JP2003190576A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the management information such as on the prepaid degree from being easily accessed. <P>SOLUTION: The game system comprises a recording medium processing device for receiving a game recording medium in which first and second information (a member's ID) specifying the game value and executing the dispensing process by using each game value, and a first management device and a second management device connected to the recording medium processing device for communication and managing each game value. The recording medium processing device transmits reference request information to each management device, and each management device returns use permission information to the recording medium processing device when it is determined that the reference request information is normal. The recording medium processing device executes the dispensing process within the range of game values specified by the received first and second information. The transmission line between the recording medium processing device and each management device is common. The game system also has an information transmission restraining device for at least restraining the information transmitted from the recording medium processing device to the first management device from being transmitted to the second management device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game for managing a game recording medium such as a membership card which is installed in a game hall or the like and which can be rented by prepaid frequency and rented by replay. System.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, at a game arcade, a membership card is issued to a player who has registered as a member for the purpose of fixing the game player and providing services to the game player and differentiation from other game fields. There are many replay services (saving services) that allow you to save pachinko balls and coins that are game media once acquired in a game, and then use these saved pachinko balls and coins that are game media again for games. Is becoming popular.

In these amusement arcades, a card company, which is a third party institution, issues and manages prepaid cards for the purpose of reducing labor for collecting money and improving management transparency. Introduced a large number of gaming devices that allow players to play games using a game recording medium such as a three-party issuance type or a gaming hall that issues prepaid cards and is managed by a card company. Has been done.

With the spread of these prepaid cards, the costs associated with issuing these prepaid cards must be reduced, and the member player possessing the membership card must own the prepaid card in addition to the membership card. A member card having the function of the prepaid card has been partially put into practical use for the purpose of eliminating complexity.

When a membership card having these prepaid card functions is used, as described above, the holder of the membership card does not have to carry a plurality of cards, which is convenient and also for the game hall. Although it is preferable because it is possible to keep the issuing cost required for issuing a prepaid card low, a recording medium processing device such as a card unit that performs the lending process for both the
In order to simplify the connection with each of these management devices, it is necessary to connect to a management device that manages the prepaid frequency, which is a gaming value, and also to connect to a management device that manages the number of savings balls. It is conceivable to standardize the connection with each management device.

[0006]

The method of sharing the connection with each of the management devices is preferable because it can simplify the connection wiring and the like and can reduce the device cost required for the connection with each of the management devices. Information managed by each management device, in particular, management information in the management device that manages the prepaid frequency may be easily obtained by the management device that manages the number of saved balls. Obtaining the management of the prepaid frequency has a problem that the risk of fraud such as falsification of the prepaid card is significantly increased.

Therefore, the present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and even in the method of sharing the connection with each management device, the management information managed by each management device, particularly the above It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming system capable of avoiding the management information of the prepaid frequency from being obtained by the management device side which manages the number of saved balls.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the gaming system of the present invention has a value corresponding to the payment of money and a first gaming value which can be used for gaming. For the game in which at least the first information for identifying the second information for identifying the value of the second game value that is the value that the player has acquired by the game and can be used for the game are recorded. A game medium that accepts a recording medium, reads each of the information recorded in the accepted game recording medium, and uses the magnitude of the first gaming value specified by the read first information. First loan processing
And a second medium lending process, which is a game medium lending process using the second game value specified by the read second information. A first management device that is communicatively connected to the recording medium processing device and manages the magnitude of the first gaming value of each gaming recording medium in association with the first information of each gaming recording medium. A second management device that is communicatively connected to the recording medium processing device and manages the magnitude of the second gaming value of each gaming recording medium in association with the second information of each gaming recording medium. And a recording medium processing device that receives the game recording medium, reads at least the first information of the received recording medium, and reads the read first information. The first verification request information including the first verification request information. The first management device, which has transmitted the first verification request information to the device and performs the verification of the first information included in the first verification request information, verifies that the first information is valid. When it is determined to be information,
The recording medium processing device that has returned the first usage permission information indicating the usage permission to the game of the first gaming value corresponding to the first information to the recording medium processing device and received the first usage permission information. Performs the first lending process within the range of the first gaming value identified by the first information,
Further, the recording medium processing device transmits the second verification request information including the second information to the second management device in response to the reading of the second information, and receives the second verification request information. (2) The management device collates the second information included in the second collation request information, and when the collation determines that the second information is legitimate information, the second information corresponding to the second information is obtained. The second recording medium processing device that has returned the second recording medium processing device with the second recording medium processing device indicating the recording medium processing device indicating the recording medium processing device having the value of the second use value, and the second recording medium processing device having received the second recording medium processing information has The second lending process is performed within the range of the magnitude of the second gaming value specified by the recording medium processing device, the first management device, the recording medium processing device, and the second management device. A transmission line for transmitting information to and from The transmission line is provided with an information transmission regulation device for regulating at least the information transmitted from the recording medium processing device to the first management device to the second management device. It is characterized by having. According to this feature, even if the recording medium processing device, the first management device, and the second management device are connected by the common transmission line by including the information transmission regulation device, at least the first Information regarding the magnitude of the first gaming value, which is a value corresponding to the payment of money transmitted from the recording medium processing device to one management device and can be used for a game, is transmitted to the second management device. Since it is restricted, it is possible to prevent the information about the magnitude of the first gaming value from being obtained on the side of the second management device. As a result, It is possible to significantly reduce the risk that the fraud of the gaming value of 1 is carried out.

In the game system of the present invention, the game recording medium includes a first recording section in which first information is recorded and a second recording section in which second information is recorded, and the recording medium processing apparatus. Preferably includes a first reading unit that reads the recording information of the first recording unit and a second reading unit that reads the recording information of the second recording unit. If you do this,
By dividing the recording section in which the first information and the second information are recorded in the game recording medium and providing a reading section for each of the recording sections in the recording medium processing device, the first information and the second information are recorded. Compared to the case where two pieces of information are stored in the same storage unit and read by the same reading unit, each of the above information,
In particular, the security of the first information can be improved.

In the gaming system of the present invention, it is preferable that the recording medium processing device transmits the second collation request information in response to a second loan processing request from a player. With this configuration, the second collation request information is transmitted only when the second lending processing request is made, so that the second collation request information is unnecessarily transmitted. It is possible to avoid performing the collation, and it is possible to improve the operation rate for the processing time required for these unnecessary collation processes.

In the gaming system of the present invention, it is preferable that the game medium in the second lending process is lent in the same processing mode as the first lending process. With this configuration, since it is not necessary to provide separate devices for the first lending process and the second lending process, the configuration of the recording medium processing device can be simplified, and thus the recording medium can be simplified. The processing device can be inexpensive.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following examples, an example using a normal pachinko machine in which pachinko balls that are game media are paid out as a game machine is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other game machines, For example, it can be applied to an enclosed-type pachinko machine in which pachinko balls are enclosed so that they cannot be touched, a slot machine or a pachi-lot that uses coins or pachinko balls as a game medium, and a gaming machine such as a full-credit-type slot machine. .

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a game of this embodiment having a management computer 100 and a member management computer 120, which are a first management device for managing a visitor card 38 which is a game recording medium and a membership card 37. It is a diagram showing the configuration of a game system, this game system is a card reader type pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) 2 which is a game machine arranged in parallel on a plurality of game islands in a game arcade.
And a card unit 3 as a recording medium processing device which is installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko machine 2, and a visitor card 37 'which is installed in a predetermined place in the game arcade and used in the card unit Issuance and receipt device 21 for performing the issuance of money and a deposit process for giving a frequency that is the first gaming value corresponding to cash inserted into the visitor card 38 and the member card 37 described later, and these various cards 3
When the card unit 3 becomes defective, it is exchanged for the defective card unit 3 when the card unit 3 becomes defective and the first game value remaining in 7, 38 is settled in cash. Card unit stocker 20 in which a spare card unit 3 is stored, and the management computer 10 that manages a member card 37 and a visitor card 38, which will be described later, used in the card unit 3.
0, and a member management computer 120 that manages the accumulated coins of a member player who owns the member card 37. The management computer 100, the member management computer 120, the card unit 3, and the card unit stocker. 20, issuing and depositing device 21, and settlement device 2
2 is connected via a hub (HUB) 7 and a repeater 6 via a communication cable 8 which is a common transmission line so that bidirectional data communication is possible, and each connected device is given a local IP address. A local area network (LAN) is formed as a local area network, and each local IP address is assigned to transmission data and transmitted / received, so that data transmission / reception can be performed mutually. Further, the repeater 6 and the member management computer 120
Between the gate server 1 as an information transmission regulation device
3 is provided, and communication from the management computer 100 and each card unit 3 to the member management computer 120 is allowed to pass unconditionally, but a local IP address so that the member management computer 120 cannot access the management computer 100. Communication control from the card unit 3 to the management computer 100 is performed by the member management computer 12
Communication control is performed so that the data is not transmitted to 0, and the contents of these communications are also monitored with respect to communications such as the reply of the stored coin data from the member management computer 120 to each card unit 3.

Further, the management computer 100 is connected via a communication line 11 so as to be able to carry out two-way data communication with a management server 12 installed in the card management company. The server 12 can grasp sales by the member card 37 and the visitor card 38 of each amusement hall, error status of the management computer 100 and the card unit 3, and the like.

First, in this embodiment, the membership card 37 is used.
In addition, the recording medium used for the visitor card 38 will be described. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. Two types of IC cards are used: a card 37 and a visitor card 38 used by a visitor player who is not a member.

First, the member card 37 and the visitor card 38 used in this embodiment will be described. The structure thereof is made of resin and has a predetermined thickness as shown in FIG. An IC chip 82, which is a first recording unit having a memory (not shown) built therein, is mounted at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the recess of the base body 81 by tape-auto-bonding (TAB) mounting. Flexible printed circuit board 8 having a pattern coil 83 provided from the chip 82 along the outer periphery of the base 81
4 is inserted, and the entire surface of the recess is covered with a top film 85. The membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 are I of the card unit 3 described later.
By being inserted into the C card reader / writer 327, the electromagnetic waves output from these reader / writers cause an induced electromotive force in the pattern coil 83 to cause the IC chip 82.
Is operably energized and the pattern coil 8
3 is a non-contact IC card capable of performing various data communication with the IC card reader / writer 327 via an electromagnetic wave in a non-contact manner.

In this embodiment, since these non-contact IC cards are used as the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38, they are not provided on the back surface of the visitor card 38 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), on the back surface of the membership card 37, the second information member I
A magnetic stripe 86 is provided as a second recording unit for recording member information such as D. Depending on the presence or absence of the magnetic stripe 86, the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 are provided.
The data such as the member ID, which is the record information of the magnetic stripe 86, is identified by the IC card reader / writer 327 of the card unit 3 when the member card 37 is inserted.
Is read by and is transmitted to the member management computer 120 in the use processing (replay) of the stored coins described later.

Further, in the internal memory of the IC chip 82 mounted on the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38, each card can be individually identified, and
A card ID including a game hall code that can specify a game hall where the card is licensed (in this embodiment, a game hall where the member card 37 and the visitor card 38 are purchased from the card company) and the first remaining in the card. The first information consisting of frequency data that is the magnitude of the frequency that is the game value of
The device authentication code data used when performing mutual authentication with each device, the encryption key data used for data encryption in the actual transmission / reception of the recorded data, the rewriting frequency data, and the like are recorded.

Next, the pachinko machine 2 which is the game machine used in this embodiment will be briefly described.
As shown in FIG. 3, it has a glass door frame 202 formed in a frame shape, and a hitting ball supply plate 203 is provided on the lower surface of the glass door frame 202. The operation section 14 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hitting ball supply plate 203, and the surplus ball receiving plate 204 for storing the prize balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply plate 203 and the hitting ball are shot under the hitting ball supply plate 203. A hit ball operation handle (hereinafter referred to as an operation knob) 205 is provided.

Inside the game island where the pachinko machine 2 is installed, it is arranged at a lower position of the game island so as to traverse the game island so that the pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine 2 can be collected. A lower tank (not shown) and a supply gutter (not shown) arranged across the gaming island so that the pachinko balls can be supplied to the respective pachinko machines 2 arranged in parallel at the upper position of the gaming island. ), And a pumping device (not shown) for pumping the pachinko balls collected and stored in the lower tank from the lower tank to the supply gutter, and as shown in FIG. A diversion gutter 23 for replenishing the pachinko balls supplied by the supply gutter to an upper tank (not shown) provided at an upper position on the back surface of the pachinko machine 2 is provided above the pachinko machine 2 on the island. The
And, in the lower position of the pachinko machine 2 in the game island, the pachinko balls used for the game in the pachinko machine 2 are discharged, and the discharged pachinko balls are discharged to the lower tank. 25 is provided, and the pachinko balls are supplied from the diversion gutter 23 to be used for prize balls and rental balls in the pachinko machine 2, and the pachinko balls used for the game are transferred to the lower tank through the out ball tank 25. It is discharged and collected, and is again pumped to the supply gutter above the game island for reuse.

The branch gutter 23 is provided with a replenishing ball counter 24 for counting the number of pachinko balls (the number of replenishing balls) to be replenished to the pachinko machine 2, and from the out ball tank 25 to the lower tank. An out-ball counter 2 for counting out-balls discharged from the pachinko machine is provided in the discharge passage.
6, a replenishment ball counter 24 and an out-ball counter 26 are connected to a control unit 328, which will be described later, which is built in the card unit 3, and the replenishment-ball counter 24 and the out-ball counter are provided. The counting signal output from the counter 26 is input to the control unit 328, so that the control unit 328 corresponds to the pachinko machine 2
The number of supply balls to and the number of out balls used in the game are added and registered in a player data recording area, which will be described later, and counted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the member card 3 in the card unit 3 is provided on the upper surface of the operation section 14.
7 or the frequency display section 17 for displaying the frequency read from the visitor card 38, and the pressing operation at the start of the game or when the number of balls in the hitting ball supply plate 203 becomes small or disappears, When there is a frequency in the frequency display section 17, a lending button 16 for lending a predetermined number of pachinko balls from the pachinko machine 2 and a member card 37 being accepted by the card unit 3 at the end of the game are returned. And a return button 15 for the operation are provided, and these units are mounted on an operation board 18 provided inside the operation unit 14.

A game board 206 is detachably attached to the rear of the glass door frame 202, as shown in FIG. In addition, a game area 207 is provided on the front surface of the game board 206. Near the center of this game area 207,
A variable display unit 209 on which a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” are variably displayed, and a variable display device 210 on which a plurality of types of identification information called “normal symbols” are variably displayed.
And are provided. In addition, the game board 206 is provided with a plurality of winning openings 224, a passage gate 211, a starting winning opening 214, and a variable winning ball device 216, and at the bottom of the game area 207, hit balls that have not been won An outlet port 226 for collecting is formed.

The hit ball shot by a hammer (not shown) rocked by the operation of the hit ball operation knob 205 enters the game area 207 through the hit ball rail, and then flows down in the game area 207. At this time, the pachinko balls that have not reached the game area 207 because the launching momentum is too weak, the surplus ball tray 20 is passed through a circulation path (not shown).
It is supposed to be recirculated to 4.

Further, when the hit ball hit in the game area 207 passes through the passage gate 211, the ordinary symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display device 210 is variably started.

The display result after the variable display operation of the variable display device 210 is a predetermined specific display result (for example, 7).
In this case, the movable piece 215 provided on the starting winning opening 214 is opened for a predetermined time, which is advantageous for the player.

When a pachinko ball is won in the start winning hole 214, all the special symbols are variably displayed (variable display) on the variable display portion 209. And then left,
In the middle, the special symbol on the right is stopped, and when the stop display result becomes a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), a specific game state (big hit state) occurs. When such a big hit state occurs, the variable winning ball device 2
The opening / closing plate 220 provided at 16 is opened to enter the first state, which is advantageous for the player. The first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever comes first, whichever comes first. It is a disadvantageous second state. If a hit ball that has entered the special winning opening of the variable winning ball device 216 in the first state wins a specific winning area (V pocket) and is detected by a V count switch (not shown), the first time of that time Waiting for the end of the state, the repeat continuation control for controlling from the second state to the first state is performed. The upper limit number of times of this repeated continuation control is set to 15 times, for example.

Also, when the left, middle, and right special symbols variably displayed on the variable display section 209 are stopped and displayed with a combination of big hit symbols matching the same kind of symbol, a big hit occurs as described above. In the state before these big hit symbols are stopped and displayed, a reach state may occur. Here, the “reach state” means the variable display unit 2
After the variable control of 09 is started, the display mode does not deviate from the display condition of the specific display mode even at the time when the display control progresses and the display result reaches the stage before the derived display. For example, the reach display state also includes a state in which variable display is performed by the plurality of variable display units 209 while maintaining a state in which the combination of the specific display modes is complete. Furthermore, some of the reach, when it appears, is more likely to cause a big hit than the ordinary reach (normal reach). Such a reach is called super reach. In addition, some of the reach, with a fairly low probability, will almost certainly result in a jackpot when it appears. Such a reach is called a premium reach, and with the occurrence of these premium reach, the occurrence is output to the outside as described later.

The construction of these pachinko machines 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
09 is connected to a display control board 280 for performing display control and a ball payout device 297 for paying out pachinko balls supplied to a ball tank (not shown), and a game control board 231 described later.
The prize ball control board 237 for controlling the payout of the pachinko balls based on the prize ball signal output from the player and various signals input / output from the card unit 3, the lamp control board 235 for controlling the game effect lamps, and the speaker. A sound control board 270 for controlling the sound output from the ball, and a launching control for launching a ball striking device for launching a pachinko ball delivered to the ball striking plate 203 based on the operation of the ball striking handle 205 to the game area 207. A control board 291 and a game control board 231 for controlling each of these parts are provided, and these are connected as shown in FIG. 7, and the pachinko balls paid out to the hitting ball supply plate 203 are used. Then you can play the game.

The prize ball control board 237 is connected to the control unit 328 (see FIG. 7) of the card unit 3 via a signal cable 9, and is used for a terminal terminal lending completion signal (EXS) and a table to be described later. READY signal (PRDY)
Is output to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3, and the card unit 3
A card unit READY signal (BRDY), which will be described later, and a terminal lending request completion confirmation signal (BRQ) output from the control unit 328 are input.

Further, the game control board 231 is connected to an information output section 298 for externally outputting the game information in the pachinko machine 2, and is output from the game control board 231 as shown in FIG. Various kinds of game information such as big hit information, starting signal, premium reach generating signal output when the above-mentioned premium reach occurs, various kinds of game information such as starting information, premium occurrence information, etc., via the information output section 298. And output to the card unit 3.

The operation board 18 is connected to the card unit 3 via the award ball control board 237 and the signal cable 9 described above, and the lending button 16 is operated to allow the player to lend a ball. The lending input signal that is output when the return button 15 is operated and the return input signal that is output when the return button 15 is operated are output to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 and the control unit When the frequency display signal of the frequency display unit 17 output from 328 is input, the frequency based on the frequency display signal is displayed on the frequency display unit 17.

Next, the card unit 3 as the recording medium processing device of this embodiment will be described. On the front surface of the card unit 3, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation of the card unit 3 is at the uppermost position. And management computer 100
An operation lamp 301 for notifying the communication state with the is provided so that an attendant or the like of the game hall can perceive the occurrence of a trouble in the communication state with the inside of the card unit 3 or the management computer 100.

Below the operation lamp 301, a bill insertion slot 302 into which a bill can be inserted, a coin insertion slot 303 into which a coin can be inserted, and a coin return button for returning the inserted coin. 304 and
A player can insert coins and bills as currency.

Below the respective inlets 302 and 303 and the return button 304, when the lending unit (the frequency used in one lending operation) in the lending process described later can be changed. A changeable lamp 305 that is turned on, a lending unit change button 306 that changes the lending unit by operating the changeable lamp 305 during lighting, and a lending unit display unit 307 that displays the lending unit and the like. , A frequency display unit 309 displaying the frequency read from the member card 37 or the visitor card 38.
And a direction indicator lamp 3 showing the connecting direction of the corresponding gaming machine.
11 and an operation panel 312 having a card reader / writer 327, which will be described later, indicating that a card is being inserted, and an operation panel is provided so that the player can perform various operations.

At the lower portion of the operation panel, a coin return port 313 for returning coins when the coin return button 304 is operated, and the coin return port 313 are formed so as to project from below. A receiving portion 313 'for preventing the coins discharged from the coin return port 313 from falling is provided.

At a position further below the coin return port 313, a replay based on the number of savings balls which is the second gaming value specified by the member ID as the second information read from the member card 37 being accepted. A member card display unit 314 for displaying the number of playable times, a ten-key 315 for inputting a personal identification number, and a case of determining the personal identification number input by the ten-key 315 or a predetermined number of the number of savings balls. In the case where the replay key 317 for carrying out the coin number refund and the inserted card is the membership card 37, when the game is carried out using the number of savings balls specified by the member ID of the membership card 37 Play selection key 316 operated
And a member operation panel provided with are provided so that a member player can perform an operation by inserting a member card 37 from a card insertion slot 319 provided at a lower position of the member operation panel. Has become.

The structure of the card unit 3 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The card unit 3 is connected to the operation lamp 301 provided at the uppermost front surface position. In addition, the changeable lamp 305, the lending unit change button 306, the lending unit display unit 307, the frequency display unit 309, and the direction instruction lamp 31.
1, an inserting lamp 312, a display driver (not shown) for the lending unit display unit 307 and the frequency display unit 309, etc. are mounted, and input / output of control signals between these units and a control unit 328 described later is performed. 1 operation board 320, the member card display unit 314, ten keys 315, a play selection key 316, a replay key 317, a display driver (not shown) of the member card display unit 314, etc. are mounted,
A second operation board 321 for inputting / outputting control signals to / from these units and the control unit 328 is provided, and the first operation board 320 and the second operation board 3 are provided.
21 is arranged along the front panel of the card unit 3.

Further, at the upper position in the apparatus, the banknotes are inserted in the banknote insertion slot 302, the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot 302 are taken in, and the authenticity and the banknote type are discriminated. Banknote identification unit 322 that outputs the
Is provided, and at a lower position thereof, the coin insertion port 303 is continuously provided via a coin insertion path 323,
The authenticity of the coins (100-yen coin and 500-yen coin in this embodiment) inserted through the coin insertion port 303 and the type of the coin are identified, and the identification result is used as a control unit 32 described later.
8 is provided with a coin discriminating unit 324, and by inserting both discriminating units 322 and 324, various banknotes (banknotes of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 1,000 yen) and Various coins (100-yen coins, 500-yen coins) can be accepted.

At the lower position of the card unit 3,
The IC chips 82 of the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38, which are arranged so as to be connected to the card insertion slot 319, are inserted into the card insertion slot 319 and received.
When the inserted card is the membership card 37, only the reading of the recording data of the magnetic stripe 86 provided on the back surface of the membership card 37 A card reader / writer 327 for performing the above is provided.

Inside the card reader / writer 327, the inserted member card 37 and visitor card 3 are inserted.
Communication board (not shown) for controlling data transmission / reception with
A control board (not shown) on which a controller for controlling the card reader / writer 327 is mounted is provided, and the control board 327b is a control unit 32 described later.
8 and is capable of transmitting / receiving various data to / from the control unit 328.

At the central position of the card unit 3, the bill identifying unit 322 and the coin identifying unit 3 are provided.
24, connected to the card reader / writer 327 and connected to the card reader / writer 327 and the I / O port 332a for inputting / outputting various signals to / from the bill identifying unit 322 and the coin identifying unit 324. I / O port 332d for transmitting / receiving various data, and an I / O connected to the first operation board 320 and the second operation board 321 to input / output various signals.
Port 332b, prize ball control board 23 of the pachinko machine 2
In order to perform data communication with the member management computer 120 through the management computer 100 and the gate server 13 via the I / O port 332c for inputting and outputting various signals to and from the computer 7 and the operation board 18, the hub 7 and the communication cable 8. Communication unit 334, a calling lamp 4 as an external device installed above the corresponding pachinko machine 2 (see FIG. 3).
Connected to the calling lamp 4 and outputs a lighting instruction signal for lighting the calling lamp 4 to the calling lamp 4, and outputs the counting signal and the counting signal output from the replenishing ball counter 24 and the out ball counter 26. A data input / output unit 336 that receives output of various game information (optional information) such as jackpot information and premium occurrence information output from the information output unit 298 of the pachinko machine 2, a real-time clock (RTC) 333 that outputs current time information. , The MPU 32 for controlling the respective parts of the card unit 3 and the frequency display part 17 mounted on the operation board 18.
9. R used as various registers and work memory
AM330, the control program in which the control contents executed by the MPU329 are described, and the device ID of the card unit.
A built-in control unit 328 provided with a ROM 331 and the like in which information such as the above is stored. These units are connected as shown in FIG. 7, and the card unit 3 is connected by the control program executed by the MPU 329. The operation of each component is controlled.

As shown in FIG. 6, the card unit 3 of this embodiment is engaged with the main body of the card unit 3 by the unit holders 31 'formed at the upper and lower positions thereof, and the main body of the card unit 3 is moved in the front direction. It is installed on the game island via a unit holder 31 that holds it so that it can be pulled out, and a cylinder lock (not shown) is provided at the lower front position of the card unit 3.
Is provided, and the card unit 3 can be pulled out by releasing the lock with an unlock key carried by an attendant or the like. Further, the unit holder 31 has
A connector for relaying various connection cables is provided, and a communication cable connected to the card reader / writer 327 and a communication cable connected to the control unit 328 are relay-connected via the unit holder 31. Therefore, it is devised so that these communication cables and the like do not get entangled when the main body of the card unit 3 is pulled out and the main body of the card unit 3 cannot be pulled out.

Further, the card reader / writer 32 of the present embodiment.
A card collection path 40 for collecting the visitor card 38 remaining in the card reader / writer 327 when a new card is inserted is continuously provided at the rear position of the card 7 and is discharged to the card collection path 40. The used visitor card 38 is collected at one end of the gaming island by a collecting and conveying path (not shown) that is installed so as to cross the longitudinal direction of the gaming island and is reused.

Next, the card reader / writer 327 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
An insertion sensor 397 for detecting the insertion of the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 from the card 19, and the member card 37 and the visitor card 38, which are extended from the card insertion opening 319, are slidable, and the card collection provided at the rear part The drive motors 386 and 393 drive and rotate the movement of the guide rail 398 continuously provided on the path 40 and the movement of the member card 37 and the visitor card 38 which are arranged so as to sandwich the guide rail 398. Carrying rollers 387 and 388, and the carrying roller 3
87, 388 Conveyor belt 391 stretched on one side
And a transport mechanism including the member card 37 to be transported.
In addition, a solenoid 389 for retracting a stop pin for stopping the visitor card 38 at a predetermined position, a communication head 390 as a first reading unit for supplying power to the member card 37 and the visitor card 38 stopped at a predetermined position, and performing data communication. And a read head 399 as a second read unit for reading the record data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the membership card 37, and the control board 327b connected to each of the above units to control the same. The member card 37 and the visitor card 38 which are inserted can read and write data in a non-contact state.

When the inserted card is the visitor card 38 and the frequency is "0 (no value)", the visitor card 38 which has become "0".
Is retained inside, and a new card is inserted from the card insertion slot 319 in this state, so that the stop pin is retained in a state where the stop pin is excited upward by the solenoid 389. The visitor card 38 has a conveyor belt 391 and a conveyor roller 387,
It is conveyed to the rear by being biased by 388, and is discharged to and collected in the card collecting path 40. The visitor card which has become “0” and remains inside may be collected in response to the operation of the return button 15.

The inserted card is the membership card 3
In the case of 7, it is not possible to insert a new card, and when the frequency becomes “0”, the stored membership card 37 is not collected and the card is inserted by the operation of the return button 15. It is supposed to be returned from the mouth 319.

The bill discriminating unit 322 used in the present embodiment is a bill conveying path constructed so that its rear end side (the bill insertion tip side) crosses the inside of the game island via a bill collecting passage (not shown). (Not shown). The bill identifying unit 322 is used when the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 is being accepted and the read frequency is less than or equal to a predetermined value (10 degrees or less), or when the membership card 37 is not accepting. Accepting the insertion of banknotes,
The control unit 32 for identifying the accepted bills
Controlled by 8. When it is determined that the banknote received by this identification is a regular banknote (1000 yen banknote, 2000 yen banknote, 5000 yen banknote, 10000 yen banknote),
The identification result is output to the control unit 328, the identified banknote is sent to the banknote transport path, and if the banknote cannot be identified, the accepted banknote is returned. Further, in the present embodiment, the bill identifying unit 322 is used when the card unit 3 (card reader / writer 327) and the management computer 100 are not communicatively connected (including communication failure).
It is controlled by the control unit 328 so as to accept only 1000-yen bills and not accept other bills by returning it, and the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 is being accepted, and the membership card 37 or When the frequency specified by the visitor card 38 is equal to or higher than a predetermined value (11 or higher in this embodiment), the control unit 328 controls so as not to accept any banknote.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the coin identification unit 324 used in this embodiment is connected to the coin return port 313 via a coin return passage 325, and also has a coin collection passage 326 and a coin collection passage 326. It is connected to a coin transport path (not shown) that is installed so as to cross the inside of the game island via a coin collecting gutter (not shown). The coin identification unit 32
4 is when the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 is being accepted and the read frequency is less than a predetermined value (10
When the membership card 37 is not being received, the control unit 328 controls to accept the insertion of coins and identify the accepted coins. The coins received by this identification are legitimate coins (100
When the coin is identified as a yen coin, a 500-yen coin), the identification result is output to the control unit 328, and the identified coin is discharged to the coin transport path. It is returned from the return port 313. Further, the coin identification unit 324 is accepting the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38, and the frequency read from the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 remains above a predetermined frequency (more than 11 times in this embodiment). When doing so, the control unit 328 is controlled so as not to accept coins as in the case of the bill.

Further, the memory configuration in the RAM 330 is configured as shown in FIG. 8, and the lower region thereof is the MPU3 in various processes executed by the MPU329.
29 is allocated to the usable work memory area.

In the upper area, a read data storage area for temporarily storing read data read from the inserted card, a card ID storage area for storing a card ID extracted from the read data, and , A frequency data storage area for storing the remaining frequency data that is the first information in the read data, a usage frequency data storage area for additionally storing the frequency data used during insertion of the same card, and the same A deposit data storage area is provided in which frequency data corresponding to the deposit amount that has been deposited while the card is being inserted is additionally stored.

In this embodiment, as described above, as the contents to be stored in the deposit data storage area, the frequency data corresponding to the deposited deposit amount is stored.
The present invention is not limited to this, and the deposit amount itself, which is the magnitude of the monetary value, may be stored without converting these deposit amounts into frequencies.

In the upper area, as shown in FIG. 8, when the inserted card is a membership card, the membership ID read from the magnetic stripe 86.
A member ID storage area in which is stored, and a personal identification number storage area for storing personal identification number data returned from the member management computer 120 corresponding to the member ID,
Replay count storage area for storing the number of replays, and the IN of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 when the membership card is inserted
/ OUT, player data storage area for storing game information such as number of special prizes, and total IN / O of the corresponding pachinko machine 2
A table data storage area for storing game information such as the number of UTs and the number of special prizes is provided.

Further, the upper area of each of these storage areas is a card use history storage area for registering the use history of frequency use and deposit in the card unit 3, and in the card use history storage area. When the credit card is used or credited, the card ID, the added and subtracted credit card size, and the time output from the real time clock (RTC) 333 at that time are stored. It is possible to register the usage history for 1000 times in these card usage history storage areas.
You can register usage history for about 2 days.

In the table data storage area, the total number of replenishing balls from the start of business based on the input of count signals from the replenishing sphere counter 24 and the out sphere counter 26 connected to the control unit 328 ( The number of INs and the total number of OUT balls (OUT number) are additionally stored, and the player data storage area stores the total number of IN balls (IN number) and the total number of OUT balls (O) during insertion of the membership card 37.
The number of UTs is stored, and the total number of supply balls (IN number) and the total number of out balls (OUT) when the member card 37 is returned.
Number) and the total number of supply balls when the membership card 37 is inserted (IN
The number) and the total number of OUT balls (OUT number) are transmitted to the member management computer 120, so that the member management computer 120 can grasp the balance of the member player.

Further, in the table data storage area, the number of special prizes based on the big hit information output from the information output section 298 is additionally stored, and during insertion of the membership card 37, the player data storage area. Also, the number of special prizes is additionally stored, and the data in these player data storage areas is transmitted to the member management computer 120 when the member card is returned, as shown in FIG. The member management computer 120 can grasp the number of big hits (special prizes). The game data in the table data storage area is stored in the member management computer 12 in the closing process at the end of business.
By being transmitted to 0, the member management computer 120 can grasp the total number of jackpots (total number of special prizes) that occurred in each pachinko machine 2 during business.

Next, the card stocker 2 of the present embodiment.
Briefly describing 0, the card stocker 20
Is a box-shaped device capable of accommodating a predetermined number (up to five in this embodiment) of spare card units 3 therein, and the spare card units 3 housed inside the card stocker 20 are also In the same manner as the card unit 3 installed and used on the game island, it is connected to the management computer 100 via the LAN for data communication.
The management computer 100 can grasp the existence and state of these spare card units 3 by communication, and when the card unit 3 is replaced, it corresponds to the device ID of the card unit corresponding to the unit number. The device table and the like are updated, and the history of these exchanges is registered and managed.

In this embodiment, the visitor card 38 is issued and the membership card 37 is issued as described above.
Also, the issuing and depositing device 21 for depositing money to the visitor card 38 is provided at a predetermined position in the game arcade. The issuing and depositing device 21 includes a coin identifying unit 324, a bill identifying unit 322, a coin identifying unit, a bill identifying unit, and a card reader / writer 327 that are substantially the same as the coin identifying unit 324, the bill identifying unit 322, and the card reader / writer 327 provided in the card unit 3. Various operation buttons are provided so that the player can insert a desired amount of money for a game and be issued a new visitor card 38, while remaining in the membership card 37 or visitor card 38 owned by the player. The frequency is less than a predetermined frequency (1 in this embodiment).
In case of 0 times or less), the deposit is carried out to the member card 37 or the visitor card 38 with an upper limit of 10,000 yen, and the deposited member card is inserted into the card unit 3 to correspond to the deposit. The frequency can be used for games.

When depositing money into these membership cards 37, as shown in FIG. 21, the management computer 100 is used.
On the other hand, by transmitting the card ID, the remaining amount, and the deposit type and the amount recorded in the membership card, the management computer 100 determines that the game center code in the card ID is based on the card ID. It is first determined whether or not the game hall code matches, and when the game hall code matches, whether a card ID corresponding to a serial number below the game hall code is registered, or a fraudulent card If there is no problem in the collation result, the registered data of the management computer 100 is updated and the update completion is returned, so that the new frequency is registered. It is designed to be written and returned to the membership card 37 and registered as a membership card 37 not registered in the management computer 100 or an unauthorized card. Payment of the membership card is adapted to not be carried out, which is.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the visitor card 38 and the membership card 37 have the remaining frequencies, the settlement device 22 is provided so that these frequencies can be exchanged for cash. 22 is provided with a card reader / writer similar to the card reader / writer 327, and a bill payout unit and a coin payout unit for paying out cash. By doing so, the card ID and the remaining frequency recorded in the visitor card 38 or the membership card 37 are read by the card reader / writer and transmitted to the management computer 100, and compared with the registration information in the management computer 100. , Only when the verifications have been performed and these verifications match. There is controlled to be performed.
In addition, even in these settlements, the settlement of the membership card corresponding to the fraudulent card is not permitted by the management computer 100.

Next, the management computer 100 constituting the member management apparatus in this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 19, the management computer 100 includes a data bus 10 for transmitting / receiving data inside the computer.
1, a CPU 10 for performing various processes executed by the management computer 100, a card management DB update process described later, and the like.
2. A RAM 103 used as a work memory or the like, a real-time clock (RTC) 104 for outputting time information or calendar information, a storage device 105 including a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, a function menu, etc., which are uniquely allocated and dedicated. Input device 106 that is a keyboard, a first communication unit 110 that performs data communication with the card unit 3 (card reader / writer 327 and control unit 328), and data communication through a telephone line with a management server provided in the card company. It is a dedicated computer that does not have a display device to which a digital service unit (DSU) 111 for enabling is connected.

Further, in the storage device 105, in addition to a processing program for executing the processing of the management computer 100, various databases (DB) as shown in FIGS. 22A to 22C are registered. ing.

First, in the card management database (DB) of FIG. 22 (a), all visitor cards and member cards used in the amusement arcade are registered, and these registered visitor cards and members are registered. The card ID data of the card delivered to the amusement hall is distributed and registered as update information of the card management database (DB) from the management server 12 of the card company, and the number of defectives or rewrites reaches the upper limit. The card you made is
By being returned to the card company, the card ID data of the card is distributed as update information of the card management database (DB) and deleted.

In this card management database (DB), as shown in FIG. 22 (a), each card type (visitor or member (member)) is associated with a card ID which is unique information of each card. , The remaining frequency that is the magnitude of the gaming value remaining on the card, the issued and received frequency corresponding to the amount issued or deposited, the used frequency that is the used frequency from the issued and received frequency, and the The usable / unusable information is updated and stored. Incidentally, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22A, the total of each item of the card management database (DB) is totaled.

The card ID, which is the unique information in this embodiment, has a structure as shown in FIG. 22A, whether the card is a visitor card 38 or a member card 37 at the head thereof. Of the card type, an available store code indicating the amusement hall where the card can be used, and a serial number for distinguishing the card from other cards. The card can be used only when the store code given to the amusement hall by the card company matches (when authenticated as a house card), and the remaining frequency is "0". In case of "," the issued deposit frequency and the usage frequency corresponding to the card are also updated to "0".

Also, in the unit management database (DB) shown in FIG. 22B, for each device ID of the card unit 3, the island number of the gaming island in which the card unit 3 is installed and its communication status. (Online or offline), the corresponding model that is the model name of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the total usage frequency that is the cumulative frequency used in the lending process described below, and from the visitor card 38 of the total usage frequency. V card usage frequency which is the frequency used, membership card usage frequency which is the frequency used from the membership card 37,
For each type of cash (10,000 yen, 5000 yen, 2000 yen, 1000 yen) showing the membership card deposit amount which is the total deposit amount deposited in the card unit 3 and a breakdown of the total deposit amount.
Yen, 500 yen, and 100 yen) are registered, and the registration data in these unit management databases (DB) and various data such as the remaining frequency registered in the card management database (DB) are the card units. Returning card from 3 or remaining card count is "0"
In this case, it is updated based on the transmission data transmitted. Incidentally, in this embodiment, FIG.
As shown in, the unit management database (DB)
The total of each item is calculated.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the card management database (DB) and the unit management database (DB) are associated with the card ID of the illegal card to be disabled as shown in FIG. 22 (c). Illegal card database (D) that can register fraudulent type (Ami or Black), import / return type, processing
B) is provided, and when each card is used, it is judged whether or not it is registered in this fraudulent card database (DB). If it is registered, the card cannot be used. Has become
The management server 1 executes the processing based on the corresponding registration content, for example, returns or takes in the inserted card.
2 will be notified.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, in the storage device 105, when the card is ejected and when the remaining number is "0", the received card which is being received is sent from each card unit 3. Based on usage history including
All the usage histories of the day are recorded in chronological order, and based on the usage histories registered in these card usage history tables, they are registered in the card usage history storage area in the termination processing of the card unit 3. The use history of the card management database (D
If there is something that is not reflected in B), the history is reflected in the card management database (DB).

Information on consumption and payment based on these usage histories is transmitted to the management server 12 of the card company in the closing process performed at the end of business and registered in FIG. 22 (b). By outputting the information such as the consumption amount and the deposit amount for each card unit 3 and the total consumption amount and the total deposit amount of the entire store to the member management computer 120, the member management computer 1
Also in 20, the sales of the entire store by the membership card and the visitor card can be managed, and the sales information can be used as data of analysis of member's gaming trend and event effect.

When the return of the membership card 37 occurs in the card unit 3, in addition to the use and deposit information of the frequency transmitted from the returned card unit 3 to the management computer 100, The number of IN / OUT and the number of special prizes of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 when the member card registered in the player data storage area is inserted, and the IN of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 in the table data storage area at the time of return. The / OUT number is transmitted to the member management computer 120 together with the device ID of the card unit (see FIG. 21), so that the number of players and the amount of money paid for the game in the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the member, the player Game information such as the balance of payments and the number of jackpots is collected and managed.

Next, the member management computer 120 used in this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 20, the member management computer 120 stores the member management in a data bus 121 that sends and receives data inside the computer. The member attribution information executed by the computer 120 is received, registered and managed in association with the member ID, and various analysis processes such as event evaluation based on each information based on the use of the member card and a member management DB described later. CP that performs update processing and processing of totalizing various data such as sales totalization based on sales information from the management computer 100
U122, RAM12 used as work memory, etc.
3. RTC 124 that outputs time information and calendar information,
Storage device 12 including a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk
5. An input device 126 such as a keyboard and a mouse for receiving various kinds of information such as membership information such as personal information about new members, and a display device for outputting information about various members by performing function selection Through the 127, the printer 128, and the gate server 13, a first communication unit 129 that performs data communication with each card unit 3 and a second communication unit as a collecting unit that performs data communication with the card unit 3 (control unit 328). 130 is a connected normal computer.

Further, in the storage device 125, in addition to various processing programs for the member management computer 120 to perform processing, as shown in FIG. For each ID, the number of savings balls at that time, a personal identification number for personal identification, the number of store visits, store visit points, the last store visit date, and a member rank based on the number of store visits and income / expenditure, and member registration Personal information such as the day and the name (surname and surname), sex, age, birthday, occupation, postal code, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, etc. of the member player who owns the member card 37, and means of transportation, A membership information table (player database) is stored in which membership information of member players such as hobbies, anniversaries, e-mail addresses, and whether direct mails can be sent is registered. That.

Further, in the present embodiment, the storage device 12
5 is the member information table (player database)
In addition to that, as shown in FIG. 24B, the game history of each member player includes the game (visit) date, the number of the game played, the game start time and end time, the number of special prizes and the game time, and the member player. The amount of sales which is the amount of money consumed for the game, and the amount of expenditure which is equivalent to the prize provided to the member player by the game hall that the member player obtains in the game (the minimum number is 100 yen) A member visit history database (DB) in which the income and expenditure amount obtained by subtracting the expenditure amount from the sales amount and the win or loss of the game hall are registered for each member player is stored.

Further, in the storage device 125, FIG.
As shown in (c), together with the sales and total sales information of members and visitors for each card unit 3 output from the management computer 100 based on the closing process,
Pachinko machine calculated based on the difference sphere between the total number of supply balls (total IN number) and the total number of out balls (total OUT number) from the start of business stored in the platform data storage area output from the card unit 3 2 expenditures, income and expenditure,
Also, the operating rate (minutes) obtained by dividing the total number of out balls by the average number of shots launched in a unit time (1 minute) on the pachinko machine 2 or the operating rate which is the ratio of the operating time (minutes) to the business hours. Stores a history database (DB) for each unit registered together with each unit number, its unit type, and model and island number. Based on the information registered in each of these databases, various types of information described later are stored. Outputs and event effects are aggregated. In the present embodiment, the amount of money to be spent is calculated by subtracting the total number of out balls (out ball number (OUT)) from the total number of refill balls (replenishing ball number (IN)) and exchanging with a special prize. The spending amount is calculated by multiplying the rate.

Based on the registration data of each database stored in the storage device 125, information about various members is displayed on the display device 127.

The processing status of each part and data transfer in the gaming system of this embodiment will be described below.
In this embodiment, the management computer 100 and the management server 12 are connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) (not shown) so that even if a power failure occurs, the uninterruptible power supply (UP)
Operation is possible while the electric capacity remains in S).

First, various processing situations in the card unit 3 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts and timing charts of FIGS.

First, the card unit 3 executes the start-up process of S1 when the power is turned on, and then the S2 during business.
The above-mentioned management computer 10
Based on the instruction to shift from 0 to the end process, the end process of S3 is performed and the power is turned off.

First, the start-up process will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 10. The control unit 328 of the card unit 3 pre-registers start-up information including its own device ID and predetermined information indicating that the start-up has been started. It is sent to the local IP address of the management computer 100 which has been set (SS1).

In response to the transmission of the activation information, the management computer 100 changes the status of the corresponding card unit in the unit management database from the stopped state to the activated state (SK1), and at the same time, of the card unit which has received the activation information. Predetermined operation check data is transmitted to the control unit 328 (SK2).

Based on the reply of this operation check data,
The control unit 328 sends back predetermined data in response to the received operation check data, and information such as whether the pachinko machine 2 is well connected or encrypted data for mutual authentication. To the management computer 100 for mutual authentication (SS
2).

When the mutual authentication in these operation checks is normally carried out, the control unit 328 is
Transmits the use history (log) in the use history storage area when there is an untransmitted history that could not be transmitted to the management computer 100 at the end processing of the last business day due to communication failure or the like. , Management computer 10
0 confirms whether or not a corresponding log exists in the card use history table based on the reception of the untransmitted use history (log), and updates the registered content if there is no corresponding registration ( SK3), after the update is completed, an instruction to clear the log data registered in the usage history storage area is transmitted to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 that has collected the log (SK4).

Based on the reception of the log data clear instruction, the control unit 328 erases the usage history (log data) in the usage history storage area, and returns the completion of the deletion to the management computer 100 (SS4).

Upon receiving the completion of the erasure, the management computer 100 proceeds to SK5 and sends a time correction instruction to the current time information output from the real time clock (RTC) 104 to correct the current time. Upon receiving the time adjustment instruction, the control unit 328 corrects the current time, then returns the completion of correction to the management computer 100 (SS5), and shifts to the normal processing (SS2).

Further, the management computer 100 having received the reply of the completion of modification changes the status of the corresponding card unit in the unit management database from being activated to being communicated (SK6).

Next, the normal process (S2) in the card unit 3 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 11 and 12.

First, in the normal process, the operation lamp 301 is turned on at Sa1 to notify that the communication with the management computer 100 is possible and that the operation is good.

Next, in Sa2, it is determined whether or not the member card 37 or the visitor card 38 is inserted in the card insertion slot 319. If the determination is negative (No), the process proceeds to Sa24. Then, it is determined whether or not money is inserted through the bill insertion slot 302 or the coin insertion slot 303. If the determination is negative (No), Sa34
Then, it is judged whether there is a termination processing transfer instruction from the management computer 100, and the judgment is negative (N
If it is o), by returning to Sa2, the management computer 10 with the insertion of cards and the insertion of money.
The detection of the termination processing shift instruction from 0 is detected.

The bill insertion slot 302 or the coin insertion slot 3
When money is inserted into 03, it is detected by Sa24, and proceeds to Sa25, and the card reader / writer 32
7. Whether the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 is being inserted is determined in 7. If the card is not being inserted for some reason in the determination, the accepted cash is returned (Sa26) and the process returns to Sa2. If the card is being inserted, the process proceeds to Sa29 described below to perform the deposit process.

Further, when the termination processing shift instruction is received from the management computer 100, the reception is the above S.
It is detected at a34 and the process proceeds to the ending process (SS3).

A membership card 37 is inserted into the card insertion slot 319.
Alternatively, when the visitor card 38 is inserted, the insertion of the card is detected by Sa2 and the process proceeds to Sa37.
It is judged whether the remaining card count during insertion remains, and if the remaining card count remains in the judgment, Sa3
After returning to the inserted card in step 8, Sa2
If the remaining frequency does not remain in the above determination, the process proceeds to Sa3, the inserted card is collected, a new card is loaded (Sa4), and the recorded information recorded in the card (In the case of a membership card, the membership ID recorded in the magnetic stripe 86 is read) is read, and the read data is temporarily stored in the read data storage area of the RAM 330 (Sa5).

Next, the card ID and the remaining number data are specified from these temporarily stored read data, and if the inserted card is a member card, the member ID is specified and the card ID is stored as card ID data. The remaining frequency data is stored in the frequency data storage area and the member ID data is stored in the member ID storage area. Send (Sa6).

The management computer 100 uses this card I
Based on the reception of D, the remaining number data, and the license request, first, by determining whether or not the usable store code in the card ID matches the store code of the amusement hall, the accepted card is the amusement hall. It is determined whether it is a card that can be used in, that is, a house card, and when the available store code matches the store code of the amusement hall, the serial number lower than the available store code is used. It is determined whether or not the matching card ID is registered (exists).

If the store code of the amusement hall does not match in the judgment based on the usable store code,
When the game hall error is returned to the control unit 328 and there is no registration matching the card ID, the control unit 328 returns the card ID error to the control unit 328, and the control unit 328 determines the type (content) of these errors. It is possible to judge.

Next, when it is determined that the card ID is registered (exists) in the determination of the card ID,
It is confirmed whether "1;Unusable" is not registered in the unusable flag stored in association with the card ID, and whether the card ID is registered in the unauthorized card database. When there is no problem in the confirmation, the residual frequency data stored in the card management database in association with the card ID is extracted and compared with the received residual frequency data to obtain the received residual frequency data. If it is not larger than the residual frequency data extracted by, the card is determined to be legitimate and the license for the card is transmitted to the control unit 328 (see FIG. 25). When the received residual frequency data is smaller than the extracted residual frequency data, it is determined that the frequency used during offline is present, and the residual frequency data in the card management database is updated to the received residual frequency data. If the received residual frequency data is larger than the extracted residual frequency data, a frequency error is transmitted to the control unit 328.

If these reply contents are not licensed, the process proceeds to Sa33 in the judgment of Sa7, and it is judged whether or not the contents of the returned error is a game hall error. Sa if there is a game hall error
It moves to 22, and the inserted card is returned, but in the case of an error other than a game hall error (card ID error, frequency error, fraudulent card error), if there is cash accepted, the cash accepted is returned After doing (Sa3
5) Go to Sa36 and wait for the error to be cleared,
When the error is cleared, the process proceeds to Sa2, so that the inserted card is not returned.

If the reply contents are licensed,
The license is detected at Sa7, and the process proceeds to Sa8, where it is determined whether the insertion card is a membership card. If it is a membership card, the process proceeds to Sa9, and the player data storage area IN / of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 at the time
After registering the OUT number, the process proceeds to Sa10.

Then, in Sa10, it is judged whether or not the remaining frequency is "0". When the residual frequency is "0", the process proceeds to Sa11 to set the lending invalid flag, and then Sa12 is performed. After proceeding to display the remaining frequencies stored in the frequency data storage area on the frequency display unit 309 and the frequency display unit 17, the process proceeds to Sa13 in FIG.

In Sa13, it is determined whether or not there is a lending input by pressing the lending button 16, and if there is no lending input, the flow proceeds to Sa14 to determine whether or not there is money acceptance. If no money is accepted, the process proceeds to Sa15 to determine whether the play selection key 316 is operated. If the play selection key 316 is not operated in the determination, the process proceeds to Sa16 to return the return button. It is determined whether there is a return input based on the operation of 15, and when there is no return input, the above Sa1
By returning to 3, it is possible to detect whether any of the lending operation or the money acceptance, the operation of the play selection key 316, and the return operation is performed in Sa13 to Sa16.

At this stage, when the player presses the lending button 16, the lending operation is detected in Sa13 and proceeds to Sa27, and the lending invalid flag is set, that is, the remaining number. Is "0", and if the lending invalid flag is set, the process returns to Sa2. If the lending invalid flag is not set, the process proceeds to Sa28 and the lending process shown in FIG. Move to.

If money is accepted at the steps Sa13 to Sa16, the money acceptance is detected at Sa14, and the process proceeds to Sa28 to shift to the deposit process shown in FIG.

When the play selection key 316 is operated in the steps Sa13 to Sa16, the operation is detected in Sa15 and the process proceeds to Sa30, and the card accepted in Sa30 is the membership card. If the card is a membership card 37, the process proceeds to Sa32 to proceed to the replay process shown in FIG. 15, and the card accepted in the determination of Sa30 is a visitor. If the card 38, the operation proceeds to Sa31 to invalidate the operation, and the operation returns to Sa13.

If the return button 15 is operated in the steps Sa13 to Sa16,
The return operation is detected at Sa16 and proceeds to Sa17, where the remaining frequency and usage frequency of the card, the payment frequency, and the history data of the frequency usage and payment of the card together with the card ID and the device ID are stored in the management computer 100. To the card that receives the remaining frequency stored in the frequency data storage area in accordance with the update completion reply sent from the management computer 100 to Sa18. The management computer 100 that has received the update information extracts a registration record corresponding to the card ID of the received update information from the card management database (DB), and based on the update information, the remaining count, the issued deposit count, Update the usage frequency.

Next, in Sa19, it is determined whether the accepted card is the membership card 37. If it is the membership card 37, the processing proceeds to Sa20 where it is registered in the card use history storage area. The usage history corresponding to the card ID to be returned is totalized from the usage history, and the frequency usage information including the usage frequency and the deposit frequency of the card, and the member stored in the player data storage area. I of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 when the player starts playing
The game information including the number of N / OUT, the number of special prizes in the game of the player, and the total number of IN / OUT of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 at the time of the return stored in the platform data storage area, Member ID stored in the member ID storage area
And the device ID together with the device ID to the member management computer 120 to erase the registration information in the player data storage area, and proceed to Sa22 to return the member card 37, S
The process proceeds to a24 to initialize (reset) each storage data of the frequency data storage area, the usage frequency storage area, and the deposit data storage area.

In the determination at Sa19, the card to be returned is the visitor card 38.
If it is, the process proceeds to Sa21, and it is determined whether the lending invalid flag is present, that is, the remaining number is "0". If the remaining number remains, the process proceeds to Sa22 and returns. If the residual frequency does not remain, go to Sa22 and proceed to S
By proceeding to a24 and initializing (resetting) the respective stored data in the frequency data storage area, the usage frequency storage area, and the deposit data storage area and then returning to Sa2, the visitor card 38 with a remaining frequency of "0" is read by the card reader. Writer 32
7, the player or other player can deposit money into the remaining visitor card 38 and play the game.

Then, Sa2, which is the first lending process, is performed.
The lending process of No. 8 will be described based on the flow of FIG. 13 and FIG. 16. The control unit 328 outputs the PRDY HIGH / LOW output from the pachinko machine 2.
(Sb1), and if PRDY is HIGH, a predetermined error process is performed (Sb17), and the lending process is ended.

When PRDY is LOW in Sb1, BRDY is switched to LOW (Sb2), BRQ is set to LOW (Sb3), and the state of waiting for detection of EXS HIGH from the pachinko machine 2 is reached. Then (Sb4), the BRQ is switched to HIGH based on the detection of LOW of the EXS (Sb5), and the state of waiting for the detection of the EXS HIGH is entered (Sb6).

Next, when the payout for one time in the pachinko machine 2 is completed and the HIGH of EXS is detected, the MPU is detected.
329 subtracts and updates the frequency stored in the frequency data storage area once (Sb7), and displays the frequency display section 17, 309.
The display is updated to the frequency obtained by subtracting the frequency of (Sb8), and the BRQ
Is counted (Sb9), and the counted BRQ
And the number of lending units set by the lending unit change button 306 (in the present embodiment, five lending processes are performed by default in one lending process, so five by default). Are compared (Sb10).

In the comparison of Sb10, if the number of BRQs counted and the number of loan units do not match, the processes of Sb3 to Sb10 are performed again, and the BRs counted in Sb10 are compared.
If the number of times Q and the number of loan units match, BRD
Y is set to HIGH (Sb11), and the usage history including the frequency (use frequency) subtracted in the above, the card ID, and the time at that time output from the real time clock (RTC) 333 is stored in the card usage history storage area. Register (Sb12).

Then, it is judged whether or not the frequency stored in the frequency data storage area is "0" (Sb1).
3) In the judgment, if the frequency is "0", the lending invalid flag is set (Sb14), and if the accepted card is the membership card 37, the lending process is terminated and the Sa13 is executed. If the received card is the visitor card 38, the process proceeds to Sb16 (Sb15), and as with the process of Sa17 at the time of returning, the remaining count "0" of the card, the deposit count, and The frequency use and deposit history data are transmitted as update information to the management computer 100 together with the card ID and the device ID, and the management computer 100 receives the remaining frequency "0" of the card, and then the card management database. After updating the remaining frequency, the deposit frequency, and the usage frequency corresponding to the card to “0”, the control unit 328 of the transmission source And returns the update completed. Based on this reply, the control unit 328 ends the lending process and returns to the Sa13. If the acceptance card is a visitor card, if the remaining count becomes "0", the card Information such as the frequency usage and the deposit history is transmitted to the management computer 100.

Next, the deposit process of Sa29 in FIG. 12 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 14. First, the bill accepted by the bill identifying unit 322 or the coin identifying unit 324 is identified (Sc1), and the identification is performed based on this. The result is judged (Sc2).

If the discrimination result is not normal in the judgment, the accepted bill is returned (Sc12), the depositing process is terminated and the process returns to Sa13.

If the identification result in Sc2 is normal, it is determined whether the lending invalid flag is set (Sc3). If the lending invalid flag is set, the process proceeds to Sc4 to proceed to the lending invalid flag. After clearing, the procedure proceeds to Sc6, and when the lending invalid flag is not set, the procedure proceeds to Sc5, and the remaining count stored in the count data storage area is equal to or less than a predetermined depositable count (in this embodiment, 10). If the remaining frequency is 11 or more in the determination, the accepted money is returned (Sc12), the deposit process is terminated, and the process returns to Sa13. .

In the determination of Sc5, if the remaining frequency stored in the frequency data storage area is 10 or less, the operation proceeds to Sc6 to add the frequency corresponding to the identified bill amount. And the set addition frequency is displayed on the frequency display unit 309 (S
c7).

Next, the control unit 328 adds and updates these set addition powers to the remaining powers in the frequency data storage area (Sc8), and stores the added addition powers (deposit frequency) in the deposit data storage area. Is added and updated to the received deposit frequency (Sc9), and further, the added power (deposit frequency), the card ID, and the real-time clock (RT) added to the card usage history storage area.
C) A deposit history consisting of the current time and the time output from 333 is registered (Sc10), and the new frequency in the added and updated frequency data storage area is displayed in the frequency display sections 17, 3 described above.
09 is updated and displayed (Sc11), the processing is terminated, and the above S
Return to a13.

Next, the replay process of Sa32 which is the second lending process in FIG. 12 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 15 and FIG. At, the member ID data read from the magnetic stripe 86 and stored in the member ID storage area is transmitted to the member management computer 120 together with a device ID arrangement determination request (Sd1).

Upon receiving the judgment request, the member management computer 120 judges whether or not the registration corresponding to the received member ID exists in the member information table (correctness judgment), and if it exists, the regular member card 37. It is determined that the number of savings balls and the personal identification number registered in association with the member ID received in the member information table are extracted, and the number of replays corresponding to the number of savings balls, specifically, the present embodiment. In the example, in order to return 125 balls equivalent to 500 yen in one replay operation, 150 balls including the 25 coin usage fee are required, so for example, 94
If there are 0 balls accumulated, calculate the integer value of the value obtained by dividing 940 balls by 150, that is, 6 times as the number of replays,
The judgment result indicating that the number of replays, the personal identification number, and the member ID are registered is returned. (See Figure 25)

Upon receipt of the reply, the control unit 328
Stores the received personal identification number and the number of replays in the personal identification number storage area and the number of replays storage area (Sd2), and determines the returned determination result (Sd3).

In the determination of the determination result, if the determination result is a reply that the member ID has not been registered, Sa
Returning to step 13, when the determination result is normal authentication indicating that the member ID has been registered, the process proceeds to Sd4, the initial value "0" is set to the input number variable N of the personal identification number, and then the process proceeds to Sd5.

In the Sd5, the numeric keypad 315 is used.
The personal identification number of the player is accepted, the personal identification number of the player is confirmed by comparing the received personal identification number with the personal identification number stored in the personal identification number storage area (Sd6).

If the two personal identification numbers do not match, it is judged whether the value of the input count variable N has reached 2, that is, the third input (Sd7).
If the value of N has reached 2, the replay process is terminated and the process returns to Sa13. If the value of N has not reached 2, 1 is added to the input count variable N (Sd8), The S
Return to the PIN acceptance of d5.

If the two personal identification numbers match, the process proceeds to Sd9, in which the replay count stored in the replay count storage area is displayed on the member card display unit 31.
After displaying on 4, the process proceeds to Sd10.

In Sd10, detection of input from the replay key 317 of the member operation panel (Sd10)
In addition, the operation detection of the return button 15 (Sd11) is performed, and when the return button 15 is operated, it is detected in Sd11 and returns to Sa17, and the use of the membership card 37, the payment, etc. After the return process is performed in which the information and the usage history are transmitted to the management computer 100, the member card 37 is returned.

When the member player operates the replay key 317 for replay, the operation is Sd1.
When it is detected at 0, the process proceeds to Sd12, and it is determined whether the number of replays stored in the replay number storage area is "0".

If the number of replays is "0" in the judgment, the replay processing is terminated and the process returns to Sa13. If the number of replays exists, the process proceeds to Sd13 to pay out the pachinko ball. .

The refund processing of Sd13 transfer is basically carried out in the same manner as the lending processing, and the control unit 3
28 is the L of PRDY output from the pachinko machine 2.
OW / HIGH is judged (Sd13), PRDY is HI
If it is GH, a predetermined error process is executed (Sd
25), the replay process ends.

Further, in Sd13, the PRDY
Is LOW, after BRDY is switched to LOW (Sd14), BRQ is set to LOW (Sd15),
Waiting for the detection of EXS LOW from the pachinko machine 2 (Sd16), B is detected based on the detection of EXS LOW.
Switch RQ to HIGH (Sd17), EXS HIG
A state of waiting for detection of H is set (Sd18).

Next, when the payout of 25 pachinko balls corresponding to one time in the pachinko machine 2 is completed and EXS HIGH is detected, the MPU 329 adds 1 to the number of BRQ (Sd19), and the counted BRQ. Is compared with the preset number of payout units (in this embodiment, 5 times = 125 pieces) (Sd20).

In the comparison of Sd20, when the counted BRQ number and the payout unit number do not match, the processes of Sd15 to Sd20 are performed again, and the counted BQ in the Sd20 comparison is performed.
If the number of RQs and the number of refund units are the same, Sd
Go to step 21 and set BRDY to HIGH.

After BRDY is set to HIGH in Sd21, the control unit 328 subtracts and updates 1 from the replay count stored in the replay count storage area (Sd22), and a new replay after the subtraction is performed. By transmitting the number of plays, the member ID, and the device ID to the member management computer 120 (Sd23), the 135 balls for one replay are subtracted from the number of saved balls in the member information table in the member management computer 120. While being updated, the history of the replay is registered in the member management computer 120.

Next, the interrupt processing while these card units 3 are carrying out the normal processing will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 17. In this embodiment, as described above, the data input / output unit 336 performs the interrupt processing. The output of various game information (optional information) such as the count signal output from the supply ball counter 24 and the out ball counter 26 and the jackpot information and premium occurrence information output from the information output unit 298 of the pachinko machine 2 is accepted. The processing of these irregularly generated signals is performed by interrupt processing, and the loan unit change button 3
The change of the lending unit by 06 is also performed by the interrupt processing.

As a concrete interruption process, as shown in FIG. 17, when there is a signal input to the data input / output unit 336 or an input from the lending unit change button 306, the normal interruption at that time is performed. The processing position in the processing is stored (Si1), and the interruption content is the loan unit change button 3
It is determined whether or not it is based on the operation of 06 (Si2).

If the interruption is based on the input from the lending unit change button 306, Si
8 and the loan unit is the next unit value corresponding to the unit value set at that time, specifically, the next unit value corresponding to the 5th frequency set by default (initial value) is 4 Similarly, if the existing value is 4, the frequency is 3 times, if the existing value is 3, the frequency is 2 times, and if the existing value is 2, the frequency is 1 frequency.
If the existing value is 1 frequency, change it to 5 frequencies (S
i8).

When the lending unit change button 306 is re-operated within a predetermined time after the unit change, the Si8
Then, the unit change is performed again, and if the lending unit change button 306 is not operated again within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to Si7 and returns to the processing position in the normal process stored in Si1 (Si9).

If the occurrence of the interrupt is the signal input in the data input / output unit 336, the process proceeds to Si3, and the received signal is accompanied by the generation of the prize information and the premium reach accompanying the occurrence of the big hit (special prize). It is determined whether or not it is predetermined option information such as predetermined premium occurrence information associated with (Si4), and if the signal received in the determination corresponds to the option information, The option information corresponding to the input signal is transmitted to the member management computer 120 together with the device ID of the card unit 3 (Si5), and if it is not the option information, the process proceeds to Si6 without performing the Si5, and is input. Based on the signal, the game item corresponding to the input signal stored in the table data storage area, for example, the total IN / O
After the addition and updating of the number of UTs, the number of special prizes, the number of start-ups, etc. are performed, the process proceeds to Si7 and returns to the processing position in the normal process stored in Si1.

The end processing when the business hours of the amusement hall are ended by executing these normal processing will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, after the store is closed after the business hours are closed, the management computer 100 performs a predetermined store closing operation.

The closing operation is detected at SG1, and an end processing shift instruction is transmitted to all the card units 3, the issuing and depositing machine 21, the settlement machine 22 and the member management computer 120 (SG2).

The end process shift instruction is detected in S34 of the normal process shown in FIG. 11 and is the end process Sf.
The process shifts to 1 and it is determined whether or not a card having a remaining number is being received at the time of reception.

In the judgment, if the card having the remaining number of credits is being accepted, after the card return processing of Sa17 to Sa22 is carried out (Sf2), the process proceeds to Sf3 to prohibit the acceptance of the new card and money. carry out. still,
If the card having the remaining number is not being accepted, the process proceeds to Sf3 without executing the Sf2 and prohibits acceptance of a new card and money.

Next, the game data (base data) of the corresponding pachinko machine such as the total number of IN / OUT, the number of special prizes and the number of start-ups stored in the base data storage area is stored in the device I.
After transmitting to the member management computer 120 together with D (Sf4), the completion of the transition to the end process is notified by the own device I.
It is sent together with D to the management computer 100 (Sf
5).

Based on the reception of the completion of the transition to the end process, the management computer 100 registers the transition completion in the transition status corresponding to the received device ID in the end process transition status table (SG3), and the transition of all the devices is completed. It is judged whether or not it has been completed, and when the transition to the termination processing of all the devices is not completed in the determination, the process returns to SG3 and the transition to the termination processing of all the devices is completed. In some cases SG
Go to 5 (SG4).

In the SG5, each card unit 3
On the other hand, along with each device ID of the card unit 3, a transmission instruction of today's usage history (log) stored in the card usage history storage area is transmitted.

Based on this transmission, the control unit 32
8 determines whether the device ID added to the transmitted transmission instruction is addressed to itself (Sf6), and when it is addressed to itself, the usage history of today (stored in the card usage history storage area) ( Log) management computer 100
To the management computer 100 (Sf7).
The usage history (log) data is deleted based on the reception of the log deletion instruction from the server (Sf8), and the power is turned off (S
f9).

Although only the card unit 3 is shown in FIG. 18, the management computer 100
Is not only the card unit 3 but also the issuing and depositing machine 21,
A log transmission request is also transmitted to the settlement machine 22, and issuance and receipt machines 21 and settlement machines 22 collect issuance and receipt logs and settlement logs.

Based on the reception of these logs, the management computer 100 registers the received logs for each card unit 3, compares them with the usage history recorded in the card usage history table, and confirms that there is no unregistered usage history. If there is unregistered data in the card usage history table, the data is registered in the card usage history table to update the card usage history table, and the control unit of the sender of the received log A log deletion instruction is transmitted to 328 (SG6).

After the processing of SG6, all the devices (card unit 3, issue deposit machine 21 and settlement machine 22)
It is judged whether the collection of logs from is completed (SG
7) If there is an unimplemented device, the process returns to SG5, and a transmission instruction of a usage history (log) is transmitted to the incomplete device.

At the stage when the collection of logs from all the devices and the updating of the card use history table based on the collected logs are completed by repeatedly executing these SG5 to SG7, the management computer 100 writes the card use history table. Based on the total usage frequency (amount), total deposit amount, total issue amount, total settlement amount, etc. (SG8), the total data is transmitted to the management server 12 of the card company (SG9). The management information in the game arcade can be grasped and managed.

As described above, in the gaming system of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 25, both the visitor card 38 and the membership card 37 are authenticated at the time of insertion, and thereafter, Information on the frequency change due to frequency use and payment is accumulated on each card unit 3 side, and the accumulated frequency and payment information is transmitted to the management computer 100 when the card is returned or when the remaining frequency is "0". By doing so, the change is not transmitted to the management computer 100 each time the frequency is changed.
The waiting time of the player due to the communication with the management computer 100 can be greatly shortened, and as a result, the operation of the pachinko machine 2 can be improved.

Further, the card unit 3 determines whether the number of replays remains based on the number of replays returned from the member management computer 120 based on the transmission of the member ID read from the accepted member card 38. A predetermined number of pachinko balls from the pachinko machine 2 are rented out (second lending process), and the member player only has to insert the member card 38 once to rent or replay by replay. It becomes possible to receive both of the loans from the player, and it is not necessary to insert or remove the membership card 38 every time the loans are replayed or loaned from the frequency, and the convenience of the player can be improved. Also, it is possible to prevent the operating rate of the gaming machine from being lowered due to these insertions and removals. Furthermore, it is not necessary to install a separate lending unit or the like for lending by these replays, and it becomes possible to effectively utilize the limited space of the gaming island, and the internal structure of the gaming island can be simplified. Moreover, it becomes possible to avoid troubles due to incorrect insertion of the card.

Each element in the above embodiments corresponds to the present invention as follows. Claim 1 of the present invention
The first information (card ID, remaining frequency) that can specify the size of the first gaming value (frequency) that can be used in the game and has a value corresponding to the payment of money, and the player acquired it by the game. Second information (member ID) that can identify the value of the second game value (number of savings balls) that can be used for games
And at least the recorded game recording medium (membership card 37) is received, the information recorded on the received game recording medium (membership card 37) is read, and the read first information is read. (Card ID, remaining count)
The first lending process (lending process in FIGS. 13 and 16) which is the lending process of the gaming medium (pachinko ball) using the size of the first gaming value (frequency) specified by A second lending process, which is a lending process of a gaming medium (pachinko ball) using the size of the second gaming value (the number of saved balls) specified by the second information (member ID) (FIG. 15, 16 replay processing), and a recording medium processing device (card unit 3) that performs communication, and is communicatively connected to the recording medium processing device (card unit 3), and the first recording medium (membership card 37) for each game. Value for games (frequency)
A management device (management computer 100) that manages the size of each of the game recording media (member card 37) in association with the first information (card ID, remaining frequency), and the recording medium processing device ( The card unit 3) is communicatively connected to each other, and the size of the second game value (the number of savings balls) of each game recording medium (member card 37) is determined by the number of each game recording medium (member card 37). A second management device (member management computer 120) that manages in association with two pieces of information (member ID)
And a recording medium processing device (card unit 3) that receives the game recording medium (member card 37), the game recording medium (member card 37) that has been received. Of at least the first information (card ID, remaining frequency), and the read first information
First verification request information (license request, card ID, remaining frequency) including information (card ID, remaining frequency) is transmitted to the first management device (management computer 100), and the first verification request information is received. The first management device (management computer 100) includes the first management information included in the first verification request information.
When the information (card ID, remaining frequency) is collated and the first information (card ID, residual frequency) is determined to be regular information by the collation, the first information (card ID,
The first usage permission information (license) indicating the usage permission for the game of the first game value (frequency) corresponding to the remaining frequency is returned to the recording medium processing device (card unit 3), The recording medium processing device (card unit 3) that has received the first use permission information, the first information (card ID,
The first lending process (lending process) is performed within the range of the magnitude of the first gaming value specified by the remaining frequency).
Further, the recording medium processing device (card unit 3) receives the second verification request information (determination request, member ID) including the second information (member ID) according to the reading of the second information (member ID). The second management device (member management computer 1
20) and receives the second collation request information, the second management device (member management computer 120)
When the second information (member ID) included in the matching request information is collated and the second information is determined to be legitimate information by the collation, the second information (member ID) corresponding to the second information (member ID) is determined. The second use permission information indicating the use permission of the game having the value of 2 (the number of saved balls) for the game is returned to the recording medium processing device (card unit 3), and the record of receiving the second use permission information The medium processing device (card unit 3) performs the second lending process within the range of the second gaming value specified by the second information (member ID), and the recording medium processing device. (Card unit 3) and the first management device (management computer 100), and information transmitted and received between the recording medium processing device (card unit 3) and the second management device (member management computer 120) is transmitted. Was Transmission line (communication cable 8)
, And information transmitted from at least the recording medium processing device (card unit 3) to the first management device (management computer 100) is transmitted through the transmission line (communication cable 8) to the second management device ( An information transmission regulation device (gate server 13) for regulating transmission to the member management computer 120) is provided.

According to claim 2 of the present invention, the game recording medium (membership card 37) has the first information (card ID, remaining frequency).
The recording medium processing device (card unit 3) includes a first recording unit (IC chip 82) in which is recorded and a second recording unit (magnetic stripe 86) in which second information (member ID) is recorded. , A first reading unit (communication head 390) for reading the recorded information of the first recording unit (IC chip 82)
And a second reading unit (reading head 399) for reading the recorded information of the second recording unit (magnetic stripe 86).

According to claim 3 of the present invention, the recording medium processing device (card unit 3) transmits the second collation request information (determination request, member ID) to the second loan processing request ( This is performed according to the operation of the play selection key 316).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the lending of the game medium in the second lending process (replay process) is performed according to the first lending process.
The lending process (lending process) is similar to the lending process (lending mode from the pachinko machine 2).

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and changes and additions can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that even if there is, it is included in the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, S shown in FIG.
In a37, if there is a card that is already inserted, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining count, and if there is a remaining count, the inserted card is returned. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of accepting a new card, the card may not be accepted when the remaining number remains in the inserted card.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the gate server 13 for controlling the communication by the local IP address is used as the information transmission regulating device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the information transmission regulating device is not limited to this. For this, an appropriate device according to the specifications of the local area network to be constructed can be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the gate server 13 changes from the card unit 3 to the management computer 100.
The communication to the member management computer 120 is regulated so as not to be transmitted to the member management computer 120.
The communication control is performed so that the management computer 100 cannot be accessed from the
The risk that the data such as frequency information managed by the management computer 100 is falsified is greatly reduced, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the member management computer 120 to the management computer 10
0 may be made accessible, and data exchange may be performed between the member management computer 120 and the management computer 100.

Further, in the embodiment, as the member card 37, the member information such as the member ID which is the second information, the first information in which the card ID and the frequency data which are the first information are recorded.
The recording is performed on the magnetic stripe 86 as the second recording unit which is separate from the IC chip 82 as the recording unit, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first information and the second information are recorded. Information may be recorded in the IC chip 82, and the communication head 390 may read the first information and the second information.

Further, in the above embodiment, if there is no card remaining in the card reader / writer 327, the cash once accepted is returned, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, when the return of these cashes does not exist in the card reader / writer 327, new cash may not be accepted. In addition, notifying that the cash cannot be accepted is optional.

In the above embodiment, the usable store code is included in the card ID. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the usable store code and the card ID are separately provided. It may be recorded.

Further, in the above embodiment, the management computer 100 accepts the blacklist and the amikake list from the management server 12 of the card company via the communication line, and the member card 37 registered in the list cannot be used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Further, when the member card 37 corresponding to the black list or the sham list is used, it is optional to transmit the use to the management server 12.

In the game system of the above embodiment,
Although the issuing and depositing device 21 and the settlement device 22 are provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and these may be appropriately omitted.

Further, in the above embodiment, the member management computer 120 manages the number of savings balls of the member, and by selecting the play selection key 316 in the card unit 3, the second information is sent to the member management computer 120. By sending the member ID which is and the number of replays is returned,
Although the replay game can be performed by the number of savings balls, the present invention is not limited to this, and the state where the play selection key 316 is not selected, for example, when the membership card 37 is inserted, The member ID may be transmitted to the member management computer 120 so that the replay game depending on the number of saved balls can be performed.

In the game system of the above embodiment,
Management computer 100 and member management computer 1
20 and each card unit 3 by wire (transmission line) L
Although connected by AN, the present invention is not limited to this, and these communication forms may be a non-contact communication system such as wireless communication or infrared communication that does not use a communication cable. Needless to say, may be wired or may use a power cable as a communication cable, as long as bidirectional data communication is possible.

In the gaming system of the above embodiment,
The member management computer 120 is connected to each card unit 3 via the gate server 13 to obtain various game-related information via the card unit 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, the pachinko machine 2 and the member management computer 120 are directly connected, and the card unit 3 is connected through the pachinko machine 2.
It is possible to obtain various game-related information in. Further, the information may be appropriately obtained individually from each of the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although not particularly specified, the communication between the management server 12 and the management computer 100, the communication between the management computer 100 and each card unit 3, and the card unit 3 and each. In communication with a card (member card 37, visitor card 38) or the like, it is optional to encrypt the data transmitted and received by a predetermined encryption method.

In the above embodiment, the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 inserted as the recording medium processing device are used.
The card unit 3 for causing the card reader type pachinko machine 2 to perform payout (payout) of pachinko balls by using the number of points and the balls accumulated in the membership card 37, but the present invention is not limited to this. The recording medium processing device may be configured such that the payout based on the frequency and the payout of the stored coins of the membership card 37 are separate units.
In addition, at this time, the payout (payout) of the pachinko balls, which are these game media, may be performed not on the pachinko machine 2 but on the unit side.

Further, in the card unit 3 of the above-mentioned embodiment, when the number of savings balls specified by the membership card 37 is used for the replay, the personal identification number is accepted and the identification is carried out. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of savings balls may be used for replay without accepting the personal identification number.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the member card 37 is inserted, the use of the frequency remaining in the member card 37 is prioritized, but the present invention is not limited to this. Whether to use the frequency or the accumulated coin may be accepted at the time of insertion, or conversely, the use of the accumulated coin may be prioritized.

Further, in the card unit 3 of the above-described embodiment, while the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 is being accepted, it is possible to accept bills and coins and make an additional deposit to the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 being accepted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a card unit having no additional deposit function may be used.

In the card unit 3 of the above embodiment, 1000-yen bills, 2000-yen bills, 5000-yen bills, 10000-yen bills, 100-yen coins, 500-yen coins are accepted and added to the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38. Although deposit processing can be performed, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, it may be configured such that only additional banknotes or coins can be received to perform these additional deposit processing and issue loan processing, or once. In the additional deposit process, a plurality of currencies may be accepted for additional deposit, or coins or banknotes of a single denomination may be accepted for additional deposit process and issue / lending process.

Further, in the card unit 3 of the above embodiment, the updating of the frequency which is the gaming value associated with the additional deposit is carried out in the card unit 3, and the membership card 3
7. When returning the visitor card 38 or the visitor card 38, the deposit information and the frequency information are transmitted to the management computer 100. By doing so, it is possible to shorten the waiting time of the processing associated with the additional deposit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when these additional deposits are carried out, each time the additional deposit processing is carried out, the information of the deposit and the new frequency information are added to the management computer 100. May be sent to.

Although not carried out in the above embodiment,
It is optional to add a new visitor card 38 issuing function to the card unit 3.

Further, in the card unit 3 of the above embodiment, when the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 are received, each record information such as the frequency of these cards is recorded in the R
Information that is temporarily stored in the read data storage area of the AM 330 and the corresponding read data is stored in the card ID storage area, the frequency data storage area, etc. is updated based on the loan processing or the additional deposit processing, and the card is returned or the remaining count is reached. Although "0" is recorded on the card being accepted by the card reader / writer 327, the present invention is not limited to this, and the stored contents such as the frequency data are changed each time. The changed data may be recorded in the card being accepted by the card reader / writer 327 every time.

Further, in the above embodiment, a non-contact type IC is used as the recording medium (membership card 37, visitor card 38).
Although a card is used, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be a magnetic card or a contact type IC card, and a predetermined information recording symbol such as a bar code is printed so as to be readable. It may be a recording medium or the like.

Further, the recording medium (membership card 37, visitor card 38) used in the above-mentioned embodiment is in the shape of a card, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a coin shape, a disk shape, etc. Other shapes such as a shape, a spherical shape, and a chip shape may be used.

Further, the membership card 37 used in the above embodiment.
The visitor card 38 can be used only within a predetermined game arcade, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the visitor card 38 can be used as a common prepaid card that can be used at plural game arcades. May be.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the frequency and the amount of money corresponding to the frequency are used as the form of the game value used in the pachinko machine 2 which is the game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, these gaming values may be set as predetermined points or the corresponding number of pachinko balls or coins, and the form thereof may be arbitrarily selected.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko balls are used as the game media used in the pachinko machine 2 which is the game machine. These game media are coins or points, and further, an image-type pachinko machine or slot described later. It may be a pachinko ball, a coin, or the like formed by an image on a machine or the like, and if these game media are media used in the game,
It is included in the game medium of the present invention, and its form is not limited.

Further, in the above embodiment, the number of savings is used as the form of the saving value because the game balls are used as the game medium. However, when the game machine used is a slot machine or the like, coins are used. The coins may be stored coins, or may be in the form of points regardless of these game media.

Further, in the above embodiment, the card reader type pachinko machine 2 which uses the card of the card unit 3 to pay out the pachinko balls by itself is used as the gaming machine. Pachinko machine 2
Not only, a pachinko machine capable of playing a game by receiving a pachinko ball supply from a card unit having the above-mentioned ball payout (payout) function, a slot machine for playing a game using coins, or a pachinko ball game. A pachinko gaming machine that performs a game, an enclosed pachinko machine that can be played without ejecting pachinko balls and coins, a perfect credit type slot machine, and even data can be used without using these game media. It is needless to say that it is also applicable to a game machine, an image-type pachinko machine in which a game board or a pachinko ball is displayed in an image, an image-type slot machine in which a reel is displayed in an image, or a pachi-lot. However, these gaming machines are not limited.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when the number of saved balls is used, the identification number is collated with the play selection button 31.
When 6 is operated, the personal identification number stored in the personal identification number storage area that has been transmitted in advance from the member management computer 120 and the input personal identification number are compared and collated on the card unit 3 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the card unit 3 transmits the input personal identification number to the member management computer 120 so that the member management computer 120 can perform the quick verification. You may make it collate.

In the above embodiment, the RAM 330, which is the information storage means of the card unit 3, is provided with a replay count storage area as a savings value storage area, and the number of replays is stored as the savings value. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the form of the magnitude of the savings value is defined as the number of savings balls, and the number of savings balls is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 330 to obtain the number of savings balls. May be subtracted from.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the same form in which the pachinko ball lending in the replay and the pachinko ball lending from the frequency which is the gaming value are both lent from the pachinko machine 2 which is a gaming machine is used. By doing so, the card unit is provided with a pachinko ball receiving passage and a payout device for lending the pachinko ball in the replay, and a guide passage for guiding the lent pachinko ball to the pachinko machine 2. Although it is preferable that the pachinko balls can be lent out in the replay without providing the above-mentioned item 3, the present invention is not limited to this, and the receipt of the pachinko balls for renting the pachinko balls in the replay is possible. To have a passage, a payout device, and a guide passage for guiding the rented pachinko ball to the pachinko machine 2. Te may be a loan aspects of pachinko balls from lending and the frequency of the pachinko ball in the replay as different processing mode. Further, the pachinko ball lending from the frequency may be rented from a guide passage for guiding the pachinko ball to the pachinko machine 2. Furthermore, the pachinko ball lending by the lending process is also the lending of the pachinko ball in the replay. Similarly, the pachinko machine 2 may be rented from a guide passage for guiding the pachinko machine 2.

A mechanism such as a pachinko ball receiving passage, a payout device, and a guide passage is provided, so that the pachinko ball is released by the lending process which is the first lending process or the replay process which is the second lending process. The same form may be used such that the lending is performed using the mechanism.

Further, in the above embodiment, each time the replay is rented, a new replay count is sent to the member management computer 120 together with the member ID indicating that the replay was made. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and like the processing in the frequency management with the management computer 100, these new replay times are updated and stored on the card unit 3 side. It is also possible to manage such information and transmit the final number of replays to the member management computer 120 when the accepted member card 37 is returned.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the management of the management computer 100 is carried out by the card company, and the management of the member management computer 120 is carried out by the game hall. The management form of the device is arbitrary, and the management of each of these management devices may be performed by the same company or different companies.

[0189]

The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the invention of claim 1, by having the information transmission restriction device, the recording medium processing device, the first management device and the second management device are connected by the common transmission line Also, as for at least the information about the magnitude of the first gaming value that can be used for the game, which is the value according to the payment of the money transmitted from the recording medium processing device to the first management device, Since the transmission to the second management device is regulated, it is possible to prevent the information about the magnitude of the first gaming value from being obtained on the second management device side. As a result, it is possible to greatly reduce the risk that the fraud of the first gaming value is carried out.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the recording section in which the first information and the second information are recorded is divided in the game recording medium, and each recording section is provided in the recording medium processing device. By providing the reading unit for each, the first information and the second information are stored in the same storage unit, and compared with the case of reading by the same reading unit, the respective information, particularly the first information, is read. Security can be improved.

(C) According to the invention of claim 3, the second
Only when a request for loan processing is made
Since the collation request information is transmitted, it is possible to avoid unnecessary transmission of the second collation request information and collation, and the processing time required for these unnecessary collation processes. The operating rate can be improved.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, the second
It is preferable that the lending of the game medium in the lending process is performed in the same processing mode as the first lending process.

In this way, since it is not necessary to provide separate devices for the first lending process and the second lending process, the configuration of the recording medium processing device can be simplified.
Therefore, the recording medium processing device can be made inexpensive.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a gaming system in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 (a) is a front view showing a membership card and a visitor card used in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The back view showing a membership card, (c) is a back view showing a visitor card.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko machine and a card unit used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top view showing an operation unit of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a card reader / writer used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the card unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing configurations of a card unit and a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a memory map showing a memory configuration in the card unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the contents of a card unit activation process in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing normal processing of the card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing normal processing of the card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing a lending process of a card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing deposit processing of a card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a replay process of the card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a timing chart showing an output state of each signal output from the prize ball control board and the card unit of the pachinko machine in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the interrupt processing of the card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a card unit termination process in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a member management computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the flow of various information in the gaming system used in the embodiment of the present invention.

22 (a), (b) and (c) are diagrams showing configurations of a card management DB, a unit management DB and a fraudulent card DB in the system controller used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a registration status of a card use history table in the system controller used in the embodiment of the present invention.

24 (a), (b) and (c) are member information tables in the member management computer used in the embodiment of the present invention,
It is a figure which shows the structure of a store visit history database and a history database classified by unit.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a processing state (at the time of accepting a card) of each device constituting the gaming system used in the example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Card reader type pachinko machine (gaming machine) 3 Card unit (recording medium processing device) 4 Call lamp (external device) 6 repeaters 7 hub 8 communication cable 9 signal cable 10 communication cable 11 communication network 12 Management server 13 Gate server 14 Operation part 15 Return button 16 Lending button 17 frequency display 18 Operation board 20 card unit stocker 21 issuing and depositing device 22 Settlement device 23 split gutter 24 Supply Ball Counter 25 out ball tank 26 out ball counter 31 unit holder 31 'slide rail 37 membership card (recording medium, game recording medium) 37 'membership card (recording medium, game recording medium) 38 Visitor Card (Recording medium for games) 40 card collection path 81 base 82 IC chip 83 pattern coil 84 Flexible printed circuit board 85 Top Film 86 magnetic stripe 100 system controller (first management device) 101 data bus 102 CPU 103 RAM 104 Real Time Clock (RTC) 105 storage device 106 input device 110 First Communication Unit 111 Digital Service Unit (DSU) 120 Member management computer (second management device) 121 data bus 122 CPU 123 RAM 124 Real Time Clock (RTC) 125 storage 126 Input device 127 display device 128 printer 129 First communication unit 202 glass door frame 203 Ball supply plate 204 Surplus ball saucer 205 Ball Hitting Handle (Operating Knob) 206 game board 207 Game area 209 Variable display 210 Variable display device 211 Passage gate 214 Starting prize hole 215 Movable piece 216 Variable winning ball device 220 open / close plate 224 prize hole 226 Out mouth 298 Information output unit 231 game control board 235 lamp control board 237 prize ball control board 270 Voice control board 280 Display control board 291 Fire control board 297 ball dispensing device 298 Information output unit 301 operation lamp 302 banknote insertion slot 303 coin slot 304 coin return button 305 changeable lamp 306 Lending unit change button 307 Rental unit display section 309 frequency display 311 Direction indicator lamp 312 Inserting lamp 313 coin return slot 313 'receiver 314 Member card display 315 numeric keypad 316 Play selection key 317 replay key 319 Card slot 320 First operation board 321 Second operation board 322 Banknote recognition unit 323 coin input path 324 coin identification unit 325 coin return path 326 coin collection path 327 card reader / writer 328 Control unit 329 MPU 330 RAM 331 ROM 332a I / O port 332b I / O port 332c I / O port 332d I / O port 333 Real Time Clock (RTC) 334 Communication unit 336 Data input / output section 386 drive motor 387 Conveyor roller 388 Conveyor roller 389 solenoid 390 communication head 391 Conveyor belt 393 drive motor 397 insertion sensor 398 Guide rail 399 read head

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A first information which can specify the magnitude of a first gaming value which can be used for a game and which is a value corresponding to the payment of money, and a value which is obtained by a player by the game and which is a game. The second information that can specify the magnitude of the second game value that can be used for, and at least a game recording medium on which is recorded, and the information recorded on the received game recording medium. And a first lending process, which is a game medium lending process using the first gaming value specified by the read first information, and specified by the read second information. Second, which is a game media lending process using the second magnitude of the game value.
And a recording medium processing device for performing a lending process of the game, and the first recording medium processing device connected to the recording medium processing device for communication.
The value of the game value of each game recording medium
A first management device that manages information in association with it, and a second recording medium processing device that is communicatively connected to the second recording medium for each game.
The value of the game value of the
A second management device that manages the information in association with information, wherein the recording medium processing device receives the game recording medium, and at least the second of the received game recording media is received. The first verification request information including the read first information, the first verification request information including the read first information, is transmitted to the first management apparatus, and the first verification request information is received.
The management device collates the first information included in the first collation request information, and when the collation determines that the first information is legitimate information, the first information corresponding to the first information The recording medium processing device that has returned the first use permission information indicating the use permission to the game of the value of the above-mentioned game value to the recording medium processing device and received the first use permission information is the first information. The first lending process is performed within the identified range of the first gaming value, and the recording medium processing device further includes the second information in response to the reading of the second information. 2 The second management apparatus, which has transmitted the second verification request information to the second management apparatus and has received the second verification request information, carries out the verification of the second information included in the second verification request information, When the second information is determined to be the proper information by collation, , The recording medium processing that returns the second use permission information indicating the use permission to the game of the second game value corresponding to the second information to the recording medium processing device and receives the second use permission information The device performs the second lending process within the range of the magnitude of the second gaming value specified by the second information, and the recording medium processing device, the first management device, and the recording medium process. A transmission line for transmitting information transmitted and received between the device and the second management device is common, and at least the information transmitted from the recording medium processing device to the first management device is provided on the transmission line. Is provided with an information transmission restricting device for restricting the transmission to the second management device. 2. The game recording medium comprises a first recording section in which first information is recorded, and a second recording section in which second information is recorded, and the recording medium processing device comprises the first recording section. 2. A first reading unit for reading the record information of the copy, and a second reading unit for reading the record information of the second record unit.
The game system described in. 3. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium processing device transmits the second collation request information in response to a second loan processing request by a player. 4. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the lending of the game medium in the second lending process is carried out in the same processing mode as that of the first lending process.