JP2008023204A - Transaction device and electronic money system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform control so that a player has cash left as much as possible even when the player having a portable terminal with electronic money stored therein inserts the money to a transaction device first. <P>SOLUTION: When a portable telephone with the electronic money stored therein is held over during a period till the money inserted for use in transaction processing (ball dispensing and money depositing) is identified (a period till YES is determined in an S6101), YES is determined in an S6104. Then, the inserted money is returned (S6110) and also the transaction processing using the electronic money is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a plurality of transaction apparatuses that are installed in a store and execute transaction processing using electronic money information or money stored in an electronic money information storage means provided in a portable terminal, and a plurality of installations in a store The transaction apparatus that executes transaction processing using electronic money information or money stored in the electronic money information storage means provided in the portable terminal is associated with the recording medium identification information that can individually identify the recording medium The present invention relates to an electronic money system including a management device that manages a remaining amount used for the transaction processing.

With regard to this type of transaction apparatus and electronic money system, for example, money is inserted into what is generally known in the art, for example, a ball lending unit as an example of a transaction apparatus installed in a game arcade as an example of a store Thus, a ball lending example of transaction processing is performed with the money, and when an electronic money card is inserted into the ball lending unit, a ball lending is performed using the electronic money, and the player is lent out. There has been one configured so that a game can be played by a gaming machine using a ball (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-2005-270231 (paragraphs 0052 and 0088)

  When a player receives a ball loan using the ball lending unit of Patent Document 1, although the player possesses a portable terminal storing electronic money that can be used for ball lending, If the player inserts money into the ball lending unit first, the ball lending with the money is uniformly performed, so the convenience of the player is reduced. That is, the stores where electronic money can be used are limited, but the stores where cash can be used are not limited. As a result, the convenience of the player is improved when the cash remains at hand.

  In other words, in the conventional one shown in Patent Document 1, the player who has the remaining general-purpose cash with which the usable stores are not limited than the electronic money with which the usable stores are limited remains at hand. When a player who has a portable terminal that stores electronic money inserts money into the transaction device first because it was created without considering the fact that convenience would improve However, there is a drawback in that transaction processing is uniformly performed with the money and the convenience of the player is lowered.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is when an owner who has a portable terminal in which electronic money is stored inserts money into a transaction device first. In addition, it is to provide a transaction apparatus and an electronic money system for controlling cash to remain as much as possible.

Specific examples of means for solving the problems and their effects

(1) Electronic money information (for example, storage unit 292 in FIG. 2) installed in a store and stored in a mobile terminal (for example, mobile phone 200 or PDA) provided in a mobile terminal (for example, storage unit 292). For example, a transaction apparatus (for example, FIG. 1, FIG. 1) that performs transaction processing (for example, pachinko ball lending processing, payment processing) using money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. 1) or money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. The ball lending unit 20) of FIG.
A money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money (for example, money handling machine 680 in FIG. 1, S6821 to S6826 in FIG. 10);
Money transaction processing execution means (for example, S6100 in FIG. 9, FIG. 40, S102, S103, S106 to S112 in FIG. 12, FIG. 11) for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying means. S6100 ′, S511 to S516 of FIG. 20, S102, S103, S106 ′ and S107 to S111 of FIG. 29),
Receiving means for receiving the portable terminal (for example, the chip reader / writer 690 in FIGS. 2 and 3);
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means (for example, FIG. 9 and FIG. 11) that executes the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. S6600, S896-S906 in FIG. 13, S896 in FIG. 41, S898-S906), and
A period from when the money is received and identified by the money acceptance identifying means until it is at least identified (for example, when YES is determined in S6821 in FIG. 10, a money identification notification is transmitted in S6826, and FIG. 9, FIG. 11, FIG. 40 (the period until YES is determined in S6104 of 40) based on the reception of the portable terminal by the receiving means (for example, YES is determined in S6021 of FIG. 11 or FIG. 40). Based on the determination of YES in S6021 and S6021a), the transaction processing by the electronic money information transaction processing execution means is started (for example, control shifts to the value processing in FIGS. 13 and 41). , S896 to S906 are executed), and the money received by the money acceptance identifying means is Retirement (for example, FIG. 13, the money handling apparatus 680 which has received the money return control signal S896 in FIG. 41 to execute S6832 YES as money return control decision and S6833 in FIG. 10) that is characterized.

    According to such a configuration, even when the transaction apparatus first accepts money, when a portable terminal storing electronic money is accepted at least until the money is identified, the portable terminal Since the transaction processing using the stored electronic money is performed and the accepted money is returned, the convenience of the portable terminal owner is improved.

(2) Storage money determination processing means for performing processing for determining whether or not electronic money information usable for the transaction processing is stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. (For example, S6021a in FIG. 40)
A period from when the money is received and identified by the money acceptance identifying means until it is at least identified (for example, when YES is determined in S6821 in FIG. 10, a money identification notification is transmitted in S6826, and YES in S6104 in FIG. 40). During the period until the determination is made, the portable terminal is received by the receiving means (for example, YES is determined in S6021 in FIG. 40), and the stored money determination processing means for the received portable terminal When it is determined that electronic money information usable for the transaction processing is not stored (for example, when YES is determined in S6021a in FIG. 40), the transaction by the money transaction processing execution means is performed. The process is executed (for example, control shifts to the value process of FIG. ~S906 is performed) it is characterized.

  According to such a configuration, when a mobile terminal that does not store electronic money that can be used in the transaction device is received during the period until the currency received in the transaction device is identified, the money already received Since the transaction processing using is performed, it is possible to save the trouble of inserting the money again by the mobile terminal owner and to prevent the transaction apparatus from being lowered as much as possible.

(3) Storage money determination processing means for performing processing for determining whether or not electronic money information usable for the transaction processing is stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. (For example, S6021a in FIG. 40)
A period from when the money is received and identified by the money acceptance identifying means until it is at least identified (for example, when YES is determined in S6821 in FIG. 10, a money identification notification is transmitted in S6826, and YES in S6104 in FIG. 40). During the period until the determination is made, the portable terminal is received by the receiving means (for example, YES is determined in S6021 in FIG. 40), and the stored money determination processing means for the received portable terminal When it is determined that electronic money information that can be used for the transaction processing is not stored (for example, when YES is determined in S6021a in FIG. 40), the money acceptance identifying unit accepts the money information. The money is returned (for example, a money return control signal is sent to money by S896 in FIG. 41). Send sense unit 680 to return money) that characterized.

  According to such a configuration, by returning money, the mobile terminal owner can be made aware that electronic money that can be used in transaction processing is not stored in the received mobile terminal, and can be used for transaction processing, for example. It is possible to make the portable terminal owner aware of the necessity of procedures for enabling execution of transaction processing using electronic money such as use registration of electronic money.

(4) Electronic money information (for example, storage unit 292 in FIG. 2) installed in a store and stored in a mobile terminal (for example, mobile phone 200 or PDA). For example, a transaction apparatus (for example, FIG. 1, FIG. 1) that performs transaction processing (for example, pachinko ball lending processing, payment processing) using money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. 1) or money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. The ball lending unit 20) of FIG.
A money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money (for example, money handling machine 680 in FIG. 1, S6821 to S6826 in FIG. 10);
Money transaction processing execution means (for example, S6100 in FIG. 9, FIG. 40, S930-S933 in FIG. 42A, FIG. 12) for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money acceptance identifying means. S102, S103, S106-S112, S6100 ′ in FIG. 11, S930-S933 in FIG. 42B, S511-S516 in FIG. 20, S102, S103, S106 ′, S107-S111 in FIG.
Receiving means for receiving the portable terminal (for example, the chip reader / writer 690 in FIGS. 2 and 3);
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means (for example, FIG. 9 and FIG. 11) that executes the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. S6600, S896-S906 in FIG. 13, S896 in FIG. 41, S898-S906), and
A period from when the money is accepted by the money acceptance identifying means until at least the money is identified (for example, after it is determined YES in S6821 in FIG. 10 and a money acceptance notice is transmitted to the control unit 21, a money identification notice is issued in S6826). On the basis of the fact that the portable terminal has been accepted by the accepting means (for example, in step S6014 in another embodiment of FIGS. 9 and 11). When the mobile phone 200 detects the reception and circulates the loop from S930 to S933 to S930 in FIGS. 42A and 42B by executing the online money process in S6100 or the offline money process in S6100 ′. The electronic money information transaction process) (based on the fact that the answer signal is received and YES is determined in S932) The money received by the money acceptance identifying means without performing the transaction processing by the execution means (for example, the processing from FIG. 42 (a), (b) is shifted to the main processing and the value processing of FIG. 13 is not executed). (For example, the money return control signal is transmitted to the money processing unit 680 and the money is returned by S933 in FIGS. 42A and 42B).

  According to such a configuration, when the mobile terminal is received at least after the money is received until the money is identified, the specific transaction using the electronic money is not performed and the received money is returned. Therefore, cash remains at the hand of the mobile terminal owner, and the convenience of the mobile terminal owner is improved.

(5) Electronic money information (for example, storage unit 292 in FIG. 2) installed in a store and stored in a mobile terminal (for example, mobile phone 200 or PDA) provided in a mobile terminal (for example, storage unit 292). For example, a transaction apparatus (for example, FIG. 1, FIG. 1) that performs transaction processing (for example, pachinko ball lending processing, payment processing) using money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. 1) or money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. The ball lending unit 20 in FIG. 3 and the remaining amount (for example, in FIG. An electronic money system comprising a management device (for example, the management device 50 in FIG. 1) for managing the balance)
The transaction device
A money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money (for example, money handling machine 680 in FIG. 1, S6821 to S6826 in FIG. 10);
Money transaction processing execution means (for example, S6100 in FIG. 9, FIG. 40, S102, S103, S106 to S112 in FIG. 12, FIG. 11) for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying means. S6100 ′, S511 to S516 of FIG. 20, S102, S103, S106 ′ and S107 to S111 of FIG. 29),
Receiving means for receiving the portable terminal (for example, the chip reader / writer 690 in FIGS. 2 and 3);
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means (for example, FIG. 9 and FIG. 11) that executes the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. S896, S896-S906 in FIG. 13, S896 in FIG. 41, S898-S906), and
A period from when the money is received and identified by the money acceptance identifying means until it is at least identified (for example, when YES is determined in S6821 in FIG. 10, a money identification notification is transmitted in S6826, and FIG. 9, FIG. 11, FIG. 40 (the period until YES is determined in S6104 of 40) based on the reception of the portable terminal by the receiving means (for example, YES is determined in S6021 of FIG. 11 or FIG. 40). Based on the determination of YES in S6021 and S6021a), the transaction processing by the electronic money information transaction processing execution means is started (for example, control shifts to the value processing in FIGS. 13 and 41). , S896 to S906 are executed), and the money received by the money acceptance identifying means is Retirement to (for example Figure 13, the money handling apparatus 680 which has received the money return control signal S896 in FIG. 41 to execute S6832 YES as money return control decision and S6833 in FIG. 10) that is characterized.

  According to such a configuration, even when the transaction apparatus first accepts money, when a portable terminal storing electronic money is accepted at least until the money is identified, the portable terminal Since the transaction processing using the stored electronic money is performed and the accepted money is returned, the convenience of the portable terminal owner is improved.

(6) Electronic money information (for example, storage unit 292 in FIG. 2) installed in a store and stored in a mobile terminal (for example, mobile phone 200 or PDA) provided in a mobile terminal (for example, storage unit 292). For example, a transaction apparatus (for example, FIG. 1, FIG. 1) that performs transaction processing (for example, pachinko ball lending processing, payment processing) using money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. 1) or money (for example, banknote 2 and coin 3 in FIG. The ball lending unit 20 in FIG. 3 and the remaining amount (for example, in FIG. An electronic money system comprising a management device (for example, the management device 50 in FIG. 1) for managing the balance)
The transaction device
A money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money (for example, money handling machine 680 in FIG. 1, S6821 to S6826 in FIG. 10);
Money transaction processing execution means (for example, S6100 in FIG. 9, FIG. 40, S930-S933 in FIG. 42A, FIG. 12) for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money acceptance identifying means. S102, S103, S106-S112, S6100 ′ in FIG. 11, S930-S933 in FIG. 42B, S511-S516 in FIG. 20, S102, S103, S106 ′, S107-S111 in FIG.
Receiving means for receiving the portable terminal (for example, the chip reader / writer 690 in FIGS. 2 and 3);
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means (for example, FIG. 9 and FIG. 11) that executes the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. S896, S896-S906 in FIG. 13, S896 in FIG. 41, S898-S906), and
A period from when the money is accepted by the money acceptance identifying means until at least the money is identified (for example, after it is determined YES in S6821 in FIG. 10 and a money acceptance notice is transmitted to the control unit 21, a money identification notice is issued in S6826). On the basis of the fact that the portable terminal is accepted by the accepting means (for example, in S6014 in another embodiment of FIGS. 9 and 11). When the mobile phone 200 circulates the loop of S930 to S933 → S930 of FIGS. 42A and 42B by executing the online monetary processing of S6100 or the offline monetary processing of S6100 ′ by detecting the reception of the mobile phone 200 The electronic money information transaction process) based on the fact that the response signal is received from S932 and YES is determined in S932). The transaction received and received by the money acceptance identifying means without performing the transaction process by the physical execution means (for example, the value process of FIG. 13 is not executed by shifting from FIG. 42 (a), (b) to the main process). The money is returned (for example, the money return control signal is transmitted to the money processing unit 680 and the money is returned by S933 in FIGS. 42A and 42B).

  According to such a configuration, when the mobile terminal is received at least after the money is received until the money is identified, the specific transaction using the electronic money is not performed and the received money is returned. Therefore, cash remains at the hand of the mobile terminal owner, and the convenience of the mobile terminal owner is improved.

(7) The transaction apparatus cooperates with the management apparatus for various processes including the transaction process performed within the range of the management balance that is the balance managed by the management apparatus in association with the recording medium identification information. (For example, processing when money is accepted in the online state of FIGS. 12 and 29, processing when a ball lending operation is accepted in the online state of FIG. 14),
In the recording medium, a serial number that is updated in accordance with a predetermined specific process among the various processes is recorded (for example, the serial number of the recording medium in FIGS. 12 and 14).
The management device stores a serial number in association with the recording medium identification information (for example, a serial number stored in the remaining amount management DB in FIG. 7),
The transaction device
The specific processing (for example, the accepted currency taking-in process performed in S108 with the reception of the scheduled remaining amount notification in S106 of FIG. 12, the money storage instruction transmission performed in S108 with the reception of the remaining amount notification in S106 ′ of FIG. 29, The first serial number updating means for updating the serial number of the recording medium in accordance with the usage amount in S122 of 14 (starting the ball lending process for the consumption tax amount) (for example, the currency pickup notification in S110 of FIGS. 12 and 29, FIG. 14 S123),
Specific processing information transmitting means (for example, S110 in FIG. 12, FIG. 29, S124 in FIG. 14) for transmitting specific processing information indicating that the specific processing is performed to the management apparatus;
The management device
Second serial number updating means (for example, S115 in FIG. 12, FIG. 29, S126 in FIG. 14) for updating a serial number associated with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium in response to reception of the specific processing information;
Serial number determination means for receiving a serial number recorded on the recording medium from the transaction apparatus and determining whether the received serial number matches a serial number associated with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium (for example, S203) of FIG. 16 and FIG.
When the serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers do not match (for example, when NO is determined in S203 of FIGS. 16 and 30), a predetermined sequence number mismatch processing is performed (for example, FIGS. 18 and 32). (S260 to S277 are performed).

  According to such a configuration, since the serial number updated in accordance with the specific processing in the transaction apparatus is recorded on the recording medium, the transaction apparatus that has become unable to communicate with the management apparatus returns to the communicable state. By using the recording medium in another transaction apparatus in a communicable state without waiting for the serial number recorded in the recording medium and the serial number associated with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium in the management apparatus From the above, it is possible to identify and deal with the fact that processing that is linked to the specific processing is not performed in the management device even though the specific processing is performed in the transaction device due to the occurrence of a communication impossible state. It becomes.

(8) The money transaction processing execution means transmits a money receiving request including a money amount identified by the money acceptance identifying means and recording medium identification information of the recording medium to the management apparatus. (For example, S103 in FIG. 12)
The management device
In response to receipt of the deposit request, a process of storing the identification amount (accepted monetary amount) included in the deposit request in association with the recording medium identification information (recording medium ID) included in the deposit request (for example, 12 (S105 in FIG. 12), a remaining amount notification transmitting means (for example, a remaining amount notification transmitting means for transmitting to the transaction device a remaining amount notification capable of specifying a sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information and the identified amount) , S106) of FIG.
The money transaction process executing means is a process for enabling the lending of game media within the range of the total amount specified from the remaining amount notification as the specifying process on the condition that the remaining amount notification is received (for example, , S110a and S111 in FIG. 12 are performed, and a serial number update process (for example, S109 in FIG. 12) for updating the serial number of the recording medium is performed by the first serial number updating unit, and the serial number update process is performed. A serial number update notification indicating the fact (for example, the notification of money taking in S110 in FIG. 12) is transmitted to the management device as the specific processing information (for example, S110 in FIG. 12).
The management device
In response to receiving the serial number update notification, an identification amount addition process for adding the identification amount stored in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium to the management remaining amount of the recording medium (for example, FIG. 12 S113), and the second serial number updating unit updates the serial number of the recording medium (for example, S115 in FIG. 12) and updates the identification amount to a state where it can be specified. Perform the added update process (for example, update the status in S116 of FIG. 12 to a status other than the deposit process),
The serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers do not match (for example, it is determined NO in S203 of FIG. 16), and the identification amount is stored in an unadded state (for example, FIG. 18). The identification amount addition process (for example, S262 in FIG. 18) and the added update process (for example, S274 in FIG. 18) are performed as the serial number mismatch processing under the condition that YES is determined in S261. ,further,
The serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers match (for example, it is determined YES in S203 of FIG. 16), and the identification amount is stored in an unadded state (for example, S204 of FIG. 16). If the determination is YES, the added update processing is performed without performing the identification amount addition processing (for example, S205 in FIG. 16).

  According to such a configuration, in the management device, it is determined that the serial numbers do not match and the identification amount is stored in a state where the identification amount is not added. As a result, it is possible to determine the correct remaining amount even when the management device becomes unable to communicate after receiving the deposit request and before the transaction device receives the remaining amount notification. . On the other hand, in the management device, the addition update process is performed without performing the identification amount addition process on condition that it is determined that the serial numbers match and the identification amount is stored in an unadded state. Even when the management apparatus is in a communication impossible state before receiving the serial number update notification after receiving the remaining amount notification, the accurate remaining amount can be determined.

(9) The transaction device
Communication enable / disable detecting means (for example, S1 in FIG. 8) for detecting whether the management apparatus is in a communicable state or incapable of communication.
The recording medium is accepted when the communicable state is detected by the communicability detecting means (for example, YES is determined in S1 of FIG. 8, NO is determined in S3, main processing is performed in S6 online, and S6015 in FIG. 9 is executed. Or, it is determined YES in S6016), and the transaction balance transaction processing is executed within the range of the management balance that is the balance managed by the management device in association with the recording medium identification information of the received recording medium Execution means (for example, online recording medium (card, coin) acceptance processing of FIGS. 16 and 30);
On the condition that the remaining management amount of the recording medium subject to the transaction processing is not zero (for example, on the condition that NO is determined in S183 in FIG. 15), the remaining management amount is stored on the received recording medium. A recording medium discharge process for recording a first management process for recording the remaining management amount information indicating that it is not zero (for example, recording an online remaining amount flag in S190 of FIG. 15) and discharging the remaining management amount without recording it. Means (for example, S190, S191 in FIG. 15),
The money transaction processing execution means is identified by the money acceptance identifying means when the communication impossible / impossible detection means detects a communication impossible state (for example, when NO is determined in S1 of FIG. 8). Perform the transaction process within the range of the amount (for example, NO is determined in S4 and the process of S511 to S516 in FIG. 20 is performed by executing the offline main process in S7),
The recording medium discharge processing means is conditioned on the condition that the deposit remaining amount obtained by subtracting the used amount used for the transaction processing from the identified amount is not zero (for example, NO is determined in S564 or S582 in FIG. 21). And a second discharge process for recording and discharging the deposit amount on the recording medium (for example, S569 and S571 or S584 and S586 in FIG. 21),
The transaction device
Management residual amount information recording determination means (for example, S547 and S566 in FIG. 21) for determining whether or not the management residual amount information is recorded on the recording medium;
On the basis of receiving the recording medium on which the deposit amount is recorded (for example, FIG. 8) when the communication impossible state is detected by the communication availability detecting means (for example, when NO in S1 of FIG. 8). 8 is determined as NO in S4, and the offline main treatment in S7 is executed. Based on the determination in S6014 in FIG. 11 as YES and the YES in S502 in FIG. Deposit balance transaction processing execution means (for example, S503, S523 to S526 in FIG. 20) for performing the transaction process using the balance,
The recording medium discharge processing means is subject to the determination that the management residual amount information is recorded by the management residual amount information recording determination unit (for example, YES is determined in S547 or S566 in FIG. 21). On condition that the recording medium with zero deposit balance is discharged (for example, S552 and S571 in FIG. 21).

  According to such a configuration, the transaction apparatus that is in a communication impossible state accepts a recording medium in which the deposit amount is recorded, and as a result of performing the deposit balance handling process using the deposit amount, In the case of zero, the recording medium is discharged on the condition that the management residual amount information indicating that the management residual amount is not zero is recorded on the recording medium. While it can be surely returned to the owner, it is possible to prevent wasteful return of a recording medium that does not have a management balance and does not need to be returned.

(10) The transaction device
The amount recorded by subtracting the used amount used for the transaction processing by the money transaction processing execution unit and the indirect tax amount corresponding to the used amount from the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying unit is used as the remaining amount. Remaining amount processing means (for example, S124 and S129 in FIG. 14) for performing processing for management by the management apparatus in association with medium identification information;
Recording medium discharge processing means (for example, S190 and S191 in FIG. 15) that performs a first discharge process for discharging the remaining amount without recording it on the recording medium that is the target of processing by the remaining amount processing means;
Communication enable / disable detecting means (for example, S1 in FIG. 8) for detecting whether the management apparatus is in a communicable state or incapable of communication.
Based on the receipt of money by the money acceptance identifying means when the communication impossible state detecting means detects the communication impossible state (for example, NO in S1 and S4 in FIG. 11 is determined in advance in S6014 of FIG. 11 and the offline monetary processing in S6100 ′ is executed), the predetermined amount when the remaining amount is used for the transaction processing is determined from the identified amount of the received currency. Identify the transaction target amount that is an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount that is the sum of the unit usage amount that is a unit and the indirect tax amount corresponding to the unit usage amount, and the fractional amount that is less than the tax-included unit amount Specific means (for example, S513, S514, S523, S524 in FIG. 20),
The money transaction processing means uses the transaction target amount specified by the specifying means for the transaction processing without being operated by the portable terminal owner (for example, S515 and S525 in FIG. 20),
The recording medium discharge processing means performs a second discharge process (for example, S569 to S571, S584 to S586 in FIG. 21) for discharging the recording medium in which the fractional amount specified by the specifying means is recorded,
The transaction apparatus accepts the recording medium ejected by the second ejection process when the communicability detection unit detects the communicable state (for example, in S1 and S3 in FIG. 8). Both are determined to be YES and the main processing at online time of S6 is executed, and based on the determination of YES in S6015 or S6016 of FIG. 9), the recording medium identification information and the fractional amount recorded on the received recording medium Further comprising an electronic money addition update request transmission means (for example, S202 in FIG. 16 and FIG. 30) for transmitting a fractional amount addition update request including:
The management device
Add the fractional amount included in the fractional amount addition update request to the remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information included in the fractional amount addition update request transmitted from the fractional amount addition update request transmission means. Fractional amount addition update processing means (for example, S210, S212, S248 in FIG. 16, S210, S212 ′ in FIG. 30) for performing fractional amount addition update processing for updating;
A fraction addition addition completion notification reply means (for example, S241 in FIG. 17 and S241 ′ in FIG. 31) for returning a fraction addition completion notification indicating that the fraction addition addition process has been completed to the transaction apparatus; In addition,
The transaction apparatus deletes the fractional amount recorded on the received recording medium on the condition that the fractional addition completion notification returned from the fractional addition completion notification reply means is received. It is further characterized by further including a fractional amount erasure processing means (for example, S244 in FIG. 17 and FIG. 31).

  According to such a configuration, when the transaction device accepts money in an incommunicable state where it collects an indirect tax amount corresponding to the amount used for transaction processing and cannot communicate with the management device, Transactions corresponding to an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount, which is the sum of the unit usage amount, which is a predetermined unit when the remaining amount is used for transaction processing, from the identification amount and the indirect tax amount corresponding to the unit usage amount A target amount and a fractional amount less than the tax-included unit amount are specified, and the transaction target amount is used for transaction processing without being operated by the mobile terminal owner, and the resulting fractional amount is recorded on a recording medium. Because it is discharged, it saves the recording medium compared to when another recording medium is issued for the fractional amount, and the type of recording medium handled by the portable terminal owner can be suppressed, improving convenience. To do.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic money system 1 according to the present invention does not record the remaining amount used for transactions such as lending of game media (pachinko balls) on a recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5). In addition, the recording medium is managed in association with recording medium identification information (recording medium ID) that can be individually identified (so-called complete ID management is performed), and in particular, a mobile phone as an example of a portable terminal of a player When transaction processing is performed using electronic money or money stored in 200, the money is stored in the mobile phone 200 if the money is within a certain period after being inserted into the ball lending unit 20 as an example of the transaction apparatus. It is characterized in that transactions using electronic money are executed with priority over money.

  In particular, in a transaction apparatus (ball lending unit 20) that can communicate with the management device 50 that manages the remaining amount, a lending process that lends game media using the management remaining amount that is managed by the management device 50 When the transaction processing such as the above is performed, the usage amount used for the transaction processing and the indirect tax amount (for example, the consumption tax amount) corresponding to the usage amount are subtracted from the management remaining amount, and communication with the management apparatus 50 is not possible. When accepting money in the (offline state), a transaction target amount corresponding to an integral multiple of a tax-included unit amount (for example, 105 yen) is specified from the received money amount, and the transaction target amount is determined without the player's operation. Minute transaction processing (offline lending). The fractional amount generated by the off-line lending is recorded on a recording medium as an off-line fraction and discharged, and the off-line fractional amount can be used and settled.

  Since the electronic money system 1 employs the complete ID management as described above, the remaining amount used for the game medium transaction is not recorded on the recording medium, so that the remaining amount is not falsified and security is ensured. This can reduce the cost of the recording medium. That is, for example, when the recording medium is an IC card or an IC coin, if the remaining amount is recorded on the recording medium to secure security, it is necessary to mount the CPU on the recording medium and manage the remaining amount. However, if the remaining amount is not recorded on the recording medium as in the present invention, it is not necessary to mount the CPU on the recording medium, so that the cost of the recording medium can be reduced. In addition, when a CPU is mounted on a recording medium, since the control program on the transaction apparatus side is complicated because information is exchanged with the CPU, the system design cost increases, but the CPU is mounted on the recording medium. If not, the control program does not have to be complicated, and the system design cost can be reduced.

  Further, the electronic money system 1 inserts (accepts) the recording medium in which the offline fraction is recorded into a transaction apparatus in an offline state, and as a result of lending the game medium using the offline fraction, the offline money Even when the fractional amount becomes zero, it is possible to reliably return the recording medium with the remaining management amount to the player, while preventing the unnecessary return of the recording medium that does not have the remaining management amount and does not need to be returned. To do.

  Further, the electronic money system 1 updates the serial number recorded in the recording medium in accordance with the specific process performed in the transaction apparatus, and the recording medium in association with the cooperation process performed in the management apparatus 50 corresponding to the specific process. The serial number associated with the recording medium identification information is updated, so that the recording medium ejected from the transaction apparatus is in another online state without waiting for the transaction apparatus in the offline state to return to the online state. When the transaction apparatus accepts the transaction number, the transaction apparatus identifies the serial number recorded on the recording medium and the serial number managed by the management apparatus in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium. It is possible to identify and cope with the fact that the collaborative processing corresponding to the specific processing is not performed in the management device despite the fact that It is an feature. Here, the serial number is a serial number that starts from an arbitrary number (for example, 0) and is added one by one.

  Furthermore, when the electronic money system 1 returns to the online state after the transaction apparatus accepts money and lends it offline in an offline state where communication with the management apparatus 50 is not possible, the received money amount is not dependent on the player's operation. Is sent to the management device 50, including the remaining payment amount (offline fractional amount) obtained by subtracting the amount used for the off-line lending and the recording medium identification information, and the remaining payment amount and the remaining management amount The total amount specifying information (scheduled remaining amount notification) that can specify the total amount is transmitted from the management device 50, and the total amount can be used for the ball lending process.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the ball lending unit 20 as the transaction apparatus has a coin insertion slot 111, a coin discharge slot 112, a first holding unit (inserted coin holding unit 120), and a communication path. 161 and an input recording medium discharge passage (insert coin discharge passage 160) having a first guide passage 163, and a storage discharge passage 130 having a storage passage 131 and a second guide passage 133. The first and second guide passages 163 and 133 are overlapped with each other, and the coin discharge port 112 is overlapped with respect to the storage discharge passage 130 in the thickness direction of the disc-shaped recording medium (visitor coin 5). The recording medium processing mechanism is provided so as to face the surface.

  In the embodiment described below, this recording medium processing mechanism is provided in a ball lending unit 20 that performs a ball lending process as a predetermined special process, and a payment apparatus 60 that performs a payment process as the special process. The ball lending unit 20 and the payment device 60 are communicably connected to the management device 50 and constitute the electronic money system 1 as a whole.

  In the following, the gaming machine corresponding to the transaction device is a pachinko machine 10, the gaming medium is a pachinko ball, and the transaction processing is payment to the management device 50 corresponding to the ball lending processing and the own recording medium. An example will be described. In addition, in the following, an example will be described in which an indirect tax amount corresponding to the used amount used for the ball lending process is collected and the indirect tax is a consumption tax that has already been introduced. It may be a game tax that may be introduced. Here, the consumption tax rate is 5% in this example, which is set by the card company that issues the member card 4 and the visitor coin 5 and is distributed to the management device 50 provided in the amusement hall. On the other hand, it is distributed and stored. Further, in the following, the usage amount and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the usage amount are abbreviated as “use amount + consumption tax amount”, the reader / writer is “R / W”, the database is “DB”, and step S is “S”. To do.

  Here, in the electronic money system 1, a settlement period that can be settled in the settlement apparatus 60 and a usable period in which the remaining amount can be used in the ball lending unit 20 (hereinafter referred to as “settlement period and usable period” are referred to as “valid”. And a center management device 80 for storing backup information, and last processing specifying information for specifying the last processing related to the recording medium is “date and time (processing date and time, settlement)”. The management device 50 receives the received monetary amount and the offline fractional amount and temporarily stores it, and then adds it to the management balance after receiving the monetary intake notification or the fractional erasure notification. An electronic money system 1 according to the first embodiment is included.

  In the following, the electronic money system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described first, then the electronic money system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described only with respect to differences from the first embodiment, and finally a modification will be described. To do.

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First, the configuration of the electronic money system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic money system 1 includes a ball lending unit 20 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 10, a management device 50 capable of communicating with the ball lending unit 20, and communication with the management device 50. A checkout device 60 is provided in the game hall, and a center management device 80 capable of communicating with the management device 50 is provided in a card company outside the game hall.

  In the electronic money system 1, bills 2, coins 3, membership cards 4, visitor coins 5, and electronic money of the mobile phone 200 are used. The banknote 2 is an example of money, and as shown in FIG. 3 (b), here, four kinds of 1000 yen banknote, 2000 yen banknote, 5000 yen banknote, and 10000 yen banknote are used. The coin 3 is also an example of money, and as shown in FIG. 3B, two types of coins, 500 yen coins and 100 yen coins, are used here. The electronic money stored in the mobile phone 200 is specific electronic money that can be used for games.

  The membership card 4 is an example of a recording medium, and a card ID is recorded as a recording medium ID that is recording medium identification information that can individually identify the recording medium. The membership card 4 is also an example of a card-like recording medium, on which information for performing the special processing (ball lending processing and payment processing) is recorded. Here, the card ID which is the recording medium ID is recorded. It corresponds to this information. Here, the recording medium ID of the member card 4 is a four-digit number beginning with M indicating a member player (member), for example, as shown in FIG. Since this electronic money system 1 employs complete ID management, the membership card 4 has a remaining amount used for lending a pachinko ball (a consumption tax amount corresponding to a unit usage amount of 100 yen described later). The sum of 5 yen plus 105 yen or more) is not recorded, but the fractional amount generated by one off-line lending (100 yen, the unit usage amount described later, plus 5 yen, the corresponding consumption tax), is 105 yen Less than) is recorded as an offline fraction.

  Further, the serial number is recorded on the member card 4. This serial number is obtained by the serial number updating means (the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20), which will be described later. Accordingly, it is updated by the first serial number update process. The serial number is updated by the third serial number update process by the control unit 62 of the settlement apparatus 60 in accordance with the settlement process described later.

  The membership card 4 is formed by forming a recording area (not shown) in which a recording medium ID, an off-line fractional amount, a serial number and the like are recorded at a predetermined portion of a thin plastic plate having a rectangular shape. Here, the IC card is a non-contact type integrated circuit having a nonvolatile EEPROM as the recording area. Here, the recording medium ID, the off-line fractional amount, and the serial number are recorded in the storage areas corresponding to the respective information. This membership card 4 is issued to a player who has registered as a member.

  By inserting the membership card 4 issued in this way into the ball lending unit 20 in which the player is online, the management balance of the membership card 4 can be used for lending game media, and the player is in an offline state. By inserting into the ball lending unit 20, the off-line fractional amount recorded on the member card 4 can be used for lending game media, and when the player inserts it into the checkout device 60, The management balance can be settled.

  In the following, “visitor” means a player who does not have the membership card 4 or a player who does not use the membership card 4 even if it has the membership card 4. Therefore, even a member player who has been issued a membership card 4 does not use it even if he does not have the membership card 4 (for example, he has forgotten the membership card 4) or possesses the membership card 4. In that case, it becomes a visitor.

  The visitor coin 5 is an example of a recording medium, and a coin ID is recorded as a recording medium ID that is recording medium identification information that can individually identify the recording medium. The visitor coin 5 is also an example of a disc-shaped recording medium, on which information for performing the special processing (ball lending processing, settlement processing, and recording medium issuing processing) is recorded. Here, the recording medium ID is used. A certain coin ID corresponds to the information. Here, the recording medium ID of the visitor coin 5 is a four-digit number starting with V indicating visitor, for example, as shown in FIG. Since this electronic money system 1 employs complete ID management, the visitor coin 5 also has a remaining amount used for lending pachinko balls (a consumption tax amount corresponding to 100 yen as a unit usage amount described later). (Amount of 105 yen or more with the addition of yen) is not recorded, but is less than 105 yen, which is a fractional amount generated by offline lending (100 yen, the unit usage amount described later, plus 5 yen, the corresponding consumption tax) Are recorded as offline fractional amounts.

  The serial number is also recorded in the visitor coin 5. This serial number is also processed by the serial number updating means (the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20), which will be described later, the specific processing (acquisition of received money, ball lending processing for used amount + consumption tax, and fractional amount erasure processing described later). Accordingly, it is updated by the first serial number update process. The serial number is updated by the third serial number update process by the control unit 62 of the settlement apparatus 60 in accordance with the settlement process described later.

  In addition, an online balance flag is also recorded in the visitor coin 5 as management residual amount information indicating that the management residual amount, which is the residual amount managed by the management apparatus 50 in association with the recording medium ID of the visitor coin 5, is not zero. . Specifically, although not shown, when the management balance of the visitor coin 5 is zero, 0 is recorded as an online balanceless flag, and when the management balance of the visitor coin 5 is not zero, 1 is recorded as an online balance remaining flag. Is done.

  This visitor coin 5 is formed with a recording area (not shown) in which a recording medium ID, an off-line fractional amount, a serial number, an online remaining amount flag, and the like are recorded at a predetermined portion of a plastic coin having a disk shape. Here, it is an IC coin equipped with a non-contact type integrated circuit having a nonvolatile EEPROM as the recording area. Here, the recording medium ID, the offline fractional amount, the serial number, and the online residual amount flag are recorded in the storage areas corresponding to the respective information. The visitor coin 5 is delivered from the card company to the amusement hall in a state where the recording medium ID is recorded in advance and the offline fractional amount, serial number, and online residual amount flag are not recorded. Is stored in the storage passage 131.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the ball lending unit 20 that is in a state communicable with the management device 50 (online state), after accepting money without accepting the membership card 4 or the visitor coin 5, as shown in FIG. In addition, based on having received a discharge operation (operation of a return button 16 described later) from the player, the remaining amount (stored amount described later) of the received monetary amount that is not used for the ball lending process is not zero. As a condition, a visitor coin 5 in which an online balance flag is recorded is issued (discharged).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 20, in the ball lending unit 20 that is in a state where communication with the management device 50 is not possible (offline state), after accepting money without accepting the membership card 4 or the visitor coin 5, it is shown in FIG. Thus, based on having received the discharge operation (operation of the return button 16 to be described later) from the player, the remaining amount (stored fraction amount to be described later) of the received monetary amount that is not used for the ball lending process is not zero. On this condition, the visitor coin 5 in which the off-line fractional amount is recorded is issued (discharged).

  When the player places the issued visitor coin 5 in the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, the management remaining amount of the visitor coin 5 can be used for lending game media, and the player enters the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state. By inserting, the off-line fractional amount recorded in the visitor coin 5 can be used for lending game media, and when the player inserts it into the settlement apparatus 60, the management remaining amount of the visitor coin 5 can be settled.

  The ball lending unit 20 is provided with a chip reader / writer 690 (see FIGS. 1 and 3B). This chip reader / writer 690 is for communicating with a non-contact IC (Integrated Circuit) chip 290 (see FIG. 2) of the mobile phone 200. The ball lending unit 20 uses the remaining value of the electronic money (also referred to as the value balance) stored in the mobile phone by communicating with the non-contact type IC chip 290 of the player's mobile phone 200 by the chip reader / writer 690. The one-time lending process described later is performed.

  Next, functions of the mobile phone 200 will be described. The mobile phone 200 has a call function, a web page browsing function by a web browser, an e-mail function, an application software execution function, and a short-range communication function by a non-contact type IC chip 290. In addition, if it is a device provided with a web page browsing function, an e-mail function, an application software execution function, and a short-distance communication function using a non-contact type IC chip 290, a mobile information terminal (without a call function) instead of the mobile phone 200 ( Other portable terminals such as Personal Digital Assistance (hereinafter referred to as “PDA”) may be used.

  In the mobile phone 200, an electronic money application, which is a program indicating a processing procedure on the mobile phone 200 side for executing the electronic money game use service, is downloaded and stored. A telephone 200 can be used.

  Referring to FIG. 2, mobile phone 200 includes a data processing unit 210, a storage unit 220, a data input unit 230, a display unit 240, a voice input unit 250, a wireless communication unit 260, an antenna 261, The above-described non-contact type IC chip 290 is provided.

  The non-contact type IC chip 290 includes a control unit 291, a storage unit 292, a non-contact communication unit 293, and an antenna 294.

  The storage unit 220 includes a semiconductor memory such as a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a flash memory, or a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage unit 220 stores programs and data for causing the data processing unit 210 to execute various functions of the mobile phone 200. The storage unit 220 stores in advance a terminal ID for individually identifying the mobile phone 200. In addition, the storage unit 220 stores application programs in various services using the non-contact type IC chip 290, and in this embodiment, an electronic money application.

  The data input unit 230 includes dial keys, cross keys, and other function keys for inputting numbers such as telephone numbers and various data, alphabets, and other characters. The data input unit 230 receives data input from the user and passes the input data to the data processing unit 210. Display unit 240 includes a liquid crystal display device (hereinafter referred to as “LCD”). Display unit 240 displays character data and image data received from data processing unit 210.

  The voice input unit 250 includes a microphone and a speaker. The voice input unit 250 converts the voice input from the outside into an electric signal, passes it to the data processing unit 210, converts the electric signal from the data processing unit 210 into a voice, and outputs the voice to the outside.

  The wireless communication unit 260 passes a signal received by the antenna 261 from another mobile phone or server to the data processing unit 210, and causes the antenna 261 to output a signal to be transmitted from the data processing unit 210 to the other mobile phone or server.

  The data processing unit 210 includes a microprocessor (Micro Processing Unit, hereinafter referred to as “MPU”). The data processing unit 210 can communicate with the control unit 291 of the non-contact type IC chip 290. The data processing unit 210 is input from the storage unit 220, the data input unit 230, the wireless communication unit 260, the voice input unit 250, or the control unit 291 of the non-contact type IC chip 290 according to the program stored in the storage unit 220. The processed data is processed and output to the storage unit 220, the display unit 240, the wireless communication unit 260, the voice input / output unit 250, or the control unit 291 of the non-contact type IC chip 290.

  The non-contact communication unit 293 of the non-contact type IC chip 290 communicates with an external chip reader / writer via the antenna 294. In the present embodiment, the non-contact communication unit 293 communicates with the chip reader / writer 690 of the ball lending unit 20. Further, as described above, the non-contact communication unit 293 receives power from the antenna 294 and supplies power to each part of the non-contact type IC chip 290 by electromagnetic induction by electromagnetic waves from an external chip reader / writer.

  The control unit 291 of the non-contact type IC chip 290 processes the data input from the storage unit 292, the non-contact communication unit 293, or the data processing unit 210 according to the program stored in the storage unit 292, and stores the storage unit 292, the non-contact communication unit 293, or the data processing unit 210. In the present embodiment, mobile phone 200 may or may not include voice input / output unit 250.

  In the storage unit 292 of the non-contact type IC chip 290 of the mobile phone 200, “1101” is stored as a member ID registered as a member when the player downloads the electronic money application to the mobile phone 200, and “MN7RE” is stored as the terminal ID, “1000” yen is stored as the remaining value of the electronic money, “1234” is stored as the serial number, and “LM6QD” is stored as the device ID. Furthermore, “19800”, which is the remaining amount of electronic money other than the electronic money application that is electronic money for gaming, “2891” as point information given to the customer at the time of product purchase, and the like are stored.

  On the other hand, the chip reader / writer 690 of the ball lending unit 20 includes a non-contact communication unit 693, a control unit 691, and a storage unit 692 as shown in FIG. 2, and the non-contact communication unit 693 is provided with an antenna 694. ing. In the chip reader / writer 690, the control unit 691 operates according to the control program stored in the storage unit 692, and transmits and receives radio waves to and from the antenna 294 of the mobile phone 200 via the non-contact communication unit 693 and the antenna 694. Communication with the non-contact type IC chip 290 of the mobile phone 200 is performed.

  The pachinko machine 10 provided corresponding to the ball lending unit 20 is an example of a gaming machine, and a game is played by driving a pachinko ball as a game medium into the game area. Here, the corresponding ball lending unit 20 Is a so-called CR-type pachinko machine in which pachinko balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 10 by exchanging signals relating to the lending of pachinko balls and performing ball lending processing. The pachinko machine 10 is installed according to the model of the pachinko machine 10 and the like on a game island (not shown) arranged in the game hall.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the pachinko machine 10 includes a game area, an upper plate, a lower plate, a launching handle, and the like on the front surface thereof, a remaining frequency indicator 14, a ball lending button 15, and a return button. 1, and as shown in FIG. 1, a game control board 11, a payout control board 12, a ball payout device 13, etc. are provided therein, and these components are connected as shown in FIG. 1. Yes.

  The game control board 11 controls the gaming state in the pachinko machine 10. The payout control board 12 is communicably connected to a ball lending communication unit 21a described later of the ball lending unit 20, and when a ball lending process described later is performed, a pachinko ball between the pachinko machine 10 and the ball lending unit 20 Signals related to lending are exchanged. The payout control board 12 is connected to the ball payout device 13 and controls the ball payout device 13. Further, the payout control board 12 is also connected to a remaining frequency indicator 14, a ball lending button 15, and a return button 16. The ball payout device 13 pays out a pachinko ball lent to a player through ball lending processing and a pachinko ball (so-called prize ball) given to the player as a result of the game. Here, the remaining frequency indicator 14, the ball lending button 15, and the return button 16 are arranged on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, but can communicate with the ball lending unit 20 via the payout control board 12. Since it is connected, it belongs to the ball lending unit 20.

  The remaining number display 14 is a display for displaying the integer part of the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 by the unit amount including tax as the remaining number. 7 digit display of digit. Here, the tax-included unit amount is a sum of a unit usage amount that is a predetermined unit when the remaining amount is used for lending pachinko balls and a consumption tax amount corresponding to the unit usage amount. For example, when the unit usage amount is 100 yen and the consumption tax rate is 5%, the tax-included unit amount is 105 yen, and the 105 yen is one time.

  The ball lending button 15 is a button for accepting a ball lending operation for performing a ball lending process using the management remaining amount of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) from the player. The return button 16 is a member card 4 held by a card holding unit 191 described later, a visitor coin 5 held by an inserted coin holding unit 120 described later, or a visitor coin 5 held by a storage coin holding unit 140 described later. This is a button for accepting a return operation for returning the game from the player.

  The ball lending unit 20 is an example of a transaction apparatus, and a plurality of the ball lending units 20 are provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 10 in the amusement hall, receive the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5), and the recording medium ID of the received recording medium And lending processing means for performing a first lending process for lending a game medium within the range of the management remaining amount that is managed by the management device 50 in association with the first lending process. Various processes including this are performed in cooperation with the management apparatus 50. The control unit 21 functioning as the lending processing means performs the first lending process (usage amount + consumption tax amount for the lending process) shown in S122 of FIG. 14 as a lending process (ball lending process) for lending pachinko balls. ) And the second lending process (offline lending) shown in S515 and S525 of FIG.

  Further, the ball lending unit 20 performs a lending process (lending by one lending) for lending a pachinko ball using the remaining value that can be used for games stored in the mobile phone 200. This one-time loan is shown in FIGS.

  Further, the ball lending unit 20 receives the visitor coin 5 and performs special processing using the amount of special processing value (remaining amount in this case) specified from the recorded information (here, the recording medium ID) of the received visitor coin 5. (In this case, the ball lending process), the money is received, and the value of the special processing value corresponding to the remaining amount not used in the special processing of the received money amount is recorded in the recorded information of the visitor coin 5 (In this case, a deposit request including a received monetary amount is received when accepting a money of a predetermined amount or more, and a subtraction request including a used amount + consumption tax amount is received at the managing device 50 when accepting a ball lending operation. The visitor coin 5 is discharged).

  The ball lending unit 20 has a vertically long box shape, and as shown in FIG. 3 (a), a multi-function lamp 24, a bill insertion slot 22a, a coin insertion slot 23a, a coin return button on the front thereof. 23e, a remaining amount indicator 25, an antenna 694, a coin return port 23f, a coin insertion port 111, a coin discharge port 112, a card insertion port 190, etc., and as shown in FIG. 22, a control unit 21, a ball lending communication unit 21 a, an external communication unit 21 b, a chip reader / writer 690, a coin discriminator 23, a passage unit 100, etc., and these components are connected as shown in FIG. Has been. The bill validator 22 and the coin validator 23 are provided in the money handling machine 680 of the ball lending unit 20. This money handling machine 680 is provided so as to be openable to the ball lending unit 20, and the internal safe is opened by opening. The money handling machine 680 includes a control unit with a built-in microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The ball lending unit 20 can identify each ball lending unit 20 individually by the device ID.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, and the like, and each processing element stored in the ROM is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, whereby each component included in the ball lending unit 20 is provided. The various operations are performed by controlling the operation. The device ID is stored in the ROM of the control unit 21.

  The RAM of the control unit 21 is an example of a management remaining amount presence / absence management unit, and is a recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) received when an online state is detected by a communication availability detection unit (control unit 21) described later. Whether or not the remaining management amount is not zero is managed at least during reception of the recording medium. Specifically, when a recording medium is received in the online state with the management apparatus 50, a scheduled remaining amount notification (S106 in FIG. 12, S241 in FIG. 17) including the sum of the management remaining amount and the accepted monetary amount or the above Based on the fact that the remaining amount notification (S221) including the management remaining amount has been transmitted, the total amount or the remaining management amount is stored in the RAM of the control unit 21, and based on the first lending process described later, the control unit By subtracting the used amount + consumption tax amount from the management balance stored in the RAM 21 (S129 in FIG. 14), it is managed whether or not the management balance of the visitor coin 5 is zero. Hereinafter, the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is referred to as “stored remaining amount”.

  The RAM of the control unit 21 is an example of a fractional amount storage unit, and stores the fractional amount specified by the specifying unit (control unit 21) described later. Note that the RAM of the control unit 21 also stores the loan target amount specified by the specifying means. Hereinafter, the fraction stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is referred to as “storage fraction”. Here, the remaining storage amount and the stored fractional amount are stored in separate areas.

  Further, the RAM of the control unit 21 stores the processing state of the ball lending unit 20. Specifically, when money is accepted, the processing state is memorized as “money accepted”, and when the ball lending operation is accepted, the processing state is memorized as “ball lending operation accepted” and returned. When the operation is accepted, the fact that the processing state is “return operation acceptance” is stored, and when the recording medium is accepted, the fact that the processing state is “recording medium acceptance” is stored. Other functions of the control unit 21 will be described later.

  The control unit 21 is provided with a ball lending communication unit 21a and an external communication unit 21b. As described above, the ball lending communication unit 21a is communicably connected to the payout control board 12 of the pachinko machine 10. The external communication unit 21 b is communicably connected to a later-described communication unit 51 of the management device 50 and manages communication between the ball lending unit 20 and the management device 50.

  The external communication unit 21b is an example of a deposit request transmission unit, and accepts money of a predetermined amount (for example, 1000 yen) or more when an online state is detected by a communication availability detection unit (control unit 21) described later. On the basis of this, a payment request for identifying the received money amount, which is the amount of the received money, and the recording medium ID of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) is transmitted to the management device 50. Yes, here, a deposit request including the accepted monetary amount and the recording medium ID is transmitted (S103 in FIG. 12).

  Specifically, when money is received without receiving a recording medium, a deposit request including the coin ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the stored coin holding unit 140 and the received money amount is transmitted, and the membership card 4 When the money is accepted in the state where the insertion of the money is accepted, a deposit request including the card ID of the member card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 and the accepted money amount is transmitted, and the insertion of the visitor coin 5 is accepted. When money is received in the state of being, the deposit request including the coin ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 and the received money amount is transmitted. That is, for the deposit request, the coin ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the stored coin holding unit 140, the card ID of the member card 4 held by the card holding unit 191, or the visitor coin held by the inserted coin holding unit 120. One of the five coin IDs is included as the recording medium ID.

  The management apparatus 50 that has received this deposit request records the received monetary amount specified from the deposit request (here, the received monetary amount included in the deposit request) from the recording medium ID identified from the deposit request (here, the deposit). The process of storing in association with the recording medium ID included in the request is performed (S105 in FIG. 12), and the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the accepted monetary amount can be specified Notification of the remaining balance (here, the scheduled remaining amount notification including the sum of the management remaining amount and the accepted monetary amount) is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S106).

  Further, the external communication unit 21b is an example of a subtraction request transmission unit, and the usage amount used for the first lending process (usage amount + ball lending process for consumption tax amount) and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the usage amount are described above. A first subtraction request for subtracting from the management remaining amount is transmitted to the management device 50, and here, a subtraction request including the recording medium ID, the used amount + the consumption tax amount is transmitted (S124 in FIG. 14). . Here, the used amount + consumption tax amount included in the first subtraction request is a management remaining amount (that is, a stored remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21) and a ball lending which is a predetermined reference lending amount as will be described later. If it is determined by comparison with a set amount (for example, 525 yen, which is a unit number including tax of 5 times), and if the remaining amount of memory is equal to or more than the set amount of the ball loan, the set amount of the ball loan is the use amount + consumption tax amount. If the remaining amount is less than the ball lending set amount, the loan target amount that is an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount and does not exceed the stored remaining amount is the used amount + consumption tax amount. That is, the first subtraction request is a request for subtracting the reference loan amount (ball lending set amount) used for the first loan processing from the management remaining amount, or the loan target amount used for the first loan processing. This is a request to subtract from the management balance.

  The external communication unit 21b is an example of a reception notification transmission unit, and has received a recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) when an online state is detected by a communication availability detection unit (control unit 21) described later. Based on this, a recording medium reception notification (here, an insertion notification) including the recording medium ID and serial number recorded on the received recording medium is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S202 in FIG. 16). ). Here, when the offline fractional amount is recorded on the received recording medium, an insertion notification including the offline fractional amount is transmitted.

  Specifically, when the insertion of the membership card 4 is accepted, an insertion notice including the card ID, offline fractional amount, and serial number of the membership card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 is transmitted, and the visitor coin 5 is inserted. Is received, the insertion notice including the coin ID, offline fractional amount, and serial number of the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 is transmitted. That is, the insertion notification includes either the card ID of the membership card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 or the coin ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 as the recording medium ID.

  Receiving this insertion notification, the management device 50 performs determination by a serial number determination unit (control unit 52) described later (S203 in FIG. 16). Then, it is determined that the serial numbers match, and on the condition that the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is zero, the remaining amount notification including the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification It transmits with respect to the rental unit 20 (S221 of FIG. 17).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the serial numbers match and the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is not zero, the insertion is made with respect to the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification. A fraction amount addition update process for adding and updating the offline fractional amount included in the notification (here, the process of storing the offline fractional amount in association with the recording medium ID) is performed (S212 in FIG. 16), and the offline fraction A fraction erasure request (in this case, a planned remaining amount notification including the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the off-line fractional amount) instructing the amount erasing to the ball lending unit 20 Transmit (S241).

  The external communication unit 21b is an example of a return notification transmission unit, and based on the detection of the return from the state in which the offline state is detected by the communication availability detection unit (control unit 21) described later to the online state, An on-line return notification including the remaining amount of deposit obtained by subtracting the amount used for off-line lending from the received money amount and the recording medium ID of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) is sent to the management device 50 Here, after a start request is transmitted from the management device 50 that detects the return to the online state (S601 in FIG. 24), a start response corresponding to the start request is returned to the management device 50 ( S605), managing the online return notification including the recording medium ID recorded on the recording medium, the offline fractional amount that is the balance of the deposit, and the serial number It transmits to the location 50 (same S606). This online return notification is equivalent to the insertion notification, and the management device 50 that has received the online return notification performs the same processing as when the insertion notification is received.

  The external communication unit 21 b is an example of a cooperation process request transmission unit, and transmits a cooperation process request for requesting a cooperation process corresponding to the specific process to the management apparatus 50.

  Specifically, the ball lending unit 20 that has received the notice of the planned remaining amount (S106 in FIG. 12) performs a loanable process (in this case, taking in accepted currency) as a specific process by the loanable processing means described later (S108). ), The serial number recorded on the recording medium is updated by the serial number updating means (to be described later) in accordance with the specific processing (S109), and the loanable information (in this case, the money capture is shown) indicating that the loanable processing has been performed. Notification) is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 as a cooperation processing request (S110). The management device 50 that has received the money take-in notification adds a received money amount stored in association with a recording medium ID of the recording medium to a management remaining amount of the recording medium; An added update process (in this case, erasure of received monetary amount) for updating the received monetary amount to an identifiable state is performed as a linkage process (S113, S114), and along with the linkage process The serial number associated with the recording medium ID of the recording medium is updated (S115).

  In addition, the ball lending unit 20 that has performed the first lending process (the amount used + the amount of consumption tax for lending) as a specific process (S122 in FIG. 14) is recorded by a serial number update unit (to be described later) along with the specific process. Is updated (S123), and the first subtraction request is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 as a cooperation processing request (S124). Upon receiving this subtraction request, the management device 50 performs the first subtraction process for subtracting the used amount + consumption tax amount from the management residual amount as the cooperation process (S125), and the recording medium ID of the recording medium is associated with the cooperation process. The serial number associated with is updated (S126), and a subtraction completion notification indicating that the first subtraction process has been completed is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S126). The ball lending unit 20 can perform the next lending process on condition that the subtraction completion notification is received.

  Further, the ball lending unit 20 that has received the notice of the scheduled balance (S241 in FIG. 17) performs the fraction erasure process (payment balance erasure process) as a specific process by the fraction erasure processing means described later (S244). Accordingly, a serial number recorded on the recording medium is updated by a serial number updating means (to be described later) (S245), and a fractional erasure notification (payment balance erasure notification) indicating that the fractional erasure processing has been performed is linked. The request is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S246). The management device 50 that has received this fraction deletion notification adds the offline fraction (payment balance) stored in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium to the management balance of the recording medium. The addition process (payment balance addition process) and the added update process (in this case, the deletion of the offline fractional amount) for updating the offline fractional amount to an identifiable state are performed as linked processes (S248). ), The serial number associated with the recording medium ID of the recording medium is updated along with the cooperation processing (S227).

  The ball lending unit 20 that has received the remaining amount notification (S221 in FIG. 17) updates the serial number recorded on the recording medium by the serial number updating means described later (S223), and sends the remaining amount reception notification to the management device 50. (S224). The management device 50 that has received the remaining amount reception notification updates the serial number associated with the recording medium ID of the recording medium (S227).

  The external communication unit 21b is an example of a return notification transmission unit, and has received a return operation (operation of the return button 16) when an online state is detected by a communication availability detection unit (control unit 21) described later. Based on the above, a return notification including the recording medium ID is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S184 in FIG. 15). Specifically, when a return operation is received without receiving a recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5), a return notification including the coin ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the storage coin holding unit 140 is transmitted. When the return operation is accepted while the insertion of the membership card 4 is accepted, a return notification including the card ID of the membership card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 is transmitted, and the insertion of the visitor coin 5 is accepted. When the return operation is accepted in the state of being present, a return notification including the coin ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 is transmitted. That is, the return notice includes the coin ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the storage coin holding unit 140, the card ID of the member card 4 held by the card holding unit 191, or the visitor coin held by the inserted coin holding unit 120. One of the five coin IDs is included as the recording medium ID. The management device 50 that has received this return notification transmits a return permission notification to the ball lending unit 20 (S185).

  Since the information (request or notification) transmitted from the external communication unit 21b includes the device ID, the management device 50 is based on the device ID received together with the information. The unit 20 can be specified.

  The bill validator 22 is an example of money accepting means, and accepts money. Here, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the insertion of the four kinds of bills 2 is accepted from the bill insertion slot 22a. It is a discriminator for identifying the authenticity and denomination of the accepted bill 2. The banknote 2 received by the banknote discriminator 22 is discharged from the back of the ball lending unit 20 through the banknote passage 22b by the accepted currency taking-in process, and is provided on a game island (not shown). And is collected in a safe (not shown). Moreover, the banknote 2 received by the banknote identification machine 22 is discharged | emitted from the banknote insertion port 22a by the return process of a received money, and is returned to a player.

  The coin discriminator 23 is also an example of a currency accepting unit, and accepts money. Here, as shown in FIG. 3B, the coin acceptor 23 accepts the insertion of the two types of coins 3 from the coin insertion slot 23a, It is an identification machine which identifies the authenticity and denomination of the coin 3 which has fallen through the coin passage 23b. The coin 3 received by the coin discriminator 23 is also discharged from the back of the ball lending unit 20 to the outside through the coin passage 23c by the received coin taking-in process, and a coin transport mechanism (not shown) provided on the amusement island. And is collected in a safe (not shown). The coin return button 23e is a button for accepting a return operation for the coin 3 jammed in the coin discriminator 23 or the coin passage 23b. When the player presses the coin return button 23e, the coin 3 is coined. It returns to the coin return port 23f through the passage 23d. Moreover, the coin 3 received by the coin discriminator 23 is discharged to the coin return port 23f and returned to the player by the return processing of the received money.

  In these money accepting means, all kinds of money can be accepted in the online state with the management device 50. When money of a predetermined amount (for example, 1000 yen) or more is accepted, the accepted money amount and the recording medium ID Is received to the management device 50 (S103 in FIG. 12). Further, in the offline state with the management apparatus 50, only money of 1000 yen or less can be accepted, and when the money is accepted, offline lending (S515, S525 in FIG. 20) described later is performed.

  The multi-function lamp 24 is a lamp that notifies the state of the ball lending unit 20 by lighting or blinking in any one of a plurality of predetermined colors. For example, when the membership card 4 and the visitor coin 5 are not received, the multi-function lamp 24 is lit in blue to notify the fact, and when the membership card 4 is accepted, the multifunction lamp 24 is lit in green to notify the fact. When 5 is received, it is lit in yellow to notify that, and when an abnormality has occurred, it is flashed in red to notify that. The remaining amount indicator 25 is a display for displaying the remaining amount or fractional amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20, and here is a 5-digit 7-segment indicator, The fractional amount is displayed in units of 1 yen. In the remaining amount indicator 25, the stored remaining amount is displayed in the online state, and the stored fractional amount is displayed in the offline state.

  The passage unit 100 constitutes a part of the recording medium processing mechanism, and the inserted coin holding portion 120, the inserted coin discharge passage 160, and the storage discharge passage 130 are integrally formed. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3C, 3D, and 4, the passage unit 100 includes a control unit 101, a recording medium R / R, and a unit body 100a having a vertically long box shape. W102, upper antenna 103, lower antenna 104, inserted coin guide passage 113, supply passage 114, inserted coin holding portion 120, first inserted coin stopper 121, second inserted coin stopper 122, storage passage 131 and second guide passage 133, a storage coin holding portion 140, a first storage coin stopper 141, a second storage coin stopper 142, an input coin discharge path 160 having a communication path 161 and a first guide path 163, and A card holding unit 191 and the like are provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the inclined portion 162 is provided in the communication passage 161 which is a part of the inserted coin discharge passage 160, and the thickness of the visitor coin 5 is set to the insertion coin discharge passage 160 with respect to the storage discharge passage 130. By shifting in the direction, the first guide passage 163 and the second guide passage 133 are formed so as to overlap each other and face the coin discharge port 112 in parallel with each other in parallel to the left and right. Here, each passage is a passage that rolls or falls due to the weight of the visitor coin 5 in a state where the visitor coin 5 stands.

  The control unit 101 is communicably connected to the control unit 21, and based on a command from the control unit 21, the recording medium R / W 102, the first connected as shown in FIG. The operation of the inserted coin stopper 121, the second inserted coin stopper 122, the first stored coin stopper 141, and the second stored coin stopper 142 is controlled. The control unit 101 stores that the passage unit 100 is provided in the ball lending unit 20, and performs control based on the storage. Specifically, when a return operation is received while the visitor coin 5 is held by the inserted coin holding unit 120, the first inserted coin stopper 121 that is normally closed is opened to connect the visitor coin 5 to the communication path 161. Then, the first closing coin stopper 121 is controlled to be closed. Further, when the remaining amount of the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 becomes zero, the normally closed second inserted coin stopper 122 is opened and the visitor coin 5 is stored in the storage passage 131. Control for closing the second inserted coin stopper 122 is performed. Further, when the return operation is accepted while the storage coin holding unit 140 holds the visitor coin 5, the normally closed first storage coin stopper 141 is opened and the visitor coin 5 is discharged from the coin discharge port 112. After the first storage coin stopper 141 is closed, the normally closed second storage coin stopper 142 is opened and the visitor coin 5 is supplied to the storage coin holding part 140. Control to close the second storage coin stopper 142 is performed.

  The recording medium R / W 102 reads the recording information of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) and writes information to the recording medium. This recording medium R / W 102 is an IC reader / writer corresponding to the membership card 4 that is the IC card and the visitor coin 5 that is the IC coin, and corresponds to the inserted coin holding unit 120 and reads the recorded information of the visitor coin 5. An upper antenna 103 that is a first reading unit, and a lower antenna 104 that corresponds to the stored coin holding unit 140 and the card holding unit 191 and that is a second reading unit that reads recorded information of both the visitor coin 5 and the member card 4 are provided. ing. As a result, information is read from and written to the visitor coin 5 inserted from the coin insertion slot 111 and held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 via the upper antenna 103. In addition, information is read from and written to the visitor coin 5 that is discharged from the storage passage 131 and held by the storage coin holder 140 via the lower antenna 104. Further, information is read from and written to the member card 4 inserted through the card insertion slot 190 and held by the card holding unit 191 via the lower antenna 104.

  The coin insertion slot 111 is a portion into which the visitor coin 5 is inserted. Here, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the coin insertion slot 111 is formed on the front surface of the ball lending unit 20, and the visitor coin 5 is inserted in a standing state. Possible vertical hole. The coin insertion slot 111 is provided with a shutter (not shown) that is opened and closed under the control of the control unit 101. The shutter is not in a state other than waiting for recording medium reception by controllable later (eg, S192a in FIG. 15). Thus, the coin insertion slot 111 is shielded so that the visitor coin 5 cannot be inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the passage unit 100 includes an inserted coin guiding passage 113 for guiding the visitor coin 5 inserted into the coin insertion slot 111 to the inserted coin holding unit 120. The passage 113 is a passage that is inclined toward the rear from the coin insertion slot 111. The passage unit 100 includes a supply passage 114 that communicates with the inserted coin holding portion 120 and supplies the visitor coin 5 to the inserted coin holding portion 120, and the supply passage 114 here is an upper surface of the passage unit 100. It is a passage formed vertically from the bottom to the bottom. Note that the supply passage 114 is not used in the passage unit 100 provided in the ball lending unit 20.

  The coin discharge port 112 is provided below the coin insertion port 111 and is a portion from which the visitor coin 5 is discharged. Here, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C, the front surface of the ball lending unit 20 is provided. The first guide passage 163 formed on the end side of the inserted coin discharge passage 160 and the second guide passage 133 formed on the end side of the storage discharge passage 130 face each other, and both guide passages face each other. This is a container-like part that receives the visitor coin 5 discharged from the container.

  The card insertion port 190 is provided on the side of the coin discharge port 112 and is a part into which the membership card 4 is inserted. Here, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C, the ball lending unit 20 Is a vertically long hole that can be inserted in a state where the membership card 4 is erected. The card holding part 191 is a part for holding the membership card 4 inserted from the card insertion slot 190, and is located behind the card insertion slot 190 as shown in FIG.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3C, the lower antenna 104 is disposed between the stored coin holding unit 140 and the card holding unit 191, thereby recording information on both the visitor coin 5 and the member card 4. Is configured to read. According to this, compared with the case where the reading part corresponding to the card holding part 191 is provided separately from the lower antenna 104, space can be saved and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

  The inserted coin holding unit 120 is an example of a first holding unit, and a first reading unit (upper antenna 103) that reads recorded information of the visitor coin 5 is provided in correspondence with the visitor coin 5 ( (Hereinafter also referred to as “inserted coins”). Here, the end portion of the inserted coin guide passage 113 is a portion defined by the first inserted coin stopper 121 and the second inserted coin stopper 122. . In the inserted coin holding unit 120, the visitor coins 5 that have been inserted from the coin insertion slot 111 and rolled in the inserted coin guide passage 113 by their own weight are the first inserted coin stopper 121 and the second inserted coin stopper that are in the closed state. 122 is held and held.

  The first inserted coin stopper 121 is a stopper formed between the inserted coin holding part 120 and the inserted coin discharge passage 160.

  The second inserted coin stopper 122 is a stopper formed between the inserted coin holding part 120 and the storage passage 131.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the storage / discharge passage 130 stores the collected visitor coins 5 (here, the visitor coins 5 having no remaining amount) out of the visitor coins 5 held by the inserted coin holder 120. This is a passage for discharging the visitor coin 5 to the coin discharge port 112, and has a storage passage 131 and a second guide passage 133.

  The storage passage 131 is a passage that is connected to the inserted coin holding portion 120 and stores the visitor coin 5. Here, the storage passage 131 is inclined backward from the inserted coin holding portion 120, bent vertically downward along the way, and In the middle, it is bent in a semicircular arc shape toward the rear, and a first storage coin stopper 141 is provided at the end. In this storage passage 131, the visitor coin 5 previously inserted from the coin insertion slot 111 before the game hall business starts, and the second inserted coin stopper 122 becomes open during the game hall business, and the inserted coin holding part 120. The visitor coins 5 that have been released from the holding are blocked by the first storage coin stopper 141 in the closed state and stored in a line. Here, “aligned in a line” means that the surfaces of the visitor coins 5 are aligned so that the circumferences are in contact with each other. The storage passage 131 here can store seven visitor coins 5.

  The first storage coin stopper 141 is a stopper formed between the storage passage 131 and the second guide passage 133.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the passage unit 100 includes a discharge passage 132 that is continuously provided from the middle of the storage passage 131 and discharges the visitor coin 5 from the storage passage 131. This is a passage that is vertically formed downward from an opening formed in the lower half of the semicircular arc-shaped portion of the storage passage 131 and opens on the lower surface of the passage unit 100. In the passage unit 100 provided in the ball lending unit 20, the discharge passage 132 is shielded by the discharge passage shielding plate 153 at the branch portion between the storage passage 131 and the discharge passage 132 by mounting a first cover member 150 described later. Therefore, the discharge passage 132 is not used.

  The second guide passage 133 is a passage that is formed with the storage coin holding portion 140 and communicates with the coin discharge port 112. Here, the second guide passage 133 is inclined forward from the end of the storage passage 131 and communicates with the coin discharge port 112. A second stored coin stopper 142 is provided near the terminal end to form a stored coin holding portion 140.

  The storage coin holding unit 140 is an example of a second holding unit, and a second reading unit (lower antenna 104) that reads recorded information of the visitor coin 5 is provided correspondingly, and the visitor coin 5 supplied from the end of the storage passage 131. (Hereinafter also referred to as “storage coins”). Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the vicinity of the terminal end of the second guide passage 133 is a portion partitioned by the second storage coin stopper 142. In the storage coin holding part 140, the visitor coin 5 supplied from the end of the storage passage 131 with the first storage coin stopper 141 opened is blocked by the second storage coin stopper 142 in the closed state. Always kept.

  Here, the second storage coin stopper 142 is a shutter that opens and closes under the control of the control unit 101, and is normally in a closed state, and holds the visitor coin 5 supplied from the end of the storage passage 131. When the second storage coin stopper 142 receives a return operation in a state where the inserted coin holding unit 120 does not hold the visitor coin 5 and the card holding unit 191 does not hold the member card 4, the control unit 101 receives the return operation. In this way, the opened visitor coin 5 rolls in the second guide passage 133 by its own weight and is discharged to the coin discharge port 112. Then, the second storage coin stopper 142 is then closed again under the control of the control unit 101 at a predetermined timing, and again holds the visitor coin 5 supplied from the end of the storage passage 131.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the inserted coin discharge path 160 which is an input recording medium discharge path is a path for discharging the visitor coin 5 to be returned to the coin discharge port 112, and is connected to the communication path 161 and the first path. And a guide passage 163. The communication passage 161 is a passage connected to the inserted coin holding portion 120 and is formed vertically downward from the inserted coin holding portion 120 here. The first guide passage 163 is a passage that is connected to the communication passage 161 and communicates with the coin discharge port 112. Here, the first guide passage 163 is inclined forward from the lower end of the communication passage 161 to communicate with the coin discharge port 112. Is formed.

  Here, in the middle of the communication passage 161 that is a part of the inserted coin discharge passage 160, as shown in FIG. 5, an inclined portion 162 that is inclined to the left in a front view is provided, and the lower end of the communication passage 161 is at the lower end. It is shifted in the thickness direction of the visitor coin 5 with respect to the upper end of the communication passage 161. As a result, the first guide passage 163 connected to the lower end of the communication passage 161 is shifted in the thickness direction of the visitor coin 5 with respect to the second guide passage 133, and the first guide passage 163 and the second guide passage 133 is formed so as to overlap with the coin discharge port 112.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the control unit 21 is an example of a communication enable / disable detecting unit, and indicates whether the communication unit can communicate with the management device 50 (online state) or cannot communicate (offline state). It is something to detect. Specifically, the communication confirmation request is received based on a communication confirmation request periodically (for example, every 10 seconds) transmitted to each ball rental unit 20 from a communication unit 51 described later of the management device 50. While it is regularly detected, it is determined that it is in an online state (that is, a communicable state in which communication with the management device 50 is possible), and when the reception of the communication confirmation request is not detected for a certain period (for example, 1 minute), the offline state ( In other words, it is determined that the communication device cannot communicate with the management apparatus 50.

  The control unit 21 is an example of a management balance acquisition means, and acquires the management balance of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5). Specifically, the insertion notification is transmitted to the management device 50 based on the reception of the recording medium when the online state is detected by the communication availability detection unit, and the management is performed according to the insertion notification. The control unit 21 receives the remaining amount notification (S224 in FIG. 17) or the planned remaining amount notification (S241) transmitted from the device 50 and determines the management remaining amount included in the remaining amount notification or the total amount included in the scheduled remaining amount notification. The remaining amount of management of the recording medium is obtained by storing in the RAM.

  In addition, the control unit 21 firstly performs a deposit process when accepting money of a predetermined amount or more in an online state with the management device 50, and secondly performs a ball lending operation with the management device 50 in an online state. A function to perform ball lending processing for the used amount + consumption tax amount when accepted, and a function of lending one time using the electronic money of the mobile phone 200, and thirdly, accepting money in an offline state with the management device 50 A function of lending off-line lending at the same time, and fourth, a function of returning the recording medium having a management remaining amount when the off-line fraction recorded on the recording medium in the off-line lending becomes zero And, fifth, the function of erasing the offline fraction when receiving a recording medium on which the offline fraction is recorded, and sixth, returning from the offline state to the online state And a function to erase an offline fractional value recorded on the recording medium when the. Hereinafter, each function of the control unit 21 will be described.

  First of all, the control unit 21 functions as a lending possible processing unit and a serial number updating unit in order to perform a depositing process when money of a predetermined amount or more is received in an online state with the management device 50. That is, when the ball lending unit 20 accepts a predetermined amount or more of money in the online state with the management device 50 (S101 in FIG. 12), as described above, a payment request including the recording medium ID and the accepted money amount is sent to the management device 50. In response to the payment request, the management apparatus 50 receives a scheduled remaining amount notification (S106).

  Here, the control unit 21 functioning as a lendable processing unit, in response to the reception of the scheduled remaining amount notification, allows the lending of the pachinko ball within the range of the total amount specified from the scheduled remaining amount notification. Is performed as a specific process, and here, as the lendable process, a process of taking accepted money is performed (S108 in FIG. 12). Further, the control unit 21 functioning as a serial number updating unit performs a first serial number updating process for updating the serial number of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) in accordance with the loanable process that is the specific process (S 109). ). Here, the first serial number update process is the visitor coin 5 held by the stored coin holding unit 140, the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120, or the membership card 4 held by the card holding unit 191. This is a process of instructing the recording medium R / W 102 to update by adding 1 to the serial number recorded in the recording medium. As described above, the external communication unit 21b functioning as the cooperation process request transmitting unit provides loanable information (here, the recording medium ID) indicating that the loanable process has been performed along with the loanable process that is the specific process. (Notice of money taking-in) is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 as the cooperation processing request (S110).

  Secondly, in order to perform a ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount when a ball lending operation is accepted in an online state with the management apparatus 50, the control unit 21 provides a lending processing means, a serial number updating means, and a record. It functions as a medium discharge processing means.

  Here, the control unit 21 functioning as a lending processing means associates with the recording medium ID of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) by the management device 50 by the player's operation (operation of the ball lending button 15). A first lending process for lending a pachinko ball within the range of the managed balance (that is, the stored balance stored in the RAM of the control unit 21) is managed (ball lending process for used amount + consumption tax amount). At the same time (S122 of FIG. 14), the electronic money stored in the mobile phone 200 is used to make a lending (FIGS. 13 and 30). Further, the control unit 21 functioning as a serial number updating unit performs a first serial number updating process for updating the serial number of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) in accordance with the first lending process as the specific process ( S123 in FIG. 14). In addition, as described above, the external communication unit 21b functioning as the cooperation process request transmission unit sends the first subtraction request to the management apparatus 50 as the cooperation process request in association with the first lending process as the specific process. (S124).

  The control unit 21 functioning as the lending processing means has the management remaining amount (that is, the storage remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21) and a predetermined reference lending amount (for example, five times of the tax-included unit amount 525). Yen), when the management remaining amount is equal to or larger than the reference loan amount, the first loan processing for lending the pachinko ball for the reference loan amount is performed, and the management remaining amount is less than the reference loan amount. At a certain time, a first lending process is performed to lend a pachinko ball corresponding to a loan target amount corresponding to an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount (105 yen in this case) of the management remaining amount. The reference loan amount here is a ball lending set amount shown below in this example, and is set by, for example, distributing each ball lending unit 20 from the management device 50 and storing it in the control unit 21. The set amount is managed by a ball lending set amount DB of the management device 50 shown in FIG.

  Specifically, if the remaining storage amount is equal to or larger than the set amount of ball lending, the payout control board 12 is instructed to pay out the pachinko balls corresponding to the set amount of ball lending as the used amount + consumption tax amount. If the remaining amount of memory (for example, 300 yen) <ball lending set amount is processed, the loan target amount (210 yen in this case) is the maximum amount that is an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount and does not exceed the remaining amount of memory. As the + consumption tax amount, processing for instructing the payout control board 12 to pay out the pachinko balls corresponding to the loan target amount is performed. If the remaining storage amount is 105 yen (that is, the fractional amount) including the tax-included unit amount, the payout control board 12 is not instructed to pay out the pachinko balls. On the side of the pachinko machine 10 that has received the instruction, 25 pachinko balls are paid out for every 100 yen that is a unit usage amount (in other words, 105 yen that is a tax-included unit amount).

  Then, when the ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount is performed, if the remaining memory amount ≧ the set amount for the ball lending, the set amount for the ball lending (here, 525 yen) is included as the used amount + the consumption tax amount, (For example, 300 yen) <If the ball lending set amount is included, the amount to be loaned (210 yen in this case) that is the integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount and does not exceed the remaining memory amount is included as the usage amount + consumption tax amount. The first subtraction request is transmitted to the management device 50 (S124 in FIG. 14). When the subtraction completion notification is transmitted from the management device 50 that has received the first subtraction request (S128), the used amount + consumption tax amount is subtracted and updated from the remaining storage amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21. (S129) According to the subtraction update, the display of the remaining frequency on the remaining frequency display 14 and the remaining amount on the remaining amount display 25 are updated (S111 in FIG. 12), and the ball lending operation can be accepted again. (S112).

  Further, the control unit 21 functioning as the recording medium discharge processing means has a management remaining amount of the visitor coin 5 in the recording medium subjected to the first lending process (that is, a storage remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21). On the condition that is not zero, the processing is performed to discharge the visitor coin 5 in which the online residual amount flag that is the management residual amount information indicating that the management residual amount is not zero is recorded (S190, S195 in FIG. 15). Here, on receipt of a discharge operation (operation of the return button 16) from the player, an online remaining amount flag is recorded on the visitor coin 5 and discharged. Specifically, in the online state with the management device 50, the money is received in the state where the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is not received, and the ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount is performed based on the reception of the ball lending operation. If a discharge operation is received from the player after the completion (even if a discharge operation is received without receiving a ball lending operation after receiving money), the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 Is not zero, before the visitor coin 5 held by the stored coin holding unit 140 is discharged, an online remaining amount flag is recorded on the visitor coin 5 (S190 in FIG. 15), and the visitor coin 5 is received. In the state, when a discharge operation is accepted from the player, the inserted coin is provided that the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is not zero. Before discharging the Bijitakoin 5 held by the lifting unit 120, records the online balance state flag in the Bijitakoin 5 (the S195).

  The control unit 21 functioning as a recording medium discharge processing unit detects the offline state by the communication availability detection unit after receiving the visitor coin 5, and the management remaining amount presence / absence management unit (RAM of the control unit 21) controls the visitor coin 5. On the condition that the management residual amount is not zero, the process of discharging the visitor coin 5 in which the online residual amount flag is recorded is performed (S545 in FIG. 21). Here, on receipt of a discharge operation (operation of the return button 16) from the player, an online remaining amount flag is recorded on the visitor coin 5 and discharged.

  Since the membership card 4 should always be discharged (returned) regardless of whether or not there is a management balance, no online balance flag is recorded on the membership card 4.

  Thirdly, in order to perform off-line lending when accepting money in the off-line state with the management device 50, the control unit 21 includes a deposit remaining amount usable processing means, a fractional amount usable processing means, a specifying means, a sum, It functions as amount judgment means, lending processing means, and recording medium discharge processing means.

  Here, the control unit 21 functioning as the deposit remaining amount usable processing means and the fractional amount usable processing means accepts the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) when the offline state is detected by the communication availability detecting means. Based on the above, the deposit remaining amount available processing (here, the fractional amount is used) for making it possible to use the later-described deposit remaining amount (here, the offline fractional amount) recorded in the received recording medium for the lending of game media. The processing by the specifying means described below corresponds to the fractional amount usable processing. Note that an insertion notification including the offline fractional amount is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 based on the reception of the recording medium on which the offline fractional amount is recorded when the online availability is detected by the communication availability detecting unit. The process also corresponds to a process for enabling the use of the remaining deposit amount (process for using the fractional amount). This is because when the insertion notification is transmitted to the management device 50, the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is added to the management remaining amount and can be used for lending game media.

  The control unit 21 functioning as specifying means corresponds to an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount from the received money amount based on accepting money when the offline state is detected by the communication availability detecting means. A loan target amount and a fractional amount less than the loan target amount are specified (S515 in FIG. 20). Specifically, when 1000 yen is received, 945 yen corresponding to nine times 105 yen that is a tax-included unit amount is specified as a loan object amount from 1000 yen that is a received money amount, and 55 yen is Specified as a fractional amount.

  Further, the control unit 21 functioning as the specifying means, based on having received money after performing the second lending process (offline lending), the fraction amount specified based on the previous money reception (that is, the control unit). The amount to be loaned is specified from the sum of the stored fractional amount stored in the RAM 21 and the current accepted currency amount, and the fractional amount is newly specified (S524 in FIG. 20). . Further, the control unit 21 functioning as the specifying unit receives the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) when the offline state is detected by the communication availability detecting unit, and the received recording medium is stored in the received recording medium. The loan target amount is specified from the sum of the recorded offline fractional amount (that is, the stored fractional amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21) and the current accepted monetary amount, and the fractional amount is newly set. The specified process is performed as the fractional value usable process (S524 in FIG. 20).

  Specifically, if another 1,000 yen is received in a state where the memory fraction is 55 yen, the sum of the memory fraction and the accepted monetary amount is 1055 yen, and the tax-included unit amount is 105 yen. 1050 yen corresponding to 10 times is specified as a loan target amount, and 5 yen is newly specified as a fractional amount. That is, the stored fractional amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 includes the fractional amount specified based on the receipt of money and the offline fractional amount recorded on the recording medium.

  Further, the control unit 21 functioning as the total amount determining unit is configured to accept the money when the offline state is detected by the communication availability detecting unit, and based on receiving the money, the fractional amount specified based on the previous money reception or the The sum of the off-line fraction recorded on the received recording medium (member card 4 and visitor coin 5) (that is, the fraction stored in the RAM of the control unit 21) and the current accepted monetary amount is the tax-included unit. It is determined whether the amount is equal to or greater than the amount (S523 in FIG. 20).

  Here, the accepted money is collected and specified by the specifying means on the condition that the sum is determined to be equal to or more than the tax-included unit amount by the sum amount determining means. The accepted money is returned on the condition that it is determined that it is less than the specified value, and is not specified by the specifying means. For example, when 100 yen is accepted with a fractional amount of 4 yen, the accepted 100 yen is returned, and when 100 yen is accepted with a fractional amount of 5 yen, the accepted 100 yen is Collected and the loan target amount 105 yen (fractional amount 0 yen) is specified.

  Further, the control unit 21 functioning as a lending processing unit lends a pachinko ball within a range of the accepted monetary amount based on accepting money when the communication availability detecting unit detects an offline state. In this case, based on the fact that the loan target amount is specified by the specifying means, the game medium corresponding to the specified loan target amount is obtained without operation by the player. A second lending process for lending (offline lending) is performed (S515 and S525 in FIG. 20). The fractional amount specified by the specifying means is stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 (S516, S526).

  In addition, the control unit 21 functioning as a recording medium discharge processing unit records the remaining payment amount on the condition that the remaining payment amount obtained by subtracting the used amount used for the second lending process from the received monetary amount is not zero. A process of discharging the medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) is performed. Here, the fractional amount specified by the specifying means (that is, the stored fraction stored in the RAM of the control unit 21) is the offline fractional amount. The recording medium recorded as is discharged. Here, the control unit 21 functioning as a recording medium discharge processing unit stores the amount in the fraction storage unit (RAM of the control unit 21) based on the reception of the discharge operation (operation of the return button 16) from the player. The processing is performed by recording the current fractional amount on the recording medium as an offline fractional amount and discharging it (S550 in FIG. 21).

  Fourthly, in order to return the recording medium having the remaining management amount when the offline fraction recorded in the recording medium in the one-off-line lending becomes zero, the control unit 21 provides the management remaining amount information It functions as a recording determination unit and a recording medium discharge processing unit.

  Here, the control unit 21 functioning as a management residual amount information recording determination unit determines whether or not an online residual amount flag that is management residual amount information is recorded in the visitor coin 5 (S547, S566 in FIG. 21). ). Further, the control unit 21 functioning as the recording medium discharge processing means sets the offline fractional amount on condition that the online remaining amount flag is determined to be recorded (that is, the flag is 1) by the management remaining amount information recording determining unit. Is a process of discharging the visitor coin 5 with zero (S552, S571).

  Fifth, when a recording medium on which an offline fractional amount is recorded is received, the control unit 21 functions as a fractional amount erasure processing unit and a serial number updating unit in order to erase the offline fractional amount. That is, when the ball lending unit 20 receives a recording medium while the online state is detected by the communication availability detecting means (S201 in FIG. 16), as described above, the ball lending unit 20 includes the recording medium ID, the offline fractional amount, and the serial number. An insertion notification is transmitted to the management device 50 (S202 of the same), and in response to the insertion notification, a request for fractional amount erasure and a scheduled remaining amount notification as total amount specifying information are received from the management device 50 (S241 in FIG. 17).

  Here, the control unit 21 functioning as the fractional amount erasure processing means erases the offline fractional amount of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) based on reception of the scheduled residual amount notification that is the fractional amount erasure request. The amount erasure process is performed as a specific process (S244 in FIG. 17). Further, the control unit 21 functioning as a serial number updating unit performs a first serial number updating process for updating the serial number of the recording medium in accordance with the fractional amount erasing process that is the specific process (S245). Further, based on the request for elimination of the fractional amount and the reception of the scheduled residual amount notification which is the total amount specifying information, the first amount is within the range of the management residual amount after adding and updating the offline fractional amount (that is, the total amount included in the scheduled residual amount notification). Loan processing is possible. In addition, as described above, the external communication unit 21b functioning as a cooperation processing request transmission unit transmits the fraction erasure notification to the management apparatus 50 as the cooperation processing request along with the fraction erasure processing that is the specific processing. (S246).

  Sixthly, when the offline state is restored to the online state, the control unit 21 functions as a fractional amount erasure processing unit and a serial number updating unit in order to erase the offline fractional amount recorded in the recording medium. . That is, when the start request is transmitted from the management device 50 that has detected the return to the online state (S601 in FIG. 24) (S602 in FIG. 24), the ball lending unit 20 stores the stored fraction as an offline fraction on the recording medium. In addition to recording (S603), the storage fraction is deleted (S604), and a start response corresponding to the start request is returned to the management device 50 (S605). And the online return notification including the offline fractional amount (payment balance) and the serial number are sent to the management device 50 (S606 in the same), and the management device 50 notifies the planned remaining amount as total amount specifying information in response to the online return notification Is received (S241 in FIG. 17).

  Here, the control unit 21 functioning as a fractional amount erasure processing means receives the offline fractional amount (payment remaining amount) of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) based on reception of the scheduled residual amount notification that is the total amount specifying information. As a specific process, the fractional erasure process for erasing (payment balance erasure process) is performed (S244 in FIG. 17). Further, the control unit 21 functioning as a serial number updating unit performs a first serial number updating process for updating the serial number of the recording medium in accordance with the fractional amount erasing process that is the specific process (S245). Further, based on the reception of the scheduled remaining amount notification that is the combined amount specifying information, the first lending process can be performed within the range of the management remaining amount after adding the offline fractional amount (that is, the combined amount included in the scheduled remaining amount notification). Is done. In addition, as described above, the external communication unit 21b functioning as a cooperation processing request transmission unit manages the fraction erasure notification (payment balance erasure notification) as the cooperation processing request along with the fraction erasure processing that is the specific processing. The data is transmitted to the device 50 (S246).

  The control unit 21 updates the sequence number of the recording medium to the initial value when the sequence number of the recording medium reaches an upper limit value (for example, 255), and the visitor coin 5 or card of the storage coin holding unit 140 is updated. In updating the serial number recorded on the member card 4 held by the holding unit 191 or the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120, it is determined whether or not the serial number has reached the upper limit value. , The serial number is updated to an initial value (for example, 0). Thereby, the storage area of the serial number can be made as small as possible, and the recording medium can be continuously used even after the serial number reaches the upper limit value, and the cost of the recording medium can be reduced. In addition, the serial number has reached the upper limit by repeatedly updating the serial number in the storage area of the serial number defined in the program executed by the control unit 21 (for example, 0 to 255 if the storage area is 8 bits) Prevents program stoppages and errors.

  The management device 50 manages the remaining number used for lending serial numbers and pachinko balls by associating the membership card 4 or the visitor coin 5 with the individually identifiable recording medium ID. The management device 50 is provided at a predetermined location (for example, a management office) in the game hall, and is connected as shown in FIG. 55, an out-of-field communication unit 56, and the like.

  The hard disk 55 as the storage means is provided with an area for storing the remaining amount management DB and the ball lending set amount DB shown in FIG. In the remaining amount management DB, the remaining amount is stored in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5), and the remaining amount is updated and managed by the control of the control unit 52. In the remaining amount management DB, serial numbers that are updated by a second serial number update process described later are managed in association with the recording medium ID.

  The remaining amount management DB is an example of a transaction apparatus specifying information storage unit, and is a ball lending unit 20 that has received at least the recording medium of the recording medium ID in association with each recording medium ID, and the management apparatus 50. A device ID that can identify the ball lending unit 20 that is in an offline state that cannot communicate with the management device 50 after receiving the recording medium in an online state that can communicate with the device is stored. Here, the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 that has received the recording medium with the recording medium ID in the previous online state is stored.

  A method for storing the device ID will be described. First, when the ball lending unit 20 in an online state with the management device 50 receives a predetermined amount or more of money, a deposit request including the received money amount is transmitted to the management device 50 (S103 in FIG. 12). Since the information transmitted at this time includes the recording medium ID and the device ID of the ball lending unit 20, the management device 50 that has received the information associates it with the received recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB. The received device ID is stored.

  When the ball lending unit 20 in the online state with the management device 50 receives the recording medium, an insertion notification is transmitted to the management device 50 (S202 in FIG. 16). Since the information transmitted at this time also includes the recording medium ID and the device ID of the ball lending unit 20, the management device 50 that has received the information transmits the scheduled remaining amount notification or the remaining amount notification in the remaining amount management DB. The received device ID is stored in association with the received recording medium ID (S220 and S240 in FIG. 17). Here, the reason why the device ID is stored at the time of transmission of the planned remaining amount notification or the remaining amount notification is as follows. That is, in the process of serial number mismatch described later, when subtracting the ball lending set amount (S272 in FIG. 18), it is necessary to specify the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 that received the previous recording medium (S269). If the device ID included in the insertion notification is stored when the insertion notification is received, the device ID received this time is overwritten on the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 that received the previous recording medium, Since there is a problem that the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 that has received the previous recording medium cannot be specified, in order to avoid such a situation, the timing for storing the device ID included in the insertion notification is set as the planned remaining amount. This is the time when the notification or the remaining amount notification is transmitted (in other words, after completion of the sequence number mismatch processing shown in FIG. 18).

  Here, even when the management apparatus 50 receives a return notification (S184 in FIG. 15) associated with the return operation, the management apparatus 50 does not delete the apparatus ID managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the return notification. Keep memorized. Therefore, the remaining amount management DB stores the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 that has received the recording medium with the recording medium ID in the previous online state. That is, the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 that has received at least the recording medium of the recording medium ID last time and has entered the offline state after receiving the recording medium in the online state is also managed. When storing the device ID in the remaining amount management DB, if the device ID has already been stored, the stored device ID is deleted and a new device ID is stored, so-called overwrite processing is performed. .

  Here, when the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state accepts the recording medium and then returns to the online state in the state of accepting the recording medium, as in the case of accepting the recording medium in the online state, An online return notification corresponding to the insertion notification is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S606 in FIG. 24), and the recording medium ID and the apparatus ID are associated with each other and stored in the remaining amount management DB.

  Further, in this example, when the settlement apparatus 60 that is online with the management apparatus 50 receives the recording medium, a settlement request is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S702 in FIG. 25). Since the information transmitted at this time includes the recording medium ID of the received recording medium and the device ID of the settlement device 60, the management device 50 that has received the information has the same amount as described above in the balance management DB. For this reason, the received device ID is stored in association with the received recording medium ID at the time of transmission of the payment permission information described later (S220 and S240 in FIG. 26).

  In the remaining amount management DB, a status indicating a processing state relating to the recording medium is stored in association with the recording medium ID. A method for storing the status will be described. First, upon receiving a deposit request from the ball lending unit 20 (S103 in FIG. 12), the management device 50 stores that the deposit processing is in progress as the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the deposit request (S104). On condition that the money take-in notification is received from the unit 20 (S110), the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the money take-in notice is updated to the deposit process (S116). Here, “payment processing is in progress” is a status indicating that the received monetary amount is stored in an unadded state, and “payment processing is completed” means that an added update process described later is performed on the received monetary amount. It is a status indicating.

  Further, when receiving the subtraction request from the ball lending unit 20 (S124 in FIG. 14), the management device 50 stores “subtraction processing completed” as the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the subtraction request (S127).

  When the management device 50 receives the insertion notification or online return notification from the ball lending unit 20 (S202 in FIG. 16 and S606 in FIG. 24), the status corresponds to the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification or online return notification. 16 is stored (S209 in FIG. 16 and S273 in FIG. 18), and the remaining amount is received on condition that the remaining amount reception notification or the fractional amount erasure notification is received from the ball lending unit 20 (S224 and S246 in FIG. 17). The status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the notification or the fractional erasure notification is updated to the insertion processing completion (S228).

  Further, when receiving the settlement request from the settlement apparatus 60 (S702 in FIG. 25), the management apparatus 50 is performing an insertion process as a status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the settlement request, as in the case of receiving the insertion notification. (S209 in FIG. 16, S273 in FIG. 18), and on receipt of the settlement permission information reception notification or the fractional erasure notification from the settlement apparatus 60 (S2200, S246a in FIG. 26), the settlement permission information is received. The status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the notification or the fractional erasure notification is updated to the insertion processing completion (S228). Here, the status after the insertion processing is managed as the status, and the device ID of the settlement device 60 is managed as the device ID used, and the settlement request is received in association with the recording medium ID included in the settlement request. This corresponds to managing the settlement request reception information indicating that the transaction has been completed. Further, updating the status after the insertion processing to the status after the settlement processing corresponds to the settlement request erasure processing for erasing the settlement request reception information managed in association with the recording medium ID.

  Further, in the remaining amount management DB, the received monetary amount included in the deposit request and the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification or the online return notification are stored in association with the recording medium ID. That is, in response to the receipt of the deposit request, the management device 50 determines the received monetary amount specified from the deposit request (here, the received monetary amount included in the deposit request) as the recording medium ID ( Here, a process of storing in association with the recording medium ID included in the deposit request is performed. Then, the communication unit 51 transmits to the ball lending unit 20 a residual amount notification that can specify the total amount of the management residual amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the received monetary amount. A notice of the planned remaining amount including the amount is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S106 in FIG. 12).

  Further, in response to the reception of the insertion notification, the management device 50 determines the offline fraction amount specified from the insertion notification (here, the offline fraction amount included in the insertion notification) as the recording medium ID ( Here, a process of storing in association with the recording medium ID) included in the insertion notification is performed. Then, the communication unit 51 transmits a remaining amount notification capable of specifying the total amount of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the offline fractional amount to the ball lending unit 20, and here, the total amount A notice of the remaining balance including the amount is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S241 in FIG. 17).

  Further, in response to receiving the online return notification, the management device 50 performs processing for storing the offline fractional amount included in the online return notification in association with the recording medium ID included in the online return notification. Then, the communication unit 51 transmits to the ball lending unit 20 sum total specifying information that can specify the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the offline fractional amount. A notice of the remaining balance including the sum is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S241 in FIG. 17).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the ball lending set amount DB is for managing a reference lending amount. Here, each ball lending unit 20 is associated with a device ID that can identify each ball lending unit 20 individually. A ball lending set amount that is a lending reference amount set for each is managed for each ball lending unit 20. The loan standard amount in this example is an amount including the consumption tax amount, and is an integer multiple of the tax-included reference amount, for example, 525 yen which is a tax-included reference amount for 5 times or 315 yen which is a tax-included reference amount for 3 times. .

  The display 53 is a display device for displaying various types of information, and the input device 54 is an input device for receiving various types of input. The control unit 52 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. When the processing program stored in the hard disk 55 is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, the operation of each component included in the management device 50 is performed. Is used to perform various processes.

  Here, the control unit 52 is an example of a communication availability detection unit, and is in a communicable state (online state) capable of communicating with the ball lending unit 20 and the settlement apparatus 60 or in an incommunicable state (offline state) unable to communicate. It is to detect whether there is. Specifically, a communication confirmation request is transmitted periodically (for example, every 10 seconds) from the communication unit 51 to each of the ball lending units 20 and the settlement apparatus 60, and according to the communication confirmation request, the ball lending unit 20, On the basis of the communication confirmation notification returned from the settlement apparatus 60 to the communication unit 51, while the reply of the communication confirmation notification is periodically detected (that is, the ball rental unit 20 and the settlement apparatus) If it is determined that it is in a communicable state capable of communicating with 60) and the reply of the communication confirmation notification is not detected for a certain period of time (for example, 1 minute), it is in an offline state (that is, communication failure that cannot communicate with the ball rental unit 20 and the settlement apparatus 60). Is determined to be possible). The hard disk 55 stores the fact that the offline state has occurred.

  The control unit 52 is an example of a subtraction processing unit, and subtracts the used amount and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the used amount from the management remaining amount based on the reception of the first subtraction request (S124 in FIG. 14). The first subtraction process is performed (S125), and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the accepted monetary amount is calculated from the management balance based on the reception of the addition request as the second subtraction request (S165 in FIG. 14). A second subtraction process for subtraction (here, an addition process for adding the corresponding consumption tax amount * (− 1) to the management remaining amount) is performed (S165).

  The control unit 52 is an example of a reception notification processing unit, and manages the recording medium in association with a recording medium ID included in a recording medium reception notification (here, an insertion notification) transmitted from the reception notification transmission unit of the ball lending unit 20. In addition to performing the fractional addition process for adding and updating the offline fractional amount included in the recording medium reception notification to the management remaining amount being recorded, it is recorded on the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5). The communication unit 51 transmits a fractional erasure request instructing erasure of the offline fractional amount to the ball lending unit 20. Here, the fractional amount addition update processing is processing for storing the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification (S212 in FIG. 16 and S277 in FIG. 18). The fractional amount erasure request is total amount specifying information that can specify the total amount of the management remaining amount and the offline fractional amount, and here is a scheduled residual amount notification including the total amount (S241 in FIG. 17).

  In addition, the control unit 52 functioning as an acceptance notification processing unit has an offline fraction included in the settlement request for the management balance managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the settlement request transmitted from the settlement apparatus 60. A fraction addition update process for adding and updating the amount is performed, and a fractional erasure request for instructing erasure of the offline fractional amount recorded on the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) is settled by the communication unit 51. This is transmitted to the device 60. Here, the fractional amount addition update processing is processing for storing the offline fractional amount included in the settlement request in association with the recording medium ID included in the settlement request (S212 in FIG. 16, S277 in FIG. 18). The fractional amount erasure request is settlement settlement information including the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the settlement request and the offline fractional amount (S241a in FIG. 26).

  Further, the control unit 52 is an example of a return notification processing unit, and with respect to the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the online return notification transmitted from the return notification transmission unit of the ball lending unit 20 In addition, a fractional addition update process (additional balance addition update process) for adding and updating the offline fractional amount (payment balance) included in the online return notification is performed and recorded on the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5). A fractional amount erasure request for instructing erasure of the off-line fractional amount is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 by the communication unit 51. Here, the fractional amount addition update processing is processing for storing the offline fractional amount included in the online return notification in association with the recording medium ID included in the online return notification (S212 in FIG. 16 and S277 in FIG. 18). The fractional amount erasure request is total amount specifying information that can specify the total amount of the management remaining amount and the offline fractional amount, and here is a scheduled residual amount notification including the total amount (S241 in FIG. 17).

  The control unit 52 is an example of a cooperation processing unit, and performs the cooperation processing in response to the reception of the cooperation processing request. The second serial number updating process for updating the serial number associated with is performed. Here, the second serial number update process is a process of updating by adding 1 to the serial number managed in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB.

  The control unit 52 functioning as the cooperation processing means receives the loanable information (here, the money pickup notification) that is the cooperation processing request transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 (S110 in FIG. 12), and It is possible to specify that the accepted monetary amount addition process for adding the received monetary amount stored in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium to the management remaining amount of the recording medium and that the accepted monetary amount has been added. The added update process for updating to the state is performed as a linkage process (S113, S114), and the second serial number update process is performed (S115). The added update process here is a process of deleting the accepted money amount.

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as a cooperation processing unit receives the first subtraction request, which is a cooperation processing request transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 (S124 in FIG. 14), and determines the reference loan amount as a management remaining amount. The first subtraction process for subtracting from is performed as a linkage process (S125), and the second serial number update process is performed (S126). The first subtraction process here is a process of subtracting the reference loan amount and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the reference loan amount from the management remaining amount since the consumption tax is collected. This is a process of subtracting the included usage amount + consumption tax amount from the management balance. That is, if the management remaining amount is equal to or larger than the ball lending setting amount of the ball lending unit 20, the [used amount + consumption tax amount] to be subtracted is the ball lending setting amount, and the management remaining amount is the ball lending setting of the ball lending unit 20. If it is less than the amount of money, the subtracted [use amount + consumption tax amount] is an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount and is the maximum amount not exceeding the management balance. Then, the communication unit 51 transmits a subtraction completion notification indicating that the subtraction process has been performed to the ball lending unit 20 (S128).

  Further, the control unit 52 responds to reception of the remaining amount reception notification (S224 in FIG. 17) transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 or the settlement permission information reception notification (S2200 in FIG. 26) transmitted from the settlement apparatus 60. Then, the second serial number update process is performed (S227 in FIG. 17 or FIG. 26).

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as the cooperation processing means, upon receipt of the fractional erasure notification (S246 in FIG. 17 or S246a in FIG. 26), stores the remaining payment amount associated with the recording medium ID of the recording medium. The remaining payment amount addition processing (offline fraction amount addition processing) for adding (offline fractional amount here) to the management remaining amount of the recording medium, and updating to a state in which it is possible to specify that the offline fractional amount has been added. The addition update process is performed as a linkage process (S248 in FIG. 17 or FIG. 26), and the second serial number update process is performed (S227). The added update process here is a process of deleting the off-line fractional amount.

  Further, the control unit 52 receives the serial number associated with the recording medium ID of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) in response to reception of a settlement completion notification (S 783 in FIG. 27) which is a settlement execution notification described later. A fourth serial number update process for updating is performed (S785), a management remaining amount zero update process (S784) for updating the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID to zero, and the recording medium ID. The settlement request erasure process (S786) for erasing the settlement request reception information managed in association with. The fourth serial number update process here is a process for updating by adding 1 to the serial number managed in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB. The management remaining amount zero update process is a process for deleting the management remaining amount. Further, the settlement request erasure process is a process for updating the status from the insertion process completed to the settlement process completed. Then, the communication unit 51 transmits a remaining amount erasure completion notification indicating that these processes have been performed to the settlement apparatus 60 (S787).

  In addition, when the serial number managed in association with the recording medium ID reaches an upper limit value (for example, 255), the control unit 52 sets the serial number managed in association with the recording medium ID as an initial value. In order to update the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the received information, it is determined whether or not the serial number has reached the upper limit value, and it is determined that the serial number has been reached. Sometimes, the serial number is updated to an initial value (for example, 0). Thereby, the storage area of the serial number can be made as small as possible, and the recording medium can be continuously used even after the serial number reaches the upper limit value, and the cost of the recording medium can be reduced. In addition, the serial number has reached the upper limit by repeatedly updating the serial number in the storage area of the serial number defined in the program executed by the control unit 52 (for example, 0 to 255 if the storage area is 8 bits) Prevents program stoppages and errors.

  The control unit 52 is an example of a serial number determination unit, which receives a recording medium ID and a serial number of a recording medium from the ball lending unit 20, and the received serial number is a serial number associated with the received recording medium ID. Specifically, it is determined whether or not they match. Specifically, the recording medium reception notification (here, the insertion notification) transmitted from the reception notification transmission means of the ball lending unit 20 is transmitted from the settlement apparatus 60. In response to receipt of the payment request or the online return notification transmitted from the return notification transmission means of the ball lending unit 20, the serial number included in the insertion notification, payment request, or online return notification is the insertion notification, payment request. Or, it is determined whether or not it matches the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the online return notification (S203 in FIG. 16 or FIG. 25). Then, the control unit 52 performs processing when the serial numbers do not match, on the condition that the serial numbers are determined not to match by the serial number determination means, and that the serial numbers determination means determines that the serial numbers match. As a condition, predetermined serial number matching processing is performed.

  Specifically, processing is performed when the serial numbers do not match, provided that the serial numbers are determined not to match by the serial number determination means, and that the received money amount is stored in an unadded state (that is, deposit processing is in progress). Then, the received money amount addition process and the added update process are performed (S262 in FIG. 18). That is, when the serial numbers do not match and the received monetary amount is stored in an unadded state, the management device 50 collects the monetary amount after the ball lending unit 20 receives the scheduled remaining amount notification (S106 in FIG. 12). This is a case where an offline state has occurred before receiving the payment notification (S110). In this case, since the accepted money is taken in by the ball lending unit 20, the received money amount is managed by the management device 50. A process of adding the remaining amount and erasing the accepted money amount is performed.

  On the other hand, the serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers match and the received money amount is stored in an unadded state (that is, the deposit process is in progress). The added update process is performed without performing the money amount addition process (S205 in FIG. 16). That is, when the serial numbers match and the received monetary amount is stored in an unadded state, the ball lending unit 20 notifies the planned remaining amount (S103 in FIG. 12) after the management device 50 receives the deposit request (S103 in FIG. 12). In this case, the accepted currency is returned in the ball lending unit 20, and therefore the management device 50 also determines the accepted currency amount with respect to the management remaining amount. In this case, the received money amount is deleted without adding.

  In addition, if it is determined that the serial numbers match and the remaining deposit amount (in this case, offline fractional amount) included in the insertion notification or online return notification is zero or does not include the remaining payment amount, the insertion notification or online A remaining amount notification including a management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the return notification is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S221 in FIG. 17). On the other hand, if it is determined that the serial numbers match and the deposit amount included in the insertion notification or online return notification (in this case, the offline fractional amount) is not zero, the offline fraction is stored and the insertion notification or online A planned remaining amount notification including the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the return notification and the offline fractional amount is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S241).

  Also, it corresponds to the recording medium ID included in the settlement request, provided that the serial number is matched and the remaining payment amount (offline fractional amount in this case) is zero or does not include the remaining payment amount. The settlement permission information including the management remaining amount that is managed is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60 (S221a in FIG. 26). On the other hand, it is determined that the serial numbers match and the deposit balance (here, offline fractional amount) included in the settlement request is not zero, and the offline fraction is stored and corresponds to the recording medium ID included in the settlement request. The settlement permission information including the sum of the management remaining amount managed and the offline fractional amount is sent to the settlement apparatus 60 (S241a).

  The serial numbers do not match on condition that the serial numbers do not match by the serial number determination means, and that the remaining deposit amount (here, the off-line fractional amount) is stored in an unadded state (that is, during the insertion process). As the time process, the deposit remaining amount addition process (here, the fractional amount addition process) and the added update process are performed (S265 in FIG. 18). That is, when the serial numbers do not match and the offline fractional amount is stored in an unadded state, the management device 50 receives the planned remaining amount notification (S241 in FIG. 17) after the ball lending unit 20 receives the fractional amount. An off-line state occurs before the management device 50 receives the settlement completion notification (S246a) after the erasure notification (S246) is received or after the settlement device 60 receives the settlement permission information (S241a in FIG. 26). In this case, since the offline fractional amount recorded on the recording medium has been erased, the offline fractional amount is erased by adding the offline fractional amount to the management residual amount in the management device 50. The process which performs is performed.

  On the other hand, on the condition that the serial number is determined to be the same by the serial number determination means, and the deposit amount (here, the off-line fractional amount) is stored in an unadded state (that is, the insertion process is in progress), the serial number matches. As the time processing, the added update processing is performed without performing the deposit remaining amount addition processing (here, fractional amount addition processing) (S208 in FIG. 16). That is, when the serial numbers match and the offline fraction is stored in an unadded state, the ball lending unit 20 notifies the estimated remaining amount (S202 in FIG. 16) after the management device 50 receives the insertion notification (S202 in FIG. 16). An offline state occurs before S241 in FIG. 17 is received or before the settlement apparatus 60 receives the settlement permission information (S241a in FIG. 26) after the management apparatus 50 receives the settlement request (S702 in FIG. 25). In this case, since the offline fractional amount recorded in the recording medium has not been deleted, the offline fractional amount is not added to the management residual amount even in the management apparatus 50, and the offline fractional amount is determined. Is performed.

  The serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers do not match and manages the payment request reception information in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) (that is, the status is in the process of depositing). Alternatively, the processing remaining zero update process and the settlement request elimination process are performed as a serial number mismatch process under the condition that the use apparatus ID is not the insertion process and the use apparatus ID is the apparatus ID of the settlement apparatus 60) (FIG. 18). S267). That is, when the serial numbers do not match, the status is not during the deposit process or the insert process, and the use apparatus ID is the apparatus ID of the settlement apparatus 60, the management apparatus 50 sends a settlement completion notification (S783 in FIG. 27). This is a case where an offline state occurs before reception. In this case, since the payment device 60 is paying out money, the management device 50 deletes the management balance and updates the status to the payment processing completed. To do.

  Further, it is determined by the serial number determination means that the serial numbers do not match, and the added update processing is performed for the received monetary amount (that is, the status is not during the deposit process or the insert process, and the device ID used is the ball rental unit 20). The first subtraction process is performed as a process when the serial numbers do not match. That is, when the serial numbers do not match, the status is not during the deposit process or the insert process, and the device ID used is the device ID of the ball lending unit 20, the management device 50 receives the subtraction request (S124 in FIG. 14). In this case, the ball lending unit 20 performs the ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount, so that the management device 50 performs the first subtraction process. It is.

  Specifically, if the management remaining amount is equal to or larger than the set amount of the ball lending, a process of subtracting the set amount of the ball lending from the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification or the settlement request is performed ( S272 in FIG. 18) If the management remaining amount is less than the set amount of ball lending, it is an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount and does not exceed the management remaining amount (for example, if the management remaining amount is 475 yen, it is 4 times the tax-included unit amount). (420 yen) is subtracted from the management balance managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification or settlement request (S273 in FIG. 18).

  Here, in this example, the ball lending set amount to be subtracted in S272 of FIG. 18 is set for each ball lending unit 20, and is not necessarily a fixed amount. Therefore, the present invention has the following functions in order to specify the ball lending set amount and correct the remaining amount accurately.

  First, the control unit 52 is an example of a transaction apparatus specifying unit, and it is determined by the serial number determination unit that the serial numbers do not match, and an added update process is performed on the received monetary amount (that is, the received monetary amount is Deleted = status is not in the process of depositing or inserting, and the device ID used is the device ID of the ball lending unit 20), the transaction device identification information in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium The transaction device for which the recording medium with the recording medium ID was previously accepted is identified from the information stored in the storage means (remaining amount management DB). Here, the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification or settlement request Is identified as the device ID of the transaction device that received the recording medium in the previous online state (S269 in FIG. 18).

  The control unit 52 is an example of a reference loan amount determination unit, and the serial number determination unit determines that the serial numbers do not match, and an added update process is performed on the received monetary amount (that is, the received monetary amount). Is deleted = the status is not during the deposit process or the insert process, and the used device ID is the device ID of the ball lending unit 20), the management is performed in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium. It is determined whether or not the remaining management amount is less than the reference loan amount. Here, the remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification or settlement request is the transaction device specifying means. It is determined whether or not it is equal to or larger than the ball lending set amount managed in the ball lending set amount DB in FIG. 7 in association with the device ID specified by (S271 in FIG. 18). Then, as described above, when it is determined that the amount is equal to or larger than the ball lending set amount, the control unit 52 determines the ball lending set amount from the remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification or the settlement request. (S272), if it is determined that the amount is less than the ball lending set amount, an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount from the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification or settlement request The loan target amount which is (the maximum amount not exceeding the management remaining amount) is subtracted (S273).

  That is, the recording medium discharged from the ball lending unit 20 that has been put offline before the management device 50 receives the subtraction request transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 after performing the ball lending processing for the used amount + consumption tax amount. Therefore, the usage amount is not subtracted from the management balance. Therefore, the used amount + consumption tax amount (a maximum amount that is a multiple of the ball lending set amount or the tax-included unit amount and does not exceed the management remaining amount) is specified, and correction is performed to subtract the specified used amount + consumption tax amount. ing.

  The communication unit 51 is communicably connected to the external communication unit 21b of the ball lending unit 20 as described above, and manages communication between the management device 50 and the ball lending unit 20. The communication unit 51 is communicably connected to a later-described communication unit 61 of the settlement apparatus 60 and manages communication between the management apparatus 50 and the settlement apparatus 60.

  The communication unit 51 requests the ball lending unit 20 to start an operation when detecting the return from the state in which the offline state is detected by the communication availability detection unit (control unit 52) to the online state. The start request is transmitted (S602 in FIG. 24). Further, the communication unit 51 receives the start response transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 in response to the start request (S605).

  The communication unit 51 is an example of a payment permission information transmission unit, and is included in the payment request in response to the reception of a payment request transmitted from a payment request transmission unit (communication unit 61 of the payment device 60) described later. Payment authorization information including a management balance managed in association with the recording medium ID is transmitted to the payment apparatus 60. Here, the management balance or the management balance and the offline recorded in the recording medium The total amount settlement permission information capable of specifying the total amount with the fractional amount is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60. In other words, when the off-line fractional amount is not included in the settlement request, settlement settlement information including the management balance is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60 (S221a in FIG. 26). On the other hand, when the off-line fractional amount is included in the settlement request, settlement settlement information including the planned remaining amount that is the sum of the management remaining amount and the off-line fractional amount is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60 (S241a). In addition, the communication unit 51 receives a settlement permission information reception notification (S224a) or a fractional erasure notification (S246a) transmitted from the settlement apparatus 60 in accordance with the settlement permission information.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the out-of-field communication unit 56 is communicably connected to a later-described communication unit 81 of the center management device 80 via the Internet, and performs communication between the management device 50 and the center management device 80. It governs.

  The checkout device 60 receives the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5), and manages the remaining management amount managed by the management device in association with the recording medium ID of the received recording medium and / or the received amount A settlement process for paying out money corresponding to the off-line fractional amount recorded on the recording medium is performed. This checkout device 60 is provided at a predetermined location in the amusement hall (for example, near the end of the game island or near the prize exchange counter), and exhibits a kiosk terminal type shape as shown in FIG. 6 (a). 1 includes a display 63, a bill payout port 64a, a coin payout port 65a, the coin insertion port 111, the coin discharge port 112, the card insertion port 190, and the like. As shown in FIG. A unit 61, a control unit 62, a bill dispenser 64, a coin dispenser 65, a coin collection unit 66, the passage unit 100, and the like, and these components are connected as shown in FIG. The settlement apparatus 60 can be individually identified by the apparatus ID, and the apparatus ID is stored in the ROM of the control unit 62.

  The communication unit 61 is communicably connected to the communication unit 51 of the management device 50 and manages communication between the settlement device 60 and the management device 50. When information is transmitted from the communication unit 61, the device ID stored in the ROM of the control unit 62 is transmitted together with the information. The communication unit 61 is an example of a payment request transmitting unit, and based on the reception of the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5), the payment includes at least the recording medium ID recorded on the received recording medium. The request is transmitted to the management apparatus 50, and here, the settlement request including the recording medium ID, the off-line fractional amount, and the serial number is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 as in the case of the insertion notification (S702 in FIG. 25). ).

  The communication unit 61 is an example of a settlement execution notification transmission unit, and transmits a settlement execution notification indicating that the settlement process is performed to the management device 50. Here, the settlement is completed as the settlement execution notification. A notification is transmitted (S783 in FIG. 27). Note that “indicating that the settlement process is performed” means that the process is a transmission process that accompanies the settlement process before and after the settlement process. In this example, after the payment of money (ie, the settlement process) in S781. , Sending a payment completion notice when payment is completed. In addition, the communication unit 61 receives the remaining amount erasure completion notification (S787) transmitted from the management device 50 in response to the settlement completion notification.

  The control unit 62 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. When the processing program stored in the ROM is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, the operation of each component included in the settlement apparatus 60 is performed. Various processes are performed under control. The function of the control unit 62 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the touch panel display 63 is a display device for displaying various types of information and an input device for receiving various types of input. On the display 63, when the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 can be received, a message prompting the user to insert the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is displayed as shown in D1. Here, when the membership card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is inserted and the settlement permission information corresponding to the settlement request is transmitted from the management device 50, as shown in D2, the management remaining amount or the total amount included in the settlement permission information Is displayed as the remaining amount, and a “settlement” button for accepting the settlement operation and a “cancel” button for canceling the settlement process are displayed. When the “settlement” button is operated in D2, the money corresponding to the remaining amount is paid out, and as shown in D3, an instruction to return the remaining amount and an instruction to withdraw the membership card 4 or visitor coin 5 A message to collect is displayed. When the “cancel” button is operated in D2, as shown in D4, the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is returned and a message to that effect is displayed. If there is an abnormality in the member card 4 or visitor coin 5 accepted in D1, that effect is displayed as shown in D5.

  The banknote dispenser 64 and the coin dispenser 65 are for dispensing money. Specifically, a predetermined type and a predetermined number of banknotes 2 are taken out from a banknote storage unit 64b provided behind the banknote dispenser 64. Then, while paying out from the banknote payout outlet 64a, a predetermined type and a predetermined number of coins 3 are taken out from the coin storage part 65b provided in the upper part of the coin payout machine 65, and are discharged from the coin payout outlet 65a. In the settlement apparatus 60, it is possible to pay out money in units of one yen. The coin collecting unit 66 is a part for collecting the visitor coin 5 discharged from the discharge passage 132 of the passage unit 100 described below, and is provided below the discharge passage 132.

  The passage unit 100 provided in the settlement apparatus 60 is different from the passage unit 100 provided in the ball lending unit 20 in that the discharge passage 132 is used without using the second guide passage 133, and the control unit 101. Only the control of each stopper is different, and the other points are the same.

  The control unit 101 stores information that the passage unit 100 is provided in the settlement apparatus 60, and performs control based on the storage.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the control unit 62 is an example of a communication availability detection unit, and indicates whether the communication unit can communicate with the management apparatus 50 (online state) or cannot communicate (offline state). It is something to detect. Specifically, the reception of the communication confirmation request is periodically detected based on the communication confirmation request periodically (for example, every 10 seconds) transmitted from the communication unit 51 of the management apparatus 50 to the settlement apparatus 60. If the communication confirmation request is not detected for a certain period of time (for example, 1 minute), it is determined that it is online (that is, a communicable state in which communication with the management device 50 is possible). It is determined that the communication is not possible.

  The control unit 62 is an example of a settlement processing unit. When a recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) in which an off-line fractional amount is not received is received, the money corresponding to the management balance of the received recording medium is received. When payment processing is performed and a recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) on which an offline fraction is recorded is received, money corresponding to the offline fraction recorded on the received recording medium is paid out. Checkout process is performed. Here, the settlement process is a process for instructing the banknote dispenser 64 and / or the coin dispenser 65 to dispense money. Then, money corresponding to the instruction is paid out from the banknote dispenser 64 and / or the coin dispenser 65.

  Specifically, the control unit 62 functioning as a settlement processing means responds to settlement settlement information (S221a, S241a in FIG. 26) transmitted from the management device 50 in response to acceptance of the settlement operation (S780 in FIG. 27). A settlement process for paying out the money corresponding to the included management balance is performed (S781 in FIG. 27), and here the management balance specified from the summation settlement information transmitted from the settlement permission information transmitting means. And a settlement process for paying out money corresponding to the sum of the off-line fractional amount. That is, when only the balance of management is included in the settlement permission information transmitted from the management device 50, a process for instructing the payment of money corresponding to the balance of management is performed, and the sum of the balance of management and the off-line fractional amount is included. If only the off-line fractional amount is included, the processing of instructing the payout of money corresponding to the off-line fractional amount is performed. Then, money corresponding to the instruction is paid out from the banknote dispenser 64 and / or the coin dispenser 65.

  Further, the control unit 62 performs a third serial number update process for updating the serial number recorded on the recording medium in accordance with the settlement process (S782 in FIG. 27). Here, the third serial number update process means that the serial number recorded in the received recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) is updated by adding 1 to the recording medium R via the control unit 101. / W102 is an instruction to instruct.

  Further, the control unit 62 is an example of a fractional amount determination unit, and whether or not the offline fractional amount recorded in the membership card 4 or the visitor coin 5 received by the settlement apparatus 60 is less than a predetermined amount. Here, it is determined whether or not the offline fractional amount is less than the tax-included unit amount (Sa701 in FIG. 25). Then, the settlement apparatus 60 pays out money corresponding to the offline fractional amount on the condition that the fractional amount determining unit determines that the offline fractional amount is less than a predetermined amount (in this case, tax-included unit amount). Specifically, on the condition that the offline fractional amount is determined to be less than the tax-included unit amount, a settlement request is transmitted to the management device 50, and has been transmitted from the management device 50 in response to the settlement request. The control unit 62 functioning as a settlement processing unit receives the settlement authorization information and accepts the settlement operation. As described above, the control unit 62 performs the withdrawal of money corresponding to the total amount or the off-line fractional amount as described above. Processing to instruct the coin dispenser 65 is performed.

  Further, the RAM of the control unit 62 stores the processing state of the settlement apparatus 60. Specifically, when a recording medium is received, it is stored that the processing state is “recording medium reception”, and when a settlement operation is received, it is stored that the processing state is “accounting operation acceptance” and returned. When the operation is received, the fact that the processing state is “return operation reception” is stored.

  The control unit 82 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. When the processing program stored in the hard disk 83 is executed by the CPU using the RAM as a work area, each component included in the center management device 80 is controlled. Various processes are performed by controlling the operation.

  The communication unit 81 is communicably connected to the external communication unit 56 of the management device 50 as described above, and manages communication between the center management device 80 and the management device 50.

  Next, the operation of the electronic money system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In each figure, the member card 4 is “card”, the visitor coin 5 is “coin”, the remaining amount managed by the management device 50 is “managed balance”, and the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is “ The “remaining amount” and the fractional amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 are referred to as “storage fractional amount”. In the following description, the serial number recorded in the visitor coin 5 of the stored coin holding unit 140 of the ball lending unit 20, or held by the member card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 or the inserted coin holding unit 120. The serial number recorded in the visitor coin 5 is also called “recording serial number”. The serial number managed by the management apparatus 50 in association with the recording medium ID is also referred to as “management serial number”.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a main processing program of the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20. Referring to FIG. 8, first, the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 determines whether or not it is currently online (communication enabled) with the management device 50 (S1). If YES is determined in S1, it is determined whether or not it is a time of return from offline (S3). This determination is to determine when to return from offline to online, and YES is determined only at the time of return, and NO is determined while the subsequent online state continues. If the current online state is continued, NO is determined in S3, and the online main process in S6 is performed. This online main processing will be described later with reference to FIG. As a result, when the ball lending unit 20 and the management device 50 are in the online state (normal time), the control cycles from S1 → S3 → S6 → S1.

  On the other hand, when the online state is switched to the offline state, a determination of YES is made in S4. This determination is made at the time of switching from online to offline, and YES is determined only at the time of switching, and NO is determined while the subsequent offline state continues. If YES is determined in S4, a switching process is executed (S8). This switching process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the offline state after switching to the offline state continues, NO is determined in S4, and the offline main processing in S7 is performed. This off-line main process will be described later with reference to FIG. When the offline state continues, the control cycles from S1 → S4 → S7 → S1.

  Next, when returning from offline to online, a determination of YES is made in S3, and the return processing in S5 is performed. This return processing will be described later with reference to FIG. Only when returning to the online state, a determination of YES is made in S3, and in the state where the subsequent online operation continues, as described above, the control cycles through S1, S3, S6, and S1.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main process during online processing in S6 of FIG. With reference to FIG. 9, first, in step S6011, the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 determines whether or not the money handling machine 680 is being opened. The money handling machine 680 is configured to protrude forward in accordance with the unlocking operation by the remote controller and to take out the money stored therein.

  When it is determined that the money handling machine 680 is being opened (YES in step S6011), in step S6012, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the currency return button 16 has been operated. If it is determined that the currency return button 16 has not been operated (NO in step S6012), the online main process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that the currency return button 16 has been operated (YES in step S6012), the control unit 21 advances the process to be executed to step S6500 and executes the online return process. The online return process will be described with reference to FIG.

  When it is determined that the money handling machine 680 is not open (NO in step S6011), in step S6013, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the money handling machine 680 is out of order. Whether or not the money handling machine 680 is out of order is determined by the control unit 21 sending a signal asking whether or not the money handling machine 680 is out of order, and the money handling machine 680 is normal. If a reply to the effect is obtained, it is determined to be normal, and if a reply to the effect is not obtained, it is determined to be a malfunction.

  When it is determined that the money handling machine 680 is not in failure (NO in step S6013), in step S6014, the control unit 21 determines whether or not a money identification notification is received from the money handling machine 680. When it is determined that the money handling machine 680 is out of order (YES in step S6013), or when it is determined that the money identification notification is not received (NO in step S6014), the control unit 21 The process to be executed is advanced to the process of step S6156. On the other hand, if it is determined that a currency identification notification has been received (YES in step S6014), in step S6100, the control unit 21 executes online money processing. This online money processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S6156, the control unit 21 determines whether a storage end notification is received from the money handling machine 680. If it is determined that the storage end notification has not been received (NO in step S6156), control unit 21 advances the process to be performed to the process in step S6015. On the other hand, if it is determined that a storage end notification has been received (YES in step S6156), in step S6157, control unit 21 performs money insertion control. The money insertion enabling control includes a control for transmitting a money insertion enabling control signal to the money handling machine 680 and a control for lighting the multi-function lamp 24 to indicate a money insertion possible state. Then, the control part 21 returns the process to perform to the process of step S6011.

  After the online money process is executed in step S6100, the online main process returns. When the process proceeds to step S6015, in step S6015, the control unit 21 determines whether or not a card reception signal indicating that the card 4 has been received is received from the control unit 101 of the passage unit 100. If it is determined that the card acceptance signal has not been received (NO in step S6015), control unit 21 advances the process to be executed to step S6016.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that a card acceptance signal has been received (YES in step S6015), in step S6200, control unit 21 executes an online card acceptance process. This online card acceptance process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the online card acceptance process is executed in step S6200, the online main process returns. When the process proceeds to step S6016, in step S6016, the control unit 21 determines whether or not a coin acceptance signal indicating that the coin 5 has been received is received from the control unit 101 of the passage unit 100. If it is determined that a coin acceptance signal has not been received (NO in step S6016), control unit 21 advances the process to be executed to step S6017.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that a coin acceptance signal has been received (YES in step S6016), in step S6300, the control unit 21 executes an online coin acceptance process. This online coin acceptance process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the online coin acceptance process is executed in step S6300, the online main process returns. When the process proceeds to step S6017, in step S6017, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the ball lending button 15 has been operated. When it is determined that the ball lending button 15 has not been operated (NO in step S6017), the control unit 21 advances the process to be executed to the process in step S6018.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the ball lending button 15 has been operated (YES in step S6017), the control unit 21 executes online ball lending processing in step S6400. This online ball lending process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the online ball lending process is executed in step S6400, the online main process returns. When the process proceeds to step S6018, in step S6018, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the return button 16 has been operated. If it is determined that the return button 16 has not been operated (NO in step S6018), the control unit 21 advances the process to be executed to the process in step S631.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the currency return button 16 has been operated (YES in step S6018), in step S6500, the control unit 21 executes an online return process. This online return process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the online return process is executed in step S6500, the online main process returns. When the control proceeds to step S631, the control unit 21 controls the chip reader / writer 690 to transmit a confirmation signal. The confirmation signal is a signal for confirming whether or not there is a mobile phone 200 that can communicate with the ball lending unit 20, and if there is a response to the confirmation signal, it is determined that communication is possible. The confirmation signal also includes an inquiry signal as to whether or not electronic money (value) that can be used for ball lending is stored in the mobile phone 200.

  The confirmation signal is output from the antenna 694 of the chip reader / writer 690. However, the communicable distance between the chip reader / writer 690 and the non-contact type IC chip 190 of the mobile phone 200 is several centimeters. For this reason, when the non-contact type IC chip 190 of the mobile phone 200 is held within a few centimeters of the chip reader / writer 690, the mobile phone 200 can receive a confirmation signal from the chip reader / writer 690. When receiving the confirmation signal, the mobile phone 200 determines whether or not the electronic money (value) that can be used for lending is stored in the storage unit 292 and returns a response signal including the determination result.

  After step S631, in step S6021, the control unit 21 determines whether a response signal has been received from the mobile phone 200 or not. This response signal includes the terminal ID of the mobile phone 200, the serial number, the value balance, and the fact that the processing type is ball lending. Furthermore, when it is determined that a response signal has not been received (NO in step S6021), control unit 21 advances the process to be executed to step S6023.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the transaction request transmitted on condition that the mobile phone 200 stores electronic money (value) that can be used for ball lending is received (YES in step S6021), in step S6600. The control unit 21 executes value processing. This value processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the value process is executed in step S6600, the online main process returns. When the process proceeds to step S6023, in step S6023, the control unit 21 determines whether or not a money handling machine release signal instructing control for opening the money handling machine 680 is received from the outside (for example, a remote controller). to decide.

  If it is determined that a money handling machine release signal has been received (YES in step S6023), in step S6024, the control unit 21 determines whether or not a ball is being loaned. When it is determined that the ball is not being loaned (NO in step S6024), in step S6025, the control unit 21 executes money handling machine opening control for opening the safe of the money handling machine 680. On the other hand, if YES is determined in S6024, the money processor opening control in S6025 is not performed, and the process returns to the main process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the money handling machine release signal has not been received (NO in step S6023), when it is determined that the ball is being loaned (YES in step S6024), and after step S6025, This online main processing returns.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of money handling machine processing executed by the money handling machine 680 of the ball lending unit 20 in the present embodiment. Referring to FIG.
In step S6811, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 determines whether or not a money insertion enabling control signal is received from the control unit 21. If it is determined that the money insertion control signal has not been received (NO in step S6811), the control unit of the money handling machine 680 advances the process to be executed to the process in step S6813 described above. On the other hand, when it is determined that the money insertion enabling control signal has been received (YES in step S6811), in step S6812, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 changes the state of the money handling machine 680 to a money insertion ready state. . Thereafter, the control proceeds to S6821.

  In step S6813, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 determines whether or not a money insertion disabling control signal has been received from the control unit 21. If it is determined that the money insertion impossibility control signal has not been received (NO in step S6813), the control unit of the money handling machine 680 advances the process to be executed to the process in step S6821 described above. On the other hand, when it is determined that the money insertion impossibility control signal has been received (YES in step S6813), in step S6814, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 changes the state of the money handling machine 680 to a money insertion impossible state. .

  In step S6821, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 determines whether the banknote 2 is received from the banknote insertion slot 22a and whether the coin 3 is received from the coin insertion slot 23a. If it is determined that money (both banknote 2 and coin 3) is not received (NO in step S6821), the control unit of money handling machine 680 returns the process to be executed to the process in step S6811.

On the other hand, when it is determined that money (either banknote 2 or coin 3) has been received (YES in step S6821), in step S6822, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 determines that the state of the money handling machine 680 is money. It is determined whether or not insertion is possible. There are two states of the money handling machine 680, a money insertion enabled state and a money insertion disabled state. The money insertable state is a state in which money can be inserted into the money handling machine 680. On the other hand, the money insertion impossible state is a state in which money cannot be inserted into the money handling machine 680. If it is determined that it is not in a state in which money can be inserted (NO in step S6822), in step S6823, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 performs control to return money and executes the processing to be executed in step S68.
Return to the process of No. 11.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the off-line main process shown in S7 of FIG. The off-line main process is similar to the on-line main process of FIG. 10, and the differences will be mainly described here. First, offline money processing is executed in S6100. This process will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, offline card acceptance processing is performed in S6200 'and offline coin acceptance processing is performed in S6300'. These processes will be described later with reference to FIG. Next, there is no determination step of the ball lending button operation of S6017 and the step of S online ball lending processing. When online, as described above, the ball lending control is executed by the off-line money processing of S6100 'because the lending is made without the player's ball lending operation.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that money can be inserted (YES in step S6822), the control unit of the money handling machine 680 performs control for taking in money in step S6824, and identifies money in step S6825. Then, control for discriminating the authenticity and discriminating the amount is performed. In step S6826, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 transmits a money identification notification including the deposit amount identified in step S6825 to the control unit 21. Thereafter, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 advances the process to be executed to the process of step S6831.

  In step S6831, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 determines whether or not a money storage instruction has been received from the control unit 21. The money storage instruction is an instruction to store the money taken in step S6824 in the safe inside the money processor 680. The case where it is determined that the money storage instruction has been received (YES in step S6831) will be described later.

  If it is determined that a money storage instruction has not been received (NO in step S6831), in step S6832, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 determines whether a money return control signal has been received from the control unit 21. To do. If it is determined that a money return control signal has not been received (NO in step S6832), in step S6832, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 has received a bill insertion disabling control signal from the data processing unit 610. Determine whether. If it is determined that the banknote insertion impossibility control signal has not been received (NO in step S6832a), the control unit of the money handling machine 680 returns the process to be executed to the process in step S6831. If it is determined that the bill insertion impossibility control signal has been received (YES in step S6832a), the bill is not inserted (S6832b), and the control proceeds to S6833. As a result, the determination of NO is made in S6822, and the inserted money is returned thereafter.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that a money return control signal has been received (YES in step S6832), the control unit of the money handling machine 680 performs control to return money in step S6833, and returns money in step S6834. Is sent to the control unit 21. Thereafter, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 returns the process to be executed to the process of step S6811.

  In step S6831, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 determines that a money storage instruction has been received, performs control for storing money in step S6835, and ends storage in step S6836 indicating that the storage of money has ended. A notification is transmitted to the control unit 21. Thereafter, the control unit of the money handling machine 680 returns the process to be executed to the process of step S6811.

  Next, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the specific processing contents of the online money processing shown in S6100 of FIG. The control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 first executes impossibility control (S102). This impossibility control is money insertion disabling control, value use disabling control, and lending disabling control. The money insertion impossibility control includes control of closing the coin insertion slot 111 with a shutter and controlling the multi-function lamp 24 to a state indicating a state in which money cannot be inserted. Since this money insertion disabling control does not include transmission of a money insertion disabling control signal to the money processor 680, the determination of YES is not made in S6832a of FIG. Inconvenience of being returned without being deposited can be avoided. The value unusable control includes control for prohibiting ball lending using the value balance of electronic money stored in the mobile phone 200 and control for causing the multi-function lamp 24 to indicate a value unusable state. In the loan disabling control, the ball lending unit 20 is controlled so as to be unable to lend the pachinko ball, and the multi-function lamp 24 is controlled so as to indicate a state in which it cannot be loaned. It is included. After the impossibility control, a deposit request including the recording medium ID and the accepted monetary amount is transmitted to the management device 50 (S103).

  Upon receiving the deposit request in S103, the management device 50 stores, in the balance management DB, as deposit processing in progress as the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the deposit request (S104), and the accepted money included in the deposit request. The amount is stored in association with the recording medium ID (S105), and a scheduled remaining amount notification including the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the received monetary amount is sent to the ball lending unit 20 (S106).

  On the other hand, the control unit 21 sets a timer for measuring a time of about 3 seconds after the payment request is transmitted to the management device 50 in S103 (a time during which the planned remaining amount notification is always returned in the online state). It is determined whether or not the scheduled remaining amount notification in S106 has been returned until the timer expires. If the response is returned, the control proceeds to S107, but if the response is not received until the time is up, that is, when the state is switched to the offline state, a money return control signal is transmitted to the money handling machine 680, Controllable as described later is performed, and the control is returned to the main process. As a result, in the main process of FIG. 8, a determination of YES is made in S4, and the switching process in S8 is executed.

  The ball lending unit 20 that has received the scheduled remaining amount notification in S106 stores the sum included in the scheduled remaining amount notification as the remaining amount in the RAM of the control unit 21 (S107), and stores the accepted currency accepted in S101. The money storage support is transmitted to the money handling machine 680 (S108). Receiving this, the money handling machine 680 receives the money storage support (YES in S6831 in FIG. 10) and performs money storage control (6835 in FIG. 10). Next, when the recording medium (that is, the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is not received, the visitor coin 5 held by the storage coin holding unit 140 and the member card 4 is received, the card is held by the card holding unit 191. If the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is received, 1 is added to the serial number of the visitor coin 5) held in the inserted coin holding unit 120 and updated (S109), and the money collection including the recording medium ID is performed. Is transmitted to the management device 50 (S110), and the control is performed in reverse to the control (S102) described above (S110a). This control is a money insertion control, a value use control, and a lending control. In the money insertion enabling control, control for transmitting a money insertion enabling control signal to the money discriminator 680, control for opening the coin insertion slot 111 with a shutter, and control of the multi-function lamp 24 to a state indicating a money insertion possible state. Is included. The value availability control includes control for allowing ball lending using the value balance of electronic money stored in the mobile phone 200 and control for causing the multi-function lamp 24 to indicate the value availability state. In the lending permission control, the state of the ball lending unit 20 is controlled so as to be able to lend, which is a state where the pachinko balls can be lent, and the multifunctional lamp 24 is controlled so as to indicate a lending state. included. Next, the remaining balance is displayed on the remaining amount display 25, and the remaining frequency based on the stored remaining amount is displayed on the remaining frequency display 14 (S111), and the process returns to the main process in FIG.

  The management device 50 that has received the money take-in notification in S110 uses the received money amount stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the recording medium ID included in the money take-in notification as the management remaining amount of the recording medium. The received money amount is deleted (S114), 1 is added to the serial number associated with the recording medium ID and updated (S115), and the status corresponding to the recording medium ID is updated. It is updated to the payment processing completed (S116).

  Next, FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing specific processing contents of the value processing shown in S6600 of FIG. In this value processing, the control content does not change regardless of whether the ball lending unit 20 and the management device 50 are in an offline state or an online state. The control shown is executed.

  Referring to FIG. 13, control unit 21 first transmits a money return control signal to money handling machine 680 (S896). This is to return money inserted immediately before the mobile phone 200 is held over the ball lending unit 20. That is, as described above, when money is received by the money handling machine 680, YES is determined in S6821 in FIG. 10, but money until the money identification notification in S6826 is sent to the control unit 21. In the capture identifying operation period, NO is determined in S6014 in the control unit 21, and electronic money is accepted in S631, S6021, and S6600, and value processing is executed with priority. The returned money needs to be returned. Therefore, the control part 21 transmits a money return control signal to the money processor 680 (S896). The money handling machine 680 circulates the loop of S6811 to S6814 → S6821 → S6811 when money is not accepted during the money pick-up identification operation period, so even if a money return control signal is sent, Only when money is accepted during the currency pick-up identification operation period, the money return control signal is received during the loop of S6831, S6832, S6832a, and S6831, and YES is determined in S6833. Execute return control.

  Next, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the mobile phone is compatible (S897). As described above with reference to S631 and S6021 in FIG. 9, the response signal returned from the mobile phone 200 stores electronic money (value) that can be used for ball lending in the storage unit 292. The determination result by the mobile phone 200 is also included. Based on the determination result included in the received response signal, the control unit 21 stores the corresponding mobile phone (electronic money (value) available for ball lending). Mobile phone stored in section 292). When the answer to the determination is NO, since the ball lending by the mobile phone 200 cannot be executed, the control returns to the main process so that the ball lending process by the mobile phone 200 is not executed.

  On the other hand, in the case of a compatible mobile phone, it is determined whether or not a transaction request from the mobile phone 200 has been received and waits until it is received (S898). When the transaction request is received, improper control is executed (S899). This impossibility control is substantially the same as the impossibility control described in S102 of FIG. 12 described above, except that a money insertion disabling control signal is transmitted to the money handling machine 680 in the money insertion disabling control.

  Thereafter, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the value balance received from the mobile phone 200 is “1050 yen” or more (S901). In the ball lending control with electronic money, in principle, lending processing (single lending) that lends 1000 yen is executed, the consumption tax amount is added to 50 yen, and 1050 yen is subtracted from the value balance of the mobile phone 200 It is processing to do. When the value balance is 1050 yen or more, the control unit 21 specifies 1050 yen as the loan amount (S902).

  On the other hand, if the value balance is less than “1050 yen”, it is determined whether or not the value balance is equal to or greater than the tax-included unit amount (105 yen) (S901a). The minimum unit of the payout control of the ball lending unit 20 is a 100 yen portion of the pachinko ball payout, and 105 yen including the consumption tax of 5 yen added to the minimum unit amount (100 yen) is the tax-included unit amount. When the value balance is less than this tax-included unit amount, the ball lending by the mobile phone 200 cannot be performed, so the control is returned to the main process so that the ball lending control by the mobile phone 200 is not executed. On the other hand, if the value balance is equal to or more than the tax-included unit amount (105 yen), the maximum amount is set as a loan amount that is an integral multiple of 105 yen within the range of the value balance (S901b). For example, when the value balance is 850 yen, 850 = 105 × 8 + 10, and 840 yen of 105 × 8 is set as the loan amount.

  Next, the control unit 21 transmits a subtraction request to the mobile phone 200 (S903). In the signal of the subtraction request, each information of the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 itself, the loan amount that is the subtraction request amount (the loan amount set in S902 or S901b), and the updated serial number of the mobile phone 200 are included. Contains. Receiving this subtraction request, the mobile phone 200 subtracts the loan amount from the remaining value stored in the storage unit 292 and rewrites the serial number to the updated serial number included in the subtraction request transmitted. Execute.

  Next, the control unit 21 executes value subtraction waiting processing (S904). This tension subtraction waiting process is a process of waiting for a signal indicating that the value subtraction has been completed from the mobile phone 200, and if a subtraction completion signal is returned, the control unit 21 is worth 1000 yen. A lending process for lending a ball is executed (S905). Thereafter, control is performed (S906), and control returns to the main process. Since this controllable state is the same as that described with reference to 110a in FIG. 12, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

  Next, FIG. 14 is a diagram showing specific processing contents of the online ball lending process in S6400 of FIG. The control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 first performs impossibility control (S121). This impossibility control is the same control as S899 of FIG. 13, and the description is not repeated here. Next, the control unit 21 starts the ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount (S122), and when the recording medium (that is, the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is not received), the stored coin holding unit 140 holds it. Of the visitor coin 5 held by the card holding unit 191 when receiving the visitor coin 5 and the membership card 4 when receiving the visitor coin 5) The serial number is updated by adding 1 (S123), and a subtraction request including the recording medium ID and the used amount + consumption tax amount is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S124).

  The management device 50 that has received the subtraction request in S124 uses the remaining balance management DB to manage the usage amount included in the subtraction request + consumption tax amount in association with the recording medium ID included in the subtraction request. Subtraction is performed (S125), 1 is added to the serial number associated with the recording medium ID to be updated (S126), subtraction processing is completed as the status corresponding to the recording medium ID (S127), and subtraction completion notification Is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S128).

  On the other hand, the control unit 21 sets a timer for measuring a time of about 3 seconds after the transmission of the subtraction request to the management device 50 in S124 (a time during which the subtraction completion notification is always returned in the online state) It is determined whether or not a subtraction completion notice is returned in S128 until the timer expires. If the response is returned, the control proceeds to S128a, but if the response is not received until the time is up, that is, when the state is switched to the offline state, a money return control signal is transmitted to the money handling machine 680, Control is performed and control returns to the main process. This controllable process is the same as S110a in FIG. 12, and the description will not be repeated. As a result of returning to the main process, in the main process of FIG. 8, a determination of YES is made in S4, and the switching process in S8 is executed.

  In S128a, controllable is performed. The controllable after this is the same as that described with reference to 110a in FIG. 12, and thus the description thereof is not repeated here.

  Next, the ball lending unit 20 subtracts the used amount + consumption tax amount from the remaining storage amount (S129), and waits for the end of the ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount started in S122 (S130). If the ball lending process does not end even after a predetermined time has elapsed in S130, the fact is notified to the store clerk by turning on the multi-function lamp 24 or the like. On the other hand, if it is determined in S130 that the ball lending process has been completed (YES), it is determined whether or not the remaining balance is zero (S131). If it is determined in S131 that the remaining storage amount is not zero (NO), the process returns to the main process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S131 that the remaining balance is zero (YES), it is determined whether a recording medium (member card 4 or visitor coin 5) is being accepted (S132). If it is determined in S132 that the recording medium is not being accepted (NO), the control returns to the main process. On the other hand, if it is determined in S132 that the recording medium is being accepted (YES), it is determined whether or not the visitor coin 5 is being accepted (S134). If it is determined in S134 that the visitor coin 5 is being received (YES), the online remaining amount flag recorded in the visitor coin 5 held in the inserted coin holding unit 120 is deleted (S135). By opening the inserted coin stopper 122 of No. 2, the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 is stored in the storage passage 131 (S136), and the control returns to the main process. On the other hand, if it is determined in S134 that the visitor coin 5 is not being accepted (NO), that is, the membership card 4 is being accepted, control returns to the main process at that stage.

  Next, FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating specific processing contents of the online return processing in S655 of FIG. The ball lending unit 20 first determines whether or not a recording medium (member card 4 or visitor coin 5) is being accepted (S182). If it is determined in S182 that the recording medium is not being accepted (NO), it is determined whether or not the remaining storage amount is zero (S183). If it is determined in S183 that the stored balance is zero (YES), the return operation is invalidated and the control returns to the main process. This impossibility control is the same as the control described in S102 of FIG. 12 described above, and therefore the description will not be repeated here. Next, a return notification including the recording medium ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the stored coin holding unit 140 is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S184). The management apparatus 50 that has received the return notification in S184 transmits a return permission notification to the ball rental unit 20 (S185).

  In S189, the ball lending unit 20 that has received the return permission notice in S185 erases the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21, records the online remaining amount flag in the visitor coin 5 (S190), When the storage coin stopper 142 is opened, the visitor coin 5 held by the storage coin holder 140 is discharged from the coin discharge port 112 (S191), the second storage coin stopper 142 is closed, By opening the one storage coin stopper 141, the lowest-order visitor coin 5 held in the storage passage 131 is discharged from the storage passage 131 and held by the storage coin holder 140 (S192). After controllable and controllable (S192a), control returns to the main process. Since this controllable state is the same as that described with reference to 110a in FIG. 12, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

  If it is determined in S182 that the recording medium is being accepted (YES), the non-control is performed (S183a), and the recording medium ID of the member card 4 held in the card holding unit 191 or the inserted coin is held. A return notification including the recording medium ID of the visitor coin 5 held by the unit 120 is transmitted to the management device 50 (S184). The management apparatus 50 that has received the return notification in S184 transmits a return permission notification to the ball rental unit 20 (S185).

  The ball lending unit 20 that has received the return permission notice in S185 performs the process in S189, and determines whether or not the visitor coin 5 is being accepted (S194). If it is determined in S194 that the visitor coin 5 is being accepted (YES), an online remaining amount flag is recorded in the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 (S195), and the first inserted coin is stored. By opening the stopper 121, the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holder 120 is discharged and returned to the coin outlet 112 via the inserted coin discharge passage 160 (S196), and the control advances to S192a. . On the other hand, if it is determined in S194 that no visitor coin 5 is being accepted (NO), that is, it is determined that the membership card 4 is being accepted, the membership card 4 is returned (S197), and control proceeds to S192a.

  Next, FIG. 16 is a diagram showing specific processing contents of processing when a recording medium (card, coin) is received in the online state of S6200 and S6300 of FIG. The ball lending unit 20 first performs impossibility control (S201). In the impossibility control, in addition to the control described in S102 of FIG. 12 described above, a money return control signal is transmitted to the money discriminator 680. If the ball lending unit 20 is inserted during the above-described currency taking-in and identifying operation period, a determination of YES is made in S6015 or S6016 of FIG. 9, and the online recording medium (card, coin ) Acceptance processing is executed. When the online recording medium (card, coin) receiving process is executed with priority, it is necessary to return the previously accepted money. Therefore, a money return control signal is transmitted to the money discriminator 680. When the currency identification machine 680 has previously received the currency, it circulates through the loop of S6831 → S6832 → S6832a → S6831 in FIG. 10. To return the money. In addition, when money has not been received first, even if a money return control signal is transmitted because the loop of S6811 to S6814 → S6821 → S6811 is circulated, it is not accepted. Next, an insertion notification including the recording medium ID, offline fractional amount, and serial number of the received recording medium is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S202).

  The management device 50 that has received the insertion notification in S202 determines whether or not the serial number included in the insertion notification matches the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification (S203). If it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers do not match (NO), the process proceeds to a process for when the serial numbers do not match in S260 and later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers match (YES), it is determined whether or not the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification is in the deposit process (S204). If it is determined in S204 that the deposit process is in progress (YES), the received money amount stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB is managed in association with the recording medium ID. The added management balance is deleted without adding (S205), and the process proceeds to S209.

  That is, when the serial numbers match and the status is the deposit process (the amount of money received is stored with no addition), the management device 50 receives the deposit request (S103 in FIG. 12). The ball lending unit 20 is in an offline state before receiving the scheduled remaining amount notification (S106), and in this case, although the ball lending unit 20 returns the accepted currency, If the received monetary amount remains in the non-added state and is left in the non-added state, the game facility will be damaged if the received monetary amount is added to the remaining management amount. The process of erasing the received monetary amount without adding the received monetary amount to the management remaining amount is performed.

  As described above, since it is determined that the serial numbers match and the received monetary amount is stored in an unadded state, the added update processing is performed without performing the received monetary amount adding process. Even when the management unit 50 receives the deposit request and the ball lending unit 20 enters an offline state before receiving the remaining amount notification (planned remaining amount notification), the accurate remaining amount can be determined. In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  If it is determined in S204 that the deposit process is not in progress (NO), it is determined whether the status corresponding to the recording medium ID is in the insert process (S206). If it is determined in S206 that the insertion process is being performed (YES), the offline fraction stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the recording medium ID is managed in association with the recording medium ID. The remaining management balance is deleted without adding (S208), and the process proceeds to S209.

  That is, when the serial numbers match, the status is being inserted, and the offline fraction is stored in an unadded state, the management device 50 receives the insertion notification (S202 in FIG. 16). Before the ball lending unit 20 receives the notice of the scheduled balance (S241 in FIG. 17) or after the management device 50 receives the settlement request (S702 in FIG. 25), the settlement device 60 receives the settlement permission information (S241a in FIG. 26). ) Is received before the offline state occurs. In this case, the offline fraction stored in the management device 50 remains without being deleted, and the offline fraction of the remaining state is managed. If added to the remaining amount, the game room (when the offline fractional amount is stored) will suffer damage, so the management device 50 will set the offline fractional amount to the management remaining amount. Without calculation and performs processing for deleting the offline fractional value.

  In this way, on the condition that it is determined that the serial numbers match and that the remaining payment amount (offline fractional amount) is stored in an unadded state, the added payment update processing is performed without performing the remaining payment amount addition processing. Therefore, before the management device 50 receives the recording medium reception notification (insertion notification) and before the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (planned remaining amount notification), or after the management device 50 receives the settlement request, the settlement is performed. Even when the device 60 is in an off-line state before receiving the settlement permission information, the correct remaining amount can be determined. In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  If it is determined in S206 that the insertion process is not in progress (NO), or if the process of S205 or S208 is performed, the management device 50 displays the status corresponding to the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB. It is memorized that the insertion process is being performed (S209), and it is determined whether or not the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is zero (S210). If it is determined in S210 that the offline fraction is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S220. In other words, the case where the serial numbers match and the offline fraction of the recording medium is zero means that when the offline state has not occurred first, the recording medium in which the offline fractional amount has not been recorded has been accepted. When an offline state occurs before the ball rental unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (S221 in FIG. 17) after the management device 50 receives the insertion notification from the ball rental unit 20, or thirdly, the offline fractional amount is When the offline state occurs before the settlement apparatus 60 receives settlement settlement information (S221a in FIG. 26) after the management apparatus 50 receives the settlement request from the settlement apparatus 60 that has received a recording medium that has not been recorded. In either case, the offline fractional value to be erased is not recorded on the recording medium, and the process proceeds to S220 described later.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S210 that the offline fractional amount is not zero (NO), the offline amount is stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB (S212), and the process proceeds to S240. move on. That is, the case where the off-line fraction is not zero means that the off-line ball lending unit 20 has made an off-line lending and the off-line fraction is recorded. In this case, the off-line fraction to be deleted is recorded. Since it is recorded on the medium, the process proceeds to S240 described later.

  Next, FIG. 17 is a diagram following FIG. If it is determined in S210 that the offline fractional value is zero (YES), the management device 50 stores the device ID included in the insertion notification in association with the recording medium ID (S220). A remaining amount notification including a management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S221).

  Further, when it is determined in S210 that the offline fractional amount is not zero (NO), that is, when the offline fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium, the management device 50 associates the recording medium ID with the insertion notification. Is stored (S240), and a scheduled remaining amount notification including the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the offline fractional amount is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20. (S241).

  On the other hand, the control unit 21 sets a timer for measuring a time of about 3 seconds after the insertion notification is transmitted to the management device 50 in S202 (the time when the planned remaining amount notification is always returned in the online state). It is determined whether or not the remaining amount notification in S221 or the scheduled remaining amount notification in S241 has been returned until the timer expires. If the response is returned in S221, the control proceeds to S222. If the response is returned in S241, the control proceeds to S242. If the response is not received until the time is up, that is, the state is switched to the offline state. In such a case (see FIG. 22), a money return control signal is transmitted to the money handling machine 680, control is performed, and control is returned to the main process. This controllable process is the same as S110a in FIG. 12, and the description will not be repeated. As a result of returning to the main process, in the main process of FIG. 8, a determination of YES is made in S4, and the switching process in S8 is executed.

  The ball lending unit 20 that has received the remaining amount notification in S221 before the timer expires stores the management remaining amount included in the remaining amount notification in the RAM of the control unit 21 (S222), and accepts the recording medium (that is, the membership card 4). If the member card 4 or visitor coin 5 held by the card holding unit 191 is received, 1 is added to the serial number of the visitor coin 5) held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 and updated. (S223), control is performed (S224a), a remaining amount reception notification including the recording medium ID is transmitted to the management device 50 (S224), and the stored balance is displayed on the remaining amount indicator 25, and the stored balance is displayed. The remaining frequency number based on this is displayed on the remaining frequency display 14 (S225), and the process returns to the main process. The management apparatus 50 that has received the remaining amount reception notification in S224 updates the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the remaining amount reception notification by adding 1 in the remaining amount management DB (S227), and updates the recording medium. The status corresponding to the ID is updated to have been processed for insertion (S228).

  The ball lending unit 20 that has received the scheduled remaining amount notification in S241 before the timer expires stores the sum included in the scheduled remaining amount notification as the remaining amount in the RAM of the control unit 21 (S242), and the recording medium (that is, the member) When the card 4 is received, the membership card 4 held by the card holding unit 191, and when the visitor coin 5 is received, the offline recorded in the visitor coin 5) held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 The fractional amount is deleted (S244), 1 is added to the serial number of the recording medium and updated (S245), and a fractional amount erasure notification including the recording medium ID is transmitted to the management device 50 (S246). After controllable (S246a), the process proceeds to S225. The controllability of S224a and S246a is the same as that described in S110a of FIG. 12, and the description thereof will not be repeated here.

  The management device 50 that has received the fraction erasure notification in S246 manages the management remaining amount managed by associating the offline fraction amount stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB with the recording medium ID. , The offline fractional amount is deleted (S248), and the process proceeds to S227. Accordingly, when the ball lending unit 20 in the online state receives a recording medium discharged from another ball lending unit 20 in the offline state, the recording medium ID recorded in the recording medium and the offline fractional amount are recorded. Is sent to the management device 50, a scheduled remaining amount notification that can specify the sum of the offline fractional amount and the remaining management amount is transmitted from the management device 50, and the total amount is processed as a ball lending process. Therefore, it is not necessary to settle the deposit balance and the convenience of the player is improved.

  Next, FIG. 18 is a diagram following FIG. 16, and is a diagram illustrating an example of processing when the serial numbers do not match. If it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers do not match (NO), the management device 50 adds 1 to the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification in the remaining amount management DB. Update (S260). That is, recording serial number = management serial number. Then, it is determined whether or not the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification is a deposit process (S261). If it is determined in S261 that the deposit process is in progress (YES), the received money amount stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB is managed in association with the recording medium ID. The added money is added to the management remaining amount, the received money amount is deleted (S262), and the process proceeds to S274.

  That is, when the serial numbers do not match and the status is in the process of depositing (the amount of money received is stored in an unadded state), the ball lending unit 20 receives a notice of the planned remaining amount (S106 in FIG. 12). This is a case where the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the money take-in notification (S110). In this case, the ball lending unit 20 is taking in the accepted money. First, the received monetary amount remains in an unadded state, and if the player is left in the unadded state, the player suffers damage. The process of erasing the received money amount is performed.

  As described above, the received monetary amount addition process and the added update process are performed on the condition that it is determined that the serial numbers do not match and the received monetary amount is stored in an unadded state. Even when the management device 50 is in an offline state before receiving the serial number update notification (money capture notification) after the 20 has received the remaining amount notification (scheduled remaining amount notification), the accurate remaining amount can be determined. . In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  Here, the effect that occurs when a serial number is recorded on a recording medium as in the present invention will be described with an example. As in this example, in the management device 50 that has received the payment request, the received monetary amount is temporarily stored, the planned remaining amount notification is returned to the ball lending unit 20, and the ball lending unit 20 that has received the planned remaining amount notification. Then, after the accepted money is taken in, the money take-in notification is transmitted to the management device 50, and the received money amount is added to the management balance by the management device 50 that has received the money take-in notice. When the offline state occurs after the scheduled remaining amount notification is transmitted, when the offline state occurs before the ball lending unit 20 receives the scheduled remaining amount notification, the offline state occurs after the scheduled remaining amount notification is transmitted. Even if (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-148683) is used, the ball lending unit 20 receives a notice of the remaining balance until the ball lending unit 20 in which the offline state occurs returns to the online state. Whether, i.e. whether uptake of accepted coins is performed, it is impossible identified by the management apparatus 50 side.

  Therefore, when the recording medium discharged from the off-line ball lending unit 20 is received by another on-line ball lending unit 20 and an insertion notification is transmitted, whether or not the accepted money has been taken in. Cannot be specified on the management device 50 side. At this time, if the received money amount is uniformly added to the management remaining amount, if the ball lending unit 20 has not received the scheduled remaining amount notification and the received money has been returned, the game hall suffers damage. On the other hand, if the expected deposit amount is uniformly erased, the ball lending unit 20 receives the scheduled remaining amount notification, and the player suffers damage when the accepted money has been taken in. Also, the use of the remaining amount of the recording medium is not permitted until the off-line ball lending unit 20 returns to the on-line state (for example, the return of the recording medium is prohibited or can be returned but the off-line ball lending unit 20 If information (for example, an off-line discharge flag) that can be identified is recorded and the other ball lending unit 20 or the checkout device 60 is made unusable), the player is inconvenienced. Take it.

  Therefore, as in the present invention, the serial number is recorded on the recording medium and the serial number associated with the recording medium ID is managed by the management device 50, and the accepted money is taken in by the ball lending unit 20. When the serial number is updated, the recorded serial number is updated and the management serial number is updated when the management device 50 adds or deletes the received currency amount. Specify and erase the received monetary amount without adding it, and if the serial numbers do not match, specify that the accepted currency has been taken in, add the received monetary amount and delete it, and the remaining amount Can be confirmed. Therefore, the player or the game hall does not suffer damage, and the ball lending unit 20 that has been in the offline state does not have to wait for the ball lending unit 20 to return to the online state. Can be settled with no inconvenience to the player.

  If it is determined in S261 that the deposit process is not in progress (NO), it is determined whether or not the status corresponding to the recording medium ID is in the insert process (S263). If it is determined in S263 that the insertion process is in progress (YES), the offline fraction stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the recording medium ID is managed in association with the recording medium ID. The added management remaining amount is added, the off-line fractional amount is deleted (S265), and the process proceeds to S274.

  That is, when the serial numbers do not match, the status is being inserted, and the offline fraction is stored in an unadded state, the ball lending unit 20 receives the scheduled remaining amount notification (S241 in FIG. 17). Before the management device 50 receives the fractional erasure notification (S246), or after the settlement device 60 receives the settlement permission information (S241a in FIG. 26), the management device 50 issues the fractional erasure notification (S246a). This is a case where an offline state has occurred before reception, and in this case, the offline fractional amount recorded in the recording medium has been erased, but the offline fractional amount remains unadded, If the player is left in the unadded state, the player suffers damage. Therefore, the management device 50 performs processing for adding the offline fractional amount to the management remaining amount and deleting it. .

  As described above, since it is determined that the serial numbers do not match and the deposit remaining amount (offline fractional amount) is stored in an unadded state, the deposit remaining amount addition process and the added update process are performed. Even when the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (planned remaining amount notification) and before the management device 50 enters an offline state before receiving the serial number update notification (fractional amount deletion notification), the accurate remaining amount is determined. be able to. In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  If it is determined in S263 that the insertion process is not in progress (NO), whether or not the used device ID stored in the balance management DB in association with the recording medium ID is the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 is determined. Is determined (S266). When it is determined in S266 that the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 is not (NO), that is, when it is determined that it is the device ID of the settlement device 60, it is associated with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB. The stored management balance is deleted and the status is updated to the settlement processing (S267), and the process proceeds to S274.

  That is, when the serial numbers do not match, the status is not during the deposit process and the insert process, and the use apparatus ID is the apparatus ID of the settlement apparatus 60, the settlement apparatus 60 performs the settlement permission information (S221a or S241a in FIG. 26). Is received (S780 in FIG. 27), and an offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives a settlement completion notification (S783). In this case, the settlement device 60 Despite the payment of money for the authorized amount, the management balance remains in the remaining state without being erased, and if the money is paid out based on the management balance in the remaining state, the amusement hall is damaged. Therefore, the management device 50 performs a process of erasing the management balance.

  As described above, it is determined that the serial numbers do not match, and the settlement request reception information is managed (that is, the status is not during the deposit process and the insert process, and the used apparatus ID is the apparatus ID of the settlement apparatus 60). As a result, the management balance zero update process and the settlement request elimination process are performed. Therefore, after the settlement apparatus 60 receives the settlement permission information, the settlement operation is accepted and before the management apparatus 50 receives the settlement completion notification. Even if the player is in an offline state, that is, even if money has been paid out to the player, the management balance has not been updated to zero. It is possible to update the game room and prevent damage to the playground.

  When it is determined in S266 that the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 is (YES), the remaining amount management DB shown in FIG. 7 is referred to and stored in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification. The used device ID is identified as the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 that was last used when the recording medium was online (S269), and the ball lending set amount DB shown in FIG. The ball lending set amount corresponding to the device ID is specified (S270), and whether or not the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification is equal to or more than the specified ball lending set amount. Is determined (S271).

  If it is determined in S271 that the management remaining amount is equal to or larger than the ball lending set amount (YES), the ball lending set amount is subtracted from the management remaining amount in the remaining amount management DB (S272), and the process proceeds to S274. On the other hand, if it is determined in S271 that the remaining management amount is less than the ball lending set amount (NO), it is an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount and does not exceed the remaining management amount (for example, the remaining management amount is 475 yen). If it exists, 420 yen that is four times the tax-included unit amount) is subtracted from the management remaining amount (S273), and the process proceeds to S274.

  That is, when the serial numbers do not match, the status is not during the deposit process and the insert process, and the use device ID is the device ID of the ball lending unit 20, the management device 50 receives the subtraction request (S124 in FIG. 14). In this case, even though the ball lending unit 20 performs the ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount, the management device 50 uses the remaining amount from the management remaining amount. + Because the consumption tax amount is not subtracted, and the game hall is damaged if left in that state, the ball lending unit 20 that was last used while the recording medium was online In addition to specifying the ball lending set amount, if the management remaining amount is equal to or greater than the ball lending set amount, the ball lending set amount, and if the management remaining amount is less than the ball lending set amount, an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount The maximum amount not exceeding management balance there are those identified as such amounts + consumption tax, performs subtraction processing in the management apparatus 50.

  As described above, the management device 50 performs the subtraction process of the management remaining amount due to the occurrence of the offline state in spite of the fact that the first lending process (usage amount + consumption tax amount lending process) is performed in the ball lending unit 20. If not performed, the recording medium is accepted by another online ball rental unit 20, so that the management device 50 corresponds to the serial number recorded on the recording medium and the recording medium ID of the recording medium. In addition, it is determined that the serial number managed by the management device 50 does not match, and it is determined that the subtraction process has not been performed on the condition that the added update process has been performed on the received money amount, Since the remaining amount is determined by performing the subtraction process, the remaining management amount is not changed without waiting for the ball lending unit 20 in which the offline state has occurred to return to the online state. It is possible to use in rental unit 20, without the trouble it takes to the player, also a game arcade that there is no also to the loss. In addition, it is possible to avoid a situation where the subtraction process is not performed and to prevent damage to the game hall.

  Here, even when a different ball lending set amount is set for each ball lending unit 20, the ball lending unit 20 in which the recording medium with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification was received last time is identified and the corresponding ball lending unit 20 is set. Since the lending amount is subtracted from the management balance, the exact balance can be determined. In addition, even if the management balance is less than the ball lending set amount, the maximum balance that is an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount and does not exceed the management balance is subtracted from the management balance, so the correct balance can be determined. .

  According to the electronic money system 1 described above, the serial number updated with the specific processing in the ball lending unit 20 is recorded on the recording medium, so that the ball lending unit 20 in which the offline state has occurred returns to the online state. The recording medium ejected from the ball lending unit 20 is received by another online ball lending unit 20 without waiting for the recording, and the serial number recorded on the recording medium and the recording medium of the recording medium Although the specific processing is performed in the ball lending unit 20 due to the occurrence of an offline state from the serial number managed by the management device 50 in association with the ID, the cooperative processing corresponding to the specific processing is performed in the management device 50. It can be identified and dealt with.

  Here, the effect that occurs when a serial number is recorded on a recording medium as in the present invention will be described with an example. As in this example, when the ball lending unit 20 performs a ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount, a subtraction request including the used amount + consumption tax amount is transmitted to the management device 50, and the subtraction request When the management device 50 that receives the subtraction request subtracts the used amount + consumption tax amount included in the subtraction request from the management residual amount, if the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the subtraction request, Even if the technology (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-148683) is used, whether or not the used amount + consumption tax amount has been subtracted on the management device 50 side until the ball lending unit 20 in which the offline state has occurred returns to the online state. I can't specify.

  Therefore, when the recording medium discharged from the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state is accepted by another ball lending unit 20 in the online state and an insertion notification is transmitted, the usage amount + consumption tax amount is subtracted. It cannot be specified on the management device 50 side. At this time, if the management remaining amount of the recording medium can be uniformly used, if the usage amount + consumption tax amount is not subtracted from the management remaining amount, the management remaining amount before the subtraction is used in the online ball lending unit 20 When the remaining management amount is used up, the game hall suffers damage because the used amount + consumption tax cannot be subtracted even if the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state returns to the online state. . On the other hand, when the ball lending unit 20 that has been subjected to the ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount goes offline, the remaining amount of the recording medium is uniform until the offline ball lending unit 20 returns to the online state. (For example, prohibition of return of the recording medium, or return is possible, but information that can be identified as being discharged from the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state (for example, an offline discharge flag) is recorded. If the ball lending unit 20 or the checkout device 60 is disabled, the player is inconvenienced.

  Therefore, as in the present invention, the serial number is recorded on the recording medium, and the serial number associated with the recording medium ID is managed by the management device 50, and the ball lending unit 20 performs the ball lending process. The recorded serial number is updated, and the management serial number is updated when the management device 50 subtracts the used amount + consumption tax amount. When the + consumption tax is subtracted from the management balance and the serial numbers match, it is determined that the subtraction has been completed and the management balance is left as it is, so that the balance can be determined. Therefore, the player or the game hall does not suffer damage, and the ball lending unit 20 that has been in the offline state does not have to wait for the ball lending unit 20 to return to the online state. Can be settled with no inconvenience to the player.

  After the processing of S262, after the processing of S265, after the processing of S267, after the processing of S272, and after the processing of S273, the remaining amount management DB is performing the insertion processing as the status corresponding to the recording medium ID. Is stored (S274), and it is determined whether the offline fractional value included in the insertion notification is zero (S275). If it is determined in S275 that the offline fractional value is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S220.

  That is, when the serial numbers do not match and the offline fractional amount of the recording medium is zero, first, the management apparatus 50 receives the scheduled remaining amount notification (S106 in FIG. 12) from the ball lending unit 20 during the deposit process. When the offline state occurs before receiving the money take-in notification (S110), secondly, a ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount is performed, and the management device 50 makes a subtraction request (S124 in FIG. 14). If the offline state occurs before receiving the third, thirdly, the management device 50 receives the remaining amount notification (S221 in FIG. 17) or the scheduled remaining amount notification (S241) during the insertion process. If an offline state occurs before receiving the reception notification (S224) or the fractional erasure notification (S246), fourthly, the settlement apparatus 60 performs the settlement permission information (S22 in FIG. 26) during the insertion process. If the offline state occurs before the management apparatus 50 receives the settlement permission information reception notification (S2200) or the fractional erasure notification (S246a) after receiving a or S241a), fifth adjustment processing is performed. In any case, an offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the settlement completion notice (S783 in FIG. 27), and in each case, the offline fractional amount to be erased is recorded on the recording medium. Since there is not, it progresses to said S220.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S275 that the offline fractional amount is not zero (NO), the offline amount is stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the recording medium ID (S277), and the process proceeds to S240. move on.

  In other words, the ball lending unit 20 in the online state performs the ball lending processing for the used amount + consumption tax amount, and the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the subtraction request (S124 in FIG. 14). When the off-line lending is performed at the ball lending unit 20 in FIG. 1, the serial numbers do not match, and the recording medium on which the off-line fractional amount is recorded is discharged. Next, when the other ball lending unit 20 in the online state accepts the recording medium, it is determined NO in S203 and the processing of S260 is performed (the serial numbers match here), NO in S261, NO in S263, It is determined YES in S266, the processing of S269 to S272 or S269 to S273 is performed, the processing of S274, S275, and S277 is performed, the offline fractional amount is stored, and the status indicating that the insertion processing is being performed is stored as the status. However, if an off-line state occurs before the ball lending unit 20 receives the scheduled remaining amount notification (S241 in FIG. 17), the recording medium in which the serial numbers match and the off-line fractional amount is recorded is discharged. Further, when another ball lending unit 20 in the online state accepts the recording medium, YES is determined in S203, NO is determined in S204, YES is determined in S206, and the stored offline fractional amount is deleted in S208. The offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is stored again.

  Next, FIG. 19 is a diagram showing specific processing contents of the switching processing in S8 of FIG. It is a figure showing an example of a process at the time of detecting generation | occurrence | production of an offline state in the ball lending unit. When the ball lending unit 20 detects the occurrence of the offline state by the communication availability detecting means (S300), it is specifically controlled whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the receipt of the currency in S101. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM of the unit 21 is “money acceptance” (S301).

  If it is determined in S301 that money has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the scheduled remaining amount notification in S106 has been received (S303).

  If it is determined in S303 that the scheduled remaining amount notification has not been received (NO), a money return control signal is sent to the money processor 680 in S306 to return the money accepted in S101, and then the main process is performed. Return.

  In addition, when the notification of the planned remaining amount has not been received, the case where the offline state occurs before the management apparatus 50 receives the deposit request and the case where the offline state occurs after receiving the deposit request are included. . In this case, if the offline state occurs after receiving the deposit request, the serial numbers match, and the received monetary amount is stored in the management device 50 in an unadded state (that is, the deposit process is in progress). In the ball lending unit 20, the accepted currency is not taken in. Accordingly, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, YES is determined in S203, YES is determined in S204, and the processing from S205 onward is performed.

  If it is determined in S303 that the scheduled remaining amount notification has been received (YES), it is determined in S304 whether or not the processes in S107 to S111 have been performed, and any of the processes has been performed. If not (NO), the process returns to the main process. In S305, the unexecuted process is executed, and then the process returns to the main process. If all the processes have been executed (YES), the process returns to the main process at that time.

  When the notification of the planned remaining amount has been received, when the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the money take-in notification (S110 in FIG. 12), and when the offline state has occurred after receiving the money take-in notification And when a condition occurs. Here, when an offline state occurs before receiving the money pick-up notification of the former, the serial numbers do not match, and the received money amount is stored in the management device 50 in an unadded state (that is, the deposit processing) In the ball lending unit 20, the accepted currency is being taken in. Accordingly, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, YES is determined in S261, and the processing from S262 onward is performed.

  If it is determined in S301 that the money has not been received (NO), it is determined whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the ball lending operation is received in S121. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM is “acceptance of ball lending operation” (S321). If it is determined in S321 that the ball lending operation has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the subtraction completion notification in S128 has been received (S322).

  If it is determined in S322 that the subtraction completion notification has been received (YES), it is determined in S325 whether or not each process of S128a to S131 has been executed, and any of the processes must be executed. If (NO), an unexecuted process is executed in S326 and the process proceeds to S327, and if the stored balance has been subtracted (YES), the process proceeds to S327. In S327, it is determined whether the stored balance is zero. If the stored balance is not zero (NO), the process returns to the main process. If the stored balance is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S328. In S328, it is determined whether or not the recording medium (member card 4 or visitor coin 5) is being accepted. If the recording medium is not being accepted (NO), the process returns to the main process and if the recording medium is being accepted. (YES), it progresses to S329. In S329, it is determined whether or not the visitor coin 5 is being received. If the visitor coin 5 is not being received (NO), the process returns to the main process, and if the visitor coin 5 is being received (YES), the inserted coin is determined in S330. The online remaining amount flag recorded in the visitor coin 5 held by the holding unit 120 is erased, and the second inserted coin stopper 122 is opened in S331 so that the inserted coin holding unit 120 holds it. The visitor coin 5 is stored in the storage passage 131 and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in S322 that the subtraction completion notification has not been received (NO), it is determined in S323 whether or not each process of S122 to S123 has been executed, and any of the processes has been executed. If not (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S324, the processes of S128a, S129, and S130 are executed in S324a, and then the control proceeds to S327.

  The case where the subtraction completion notification has not been received includes the case where the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the subtraction request and the case where the offline state occurs after receiving the subtraction request. Here, if an offline state occurs before receiving the former subtraction request, the serial numbers do not match and the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 is stored, not during the deposit process or the insert process. It will be in the state. Therefore, when the recording medium 20 is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, NO is determined in S261, NO is determined in S263, and YES is determined in S266. In the latter case, when the offline state occurs after receiving the subtraction request, the serial numbers match and the subtraction processing is completed. Therefore, when the recording medium 20 is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, YES is determined in S203, NO is determined in S204, NO is determined in S206, and YES is determined in S210.

  If it is determined in S321 that the ball lending operation has not been received (NO), it is determined whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the recording medium has been received in S201. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM is “recording medium reception” (S341). If it is determined in S341 that the recording medium has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the remaining amount notification in S221 or the scheduled remaining amount notification in S241 has been received (S342).

  If it is determined in S342 that the remaining amount notification has been received (YES), it is determined in S343 whether the processes of S222 to S224a, S225 or S242 to S245, S246a, and S255 have been executed. If any of the processes has not been executed (NO), the non-executed process is executed in S344 and the process returns to the main process. If all the processes have been executed (YES), the process proceeds to the main process. Return. If it is determined in S342 that the scheduled remaining amount notification has been received (YES), it is determined in S343 whether or not each of the processes in S242 to S245 has been performed, and one of the processes has been performed. If not (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S344 and the process returns to the main process. If all processes have been executed (YES), the process returns to the main process at that time.

  When the scheduled remaining amount notification has been received, an offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the fractional erasure notification, and an offline state occurs after receiving the fractional erasure notification. Is included. Here, if an offline state occurs before receiving the former fractional amount deletion notification, the serial numbers do not match and the offline fractional amount is stored in the management device 50 without being added (that is, the insertion process). And the off-line fractional amount of the recording medium is erased. Therefore, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, NO is determined in S261, and YES is determined in S263, and the processing from S265 is performed.

  If it is determined in S342 that the remaining amount notification or the scheduled remaining amount notification has not been received (NO), the process returns to the main process.

  In the case where the scheduled remaining amount notification has not been received, the case where the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the insertion notification and the case where the offline state occurs after receiving the insertion notification are included. In this case, if the offline state occurs after receiving the insertion notification, the serial numbers match, and the offline fraction is stored in the management device 50 without being added (that is, the insertion processing is in progress). The off-line fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium. Therefore, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, YES is determined in S203, NO is determined in S204, and YES is determined in S206, and the processing from S208 is performed.

  If it is determined in S341 that the recording medium has not been received (NO), the process returns to the main process.

  Next, FIG. 20 shows the processing in the offline state, and shows the specific processing contents of the offline recording medium (card, coin) reception processing of S6200 'and S6300' of FIG. 11 and the offline money processing of S6100. First, in the offline recording medium (card, coin) reception process, the ball lending unit 20 performs improper control (S501). This impossibility control is the same control as S899 of FIG. 13, and the description is not repeated here. Next, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the record information of the received recording medium includes an offline fractional amount (S502). If it is determined in S502 that the offline fraction is included (YES), that is, it is determined that the offline fraction is recorded, the offline fraction is stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 (S503), and the stored fraction is stored. Is displayed on the remaining amount indicator 25 (S504), control is performed (S511a), and the process returns to the main process. On the other hand, if it is determined in S502 that the offline fractional amount is not included (NO), that is, it is determined that the offline fractional amount is not recorded, control is performed (S511a), and the process returns to the main process. Since this controllable state is the same as that described with reference to 110a in FIG. 12, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

  Next, as an off-line money process, the ball lending unit 20 determines whether or not the received money amount is 1000 yen or less that can be used for off-line lending (S511). If it is determined in S511 that the amount of money accepted has exceeded 1000 yen (NO), the money return control signal is transmitted to the money processor 680 and controllable (similar to S110a in FIG. 12) is performed. To return to the main process. The money handling machine 680 performs control to return the inserted coins (S6832, S6833 in FIG. 10). On the other hand, when it is determined in S511 that the accepted monetary amount is 1000 yen or less (YES), improper control is performed (S511a), and it is determined whether or not the stored fractional amount is zero (S512). Here, the stored fractional amount is the fractional amount recorded in the recording medium accepted in S501 or the fractional amount specified in S514 described later based on the previous receipt of money. The impossibility control in S511a is the same as the control described in S102 in FIG.

  If it is determined in S512 that the stored fractional value is zero (YES), it is determined whether or not the accepted monetary amount is equal to or greater than the tax-included unit amount (105 yen in this case) (S513). If it is determined in S513 that the accepted monetary amount is less than the tax-included unit amount (NO), the money return control signal is transmitted to the money handling machine 680 and controllable (similar to S110a in FIG. 12). Return to the main process. The money handling machine 680 performs control to return the inserted coins (S6832, S6833 in FIG. 10). On the other hand, if it is determined in S513 that the received monetary amount is equal to or greater than the tax-included unit amount (YES), the loan target amount (945 yen) is determined from the received monetary amount (1000 yen here) by the first specific process described above. ) And a fractional amount (55 yen) are identified (S514), and off-line lending, which is a ball lending process for the identified amount to be lent, is performed without the player's operation (S515). The forehead is stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 (S516), and the process proceeds to S504. In this way, the ball lending unit 20 stores the fractional amount generated by the off-line lending, and when the discharging operation is accepted from the player in S541 described later, the stored fractional amount is recorded as the offline fractional amount. Since the recording medium is discharged, the life of the recording medium can be extended as compared with the case where the fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium every time one lending is performed.

  If it is determined in S512 that the stored fractional amount is not zero (NO), it is determined whether or not the stored fractional amount plus the accepted monetary amount is equal to or greater than the tax-included unit amount (105 yen in this case) (S523). When it is determined in S523 that the stored fractional amount + the received money amount is less than the tax-included unit amount (NO), the money return control signal is transmitted to the money handling machine 680 and controllable (S110a in FIG. 12). The same) and return to the main process. The money handling machine 680 performs control to return the inserted coins (S6832, S6833 in FIG. 10). On the other hand, if it is determined in S523 that the stored fractional amount + accepted monetary amount is equal to or more than the tax-included unit amount (YES), the stored fractional amount (here 55 yen) + accepted currency is obtained by the second specific process described above. A loan target amount (1050 yen) and a fractional amount (5 yen) are specified from the amount (here, 1000 yen) (S524), and the ball loan processing is performed for the specified loan target amount without any operation by the player. The off-line lending is performed (S525), the stored fraction stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is updated to the specified fraction (S526), and the process proceeds to S504.

  Thus, in the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state, when money is received, the sum of the fractional amount generated by the off-line lending and the received money amount is equal to or more than the tax-included unit amount (that is, YES in S523). As long as the received money is collected and the ball lending processing is performed for the amount to be lent, low money less than the tax-included unit can be used, which improves the convenience of the player . In the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state, the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 in which the fraction amount (offline fractional amount) generated in the other ball lending unit 20 in the offline state is received is received, and the money is further collected. When accepted, on the condition that the sum of the fractional amount and the accepted monetary amount is equal to or more than the tax-included unit amount (that is, YES in S523), the accepted money is recovered and the ball lending process for the amount to be lent As a result, it is possible to use low money less than the tax-included unit amount, which improves the convenience of the player. Further, when money is accepted after lending offline, the loan target amount and the fractional amount are specified from the sum of the fractional amount and the accepted monetary amount in S524, and when a return operation is accepted from the player in S541 described later, Since the recording medium with the amount recorded as an off-line fraction is discharged, the recording medium is saved as compared with the case where the recording medium is discharged every time the lending is made offline, and the fraction of the amount is also reduced for the player. There is no need to handle a plurality of recorded recording media, and convenience is improved.

  Next, FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing specific control contents of the offline return process in S6500 of FIG. When the return button 16 is pressed in the offline state and the return operation is accepted (S541), the ball lending unit 20 performs the improper control (S541a). This impossibility control is the same as the control described in S102 of FIG. 12 described above, and therefore the description will not be repeated here. Next, it is determined whether a recording medium (member card 4 or visitor coin 5) is being accepted (S542). If it is determined in S542 that a recording medium has not been received (NO), it is determined whether or not the remaining storage amount is zero (S543). If it is determined in S543 that the stored balance is not zero (NO), the stored balance stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is deleted (S544), and the visitor coin 5 held in the stored coin holding unit 140 is deleted. The online residual amount flag is recorded in (S545), and the process proceeds to S546. On the other hand, if it is determined in S543 that the remaining storage amount is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S546.

  In S546, it is determined whether or not the stored fractional amount is zero. If it is determined in S546 that the stored fractional value is zero (YES), it is determined whether or not an online remaining amount flag is recorded in the visitor coin 5 (S547). If it is determined in S547 that the online balance flag is recorded (YES), the process proceeds to S552. On the other hand, when it is determined in S547 that the online balance flag is not recorded (NO), control is performed (S552a), and the process returns to the main process. Since this controllable state is the same as that described with reference to 110a in FIG. 12, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

  If it is determined in S546 that the stored fraction is not zero (NO), the stored fraction is recorded as an offline fraction in the visitor coin 5 held in the stored coin holder 140 (S550), and the control unit The stored fraction stored in the RAM 21 is deleted (S551), and the process proceeds to S552.

  In S552, by opening the second storage coin stopper 142, the visitor coin 5 held by the storage coin holder 140 is discharged and returned. That is, the visitor coin 5 is returned when there is a stored fractional amount and when an online remaining amount flag is recorded. As described above, the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state generates a fractional amount as a result of accepting money and lending offline, and as a result of performing a ball lending process using the fractional amount. When the fractional amount becomes zero, the visitor coin 5 is discharged on the condition that the online residual amount flag is recorded in the visitor coin 5, so that the player coin 5 with the management remaining amount is surely given to the player. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent wasteful return of the visitor coin 5 that has no management balance and does not need to be returned. Then, by closing the second storage coin stopper 142 and opening the first storage coin stopper 141, the lowest-order visitor coin 5 held in the storage passage 131 is discharged from the storage passage 131. The stored coin holding unit 140 holds it (S553), control is possible (S552a), and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in S542 that the recording medium is being accepted (YES), it is determined whether or not the visitor coin 5 is being accepted (S560). If it is determined in S560 that the visitor coin 5 is being accepted (YES), it is determined whether or not the remaining amount of storage is zero (S561). If it is determined in S561 that the stored balance is not zero (NO), the stored balance stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is erased (S562), and the visitor coin 5 held in the inserted coin holding unit 120 is deleted. The online remaining amount flag is recorded in (S563), and the process proceeds to S564. On the other hand, if it is determined in S561 that the remaining storage amount is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S564.

  In S564, it is determined whether or not the stored fractional amount is zero. If it is determined in S564 that the stored fraction is zero (YES), the offline fraction recorded in the visitor coin 5 is erased (S565), and an online remaining amount flag is recorded in the visitor coin 5. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (S566). If it is determined in S566 that the online balance flag is recorded (YES), the process proceeds to S571. On the other hand, if it is determined in S566 that the online remaining amount flag is not recorded (NO), by opening the second inserted coin stopper 122, the visitor coin held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 is opened. 5 is stored in the storage passage 131 (S568), control is performed (S552a), and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in S564 that the stored fraction is not zero (NO), the stored fraction is recorded as an offline fraction in the visitor coin 5 held in the inserted coin holder 120 (S569), and the control unit The stored fraction stored in the RAM 21 is deleted (S570), and the process proceeds to S571.

  In S571, by opening the first inserted coin stopper 121, the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 is ejected and returned, control is performed (S552a), and the process returns to the main process. To do. That is, the visitor coin 5 is returned when there is a stored fractional amount, when an online balance flag is recorded, and when is recorded. As described above, the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state generates a fractional amount as a result of accepting money and lending offline, and as a result of performing a ball lending process using the fractional amount. When the fractional amount becomes zero, the visitor coin 5 is discharged on the condition that the online residual amount flag is recorded in the visitor coin 5, so that the player coin 5 with the management remaining amount is surely given to the player. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent wasteful return of the visitor coin 5 that has no management balance and does not need to be returned.

  If it is determined in S560 that the visitor coin 5 is not being accepted (NO), that is, if the membership card 4 is being accepted, the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 is erased (S581) and stored. It is determined whether or not the fractional amount is zero (S582). If it is determined in S582 that the stored fraction is zero (YES), the offline fraction recorded in the member card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 is deleted (S583), The membership card 4 is returned (S586). On the other hand, if it is determined in S584 that the stored fraction is not zero (NO), the stored fraction is recorded as an offline fraction on the member card 4 (S584) and stored in the RAM of the control unit 21. The stored fractional amount is deleted (S585), the membership card 4 is returned (S586), control is performed (S552a), and the process returns to the main process. That is, the membership card 4 is always returned when a return operation is accepted.

  According to the electronic money system 1 described above, when the consumption tax amount corresponding to the used amount used for the lending process is collected, when the ball lending unit 20 in the off-line state accepts money, from the received money amount , Specifying a loan target amount corresponding to an integral multiple of a tax-included unit amount that is a sum of a predetermined unit use amount and an indirect tax amount corresponding to the unit use amount, and game media for the specified loan target amount Even if money lending processing (so-called off-line lending) for lending is performed, the fractional amount generated by the money lending processing is recorded on the recording medium and discharged (S550, S584). As shown in FIG. 16, when the recording medium is received by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, the management device 50 adds the fractional amount of the recording medium to the management remaining amount and can be used for lending game media. As a result, it is not necessary to provide the ball lending unit 20 with a change payout function or an additional deposit function for processing the fractional amount, so the cost of the ball lending unit 20 does not increase. Moreover, since it can be used for a game without paying off the off-line fractional amount, the convenience of the player is improved.

  Next, FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of processing in the case where money is received in the ball lending unit 20 that has been in an offline state before receiving the scheduled remaining amount notification. The ball lending unit 20 performs the processing from S202 onward, and the management device 50 stores the offline fractional amount in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium (S212 or S277), and stores it in the recording medium ID. A scheduled remaining amount notification including the sum of the managed remaining amount managed in association with the offline fractional amount is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S241).

  If the offline status occurs before the ball loan unit 20 receives this scheduled balance notification, the serial numbers match, the offline fraction is recorded on the recording medium, and the offline fraction is not added in the management device 50. The stored state (that is, the insertion process is in progress) is entered.

  When the ball lending unit 20 accepts money (1000 yen here) in this state, the loan object amount is calculated from the stored fractional amount (55 yen) + the received money amount (1000 yen) by the second loan object amount specifying process described above. (1050 yen) and the fractional amount (5 yen) are specified, and offline lending, which is a ball lending process for the specified loan object amount, is performed and stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 without being operated by the player The stored fractional amount is updated to the specified fractional amount. That is, 50 yen is consumed from the off-line fractional value recorded on the recording medium, and the off-line fractional value is 5 yen, which is different from the off-line fractional value 55 yen stored in the management device 50.

  In this case, if the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, it is determined YES in S203, NO in S204, YES in S206, and the stored offline fraction (55 yen) in S208. ) Is deleted, and the off-line fractional amount (5 yen) included in the insertion notification is stored in S212. The stored offline fractional amount (5 yen) is added to the remaining management amount in S248. Therefore, even if the game is continued after entering the offline state, the remaining amount is determined by inserting the recording medium into the online ball lending unit 20.

  In this way, even when the ball lending unit 20 is in an offline state before receiving the scheduled remaining amount notification, the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state can continue to play games thereafter. In addition, since it is possible to play the game by inserting the recording medium into the online ball lending unit 20, it is possible to avoid inconvenience to the player as much as possible.

  Next, FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of processing in the case where money is accepted in the ball lending unit 20 that has been in an offline state after transmission of the fractional erasure notification. When the ball lending unit 20 receives the recording medium on which the off-line fractional amount (55 yen in this case) is recorded, the ball lending unit 20 performs the processing from S202 onward, and the management device 50 associates it with the recording medium ID of the recording medium. The offline fractional amount is stored (S212 or S277), and a scheduled remaining amount notification including the sum of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID and the offline fractional amount is notified to the ball lending unit 20. (S241).

  The ball lending unit 20 that has received this scheduled remaining amount notification deletes the off-line fractional amount recorded on the recording medium (S244), adds 1 to the serial number of the recording medium and updates it (S245), and the fractional amount. An erasure notification is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S246). If an offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives this fractional erasure notification and the management device 50 receives it, the serial numbers do not match and the management device 50 stores the offline fractional amount in an unadded state. (In other words, during the insertion process), the offline fractional amount of the recording medium is erased.

  When the ball lending unit 20 accepts money (500 yen here) in this state, the loan amount (420 yen) and the fractional amount (from the accepted money amount (500 yen) to the loan amount (500 yen) are determined by the first loan object amount specifying process described above. 80 yen) is specified, and off-line lending, which is a ball lending process for the specified loan object amount, is performed without the player's operation, and the specified fractional amount is stored in the RAM of the control unit 21. The offline fraction stored here should be further added after the offline fraction stored in the management apparatus 50 is added to the management balance.

  In this case, if the recording medium is accepted in the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, NO is determined in S261, YES is determined in S263, and the stored offline fraction (55 yen) is determined in S265. ) Is added to the management balance and deleted, and the offline fractional amount (80 yen) included in the insertion notification is stored in S277. The stored offline fraction (80 yen) is added to the management balance in S248. Therefore, even if the game is continued after entering the offline state, the remaining amount is determined by inserting the recording medium into the online ball lending unit 20.

  In this way, even after the ball lending unit 20 has transmitted the fraction erasure notification, even if the management device 50 is in an offline state before receiving the fraction erasure notification, the ball lending unit 20 has subsequently entered an offline state. It is possible to continue playing the game with the ball rental unit 20, and further, it is possible to play the game by inserting the recording medium into the online ball rental unit 20, so that the player is as much annoyed as possible. You can avoid it.

  Here, the effect that occurs when a serial number is recorded on a recording medium as in the present invention will be described with an example. As in this example, the management device 50 that has received the insertion notification including the offline fractional amount temporarily stores the offline fractional amount, returns the planned remaining amount notification to the ball rental unit 20, and receives the planned remaining amount notification. The ball lending unit 20 deletes the off-line fractional amount recorded on the recording medium, and then transmits the fractional amount erasure notification to the management device 50. The management device 50 that has received the fractional amount erasure notification offline In the case where the fractional amount is added to the management remaining amount, if an offline state occurs after the scheduled remaining amount notification is transmitted, the ball lending unit in which the offline state has occurred even if the conventional technology (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-148683) is used. Until 20 returns to the online state, whether or not the ball lending unit 20 has received the scheduled remaining amount notification, that is, the consumption of the off-line fractional amount recorded on the recording medium. Whether or not made, it is not possible identified by the management apparatus 50 side.

  Therefore, when the recording medium discharged from the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state is received by another ball lending unit 20 in the online state, and the insertion notification including the offline fractional amount recorded in the recording medium is transmitted In addition, the offline fractional amount that has been deleted once in response to the previous scheduled remaining balance notification, or that has been newly generated by one off-line lending, or that has remained without being deleted (or the remaining fractional amount) It is not possible on the management device 50 side to specify whether a part of the value is used after the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state). In other words, whether the current offline fractional amount should be added to the management remaining amount in addition to the stored offline fractional amount, or whether the stored offline fractional amount should be deleted and only the current offline fractional amount should be added to the management remaining amount It cannot be specified. At this time, if the off-line fractional amount is uniformly deleted or added to the management balance, the player or the playground will be damaged, and the ball lending unit 20 in the off-line state returns to the on-line state. Information that can specify that the recording medium has been discharged from the ball lending unit 20 that is offline but can be returned (for example, the offline discharge flag) ) Is recorded, and processing for making it unusable by another ball lending unit 20 or the payment apparatus 60 is performed), the player is inconvenienced.

  Therefore, as in the present invention, the serial number is recorded on the recording medium, and the serial number associated with the recording medium ID is managed by the management device 50, and the off-line fractional amount is deleted by the ball lending unit 20. When the serial number is updated, and the management serial number is updated when the management apparatus 50 performs addition / deletion of the off-line fractional amount, if the serial numbers do not match, recording is performed on the recording medium as shown in FIG. When it is determined that the off-line fractional amount has been deleted, the stored off-line fractional amount is added to the management remaining amount, and when the serial numbers match, as shown in FIG. It is possible to determine the remaining amount by specifying that the off-line fractional amount has not been deleted and deleting the stored off-line fractional amount. Therefore, the player or the game hall does not suffer damage, and the ball lending unit 20 that has been in the offline state does not have to wait for the ball lending unit 20 to return to the online state. Can be settled with no inconvenience to the player.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 22, when the ball lending unit 20 goes off-line before receiving the scheduled remaining amount notification, the off-line lending is performed and the offline fraction is consumed. Therefore, it is determined that the offline fraction recorded on the recording medium is not erased, the stored offline fraction is erased, and the offline fraction after consumption is newly stored. Therefore, even if the ball lending unit 20 is in an offline state before receiving the scheduled remaining amount notification, even if an off-line lending is performed, the remaining amount is determined by inserting the recording medium into the online ball lending unit 20 Is done.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 23, even when the ball lending unit 20 is in an offline state after receiving the scheduled remaining amount notification, the off-line lending is performed and the off-line fractional amount is generated, the serial numbers do not match. Therefore, it is specified that the offline fraction recorded in the recording medium has been deleted, the stored offline fraction is added to the management balance, and the new offline fraction is stored. Even after the ball lending unit 20 receives the scheduled remaining amount notification, the ball lending unit 20 enters an offline state, and even if offline lending is performed, the remaining amount is determined by inserting the recording medium into the ball lending unit 20 in the online state.

  Next, FIG. 24 is a diagram showing specific processing contents of the return processing in S5 of FIG. When the management device 50 detects the return to the online state by the communication availability detection means (S601), the management device 50 transmits a start request to the ball lending unit 20 (S602). The ball lending unit 20 that has received the start request stores the visitor coins 5 held in the storage coin holding unit 140 when the storage fraction is not accepted and the recording card (that is, the member card 4 or the visitor coin 5 is not accepted). When the member card 4 is received, the membership card 4 held by the card holding unit 191, and when the visitor coin 5 is received, the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120) is recorded ( S603), the stored fractional amount is deleted (S604), and a start response is returned to the management apparatus 50 (S605). Then, an online return notification including the recording medium ID, offline fractional amount, and serial number of the recording medium is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S606). Since the online return notification is equivalent to the insertion notification, the management device 50 that has received the online return notification performs the same processing as when the insertion notification is received in S203 and subsequent steps.

  According to this, when the ball lending unit 20 accepts money in the offline state where communication with the management device 50 is not possible and returns to the online state after performing offline one-off lending, the offline fraction amount is determined regardless of the player's operation. An online return notification including the recording medium ID is transmitted to the management device 50, and a planned remaining amount notification (S241 in FIG. 17) that can specify the sum of the offline fractional amount and the remaining management amount is transmitted from the management device 50. Since the total amount can be used for the ball lending process (S226), the management remaining amount can be used without taking time and effort to the player.

  Further, based on the reception of the online return notification in the management device 50, the offline fractional amount included in the online return notification is stored (S212 in FIG. 16 and S277 in FIG. 18). Based on this (S241 in FIG. 17), the serial number recorded in the recording medium is updated (S245 in the same), and based on the reception of the fractional erasure notification in the management device 50 (S246 in the same), corresponds to the recording medium ID. The assigned serial number is updated (S227), and if the serial number of the recording medium included in the online return notification does not match the serial number associated with the recording medium ID, the offline fractional amount is calculated with respect to the management balance. Since it is added (S265 in FIG. 18), even when the offline state occurs again during the process accompanying the return to the online state. It is possible to determine the exact balance.

  Next, FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing when the settlement apparatus 60 receives a recording medium. When the settlement apparatus 60 receives the recording medium (member card 4 or visitor coin 5) (S701), the settlement apparatus 60 reads the recording information of the received recording medium, and the offline fraction included in the read recording information is less than the unit price including tax. It is determined whether or not there is (Sa701). If it is determined that this Sa 701 is not less than the tax-included unit amount (NO), the screen shown at D5 in FIG. 6B is displayed on the display 63 as error processing. As described above, the offline fractional amount recorded on the recording medium is less than a predetermined amount (in this case, tax-included unit amount), and the offline fractional amount is settled. Even if the tampering is performed with the altered recording medium, only less than the predetermined amount of money is paid out, so that damage caused by the tampering can be minimized. On the other hand, if it is determined in Sa701 that the offline fractional amount is less than the tax-included unit amount (YES), a settlement request including the read recording medium ID, offline fractional amount, and serial number is transmitted to the management device 50. (S702).

  The management apparatus 50 that has received the settlement request in S702 performs the same processing as that in S203 and subsequent steps described with reference to FIGS. However, the processing after S220 and the processing after S240 shown in FIG. 17 are respectively replaced with the processing after S220 and the processing after S240 shown in FIG. Further, in the description of FIGS. 16 to 18, it is assumed that the ball lending unit 20 is read as the payment device 60 and the insertion notification is read as the payment request. Hereinafter, FIG. 26 will be described.

  In S220, the device ID included in the settlement request, that is, the device ID of the settlement device 60, is stored in association with the recording medium ID included in the settlement request, and the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID is stored. The settlement permission information that is included is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60 (S221a).

  The payment apparatus 60 that has received the payment permission information of S221a displays a screen indicated by D2 in FIG. 6B on the display 63 and waits for a payment or return operation (222a). Then, 1 is added to the serial number of the received recording medium to update (S223), and a payment permission information reception notification including the recording medium ID of the recording medium is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S2200).

  Upon receiving the settlement permission information reception notification in S2200, the management device 50 updates the remaining amount management DB by adding 1 to the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the settlement permission information reception notification (S227). Then, the status corresponding to the recording medium ID is updated to the insertion processing completed (S228).

  In S240, the device ID included in the settlement request, that is, the device ID of the settlement device 60 is stored in association with the recording medium ID included in the settlement request, and the remaining management amount managed in association with the recording medium ID. And the settlement permission information including the sum of the offline fractional amount and the offline fraction amount are transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60 (S241a).

  The settlement apparatus 60 that has received the settlement permission information in S241a displays a screen indicated by D2 in FIG. 6B on the display 63 and enters a state of waiting for a settlement or return operation (242a). Then, the off-line fractional amount recorded on the accepted recording medium is erased (S244), and the serial number of the recording medium is updated by adding 1 (S245), and the fractional amount including the recording medium ID of the recording medium is erased. A notification is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S246a).

  The management device 50 that has received the fraction erasure notification in S246a manages the remaining balance that is stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the recording medium ID in association with the recording medium ID. , The offline fractional amount is deleted (S248), and the process proceeds to S227. Thereby, the offline fraction amount is added to the management balance by inserting the recording medium in which the offline fraction amount generated in the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state is recorded into the settlement apparatus 60 in the online state, Since the sum of the off-line fractional value and the management balance can be settled once, the convenience of the player is improved.

  Next, FIG. 27 shows the settlement operation (“settlement”) in the settlement apparatus 60 in the standby state of the settlement operation or the return operation (the state in which S5 in FIG. 26 is S222a or S242a and D5 in FIG. 6B is displayed). It is a figure showing an example of a process at the time of accepting operation (button operation) or return operation (operation of a "cancel" button).

  When the settlement apparatus 60 accepts the settlement operation (S780), the money corresponding to the licensed amount (the management remaining amount or the total amount) included in the received settlement license information is paid out (S781), and 1 is added to the serial number of the recording medium. Then, it updates (S782) and transmits a settlement completion notice including the recording medium ID of the accepted recording medium to the management apparatus 50 (S783).

  Upon receiving the settlement completion notification in S783, the management device 50 deletes the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the settlement completion notification in the remaining amount management DB (S784). Is updated by adding 1 to the serial number associated with (S785), the status corresponding to the recording medium ID is updated to the settlement processing completion (S786), and the balance erasure completion notification is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60. (S787).

  The settlement apparatus 60 that has received the remaining amount erasure completion notification in S787 determines whether or not the visitor coin 5 is being accepted (S789). If it is determined in S789 that the visitor coin 5 is not being accepted (NO), that is, it is determined that the membership card 4 is being accepted, the membership card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 is returned to the recording medium. (S792). On the other hand, if it is determined in S789 that the visitor coin 5 is being received (YES), the online remaining amount flag recorded in the visitor coin 5 held in the inserted coin holding unit 120 is deleted (S790), By opening the second inserted coin stopper 122, the visitor coin 5 is recovered to the coin recovery unit 66 via the storage passage 131 and the discharge passage 132 (S791), and the recording medium is waited for reception (S792). ).

  When the checkout device 60 accepts the return operation (S795), if the member card 4 is accepted, the member card 4 held by the card holding unit 191 is returned (S796), and the recording medium is accepted. (S792) and when the visitor coin 5 is received, the first coin insertion stopper 121 is opened to allow the coin coin holding path 120 to hold the visitor coin 5 in the insertion coin discharge passage. It is discharged and returned to the coin discharge port 112 via 160 (S796), and the reception of the recording medium is awaited (S792).

  Next, FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing (switching processing) when the occurrence of an offline state is detected in the checkout apparatus 60. When the settlement apparatus 60 detects the occurrence of the offline state by the communication availability detecting means (S800), it is specifically controlled whether or not the occurrence of the offline state is detected after the recording medium is received in S701. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM of the unit 62 is “recording medium reception” (S841). If it is determined in S841 that the recording medium has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the payment permission information in S221a or S241a has been received (S842).

  If it is determined in S842 that the payment permission information in S221a has been received (YES), it is determined in S843 whether or not the processes in S222a to S223 have been performed, and any of the processes is performed. If not executed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S844 and the process proceeds to S871, and if all processes have been executed (YES), the process proceeds to S871. If it is determined in S842 that the payment permission information in S241a has been received (YES), it is determined in S843 whether or not the processes in S242a to S245 have been performed, and any of the processes is performed. If not executed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S844 and the process proceeds to S871. If all the processes have been executed (YES), the accepted recording medium is returned (S871), and the process is performed. Is finished (S872).

  In addition, when the settlement permission information of S241a has been received, an offline state has occurred before the management device 50 receives the fractional erasure notification, and an offline state has occurred after receiving the fractional erasure notification. Includes cases. Here, if an offline state occurs before receiving the former fractional amount deletion notification, the serial numbers do not match and the offline fractional amount is stored in the management device 50 without being added (that is, the insertion process). And the off-line fractional amount of the recording medium is erased. Therefore, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 or the checkout device 60 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, NO is determined in S261, and YES is determined in S263, and the processing from S265 is performed.

  If it is determined in S842 that the payment permission information has not been received (NO), the process proceeds to S871.

  If it is determined in S841 that the recording medium has not been received (NO), it is determined whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the settlement operation has been received in S780. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM is “accounting operation acceptance” (S851). If it is determined in S851 that the settlement operation has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the remaining amount erasure completion notification in S787 has been received (S852).

  If it is determined in S852 that the remaining amount erasure completion notification has been received (YES), it is determined in S856 whether or not the processes in S789 to S791 have been executed, and any of the processes is executed. If not completed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S857 and the process proceeds to S872, and if all processes are completed (YES), the process proceeds to S872.

  If it is determined in S852 that the remaining amount erasure completion notification has not been received (NO), it is determined in S853 whether or not each of the processes in S781 to S782 has been executed, and any of the processes has been executed. Otherwise (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S854, and the process proceeds to S871.

  In the case where the balance erasure completion notification has not been received, the case where the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the payment completion notification and the case where the offline state occurs after receiving the payment completion notification are included. It is. If an offline state occurs before receiving the settlement completion notification of the former, the serial numbers do not match and the apparatus ID of the settlement apparatus 60 is stored, not during the deposit process or the insert process. It will be in the state. Therefore, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 or the payment apparatus 60 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, NO is determined in S261, NO is determined in S263, and NO is determined in S266. . In the latter case, when the offline state occurs after receiving the remaining amount erasure completion notification, the serial numbers match and the settlement process is completed. Therefore, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 or the checkout device 60 in the online state, YES is determined in S203, NO is determined in S204, NO is determined in S206, and YES is determined in S210. .

If it is determined in S851 that the settlement operation has not been received (NO), it is determined whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the return operation is received in S795. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM is “return operation acceptance” (S861). If it is determined in S861 that the return operation has been received (YES), the process proceeds to S871, and if it is determined that the return operation has not been received (NO), the process proceeds to S872.
[Second Embodiment]
Next, the configuration of the electronic money system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic money system 1 includes a ball lending unit 20 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 10, a management device 50 capable of communicating with the ball lending unit 20, and communication with the management device 50. A simple settlement apparatus 60 is provided in the game hall. In the electronic money system 1 according to the second embodiment, banknotes 2, coins 3, membership cards 4, and visitor coins 5 are used in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  The electronic money system 1 according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the validity period is that day and the center management device 80 is not provided. Since the center management device 80 is not provided, the management device 50 does not include the out-of-field communication unit 56 for communicating with the center management device 80.

  Here, the display 53 and the input device 54 of the management device 50 are an example of an effective period setting unit, and a payable period in which the checkout device 60 can be settled and a usable period in which the remaining amount can be used in the ball lending unit 20. (That is, a valid period) is set. Specifically, when the effective period setting mode is executed in the management device 50, an effective period setting screen (not shown) is displayed on the display 53. On this effective period setting screen, by operating the input device 54, any of the current day, this week, or this month can be set as the effective period. Below, the case where the day is set as an effective period is demonstrated.

  The control unit 52 of the management device 50 is an example of an incommunicable state occurrence determination unit, and determines whether an offline state has occurred within the valid period (S203a ′ in FIG. 30). Specifically, when it is stored that the offline state has occurred in the hard disk 55 as a result of detection by the communication availability detection unit (control unit 52), it is determined that the offline state has occurred within the valid period. .

  Then, the settlement apparatus 60 pays out money corresponding to the off-line fraction on condition that the offline state is determined to have occurred by the communication impossible state occurrence determination means. Specifically, when it is determined by the communication impossible state occurrence determination means that an offline state has occurred, the settlement permission information is transmitted (S221a and S241a ′ in FIG. 36), so that settlement is possible. .

  In addition, the electronic money system 1 according to the second embodiment adds the received monetary amount and the offline fractional amount to the management remaining amount (that is, directly adds) when the management device 50 receives the insertion notification or the settlement request. The point that the received money amount and the off-line fractional amount are managed as an additional amount is different from the first embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, compared with the first embodiment, the ball lending unit 20 is different only in the function as the lending possible processing means of the control unit 21, and in the management device 50, the deposit request, Depending on the determination result by the processing executed in response to the reception of the insertion notification, the settlement request, or the online return notification, the cooperation processing means of the control unit 52, the transaction device specifying means, the reference loan amount determining means, and the serial number determining means Only the processing to be executed is different. Hereinafter, these different points will be described.

  First, in the management device 50, in response to the receipt of the deposit request (S103 in FIG. 29), the control unit 52 calculates the received monetary amount specified from the deposit request (here, the accepted monetary amount included in the deposit request). Processing for adding to the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID specified from the deposit request (here, the recording medium ID included in the deposit request) and storing the received monetary amount as an added amount (S105 ′), the communication unit 51 transmits a remaining amount notification (in this case, a remaining amount notification including the managed remaining amount) that can identify the managed remaining amount to the ball lending unit 20 (S106 ′).

  Then, in the ball lending unit 20, the control unit 21 functioning as a lending possible processing means receives the remaining amount notification (S106 ′ in FIG. 29), and determines the management remaining amount (here, the remaining amount notification) specified from the remaining amount notification. The lending process (capture of accepted money shown in S108) for enabling the lending of the pachinko ball within the range of the management balance included) is performed as the specific process.

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as an acceptance notification processing unit or a return notification processing unit notifies the insertion of the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification, settlement request, or online return notification. , A process of adding the offline fractional amount (payment balance) included in the settlement request or online return notification and storing the offline fractional amount as the addition amount is performed as the fractional amount addition update process (payment balance addition update process) ( S212 ′ in FIG. 30 and S277 ′ in FIG. 32). Then, the communication unit 51 transmits a remaining amount notification capable of specifying the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID to the ball lending unit 20 (S241 ′ in FIG. 31), and also to the recording medium ID. The settlement permission information capable of specifying the management remaining amount managed in association with each other is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60 (S241a ′ in FIG. 36).

  In addition, the control unit 52 functioning as a cooperation processing unit stores the added information stored in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium in response to the reception of the lendable information (the money pickup notification shown in S110 of FIG. 29). A processed update process for updating the amount (accepted monetary amount) to a state where it can be specified is performed as a linkage process (S114), and the second serial number update process is performed (S115). Here, the processed update process is a process of erasing the received monetary amount as in the added update process in the first embodiment.

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as the cooperation processing unit has processed the offline fraction stored in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium in response to the reception of the fraction erasure notification (S246 in FIG. 31). The processed update process for updating to a state where it can be specified is performed as a cooperative process (S248 ′), and the second serial number update process is performed (S227). Here, the processed update process is a process of erasing the offline fractional amount as in the above embodiment.

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as a transaction apparatus specifying unit determines that the serial number does not match by the serial number determination unit, and a processed update process is performed on the added amount (accepted monetary amount) (that is, the received monetary amount). When the amount is erased = the status is not during the deposit process and the insert process, and the used device ID is the device ID of the ball lending unit 20), the transaction device is associated with the recording medium ID of the recording medium. From the information stored in the identification information storage means (remaining amount management DB), the transaction apparatus in which the recording medium with the recording medium ID has been received last time is specified.

  Further, the control unit 52 functioning as a reference lending amount determination unit determines that the sequence numbers do not match by the sequence number determination unit, and a processed update process is performed on the added amount (accepted monetary amount) (that is, the reception unit). When the amount of money is erased = the status is not during the deposit process and the insert process, and the used apparatus ID is the apparatus ID of the ball lending unit 20, the management is performed in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium. It is determined whether the remaining management balance is less than the reference loan amount.

  Furthermore, in the management apparatus 50, the process executed according to the determination result by the serial number determination unit is different from the above embodiment. That is, it is determined by the serial number determination means that the serial numbers do not match, and the added amount (here, the accepted monetary amount) is stored in a state where the processed update processing is not performed (that is, deposit processing is being performed). As a condition, the processed update process is performed as a process when the serial numbers do not match (S262 ′ in FIG. 32), and it is determined by the serial number determination means that the serial numbers match, and the added amount (here, the received monetary amount) has been processed. Subtracting the stored received monetary amount from the management balance of the recording medium as a sequence number matching process on condition that it is stored in a state where no update process is performed (that is, deposit processing is in progress) The process and the processed update process are performed (S205 ′ in FIG. 30).

  Further, it is determined that the serial numbers do not match by the serial number determination means, and that the added amount (here, the off-line fractional amount) is stored in a state where the processed update processing is not performed (that is, the insertion processing is being performed). As a condition, the processed update processing is performed as the processing when the serial numbers do not match (S265 ′ in FIG. 32), and it is determined by the serial number determination means that the serial numbers match, and the added amount (here, the offline fractional amount) has been processed. The stored offline fraction is subtracted from the management remaining amount of the recording medium as a sequence number matching process on condition that the update process is not performed (that is, the insertion process is being performed). The process and the processed update process are performed (S208 ′ in FIG. 30).

  Further, it is determined by the serial number determination means that the serial numbers do not match, and the processed renewal processing is performed for the added amount (here, the received monetary amount) (that is, the received monetary amount has been deleted = the status is the deposit processing) The first subtraction process is performed as a serial number mismatch process on the condition that the use apparatus ID is the apparatus ID of the ball lending unit 20 and not the middle or insertion process (S269 to S273 in FIG. 32).

  Next, the operation of the electronic money system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing specific processing contents of the online money processing in S6100 of FIG. FIG. 29 is different from FIG. 12 only in that S105 ′ is performed instead of S105, S106 ′ is performed instead of S106, and S113 is not performed. Is different.

  Here, in S105 ′, the received monetary amount included in the deposit request is added to the management balance stored in association with the recording medium ID included in the deposit request, and the received monetary amount is correlated with the recording medium ID. Remember the forehead. In S106 ′, a remaining amount notification including a management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20.

  The processing when a ball lending operation is accepted in the ball lending unit 20 in an online state with the management device 50 is the same as that in FIG.

  The processing when the return operation is accepted in the ball lending unit 20 in the online state with the management device 50 is the same as that in FIG.

  Next, FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing specific processing contents of the online recording medium (card, coin) reception processing of S6200 and S6300 of FIG. The ball lending unit 20 receives the recording medium (member card 4 or visitor coin 5) (S201), reads the recording information of the received recording medium, and inserts the read recording medium ID, offline fractional amount, and serial number A notification is transmitted to the management apparatus 50 (S202).

  The management apparatus 50 that has received the insertion notification in S202 determines whether or not the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is zero (S202a ′). If it is determined in S202a ′ that the offline fractional value is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S203. On the other hand, if it is determined in S202a ′ that the offline fractional value is not zero (NO), it is determined whether or not an offline state has occurred within the effective period (in this case) (S203a ′). If it is determined in S203a ′ that an offline state has occurred (YES), the process proceeds to S203. On the other hand, when it is determined in S203a ′ that the offline state has not occurred (NO), the useless information is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20, and the ball lending unit 20 that has received this information receives the recording medium. Will be returned. As described above, since the fractional amount is not used in the situation where the offline state does not occur within the effective period and the fractional amount is not recorded on the recording medium, the security is improved.

  In S203, it is determined whether or not the serial number included in the insertion notification matches the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification. If it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers do not match (NO), the process proceeds to a process for when the serial numbers do not match in S260 and later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers match (YES), it is determined whether or not the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification is in the deposit process (S204). If it is determined in S204 that the deposit process is in progress (YES), the received money amount stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB is managed in association with the recording medium ID. The received money amount is subtracted from the management remaining amount, and the received money amount is deleted (S205 ′), and the process proceeds to S209.

  That is, when the serial numbers match and the status is the deposit process (the received monetary amount is stored in an unadded state), the management device 50 receives the deposit request (S103 in FIG. 29). The ball lending unit 20 is in an offline state before receiving the remaining amount notification (S106 ′), and in this case, although the ball lending unit 20 returns the accepted currency, Since the game currency will be damaged if the received monetary amount is added and left in the added state, the management device 50 subtracts the received monetary amount from the management remaining amount, The process of erasing the money amount is performed.

  In this way, the process of subtracting the added amount (accepted monetary amount) from the management remaining amount and the processed update process on condition that the serial numbers are determined to match and stored in a state where the accepted monetary amount is added. Thus, even when the management device 50 receives the deposit request and the ball lending unit 20 enters an offline state before receiving the remaining amount notification, the accurate remaining amount can be determined. In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  If it is determined in S204 that the deposit process is not in progress (NO), it is determined whether the status corresponding to the recording medium ID is in the insert process (S206). If it is determined in S206 that the insertion process is in progress (YES), the offline fraction stored in the remaining amount management DB in association with the recording medium ID is managed in association with the recording medium ID. Then, the off-line fractional amount is erased (S208 ′), and the process proceeds to S209.

  That is, in the case where the serial numbers match, the status is being inserted, and the offline fraction is added and stored, the management device 50 receives the insertion notification (S202 in FIG. 30). After the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (S241 ′ in FIG. 31) or after the management device 50 receives the settlement request (S702 in FIG. 35), the settlement device 60 receives the settlement permission information (in FIG. 36). S241a ′) is received before the offline state occurs. In this case, if the offline fraction stored in the management device 50 remains added to the management balance, the game room (offline fraction) If the amount is stored), the management apparatus 50 subtracts the offline fractional amount from the management residual amount without adding the offline fractional amount to the management residual amount. And performs processing for Rutotomoni erased.

  In this way, on the condition that it is determined that the serial numbers match and the deposit balance (offline fractional amount) is added to the management balance, the deposit balance is subtracted from the management balance, and the deposit balance is calculated. Since the processed update process to be erased is performed, before the management device 50 receives the recording medium reception notification (insertion notification) and before the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification, or the management device 50 receives the settlement request. Even if the settlement apparatus 60 is in an offline state before receiving settlement settlement information, the correct remaining amount can be determined. In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  When it is determined in S206 that the insertion process is not in progress (NO), or when the process of S205 ′ or S208 ′ is performed, the management device 50 corresponds to the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB. The status indicating that the insertion processing is in progress is stored (S209), and it is determined whether or not the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is zero (S210). If it is determined in S210 that the offline fraction is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S220. In other words, the case where the serial numbers match and the offline fraction of the recording medium is zero means that when the offline state has not occurred first, the recording medium on which the offline fractional amount has not been recorded has been accepted. When an offline state occurs before the ball rental unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (S221 in FIG. 31) after the management device 50 receives the insertion notification from the ball rental unit 20, or thirdly, the offline fractional amount is When an offline state occurs before the settlement apparatus 60 receives settlement settlement information (S221a in FIG. 36) after the management apparatus 50 receives a settlement request from the settlement apparatus 60 that has received a recording medium that has not been recorded. In either case, the offline fractional value to be erased is not recorded on the recording medium, so the process proceeds to S220 described later.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S210 that the offline fractional amount is not zero (NO), the offline fractional amount is added to the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB. The offline fractional value is stored (S212 ′), and the process proceeds to S240. That is, the case where the off-line fraction is not zero means that the off-line ball lending unit 20 has made an off-line lending and the off-line fraction is recorded. In this case, the off-line fraction to be deleted is recorded. Since it is recorded on the medium, the process proceeds to S240 described later.

  Next, FIG. 31 is a diagram following FIG. The flowchart shown in the upper part of FIG. 31 is the same as the flowchart shown in the upper part of FIG. Further, in the flowchart shown in the lower part of FIG. 31, the remaining amount notification including the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID is used instead of the process of S241, as compared with the flowchart shown in the lower part of FIG. The process of S241 ′ transmitted to the lending unit 20 is performed, and the process of S248 ′ for deleting the offline fractional value managed in association with the recording medium ID is performed instead of the process of S248. Only the difference.

  When it is determined in S210 that the offline fractional amount is not zero (NO), that is, when the offline fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium, the management device 50 is included in the insertion notification in association with the recording medium ID. Device ID is stored (S240), and a remaining amount notification including a management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID is transmitted to the ball lending unit 20 (S241 '). The ball lending unit 20 that has received the remaining amount notification in S241 ′ performs the same processing as S242 to S246 in FIG. 17, and proceeds to S225.

  The management device 50 that has received the fraction deletion notification in S246 deletes the offline fraction amount stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB (S248 ′), and proceeds to S227. Accordingly, when the ball lending unit 20 in the online state receives a recording medium discharged from another ball lending unit 20 in the offline state, the recording medium ID recorded in the recording medium and the offline fractional amount are recorded. Is sent to the management device 50, a scheduled remaining amount notification that can specify the sum of the offline fractional amount and the remaining management amount is transmitted from the management device 50, and the total amount is processed as a ball lending process. Therefore, it is not necessary to settle the deposit balance and the convenience of the player is improved.

  Next, FIG. 32 is a diagram following FIG. 30 and showing an example of processing when the serial numbers do not match. If it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers do not match (NO), the management device 50 adds 1 to the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification in the remaining amount management DB. Update (S260). That is, recording serial number = management serial number. Then, it is determined whether or not the status corresponding to the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification is a deposit process (S261). If it is determined in S261 that the deposit process is in progress (YES), the received money amount stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB is deleted (S262 ′), and S274 Proceed to

  That is, when the serial numbers do not match and the status is the deposit process (stored with the received monetary amount added), the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (S106 ′ in FIG. 29). In this case, an offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the money take-in notification (S110). In this case, the ball lending unit 20 takes in the accepted money. Regardless, the received monetary amount remains in an unerased state, and if the received monetary amount is subtracted from the management remaining amount, the player suffers damage, so the management device 50 erases the accepted monetary amount. Is to do.

  As described above, since the processed update process for deleting the received monetary amount is performed on the condition that it is determined that the serial numbers do not match and the received monetary amount is stored, the ball lending unit Even when the management apparatus 50 is in an offline state before receiving the serial number update notification (money capture notification) after the 20 has received the remaining amount notification (planned remaining amount notification), the accurate remaining amount can be determined. . In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  If it is determined in S261 that the deposit process is not in progress (NO), it is determined whether or not the status corresponding to the recording medium ID is in the insert process (S263). If it is determined in S263 that the insertion processing is in progress (YES), the offline fraction stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB is erased (S265 ′), and S274. Proceed to

  That is, when the serial numbers do not match, the status is being inserted, and the offline fraction is added and stored, the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (S241 ′ in FIG. 31). Before the management device 50 receives the fractional erasure notification (S246), or after the settlement device 60 receives the settlement permission information (S241a 'in FIG. 36), the management device 50 receives the fractional erasure notification (S246a). ) Is received before an offline state occurs. In this case, the offline fractional amount remains stored despite the fact that the offline fractional amount recorded on the recording medium has been erased. When the stored off-line fractional amount is subtracted from the management balance, the player suffers damage, so the management device 50 performs a process of deleting the off-line fractional amount. It is.

  In this way, the processed update process for erasing the stored deposit balance on condition that it is determined that the serial numbers do not match and the deposit balance (offline fractional amount) is added is stored. Therefore, even when the management device 50 is in an offline state before receiving the serial number update notification (fractional amount deletion notification) after the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification, the accurate remaining amount is determined. Can do. In addition, by inserting the recording medium into another ball lending unit 20 in an online state, it is possible to play a game using the management remaining amount of the recording medium, so as not to inconvenience the player as much as possible. can do.

  If it is determined in S263 that the insertion process is not in progress (NO), the same process as shown in S266 to S275 in FIG. 18 is performed, and the process proceeds to S220.

  If it is determined in S275 that the offline fractional amount is not zero (NO), the offline fractional amount is added to the management residual amount managed in association with the recording medium ID in the residual amount management DB. The offline fractional value is stored (S277 ′), and the process proceeds to S240.

  In other words, the ball lending unit 20 in the online state performs the ball lending processing for the used amount + consumption tax amount, and the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the subtraction request (S124 in FIG. 14). When the off-line lending is performed at the ball lending unit 20 in FIG. 1, the serial numbers do not match, and the recording medium on which the off-line fractional amount is recorded is discharged. Next, when the other ball lending unit 20 in the online state accepts the recording medium, it is determined NO in S203 and the processing of S260 is performed (the serial numbers match here), NO in S261, NO in S263, S266 is determined to be YES, S269 to S272 or S269 to S273 are performed, S274, S275, and S277 ′ are performed, the offline fraction is stored, and the status of the insertion processing is stored as the status However, if an off-line state occurs before the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification (S241 ′ in FIG. 31), the recording medium in which the serial numbers match and the off-line fractional amount is recorded is discharged. Further, when another ball lending unit 20 in the online state accepts the recording medium, YES is determined in S203, NO is determined in S204, and YES is determined in S206, and the stored offline fractional amount is determined from the management remaining amount in S208 ′. The off-line fractional amount is deleted, and the off-line fractional amount included in the insertion notification is added and stored again in S212 ′.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the specific processing contents of the switching processing in S8 of FIG. When the ball lending unit 20 detects the occurrence of the offline state by the communication availability detecting means (S300), it is specifically controlled whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the receipt of the currency in S101. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM of the unit 21 is “money acceptance” (S301).

  If it is determined in S301 that money has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the remaining amount notification in S106 ′ has been received (S303 ′).

  If it is determined in S303 ′ that the remaining amount notification has not been received (NO), the currency accepted in S101 is returned in S306, and the process returns to the main process.

  The case where the remaining amount notification has not been received includes the case where the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the deposit request and the case where the offline state occurs after receiving the deposit request. Here, when the latter state occurs after receiving the deposit request, the serial numbers match and the received monetary amount is stored in the management device 50 (that is, the deposit process is in progress). In the ball lending unit 20, the accepted currency is not taken in. Accordingly, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, YES is determined in S203, YES is determined in S204, and the processing from S205 ′ is performed.

  Returning to FIG. 33, if it is determined in S303 ′ that the remaining amount notification has been received (YES), it is determined in S304 ′ whether or not the processing of S107 to S111a ′ has been executed, If any process has not been executed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S305 ′, the process in S373 is performed, and the process proceeds to S505. If all the processes have been executed (YES), Then, the process of S373 is performed, and the process proceeds to S505.

  When the remaining amount notification has been received, an offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the money take-in notification (S110 in FIG. 29), and an offline state after receiving the money take-in notification. And when this occurs. Here, when an offline state occurs before receiving the money pickup notification, the serial number does not match and the received money amount is stored in the management device 50 in an added state (that is, the deposit process). In the ball lending unit 20, the accepted currency is being taken in. Accordingly, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, YES is determined in S261, and the processing from S262 ′ is performed.

  If it is determined in S301 that the money has not been received (NO), it is determined whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the ball lending operation is received in S121. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM is “acceptance of ball lending operation” (S321). If it is determined in S321 that the ball lending operation has been received (YES), it is determined whether or not the subtraction completion notification in S128 has been received (S322).

  If it is determined in S322 that the subtraction completion notification has been received (YES), it is determined in S325 ′ whether or not each of the processes of S128a to S131 has been executed, and one of the processes is executed. If not completed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S326 ′ and the process proceeds to S327. If all the processes are completed (YES), the process proceeds to S327. In S327, it is determined whether or not the remaining amount is zero. If the remaining amount is not zero (NO), the process proceeds to S505. If the remaining amount is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S328. In S328, it is determined whether or not a recording medium (member card 4 or visitor coin 5) is being received. If the recording medium is not being received (NO), the process returns to the main process and if the recording medium is being received. (YES), it progresses to S329. In S329, it is determined whether or not the visitor coin 5 is being received. If the visitor coin 5 is not being received (NO), the process of S373 is performed, and the process proceeds to S505, and if the visitor coin 5 is being received (YES) ), The online remaining amount flag recorded in the visitor coin 5 held by the inserted coin holding unit 120 in S330 is erased, and the second inserted coin stopper 122 is opened in S331, thereby holding the inserted coin. The visitor coin 5 held by the section 120 is stored in the storage passage 131, and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in S322 that the subtraction completion notification has not been received (NO), it is determined in S323 whether or not each process of S122 to S123 has been executed, and any of the processes has been executed. If not (NO), after executing the unexecuted process in S324, the process proceeds to S324a ′. If all the processes have been performed (YES), the process proceeds directly to S324a ′. In S324a ', the processes of S128a and S129 to S131 are performed, and the process proceeds to S327.

  The case where the subtraction completion notification has not been received includes the case where the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the subtraction request and the case where the offline state occurs after receiving the subtraction request. Here, if an offline state occurs before receiving the former subtraction request, the serial numbers do not match and the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 is stored, not during the deposit process or the insert process. It will be in the state. Therefore, when the recording medium 20 is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, NO is determined in S261, NO is determined in S263, and YES is determined in S266. In the latter case, when the offline state occurs after receiving the subtraction request, the serial numbers match and the subtraction processing is completed. Therefore, when the recording medium 20 is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, YES is determined in S203, NO is determined in S204, NO is determined in S206, and YES is determined in S210.

  If it is determined in S321 that the ball lending operation has not been received (NO), it is determined whether or not the occurrence of the offline state has been detected after the recording medium has been received in S201. It is determined whether or not the processing state stored in the RAM is “recording medium reception” (S341). If it is determined in S341 that the recording medium has been received (YES), it is determined whether the remaining amount notification in S221 or S241 ′ has been received (S342 ′).

  If it is determined in S342 ′ that the remaining amount notification in S221 has been received (YES), it is determined in S343 ′ whether the processes in S222 to S223 have been performed, Is not executed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S344 ′, the process of S373 is performed, and the process proceeds to S505. If all the processes have been executed (YES), the process of S373 is performed. The process is performed and the process proceeds to S505. If it is determined in S342 ′ that the remaining amount notification in S241 ′ has been received (YES), it is determined in S343 ′ whether or not the processes in S242 to S245 and S246a ′ to S248a ′ have been performed. If any of the processes has not been executed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S344 ′, the process of S373 is performed, and the process proceeds to S505. If all the processes have been executed, (YES), the process of S373 is performed, and the process proceeds to S505.

  When the notification of the remaining amount in S241 ′ has been received, an offline state has occurred before the management device 50 receives the fractional erasure notification, and an offline state has occurred after receiving the fractional erasure notification. Includes cases. Here, when an offline state occurs before receiving the former fractional amount erasure notification, the serial numbers do not match and the offline fractional amount is stored in the management device 50 (that is, inserted processing is stored). And the off-line fractional amount of the recording medium is erased. Therefore, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, NO is determined in S203, NO is determined in S261, and YES is determined in S263, and the processing from S265 ′ is performed.

  If it is determined in S342 ′ that the remaining amount notification has not been received (NO), the process of S373 is performed, and the process proceeds to S505.

  When the remaining amount notification in S241 ′ has not been received, the case where the offline state occurs before the management device 50 receives the insertion notification and the case where the offline state occurs after receiving the insertion notification are included. . Here, in the case where an offline state occurs after receiving the latter insertion notification, the serial numbers match and the offline fraction is stored in the management device 50 (ie, the insertion process is in progress). The off-line fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium. Therefore, when the recording medium is accepted by the ball lending unit 20 in the online state, YES is determined in S203, NO is determined in S204, and YES is determined in S206, and the processing from S208 ′ is performed.

  If it is determined in S341 that the recording medium has not been received (NO), the process returns to the main process.

  In the ball lending unit 20 that is in an offline state with the management device 50, the processing when the recording medium is received and when the money is received is the same as in FIG. 20, and the processing when the return operation is received is the same as that in FIG. Since it is the same as 21, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the specific processing contents of the return processing in S5 of FIG. FIG. 34 differs from FIG. 24 only in that the management apparatus 50 that has received the online return notification in S606 performs the same processing as when the insertion notification is received in S202a ′ and subsequent steps.

  According to this, when the ball lending unit 20 accepts money in an offline state where communication with the management device 50 is not possible and returns to the online state after making an offline lending, the offline fraction amount is determined regardless of the player's operation. An online return notification including the recording medium ID is transmitted to the management device 50, and a remaining amount notification (S241 ′ in FIG. 31) that can specify the sum of the offline fractional amount and the management remaining amount is transmitted from the management device 50. Since the total amount can be used for the ball lending process (S226), the management remaining amount can be used without taking time and effort to the player.

  Further, based on the reception of the online return notification in the management device 50, the offline fractional amount included in the online return notification is added to the management remaining amount and the offline fractional amount is stored (S212 ′ in FIG. 30, FIG. 32). S277 ′), based on the reception of the remaining amount notification in the ball lending unit 20 (S241 ′ in FIG. 17), the serial number recorded in the recording medium is updated (S245 in FIG. 17) and the fractional amount is deleted in the management device 50. Based on the reception of the notification (S246), the serial number associated with the recording medium ID is updated (S227). The serial number of the recording medium included in the online return notification and the serial number associated with the recording medium ID are updated. Since the offline fractional amount is subtracted from the management balance (S208 ′ in FIG. 30), the processing associated with returning to the online state Even when the offline state occurs again in the middle, the correct remaining amount can be determined.

  Next, FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing when the settlement apparatus 60 receives a recording medium. FIG. 35 differs from FIG. 25 only in that the management apparatus 50 that has received the settlement request in S702 performs the processing from S702a ′ to S703 ′ and then performs the processing from S203 onward.

  The management apparatus 50 that has received the settlement request in S702 determines whether or not the offline fractional amount included in the settlement request is zero (S702a ′). If it is determined in S702a ′ that the offline fractional value is zero (YES), the process proceeds to S203. On the other hand, when it is determined in S702a ′ that the offline fractional value is not zero (NO), it is determined whether or not an offline state has occurred within the effective period (here, during the day) (S703a ′). If it is determined in S703a ′ that an offline state has occurred (YES), the process proceeds to S203. On the other hand, if it is determined in S703a ′ that the offline state has not occurred (NO), the non-payable information is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 60, and the received recording medium is returned by the settlement apparatus 60 that has received this information. Is done. In this way, in the situation where the offline state does not occur within the effective period and no fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium, no settlement is performed, so that security is improved.

  As shown in FIG. 35, when YES is determined in S702a ′ and YES is determined in S703a ′, processing similar to S203 and subsequent steps described in FIGS. 30 to 32 is performed. However, the processing after S220 and the processing after S240 shown in FIG. 31 are respectively replaced with the processing after S220 and the processing after S240 shown in FIG. Further, in the description of FIGS. 30 to 31, it is assumed that the ball lending unit 20 is read as the payment device 60, and the insertion notification is read as the payment request. Hereinafter, FIG. 36 will be described.

  The flowchart shown in the upper part of FIG. 36 is the same as the flowchart shown in the upper part of FIG.

  Compared with the flowchart shown in the lower part of FIG. 26, the flowchart shown in the lower part of FIG. 36 settles the settlement permission information including the management balance managed in association with the recording medium ID instead of the process of S241. Only the process of S241a ′ transmitted to the apparatus 60 is performed, and the process of S248 ′ for deleting the offline fractional value managed in association with the recording medium ID is performed instead of the process of S248. Different.

  The management device 50 transmits the payment adjustment information including the management remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium ID included in the payment request to the payment device 60 (S241a ′). The payment apparatus 60 that has received the payment permission information in S241a ′ performs the same processing as in S242a to S246a in FIG.

  The management apparatus 50 that has received the fraction deletion notification of S246a deletes the offline fractional amount stored in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB (S248 ′), and proceeds to S227. Thereby, the offline fraction amount is added to the management balance by inserting the recording medium in which the offline fraction amount generated in the ball lending unit 20 in the offline state is recorded into the settlement apparatus 60 in the online state, Since the sum of the off-line fractional value and the management balance can be settled once, the convenience of the player is improved.

  Note that, in the settlement apparatus 60 that is online with the management apparatus 50, the processing when the settlement operation is accepted and when the return operation is accepted is the same as in FIG.

  Next, FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of processing when the occurrence of an offline state is detected in the settlement apparatus 60. FIG. 37 differs from FIG. 28 only in that the process of S842 ′ is performed instead of the process of S842.

In S842 ′, it is determined whether the payment permission information in S221a or S241a ′ has been received. If it is determined in S842 ′ that the payment permission information in S221a has been received (YES), it is determined in S843 whether or not the processes in S222a to S223 have been executed, and any of the processes Is not executed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S844 and the process proceeds to S871 ′. If all processes are completed (YES), the process proceeds to S871 ′. If it is determined in S842 ′ that the settlement permission information in S241a ′ has been received (YES), it is determined in S843 whether or not the processes in S242a to S245 have been performed. If the process has not been executed (NO), the unexecuted process is executed in S844 and the process proceeds to S871 ′. If all the processes have been executed (YES), the accepted recording medium is returned (S871). ), The process ends (S872).
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Finally, a modification of the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 18, the offline fractional amount included in the received insertion notification after performing a predetermined process according to the status in the serial number match process and the serial number mismatch process. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various processes may be performed with reference to the status when performing processing on the offline fractional amount included in the received insertion notification. An example thereof is shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 38, the management apparatus 50 that has received the insertion notification of S202 from the ball lending unit 20 matches the serial number included in the insertion notification with the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification. It is determined whether or not (S203). If it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers do not match (NO), the process proceeds to a process for when the serial numbers do not match in S260 and later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers match (YES), the processing is performed when the serial numbers match after SA212.

  First, in SA212, it is determined whether or not the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is zero, and when it is determined that the offline fractional amount is zero (YES), in SA213, as shown in FIG. The processing of S204 to S209 (defined processing surrounded by a dotted line in FIG. 38) is performed, and the process proceeds to S220 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in SA212 that the offline fractional value is not zero (NO), the processing in S204 to S209 is performed in SA217, and the offline fractional value is associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification. (SA218) and the process proceeds to S240 shown in FIG.

  Next, FIG. 39 is a diagram following FIG. 38, and shows an example of processing when the serial numbers do not match. If it is determined in S203 that the serial numbers do not match (NO), the management device 50 adds 1 to the serial number associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification in the remaining amount management DB. Update (S260). That is, recording serial number = management serial number.

  Next, in SA262, it is determined whether or not the offline fractional amount included in the insertion notification is zero. If it is determined that the offline fractional amount is zero (YES), in SA263, in FIG. The processing of S261 to S274 shown (defined processing surrounded by a dotted line in FIG. 39) is performed, and the process proceeds to S220 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in SA262 that the offline fractional amount is not zero (NO), the processing in S261 to S274 is performed in SA267, and the offline fractional amount is associated with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification. (SA268), and the process proceeds to S240 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the on-line main process of FIG. 9, and FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the value process of FIG. First, in FIG. 40, the difference from FIG. 9 is that when YES is determined in S6021, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is a compatible mobile phone in S6021a. When the mobile phone is not compatible, the process returns to the main process and the value process is not performed. As a result, the electronic money (value) that can be used for lending the mobile phone 200 is stored in the storage unit 292 even if the mobile phone 200 is held over during the above-described currency pickup and identification operation period after the money is received. If not, the process returns to the main process once without shifting to the value process of S6600, loops through S1, S4, S7, and S1, and a currency identification notification (see S6826 in FIG. 10) is received from the money handling machine 680. At the stage of transmission, a YES determination is made in S6014, and the online money process in S6100 is executed.

  41 is different from FIG. 11 in that S897 in FIG. 11 is deleted. This is because the determination as to whether or not the mobile phone is a compatible mobile phone has already been made in S6021a, and therefore the determination as to whether or not the mobile phone is a compatible mobile phone is not performed in FIG. The flowchart showing another embodiment of the off-line main process in FIG. 11 is the same as that in FIG.

  FIGS. 42A and 42B are flowcharts showing still another embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, the money handling machine 680 receives money, and after the identification is completed, transmits the money identification notification to the control unit 21, and the control unit 21 receives the money identification notification when online in FIG. By detecting at S6014 in the main process, the online money process of S6100 is performed, and by receiving the money identification notification at S6014 of FIG. 11, the offline money process of S6011 'is performed. On the other hand, in the money handling machine 680 of this another embodiment, a money acceptance signal is transmitted to the control unit 21 at the stage of accepting money, and then a money identification notification is transmitted to the control unit 21 after the completion of identification. ing. And in S6014 of the main process at the time of online, the control part 21 monitors reception of money reception notification instead of money identification notification, and performs online money processing based on detecting reception of money reception notification. Further, in S6014 of the offline main process, the reception of the currency acceptance notification is monitored instead of the currency identification notification, and the offline currency processing is performed based on the detection of the receipt of the currency acceptance notification. Below, further another embodiment is described based on FIG. 42 (a), (b).

  First, in the online money processing of (a), the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 determines whether or not a money identification notification is received from the money handling machine 680 (S930). If no currency identification notification has been received, a confirmation signal is transmitted (S931), and it is determined whether a response signal has been received (S932). At this time, if the mobile phone is held up, a response signal is transmitted. If not, the response signal is not transmitted and NO is determined in S932, and the control is returned to S930. When the currency identification notification is received during the loop of S930 → S931 → S932 → S930, the control proceeds to S102 in FIG. On the other hand, if a response signal is received from the mobile phone 200, a determination of YES is made in S932, a money return control signal is transmitted to the money processor 680, and the process returns to the main process. By returning to this main process, value processing is not performed and money is returned.

  The offline money processing in (b) is almost the same control as the online money processing in (a), and the only difference is that control proceeds to S511 in FIG. 20 after S930.

  As described above, in this other embodiment, based on the fact that the mobile phone 200 is received during the period from when the money is received until it is identified (the above-described money capture identification processing period), Specifically, based on the fact that the control unit 21 received the response signal from the mobile phone 200 during the period from the receipt of the currency acceptance notification to the receipt of the currency identification notification, the control unit 21 accepted it without performing value processing. Process to return money. In this alternative embodiment, processing for returning money is performed based on reception of a response signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and electronic money (value) that can be used for ball lending is stored based on the response signal. It is determined whether or not the mobile phone 200 is a mobile phone 200. When the mobile phone 200 can be used for ball lending, money is returned, while the electronic money (value) usable for ball lending is not stored in the mobile phone 200. If there is, the online money processing or the offline money processing may be continued by shifting the control to the reception step of the money identification notification in S6014.

  In addition, instead of the method as in the other embodiment, the online main process and the offline main process similar to the first embodiment may be performed to monitor the receipt of the currency identification notification in the value process. . Specifically, it is determined whether or not a currency identification notification has been received in the stage before sending a subtraction request to the mobile phone 200 in S903 of the value processing shown in FIGS. If received, a transaction stop request is transmitted to the mobile phone 200, and a money return control signal is transmitted to the money handling machine, and the process returns to the main process without performing the release process. On the other hand, when the money identification notification is not received, a subtraction request is transmitted in S903, and a lending process is performed in S905. According to this method, even when the mobile phone 200 is received after the money handling machine receives money and before the money identification notification is transmitted to the control unit, the money identification notification is detected in the subsequent value processing. As a result, value processing is stopped. In other words, based on the fact that the mobile phone 200 has been accepted during the period from when the currency is received until it is identified (the above-described currency capture identification processing period), the received currency is returned without performing value processing. Perform the process.

  In the above embodiment, the processing when the serial number does not match is for the remaining management amount, such as addition or deletion of the stored received monetary amount, addition or deletion of the stored offline fractional amount, and subtraction of the used amount + consumption tax amount. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the serial number mismatch processing is performed in the management device 50 by the ball lending unit 20 that is the transmission source of the insertion notification or the payment device 60 that is the transmission source of the payment request. It may be a process of displaying (notifying) such that it can be specified. According to this, for example, a store clerk at a game hall temporarily collects a card or coin from the notified ball rental unit 20 or the settlement apparatus 60, specifies the remaining amount of the card, etc., and guarantees the player. Is possible. Further, the serial number mismatch processing may be processing for transmitting a notification instruction from the management device 50 to the ball lending unit 20 that is the transmission source of the insertion notification or the payment device 60 that is the transmission source of the payment request. According to this, since the notification is performed in the ball lending unit 20 and the settlement apparatus 60, the same countermeasure as described above can be performed. As described above, the process when the serial numbers do not match is not limited to the process for the management remaining amount.

  In the above embodiment, the reference loan amount (ball lending set amount) is set by being delivered from the management device 50 to each ball lending unit 20, and the set amount is managed by the ball lending set amount DB. Although described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reference loan amount may be set in each ball loan unit 20, for example, the ball loan unit by operating the ball loan set amount setting button provided in each ball loan unit 20 By setting the ball lending set amount of 20, the set amount is transmitted to the management device 50, and managed in association with the device ID of the ball lending unit 20 in the ball lending set amount DB. Also good.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the management device 50 first stores the status (S104) in response to the receipt of the deposit request, and then stores the received monetary amount (S105). Although an example in which the scheduled remaining amount notification is transmitted (S106) is described last, the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited. Further, in response to the receipt of the scheduled remaining amount notification, the ball lending unit 20 first takes in the accepted currency as a specific process (S108), then performs the first serial number update process (S109), and finally Although the example in which the money acquisition notification that is the cooperation processing request is transmitted (S110) has been described, the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited. Further, in response to the receipt of the money acquisition notification which is the cooperation processing request, the management device 50 first adds the received money amount (S113), and then deletes the received money amount (S114). In the above example, the second serial number update process (S115) is performed and the status update (S106) is finally performed. However, the order in which these four processes are performed is not limited.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, when a ball lending operation is accepted in the ball lending unit 20, first, a ball lending process for the amount used + consumption tax is started (S <b> 122), and then the first The example in which the serial number update process (S123) is performed and the transmission of the subtraction request (S124) is performed last is described, but the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited. Further, in response to the reception of the subtraction request, the management device 50 first subtracts the used amount + consumption tax amount (S125), then performs the second serial number update process (S126), and then stores the status ( Although the example in which S127) is performed and the transmission of the subtraction completion notification (S128) is performed last has been described, the order in which these four processes are performed is not limited.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the ball lending unit 20 first deletes the fractional amount (S244) in response to the reception of the scheduled remaining amount notification, and then performs the first serial number update process. Although the example in which (S245) is performed and the transmission of the fractional erasure notification (S246) is performed last is described, the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited. Further, in response to the reception of the fractional erasure notification, the management device 50 first adds / erases the fractional amount (S248), then performs the second serial number updating process (S227), and finally updates the status. Although the example in which (S228) is performed has been described, the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, the settlement apparatus 60 first deletes the fractional amount (S244) in response to the receipt of the settlement permission information, and then performs the first serial number update process ( The example in which S245) is performed and the transmission of the fractional erasure notification (S246a) is performed last is described, but the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited. Further, in response to the reception of the fractional erasure notification, the management device 50 first adds / erases the fractional amount (S248), then performs the second serial number updating process (S227), and finally updates the status. Although the example in which (S228) is performed has been described, the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 27, when the settlement apparatus 60 accepts the settlement operation, the money for the licensed amount is first paid out (S781), and then the third serial number update process ( Although the example in which S782) is performed and the settlement completion notification is transmitted last (S783) has been described, the order in which these three processes are performed is not limited. In response to the receipt of the settlement completion notice, the management device 50 first deletes the management balance (S784), then performs the fourth serial number update process (S785), and then updates the status (S786). In the example, the remaining amount erasure completion notification is transmitted (S787). However, the order in which these four processes are performed is not limited.

  As described above, the same applies to the second embodiment in that the order of processing is not limited. That is, the serial number may be updated in accordance with the specific process or the linkage process, and the timing for updating the serial number may be before or after the specific process or the linkage process.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 21, an example has been described in which an off-line fraction is recorded when the recording medium is ejected. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the fraction is specified by the specifying means. Each time, the fractional amount is recorded on the recording medium as an offline fractional amount, and when the recording medium is ejected, the recording medium on which the offline fractional amount is recorded may be ejected as it is. That is, the timing for recording the off-line fractional amount on the recording medium is not particularly limited, and this is the same for the second embodiment and the modified example in which the consumption tax is not collected.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 26, when the planned remaining amount notification (S241) and the settlement settlement information (S241a), which are the fractional amount elimination request, are received, the fractional amount elimination processing (S244). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a recording medium is received, the fractional amount erasure process is performed and the erased fractional amount is stored, and the fact that the fractional amount erasure request has been received is stored. In addition, when the recording medium is ejected, it is determined whether or not the fact that the fraction erasure request has been received is stored. If it is determined that the recording medium is stored, the fractional amount is erased. If it is determined that the existing recording medium is discharged as it is and not stored, the stored fractional amount may be recorded on the recording medium and then discharged. That is, based on the reception of the fractional amount erasure request, the fractional amount erasing process may be performed before the recording medium is ejected. The same applies to the second embodiment and the modified example in which the consumption tax is not collected.

  In the above embodiment, the ball lending unit 20 determines whether or not the serial number of the recording medium has reached the upper limit value (here, 255), and the management apparatus 50 also determines that the managed serial number is the upper limit value (here However, the example is not limited to this, and only the ball lending unit 20 may determine whether or not the serial number has reached the upper limit value. For example, when the ball lending unit 20 determines that the serial number of the recording medium has reached the upper limit, the serial number of the recording medium is updated to the initial value, and the recording medium ID and serial number of the recording medium are updated to the initial value. Information including this may be transmitted to the management apparatus 50, and the serial number associated with the recording medium ID received by the management apparatus 50 may be updated to the initial value.

  In the above embodiment, the management device 50 deletes the device ID managed in association with the recording medium ID in the remaining amount management DB even when receiving a return notification (for example, S184 in FIG. 15) accompanying the return operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the apparatus ID associated with the received recording medium ID may be deleted when a return notification is received. In this case, a payment request, an insertion notification, or a settlement request is transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 or the settlement apparatus 60 to the management apparatus 50, and the management apparatus 50 that has received the information stores the apparatus ID and then is offline. Even if the recording medium is returned, the management device 50 does not receive the return notification, so the device ID is not erased. Therefore, in the offline state, it is possible to specify the ball lending unit 20 in which the recording medium with the recording medium ID has been accepted in the previous online state.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the predetermined amount is 1000 yen has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the predetermined amount can be arbitrarily changed. In the above modification, the example in which the loan reference amount is 500 yen has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reference loan amount can be arbitrarily changed.

  In the above embodiment, an example is described in which the serial number is incremented and updated by one according to the ball lending process. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the serial number may be updated by two, and the update range is arbitrary. That is, the update width may be a common update width determined in advance between the transaction apparatus and the management apparatus, and may be a negative value, for example. In this case, when the serial number is updated by the ball lending unit 20 and the serial number is not updated by the management device 50, [the serial number recorded on the recording medium (that is, the serial number received by the management device 50) <the management device. Serial number managed at 50]. Further, the serial number is not limited to an integer, and may be a character or the like whose order can be specified, such as alphabets or 50 sounds. The “sequential number matching” is not necessarily limited to the same value, but the recording medium serial number (recording serial number) and the management device 50 serial number (management serial number) are identified as having a predetermined relationship. Is also included. For example, if the relationship between the recording sequence number and the management sequence number is shifted by 2, this corresponds to the case where (recording sequence number) = (management sequence number + 2), the sequence numbers match.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in S203a ′ of FIG. 30 and S703 ′ of FIG. 35, if it is not determined that the offline state has occurred by the communication impossible state occurrence determination unit, an error is generated. The example in which the remaining amount cannot be used or settled has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by not storing offline fractional amounts, the offline fractional amounts cannot be used or settled, but the management balance of the recording medium is not・ You may be able to pay.

  In the above embodiment, an example is described in which the valid period, that is, both the payable period and the usable period are indefinite. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one of the payable period and the usable period is indefinite. It may be.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the consumption tax rate is 5% has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the consumption tax rate can be changed. In the above embodiment, the example in which the consumption tax rate is set by the card company has been described. However, in the game hall, the consumption tax rate may be set by the management device 50 and distributed and stored in each ball rental unit 20. Alternatively, each ball lending unit 20 may be set and stored.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the example in which the ball lending unit 20 and the management device 50 are connected so as to be directly communicable has been described. Alternatively, a relay computer may be interposed so that both can be indirectly connected. Moreover, both are not restricted to what can be communicated by wire, You may be what can be communicated by radio | wireless.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, the remaining frequency indicator 14, the ball lending button 15, and the return button 16 are provided in the gaming machine (pachinko machine 10) and connected to the ball lending unit 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a part or all of the remaining frequency indicator 14, the ball lending button 15, and the return button 16 may be provided in the ball lending unit 20.

  In the above embodiment, the remaining number display 14 displays the integer part of the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 by the tax-included unit amount (105 yen) as the remaining number. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the integer part of the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining amount by the unit usage amount (100 yen) may be displayed as the remaining frequency.

  In said embodiment, as shown in FIG.3 (b), the kind of the banknote 2 which can be received with the banknote identification machine 22 is four types, 1000 yen banknote, 2000 yen banknote, 5000 yen banknote, and 10000 yen banknote. Although an example was demonstrated, not only this but the kind of banknote 2 which can be received may be arbitrary 1 type or 2 types or more of these 4 types. Similarly, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the types of coins 3 that can be received by the coin discriminator 23 are two types of 100-yen coins and 500-yen coins has been described. The type of coin 3 may be any one of the two types. In addition, it is not restricted to what accepts both the banknote 2 and the coin 3 as money, You may accept only either the banknote 2 or the coin 3.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the money (banknote 2, coin 3) received and collected by the currency receiving means (banknote identification machine 22, coin identification machine 23) is the ball lending unit 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the accepted and collected money is stored in the ball lending unit 20. Anyway.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, an example in which money (banknote 2, coin 3), which is a tangible object, is received in the money receiving means (banknote identification machine 22, coin identification machine 23). , Not limited to this, contact or non-contact with intangible money (for example, money data equivalent to money amount such as electronic money, credit amount specified from a credit card, deposit amount specified from a debit card) You may make it accept by contact, and in this case, collection | recovery of money corresponds to execution of a payment process, and return of money corresponds to the cancellation of a payment process.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, an example in which the coin discharge port 112 is formed to protrude from the front surface of the transaction apparatus (the ball lending unit 20) has been described. The coin outlet may be formed to be depressed from the front surface of the transaction apparatus.

  In the above embodiment, for example, as shown in S103 of FIG. 12, the example in which the deposit request transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 includes the accepted monetary amount and the recording medium ID has been described. The management apparatus 50 that has transmitted the insertion notification transmitted from the lending unit 20 together with the recording medium ID and the device ID, and received the insertion notification, associates the insertion notification with the recording medium ID included in the insertion notification. When the device ID included in the payment request is managed, the received money amount and the device ID are included in the deposit request, and the device included in the deposit request is received by the management device 50 that has received the deposit request. A recording medium ID managed in association with the ID may be specified, and the received money amount included in the deposit request may be managed in association with the specified recording medium ID. That is, the deposit request only needs to be information that can identify the received money amount and the recording medium ID. In this case, the device ID is information that can identify the recording medium ID. In addition, when there is only one denomination of money that can be deposited, the amount of money accepted may not be included in the deposit request.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in S106 of FIG. 12, as a remaining amount notification that can specify the total amount of the management remaining amount and the accepted monetary amount, the planned remaining amount notification including the planned remaining amount that is the total amount is managed by the management device. Although the example transmitted from 50 to the ball lending unit 20 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball lending unit 20 grasps the management remaining amount as the storage remaining amount and also grasps the accepted monetary amount. , Based on the fact that the remaining amount confirmation notification not including the total amount is transmitted as the remaining amount notification from the management device 50 to the ball lending unit 20, and the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount confirmation notification. It is also possible to calculate a total amount of the management remaining amount and the accepted monetary amount and store the calculated total amount in the RAM of the control unit 21. In addition, a remaining amount confirmation notification including only one of the management remaining amount and the accepted monetary amount is transmitted from the management device 50 to the ball lending unit 20 as the remaining amount notification, and the remaining amount confirmation notification is received in the ball lending unit 20 On the basis of the remaining amount confirmation notification, the total amount of the managed remaining amount or the received monetary amount and the grasped received monetary amount or the managed remaining amount is calculated, and the calculated total amount is calculated by the RAM of the control unit 21. You may make it memorize.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in S241 in FIG. 17, as the remaining amount notification that can specify the total amount of the management residual amount and the fractional amount (offline fractional amount), the planned residual amount including the planned residual amount that is the total amount Although the example in which the notification is transmitted from the management device 50 to the ball lending unit 20 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball lending unit 20 knows the off-line fractional amount recorded in the recording medium. Based on the fact that the remaining amount notification including only the management remaining amount is transmitted from the management device 50 to the ball lending unit 20 and the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification, the management remaining amount included in the received remaining amount notification and the It is also possible to calculate the total amount with the known offline fractional amount and store the calculated total amount in the RAM of the control unit 21.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in S241a of FIG. 26, as the total amount settlement permission information that can specify the total amount of the management residual amount and the fractional amount (offline fractional amount), the planned residual amount that is the total amount is used. Although the example in which the settlement authorization information including the transmission is transmitted from the management apparatus 50 to the settlement apparatus 60 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the settlement apparatus 60 knows the offline fractional amount recorded on the recording medium. The payment balance information including only the management balance is transmitted from the management device 50 to the payment device 60, and the payment balance information is received by the payment device 60, the management balance included in the received payment license information. It is also possible to calculate the sum of the above-obtained off-line fractional amount and pay out money corresponding to the calculated sum.

  In the first embodiment described above, as shown in S241 in FIG. 17, an example in which the planned residual amount notification that serves as both the fractional amount elimination request and the total amount specifying information is transmitted has been described. The deletion request and the total amount specifying information may be transmitted separately. Similarly, in the second embodiment described above, as illustrated in S241 ′ in FIG. 31, an example in which a remaining amount notification that serves as both a fractional amount erasure request and total amount specifying information is transmitted has been described. The fractional amount erasure request and the total amount specifying information may be transmitted separately. Furthermore, in the above modification, as shown in S241 ″ of FIG. 35, an example in which a scheduled residual amount notification that serves as both the deposit residual amount erasure request and the combined amount specifying information is transmitted has been described. The deposit remaining amount erasure request and the total amount specifying information may be transmitted separately.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, an example in which the remaining amount is simply stored and managed in association with the recording medium ID in the management device 50 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it memorize | store and manage an amount of money, a settlement amount, etc. together.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the recording medium ID is the card ID of the membership card 4 (four-digit number starting with M) and the coin ID of visitor coin 5 (four-digit number starting with V). Although the example in which the distinction is made has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and an ID that does not distinguish between the membership card 4 and the visitor coin 5 may be used.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, for example, the recording medium ID is included in the deposit request in S103, and the remaining amount is managed in association with the recording medium ID from the time of deposit. Not limited to, the device ID is included in the deposit request in S103, the remaining amount is managed in association with the device ID when depositing, and the device ID and the recording medium ID are included in the return notification in S184 to correspond to the device ID. The remaining amount to be managed may be managed in association with the recording medium ID from the time of return. In this case, the management device 50 manages the amount obtained by subtracting the used amount used for the first lending process and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the used amount from the received monetary amount in association with the recording medium ID of the recording medium. Device ID and accepted monetary amount when money is received in the online state with the management device 50 as processing for performing the operation (that is, remaining amount identifying processing for enabling identification from the recording medium ID read from the recording medium R / W102) The subtraction request including the device ID and the usage amount + consumption tax amount when the processing for transmitting the payment request including the following information to the management device 50 and the ball lending processing for the usage amount + consumption tax amount are performed. Is sent to the management apparatus 50 and when the ejection operation (operation of the return button 16) is accepted, the return notification including the apparatus ID and the recording medium ID is transmitted to the management apparatus 50. Conduct and management.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the money lending unit 20 receives a money in the online state with the management device 50, transmits a deposit request to the management device 50, and performs the deposit process. Not limited to this, even if the money lending unit 20 accepts money in the online state with the management device 50, the control unit 21 does not transmit a deposit request to the management device 50 and uses the received money amount as the remaining amount. When the recording medium (member card 4, visitor coin 5) is ejected, the recording medium ID and the remaining amount are transmitted to the management apparatus 50, and the management apparatus 50 The remaining amount may be managed in association with the recording medium ID. In this case, the remaining amount specifying means subtracts the used amount used for the first lending process and the consumption tax amount corresponding to the used amount from the received monetary amount (that is, stored in the RAM of the control unit 21). The remaining amount not used for the ball lending process is associated with the recording medium ID of the recording medium and managed by the management device 50 (that is, can be specified from the recording medium ID read from the recording medium R / W102). As the remaining amount specifying process), when the discharge operation (the operation of the return button 16) is accepted, the recording medium ID and the remaining amount that is not used for the ball lending process stored in the RAM of the control unit 21 are used. The process which transmits the notification which contains to the management apparatus 50 is performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the membership card 4 is a non-contact type IC card and the visitor coin 5 is a non-contact type IC coin has been described. Information may be recorded by a circuit, magnetism, a two-dimensional code (for example, a barcode), a three-dimensional code, or optical interference (for example, a hologram). The shape of the membership card 4 is not limited to a card type, and may be a coin type. Furthermore, the shape of the visitor coin 5 is not limited to a coin type, and may be a card type.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the member card 4 is used as a member recording medium has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a mobile phone terminal on which an IC chip recording a recording medium ID is mounted is used for the member. In this case, the ball lending unit 20 or the payment apparatus 60 is provided with a recording medium receiving means for receiving the mobile phone terminal close to it. In the above embodiment, the membership card 4 may not be used.

  In the above embodiment, the membership card 4 that is an IC card and the visitor coin 5 that is an IC coin are not necessarily equipped with a CPU, but may be equipped with a CPU.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the management remaining amount information (online remaining amount flag) is recorded only on the visitor coin 5 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the member card 4 that is the target of the first lending process. On the condition that the remaining management amount is not zero, the recording medium discharge processing means (control unit 21) performs the first discharge processing for recording the remaining management amount information on the member card 4 and discharging the remaining management amount without recording it. You may make it do.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the gaming machine is the pachinko machine 10 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the gaming machine is, for example, a slot machine that uses medals as gaming media, and a slot that uses pachinko balls as gaming media. Parot machine (registered trademark), a pachinko machine with a pachinko ball that is a non-touchable game medium, pachinko machines and slots that can be played using score data without using pachinko balls or medals It may be a machine, an image-type pachinko machine in which game areas and pachinko balls are displayed as images, an image-type slot machine in which reels are displayed as images, or the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the lending process is the ball lending process has been described. However, the lending process is not limited thereto, and the lending process includes a medal lending process for lending the medal, the encapsulated type or the image type pachinko machine, In the slot machine, the remaining amount may be converted into a score as a game medium and used for the game.

  In the above embodiment, when the ball lending process is performed, the ball lending unit 20 and the pachinko machine 10 exchange signals related to the lending of the pachinko balls, and the balls provided in the pachinko machine 10 Although an example in which a pachinko ball is paid out and lent out from the payout device 13 has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a ball payout device may be provided in the ball lending unit 20 so that the pachinko ball is paid out and lent.

  In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the example in which the subtraction request includes the usage amount and the consumption tax amount and is transmitted to the management device 50 has been described. The consumption tax amount corresponding to the amount of use may be calculated in the management device 50. In this case, the management device 50 sends the consumption tax amount to the ball lending unit 20. It is no longer necessary to distribute the consumption tax rate. Moreover, when the management apparatus 50 manages the unit usage amount in each ball lending unit 20 (for example, when managing the unit usage amount transmitted from each ball lending unit 20 for each ball lending unit 20, When the unit usage amount is the same for all the ball lending units 20 and the unit usage amount is managed, the unit usage amount is set and managed by the management device 50, and the set unit usage amount is set for each ball rental unit. For example, in the case of distribution to 20), it is only necessary to transmit to the management device 50 including only the fact that the ball lending operation has been performed in the subtraction request.

  In the above embodiment, for example, in the subtraction process shown in S125 of FIG. 14, the example in which the sum of the used amount + consumption tax amount is subtracted from the management residual amount is described, but not limited thereto, the used amount and the consumption tax amount are calculated. It may be divided and subtracted from the management balance.

  In the embodiment described above, when the ball lending unit 20 performs a ball lending process for the used amount + consumption tax amount, the used amount + consumption tax amount (for example, 525 yen) is subtracted from the remaining storage amount at once. As described above, the present invention is not limited to this. Each time a ball lending process is performed for several times, 105 yen, which is a tax-included unit, is subtracted from the remaining amount of memory, and the subtraction is used amount + consumption tax amount (for example, 5 times). In this case, the display of the remaining amount on the remaining amount display unit 25 is also subtracted and updated by 105 yen, and the display of the remaining number on the remaining frequency display unit 14 is also subtracted and updated one by one.

  In the above embodiment, for example, as shown in S191 to S192 of FIG. 15, immediately after the visitor coin 5 held by the storage coin holder 140 is discharged, the lowest-order visitor coin 5 stored in the storage passage 131 is stored. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and when the coins are received after the visitor coin 5 held by the storage coin holding unit 140 is discharged, The lowest-order visitor coin 5 stored in the storage passage 131 may be discharged and held in the storage coin holder 140.

  In the above-described embodiment, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 21, an example in which a recording medium on which an off-line fraction is recorded is discharged based on reception of a return operation is not limited to this. Each time a loan is made, the recording medium on which the off-line fractional amount is recorded may be discharged without accepting the return operation.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in Sa701 in FIG. 25, an example in which it is determined whether or not the offline fractional amount is less than the tax-included unit amount has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the offline fractional amount is determined in advance. It may be determined whether or not the amount is less than a uniform amount (for example, 500 yen). Further, the determination may be performed by the management apparatus 50 instead of the settlement apparatus 60. In this case, it is determined whether the offline fractional amount included in the settlement request is less than a predetermined amount. The management device 50 is provided with a fractional amount determining means for determining.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the full amount of the amount for which payment is permitted is settled in the settlement device 60. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and input of the settlement amount desired by the player is accepted and settlement is permitted. The desired settlement amount may be settled within the amount range.

  In the first embodiment described above, an example in which the added update process shown in S114 of FIG. 12 is a process of erasing the accepted monetary amount is not limited to this, but the added update process is not limited to the accepted monetary amount. It is also possible to perform the process of zeroing. When the received monetary amount is stored cumulatively without being erased or zeroed, the added update process may be a process of setting an added flag for the received monetary amount. In addition, although the example in which the added update process illustrated in S248 of FIG. 17 is a process of deleting the offline fractional amount has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the added update process may be a process of setting the offline fractional amount to zero. . Further, when the offline fractional amount is accumulated or stored without being erased or zeroed, the added update process may be a process of setting an added flag for the offline fractional amount.

  In the second embodiment, the example in which the processed update process shown in S114 of FIG. 29 is a process of erasing the received monetary amount has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the processed update process is not limited to the received monetary amount. It is also possible to perform the process of zeroing. When the received monetary amount is stored cumulatively without being erased or zeroed, the processed update process may be a process of setting a processed flag for the received monetary amount. Further, the example in which the processed update process shown in S248 ′ of FIG. 31 is a process of deleting the offline fractional amount has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the processed update process may be a process of setting the offline fractional amount to zero. good. Further, when the offline fractional amount is accumulated or stored without being erased or zeroed, the processed update processing may be a process of setting a processed flag for the offline fractional amount.

  In the above embodiment, for example, the subtraction completion notification illustrated in FIG. 14 does not include the management remaining amount, and the ball lending unit 20 performs the subtraction of the storage remaining amount. The remaining amount may be included, and the management remaining amount may be stored as a remaining storage amount. In this case, when an off-line state occurs, the remaining amount is subtracted in the ball lending unit 20.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 34, a start request is transmitted from the management device 50 that has detected the return to the online state to the ball lending unit 20, and a start response according to the start request is sent. After being transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 to the management device 50, an online return notification is transmitted from the ball lending unit 20 to the management device 50 (that is, the ball lending unit 20 responds to a request from the management device 50). An example of transmitting an online return notification) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the online return from the ball lending unit 20 that has detected the return to the online state to the management device 50 without the exchange of the start request and the start response. Notification is transmitted (that is, the ball rental unit 20 voluntarily transmits an online return notification regardless of the request from the management device 50). Good. That is, if an online return notification is transmitted from the ball rental unit 20 to the management device 50 based on the return from the state in which the offline state is detected by the communication availability detecting means (control unit 21) to the online state. good.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 34, the example where the ball lending unit 20 performs the processing of S603 and S604 after receiving the start request has been described. After the transmission, the processing of S603 and S604 may be performed.

  In the above embodiment, the processing of S603 and S604 is performed as shown in FIGS. 24 and 34 in order to uniformly handle the case where the recording medium is accepted and the case where the recording medium is returned to the online state (that is, FIG. 24 and FIG. FIG. 34 illustrates an example in which the storage fraction is temporarily recorded on the recording medium as an offline fraction. However, the processing of S603 and S604 may not be performed, and in this case, the online return notification in S606 is performed. The stored fractional amount is included as an offline fractional amount, and the stored fractional amount is deleted in S244 of FIGS.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the recording medium processing mechanism is provided in the ball lending unit 20 that performs the ball lending process using the remaining amount as a special process has been described. However, the types of apparatuses provided with the recording medium processing mechanism are as follows. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, a disc-shaped recording medium on which information that can specify the value of special processing value (remaining amount, remaining frequency, etc.) is used as information for performing special processing is used, along with payment for purchase of goods and services Thus, the recording medium processing mechanism may be provided in a device that performs the processing for subtracting the value of the specific processing value as a special processing. In this case, as in the above embodiment, if the remaining amount and the remaining frequency after the subtraction are not zero, the disc-shaped recording medium is ejected and returned. If the remaining amount or the remaining frequency becomes zero after the subtraction, the disc-shaped recording medium is collected and stored. When money is received, a new remaining amount or remaining frequency is given to the stored disk-shaped recording medium and discharged.

  In addition, a disc-shaped recording medium on which information that can specify the valid period is recorded is used as information for performing the special process, and a process for inquiring the valid period (for example, whether or not a one-day train ticket is valid) The recording medium processing mechanism may be provided in a device (for example, an automatic ticket checker) that performs the processing for inquiring of the information as a special processing. In this case, if it is determined that the period is within the valid period as a result of the inquiry, the disc-shaped recording medium is ejected and returned. If it is determined that the validity period has expired as a result of the inquiry, the disc-shaped recording medium is collected and stored. When money is received, a new effective period is given to the stored disk-shaped recording medium and discharged.

  In addition, a disc-shaped recording medium in which information for extracting predetermined data (for example, medical data, resident data, bank account deposit amount, etc.) is used as information for performing special processing is used, and processing for extracting the data is performed. An apparatus for performing special processing may be provided with the recording medium processing mechanism. In this case, when the data is processed, an input of a personal identification number is accepted, and it is determined whether or not the inputted personal identification number matches the personal identification number registered in association with the data. If it is determined, the data is pulled out, and the disc-shaped recording medium is ejected and returned. On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not coincide with each other for a predetermined number of times, the data is not extracted and the disk-shaped recording medium is collected and stored. When new data is registered, information for extracting the data is recorded on the disk-shaped recording medium stored therein and discharged.

  In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3, the example in which the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20 and the control unit 101 of the passage unit 100 are separately provided has been described. One control unit having both the function of the control unit 21 and the function of the control unit 101 may be provided. The same applies to the settlement apparatus 60.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C, the card insertion slot 190 is provided on the side of the coin discharge slot 112, and the lower antenna 104 (second reading unit) is stored in the stored coin. Although the example provided between the holding unit 140 (second holding unit) and the card holding unit 191 has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the card insertion slot 190 is provided on the side of the coin insertion slot 111, and the upper portion The antenna 103 (first reading unit) may be disposed between the inserted coin holding unit 120 (first holding unit) and the card holding unit 191. That is, the first reading unit or the second reading unit is disposed between the first holding unit or the second holding unit and the card holding unit 191, so that the disc-shaped recording medium (visitor coin 5) and the card-shaped recording medium are arranged. (Member card 4) may be used as long as it can read both recorded information. According to this, the first reading unit or the second reading unit is located between the first holding unit or the second holding unit and the card holding unit. Since the recording information of both the disc-shaped recording medium and the card-shaped recording medium is read, the reading unit corresponding to the card holding unit is provided separately from the first reading unit or the second reading unit. The space can be saved and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the inclined portion 162 is provided in the communication passage 161 that is a part of the inserted coin discharge passage 160, and the inserted coin discharge passage 160 is connected to the storage discharge passage 130. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an inclined portion is provided in the storage / discharge passage 130 so that the storage / discharge passage 130 is shifted in the thickness direction of the visitor coin 5 with respect to the inserted coin discharge passage 160. Alternatively, inclined portions may be provided in both the inserted coin discharge passage 160 and the storage / discharge passage 130, and both the inserted coin discharge passage 160 and the storage / discharge passage 130 may be shifted from the center (for example, by half). good. That is, by shifting a part or all of the inserted coin discharge passage 160 relative to the storage discharge passage 130 in the thickness direction of the visitor coin 5, the first guide passage 163 and the second guide passage 133 are overlapped to form a coin. What is necessary is just to be formed so that the discharge port 112 may be faced.

  Finally, “prior art”, “problems to be solved by the invention”, and “effects of the invention” corresponding to the invention described in the above embodiment will be described.

  First, when a card unit (corresponding to the transaction device of the present application) accepts money while a member card (corresponding to the recording medium of the present application) is inserted, the received monetary amount is once added to the remaining amount, and then the player In a conventional system that lends a game medium equivalent to a reference loan amount by a ball lending operation, a transaction device receives less than a predetermined amount of money (for example, a low-priced money such as a 500 yen coin or a 100 yen coin) during insertion of a recording medium. Even when accepted, the accepted monetary amount is once added to the remaining amount, and then the reference loan amount (for example, 525 yen if including indirect tax, 500 yen if not including indirect tax) ) Game media will be lent. As a result, it takes time from the receipt of money to the lending of game media, which hinders a smooth game, which is inconvenient for the player, and causes a problem of a decrease in operation for the game hall.

  Therefore, in the invention described in the above embodiment, when money with an amount less than a predetermined amount (1000 yen) is received, if the management balance is equal to or greater than the consumption tax amount corresponding to the received money amount, Without a player's operation, if a pachinko ball equivalent to the received money amount + the corresponding consumption tax amount is loaned, or if the sum of the received money amount and the management remaining amount is equal to or greater than the reference loan amount, the player's operation will not The game medium for the reference loan amount is lent. This eliminates the need for player operation, which can reduce the time from receipt of money to lending of pachinko balls, facilitating smooth games and improving the convenience of the player, Therefore, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the operation of the gaming machine.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-325953 (FIG. 6, FIG. 12, paragraphs 0135 and 0174) is shown as a first conventional technique. As shown in the first prior art, the card unit management device (corresponding to the management device of the present application) and the card unit (corresponding to the transaction device of the present application) in the offline state (corresponding to the communication impossible state of the present application). However, the insertion of a membership card (corresponding to the recording medium of the present application) is accepted and the insertion of money is accepted, the amount of money is added to the balance of the membership card, and the balance is used to lend balls (of the present application). A system in which the second lending process is performed) is also known.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-34815 (FIG. 1, paragraphs 0028 and 0039) is shown as a second prior art. As shown in this second prior art, a card storage unit is provided between the gaming machine stands for storing cards (corresponding to the recording medium of the present application). And a card issuing device for storing the card in a card storage section when the remaining amount of the card received from the outside becomes zero and is not used continuously.

  However, in the complete ID management system as shown in Patent Document 1 above, in order to ensure the operation of the gaming machine, as shown in the first prior art, money is received and loaned by a transaction apparatus that is in a communication impossible state. Processing (one-time loan) is possible, and only in the state where communication is impossible, the remaining deposit amount (offline fractional amount) obtained by subtracting the used amount used for the loan processing is recorded on the recording medium and discharged If the deposit amount is zero as a result of inserting (receiving) the recording medium on which the deposit balance is recorded into a transaction apparatus that is in a communication impossible state and performing a lending process, When the recording medium is uniformly collected as shown in the prior art 2, the player loses if there is a management balance that is the balance managed by the management device. Eliminate all Then, there is the problem that supposed to be useless return to do not need a recording medium to return the original there is no management balance.

  Therefore, in the invention described in the above embodiment, as a result of accepting money and performing a lending process (one-time lending) in the ball lending unit 20 in an offline state, a deposit balance (offline fractional amount) is generated, When the deposit remaining amount becomes zero as a result of the lending process using the deposit remaining amount, the visitor coin 5 is discharged on condition that an online remaining amount flag is recorded in the visitor coin 5. I am doing so. According to this, while the visitor coin 5 with the management remaining amount can be surely returned to the player, it is possible to prevent the wasteful return of the visitor coin 5 that has no management remaining amount and does not need to be returned originally.

  As a third conventional technique, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-148683 (FIG. 5, paragraphs 0045 and 0046) is shown. As shown in the third prior art, in a system for transferring data between a plurality of computers, when transmitting a processing request from a transmitting computer, 1 is added to the serial number of the information storage area, and the serial number Is transmitted to the receiving computer, the receiving computer executes the processing according to the processing request, registers the serial number included in the processing request, and returns the processing result to the transmitting computer. ing. Here, if the processing result is not received due to a communication error or the like, the transmitting computer transmits a confirmation request including a serial number to the receiving computer, and the serial number included in the confirmation request is registered in the receiving computer. If it is greater than the serial number, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred before the completion of processing.

  However, in the system shown in Patent Document 1, a cooperation process request (for example, subtraction) that requests a cooperation process (for example, subtraction of the remaining number) on the management apparatus side corresponding to a specific process (for example, a ball lending process) on the transaction apparatus side. If the transaction device and the management device are in an offline state before the management device receives the request), the management device side performs the linkage process even though the transaction device side performs the specific process. Missing results in processing mismatch. Here, when the method of the third prior art is applied to the system of Patent Document 1, when the transaction apparatus and the management apparatus return to the online state, the transaction apparatus serial number of the information storage area is returned to the management apparatus. When the confirmation request including the confirmation number is transmitted and it is determined that the serial number included in the confirmation request is smaller than the registered serial number, the management apparatus side identifies and copes with the fact that the cooperation processing is not performed. However, until the transaction device and the management device return to the online state, the management device manages the transaction when the offline state occurs, although the transaction device performs a specific process. Since it was not possible to identify that the cooperative processing was not performed by the device, there was a problem that it was impossible to cope with the fact that the cooperative processing was not performed until the device returned to the online state. .

  Therefore, in the invention described in the above embodiment, the serial number updated in accordance with the specific processing in the transaction apparatus is recorded on the recording medium. According to this, the recording medium discharged from the transaction apparatus is received by another transaction apparatus in the online state without waiting for the transaction apparatus in which the offline state has occurred to return to the online state. The identification process is performed in spite of the fact that the transaction apparatus has performed the identification process in response to the occurrence of an offline state from the serial number recorded on the recording medium and the serial number managed by the management apparatus in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium. It is possible to identify and cope with the fact that the cooperative processing corresponding to is not performed by the management apparatus.

Next, effects of the feature points in the above-described embodiment are listed below.
(1) Even when the ball lending unit 20 first accepts money, if the mobile phone 200 in which electronic money is stored is received at least during the period until the money is identified, it is stored in the mobile phone 200. Transaction processing (one-time lending) using the electronic money that has been performed is performed, and the accepted money is returned, so that the convenience of the player is improved.

  (2) When a mobile phone 200 that does not store electronic money that can be used in the ball lending unit 20 is received during the period until the money received by the ball lending unit 20 is identified, the money already received Since transaction processing (payment and ball lending) is performed, it is possible to save the player from having to insert money again, and to prevent a decrease in the operation of the ball lending unit 20 as much as possible. In addition, even if a mischief such as a recording medium storing only electronic money other than insertion of money and electronic money that can be used for games or reception of the mobile phone 200 is repeated by a player, Such a mischief can be prevented because the transaction processing with the existing money is executed.

  (3) By returning the money, it is possible to make the player aware that electronic money that can be used by the ball lending unit 20 is not stored in the received mobile phone 200, for example, for transaction processing (single lending) It is possible to make the player aware of the necessity of a procedure for enabling execution of transaction processing (single lending) using electronic money such as possible use registration of electronic money. Further, for example, a user possessing a mobile phone 200 storing electronic money that can be used in the ball lending unit 20 and a mobile phone 200 not storing the usable electronic money can be used by mistake. Even when the mobile phone 200 that is not stored is held up, money is returned, so the convenience of such a player is improved.

  (4) When the mobile phone 200 is received at least during the period from when the money is received until the money is identified, transaction processing (one lending) using electronic money is not performed and the received money is returned. Therefore, cash remains at the player's hand, and the convenience of the player is improved.

  (5) Since the serial number updated with transaction processing (payment and ball lending) in the ball lending unit 20 is recorded on the recording medium, the ball lending unit 20 that has become incapable of communicating with the management device 50 communicates. By using the recording medium in another ball lending unit 20 in a communicable state without waiting for the return to the possible state, the serial number recorded on the recording medium and the management device 50 record the recording medium. The management device 50 cooperates with the specific processing from the serial number associated with the medium identification information, even though the specific processing (payment or ball rental) is performed in the ball lending unit 20 due to the occurrence of a communication impossible state. It is possible to identify and handle that the processing to be performed is not performed.

  (6) On the condition that the management device 50 determines that the serial numbers do not match and the identification amount is stored in an unadded state, the identification amount addition processing and the added update processing are performed as the serial number mismatch processing. Therefore, even when the management device 50 receives the deposit request and the ball lending unit 20 becomes unable to communicate before receiving the remaining amount notification, the correct remaining amount can be determined. On the other hand, in the management device 50, the addition update process is performed without performing the identification amount addition process on condition that it is determined that the serial numbers match and the identification amount is stored in an unadded state. Even when the management device 50 becomes incapable of communication after the ball lending unit 20 receives the remaining amount notification, the correct remaining amount can be determined.

  (7) In the ball lending unit 20 that is in a communication disabled state, a recording medium on which the remaining payment amount is recorded is received, and as a result of the processing for handling the remaining payment amount using the remaining payment amount, the remaining payment amount becomes zero. In such a case, the recording medium is discharged on the condition that the management residual amount information indicating that the management residual amount is not zero is recorded on the recording medium. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent useless return of a recording medium that does not have a management balance and does not need to be returned.

  (8) When the ball lending unit 20 collects the indirect tax amount corresponding to the used amount used for transaction processing and cannot communicate with the management device 50 and accepts money, the identification amount of the accepted money From the tax-included unit amount that is the sum of the unit usage amount (100 yen), which is a predetermined unit when the remaining amount is used for transaction processing, and the indirect tax amount (5 yen) corresponding to the unit usage amount ( The transaction target amount equivalent to an integer multiple of 105 yen) and the fractional amount less than the tax-included unit amount are specified, and the transaction target amount is used for transaction processing without the player's operation, and the resulting fractional amount Recorded on the recording medium and discharged, the recording medium can be saved compared to the case where another recording medium is issued for the fractional amount, and the types of the recording medium handled by the player can be suppressed. , Improve convenience.

Next, further modifications, feature points, and the like in the embodiment described above are listed below.
(1) As described in S631 and S6021 in FIG. 9, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 200 itself determines whether or not game-useable electronic money such as ball lending is stored, and the determination The result is returned as a response signal to the control unit 21 of the ball lending unit 20, and the control unit 21 is configured to determine the returned answer. However, instead, all information stored in the storage unit 292 of the mobile phone 200 is transmitted from the mobile phone 200 to the control unit 21, and the control unit 21 uses the game in the transmitted information. It may be controlled to determine whether or not possible electronic money is included.

  (2) As the transaction processing using the value balance stored in the mobile phone 200, in the above-described embodiment, one-time lending is shown as an example, but instead of or in addition to that, FIG. As in S511 to S516, the ball lending process may be performed using the sum of the offline fractional value and the remaining value of the recording medium that has already been inserted. Further, in transaction processing using the value balance stored in the mobile phone 200, the ball is obtained by communicating with the management device 50 as shown in FIG. 12 and the sum of the deposit amount and the received monetary amount as shown in FIG. Lending processing may be performed.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the consumption tax is collected, so that a fraction is generated in the remaining amount after use for transaction processing, and it is recorded on the recording medium and discharged as an offline fractional amount. . However, instead (in the case where consumption tax is not collected) or in addition (in addition to the collection of consumption tax), payment is made online (for example, 1000 yen payment) and a part of it is used for transaction processing such as ball lending. The remaining amount after use (for example, 500 yen) may be recorded on a recording medium as an off-line fractional amount and discharged.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the money processor 68 receives and processes both banknotes and coins. Instead, a coin processor is separately provided in the ball lending unit 20, and the money processor 68 is provided. However, only banknotes may be accepted and coins processed by a coin processor.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a functional block diagram showing an example of the game system which concerns on this invention. It is a control function block diagram of a ball lending processor and a mobile phone. (A) is a front view showing an example of a ball lending unit and a pachinko machine, (b) is a cross-sectional left side view of the ball lending unit, (c) is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along the line XX, (D) is a functional block diagram of a passage unit. It is a cross-sectional left view which represents typically the channel | path unit with which a ball lending unit is equipped. It is a perspective view showing a passage unit with which a ball rental unit is provided typically. (A) is a perspective view showing an example of a payment apparatus, (b) is a figure showing an example of the display content of the display provided in the payment apparatus. It is a figure showing an example of DB in the game system which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and is the remaining amount management DB and ball lending set amount DB of a management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the program of the main process of a ball lending unit. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the main process at the time of online of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart of a money processor processing of a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process content of the main process at the time of online of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the online money process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the value process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process content of the online ball lending process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the online return process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process content of the online recording medium (card, coin) reception process of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure following FIG. It is a figure following FIG. 16, and is a figure showing an example of a process at the time of a serial number mismatch. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the process at the time of switching of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the off-in recording medium (card, coin) reception process of 1st Embodiment, and an offline money process. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the offline return process of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing showing an example of the process at the time of accepting money in the ball lending unit which was in an offline state before receiving the fixed balance notice in the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing showing an example of a process at the time of accepting money in the ball lending unit which became an off-line state after transmission of the fraction deletion notification in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the process at the time of return of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a process at the time of receiving a recording medium in a payment apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure following FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the process at the time of accepting payment operation in the payment apparatus in 1st Embodiment, and when returning operation is received. It is a figure showing an example of a process at the time of detecting generation | occurrence | production of an offline state in the adjustment apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the online money processing of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the online recording medium (card, coin) reception processing of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure following FIG. It is a figure following FIG. 30, and is a figure showing an example of a process at the time of serial number mismatch. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the process at the time of switching of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the process at the time of return of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a process at the time of receiving a recording medium in a payment apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure following FIG. It is a flowchart of a process (process at the time of switching) when generation | occurrence | production of an offline state is detected in the adjustment apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure showing the modification of the process at the time of a serial number coincidence. It is a figure showing the modification of the process at the time of a serial number mismatch. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the main process at the time of online of another embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the value process of another embodiment. (A) is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the online money processing of another embodiment, (b) is a flowchart which shows the specific processing content of the offline money processing of another embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  1 gaming system, 2 banknotes, 3 coins, 4 membership card, 5 visitor coin, 10 pachinko machine, 20 ball lending unit, 21 control unit, 21b external communication unit, 22 banknote identification machine, 23 coin identification machine, 680 money processing machine 690 Chip reader / writer 200 Mobile phone 50 Management device 51 Communication unit 52 Control unit 53 Display 54 Input device 55 Hard disk 60 Checkout device 62 Control unit 80 Center management device 100 Passage unit 102 Recording medium R / W, 103 Upper antenna, 104 Lower antenna, 111 Coin slot, 112 Coin slot, 114 Supply path, 120 Insert coin holder, 130 Storage / discharge path, 131 Storage path, 132 Discharge path, 133 Second Guide passage, 140 storing coin holding part.

Claims (10)

A transaction apparatus for performing transaction processing using electronic money information or money stored in electronic money information storage means installed in a store and provided in a portable terminal,
Money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money;
Money transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying means;
Receiving means for receiving the mobile terminal;
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means, and
The transaction processing by the electronic money information transaction processing execution means based on the reception of the portable terminal by the reception means during at least a period from the reception of the money by the money reception identification means. And the money accepted by the money acceptance identifying means is returned. The apparatus further comprises storage money determination processing means for performing processing for determining whether or not electronic money information usable for the transaction processing is stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. ,
The portable terminal is accepted by the accepting means during a period from when the money is accepted by the money acceptance identifying means until at least the money is identified, and the stored money determination processing means for the accepted portable terminal 2. The transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that electronic money information that can be used for transaction processing is not stored, the transaction processing by the money transaction processing execution unit is executed. The apparatus further comprises storage money determination processing means for performing processing for determining whether or not electronic money information usable for the transaction processing is stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means. ,
The portable terminal is accepted by the accepting means during a period from when the money is accepted by the money acceptance identifying means until at least the money is identified, and the stored money determination processing means for the accepted portable terminal 2. The transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that electronic money information that can be used for transaction processing is not stored, the money accepted by the money acceptance identifying means is returned. A transaction apparatus for performing transaction processing using electronic money information or money stored in electronic money information storage means installed in a store and provided in a portable terminal,
Money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money;
Money transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying means;
Receiving means for receiving the mobile terminal;
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means, and
The transaction processing by the electronic money information transaction processing execution means based on the reception of the portable terminal by the reception means during at least a period from the reception of the money by the money reception identification means. The transaction apparatus returns the money accepted by the money acceptance identifying means without performing the transaction. A plurality of transaction apparatuses that are installed in a store and execute transaction processing using electronic money information or money stored in electronic money information storage means provided in a portable terminal, and a recording medium that can individually identify the recording medium An electronic money system comprising a management device that manages the remaining amount used in the transaction process in association with identification information,
The transaction device
Money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money;
Money transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying means;
Receiving means for receiving the mobile terminal;
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means, and
The transaction processing by the electronic money information transaction processing execution means based on the reception of the portable terminal by the reception means during at least a period from the reception of the money by the money reception identification means. And returning the money accepted by the money acceptance identifying means. A plurality of transaction apparatuses that are installed in a store and execute transaction processing using electronic money information or money stored in electronic money information storage means provided in a portable terminal, and a recording medium that can individually identify the recording medium An electronic money system comprising a management device that manages the remaining amount used in the transaction process in association with identification information,
The transaction device
Money acceptance identifying means for accepting money and identifying the amount of money;
Money transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying means;
Receiving means for receiving the mobile terminal;
Electronic money information transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing using the electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage means of the portable terminal received by the reception means, and
The transaction processing by the electronic money information transaction processing execution means based on the reception of the portable terminal by the reception means during at least a period from the reception of the money by the money reception identification means. The electronic money system is characterized in that the money accepted by the money acceptance identifying means is returned without performing the operation. The transaction device, have rows in cooperation with the management device various processes including the transaction processing in association with the recording medium identification information carried within the management balance a balance which is managed by the management device,
In the recording medium, a serial number that is updated in accordance with a predetermined specific process among the various processes is recorded,
The management device stores a serial number in association with the recording medium identification information,
The transaction device
A first serial number updating means for updating the serial number of the recording medium in accordance with the prior SL particular treatment,
Specific processing information transmitting means for transmitting specific processing information indicating that the specific processing is performed to the management device,
The management device
Second serial number updating means for updating a serial number associated with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium in response to reception of the specific processing information;
Serial number determination means for receiving a serial number recorded on the recording medium from the transaction apparatus and determining whether the received serial number matches a serial number associated with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium. ,further,
The electronic money system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein when the serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers do not match, a predetermined serial number mismatch process is performed. The money transaction process execution means has a deposit processing request transmission means for transmitting a deposit request including an identification amount identified by the money acceptance identifying means and recording medium identification information of the recording medium to the management device. ,
The management device
In response to receiving the deposit request, the identification amount included in the deposit request is stored in association with the recording medium identification information included in the deposit request, and managed in association with the recording medium identification information. A remaining amount notification transmitting means for transmitting a remaining amount notification capable of specifying a sum of the management remaining amount and the identified amount to the transaction device,
The money transaction processing executing means, with the proviso that received the balance notification, processing for enabling lending game media within range of the summation value specified from said residue amount notified as the specific processing And a serial number update process for updating the serial number of the recording medium by the first serial number updating means, and a serial number update notification indicating that the serial number update process has been performed is sent to the management apparatus as the specific processing information Send to
The management device
In response to receiving the serial number update notification, an identification amount addition process for adding the identification amount stored in association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium to the management remaining amount of the recording medium is performed. Update the serial number of the recording medium by a second serial number update unit, and perform an added update process to update the identification amount to a state where it can be specified.
On the condition that the serial number determination means determines that the serial numbers do not match and the identification amount is stored in an unadded state, the identification amount addition processing and the added update processing as the serial number mismatch processing And then
The addition update process is performed without performing the identification amount addition process on the condition that the sequence number determination means determines that the sequence numbers match and the identification amount is stored in an unadded state. The electronic money system according to claim 7, wherein the electronic money system is characterized. The transaction device
Communication enable / disable detecting means for detecting whether it is a communicable state capable of communicating with the management device or an incommunicable state incapable of communicating;
The management apparatus accepts the recording medium when the communicability detection unit detects a communicable state, and associates the recording medium with the recording medium identification information of the received recording medium. Management balance transaction processing execution means for executing the transaction processing within a range;
Recording management residual amount information indicating that the management residual amount is not zero on the received recording medium, and recording the management residual amount on the condition that the management residual amount of the recording medium subject to the transaction processing is not zero Recording medium discharge processing means for performing a first discharge process for discharging without discharge,
The money transaction processing execution means performs the transaction processing within the range of the identified amount identified by the money acceptance identifying means when detecting the communication impossible state by the communication availability detecting means,
The recording medium discharge processing means records and discharges the remaining payment amount on the recording medium on the condition that the remaining payment amount obtained by subtracting the used amount used for the transaction processing from the identified amount is not zero. Discharge process,
The transaction device
Management residual amount information recording determination means for determining whether or not the management residual amount information is recorded on the recording medium;
Receiving balance transaction processing for performing the transaction processing using the remaining payment amount based on receiving the recording medium on which the remaining payment amount is recorded when detecting the communication impossible state by the communication availability detecting means Execution means, and
The recording medium discharge processing means performs a process of discharging a recording medium having a zero deposit balance on condition that the management remaining amount information recording determining unit determines that the management remaining amount information is recorded. The electronic money system according to claim 5, wherein: The transaction device
The amount recorded by subtracting the used amount used for the transaction processing by the money transaction processing execution unit and the indirect tax amount corresponding to the used amount from the identified amount identified by the money reception identifying unit is used as the remaining amount. Remaining amount processing means for performing processing for management by the management device in association with medium identification information;
Recording medium discharge processing means for performing a first discharge process for discharging the remaining amount without recording on the recording medium to be processed by the remaining amount processing means;
Communication enable / disable detecting means for detecting whether it is a communicable state capable of communicating with the management device or an incommunicable state incapable of communicating;
When the remaining amount is used for the transaction processing from the identification amount of the accepted currency based on the receipt of the currency by the currency acceptance identifying unit when the communication impossible state is detected by the communication availability detecting unit. Transaction amount equivalent to an integral multiple of the tax-included unit amount, which is the sum of the unit usage amount that is a predetermined unit of and the indirect tax amount corresponding to the unit usage amount, and a fractional amount less than the tax-included unit amount And a specifying means for specifying
The money transaction processing means uses the transaction target amount specified by the specifying means for the transaction processing, without being operated by a mobile terminal owner .
The recording medium discharge processing means performs a second discharge process for discharging the recording medium on which the fraction amount specified by the specifying means is recorded,
The transaction device is recorded on the received recording medium based on receiving the recording medium ejected by the second ejection process when the communicable state is detected by the communication availability detecting means. Further comprising a fractional amount addition update request transmission means for transmitting a fractional amount addition update request including the recording medium identification information and the fractional amount to the management device;
The management device
Add the fractional amount included in the fractional amount addition update request to the remaining amount managed in association with the recording medium identification information included in the fractional amount addition update request transmitted from the fractional amount addition update request transmission means. Fraction addition addition update processing means for performing fraction addition addition update processing for updating;
A fraction addition addition completion notification reply means for sending back a fraction addition completion notification indicating that the fraction addition addition processing has been completed to the transaction apparatus;
The transaction apparatus deletes the fractional amount recorded on the received recording medium on the condition that the fractional addition completion notification returned from the fractional addition completion notification reply means is received. The electronic money system according to claim 5, further comprising: a fractional amount erasing processing unit that performs the processing.

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