JP2004166782A - Method of storing game medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of storing a game medium permitting easy use of the balls stored by other ball storing members. <P>SOLUTION: In the case of wishing to share the stored balls in a group, the ball storing members of the group open a shared account. The shared account may be used by the others of the group and the stored balls can be transferred between an individual account and the shared account. Also, the stored balls can be transferred from the shared account of the others of the group to the individual account and replay is performed with the transferred stored balls in the individual account. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game medium ball storage method capable of depositing a game medium acquired by a ball-saving member into a personal account established in advance, and withdrawing the deposited game medium from the personal account.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been provided a betting system in which a game medium obtained by a player is deposited in a game hall, and the next time a visit is made to a store, the game medium deposited in the game hall can be withdrawn and played. When using this ball storage system, a player must register a ball storage member in advance at a game arcade and have a member card issued. By counting the number of game media while reading the game media, it is possible to deposit the game media in the personal account, and withdraw the game media while reading the membership card with the Daima ball lending machine. It becomes possible to play.
[0003]
In such a method for saving money, a dedicated personal account is provided for the member card, and only one member card can be used for depositing / withdrawing for one personal account. For this reason, for example, when close members come to the game hall, when there is no game media deposited, or when the game media is exhausted, when trying to use the coins of the members of the members who came together Needs to borrow the member's membership card, which is extremely cumbersome.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game medium ball storage method capable of easily using the ball storage of another ball storage member.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a game medium ball storage method in which a game medium acquired by a ball member can be deposited in a personal account established in advance, and the deposited game medium can be withdrawn from the personal account. When registered, a shared account is opened for each of the members who belong to the group, and then the coins can be transferred between the personal account of each member and the shared account. It is possible to move the savings from the shared account to another savings member's personal account (claim 1).
[0005]
According to such a method, when it is desired to share the savings ball, the group is registered with the fellow savings member, and then a shared account is opened for each of the savings members belonging to the group. As a result, the savings member belonging to the group has a shared account in addition to the personal account. In this case, when the other members belonging to the group use their own coins, the coins are transferred from the personal account to the shared account. Then, when the group member of the pool wants to use the ball set of another ball member, the group moves the ball set from the shared account of the other ball set member to its own personal account. As a result, the group members can easily use the ball members of other members through their personal accounts.
[0006]
In the above method, when the ball is transferred from the shared account of one ball member belonging to the group to the personal account of another ball member, the game hall may collect a commission from the ball. .
According to such a method, when the ball savings member uses the present invention, the game hall can enjoy the benefit, and both the game hall and the ball savings member have an advantage.
[0007]
In addition, when a savings member belonging to a group deposits savings, it may be possible to deposit the savings in its own shared account (claim 3).
According to such a method, when a savings member deposits a savings account, the savings account can be directly deposited in a shared account. You can use your own coins.
[0008]
In addition, when a ball savings member belonging to a group withdraws coins, it may be possible to withdraw the coins from its own shared account (claim 4).
According to such a method, when a coin-saving member withdraws coins, it can be withdrawn from his or her own shared account, so that coins can be withdrawn without moving each coin from the shared account to a personal account.
[0009]
In addition, when a ball savings member belonging to a group withdraws coins, the coins may be withdrawn from a common account of another coin savings member belonging to the group (claim 5).
According to such a method, when a piggyback member belonging to a group withdraws a coin, it can be directly withdrawn from a shared account of another piggyback member belonging to the group, and therefore, his / her own account can be withdrawn from a shared account of another piggyback member. You can withdraw money without moving the money to your personal account one by one.
[0010]
In addition, when the ball savings member belonging to the group withdraws the coins from the common account of the other ball savings members belonging to the group, the game hall may collect the commission from the ball savings (claim 6).
According to such a method, when the ball savings member uses the present invention, the game hall can enjoy the benefit, and both the game hall and the ball savings member have an advantage.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the entire system. In FIG. 1, a per-unit data display 2 is provided corresponding to the gaming machine 1. The table-based data display device 2 provides game data of the game machine 1 currently playing or desired game data of the desired game machine 1 to the member, and selects the game machine 1 based on these data. It is possible to determine whether to continue the game or to determine whether to continue the game of the gaming machine 1 currently playing. The per-unit data display device 2 has a function of a ball-to-ball lending machine, and when the payout button is operated in a state where the member information is read from the member card for ball storage, a game stored in advance is played. The number of balls per unit is paid out from the medium.
[0012]
An IO interface 3 is provided corresponding to the two gaming machines 1 and the per-unit data display 2, and the management computer 4 controls the operating state of the gaming machine 1 and the per-unit data display 2 via a repeater 5. The sales status is managed.
The unit-by-unit data display device 2 communicates with the management computer 4 to open a shared account, register and cancel members, check the number of individual accounts and the number of coins to be saved in the personal account, and share the personal account and the shared account as described later. It is possible to execute the transfer of the savings between the player and the player, and the withdrawal of the savings from the personal account or the shared account at the time of replay.
[0013]
The in-store data display device 6 has substantially the same function as the per-unit data display device 2 by communicating with the management computer 4 except for the function of paying out game media.
The counter 7 counts the inserted game media, issues a receipt storing ticketing information indicating the counting result, and transmits the ticketing information to the management computer 4. In this case, when the ball savings member saves the ball, it is possible to select whether to save the ball in a personal account or a shared account.
[0014]
The POS terminal 8 is installed in the prize counter. When the ticket issuing information is read from the receipt, it is compared with the ticket issuing information stored in the management computer 4 by communicating with the management computer 4. , The exchange of prizes is allowed. The POS terminal 8 has substantially the same functions as the per-unit data display device 2.
[0015]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When a player wants to use the ball savings system of the present invention, it is necessary to register as a member of the ball savings, open a shared account, and register members of the group. The establishment of the shared account and the registration of the group members can be performed by any of the per-unit data display device 2, the in-store data display device 6, and the POS terminal 8 of the premium counter. In this case, the group member representing the group registers a name and a password that can specify the shared account. In this embodiment, operation is possible without the name and password of the shared account.
[0016]
In addition, member registration of a group requires both a member card of a representative member who has established a shared account and a member card of a member to be additionally registered. An operation method that requires a membership card for all members is also possible, and a pachinko hall can be arbitrarily selected.
[0017]
Here, an outline of the shared account will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, the savings member belonging to the group has a shared account as one member of the group account separately from its own account (individual account). Each ball member can arbitrarily move the ball between his or her ball account and the shared account, and can move the ball from the shared account of the other ball members belonging to the group to his or her personal account. It is assumed that. In this case, a fee is charged at the game arcade side in the case where coins provided by another member as a shared account are transferred to their own coin account. This is equivalent to the fee required to redeem the coins and borrow the same number of game media again, so that the game arcade using the present coin storage system can also enjoy the benefits.
[0018]
By the way, when a member registered as a member of the shared account counts the acquired game media with the counter 7, it is possible to select which of the personal account and the shared account to save.
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the process in the counter 7. In FIG. 3, when the player who has finished counting the game media operates the enter button with the account selected, when the enter button is operated (S101: YES), the counter 7 determines whether a member card is present. A determination is made (S102). At this time, if the player is not a member, or even if he is a member and does not use the ball storage system, no membership card is set (S102: NO), and a receipt is issued (S107). On the other hand, when the member uses the ball savings system, since the member card is set (S102: YES), it is determined whether the member is a coin savings account (S103). At this time, if the member has selected the savings to the personal account (S103: NO), the counted game media is saved to the personal account (S106), and if the member has selected the savings to the shared account ( S103: YES), the coins are stored in the shared account (S104).
Then, when the ball storage ends as described above, the card is ejected and the process ends (S105).
[0019]
Now, when the player who has obtained the receipt as described above obtains a prize or wants to exchange a ball for a prize, the POS terminal 8 receives a prize exchange process at the prize exchange counter.
FIG. 4 shows a prize exchange flow in the POS terminal 8. In FIG. 4, when the prize to be exchanged is selected (S201: YES), the POS terminal 8 determines whether or not the exchange is from a coin storage (S202). At this time, in the case of exchange by receipt (S202: NO), the exchange unit is deducted from the receipt read amount (S206), and the remaining amount is stored in a personal account (S207). The remaining money may be stored in the shared account, or the same may be stored in the personal account and the shared account.
[0020]
On the other hand, in the case of the exchange from the savings account (S202: YES), it is determined whether the exchange account is the savings account of the shared account (S203), and in the case of the individual account savings (S203: NO), the exchange unit price is calculated from the individual account. Withdrawal (S205), and in the case of a savings account in a shared account (S203: YES), the exchange unit is deducted from the shared account (S204).
As described above, the registered coin savings members can exchange the coins accumulated in their own personal accounts or shared accounts for prizes.
[0021]
On the other hand, when the member who has accumulated the game media as described above wishes to play again with the accumulated coins, the payout button of the per-unit data display device 2 is operated with the account type selected. In this case, as the type of the account, a personal account and a common account of the person, and a shared account of the member are set.
[0022]
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the replay processing operation of the per-unit data display device 2. In FIG. 5, when the payout button is operated (S301: YES), the per-unit data display device 2 executes a request operation corresponding to the set account. That is, when the debit from the person's personal account is selected (S302: YES), the management computer 4 is requested to deduct the unit ball count and the ordinary fee from the person's personal account (S311). When the debit from the shared account of the member is selected (S303: YES), the management computer 4 is requested to deduct the unit ball count and the ordinary fee from the shared account of the user (S310), and the member's shared account is If the withdrawal from is selected (S304: YES), the management computer 4 is requested to deduct the unit ball count and the sharing fee from the member's shared account (S305). In this case, when the coins are withdrawn from the member's shared account, the coins may be withdrawn equally from another member's shared account, or may be designated with someone's account.
[0023]
The management computer 4 debits the unit number of balls and a predetermined fee from a predetermined account in response to a request from the per-unit data display device 2. In this case, when the number of balls equal to or greater than the sum of the unit number of balls and the predetermined fee (ball number) is stored in the predetermined account, an acceptance signal is transmitted to the per-unit data display device 2; Send a reject signal.
[0024]
FIG. 6 shows an example of replay units and fees set in the management computer 4. In FIG. 6, when the gaming machine 1 is a pachinko machine, 125 balls are set as a replay unit, 25 balls are set as a normal fee, and 35 balls are set as a sharing fee. When the gaming machine is a pachislot machine, 50 cards are set as a replay unit, 10 cards are set as a normal fee, and 14 cards are set as a sharing fee.
[0025]
When a response is received from the management computer 4 as shown in FIG. 5 (S306: YES), the per-unit data display device 2 determines whether or not the response is accepted (S307), and when the response is accepted (S307). : YES), the number of unit balls is paid out (S308), and if rejected (S307: NO), NG is displayed (S309). Therefore, when NG is displayed on the per-unit data display, the payout button is operated in a state where an account different from the previously selected account is selected.
[0026]
As described above, when the number of balls equal to or more than the sum of the unit number of balls and the predetermined fee is stored in any of the individual's personal account, the shared account, or the member's shared account, the data display unit 2 Can be played by receiving the payout of the unit number of balls.
When a member withdraws from the group, the representative member performs the same as at the time of registration, and in that case, the coins in the shared account in the group account are moved to the individual's personal account.
[0027]
According to such an embodiment, when a coin-saving member opens a shared account as a group account, the members of the group can pay out coins from the shared account of other members, so that other members can You can play with other members' coins without using a membership card. Therefore, the savings member wishes to open a shared account by the member and introduces a close acquaintance, such as a family member, as a new savings member, thereby increasing the number of game visitors coming to the amusement arcade and continuing to play games. You can contribute to retaining customers.
[0028]
In addition, at the time of replay, when paying out the game media stored in the shared account of the members of the group, a sharing fee is collected, so that the game hall will not suffer disadvantages and You can enjoy the benefits.
Further, by separately managing the personal savings and the common savings, it is possible to determine for yourself the range that may be provided as the common savings.
[0029]
The present invention can be modified or expanded as follows without being limited to the above embodiment.
When the game media is counted by the counter 7, the coins may be normally stored in a personal account and then moved to a shared account by a member operation.
Part of the game media counted by the counter 7 may be stored in a personal account, and the rest may be stored in a shared account.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the game medium ball saving method of the present invention, when a group is registered with a plurality of ball members, a shared account is opened for each of the ball members belonging to the group. In this way, it is possible to transfer ball savings between the personal account of each ball member and the shared account, and it is possible to transfer ball savings from the shared account of one ball member belonging to the group to the personal account of another ball member. It has an excellent effect that it is possible to easily use the savings ball of the savings member.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an outline of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing in a counter. FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a replay process on a per-unit data display device. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing replay units and fees for each gaming machine.
1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a data display for each unit, 4 is a management computer, 6 is a data display in a store, 7 is a counter, and 8 is a POS terminal.

Claims (6)

A method for depositing game media obtained by a member of a savings ball in a personal account established in advance and withdrawing the deposited game media from the personal account,
When registering a group with a plurality of members, open a shared account for each member of the group and make it possible to transfer coins between the personal account of each member and the shared account,
A method of saving balls in a game medium, wherein the coins can be transferred from a shared account of one of the members of a group belonging to a group to a personal account of another member of the group. 2. The game media storage device according to claim 1, wherein the game hall collects a commission from the storage device when the ball is transferred from the shared account of one storage member belonging to the group to the personal account of another storage member. Method. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when a member of the group who deposits the ball deposits the ball, the member can deposit the ball in his / her shared account. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when a member of the group who withdraws the ball, the ball can be withdrawn from its own shared account. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when a ball-shed member belonging to the group withdraws the ball, the ball can be withdrawn from a common account of another ball-shed member belonging to the group. . 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein when the ball member belonging to the group withdraws the ball from the common account of the other ball member belonging to the group, the game hall collects a commission from the ball. .

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