JP2006334146A - Game medium dispenser and game medium dispensing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately collect consumption tax from players corresponding to a game investment. <P>SOLUTION: A card processing unit 50 is provided with a storage part 53 storing the number of balls, or "the number of dispensed balls with their consumption tax uncollected", dispensed without collecting the consumption tax, a cumulative addition part 54b cumulatively adding the number 53a of balls whose consumption tax are uncollected in the "ball dispensing process" to the number of dispensed balls with the consumption tax uncollected in the storage part 53, whenever executing the ball dispensing process, and a ball dispensing process part 54a dispensing the number of balls obtained by subtracting a prescribed integer from the number of dispensing game media to be dispensed in the ball dispensing process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention accepts a recording medium having a valuable value (for example, a game card such as a prepaid card or a membership card) or money (coin or banknote) and lends a game medium (for example, a pachinko ball or medal). The present invention relates to a game medium lending device and a game medium lending method.

  Conventionally, in a game system that provides games such as pachinko games and slot games, a player can play game media such as pachinko ball lending machines and medal lending machines arranged for each gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. Borrowing game media such as pachinko balls and medals from the lending machine, this game media was thrown into the game machine and played.

  As a gaming medium lending machine of such a gaming system, a machine that lends gaming media based on the value of inserted money is generally used, but recently, the value of the inserted card (for example, the amount or amount of money) Based on value data indicating a value corresponding to (1), a game medium has been lent (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Specifically, the player uses a card purchased by inserting money into a card issuing machine (hereinafter referred to as a prepaid card as appropriate), and the player inserts a prepaid card into the game media lending machine. When a predetermined lending button is pressed, a predetermined amount of value is subtracted from the value of the prepaid card, and a pachinko ball or medal corresponding to the reduced value is paid out.

JP 2004-2222979 A

  However, the above-described conventional technique (Patent Document 1) has a problem that it cannot cope with the concept of appropriately collecting consumption tax corresponding to game investment from the player. That is, the above-described conventional technology lends game data corresponding to value data or cash value to a prepaid card without collecting valuable value or game media for consumption tax from the player. For this reason, the game media is rented out without collecting the consumption tax from the player, and the game hall (hall) side has to bear the uncollected consumption tax.

  Furthermore, even if an attempt is made to collect (decrease) the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax from the amount of game media that corresponds to the game investment, the amount of game media for the consumption tax to be collected Because it includes fractions that are less than the value of the medium alone, it is not possible to collect game media for such fractions, and the game hall (hall) must bear the consumption tax for uncollected media. Specifically, 25 pachinko balls are lent out at the current 100 yen, but if you try to collect 5% consumption tax from here by reducing the number of balls, the calculation will be "1.19" Is subtracted as a consumption tax, and "23.81" pachinko balls will be lent out. However, it is physically impossible to subtract “1.19”, and if “1” is reduced and “24” is lent out, the difference “0.19” is subtracted. Will be borne by the amusement hall.

  Also, there may be a measure to collect valuable value (money or value data) with consumption tax added and lend out the same number of game media as the current situation. Lending of game media and issuance of prepaid cards for each coin value such as one hundred yen and five hundred yen or banknote value such as one thousand yen, five thousand yen and ten thousand yen, or a frequency corresponding to coin value or banknote value) A game media lending machine and a card issuing machine are provided, and if such measures are to be adopted, these devices must be replaced with ones that can accept the valuable value added with the consumption tax. Furthermore, each time the consumption tax fluctuates, these devices must be replaced, and it is impractical to adopt such measures.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) of the prior art, and a game medium lending device capable of appropriately collecting a consumption tax corresponding to game investment from a player, and An object is to provide a game media lending method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the game medium lending apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 accepts a recording medium or money having a valuable value and performs a lending process of the game medium. The game medium number storage means for storing the number of game media to be rented without being collected as a consumption tax, and every time the game medium is lent, the consumption tax is not collected in the game medium rent process. The cumulative addition processing means for cumulatively adding the number of game media to the game media number storage means, and the number of game media that are stored in the game media number storage means and not subject to consumption tax are equal to or greater than a predetermined integer, And lending processing means for performing a gaming medium lending process for lending a number of gaming media obtained by subtracting a predetermined integer from the number of gaming media lent out in the gaming medium lending process.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the game medium lending device is characterized in that the game medium number storage means is incorporated in a recording medium in which the value is recorded.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game medium lending device comprising: a consumption stored in the game medium number storage means each time a recording medium on which the value is recorded is inserted into or discharged from the game medium lending device; It is further characterized by further comprising a game medium number updating means for resetting the number of game media for which tax is not collected.

  The gaming medium lending method according to the invention of claim 4 is a gaming medium lending method that accepts a recording medium or money having a valuable value and lends the gaming medium, and is lent without being collected as a consumption tax. A game medium number registration step of registering the number of game media to be stored in the game medium number storage means and the number of game media for which consumption tax is not collected in the game medium lending process each time the game medium lending process is performed. A cumulative addition process step of cumulatively adding to the medium number storage means, and when the number of game media that have not been collected in the consumption tax stored in the game medium number storage means exceeds a predetermined integer, And a lending process step of performing a game medium lending process for lending out the number of game media obtained by subtracting a predetermined integer from the number of game media to be lent.

  According to the present invention, the number of game media to be rented without being collected as consumption tax is stored, and the number of game media for which consumption tax is not collected in the game medium rent processing is accumulated each time the game media is lent. When the stored number of game media for which consumption tax has not been collected exceeds a predetermined integer, the number of game media obtained by subtracting a predetermined integer from the number of game media lent out in the game media lending process is lent out Since the game media lending process was performed, the amount of game media corresponding to consumption tax can be collected as much as possible from the amount of game media lending corresponding to game investment as much as possible. It is possible to properly collect the consumption tax from the player.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the game medium number storage means adopts a configuration in which the valuable value is recorded, the number of game media corresponding to the consumption tax is determined for each cardholder. It is possible to collect the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax from the lent amount of game media corresponding to the game investment without inequality disparity among players.

  Further, according to the present invention, every time a recording medium on which a valuable value is recorded is inserted into or discharged from the gaming medium lending device, the number of gaming media for which consumption tax is not collected is reset. The amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax can be collected from the lent amount of game media corresponding to game investment without any inequality disparity among players. Can be collected.

  Exemplary embodiments of a game medium lending device (game medium lending method) according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In Examples 1, 2 and 3 described below, a case will be described in which the game medium lending device (game medium lending method) according to the present invention is applied to a card processing unit that performs ball lending processing of “pachinko balls”. The present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a card processing unit that performs a medal lending process of “medals”.

  In the following, the concept of terms used in the present embodiment will be described first, then the outline and features of the card processing unit according to the present invention will be described, and then the card processing according to the first, second, and third embodiments. The unit will be described, and finally, various modified examples (Example 4) will be described as other examples.

(Concept of terms used in this example)
Hereinafter, the concept of terms used in this embodiment will be briefly described. The “game medium lending process” used in the present embodiment is an instruction for lending game media (pachinko balls and medals) to the ball throwing mechanism part inside the card processing unit or the ball throwing mechanism part inside the gaming machine, Among these, it refers to a process of lending game media from any one of the ball dispensing mechanisms (ball lending process or medal lending process). In Examples 1 and 2, an example in which a ball throwing mechanism unit is provided inside the gaming machine will be described.

  Further, the “number of consumption tax uncollected” used in this embodiment refers to the number of game media lent without being collected as a consumption tax. For example, when lending a “pachinko ball” for 4 yen per ball, if you decide to lend without collecting the number of balls for the consumption tax corresponding to the game investment “100 yen”, 25 (= 100 yen ÷ (4 yen) “pachinko balls” will be rented, and if it is decided to collect and lend the number of balls for consumption tax (for example, 5%) corresponding to the game investment “100 yen” It is desirable that 23.81 (= 25 ÷ 1.05) “pachinko balls” be lent out.

  However, since it is impossible to collect the fraction “0.19” that is less than the value of the game medium alone among “1.19” corresponding to the consumption tax, the game investment is “100 yen”. If you collect the amount of game media that can be collected as consumption tax from the corresponding game media lending amount of “25” and lend 24 pachinko balls to the player, you will receive “0.19” "Will be rented without being collected as a consumption tax. In this way, the number of balls for consumption tax lent without being collected will be referred to as the number of loans not collected for consumption tax.

  The “frequency” used in this embodiment means a processing unit for renting game media, and is associated with the number and amount of game media at a constant rate. For example, in this embodiment, when the number of times corresponds to 100 yen, and the above-mentioned “consumption tax uncollected lending number” is less than an integer, lending without collecting the consumption tax for 100 yen Lending “24” pachinko balls that are reduced from “1” pachinko balls that can be collected from the “25” non-consumption tax lending number, and “consumption tax uncollected lending number” If the value is an integer “1” or more, the sum of fractions that are less than the value of a single game medium that has not been collected in the transaction up to that point, that is, the “consumption tax not collected” Of these, “1” is further subtracted to lend “23” (24-1) pachinko balls. In the “card settlement machine” described later, 100 yen is settled once.

(Overview and features)
First, the overall configuration of the gaming system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a gaming system according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the gaming system installed in the gaming store is prepaid card management T / C 20, centered on a terminal controller (hereinafter referred to as T / C) 10, for each group called “island”. The island controller 30 and the card issuing machine 60 are connected to each other, and the island controller 30 is connected to a ball lending unit 50 provided in each of a plurality of pachinko machines 40 installed on each island. Yes.

  In this gaming system, a membership card MC that has been used in the past (issued by a gaming store to a player (member) who has registered as a member is registered, and member identification information such as the identification information of the issuing store and a membership code is stored. Or a prepaid card PC (issued to the player by the card issuing machine 60 and recording the issuer's identification information, card-specific identification code, issue amount, card type, etc.) is used as the recording medium. Can do.

  The pachinko machine 40 is a device that allows a player to play a game by firing a pachinko ball into the game area. In addition, the card processing unit 50 performs a pachinko ball lending process with the remaining number of times associated with the prepaid card PC (hereinafter referred to as the remaining number) and the number of reserved balls valued on the member card MC as the upper limit. It is a main function, and is prepared so as to be paired with each of a plurality of pachinko machines 40 installed in the amusement store, and is installed so as to be sandwiched between the pachinko machines 40.

  The card issuing machine 60 has, as main functions, an issuance process for a prepaid card PC associated with a valuable value (frequency) corresponding to the amount of money deposited and an addition process for the frequency associated with the prepaid card PC when cash is deposited. There are several units installed at amusement stores.

  The player can borrow the pachinko ball by inserting the prepaid card PC issued from the card issuing machine 60 into the card processing unit 50 and performing the lending operation of the pachinko ball, so that the pachinko game can be borrowed. Can be done.

  The pachinko machine 40, the card processing unit 50, and the card issuing machine 60 are under the control of a management device called a terminal controller (T / C) 10 through an island controller 30 provided on each island.

  At least one T / C 10 is installed in the amusement store, and performs overall management of the installed amusement store, for example, card management, member management, sales management, etc., and relates to the valuable value of the prepaid card PC and the membership card MC. This is the part that stores and manages information. However, in this embodiment, the information management of the prepaid card PC is assumed to be performed by the prepaid card management T / C 20.

  The prepaid card management T / C 20 is a device that stores and manages prepaid card identification information (prepaid card ID) and the remaining number of prepaid cards. Specifically, when the “frequency subtraction instruction” is received from the card processing unit 50 together with the prepaid card ID, the remaining frequency of the prepaid card is subtracted for the lending frequency, and then the card processing unit 50 is notified of the “frequency subtraction completion notification”. ". In this embodiment, from the viewpoint of preventing fraud such as falsification of magnetic data recorded on the card, a configuration is adopted in which only the identification information of the prepaid card is recorded on the prepaid card without recording “frequency”. I decided to.

  Here, the card processing unit 50 according to the present invention stores the number of game media to be rented without being collected as a consumption tax, and every time the game medium is lent, the consumption tax is not collected in the game medium rent processing. When the number of game media to be collected is accumulated and the number of game media for which consumption tax is not collected exceeds a predetermined integer, a predetermined integer is calculated from the number of game media lent out in the game media lending process. The main feature is that a game medium lending process for lending the number of subtracted game media is performed, and through this series of processes, a consumption tax corresponding to the game investment can be properly collected from the player.

  This main feature will be described in detail. This card processing unit 50 collects the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax from the rental amount of game media corresponding to the game investment, and performs the lending process. In addition, the number of game media that can be collected as consumption tax is collected, and a fraction that is less than the value of a single game media is stored.

  For example, when lending a “pachinko ball” for 4 yen per ball, it would be ideal if the consumption tax (for example, 5%) corresponding to the game investment “100 yen” was collected for lending. It is desirable to rent 23.81 (= 25 ÷ 1.05) “pachinko balls” and collect “1.19” (= 25-23.81) as a consumption tax. .

  However, since it is impossible to collect the fraction “0.19” that is less than the value of the game medium alone among the “1.19” to be collected, this card processing unit 50 has a gaming investment. Collects the ball lending process to lend 24 pachinko balls to the player by collecting the number of balls that can be collected as consumption tax from the number of balls lending corresponding to “100 yen” and collecting them. The number of balls for consumption tax that has been lent without being stored is stored as “the number of loans without consumption tax collection”.

  In this card processing unit 50, every time the “pachinko ball” lending process is performed, the “consumption tax uncollected lending number” is cumulatively added, and this “consumption tax uncollected lending number” is equal to or greater than a predetermined integer. In this case, the number of balls obtained by subtracting a predetermined integer (for example, one) from the number of balls lent out by the ball lending process is lent out.

  More specifically, when the cumulatively added “consumption tax uncollected loan number” (that is, the fraction less than the value of a single game medium) becomes a predetermined integer or more, it corresponds to the game investment “100 yen”. The number of balls that can be collected as a consumption tax is collected from the number of borrowed balls “25”, and a cumulative total of “1” that is less than the value of a single game medium is collected. By lending individual pachinko balls, it is possible to collect as much as possible the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax from the amount of game media lending corresponding to game investment.

  Therefore, in the example of the prior art described above, it is possible to rent game data corresponding to value data or cash value to a prepaid card without collecting valuable value or game media for consumption tax from the player. , Games that can be collected as consumption tax based on the amount of gaming media lent for game investment, rather than overlooking the situation where the game hall (hall) is forced to bear consumption tax for uncollected Collects the amount of media, accumulates fractions that are less than the value of a single game media, and collects the whole number when this fraction becomes an integer, thereby consuming from the rental amount of game media corresponding to game investment. The amount of game media corresponding to the tax can be collected as much as possible without excess and deficiency, and the consumption tax corresponding to the game investment can be collected appropriately from the player.

  In addition, in connection with this, by incorporating the software for performing the above processing into a game medium lending device (card processing unit), the player can pay a consumption tax corresponding to the game investment without modifying or replacing the device. It becomes possible to collect from.

  In addition, by handling consumption tax on the card processing unit side, it is no longer necessary for island-end equipment (for example, card issuing machines and checkout machines) to handle such consumption tax. A consumption tax corresponding to the game investment can be collected from the player without changing to a new one. In addition, it is not necessary to handle small amount coins (usually coins less than 100 yen) in the island edge equipment in order to deal with the consumption tax collection process, so the configuration of the coin processing unit becomes complicated. It is also possible to avoid troublesome money management.

  Next, the card processing unit according to the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, an embodiment will be described in which the card processing unit stores the number of balls for consumption tax that is rented without being collected and is collected with a prepaid card. Here, after describing the configuration of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment, various processing procedures of the card processing unit will be described.

(Configuration of card processing unit)
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the card processing unit 50 lends pachinko balls up to the remaining number of times associated with the prepaid card 100 (hereinafter referred to as the remaining number) and the number of stored balls associated with the member card MC. It performs processing, and includes a card reading unit 51, a storage unit 53, and a control unit 54.

  Among these, the card reading unit 51 performs processing for reading a card inserted into the card insertion / rejection slot, and specifically, records on the inserted card (for example, prepaid card 100 or member card). Various kinds of information (card type information, identification data, issue date information, and issue store information) are read. In the first embodiment, since it is not necessary to write information to the prepaid card 100, only the card reading function is provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and further, writing to the card is possible. May be provided.

  The storage unit 53 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 54, and stores the number of balls that are lent without being collected as a consumption tax as a consumption tax-uncollected loan number 53a. is doing.

  For example, when a ball lending request for a game investment “100 yen (number of times)” is accepted, the ball lending processing unit 54a determines from the number of balls lending corresponding to the game investment “100 yen (number of times)” of “25”. A “ball lending process” was performed in which the number of balls that can be collected as a consumption tax was collected and 24 pachinko balls were lent to the player. The number of balls for consumption tax “0.19” is cumulatively added as the number 53a of uncollected consumption tax.

  The control unit 54 is a processing unit that has a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing necessary data, and executes various processes using these. In particular, as closely related to the present invention, a ball lending processing unit 54a and a cumulative addition processing unit 54b are provided.

  Among these, the ball lending processing unit 54a receives the ball lending request via the ball lending button 43 of the pachinko machine 40, and the card (for example, the prepaid card 100 or the membership card) inserted in the card processing unit 50. After performing the subtracting process, the pachinko ball lending instruction (ball lending instruction) is given to the ball throwing mechanism 41 inside the gaming machine 40, and the pachinko ball is thrown from the ball throwing mechanism 41 to the upper plate 42. It is a processing unit that performs a “ball lending process” that controls the process to be performed. When the ball lending button 43 is pressed, a “lend lending request” having a predetermined frequency (for example, 1 frequency) is made to the control unit 54. Further, the “ball lending request” is not limited to accepting means by pressing a button.

  For example, when the ball lending processing unit 54 a receives a “one-time” ball lending request via the ball lending button 43, the consumption tax non-collected lending number 53 a cumulatively added by the cumulative addition processing unit 54 b is an integer. Unless it is less than, the number of balls that can be collected as consumption tax is collected from the number of borrowed balls “25” corresponding to the game investment “100 yen (number of times)”. Carry out “ball lending process” to lend pachinko balls.

  The cumulative addition processing unit 54b is a processing unit that cumulatively adds the number of game media for which consumption tax is not collected in the “ball lending process” every time the “ball lending process” is performed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, every time a “ball lending process” is performed, a fraction that is less than the value of a single game medium is generated, and it is impossible to collect this fraction. Therefore, “0.19” is cumulatively added as the consumption tax uncollected loan number 53a.

  Here, the ball lending processing unit 54a determines the predetermined number from the number of pachinko balls lent by the “ball lending process” when the consumption tax uncollected lending number 53a stored in the storage unit 53 exceeds a predetermined integer. Performs "ball lending process" that lends the number of balls after subtracting an integer.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the sixth “ball lending process” is performed, the consumption tax-uncollected lending number 53 a is “1.14”, and the lending ball number is “24”. "1" can be collected from "pieces". For this reason, the consumption tax amount that can be collected from the number of balls that can be collected as “consumption tax” from “24 balls” that has been collected and is not collected until now. The “throwing instruction” of “23 balls” obtained by subtracting the number of balls “1” is transmitted to the ball throwing mechanism 41 in the gaming machine 40. As described above, when the predetermined number (one) of the consumption tax non-collected lending number 53a is collected and the “ball lending process” is performed, the cumulative addition processing unit 54b does not collect the consumption tax. This integer (one) is subtracted from the collected lending number 53a.

  Further, in the first embodiment, regardless of the insertion and discharge of the prepaid card 100, the cumulative addition and subtraction of the consumption tax uncollected loan number 53a in the storage unit 53 is performed. By configuring the card processing unit 50 in this manner, the number of balls for consumption tax lent without being collected can always be less than one pachinko ball.

(Processing procedure of card processing unit)
Next, a processing procedure of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a ball lending procedure of the card processing unit shown in FIG. In this case, it is assumed that “ball lending processing” is performed every time.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the prepaid card 100 is inserted (Yes at step S401), the card processing unit 50 checks the remaining number corresponding to the identification information of the prepaid card 100.

  More specifically, the card processing unit 50 transmits the prepaid card identification information to the prepaid card management T / C 20 to request the remaining number (step S402), and the prepaid card management that has received this request. After checking the remaining number (step S403), the T / C 20 returns the acquired remaining number to the card processing unit 50 (step S404). The card processing unit 50 displays the remaining number corresponding to the identification information of the electronic prepaid card on a display unit (not shown) (step S405).

  Thereafter, if a ball lending request is received from the player via the ball lending button 43 (Yes in step S406), the prepaid card management T / C 20 receives a predetermined remaining number from the remaining number of prepaid card identification information (for example, 1), the prepaid card management T / C 20 that has received this subtraction request performs the frequency subtraction process (step S408), and notifies the card processing unit 50 of the completion of the subtraction. Perform (step S409).

  Then, the cumulative addition processing unit 54b cumulatively adds the number of gaming media that have not been collected with the consumption tax in the “ball lending process” to the number 53a of consumption tax not collected yet in the storage unit 53 (step S410). For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, every time a “ball lending process” is performed, a fraction that is less than the value of a single game medium is generated, and it is impossible to collect this fraction. Therefore, “0.19” is cumulatively added as the consumption tax uncollected loan number 53a.

  Here, when the consumption tax uncollected lending number 53a cumulatively added by the cumulative addition processing unit 54b becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined integer (for example, 1) (Yes in step S411), the ball lending processing unit 54a From the number of balls that can be collected as a taxable amount of “1”, the number of balls that can be collected and collected at the present time, The “throwing instruction” of “23 balls” obtained by subtracting “1” is transmitted to the ball throwing mechanism 41 inside the gaming machine 40 (step S412), and the pachinko machine 40 receives the ball throwing mechanism 41 from the ball throwing mechanism 41. A pachinko ball is thrown onto the upper plate 42.

  As described above, when the predetermined number (one) of the consumption tax uncollected lending number 53a is collected and the “ball lending process” is performed, the cumulative addition processing unit 54b collects the consumption tax uncollected. This integer (one) is subtracted from the rented number 53a (step S413), and the process ends.

  In addition, as long as the number 53a of uncollected consumption tax accumulated by the cumulative addition processing unit 54b is less than an integer (No at Step S411), the ball rental processing unit 54a sets the game investment to “100 yen (one time)”. A “ball lending process” is performed to collect the number of balls “1” that can be collected as a consumption tax from the corresponding number of balls “25” and lend 24 pachinko balls to the player (step S414). The process ends.

  As described above, according to the card processing unit 50 according to the first embodiment, the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax is collected as much as possible from the rental amount of game media corresponding to game investment. And consumption tax corresponding to game investment can be properly collected from the player.

  Next, a card processing unit according to the second embodiment will be described. It should be noted that here, only portions that are functionally different from those in the first embodiment will be described, and descriptions of other portions will be omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the card processing unit according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the second embodiment, compared to the first embodiment, the number of balls for consumption tax lent without being collected is stored and managed by the prepaid card 100. The difference is in the point, and there is a main feature in the difference.

  That is, the reason why the prepaid card 100 stores and manages the “number of consumption tax uncollected” is to collect the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax for each cardholder, and thereby collect the amount between players. This is because the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax is collected from the rent amount of game media corresponding to game investment without any difference.

  Here, a processing procedure of the card processing unit according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a ball lending procedure of the card processing unit shown in FIG. Here, as in the first embodiment, the “ball lending process” is performed every time.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the prepaid card 100 is inserted, the card processing unit 50 reads the prepaid card identification information and the number of uncollected lending taxes (step S601) from the prepaid card 100. The remaining number corresponding to the identification information of the card 100 is confirmed.

  More specifically, the card processing unit 50 transmits the prepaid card identification information to the prepaid card management T / C 20 to request the remaining number (step S602), and the prepaid card management receiving this request. After checking the remaining frequency (step S603), the T / C 20 returns the acquired remaining frequency to the card processing unit 50 (step S604). The card processing unit 50 displays the remaining number corresponding to the identification information of the electronic prepaid card on a display unit (not shown) (step S605).

  After that, if a ball lending request is received from the player via the ball lending button 43 (Yes in step S606), the prepaid card management T / C 20 determines a predetermined remaining number from the remaining number of prepaid card identification information (for example, 1), the prepaid card management T / C 20 that has received this subtraction request performs the frequency subtraction process (step S608), and notifies the card processing unit 50 of the completion of subtraction. Perform (step S609).

  Then, the cumulative addition processing unit 54b cumulatively adds the number of gaming media that have not been collected with the consumption tax in the “ball lending process” to the number 53a that has not been collected with the consumption tax read from the prepaid card 100 (step S610). For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, every time a “ball lending process” is performed, a fraction that is less than the value of a single game medium is generated, and it is impossible to collect this fraction. Therefore, “0.19” is cumulatively added as the consumption tax uncollected loan number 53a.

  Here, when the consumption tax uncollected lending number 53a cumulatively added by the cumulative addition processing unit 54b is equal to or greater than a predetermined integer (for example, 1) (Yes in step S611), the ball lending processing unit 54a From the number of balls that can be collected as a taxable amount of “1”, the number of balls that can be collected and collected at the present time, A “throwing instruction” of “23 balls” obtained by subtracting “1” is transmitted to the ball throwing mechanism 41 in the gaming machine 40 (step S612), and the pachinko machine 40 receives the ball throwing mechanism 41 from the ball throwing mechanism 41. A pachinko ball is thrown onto the upper plate 42.

  As described above, when the predetermined number (one) of the consumption tax uncollected lending number 53a is collected and the “ball lending process” is performed, the cumulative addition processing unit 54b collects the consumption tax uncollected. After subtracting this integer (one) from the number of loans 53a and writing the subtracted consumption tax uncollected number 53a to the prepaid card 100 (step S613), the processing is terminated.

  Further, as long as the number 53a of uncollected consumption tax accumulated by the cumulative addition processing unit 54b is less than an integer (No in step S611), the ball rental processing unit 54a sets the game investment to “100 yen (one time)”. A “ball lending process” is performed in which the number of balls that can be collected as consumption tax is collected from the corresponding lending ball number “25” and lending 24 pachinko balls to the player (step S 614). The prepaid card 100 is overwritten with the consumption tax uncollected lending number 53a accumulated by the addition processing unit 54b (step S615), and the process ends.

  As described above, according to the card processing unit 50 according to the second embodiment, the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax can be collected for each cardholder, and there is no inequality disparity among players. Therefore, it is possible to collect the number of game media corresponding to the consumption tax from the rental amount of game media corresponding to the game investment.

  Next, a card processing unit according to the third embodiment will be described. In the card processing unit 50 according to the third embodiment, the “consumption tax not collected / lending number” is stored in the storage unit 53 of the card processing unit 50 main body (see the first embodiment), and the prepaid card 100 also includes “no consumption tax”. The main feature is that “the number of collected loans” is stored (see Example 2).

  Here, the procedure of the “ball lending process” performed by the card processing unit 50 according to the third embodiment will be specifically described. In the standby state (that is, the state where the prepaid card 100 is not inserted). The storage unit 53 of this card processing unit 50 stores “0” as “the number of consumption tax not collected / lending”.

  In addition, when a new card (“consumption tax not collected / lending number” = 0) is inserted, the card processing unit 50 is generated by “ball lending process” each time “ball lending process” is performed. “Consumption tax uncollected lending number” (for example, “0.19” for ball lending once at a time) is cumulatively added to the storage unit 53 on the unit side. .

  In the card processing unit 50, during the “ball lending process”, the “consumption tax uncollected lending number” accumulated and stored in the storage unit 53 on the unit side is equal to or greater than a certain value (for example, “1”). If you rent without collecting the consumption tax, the number of lending (for example, “25”), “1” that can be collected each time as a consumption tax, and uncollected in the previous transaction Of the total number of fractions less than the value of the single game medium (ie, “consumption tax not collected / lending”), “1” is further subtracted to obtain “23” (24-1) Lend a pachinko ball. At this time, the card processing unit 50 determines the number of balls collected by the “ball lending process” from the “number of consumption tax uncollected lending” stored in the storage unit 53 (“1” in this example). Subtract minutes.

  Thereafter, when a card return operation is performed by the player (for example, when a press of a “return button” provided on the card processing unit 50 or the pachinko machine 40 is accepted), the card processing unit 50 stores the storage unit. The “consumption tax uncollected lending number” stored in 53 is written in the prepaid card 100, and the prepaid card 100 in which the “consumption tax uncollected lending number” is written is returned.

  On the other hand, when a card in use (that is, a prepaid card on which “the number of consumption tax not collected” was written at the previous use) is inserted, the card processing unit 50 reads “no consumption tax” from the prepaid card 100. The “collected lending number” is read, and the read “consumption tax uncollected lending number” is stored in the storage unit 53.

  Thereafter, in the same way as when a new card is inserted, each time the “card lending process” is performed, the card processing unit 50 recognizes the “number of uncollected lending taxes” generated in the “ball lending process” ( For example, in the case of lending one ball at a time, “0.19”) is cumulatively added to the storage unit 53 on the unit side “the number of consumption tax not collected”.

  Similarly, the card processing unit 50 determines that the “consumption tax uncollected lending number” accumulated and stored in the storage unit 53 on the unit side during the “ball lending process” is equal to or greater than a certain value. From the number of loans when renting without collecting the minutes, "1" that can be collected at each transaction as a consumption tax, and fractions that are less than the value of the single game medium that has not been collected in the previous transaction The pachinko balls are lent out by further subtracting a certain value from the total value (that is, “the number of consumption tax not collected”). At this time, the card processing unit 50 subtracts the number of balls collected in the “ball lending process” from the “number of uncollected lending taxes” stored in the storage unit 53.

  Thereafter, when a card return operation is performed by the player (for example, when a press of a “return button” provided on the card processing unit 50 or the pachinko machine 40 is accepted), the card processing unit 50 stores the storage unit. The “consumption tax uncollected lending number” stored in 53 is written in the prepaid card 100, and the prepaid card 100 in which the “consumption tax uncollected lending number” is written is returned.

  As described above, according to the card processing unit 50 according to the third embodiment, the storage unit 53 of the card processing unit 50 main body stores and manages “the number of consumption tax not collected / lending”, and the prepaid card 100 also stores “ Since it is configured to store and manage the “number of consumption tax uncollected loans”, it is possible to store and manage the “number of consumption tax uncollected loans” for each player, and support game investment without inequality disparity among players. It is possible to collect the number of game media corresponding to the consumption tax from the lent amount of game media to be played.

  Further, according to the card processing unit 50 according to the third embodiment, since the card data is rewritten only when the card is returned, the processing time (that is, processing from the ball lending request by the player to the actual ball throwing) (Waiting time such as response time), durability of the card reading / writing unit 51, durability of the storage unit on the card side, and the like.

  The first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other embodiments are within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. May be implemented.

  For example, in the first, second and third embodiments, the embodiment in which the prepaid card is used when making a game investment has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It can be applied in the same manner when game investment is made with the above. In particular, when the cumulative number of consumption tax-uncollected loans 53a is stored in the membership card, even if the remaining frequency becomes “0”, the number of non-consumption tax-collected loans 53a is continuously managed, so that the player It is possible to eliminate the inequality disparity between the game media, and to collect the game media volume corresponding to the consumption tax from the rental volume of the game media corresponding to the game investment without any excess or deficiency.

  In the first embodiment, the cumulative addition and subtraction of the consumption tax-uncollected lending number 53a in the storage unit 53 is performed regardless of the insertion and discharge of the prepaid card 100. However, the prepaid card 100 is inserted or discharged. By resetting the consumption tax uncollected lending number 53a stored in the storage unit 53, the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax can be collected for each cardholder. It is possible to collect the amount of game media corresponding to the consumption tax from the lent amount of game media corresponding to game investment without inequality.

  In addition, in Example 1, 2 and 3, although the Example at the time of providing the ball | bowl throwing-out mechanism part 41 in the game machine (pachinko machine) 40 was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this, A ball throwing mechanism portion is provided in the card processing unit 50, and a “throw instruction” is given to the ball throwing mechanism portion to throw the game medium onto the upper plate 42 of the gaming machine 40. good. Similarly, the present invention can be applied even when a ball lending button is installed in the card processing unit 50.

  In addition, although Example 1, 2, and 3 demonstrated the Example by which "ball lending process" is performed for every frequency, this invention is not limited to this, Game investment (it is made object of implementation) The number of balls that can be collected as consumption tax and the fraction that is less than the value of a single game medium are ruled and held for each number of balls that are categorized as “frequency”, and “ball lending” is performed at any frequency. The same can be applied to the case where

  In the first, second and third embodiments, the consumption tax rate is set to “5%”. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the consumption tax rate for game investment is not limited thereto. Each time, the number of balls that can be collected as consumption tax and the fraction that is less than the value of a single game medium are ruled and held, so that the present invention can be implemented at an arbitrary tax rate.

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-mentioned document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  Further, each component of each illustrated apparatus is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured. Further, all or any part of each processing function performed in each device may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.

  As described above, the game medium lending device according to the present invention accepts a recording medium having a valuable value (for example, a game card such as a prepaid card or a membership card) or money (coin or banknote) and receives a game medium (for example, a coin or banknote). , Pachinko balls and medals) that are useful for gaming media lending devices and gaming media lending methods, and in particular, a gaming media lending device that can properly collect consumption taxes corresponding to gaming investments from players. Suitable for gaming media lending method.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the game system which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a card processing unit according to the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of a cumulative addition process part and a ball lending process part. It is a sequence diagram which shows the ball lending procedure of the card processing unit shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the card processing unit which concerns on the present Example 2. It is a sequence diagram which shows the ball lending procedure of the card processing unit shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 Management device (T / C)
20 Prepaid card management T / C
30 Island Controller 40 Game Machine 41 Ball Throwing Mechanism Unit 42 Upper Plate 43 Ball Lending Button 50 Card Processing Unit 51 Card Reading Unit 53 Storage Unit 54 Control Unit 54a Ball Lending Processing Unit 54b Cumulative Addition Processing Unit 60 Card Issuer

Claims (4)

A gaming medium lending device that accepts a recording medium or money having a valuable value and lends a gaming medium,
Game medium number storage means for storing the number of game media lent without being collected as a consumption tax;
Cumulative addition processing means for cumulatively adding the number of game media that are not subject to consumption tax collection in the gaming medium rental processing to the gaming medium number storage means each time the gaming medium rental processing is performed;
When the number of game media for which consumption tax is not collected stored in the game medium number storage means is equal to or greater than a predetermined integer, a predetermined integer is subtracted from the number of game media lent out in the game medium lending process. A game medium lending device comprising: lending processing means for lending the number of game media.   2. The game medium lending device according to claim 1, wherein the game medium number storage means is incorporated in a recording medium on which the value is recorded.   Every time the recording medium on which the valuable value is recorded is inserted into or ejected from the gaming medium lending device, the number of gaming media stored in the gaming medium number storage means is reset and the number of gaming media is not collected. The game medium lending device according to claim 1, further comprising means. A game medium lending method for accepting a recording medium or money having a valuable value and lending the game medium,
A game medium number registration step of registering in the game medium number storage means the number of game media lent without being collected as a consumption tax;
A cumulative addition processing step of cumulatively adding the number of game media that are not collected in the consumption tax in the game media rental processing to the game media number storage means each time the game media rental processing is performed;
When the number of game media for which consumption tax is not collected stored in the game medium number storage means is equal to or greater than a predetermined integer, a predetermined integer is subtracted from the number of game media lent out in the game medium lending process. And a lending processing step for lending the number of game media.

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