JP2007111072A5

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Publication number: JP2007111072A5
Application number: JP2005302379A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2005-10-17
Publication date: 2009-08-13
Anticipated expiration: 2025-10-17

Claims

A management device for managing the balance used for lending Yu technique media record medium in association individually identifiable recording medium identification information,
A plurality of gaming devices provided corresponding to gaming machines and capable of communicating with the management device ;
A gaming system comprising :
The gaming device is:
Communication enable / disable detecting means for detecting whether it is a communicable state capable of communicating with the management device or a communication impossible state capable of communicating
When a communicable state is detected by the communicability detecting means, a predetermined amount is determined within a range of a management balance that is a balance managed by the management device in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium. The first lending process is performed to lend game media for a loan target amount corresponding to an integral multiple of a tax-included unit amount that is a sum of a unit usage amount that is a unit and an indirect tax amount corresponding to the unit usage amount. A first loan processing means;
A first serial number further newcomer stage to update the serial number that is recorded on the recording medium in association with the first lending process,
Loan processing information transmitting means for transmitting to the management device loan processing information indicating that the first loan processing is performed along with the first loan processing ;
Based on receiving money without performing the first lending process when detecting the communication impossible state by the communication enable / disable detecting means , from the received money amount that is the amount of the received money, after certain processing for specifying the pre-Symbol loan given target value and fractional value less than the tax included unit amount, the you lend without a game media lending amount subject matter that is the identification by the player's lending operations performs 2 of lending processing, based on the acceptance of the money after the lending process of the second, the sum value of the specified fractional value and the present reception monetary amount based on the previous money reception, A second lending processing means for performing the second lending processing after performing the specifying processing for specifying the loan target amount and the fractional amount less than the tax-included unit amount;
Regardless of the detection by the communication availability detecting means, when the recording medium ejection processing for ejecting the recording medium is performed according to the player's ejection operation, and the communication impossible status is detected by the communication availability detecting means a recording medium ejection processing unit for discharging the recording medium storing the fractional value,
Based on the reception of the recording medium when the communicable state is detected by the communication enable / disable detecting means, the recording medium identification information and the serial number recorded on the received recording medium are sent to the management device. And a recording sequence number transmitting means for transmitting the fractional amount in addition to the recording medium identification information and the serial number when the fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium,
The management device
A second serial number updating means for updating and storing the serial number associated with the recording medium identification information before type recording medium in response to receipt of the lending processing information,
A management balance subtraction means for subtracting the management balance in response to reception of the loan processing information;
A serial number determining means for determining whether the serial number has been transmitted from the recording sequence number transmitting unit matches the serial number which is stored in association with the recording medium identification information sent from the recording sequence number transmitting means,
Management remaining amount adding means for performing processing for adding the fractional amount transmitted from the recording sequence number transmitting means to the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information transmitted from the recording sequence number transmitting means And
When the serial number determining means determines that the serial numbers match, the serial number matching process is performed to allow the first lending process using the management balance, and when the serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers do not match , the management remaining amount And a serial number mismatch process that allows the first lending process with the management remaining amount after the serial number is updated .

A gaming system according to claim 1,
The gaming device is:
More player's lending operations, the first lending processing for lending a reference lending amount worth of game media predetermined an integer multiple of the tax included unit amount performed by the first lending processing means ,
The reference lending amount used for the first lending process as the lending process information subtraction request to subtract from the management balance, and transmitted to the management apparatus by the lending processing information transmitting unit,
The management device manages the reference loan amount, in response to reception of the subtraction request, the subtraction processing for subtracting the reference lending amount that the management of the management balance run by the management balance subtracting means, said A subtraction completion notification indicating that the subtraction process has been completed is returned to the gaming device,
The gaming device enables the next first lending process on condition that the subtraction completion notification is received,
The management device subtracts the managed reference loan amount from the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium when the serial number determining means determines that the serial numbers do not match. A game system characterized in that after the serial number is updated, the serial number mismatch processing that permits the first lending processing with the management remaining amount is performed.

A gaming system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The management device
Managing the reference loan amount set for each gaming device in association with each gaming device;
In association with the recording medium identification information, the gaming device that has received the recording medium of the recording medium identification information at least last time, and enters the communication impossible state after receiving the recording medium in the communicable state. Game device specifying information storage means for storing information capable of specifying the gaming device;
When the serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers do not match, the recording medium identification information is recorded from the information stored in the gaming device specifying information storage means in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium. And a gaming device specifying means for specifying a gaming device that has been accepted last time,
The reference loan amount managed in association with the gaming device specified by the gaming device specifying means is subtracted from the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium, and the serial number is A game system, characterized in that the serial number mismatch processing that allows the first lending processing with the management remaining amount after updating is performed.

A gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein
The gaming device is:
Wherein when the management balance is less than the reference loan amount, more player's lending operations of the management balance, to lend lending target amount worth of game media corresponding to an integral multiple of the tax included units Amount perform the first lending by pre Symbol first lending processing means,
The lending target amount to be used for the first lending process as the lending process information subtraction request to subtract from the management balance, and transmitted to the management apparatus by the lending processing information transmitting unit,
The management device
A reference loan amount for determining whether or not the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium is less than the reference loan amount when the serial number determination unit determines that the serial numbers do not match. A determination means;
When the management loan amount is determined to be less than the reference loan amount by the reference loan amount determination means, the loan object amount is subtracted from the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium. In addition , the game system is characterized in that after the serial number is updated, the serial number mismatch processing that permits the first lending processing with the management remaining amount is performed.

A gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
The gaming device updates the serial number of the recording medium to an initial value when the serial number of the recording medium has reached an upper limit value,
The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein when the managed serial number reaches an upper limit value, the managed serial number is updated to an initial value.

A gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein
Management that receives the recording medium, transmits a settlement request including the recording medium identification information of the received recording medium to the management device, and is managed in association with the recording medium identification information included in the settlement request Further comprising a settlement apparatus that performs a settlement process for paying out money corresponding to the management balance included in the settlement permission information on condition that the settlement permission information including the remaining amount has been transmitted from the management apparatus ;
The management device in response to reception of the settlement request, in association with the recording medium identification information included in the settlement request to manage settlement request reception information indicating that received the settlement request, the settlement permission information Reply to the settlement device,
The settlement apparatus is
A third serial number updating means for updating a serial number recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the settlement process;
In accordance with the settlement process, a settlement execution notification transmitting means for transmitting a settlement execution notification indicating that the settlement process is performed to the management device ;
Further comprising communication enable / disable detecting means for detecting whether the management apparatus is in a communicable state or incapable of communication with the management apparatus ,
Based on having detected the communication impossible state by the communication availability detector during reception of the recording medium, return the recording medium,
The management device
Further comprising a fourth serial number updating means for storing in response to said reception of settlement execution notification, before Symbol a serial number associated with the recording medium identification information Update,
In response to the receipt of the settlement execution notification, the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information is updated to zero , and the settlement request reception information managed in association with the recording medium identification information is deleted. And
It is determined that the serial number does not match with the serial number determining means, and said in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium Rutoki manages the settlement request reception information is managed in association with the recording medium identification information A game system characterized in that the management remaining amount is updated to zero, the settlement request received information is deleted, and the serial number is updated, and the serial number mismatch processing is performed .

A gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein
The gaming device is:
The fraction amount specified based on the previous receipt of money or the fraction recorded in the accepted recording medium based on accepting money when the communication impossible state is detected by the communication enable / disable detecting means A total amount determining means for determining whether or not a total amount of the amount and the current received money amount is equal to or more than the tax-included unit amount;
On the condition that it is determined by the total amount determining means that it is equal to or more than the tax-included unit amount, the received money is collected and the specific processing is performed, while the total amount determining unit determines that it is less than the tax-included unit amount The gaming system is characterized in that the received money is returned on the condition that it has been done, and the specific processing is not performed.

A gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The gaming device is:
Further comprising a fractional amount storage means for storing the fractional amount specified by the specifying process ;
The recording medium discharge processing means performs a process of recording and discharging the fractional amount stored in the fractional amount storage means on the recording medium based on the acceptance of the discharge operation from the player. Game system.

A gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein
A settlement apparatus which accepts the recording medium and pays out money corresponding to the fractional amount recorded on the accepted recording medium;
Fraction amount determination means for determining whether or not the fractional amount recorded on the recording medium received by the settlement apparatus is less than a predetermined amount,
The gaming system is characterized by paying out money corresponding to the fractional amount on the condition that the fractional amount determining means determines that the fractional amount is less than a predetermined amount.

A gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
Further comprising a settlement device that receives the recording medium and pays out money corresponding to the fractional amount recorded on the received recording medium;
The management device
An accountable period setting means for setting an accountable period in which the account can be settled by the settlement apparatus;
A communication impossible state occurrence determination means for determining whether or not the communication impossible state has occurred within the settlement possible period,
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the settlement apparatus pays out money corresponding to the fractional amount on condition that the communication impossible state occurrence determining unit determines that a communication impossible state has occurred.