JP2003135830A - Game ball lending machine and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game ball lending machine and a system for it capable of issuing a memory medium by input of money and allowing communication with the game machine via input of the money or the memory medium. SOLUTION: In this game ball lending machine and its system, when issue request information for the memory medium storing information about desired money is received, the desired money information is stored in a coin type memory medium not storing money information, and then, the coil type memory medium is issued. When game ball lending request information by the coin type memory medium or input of money is received, communication with the adjacent game machine is carried out, or alternatively, the money information is transmitted to the adjacent game machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine using a storage medium and its system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a game medium lending machine and a system thereof using a storage medium that can be played by providing a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a game medal using a storage medium such as an IC chip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional processing device capable of transmitting data to an adjacent gaming machine, for example, a utility model No. 257
No. 8564 "Prepaid Card Processing Device" is known. The "prepaid card processing device" is a "prepaid card processing device which is arranged independently of the game machine in combination with a specific game machine in the vicinity, in which a money slot for receiving money and the money slot. The money processing unit that takes in the money accepted by the system and determines the amount to be inserted, the card issuing unit that issues a prepaid card with a value of the amount of money according to the amount to be inserted, a card slot for receiving the prepaid card, and the card insertion A card reader that reads the monetary value of the prepaid card accepted by mouth, and data transmission that transmits to the game machine data related to the monetary value read by the card reader or the number of times the game can be executed according to the monetary value Section and the money transfer section determines that the amount of money to be inserted satisfies a predetermined amount of money, the data transmission And the control unit that enables the card issuing unit to operate but does not allow the data transmitting unit to operate only when the value of the prepaid card read by the card reader satisfies a predetermined value condition. A prepaid card processing device that is equipped. "
The processing device issues a prepaid card by inserting money and enables data transmission to a specific game machine in the vicinity by inserting the issued prepaid card.

As a conventional game system using a coin-shaped recording medium, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-271335.
The issue "gaming system" is known. The same "gaming system" includes: "a plurality of gaming machines, a transport path connected to each gaming machine, and a coin-shaped recording medium used at each gaming machine connected to the downstream of the transportation path. A gaming system including a collecting device that The gaming system uses a coin-shaped recording medium for the purpose of improving the recycling efficiency of the recording medium, and is composed of an issuing machine for issuing the coin-shaped recording medium which is provided with a collecting device inside. Further, the gaming system is characterized by collecting all used coin-shaped recording media from a plurality of gaming machines in a collecting device.

As a conventional information storage card processing method, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-311219 "Information storage card processing method and read / write processing device thereof" is known. The same "information storage card processing method and its read / write processing device""read and write an information storage card transferred from a card insertion slot to a read / write section, and insert the information storage card into the card according to the read / written information. A process of discharging from the mouth to the outside of the device or transferring to a holding unit in the same device; a process of transferring the information storage card transferred to the holding unit to the reading / writing unit or discharging to the same device;
A process of reading and writing the information storage card transferred from the holding unit to the reading and writing unit, and discharging the information storage card from the card insertion slot to the outside of the device or transferring it to the holding unit again according to the read and written information. An information storage card processing method comprising: To take. The information storage card processing method and the read / write processing device are
The information storage card processing method and the information storage card processing method enable the used information storage card with the remaining balance of zero to be reused and the unnecessary existing card to be collected in the apparatus.

[0005]

However, in the "prepaid card processing device", if the player purchases a prepaid card by inserting money and does not insert the issued prepaid card, data transmission to the amusement table is not possible. could not. Therefore, when a player plays a new game and the value of the prepaid card is depleted,
It is necessary to purchase the prepaid card each time and insert the issued prepaid card, which is a troublesome task.

Further, in the "gaming system", in order to connect a plurality of gaming machines and the issuing machine, it was necessary to arrange a carrier path on the island. Therefore, there is a problem that the entire device becomes large, the number of installed devices is limited, or the island becomes complicated. Further, since one issuing machine collects and issues coin-shaped recording media for a plurality of gaming machines, if the player runs out of coin-shaped recording media, the player can purchase coin-shaped recording media up to the issuing machine. I had the inconvenience of leaving my seat.

Further, in the "processing method of information storage card and read / write processing device thereof", only one information storage card can be temporarily reserved, and a plurality of information storage cards cannot be reserved. Then, in order to hold a plurality of information storage cards, there is a problem that a stocker or the like having a transfer means for allowing the information storage cards to be transferred to the holding section must be separately connected to the holding section discharge port. did.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A stocker is installed adjacent to each gaming machine and stores a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored therein.
When the issuance request information of the storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is received, the storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is issued, and when the lending request information of the game medium is received, the adjacent gaming machine A gaming media lending machine characterized by communicating with

And

When money is inserted into a game medium lending machine provided adjacent to each game machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the money amount information is not stored, desired money amount information is stored. When receiving the desired issue information of the storage medium, the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information is issued from the gaming medium lending machine, and when receiving the desired information of lending the gaming medium, the gaming medium lending machine is , A gaming medium lending system characterized by communicating with an adjacent gaming machine,

And

A stocker which is installed adjacent to each gaming machine and stores a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored therein is provided, and when the storage medium is inserted, the storage medium in which the desired amount information is stored is stored. When the return request information is received, the storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is returned, and when the game medium lending request information is received, the game medium is characterized by communicating with the adjacent game machine. Rental machine,

And

When a storage medium is loaded into a game medium lending machine provided adjacent to each gaming machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored, desired amount information is obtained. When the return request information of the stored storage medium is received, the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information is returned from the game medium lending machine, and when the game medium lending request information is received, the game medium lending machine is received. Is a game media lending system characterized by communicating with an adjacent gaming machine,

And

A stocker which is installed adjacent to each gaming machine and stores a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored therein is provided, and when money is inserted, a storage medium in which desired amount information is stored is issued. When you receive the desired information,
A game medium lending machine, which issues a storage medium storing desired amount of money information and, when receiving request information for lending a game medium, transmits the amount information to an adjacent gaming machine.

And

When coins are inserted into a game medium lending machine provided adjacent to each game machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the money amount information is not stored, desired money amount information is stored. When receiving the desired issue information of the storage medium, the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information is issued from the gaming medium lending machine, and when receiving the desired information of lending the gaming medium, the gaming medium lending machine is , A game medium lending system characterized by transmitting money amount information to an adjacent game machine,

And

A stocker which is installed adjacent to each gaming machine and stores a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored is provided, and when the storage medium is loaded, the storage medium in which the desired amount information is stored is stored. When the return request information is received, the storage medium in which the desired amount information is stored is returned, and when the game medium lending request information is received, the amount information is transmitted to the adjacent gaming machine. Game media lending machine,

And

When a storage medium is loaded into a game medium lending machine provided adjacent to each gaming machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored, the desired amount information is obtained. When the return request information of the stored storage medium is received, the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information is returned from the game medium lending machine, and when the game medium lending request information is received, the game medium lending machine is received. Is a game medium lending system characterized by transmitting money amount information to an adjacent gaming machine,

Providing The operation of the present invention is as follows. That is, it is installed adjacent to each gaming machine,
A game medium lending machine provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which money amount information is not stored therein, when coins are inserted, when receiving the issuance request information of the storage medium in which the desired money amount information is stored, When the storage medium in which desired amount of money information is stored is issued and the request for renting out the game medium is received, communication is performed with the adjacent gaming machine or the amount of money information is transmitted to the gaming machine.

Further, when the game medium lending machine inserts a storage medium, when it receives the return request information of the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information, it returns the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information. When the game medium lending request information is received, the game medium communicates with the adjacent game machine or sends the money amount information to the game machine.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A front center sectional view of a first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, a front center sectional view of a second embodiment thereof is shown in FIG. 2, and a front center sectional view of a third embodiment is shown. FIG. 3 shows the same part enlarged front central sectional view, and FIG.
13 is a flowchart showing a fourth embodiment when a coin-type storage medium is inserted, FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a fourth embodiment when coins are inserted, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a coin-type storage medium inserted. 16 is a flowchart showing the fifth embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the fifth embodiment when coins are inserted.
It will be described according to 7.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a coin type storage medium A.
Is a game medium lending machine using. By using a non-contact type IC for the coin-type storage medium A, the coin-type storage medium A has a longer life than the existing magnetic card, has a large storage capacity, and can store information other than money information such as an ID code. Further, unlike the card-shaped IC, the coin-type storage medium A can freely select the insertion direction. In the first to fifth embodiments, the storage medium has a coin shape, but a disk shape,
It may be a quadrilateral or other polygonal plate. The game medium lending machine 11 is a so-called inter-mountain ball lending machine or a inter-mountain medal lending machine which is installed between game machines such as pachinko game machines so as to be adjacent to the game machines. 12 is an input port. Reference numeral 13 is a guide. The guide 13 is connected from the slot 12 to the inside of the game medium lending machine 11. A first reader / writer 14 reads and writes information stored in a storage medium. Reference numerals 15, 20, and 23 are shutters. When the shutter 20 is opened and closed, the coin-shaped storage medium A is allowed to enter the first reader / writer 14 or is rejected, and the coin-shaped storage medium A is returned directly to the supply port 19 through the return guide 21. . When the shutter 23 is opened and closed, the coin-type storage medium A, which cannot be identified by the first reader / writer 14, passes through the return guide 21 and is directly returned to the supply port 19. The shutter 15 is opened and closed to open and close the passage from the insertion port 12 of the guide 13. Reference numeral 16 is a stocker that stores the coin-type storage medium A. 22 is a collection box. Collection box 22
When the stocker 16 is full of the coin type storage medium A, the shutter 15 is opened and closed to collect and store the coin type storage medium A. Reference numeral 25 is a single-sheet feeding mechanism. 1
In the sheet feeding mechanism, the stacked coin type storage media A are sequentially fed out one by one from the coin type storage medium A located at the bottom. 18 is a second reader / writer.

Therefore, a bill is inserted into a bill insertion slot which is separately provided. Then, the receipt request information of the coin-type storage medium A in which the desired amount of money information is stored is received,
A coin-type storage medium A located at the bottom of a plurality of coin-type storage media A from which the amount information stored in the stocker 16 is erased, that is, the amount information is not stored Send out one by 25. In the sent coin-type storage medium A, the second reader / writer 18 stores the desired amount of remaining amount of money, and then lends out a desired number of game media for subsequent surgery, or in some cases, it is left as it is. The coin-type storage medium A is issued.

Next, the coin-type storage medium A already purchased is inserted from the insertion slot 12. Then, the first reader / writer 14 reads the identification information and the amount information stored in the inserted coin type storage medium A, and erases the stored amount information and other information from the coin type storage medium A. Of course, the identification symbol and the amount information read by the first reader / writer 14 and stored in the coin-type storage medium A are stored in the control board (not shown) provided in the apparatus. Further, the identification symbol and the amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A are transmitted and stored in a management device (management computer) not shown via a communication control device (not shown). You can As a result of reading the amount information and other information by the first reader / writer 14, the shutter 23 and the shutter 15 open the stocker 16 when they are genuine, so that the coin-type storage medium A from which the amount information is erased is stored in the stocker 1.
6 is sequentially stored and laminated. First leader writer 14
The coin-type storage medium A, which is determined to be not a genuine product as a result of reading the information stored in the coin-type storage medium A, is provided directly through the return guide 21 without being stored in the stocker 16 by the shutter 23. Return to mouth 19.

Next, when a desired number of game media such as a pachinko ball is input by a switch provided on the surface of the game media lending machine 11, a pachinko ball is separately paid within the range of the amount information read by the first reader / writer 14. The game media are lent. The rental of the game medium is provided directly to an adjacent game machine or from a game medium rental outlet provided in the game medium lending machine 11. When the game medium is rented out from the game medium renting outlet, the player inserts the rented-out game medium into the game machine to play the game. Of course, it is also possible to directly supply the rented game medium to the upper plate of the game machine by using the ball rental supply pipe.

More than the amount used for renting game media,
If the amount information read by the first reader / writer 14 is excess, that is, the remaining amount information, it means that the desired issue information of the coin-type storage medium in which the amount information of the remaining amount is stored is received. Then, one coin-type storage medium A located at the bottom of the coin-type storage medium A from which the amount information stored in the stocker 16 has been erased is fed by the one-sheet feeding mechanism 25. In the sent coin-type storage medium A,
The second reader / writer 18 stores and issues the amount information of the desired balance. The player can pay out the game medium A without standing up from the game machine. Information about the amount of money left over is refunded, so bulk purchases are possible.
Therefore, the coin-type storage medium A is sequentially stored in the game medium lending machine 11. The stored coin-type storage medium A does not store money amount information. The amount information is stored and issued in the coin-type storage medium A previously stored. Since the coin-type storage medium A is circulated and provided by the game medium lending machine 11 using the coin-type storage medium A, the running cost is reduced. Since the plurality of coin-type storage media A that are stored do not store the amount information,
Increased security against tampering with information. The amount information is stored and issued in the previously stored coin-type storage medium A, and new information is not overwritten and returned in the inserted coin-type storage medium A, which is effective in preventing fraud. is there. The data read by the first reader / writer 14 is constantly compared with the information stored in the management device (management computer), so that high security can be ensured.

In FIG. 2, 31 is a coin type storage medium A.
Is a game medium lending machine using. The game medium lending machine 31 is composed of a so-called inter-mountain ball lending machine or an inter-mountain medal lending machine which is installed between gaming machines such as a pachinko game machine and adjacent to the gaming machine. 32 is an input port. 33 is a guide.
The guide 33 is connected from the slot 32 to the inside of the game medium lending machine 31. 34 is a first reader / writer. Reference numeral 35 is a return guide. The return guide 35 is branched downward from the guide 33 near the loading port. Reference numeral 41 is a storage medium storage unit. The storage medium storage unit 41 includes the guide 3
The third reader / writer 34 has a box shape attached to the downstream side. 42 is a rotating body. The rotating body 42 has a star shape having an uneven outer shape, is provided with a rotating shaft 43 at the center, and is rotated about the rotating shaft 43. Star-shaped 7
The coin-shaped storage medium A can be stored in the individual recesses 45. The rotating body 42 can be rotated forward and backward about the rotation shaft 43 by a motor according to an instruction from the control board 51 via the connection device 53. 44 is a second reader / writer. The second reader / writer 44 is installed on the downstream side of the rotating body 42. 36 is a coin stocker. The coin-type storage medium A is stored in the coin stocker 36. Reference numeral 37 is a supply port, through which the coin-type storage medium A in which information is stored is provided.

Reference numeral 51 is a control board, 52 is a power supply device, and 53 is a connection device. The control board 51 and the power supply device 52 are both connected to the connection device 53. A communication control device 54 is connected to the connection device 53 and transmits and receives information. 55
Is a bill reading unit. The bill reading unit 55 is installed on the surface of the curtain plate located above the gaming medium lending machine 31, and reads information when a bill is inserted and transmits the information to the connection device 53. 61 is a status display section, 62 is a remote control light receiving section, 63
Is a display unit, 64 is a return button, and 65 is a ball lending button, which are respectively connected to the control board 51 and installed on the surface of the game medium lending machine 31. The game medium lending machine 31 is mounted on the mount frame 38.

Therefore, the player inserts a bill into the bill reading unit 55. Then, the issue button (not shown) of the coin-type storage medium A is pressed. When the issue button is pressed, the coin-type storage medium A in which the total amount of bills inserted by the player is stored is issued. The maximum amount of coin-type storage medium A is 50
If the total amount of banknotes inserted by the player is over 5000 yen, if it is set at 00 yen, 5000 yen of the inserted amount and two coin-type storage media A in which the balance is stored To issue. The issue button is 10
Push buttons in units of 1000 yen from 00 yen to 5000 yen may be installed. Furthermore, 6,000 yen to 10
When 000 yen is inserted, the two coin-type storage media A including the coin-type storage medium A in which 5000 yen is stored and the coin-type storage medium A in which the remaining amount of 5000 yen of the inserted amount is stored are stored. An issuing button for issuing two sheets may be provided for issuing. For example, 1000 players
When 0 yen is inserted into the bill reading unit 55, two coin type storage media A in which the amount information of 5000 yen is stored are provided to the supply port 37. Before inserting the bill, the coin-type storage medium A is installed in each of the seven recesses 45 of the rotating body 42. Coin type storage medium A to be installed
, The amount information is stored as 0, the already stored amount information is deleted, and the amount information is 0. When 10000 yen is put into the bill reading unit 55, the rotating body 42 is rotated, and the second reader / writer 44 stores the amount information of 5000 yen in each of the two coin-shaped storage media A, and the sequential supply port. Offered from 37. In the rotating body 42,
Five coin-type storage media A for which the amount information is 0 remain.

Alternatively, an issue button and a number button may be provided in which numbers 0 to 9 are arranged so that the coin-type storage medium A storing a fractional amount of money can be issued. By pressing the issue button, the issue request information of the coin-type storage medium in which the desired amount information is stored is received, and the amount information previously stored in the rotating body 42 is erased, that is, the amount information is changed. Of the plurality of coin-type storage media A not stored, the second reader / writer 44 newly stores the amount information and the like in the coin-type storage medium A closest to the providing port 37, and provides the amount to the providing port 37.

Information indicating that the amount information is stored in the coin type storage medium A and provided is transmitted to the management device (management computer) (not shown) via the communication control device 54 and stored therein. By attaching an ID code to the coin-type storage medium A, it is possible to manage the history for each storage medium A. Therefore, the coin type storage medium A does not store the amount information and I
It is also possible to manage the amount information with a management device (management computer) based on the D code. In that case, the possible ball rental amount is determined based on the amount information transmitted from the management device (management computer). When determining the ball rental possible amount based on the amount information transmitted from the management device (management computer), it is necessary to operate offline when the system is down, but in order to clarify that it has been settled by offline work, The fact that offline settlement has been performed is stored in the history.

Next, the player inserts the coin-type storage medium A, which has been purchased from the insertion slot 32 or has already been purchased and used, into the insertion slot 32. An item having a size larger than that of the coin-type storage medium A does not enter from the insertion slot 32, but an item having a size smaller than that of the coin-type storage medium A is dropped into the return guide 35 and returned from the supply port 37. In the first reader / writer 34, when a coin-shaped storage medium A of a regular size is inserted, the amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is read, and the already stored amount information and other information are read. Erase from the coin-type storage medium A. The amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A and read by the first reader / writer 34 is displayed on the display unit 63. As a result of reading the amount information and other information by the first reader / writer 34, when the coin type storage medium A is genuine, the coin type storage medium A in which the amount information is deleted is the coin type storage medium A which is an empty block of the rotating body 42. The amount information is set to 0 and stored in the recess 45 that is not stored. The coin-type storage medium A, which is determined to be non-genuine as a result of reading the information stored in the coin-type storage medium A by the first reader / writer 34, is discharged to the coin stocker 36 without being stored in the rotating body 42. It

When the first reader / writer 34 reads only the amount information without erasing the already stored amount information from the coin type storage medium A, the coin type storage medium A having the amount information of 0 and the amount information are Two types of coin-type storage media A stored as they are are stored in the rotating body 42. Control board 5
Two types are identified by 1 or a management device (management computer). In addition, the coin-type storage medium A storing the amount-of-money information and the coin-type storage medium A having the amount-of-money information of 0 are stored in the recess 45 of the rotating body 42 based on the ID code of each coin-type storage medium A. It is managed by the control board 51 or the management device (management computer).

With the amount information read by the first reader / writer 34, the player presses the ball lending button 65 to request a ball lending in units of, for example, 500 yen. Control board 51
Understands the state of the game machine from the connection device through the game machine and gives an instruction for ball lending. Then, the display unit 63 displays the amount information reduced as a result of the ball lending. Subsequently, every time the ball lending button 65 is pressed, the ball lending is performed from a gaming machine such as a pachinko game machine, and the reduced amount information is displayed on the amount display portion 63, which is repeated.

When the player finishes the game in the middle of the game, by pressing the return button 64, the remaining amount is stored in the coin-type storage medium A closest to the providing port 37 and returned from the providing port 37. When the amount information is stored in the coin-type storage medium A stored in the rotating body 42 without erasing the amount information, the stored amount information is newly overwritten with the amount information. Coin type storage medium A returned
Is a coin-type storage medium A different from the one inserted by the player. The rental of the game medium is provided directly to an adjacent game machine or from a game medium rental outlet provided in the game medium rental machine 31. When the game medium is rented out from the game medium renting outlet, the player inserts the rented-out game medium into the game machine to play the game.

For example, when there is a balance of 6000 yen, the seven coin-type storage media A accommodated in the rotating body 42 corresponding to the ID code managed by the control board 51 are provided with the supply port 37 while exchanging the amount information. The coin-type storage medium A may be returned in the order close to. At this time, the rotator 42 may be rotated and the corresponding coin-type storage medium A may be returned from the supply port 37 until the coin-type storage medium A with the remaining amount information is recognized. The returned coin type storage medium A is inserted by the player.

When the returned coin type storage medium A in which the amount information is stored is inserted into the slot 32 of the game medium lending machine 31 adjacent to another game machine, the adjacent game medium lending machine 31 is rotated. If the body 42 does not have an empty recessed portion 45, the coin-type storage medium A whose amount information is 0 is stored in the coin stocker 36.
, The coin-type storage medium A newly inserted from the insertion slot 32 is stored in the recess 45 of the rotating body 42.

A player continuously inserts bills into the rotating body 4
When the coin-type storage medium A stored in 2 runs out, the insertion of the bill from the bill reading unit 55 is prohibited by an instruction from the control board 51. At the same time, the display unit 63 displays the prohibition of bill insertion. When the player moves to another game machine without playing the corresponding game machine, the number of coin-type storage media A stored in the rotating body 42 of the previous game media lending machine 31 remains 0 The reading unit 55 is prohibited from inserting bills. To cancel this state, the employee needs to replenish the coin storage medium A. As a method thereof, the remote control light receiving unit 62 is made to recognize the remote control operated by the employee, and the maintenance mode is switched. Then, the coin-type storage medium A whose amount information is 0 is continuously inserted from the insertion slot 32. Again, using the remote control, let the remote control light-receiving part recognize the operation, switch from the maintenance mode to the business mode, and restart the game. As a result, the coin-shaped storage medium A is replenished in the rotating body 42. Coin type storage medium A
A coin-type storage medium A by a game medium lending machine 31 using
Are provided in a circulating manner, which reduces running costs. Since the plurality of coin-type storage media A that are stored do not store the amount information, the security against falsification of the information becomes high. Since the money amount information is stored and issued in the coin-type storage medium A previously stored, it is effective in preventing fraud. First reader / writer 34
It is possible to ensure high security by constantly checking the data read in step 1 with the information stored in the management device (management computer).

The third embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 13 is the same as the second embodiment except that the coin-shaped storage medium A is inserted into the stocker 71 to the stocker 71. Reference numeral 71 is a loading port side stocker, and 72 is a rear side stocker. Both the stocker 71 and the stocker 72 can store the coin type storage medium A therein and are installed in the game medium lending machine 73. The stocker 71 is made of a transparent material such as transparent plastic and is exposed on the surface as shown in FIG. 3, so that the inside of the stocker 71 can be seen and the stored coin-type storage medium A can be seen. Meanwhile, it is possible to play a game with a game machine such as a pachinko game machine adjacent to the game medium lending machine 73. The stocker 72 has an inverted U shape, and the coin storage medium A naturally drops from the top.

74 is a rotor. The rotor 74 has a disk shape as a whole and is installed between the terminal end of the stocker 71 and the starting end of the stocker 72. Rotor 7
In the outer periphery of the disc-shaped portion 4, a coin-conveying portion 75 having a notch shape capable of accommodating the coin-type storage medium A is provided along the outer periphery of the coin-type storage medium A. The rotor 74 can be rotated normally or reversely by a motor by an instruction from the control board 51. 76 is a coin stacker, which is a stocker 7.
The coin-shaped storage medium A, which is installed at the lower end of the second end portion and cannot be stored in the stocker 72, is stored. 77
Is a reader / writer. Reader / writer 77
Reads and writes information such as money amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A.

The payout of the coin type storage medium A will be described with reference to FIGS. Therefore, the player inserts a bill into the bill reading unit 55. Then, the coin-type storage medium A
Press the issue button (not shown). Then, rotor 7
4, the coin type storage medium A stored at the lowermost end of the stocker 72 is stored in the coin transport unit 75. Furthermore, the coin transport unit 75 is rotated in the normal direction to the state shown in FIG. 5, and the reader / writer 77 stores the required amount of money information in the coin-type storage medium A. When the coin transport unit 75 is further rotated in the forward direction, the coin-shaped storage medium A is provided to the providing port 37 in alignment with the cutout portion on the providing port 37 side as shown in FIG. Further, the rotor 74 is normally rotated so that the coin transport unit 75 is not opened to any of the stocker 71, the stocker 72, and the supply port 37 side,
In this embodiment, the coin transport unit 75 is turned downward and stopped as shown in FIG.

Next, the game state will be described with reference to FIGS. Coin type storage medium A in the slot 32
Throw in. Then, the coin-type storage medium A is vertically stacked on the stocker 71. The stocker 71 is made of a transparent material such as transparent plastic and is exposed on the surface as shown in FIG. 3, so that the inside of the stocker 71 can be seen and the stored coin-type storage medium A can be seen. Meanwhile, the player can play a game with a game machine such as a pachinko game machine adjacent to the game medium lending machine 73. The rotor 74 is then rotated in the reverse direction as shown in FIGS. 8-9. Then, the coin-type storage medium A stored in the lowermost part of the stocker 71 is stored in the coin transport unit 75. Then, the reader / writer 77 reads the amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A and lends the game medium. The rotor 74 further rotates in the reverse direction and, as shown in FIG. 10, the coin-type storage medium A from which information has been read.
Are pushed to the bottom of the stocker 72.

Next, the repurchase of the coin type storage medium A during the game will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13. In order to purchase the coin-type storage medium A during the player's game, the player inserts a bill into the bill reading unit 55. Then, the issue button (not shown) of the coin-type storage medium A is pressed. Then, the rotor 74 rotates in the forward direction, and the coin-type storage medium A stored at the lower end of the stocker 71 is stored in the coin transfer unit 75 as shown in FIG. Alternatively, during the game, as shown in FIG. 11, it is stored in the coin transfer unit 75. Alternatively, the coin-type storage medium A stored at the bottom of the stocker 72 is transferred to the coin transport unit 7
Store in 5. The information stored in the coin type storage medium A used in the game even when stored in the coin storing unit 75 is stored in the control board 51, so that the coin type storing medium stored in the coin storing unit 75 is used. The amount information of the required amount is newly stored in A. Further, the coin transfer unit 75
12 is rotated forward, as shown in FIG.
The cutout portion is aligned with the 7 side, and the coin-type storage medium A is provided to the providing port 37.

When the game is over and there is a remaining amount, the coin type storage medium A stored in the lowermost stage of the stocker 72, the coin type storage medium A stored in the lowermost stage of the stocker 71, or the coin carrying section. The remaining amount is stored in the coin type storage medium A housed in 75 and returned from the supply port 37 as shown in FIG.

In the third embodiment, it is possible to insert a plurality of coin type storage media A possessed by the player into the stocker 71 and play while watching the coin type storage media A stored in the stocker 71 from the outside. Becomes

Next, a fourth embodiment based on the configuration of the game medium lending machine of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a case where a coin type recording medium A is inserted into a coin insertion slot of a game medium lending machine will be described. In the coin processing step 1a, the coin type storage medium A inserted in the game medium lending machine is conveyed to the reader / writer, and the coin reading processing step 1b is executed.
In the coin reading process step 1b, the identification symbol and the amount information stored in the coin type storage medium A are read,
Subsequently, the coin recognition step 1c is executed.

In the coin recognition step 1c, it is determined whether or not the coin-type storage medium A is genuine and whether or not it is recognized normally. The coin type storage medium A is not genuine,
Alternatively, if not correctly recognized, the coin return step 1m is executed, the coin-type storage medium A is returned and the coin processing 1 is finished, and the coin-type storage medium A is genuine and is normally recognized. In this case, the amount information determination step 1d is continuously executed.

In the money amount information judgment step 1d, it is judged whether or not there is a balance of the money amount information stored in the coin type storage medium A read in the coin reading processing step 1b, that is, whether or not the money amount is 0. When the amount information of the coin type storage medium A is 0, the coin collecting step 1n is executed,
The coin type storage medium A is collected in the stocker provided in the game medium lending machine and the coin process 1 is ended. If the coin type storage medium A has the amount information, the memory storage process 1 is continued.
e is executed.

In the memory storage processing 1e, the identification symbol and the amount of money information of the coin-type storage medium A read in the coin reading processing step 1b are stored in the control board provided in the apparatus, and when the memory storage processing 1e is completed, the coin recording processing is completed. The processing step 1f is executed. Here, the identification number and the amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A may be erased before executing the coin recording processing step 1f.
That is, in the case of the system in which different coin type storage media A are returned to the player as shown in the first and second embodiments, the identification number and the amount information stored in one coin storage medium A are used. Erase, and on the other coin-type storage medium A,
The identification number and the amount information stored in the control board may be recorded.

In the coin recording process step 1f, the identification symbol and the amount information previously stored in the control board provided in the apparatus are recorded in the coin type storage medium A, and the amount information display step 1g is executed.

In the money amount information display step 1g, the money amount information recorded in the coin-type storage medium A in the coin recording processing step 1f is displayed on the display, and when the display of the money amount information is completed, the return button judgment step 1h is executed.

In the return button determination step 1h, it is determined whether or not the coin return button arranged on the front surface of the apparatus is turned on. If the coin return button is turned on, the coin return step 1m is executed to store the coin type memory. When the medium A is returned and the coin process 1 is finished, and the coin return button is not turned on, the game medium lending button determination step 1i is executed.

Game medium lending button determination step 1i
Judges whether the game medium lending button arranged on the front of the device is turned on, and if the game medium lending button is not judged to be on, the return button determination step 1h is executed again, and the game medium lending button is turned on. If it is determined to be on, the information transmission step 1j is executed.
The lending by the game medium lending button may be a button for lending a game medium worth 500 yen, which is 200
It is also possible to provide a plurality of types of lending buttons such as yen and 500 yen, and lend a game medium corresponding to the pressed button.

In the information transmitting step 1j, the amount information and other information are transmitted to the game machine adjacent to the game medium lending machine. As for the other information to be transmitted at this time, the necessary information may be transmitted if the required information differs depending on the respective systems, and only the amount information may be transmitted. At this time, the gaming machine receives the amount information and other information from the gaming medium lending machine, and lends the gaming medium according to the information to the player.

Then, the balance calculation processing step 1k is executed, and the coin recording processing step 1f executes the coin storage medium A.
The remaining amount obtained by subtracting the game medium lending price from the amount information recorded in is calculated. When the balance calculation process step 1k is completed, the balance information determination step 1l is executed, and when there is balance information, the memory rewriting process step 1o is subsequently executed. If you do not have balance information,
Subsequently, the coin collecting step 1n is executed, and the coin processing 1 is ended.

In the memory rewriting processing step 1o, the balance as the calculation result in the balance calculation processing step 1k is stored as money amount information in the control board previously stored in the memory storage processing step 1e.

When the memory rewriting processing step 1o is completed, each step after the coin recording processing 1f is executed again until the return button is turned on or the balance information becomes 0, and the balance information becomes 0. , The coin collecting step 1n is executed, and the coin processing 1 is ended.
When the return button is turned on, the coin return step 1m is executed to return the coin-type storage medium A, and the coin processing 1 is ended. As described above, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 14, when the money amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is lost, the coin-type storage medium A is collected in the stocker provided in the game medium lending machine, If there is a balance, the remaining amount information is stored in the coin storage medium A again. This series of operations is repeated until the money amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is exhausted or the return request information of the coin-type storage medium A is received.

Next, an embodiment based on the structure of the game medium lending machine of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When money is thrown into the game medium lending machine, money processing 2 shown in FIG. 15 is executed. In the currency processing step 2a, the currency inserted into the game medium lending machine is conveyed to the identification machine, and subsequently the currency reading processing step 2b is executed. In the currency reading process step 2b, the currency type and amount information is read, and subsequently the currency recognition step 2c is executed.

In the currency recognition step 2c, it is judged whether or not the money is genuine and whether or not it is recognized normally. When the money is not genuine or is not normally recognized, the money return step 2l is executed, the money is returned and the money processing 2 is ended, and when the money is genuine and is normally recognized, Subsequently, the memory storage processing step 2d is executed.

In the memory storage processing step 2d, the money type, the number of coins and the money amount information are stored in the control board provided in the apparatus, and when the memory storage processing step 2d is completed,
The coin recording process step 2e is executed.

In the coin recording processing step 2e, the money amount information previously stored in the control board provided in the apparatus is recorded in the coin type storage medium A stored in the stocker, and subsequently the money amount information displaying step 2f is executed. It At this time, the information recorded in the coin-type storage medium A may include other information such as the type of coin, the number of coins, the recording date and time, and the information suitable for the actual use form can be recorded.

In the money amount information display step 2f, the money amount information recorded in the coin type recording medium A in the coin recording processing step 2e is displayed on the display, and when the display of the money amount information is completed, the return button determination step 2g is executed. To be done.

In the return button determination step 2g, it is determined whether or not the coin return button arranged on the front surface of the device is turned on. If the coin return button is turned on, the coin return step 2m is executed to store the coin type memory. When the medium A is returned and the coin processing 2 is finished, and the coin return button is not turned on, the game medium lending button determination step 2h is subsequently executed. That is, 100 players
When the coin return button is pressed without inserting a 0-yen bill and playing a game, the coin-type storage medium A in which the amount-of-money information of 1000 yen is recorded is returned.

Game medium lending button determination step 2h
Determines whether the game medium lending button arranged on the front surface of the device has been turned on, and if the game medium lending button has not been turned on, the return button determination step 2
When g is executed and the game medium lending button is turned on, the information transmitting step 2i is subsequently executed. The lending by the game medium lending button may be a button for lending a game medium worth 500 yen, which is 200
It is also possible to provide a plurality of types of lending buttons such as yen and 500 yen, and lend a game medium corresponding to the pressed button.

In the information transmitting step 2i, the money amount information is transmitted to the gaming machine adjacent to the gaming medium lending machine. As for the other information to be transmitted at this time, the necessary information may be transmitted if the required information differs depending on the respective systems, and only the amount information may be transmitted. At this time, the gaming machine receives the amount information and other information from the gaming medium lending machine, and at the same time lends the number of gaming media according to the information to the player.

Then, the balance calculation process step 2j is executed, and the coin recording medium A is processed in the coin recording process step 2e.
The remaining amount obtained by subtracting the game medium lending price from the amount information recorded in is calculated. When the balance calculation processing step 2j is completed, the balance information determination step 2k is subsequently executed. In the balance information determination step 2k, it is determined whether or not there is a balance, and if there is no balance, the coin collecting step 2n is continuously executed, the coin type storage medium A is collected, and the money processing 2 ends. When the balance information is included, the memory rewriting processing step 2o is continuously executed.

In the memory rewriting processing step 2o, the balance as the calculation result in the balance calculation processing step 2j is stored as money amount information in the control board previously stored in the memory storage processing step 2d.

When the memory rewriting step 2o is completed, the steps from the coin recording processing 2e onward are executed again until the return button is turned on or the remaining amount information is exhausted. The collecting step 2n is executed and the money processing 2 is ended. Also,
When the return button is turned on, the coin return step 2m is continuously executed, the coin type storage medium A is returned, and the money processing 2 is ended. As described above, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 15, when the amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is lost, the coin-type storage medium A is collected in the stocker provided in the game medium lending machine, If there is a balance, the remaining amount information is returned to the coin storage medium A again.
To memorize. This series of operations is performed by the coin-type storage medium A.
It is repeated until the amount information stored in is lost or until the return desired information of the coin-type storage medium A is received.

Next, a fifth embodiment based on the structure of the game medium lending machine of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a case where a coin type recording medium A is inserted into a coin insertion slot of a game medium lending machine will be described. In the coin processing step 3a, the coin type storage medium A inserted in the game medium lending machine is conveyed to the reader / writer, and the coin reading processing step 3b is executed. The coin reading process step 3b is a coin-type storage medium A.
The identification symbol and the amount information stored in are read, and then the coin recognition step 3c is executed.

In the coin recognizing step 3c, it is determined whether or not the coin type storage medium A is genuine and whether or not the coin type storage medium A is normally recognized. The coin type storage medium A is not genuine,
Alternatively, if not correctly recognized, the coin return step 3n is executed to return the coin-type storage medium A and finish the coin processing 3 to return the coin-type storage medium A.
If is genuine and is recognized normally, the amount information judgment step 3d is subsequently executed.

In the amount information judgment step 3d, it is judged whether or not there is a balance of the amount information read in the coin reading process step 3b, that is, whether the amount is 0 or not. When the amount information of the coin type storage medium A is 0, the coin collecting step 3l is executed, the coin type storage medium A is collected in the stocker provided in the game medium lending machine, the coin processing 3 is ended, and the coin type storage is completed. If the medium A has money amount information, the memory storage process 3e is continuously executed.

In the memory storage process 3e, the identification symbol and the amount information stored in the coin type storage medium A are stored in the control board provided in the apparatus, and when the memory storage process 3e is completed, the coin recording process step 3f is executed. To be executed.
Here, before executing the coin recording processing step 3f,
The identification information and the amount information stored in the coin type storage medium A may be erased. That is, in the case of a system in which different coin type storage media A are returned to the player as shown in the first and second embodiments, the identification information and the amount information stored in one coin storage medium A are Alternatively, the identification number and the money amount information stored in the control board may be recorded in the other coin-type storage medium A.

In the coin recording process step 3f, the identification symbol and the amount information previously stored in the control board provided in the apparatus are recorded in the coin type storage medium A, and the amount information display step 3g is executed.

In the amount information display step 3g, the amount information recorded in the coin-type storage medium A in the coin recording process step 3f is displayed on the display, and when the display of the amount information is completed, the game medium lending button determination step 3h is executed. It

Game medium lending button determination step 3h
Judges whether the game medium lending button arranged on the front surface of the device is turned on, and if the game medium lending button is not judged to be on, a return button determination step 3
When m is executed and it is determined that the game medium lending button is turned on, information transmitting step 3i is subsequently executed. The rental by the game media lending button is 500
It may be a button for renting out game media equivalent to a yen. 2
A plurality of types of lending buttons, such as 00 yen and 500 yen, may be provided to lend the game medium corresponding to the pressed button.

In the return button determination step 3m, it is determined whether or not the coin return button arranged on the front surface of the device is turned on. If the coin return button is turned on, the coin return step 3n is executed to store the coin type memory. The medium A is returned and the coin process 3 is ended. If the coin return button is not turned on, the game medium lending button determination step 3h is executed again.

In the information transmitting step 3i, the amount information and other information are transmitted to the gaming machine adjacent to the gaming medium lending machine. As for the other information to be transmitted at this time, the necessary information may be transmitted if the required information differs depending on the respective systems, and only the amount information may be transmitted. At this time, the gaming machine receives the amount information and other information from the gaming medium lending machine, and lends the gaming medium according to the information to the player.

Then, the balance calculation processing step 3j is executed, and the coin recording medium A is processed in the coin recording processing step 3f.
The remaining amount obtained by subtracting the game medium lending price from the amount information recorded in is calculated. When the balance calculation process step 3j is completed, the balance information determination step 3k is continuously executed, and when the balance information is present, the memory rewriting process 3 is continued.
o is executed. If there is no balance information, the coin collecting step 3l is continuously executed, and the coin processing 3
To finish.

In the memory rewriting process 3o, the balance as the calculation result in the balance calculation process step 3j is stored as money amount information in the control board previously stored in the memory storage process step 3e.

When the memory rewriting process 3o is completed, each step after the coin recording process 3f is executed until the return button is turned on or the balance information becomes 0, and the balance information becomes 0. , The coin collecting step 3l is executed, and the coin processing 3 is ended. Also,
When the return button is turned on, the coin return step 3n is continuously executed, and the coin processing 3 is ended. As described above, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 16, when the amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is lost, the coin-type storage medium A is collected in the stocker provided in the game medium lending machine, If there is a balance, the remaining amount information is stored in the coin storage medium A again. This series of operations is repeated until the money amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is exhausted or the return request information of the coin-type storage medium A is received. Therefore, in the embodiment of coin processing shown in FIG. 16, after the amount information display step 3g is executed, the game is played without the return button determining step as in the embodiment of coin processing shown in FIG. The medium lending button determination step 3h can be executed, and each step up to the end of the coin processing 3 can be efficiently processed because the return button determination step is not performed.

Next, an embodiment based on the structure of the game medium lending machine of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When money is thrown into the game medium lending machine, money processing 4 shown in FIG. 17 is executed. In the currency processing step 4a, the currency inserted into the game medium lending machine is conveyed to the identification machine, and subsequently the currency reading processing step 4b is executed. In the currency reading process step 4b, the currency type and amount information is read, and subsequently the currency recognition step 4c is executed.

In the currency recognition step 4c, it is determined whether or not the money is genuine and whether or not it is recognized normally. When the money is not genuine or is not normally recognized, the money return step 4l is executed, the money is returned and the money processing 4 is ended, and when the money is genuine and is normally recognized, Subsequently, the memory storage processing step 4d is executed.

In the memory storage processing step 4d, the type, the number and the amount of money are stored in the control board provided in the apparatus, and when the memory storage processing step 4d is completed,
The coin recording process step 4e is executed.

In the coin recording processing step 4e, the money amount information previously stored in the control board provided in the apparatus is recorded in the coin type storage medium A stored in the stocker, and subsequently the money amount information displaying step 4f is executed. It The information recorded in the coin-type storage medium A includes the type of coin, the number of coins,
Other information such as the recording date and time may be included, and the information according to the actual usage pattern can be recorded.

In the amount information display step 4f, the amount information recorded in the coin-type storage medium A in the coin recording processing step 4e is displayed on the display, and when the display of the amount information is completed, the game medium lending button determination step 4g is continued. Is executed.

Game medium lending button determination step 4g
Judges whether the game medium lending button arranged on the front surface of the device has been turned on. If the game medium lending button has not been turned on, a return button determination step 4m is executed to turn on the game medium lending button. If so, the information transmitting step 4h is subsequently executed. The lending by the game medium lending button may be a button for lending a game medium worth 500 yen, which is 200 yen, 5
It is possible to provide a plurality of types of lending buttons, such as 00 yen, and lend a game medium corresponding to the pressed button.

In the return button determination step 4m, it is determined whether or not the coin return button arranged on the front surface of the device is turned on. If the coin return button is turned on, the coin return step 4n is executed to store the coin type memory. When the medium A is returned and the coin processing 4 is finished and the coin return button is not turned on, the game medium lending button determination step 4g is executed again. For example, 100 players
When the coin return button is pressed after inserting the 00 yen bill and pressing the lending button to lend 2000 yen worth of game media, the coin-type storage medium A in which the remaining 8000 yen amount information is recorded is returned. To be done. That is, after inserting a bill, a game is played within the range of the amount information, and if there is a balance of the amount information, the coin return storage medium A is returned to the player by pressing the coin return button.

In the information transmitting step 4h, the amount information and other information are transmitted to the gaming machine adjacent to the gaming medium lending machine. As for the other information to be transmitted at this time, the necessary information may be transmitted if the required information differs depending on the respective systems, and only the amount information may be transmitted. At this time, the gaming machine receives the amount information and other information from the gaming medium lending machine, and at the same time lends the number of gaming media according to the information to the player.

Then, the balance calculation processing step 4i is executed, and the coin recording medium A is processed in the coin recording processing step 4e.
The remaining amount obtained by subtracting the game medium lending price from the amount information recorded in is calculated. When the balance calculation processing step 4i is completed, the balance information determination step 4j is subsequently executed. At this time, if there is no balance information, the coin collecting step 4k is executed, the coin type storage medium A is collected, and the money processing 4 is completed. When the balance information is included, the memory rewriting process 4o is subsequently executed.

In the memory rewriting processing 4o, the balance as the calculation result in the balance calculation processing step 4i is stored as money amount information in the control board previously stored in the memory storage processing step 4d.

When the memory rewriting processing step 4o is completed, each step after the coin recording processing 4e is executed again until the return button is turned on or the remaining money information is exhausted. The collecting step 4k is executed, and the money handling 4 is ended. Also,
When the return button is turned on, the coin return step 4m is continuously executed to return the coin-type storage medium A, and the money processing step 4 is ended. Thus, FIG.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, when the amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is lost, the coin-type storage medium A is collected in the stocker provided in the game medium lending machine, and when the remaining amount is left. Stores the remaining amount information in the coin-type storage medium A again. This series of operations is repeated until the money amount information stored in the coin-type storage medium A is exhausted or the return request information of the coin-type storage medium A is received. Therefore, in the embodiment of the money processing shown in FIG. 17, after the amount information display step 4f is executed, the return button determination step is not performed as in the embodiment of the money processing shown in FIG. The game medium lending button determination step 4g can be executed, and each step up to the end of the coin processing 4 can be efficiently processed without the return button determination step.

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The coin-type storage medium is stored in the stocker inside the game medium lending machine using the coin-type storage medium. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a device for storing the coin-type storage medium, Therefore, the entire game media lending machine can be small. In addition, the game medium lending machine is installed adjacent to the game machine, stores money amount information in the coin type storage medium by inserting money or coin type storage medium, and transfers the amount information or other information to the adjacent game table. Since the information is transmitted, the player is relieved of having to stand up each time he / she starts the game or each time the coin-type storage medium loses the money amount information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front center sectional view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front center sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged front center sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart when the coin-type storage medium of the fourth embodiment is inserted.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart when coins of the fourth embodiment are inserted.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart when the coin-type storage medium of the fifth embodiment is inserted.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart when coins of the fifth embodiment are inserted.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Game media rental machines A coin type storage medium 1 coin processing 1a Coin processing step 1b Coin reading processing step 1c Coin recognition step 1d Amount information judgment step 1e Memory storage processing step 1f coin recording process step 1g Price information display step 1h Return button judgment step 1i Game media lending button judgment step 1j Information transmission step 1k Balance calculation processing step 1l Balance information judgment step 1m coin return step 1n coin collection step 1o Memory rewrite processing step 2 Currency processing 2a Currency processing step 2b Currency reading processing step 2c Money recognition step 2d memory storage processing step 2e Coin recording processing step 2f Amount information display step 2g Return button judgment step 2h Game media lending button judgment step 2i Information transmission step 2j Balance calculation processing step 2k Balance information judgment step 2l Money return step 2m coin return step 2n coin collection step 2o Memory rewrite processing step 3 coin processing 3a Coin processing step 3b Coin reading processing step 3c Coin recognition step 3d Amount information judgment step 3e Memory storage processing step 3f Coin recording process step 3g Amount information display step 3h Game media lending button judgment step 3i Information transmission step 3j Balance calculation processing step 3k Balance information judgment step 3l coin recovery step 3m Return button judgment step 3n coin return step 3o Memory rewrite processing step 4 Currency processing 4a Currency processing step 4b Currency reading processing step 4c Currency recognition step 4d memory storage processing step 4e Coin recording processing step 4f Amount information display step 4g Game media lending button judgment step 4h Information transmission step 4i Balance calculation processing step 4j Balance information judgment step 4k coin recovery step 4l Money return step 4m Return button judgment step 4n coin return step 4o Memory rewrite processing step

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A storage medium installed adjacent to each of the gaming machines, provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which money amount information is not stored therein, and when money is inserted, a storage medium in which desired money amount information is stored. When the issuance request information is received, a storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is issued, and when the lending request information of the game medium is received, communication is performed with an adjacent gaming machine. Medium lending machine. 2. When coins are loaded into a game media lending machine installed adjacent to each game machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the money amount information is not stored, desired money amount information is obtained. Is received, the storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is issued from the gaming medium lending machine, and when the information in the game medium lending request is received, the gaming medium is lent out. A gaming medium lending system, wherein the gaming machine communicates with an adjacent gaming machine. 3. A stocker which is installed adjacent to each gaming machine, stores therein a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored, and when the storage medium is loaded, the storage in which the desired amount information is stored is stored. When the medium return request information is received, the storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is returned, and when the game medium lending request information is received, communication is performed with the adjacent game machine. Game media lending machine. 4. A desired amount of money when a storage medium is loaded into a game medium lending machine installed adjacent to each game machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which money amount information is not stored therein. When the return request information of the storage medium storing the information is received, the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information is returned from the game medium lending machine, and when the game medium lending request information is received, the game medium is returned. The lending machine is a gaming medium lending system, which communicates with an adjacent gaming machine. 5. A storage medium installed adjacent to each gaming machine, having a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored therein, and storing desired amount information when coins are inserted. When receiving the issuance request information of, the storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is issued, and when the rental request information of the gaming medium is received, the amount of information is transmitted to the adjacent gaming machine. A game media rental machine. 6. A desired amount information is obtained when money is inserted into a game medium lending machine installed adjacent to each gaming machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored therein. Is received, the storage medium in which the desired amount of money information is stored is issued from the gaming medium lending machine, and when the information in the game medium lending request is received, the gaming medium is lent out. The game medium lending system, wherein the machine transmits the amount information to the adjacent game machine. 7. A stocker which is installed adjacent to each gaming machine and stores a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored therein is provided, and when the storage medium is loaded, a storage in which desired amount information is stored When the medium return request information is received, the storage medium storing the desired amount information is returned, and when the game medium lending request information is received, the amount information is transmitted to the adjacent game machine. A game media rental machine. 8. The desired amount of money when the storage medium is loaded into a game medium lending machine installed adjacent to each game machine and provided with a stocker for storing a plurality of storage media in which the amount information is not stored inside When the return request information of the storage medium storing the information is received, the storage medium storing the desired amount of money information is returned from the game medium lending machine, and when the game medium lending request information is received, the game medium is returned. A lending machine is a gaming medium lending system, wherein the lending machine sends money amount information to an adjacent gaming machine.