JP2003320157A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system having an Internet connecting function which can easily be introduced and set. <P>SOLUTION: This game device is equipped with a recording medium processing means 327, first dispensing means 327 and 328, a communication means 340, a content screen-forming means 324, a display means 303, and an inputting operation means 324. In this case, the recording medium processing means 327 is set in a manner to correspond to a game machine 2, and at least reads the information when recording mediums 37 and 38 for a game on which information for specifying the size of a game value and intrinsic information are recorded are received. The first dispensing means 327 and 328 rent out game mediums in response to the size of a specified game value in a range for the size of the game value based on the read information. The communication means 340 receives content data on the Internet network. The screen- forming means 324 forms a content screen based on the content data. The display means 303 displays the formed content screen. The inputting operation means 324 receives the operation regarding the accessing to the server computer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device installed in a game hall or the like and capable of using a game recording medium such as a prepaid card or a membership card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a large number of recording medium processing devices have been used in which a pachinko ball, coin or the like, which is a game medium, can be lent out to play a game by using a game recording medium such as a prepaid card.

[0003] Further, with the explosive spread of the Internet and mobile phones having the Internet connection function in recent years, contents on the Internet,
For example, in order to meet the demand of a player who wants to browse an auction or the like, some of these stand-alone devices having an internet connection function have been put into practical use.

[0004]

In the case of providing these inter-bench devices having an internet connection function, in addition to the recording medium processing device installed between the bouts of the gaming machine corresponding to the gaming machine, the internet is also provided. It is necessary to newly secure a space for installing the inter-bench device having a connection function, and when installing the same number of conventional game machines, the game island should be renovated significantly, or There is a problem that it is necessary to reduce the number of installed units, which has been an obstacle to the widespread use of these stand-alone devices having an Internet connection function.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and does not require a new installation space,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device having an internet connection function that can be easily installed and installed.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine of the present invention is installed corresponding to a gaming machine, and has a great value for gaming that can be used for a game by the gaming machine. Recording medium processing means for accepting a game recording medium in which unique information for identifying each recording medium and unique information for identifying each recording medium are received, and at least the information recorded in the accepted game recording medium is read out. And for lending a game medium according to the predetermined value of the game value by using the predetermined value of the game value within the range of the value of the game value based on the read information. First lending processing means for performing a first lending process, communication means for receiving content data distributed from a server computer on the Internet network, and at least a code based on the content data. A content screen generation means for generating a content screen, a display means for displaying the generated content screen, and an input operation means for accepting an operation related to access to the server computer. I am trying. According to this feature, it is possible to rent using the game recording medium in the device having the Internet connection function formed by the communication unit, the content screen generation unit, the display unit, and the input operation unit. Since the first lending processing means for achieving the above is provided, it is only necessary to provide the game device in place of the conventional recording medium processing device, and it is not necessary to secure a new installation space, and it is easy to install and install. Is possible.

The gaming device of the present invention is a coin discriminating means for receiving coins and discriminating the coins received, and a size of the coin value within the range of the coin value identified by the coin discriminating device. The value addition process for adding the value of the game value according to the above to the amount of the game value of the game recording medium being received by the recording medium processing means to make it available for the game Means are preferably provided.
By doing so, the player can add the frequency corresponding to the currency to the frequency remaining in the game recording medium using the currency without leaving the seat. Can be improved.

In the game device of the present invention, the amount of the acquired value obtained by the player playing the game on the game machine can be specified in the game recording medium, and the amount of the saved value can be specified. Various information is recorded, and a game according to the predetermined value of savings value is used by using a predetermined value of savings value within the range of the value of savings value based on the information read from the game recording medium. It is preferable to include a second lending processing means for performing a second lending process for lending a medium. In this way, the player can play a game by using the savings value, and individually install the inter-unit device for lending a game medium according to the savings value. There is no need, and the configuration of the gaming island can be simplified.

It is preferable that the gaming device of the present invention comprises a television receiving means capable of receiving television radio waves to generate a television image, and displaying the television image produced by the television receiving means on the display means. By doing so, the player can watch the television image while sitting at the seat.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, it is preferable that the display means can display information on a corresponding gaming machine. In this way, the player can confirm the information about the gaming machine.

In the game device of the present invention, it is preferable that the input operation means is formed by a transparent touch panel provided on the upper surface of the display surface of the display means. By doing so, not only the space for providing the input operation means can be omitted, but also the operation can be performed by the direct pressing operation on the display, so that high operability can be obtained.

[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 management computer 100 which is a recording medium management device for managing a card unit 3 which is a game device of this embodiment, a visitor card 38 which is a recording medium for games, and a membership card 37. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a gaming system having a member management computer 120. This gaming system is a card reader type pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) which is a gaming machine juxtaposed on a plurality of gaming islands arranged in a gaming hall. Pachinko machine) 2, a card unit 3 as a game device installed in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko machine 2, and a visitor installed in a predetermined place in the game hall and used by the card unit 3. Issuing a card 38 and giving a frequency that is a gaming value corresponding to cash inserted into the visitor card 38 and the member card 37 described later. Issuing payment device 2 to perform the payment processing that
1, a settlement device 22 for performing a settlement process for settlement in cash of the game value remaining on these various cards 37, 38, and when the card unit 3 becomes defective, the defective card unit 3 Card unit stocker 20 in which a spare card unit 3 for exchange with
And a management computer 100 that manages a membership card 37 and a visitor card 38, which will be described later, used in the card unit 3, and a membership management computer that manages the savings, etc. of a member player who owns the membership card 37. 120, and the management computer 100, the member management computer 120, the card unit 3, the card unit stocker 20, the issuing and depositing device 21, and the settlement device 22 are the hub (HUB) 7, the relay device 6, and the relay device 6. Two-way data communication is possible via a communication cable 8, each connected device is given a local IP address to form a local area network (LAN), and each local IP address is transmitted as transmission data. Sending and receiving data by sending and receiving data to and from each other So that the can be implemented. Further, a gate server 13 is provided between the repeater 6 and the member management computer 120, and communication of the member management computer 120 from the management computer 100 and each card unit 3 is passed unconditionally. From the member management computer 120 to the management computer 1
The communication control is performed by the local IP address so that the access to 00 can not be performed, and the communication contents such as the reply of the stored coin data from the member management computer 120 to each card unit 3 are also monitored. It has become.

The gate server 13 is a connection device 19 connected to a predetermined Internet connection service provider (ISP) through a line having a relatively large communication capacity.
Is connected to the Internet network via the Internet, and an Internet connection board 324, which will be described later, provided inside each card unit 3 can access each server computer on the Internet network.

Further, the management computer 100 is connected via a communication line 11 to a management server 12 installed in the card management company so as to be able to carry out bidirectional data communication. 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 the present 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 in which a memory (not shown) is built in the base 81 at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the recess by a tape auto bonding (TAB) mounting.
Is mounted, and the base 8 from the IC chip 82 is mounted.
1, a flexible printed circuit board 84 having a pattern coil 83 provided along the outer periphery of 1 is inserted, and the entire surface of the recess is covered with a top film 85. These member card 37 and visitor card 38
Is inserted into an IC card reader / writer 327 of the card unit 3 which will be described later, and electromagnetic waves output from these reader / writers cause an induced electromotive force in the pattern coil 83 to enable the IC chip 82 to operate. The IC is energized, and the IC is passed through the pattern coil 83.
The contactless IC card is capable of performing various data communication with the card reader / writer 327 in a contactless manner by electromagnetic waves.

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), a magnetic stripe 86 for recording member information such as a member ID is provided on the back surface of the member card 37.
The visitor card 38 is identified, and the data such as the member ID, which is the record information of the magnetic stripe 86, is read by the IC card reader / writer 327 of the card unit 3 when the member card 37 is inserted, and the stored coins to be described later. Is transmitted to the member management computer 120 in the use process (replay).

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
The card ID as unique information including a game hall code that can specify the game hall where the card is licensed (in this embodiment, the game hall where the member card 37 and the visitor card 38 are purchased from the card company), and the card Information that can identify the degree of frequency that is the remaining gaming value, encrypted data for device authentication used when performing mutual authentication with each device, and data encryption when sending and receiving actual recorded data The encryption key data used for the above, the number of times of rewriting, etc. 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.

In the gaming island where the pachinko machine 2 is installed, it is arranged at the lower part of the gaming island so as to cross the gaming 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 supply ball counter 24 for counting the number of pachinko balls (the number of supply balls) to be supplied to the pachinko machine 2, and 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, the replenishment ball counter 24 and the 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 6 are connected. 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.

On the upper surface of the operation portion 14, as shown in FIG. 4, in the card unit 3, the membership card 3
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 respective parts are mounted on an operation board 18 provided inside the operation part 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 “ordinary 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 operating knob 205 enters the game area 207 through the hit ball rail, and then flows down 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 starts to change.

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 starting winning port 214, all the special symbols are variably displayed (variable display) on the variable display section 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.

Further, when the left, middle, and right special symbols variably displayed on the variable display section 209 are stopped and displayed in a combination of big hit symbols that match the type of a predetermined probability variation symbol, the repetition continuation control is performed. After the "big hit" by, the probability of becoming a big hit again becomes a probability fluctuation state in which it is a higher probability state than the normal probability state,
The big hits in these probability fluctuation patterns are called "probable variation big hits" to distinguish them from normal big hits, and the occurrences of these certainty variation big hits are output to the outside as described later.

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 being derived and displayed. For example, the reach state includes a state in which the variable display is performed by the plurality of variable display units 209 while maintaining the 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 a super reach. Furthermore, in the reach, with a fairly low probability, when it appears,
There are things that almost certainly cause a big hit. 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 structure 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 rental request completion confirmation signal (BRQ) output from the control unit 328 of FIG.

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 as shown in FIG. 21, it is output from the game control board 231. Various game information such as big hit signal, probability variation big hit signal, starting signal, big hit information based on input of premium reach generation signal output when the above-mentioned premium reach occurs, probability variation big hit information, starting information, premium occurrence information, etc. Is output to the card unit 3 via the information output unit 298.

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 lend 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 game device of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, an operation lamp 301 for notifying the operation of the card unit 3 and the communication state with the management computer 100 is provided on the front surface of the, as shown in FIG.
An attendant or the like of the amusement hall can perceive the occurrence of a malfunction in the operating status of the card unit 3 and the communication status with the management computer 100.

Below the operation lamp 301, there is provided a bill insertion slot 302 into which a bill can be inserted so that the player can insert the bill as currency.

At the position below these bill insertion slots 302,
On one side of the protruding plate protruding from the front surface of the card unit 3,
Along with the main menu, game information of the corresponding game console, various contents on the Internet and TV images,
At its lower position, a display module 303 having a transparent touch panel 314 arranged on the upper surface, on which a replayable number based on the number of savings balls specified from the member card 37 being accepted, a numeric keypad for inputting a personal identification number, and the like are displayed, The replay key 317 for determining the personal identification number input on the display module 303 or for performing a predetermined number of refunds of the number of saved balls, and the inserted card is the membership card 37.
In the case of, the play selection key 316 operated when switching between the game using the frequency and the game using the number of savings balls specified by the member ID of the member card 37, and the display A menu selection key 315 for displaying the main menu on the module 303 is provided.

Further, at a position below the projecting plate, a changeable lamp that is turned on when a lending unit (a frequency used in one lending operation) can be changed in a lending process described later. 305, a lending unit change button 306 for changing the lending unit by being operated while the changeable lamp 305 is lit, a lending unit display section 307 for displaying the lending unit and the like, the membership card 37, A frequency display unit 309 displaying the frequency read from the visitor card 38, a direction indicator lamp 311 indicating the connecting direction of the corresponding gaming machine, and a card reader / writer 327 described later.
Inserting lamp 312 indicating that a card is being inserted
An operation panel having and is provided so that the player can perform various operations.

Further, a card insertion slot 319 into which the above-mentioned membership card 37 and visitor card 38 can be inserted is provided below the operation panel.

The structure of the card unit 3 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The operation lamp 301 provided at the uppermost front surface position is connected to the card unit 3. 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) of the lending unit display unit 307 and the frequency display unit 309, etc. are mounted, and an operation for inputting / outputting control signals between these units and a control unit 328 described later is performed. A board 320 is provided, and these operation boards 320 are 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 identifying unit 322 that outputs the money to a control unit 328 (described later) provided in the central portion of the device.
Is provided, and various banknotes (banknotes of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen) can be accepted by the banknote identification unit 322.

An internet connection board 324 is arranged below the banknote identification unit 322 so as to be aligned with the protruding plate, and the display module 303 and menu selection are provided on the internet connection board 324. A key 315 is connected, and the Internet connection board 324 controls the display of the display module 303, inputs the transparent touch panel 314, and detects the input of the menu selection key 315.

Further, the internet connection board 324.
As shown in FIG. 7, a microprocessor (MPU) 343 having a relatively high processing capability, a RAM 342 used by the MPU 343 for various processes and a display process of the display module 303, and content reproduction performed by the MPU 343. ROM 341 in which a browser software in which processing is described, a control program in which various processing such as display control, input control, and input control are described, and the like, the hub 7,
A communication unit 340 for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the Internet network through the repeater 6 and the gate server 13.
Is provided as a one-board microcomputer, various contents registered in a server computer on the Internet network can be displayed on the display module 303 by the browser software, and a control unit 328 described later is also provided. Connection port 332e
Through the transparent touch panel 314.
The input content of is output to the control unit 328, and various information such as game information can be output from the control unit 328.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a television tuner unit 344 for receiving television radio waves is mounted on the internet connection board 324 of the present embodiment. With respect to the television tuner unit 344, Television waves from a cable television station are supplied from the distributor 5 provided for each gaming island shown in FIG. 1, and the television image signals received by these television tuner units 344 are sent to the MPU 343. By being output, the television image is displayed on the display module 303, and the channel selection control of the television is performed by the MPU 3 by the input of the transparent touch panel 314.
43 is to be implemented. In this example,
The MPU 343 processes these television image signals, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a dedicated device for displaying these television image signals is separately provided. You may do it.

As the display module 303, a liquid crystal panel with a backlight, which is a flat display, is used in the present embodiment to be housed in the protruding plate, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, other flat panels such as organic EL displays and plasma displays that have been put into practical use in recent years can be preferably used as these flat displays, and a thin cathode ray tube may be used.

In this embodiment, the liquid crystal panel has been widely used in car navigation systems and the like.
A liquid crystal panel corresponding to a wide display of 6: 9 is vertically installed and used. By doing so, the protruding amount of the protruding plate is reduced, and the risk of damage to the protruding plate can be reduced. This is preferable because it is possible to realize a large-capacity display at a low cost by using a liquid crystal panel that has become popular and has become inexpensive. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to use the conventional 4: 3 as such a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel may be used by arranging it so that the horizontal direction is the long side, or the liquid crystal panel corresponding to the 16: 9 wide display is arranged so that the long side is the horizontal direction. You may use it afterwards.

As the transparent touch panel 314, a transparent polyester film or the like, on which an indium oxide thin film (ITO) is formed as a transparent conductive film, and the pressing position is detected by the resistance or dielectric constant of the thin film is preferably used. can do.

In 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.

Further, at a substantially central position of the card unit 3, the bill identifying unit 322, the internet connection board 324, and the card reader / writer 327 are connected.
I / O port 332a for inputting / outputting various signals to / from the bill identifying unit 322, and connection port 332e for inputting / outputting various signals to / from the internet connection board 324.
Or an I / O connected to the card reader / writer 327 for transmitting / receiving various data to / from the card unit 3.
The port 332d, the operation board 320, an I / O port 332b connected to the play selection key 316 and the replay key 317 to input and output various signals, the prize ball control board 237 and the operation board 18 of the pachinko machine 2. I / O port 332c for inputting / outputting various signals, a communication unit 334 for performing data communication with the member management computer 120 through the management computer 100 and the gate server 13 via the hub 7 and the communication cable 8. Is connected to a call lamp 4 (see FIG. 3) as an external device installed above the pachinko machine 2 and outputs a lighting instruction signal for lighting the call lamp 4 to the call lamp 4. , The counting signal output from the replenishing ball counter 24 and the out ball counter 26 and the information of the pachinko machine 2 The data input / output unit 336 that receives the output of various kinds of game information (optional information) such as the big hit information and the probability variation big hit information output from the force unit 298, and the premium occurrence information, the real time clock (RTC) 333 that outputs the current time information. , These card units 3
Of the MPU 329 for controlling the respective units configuring the above, the frequency display unit 17 mounted on the operation board 18, the RAM 33 used as various registers and work memory, and the like.
0, a control unit 328 including a control program in which the control contents executed by the MPU 329 are described, a ROM 331 in which information such as a device ID of the card unit is stored, and the like are incorporated. The operation of each unit constituting the card unit 3 is controlled by the control program which is connected as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the card unit 3 of this embodiment is engaged with the main body of the card unit 3 by means of the unit holders 31 'formed at the upper and lower positions thereof, and the main body of the card unit 3 is brought to the front. It is installed on the game island through a unit holder 31 that holds it so that it can be pulled out in any direction.
A cylinder lock (not shown) is provided at a lower position on the front surface of the card unit 3, and the card unit 3 can be pulled out by releasing the lock with an unlock key carried by an attendant or the like. In addition, the unit holder 31
Is provided with a connector for relaying various connection cables, and is connected to the communication cable connected to the Internet connection board, the communication cable connected to the control unit 328, and the TV tuner unit. The coaxial cable or the like is used as the unit holder 31.
It is designed to prevent the communication of the communication cable, the coaxial cable and the like from being entangled when the card unit 3 main body is pulled out, and the card unit 3 main body 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 member card 37 stopped at a predetermined position, a communication head 390 for supplying power to the visitor card 38 and performing data communication, and the member card 37. Read head 399 for reading the recorded data recorded on the magnetic stripe of, and the control board 32 that is connected to each of the above-mentioned parts and executes its control.
7b is provided, and the inserted membership card 37
Also, reading and writing of data to the visitor card 38 are possible 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.

Further, the bill discriminating unit 322 used in the present embodiment is a bill conveying passage constructed so that the rear end side (the bill inserting front end side) thereof crosses the inside of the game island via the 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, 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 and a unique information storage area for storing a card ID extracted from the read data are provided. Card ID storage area, a frequency data storage area as a gaming value storage area in which the remaining frequency data, which is information capable of specifying the magnitude of the gaming value in the read data, is stored, and the same card is inserted. In addition, the usage frequency data storage area as a used gaming value storage area in which the frequency data used in the inside is added and stored, and the frequency data equivalent to the deposit amount deposited during the insertion of the same card is added and stored. A deposit data storage area is provided as a value storage area.

Further, in the upper area, as shown in FIG. 8, when the inserted card is the membership card 37, the membership I read from the magnetic stripe 86 is read.
A member ID storage area for storing D, a personal identification number storage area for storing personal identification number data returned from the member management computer 120 corresponding to the member ID, and a number of replays. A replay count storage area as a savings value storage area, a player data storage area in which game information such as the number of IN / OUT and the number of special prizes of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 when the membership card 37 is inserted is stored. A pachinko machine 2 is provided with a table data storage area in which game information such as the total number of IN / OUT, the number of big hits, the number of surely changed big hits, and the number of starts is stored.

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 frequency, 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, the number of certainty changes and the number of start-ups based on the big hit information and the probability variation big hit information output from the information output unit 298 and the start information are additionally stored, and the membership card is also stored. During the insertion of 37, the number of prizes and the number of probability changes are additionally stored in the player data storage area, and the data in these player data storage areas are transmitted to the member management computer 120 when the membership card 37 is returned. As a result, the member management computer 120 can grasp the number of big hits (special prizes) and probability-change big hits that occurred during the member's game. In addition, the game data in the machine data storage area is transmitted to the member management computer 120 in the closing process at the end of business hours, so that the total number of jackpots (total number of special prizes) generated during business at each pachinko machine 2 is calculated. The member management computer 120 can be grasped.

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, as described above, the visitor card 38 is issued and the membership card 37 is issued.
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. In this issuing and depositing device 21, a coin discriminating unit capable of discriminating coins in addition to a bill discriminating unit and a card reader / writer which are substantially the same as the bill discriminating unit 322 and the card reader / writer 327 provided in the card unit 3. And various operation buttons, etc. are provided, and the player can insert a desired amount of money for the game and be issued a new visitor card 38, and the member card 37 or visitor card 38 owned by the player The remaining frequency is less than or equal to a predetermined frequency (10 or less in this embodiment)
In this case, the member card 37 or the visitor card 38 is loaded with 10,000 yen as an upper limit, and the deposited member card is inserted into the card unit 3, so that the number of times corresponding to the deposited money becomes a game. It is ready to be used.

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, and the visitor card 38 or the membership card 37 is inserted into the settlement device 22. 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 are 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.

Next, the management computer 10 of this embodiment
0 will be described as follows.
As shown in FIG. 19, the management computer 10 is connected to a data bus 101 that sends and receives data inside the computer.
0 for executing various processes executed by 0 and a card management DB update process described later, a RAM 103 used as a work memory, a real time clock (RTC) 104 for outputting time information and calendar information, a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk. A storage device 105, an input device 106 that is a dedicated keyboard to which function menus and the like are uniquely assigned, and the card unit 3
Communication unit 1 for performing data communication with (control unit 328)
10. A dedicated computer having no display device connected to a digital service unit (DSU) 111 for enabling data communication with a management server provided in the card company through a telephone line.

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. 21 (a) to 21 (c) are registered. ing.

First, in the card management database (DB) of FIG. 21 (a), all visitor cards and membership cards used in the amusement arcade are registered, and these registered visitor cards and membership cards 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. 21A, the type (visitor or member (member)) of each card is associated with the card ID which is the unique information of each card. , The remaining frequency which is the magnitude of the gaming value remaining on the card, the issued deposit frequency corresponding to the amount issued or deposited, the usage frequency which is the frequency used from the issued deposit frequency, and the The usable / unusable information is updated and stored, and the integrated storage means is formed by the storage device 105 that stores the card management database (DB).

The card ID, which is the unique information in this embodiment, has a structure as shown in FIG. 21A, whether the card is a visitor card 38 or a member card 37 at the head. 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".

Further, in the unit management database (DB) shown in FIG. 21B, 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.

Further, in the present embodiment, the card management database (DB) and the unit management database (DB) are associated with the card ID of the unauthorized card to be disabled, as shown in FIG. 21 (c). Illegal card database (D)
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. 22, in the storage device 105, when the card is ejected and when the remaining number is "0", the received card which is being received and is transmitted from each card unit 3 is deposited. 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 has not been reflected in B), the history is reflected in the card management database (DB).

Information regarding 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. 21 (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 frequency use and deposit information 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, the communication unit 11 of each card unit 3 and the management computer 100.
It is an ordinary computer to which a communication unit 129 for performing data communication with 0 is connected.

Further, in the storage device 125, in addition to various processing programs for the member management computer 120 to perform processing, the number of savings balls at that time is stored for each member ID and each card ID of the member card 37. And a personal identification number, the number of visits, the number of visits, the last visit date, the member rank based on the number of visits and the amount of income and expenditure, the member registration date, and the membership card 37. Member player's name (surname and surname), gender, age,
Personal information such as birthday, occupation, zip code, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, etc., and attribution information of the member player, such as transportation, hobbies, anniversaries, e-mail addresses, and whether direct mail can be sent. A member information table (player database) in which is registered is stored.

Further, in the present embodiment, the storage device 12
5 is the member information table (player database)
In addition to the game history of each member player, 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 amount of sales that the member player has spent on the game , A payment amount (minimum number is 100 yen unit) which is an amount equivalent to a prize provided to a member player by a game player when the member player obtains the game by deducting the amount of expenditure from these sales amounts. A member visit history database (DB) in which the amount of money paid and the amount of money paid to and from the game hall are registered for each member player is stored.

Further, the storage unit 125 outputs 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 processing, and output from the card unit 3. Total number of supply balls (total IN number) and total number of out balls (total O) stored in the table data storage area from the start of business.
It is obtained by dividing the spending amount of the pachinko machine 2 calculated based on the difference ball of the number of UTs), the income and expenditure amount, and the total number of out balls by the average number of shots to be launched in the pachinko machine 2 in a unit time (1 minute) The operating time (minutes) and the operating rate, which is the ratio of operating time (minutes) to business hours, are stored in a history database (DB) for each vehicle that is registered together with each vehicle number, its vehicle type, and model and island number. Has been done,
Based on the information registered in each of these databases, various information to be described later and event effects are totaled. In the present embodiment, as a method of calculating the amount of expenditure, the total number of supply balls (the number of supply balls (IN)) to the total number of out balls (the number of out balls (OUT))
The amount of spending is calculated by multiplying the number of difference balls after subtracting by the exchange rate for special prizes.

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 the 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 states 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 the 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 flowchart 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 3 in the unit management database from the stopped state to the activated state (SK1), and the card unit which has received the activation information. Predetermined operation check data is transmitted to the control unit 328 of No. 3 (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 mutual authentication in these operation checks is normally performed, the control unit 328
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).

Upon receipt 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 transmits 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 correction 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 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 processing (S2) in the card unit 3 will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 11 and 12.

First, in the normal processing, the operation lamp 301 is turned on at Sa1, and it is notified that communication with the management computer 100 is possible and that the operation is good. In this state, on the display module 303, as the predetermined default screen, the game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 (base data; FIG.
4) is displayed.

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.

When the member card 37 or the visitor card 38 is inserted into the card insertion slot 319,
When the card insertion signal is output to the internet connection board, the menu screen shown in FIG. 23 is displayed on the display module 303 so that the internet connection function and the television function can be used.

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 the membership card 37, the membership ID recorded in the magnetic stripe 86 is also included) 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. In the area, the remaining count data is stored in the count data storage area, and the member ID data is stored in the member ID storage area. The card ID, the remaining count data, and the license request registered in these storage areas are sent to the management computer 100. 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 of the card is transmitted to the control unit 328. 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. However, if the received residual frequency data is larger than the extracted residual frequency data, a frequency error is generated by the control unit 32.
Send to 8.

If these reply contents are not the license, 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 the membership card 37,
If the membership card 37, proceed to Sa9, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 at that time in the player data storage area
After registering the number of IN / OUT of, proceed to Sa10.

Next, in Sa10, it is determined whether or not the remaining frequency is "0". If the remaining frequency is "0", the flow advances to Sa11 to set the lending invalid flag, and then Sa12 is executed. 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.

At 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 process proceeds to Sa14 and a determination is made as to whether or not there is money acceptance. If no money is accepted, the process proceeds to Sa15, and it is determined 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 and the return button is pressed. 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 stages of 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 by Sa15 and the process proceeds to Sa30, and the card accepted at 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. 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 during 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
In step a24, the stored data in the frequency data storage area, the usage frequency storage area, and the deposit data storage area are initialized (reset), and a signal indicating that a card has not been inserted is output to the Internet connection board 324.

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. In addition, the visitor card 38 having the remaining count of “0” is the card reader / writer 32.
If it remains in the area 7, the signal indicating that the card is not inserted is output to the Internet connection board 324, so that the Internet connection function and the TV function by the Internet connection board 324 are disabled. It

Next, Sa2 which is the first lending process
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 entered. 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 EXS HIGH is detected, the MPU
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, when the counted number of BRQ and the number of loan units do not match, the processes of Sb3 to Sb10 are executed again, and the counted BR in the comparison of Sb10 is performed.
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 finishes the lending process and returns to the Sa13. Information such as card frequency usage and 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 flow chart shown in FIG. 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 judged whether or not the lending invalidation flag is set (Sc3). If the lending invalidation flag is set, the process proceeds to Sc4 to invalidate the lending. After clearing the flag, the process proceeds to Sc6, and when the lending invalidation flag is not set, the process 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 the present embodiment, (10 degrees or less) is performed, and when the remaining frequency of 11 degrees or more remains in the determination, the accepted money is returned (Sc12), the depositing process is terminated, and the process goes to Sa13. Return.

In the determination of Sc5, if the remaining frequency stored in the frequency data storage area is 10 or less, the process proceeds to Sc6, and the frequency corresponding to the amount of the identified bill is added. And the set addition frequency is displayed on the frequency display section 17, 309 (Sc7).

Then, the control unit 328 adds and updates the set addition power to the remaining power of the frequency data storage area (Sc8), and stores the added addition power (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 second lending process shown in FIG.
The replay process of Sa32 in FIG. 15 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 15 and FIG. The member ID data stored in the area is transmitted to the member management computer 120 together with the 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, 138 balls including 13 balls are required for use, so for example 94
If there are 0 balls stored, the integer value of the value obtained by dividing the 940 balls by 138, that is, 6 times is calculated 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. The number of replays is "0"
In that case, after notifying that, the process returns to Sa13 and the replay processing is ended (see FIG. 15).

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, Sd
After notifying the player that the member ID is an error at 26, the process returns to Sa13, and if the determination result is normal authentication indicating that the member ID is registered, the process proceeds to Sd4 and the number of times of inputting the personal identification number. After setting the initial value "0" to the variable N, the process proceeds to Sd5.

In Sd5, by outputting a personal identification number acceptance instruction to the Internet connection board 324, as shown in FIG.
The numeric keypad is displayed on 03, and the input of the personal identification number is accepted.

The encryption number input on the display module 303 is the same as the transparent touch panel 314 and MPU3.
The control unit 328 executes a comparison between the received personal identification number and the personal identification number stored in the personal identification number storage area (Sd6). Confirm your identity.

If the two personal identification numbers do not match, it is judged whether the value of the input number 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 to output the replay count stored in the replay count storage area to the internet connection board 324, and then to Sd10. move on. By outputting the number of replays, as shown in FIG. 23, the membership card, which is the type of the reception card, and the number of replays are displayed on the bar at the bottom of the display screen by the display module 303 by the internet connection board 324. It is supposed to be displayed.

In Sd10, the detection of the input from the replay key 317 provided at the lower position of the display module 303 (Sd10) and the operation detection of the return button 15 (Sd11) are carried out. When the return button 15 is operated, the return is detected in Sd11 and the process returns to Sa17, and information such as frequency use and deposit of the membership card 37, usage history and the like are stored in the management computer 10.
The member card 37 is returned after the return processing to be transmitted to 0 is carried out.

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 process after Sd13 is basically carried out in the same manner as the lending process, 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 a preset number of withdrawal units (in this embodiment, 5 times worth = 125) (Sd20).

In the comparison of Sd20, if 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 is compared in the Sd20 comparison.
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 member ID and the fact that replay has been performed are transmitted (Sd21).
22), waiting for reception of the number of replays in Sd23, and saving value management device (member management computer 120)
After receiving the updated replay count from Sd24, the replay count is updated, and the replay count is output to the Internet connection board 324 in Sd9.
Display it.

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. Various game information such as the count signal output from the supply ball counter 24 and the out ball counter 26, the big hit information output from the information output unit 298 of the pachinko machine 2, the probability variation big hit information, the start information, the premium occurrence information, etc. ( The output of (option information) is accepted, and the processing of these signals that occur irregularly is performed by interrupt processing, and the lending unit is also changed by the lending unit change button 306.
It is designed to be implemented by 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 interrupt 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).

If 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 an interrupt is a signal input in the data input / output unit 336, the process proceeds to Si3, in which the received signal is big hit information or probability variation big hit information associated with the occurrence of a big hit (special prize), It is determined whether or not it is predetermined option information such as start-up information and predetermined premium occurrence information associated with the occurrence of premium reach (Si4), and the signal received in the determination corresponds to the option information. If it is, 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 (S
i5), if it is not option information, the above-mentioned Si5
Without proceeding to Si6, based on the input signal, the game item corresponding to the input signal stored in the table data storage area, for example, the addition and update of the total IN / OUT number, the number of special prizes and the number of start-ups, etc. After the execution, the process proceeds to Si7 and returns to the processing position in the normal processing stored in Si1.

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

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

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

The termination process shift instruction is detected in S34 of the normal process shown in FIG. 11 and is the termination 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 the 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, issuing 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 where 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.

Next, while these cards are being inserted (frequency "0")
The Internet connection function and the television function that can be used (except when the visitor card 38 is inserted) will be described. As described above, the card reader / writer 3
When the card being accepted at 27 is the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 having a remaining frequency, the player selects the menu selection key 315 to cause the display module 303 to display as shown in FIG. Then, the menu screen is displayed.

In this menu screen, when the member card 37 or the visitor card 38 having a remaining number is inserted into the card insertion slot 319, a card acceptance signal is sent from the control unit 328 to the Internet connection board 324. By being output, the menu selection key 31
It is automatically displayed without operating 5.

On this menu screen, as shown in FIG. 23, in order to display a TV image and a selection item of "device data" to be selected when displaying the device data displayed before the insertion of the card. "TV" selection item of
A selection item of “Internet” for displaying various contents on the Internet is provided, and the player can select a desired item.

First, when the selection item of "base data" is selected, the MPU 343 detects the selection and outputs the base data stored in the base data storage area to the control unit 328. The request is output, the platform data is obtained, and displayed as shown in FIG.

When the "TV" selection item is selected, a TV image is displayed in the upper position of the display module 303, a list of channels available for viewing is displayed in the lower area, and the channel list is displayed. You can select and tune in.

When the "Internet" selection item is selected, as shown in FIG.
The browser software stored in 341 is activated,
A predetermined homepage of the amusement hall is accessed to a registered content server, and the homepage of the amusement hall is likely to have frequent game state frequencies advantageous to the player by selecting this week. In addition to the information item of "Recommended stand of this week" where you can browse information of Natai and the information item of "Event information" where you can view event information coming soon, there is a link page to each manufacturer of pachinko machines. There is a "pachinko maker" item that you can browse, and a "slot maker" item that you can browse the link page to each maker of slot machines, so that you can access each site on the Internet network from the homepage of the game hall. It has become.

Various operation items required for operating the browser are displayed in the upper area of the display screen of the Internet, and various portal sites can be accessed by selecting "Search". At the same time, in the lower area of the display screen of the Internet, an input area in which letters, numbers and hiragana can be input is displayed.
It is possible to access any site by directly entering the site address (URL) from these input areas.

The respective elements in the above embodiment correspond to the present invention as follows. Claim 1 of the present invention
Information (frequency data) that is installed corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) and is capable of specifying the magnitude of the gaming value (frequency) that can be used for the game by the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2),
The game recording medium (member card 37, visitor card 38) in which the unique information (card ID) for identifying each recording medium is recorded is received, and the received game recording medium (member card 37, visitor card 38) is received. Recording medium processing means (card reader / writer 327) for reading at least the information recorded in), and a predetermined game value (frequency) within the range of the game value (frequency) based on the read information. ) Is used to lend a game medium (pachinko ball) according to the size of the predetermined gaming value (frequency), the first lending process (ball lending process)
First lending processing means (control unit 328, card reader / writer 327) for performing the above, communication means (communication section 340) for receiving content data distributed from a server computer on the Internet network, and at least the content data. A content screen generation unit (internet connection board 324) for generating a content screen based on the display unit, a display unit (display module 303) for displaying the generated content screen, and an operation relating to access to the server computer. And an input operation unit (transparent touch panel 314) for receiving.

According to claim 2 of the present invention, a currency identifying means (banknote identifying unit 322) for receiving money and identifying the received currency, and the currency identifying means (banknote identifying unit 32).
The value of the game value (frequency) according to the magnitude of the monetary value within the range of the magnitude of the monetary value identified in 2) is defined as the recording medium processing means (card reader / writer 32).
7) Value addition processing means for performing addition processing (additional deposit processing) for adding to the size of the game value (frequency) of the game recording medium (membership card 37) currently being accepted to be used for the game. (Control unit 328, card reader / writer 3
27).

According to claim 3 of the present invention, the amount of acquired value obtained by the player playing the game on the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) is saved in the gaming recording medium (member card 37). The information (member ID) capable of specifying the size of the saved value (the number of saved balls) is recorded, and based on the information read from the game recording medium (member card 37), the saved value (the number of saved balls) The first for lending a game medium (pachinko ball) according to the size of the predetermined savings value (replay count) using the size of the predetermined savings value (replay count) within the range of size Loan process 2 (replay process)
The second lending processing means (control unit 328, card reader / writer 327) for performing

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television receiving means (television tuner unit 344) capable of receiving television radio waves to generate a television image, and the television image produced by the television receiving means is displayed on the display means ( It is displayed on the display module 303).

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the display means (display module 303) can display information on the corresponding gaming machine (pachinko machine 2).

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the input operation means (transparent touch panel 314) is formed by the transparent touch panel 314 provided on the upper surface of the display surface of the display means (display module 303).

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, but 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, the television tuner unit 344 is provided to display the television image on the display module 303, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the television image is not limited to this. The display function may not be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, the display module 303 displays the base data which is the game information regarding the corresponding pachinko machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. As the information about the pachinko machine 2, a description of the game method of the pachinko machine 2 or the like may be displayed, and further, the information about the pachinko machine 2 such as the data of these units may not be displayed.

Further, although the transparent touch panel 314 is used as the input operation means in the above-mentioned embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and other forms such as an operation of a cross key etc. as these input means. It goes without saying that the parts may be formed by providing them individually.
Further, it may be performed by voice recognition or the like.

Further, in the above embodiment, the television function and the Internet function are made available only while the member card 37 is being inserted or the visitor card 38 having a remaining number is inserted, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is not limited to this, and the functions may be always available.

In the above embodiment, Sa shown in FIG. 11 is used.
In 37, 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, but 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 embodiment, when 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.

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

In the gaming system of the above embodiment,
Management computer 100 and member management computer 1
20 and each card unit 3 are connected by a wired LAN, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these communication forms use a power cable regardless of whether it is wireless or infrared. Needless to say, this is applicable as long as bidirectional data communication is possible.

Further, in the above embodiment, each card unit 3 is connected to the Internet network through the gate server 13, but the present invention is not limited to this, and each card unit 3 is individually connected. It may be connected to the ISP.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the number of the membership card 37 or the visitor card 38 inserted as a game device, and the stored coins of the membership card 37 are used to pay out (payout) the pachinko balls to the card reader type pachinko machine 2. ) Is used, the present invention is not limited to this, as these gaming devices,
The payout according to the frequency and the payout of the savings balls of the member card 37 may be configured as separate units. Also, at this time, payout (payout) of these game media pachinko balls
May be performed not on the pachinko machine 2 but on the unit side.

Further, in the card unit 3 of the above-described embodiment, when the number of savings balls specified by the membership card 37 is used for 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.

In the card unit 3 of the above embodiment, 1000 yen bills, 2000 yen bills, 5000 yen bills, 10000 yen bills can be accepted and additional deposit processing to the membership card 37 and the visitor card 38 can be carried out. The present invention is not limited to this, and for example,
The 100-yen coin and the 500-yen coin may be accepted so that the additional deposit processing and the issuing and lending processing can be performed, or a plurality of coins can be accepted and the additional deposit can be performed in one additional deposit processing. However, a coin or a bill of a single denomination may be accepted for additional deposit processing and issue / lending processing. Further, it may be configured so as not to have the additional deposit function.

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, although the recording medium (membership card 37, visitor card 38) used in the above-mentioned embodiment has a card-like shape, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a coin shape, a disc shape or the like. 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 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 a game machine. However, these game media are coins or points, and further image-type pachinko machines and slots 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.

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 value of 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-described embodiment, the number of saved balls is used to enable the second play process, that is, the replay, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to adopt a configuration without the replay function.

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.

Further, 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, a new replay count is sent to the member management computer 120 every time the replay is rented, together with the membership 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 embodiment, the number of savings balls is used as the form of the savings value because the game balls are used as the game medium, but when the game machine used is a slot machine or the like and coins are used. The coins may be stored coins, or may be in the form of points regardless of these game media.

[0194]

The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the invention of claim 1, a game recording medium is used in a device having an internet connection function formed by the communication means, the content screen generation means, the display means, and the input operation means. Since the first lending processing means for enabling the subsequent lending is provided, it is only necessary to provide the game device in place of the conventional recording medium processing device, and it is not necessary to secure a new installation space. , Easy to install and install.

(B) According to the invention of claim 2, the player can add the frequency corresponding to the currency to the frequency remaining in the game recording medium by using the currency without leaving the seat. As a result, the operation of the gaming machine can be improved.

(C) According to the invention of claim 3, the player can play a game by using the magnitude of the savings value, and lends a game medium corresponding to the magnitude of the savings value. It is not necessary to separately provide a platform device for the purpose, and the configuration of the gaming island can be simplified.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, the player can watch the television image while sitting at the seat.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, the player can confirm the information about the gaming machine.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, not only the space for providing the input operation means can be saved, but also the operation can be performed by a direct pressing operation on the display, so that high operability can be obtained. it can.

[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.

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

FIG. 22 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.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a menu screen displayed on the display module of the card unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a base data screen displayed on the display module of the card unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an Internet screen displayed on the display module of the card unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a personal identification number input screen displayed on the display module of the card unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Card reader type pachinko machine (gaming machine) 3 card units (game equipment) 4 Call lamp (external device) 5 distributors 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 (recording medium management device) 101 data bus 102 CPU 103 RAM 104 Real Time Clock (RTC) 105 storage device 106 input device 110 Communication unit 111 Digital Service Unit (DSU) 120 Member management computer (saving value 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 display module 305 changeable lamp 306 Lending unit change button 307 Rental unit display section 309 frequency display 311 Direction indicator lamp 312 Inserting lamp 314 Transparent touch panel 315 Menu selection key 316 Play selection key 317 replay key 319 Card slot 320 Control board 322 Banknote recognition unit 324 Internet connection board 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 332e connection port 333 Real Time Clock (RTC) 334 Communication unit 336 Data input / output section 340 Communication unit 341 ROM 342 RAM 343 Microprocessor (MPU) 344 TV tuner unit 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

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Information that is installed corresponding to a game machine and that can specify the magnitude of a game value that can be used for a game by the game machine, and unique information that specifies each recording medium are recorded. A recording medium processing unit that receives a game recording medium and reads at least the information recorded in the received game recording medium, and a predetermined value within the range of the value of the game based on the read information. From a server computer on the Internet network, a first lending processing means for performing a first lending process for lending a game medium according to the predetermined value of the game value by using the value of the game value. A communication unit for receiving the distributed content data, a content screen generation unit for generating at least a content screen based on the content data, and the generated screen. A gaming device comprising: a display unit for displaying a content screen; and an input operation unit for accepting an operation related to access to the server computer. 2. A currency discriminating means for receiving currency and discriminating the received currency, and a gaming value according to the magnitude of the monetary value within the range of the monetary value discriminated by the currency discriminating means. The value addition processing means for performing the addition processing for adding the size of the value to the size of the game value of the game recording medium being accepted by the recording medium processing means to make it usable for the game. The game device described in. 3. The game recording medium stores information capable of specifying the amount of savings value obtained by saving the amount of acquired value obtained by a player playing a game on a gaming machine. For lending a game medium according to the predetermined value of savings value by using the predetermined value of savings value within the range of the value of savings value based on the information read from the recording medium for game The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a second lending processing unit that performs a second lending process. 4. The television image receiving means capable of receiving a television radio wave to generate a television image, and displaying the television image produced by the television image receiving means on the display means. Game device. 5. The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein the display means is capable of displaying information regarding a corresponding gaming machine. 6. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the input operation means is formed by a transparent touch panel provided on an upper surface of a display surface of the display means.