JP2005334175A - Game machine fraudulent dispensing control system, its device, and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recognize a fraudulent dispensing action by which game mediums are dispensed more than dispensing permission information (frequency) which is stored in advance and mediates the dispensing of the game mediums. <P>SOLUTION: Peculiar identification information is respectively imparted to a dispensing mediator C which mediates the dispensing of the game medium, and in which the dispensing permission information (frequency) is stored. Also, in a game information managing device 10A, the management of the dispensing permission information stored in the dispensing mediator C and the peculiar identification information is performed from the identification information of the dispensing mediator C. Then, whenever there is a dispensing requirement for the game medium, dispensing information is formed, and the propriety of the dispensing for the game medium is judged by referring to the dispensing permission information which is stored and managed in a dispensing management information storage section provided in the game information managing device 10A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to pachinko balls and medals for gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko”) and revolving type gaming machines (hereinafter simply referred to as “slot machines”). A game machine equipped with a game medium lending machine (also referred to as a prepaid card unit, hereinafter simply referred to as a “card unit”) that lends game media so as to discriminate and manage illegal lending activities. The present invention relates to a fraudulent lending management system, its apparatus, and method.

  In recent years, pachinko machines and slot machines have become widespread as gaming machines. This pachinko game is played by lending a ball of, for example, 4 yen as a game medium, and the first type (seven machine) using a game CR card is the mainstream. The player can purchase a required amount of the CR card, insert the CR card into the card unit, and receive a ball loan up to the required amount as appropriate.

  On the other hand, the slot machine plays a game by lending a medal of, for example, 20 yen as a game medium, and the player receives 50 medals from the medal lending machine at 1000 yen. Then, medals are inserted into the gaming machine from the medal insertion slot, the medals are stored in a storage device (credit unit) with a limit of 50, and the required bet (generally 3 bets are pushed) ) And playing.

  In such a slot machine, usually, 1 to 3 medals as game media are inserted into a medal slot and a game is performed. When a prize is generated in the game, medals are paid out to the medal tray according to the prize. In the slot machine, the medal inserted by the player into the medal slot and the payout medal paid out according to the winning can be stored (credited) in the storage device. The number of credited medals is displayed numerically by a segment LED (light emitting diode) or the like on the stored number display section.

  In the case of a slot machine installed in a game hall, for example, a management electronic device (hereinafter referred to as a “hall computer”) installed in a specific place of a game hall (a management room where only an administrator can enter). Etc.), and a hall computer manages and manages a large number of slot machines installed in the amusement hall, and also manages and manages the status of each slot machine.

  And for the purpose of preventing fraud, it is prohibited to exchange signals interactively (bidirectionally) between the hall computer and each slot machine, and it is inappropriate to have such a function to exchange signals interactively. Supply of new slot machines to the market is prohibited in advance.

  More specifically, in a proper slot machine, a main control board (also referred to as “main boat”) having a microprocessor (MPU), the hall computer and the main control board described above, In general, an external concentration terminal device (called “external concentration terminal board”, “concentration terminal substrate”, etc.) is provided as an interface for connecting the two.

  When the main control board centrally manages and controls the game operation and operation status of the slot machine, and outputs and inputs signals to and from the hall computer, it is obtained during the above control. “Game medal insertion signal”, “game medal payout signal”, “actual object operation signal”, “actual object continuous operation device operation signal”, “container continuous operation increase device operation signal”, “high-probability character game signal” Output signals OUT1 to OUT6 called "" are output to the hall computer via the external concentrated terminal board, and the input signal IN called "clamp release signal" is input from the hall computer via the external concentrated terminal board. It is the composition to do.

  In this way, a signal is output from the main control board to the hall computer in one direction, and a signal is also input from the hall computer to the main control board in one direction, so that an appropriate signal is not interactively transmitted / received. Slot machines are supplied.

  By the way, there is a concept that a slot machine that plays in the form as described above is equipped with a CR card unit used in pachinko, but there is a problem with so-called fraudulent persons who perform sophisticated lending activities. For example, as in the case of the current slot machine described above, as compared with the insertion of a game medal from the medal slot, the credit is obtained by lending from a prepaid card in which lending permission information (frequency) that mediates lending of game media is stored in advance. When increasing electrically, there is a risk of various frauds. Recently, fraud has been rampant in which unauthorized tools are inserted from the medal slot and credits are increased.

  For this reason, in the case of a card-type slot machine, it is conceivable to increase the credit without subtracting the lending permission information (frequency) stored in the card.

  Therefore, in response to an instruction to exchange the valuable value of the player's possession specified based on the recording information of a recording medium such as a prepaid card with a predetermined amount of medals or credits, in response to this, a predetermined amount of medals is paid out Alternatively, credit is added, but means for prohibiting the medal payout or credit addition during a game of a gaming machine has been proposed.

JP 2001-79144 A

  However, in the above means, the determination of fraud is made by clearly distinguishing the provision of the valuable value based on the game result and the lending of the game value for the game by the lending means. If you want to enjoy the game continuously even if the amount of money is low, you cannot pay out the gaming value for the game by the lending means during the game of the gaming machine. The game must be interrupted for the addition.

  The present invention was devised to solve such a problem, and the game medium is lent out more than the lending permission information (frequency) that mediates lending of the game medium stored in advance in a storage medium such as a prepaid card. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine unauthorized lending management system, an apparatus thereof, and a method for discriminating and managing unauthorized lending activities.

  The first gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to the present invention, as described in claim 1, includes a gaming machine that enables gaming via gaming media, and lending permission information (frequency) that mediates lending of gaming media. One-way information of each of the lending medium to be memorized, the gaming medium lending machine configured to receive the lending medium and exchange information with the gaming machine, the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine, respectively. A gaming information management apparatus configured to be capable of giving and receiving, wherein the gaming machine receives from the gaming medium lending machine the identification information of the lending medium received by the gaming medium lending machine. Responding to the reception of the identification request receiving means, the rental request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request the rental of the game medium from the rental request switch of the gaming machine, and the request for the rental request of the game medium Lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information and lending information transmitting means for sending the gaming medium lending information to the gaming information management device, wherein the lending medium is identification information of the lending medium The game medium lending machine has a lending medium identification information acquiring means for acquiring the identification information from the lending medium in response to the reception of the lending medium, and the acquired lending medium. Lending medium identification information transmitting means for transmitting medium identification information to the gaming machine, and the gaming information management device permits lending of game media that allow gaming on the gaming machine. Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information that enables lending of game media in association with identification information of objects, and lending information reception for receiving lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine Based on the received lending information, the lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium is extracted with reference to the lending management information storage means, and the lending for determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information As a result of determining whether or not the rental medium can be lent, the determination means, the loan permission information calculating means for subtracting the loan permission information of the loan medium extracted according to the loan information when the game medium is permitted to be loaned, and the determination of whether or not the loan is permitted As a result, it has a lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when refusing the lending of game media.

  The second gaming machine unauthorized lending management system of the present invention is the first identification for storing the identification information of the accepted lending medium in addition to the first system, as described in claim 2. The lending information generating means extracts and extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first identification information storing means in response to receiving the gaming medium lending request instruction; The identification information is generated as rental information.

  According to a third gaming machine illegal lending management system of the present invention, as described in claim 3, in addition to the first system, the gaming machine stores a second identification information storage for storing identification information of the gaming machine. And the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second identification information storage means in response to reception of the identification information of the means and the lending medium, the extracted identification information of the gaming machine and the received lending medium Association identification information transmission means for associating with the identification information of the object and sending it to the game information management device, and the lending information generation means is configured to receive the second identification information in response to receiving a game medium lending request instruction. The identification information of the gaming machine stored in the storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information is generated as rental information.

  A fourth gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to the present invention, as described in claim 4, is a lending for storing a gaming machine capable of playing through a gaming medium and lending permission information for mediating the gaming medium lending. It is possible to exchange information unilaterally with a game medium lending machine configured to receive mediators and the lending medium and to exchange information with the gaming machine, and to the gaming machine and the game medium lending machine. A gaming information management device configured as described above, wherein the gaming machine includes a rental request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request the rental of a gaming medium from a rental request switch of the gaming machine, and a gaming medium Lending request instruction information generating means for generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to acceptance of the lending request instruction, and sending the gaming medium lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine The lending medium has identification information storage means for storing the identification information of the lending medium, and the game medium lending machine responds to the acceptance of the lending medium. Lending medium identification information acquiring means for acquiring the identification information from the lending medium, lending medium identification information transmitting means for transmitting the acquired lending medium identification information to the gaming information management device, and the gaming machine Lending request instruction information receiving means for receiving gaming medium lending request instruction information, lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information in response to receiving gaming medium lending request instruction information, and lending information for the gaming medium Lending information transmitting means for sending the game information management device to the gaming information management device, wherein the gaming information management device is a lending medium that permits lending of game media that allow gaming on the gaming machine. Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with other information, lending information receiving means for receiving lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming medium lending machine, received Lending discrimination means for extracting lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium based on lending information and referring to the lending management information storage means, and determining whether or not the game medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information, and lending As a result of the determination of whether or not the rental medium is permitted, a loan permission information calculation means for subtracting the loan permission information of the loan medium extracted according to the loan information and a game medium as a result of the determination of whether or not the loan is possible And lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when the lending is rejected.

  According to a fifth gaming machine unauthorized lending management system of the present invention, in addition to the fourth system, the gaming medium lending machine stores the identification information of the acquired lending medium in addition to the fourth system. Identification information storage means, and the lending information generation means extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first identification information storage means in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction information. The extracted identification information is generated as lending information.

  According to a sixth gaming machine illegal lending management system of the present invention, as described in claim 6, in addition to the fourth system, the gaming medium lending machine stores second identification information of the gaming medium lending machine. The identification information storage means and the identification information of the game medium lending machine stored in the second identification information storage means in response to the reception of the identification information of the lending medium are extracted, and the extracted game medium lending machine Identification information transmitting means for associating the identification information with the received identification information of the lending medium and sending it to the gaming information management device, wherein the lending information generating means responds to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction information. Thus, the identification information of the game medium lending machine stored in the second identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information is generated as lending information.

  A seventh gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to the present invention includes, as described in claim 7, a gaming machine that enables gaming via gaming media, and lending permission information (frequency) that mediates gaming media lending. One-way information of each of the lending medium to be memorized, the gaming medium lending machine configured to receive the lending medium and exchange information with the gaming machine, the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine, respectively. A gaming information management apparatus configured to be capable of giving and receiving, wherein the gaming machine receives from the gaming medium lending machine the identification information of the lending medium received by the gaming medium lending machine. Responding to the reception of the identification request receiving means, the rental request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request the rental of the game medium from the rental request switch of the gaming machine, and the request for the rental request of the game medium A gaming machine lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information, a lending request instruction information generating means for generating lending request instruction information for gaming media in response to acceptance of a gaming medium lending request instruction, and the live gaming medium Lending information transmitting means for transmitting lending information to the gaming information management device, and lending request instruction information transmitting means for transmitting lending request instruction information for the game medium to the gaming medium lending machine, wherein the lending medium is Having an identification information storage means for storing identification information of the lending medium, the gaming medium lending machine acquires lending medium identification information from the lending medium in response to receiving the lending medium Means, a rental medium identification information transmitting means for transmitting the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the gaming information management device and the gaming machine, respectively, and a lending request for gaming media from the gaming machine Lending request instruction information receiving means for receiving indication information, lending machine lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information in response to receiving gaming medium lending request instruction information, and lending information of the gaming medium as the gaming information Lending information transmitting means to be sent to the management device, wherein the gaming information management device lends the game medium in association with identification information of a lending medium permitting the lending of the gaming medium that allows the gaming machine to lend A lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information that enables a game machine, a first lending information receiving means for receiving gaming machine lending information of a gaming medium sent from the gaming machine, and a gaming medium lending machine sent from the gaming medium lending machine Based on the lending information received by the first lending information receiving means and the second lending information receiving means for receiving lending machine lending information of the game medium, the lending management information storage means The lending management information storage means based on the lending information received by the second lending information receiving means and the first lending permission information extracting means for extracting the lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium with reference to FIG. 2nd loan permission information extracting means for extracting the loan permission information (frequency) of the loan medium, and the loan permission information in the first loan permission information extracting means and the second loan permission information extracting means The lending discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the game medium can be rented, and the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when the lending of the game medium is permitted as a result of the deciding whether or not the lending is possible. A loan permission information calculation means for subtracting, and a loan rejection information output means for outputting the loan rejection information when the rental of the game medium is rejected as a result of the determination as to whether or not the loan is possible. That.

  According to an eighth gaming machine fraud management system of the present invention, as described in claim 8, in addition to the seventh system, the gaming machine stores the identification information of the accepted lending medium. A machine-side identification information storage means, wherein the gaming machine lending information generation means stores the lending medium stored in the first gaming machine-side identification information storage means in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction. The identification information is extracted, the extracted identification information is generated as gaming machine lending information, and the gaming medium lending machine has first lending machine side identification information storage means for storing the acquired identification information of the lending medium. The lending information generation unit extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first lending machine side identification information storage unit in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction information, and extracts the extracted identification information. Is generated as lending machine lending information It is characterized in.

  According to a ninth gaming machine fraud management system of the present invention as set forth in claim 9, in addition to the seventh system, the gaming machine stores the identification information of the gaming machine on the second gaming machine side. In response to the reception of the identification information storage means and the identification information of the lending medium, the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second gaming machine side identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information of the gaming machine And a gaming machine side identification information transmission means for associating the received identification information of the lending medium with the received information and sending it to the gaming information management device, wherein the gaming machine lending information generating means accepts a gaming medium lending request instruction. The game machine identification information stored in the second gaming machine side identification information storage means is extracted in response to the above, and the extracted identification information is generated as gaming machine rental information. Enter the identification information of the media lending machine The second lending machine side identification information storage means and the identification information of the game medium lending machine stored in the second lending machine side identification information storage means in response to the reception of the identification information of the lending medium are extracted. A lending machine side identification information transmitting means for associating the extracted identification information of the gaming medium lending machine with the received identification information of the lending medium and sending it to the gaming information management device, and generating the lending machine lending information The means extracts the game medium lending machine identification information stored in the second lending machine side identification information storage means in response to the reception of the game medium lending request instruction information, and rents the extracted identification information to the lending machine lending machine. It is generated as information.

  Further, the first gaming machine used in the system of the present invention, as described in claim 10, is a gaming medium lending machine that accepts a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of gaming media and information A game information management device that is configured to be capable of giving and receiving, and a device that is configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with a game information management device that determines whether or not a game medium can be rented, from the game medium lending machine to the game medium lending machine A lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the lending medium identification information received by the lending machine, a lending request instruction receiving means for receiving a lending request instruction for a gaming medium from a lending request switch of the gaming machine, and a lending request for a gaming medium Lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information in response to acceptance of instructions, and lending information transmission for sending the gaming medium lending information to the gaming information management device And having a stage.

  According to a second gaming machine of the present invention, as described in claim 11, in addition to the first gaming machine, the second gaming machine further includes a first identification information storage unit that stores identification information of the accepted lending medium. The lending information generation means extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first identification information storage means in response to receiving the gaming medium lending request instruction, and uses the extracted identification information as lending information. It is characterized by generating.

  According to a third gaming machine of the present invention, as described in claim 12, in addition to the first gaming machine, a second identification information storage unit that stores identification information of the gaming machine, and the lending medium In response to receiving the identification information, the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information of the gaming machine is associated with the received identification information of the lending medium Association identification information transmitting means for sending to the game information management device, and the lending information generating means is stored in the second identification information storage means in response to accepting a gaming medium lending request instruction. It is characterized in that identification information of a gaming machine is extracted and the extracted identification information is generated as lending information.

  The fourth gaming machine of the present invention is configured to be able to exchange information with a gaming medium lending machine that accepts a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of gaming media, as described in claim 13. In addition, the device is configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with a game information management device that determines whether or not a game medium can be lent, and accepts an instruction to request the rent of a game medium from a lending request switch of the gaming machine. Lending request instruction receiving means, lending request instruction information generating means for generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction, and lending request instruction information for the gaming medium to the gaming medium lending machine And lending request instruction information transmitting means to be sent to.

  According to a fifth gaming machine of the present invention, as described in claim 14, in addition to the fourth gaming machine, a gaming media lending machine that accepts a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of gaming media; A game information management device configured to be able to exchange information and to determine whether or not a game medium can be lent, and a device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally from the game medium lending machine. Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium received by the lending machine, a lending request instruction receiving means for receiving a request for lending the game medium from the lending request switch of the gaming machine, A gaming machine lending information generating means for generating lending information for gaming media in response to receiving a lending request instruction, and a lending request instruction for gaming media in response to receiving a lending request instruction for gaming media Lending request instruction information generating means for generating information, lending information transmitting means for sending the lending information of the live game medium to the gaming information management device, and lending for sending the lending request instruction information of the gaming medium to the gaming medium lending machine Request instruction information transmission means.

  A first game information management device according to the present invention, as set forth in claim 15, is a gaming machine that allows a game to be played via a game medium, and a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the game medium. A game medium lending machine configured to be able to receive and receive information from the gaming machine, and a device configured to be capable of unilaterally transmitting and receiving information, and capable of playing games on the gaming machine Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media permitting lending of gaming media to be lent, and lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine Based on the received lending information, the lending management information storage means is referred to extract the lending permission information of the lending medium, and the game is extracted from the extracted lending permission information. Lending discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the body can be rented, and lending permission information for subtracting the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting the lending of game media as a result of judging whether or not to lend It is characterized by having calculation means and lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when the lending of gaming media is rejected as a result of determining whether or not lending is possible.

  According to a second game information management device of the present invention, as described in claim 16, in addition to the first game information management device, a gaming machine that allows a game to be played via a game medium, and a rental of the game medium A game medium lending machine configured to receive a lending medium that stores lending permission information to be mediated and to exchange information with the above gaming machine, and a device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally. A lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with identification information of a lending medium permitting lending of game media enabling lending of the game medium; Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium sent from the gaming medium lending machine, and the lending information receiving person for receiving the lending information of the gaming medium sent from the gaming medium lending machine And based on the received lending information, referring to the lending management information storage means, extracts lending permission information of the lending medium, and lending discrimination means for determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information; As a result of determining whether or not to lend a game medium, a lending permission information calculation means for subtracting the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media, and as a result of determining whether or not lending is possible And lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when the lending of the medium is rejected.

  According to a third game information management device of the present invention, as described in claim 17, a gaming machine that allows a game to be played via a game medium, and a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the game medium A game medium lending machine configured to be able to receive and receive information from the gaming machine, and a device configured to be capable of unilaterally transmitting and receiving information, and capable of playing games on the gaming machine Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media permitting lending of game media to be lent, and lending media sent from the above game media lending machine The lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the game machine, the first lending information receiving means for receiving the gaming machine lending information of the gaming medium sent from the gaming machine, and the gaming medium lending machine Based on the lending information received by the first lending information receiving means, the second lending information receiving means for receiving the lending machine lending information of the gaming medium, and the lending management medium with reference to the lending management information storage means Based on the lending information received by the first lending permission information extracting means for extracting the lending permission information (frequency) and the second lending information receiving means, the lending medium is referred to by referring to the lending management information storage means The second lending permission information extracting means for extracting the lending permission information of the first lending permission information extracting means and the second lending permission information extracting means and the second lending permission information extracting means are compared to determine whether or not the game medium can be lent. Lending discriminating means for subtracting the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media as a result of judging whether or not lending is possible Calculating means, as a result of the determination in the lending permission, and having a rental rejection information output means for outputting the rental rejection information to reject lending game media.

  Further, according to the first gaming machine unauthorized lending management method of the present invention, a gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium and lending permission information for mediating the gaming medium are stored. A lending medium, a gaming medium lending machine configured to receive the lending medium and to exchange information with the gaming machine, and a lending permitting lending of a gaming medium enabling a game on the gaming machine It has lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information that enables lending of game media in association with identification information of the intermediary, and can exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine, respectively. The game information management device configured as described above, wherein the game medium lending machine receives the lending medium and the game medium lending machine receives the lending medium. A process for reading and acquiring the identification information from the object, a process for the gaming medium lending machine to transmit the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the gaming machine, and a game machine sending from the gaming medium lending machine. A process of receiving the identification information of the lent rental medium, a process of receiving an instruction for the gaming machine to request the rental of the gaming medium from the rental request switch of the gaming machine, and a rental of the gaming medium received by the gaming machine Processing for generating gaming medium lending information in response to a request instruction, processing for the gaming machine to send the generated gaming medium lending information to the gaming information management device, and the gaming information management device from the gaming machine A process for receiving the loan information of the sent game medium, and the game information management device refers to the loan management information storage means based on the received loan information and lends the loan medium Processing for determining whether or not the game medium can be lent out based on the extracted loan permission information, and if the game information management device permits the rental of the game medium as a result of the determination as to whether or not the loan is possible. The lending permission information of the lending medium extracted in response is subtracted, and on the other hand, when the lending of the game medium is denied, the lending refusal information is output.

  Further, according to the second gaming machine illegal lending management method of the present invention, a gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium and lending permission information for mediating the gaming medium lending are stored. A lending medium, a gaming medium lending machine configured to receive the lending medium and to exchange information with the gaming machine, and a lending permitting lending of a gaming medium enabling a game on the gaming machine It has lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information that enables lending of game media in association with identification information of the intermediary, and can exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine, respectively. The game information management device configured as described above, wherein the game medium lending machine receives the lending medium and the game medium lending machine receives the lending medium. A process for reading and acquiring the identification information from the object, a process for the game medium lending machine to send the identification information of the acquired lending medium to the game information management apparatus, and the game information management apparatus for the game medium lending machine A process for receiving the identification information of the lending medium sent by the game machine, a process for receiving an instruction for the game machine to request the rental of the game medium from the loan request switch of the game machine, and a game medium received by the game machine A process for generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to the lending request instruction, a process for the gaming machine to send the generated lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine, and the gaming medium lending machine Processing for accepting gaming medium lending request instruction information from a gaming machine, and the gaming medium lending machine generates gaming medium lending information in response to accepting the gaming medium lending request instruction information. A process for the game medium lending machine to send the generated game medium lending information to the game information management apparatus, and the game information management apparatus receives the game medium lending information sent from the game medium lending machine. Based on the received loan information, the game information management device refers to the loan management information storage means, extracts the loan permission information of the loan medium, and leases the game medium from the extracted loan permission information The process of determining whether or not the game information management device, as a result of the determination of whether or not to lend, subtracts the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media, On the other hand, when renting out a game medium is rejected, a process of outputting rental refusal information is performed.

  Furthermore, according to the third gaming machine unauthorized lending management method of the present invention, a gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium and lending permission information that mediates the lending of the gaming medium are stored. A lending medium, a gaming medium lending machine configured to receive the lending medium and to exchange information with the gaming machine, and a lending permitting lending of a gaming medium enabling a game on the gaming machine It has lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information that enables lending of game media in association with identification information of the intermediary, and can exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine, respectively. A method executed by the gaming information management device, wherein the gaming medium lending machine accepts the lending medium, and the gaming medium lending machine accepts the lending A process for reading and acquiring the identification information from the medium, a process for the gaming medium lending machine to transmit the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the gaming machine, and the gaming machine from the gaming medium lending machine A process for receiving the identification information of the sent lending medium, a process for the gaming machine to receive an instruction to request the lending of the game medium from the lending request switch of the gaming machine, and a game machine A process for generating gaming medium lending information in response to a lending request instruction, a process for the gaming machine to generate gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to a received gaming medium lending request instruction, and the gaming machine A process for sending the generated lending information to the game information management device, a process for the gaming machine to send the generated lending request instruction information to the game medium lending machine, and a game medium lending machine Processing for receiving gaming medium lending request information from a machine, processing for generating gaming medium lending information when the gaming medium lending machine accepts the gaming medium lending request instruction information, and gaming medium lending machine A process of sending the generated gaming medium rental information to the gaming information management apparatus, a process of the gaming information management apparatus receiving gaming machine rental information sent from the gaming machine, and the gaming information management A process in which the device receives lending machine rental information sent from the gaming medium lending machine, and the gaming information management device stores the lending management information storage means based on gaming machine lending information from the gaming machine. The process of extracting the lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage and the gaming information management device based on lending machine lending information from the gaming medium lending machine A process of extracting the lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the means, a process in which the gaming information management device compares the extracted two lending permission information, and determines whether or not the gaming medium can be lent, and the above When the gaming information management device permits the rental of gaming media as a result of determining whether or not it can be lent, it subtracts the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information, while rejecting the lending of gaming media And a process of outputting the lending refusal information when doing so.

  As described above, according to the present invention, identification information is given to a lending medium such as a prepaid card in which lending permission information (frequency) that mediates lending of game media is stored in advance, and game information management installed at a predetermined place A game equipped with a game media lending machine that lends game media such as pachinko balls and game medals by managing lending permission information based on this lending medium identification information in the device and determining whether or not the game media can be lent In the machine, it is possible to control an illegal lending operation in which the game medium is lent out more than the lending permission information stored in advance in the lending medium.

At this time, if the identification information of the lending medium used for the lending request of the gaming medium is sent from the gaming machine side to the gaming information management device, the lending of the gaming medium by operating the lending request switch provided in the gaming machine Lending information can be reliably generated and sent to the game information management device every time a request instruction is issued, and illegal lending activities can be monitored efficiently for each lending request instruction.
On the other hand, if the identification information of the lending medium used for the lending request of the game medium is sent from the game medium lending machine side to the game information management device, the game based on the lending medium identification information is promptly performed. It is possible to monitor whether or not the medium lending request act is illegal.
Furthermore, if lending information for requesting lending of game media is generated on both the gaming machine side and the game media lending machine side, an illegal lending activity can be more reliably monitored.

  In addition, if the lending permission information is managed based on the identification information of the gaming machine or the gaming medium lending machine together with or instead of the lending medium identification information, any gaming machine or gaming medium lending machine is illegal. It is easy to know whether you are lending, forcibly suspending games, forcibly collecting lending media, and warning for illegal lending.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a case where a slot machine is used as a gaming machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a plan view showing the external structure of the slot machine 100, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the configuration of the card display unit 30, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing the internal structure of the slot machine 100. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system provided in the slot machine 10.

  In FIG. 1, the slot machine 100 includes a front door 101 that faces a player, and a case 102 (described later) to which the front door 101 is attached so as to be opened and closed. The front door 101 includes an upper panel portion 103, a middle panel 104, and a lower panel portion 105, and is formed of a metal frame (not shown) and a front panel formed of hard plastic as a whole. It has a mechanically strong structure.

  The upper panel portion 103 is provided with an effect lamp 103a called an upper lamp, sound emitting portions 103b and 103c to which speakers are attached, and an effect display device 103d formed of a liquid crystal display or the like.

  The middle panel unit 104 is provided with a spinning reel device 200 including a plurality (three in this embodiment) of spinning reels R1, R2, and R3. The front surface of the reel reels R1, R2 and R3 is provided with a substantially rectangular transmission window WD formed of a transparent hard plastic plate, thereby protecting the reel reel device 200 from the outside and the player. Can see the reels R1, R2, and R3 through the transmission window WD.

  Furthermore, an operation unit 104c for a player to operate is provided at the lower end of the middle panel unit 104. The operation unit 104c includes a medal insertion unit MD for inserting game medals and the number of medals per game. Bed button B1 for presenting, a start bed ST for instructing the start of one game, and three spinning reels R1, R2, R3 for individually stopping Stop buttons SP1, SP2 and SP3 are provided. In the vicinity of the max bed button B2, an input number display portion AA is provided, which is composed of three LEDs arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction. The inserted number display area AA is configured such that one LED is lit for each inserted number.

  Further, below the transparent window WD, an acquisition frequency display unit 32 for displaying the acquisition frequency added by winning and a credit display unit 31 for displaying the remaining credit frequency are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a card display unit 30 is provided between the medal insertion unit MD and the max bed button B2, and the card display unit 30 is connected to the rentable frequency display unit 33. A lending button 34, a return button 35, and a lending available state display unit 36 are provided.

In this embodiment, the game is started by operating the start lever ST in a state where the specified number of inserted sheets (3 sheets) is inserted and all three LEDs of the inserted sheet number display section AA are lit. The specified number of inserted coins can be inserted by pressing down the bet button B1 in addition to inserting medals from the medal slot MD. One operation is input from the storage device by one operation of the bet button B1, and one display on the credit display unit 31 is subtracted. In addition, by depressing the max bet button B2, the specified insertion number (three) is inserted at a time, and the frequency corresponding to the inserted number is subtracted from the credit display unit 31. If a portion of the specified number has already been inserted, pressing the Max Bet button B2 will
The shortage is thrown.

  In the storage device, the upper limit number of sheets that can be stored is determined, and in this embodiment, the number is determined to be 50 sheets. The medals inserted from the medal insertion part MD exceeding this number are returned from the discharge port 105a described later. The number of sheets stored in the storage device is displayed on the credit display unit 31.

  On the lower panel 105, an image or the like (not shown) related to the game content of the slot machine 100 is drawn, and a discharge port 105a and a tray 105b for paying out medals acquired by the player, a speaker A sound emitting part 105c to which is attached is provided.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the rear surface structure of the front door 101 and the inner structure of the housing 102 will be outlined. FIG. 3 shows a state where the front door 101 is unlocked and opened from the housing 102. In the figure, speakers SR and SL (not shown) constituting the above-described sound emitting units 103b and 103c are provided on the upper rear surface of the front door 101, and a sub control board 300 is attached to the rear surface side of the effect display device 103b. It has been.

  Below the effect display device 103b and the sub-control board 300, a substantially rectangular frame 104b in which the above-described transmission window WD and the panel surface of the middle panel portion 104 are formed is attached. Below the frame 104d, game medals distributed by the distribution mechanism G0 for determining whether the input inserted from the medal insertion unit MD is a regular game medal or a foreign object are provided on the housing 102 side. A guide member GI for guiding the hopper device HP, a guide member G2 for guiding and discharging the foreign matter distributed by the sorting mechanism G0 to the discharge port 105a, and a payout medal output from the hopper device HP. A guide member G3 that guides and outputs the sound is provided, and a speaker SW is attached in the vicinity of the discharge port 105a so as to correspond to the sound emitting portion 105c.

  Further, a long central display substrate 400 is attached to a region between the frame body 104d and the distribution mechanism G0, and a setting button CS and a number 0 are attached to one end on the back side of the central display substrate 400. To 6 is provided with a setting display element CT formed of light emitting diodes for performing segment display.

  In the housing 102, there are a main power supply device PWU, an auxiliary storage portion SHP for storing game medals overflowing from the hopper device HP, and a spinning reel R1, R2, R3 facing the transmission window WD described above. A spinning device substrate 600 is attached to the upper end of the provided spinning reel device 200, a main control substrate 700 is mounted above the spinning reel device 200, and an external concentration substrate 800 as an external concentration terminal device is attached to one end of the inner wall of the housing 102. It has been.

  The above-described main control board 700, sub-control board 300, rotator apparatus board 600, central display board 400, power supply apparatus board 500, and external concentrated terminal board 800 are all green-colored resins on which conductive wiring patterns are formed. An integrated circuit device (IC), electronic components such as transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc. are mounted on the substrate and formed as a so-called electric circuit board, and in particular, the main control board 700, the sub control board 300, and the external concentrated terminal. Each of the substrates 800 has a unit structure that is individually stored in a hard plastic storage case.

  The main control board 700 summarizes the input / output of each signal and has a monitor. The sub-control board 300 also has a volume switch for controlling the effect image, the lamp, the fluorescent lamp, and the sound effect, and switching the sound effect sound output from the speaker.

A prepaid card unit (hereinafter simply referred to as “card unit”) 2 as a game medium lending machine is provided side by side on the slot machine 100. The card unit 2 includes a thin housing 20 and an upper lid 21 and a lower lid 22 provided on the front surface thereof, and these lids are configured to be lockable.
A bill accepting port 211 for accepting bills is provided in the upper lid 21, and a prepaid card (hereinafter simply referred to as “card”) required for hitting a CR machine such as a packy card or a bunny card as a lending medium in the lower lid 22. ) Are respectively formed. Further, the lower lid 22 is provided with a card insertion switch 222 and a plurality of display lamps 223 to 226 for informing the player of the state of the machine.

  The bill accepting port 211 also serves as a bill return port. A transparent cover body 227 that covers the card entrance / exit 221 is provided so as to be openable and closable. Among the display lamps 223 to 226, the display lamp 223 provided on the upper portion of the lower lid 22 is turned on during the card insertion to indicate that the card is being processed inside the machine. Further, the display lamp 224 in the center indicates that the card unit 2 is in an offline state due to disconnection of the communication line in the amusement hall, and the display lamp 225 indicates that the card is out of service. Further, the display lamp 226 is turned on when a card is carried out to the card entrance / exit 221 to prompt the player to remove the card.

  The card unit 2 of this embodiment accepts the insertion of a bill such as a thousand yen bill and issues a card in which the frequency corresponding to the amount of money is recorded, and accepts the card and lends a medal to the adjacent slot machine 100 A signal for requesting processing (lending request signal) is output. A bill processing unit (not shown) is provided at a position corresponding to the money receiving slot 211, and a card processing unit is provided at a position corresponding to the card slot 221. Each unit (not shown) is deployed.

  The card processing unit includes a card storage unit (not shown) that can store only one card in an initialized state, and writes information such as a monetary value on the storage card and issues it to the card entry / exit 221. At the same time, it accepts the issued card and reads and writes information for medal lending. The card insertion switch 222 is operated when the issued card is immediately inserted into the machine.

  When the remaining number of cards becomes zero due to the medal lending process, if the card accommodation unit is empty, this used card is initialized and then taken into the card accommodation unit and stocked. . Therefore, as long as the issued card is not extracted, the same single card is used repeatedly. However, the card unit 2 of this embodiment can also accept a card issued by another device in a state where the card is stocked in the card accommodation unit. In this case, when the remaining number of cards received after the medal lending process becomes zero, the card is carried out to the card slot 221 and returned to the player. Based on the amount information recorded on the card accommodated in the card accommodating portion, the number of lenttable loans is calculated, and the numerical value is displayed on the rentable degree display portion 33.

  After the card is received on the card unit 2 side, a predetermined number of medals are lent to the adjacent slot machine 100 by pressing down the medal rent button 34 of the player. Corresponding to this process, on the side of the slot machine 100, as a medal lending process, a process of storing the number of medals as electronic data in the storage device (hereinafter referred to as “credit process”) is performed. In addition, when the return button 35 is depressed, the medal payer MP is driven to pay out medals corresponding to the number of loans from the medal payout exit 105a (hereinafter referred to as “medal payout process”).

  Further, the configuration of the control system will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 4. The main board 700 is a semiconductor in which a system program for managing the entire operation of the slot machine 100 and an execution program for the slot machine game are stored in advance. It has a storage unit formed by a memory and the like, and a microprocessor (MPU) for executing these programs. The input port and output port provided in the above-described microprocessor and the remaining boards 300, 600, 400, 500 and 800 are wired and connected by a wiring cable (harness).

  Furthermore, the production speakers SR and SW, the production lamp 103a, and the production display device 103d are connected to the sub-board 300 via the wiring cable, and in accordance with the production control signal supplied from the microprocessor in the main board 700. An electric circuit provided on the sub-board 300 drives the effect speakers SR and SW, the effect lamp 103a, and the effect display device 103d, thereby producing an effect appealing to the player's vision and hearing.

  In addition, the spinning device substrate 600 is configured to rotate or stop each spinning device which is a device for rotating the design. The main control substrate 700, the spinning stepping motor of each spinning device, and the reference position of the rotating spinning device And a relay between the main control board 700 and the external concentrated terminal board 800. Therefore, a rotating reel device 200 having rotating reels R1, R2, and R3 that are rotationally driven by an electric motor is connected to the rotating device substrate 600 by wiring, from the microprocessor in the main substrate 700. By controlling the electric motor described above according to the supplied reel control signal, the rotation, braking and stopping of the spinning reels R1, R2 and R3 are controlled.

  The central display board 400 includes a re-game display unit AD, an insertion display unit AC, a stop display unit AE, an acquired number display unit, a status display unit, a credit display unit 31, a inserted number display unit AA, a game start display unit, and a setting button. In addition to having an AT, the main control board 700, a settlement button AT, a bet button button (1 medal insertion button) B1, a max bet button (3 medal insertion button) B2, a 3 medal insertion display AV, an error release sensor, It is a relay between the blocker, medal insertion sensor, stop button unit, spinning cylinder rotation starter sensor, and two-light inverter unit.

  The replay display unit AD displays a replay operation. In addition, the insertion display unit AC displays that a game medal can be accepted. Moreover, the stop display part AE displays the stop time after completion | finish of an accessory continuous action | operation apparatus operation | movement. The acquired number display section displays the number of game medals according to the number acquired after the symbol winning determination, and the game from when the game medals are inserted until the rotation of all the cylinders is stopped, and when the accessory continuous operation device operation ends. From the end of the game until the next game medal is inserted, and the set value of the hit rate of the gaming machine, the confirmation of the set value, and an error code are displayed.

  The state display unit displays the operation of the accessory continuous operation device. The credit display unit 31 displays the number of game medals stored in the medal storage device. The inserted number display portion AA displays the number of inserted game medals. The game start display unit displays that a prescribed number of game medals have been inserted and that the operation of the rotation rotation starting device can be accepted.

  The settlement button AT is used when paying out the inserted game medals and when adjusting the game medals stored in the medal storage device. Further, the bet button B1 is used when the stored game medals are inserted one by one. The maximum bet button B2 is used when a maximum of three stored game medals are inserted within a range that does not exceed the number of stored game medals and the prescribed number. The three-medal insertion display section AV displays that a maximum of three stored game medals can be inserted within a range that does not exceed the number of stored game medals and the prescribed number. The blocker is for returning a game medal according to the game state. The medal insertion sensor is for detecting the insertion of a game medal. The stop button unit is for detecting an operation of a stop button used when stopping the rotation of the rotating drum and for displaying a stop button display section. Further, the rotating drum rotation starter sensor is for detecting an operation of the rotating drum rotation starting device used for rotating the rotating drum and determining the stage setting.

  The central display board 400 is wired with a sorting mechanism G0, a bet button B1, a max bed button B2, a star lever ST, stop buttons SP1, SP2, SP3, a setting display element CT, and a setting button CS. The CT output from the distribution mechanism G0 and the setting button CS are wired, and the medal detection signal output from the distribution mechanism G0, the bet button B1, the maximum bed button B2, the start lever ST and the stop button SP1. , SP2 and SP3, respectively, are transferred to the microprocessor in the main substrate 700, and numbers 0 to 6 are assigned to the setting display elements CT based on the segment display signal supplied from the microprocessor. Display.

  The power supply board 500 supplies power to each unit and relays between the main control board 700 and the medal payout device, the power supply monitor board, the power switch, and the game medal auxiliary storage full detection electrode. This medal payout device is for discharging game medals by winning a prize, paying out the medal storage device, or paying out the inserted game medals. The game medal paid out by the payout is detected by the payout sensor. The power monitor board includes an automatic checkout switch, a stop switch, and fuses, and relays between the power supply board 500, the setting key switch, and the reset button. The automatic settlement switch is for setting whether to perform automatic settlement or not to perform automatic settlement after the operation of the accessory continuous operation device is completed. The stop switch is used to set whether or not there is a stop after the end of the operation of the accessory continuous operation device. The setting key switch is for setting and confirming the winning rate of the gaming machine. The reset button is used to stop or cancel the error. The power switch is used to turn on the main power. It is for performing OFF. The game medal auxiliary storage full detection electrode is an electrode for detecting a full state of the game medal auxiliary storage for storing game medals exceeding the storage capacity of the medal payout device.

  Setting switch BO, power switch BQ, hopper apparatus HP, and power supply apparatus PWU are connected to power supply board 500 by wiring, and the on / off signals output from setting switch BO and power supply switch BQ are sent to the above-mentioned micro-circuit in main board 700, respectively. Transfer to processor. Further, the power supply substrate 500 is formed with a power distribution circuit that distributes various power supply voltages generated by the power supply device PWU to the hopper device HP and other parts. The power supply necessary for the operation of the slot machine 100 is supplied from the wiring circuit. Has been done.

  The external concentrated terminal board 800 has a plurality of input terminals P1 to P6 capable of inputting in parallel the signals S1 to S6 output from the microprocessor into the main board 700, and the corresponding signals S1 to S6 as management electronics. In addition to a plurality of output terminals Q1 to Q6 that can be transferred in parallel to the hall computer side as an apparatus, an input terminal P7 for inputting a signal IN supplied from the hall computer side and an output to be transferred to the microprocessor A terminal Q7 is provided.

  That is, by connecting the output terminals Q1 to Q6 and the input terminal P1 described above to the input / output interface provided in the hall computer with a wiring cable such as a flat cable, the main board 700 is moved to the hall computer side. The signals S1 to S6 can be transferred, and the signal IN can be transferred from the hall computer to the main board 700 side.

  The signal S1 is a “game medal insertion signal” that is output every time a game medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit MD to the hopper device HP, and the signal S2 is one game medal from the hopper device HP to the discharge port 105a. A “game medal payout signal”, which is output every time a piece is paid out, and a signal S3 are “signals per combination continuous action device”, which is output when a special combination called a regular bonus (RB) is won, and a signal S4 is , “Successful signal for continuous increase in operating equipment” signal S5 output when winning a special role larger than the regular bonus (RB) called “Big Bonus (BB)”, signal S5 is a so-called output rate setting operation. This is a “setting operation signal” indicating that this has been done.

  Next, an example of the configuration of the gaming medium illegal lending management system for gaming media according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration and information flow of the first gaming machine fraud management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of each device constituting the gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, the first gaming machine unauthorized lending management system of the present invention lends gaming media to the gaming media lending machine 2A arranged adjacent to the gaming machine 100A to mediate exchange with gaming media. A game medium that is lent out in accordance with an instruction to insert a rental medium C in which the allowable degree is stored in advance and operate the game medium lending request switch provided in the gaming machine 100A to request lending of the game medium. Based on a medium lending system, the slot machine 100A having the above-described configuration as a gaming machine, the card unit 2A having the above-described configuration as a gaming medium lending machine, and the game medium management connected to the slot machine 100A And the apparatus 10A.

  The slot machine 100A and the card unit 2A are connected via a relay board 50 as a game medium lending machine connection terminal board.

  In the present invention, the card unit 2A has means for outputting game medium lending information indicating the lending status of lent medals based on the lending tolerance level stored in advance in the lending medium. Further, the slot machine 100A is configured to be able to exchange information with the card unit 2A, and outputs game medium payout information indicating a payout state of medals paid out as a loan request based on a loan tolerance level in the loan medium C. Means to do.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the relay board 50 includes a first connector 51 that exchanges information with the card unit 2A unilaterally, a second connector 52 that exchanges information unilaterally with the central display board 400, and a main control. It has a third connector 53 that exchanges information unilaterally with the substrate 700, and a second connector 54 that exchanges information unilaterally with the power supply substrate 500.

  The first connector 51 supplies gaming machine connection confirmation information for notifying connection confirmation between the gaming machine 100 and the relay board 50 to the card unit 2. The first connector 51 receives the game medium lending machine READY information for notifying the completion of the preparation of the game medium lending machine from the card unit 2A, the game medium lending request confirmation information for notifying the confirmation of the game medium lending request, and the card. The game medium rentable information for notifying that the game medium can be lent from the unit 2A and the balance frequency display information for notifying the display of the rentable balance frequency stored in advance in the lending medium are received.

  In addition, the first connector 51 sends the gaming machine READY information for notifying the completion of the preparation of the gaming machine from the main control board 700 and the gaming machine lending completion information for notifying the completion of the gaming machine lending to the card unit 2A. The game medium lending button operation information for notifying that the game medium lending button from the substrate 400 has been operated and the return button operation information for notifying that the return button has been operated are sent to the card unit 2A. Furthermore, the first connector 51 sends the power from the power supply substrate 500 to the card unit 2.

  Further, the second connector 52 includes game medium lending availability information for notifying that the game medium can be lent from the card unit 2A, and balance frequency display information for notifying the display of the rentable balance frequency stored in advance in the lending medium. In addition to being sent to the central display board 400, the game medium rental button operation information for notifying that the game medium rental button has been operated from the central display board 400 and the return button operation information for notifying that the return button has been operated are received.

  The third connector 53 also receives game medium lending machine READY information for notifying completion of preparation of the game medium lending machine from the card unit 2A, and game medium lending request confirmation information for notifying confirmation of the game medium lending request. And the gaming machine READY information for notifying the completion of the preparation of the gaming machine from the main control board 700 and the gaming machine rental completion information for notifying the completion of the gaming machine rental.

Further, the third connector 54 receives power from the power supply device substrate 500.
Therefore, the card unit 2A and the gaming machine 100 are unilaterally exchanged information via the relay board 50 as described above.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the prepaid card C as a lending medium has a lending permission information storage unit C1 and an identification information storage unit C2.
The lending permission information storage unit C1 is a storage unit that stores information that mediates lending of game media, and indicates this lending permission information as, for example, a frequency.
The identification information storage unit C2 is a storage unit that stores identification information as information including unique characters, numbers, and the like given to identify individual prepaid cards C.

The card unit 2A as a game medium lending machine includes a lending medium identification information acquisition unit 212 and a lending medium identification information transmission unit 213.
The lending medium identification information acquisition unit 212 performs processing for reading and acquiring the identification information from the lending medium in response to reception of the lending medium C.
The lending medium identification information transmission unit 213 performs processing for transmitting the acquired lending medium identification information to the gaming machine 100A.

  Further, the slot machine 100A as a gaming machine includes a lending medium identification information receiving unit 111, a lending request instruction receiving unit 112, a lending information generation unit 113, a lending medium identification information storage unit 114, and a gaming machine identification information. The storage unit 115, the lending information transmission unit 116, and the association identification information transmission unit 117 are included.

  The lending medium identification information receiving unit 111 performs processing for receiving the lending medium identification information received by the gaming medium lending machine from the gaming medium lending machine.

  The lending request instruction receiving unit 112 performs a process of receiving an instruction for requesting lending of game media from a lending request switch of the gaming machine.

The lending information generation unit 113 performs processing for generating lending information for game media in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction.
The lending information is generated, for example, by extracting the lending medium identification information stored in the lending medium identification information storage unit 114 (to be described later) in response to the reception of the lending request instruction for the game medium, and the extracted lending medium Identification information can be generated as rental information.
Further, the lending information is generated by extracting the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the gaming machine identification information storage unit 115 to be described later in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction, and using the extracted identification information as the lending information. It can also be generated.

  The lending medium identification information storage unit 114 is a storage unit that stores the received lending medium identification information.

  The gaming machine identification information storage unit 115 is a storage unit that stores identification information of gaming machines.

  The lending information transmission unit 116 performs processing for sending the lending information of the game medium to the game information management device.

  The association identification information transmission unit 117 extracts the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the gaming machine identification information storage unit 115 in response to the reception of the identification information of the lending medium, and the extracted identification information of the gaming machine A process of associating with the received identification information of the lending medium and sending it to the game information management device is performed.

  The game information management device 10A is a device provided in connection with each slot machine 100A installed in a hall as a game hall. As shown in FIG. 6, the lending information receiving unit 12A and the lending management The information storage unit 13A, the lending discrimination unit 14A, the lending permission information calculating unit 15A, and the lending refusal information output unit 16A are included.

  The lending information receiving unit 12A performs a process of receiving lending information of game media sent from the gaming machine.

The lending management information storage unit 13A is a storage unit that stores lending permission information that allows lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media that permits lending of game media that allow lending of gaming media. is there.
As an example of the association between the identification information of the lending medium and the lending permission information, a lending management information database as shown in FIG. 10 can be considered, for example. In the lending management information, lending medium identification information (prepaid card ID) and lending permission information (lending possible frequency) can be stored. Thereby, if the identification information of the lending medium is known, lending permission information that allows the lending medium to lend the game medium can be specified.
Therefore, in the case of the lending medium identification information shown in the lending management information database shown in FIG. 10, AA00001 has lending permission information of 30 degrees, so lending of game media is permitted, and AA00002 has lending permission information of 0 degrees. The lending of the medium is rejected, and AA00003 has lending permission information, so the lending of the game medium is permitted.

  In addition, the lending management information database may store the gaming machine identification information (slot machine ID) in association with the lending medium identification information (prepaid card ID). Thereby, even from the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that receives an instruction to request the gaming medium to be lent, it is possible to identify the lending permission information that enables the lending medium to rent the gaming medium.

  Based on the received lending information, the lending discrimination unit 14A refers to the lending management information storage unit, extracts lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium, and determines whether or not the game medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information. Processing to determine is performed.

  The lending permission information calculation unit 15A subtracts the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of the game medium as a result of the lending determination by the lending determining unit 14A. Process.

The lending refusal information output unit 16A performs a process of outputting lending refusal information when the lending determination unit 14A rejects lending of game media as a result of determining whether or not to lend.
Here, the loan refusal information is, for example, sent to the sub-control board 300, and the sub-control board 300 causes the slot machine 100 to abnormally emit light, abnormally sound, or display abnormally. This is the instruction information.

  Next, a procedure for detecting an illegal lending operation of game media on the card unit 2 side by the gaming machine illegal lending management system having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the game medium lending machine 2A. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the gaming machine 100A. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the game information management device 10A.

  First, the procedure in the game medium lending machine 2A in the case of discriminating an illegal lending action of game media determines whether or not the lending medium C has been received from the card entrance / exit 221 as shown in FIG. 7 (S101). . As a result, when a loan medium is received (Y), next, the identification information stored in the loan medium is read. On the other hand, when the lending medium is not received (N), it is repeatedly determined whether or not the lending medium is received again (S101). Then, the game medium lending machine 2A transmits the read identification information to the game machine 100A (S103). Thereafter, the game medium lending machine 2A determines whether or not the lending medium C has been extracted from the card entrance / exit 221. As a result, when the lending medium C is extracted (Y), a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the game medium lending machine 2A is ended (end).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the procedure in the gaming machine 100A determines whether or not the identification information of the lending medium C is received from the gaming medium lending machine 2A (S111). As a result, when the identification information is received (Y), the identification information is stored in the lending medium identification information storage unit 114 (S112). On the other hand, when the identification information has not been received (N), the determination as to whether or not the identification information of the lending medium C has been received is repeated (S111).

Next, in the gaming machine 100A, it is determined whether or not an instruction requesting rental of gaming media has been received by pressing the rental request switch of the gaming machine (S113). As a result, when a gaming medium lending request instruction is accepted (Y), next, gaming medium lending information is generated in response to acceptance of the lending request instruction (S114). On the other hand, if the game medium lending request instruction is not accepted (N), the determination is repeated whether or not the instruction to request the lending of the game medium is accepted again (S113). The lending information may be such that the gaming machine identification information stored in the gaming machine identification information storage unit 115 is extracted upon receipt of a gaming medium lending request instruction, and the extracted identification information is generated as lending information. good.
Then, the generated rental information of the game medium is transmitted to the game information management device 10A (S115). As a result, a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the gaming machine 100A ends (end).

  Further, in the procedure in the game information management device 10A, as shown in FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not the rental information of the game medium is received from the gaming machine 100A (S121). As a result, when the loan information is received (Y), next, the identification information of the loan medium stored in advance in the loan management information storage unit 13A and the loan permission information are stored in association with each other based on the received loan information. For example, the lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium is extracted with reference to the lending management information database (S122).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the game medium can be lent based on the extracted rental permission information (S123). As a result, when the lending permission information is 0 or more and the lending of the game medium is permitted (Y), the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information is subtracted (S124). On the other hand, when the rental permission information is 0 and the rental of the game medium is rejected (N), the rental rejection information is output (S125). This completes (ends) a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the game information management device 10A.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the identification information is given to the lending medium C, and the lending permission information stored in the lending medium is also stored and managed in the game information management device 10A. Thus, even if the lending permission information stored in the lending medium C is increased by falsification or the like, an illegal act can be determined by checking the lending permission information in the storage means provided in the game information management device 10A. Media lending can be refused.

  In the present embodiment, the illegal act is determined by accepting the game medium lending information from the gaming machine side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game medium lending information is obtained from the game medium lending machine side. By accepting it, it is also possible to discriminate illegal acts. Hereinafter, an example of another configuration of the gaming machine illegal lending management system for gaming media according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration and information flow of the second gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of each device constituting the gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the description of the present embodiment, common portions in the above-described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the second gaming machine illegal lending management system of the present invention allows a gaming medium lending machine 2B arranged adjacent to the gaming machine 100B to allow a gaming medium to be lent to exchange the gaming medium. Is inserted into the storage medium C stored in advance, and the game medium is lent out in accordance with an instruction to request the rental of the game medium by operating the game medium rental request switch provided in the gaming machine 100B. A slot machine 100B configured as described above as a gaming machine, a card unit 2B configured as described above as a gaming medium rental machine, and a gaming medium management device 10B connected to the card unit 2B. It consists of.

  Then, the slot machine 100B and the card unit 2B are connected via a relay board 50 as a game medium lending machine connection terminal board as in the above embodiment, and the relay board 50 is connected to the card unit 2B. A first connector 51 that exchanges unilateral information, a second connector 52 that unilaterally exchanges information with the central display board 400, a third connector 53 that unilaterally exchanges information with the main control board 700, The power supply board 500 has a second connector 54 that exchanges information unilaterally.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the prepaid card C as a lending medium has a lending permission information storage unit C1 and an identification information storage unit C2.

  Further, the card unit 2B as a game medium lending machine includes a lending medium identification information acquisition unit 212, a lending medium identification information transmission unit 213, a lending request instruction information reception unit 214, a lending information generation unit 215, a lending The medium identification information storage unit 216, the lending machine identification information storage unit 217, the lending information transmission unit 218, and the association identification information transmission unit 219 are included.

The lending request instruction information receiving unit 214 performs a process of receiving lending request instruction information for gaming media from the gaming machine 100B.
The lending information generation unit 215 performs processing for generating lending information for game media in response to reception of lending request instruction information for game media.
The lending information is generated, for example, by extracting the lending medium identification information stored in the lending medium identification information storage unit 216 described later in response to the reception of the lending request instruction for the game medium, and the extracted lending medium Identification information can be generated as rental information.
Further, the lending information is generated by extracting the identification information of the gaming medium lending machine 2B stored in the lending machine identification information storage unit 217, which will be described later, in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction. It can also be generated as rental information.

The lending medium identification information storage unit 216 is a storage unit that stores the lending medium identification information acquired by the lending medium identification information acquisition unit 212.
The lending machine identification information storage unit 217 is a storage unit that stores identification information of the game medium lending machine.
The lending information transmission unit 218 performs a process of sending lending information of game media to the game information management device 10B.

  The association identification information transmission unit 219 extracts the identification information of the game medium lending machine 2B stored in the lending machine identification information storage unit 217 in response to the reception of the identification information of the lending medium, and extracts the extracted game medium A process of associating the identification information of the machine 2B and the received identification information of the lending medium C to the game information management apparatus 10B is performed.

Further, the slot machine 100B as a gaming machine includes a lending request instruction receiving unit 112, a lending request instruction information generating unit 118, and a lending request instruction information transmitting unit 119.
The lending request instruction information generating unit 118 performs a process of generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to reception of a gaming medium lending request instruction.
The lending request instruction information transmitting unit 119 performs processing for sending the gaming medium lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine 2B.

  The game information management device 10B is a device provided connected to the card unit 2B installed in connection with each slot machine 100B installed in the hall which is a game hall, as shown in FIG. , A lending medium identification information receiving unit 11, a lending information receiving unit 12B, a lending management information storage unit 13B, a lending discrimination unit 14B, a lending permission information calculating unit 15B, and a lending rejection information output unit 16B.

The lending medium identification information receiving unit 11 performs a process of receiving the lending medium identification information sent from the game medium lending machine.
The lending information receiving unit 12B performs processing for receiving lending information of game media sent from the game medium lending machine.

The lending management information storage unit 13B is a storage unit that stores lending permission information that allows lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media that permits lending of game media that allow lending of gaming media. is there.
As an example of the association between the identification information of the lending medium and the lending permission information, a lending management information database as shown in FIG. Of course, the game medium lending machine identification information may be stored in the lending management information database in association with the lending medium identification information (prepaid card ID).
Thereby, even from the gaming machine identification information of the gaming medium lending machine that accepts an instruction to request the gaming medium lending, it is possible to identify lending permission information that enables the lending medium to lend the gaming medium.

  Based on the received lending information, the lending discrimination unit 14B refers to the lending management information storage unit, extracts lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium, and determines whether or not the game medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information. Processing to determine is performed.

The lending permission information calculation unit 15B subtracts the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of the game medium as a result of the lending determination by the lending determining unit 14B. Process.
The lending refusal information output unit 16B performs a process of outputting lending refusal information when the lending determination unit 14B determines whether or not to lend out gaming media as a result of determining whether or not to lend.

  Next, a procedure for detecting an illegal lending operation of the game medium on the card unit 2B side by the gaming machine illegal lending management system having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the game medium lending machine 2B. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the gaming machine 100B. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the game information management device 10B.

  First, the procedure in the game medium lending machine 2B when determining an illegal lending action of the game medium determines whether or not the lending medium C has been received from the card entrance 221 as shown in FIG. 13 (S201). . As a result, when a loan medium is accepted (Y), next, the identification information stored in the loan medium is read (S202). On the other hand, when the lending medium is not received (N), it is repeatedly determined whether or not the lending medium is received again (S201).

Next, the game medium lending machine 2B determines whether or not the game medium lending request instruction information has been received from the gaming machine 100B as identification information (S203). As a result, when the game medium lending request instruction information is received (Y), the game medium lending information is generated in response to the reception of the lending request instruction information (S204). On the other hand, when the game medium lending request instruction information is not received (N), the determination is repeated whether or not the instruction information requesting the lending of the game medium is received again (S203). The lending information is extracted from the lending machine identification information stored in the lending machine identification information storage unit 217 in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction information, and the extracted identification information is generated as lending information. May be.
Then, the generated rental information of the game medium is transmitted to the game information management device 10B (S205). As a result, a series of illegal lending management processing in the game medium lending machine 2B ends (end).

  Further, in the procedure in the gaming machine 100B, as shown in FIG. 14, it is determined whether or not an instruction for requesting rental of gaming media has been received by pressing the rental request switch of the gaming machine (S211). . As a result, when a gaming medium lending request instruction is received (Y), next, a gaming medium lending request instruction information is generated in response to the lending request instruction (S212). On the other hand, when the game medium lending request instruction is not accepted (N), the determination is repeated whether or not the instruction to request the lending of the game medium is accepted again (S211). The generated game medium lending request instruction information is transmitted to the game medium lending machine 2B (S213). Thereby, a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the gaming machine 100B ends (end).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the procedure in the game information management device 10B determines whether or not the game medium lending information is received from the game medium lending machine 2B (S221). As a result, when the loan information is received (Y), next, based on the received loan information, the identification information of the loan medium and the loan permission information stored in advance in the loan management information storage unit 13B are stored in association with each other. For example, the lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium is extracted with reference to the lending management information database shown in FIG. 10 (S222).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the game medium can be lent based on the extracted rental permission information (S223). As a result, when the lending permission information is 0 or more and the lending of the game medium is permitted (Y), the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information is subtracted (S224). On the other hand, when the lending permission information is 0 and the rental of the game medium is rejected (N), the lending rejection information is output (S225). This completes (ends) a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the game information management device 10B.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment as well, by giving identification information to the lending medium C and storing and managing lending permission information stored in the lending medium in the game information management device 10B, Even if the lending permission information stored in the lending medium C is increased by falsification or the like, an illegal act can be determined by checking the lending permission information in the storage means provided in the game information management device 10B. It will be possible to refuse the loan.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, an illegal act is determined by receiving game medium lending information from either the gaming machine side or the game medium lending machine side. However, the present invention is not limited to this. An illegal act can also be determined by receiving the medium lending information from both the gaming machine side and the gaming medium lending machine side. Hereinafter, another example of the gaming machine illegal lending management system for gaming media according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 2015. FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration and information flow of the third gaming machine fraud management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of each device constituting the gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the description of the present embodiment, common portions in the above-described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the third gaming machine illegal lending management system of the present invention has a gaming medium lending tolerance level that mediates exchange with gaming media lending machine 2C arranged adjacent to gaming machine 100C. Is inserted into the storage medium C stored in advance, and the game medium is lent out in accordance with an instruction to request the rental of the game medium by operating the game medium rental request switch provided in the gaming machine 100C. It is based on a lending system, and is connected to the slot machine 100C configured as described above as a gaming machine, the card unit 2C configured as described above as a gaming medium lending machine, and the slot machine 100C and the card unit 2C. And a game medium management device 10C.

  Then, the slot machine 100C and the card unit 2C are connected via a relay board 50 as a game medium lending machine connection terminal board, as in the above embodiments, and the relay board 50 is connected to the card unit 2C. A first connector 51 that exchanges information unilaterally; a second connector 52 that exchanges information unilaterally with the central display board 400; a third connector 53 that exchanges information unilaterally with the main control board 700; And the second connector 54 for transmitting and receiving unilateral information to and from the power supply substrate 500.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a prepaid card C as a lending medium has a lending permission information storage unit C1 and an identification information storage unit C2.

  The card unit 2C as a game medium lending machine includes a lending medium identification information acquisition unit 212, a lending medium identification information transmission unit 213, a lending request instruction information reception unit 214, a lending information generation unit 215, a lending The medium identification information storage unit 216, the lending machine identification information storage unit 217, the lending information transmission unit 218, and the association identification information transmission unit 219 are included.

  Further, the slot machine 100C as a gaming machine includes a lending medium identification information receiving unit 111, a lending request instruction receiving unit 112, a lending information generation unit 113, a lending medium identification information storage unit 114, and a gaming machine identification information. The storage unit 115 includes a lending information transmission unit 116, an association identification information transmission unit 117, a lending request instruction information generation unit 118, and a lending request instruction information transmission unit 119.

  The game information management device 10C is a device provided connected to the card unit 2C installed in connection with each slot machine 100C installed in the hall which is a game hall, as shown in FIG. A lending medium identification information receiving unit 11, a gaming machine lending information receiving unit 12A, a lending machine lending information receiving unit 12B, a lending management information storage unit 13C, a lending discrimination unit 14C, and a lending permission information calculating unit 15C; , A lending refusal information output unit 16C, a gaming machine lending permission information extracting unit 17, and a lending machine lending permission information extracting unit 18.

The gaming machine lending permission information extracting unit 17 performs processing for extracting lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage unit 13C based on the lending information received by the gaming machine lending information receiving unit 12A.
Further, based on the lending information received by the lending machine lending permission information extracting unit 18 and the lending machine lending information receiving unit 12B, the lending management information storage unit 13C is referred to and the lending permission information of the lending medium is extracted.

  Next, a procedure for detecting an illegal lending action of game media on the gaming machine 100C side and the card unit 2C side by the gaming machine illegal lending management system configured as described above is shown in FIGS. This will be explained based on. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the game medium lending machine 2C. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a procedure in the gaming machine 100C. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the procedure in the game information management apparatus 10C.

  First, the procedure in the game medium lending machine 2C in the case of discriminating an illegal lending action of game media determines whether or not the lending medium C has been received from the card entrance / exit 221 as shown in FIG. 18 (S301). . As a result, if a loan medium is received (Y), next, the identification information stored in the loan medium is read (S302). On the other hand, when the lending medium has not been received (N), the determination as to whether the lending medium has been received is repeated (S301). Then, the game medium lending machine 2C transmits the read identification information to the game machine 100C (S303).

  Next, the game medium lending machine 2C determines whether or not the game medium lending request instruction information has been received from the gaming machine 100C with the identification information (S304). As a result, when the game medium lending request instruction information is received (Y), the game medium lending information is generated in response to the reception of the lending request instruction information (S304). On the other hand, when the game medium lending request instruction information is not received (N), the determination is repeated whether or not the instruction information requesting the game medium lending is received again (S304). Then, the generated rental information of the game medium is transmitted to the game information management device 10C (S306). Thereby, a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the game medium lending machine 2C ends (end).

  Further, in the procedure in the gaming machine 100C, as shown in FIG. 19, it is determined whether or not the identification information of the lending medium C has been received from the gaming medium lending machine 2C (S311). As a result, when the identification information is received (Y), the identification information is stored in the lending medium identification information storage unit 114 (S312). On the other hand, when the identification information has not been received (N), the determination as to whether or not the identification information of the lending medium C has been received is repeated (S311).

  Next, in the gaming machine 100C, it is determined whether or not an instruction for requesting the rental of the game medium has been received by pressing the rental request switch of the gaming machine (S313). As a result, when a gaming medium lending request instruction is received (Y), next, in response to receiving the lending request instruction, the game medium lending information is generated and the gaming medium lending request instruction information is generated. (S314). On the other hand, when the game medium lending request instruction is not accepted (N), the determination is repeated whether or not the instruction to request the lending of the game medium is accepted again (S313). As the lending information, it is preferable to extract the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the gaming machine identification information storage unit 115 in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction, and generate the extracted identification information as the lending information. .

  Then, the generated game medium lending information is transmitted to the game information management device 10C, and the generated game medium lending request instruction information is transmitted to the game medium lending machine 2C (S315). As a result, a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the gaming machine 100C ends (end).

  Further, in the procedure in the game information management device 10C, as shown in FIG. 20, it is determined whether or not the game medium lending information is received from the gaming machine 100C (S321). As a result, if the loan information is accepted (Y), then, based on the received loan information, the lending management information identification information stored in advance in the lending management information storage unit 13C is associated with the lending permission information. For example, the lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium is extracted with reference to the lending management information database shown in FIG. 10, for example (S322).

  On the other hand, if the lending information has not been received (Y), it is determined whether or not the lending information on the game medium has been received from the game medium lending machine 2C (S323). As a result, when the loan information is received (Y), next, based on the received loan information, the identification information of the loan medium stored in advance in the loan management information storage unit 13C and the loan permission information are stored in association with each other. For example, the lending permission information (frequency) of the lending medium is extracted with reference to the lending management information database shown in FIG. 10 (S324).

  Next, the two pieces of rental permission information extracted are compared (S325). As a result, when the two pieces of loan permission information to be compared are the same as each other, it is determined whether or not the game medium can be rented based on the extracted loan permission information (S326). As a result, if the lending permission information is 0 or more and the lending of the game medium is permitted (Y), then the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information is subtracted (S327). On the other hand, when the lending permission information is 0 and the gaming medium lending is rejected (N), the lending refusing information is output (S328). This completes (ends) a series of unauthorized lending management processing in the game information management device 10C.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment as well, by giving identification information to the lending medium C and storing and managing lending permission information stored in the lending medium in the game information management device 10C, Even if the lending permission information stored in the lending medium C is increased by falsification or the like, an illegal act can be determined by checking the lending permission information in the storage means provided in the gaming information management device 10C. It will be possible to refuse the loan.

  In this embodiment, the case of a slot machine as a gaming machine has been described. However, the present invention may be a pachinko or other gaming machine as long as it is a card-type gaming machine.

It is the top view which showed the external structure of the game machine (slot machine) used by embodiment of this invention. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the structure of the card display part in the game machine used by embodiment of this invention. It is the whole perspective view which showed the internal structure of the game machine used by embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the control system provided in the game machine used by embodiment of this invention. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration and information flow of a first gaming machine fraud management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a block diagram which illustrates roughly the structure of the apparatus which comprises the 1st game machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game media rental machine of the 1st gaming machine unauthorized rental management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game machine of the 1st game machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game information management apparatus of the 1st gaming machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which shows the structure of the loan management information storage means recorded on the game information management apparatus used with the 1st gaming machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which illustrates roughly the structure of the 2nd gaming machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the flow of information. It is a block diagram which illustrates roughly the structure of the apparatus which comprises the 2nd gaming machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game media rental machine of the 2nd gaming machine unauthorized rental management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game machine of the 2nd game machine unauthorized rental management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game information management apparatus of the 2nd gaming machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which illustrates roughly the structure of the 3rd gaming machine unauthorized loan management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the flow of information. It is a block diagram which illustrates roughly the structure of the apparatus which comprises the 3rd gaming machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game media rental machine of the 3rd gaming machine unauthorized rental management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game machine of the 3rd game machine unauthorized rental management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the game information management apparatus of the 3rd gaming machine fraud management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

C Loan brokerage (prepaid card)
2A, 2B, 2C Game media lending machine (card unit)
10A, 10B, 10C Game information management device (hall computer)
50 Game media lending machine connection terminal board (relay board)
100A, 100B, 100C gaming machine (slot machine)
300 Sub control board 400 Central display board 500 Power supply board 600 Cylinder board 700 Main control board 800 External concentrated terminal board (external concentrated terminal board).

Claims (20)

A gaming machine that enables gaming via gaming media, a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of gaming media, a lending medium that accepts the lending medium, and can exchange information with the gaming machine A gaming medium lending machine, and a gaming information management device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine,
The above gaming machine is
A lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving identification information of a lending medium received by the gaming medium lending machine from the gaming medium lending machine;
A lending request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request lending of game media from a lending request switch of the gaming machine;
Lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction;
Lending information transmitting means for transmitting lending information of the gaming medium to the gaming information management device;
The above lending medium is
Having identification information storage means for storing the identification information of the lending medium,
The above game media lending machine
A lending medium identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information from the lending medium in response to reception of the lending medium;
A lending medium identification information transmitting means for transmitting the acquired lending medium identification information to the gaming machine,
The game information management device is
Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information that enables lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media that permits lending of gaming media that allow lending of gaming media.
Lending information receiving means for receiving lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine,
Based on the received lending information, referring to the lending management information storage means, extracts lending permission information of the lending medium, lending determining means for determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, lending permission information calculating means for subtracting lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when allowing lending of game media,
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when refusing lending of game media;
A gaming machine fraud management system characterized by comprising: The gaming machine is
First identification information storage means for storing identification information of the accepted lending medium;
The lending information generation means extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first identification information storage means in response to receiving the gaming medium lending request instruction, and generates the extracted identification information as lending information The gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to claim 1. The gaming machine is
Second identification information storage means for storing identification information of the gaming machine;
In response to receiving the identification information of the lending medium, the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information of the gaming machine and the received lending medium are identified. Association identification information transmission means for associating information and sending it to the game information management device,
The lending information generation means extracts the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second identification information storage means in response to reception of a gaming medium lending request instruction, and generates the extracted identification information as lending information. The gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to claim 1. A gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium, a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, a lending medium that receives the lending medium, and can exchange information with the gaming machine A gaming medium lending machine, and a gaming information management device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine,
The above gaming machine is
A lending request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request lending of game media from a lending request switch of the gaming machine;
Lending request instruction information generating means for generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction;
Lending request instruction information transmitting means for sending the gaming medium lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine,
The above lending medium is
Having identification information storage means for storing the identification information of the lending medium,
The above game media lending machine
A lending medium identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information from the lending medium in response to reception of the lending medium;
Lending medium identification information transmitting means for transmitting the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the game information management device;
Lending request instruction information receiving means for receiving gaming medium lending request instruction information from the gaming machine,
Lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information in response to reception of gaming medium lending request instruction information;
Lending information transmitting means for transmitting lending information of the gaming medium to the gaming information management device;
The game information management device is
Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information that enables lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media that permits lending of gaming media that allow lending of gaming media.
Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium sent from the game medium lending machine,
Lending information receiving means for receiving lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming media lending machine,
Based on the received lending information, referring to the lending management information storage means, extracts lending permission information of the lending medium, lending determining means for determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, a lending permission information calculation means for subtracting lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when refusing lending of game media;
A gaming machine fraud management system characterized by comprising: The game media lending machine is
Having first identification information storage means for storing identification information of the acquired lending medium;
The lending information generation unit extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first identification information storage unit in response to the reception of the game medium lending request instruction information, and uses the extracted identification information as lending information. The gaming machine illegal lending management system according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine unauthorized lending management system is generated. The game media lending machine is
Second identification information storage means for storing identification information of the game medium lending machine;
In response to receiving the identification information of the lending medium, the identification information of the gaming medium lending machine stored in the second identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information of the gaming medium lending machine and the received lending An identification information transmission means for associating the identification information of the intermediary and sending it to the game information management device,
The lending information generating means extracts the identification information of the game medium lending machine stored in the second identification information storage means in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction information, and the extracted identification information is lent to the lending information. The gaming machine illegal lending management system according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine unauthorized lending management system is generated. A gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium, a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, a lending medium that receives the lending medium, and can exchange information with the gaming machine A gaming medium lending machine, and a gaming information management device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine,
The above gaming machine is
Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium received by the gaming medium lending machine from the gaming medium lending machine,
A lending request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request lending of game media from a lending request switch of the gaming machine;
A gaming machine lending information generating means for generating lending information for gaming media in response to receiving a gaming media lending request instruction;
Lending request instruction information generating means for generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction;
Lending information transmitting means for transmitting lending information of the live game medium to the gaming information management device;
Lending request instruction information transmitting means for sending the gaming medium lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine,
The above lending medium is
Having identification information storage means for storing the identification information of the lending medium,
The above game media lending machine
A lending medium identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information from the lending medium in response to reception of the lending medium;
A lending medium identification information transmitting means for transmitting the acquired lending medium identification information to the gaming machine and the gaming information management device;
Lending request instruction information receiving means for receiving gaming medium lending request instruction information from the gaming machine,
Lending machine lending information generating means for generating lending information for gaming media in response to acceptance of gaming media lending request instruction information;
Lending information transmitting means for transmitting lending information of the gaming medium to the gaming information management device;
The game information management device is
Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with identification information of a lending medium permitting lending of gaming media enabling gaming on the gaming machine,
Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium sent from the game medium lending machine,
First lending information receiving means for receiving gaming machine lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine;
Second lending information receiving means for receiving lending machine lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming medium lending machine;
First lending permission information extracting means for extracting lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage means based on the lending information received by the first lending information receiving means;
Second lending permission information extracting means for extracting lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage means based on the lending information received by the second lending information receiving means;
Lending discrimination means for comparing the lending permission information in the first lending permission information extracting means and the second lending permission information extracting means, and determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lent,
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, a lending permission information calculation means for subtracting lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when refusing lending of game media;
A gaming machine fraud management system characterized by comprising: The gaming machine is
A first gaming machine side identification information storage means for storing the identification information of the accepted lending medium;
The gaming machine lending information generating unit extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first gaming machine side identification information storage unit in response to receiving the gaming medium lending request instruction, and extracts the extracted identification information. Is generated as gaming machine rental information,
The game media lending machine is
A first lending machine side identification information storage means for storing the acquired identification information of the lending medium;
The lending information generation means extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first lending machine side identification information storage means in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction information, and the extracted identification information The gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to claim 7, wherein the gaming machine lending management system is generated as lending machine lending information. The gaming machine is
A second gaming machine side identification information storage means for storing identification information of the gaming machine;
In response to receiving the identification information of the lending medium, the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second gaming machine side identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information of the gaming machine and the received lending medium Game machine side identification information transmission means for associating the identification information of the object and sending it to the gaming information management device,
The gaming machine lending information generation means extracts the gaming machine identification information stored in the second gaming machine side identification information storage means in response to accepting a gaming medium lending request instruction, and extracts the extracted identification information. Generate as machine rental information,
The game media lending machine is
A second lending machine side identification information storage means for storing identification information of the game medium lending machine;
In response to receiving the identification information of the lending medium, the identification information of the gaming medium lending machine stored in the second lending machine side identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information of the gaming medium lending machine and the above A lending machine side identification information transmitting means that associates the received identification information of the lending medium and sends it to the gaming information management device,
The lending machine lending information generation means extracts and extracts the identification information of the gaming medium lending machine stored in the second lending machine side identification information storage means in response to the reception of the gaming medium lending request instruction information. The identification information is generated as lending machine lending information. The gaming machine unauthorized lending management system according to claim 7. It is configured to be able to exchange information with a gaming medium lending machine that accepts a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of gaming media, and is unilateral with a gaming information management device that determines whether or not lending gaming media is possible. A device configured to exchange information,
Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium received by the gaming medium lending machine from the gaming medium lending machine,
A lending request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request lending of game media from a lending request switch of the gaming machine;
Lending information generating means for generating gaming medium lending information in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction;
Lending information transmission means for sending the gaming medium lending information to the gaming information management device;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: Further comprising first identification information storage means for storing identification information of the accepted lending medium;
The lending information generation means extracts the identification information of the lending medium stored in the first identification information storage means in response to receiving the gaming medium lending request instruction, and generates the extracted identification information as lending information The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein: Second identification information storage means for storing identification information of the gaming machine;
In response to receiving the identification information of the lending medium, the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second identification information storage means is extracted, and the extracted identification information of the gaming machine and the received lending medium An association identification information transmission means for associating identification information with the game information management device and sending it to the game information management device;
The lending information generation means extracts the identification information of the gaming machine stored in the second identification information storage means in response to reception of a gaming medium lending request instruction, and generates the extracted identification information as lending information. The gaming machine according to claim 10. It is configured to be able to exchange information with a gaming medium lending machine that accepts a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of gaming media, and is unilateral with a gaming information management device that determines whether or not lending gaming media is possible. A device configured to exchange information,
A lending request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request lending of game media from a lending request switch of the gaming machine;
Lending request instruction information generating means for generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction;
Lending request instruction information transmitting means for sending the gaming medium lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: It is configured to be able to exchange information with a gaming medium lending machine that accepts a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of gaming media, and is unilateral with a gaming information management device that determines whether or not lending gaming media is possible. A device configured to exchange information,
Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium received by the gaming medium lending machine from the gaming medium lending machine,
A lending request instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction to request lending of game media from a lending request switch of the gaming machine;
A gaming machine lending information generating means for generating lending information for gaming media in response to receiving a gaming media lending request instruction;
Lending request instruction information generating means for generating gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to receiving a gaming medium lending request instruction;
Lending information transmitting means for transmitting lending information of the live game medium to the gaming information management device;
Lending request instruction information transmitting means for sending the gaming medium lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: A gaming machine lending system configured to accept a gaming machine that allows gaming via a gaming medium and a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, and to exchange information with the gaming machine. A device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with each machine,
Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with identification information of a lending medium permitting lending of gaming media enabling gaming on the gaming machine,
Lending information receiving means for receiving lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine,
Based on the received lending information, referring to the lending management information storage means, extracts lending permission information of the lending medium, lending determining means for determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, a lending permission information calculation means for subtracting lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when refusing lending of game media;
A game information management device comprising: A gaming machine lending system configured to accept a gaming machine that allows gaming via a gaming medium and a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, and to exchange information with the gaming machine. A device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with each machine,
Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with identification information of a lending medium permitting lending of gaming media enabling gaming on the gaming machine,
Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium sent from the game medium lending machine,
Lending information receiving means for receiving lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming media lending machine,
Based on the received lending information, referring to the lending management information storage means, extracts lending permission information of the lending medium, lending determining means for determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, a lending permission information calculation means for subtracting lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when refusing lending of game media;
A game information management device comprising: A gaming machine lending system configured to accept a gaming machine that allows gaming via a gaming medium and a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, and to exchange information with the gaming machine. A device configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with each machine,
Lending management information storage means for storing lending permission information enabling lending of game media in association with identification information of a lending medium permitting lending of gaming media enabling gaming on the gaming machine,
Lending medium identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the lending medium sent from the game medium lending machine,
First lending information receiving means for receiving gaming machine lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine;
Second lending information receiving means for receiving lending machine lending information of gaming media sent from the gaming medium lending machine;
First lending permission information extracting means for extracting lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage means based on the lending information received by the first lending information receiving means;
Second lending permission information extracting means for extracting lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage means based on the lending information received by the second lending information receiving means;
Lending discrimination means for comparing the lending permission information in the first lending permission information extracting means and the second lending permission information extracting means, and determining whether or not the gaming medium can be lent,
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, a lending permission information calculation means for subtracting lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information when permitting lending of game media;
As a result of determining whether or not to lend, lending refusal information output means for outputting lending refusal information when refusing lending of game media;
A game information management device comprising: A gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium, a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, a lending medium that receives the lending medium, and can exchange information with the gaming machine Lending that stores lending permission information that allows lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media that permits lending of game media that lends gaming media that can be played on the above gaming machines A method executed by a game information management device having management information storage means and configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine,
A process in which the game media lending machine accepts the lending medium;
A process in which the game medium lending machine reads and acquires the identification information from the received lending medium;
A process in which the gaming medium lending machine transmits the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the gaming machine;
A process in which the gaming machine receives identification information of a lending medium sent from the gaming medium lending machine;
A process in which the gaming machine receives an instruction to request rental of gaming media from a rental request switch of the gaming machine;
A process in which the gaming machine generates gaming medium lending information in response to the received gaming medium lending request instruction;
A process in which the gaming machine sends rental information of the generated gaming media to the gaming information management device;
A process in which the gaming information management device receives rental information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine;
The gaming information management device extracts the lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage means based on the received lending information, and determines whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information. Processing,
When the gaming information management device permits the rental of gaming media as a result of determining whether or not to lend, subtracts the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information, while lending gaming media A process of outputting loan refusal information when refusing;
A gaming machine unauthorized lending management method characterized by: A gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium, a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, a lending medium that receives the lending medium, and can exchange information with the gaming machine Lending that stores lending permission information that allows lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media that permits lending of game media that lends gaming media that can be played on the above gaming machines A method executed by a game information management device having management information storage means and configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine,
A process in which the game media lending machine accepts the lending medium;
A process in which the game medium lending machine reads and acquires the identification information from the received lending medium;
A process in which the gaming medium lending machine sends the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the gaming information management device;
A process in which the gaming information management device receives the identification information of the lending medium sent from the gaming medium lending machine;
A process in which the gaming machine receives an instruction to request rental of gaming media from a rental request switch of the gaming machine;
A process in which the gaming machine generates gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to a received gaming medium lending request instruction;
A process in which the gaming machine sends the generated lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine;
A process in which the gaming medium lending machine receives gaming medium lending request instruction information from the gaming machine;
The game medium lending machine generates game medium lending information in response to receiving the game medium lending request instruction information;
A process in which the game medium lending machine sends the generated game medium lending information to the game information management device;
A process in which the game information management device receives the rental information of the game medium sent from the game medium rental machine;
The gaming information management device extracts the lending permission information of the lending medium with reference to the lending management information storage means based on the received lending information, and determines whether or not the gaming medium can be lended from the extracted lending permission information. Processing,
When the gaming information management device permits the rental of gaming media as a result of determining whether or not to lend, subtracts the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information, while lending gaming media A process of outputting loan refusal information when refusing;
A gaming machine unauthorized lending management method characterized by: A gaming machine capable of playing a game via a gaming medium, a lending medium that stores lending permission information that mediates lending of the gaming medium, a lending medium that receives the lending medium, and can exchange information with the gaming machine Lending that stores lending permission information that allows lending of game media in association with identification information of lending media that permits lending of game media that lends gaming media that can be played on the above gaming machines A method executed by a game information management device having management information storage means and configured to be able to exchange information unilaterally with the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine,
A process in which the game media lending machine accepts the lending medium;
A process in which the game medium lending machine reads and acquires the identification information from the received lending medium;
A process in which the game medium lending machine sends the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the technique information management device;
A process in which the gaming medium lending machine transmits the acquired identification information of the lending medium to the gaming machine;
A process in which the gaming machine receives identification information of a lending medium sent from the gaming medium lending machine;
A process in which the gaming machine receives an instruction to request rental of gaming media from a rental request switch of the gaming machine;
A process in which the gaming machine generates gaming medium lending information in response to the received gaming medium lending request instruction;
A process in which the gaming machine generates gaming medium lending request instruction information in response to a received gaming medium lending request instruction;
A process in which the gaming machine sends the generated rental information to the gaming information management device;
A process in which the gaming machine sends the generated lending request instruction information to the gaming medium lending machine;
A process in which the gaming medium lending machine receives gaming medium lending request instruction information from the gaming machine;
The game medium lending machine generates game medium lending information in response to receiving the game medium lending request instruction information;
A process in which the game medium lending machine sends the generated game medium lending information to the game information management device;
A process in which the gaming information management device receives gaming machine rental information of gaming media sent from the gaming machine;
A process in which the game information management device receives the rental machine rental information of the game medium sent from the game medium rental machine;
A process in which the gaming information management device refers to the rental management information storage means based on gaming machine rental information from the gaming machine and extracts the loan permission information of the loan medium;
A process in which the gaming information management device refers to the lending management information storage means based on lending machine lending information from the gaming medium lending machine, and extracts lending permission information of the lending medium;
The game information management device compares the extracted two rental permission information, and determines whether or not the game medium can be rented;
When the gaming information management device permits the rental of gaming media as a result of determining whether or not to lend, subtracts the lending permission information of the lending medium extracted according to the lending information, while lending gaming media A process of outputting loan refusal information when refusing;
A gaming machine unauthorized lending management method characterized by:

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