a special prize exchange amount, and a prize exchange using a catalog. It is the sum of the amount and the savings amount. The “IC card update amount” refers to an update amount obtained by updating the savings data recorded on the IC card, and specifically, is the sum of the prize exchange amount and the savings amount using the catalog. . The catalog prize exchange amount does not include the amount exchanged for the prize of the catalog using the number of stored balls.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. (1) Information for discriminating between the case where the game value is secured by using the stored ball data stored in the IC card 125 and the case where the game value is secured by inserting money or the like is stored in the integrated circuit 126 of the IC card 125. You may make it memorize | store. In this way, it is possible to calculate the sales using the ball storage data at the time of the re-game when the game value sales amount (see FIG. 12) is totaled.

(2) A use limit may be set for the game value secured by using the ball storage data at the time of the replay. For example, it can be used only at a game arcade that has secured gaming value using ballpark data, can be used only at that game arcade and its affiliated stores, or can be used within a predetermined area to which the game arcade belongs. Alternatively, an expiration date may be provided for the gaming value. In the case where such a restriction is provided, a game store code corresponding to each of the secured game values is stored in the integrated circuit 126 of the IC card 125, and the game store code is checked when the card is used. It is necessary to check whether the IC card can be used.

(3) The fee for using the IC card 125 for the replay may be eliminated. Further, this fee may be stored in the integrated circuit 126 of the IC card 125. In this case, the commission setting section 49a described above becomes unnecessary. When storing the commission in the integrated circuit 126, it is necessary to store the commission of each amusement shop in association with each amusement shop code. Remember. In this way, the fee for replaying at another store can be made reasonable. In addition, since the commission can be the profit of the game store where the ball was saved, even if the fee is determined by the game store and there is no particular restriction on the game store where replay can be performed, each game store's Commission revenue can be moderated.

(4) When performing a replay using a coin storage, an upper limit may be set on the amount of coin storage that can be used in one day at a certain game hall, if necessary.

(5) Integrated circuit 12 of IC card 125
6 is stored in the centralized sales management computer 13 for each hall or the centralized management computer 22 for sales and prize exchanges for each hall, except for the card number and security code stored in 6. When used, the information stored in the card may be compared with the card information stored in the centralized management computers 13 and 20 to perform so-called uniform number management.

(6) The coin storage data stored in the integrated circuit 126 of the IC card 125 may be directly cashed without using the special premium 129.

(7) The prize processing device 8 may be divided into a plurality of devices for each function such as the above-described special prize payout function, general prize receipt payout function, and prize exchange function using a catalog. . In addition, the prize processing device 8 may be operated by a store clerk of the game store.

(8) When writing the game value by inserting the IC card 125 into the game value writer 2, instead of putting money into the game value writer 2, the inserted IC card A bank account of the player holding the IC card 125 is called from the information stored in the IC card 125, and the game value is stored in the integrated circuit 126 of the IC card 125 using a part of the deposit in the account. You may do so. That is,
The decision on the purchase of the game value may be made in real time using the bank POS. In this case, the exchange of data between the gaming value writing machine 2 and the bank 21 may be performed via the centralized management computer 13 of the hall-based centralized sales management company 12, or the gaming value writing may be performed. Data may be directly transmitted and received between the game hall where the machine 2 is installed and the bank 21.
In the case of making a decision in real time using the bank POS, the purchase value of the game value is reduced from the deposit in the player's account and the account value of the game place where the game value is purchased is The purchase amount is added to the deposit.

(9) The IC card 125 may be provided with a credit function. In other words, when a prize exchange or game is performed using the IC card 125, the identity verification is performed based on the ID data stored in the integrated circuit 126 of the IC card 125, and then the player is credited for the desired amount. , And the prize exchange and the game can be performed using the credited amount. Then, the player's account in the bank is specified based on the ID data, and the account is later debited from the deposit in the account.

(10) Every time the IC card 125 is used in the game hall, stamp data such as the number of times of use in the game hall is accumulated and stored in the integrated circuit 126 of the IC card 125, and the stamp data reaches a predetermined amount. In this case, a certain privilege may be given to the player.

(11) Integrated circuit 1 of IC card 125
On the basis of the ID data stored in the player 26, the game action pattern may be grasped for each player in the game hall. For example, for each player, game history such as when and how long the game was played on which gaming machine is totaled by the hall management computer 10, the preference of the player for the gaming machine, etc. is grasped, and a new model When a gaming machine is installed, a direct mail or the like is used to notify the player of the situation.

(12) As a result of the game played by the gaming machines 4 and 5, the valuable value of the player is paid out in the form of a ball or a coin, and the value is counted by a ball counter or a coin counter. You may make it memorize | store as ball storage data in an IC card.

A gaming machine (card) that can be played by the hall management computer 10 by using a valuable value (common use balance, ball storage data) of a size specified by recording information on a recording medium (IC card 125). A game arcade management device in a game arcade where pachinko game machines 4 and card-type slot machines 5) are installed is configured. Paragraph number 0015,0 of the original application (Japanese Patent Application No. 4-44135)
060 to 0062, as shown in FIG. 12, the gaming management device has a value of a size corresponding to payment of a valuable value (input money and ball savings data) owned by the player, and The added value (gaming value sales amount) of the value added to the valuable value of the size specified by the recording information of the recording medium is totaled.

Further, the gaming management device tallies up the amount of the game used (the value of the game used) in which the value of the size specified by the record information of the recording medium is used for the game. Further, the management device for a game arcade may include a game value (recycled game use amount) in which a saved value (sold ball data) in which a game result value that is owned by the player as a result of the game using the game machine is saved is used for the game. Total).

As shown also in the paragraph number 0062 of the original application and in FIG. 12, the management device for amusement arcade provides a prize exchange amount (prize exchange point total,
(Summary exchange amount, special exchange amount). Also,
The amusement arcade management device discriminates the exchange amount for the general prize (general prize exchange amount) and the exchange amount for the special prize (special prize exchange amount) (see FIG. 12B).

Further, the game hall management device can calculate the total of the total data over a predetermined period (one month) (see FIG. 12). In addition, the management device for the playground,
Data related to gaming of gaming machines (number of profitable balls and number of disadvantageous balls)
(See paragraph 0015 of the original application).

[0090]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the value of the value corresponding to the payment of the value of the value owned by the player, the value being the size specified by the recording information of the recording medium. Since the added amount of the value added to the value is totaled, the totalized data of the value added amount can be provided to the game arcade side and can be used for game arcade management.

According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, a value of the size specified by the record information of the recording medium is used for the game. Since the sums are totaled, the total data of the game usage can be provided to the game hall, and the value of the value used for the game can be grasped by the game hall and used for the management of the game hall. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects described in the first or second aspect, since the game usage amount whose savings value has been used for the game is totaled, the total is used. The data can be provided to the amusement arcade side, and the amusement arcade side can grasp the game usage amount of the saving value, and can be used for the amusement arcade management.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first to third aspects,
Since the prize exchange amount exchanged for the prize in the game hall is totaled, the totalized data can be provided to the game hall side, and the game hall side can grasp the prize exchange amount and use it for the management of the game hall.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the fourth aspect, the exchange amount for a general prize and the exchange amount for a special prize are counted separately. To
The tally data is provided to the game arcade side, and the breakdown of the prize exchange amount can be grasped by the game arcade side and used for game arcade management.

According to the present invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any of claims 1 to 5,
Since the total of the total data over the predetermined period can be calculated, the game hall can grasp the total data over the entire predetermined period, and can provide information that is meaningful for the management of the game hall.

According to the present invention described in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6,
Since the data related to the game of the gaming machine is totaled, the totalized data is provided to the game hall side, so that the game hall can grasp the data regarding the game of the gaming machine and use it for the management of the game hall.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram schematically illustrating an example of a gaming system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of the game arcade.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the IC card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an integrated circuit of the IC card.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a special prize.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a print content of a receipt.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a centralized management computer of the premium exchange management company and various devices connected to the centralized management computer.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing hall-by-hole tally data compiled by a centralized management computer of a prize exchange management company.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing card-by-card tally data compiled by a centralized management computer of a prize exchange management company.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing tabulated data of accident cards tabulated by a centralized management computer of a premium exchange management company.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing sales data for each member store compiled by the centralized management computer of the premium exchange management company.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing data relating to sales and use of gaming values in a game hall and data relating to gift exchange.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a game hall, 2 is a gaming value writing machine, 3a and 3b are card processing machines, 4 is a card-type pachinko gaming machine, 5 is a card-type slot machine, 8 is a prize processing device, 10 is a management computer for a hall, 13 is a centralized sales management computer for each hall, 20 is a centralized management computer for sales and prize exchanges for each member store, 42 is an IC card insertion slot, 35 is a password input key, 29 is an amount / balance display, and 44 is a selection button. , 30 is a replay amount display, 45 is a confirmation button, 3
1 is a card balance display, 49 is a control unit, 52 is an IC card insertion slot, 53 is a card balance display, 54 is a usage amount selection button, 79 is an IC card insertion / ejection opening, 95 is a numeric keypad, and 94 is a point mark display. Container, 97 is a special gift payout key, 10
2 is a confirmation key, 103 is a transaction end key, 98 is a receipt payout key, 100 is a prize number designation key, 101 is a prize number designation key, and 125 is an IC card.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A management apparatus for a game arcade in a game arcade in which a gaming machine capable of playing using a value of a size specified by recording information on a recording medium is provided. Game management, characterized in that the value of the size according to the payment of the above, and the sum of the value added to the valuable value of the size specified by the recording information of the recording medium, is tabulated, apparatus. 2. The management apparatus for a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein the value of the size specified by the recording information of the recording medium totals a game usage amount used in the game. 3. The game value obtained by saving the game result value owned by the player as a result of the game using the gaming machine, and accumulating the game usage amount used for the game. A game arcade management device according to claim 2. 4. The management apparatus for a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein the prize exchange amount obtained in the game arcade is exchanged. 5. The management apparatus for a game arcade according to claim 4, wherein the exchange amount for the general prize and the exchange amount for the special prize are separately counted. 6. The management apparatus for a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein a total of the total data over a predetermined period can be calculated. 7. The management apparatus for a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein data relating to a game of said gaming machine is totaled.