JP2006198187A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately recognize a game history even at the time of utilizing a portable telephone to which a member card function is imparted and to substantially reduce the mislaying of the portable telephone. <P>SOLUTION: A game system is composed of: a game recording medium issuing device 4 for receiving a member portable telephone set and issuing a game recording medium using the amount of electronic money stored in the member portable telephone set; a game device 3 for performing the using processing of a game value recorded in the game recording medium; and management devices 100 and 120. The game system is provided with a judgement means 328 for judging the start of a game in a game machine 2 on condition that the game recording medium is received in the game device 3 and also judging the end of the game whose start is judged on condition that the game recording medium which is the trigger of the judgement of the game start is returned. The management device 120 stores game relating information in a period from the judgement of the start of the game to the judgement of the end of the game corresponding to member identification information stored corresponding to the recording medium identification information of the received game recording medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system capable of accurately grasping a game history including game information (game data) from a game start to a game end of a member player.

  Conventionally, in a game system that uses a membership card issued to a player who has registered as a member in advance, game related information collected during the period from the insertion of the membership card until the membership card is returned. There is one that stores a game history in association with a member ID that is member identification information of each member player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, as a system that can use these member cards, there is a system in which the function of the member card is given to a mobile phone carried by a player and the mobile phone can be used in place of the member card (see, for example, Patent Document 2). ).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-97414 (page 11, FIG. 8) JP 2004-174133 (page 6, FIG. 1)

  However, in the system of Patent Document 2, when the game history of a member player is to be stored and managed in the same manner as the system of Patent Document 1 described above, a game such as a card unit that accepts a mobile phone as a member card It is necessary to provide a holding unit or the like for holding the mobile device in a state in which communication with the mobile phone is possible, and to have the mobile phone hold the mobile phone by the holding unit while the member player is playing. However, for example, when the mobile phone is removed from the holding unit due to an incoming call or incoming mail during a game and the holding is released, the game history including the game information (game data) can be accurately grasped. There is a problem that it may not be possible, and a problem that it is easy to forget to leave the mobile phone held in these holding units at the end of the game.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and even when a mobile phone with a membership card function is used as a membership card, the game history can be accurately grasped and the mobile phone can be misplaced. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming system that can be significantly reduced.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
The player identification information that can individually identify the player and the magnitude of the valuable value are stored, and from the portable information terminal that can be carried by the player, the player identification information and the range of the magnitude of the valuable value A game in which recording medium identification information capable of specifying a gaming value that can be used for a game of a size corresponding to a valuable value of a predetermined size and recording each gaming recording medium individually is recorded An issuance request accepting unit for accepting an issuance request for a recording medium, and a game for issuing a game recording medium in which the recording medium identification information is recorded based on the issuance request receiving unit accepting the issuance request A recording medium issuing means for performing a recording medium issuing process; a player identification information received by the issuing request receiving means; and a recording of a game recording medium issued by the gaming recording medium issuing means An issuing information transmission processing means for issuing information transmission process of transmitting and body identification information, and the game recording medium issuing apparatus comprising,
Game recording medium processing means provided corresponding to the gaming machine, receiving the game recording medium issued by the game recording medium issuing device, and reading at least the record information of the received game recording medium; A game value of a predetermined size within the range of the value of the game value specified from the record medium identification information read from the game recording medium received by the game recording medium processing means is played in the game machine. A gaming device comprising usage processing means for performing usage processing for use in the game;
The player device is connected to the game device and the game recording medium issuing device so as to be capable of data communication, and stores the player identification information and the recording medium identification information transmitted from the issued information transmission processing means in association with each other, and the player A management device for storing game-related information generated in association with a game in the gaming machine of the player in association with identification information;
A gaming system including:
Game-related information acquisition means for acquiring game-related information generated in relation to a game in the gaming machine;
Game start determining means for determining the start of a game in the gaming machine on condition that the game recording medium processing means has received the game recording medium;
A game end determination means for determining the end of the game determined to be started on the condition that the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the game start in the game start determination process is returned;
Including
The management device acquires the game-related information acquisition unit during a period from when the game start determination unit determines the start of a game in the gaming machine to when the game end determination unit determines the end of the game. The game-related information in the gaming machine is stored in association with the player identification information stored in association with the recording medium identification information of the game recording medium that has triggered the determination of the start of the game. Yes.
According to this feature, the player can use the portable information terminal to issue a game recording medium, and can use the issued game recording medium on the game device to execute the game. On the condition that the recorded game recording medium is received by the game recording medium processing means, the start determination is made on the condition that the game start determining means determines the start of the game and the game recording medium is returned. The end of the played game is determined, and the game related information in the period from the start to the end of the game is stored in association with the recording medium identification information of the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the start of the game. Since it is stored in the management device in association with the player identification information, the player does not need to hold his portable information terminal in the gaming device during the game, and therefore stores the player identification information. In case of using the portable information terminal membership card function is applied as a membership card by also, possible to accurately grasp the game history, and it is possible to significantly reduce the misplaced mobile information terminal.

The gaming system according to claim 2 of the present invention is:
The player identification information that can individually identify the player and the magnitude of the valuable value are stored, and from the portable information terminal that can be carried by the player, the player identification information and the range of the magnitude of the valuable value An issuance request accepting means for accepting an issuance request for a game recording medium on which game value specifying information capable of specifying a game value usable for a game having a size corresponding to a valuable value of a predetermined size is recorded; And issuing a game recording medium in which the game value specifying information and the player identification information received from the portable information terminal together with the issue request are recorded based on the issue request received by the issue request receiving means. A game recording medium issuing device for performing a game recording medium issuing process, and a game recording medium issuing device comprising:
Game recording medium processing means provided corresponding to the gaming machine, receiving the game recording medium issued by the game recording medium issuing device, and reading at least the record information of the received game recording medium; In the gaming machine, a gaming value having a predetermined size within the range of the gaming value specified from the gaming value identification information read from the gaming recording medium received by the gaming recording medium processing means is stored in the gaming machine. A gaming device comprising usage processing means for performing usage processing for use in a game;
A management device that is connected to the gaming device so as to be capable of data communication, and stores game-related information generated in association with a game in the gaming machine of the player in association with the player identification information;
A gaming system including:
Game-related information acquisition means for acquiring game-related information generated in relation to a game in the gaming machine;
The gaming machine of the player specified from the player identification information on condition that the player identification information is included in the recording information read from the gaming recording medium received by the gaming recording medium processing means Game start determining means for determining the start of a game in
A game end determination means for determining the end of the game determined to be started on the condition that the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the game start in the game start determination process is returned;
Including
The management device acquires the game-related information acquisition unit during a period from when the game start determination unit determines the start of a game in the gaming machine to when the game end determination unit determines the end of the game. The game-related information in the gaming machine is stored in association with the player identification information read from the game recording medium that triggered the determination to start the game.
According to this feature, the player can use the portable information terminal to issue a game recording medium, and can use the issued game recording medium on the game device to execute the game. When the game recording medium received is received by the gaming device, the game start determination means determines the start of the game of the player specified from the player identification information recorded on the received game recording medium And the end of the game determined to be started is determined on the condition that the game recording medium is returned, and the game related information in the period from the start to the end of the game is included in the player identification information of the player. Since it is stored in the management device in association with each other, it is not necessary for the player to hold his / her portable information terminal in the gaming device during the game, so the membership card function can be obtained by storing the player identification information. Granted The even when used as membership card for the portable information terminal can accurately grasp the game history, and it is possible to significantly reduce the misplaced mobile information terminal.

A gaming system according to claim 3 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 1 or 2,
The gaming device receives a member recording medium on which member identification information capable of individually identifying a member player is recorded, and reads the member identification information recorded on the received member recording medium A recording medium reading means;
The game start determining means determines the start of a game in the gaming machine on the condition that the member recording medium reading means has received the member recording medium,
The game end determination means determines the end of the game determined to be started on the condition that the member recording medium that triggered the game start determination in the game start determination means is returned,
In the period from when the game start determining means determines the start of the game until the game end determining means determines the end of the game, the management device acquires the game related information acquired by the game related information acquiring means. , And storing the information in association with the member identification information read out from the member recording medium that triggered the start of the game.
According to this feature, a game that does not have a portable information terminal that can be given a member card function by issuing a member recording medium to a player who does not have a portable information terminal that can be given a member card function as usual. Can also manage the game related information.

A gaming system according to claim 4 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The game end determination means further uses the magnitude of the gaming value specified from the recording medium identification information or gaming value identification information of the gaming recording medium received by the gaming device in the usage processing means. Thus, it is characterized in that the end of the game is determined on the condition that a predetermined time has passed since it became 0.
According to this feature, the game-related information of the same player is stored and managed as the game-related information of the same player until the predetermined time elapses after the value of the game value becomes zero. Information can be stored and managed.

A gaming system according to claim 5 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 4,
The gaming apparatus receives money and identifies a money identifying means for identifying the authenticity and money type of the accepted money, and a game corresponding to a predetermined amount within the range of money received by the money identifying means. A game that performs game value currency addition processing for adding and updating the value of the game value to the value of the game value specified from the recording medium identification information or the game value specifying information of the game recording medium being received Provided with value-added money addition means,
In the game end determination means, the use processing means uses the magnitude of the game value specified from the recording medium identification information or the game value specifying information of the game recording medium received by the gaming device. When the game value money addition process is performed within a period from when the time becomes zero until the predetermined time elapses, it is determined that the game is continued, and at least the game value money addition process is added. The game end determination is reserved until the value of the game value becomes 0 or the game recording medium is returned.
According to this feature, even if the game value of the game recording medium becomes 0, the player can continue the game by performing the game value money addition process using the money he possesses. At the same time, even if these same players continue to play using money, they are stored and managed as game-related information of the same player, so the game-related information of each player is stored and managed more accurately. it can.

A gaming system according to claim 6 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 4 or 5,
The gaming apparatus comprises: a portable information terminal processing unit that accepts a request for adding a gaming value having a size corresponding to a valuable value within a range of the valuable value from the portable information terminal; Based on the reception of the addition request by the portable information terminal processing means, the magnitude of the game value requested by the addition request is recorded as the recording medium identification information or the game value specifying information of the game recording medium being received. A game value portable addition means for performing a game value portable addition process for adding and updating to the magnitude of the game value specified from
The game end judging means is set to 0 when the use processing means uses the magnitude of the game value specified from the game value specifying information of the game recording medium received by the game device. It is determined that the game is continued when the gaming value portable addition process is performed within a period until the predetermined time elapses, and at least the value of the gaming value added in the gaming value portable addition process is large. It is characterized in that the game end determination is reserved until the game time becomes zero or the game recording medium is returned.
According to this feature, even if the game value of the game recording medium is 0, the player uses the value of the valuable value of the portable information terminal possessed by the game value portable addition process. If the same player continues the game using the valuable value of the portable information terminal, it is stored and managed as the game related information of the same player. Accurately store and manage game-related information for each player.

A gaming system according to claim 7 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Non-operating state determination in which the game end determining means determines that the gaming related information in the gaming machine acquired by the gaming related information acquiring means has not changed over a predetermined period of time. Whether the value of the game value specified from the game value specifying information of the game recording medium received by the game device is zero when the use processing means is used. Alternatively, after the game recording medium is returned, the end determination of the game is reserved until the non-operation state is determined by the non-operation state determination means.
According to this feature, after the game value is reduced to 0 or the game recording medium is returned, the game end determination is performed until the non-operating state is determined by the non-operating state determining unit. Since the game-related information is reserved and the game-related information during the reservation period is also stored and managed as the game-related information of the player whose start has been determined, the game-related information of each player can be stored and managed more accurately.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  Example 1 corresponding to claim 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a gaming system of Example 1, and the gaming system of Example 1 is As a gaming apparatus according to the present invention installed one-to-one with respect to a card reader-type pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) 2 as a gaming machine of the present invention arranged side by side on a plurality of gaming islands arranged in a game hall Card unit 3 and a prepaid card issuing device 4 serving as a game recording medium issuing device for issuing a prepaid card serving as a game recording medium in the present invention. A payment device 21 that returns the remaining amount recorded in the prepaid card in cash and settles it, and a membership card (described later) that is installed at a predetermined location in the game arcade and issued to a registered member player A system controller 100 that constitutes a management device according to the present invention for managing a member recording medium) or a prepaid card, and a member mobile phone that is a portable information terminal of the present invention provided with a member card or member card function. The system is mainly composed of a member management computer 120 that constitutes a management device according to the present invention for managing various information including game histories and the like related to a member player. The system controller 100, the member management computer 120, the card unit 3, Are connected via a hub (HUB) (see FIG. 3) and a communication cable 8 so that data communication is possible, and the system controller 100 and the member management computer 120 are connected via a communication cable 10 so that data communication is possible. Each connected device has a local IP address. Is assigned to each device connected to the local area network (LAN), in addition to the local IP address, a device ID that can individually identify the device is assigned. Each device (apparatus) connected to the LAN has an IP address table in which an apparatus ID and a local IP address are associated with each other, so that the local IP address is identified from the apparatus ID, and the apparatus ID It is possible to perform transmission / reception with other devices (devices).

  The system controller 100 is connected to a management server installed in a card management company (not shown) via a communication line network 11 so that data communication is possible, and is managed by a membership card, prepaid card, or card unit 3 at each game arcade. At the same time, the sales of each amusement hall are managed by the management server.

  First, the member recording medium, the member mobile phone provided with the member card function, and the game recording medium used in this embodiment will be described.

  In this embodiment, a contactless IC card is used for a member card issued to a member player who has registered in advance and a prepaid card issued by the prepaid card issuing device 4, and of these, the member card is This corresponds to the member recording medium of the present invention, and the prepaid card corresponds to the game recording medium.

  The member card as the member recording medium in the present invention will be described. The member card can perform data communication without contact with an internal card reader / writer 327 described later provided in the card unit 3. A non-contact IC card is used, and its internal memory has a member card ID that can identify each member card individually and a member identification that can individually identify the member player who issued the member card The member ID as information is recorded in a non-rewritable manner, and information such as the remaining amount as a gaming value in the present invention that can be used for lending pachinko balls can be rewritten by data communication with the internal card reader / writer 327. To be recorded.

  The prepaid card used in the present embodiment will be described. In order to enable the prepaid card to be used in the same manner as the member card by the internal card reader / writer 327 for reading / writing the recorded information of the member card, the member card is used. The same non-contact type IC card is applied, and the prepaid card ID uniquely assigned to each prepaid card is recorded in the internal memory so that each prepaid card can be individually identified. In addition, information such as an unused remaining amount is rewritably recorded in the pachinko ball lending (game) by data communication with the internal card reader / writer 327.

  Next, a description will be given of a mobile phone that can be carried by a member player used in a member mobile phone that is a portable information terminal of the present invention used in the present embodiment. The mobile phone has a normal wireless voice call function. And a non-contact IC chip (not shown) for providing a non-contact IC card function having a wireless communication function at a close distance in addition to a connection function such as Internet and an e-mail transmission / reception function. A wallet function that can be used for depositing the amount of electronic money stored in the IC chip into the card unit 3 and various transactions such as payment of boarding fees and payment of shopping charges. As these non-contact IC chips, mobile FeliCa IC chips (trade name, manufactured by Sony Corporation) that are in practical use are preferably used. Rukoto can.

  In addition, as described above, the contactless IC chip of the present embodiment stores a member ID and a member card ID as player identification information according to the present invention together with an electronic money amount. The card unit 3 is provided with various kinds of information related to storage of the card ID, use of the member ID, membership card ID, electronic money amount, and return of the remaining amount to the electronic money amount via the contactless IC chip. By storing a dedicated application for exchanging with an external card reader / writer 330, which will be described later, the member card function is given to the mobile phone having the wallet function.

  Next, the card unit 3 as a gaming apparatus used in this embodiment will be described below. The card unit 3 corresponds to the pachinko machine 2 which is a gaming machine installed in the game hall on a one-to-one basis. is set up.

  On the front surface of the card unit 3 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 332, a coin return button 304, a protrusion 305, a coin return port 308, and a card insertion port 309 are provided.

  A card insertion slot 309 provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 is connected to a card slot (not shown) of a built-in internal card reader / writer 327 (see FIG. 3), and through this card insertion slot 309, Member cards and prepaid cards can be inserted into card slots.

  A protruding portion 305 is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 so as to protrude forward. On the surface of the protrusion 305 facing the player, a display unit 312, a menu switch 316 for displaying a main menu screen, and a data switch 318 for displaying a data screen (not shown), A replay switch 319 for allowing the player to execute a replay game using the number of saving balls described later, and a replay display unit 320 for notifying that the operation of the replay switch 319 is effective. On the surface of the display unit 312, a touch panel 314 is provided for enabling display items displayed on the display unit 312 to be input with a finger.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card unit 3 of this embodiment. The card unit 3 includes an internal card reader / writer 327 serving as a game recording medium processing unit and a member recording medium reading unit of the present invention connected to the card insertion slot 309, and an internal position of the mobile phone communication unit 332. An external card reader / writer 330 serving as a portable information terminal processing means in the present invention for carrying out near field contactless communication with a member mobile phone provided with the member card function, a display control board 329, a card The control unit 328 mainly implements control of each unit of the unit 3 by a control program and provides various functions of the card unit 3, and includes an internal card reader / writer 327, an external card reader / writer 330, and a display. The control board 329 is connected to the control unit 328 so that various data can be transmitted and received.

  The internal card reader / writer 327 includes a card ID (member card ID, prepaid card ID) or member ID (only the member card in the first and second embodiments), which is recorded in the member card or prepaid card inserted from the card insertion slot 309. In Embodiments 3 and 4, both the membership card, the prepaid card, and the prepaid card), and the record information such as the remaining amount that is a game value usable for the game are read and written, and the external card reader / writer 330 Through the contactless IC chip built in the member mobile phone provided with the above-mentioned wallet function close to the mobile phone communication unit 332, the member card ID, the member ID, and the electronic money amount are not used or used for games. Conduct contactless data communication regarding the return of the remaining amount of money. That is, the internal card reader / writer 327 of this embodiment accepts a prepaid card that is a game recording medium in the present invention and a member card that is a member recording medium in the present invention, and records the received prepaid card and member card. Information (including a member ID in the case of a member card) is read at least, and the internal card reader / writer 327 forms the game recording medium processing means and the member recording medium reading means in the present invention.

  Note that a card storage section (not shown) capable of storing a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of prepaid cards is provided at the position of the inner end of the internal card reader / writer 327 of this embodiment. A prepaid card stored in the storage unit can be newly issued, and the remaining amount becomes 0, and the prepaid card reserved in the internal card reader / writer 327 is replaced with a new card (member card or prepaid card). When the card is inserted, it can be collected in the card storage section.

  On the display control board 329, the above-described liquid crystal display 313, touch panel 314, various switches (menu switch 316a, data switch 318a, replay switch 319a) and replay LED 320a provided in the replay display unit 320 described above. Etc. are connected.

  Of the electronic components connected to the display control board 329, the touch panel 314 and various switches (menu switch 316a, data switch 318a, replay switch 319a) are connected to the control unit 328 via the display control board 329. The position detection information from the touch panel 314 and the detection signal of each switch are input to the control unit 328. The replay LED 320a is also connected to the control unit 328 via the display control board 329, and the lighting control is performed by the control unit 328.

  In addition, the display control board 329 specifies a display driving circuit that performs display driving of the liquid crystal display 313 and a position that is pressed based on an output signal from the touch panel 314 and outputs the specified input position information. It includes an input position detection circuit, a VRAM used for display processing of the display drive circuit and image composition processing, and an I / O port to which various switches are connected and signals from the switches are input, and is output from the control unit 328. The display data such as various screens is displayed on the liquid crystal display 313.

  The control unit 328 includes a central processing circuit (CPU) 328a capable of executing a control program, a RAM 328b capable of storing various data, a ROM 328c capable of storing various data such as a control program, date information and calendar information. The RAM 328b is backed up by a battery (not shown), and the stored data is retained for a predetermined period even when the power is turned off.

  Further, in the RAM 328b of the control unit 328, as shown in FIG. 4, the received member card, prepaid card, card ID read out from the member mobile phone (member card ID, prepaid card ID) or member ID (Example 1, 2 stores only the membership card, Examples 3 and 4 are both the prepaid card and the membership card), stores the payment type (electronic money or cash), the remaining amount unused for the game at that time, and the number of replays Card information table (FIG. 4 (a)) to be used, and a game information counter (for storing and storing various game related information generated in the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 input from the signal receiving unit ( In addition to FIG. 4 (c), a member card is inserted or a prepaid card with a member ID recorded is inserted or inserted as described later. From the time when it is determined that the game of the member player has started based on the acquisition of the member ID from the member mobile phone for play, the game ends when the member card is returned, the prepaid card on which the member ID is recorded After the remaining amount becomes “0” or the prepaid card with the member ID recorded is returned or collected, another member card or member mobile phone is accepted, or the prepaid card is inserted or money (cash) It is input via the relay terminal 5 until the end of the game of the member is determined based on acceptance or non-operation determination due to no change in game-related information for a predetermined time or more. Various game-related information, game time, and usage amount are stored in association with the member ID of the member player determined to have started the game. Because of member game history counter is provided.

  The member game history stored in these member game history counters is managed in the present invention as member game information together with the device ID of the card unit 3 as will be described later when the end of the game of the member player is determined. When the data of the member game history counter is reset by being transmitted to the member management computer 120 serving as a device, the control unit 328 (member game start / end / continuation determination processing) serving as game start determination means in the member management computer 120 ) Until the control unit 328 (member game start / end / continuation determination process, member game end determination process) serving as the game end determination means determines the end of the game after determining the game start in the pachinko machine 2 During the period, the game acquired by the control unit 328 (interrupt processing) serving as game-related information acquisition means Relevant information in association with the member ID or the member ID received from the member mobile phone membership card that triggered the start determination of the game is adapted to be stored.

  In the member game history counter of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, the member ID of the member player determined to have started the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, that is, the member card being accepted or The member ID read from the prepaid card, or the member ID read from the member mobile phone received at the time of the replay process, the game time since the member player started the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the number of starts One member game history consisting of the number of bonuses, the number of probability fluctuations (the number of chances of change), the number of balls to be thrown in, the number of balls to be paid out, and the usage amount that is the total amount of remaining money used by the member since the game was started The game related information of the game time is stored only when the start of the member game is determined, and then the time measurement is ended when the member game is determined to end. Game time is counted, and game-related information consisting of the number of starts, the number of bonuses, the number of probability fluctuations (the number of chances of change), the number of shots and the number of balls paid out is determined as the start of member games and the end of member games. The member game history counter is set as the update target until it is updated, so that the latest data is sequentially updated according to the input of the above-mentioned big hit signal, probability change signal, start signal, driving signal, and supply signal Is done.

  In addition, the control unit 328 of the present embodiment sends a member card acceptance notification including the member ID read from the member card inserted into the card insertion slot 309 and the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3 to the member management computer. The member card acceptance notification transmission process to be transmitted to 120 is executed.

  Further, the control unit 328 of the present embodiment includes the member ID read by the internal card reader / writer 327 from the received prepaid card or the member ID acquired from the member mobile phone by the external card reader / writer 330 during the replay process, A mobile member acceptance notification transmission process is performed in which a portable member acceptance notification including the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3 is transmitted from the communication unit 334 to the member management computer 120.

  When the control unit 328 of this embodiment receives various game-related information (start count, jackpot count, probability change count, number of shot balls, number of payout balls) from the relay terminal 5, FIG. The interrupt processing shown is executed, the input of the input game related information is received, and the type of the input game related information is specified to acquire the game related information. As described above, the control unit 328 specifies and acquires the type of the game related information input from the relay terminal 5, thereby forming the game related information acquisition means in the present invention.

  Based on the acquisition of the game related information, the control unit 328 determines that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is running at the time of input of the game related information and is operating. , Reset the non-working determination timer for judging non-working, and start counting the game time of the game information counter, and when the non-working judgment timer is up, the game time counting of the game information counter , And the interruption process shown in FIG. 19 is performed, and the end of the member game is determined based on the conditions of SW8 to SW10.

  The control unit 328 is connected to a bill recognition unit 321 and a coin recognition unit 322 in addition to electronic components such as switches and indicators connected via the display control board 329.

  Moreover, the banknote identification unit 321 of a present Example takes in the banknote inserted into the banknote insertion port 302, and performs the identification of the authenticity and banknote type. Moreover, the coin identification unit 322 identifies the authenticity of the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 303 and the coin type. In other words, the bill recognition unit in the present invention is formed by the bill recognition unit 321 and the coin recognition unit 322.

  In addition, the control unit 328 is provided in the connected pachinko machine 2 and is used for renting (lending) a remaining amount indicator (not shown) that displays the remaining amount of a member card or prepaid card being received or a pachinko ball. A lending button switch for detecting an operation of a lending button (not shown) operated by the user and a return button switch for detecting an operation of a return button (not shown) operated when returning a member card being received are connected.

  Further, the control unit 328 detects the corresponding pachinko machine 2 via the relay terminal 5 and the pachinko balls supplied to the pachinko machine 2, that is, the pachinko balls supplied in accordance with the payout of the pachinko machine 2. Various game-related information output from the supply ball detection switch 6 that detects the pachinko balls collected from the pachinko machine 2, that is, the out-ball detection switch 7 that detects the pachinko balls collected by the pachinko machine 2; In the pachinko machine 2 output from the pachinko machine 2 and the supply ball detection switches 6 and 7, a signal receiving unit is provided for receiving signals indicating game-related information generated in relation to the game of the pachinko machine 2. Signals indicating various game-related information generated in the game are input, and the input game-related information is stored in the game information counter (FIG. 4). Is adapted to be accumulated and stored in the c)).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a supply signal indicating the number of pachinko balls supplied to the pachinko machine 2 is output from the supply ball detection switch 6 (in this embodiment, one pulse for every 10 balls), A large-amount signal indicating that it is in the middle, a probability-changing signal indicating that the probability is changing, and the variable display of the variable display device based on the start winning was started and stopped, and one variable display was performed. Is output from the pachinko machine 2, and a driving signal indicating the number of pachinko balls collected from the pachinko machine 2 is output from the out ball detection switch 7 (in this embodiment, one pulse for every 10 balls). These output signals are input to the control unit 328 via the relay terminal 5.

  In this embodiment, the supply ball detection switch 6 is provided to grasp the number of pachinko balls paid out by the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3 by counting the number of pachinko balls supplied to the pachinko machine 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of pachinko balls paid out by the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is directly input from the prize ball board of the pachinko machine 2 as a prize ball signal. You may do it.

  In the present embodiment, it is configured that a big hit signal, a probability changing signal, a start signal, a supply signal, and a driving signal are input to the card unit 3 via the relay terminal 5. For example, these various signals May be directly input to the control unit 328 from the pachinko machine 2, the supply ball detection switch 6, and the out ball detection switch 7.

  The control unit 328 receives detection signals of various switches, position detection information of the touch panel 314, identification signals from the banknote identification unit 321 and the coin identification unit 322, and the like in the multifunction lamp 301 connected to the control unit 328. Each LED such as the provided multifunction LED 301a and the notification LED 331a provided in the electronic money notification unit 331, control of the internal card reader / writer 327, external card reader / writer 330, display control board 329, display control of the remaining amount indicator , Detection of money acceptance, calculation of identification amount, etc., overall operation control, ball lending processing, electronic money deposit processing, cash deposit processing, replay processing, prepaid card issuance processing, member game end determination processing, member game Various processes to be described later such as a start / end / continuation determination process and a return process are executed.

  The control unit 328 is connected to a prize ball number control board (not shown) of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and various signals associated with the ball lending process and the replay process are exchanged with the prize ball number control board. It can be implemented, and is connected to the system controller 100 and the member management computer 120 via the communication unit 334 and the HUB so as to be able to communicate data, and various data can be transmitted and received.

  Further, the control unit 328 determines whether or not the membership card and prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 309 can be used in cooperation with the system controller 100, and the membership card permitted to be used in the determination. In addition, a reception process for storing the remaining amount read from the prepaid card, the card ID, the member ID, and the like in the card information table is performed.

  Based on the operation of the lending button, the remaining amount read from the member card and prepaid card that can be used in the reception process, or the remaining amount corresponding to the amount of money accepted (identification amount) by the insertion of money (cash) The pachinko machine corresponding to the unit usage amount is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 by issuing a discharge instruction for the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit usage amount set at that time, which is processing for use in the corresponding game. A lending process for lending the number of balls, subtracting and updating the unit usage amount from the remaining amount, and adding and updating the unit usage amount to the total usage amount of the game information counter is performed.

  That is, in the lending process, a unit usage amount which is a game value of a predetermined size within the range of the remaining amount read from the prepaid card or member card received by the internal card reader / writer 327 and stored in the card information table. Is executed to discharge the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit usage amount, so that the use processing in the present invention is formed by the lending processing, and the control for executing the use processing is performed. The unit 328 forms the use processing means in the present invention.

  In addition, when the remaining amount of the card information table is “0”, the control unit 328 is configured to have a bill (1000 yen bill, 2000 yen bill, 5000 yen bill, 10000 yen bill) or coin (100 yen coin, 500 yen coin). ) Is inserted or inserted, and the identified amount is added and updated to “0” which is the remaining amount of the card information table, and the received amount and the received amount are being received. A cash deposit process for transmitting a cash deposit request including the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card to the system controller 100 is performed, and the deposited remaining amount can be used for the lending process.

  That is, the control unit 328 has a predetermined amount within the range of the amount of money (cash) received by the banknote recognition unit 321 or the coin recognition unit 322 serving as money recognition means (the amount of money (cash) received in this embodiment). A control unit for adding the remaining amount of money corresponding to the card information table to the remaining amount of the card information table, and forming the game value money addition process according to the present invention by the cash deposit process. A game value currency adding means is formed by 328.

  In this embodiment, the remaining amount of the total amount of accepted money (cash) is added, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the accepted amount of money (cash) is accepted. The designation of the amount may be received from the player within the range of the amount of money, and the remaining amount corresponding to a part of the accepted amount of money, that is, the amount of money (cash) received may be added.

  Further, the control unit 328 displays a predetermined time when the prepaid card in which the member ID is recorded is received and the remaining amount specified from the remaining amount data read from the prepaid card becomes 0. In the electronic money deposit acceptance screen shown in FIG. 20A displayed on the section 312, when the electronic money deposit menu selection is accepted from the member player, the designation of the deposit amount is accepted from the member player. Based on the fact that the member mobile phone is brought close to the mobile phone communication unit 332, a remittance processing request including the accepted deposit amount is transmitted, and the deposit amount is subtracted from the electronic money amount stored in the member mobile phone. And the electronic money company ID of the electronic money from which the deposit amount stored in the member mobile phone is subtracted. Based on the receipt (acceptance) of the completion notice as the calculation request by the external card reader / writer 330 serving as the portable information terminal processing means in the present invention, the deposit amount is added to the remaining amount in the card information table, and the deposit After the electronic money is stored in the type, an electronic money depositing process for transmitting an electronic money deposit request including the deposit amount, the electronic money company ID, and the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card being accepted to the system controller 100 is performed.

  If the amount of electronic money stored in the member mobile phone is less than the amount of money included in the money transfer processing request due to the transmission of the remittance processing request, a notice of impossibility is transmitted from the member mobile phone, and the control unit In step 328, the electronic money deposit process is terminated based on the reception of the impossibility notification.

  That is, in the external card reader / writer 330 serving as the portable information terminal processing means in the present invention, the amount corresponding to the deposit amount that is a predetermined size within the range of the amount of electronic money that is the value of the present invention. Based on the receipt of the completion notice as the request for addition of the remaining amount and the completion notification received by the external card reader / writer 330, the addition of the remaining amount is performed by the electronic money depositing process. The gaming value portable addition process in the present invention is formed, and the gaming value portable addition means is formed by the control unit 328 that performs the gaming value portable addition process.

  In addition, the control unit 328 is a member player when the number of replays based on the number of saved balls is stored in the card information table by the member player obtained from the member management computer 120 and saved in the previous game. When a replay operation is received from the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the instruction for discharging the number of pachinko balls set in advance to the number of replays once is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the number of replays once The number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of replays is subtracted from the number of replays stored in the card information table, and the number of pachinko balls corresponding to one replay including the member ID is updated. A replay process is performed in which refund completion information indicating that the refund has been performed is transmitted to the member management computer 120.

  In addition, when the player performs a return operation such as an operation of the return button, the control unit 328 returns the accepted membership card or prepaid card in which the remaining amount of the card information table at that time is recorded. Perform return processing. If the remaining amount is “0”, the prepaid card is not returned and is retained in the internal card reader / writer 327, and the retained prepaid card is based on the insertion of a new member card or prepaid card. Then, it is collected in the aforementioned storage part.

  Further, the control unit 328 reads the prepaid card read from the issued prepaid card when the player performs an end operation such as selection input of the end menu displayed on the display unit 312 when the remaining amount exists. A prepaid card issuance notification including an ID, a remaining amount, and a device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100, and a prepaid card issuance process for issuing a prepaid card recording the remaining amount from the card insertion slot 309 is performed.

  Next, the member management computer 120 constituting the management apparatus in this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the member management computer 120 is connected to a data bus 121 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer. A CPU 122 that performs various processes performed by the computer 120, a RAM 123 that is used as a work memory, an RTC 124 that outputs time information and calendar information, a storage device 125 including a magnetic disk and a magneto-optical disk, and an input device 126 such as a keyboard and a mouse. A display device 127 that displays and outputs various screens, a printer 128 that prints and outputs various information, a first communication unit 129 that performs data communication with the system controller 100, and a second communication unit 130 that performs data communication with the card unit 3. Normal computer with It is over data.

  In the storage device 125, in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for the member management computer 120 to perform various processes to be described later are described, a player who owns a member card or a member mobile phone, that is, member information regarding the member player Is registered (stored) in the member data table (see FIG. 7A), and for each machine number of each pachinko machine 2, the model name, the device ID uniquely assigned to the corresponding card unit 3, and the corresponding Players for each pachinko machine 2 and for each member, and for each member ID that can identify the member player, as well as a table-specific data table (see FIG. 7B) in which visitor game information is registered (stored). A member-by-member history table (see FIG. 8) in which a game history including the game information is registered (stored) is stored.

  In the member data table, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), for each member ID uniquely given to a member player who has a member card or a member mobile phone, the number of saving balls at that time, A PIN for confirmation, a visit point where a predetermined visit point is added and updated once a day according to the acceptance of the member card or mobile phone, and the member's name (first name and last name), gender, age, Member information consisting of personal information including birthday, occupation, and address is registered, and among the registered data registered in the member data table, the personal identification number and personal information are displayed on the display device 127. It is updated by inputting or changing necessary items on the member registration / change screen (not shown). Further, the number of saving balls is subtracted and updated based on the payout completion information received from the card unit 3, and the store visit point is updated based on the member card acceptance notification or the mobile member acceptance notification received from the card unit 3.

  In this embodiment, the member ID of the membership card is stored with a member ID of K -..., and the member mobile phone is stored with a member ID of KK -.... It is possible to discriminate whether a member player carrying a member card or a member carrying a member mobile phone.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the table-specific data table records the model name and the device ID of the corresponding card unit 3 for each unit number of each pachinko machine 2. Stored when the total or member game history number (01, 02...), The type of visitor stored, and the game history number (01, 02...) Are stored for each type number. Game-related information such as member ID, game time, start count, bonus count, probability change count (probable change count), number of hit balls, number of payout balls, and amount of money used is stored. The sum of the game related information of all the games in the pachinko machine 2 of the number, that is, the data of the aforementioned game information counter of the card unit 3 of the corresponding device ID is stored, and each game history number includes the card unit 3 Has been sent from The game history is registered (stored) in the order of the member game information, and the game related information excluding the game related information included in the game history of each game history number (01, 02...) Is stored in the visitor item. By doing so, it is possible to grasp the game related information of all the games in each pachinko machine 2, the game history of each member player who played in the pachinko machine 2, and the game related information by the game of a visitor player other than the member It is like that.

  In the member-specific history table, as shown in FIG. 8, for each member ID, the game history of the member player specified from the member ID, specifically, the visit date, the pachinko machine 2 that played the game Game consisting of the machine number, model name, game time from the start to the end of the game, the number of starts, the number of bonuses, the number of probability fluctuations (the number of probable changes), the number of shots, the number of payout balls, the difference ball, and the amount used History is stored (registered). Specifically, the date of visit of the game history based on the calendar information output from the RTC 124 is stored (registered) as the date of visit in the member-specific history table, and from the start to the end of the game. The game history including the game time, the number of starts, the number of bonuses, the number of probability fluctuations (the number of probability changes), the number of shots, the number of payout balls, and the amount of money used is included in the member game information received (acquired) from the card unit 3 Corresponding game related information is stored.

  In addition, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of this embodiment transmits the card unit 3 from the card unit 3 by a replay operation (selection of performing a game using the number of saved balls by operating the play selection button 316). Based on the received storage output request and mobile member storage output request, the PIN included in the storage output request and mobile member storage output request is assigned to the member ID included in the storage output request (mobile member storage output request). Correspondingly, the personal identification number stored in the member data table is collated, and when the collation is matched, the number of saving balls stored in the member data table is returned to the card unit 3 in association with the member ID. In this way, a savings ball number usage permission process for permitting the reuse of the number of savings balls to the game is performed, and the card user In response to the receipt of the payout completion information from the game 3, the payout is made in one replay from the number of saving balls stored in the member data table in association with the member ID included in the received payout completion information. The predetermined number of pachinko balls to be subtracted and updated.

  In addition, when the member game information transmitted from the card unit 3 is received, the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 of this embodiment uses the member game information as a game history corresponding to the member ID included in the member game information. The game related information included in the member game history table is stored and updated, and the game related information included in the member game information is stored in the table data table and the table data table is updated.

  Next, the configuration of the system controller 100 of this embodiment that constitutes the management apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9. The system controller 100 is connected to a data bus 101 for transmitting and receiving data inside the computer. Based on the processing program stored in the storage device 105, the card unit 3 based on the update processing of the member card master table and the prepaid card table, which will be described later, and the stored data of the member card master table and the prepaid card table CPU 102 for performing various processes such as accepting membership card and prepaid card usage determination process, RAM 103 used as work memory, RTC 104 for outputting time information and calendar information, storage device including magnetic disk and magneto-optical disk 105, Fa A data communication is performed with the input device 106, which is a dedicated keyboard with a unique menu assigned thereto, a display device 107 for displaying and outputting various information, a printer 108 for printing various information, and a member management computer 120. A first communication unit 110, a second communication unit 109 that performs data communication with the card unit 3 (control unit 328), the prepaid card issuing device 4 and the checkout device 21, a management server provided in the card company and a telephone line 11 It is a normal computer to which a digital service unit (DSU) 111 for enabling data communication is connected.

  In addition to the processing program for executing various processes described later of the system controller 100, the storage device 105 includes a membership card master table shown in FIG. 10 (a) and a prepaid payment shown in FIG. 10 (b). A card management database (DB) including a card table is stored.

  In the membership card master table used in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10A, the membership card ID, the remaining amount, and the membership card are associated with the membership ID of the membership card. Unusable information indicating whether it is unusable based on the black list or the appearance list included in the operation information distributed from the server is stored in association with each other, and the data of these member card master tables is stored in the card unit 3. The remaining amount stored in the member card master table and the remaining amount recorded in each member card by being updated based on the electronic money deposit request, cash deposit request and membership card usage notification sent from Are stored in correspondence with the membership card ID read from these membership cards. The remaining amount and the remaining amount read from the membership card who is, the CPU102 to match, and based on the unusable information is determined availability of the membership card is performed.

  The update of these member card master tables can be made only when the remaining amount is 0 in this embodiment when specifically receiving an electronic money deposit request or a cash deposit request from the card unit 3. The deposit amount included in the electronic money deposit request or cash deposit request is stored in the remaining amount, and when the membership card usage notification is received, it is used from the remaining amount corresponding to the membership card ID included in the membership card usage notification The amount is updated by subtraction.

  In the prepaid card table used in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10B, the remaining amount recorded in each prepaid card in association with the prepaid card ID of each prepaid card, and the remaining amount Issuance / payment type (in the case of issuance (payment) using cash, cash is stored in the case of issuance (payment) using the amount of electronic money), and electronic money is stored in the issuance / payment type The electronic money company ID of the electronic money company that provides the amount of electronic money used for the payment when the payment is made, and the amount of electronic money used for the payment when the electronic money is stored in the issue / payment type A user member ID, which is a member ID received (acquired) from the stored member mobile phone, is stored.

  The data of these prepaid card tables is updated based on a prepaid card issuance notification transmitted from the prepaid card issuing device 4 or the card unit 3, an electronic money deposit request, a cash deposit request, and a prepaid card use notification. The remaining amount stored in each prepaid card is managed so that the remaining amount stored in the prepaid card table corresponding to each prepaid card ID matches.

  Specifically, the update of the prepaid card table is based on a prepaid card issuance notification transmitted from the prepaid card issuance device 4 in the issuance of the prepaid card using the electronic money amount of the member mobile phone in the prepaid card issuance device 4. The issued amount included in the prepaid card issuance notification is stored in the remaining amount corresponding to the prepaid card ID of the issued prepaid card included in the prepaid card issuance notification, and is an issuance type included in the prepaid card issuance notification Electronic money is stored in the issue / payment type, the electronic money company ID included in the prepaid card issuance notification is stored in the electronic money company ID, and the member ID included in the prepaid card issuance notification, that is, the prepaid card issuance is issued. Member mobile phone used Member ID acquired by the prepaid card issuing device 4 is adapted to be stored in the user's member ID from.

  That is, the CPU 102 stores the prepaid card ID and the prepaid card ID included in the prepaid card issuance notification transmitted in the prepaid card issuance notification transmission process in the card unit 3 or the prepaid card issuance apparatus 4 in the prepaid card table of the system controller 100. The member ID of the member mobile phone used for issuing is stored in association with the member ID.

  In addition, when an electronic money deposit request or a cash deposit request is received from the card unit 3, the corresponding deposit type (electronic money or cash) is stored in the issue / payment type, and in this embodiment, the remaining amount is Since depositing is possible only at 0, the deposit amount included in the electronic money deposit request or cash deposit request is stored in the remaining amount, and when a prepaid card use notification is received, it is included in the prepaid card use notification The usage amount is subtracted and updated from the remaining amount corresponding to the prepaid card ID.

  Next, the prepaid card issuing device 4 used in the present embodiment, which is the prepaid card issuing device of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22, and its external shape is as shown in FIG. The operation display unit 21 for notifying a player (user) that a prepaid card can be issued can be provided on the front surface of the housing 22 and the user is notified that the issuance is in progress. A processing-in-progress lamp 27, a coin insertion unit 23 comprising a coin insertion slot 24 and a bill insertion slot 25, a display panel 38 for displaying the total amount inserted, various selection menus, messages, etc. A prepaid card issuable IC card issuance port 30; a card indicator 29 for notifying the discharge of the prepaid card from the IC card issuance port 30; A coin return port 31 through which coins are discharged, a banknote discharge port 32 through which banknotes to be paid out as a surplus amount associated with the issuance of a prepaid card by inserting coins, and the banknote insertion port 25, coin return port 31, banknote discharge A coin indicator 36 and bill indicators 35 and 37 are provided near each of the outlets 32 and notify the user of the return of coins or bills.

  A transparent touch panel 39 (see FIG. 7) is arranged on the display panel 38 in a stacked manner, and the user can select various menus displayed on the display panel 38 so that the operation position can be changed. By specifying, an interactive operation that specifies that the menu displayed at the operation position has been selected and input is enabled.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21, a mobile phone communication unit 41 for bringing a member mobile phone possessed by a member player close is provided at the front right side position of the display panel 38. Inside, there is provided an external card reader / writer 46 serving as an issue request receiving means in the present invention for performing near-field data communication without contact with a member mobile phone.

  The internal structure of the prepaid card issuing device 4 is as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 22, and the operation display unit 21, the processing lamp 27, the card indicator 29, the coin and bill indicators 36, 35, 37, each of the LEDs 21a, 27a, 29a, 36a, 35a, 37a, which are light emitting elements corresponding to 37, are connected to the coin slot 24 and identify a coin to be inserted, and the bill insertion slot 25, a bill recognition unit 43 that identifies inserted bills, a display driver 47 that controls the display operation of the display panel 38, and a transparent touch panel 39 that detects and outputs input position information on the transparent touch panel 39. The touch panel driver 40 for controlling the input operation of the IC card and the IC card issuing port 30 are provided in series. An IC card reader / writer 26 that reads and writes information recorded in the issued prepaid card and has a card storage section (not shown) for storing the issued prepaid card in its rear (inward) section; Contactless short-distance data communication between a banknote dispensing unit 44 that is connected to the banknote discharge port 32 and that dispenses banknotes corresponding to surplus amounts associated with issuance of prepaid cards, and a member mobile phone possessed by a member player An external card reader / writer 46, a storage device 45 storing a control program in which the control contents of the MPU 48 to be described later are stored, and a communication unit for performing data communication with the system controller 100 via the communication cable 8 49, control of each part, and a prepaid car by cash or electronic money described later And a microprocessing unit (MPU) 48 that performs processing associated with the issuance of the prepaid card issuance device 4 by the MPU 48 being connected to the MPU 48 as shown in FIG. Operation control associated with various processes in is performed.

  The prepaid card issuance apparatus 4 of this embodiment has a prepaid card issuance function using cash as well as a prepaid card issuance function using an electronic money amount. The prepaid card issuance apparatus 4 (MPU 48) first executes SP1 and SP9 in order to determine whether or not there is an electronic money deposit selection operation, or money (cash (cash)). ) To determine whether or not there is an acceptance. In the waiting steps of SP1 and SP9, the player first inserts coins and / or bills having an amount greater than or equal to the amount desired to be issued into the coin insertion slot 24 and the bill insertion slot 25.

  The inserted money is identified by the coin identifying unit 42 and / or the bill identifying unit 43. Based on the identification information output from each of the identifying units, the MPU 48 has been inserted with this money (cash). The process proceeds to SP10, and an amount selection screen (not shown) that allows selection of various issue amounts within the total amount range is displayed on the display panel 38, and the issue request amount (for example, 10,000 yen) from the player. The specification of is accepted.

  The MPU 48 proceeds to SP11 by designating acceptance of the issuance request amount, specifies the issuance amount of the prepaid card, sets the prepaid card (IC card) to be issued at a predetermined position of the IC card reader / writer 26, and A prepaid card ID is read from the set prepaid card (IC card) and stored in a primary storage, and a prepaid card issuance notification including the issued amount (for example, 10,000 yen), the prestored prepaid card ID and an issuance type (cash) is sent. The information is transmitted to the system controller 100, and at the same time, the process proceeds to SP12 to shift to an issuance permission reception waiting state.

  If an issuance permission is received from the system controller 100, the process proceeds to SP13, and the issuance amount is stored as a remaining amount in a prepaid card (IC card) set at a predetermined position of the IC card reader / writer 26. After that, when the prepaid card storing the remaining amount is discharged from the IC card insertion slot 30 and issued, when the amount of money exceeding the amount of issuance is inserted, It is paid out from the coin return port 31 or the banknote discharge port 32.

  Next, the flow of purchasing (issuing) a prepaid card with the electronic money stored in the member mobile phone in the prepaid card issuing device 4 will be briefly described. I want to purchase a prepaid card using electronic money. In this case, the member player first selects and inputs the “electronic money deposit” menu displayed on the display panel 38.

  When this “electronic money deposit” menu selection is detected at SP1 and proceeds to SP2, the MPU 48 displays an amount selection screen (not shown) within a predetermined deposit upper limit in the same manner as issuing a prepaid card with cash. After being displayed on the display panel 38 and receiving the designation of the issuance request amount from the member player (SP2), the process shifts to SP3 and enters a state of waiting for the member mobile phone to approach the mobile phone communication unit 41.

  If the member mobile phone is in proximity to the mobile phone communication unit 41 in the proximity waiting state of the member mobile phone, the process proceeds to SP4 and issuance request received to the member mobile phone in proximity is received. After transmitting the remittance processing request including the amount, the process proceeds to SP5 and transitions to a completion notification reception waiting state.

  In the member mobile phone that has received this remittance request, the dedicated application stored in the member mobile phone is activated, and the amount of electronic money equal to or greater than the issue request amount included in the remittance request is received. It is determined whether or not it is stored in the contactless IC chip mounted on the telephone, and when it is determined that there is an electronic money amount that is equal to or greater than the issuance request amount, The issue request amount is subtracted and updated, and after the subtraction update, the member ID and member card ID stored in the member mobile phone and the electronic money company ID of the electronic money provider that provides the subtracted and updated electronic money are completed A notification is transmitted (returned) to the external card reader / writer 330.

  Then, the MPU 48 proceeds to SP6 based on the reception of the completion notification, and determines that the subtraction update from the electronic money amount of the issued request amount has been completed, and determines the issued prepaid card (IC card) as the IC card. The card ID is set at a predetermined position of the reader / writer 26, and the card ID is read out from the set prepaid card (IC card) and temporarily stored. The issue amount is specified from the issue request amount, and the specified issue amount, After transmitting the prepaid card issuance notification including the stored prepaid card ID, the issuance type (electronic money), the electronic money company ID and the member ID included in the completion notification received from the member mobile phone to the system controller 100, SP7 The process shifts to the issuance waiting state for the issuance permission.

  In the system controller 100 that has received the prepaid card issuance notification, as described above, the remaining amount, issuance / payment type stored in correspondence with the prepaid card ID included in the prepaid card issuance notification received in the prepaid card table. The issuance amount, issuance type (electronic money), electronic money company ID, and member ID included in the received prepaid card issuance notification are stored in the electronic money company ID and user member ID, and the prepaid card table is updated. An issuance permission is returned to the prepaid card issuing device 4 based on the completion of the update.

  If an issuance permission is received from the system controller 100, the process proceeds to SP8, and the issuance amount is written and stored in a prepaid card (IC card) set at a predetermined position of the IC card reader / writer 26 as the remaining amount. Thereafter, the prepaid card storing the remaining amount is discharged from the IC card insertion slot 30 and issued.

  In other words, the MPU 48 has game value specifying information that can specify a remaining amount that can be used for a game having a size corresponding to the electronic money amount of a predetermined size within the range of the member ID and the electronic money amount from the member mobile phone. The external card reader / writer 46, which is an issuance request accepting unit of the present invention, receives a completion notification that is a prepaid card issuance request in which the remaining amount is recorded, and the external card reader / writer 46 sends a completion notification that is an issuance request. Prepaid card issuance processing, which is a game recording medium issuance processing in the present invention for issuing a prepaid card in which a remaining amount and a prepaid card ID are recorded based on reception (acceptance), is performed, and the prepaid card issuance The game recording medium issuing means in the present invention is formed by the MPU 48 that performs the processing.

  Further, as described above, the MPU 48 sends a prepaid card issuance notification including the member ID received (accepted) from the member mobile phone in the prepaid card issuance process and the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card to be issued in the present invention. The prepaid card issuance notification transmission process that is the issuance information transmission process in the present invention to be transmitted to the system controller 100 is executed, and the issuance information transmission processing means in the present invention is performed by the MPU 48 that performs the prepaid card issuance notification transmission process. Is formed.

  Hereinafter, the operation status of each part constituting the gaming system according to the first embodiment will be described based on the operation status of the card unit 3 and the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 11 to 19 and FIG.

  First, the control unit 328 is activated based on power-on of the card unit 3, reads the control program stored in the ROM 328c, and starts executing the control program. In the activation process based on the control program, the control unit 328 displays a normal standby screen (not shown) on the display unit 312 after resetting the card information table, the member game history counter, and the game information counter data. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11, by waiting for each step of S1 to S4, waiting for the receipt of money, waiting for the reception (insertion) of the membership card, waiting for the reception of the prepaid card, to the mobile phone communication unit 332 Wait in the waiting state for acceptance by the proximity of the member mobile phone.

  First, in this standby state, when a player who does not have a member card or a member mobile phone inserts money (cash), the insertion of the money (cash) is detected at S1, and the process proceeds to S1 +. It is determined whether or not there is a remaining amount in the remaining amount of money, and if the remaining amount exists, that is, if the remaining amount is not “0”, the received accepted money is returned to S1 and the remaining amount is returned. If the amount does not exist, that is, the remaining amount is “0”, the process proceeds to S1 ++, and the member game end determination process shown in FIG. 17 is performed.

  In other words, when the money is received, a game in which the member game history counter already includes the member ID is determined by determining the start of the member game by the member game start / end / continuation determination process described later before the receipt of the money. If there is a history record, the end of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID is determined (Sb1), the setting of the update target of the member game history counter is canceled, and the game history is confirmed. After the member game information including the confirmed member game history counter data and device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120 (Sb2), the game history counter data is deleted (Sb3). Yes.

  In addition, when there is no storage of game history including the member ID in the member game history counter, for example, when the game history is deleted or deleted in SW13 shown in FIG. 19 described later, the processing of Sb1 and Sb2 is not performed. The process proceeds to S6 shown in FIG.

  In S6, the amount of money accepted (identification amount) received from the player is specified, and the specified amount of money received is added to the remaining amount in the card information table, specifically, the remaining amount is set to “0”. After adding and storing the addition, and storing cash in the payment type of the card information table, as in the screen shown in FIG. 20 (d), the remaining amount is displayed on the display unit 312 as the remaining payment amount, and the process proceeds to S7. By going through the steps of S7 and S12, waiting for a lending operation by selecting “ball lending” on the screen displayed on the display unit 312 or operating the lending button described above, and the screen displayed on the display unit 312 It shifts to a standby state waiting for an end operation by selecting “End” above or operating the return button described above.

  Note that a card unit (not shown) in the system controller 100 is transmitted to the system controller 100 by transmitting a money receipt notice including the device ID of the card unit 3 and the remaining amount after addition update (amount of accepted money). In the separate data table, the deposit amount (cash deposit amount) in money when the member card or the prepaid card is not accepted for each card unit 3 is managed.

  In the standby state of S7 and S12, when a lending operation is performed by the player, it is detected in S7 that the lending operation has been performed, and the process proceeds to S8, and the lending process described above is performed. Specifically, on the condition that there is a remaining amount that is equal to or more than the unit usage amount set at that time, a discharge instruction for the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit usage amount is output to the pachinko machine 2 to use the unit. The number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount is lent, the unit usage amount is subtracted from the remaining amount in the card information table and updated, and the unit usage amount is added to the total usage amount of the game information counter and updated.

  Then, the process proceeds to S9, and a cash usage notification including the usage amount as the unit usage amount and the device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100. Then, the process proceeds to S10, and the member game history counter stores the member ID and the member If the game history counter is set to be updated, the unit usage amount is added to the usage amount of the member game history counter and updated, and whether there is a remaining amount in the remaining amount of the card information table after the subtraction update It is determined whether or not (S11).

  If the remaining amount exists in the determination of S11, the process returns to the standby state of S7 and S12, and if the remaining amount does not exist, that is, if the remaining amount is “0”, the process proceeds to S11 +, and the card information table is displayed. After resetting, the process returns to S1 and shifts to the above-described standby state of S1 to S4.

  On the other hand, in the standby state of S7 and S12, when the player performs an end operation, it is detected in S12 that the end operation has been performed, and the process proceeds to S13, and the prepaid card issuing process of S13 to S15 + is performed. carry out.

  Specifically, when there is a reserved prepaid card in the internal card reader / writer 327, the prepaid card ID of the reserved prepaid card is used, and when there is no reserved prepaid card, the aforementioned card By reading the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card provided for issuance supplied from the storage unit (S13), and transmitting a prepaid card issuance notification including the read prepaid card ID and the remaining amount to the system controller 100 (S14). In the system controller 100, the prepaid card ID and the remaining amount are stored and managed in association with the prepaid card table, so that the remaining amount can be specified from the prepaid card ID of the issued prepaid card.

  Then, the process proceeds to S15, after the remaining amount stored in the card information table is recorded on the prepaid card to be issued, the prepaid card is issued from the card insertion slot 309, and the card information table is reset (S15 +). Transition to the above-described standby state of S1 to S4.

  These issued prepaid cards can be settled into money (cash) by the settlement device 21 and inserted into other card units 3 in the same manner as the prepaid card issued by the prepaid card issuing device 4. The remaining amount recorded on the card can be used.

  As described above, in the card unit 3 of the present embodiment, money (cash) is inserted, the inserted amount is deposited into the remaining amount, and the ball lending process is performed using the deposited remaining amount, and the game is executed. In other words, a game can be carried out using money (cash), and the remaining amount not used for the game among the remaining amount deposited is recorded and issued on the prepaid card. Can be brought back to money (cash) by bringing it to the checkout device 21.

  Next, the flow when the membership card is inserted in the standby state of S1 to S4 will be described below. When the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 309 in the standby state of S1 to S4, If the acceptance of the membership card is detected in S2 and there is a prepaid card reserved in the internal card reader / writer 327, the prepaid card is collected and accepted and the membership card is accepted. The member ID, member card ID, and remaining amount, which are recorded information, are read from the received member card and stored in the card information table, and a member card reception notification including the read member ID and device ID is sent to the member management computer 120. (S17).

  Based on the reception of the membership card reception notification, the membership management computer 120 adds and updates predetermined visit points to the store visit points in the member data table (only once a day) as described above.

  After transmitting these member card acceptance notifications, the process proceeds to S18, and a use permission request including the member card ID read from the member card, the remaining amount, and the device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100.

  In response to receiving this license request, the system controller 100 stores the remaining amount included in the received license request and the membership card ID included in the received license request as described above. The remaining amount is verified, the remaining amount is authenticated, and the license is returned to the card unit 3 on the condition that the remaining amount included in the received license request is equal to or less than the stored remaining amount. The

  In step S19, it is determined whether or not these licenses are received within a predetermined time. If no license is received within the predetermined time, the inserted membership card is returned (S22), On the other hand, the process shifts to the standby state of S1 to S4. On the other hand, if the use permission is received within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to S20, and the member game start / end / continuation determination process shown in FIG.

  In other words, when the member card is received, the member game history counter has already determined the member ID based on the fact that the start of the member game is determined by the member game start / end / continuation determination process before the member card is received. If the member ID read from the received member card is different from the member ID stored in the member game history counter, it is determined that a new member card is accepted, The end of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID stored in the member game history counter is determined, and the start of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID of the received member card is determined. On the other hand, when the read member ID matches the member ID stored in the member game history counter, it is determined that the game is continued and the game end is determined. Reserves with, if there is no storage of game history containing member ID in the member game history counter, determines that start of membership gaming member player identified from the member ID of the member card accepted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, first, it is determined whether or not a game history is already stored in the member game history counter (Sd1). If no game history is stored in the determination, the process goes to Sd5. It is determined that the member game of the member player identified from the member ID read out from the received membership card is started, the process proceeds to Sd6, the member game history counter is reset, and the member ID is stored in the member game history counter. At the same time, by setting the member game history counter as an update target, timing of the game time is started, and the interrupt process shown in FIG. 19 is sequentially performed every time game related information is input, Each game-related information (start count, bonus count, probability variation count (probability variation count), number of shot balls, number of payout balls) of the member game history counter set as the update target is updated. , Updates and stores these game-related information (game data) is started.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in Sd1 that there is already a game history stored in the member game history counter, the member ID read from the member card received in Sd2 and the member stored in the member game history counter are stored. It is determined whether or not the ID matches, and if they match, the process proceeds to Sd7, where it is determined that the member game of the member player of the member ID is continued, and the member game history that has already been set as the update target The counter is set as an update target as it is, and update storage of game related information (game data) is continued. If the determination of Sd2 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd3, and the member ID stored in the member game history counter is stored. The end of the member game specified by the member player is determined, the game time is finished, and the update target of the member game history counter is canceled and the game history After confirming and transmitting the member game information including the confirmed member game history counter data and the device ID to the member management computer 120 (Sd4), the process proceeds to Sd5 and the member ID read from the received member card is used. It is determined that the member game of the identified member player is started, and the process proceeds to Sd6. After resetting the member game history counter, the member ID is stored in the member game history counter, and the game time is started and the time is counted. The member game history counter is set as an update target, and update storage of game related information (game data) is started.

  Based on the reception of the member game information, the member management computer 120 updates the table-specific data table and the member-specific game history table as described above based on the received member game information. That is, in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of the present embodiment, in the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the member player specified from the member ID on condition that the member card is received by the internal card reader / writer 327. The game start determination means of the present invention is formed by the control unit 328 that determines the start of the game and performs the member game start / end / continuation determination processing.

  In S21, the remaining amount read from the membership card is displayed on the display unit 312. Then, the process proceeds to a standby step in S33, S38, S43, and S50 shown in FIG. It is monitored whether or not there is acceptance, whether or not there is a membership card return operation, and whether or not there is a replay operation.

  In these steps S33, S38, S43, and S50, if there is a lending operation, the process proceeds from S33 to S34 to determine whether or not there is a remaining amount equal to or more than the unit usage amount set at that time. After that, when there is a remaining amount equal to or more than the unit usage amount, the process proceeds to S35 and the above-described lending process is performed. Specifically, an instruction to discharge the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit usage amount set at that time is output to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 to lend the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit usage amount, and The unit usage amount is subtracted and updated from the remaining amount of the card information table, the remaining amount after the subtraction update is updated and recorded on the member card, and the unit usage amount is added and updated to the total usage amount of the game information counter.

  Then, a membership card usage notification including the membership card ID, the new remaining amount and the device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100 (S36), and the amount set as the unit usage amount is used as the usage amount of the member game history counter. After the addition update (S37), the process proceeds to the standby step of S33, S38, S43, and S50 again.

  In the system controller 100 that has received the membership card usage notification in S36, the remaining amount stored in the membership card master table in association with the membership card ID included in the membership card usage notification is received in the membership card usage notification received. By updating to the remaining amount included, the remaining amount of each member card is managed so that the remaining amount stored in the system controller 100 matches.

  Further, in the steps S33, S38, S43, and S50, when money is accepted, the acceptance of the money is detected in S38, and the process proceeds to S38 + to determine whether the remaining amount is 0 or not. In the case of 0, the process proceeds to S39, and the identification amount of the accepted money and the membership card ID stored in the card information table, that is, the membership card ID of the membership card being accepted by the internal card reader / writer 327, the device ID, In step S40, it is determined whether or not a deposit permission has been received within a predetermined time. If the remaining amount is not 0 in the determination of S38 +, the accepted money is returned, and the process returns to the steps S33, S38, S43, and S50 and shifts to the standby state described above.

  Based on the receipt of this cash payment request, the system controller 100 adds the identification amount of the accepted money to the remaining amount stored in the member card master table corresponding to the member card ID included in the cash payment request. After renewing the remaining amount, return the payment permission.

  If the license is not received within the predetermined time in S40, the money is returned. On the other hand, if the license is received within the predetermined time, the received money is identified as “0” as the remaining amount at that time. After recording (storing) the new remaining amount (same amount as the identification amount) to which the amount has been added to the remaining amount and the membership card in the card information table, the new remaining amount is displayed on the display unit 312 (S41), and again S33 , S38, S43, S50, when the member player carries out the lending operation, as described above, the processing of S34 to S37 is carried out, and the remaining amount of the additional deposit is obtained by the member player. Can be used for games.

  In addition, in the steps S33, S38, S43, and S50, if there is a replay operation described above (selection of performing a game using the number of saved balls by operation of the replay switch 319), S50 to S51. To determine whether or not the replay number has already been stored in the card information table. If the replay number has not been stored, the process proceeds to S54 to display a password number acceptance screen (not shown) on the display unit 312. Display and accept a password from the member player, send a ball output request including the received password and the member ID stored in the card information table to the member management computer 120 to save the member player's saving ball After acquiring the number from the member management computer 120 and specifying the number of replays, storing the specified number of replays in the card information table, S33 again. S38, S43, the process proceeds to S50 of the step.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S51 that the card information table stores the number of replays, the process proceeds to S52 to determine whether or not there is one or more replays, and there are replays. In step S53, the replay process described above is performed.

  If there is a member card return operation in steps S33, S38, S43, and S50, the process proceeds from S43 to S44, and the member card being accepted is discharged and returned from the card insertion slot 309. A membership card return notification including the ID and the membership card ID is transmitted to the membership management computer 120 and the system controller 100 (S45), and the membership ID of the returned membership card, specifically, the membership ID stored in the card information table. It is determined that the member game of the member player identified from the end is completed (S46), the game time of the member game history counter is finished, and the update target of the member game history counter is canceled to determine the game history Then, the member game information including the confirmed member game history counter data and the device ID is stored in the member management computer. Transmits to the other 120, after erasing data in the recreation hysteresis counter (S48), shifts to the standby state of the above S1 to S4.

  As described above, the member game that is determined to be started in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of S20 by accepting the member card is an opportunity for the game start determination in the member game start / end / continuation determination process. On the condition that the membership card is returned, the control unit 328 determines the end of the game determined to start in S46, and the control unit 328 forms the game end determination means in the present invention.

  Based on the reception of the member game information transmitted in S47, the member management computer 120 updates the table data table and the member game history table based on the received member game information as described above. Thus, the member management computer 120 determines whether or not the above-mentioned allocation in the period from when the control unit 328 serving as the game start determination means and the game end determination means determines the start of the game by accepting the membership card until the membership card is returned. The game history (game related information) of the member game history counter updated by the insertion process is stored in association with the member ID read from the member card that triggered the start of the game.

  Next, the flow when a prepaid card issued by the prepaid card issuing device 4 or a prepaid card issued by the card unit 3 is inserted will be described. In the standby state of S1 to S4, the prepaid card is inserted. When the card is inserted into the mouth 309, the process proceeds to step S71 shown in FIG. 14 to read the recorded information from the accepted prepaid card, and to issue a license request including the read prepaid card ID, the remaining amount, and the device ID. The data is transmitted to the controller 100 (S72). In step S73, it is determined whether or not the use permission is received within a predetermined time.

  Based on the reception of the license request, the system controller 100 stores the remaining amount included in the received license request in the prepaid card table in association with the prepaid card ID included in the received license request. In the case where the member ID is stored in the user member ID in association with the prepaid card ID on the condition that it is determined whether or not the remaining amount is equal to or less than the remaining amount in the determination, The use permission including the member ID (or the use permission not including the member ID when the member ID is not stored) is returned to the card unit 3 (control unit 328).

  If it is determined in S73 that the use permission has not been received within the predetermined time, the prepaid card is returned (S74), and if it is determined that the use permission has been received within the predetermined time. In S75, it is determined whether or not the member ID is included in the received use permission. That is, when the member ID is included in the license, it can be determined that the prepaid card is issued using the electronic money of the member mobile phone, and the member ID is not included in the license. In this case, it can be determined that the prepaid card is issued with money (cash).

  If it is determined in S75 that the member ID is included in the license, it is determined that the accepted prepaid card is a prepaid card issued using the electronic money of the member mobile phone. The process proceeds to SS 1, and a mobile member acceptance notification including the received member ID, the prepaid card ID of the accepted prepaid card, and the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3 is sent from the communication unit 334 to the member management computer 120. After carrying out the mobile member acceptance notification transmission process to be transmitted, the process proceeds to SS2, and the member game start / end / continuation determination process shown in FIG. 18 is performed.

  This member game start / end / continuation determination process is based on the fact that when a prepaid card is received, the start of the member game is determined by the member game start / end / continuation determination process before the receipt of the prepaid card. If the above-mentioned member game history counter already has a game history including the member ID, the member ID included in the received license, that is, the member of the member mobile phone used to issue the accepted prepaid card When the ID and the member ID stored in the member game history counter are different, the end of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID stored in the member game history counter is determined and accepted It is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID of the member mobile phone used to issue the prepaid card is started. On the other hand, when the member ID included in the received license agreement, that is, the member ID of the member mobile phone used to issue the accepted prepaid card matches the member ID stored in the member game history counter Is determined to be continuation of the game, and the end of the game is reserved, and if the game history counter does not store the game history including the member ID, the member ID included in the received license, that is, accepted It is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID of the member mobile phone used for issuing the prepaid card is started.

  That is, in the SS2 member game start / end / continuation determination process of this embodiment, the system is associated with the prepaid card ID of the received prepaid card on condition that the internal card reader / writer 327 receives the prepaid card. Control which determines the start of the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 of the member player identified from the member ID stored in the prepaid card table of the controller 100 and implements the member game start / end / continuation determination process The unit 328 forms the game start determining means of the present invention.

  Further, in the SS2 member game start / end / continuation determination process of this embodiment, the prepaid card issued by the prepaid card issuing device 4 using, for example, a member mobile phone is received before the receipt of the prepaid card. When the member game start / end / continuation determination process is received and it is determined that the member game is started, the game history counter including a different member ID is stored in the above-mentioned member game history counter. When the prepaid card that triggered the start is returned or the remaining amount of the prepaid card is “0” and a predetermined time has passed, the process proceeds to the above-described standby steps S1 to S4. The end of the member game is determined by accepting a prepaid card by using a new member mobile phone. In other words, in this embodiment In the member game start / end / continuation determination process of S2, the game that has been determined to start on condition that the prepaid card that triggered the determination of game start in the member game start / end / continuation determination process is returned This means that the end of is determined.

  Then, after performing these member game start / end / continuation determination processing, the process proceeds to SS3, and the prepaid card ID of the received prepaid card, the member ID included in the received use permission, and the received prepaid are received in the card information table. After storing the remaining amount of the card and the electronic money in the payment type, the process proceeds to S76 to display the remaining amount, and proceeds to the standby step of S77, S85, S88, whether there is a lending operation, whether the prepaid card It is monitored whether there is a return operation (end operation) and whether there is a replay operation.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S75 that the member ID is not included in the license, it is determined that the accepted prepaid card is a prepaid card issued using money (cash), and SS4 Then, a prepaid card acceptance notification including the prepaid card ID of the accepted prepaid card and the device ID uniquely given to the card unit 3 is transmitted from the communication unit 334 to the member management computer 120.

  Then, the process proceeds to SS5, and the member game end determination process shown in FIG. 17 is performed. That is, when a prepaid card is received, a game history including a member ID in the member game history counter is determined by determining the start of the member game by the member game start / end / continuation determination process before receiving the prepaid card. If there is, the end of the member game of the member player identified from the member ID is determined (Sb1), the setting of the update target of the member game history counter is canceled, the game history is confirmed, and the confirmed After the member game information including the member game history counter data and the device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120 (Sb2), the game history counter data is deleted (Sb3).

  If the game history counter including the member ID is not stored in the member game history counter, for example, when the game history is erased in the SW 13 shown in FIG. Proceed to SS6 shown in FIG.

  In other words, in the SS5 member game end determination process of the present embodiment, the prepaid card issued by the prepaid card issuing device 4 is received, for example, using the member mobile phone before receiving the prepaid card. When the member game start is determined by the member game start / end / continuation determination process, and the game history including the member ID is stored in the above-described member game history counter, If the prepaid card is returned or the remaining amount of the prepaid card is “0” and a predetermined time has passed, the process proceeds to the above-described standby steps S1 to S4, and a new currency ( The end of the member game is determined by accepting the prepaid card by using the cash), in other words, the end of the member game of SS5 of this embodiment In the determination process, the end of the game determined to be started is determined on the condition that the prepaid card that triggered the determination of the game start in the member game start / end / continuation determination process is returned. Become.

  If the game history counter including the member ID is not stored in the member game history counter, for example, when the game history is deleted or deleted in SW13 shown in FIG. 19 described later, the processing of Sb1 to Sb2 is not performed. The process proceeds to step SS6 shown in FIG. 14, and the prepaid card ID and the remaining amount received in the card information table are stored. Then, the process proceeds to S76, where the remaining amount is displayed, and the standby steps S77, S85, and S88 are performed. Transition is made to monitor whether there is a lending operation, whether there is a prepaid card return operation (end operation), and whether there is a replay operation.

  In these steps S77, S85, and S88, if there is a lending operation, the process proceeds from S77 to S78, and the lending process described above is performed. Specifically, in the lending process, on the condition that there is a remaining amount that is equal to or greater than the unit usage amount set at that time, a discharge instruction for the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit usage amount is output to the pachinko machine 2 Lending the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit usage amount, subtracting and updating the unit usage amount from the remaining amount in the card information table, and adding the usage amount as the unit usage amount to the total usage amount of the game information counter After the update, the process proceeds to S79, a prepaid card usage notification including the prepaid card ID, the usage amount as the unit usage amount, and the device ID stored in the card information table is transmitted to the system controller 100, and then the process proceeds to S79 +. When the member game history counter is set to be updated, the unit usage amount is updated by adding the unit usage amount to the usage amount of the member game history counter, and S If no update completion is received within the predetermined time in step 0, an error notification is given (S84). If there is an update completion received within the predetermined time in step S80, a new remaining amount is stored in the prepaid card. Is updated and recorded (S81).

  Based on the receipt of the prepaid card usage notification, the system controller 100 uses the remaining amount stored in correspondence with the prepaid card ID included in the prepaid card usage notification, and the usage amount included in the prepaid card usage notification. Is updated so that the remaining amount stored in the prepaid card matches the remaining amount stored in the system controller 100.

  In step S82, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining amount after the subtraction update. If there is a remaining amount, the process proceeds to steps S77, S85, and S88 again to wait for the lending operation, and the prepaid card. While there is a return operation waiting state and a replay operation waiting state, if there is no remaining amount, the process proceeds to S83 to determine whether or not the member ID is stored in the card information table, and there is no member ID storage. In this case, the process proceeds to S83 +, and the prepaid card being accepted is retained in the internal card unit 327. Then, the process returns to the above-described standby state of S1 to S4, and if the member ID is stored, the process proceeds to SL1 in FIG. The payment acceptance waiting flag is stored, and it becomes possible to make a payment using electronic money or money for a predetermined time in which the payment acceptance waiting flag is stored. It is.

  Specifically, in SL1, a deposit acceptance waiting flag is stored at a predetermined address in the RAM 328b, and the display end time timer starts counting. After the deposit acceptance screen shown in FIG. -Shifting to the standby step of SL4, whether or not there is an electronic money deposit operation, whether or not there is money acceptance, whether or not the display end time (for example, 10 minutes) has passed (the display end time timer counts) By monitoring whether the remaining amount is “0” or not until the display end time timer counts up, and waiting for the receipt of payment by electronic money or money (cash) To do.

  If there is an operation for depositing electronic money in the standby steps SL2 to SL4, the process proceeds to SL5, and the control unit 328 displays a screen for accepting the deposit amount on the display unit 312 and selects the deposit amount. Accept from the player. The member player selects and inputs the “determine” selection input unit after selecting the amount to be deposited from the amount menu displayed on the screen displayed on the display unit 312.

  Based on the selection input of this “decision”, the control unit 328 specifies and accepts the deposit amount selected by the member player, for example, 10,000 yen, and then proceeds to SL6, and receives the received deposit amount of 10,000 yen. An electronic money deposit process for depositing the card unit 3 from the amount of electronic money stored in the member mobile phone is performed.

  Specifically, in the electronic money deposit process, the control unit 328 blinks and lights the notification LED 331a in the electronic money notification unit 331 to prompt the member mobile phone to approach the mobile phone communication unit 332, and the member mobile phone communicates with the mobile phone. Due to the proximity to the unit 332, the above-described external card reader / writer 330 transmits a remittance processing request including the received money amount to the cellular phone communication unit 332 that is in proximity.

  In the member mobile phone that has received the remittance processing request, the dedicated application stored in the member mobile phone is activated, and the amount of electronic money equal to or greater than the deposit amount included in the remittance processing request It is determined whether or not it is stored in the above-described non-contact IC chip mounted on the card, and when it is determined that there is an electronic money amount that is equal to or greater than the deposit amount, the deposit amount is calculated from the electronic money amount Is updated, and after completion of the subtraction update, a notification of completion including the member ID and member card ID stored in the member mobile phone and the electronic money company ID of the electronic money provider that provides the subtracted and updated electronic money is sent to the outside. Send (reply) to the card reader / writer 330.

  Based on the reception of the completion notification, the control unit 328 adds the deposit amount to the remaining amount (“0” in this embodiment) in the card information table, and sets the electronic money company ID together with the electronic money as the deposit type. Further, the received member ID and the member card ID are stored in the card information table, and the screen shown in FIG. And an electronic money deposit process for transmitting to the system controller 100 an electronic money deposit request including the electronic money company ID and the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card being accepted.

  Then, proceeding to SL7, it is determined that the member game is continued and the determination of the end of the game is reserved, and the member game history counter that has already been set as the update target is set as the update target as it is and the update storage of the game related information is continued. Thereafter, the process proceeds to steps S77, S85, and S88 again to wait for a lending operation, and wait for a prepaid card return operation and a replay operation.

  If money is received in the standby steps SL2 to SL4, the process proceeds to SL8, where the amount of money accepted from the player is specified, and the amount of money received is added to the remaining amount in the card information table. Specifically, the display unit 312 displays a screen in which the remaining amount is updated to “0”, cash is stored in the deposit type of the card information table, and the remaining amount shown in FIG. Further, a cash deposit process is performed for transmitting a cash deposit request including the deposit amount as the added and updated amount and the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card being accepted to the system controller 100.

  Then, the process proceeds to SL7 after execution of the cash deposit process, and it is determined that the member game is continued because the money is deposited within a predetermined period until the display end time timer counts up. After the member game history counter that has already been set as the update target is set as the update target as it is and update storage of the game related information is continued, the process proceeds to steps S77, S85, and S88 via S76 in FIG. By waiting for the lending operation, waiting for the prepaid card return operation, and waiting for the replay operation, the member player can use the remaining amount after the deposit for the game by performing the lending operation, By performing the end operation (return operation), the remaining amount not used in the game out of the remaining amount after the deposit is stored in the prepaid card, so that the settlement apparatus 1 in can be settled in money (cash).

  If the remaining amount after the deposit is further used and becomes “0” again, it is determined that the member ID is stored in S83 and the process returns to SL1 again, so that the display end time timer is set again. The remaining amount of the prepaid card issued using the electronic money amount of the member mobile phone is “0” by waiting for the receipt of electronic money or money (cash) payment during the predetermined period until the count up. After that, even if the same member player repeatedly deposits with electronic money or money (cash), if these are repeatedly deposited, it is determined that the member game is continued and the game related to the member game history counter Since the update storage of information is continued, the game history of these same member players can be grasped more accurately.

  If the display end time timer is counted up and the display end time has elapsed in the standby steps of SL2 to SL4, the display of the deposit acceptance screen shown in FIG. After erasing the storage of the payment acceptance waiting flag, retaining the prepaid card being accepted in the internal card reader / writer 327, resetting the card information table, and then returning to the standby state of S1 to S4 described above, While it is possible to accept money, accept prepaid cards, accept membership cards, and replay using a member mobile phone, the non-working determination timer described later will not respond to the corresponding pachinko machine 2 Until the operation determination is made, it is determined that the member player is playing, and the game related information to the member game history counter is determined. Now updated and stored is continued, it is possible to more accurately grasp the game history of the member player.

  In other words, after the start of the member game is determined in the above-mentioned member game start / end / continuation determination process by accepting the prepaid card, the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes 0 and the above-described standby steps of SL2 to SL4 are performed. After the waiting for payment for a predetermined time is carried out, if there is no payment, returning to the standby state of S1 to S4, as shown in FIG. 17) or the member game start / end / continuation determination process (FIG. 18) is performed to determine the end of the member game, that is, the start of the member game is determined in the member game start / end / continuation determination process. After that, on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed from when the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes 0 until the display end time timer counts up, the waiting of S1 to S4 is performed. Returning to the state, the end of the game determined to start is determined by the member game end determination process (see FIG. 17) or the member game start / end / continuation determination process (FIG. 18). The game end determination means in the present invention is formed by the control unit 328 for executing the game end determination process and the member game start / end / continuation determination process.

  Furthermore, the control unit 328 serving as the game end determination means in the present invention is a period from when the remaining amount of the prepaid card received by the internal card reader / writer 327 becomes 0, specifically, a predetermined time elapses. When cash deposit processing with money (cash) is performed within a predetermined period until the display end time timer counts up, it is determined that the game is continued, and at least the remaining amount added in the cash deposit processing becomes 0 Until the end of the game is reserved.

  Furthermore, the control unit 328 serving as the game end determination means in the present invention is a period from when the remaining amount of the prepaid card received by the internal card reader / writer 327 becomes 0, specifically, a predetermined time elapses. When electronic money deposit processing by the member mobile phone is performed within a predetermined period until the display end time timer counts up, it is determined that the game is continued, and at least the remaining amount added in the electronic money deposit processing is 0. Until that time, the end of the game is reserved.

  If a prepaid card return operation is performed in the standby state of S77, S85, or S88, the process proceeds from S85 to S86, and a prepaid card return notification including the remaining amount, device ID, and prepaid card ID is sent to the system controller 100. In step S86 +, if there is a member ID stored in the card information table, the member ID stored in the card information table, the prepaid card ID, and the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3 are displayed. After the mobile member return notification is transmitted to the member management computer 120, the prepaid card is returned and the card information table is reset (S87), and the process returns to the above-described standby state of S1 to S4.

  If there is a replay operation in the standby state of S77, S85, and S88, the process proceeds from S88 to S89 to determine whether or not the replay count is already stored in the card information table. When the replay count is stored in the card information table, the replay count is displayed on the display unit 312, and then the operation waiting timer is reset at Sh0 shown in FIG. 15 to be described later, and Sh1 to Sh3, Sh12. By shifting to the standby step, replay using the number of replays becomes possible.

  On the other hand, if the card information table does not store the number of replays, the determination in S89 is “No” and the process proceeds to S90 to determine whether the card information table has a member ID stored therein. If no ID is stored, the process proceeds to S91, where it is determined that a player who is not a member is playing a game, the operation is invalidated, the process returns to the standby state of S77, S85, and S88, and the member ID is stored in the card information table. If there is a password, the process proceeds to S92 to display a password number acceptance screen (not shown) on the display unit 312 to accept the password from the member player, and the received password number and the member ID stored in the card information table. A mobile member savings ball output request including the above information is transmitted to the member management computer 120 to acquire the number of saving balls of the member player from the member management computer 120 and specify the number of replays .

  Then, the process proceeds to S93, where it is determined whether or not the specified replay count is present, that is, whether or not the specified replay count is one or more replay counts, and the replay count is “0”. Return to the standby state of S77, S85, and S88, but if the number of replays is one or more, the specified number of replays is stored in the card information table, and the process proceeds to S94 to specify the specified replay. The number of times is displayed on the display unit 312, and the member game history counter that has already been set as the update target is determined as the update target, and the update storage of the game related information (game data) is continued as it is as the update target. Then, by resetting the operation waiting timer at Sh0 shown in FIG. 15 to be described later and shifting to a standby step of Sh1-Sh3, Sh12, replay using the number of replays is performed. Possible to be.

  Next, the flow in the case of playing a game by replaying using a member mobile phone in the card unit 3 will be described below. First, the member player wants to replay using the member mobile phone. In this case, in the above-described standby state of S1 to S4, it is only necessary to bring the member mobile phone close to the mobile phone communication unit 332, and the control unit 328 causes the proximity of the member mobile phone to the mobile phone communication unit 332. By transmitting a member information output request to a nearby member mobile phone, the member card ID and member ID stored in the member mobile phone are transmitted to the external card reader / writer 330 via the non-contact IC chip. Receive and obtain (S23).

  Then, based on the fact that it has been confirmed that the mobile phone that has been approached by acquiring the member card ID and the member ID in S23 is a member mobile phone, the received member card ID and member ID are stored in the card information table, and S24 , The personal identification number reception screen (not shown) is displayed on the display unit 312, the personal identification number is received from the member player, and the portable member storage ball output including the personal identification number received and the member ID stored in the card information table is displayed. A request is transmitted to the member management computer 120 to acquire the number of saved balls of the member player from the member management computer 120 and specify the number of replays.

  Then, the process proceeds to S25, in which it is determined whether or not the specified replay count is present, that is, whether or not the specified replay count is one or more replay counts, and the replay count is “0”. On the other hand, the storage of the card information table is reset to return to the standby state of S1 to S4. On the other hand, if the replay count is 1 or more, the specified replay count is stored in the card information table, and S26. Then, after displaying the specified number of replays on the display unit 312, the process proceeds to S 27 and the member game start / end / continuation determination process shown in FIG. 18 is performed.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when the number of replays is “0”, the storage of the card information table is reset to return to the standby state of S1 to S4. The present invention is not limited, and even when the number of replays is “0”, after determining the game start by executing the member game start / end / continuation determination process shown in FIG. By transferring to the standby step of SL2 to SL4 via the SL1 of 16, the electronic money deposit or money (cash) deposit is accepted, and when the electronic money deposit or money (cash) deposit is made, the game continues May be determined.

  The member game start / end / continuation determination process in S27 is the same as the member game start / end / continuation determination process in S20 performed in the above-described reception of the member card, and when the member mobile phone is received, When the member game history counter has already stored the game history including the member ID based on the determination of the start of the member game by the member game start / end / continuation determination process before receiving the member mobile phone If the member ID acquired from the accepted member mobile phone is different from the member ID stored in the member game history counter, it is determined that the member mobile phone is accepted and stored in the member game history counter. The end of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID that has been determined is determined, and the member ID of the received member mobile phone If the member ID acquired from the member mobile phone matches the member ID stored in the member game history counter, it is determined that the game is continued and the game ends. If the member game history counter does not store the game history including the member ID, it is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID of the accepted member mobile phone is started.

  Then, after performing the member game start / end / continuation determination process, after resetting the operation waiting timer in Sh0 of FIG. 15, the process proceeds to a standby step of Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12 to determine whether or not there is a replay operation. Whether or not there is an operation for selecting “use deposit” displayed on the display unit 312, whether or not there is an operation for selecting “end” displayed on the display unit 312, and an operation waiting timer reset at Sh 0. Monitor whether the timer has expired.

  When a replay operation is performed in the standby steps Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12, specifically, when the replay switch 319 is operated, it is detected in Sh1 that the replay operation has been performed, and the process proceeds to Sh4. If there is a replay count, that is, the replay count stored in the card information table is one or more replay counts, and there is one or more replay counts, Sh5 After proceeding to the above and performing the above-mentioned replay process and discharging the number of pachinko balls corresponding to one replay number from the corresponding pachinko machine 2, the operation waiting timer is reset via Sh0 to Sh1 Return to the standby step of Sh3 and Sh12.

  If there is no one or more replays in the determination of Sh4, the process proceeds to Sh6, where the prepaid card ID is stored in the card information table as to whether or not the prepaid card has been accepted at that time. If the prepaid card ID is stored in the card information table, that is, if the prepaid card has already been received, the remaining amount always exists, so the above-mentioned S77 , S85, S88, the lending operation is waited, the prepaid card is returned, the replay operation is waited, and the remaining amount can be used, while the prepaid card is displayed in the card information table. If the ID is not stored, that is, if the prepaid card has not been received yet, Sh7 Willing determines whether to implement the insertion waiting prepaid card from the card insertion opening 309 for a predetermined time acceptance of prepaid cards in the predetermined time is there.

  If the prepaid card is not received within the predetermined time in Sh7, the operation is invalidated and the process returns to the standby step of Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12. As shown in S72, the recorded information is read from the accepted prepaid card, a license request including the read prepaid card ID, the remaining amount, and the device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100, and the license is received within a predetermined time. It is determined whether or not there is.

  Then, the process proceeds to Sh8 to determine whether or not the member ID included in the received use license matches the member ID stored in the card information table, and if it matches, the prepaid card of the accepted prepaid card The ID and the remaining amount are stored in the card information table, the process proceeds to S76 to display the remaining amount, and then proceeds to the steps S77, S85 and S88 to wait for the lending operation and return the prepaid card. By shifting to a standby state waiting for an operation and waiting for a replay operation, the remaining amount of the accepted prepaid card can be used.

  On the other hand, if the member ID included in the license does not match the member ID stored in the card information table (including the case where the member ID is not included in the license), it is determined as “No” in Sh8. Then, the process proceeds to Sh9, and after returning the accepted prepaid card, the process returns to the standby step of h1 to Sh3 again. Even if the use permission is not received from the system controller 100 within a predetermined time (including reception that cannot be used other than the use permission), after the received prepaid card is returned, the standby of Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12 is performed again. Return to step.

  Further, in the standby steps of Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12, if the member player selects “end” displayed on the display unit 312, the process proceeds to Sh10 and the remaining information stored in the card information table is stored. It is determined whether or not there is an amount of money, and if there is a remaining amount, the process proceeds to S86 in FIG. 14 and proceeds to the return processing described above. If there is no remaining amount, the process proceeds to Sh11 and the card is reached. After the information table is reset, the process proceeds to the above-described standby state of S1 to S4.

  Further, in the standby steps of Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12, when any of the replay operation, the deposit use selection operation, and the end operation is not performed until the operation waiting timer expires (for example, 10 minutes), When the timer-up of the operation waiting timer is detected at Sh12, the process proceeds to Sh13, where it is determined whether or not there is a remaining amount in the card information table. After displaying the remaining amount, the process proceeds to steps S77, S85, and S88 described above to wait for a lending operation, and to wait for a prepaid card return operation and a wait for a replay operation. However, if there is no remaining amount in the card information table, the process proceeds to SL1 at a predetermined time. If the electronic money deposit using the amount of electronic money or the cash deposit using money (cash) is made possible and the electronic money deposit or the cash deposit is not made within the predetermined time, the above-mentioned S1 Return to the waiting step of S4.

  Next, interrupt processing that is effective during the processing of the various processes shown in FIGS. 11 to 18 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 19. The game-related game related to the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 from the relay terminal 5. As shown in FIG. 5, when there is an input of a supply signal, a big hit signal, a probability changing signal, a start signal, or a driving signal, the input of the signal is SW1. Is detected and the process proceeds to SW2, so that the normal process is temporarily interrupted and the interrupt process for preferentially performing the process is performed, and the process proceeds to SW3 to accept the input of the signal detected by SW1. Then, the type of game related information corresponding to the input signal is specified, and the process proceeds to SW4 to update the specified type of game related information of the game information counter based on the input signal, To reset the determination timer. At this time, if the game time of the game information counter has not been measured, the game time is started.

  Then, the process proceeds to SW5 to determine whether the member game history counter is set as an update target. When the member game history counter is set as the update target, the SW3 of the member game history counter is specified. The game-related information of the type is updated based on the input signal, and the interrupt process ends. In this way, game-related information corresponding to the input signal is stored in the game information counter and the member game history counter in response to a signal arbitrarily input from the relay terminal 5. .

  As described above, in the interrupt process of the present embodiment, game-related information generated in relation to the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is acquired, and the game in the present invention is performed by the control unit 328 that performs the interrupt process. Related information acquisition means is formed.

  Further, when the non-operation determination timer reset in SW4 is up, the timer up of the non-operation determination timer is detected in SW6 and it is determined that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is in the non-operation state, and SW7 By proceeding to, an interruption process is performed in which the normal process is temporarily interrupted and the process is preferentially performed.

  Then, the process proceeds to SW8, where it is determined whether or not the game history is stored in the member game history counter. If there is no game history stored, the game time of the game information counter is stopped and the interruption process is ended. On the other hand, if the game history is stored, the process proceeds to SW9 to determine whether the remaining amount or the number of replays is stored in the card information table, that is, in the state where the remaining amount or the number of replays still exists. It is determined whether or not the game is not in operation due to a game interruption or the like.

  If the remaining amount or the number of replays is stored in the determination of SW8, the process proceeds to SW14, the non-operation determination timer is reset, the interruption process is terminated, and the remaining amount or the number of replays is stored in the card information table. If not, the process proceeds to SW10, and it is determined whether or not there is a payment acceptance waiting flag stored in SL1 described above, that is, whether or not it is in a payment acceptance waiting state.

  If the deposit acceptance waiting flag is stored in the determination of SW10, the process proceeds to SW14, the non-operation determination timer is reset and the interruption process is terminated, and if there is no deposit acceptance waiting flag, the procedure proceeds to SW11. The member game of the member player specified from the member ID stored in the member game history counter is judged to be finished, and the game time of the member game history counter and the game information counter is finished and the member game is finished. After the setting of the history counter update target is canceled and the game history is confirmed, and the member game information including the confirmed member game history counter data and the device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120 (SW12), The game history counter data is erased (SW13), and the interrupt process is terminated.

  In other words, it is determined that the game-related information has not changed over a predetermined time in the interrupt process, that is, the non-operation state is determined on the condition that the non-operation determination timer has expired. The non-operating state determination means in the present invention is formed by the control unit 328 that executes the process of ending, and the end determination that is retained in SL1 where the remaining amount is 0 and the return process of S86 to 87 are retained. The end determination is performed in the SW 11 by determining that it is in the non-operating state, that is, the non-operating state after the remaining amount becomes 0 or the return processing described above is performed. The end determination of the member game is reserved until the non-operating state is determined by the control unit 328 serving as a determination means. So doing, since the game-related information in these reserved period is updated and stored in the member game history table, more precisely it is possible to manage the game-related information of the member player.

  Next, a second embodiment corresponding to claim 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the gaming system of the first embodiment, the game start / end / continuation determination process is performed on the card unit 3 side, whereas in the gaming system of the second embodiment, these games are processed. The start / end / continuation determination process of the game is performed on the member management computer 120 side which is the management device, and the start / end / continuation determination process of the game is executed on the member management computer 120 side. Since the game system is the same as the gaming system of the first embodiment except for the following changes, detailed description of these same parts will be omitted, and the characteristic parts of the second embodiment will be described in detail below. .

  The member management computer 120 used in the second embodiment is the same as the member management computer 120 of the first embodiment. However, the member management computer 120 is replaced with a table data table stored in the member management computer 120 of the first embodiment. 26 is stored. In the table-specific data table of the first embodiment, member game information transmitted based on the card unit 3 determining the end of the member game is stored. As a result, only the game history of the member player whose game has been determined to end is stored, whereas in the stand-alone data table of the second embodiment, the start of the member game is determined. The game history of the member player who has not yet finished the game, that is, the unconfirmed stored data of the above-mentioned member game history counter in the card unit 3 is also the individual data. As shown in FIG. 26, for each member player's game history for each pachinko machine 2, the card unit 3 in the member game corresponding to the game history is used. A payment waiting flag indicating that payment is waiting, an end determination waiting flag indicating that the game history is in an end determination waiting state, and a game history in which the game history has already been determined to be determined and confirmed. A confirmation flag indicating this can be stored. In addition, the table-specific data table and the member-specific history table in the second embodiment are configured so as not to have the usage amount item in the first embodiment.

  The system controller 100 used in the second embodiment has the same configuration as the system controller 100 in the first embodiment, and the prepaid card issuing apparatus 4 used in the second embodiment is also the same as that in the first embodiment. The configuration is the same as that of the prepaid card issuing device 4.

  Further, the card unit 3 used in the second embodiment has the same configuration as the card unit 3 in the first embodiment, and the function based on the processing content is other than the function for determining the game start and the game end. The various functions are the same as those of the card unit 3 of the first embodiment.

  In addition to these functions, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 according to the second embodiment, when various signals corresponding to various game-related information are input from the relay terminal 5, as shown in FIG. The game information data including the data that can identify the type of the input signal and the card unit 3 corresponding to the table number of the corresponding table is generated and transmitted to the member management computer 120. A game information data transmission function for performing the game information data transmission process to be performed, and the member management computer 120 transmits the game information data transmitted from each of these card units 3 from the second communication unit 130 in an interrupt process to be described later. By receiving it, it is configured so that game-related information in each pachinko machine 2 can be collected (acquired) individually. Game related information obtaining means in the present invention are formed.

  Similarly to the card unit 3 of the first embodiment, the card unit 3 of the second embodiment provides the member management computer 120 with a membership card acceptance notification, membership card return notification, mobile member acceptance notification, and mobile member return. In addition to transmitting the notification, the prepaid card acceptance notification, and the mobile member savings ball output request, as shown in FIG. 25, when money is accepted when the member card or the member mobile phone is not being accepted, that is, in S1 In place of the above-described S1 ++ member game end determination process that is performed when the money is received, the money acceptance notification transmission process is performed, and also in the above-described cash deposit process that is performed when the money is accepted in the SL3 By carrying out the notification transmission process, a money acceptance notification including the device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120 and money is sent. Replay end notification transmission processing is performed upon resetting the card information table of Sh11 that is executed when a replay end operation is detected during execution of replay in Sh3 described above. Thus, a replay end notification including the device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120 to notify that the replay has ended in the card unit 3, and when the receipt acceptance waiting flag is stored in the above-mentioned SL1, the acceptance acceptance waiting is started. By executing the notification transmission process, a payment acceptance standby start notification including the device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120 to notify that the credit acceptance standby has been started in the card unit 3, and the electronic money payment process of SL6 described above At the time of completion, the electronic money deposit notification including the device ID is sent to the member management computer 20 to notify that the electronic money has been deposited, and the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 executes the reception monitoring process shown in the flowchart of FIG. Thus, the start, end, and continuation of the member game in each pachinko machine 2 are determined based on reception of these notifications and requests.

  The reception monitoring process according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 27. The CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 circulates the steps SK1 to SK9 to determine whether or not a member card acceptance notification has been received. (SK1), whether or not a mobile member storage output request is received (SK2), whether or not a mobile member acceptance notification is received (SK3), whether or not a membership card return notification is received (SK4), Whether a receipt of money acceptance is received (SK5), whether an electronic money deposit notification is received (SK5 +), whether a prepaid card acceptance notification is received (SK6), a receipt of payment acceptance waiting notification It is monitored whether there is a reception (SK7), whether a mobile member return notification is received (SK8), and whether a replay end notification is received (SK9).

  In these monitoring steps SK1 to SK9, the member card is received in the card unit 3, or the member mobile phone is received at the time of replay using the member mobile phone, or the card unit 3 receives the member mobile phone. When a prepaid card issued using electronic money is received, and any one of a membership card acceptance notification, a mobile member savings output request, and a mobile member acceptance notification is received from the card unit 3, SK1 or SK2 Then, the process proceeds from SK3 to SK10, and the member game start / end / continuation determination process shown in FIG. 29, which will be described later, is executed, so that the member ID of the received member card, the member ID of the member mobile phone, or the prepaid of the prepaid card The prepaid specified from the card ID If the member ID of the member mobile phone used to issue the card is different from the member ID of the member player who played before that time, the game of the member player who played before that time When the membership ID is the same, it is determined that the member game is continued. On the other hand, the member game of the member player who owns the newly received member card, member mobile phone or prepaid card in the card unit 3 is determined. After the start is determined, the process returns to the monitoring steps SK1 to SK9 again.

  Specifically, in the member game start / end / continuation determination process, as shown in FIG. 29, first, it corresponds to the device ID included in the received member card acceptance notification, portable member saving output request, and portable member acceptance notification. Whether there is an undetermined game history in the table-specific data table, that is, whether or not there is a game history for which the end of the member game has not been determined. Specifically, the data of the confirmation flag (“0” is undetermined and “1”). (Sd11), and if there is no unconfirmed game history stored in the determination, the process proceeds to Sd15 and is included in the received member card acceptance notification, portable member storage ball output request, and portable member acceptance notification It is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID specified is started, the process proceeds to Sd16, and the game history corresponding to the received device ID in the table data table is determined as the game start. In addition to newly storing the game history of the member ID of the selected member player and setting the newly stored unconfirmed game history as an update target, the game time measurement is started and the game history shown in FIG. Is executed sequentially each time the game information data is received from the card unit 3, and each game related information (start count, bonus count, The number of probability fluctuations (the number of probability changes), the number of shot balls, the number of payout balls) is updated, and update storage of these game related information (game data) is started.

  In other words, in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of the second embodiment, the member card acceptance notification that the member card is accepted by the internal card reader / writer 327 of the card unit 3 is received, the inside of the card unit 3 The card reader / writer 327 receives a prepaid card, and receives a mobile member acceptance notification or a mobile member storage output request due to the prepaid card being a prepaid card issued using electronic money of a member mobile phone. As a condition, the start of the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 of the member player specified from the member ID included in each of these notifications is determined, and the CPU 122 executing the member game start / end / continuation determination processing The game start judging means of the invention is formed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in Sd11 that there is an undetermined game history in the table-specific data table, the process proceeds to Sd12 and is included in the received member card acceptance notification, portable member savings ball output request, and portable member acceptance notification. It is determined whether or not the member ID matches the member ID included in the undetermined game history. If they match, the process proceeds to Sd17 to determine that the member game of the member player of the member ID is continued. Then, the unconfirmed game history that has already been set as the update target is set as the update target as it is, and update storage of the game related information (game data) is continued, and the process proceeds to Sd18 and the flag of the unconfirmed game history is set. While all the processes are reset and the process ends, if the determination of Sd12 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd13 and is identified from the member ID stored in the unconfirmed game history. After determining the end of the member game of the player player, the timing of the game time of the game history is ended, the setting of the update target of the game history is canceled, and the determination flag of the game history is set (“1” is set). And storing the game history to the confirmed game history (Sd4).

  And it progresses to Sd15, it determines with the start of the member game of the member player specified from the received member ID, it progresses to Sd16, and it determines with game history corresponding to the apparatus ID received in the table data table being a game start. The game history of the member ID of the member player who has played is newly stored, and the newly stored unconfirmed game history is set as an update target, thereby counting the game time and each game related information (starting count, large Update storage of the number of times, the number of probability fluctuations (the number of probability changes), the number of shot balls, the number of payout balls) is started, and the processing is terminated. The determined game history is stored in the member history table, and the member history table is updated.

  That is, the member management computer 120 of the second embodiment is a period from when the CPU 122 that is a game start determination unit determines the start of a game in the pachinko machine 2 to when the CPU 122 that is a game end determination unit determines the end of the game. , The game-related information in the pachinko machine 2 acquired by the interrupt processing executed by the CPU 122 serving as the game-related information acquisition means is used as the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card that triggered the start of the game. The association is stored in association with the member ID stored in the prepaid card table of the system controller 100.

  Further, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9 described above, when a membership card return notice is received from the card unit 3 by returning the membership card in the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK4 to SK11 and the received card is received. After it is determined that the game of the member player specified from the member ID included in the member card return notification is completed, the process proceeds to SK12, and the data table corresponding to the device ID included in the received member card return notification is displayed. The timing of the game time of the unconfirmed game history including the stored member ID is ended, the update target setting is canceled, and the game history confirmation flag is set (stores “1”). After the game history is updated to the confirmed game history, the process returns to the monitoring steps SK1 to SK9 again.

  That is, when the membership card return notification is received, the end of the member game is determined, the game history of the member game determined to be the end is determined, and the determined game history is the same as Sd16 of FIG. 29 described above. Is stored in the member history table and the member history table is updated. As described above, the member game determined to be started in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of SK10 by receiving the member card acceptance notification by receiving the member card is a game in the member game start / end / continuation determination process. On the condition that the membership card return notification is received by the return of the membership card that triggered the start determination, the CPU 122 determines the end of the member game determined to start in SK11. The game end determination means in the invention is formed.

  Further, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9 described above, when the money acceptance notification is received from the card unit 3 based on the money acceptance in S1 or SL3, and based on the implementation of electronic money deposit in the SL6. When the electronic money deposit notification is received from the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK5 or SK5 + to SK13, and corresponds to the device ID included in the received money acceptance notification or electronic money deposit notification in the stand-by data table. It is determined whether or not an unconfirmed game history is stored, and if there is no unconfirmed game history, the process returns to the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9, and there is an unconfirmed game history. Advances to SK13 +, and “1”, which is a deposit waiting flag, is stored in the deposit waiting flag of the unconfirmed game history. And determines whether or not.

  If the deposit waiting flag is stored in the determination, the receipt of the money or the electronic money receipt will be performed within the predetermined deposit acceptance waiting time after the remaining amount of money in the card unit 3 becomes “0”. Accepting or depositing electronic money, that is, accepting money in SL3 or depositing electronic money in SL6, the process proceeds to SK14, and it is determined that the member game is continued and the determination of the end of the game is reserved. The unconfirmed game history that has already been set as the update target is set as the update target as it is, and update storage of the game related information is continued, and all the flags of the unconfirmed game history are reset to SK1 to SK9. Return to the monitoring step.

  On the other hand, if the deposit waiting flag is not stored, it is determined as “No” in the determination of SK13 +, the process proceeds to SK15, and the member game end determination process shown in FIG. After the end of the game is determined, the process returns to the monitoring steps SK1 to SK9 again.

  In other words, the CPU 122 serving as the game end determination means in the present invention stores a period until a predetermined time elapses after the remaining amount of the prepaid card received in the card unit 3 becomes 0, specifically, a payment waiting flag. The game continues at SK14 when a money acceptance notification or electronic money receipt notification is received within the specified time period when the card unit 3 receives a cash deposit process using money (cash) or an electronic money deposit using electronic money. Until at least the remaining amount added in the cash deposit process or electronic money deposit becomes 0 and the receipt standby flag stored by receiving the receipt acceptance start notification is cleared, or prepaid Timer of non-operation determination timer after card is returned and mobile member return notification is received By-up until the end determination (SW31), it is adapted to retain the end determination of the member game.

  Specifically, in the SK15 member game end determination process, as shown in FIG. 28, first, an unconfirmed game history stored in correspondence with the device ID included in the received money acceptance notification or electronic money deposit notification. The end of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID included in the game ID is determined (Sb11), the time of the game history of the game history is finished, and the setting of the update target of the game history is canceled, and the game The history confirmation flag is set ("1" is stored), the game history is updated to the confirmed game history, and the process is terminated (Sb12). The determined game history is stored in the member history table in the same manner as Sd16 in FIG. 29 described above, and the member history table is updated.

  That is, after the start of the member game is determined in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of the SK 10 based on the reception of the mobile member acceptance notification transmitted from the card unit 3 when the prepaid card is received, the remaining amount of the prepaid card is determined. If there is no receipt of money acceptance notification based on money acceptance or receipt of electronic money receipt notification based on electronic money receipt while storing the receipt waiting flag due to receipt of the receipt of payment acceptance standby due to 0 becoming SK15 Member game end determination processing is performed to determine the end of the member game. That is, after the start of the member game is determined in the SK10 member game start / end / continuation determination process, the remaining amount of the received prepaid card becomes 0, and waiting for the receipt of payment until the deposit waiting flag is erased. On the condition that time has elapsed, the end of the game determined to start is determined in the SK15 member game end determination process, and the CPU 122 that executes these member game end determination processes is used in the present invention. A game end determination means is formed.

  Further, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9 described above, when a prepaid card acceptance notification is received from the card unit 3 on the basis that the prepaid card issued using money is accepted in the card unit 3, SK6 From SK16, it is determined whether or not there is an unconfirmed game history stored in the stand-by data table corresponding to the device ID included in the received prepaid card acceptance notification. If the history does not exist, the process returns to the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9, and if there is an undetermined game history, the process proceeds to SK17, and the member game end determination process consisting of Sb11 and Sb12 shown in FIG. By executing, it is determined that the member game of the unconfirmed game history has ended, and the game history is updated to be confirmed Rutotomoni, after updating the member by the history table in the same way as Sd16 of FIG. 29, returns to the monitoring step of SK1~SK9 again.

  Next, in the above-described monitoring steps SK1 to SK9, when the receipt of the deposit acceptance standby start is received from the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK7 to SK18, and the device ID included in the received receipt of acceptance standby start is received. The device included in the received payment acceptance standby start notification in the stand-by data table, with which the card unit 3 of the device ID of the device ID based on the fact that the remaining amount has become 0 reserves the end determination of the member game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 A deposit waiting flag of an unconfirmed game history stored corresponding to the ID is set ("1" is stored), the timer of the flag timer corresponding to the device ID is started, and the flag timer is set.

  The timer time of this flag timer is the same as the display end time (same as the deposit acceptance waiting time) in the card unit 3, and when these flag timers are up, The receipt waiting flag is erased by being detected by the interrupt processing SW 35 described later, and therefore when the receipt waiting flag is stored, the corresponding card unit 3 is connected to the above-described SL2 to SL4. It will be in a payment acceptance waiting state, and by checking these payment waiting flags, it can be determined whether or not the card unit 3 is in a payment acceptance waiting state, as shown in the above-described SK14, When receiving the money acceptance notice and the electronic money receipt notice, confirm this receipt waiting flag to continue the member game. And to be able to determine whether.

  Next, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9, when a mobile member return notification or a replay end notification is received from the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK8 or SK9 to SK19, and the received mobile member return notification or The termination determination of the member game in the pachinko machine 2 to which the card unit 3 corresponds based on the return processing in the card unit of the device ID included in the replay end notification or the completion of the replay is reserved, If there is an unconfirmed game history stored in correspondence with the device ID included in the received mobile member return notification or replay end notification in another data table, the end determination of the unconfirmed game history is determined. Set the wait flag ("1" is stored) to increase the non-operation determination timer in the interrupt processing described later Non-working decision after which enables the end determination of the member game by that, returns to the monitoring step of SK1~SK9.

  Next, the interrupt process that is enabled during the reception monitoring process shown in FIG. 27 and executed by the member management computer 120 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Game information data relating to the game in the machine 2, specifically, as shown in FIG. 24, it indicates that any one of a supply signal, a jackpot signal, a probability changing signal, a start signal, and a driving signal has been input. If game related information data including supply information (data), jackpot information (data), probability changing information (data), start information (data), and driving information (data) is received, the game information data Is detected in the SW 21 and proceeds to the SW 22, so that the normal processing is temporarily interrupted and the interrupt processing for preferentially executing the processing is performed. Proceeding to SW23, the type of game-related information to be updated is specified based on the game information data received at SW21, and the table to be updated (pachinko machine 2) from the device ID included in the game information data Are identified in the table data table.

  Then, the process proceeds to SW24, and based on the game information data that has received the game related information of the type to be updated specified in SW23 out of the total game related information in the table-specific data table of the specified table (pachinko machine 2). Updates and resets the non-operation determination timer. At this time, if the total game time has not been measured, the game time is started.

  Then, the process proceeds to SW25, and when the unconfirmed game history in the table-specific data table of the machine (pachinko machine 2) specified as the update object in SW23 is set as the update object, the game of the unconfirmed game history Of the related information, the game related information of the type to be updated specified by the SW 23 is updated based on the received game information data. By doing so, in correspondence with the game information data transmitted from the card unit 3, the game information related to the total and the unconfirmed game history corresponding to the game information data is updated and stored. .

  Further, when the non-operation determination timer reset by the SW 24 is up, the timer up of the non-operation determination timer is detected at the SW 26, and the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the non-operation determination timer is in the non-operation state. When the process proceeds to SW27 and the normal process is temporarily interrupted, the interrupt process for preferentially performing the process is performed, and the process proceeds to SW28, in which the timer is up in the stand-alone data table. It is determined whether or not there is an undetermined game history corresponding to the table (pachinko machine 2) corresponding to the operation determination timer, and if there is no undetermined game history, the corresponding table (pachinko machine 2) The timing of the corresponding total game time is finished, and the interruption process is finished.

  On the other hand, if there is an unconfirmed game history, the process proceeds to SW29 to determine whether or not there is an end determination waiting flag corresponding to the unconfirmed game history. It is determined whether or not it is in a state of waiting for an end determination based on a non-operation determination after the payment standby flag is stored and the payment standby flag is erased, or after a return process or a replay end operation is performed. If the end determination waiting flag is not stored in the determination, the process proceeds to SW34 to reset the non-operation determination timer to end the interrupt process. If the end determination waiting flag is stored, the process proceeds to SW30. It is determined whether or not a deposit waiting flag corresponding to the unconfirmed game history is stored, that is, whether or not the card unit 3 is waiting for deposit at that time, and deposit If there are stored the marked waiting flag resets the non-working determination timer proceeds to SW34 terminates the interruption process.

  On the other hand, if no payment acceptance waiting flag is stored, it is determined as “No” in SW30 and the process proceeds to SW31, and the member game of the member player specified from the member ID stored in the unconfirmed game history is determined. After determining that the game has ended, the process proceeds to SW32 to finish counting the game time and the total game time corresponding to the game history that has not been confirmed and cancel the setting of the update target of the game history to be confirmed After that, the game history confirmation flag is set ("1" is stored), the game history is updated to the confirmed game history, and the confirmed game history is registered as a member in the same manner as Sd16 in FIG. The data is stored in the separate history table, the member-specific history table is updated, and the process ends.

  In other words, it is determined that the game-related information has not changed for a predetermined time in the interrupt process, that is, the non-operation state is determined on the condition that the non-operation determination timer has expired. The non-operating state determination means in the present invention is formed by the CPU 122 that performs the credit processing, and the members that are reserved in the receipt of the deposit acceptance standby start notification that is transmitted when the remaining amount in the card unit 3 becomes 0 The end determination of the game and the end determination of the member game reserved in receiving the mobile member return notification or the replay end notification are carried out in the SW 31 by determining that the game is not in operation. That is, after the remaining amount is 0 in the card unit 3 or after the above return processing is performed, The end determination of the member game is reserved until the non-operating state is determined by the CPU 122 serving as a determination means, and in this way, the game-related information during the reservation period is not yet determined. Since it is updated and stored in the history, the game-related information (game history) of the member player can be managed more accurately.

  Further, when the flag timer set in the above-described SK18 is timer-up, the flag timer timer-up is detected in SW35 and proceeds to SW36, whereby normal processing is temporarily interrupted and the processing is prioritized. In addition to executing the interrupt processing to be performed at the same time, the process proceeds to SW37, and the unconfirmed game history stored in the table-specific data table corresponding to the table (pachinko machine 2) corresponding to the timer timer up. When there is a deposit waiting flag (if there is a deposit with money or electronic money before the flag timer expires, the deposit waiting flag may be reset and may not exist) When the flag is deleted and the deposit waiting flag is deleted, the corresponding end determination waiting flag is set ("1" is set).憶 to), and ends the process.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a member player can receive a prepaid card using a member mobile phone, and can play a game using the issued prepaid card in the card unit 3. At the same time, on the condition that the issued prepaid card is received by the internal card unit 327 of the card unit 3, the control unit 328 serving as a game start determining means or the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 prepaid the received prepaid card. The start of the game of the member player identified from the member ID stored in the prepaid card table of the system controller 100 in association with the card ID is determined and the prepaid card is returned, or the prepaid card remains Predetermined after the amount reaches 0 The end of the game determined to start is determined on the condition that the time has passed, and the game-related information for the period from the start to the end of the game is associated with the member ID of the member player and is a member that is a management device Since it is stored in the table-specific data table and the member-specific history table of the management computer 120, the member player does not need to hold his / her member mobile phone in the card unit 3 during the game. Even when a member mobile phone to which the member card function is given by using the memory is used as a member card, the game history can be accurately grasped and the misplacement of the member mobile phone can be greatly reduced.

  Next, a third embodiment corresponding to claim 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the gaming system of the first embodiment, when the prepaid card is issued by the prepaid card issuing device 4 using the electronic money amount of the member mobile phone, the system controller 100 serving as the management device in the present invention. , The member ID of the member mobile phone used to issue the prepaid card is stored in association with the prepaid card ID of the issued prepaid card, so that the prepaid card is issued from the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card In the third embodiment, the member ID of the member mobile phone used to issue the prepaid card is stored in the prepaid card to be issued. Used to issue these prepaid cards Since it is the same as the gaming system of the first embodiment except for the following changes to read and specify from the prepaid card that directly received the member ID of the member mobile phone received, details regarding these same parts Detailed description will be omitted, and characteristic portions of the third embodiment will be described in detail below.

  The member management computer 120 and the system controller 100 used in the third embodiment are the same as the member management computer 120 and the system controller 100 in the first embodiment, and the prepaid card issuance used in the third embodiment is used. The apparatus 4 and the card unit 3 have the same configuration as the prepaid card issuing apparatus 4 and the card unit 3 of the first embodiment.

  First, the flow in the case where the prepaid card issuance device 4 according to the third embodiment issues a prepaid card using the electronic money amount of the member mobile phone will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 31, the prepaid card issuing device 4 of the third embodiment also has the processing functions of SP9 to SP13, which is a flow of issuing a prepaid card by accepting money, as in the first embodiment. A prepaid card can be issued using money (cash).

  When a member player wants to purchase a prepaid card using electronic money, first, the “electronic money deposit” menu displayed on the display panel 38 is selected and input.

  By proceeding to SP2 based on this “electronic money deposit” menu selection, the MPU 48 performs the above-described steps SP2 to SP7, thereby accepting the issuance request amount and sending the remittance processing request to the member mobile phone. The issuance request amount is subtracted and updated from the electronic money amount, and based on the reception of the completion notification from the member mobile phone, the member ID included in the received completion notification is temporarily stored and the prepaid card issuance notification is sent to the system controller. 100, and is ready to receive issuance permission.

  If an issuance permission is received while waiting for issuance of the issuance permission of SP7, the process proceeds to SP8 + and is stored in the prepaid card (IC card) set at a predetermined position of the IC card reader / writer 26 as described above. After the member ID and the issued amount are written and stored as the remaining amount, the prepaid card is discharged from the IC card insertion slot 30 and issued.

  In other words, the MPU 48 has game value specifying information that can specify a remaining amount that can be used for a game having a size corresponding to the electronic money amount of a predetermined size within the range of the member ID and the electronic money amount from the member mobile phone. The external card reader / writer 46, which is an issuance request accepting unit of the present invention, receives a completion notification that is a prepaid card issuance request in which the remaining amount is recorded, and the external card reader / writer 46 sends a completion notification that is an issuance request. A prepaid card serving as a game recording medium issuance process in the present invention for issuing a prepaid card in which a member ID received (accepted) is recorded from the member mobile phone together with a remaining amount and an issuance request based on the received (accepted) Issuing processing is performed, and the MPU 48 that performs the prepaid card issuance processing performs the present invention. Game recording medium issuing means is formed that.

  The processing status of the card unit 3 according to the third embodiment when the prepaid card in which the member ID issued by the prepaid card issuing device 4 is recorded in this way is received will be described with reference to FIG. When the prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 309 in the standby state of S4, the process proceeds to step S71 shown in FIG. 32, and the recorded information is read from the accepted prepaid card, and the read prepaid card ID and the remaining A use permission request including the amount and the device ID is transmitted to the system controller 100 (S72), and in step S73, it is determined whether or not the use permission has been received within a predetermined time.

  Based on the reception of this license request, the system controller 100 stores the remaining amount included in the received license request in the prepaid card table in association with the prepaid card ID included in the received license request. It is determined whether or not the amount is less than the remaining amount, and a license is returned to the card unit 3 (control unit 328) on condition that the amount is not more than the remaining amount in the determination.

  If it is determined in S73 that the use permission has not been received within the predetermined time, the prepaid card is returned (S74), and if it is determined that the use permission has been received within the predetermined time. In S75 +, it is determined whether the recorded information read from the accepted prepaid card includes the member ID, that is, whether the accepted prepaid card has the member ID recorded. That is, when the recorded information includes the member ID, it can be determined that the prepaid card is issued using the electronic money of the member mobile phone, and the recorded information does not include the member ID. In this case, it can be determined that the prepaid card is issued with money (cash).

  If it is determined in S75 + that the member ID is included in the recorded information, that is, if the member ID is recorded on the accepted prepaid card, the accepted prepaid card is the member mobile phone. It is determined that the card is a prepaid card issued using the electronic money, and the process proceeds to SS1 and includes a member ID read from the prepaid card, a prepaid card ID, and a device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3 A mobile member acceptance notification transmission process for transmitting a member acceptance notification from the communication unit 334 to the member management computer 120 is performed. In other words, in the mobile member acceptance notification transmission process, based on acceptance of the prepaid card in the internal card reader / writer 327 serving as the game recording medium processing means, the mobile member acceptance notification including the member ID read from the prepaid card is managed as a member. The information is transmitted to the computer 120, and member identification information transmitting means is formed by the mobile member acceptance notification transmission processing.

  Then, the process proceeds to SS2, and the member game start / end / continuation determination process shown in FIG. 18 is performed. That is, when the prepaid card is received, the member game history counter is already set to the member ID based on the fact that the start of the member game is determined by the member game start / end / continuation determination process before the prepaid card is received. Is stored in the recorded information read from the accepted prepaid card, that is, the member ID and member game of the member mobile phone used to issue the accepted prepaid card. When the member ID stored in the history counter is different from the member ID stored in the member game history counter, it is determined whether the member game of the member player specified from the member ID is completed, and the issued prepaid card is issued. While it is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID of the member mobile phone used for the start is a member game If the member ID contained in the read record information, that is, the member ID of the member mobile phone used to issue the accepted prepaid card, matches the member ID stored in the member game history counter, the game If it is determined that the game is to be continued and the end of the game is reserved, and the game history counter does not store the game history including the member ID, the member ID included in the read record information, that is, the received prepaid card It is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID of the member mobile phone used for issuance is started.

  That is, in the SS2 member game start / end / continuation determination process of this embodiment, the member ID is included in the recording information read from the prepaid card received by the internal card reader / writer 327 serving as the game recording medium processing means. The control unit 328 determines the start of the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 of the member player identified from the member ID, and executes the member game start / end / continuation determination process. The game start determining means of the present invention is formed.

  Further, in the SS2 member game start / end / continuation determination process of the present embodiment, before the prepaid card is received, for example, by receiving a prepaid card in which the member ID is recorded, the member game starts / ends / continues. If the member game history counter includes a game history including a different member ID by determining the start of the member game by the determination process, the prepaid card that triggered the member game start determination is Member who is returned or moves to the above-mentioned waiting steps of S1 to S4 on the condition that the predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes “0”, and a new prepaid card is accepted In other words, in the SS2 member game start / end / continuation determination process of this embodiment, the member game start / end / relay is determined. On the condition that the prepaid card that triggered the determination of game start in the determination process is returned, and that to determine the completion of the start the determined game.

  Then, after performing these member game start / end / continuation determination processes, the process proceeds to SS3 +, and the prepaid card ID, the member ID, the remaining amount read from the received prepaid card, and the electronic money are assigned to the payment type in the card information table. After storing, the process proceeds to S76, the remaining amount is displayed, and the process proceeds to a standby step of S77, S85, S88, whether there is a lending operation, whether there is a prepaid card return operation (end operation), Monitor whether there is a replay operation.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the member ID is not included in the recorded information in the determination of S75 +, that is, if the member ID is not recorded on the accepted prepaid card, the accepted prepaid card is stored in the currency ( It is determined that the card is a prepaid card issued using cash), and the process proceeds to SS4, and a prepaid card acceptance notification including the prepaid card ID of the accepted prepaid card and the device ID uniquely assigned to the card unit 3 It transmits from the communication unit 334 to the member management computer 120.

  Then, the process proceeds to SS5, and the member game end determination process shown in FIG. In other words, when a prepaid card is received, the game history including the member ID in the member game history counter is determined by determining the start of the member game by the above-described member game start / end / continuation determination process before receiving the prepaid card. Is determined, the end of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID is determined (Sb1), the setting of the update target of the member game history counter is canceled and the game history is determined, After the member game information including the confirmed member game history counter data and device ID is transmitted to the member management computer 120 (Sb2), the game history counter data is deleted (Sb3). .

  If the game history counter including the member ID is not stored in the member game history counter, for example, when the game history is deleted or deleted in SW13 shown in FIG. 19 described later, the processing of Sb1 to Sb2 is not performed. Proceed to SS6 shown in FIG.

  In other words, in the SS5 member game end determination process of the present embodiment, the member game start / end / continuation determination process is performed, for example, by receiving a prepaid card in which a member ID is recorded before receiving the prepaid card. When a game history including a member ID is stored in the member game history counter by determining the start of the game, the prepaid card that triggered the start of the member game is returned or the prepaid When the remaining amount of the card is “0” and the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the above-described standby steps S1 to S4, and the member receives a prepaid card by using new money (cash). In other words, in the member game end determination process of SS5 of this embodiment, the member game start / end / continuation determination process is determined. Prepaid card that triggered the judgment of the game start condition to be returned, and that to determine the completion of the start the determined game Te.

  If the game history counter including the member ID is not stored in the member game history counter, for example, if the game history counter is deleted or deleted in SW13 shown in FIG. 19, the processing of Sb1 to Sb2 is not performed, and FIG. After the prepaid card ID received in the card information table and the remaining amount are stored in the card information table, the process proceeds to S76 to display the remaining amount, and the process proceeds to the standby steps of S77, S85, and S88. Thus, it is monitored whether there is a lending operation, whether there is a prepaid card return operation (end operation), and whether there is a replay operation.

  In the steps of S77, S85, and S88, if there is a lending operation, the steps of S78 to S81 described above are performed, and after the pachinko ball is lent using the remaining amount, In S82, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining amount after the subtraction update. As long as the remaining amount exists, the process returns repeatedly to steps S77, S85, and S88. If there is no remaining amount, the process proceeds to S83. Then, it is determined whether or not the member ID is stored in the card information table. If the member ID is not stored, the process proceeds to S83 +, and the prepaid card being received is retained in the internal card unit 327, and then the above-described S1. Return to the standby state of S4, and if there is a member ID stored, proceed to SL1 in FIG. 16 to store the payment acceptance waiting flag as in the first embodiment. , It is credited can of using electronic money or currency (cash) for a predetermined time to said input money reception waiting flag is stored.

  In the standby state of S77, S85, and S88, when a prepaid card return operation is performed, the process proceeds from S85 to S86, and the steps S86, S86 +, and S87, which are the return processing described above, are performed. After the prepaid card return notice and the mobile member return notice are transmitted, the prepaid card is returned and the card information table is reset, and then the process returns to the above-described standby state of S1 to S4.

  In the standby state of S77, S85, and S88, if there is a replay operation, the process proceeds from S88 to S89, and the above steps S89 to S94 are performed, so that the card information table has already been replayed. If there is a record of the number of times of play, the game can be replayed using the number of times of replay by moving to the standby step of Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12 shown in FIG. If there is no memory of the number of plays, the PIN number is received from the member player on the condition that the member ID is stored in the card information table, the number of saved balls is obtained from the member management computer 120 and the number of replays is specified On the condition that the specified number of replays exists, the continuation of the member game is determined, and the standby steps Sh1 to Sh3 and Sh12 shown in FIG. By moving to be possible to re-play using 該再 number of plays.

  Next, Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described. Incidentally, in the gaming system of the fourth embodiment, in the gaming system of the third embodiment, the game start / end / continuation determination processing is performed on the card unit 3 side. In the same way as the gaming system, the determination process of the start / end / continuation of these games is performed on the member management computer 120 side which is the management device, and the game management of these games is performed on the member management computer 120 side. Except for the following changes for carrying out the start / end / continuation determination process, the game system of the third embodiment is the same as the game system, that is, the member mobile phone member ID used for issuance is the same. It is stored in the issued prepaid card, and detailed description of these same parts is omitted, and the characteristic parts of the fourth embodiment are described in detail below. .

  Note that the member management computer 120 of the fourth embodiment is replaced with the individual data table stored in the member management computer 120 of the first embodiment, in the same manner as the member management computer 120 of the second embodiment. The table-specific data table shown in FIG. 26 is stored.

  Further, the system controller 100 used in the fourth embodiment has the same configuration as the system controller 100 of the first embodiment, and the prepaid card issuing apparatus 4 used in the fourth embodiment is also the same as that of the first embodiment. The configuration is the same as that of the prepaid card issuing device 4.

  In addition, the card unit 3 used in the fourth embodiment has the same configuration as the card unit 3 in the third embodiment, and the function based on the processing content is other than the function for determining the game start and game end. The various functions are the same as those of the card unit 3 of the third embodiment.

  In addition to the above functions, the card unit 3 of the fourth embodiment performs a game information data transmission process as shown in FIG. 24 in the same manner as the card unit 3 (control unit 328) of the second embodiment described above. The game management data transmission function is provided, and the member management computer 120 receives the game information data transmitted from each of the card units 3 from the second communication unit 130 in an interrupt process to be described later. The game-related information in the machine 2 can be individually collected (acquired), and the game-related information acquisition means in the present invention is formed by the interruption process.

  In addition, the card unit 3 of the fourth embodiment, like the card unit 3 of the second embodiment described above, notifies the member management computer 120 of a member card acceptance notification and a member card return notification, as shown in FIG. In addition to a mobile member acceptance notification, a mobile member return notification, a prepaid card acceptance notification, and a mobile member savings ball output request, a money acceptance notification, a replay completion notification, a deposit acceptance standby start notification, and an electronic money receipt notification are transmitted to the member management computer 120 The CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 monitors the reception of each of these notifications and requests by performing the reception monitoring process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 27 in the above-described second embodiment. Based on the notification and the reception of the request, the start, end and continuation of the member game in each pachinko machine 2 are determined. And Tsu, game start judging means and game end judging means of the present invention is formed by these reception monitoring processing.

  The reception monitoring process according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 27. The CPU 122 of the member management computer 120 circulates the steps SK1 to SK9 to determine whether or not a member card acceptance notification has been received. (SK1), whether or not a mobile member storage output request is received (SK2), whether or not a mobile member acceptance notification is received (SK3), whether or not a membership card return notification is received (SK4), Whether a receipt of money acceptance is received (SK5), whether an electronic money deposit notification is received (SK5 +), whether a prepaid card acceptance notification is received (SK6), a receipt of payment acceptance waiting notification It is monitored whether there is a reception (SK7), whether a mobile member return notification is received (SK8), and whether a replay end notification is received (SK9).

  In these monitoring steps SK1 to SK9, the member card is received in the card unit 3, or the member mobile phone is received at the time of replay using the member mobile phone, or the card unit 3 receives the member mobile phone. When a prepaid card issued using electronic money is received, and any one of a membership card acceptance notification, a mobile member savings output request, and a mobile member acceptance notification is received from the card unit 3, SK1 or SK2 Then, the process proceeds from SK3 to SK10, and the member game start / end / continuation determination process shown in FIG. 29, which will be described later, is performed, so that the member ID of the received member card, the member ID of the member mobile phone, or the prepaid card of the prepaid card The prepaid card specified by the ID If the member ID of the member mobile phone used to issue the card is different from the member ID of the member player who played before that time, the game of the member player who played before that time ends. When the member ID is the same, it is determined that the member game is continued. On the other hand, the member game of the member player who owns the newly received member card, member mobile phone or prepaid card in the card unit 3 is determined. After the start is determined, the process returns to the monitoring steps SK1 to SK9 again.

  Specifically, in the member game start / end / continuation determination process, as shown in FIG. 29, first, it corresponds to the device ID included in the received member card acceptance notification, portable member saving output request, and portable member acceptance notification. Whether there is an undetermined game history in the table-specific data table, that is, whether or not there is a game history for which the end of the member game has not been determined. Specifically, the data of the confirmation flag (“0” is undetermined and “1”). (Sd11), and if there is no unconfirmed game history stored in the determination, the process proceeds to Sd15 and is included in the received member card acceptance notification, portable member storage ball output request, and portable member acceptance notification It is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID specified is started, the process proceeds to Sd16, and the game history corresponding to the received device ID in the table data table is determined as the game start. In addition to newly storing the game history of the member ID of the selected member player and setting the newly stored unconfirmed game history as an update target, the game time measurement is started and the game history shown in FIG. Is executed sequentially each time the game information data is received from the card unit 3, and each game related information (start count, bonus count, The number of probability fluctuations (the number of probability changes), the number of shot balls, the number of payout balls) is updated, and update storage of these game related information (game data) is started.

  That is, in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of the fourth embodiment, the member card acceptance notification that the member card was accepted by the internal card reader / writer 327 of the card unit 3 has been received, Member games specified from the member IDs included in each of these notifications on condition that a mobile member acceptance notification is received because the recorded information read from the prepaid card received by the card reader / writer 327 includes the member ID. The game start determination means of the present invention is formed by the CPU 122 that determines the start of the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 of the person and executes the member game start / end / continuation determination processing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in Sd11 that there is an undetermined game history in the table-specific data table, the process proceeds to Sd12 and is included in the received member card acceptance notification, portable member savings ball output request, and portable member acceptance notification. It is determined whether or not the member ID matches the member ID included in the undetermined game history. If they match, the process proceeds to Sd17 to determine that the member game of the member player of the member ID is continued. Then, the unconfirmed game history that has already been set as the update target is set as the update target as it is, and update storage of the game related information (game data) is continued, and the process proceeds to Sd18 and the flag of the unconfirmed game history is set. While all the processes are reset and the process ends, if the determination of Sd12 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd13 and is identified from the member ID stored in the unconfirmed game history. After determining the end of the member game of the player player, the timing of the game time of the game history is ended, the setting of the update target of the game history is canceled, and the determination flag of the game history is set (“1” is set). And storing the game history to the confirmed game history (Sd4).

  And it progresses to Sd15, it determines with the start of the member game of the member player specified from the received member ID, it progresses to Sd16, and it determines with game history corresponding to the apparatus ID received in the table data table being a game start. The game history of the member ID of the member player who has played is newly stored, and the newly stored unconfirmed game history is set as an update target, thereby counting the game time and each game related information (starting count, large Update storage of the number of times, the number of probability fluctuations (the number of probability changes), the number of shot balls, the number of payout balls) is started, and the processing is terminated. The determined game history is stored in the member history table, and the member history table is updated.

  That is, the member management computer 120 of the fourth embodiment is a period from when the CPU 122 as the game start determination unit determines the start of the game in the pachinko machine 2 to when the CPU 122 as the game end determination unit determines the end of the game. , The game-related information in the pachinko machine 2 acquired by the above-described interrupt processing performed by the CPU 122 serving as the game-related information acquisition means is recorded in the prepaid card that triggered the start of the game. Store in association with the member ID.

  Further, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9 described above, when a membership card return notice is received from the card unit 3 by returning the membership card in the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK4 to SK11 and the received card is received. After it is determined that the game of the member player specified from the member ID included in the member card return notification is completed, the process proceeds to SK12, and the data table corresponding to the device ID included in the received member card return notification is displayed. The timing of the game time of the unconfirmed game history including the stored member ID is ended, the update target setting is canceled, and the game history confirmation flag is set (stores “1”). After the game history is updated to the confirmed game history, the process returns to the monitoring steps SK1 to SK9 again.

  That is, when the membership card return notification is received, the end of the member game is determined, the game history of the member game determined to be the end is determined, and the determined game history is the same as Sd16 of FIG. 29 described above. Is stored in the member history table and the member history table is updated. As described above, the member game determined to be started in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of SK10 by receiving the member card acceptance notification by receiving the member card is a game in the member game start / end / continuation determination process. On the condition that the membership card return notification is received by the return of the membership card that triggered the start determination, the CPU 122 determines the end of the member game determined to start in SK11. The game end determination means in the invention is formed.

  Further, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9 described above, when the money acceptance notification is received from the card unit 3 based on the money acceptance in S1 or SL3, and based on the implementation of electronic money deposit in the SL6. When the electronic money deposit notification is received from the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK5 or SK5 + to SK13, and corresponds to the device ID included in the received money acceptance notification or electronic money deposit notification in the stand-by data table. It is determined whether or not an unconfirmed game history is stored, and if there is no unconfirmed game history, the process returns to the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9, and there is an unconfirmed game history. Advances to SK13 +, and “1”, which is a deposit waiting flag, is stored in the deposit waiting flag of the unconfirmed game history. And determines whether or not.

  If the deposit waiting flag is stored in the determination, the receipt of the money or the electronic money receipt will be performed within the predetermined deposit acceptance waiting time after the remaining amount of money in the card unit 3 becomes “0”. Accepting or depositing electronic money, that is, accepting money in SL3 or depositing electronic money in SL6, the process proceeds to SK14, and it is determined that the member game is continued and the determination of the end of the game is reserved. The unconfirmed game history that has already been set as the update target is set as the update target as it is, and update storage of the game related information is continued, and all the flags of the unconfirmed game history are reset to SK1 to SK9. Return to the monitoring step.

  On the other hand, if the deposit waiting flag is not stored, it is determined as “No” in the determination of SK13 +, the process proceeds to SK15, and the member game end determination process shown in FIG. After the end of the game is determined, the process returns to the monitoring steps SK1 to SK9 again.

  In other words, the CPU 122 serving as the game end determination means in the present invention stores a period until a predetermined time elapses after the remaining amount of the prepaid card received in the card unit 3 becomes 0, specifically, a payment waiting flag. The game continues at SK14 when a money acceptance notification or electronic money receipt notification is received within the specified time period when the card unit 3 receives a cash deposit process using money (cash) or an electronic money deposit using electronic money. Until at least the remaining amount added in the cash deposit process or electronic money deposit becomes 0 and the deposit waiting flag stored by receiving the deposit acceptance waiting start notification is erased, or prepaid Timer of non-operation determination timer after card is returned and mobile member return notification is received By-up until the end determination (SW31), it is adapted to retain the end determination of the member game.

  Specifically, in the SK15 member game end determination process, as shown in FIG. 28, first, an unconfirmed game history stored in correspondence with the device ID included in the received money acceptance notification or electronic money deposit notification. The end of the member game of the member player specified from the member ID included in the game ID is determined (Sb11), the time of the game history of the game history is finished, and the setting of the update target of the game history is canceled, and the game The history confirmation flag is set ("1" is stored), the game history is updated to the confirmed game history, and the process is terminated (Sb12). The determined game history is stored in the member history table in the same manner as Sd16 in FIG. 29 described above, and the member history table is updated.

  That is, after the start of the member game is determined in the member game start / end / continuation determination process of the SK 10 based on the reception of the mobile member acceptance notification transmitted from the card unit 3 when the prepaid card is received, the remaining amount of the prepaid card is determined. If there is no receipt of money acceptance notification based on money acceptance or receipt of electronic money receipt notification based on electronic money receipt while storing the receipt waiting flag due to receipt of the receipt of payment acceptance standby due to 0 becoming SK15 Member game end determination processing is performed to determine the end of the member game. That is, after the start of the member game is determined in the SK10 member game start / end / continuation determination process, the remaining amount of the received prepaid card becomes 0, and waiting for the receipt of payment until the deposit waiting flag is erased. On the condition that time has elapsed, the end of the game determined to start is determined in the SK15 member game end determination process, and the CPU 122 that executes these member game end determination processes is used in the present invention. A game end determination means is formed.

  Further, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9 described above, when a prepaid card acceptance notification is received from the card unit 3 on the basis that the prepaid card issued using money is accepted in the card unit 3, SK6 From SK16, it is determined whether or not there is an unconfirmed game history stored in the stand-by data table corresponding to the device ID included in the received prepaid card acceptance notification. If the history does not exist, the process returns to the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9, and if there is an undetermined game history, the process proceeds to SK17, and the member game end determination process consisting of Sb11 and Sb12 shown in FIG. By executing, it is determined that the member game of the unconfirmed game history has ended, and the game history is updated to be confirmed Back again SK1~SK9 of the monitoring step after.

  Next, in the above-described monitoring steps SK1 to SK9, when the receipt of the deposit acceptance standby start is received from the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK7 to SK18, and the device ID included in the received receipt of acceptance standby start is received. The device included in the received payment acceptance standby start notification in the stand-by data table, with which the card unit 3 of the device ID of the device ID based on the fact that the remaining amount has become 0 reserves the end determination of the member game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 A deposit waiting flag of an unconfirmed game history stored corresponding to the ID is set ("1" is stored), the timer of the flag timer corresponding to the device ID is started, and the flag timer is set.

  The timer time of this flag timer is the same as the display end time (same as the deposit acceptance waiting time) in the card unit 3, and when these flag timers are up, The receipt waiting flag is erased by being detected by the interrupt processing SW 35 described later, and therefore when the receipt waiting flag is stored, the corresponding card unit 3 is connected to the above-described SL2 to SL4. It will be in a payment acceptance waiting state, and by checking these payment waiting flags, it can be determined whether or not the card unit 3 is in a payment acceptance waiting state, as shown in the above-described SK14, When receiving the money acceptance notice and the electronic money receipt notice, confirm this receipt waiting flag to continue the member game. And to be able to determine whether.

  Next, in the monitoring step of SK1 to SK9, when a mobile member return notification or a replay end notification is received from the card unit 3, the process proceeds from SK8 or SK9 to SK19, and the received mobile member return notification or The termination determination of the member game in the pachinko machine 2 to which the card unit 3 corresponds based on the return processing in the card unit of the device ID included in the replay end notification or the completion of the replay is reserved, If there is an unconfirmed game history stored in correspondence with the device ID included in the received mobile member return notification or replay end notification in another data table, the end determination of the unconfirmed game history is determined. Set the wait flag ("1" is stored) to increase the non-operation determination timer in the interrupt processing described later Non-working decision after which enables the end determination of the member game by that, returns to the monitoring step of SK1~SK9.

  Next, the interrupt process executed by the member management computer 120 of this embodiment that is enabled during the reception monitoring process shown in FIG. 27 is exactly the same as the interrupt process shown in FIG. Therefore, although detailed explanation is omitted, if the game information data is received from the card unit 3, the above-described steps SW22 to SW25 are performed, and the total game-related information in the stand-by data table, If it is set as an update target, the game related information of the unconfirmed game history is updated.

  In addition, when the non-operation determination timer is up, each of the steps SW27 to SW25 described above is performed, and an unconfirmed game history exists and an end determination waiting flag corresponding to the unconfirmed game history is set. It is determined that the member game of the member player specified from the member ID stored in the unconfirmed game history is ended on condition that there is a storage and no payment waiting flag is stored.

  In other words, it is determined that the game-related information has not changed for a predetermined time in the interrupt process, that is, the non-operation state is determined on the condition that the non-operation determination timer has expired. The non-operating state determination means in the present invention is formed by the CPU 122 that performs the credit processing, and the members that are reserved in the receipt of the deposit acceptance standby start notification that is transmitted when the remaining amount in the card unit 3 becomes 0 The end determination of the game and the end determination of the member game reserved in receiving the mobile member return notification or the replay end notification are carried out in the SW 31 by determining that the game is not in operation. That is, after the remaining amount is 0 in the card unit 3 or after the above return processing is performed, The end determination of the member game is reserved until the non-operating state is determined by the CPU 122 serving as a determination means, and in this way, the game-related information during the reservation period is not yet determined. Since it is updated and stored in the history, the game-related information (game history) of the member player can be managed more accurately.

  Further, when the flag timer is up, the above-described steps SW36 and SW37 are executed, and the deposit waiting flag is erased on condition that there is a deposit waiting flag for an unconfirmed game history. .

  As described above, according to the third and fourth embodiments, a member player can receive a prepaid card using a member mobile phone, and can use the issued prepaid card in the card unit 3 to play a game. At the same time, when the prepaid card in which the issued member ID is recorded is received by the internal card unit 327 of the card unit 3, it is received by the control unit 328 serving as a game start determining means or the CPU 122 of the member management computer 120. The start of the game of the member player specified from the member ID recorded in the prepaid card is determined, and the end of the game determined to start is determined on the condition that the prepaid card is returned. The game related information for the period from the start to the end is associated with the member ID of the member player. Since it is stored in the table-specific data table and member-specific history table of the member management computer 120, which is a physical device, the member player does not have to hold his / her member mobile phone in the card unit 3 during the game, Therefore, even when a member mobile phone provided with a member card function by storing the member ID is used as a member card, the game history can be accurately grasped and the misplacement of the member mobile phone can be greatly reduced. it can.

  Further, according to each of the above embodiments, the start of the member game is determined by receiving the member card, and the end of the member game is determined by the card unit 3 or the member management computer 120 by returning the member card. Since the game related information from the start to the end is stored in the individual data table and the individual history table of the member management computer 120 in association with the member ID of the member card, the wallet that can be given the function of the member card For member players who do not have a mobile phone with functions, issue membership cards as before, and also manage game-related information of member players who do not have mobile phones with a wallet function that can provide these member card functions. it can.

  Further, according to each of the above embodiments, in the card unit 3, since the remaining amount can be deposited using money (cash), the member player loses the electronic money amount stored in the member mobile phone, for example. However, even if the same member player can continue the game by carrying out cash deposit processing using the money he possesses, and the same member game continues using the money (cash), the same member game Since the member management computer 120 stores and manages the game history, which is the player's game related information, the game related information (game history) of each member player can be stored and managed more accurately.

  In addition, according to each of the embodiments described above, when electronic money deposit processing or cash deposit processing is performed during a period until the deposit acceptance waiting time elapses after the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes 0, the game is continued. If it is determined that the payment acceptance waiting time has elapsed, the process proceeds to the above-described standby steps S1 to S4, and the non-operation determination by the interrupt process, or the member game start / end / continuation determination process, the member game end The end of the game is determined by executing the determination process, and the game related information during the period of the payment acceptance waiting time which is the predetermined period is also stored and managed as the game related information (game history) of the member player. Therefore, the game related information (game history) of each member player can be stored and managed more accurately.

  Further, according to each of the above embodiments, the member player can add the value money for game using the money held within the waiting time for accepting the payment, which is a predetermined time, even if the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes 0. The game can be continued by carrying out cash deposit processing as a process, and even when these same member players continue playing using money, they are stored and managed as game related information of the same member player Therefore, the game related information (game history) of each member player can be stored and managed more accurately.

  In addition, according to each of the above embodiments, the member player can use the member mobile phone held within the payment acceptance waiting time, which is a predetermined time, even if the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes zero. The electronic money deposit process, which is a mobile addition process, can be continued and the game can be continued, and even if these same member players continue to play using the electronic money amount (member mobile phone), the same member player Therefore, the game related information (game history) of each member player can be stored and managed more accurately.

  Further, according to each of the above embodiments, the game is continued until the remaining amount becomes 0 or the non-operating state is determined by the control unit 328 or the CPU 122 serving as the non-operating state determining means after the return process is performed. Since the end of the game is reserved, the game related information during the reserved period is also stored and managed as the game related information (game history) of the member player who has been determined to start, so a lot of pachinko balls are paid out for jackpots etc. Even if it is determined that the remaining amount is determined to be unnecessary and the return process has been made due to the fact that it has become a possession game, as the game-related information (game history) of the member player until the non-operating state is determined It becomes possible to store and manage the game-related information (game history) of each member player more accurately.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, when a prepaid card issued in cash (money) is received in the card unit 3, the card unit 3 does not store the game history in the member game history counter. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the card unit 3, in response to acceptance of the prepaid card, the game history is uniquely stored in the member game history counter, and the prepaid card is returned. Or the prepaid card ID of the prepaid card that triggered the start of storage of the game history on the condition that the predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the remaining amount of the prepaid card has reached 0 To the member management computer 120, and the member management computer 120 performs system control. The controller 100 is requested to output the member ID stored corresponding to the prepaid card ID received together with the game history, and the member ID is output. In other words, the system controller 100 corresponds to the prepaid card ID. When the member ID is stored in the prepaid card table, the received game history may be stored and managed in association with the member ID acquired from the system controller 100.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the system controller 100 and the member management computer 120 are made into an individual computer and both comprise the management apparatus, this invention is not limited to this, This invention is not limited to this. The system controller 100 and the member management computer 120 are not limited to a single computer, that is, the management device is formed by a single computer, for example, issuance of a prepaid card accepted by the card unit 3. The card unit 3 acquires the member ID of the member mobile phone used for the registration from the system controller 100, and transmits various notifications (notification of prepaid card ID) including the acquired member ID to the member management computer 120. There is no need for processing and only one notification to the management device It can implement judgment of completion, or the like may be possible to reduce the communication load or processing load.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, after the remaining amount becomes “0”, the end determination is retained for a predetermined time for accepting the electronic money receipt or the cash receipt, or the remaining amount is “0” or the non-operation timer is set after the refund process. Although the end determination is reserved until the non-operation determination is made by the timer-up, the present invention is not limited to this, and the non-operation determination is performed until the predetermined time elapses. It is good also as a structure which does not implement both of the reservations of completion | finish determination until, or any one.

  In each of the above embodiments, a normal member card can be used in the card unit 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the card unit 3 does not accept a member card. Alternatively, only the member mobile phone may be used.

  In the second embodiment and the fourth embodiment, the game information data is transmitted to the member management computer 120 via the card unit 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game information data For example, it may be transmitted directly from the relay terminal 5 or the pachinko machine 2 to the member management computer 120.

  Moreover, in each said Example, although the replay using the number of saving balls is enabled in the card unit 3, this invention is not limited to this, As the card unit 3 which does not have these replay functions Also good.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the remaining amount deposited in money (cash) to the card unit 3 is recorded and issued on the prepaid card by the termination operation, and the issued prepaid card is used in the other card unit 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead of these prepaid cards, the remaining amount is recorded and issued on a settlement card that can be used only for settlement in the settlement apparatus 21. Also good.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the card unit 3 enables cash deposit processing by using money (cash), but the present invention is not limited to this, and the functions of these cash deposit processing are provided. It is good also as a card unit which does not have.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the amount of valuable value stored in the member mobile phone which is a portable information terminal is the amount of electronic money has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these valuable values are not limited thereto. The magnitude of the value may be, for example, the amount of credit granted to a member player who owns the mobile phone from a credit company on a mobile phone having a wallet function.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the deposit amount and issue amount from electronic money amount are received in the card unit 3 or the prepaid card issuing apparatus 4 side, this invention is not limited to this, These In order to save the trouble of the operation on the card unit 3 side and the prepaid card issuing device 4 side, a deposit amount or an issue amount within the range of the electronic money amount is selected in advance on the member mobile phone side, and the member mobile phone side The selected deposit amount or issue amount may be transmitted to the card unit 3 side or the prepaid card issuing device 4 side via the external card reader / writers 46 and 330.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a dedicated application for exchanging with the external card reader / writers 46 and 330 is stored in the member mobile phone. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these dedicated applications are stored. The external card reader / writers 46 and 330 may directly access the memory of the non-contact IC chip mounted on the member mobile phone without storing the application.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although only the member mobile telephone to which the member card function was provided in the card unit 3 can implement electronic money payment, this invention is not limited to this, Member card function It may be possible to make an electronic money deposit using an electronic money amount of a mobile phone having a wallet function to which is not given.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the remaining amount is used as the form of game value, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the form of these game value is, for example, a frequency with 100 yen as one unit. These game value forms may be selected as appropriate.

  In addition, in the card unit 3 of the above embodiment, the prepaid card can be issued without receiving the prepaid card to be issued from outside by having a card storage part inside the card unit 3. Although it is preferable to be able to eliminate the trouble of a staff member or a player such as inserting a prepaid card with the issuance of a prepaid card, the present invention is not limited to this, and these card storage units For each issue, a prepaid card may be accepted from the outside, the remaining amount recorded on the accepted prepaid card, and the prepaid card issued.

  Further, in the card unit 3 of the above embodiment, the prepaid card whose remaining amount is 0 is retained inside the card unit 3 and reused without being discharged outside. This is preferable because it is possible to reduce the trouble of an attendant or a player such as inserting a prepaid card when the prepaid card is returned, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these remaining amounts are 0. The prepaid card may not be reserved.

  In the first embodiment and the third embodiment, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 determines the start and end of the game, stores each game-related information in the member game history counter, and stores the member for each game unit. The game history is transmitted to the member management computer 120, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each game-related information is transmitted from the card unit 3 as in the second and fourth embodiments. While transmitting the game information data to the member management computer 120, the card unit 3 may determine the start and end of the game, and notify the member management computer 120 of the determination result. As in the second and fourth embodiments, the member management computer 120 determines start and end, and notifies the card unit 3 of the determination result. In Te card unit 3 side, after storing each game-related information to the member game history counter may be transmitted to members game history for each game unit in the member management computer 120.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the adjustment of the residual amount remaining on a membership card is not touched, it may be made possible to adjust the residual amount of these membership cards in the settlement apparatus 21 like a prepaid card. Needless to say.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in the insertion of money when the membership card is not accepted, the full amount of the identification amount can be used for games, but the present invention is not limited to this, Of the inserted amount, the amount used for the game may be received and the amount to be changed may be returned in advance by a prepaid card.

  In the above-described embodiment, the membership card and the prepaid card can be used by one internal card reader / writer 327. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a coin-shaped IC can be used as the prepaid card. When using coins, the reader / writer for these IC coins may be provided separately from the internal card reader / writer 327.

  Moreover, in the said Example 2 and Example 4, although it is set as the structure which does not memorize | store the usage-amount in the table-specific data table and member-specific history table of Example 1, this invention is not limited to this, These By notifying the member management computer 120 of various usage notifications sent from the card unit 3 to the system controller 100, the member management computer 120 stores and manages the usage amounts of the member players. Anyway.

  In the above embodiment, a normal pachinko machine 2 that plays a game using a pachinko ball is applied as an example of the gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other gaming machines, For example, a slot machine that uses medals and pachinko balls to play games, a pachinko machine that circulates pachinko balls inside, a complete credit type slot machine that uses credits to play games without using medals and pachinko balls, etc. A gaming machine may be applied. Further, these game machines may be used in combination.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the member player's game start determination is made when the member ID is received from the member mobile phone, when the member card is received, or when the prepaid card is received. However, the present invention is limited to this. However, after receiving a member ID from a member mobile phone or receiving a member card or prepaid card, a carding signal is input from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the card unit 3. Then, it may be determined that the game is started when a change occurs in the number of shot balls, that is, it may be determined as long as the start of the member game is determined on the condition that the member card or the prepaid card is received.

  In the above embodiment, the end of the member game is determined when the member card is returned. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and even in the case of these member cards, the member mobile phone Similar to the case of prepaid cards and prepaid cards, the game end determination is reserved when the member card is returned. After the return, there is a cash acceptance, a prepaid card acceptance, or a membership card or membership mobile phone with a different membership ID. The end of the member game may be determined when the telephone is received or when the non-operating state is determined.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the mobile telephone provided with a telephone call function was illustrated as a portable terminal device, this invention is not limited to this, As these portable terminal devices, only the data communication function of a mobile phone is mentioned. A PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) terminal equipped with a communication unit having

  In the above-described embodiment, the non-contact IC chip is built in the mobile phone. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these non-contact IC chips are detachable from the mobile phone. A non-contact IC card having a card may be mounted on a mobile phone.

  In the first and second embodiments, the member ID uniquely assigned to the player by registering the member and stored in the member mobile phone is used as the prepaid card ID of the issued prepaid card in the prepaid card table. Corresponding user member IDs are stored in association with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to using these member IDs, and instead of these member IDs, for example, stored in a member mobile phone in advance. The terminal ID uniquely assigned to the member mobile phone may be acquired from the member mobile phone and used.

  That is, in the above embodiment, both the player identification information and the member identification information are member IDs. In this case, the player identification information is a terminal ID, and the member identification information is a member ID.

  Further, although not implemented in the first embodiment or the third embodiment, the above-described member game start / end / continuation determination processing may be performed between SL5 and SL6 shown in FIG.

  In the above embodiment, both the member ID and the member card ID are stored in the member mobile phone. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the member ID may be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, both the prepaid card ID and the remaining amount are stored in the prepaid card so that the system controller 100 can check the remaining amount, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, even if both the prepaid card ID and the remaining amount are stored in the prepaid card, the remaining amount may not be checked in the system controller 100. In this case, the prepaid card ID and the remaining amount are not included. The amount corresponds to the recording medium identification information in claim 1 of the present invention, and the remaining amount corresponds to the game value specifying information in claim 2.

  On the other hand, only the prepaid card ID is stored in the prepaid card, the prepaid card ID and the remaining amount are stored in association with the system controller 100, and the prepaid card ID of the received prepaid card is associated with the system controller 100. When the card unit 3 can specify the remaining amount stored, the prepaid card ID corresponds to the recording medium identification information in claim 1 of the present invention, and the game value specifying information in claim 2 It corresponds to.

  In the first and third embodiments, the member game history is transmitted to the member management computer 120 for each game unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the member game history is simplified. May be transmitted to the member management computer 120 every predetermined time.

Each element in the embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows.
Claim 1 of the present invention stores player identification information (member ID) capable of individually identifying a player and the value of valuable value (amount of electronic money), and the player can carry the player. Game value (residual amount) that can be used from the information terminal (member mobile phone) to a game having a size corresponding to a predetermined value within the range of the player identification information and the value Issuance request for accepting an issuance request (completion notice) of a game recording medium (prepaid card) in which recording medium identification information (prepaid card ID) capable of identifying each of the game recording media is recorded Based on the acceptance means (external card reader / writer 46) and the issuance request acceptance means accepting the issuance request, the game value specifying information and the game recording medium are uniquely assigned. A game recording medium issuing means (MPU48) for performing a game recording medium issuing process (prepaid card issuing process) for issuing a game recording medium in which recording medium identification information (prepaid card ID) is recorded, and the issuing request Issuing information transmission processing (prepaid card issuance notification transmission processing) is performed for transmitting the received player identification information by the receiving means and the recording medium identification information of the game recording medium issued by the gaming recording medium issuing means. An issuance information transmission processing means (MPU48), a game recording medium issuance device (prepaid card issuance device 4), and a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), provided in correspondence with the game recording medium issuance device; A game recording medium processing means (internal card) for receiving the issued game recording medium and reading at least the recorded information of the received game recording medium. A gaming value of a predetermined size within the range of the gaming value specified from the recording medium identification information read from the gaming recording medium received by the gaming writer 327) and the gaming recording medium processing means. A gaming device (card unit 3) comprising usage processing means (control unit 328) for performing usage processing (lending processing) for use in a game in the gaming machine, issuance of the gaming device and gaming recording medium The player identification information and the recording medium identification information, which are connected to the apparatus so as to be capable of data communication and are transmitted from the issuance information transmission processing unit, are stored in association with each other, and the player identification information is associated with the player identification information. A management device (system controller 100, member management computer 1) that stores game-related information (game history) generated in relation to a game in the gaming machine 20), a game system including game related information acquisition means (control unit 328, CPU 122; interrupt processing) for acquiring game related information generated in relation to a game in the gaming machine, Game start determination means (control unit 328, CPU 122; member game start / end / continuation determination processing) for determining the start of a game in the gaming machine on condition that the game recording medium processing means has received the game recording medium. ) And a game end determination means (control unit) for determining the end of the game determined to be started on the condition that the game recording medium triggered by the game start determination in the game start determination process is returned. 328, CPU 122; member game start / end / continuation determination process, member game end determination process, interrupt process), and the management device Game-related information in the gaming machine acquired by the game-related information acquiring means during a period from when the start determining means determines the start of the game in the gaming machine to when the game end determining means determines the end of the game Is stored in association with the player identification information stored in association with the recording medium identification information of the game recording medium that is the trigger for determining the start of the game.

  Claim 2 of the present invention stores player identification information (member ID) capable of individually identifying a player and the value of valuable value (amount of electronic money), and the player can carry the player. Game value (residual amount) that can be used from the information terminal (member mobile phone) to a game having a size corresponding to a predetermined value within the range of the player identification information and the value Issuance request accepting means (external card reader / writer 46) for accepting an issuance request (completion notice) of a game recording medium (prepaid card) in which game value specifying information (remaining amount) can be specified, and the issuance request A game recording medium in which the game value specifying information and the player identification information received from the portable information terminal are recorded together with the issue request is issued based on the receipt means accepting the issue request. A game recording medium issuing device (prepaid card issuing device 4), and a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) comprising a game recording medium issuing means (MPU48) for performing a game recording medium issuing process (prepaid card issuing process) And a game recording medium processing means (internal card reader) that accepts the game recording medium issued by the game recording medium issuing device and reads at least the recorded information of the received game recording medium. Writer 327) and a game value having a predetermined size within the range of the game value specified from the game value specifying information read from the game recording medium received by the game recording medium processing means Use processing means (control unit 328) for performing use processing (lending processing) for using the game machine in a game in the gaming machine (card) Knit 3) and the game device connected to be capable of data communication, and store game-related information (game history) generated in relation to the game in the game machine of the player in association with the player identification information. A game system including a management device (member management computer 120) that performs game-related information acquisition means (control unit 328, CPU 122) for acquiring game-related information generated in relation to a game in the gaming machine. ;) And the player identification information on the condition that the player identification information is included in the record information read from the game recording medium received by the game recording medium processing means. Game start determining means (control unit 328, CPU 122; member game start / end / continuation determination processing) for determining the start of a game in the gaming machine of the player The game end determination means (control unit 328, which determines the end of the game determined to start, on condition that the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the game start in the game start determination process is returned) CPU 122; member game start / end / continuation determination process, member game end determination process, interrupt process), and the management device has determined that the game start determination means has determined the start of a game in the gaming machine. In the period until the game end determination means determines the end of the game, the game-related information in the gaming machine acquired by the game-related information acquisition means is used as the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the game start. Is stored in association with the player identification information read out from.

  According to claim 3 of the present invention, the gaming device (card unit 3) receives a member recording medium (member card) on which member identification information (member ID) capable of individually identifying a member player is recorded. A member recording medium reading means (internal card reader / writer 327) for reading the member identification information recorded in the received member recording medium, and the game start determining means (control unit 328, CPU 122; member game start). The end / continuation determination process) determines the start of a game in the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) on the condition that the member recording medium is received by the member recording medium reading means, and the game end determination The means (control unit 328, CPU 122) returns the member recording medium that triggered the game start determination by the game start determination means. The management device (member management computer 120) determines that the game end determination means determines that the game has ended, after the game start determination means determines the start of the game. During the period until the end is determined, the game related information acquired by the game related information acquisition means (control unit 328, CPU 122; interrupt processing) is recorded from the member recording medium that triggered the start of the game. The information is stored in association with the read member identification information.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the game end determination means (control unit 328, CPU 122) further records recording medium identification information of a game recording medium (prepaid card) received by the gaming apparatus (card unit 3). The amount of game value (residual amount) specified from (prepaid card ID) or game value specifying information (residual amount) is used in the use processing means (control unit 328; lending process), and 0. The end of the game is determined on the condition that a predetermined time (payment acceptance waiting time) has elapsed since becoming.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the gaming apparatus (card unit 3) receives money and recognizes the authenticity and money type of the received money (a banknote identification unit 321 and a coin identification unit 322). ) And the value of the game value corresponding to the predetermined amount within the range of the amount of money accepted by the money identifying means, the recording medium identification information (prepaid card) of the game recording medium (prepaid card) being received ID) or game value currency addition processing for performing game value currency addition processing (cash deposit processing) to be added to and updated to the value of game value (remaining amount) specified from information specifying value for game (residual amount) Means (control unit 328), and the game end determination means (control unit 328, CPU 122) is a recording medium identification of the game recording medium received by the gaming device. A predetermined time (payment acceptance waiting time) after the magnitude of the game value specified from the information or the game value specifying information becomes 0 by being used in the use processing means (control unit 328; lending process) When the game value money addition process is performed within a period until the time elapses, it is determined that the game is continued, and at least the value of the game value added in the game value money addition process is 0. Alternatively, the game end determination is reserved until the game recording medium is returned.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the gaming device (card unit 3) has a predetermined value within the range of the value (electronic money amount) from the portable information terminal (member mobile phone). A portable information terminal processing means (external reader / writer 330) that accepts an addition request (completion notice) for a gaming value having a size corresponding to the value, and the portable information terminal processing means accepts the addition request The magnitude of the game value requested by the addition request is specified from the recording medium identification information (prepaid card ID) or the game value specifying information (remaining amount) of the game recording medium (prepaid card) being accepted. A gaming value portable addition means (control unit 328) for performing gaming value portable addition processing (electronic money deposit processing) for addition updating to the magnitude (remaining amount) of gaming value, The game end determination means (control unit 328, CPU 122) is configured so that the magnitude of the game value specified from the game value specifying information of the game recording medium received by the game device is the use processing means (control). It is determined that the game is continued when the gaming value mobile addition process is performed within a period from when it becomes 0 by being used in the unit 328; lending processing) until a predetermined time (payment acceptance waiting time) elapses. Then, at least until the game value added in the game value portable addition process becomes 0 or the game recording medium is returned, the end determination of the game is reserved.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the gaming end determination means (control unit 328, CPU 122) is the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) acquired by the gaming related information acquisition means (control unit 328, CPU 122; interrupt processing). ) Having non-operating state determining means (control unit 328, CPU 122; interrupt processing) for determining that the game-related information has not changed over a predetermined time. The use processing means determines the magnitude (remaining amount) of the game value specified from the game value specifying information (remaining amount) of the game recording medium (prepaid card) received by the device (card unit 3). The game is 0 until it is used or the non-operating state is determined by the non-operating state determining means after the game recording medium is returned. It reserves the termination decision.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the game system in Example 1. FIG. It is a front view of the pachinko machine and card unit which were used in Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. (A) is a card | curd information table in the card unit of Example 1, (b) is a member game history counter, (c) is a figure which shows a game information counter. It is a figure which shows the information transmitted to the member management computer from the signal output to a card unit via a relay terminal from the pachinko machine in Example 1, and a card unit. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a member management computer according to the first embodiment. (A) in the member management computer used for Example 1 is a figure which shows the registration status of a member data table, (b) is a table-specific data table. It is a figure which shows the registration condition of the log table classified by member in the member management computer used for Example 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system controller in Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the member card master table in the system controller of Example 1, (b) is a figure which shows the prepaid card table in the system controller of Example 1. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. (A)-(d) is a figure which shows the display content of the display part of the card unit in Example 1. FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the prepaid card issuing apparatus used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the prepaid card issuing apparatus used in the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content in the prepaid card issuing apparatus used in the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the information transmitted to the member management computer from the signal output to a card unit via a relay terminal from the pachinko machine in Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the various notifications transmitted with respect to a member management computer from the card unit in Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the table data table in the member management computer of Example 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content which the member management computer in Example 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content which the member management computer in Example 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content which the member management computer in Example 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content which the member management computer in Example 2 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content in the prepaid card issuing apparatus used in Example 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the card unit in Example 3.

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2 Card reader type pachinko machine 3 Card unit 4 Prepaid card issuing device 5 Relay terminal 41 Mobile phone communication unit 46 External card reader / writer 48 MPU
100 system controller 120 member management computer 121 data bus 122 CPU
123 RAM
124 RTC
125 storage device 126 input device 127 display device 128 printer 129 first communication unit 130 second communication unit 309 card insertion slot 312 display unit 322 bill recognition unit 324 coin recognition unit 327 internal card reader / writer 328 control unit 330 external card reader / writer 334 Communication department

Claims (7)

The player identification information that can individually identify the player and the magnitude of the valuable value are stored, and from the portable information terminal that can be carried by the player, the player identification information and the range of the magnitude of the valuable value A game in which recording medium identification information capable of specifying a gaming value that can be used for a game of a size corresponding to a valuable value of a predetermined size and recording each gaming recording medium individually is recorded An issuance request accepting unit for accepting an issuance request for a recording medium, and a game for issuing a game recording medium in which the recording medium identification information is recorded based on the issuance request receiving unit accepting the issuance request A recording medium issuing means for performing a recording medium issuing process; a player identification information received by the issuing request receiving means; and a recording of a game recording medium issued by the gaming recording medium issuing means An issuing information transmission processing means for issuing information transmission process of transmitting and body identification information, and the game recording medium issuing apparatus comprising,
Game recording medium processing means provided corresponding to the gaming machine, receiving the game recording medium issued by the game recording medium issuing device, and reading at least the record information of the received game recording medium; A game value of a predetermined size within the range of the value of the game value specified from the record medium identification information read from the game recording medium received by the game recording medium processing means is played in the game machine. A gaming device comprising usage processing means for performing usage processing for use in the game;
The player device is connected to the game device and the game recording medium issuing device so as to be capable of data communication, and stores the player identification information and the recording medium identification information transmitted from the issued information transmission processing means in association with each other, and the player A management device for storing game-related information generated in association with a game in the gaming machine of the player in association with identification information;
A gaming system including:
Game-related information acquisition means for acquiring game-related information generated in relation to a game in the gaming machine;
Game start determining means for determining the start of a game in the gaming machine on condition that the game recording medium processing means has received the game recording medium;
A game end determination means for determining the end of the game determined to be started on the condition that the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the game start in the game start determination process is returned;
Including
The management device acquires the game-related information acquisition unit during a period from when the game start determination unit determines the start of a game in the gaming machine to when the game end determination unit determines the end of the game. The game-related information in the gaming machine is stored in association with the player identification information stored in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium for the game that triggered the determination to start the game. Game system to play. The player identification information that can individually identify the player and the magnitude of the valuable value are stored, and from the portable information terminal that can be carried by the player, the player identification information and the range of the magnitude of the valuable value An issuance request accepting means for accepting an issuance request for a game recording medium on which game value specifying information capable of specifying a game value usable for a game having a size corresponding to a valuable value of a predetermined size is recorded; And issuing a game recording medium in which the game value specifying information and the player identification information received from the portable information terminal together with the issue request are recorded based on the issue request received by the issue request receiving means. A game recording medium issuing device for performing a game recording medium issuing process, and a game recording medium issuing device comprising:
Game recording medium processing means provided corresponding to the gaming machine, receiving the game recording medium issued by the game recording medium issuing device, and reading at least the record information of the received game recording medium; In the gaming machine, a gaming value having a predetermined size within the range of the gaming value specified from the gaming value identification information read from the gaming recording medium received by the gaming recording medium processing means is stored in the gaming machine. A gaming device comprising usage processing means for performing usage processing for use in a game;
A management device that is connected to the gaming device so as to be capable of data communication, and stores game-related information generated in association with a game in the gaming machine of the player in association with the player identification information;
A gaming system including:
Game-related information acquisition means for acquiring game-related information generated in relation to a game in the gaming machine;
The gaming machine of the player specified from the player identification information on condition that the player identification information is included in the recording information read from the gaming recording medium received by the gaming recording medium processing means Game start determining means for determining the start of a game in
A game end determination means for determining the end of the game determined to be started on the condition that the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the game start in the game start determination process is returned;
Including
The management device acquires the game-related information acquisition unit during a period from when the game start determination unit determines the start of a game in the gaming machine to when the game end determination unit determines the end of the game. A game system characterized in that game-related information in the gaming machine is stored in association with player identification information read out from the game recording medium that triggered the determination of the start of the game. The gaming device receives a member recording medium on which member identification information capable of individually identifying a member player is recorded, and reads the member identification information recorded on the received member recording medium A recording medium reading means;
The game start determining means determines the start of a game in the gaming machine on the condition that the member recording medium reading means has received the member recording medium,
The game end determination means determines the end of the game determined to be started on the condition that the member recording medium that triggered the game start determination in the game start determination means is returned,
In the period from when the game start determining means determines the start of the game until the game end determining means determines the end of the game, the management device acquires the game related information acquired by the game related information acquiring means. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game system is stored in association with the member identification information read from the member recording medium that triggered the game start determination.   The game end determination means further uses the magnitude of the gaming value specified from the recording medium identification information or gaming value identification information of the gaming recording medium received by the gaming device in the usage processing means. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a game end is determined on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed since the time of becoming 0. The gaming apparatus receives money and identifies a money identifying means for identifying the authenticity and money type of the accepted money, and a game corresponding to a predetermined amount within the range of money received by the money identifying means. A game that performs game value currency addition processing for adding and updating the value of the game value to the value of the game value specified from the recording medium identification information or the game value specifying information of the game recording medium being received Provided with value-added money addition means,
In the game end determination means, the use processing means uses the magnitude of the game value specified from the recording medium identification information or the game value specifying information of the game recording medium received by the gaming device. When the game value money addition process is performed within a period from when the time becomes zero until the predetermined time elapses, it is determined that the game is continued, and at least the game value money addition process is added. 5. The game system according to claim 4, wherein the game end determination is reserved until the value of the game value becomes 0 or the game recording medium is returned. The gaming apparatus comprises: a portable information terminal processing unit that accepts a request for adding a gaming value having a size corresponding to a valuable value within a range of the valuable value from the portable information terminal; Based on the reception of the addition request by the portable information terminal processing means, the magnitude of the game value requested by the addition request is recorded as the recording medium identification information or the game value specifying information of the game recording medium being received. A game value portable addition means for performing a game value portable addition process for adding and updating to the magnitude of the game value specified from
The game end judging means is set to 0 when the use processing means uses the magnitude of the game value specified from the game value specifying information of the game recording medium received by the game device. It is determined that the game is continued when the gaming value portable addition process is performed within a period until the predetermined time elapses, and at least the value of the gaming value added in the gaming value portable addition process is large. 6. The game system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the game end determination is reserved until the game time becomes zero or the game recording medium is returned.   Non-operating state determination in which the game end determining means determines that the gaming related information in the gaming machine acquired by the gaming related information acquiring means has not changed over a predetermined period of time. Whether the value of the game value specified from the game value specifying information of the game recording medium received by the game device is zero when the use processing means is used. Alternatively, after the game recording medium is returned, the end determination of the game is reserved until the non-operating state is determined by the non-operating state determining unit. Gaming system.

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