JP2003225443A - Game card system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently operate a POS system for prize payment and conversion in cash in a game hall. <P>SOLUTION: The game card system of the game hall such as a pachinko game hall and a slot machine hall, wherein a prepaid IC card is used by cycling, comprises: an automatic converting machine 13 for converting residual amount information of a prepaid card 4 or the IC card 11 which is exclusive for premium exchange premiums; a member card issuing machine 14 for issuing a member card; a transcribing device T for transcribing conversion information recorded in the exchange exclusive IC card 11 to the member card; and a POS terminal 6 for synthetically managing the respective machines in the amusement hall. <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 card system in which an IC card can be effectively circulated and reused in a game hall, a casino, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game hall such as a pachinko parlor, a game system using a prepaid card in which amount information is written by magnetic means is adopted. This game system purchases a prepaid card in which a predetermined amount of information is written in advance, and when a predetermined amount is specified within the range of the amount information stored in the prepaid card, pachinko balls and medals for the specified amount of money. Will be rented out and you can play.

When a specified amount of pachinko balls or medals are lent out, the amount information for that amount is subtracted from the prepaid card, and when the amount information is lost, the prepaid card becomes unusable and the user can use it. Will be returned. Since this type of game card system does not require the use of cash for the game, the annoyance of leaving the seat for exchanging money during the game is eliminated, and there is an advantage that it is convenient for the player. .

[0004]

However, the prepaid card used in the game system is a so-called magnetic card, and this magnetic card is a mere recording medium and does not have an active protection function. Therefore, there has been a problem in which fraudulent cards are circulated in the near future, causing great damage to the amusement hall and the card supply company.

Therefore, the applicant of the present application has proposed to use an IC card instead of a magnetic card in the game system. In other words, the applicant of the present application has patent 29228
In No. 66 and No. 3097769, the IC card can be effectively circulated and safely reused.
We propose an IC card game system that does not impair convenience.

Regarding the currency substitute counter (counter for automatically measuring pachinko balls or medals secured by the player) in such an IC card game system, Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-2
In Japanese Patent Application No. 67762, for the IC card issuing machine (IC card issuing machine in which various information is input)
As disclosed in 01-267761, the POS of the game hall
For the entire system, a specific device of this system, a membership card issuing machine, an automatic cash machine that converts the balance information of a prepaid card into cash and cashes the cash information input to an IC card for exclusive use of gift exchange Not disclosed.

In view of the above point, the present invention has an object to provide a gaming card system having an entire POS system, a membership card issuing machine and an automatic cash machine.

[0008]

Therefore, according to the present invention, in a game card system in a game arcade using a prepaid IC card, the name of the game card system is
It has a membership card issuing machine for issuing a membership card for entering membership information such as a membership number. This membership card issuing machine has a data input section for entering membership information such as name and membership number of the member, and an IC card. A card storage section for storing information, a reader / rider for writing member information in the IC card, a display section for displaying the content instructed at the time of data input or the content input in the IC card, and It is characterized by comprising a card issuing port for issuing a card and a shutter for blocking an illegal electromagnetic wave from the outside.

Further, the present invention is a game card system in a game hall using a prepaid IC card,
This game card system has an automatic cash machine for cashing cash information of at least one of a membership card, a prepaid card consisting of general-purpose cards and a dedicated IC card dedicated to prize exchange. This automatic cash machine is a prepaid card. Or, when the IC card dedicated to the exchange of prizes is inserted, the first display section that displays the amount of money that can be redeemed, the second display section that displays the desired redemption amount, and the information input to the IC card can be read or input. It is characterized by comprising a reader / writer for writing information to an IC card, an input unit for inputting cash information, and a shutter for blocking an illegal radio wave from the outside.

Furthermore, the present invention is a game card system in a game arcade using a prepaid IC card, wherein the game card system is a P required for a prize exchange operation.
This POS system is equipped with an OS system, and this POS system is an automatic cash machine for exchanging the balance information of the membership card and for exchanging IC cards for exclusive use of gifts, a membership card issuing machine for issuing membership cards, and settlement only. It is characterized by comprising a transcription device for transcribing the information recorded on the IC card to a membership card, and a POS terminal for comprehensively managing these devices.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a prepaid card game system S of the present invention. This game system S is
Equipped with a gaming machine 2 such as a pachinko or throttle machine,
The gaming machine 2 is provided with an inter-unit unit 3 on its side, and a pre-paid card 4 including a membership card or a general-purpose card (described later) having an IC chip is inserted into the inter-unit unit 3. The inter-unit unit 3 is provided with a communication unit 5, and the communication unit 5 is connected to a POS terminal in a game arcade via an online network of a business corporation that operates a card system.

When the player obtains a money substitute 9 such as a pachinko ball or a medal after playing the game, the player goes to the money substitute counter 1, counts it, and inputs it to the exclusive IC card 11 dedicated to the exchange of prizes. Issue. The dedicated IC card 11 is brought to the prize exchange place 12 and exchanged for a prize, or the automatic cash machine 13 is used for cash exchange. This automatic cash machine 1
3 also has a function of converting the prepaid card 4 into cash.

There are two types of circulating IC cards. One is a general-purpose card that can be used at all the amusement stores that employ this type of system, and the other is a membership card that is issued only to those who have registered as members at a specific store or chain store. As shown in FIG. 2, the membership card has safety information 21 for the security of the card in its storage part, a card ID number 22 unique to the card, and when the amount of money deposited is zero, it is further deposited and recycled. (Reissue) 23 times of recycling, amount information 24 as value information corresponding to the amount of money deposited, member information 25 such as member number and name, player obtains at specific store, chain store Savings information 26 as value information about the number of pachinko balls or medals, premium information 27 about the privilege contents for members, history information 28 such as the number of members visiting the store, and the expiration date 2 of the membership card if necessary 2
9 is input.

Among general-purpose cards, among the membership cards,
Safety information 21, card ID number 22, recycling count 2
3 and the amount information 24 and the like are input, but the information peculiar to the membership card, that is, the member information 25, the accumulated ball information 26, the premium information 27, the history information 28 and the like are not input.

The membership card 4a of the prepaid card 4 is issued by the membership card issuing machine 14 shown in FIG. The member card issuing machine 14 includes a data input unit 15 including an input key for a person who wants to become a member to input member information such as name, address, date of birth, and telephone number.
And a storage unit 16 for storing a new IC card
And a reader / writer 17 for inputting the member information input from the storage section 16 one by one and input to the IC card, and an instruction content at the time of inputting the member information or an input content. Display 18 and a card issuing slot 19 for issuing a membership card with membership information entered
And a shutter 20 made of a copper plate or the like for blocking the card issuing port 19 for blocking an illegal radio wave from the outside when the ticket is not issued. This shutter 20
Is opened and closed by the electromagnet 21.

The reader / writer 17 may be housed in a radio wave blocking box 22 made of a copper plate or the like.

Member card 4 issued in this way
The expiration date, usage status, etc. of 7 are managed by the POS terminal 6, and the procedure for powdering the membership card 4a is based on the rules of the card company, and each amusement hall inputs the designated processing. It is performed via the device 50 (FIGS. 1 and 5).

Further, in the game arcade, there is provided an automatic cash machine 13 which can cash out the balance information of the amount information 24 of the prepaid card shown in FIG. 2 or the cash information inputted to the exclusive IC card 11 dedicated to the exchange of prizes. This automatic cash machine 1
As shown in FIG. 4, reference numeral 3 denotes a prepaid card 4 consisting of a membership card or a general-purpose card, or an IC card 11 for exclusive use in exchange of prizes.
Card insertion slot 60 for inserting a card and this card insertion slot 60
A reader / writer 42 (which may be covered with a copper plate or the like to block unauthorized radio waves) for reading and writing a card inserted from the card, and an electromagnet 46 that closes the insertion port when the card is not inserted Shutter 45
Then, when the prepaid card is inserted, the amount of money (balance) that can be exchanged is displayed, and when the dedicated IC card 11 is inserted, the amount of exchange is displayed. An input unit 43 composed of a plurality of keys for inputting, a second display unit 41 displaying the user's desired cash conversion amount input via the input unit 43, and a second display 4
Cash payout opening 44 from which the cash displayed in 1 is paid out
When the OK button 47 for executing the cash conversion, the stop button 48 for canceling the cash conversion, the card collecting section 61 for collecting the dedicated IC card 11, and the cash information of the dedicated IC card 11 are to be transferred to the prepaid card. It has an insertion slot 55 into which a prepaid card is inserted when it is desired to convert it into cash information, and a reader / writer 56 for writing in the prepaid card inserted from here.

When the dedicated IC card 11 is inserted through the card insertion slot 60, the exchange amount entered is displayed on the first display section 40.
Is displayed in. When the OK button 47 is pressed in the case of the dedicated IC card 11, the amount of money displayed on the first display section 40 is discharged. At this time, the money amount information of the dedicated IC card 11 becomes zero, the dedicated IC card 11 is collected by the card collecting unit 61, and is reused in the currency substitution counter 1. When the prepaid card 4 is inserted, the redeemable amount (balance) is displayed on the first display unit 40, and the user operates the key of the input unit 43 to select the desired exchange amount within the range of the balance. input. When the OK button 47 is pressed here, cash is paid out to the cash payment slot 44, the balance is written by the reader / writer 42, and the processed prepaid card 4 is discharged from the card insertion slot 60. In addition, dedicated IC card 1
When it is desired to redeem a portion of the redemption amount of 1, the same operation as for the prepaid card 4 may be performed. It is also possible to insert the dedicated IC card 11 into the card insertion slot 60 and the prepaid card 4 into the card insertion slot 55 to transfer the cash information of the special IC card 11 to the prepaid card 4. It is also possible to redeem a part of the cash amount of 11 and transfer the rest to the prepaid card 4. In addition, at this time, it is possible to resell all or part of the exchange amount of the dedicated IC card 11 to the prepaid card 4 as the stored coin information. And leader / writer 4
2, 56 and the card insertion ports 60, 55 constitute the transfer device T.

The automatic cash machine 13 and the membership card issuing machine 14, which have the cashing function and the transfer function, the gaming machine 2, the currency substitute counter 1, and the other facilities of the amusement hall are interfaces 51, 52, 53, 54, P via 55
It is connected to the OS terminal 6. The POS terminal 6 comprehensively manages the POS system required for the prize exchange work, and collects data such as amusement hall member data, facilities in the hall, devices, and usage status. All of these data are recorded in the POS terminal 6 as a dedicated server. This POS terminal 6 performs data processing necessary for the game hall,
In addition, the payment is automatically made by connecting to the card company, and the staff at the amusement hall inputs information through the input device 50 when the membership card is lost as described above.

[0022]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
Users can get membership cards quickly and easily at the amusement hall, and it is not only convenient and accurate for automatically exchanging currency substitutes or prepaid cards, but also the management of the entire amusement hall is well It has the effect of being able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a POS system of a game arcade according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of information input to a membership card.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a membership card issuing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the automatic cash machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a POS system configuration diagram according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Currency substitute counter 2 ... Game machine 4 ... Prepaid card 6 ... POS terminal 11 ... Dedicated IC card 13 ... Automatic cash machine 14… Member card issuing machine

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game card system in a game arcade using a prepaid IC card, wherein the game card system has a membership card issuing machine for issuing a membership card for inputting member information such as name and membership number. Then
This member card issuing machine has a data input section for inputting member information such as name and member number of a member, a card storage section for storing an IC card, and a leader rider for writing the member information on the IC card. , A display section for displaying the contents instructed at the time of data input or the contents inputted in the IC card, a card issuing slot for issuing an already entered card, and a shutter for blocking an illegal electromagnetic wave from the outside. Characteristic game card system. 2. In a game card system in a game arcade using a prepaid IC card, the game card system includes: a membership card, a prepaid card including a general-purpose card, and a dedicated IC card dedicated to prize exchange.
It has an automatic cash machine for cashing at least one cash information, and when this automatic cash machine inserts a prepaid card or an IC card dedicated to the exchange of prizes, a first display section for displaying the amount of money that can be redeemed, and a desired one. A second display unit for displaying the amount of exchange and a reader for reading the information entered in the IC card and writing the entered information in the IC card.
A gaming card system comprising a writer, an input unit for inputting cash information, and a shutter for blocking an illegal electric wave from the outside. 3. In a game card system in a game arcade using a prepaid IC card, this game card system is provided with a POS system required for prize exchange business, and this POS system cashes the remaining amount information of a member card, An automatic cash machine for exchanging an IC card exclusively for gift exchange, a member card issuing machine for issuing a membership card, and a transcription device for transcribing the information recorded in the IC card dedicated for cash exchange to the membership card. A gaming card system comprising a POS terminal for comprehensive management of devices.