JP2008093262A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2008093262A5
Application number: JP2006280223A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2006-10-13
Publication date: 2009-12-10
Anticipated expiration: 2026-10-13

Claims

A management device for managing the balance used for lending game media in association with record medium individually identifiable recording medium identification information,
A plurality of gaming devices provided corresponding to gaming machines and capable of communicating with the management device ;
A settlement apparatus that performs a settlement process of a management balance that is a balance managed by the management apparatus in association with the recording medium identification information in cooperation with the management apparatus ,
Each of the plurality of gaming devices is a gaming system that performs a lending process performed within the range of the management balance in cooperation with the management device ,
The recording medium is recorded with a serial number updated by the gaming device in association with the lending process performed by the gaming device,
The management device stores a serial number in association with the recording medium identification information,
The gaming device is:
First communication enable / disable detecting means for detecting whether it is a communicable state capable of communicating with the management device or a communicable state incapable of communicating;
Based on the reception of the recording medium when the communicable state is detected by the first communication availability detection means, the management of the recording medium identification information and the serial number recorded on the received recording medium is performed. A recording sequence number transmitting means for transmitting to the device;
First serial number updating means for updating a serial number recorded on the recording medium in association with the lending process;
Lending process information transmitting means for transmitting lending process information indicating that the lending process is performed along with the lending process to the management device;
A recording medium discharge processing means for performing a recording medium discharge process for discharging the recording medium in response to a player's discharge operation, regardless of detection by the first communication availability detection means;
Management residual amount specifying information recording means for recording management residual amount specifying information capable of specifying the management residual amount corresponding to the recording medium identification information of the recording medium on the recording medium,
The management device
Second serial number updating means for updating and storing a serial number associated with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium in response to reception of the lending processing information;
A management balance subtraction means for subtracting the management balance in response to reception of the loan processing information;
Serial number determination means for determining whether or not the serial number transmitted from the recording serial number transmission means matches the serial number associated with the recording medium identification information transmitted from the recording serial number transmission means,
When the serial number determining means determines that the serial numbers match, the serial number matching process is performed to allow the lending process using the management remaining amount, and when the serial number determining means determines that the serial numbers do not match, the management remaining amount is subtracted. In addition, after updating the serial numbers so that they match, perform processing at the time of serial number mismatch that allows the lending processing with the management remaining amount,
The settlement apparatus is
A second communicability detecting means for detecting whether the communicable state capable of communicating with the management apparatus or the incapable communicable state;
The when said communicable state is detected by the second communication possibility detecting means, a settlement on the basis of the management balance that is managed in said association with the recording medium identification information of the recording medium management apparatus On the other hand, when the communication impossible state is detected by the second communication enable / disable detecting unit, the management remaining amount is specified from the management remaining amount specifying information recorded on the recording medium. A game system, comprising: a settlement means for performing an offline settlement process for performing settlement of the specified management balance.