JP2003144724A - Information management system of game house - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a practical system management of a game house. SOLUTION: A maintenance card 31 is a memory card to be inserted by a system manager's person in charge in the maintenance process, and a program for the maintenance process is stored together with its specific ID number in the card. When the maintenance card is started, a CPU 26 stores the starting time and the ID number in a maintenance history area in the memory card. Data in the maintenance history area are read out in response to the ending operation when the game house is closed, and are transmitted to an outside management device owned by the system manager.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for managing information about operating states and sales of various devices in a game arcade outside the game arcade, and in particular, this invention collects information in the game arcade. The present invention relates to a technique for performing maintenance processing on a device that performs predetermined information processing and a terminal device connected to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, pachinko halls are provided with a card-shaped storage medium (hereinafter simply referred to as "card") in which valuables are written, and a system for lending game media such as pachinko balls (hereinafter , "Game media lending system") has been introduced. In this game medium lending system, in addition to devices such as a stand-by machine adjacent to each gaming machine, a card issuing device, and a settlement device (hereinafter collectively referred to as "card handling device"), communication with these devices is possible. The computer set to (hereinafter, this computer is referred to as “place management device”) is installed.

The on-site management device collects information indicating the sales and use status of cards from each card handling device and performs a totaling process. Further, depending on the system, the card issuing process and the collating process in the amusement hall may be centrally managed in the hall management device. Further, this on-site management device is set so as to communicate with a host computer (hereinafter, this computer is referred to as an "outside-site management device") in a card management company that is a system administrator, and the aggregated data is stored when the store is closed. Etc. to the outside management device.
The outside management device executes information processing necessary for determining a system usage fee on the pachinko hall side, such as collecting transmission data from each game hall for each predetermined period.

This kind of game media lending system is
It is necessary to receive the operation check by the system administrator and the maintenance such as updating the version of the program. In addition, if a line disconnection occurs in the system, a card management company staff member will go to the hall to check the communication status between the on-site management device and each amusement device, and detect any defective points. To do. For such maintenance processing, conventionally, a maintenance processing program is activated in the on-site management device to efficiently perform maintenance processing on the device itself and other card handling devices.

However, this kind of maintenance processing includes processing for reading out and outputting the programs and data stored in the on-site management device and each gaming machine, and for rewriting the programs and data. Care must be taken not to read or tamper with. In view of such problems,
The applicant has previously set a storage medium in which a maintenance processing program is stored in the on-site management device to read the program into the control unit, and immediately erases the program in the control unit when the maintenance process ends. It has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-219319).

According to the above method, since each time the maintenance process is performed using the storage medium under the control of the system administrator, a third party reads and executes the control program for the maintenance process, It is difficult to tamper with the program. Moreover, since the program read by the control unit is erased after the processing is completed, the security of the control program can be maintained.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the method of No. 9319, the system administrator has not yet confirmed whether an appropriate maintenance program has been executed or by which staff member has performed the maintenance process. However, the system administrator should be able to obtain information about the maintenance process so that the actual situation of the maintenance process at each amusement center can be verified and a future schedule can be set up, or if any trouble occurs after the maintenance process. Is desirable.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above problems, and enables a system administrator to analyze the actual state of maintenance processing and acquire information useful for future plans, thereby providing a more precise system. The purpose is to realize highly practical system management by executing management and identifying the personnel who performed the maintenance process and responding promptly even if trouble should occur after the maintenance process. To do.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided an on-site management device which is installed in a game arcade and executes predetermined information processing,
It is made for a system including an outside management device that communicates with the inside management device and receives transmission of the information processing result, and a maintenance processing program related to the information processing is unique to the inside management device. A medium receiving means for receiving a storage medium stored together with the identification code and reading the stored information, a program executing means for executing the program read from the storage medium, and an identification code read from the storage medium. A transmission means for transmitting the information to the outside management apparatus in association with the information indicating the time when the maintenance processing by the storage medium is performed is provided.

The storage medium is a flexible disk,
An electronic medium having a function of storing information such as a CD-ROM, a memory card, an IC card, a program for the on-site management device to maintain its own device or a terminal device connected to the own device, and the unique identification code Besides, it is possible to store data for setting in the on-site management device and the terminal device. It is desirable that this storage medium be individually prepared for each person in charge of maintenance processing by the system administrator and a different identification code be written in each storage medium.

According to the above configuration, when the maintenance staff performs the maintenance process, when the staff on the system administrator side sets the storage medium in the on-site management device, the maintenance processing program written in the storage medium is read out. A series of maintenance processing is performed. Further, since the identification code written in the storage medium is transmitted to the outside management device in association with the information indicating the time when the maintenance processing by the storage medium is performed, the outside management device outputs this transmission information. Alternatively, the system administrator can confirm the time when the maintenance process was performed and which storage medium the maintenance process was performed by performing a process such as collating the identification code.

The timing of transmitting the information is
The time may be limited to a predetermined time such as when the game hall is closed, but the time is not limited to this and may be performed during the maintenance process or immediately after the maintenance process. Further, as the "information indicating the time when the maintenance process by the storage medium is performed", the time when the storage medium is set, the time when the reading of the program from the storage medium is started or the time when the reading is finished, and the read program are Such as when it started
It is possible to set an arbitrary time within the period from the reception of the storage medium for the maintenance process to the end of the maintenance process. However, this information is not limited to the time, and may be time data of a predetermined width such as a period during which the storage medium is received or a period during which the program is read. Further, when the medium receiving means is protected by the covering means described later, the information may indicate the time when the covering means is opened or the period during which the covering means is opened.

According to a preferred aspect of the above system, the out-of-site management device stores, for a plurality of storage media, a database in which the identification codes written in the storage media are associated with information indicating the users of the storage media. To have. Therefore, the system administrator can easily extract when and by which storage medium the maintenance process was performed. In addition, since it is possible to easily judge the suitability of the transmitted identification code, by any chance,
When an illegal code is transmitted, it is possible to take prompt action such as prohibiting the system operation of the game hall that transmitted the code.

[0014] In a further preferred aspect, the on-site management device comprises a covering means for covering the receiving port of the medium receiving means, and a detecting means for detecting the opening of the covering means, and the transmitting means comprises: The time when the opening of the covering means is detected by the detecting means is transmitted to the outside management device.

Here, the "covering means" can be configured as a door portion for sealing a predetermined range including the receiving opening of the medium receiving means, and only the authorized person (that is, the person in charge of maintenance processing) can use this door. It is desirable that a key for opening the department be given. (When the covering means is locked by the electronic lock, only the authorized person is notified of the personal identification number.) According to this configuration, in the normal state, the medium receiving means is in the covered state. Even if the storage medium for maintenance processing is illegally obtained or copied, it is difficult to set the medium in the medium receiving means. Further, when the covering means is illegally opened, the opening time is transmitted to the outside management device, so that the illegal opening can be dealt with promptly and the security can be enhanced.

In an optimum mode of the above system, the on-site management device collects information on the handling of the game storage medium by communicating with a plurality of devices that handle the game storage medium used for renting the game medium. To be configured. As the game storage medium, for example, a card in which a valuable value is written (a magnetic card, an IC card, a memory card, or the like may be used. Further, a disk-shaped IC chip or the like may be used instead of the card. The device for handling this includes a game media lending processing device (bench machine), a card issuing device, a settlement device, and the like. Further, as the information collected by the on-site management device, the number of issued cards, the amount of sales, the number of cards used, the actual frequency of use, etc. can be considered. However, the present invention is not limited to the system for managing information on such a storage medium for games, but can also be applied to a system for managing total sales and customer attraction information in a game arcade, for example.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a game medium lending system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This game medium lending system is for pachinko hall A (hereinafter, simply referred to as "hole A") for lending game media such as pachinko balls and medals by a card in which a valuable value is written. A plurality of inter-machines 3, card issuing devices 4, card settlement devices 5, on-site management devices 1, and system managers B outside the hall A (generally at a card management company) The outside management device 2 owned by Although not shown here, this system includes a plurality of holes having the same structure as the hole A.

The inter-machines 3, the card issuing device 4, the card settlement device 5, and the on-site management device 1 in the hall A are communicably connected to each other via a bidirectional communication line 9. In addition, the on-site management device 1 is a telephone communication line 10 such as ISDN.
It is connected to the outside management apparatus 2 via. In addition, each inter-machine 3 is connected to the communication line via a relay device 7 provided for each gaming island 8. Although not shown here,
The system includes a plurality of holes with a configuration similar to hole A.

Each inter-machine 3 has a function of accepting the insertion of money and issuing a card in which a predetermined frequency is written. In addition, these inter-machines 3 are electrically connected to the adjacent gaming machines 6, accept cards issued by their own devices or other devices, reduce the frequency, and send a lending request signal to the adjacent gaming machines 6. Then, a lending process of a predetermined number of game media is performed. If the gaming machine 6 is a pachinko machine, it pays out a predetermined number of pachinko balls from the inside of the machine in response to a lending request signal, and if it is a slot machine, a predetermined number of medals in electronic data according to the lending request signal. Perform processing to store in a format.

The card issuing device 4 accepts the insertion of money and issues a card that can be used in the inter-machine 3. Further, the card settlement device 5 is for accepting a card having a remaining number and paying out money corresponding to the remaining number.

As will be described later, the on-site management device 1 is a computer with special specifications, and information relating to the sales status and usage status of the card is appropriately supplied from the inter-machines 3, the card issuing device 4, and the card settlement device 5. Will be sent to Hall A
The sales of cards, the number of cards used, the amount of money (or frequency) consumed for lending game media, etc. are totaled.

The above counting result is transmitted to the outside management apparatus 2 at the time of closing processing. The outside management device 2 is a server computer capable of accepting transmissions from a plurality of holes A, and collects data for billing processing for the holes A using daily transmission data.

In addition, in the game medium lending system of this embodiment, in addition to the card issuing device 4, each inter-machine 3 is also provided with a function of issuing a card, and ticket issuing information of the issued card ( Ticket issuing numbers, ticket issuing codes, balances, etc.) are managed by the issuing device. (For details of this information processing, refer to JP-A-9-140922.) However, the present invention is not limited to such a system configuration,
It can also be applied to a centralized management type system in which the on-site management device 1 manages card registration information.

In this embodiment, when performing maintenance processing such as operation check of each device in the hall A, version upgrade of the program, and elimination of operation error occurred in the system, the on-site management device 1 is used for maintenance. The maintenance process is carried out by loading the program and executing it.

FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the on-site management device 1. The on-site management device 1 of this embodiment includes a main body 11 and a touch panel display 12. The main body portion 11 is formed by assembling a door portion 13 into a housing 14 having a front opening. A lock mechanism 17, a key switch 15, an operation display lamp 16 and the like are fitted on the plate surface of the door portion 13, and normally, the lock mechanism 17 sets the lock state. The key switch 15 moves a power switch (not shown) in the main body 11. When the key hole of the key switch 15 is rotated from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, the internal power is cut off after a predetermined time. Then, the operation of the device is stopped. When the key hole is once made horizontal and then returned to the vertical direction after a predetermined time, the internal power supply is temporarily cut off, and then the device after the power supply is reset to the initial state. The operation display lamp 16 is for indicating whether or not the apparatus is operating, and is normally turned on at all times and blinks when performing communication or totalization processing.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the main body 11 is opened. A control unit 19 including a control unit 25, an interface board for communication, and the like, which will be described later, and a card unit 18 for processing an IC card are housed inside the housing 14. On the front surface of the control unit 19, a connector 23 for various data transmission and power supply is provided, and two card insertion ports 20 and 21 are formed. Although not shown in FIG. 3, the cables connected to the respective connectors 23 are guided to the cable insertion hole (not shown) on the back side via the cavity 24 on the right side in the figure.

The card unit 18 has a card insertion opening 22 on the front surface. The IC card inserted from the card insertion slot 22 functions as a sub-control unit for encrypting information transmitted to another device or decrypting information transmitted from another device, and is always It is in a state of being inserted into the card unit 18 from the card insertion port 22. (Hereinafter, this IC card is called an "encryption card".)

Each card insertion slot 2 on the control unit 19 side
A non-volatile memory card in which information can be rewritten is inserted into 0 and 21. Of these, the first card insertion slot 20
A program related to the main operation of the on-site management device 1 is written in the card inserted in the card, and the card handling devices in the hall A (bench machine 3, card issuing device 4, card settlement device 5) A memory area for storing the transmission data and the totalized result thereof, a memory area for storing a maintenance history described later (hereinafter referred to as “maintenance history area”), and the like are provided. (Hereinafter, this card will be referred to as a "main memory card".) This main memory card is also always inserted in the control unit 19 like the encryption card.

On the other hand, a card in which a maintenance processing program and data are written is inserted into the second card insertion slot 21. (Hereinafter, this card is referred to as a "maintenance card".) This maintenance card is not normally inserted unlike the above-mentioned two cards, and can only be performed by the maintenance personnel on the system administrator B side during the maintenance process. Is inserted.

The card insertion ports 20, 21, 22 of the control unit 19 and the card unit 18 are
Each cover plate (not shown) is screwed. Further, the key for unlocking the lock mechanism 17 of the door portion 13 is placed under the control of the system administrator B, and only the key for rotating the key switch 15 is provided on the hall A side. It Therefore, only the starting operation and the ending operation by the key switch 15 can be executed on the hall A side.
Only the maintenance personnel dispatched by the system administrator B are allowed to open the card 3 or remove the encryption card or the main memory card.

FIG. 4 shows the electrical configuration of the on-site management device 1. In the figure, reference numeral 25 is a control unit in the control unit 17, which is composed of a CPU 26, a ROM 27, and a RAM 28. Reference numerals 30, 31, 32 are the main memory card, the maintenance card, and the encryption card, which are connected to the control unit 25 via the bus 29.

Each of the main memory card 30 and the maintenance card 31 functions as an expansion memory of the controller 25. In addition, maintenance card 3
In 1 is written a program indicating the procedure of maintenance processing and setting data (hereinafter, simply referred to as "maintenance program"), as well as an ID number unique to this card.

The encryption card 32 has its own CPU 32.
1, ROM 322, RAM 323, RO
The M322 stores programs for encryption and decryption, an encryption key, a decryption key, and the like. When the CPU 26 of the control unit 25 communicates with each card handling device or the outside management device 2, the encryption card 3 is used.
The second CPU 321 is instructed to perform the transmission information encryption processing and the reception information decryption processing, and then receives the data transmission after the processing.

In addition, the bus 29 controls the touch panel control circuit 3 for controlling the display operation of the touch panel display 12 and receiving data input.
3, a door opening detection sensor 34 (photoelectric switch or the like) for detecting opening of the door portion 13, a communication interface circuit 35 for communicating with the outside management device 2, each card handling device in the hall A, respectively. , 36, etc. are connected.

In the above structure, when the activation operation is performed by the key switch 15, the CPU 26 of the control section 25
A program for initial activation is read from the main memory card 30 and set in the RAM 28, and an operation screen is displayed on the touch panel display 12 according to the program. Here, when a person in charge on the hall A side performs a predetermined setting operation such as input of a password, the CPU 25 becomes in a state of being able to communicate with each card handling device, and thereafter, after outputting a start command to each device, each device It accepts information transmission from and performs aggregation processing.

The information received from each card handling device and the result of the totaling process are stored in the main memory card 30 and are read according to the ending operation at the time of closing the store to the outside management device 2 as described later. Sent. In addition, the program stored in the main memory card 30 is stored in the RAM at the time of execution.
The program in the RAM 28 is erased in response to the end operation when the store is closed.

Next, when performing the maintenance process,
A maintenance staff dispatched from the system manager B releases the lock mechanism 17 by using a dedicated key to open the door portion 13, removes the cover plate of the card insertion hole 21, and inserts the maintenance card 31. After this, key switch 1
When the restart operation is performed by the CPU 5, the CPU 26 reads out the maintenance program from the maintenance card 31 and sets it in the RAM 28, and thereafter starts the maintenance process based on this program.

In this embodiment, the time when the door opening detection sensor 33 detects the opening of the door portion 13, the time when the maintenance processing program is started,
And the ID read from the maintenance card 31
The number is written in the maintenance history area in the main memory card 30, and this history data is transmitted to the outside management apparatus 2 at the time of the termination processing. Further, the maintenance program set in the RAM 28 is the same as the main program, and after the processing is completed, R
It is erased from AM.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, a detailed processing procedure of the on-site management device 1 in the maintenance processing and the closing processing when the store is closed will be described. The steps of each process in the maintenance process of FIG. 5 are indicated by ST1 to ST12, and the steps of each process in the end process of FIG. 6 are ST21 to ST21.
Shown by 28.

Each process of FIGS. 5 and 6 is executed as an interrupt process at every predetermined time under the condition that the normal communication and the total process are executed. First, in the maintenance process of FIG. 5, in the first ST1, the opening of the door 13 is checked. Here, the door opening detection sensor 34 is used as the door portion 13.
When the opening of ST is not detected, ST1 becomes "NO" and the normal processing is immediately returned.

On the other hand, when the opening of the door 13 is detected, ST1 becomes "YES" and the process proceeds to ST2, the current time is taken as the opening time of the door 13, and this is read in the main memory card 30. Store in the maintenance history area.

Next, in ST3, the maintenance card 3
When the maintenance card 31 is inserted and the maintenance card 31 is inserted, the operation waits for the restart operation by the key switch 15 in ST4. When both ST3 and ST4 are "YES", the maintenance program and the ID number are read from the maintenance card 31 in the next ST5. Further, in ST6, a password input screen is displayed on the touch panel display 12 to accept the input.

The on-site management device 1 of this embodiment is registered in the RAM 28 or the main memory card 30 of the control unit 25 by transmitting an appropriate password in advance from the out-site management device 2, and the next ST7. Then, the entered password is compared with the registered password. If both match, ST7 becomes "YES" and S
Proceed to T8 to start the maintenance program. Further, in the next ST9, the time when this program is started is associated with the ID number of the maintenance card 31 and written in the maintenance history area in the main memory card 30.

Thereafter, in ST10, maintenance according to the contents designated on the touch panel display 12 is executed based on the maintenance program. When the maintenance process is completed, the clerk temporarily turns off the internal power supply by rotating the key switch 15, then pulls out the maintenance card 31, and then returns the key switch 15 in the vertical direction to restart the apparatus. When this ending operation is performed, ST11 becomes “YES”,
At the next step ST12, the maintenance program in the RAM 28 is erased, the maintenance process is terminated, and the normal state is restored.

In ST3, the insertion of the card is checked for a predetermined time, and the maintenance card 31 is checked even if a predetermined time elapses after the opening of the door 13 is confirmed.
If is not inserted, the determination in ST3 becomes "NO" and the process proceeds to ST13, and a predetermined error process is executed such as setting a state in which the main program cannot be executed. Similarly, in ST4, the restart operation is checked for a predetermined time. If the restart operation is not performed within this time, the determination in ST4 becomes "NO" and the process proceeds to ST13.
If the password entered in ST6 is not correct, the determination in ST7 is "YES", similarly the maintenance process is stopped, and the process proceeds to the error process in ST13. Although not shown here, if the encryption card 32 or the main memory card 30 is removed,
The control unit stops the operation.

Next, in the closing process of FIG. 6, the first ST
At 21, the presence / absence of the ending operation is checked. If this ending operation has not been performed, normal processing is immediately returned to. On the other hand, when the end operation is performed on the touch panel display 12, ST21 becomes "YES", and S
The processing after T22 is executed.

At ST22, each card handling device is sequentially accessed to instruct execution of termination processing. At this time, if there is untransmitted information, the transmission of this information is instructed, the transmitted information is taken in, and the final tabulation process is executed.

Next, when the power is turned off by the key switch 15, the process proceeds from ST23 to ST24, and the outside management device 2 is connected. Further, in the next ST25, the total data of the day accumulated in the main memory card 30 is transmitted to the outside management apparatus 2.

Upon completion of the above transmission, the next ST26
Then, it is checked whether new data is stored in the maintenance history area of the main memory card 30. Here, if there is today's time data in the maintenance history area, ST26 becomes "YES", and in the next ST27, this new history data (if normal maintenance processing is performed, door opening time, maintenance program, Start time, maintenance card 31 ID
Represented by a number. ) Is transmitted, and then ST2
At 8, the communication with the outside management device 2 is terminated.

When the power-off operation in ST23 is performed, the power supply to the touch panel display 12 is cut off, and the input or cancel operation cannot be accepted. Further, after the connection with the outside management apparatus 2 is completed in ST28, the internal power supply is cut off and the operation of the control unit 25 is completely stopped.

According to the above-mentioned maintenance processing and closing processing, each time maintenance is performed, the maintenance card 31 in which a unique ID number is written is inserted into the processing, and after the processing, the program transferred to the control unit 25 is executed. Since the maintenance card 31 is erased and the maintenance card 31 is taken out, it is possible to prevent the maintenance program from being leaked to a third party and being tampered with. Also, the time when the maintenance program was started and the maintenance card 31
The maintenance history including the ID number and the history data is transmitted to the out-of-site management device 2 at the time of the closing process, so that the system administrator B can accurately know which staff member performed the maintenance work. You can Further, since the time when the door 12 is opened / closed is also included in the maintenance history, if the door 12 is illegally opened except during maintenance processing, the system operation from the next day is prohibited, and the illegal operation is prohibited. The process corresponding to can be promptly taken. If an unauthorized opening of the door 12 is detected, an error signal may be immediately transmitted to the outside management device 2.

Further, regarding the maintenance card 31, the maintenance card 3 in which an individual ID number is registered for each maintenance person on the system administrator B side.
It is desirable to prepare 1. In addition, if a database in which information (for example, name) for identifying the staff member who has given each maintenance card 31 is associated with the ID number is set in the outside management device 2, transmission from the inside management device 1 of each hall is performed. The information can be used to check which clerk went to which hall and when, which can be useful for maintenance schedule adjustment and labor management.

[0053]

According to the present invention, the information management is provided with an on-site management device that executes predetermined information processing in the game arcade, and an out-of-site management device that communicates with the on-site management device and receives transmission of the information processing result. In the system, an individual identification code is stored together with the program in a storage medium in which a program for maintenance processing related to information processing is stored, and the identification code of the storage medium accepted by the on-site management device is used as a maintenance processing by this storage medium. Since it is transmitted to the outside management device in association with the information indicating the time when the maintenance process was performed, the system administrator confirms when the maintenance process was executed and by which storage medium the maintenance process was performed. be able to.
Therefore, the system administrator side can analyze the actual state of the maintenance process, obtain information useful for setting up a maintenance schedule, and execute more precise system management. Further, when some trouble occurs after the maintenance processing, it is possible to perform system management excellent in practicability by, for example, identifying a staff member who performed the maintenance processing and promptly responding to it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game medium lending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the external appearance of the on-site management device.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the internal configuration of the main body of the on-site management device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the on-site management device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of maintenance processing.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing at the time of closing a store.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 on-site management device 2 Outside management device 3-machine 4 card issuing device 5 card settlement device 11 Main body 13 Door 14 housing 17 lock mechanism 25 Control unit 26 CPU 31 maintenance card

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kohei Yanai             2-9-14 Minamisenba, Chuo-ku, Osaka Takasago             Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2C088 CA02 CA08 CA09 CA30 CA31                       EA49

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A system comprising an on-site management device that is installed in a game arcade and executes predetermined information processing, and an out-of-place management device that communicates with the on-site management device and receives transmission of the information processing result. Then, the on-site management device receives a storage medium in which a program for maintenance processing related to the information processing is stored together with a unique identification code and reads the stored information, and the medium reception means is read from the storage medium. A program executing means for executing the program; and a transmitting means for transmitting the identification code read from the storage medium to the outside management device in association with the information indicating the time when the maintenance processing by the storage medium is performed. Information management system for amusement halls. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the outside management apparatus associates, with respect to a plurality of storage media, identification codes written in these storage media to information indicating a user of the storage media. Information management system for the amusement park, which comprises a database. 3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the on-site management device includes a covering means for covering a receiving port of the medium receiving means, and a detecting means for detecting opening of the covering means. The information management system for a game hall, wherein the transmission means transmits the time when the detection means detects the opening of the covering means to the outside management device. 4. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the on-site management device communicates with a plurality of devices that handle a game storage medium used for renting a game medium, thereby playing the game. Information management system for amusement halls that collects information about the handling of storage media for use in games.