JP2009125307A - Stored game medium management system and stored game medium management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the losing of the support for the third party from an game parlor. <P>SOLUTION: In the stored ball management system 1, a hall computer 90 stores the number of output balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of exchanged balls as hall processing achievements, updates the hall processing achievements when the number of output balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of exchanged balls are collected, and notifies a hall stored ball management device 100 of the hall processing achievements with a prescribed opportunity (for example, after business is over) as a start. The hall stored ball management device 100 stores the hall processing achievements notified by the hall computer 90 in association with each member management T/C 10, determines on the basis of the hall processing achievements stored in association with the member management T/C 10 whether or not fraudulent practice is performed at a game parlor where the member management T/C 10 is disposed, and instructs the member management T/C 10 to mitigate regulation control for update processing of the stored ball data when it is determined that the fraudulent practice is not performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is connected to a management device for managing stored game media data for each player who has joined a member of a game store, and a third party management device for managing and managing stored game media data notified by the management device, The present invention relates to a game storage medium management system and a game storage medium management method for executing regulation control for update processing of stored game medium data performed by the management apparatus when communication between the management apparatus and the third party management apparatus is interrupted.

  Conventionally, gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines that play games by inserting gaming media such as pachinko balls and medals into gaming machines are known. In game stores where these gaming machines are installed, various recording media such as prepaid cards and membership cards are often used.

  In such a game store, when a membership card is issued to a player who has made a predetermined membership registration, and associated with the membership card identification information (for example, a member ID), for example, when a game on a pachinko machine is terminated. A system for registering the quantity information (stored ball data) of the pachinko balls acquired in the above, a so-called stored ball management system has been constructed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a storage ball management system, a member management device called a terminal controller (hereinafter collectively referred to as “member management T / C”) manages each member's storage ball data (storage ball balance). The store management data is transmitted from the member management T / C to a store storage management device managed by a fair third party organization, and the storage data transmitted from the member management T / C is comprehensively managed.

  This third-party organization manages and manages the storage ball data transmitted from the membership management T / C of the amusement store from the viewpoint of protecting the customers. If the amusement store goes bankrupt, disasters such as earthquakes and fires occur. When it becomes difficult to manage the stored ball data at the amusement store, for example, instead of the amusement store, the stored ball compensation that returns the stored ball balance owned by each member at a valuable value is performed.

  However, when the communication between the member management T / C and the store storage management device goes offline, an illegal act of inflating the storage balance to the “fictional account” for depositing unauthorized storage balls is performed. There is room, and there is a problem that the burden when a third-party organization compensates for savings increases.

  Specifically, for example, when an administrator who manages a game store just before bankruptcy tries to commit fraud, it does not exist after intentionally disconnecting communication with the store storage management device of a third-party organization By issuing a membership card to the player, a “fictional account” is opened, and the data stored in the “fictitious account” is inflated by fraudulent savings such as counting storage, receipt storage, and manual input storage. After the bankruptcy of the store, a fraudulent act of accepting the savings compensation for the savings data of the “fictional account” through a third party is performed. Therefore, as the offline status continues between the member management T / C and the store storage management device for a long period of time, many “fictitious accounts” will be overlooked, and the third party will provide compensation for the storage. The burden of doing this is extremely enormous.

  For this reason, recently, when communication between the member management T / C and the store storage management device goes offline, a regulation is performed that prohibits addition processing for storage data managed by the member management T / C. Technology is being considered.

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  However, when the communication between the member management T / C and the store storage management device goes offline, the above-mentioned fraudulent act (the increase of the balance to the fictitious account) is caused by the fact that the addition of the storage ball is fixedly regulated. In spite of not being done, excessively severe measures will be taken against an amusement store that has been brought offline due to a malfunction or accident, but it is not intentionally done. There is a problem that there is a risk of losing sponsorship.

  For this reason, it has become an important issue how to relax regulations for game stores that have been brought offline due to malfunctions or accidents unintentionally. Such a problem is not only caused by a saved ball management system that manages the stored balls, but also occurs in a wide game media management system that includes a saved medal management system that manages saved medals.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) of the prior art, and can prevent loss of sponsorship from a game store to a third-party organization (savings compensation fund). It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage game medium management system and a storage game medium management method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a storage medium management system according to the present invention manages a storage medium data for each player who has joined a member of a game store, and the management apparatus Is stored in the management device when communication between the management device and the third party management device is interrupted. A storage medium management system for executing regulation control for update processing of game medium data, the number of acquired game media acquired by a game, the number of additional game media added to the stored game medium data, and the acquisition Information collecting means for collecting any one or a plurality of exchanged game media in which a game medium or the stored game medium and prizes are exchanged, and the information collected by the information collection means Based on any one or more of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchange game media, unauthorized execution feasibility determination means for determining whether or not an illegal act is performed at the game store; And a deregulation control means for controlling so as to relax the restriction control on the update processing of the game media data when the fraudulent execution propriety determination means determines that no fraud has been performed. And

  In addition, the game media management system according to the present invention includes an information processing device connected to the in-store device and the third-party management device including the management device and in the game store having the information collecting means. The information processing apparatus includes: a first game store processing result storage unit that stores any one or more of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchange game media as game store processing results; A game store that updates the game store processing performance stored by the first game store processing performance storage device when the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchange game media is collected by the information collecting device. Processing result update means, and game shop processing result notification means for notifying the third-party management device of the game shop processing results stored by the first game shop processing result storage means, at a predetermined opportunity; The third-party management device further includes second game shop processing result storage means for storing the game shop processing results notified by the game shop processing result notification means in association with each management device. The unauthorized execution feasibility determination means is in the third party management device, and the management is performed based on the game store processing performance stored in association with the management device by the second game store processing performance storage device. It is determined whether or not cheating is performed at the game store where the device is installed, and the deregulation control means determines that the cheating is not performed by the cheating execution determination means, The management apparatus is instructed to relax the restriction control on the storage medium data update processing.

  In addition, the game media management system according to the present invention includes an information processing device connected to the in-store device and the third-party management device including the management device and in the game store having the information collecting means. The information processing apparatus includes a game store processing result storage means for storing any one or more of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchange game media as game store processing results; A game store processing result updating unit for updating the game store processing result stored by the game store processing result storage unit when the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchanged game media is collected by the collecting unit; The unauthorized execution feasibility determination means is provided in the information processing apparatus, and the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, and the exchange game by the information collection means When the collection of the number of bodies is completed, it is determined whether or not the gaming store is fraudulent based on the gaming store processing record stored by the gaming store processing record storing means, and the deregulation control And means for instructing the management device to relax the restriction control on the update processing of the game medium data when it is determined by the fraudulent execution propriety judging means that the illegal act is not performed. To do.

  Further, in the stored game medium management system according to the present invention, the unauthorized execution propriety judging means determines whether the game is based on whether or not the number of acquired game media is equal to or greater than a sum of the number of added game media and the number of exchange game media. It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not cheating is performed at a store.

  The game storage medium management system according to the present invention includes any one of a communication interruption period, the number of interruptions, and a difference in the number of storage mediums at the time of interruption and return from the management device and the third party management device. Alternatively, it further comprises communication processing result storage means for storing a plurality of communication processing results as the communication processing results, and the restriction relaxation control means has a degree of relaxing the restriction control according to the communication processing results stored by the communication processing result storage means. It is characterized by changing.

  In addition, the storage medium management method according to the present invention manages the storage medium data notified by the management apparatus for managing the storage medium data for each player who has joined the members of the game shop, and manages the storage medium data notified by the management apparatus. When a third-party management device is connected and communication between the management device and the third-party management device is interrupted, a regulation control is performed with respect to the game media data update processing performed by the management device. A method for managing stored game media, the number of acquired game media acquired by a game, the number of added game media added to the stored game media data, the exchange of the acquired game media or the stored game media and prizes Information collecting step of collecting any one or a plurality of exchanged game media performed, and the number of acquired game media collected by the information collecting step, the number of added game media, or the Based on any one or more of the number of exchangeable game media, the illegal execution is performed by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination step for determining whether or not the illegal operation is performed at the game store, and the unauthorized execution permission determination step. A regulation relaxation control step for controlling so as to relax the regulation control for the update processing of the game medium data when it is determined that the game media data is not updated.

  According to the present invention, the number of acquired game media acquired by the game, the number of added game media added to the stored game media data, the exchange game in which the acquired game media or the stored game media and the prize are exchanged. Any one or more of the number of media are collected, and based on any one or more of the collected number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchange game media, an illegal act is performed at the game store. If it is determined whether or not fraudulent activity has been performed, the regulation control on the storage media data update process is relaxed, so fraud such as padding of fictitious storage media accounts As a result of being able to relax the regulation control for non-acting amusement stores, at least there are unreasonable restrictions on amusement stores that have been brought offline due to malfunctions or accidents unintentionally. No longer an advantage of being made of the gaming facility is possible to prevent losing the sponsorship for third parties (貯玉 Compensation Fund).

  According to the present invention, the information processing apparatus stores any one or more of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchanged game media as a game store processing result, and the number of acquired game media, When the number of game media or the number of exchanged game media is collected, the game store processing results are updated, the game store processing results are notified to a third party management device at a predetermined opportunity, and the third party management device The gaming store processing results notified are stored in association with each other, and based on the gaming store processing results stored in association with the management device, an illegal act is performed at the gaming store in which the management device is disposed. If the management device is instructed to relax the regulation control for the update processing of the game media data when it is determined that fraud has not been performed, Of amusement stores that have not gone As a result of being able to perform deregulation on a physical device (member management T / C) by remote control, it is possible to prevent improper regulation on an amusement store that has been brought offline due to a malfunction or accident, There is an effect that it is possible to prevent a situation in which deregulation is performed due to an unauthorized operation of the management apparatus (member management T / C) of the amusement store.

  According to the present invention, the information processing apparatus stores any one or more of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchanged game media as a game store processing result, and the number of acquired game media, When the number of game media or the number of exchange game media is collected, the game store processing results are updated. When the collection of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchange game media is completed, the stored game store processing results are recorded. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not fraudulent acts are being performed at the game store, and if it is determined that fraudulent acts are not performed, management is performed so as to relax the regulation control for the update processing of the game media data Since the apparatus is configured to instruct the apparatus, the deregulation of the management apparatus (member management T / C) of the amusement shop that does not perform the fraudulent action can be completed by the in-store equipment. As a result, the third party management apparatus ( Ho Even if communication between the storage management device) and the game store management device (member management T / C) is offline, unreasonable regulation is imposed on the game store that has been brought offline due to a malfunction or accident. The effect that it becomes possible to prevent is acquired.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is determined whether an illegal act is performed at the game store based on whether or not the number of acquired game media is equal to or greater than the sum of the number of added game media and the number of exchange game media. For example, when the number of acquired game media is equal to or greater than the sum of the number of additional game media and the number of exchange game media, it is ensured that the balance is not increased to the fictitious account with high accuracy. If the number of game media earned is less than the sum of the number of game media stored and the number of game media exchanged, it will be detected with high accuracy that the game store has increased the balance to the fictitious account. This is advantageous in that it is possible to take a strict response when an illegal act is detected while obtaining support from an amusement store that is a member of the Savings Compensation Fund.

  In addition, according to the present invention, any one or more of the interruption period, the number of interruptions, the difference in the number of stored game media at the time of interruption and return at the communication between the management apparatus and the third party management apparatus are used as the communication processing results. Because it is configured to change the degree of relaxation of regulation control according to the stored communication processing results, among the amusement stores that belong to the savings compensation fund, While increasing the degree of relaxation of regulatory controls, non-compliant stores (stores that do not comply with the rules) can be managed in accordance with the credible punishment of reducing the degree of relaxation of regulatory controls. The effect is that it becomes possible to effectively increase the sponsorship of the institution (the Savings Compensation Fund).

  Exemplary embodiments of a game storage medium management system and a game storage medium management method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko game will be described.

  First, the system configuration of the storage ball management system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a storage management system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the storage ball management system 1, at least one game store is provided for each game store, and a member management terminal controller (hereinafter referred to as a “member”) manages the stored ball data of the players who have joined the game store members. 10), and a hall storage management device 100 disposed in a third party that guarantees storage.

Here, in this storage management system 1, the member management T / C 10 of a plurality of amusement stores is connected via the dedicated line 3 with the hall storage management device 100 as the apex,
A hall computer 90 (corresponding to an information processing device in the claims) that collects and manages game machine information in the game store (for example, information such as the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of special prizes, the number of starts, etc.) It is different from the previous system in that it is connected. The “out number” here refers to the number of balls and prize balls that have been struck, the “safe number” refers to the number of prize balls paid out, and the “special prize number” refers to the number of winning jackpots. The “start number” indicates the number of digest games.

  The reason for adopting the configuration in which the hall computer 90, which has a sparse relationship with the storage ball management, is connected to the hall storage management device 100, is that the communication between the hole storage management device 100 and the member management T / C 10 is interrupted. This is to determine whether the cause is intentional or not by using information (a hall processing result to be described later) notified from the hall computer 90 to the hall storage management apparatus 100.

  The member management T / C 10 and the hall computer 90 are connected via an in-store network such as a LAN. However, since the roles to be played by both are different, they are connected to different types of in-store equipment although some of them overlap. Has been.

  In other words, in-store equipment that is responsible for saving / replaying services for players is connected to the member management T / C 10, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, an island controller 20, a member card processor 60, and a prize management device. 70 is connected.

  Further, the island controller 20 is connected to a card processing unit (hereinafter referred to as “CR unit”) 30 provided in each of the plurality of pachinko machines 40 installed on each island. Is connected to a counter 50 that counts the number of pachinko balls, and to the prize management device 70, a prize dispenser 75 that dispenses special prizes is connected.

  The pachinko machine 40 is an apparatus in which a player plays a pachinko game by launching a pachinko ball into the game area. In this embodiment, the pachinko machine 40 is a so-called CR pachinko machine compatible with a prepaid card.

  The CR unit 30 is interposed between a prepaid card management device (not shown) that manages the remaining frequency of each prepaid card and each pachinko machine 40. The prepaid card management device inquires about the remaining frequency of the prepaid card and lends the ball. It is a device that makes a request and issues a ball lending instruction to the pachinko machine 40 when there is a remaining number. In the present embodiment, the process related to the prepaid card has no feature, and therefore, the description regarding the prepaid card is omitted below.

  Further, the CR unit 30 has a so-called replay function for accepting a member card and withdrawing the stored money deposited in the member management T / C 10. Specifically, when a member inserts a member card into the CR unit 30 and performs a replay operation, the number of replayed balls is subtracted from the stored balance managed by the member management T / C 10 and the pachinko machine 40 Instruct the ball throwing out.

  The counter 50 is a counter that counts pachinko balls acquired by the player, and outputs the count result to the member card processor 60. In the present embodiment, the counter 50 has only a pachinko ball counting function, and is recorded and managed by a printing function for issuing a counting receipt on which a counting result is printed as a bar code, and a member management T / C 10. It is assumed that the membership card processing machine 60 described later has a counting / storing ball function for adding a part or all of the counting results to the pooling balance.

  The member card processing device 60 is a member terminal device used when storing balls by registered members, and includes a card reader that reads a member ID recorded on the member card. Specifically, when a counting result is input from the counter 50 and a member card received from a player is inserted into a card insertion slot by a clerk at a gaming store, the member ID read by the card reader and the counting result are obtained. A stored ball addition request including the number of pachinko balls (acquired balls) is transmitted to the member management T / C 10.

  The member card processing machine 60 can also issue a counting receipt in which the number of pachinko balls counted by the counter 50 is barcode-printed. Specifically, when a receipt issue button is pressed by an amusement store employee or a player, a count receipt in which the number of pachinko balls, the issue date and time, and the counter number are printed in a barcode is issued.

  After the completion of the counting receipt issuance and counting storage, in this embodiment, the membership card processing machine 60 causes the hall computer 90 to collect the hall processing results of the game shop A. The number of issued balls (the number of acquired balls) is transmitted to the hall computer 90, and after the counting and savings are completed, the number of balls (the number of acquired balls) counted at that time and the number of balls added to the savings account with the counting stored balls ( (Hereinafter referred to as “counted number of balls”) is transmitted to the hall computer 90.

  Here, “Hall processing results” in the present embodiment is a generic name for the results of handling balls in a game store. For example, the number of balls played by a player (the number of balls acquired), a storage account This refers to the number of stored balls that have been added to the number of items and the number of exchanged balls that have been exchanged for prizes.

  The prize management device 70 is a terminal device for prize exchange arranged in a prize exchange counter in the amusement store, and manages the exchange of the acquired balls and prizes using the exchanged ball number management table. This exchange ball number management table stores the number of balls necessary for exchanging the prize for each prize (number of balls necessary for exchange) in association with each other. When the clerk in the prize exchange counter receives a count receipt with the bar code printed on the number of balls obtained by the membership card processing machine 60 from the player, the bar code reader reads the earned ball count from the count receipt and the game The exchange button corresponding to the prize specified by the customer is pressed, the exchange process for subtracting the required number of exchanged balls from the count receipt for the prize is executed, and then the prize is given to the player manually by an attendant. Hand over. In addition, when the player wishes to exchange for a special prize, the clerk presses a special prize exchange button provided in the prize management device 70 and refers to the exchanged ball number management table in accordance with the number of obtained balls. The prize dispenser 75 is instructed to dispense the special prize. It is possible to exchange not only prizes using counting receipts but also prize exchanges using stored balls through membership cards.

  The prize management device 70 not only reads the number of pachinko balls from the barcode printed on the counting receipt and uses it when exchanging prizes, but also stores the balls using the counting receipts (hereinafter referred to as “receipt storage balls”). You can also. Specifically, the bar code reader provided in the gift management device 70 reads the count receipt, and when the member card is inserted into the card reader and the storage ball button is pressed, the storage ball addition including the member ID and the number of pachinko balls is added. The request is transmitted to the member management T / C 10.

  After the prize exchange and receipt storage balls are completed, the prize management device 70 collects the hall processing results of the game store A by the hall computer 90. (Hereinafter referred to as “the number of exchanged balls”) is transmitted to the hall computer 90, and after receipt storage is completed, the number of balls added to the storage account with the receipt storage (hereinafter referred to as “receipt storage”) ) Is transmitted to the hall computer 90.

  The member management T / C 10 is a management device that performs overall management of members registered in the amusement store using a member management table. The member management table stores a player's member ID in association with the player's personal information (for example, name, telephone number, etc.) and a stored balance. Then, if a savings addition request is received from the member card processor 60 or the prize management device 70, the number of savings in the corresponding savings account is added, and if a savings subtraction request is received from the CR unit 30, the corresponding savings account It subtracts the number of stored balls in. Further, it is also possible to perform a manual storage (hereinafter referred to as “manual input storage”) on the storage balance stored in the member management table through an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. In this case, the number of balls added to the storage account by the manually input storage ball (hereinafter referred to as “the number of manually input storage balls”) is transmitted to the hall computer 90 even after the manual input storage ball is performed.

  In addition, the member management T / C 10 transmits the stored ball data (stored ball balance) stored in the member management table to the hall stored ball management device 100 at a predetermined opportunity (for example, after the end of business). At this time, in the case where the communication with the hole storage management device 100 is in an offline state and the storage ball data is not transmitted to the hole storage management device 100, the member management T / C 10, the member card processor 60, and the prize management device 70 Restriction control is performed to control the addition of the accumulated ball data (that is, counting accumulated balls, receipt accumulated balls, and manually input accumulated balls). In the present embodiment, the stored ball data is transmitted after the game shop is closed. However, the frequency and timing for transmitting the stored ball data can be arbitrarily set.

  On the other hand, the hall computer 90 is connected to in-store equipment that is responsible for collecting game table information, for example, a table unit 80, and further, the pachinko machine 40 described above is connected to this table unit (DU) 80. .

  The pachinko machine 40 provides pachinko games to the player and also has a function of transmitting game table information to the unit knit 80. The game table information such as the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of special prizes, the number of starts, etc. Is notified to the base unit 80 by pulse output.

  The stand unit 80 is a device that converts various pulse signals output from the pachinko machine 40 into digital signals and transfers them to the hall computer 90. Specifically, pulse signals such as out, safe, special prize and start received from the pachinko machine 40 are converted into digital signals that can be processed by software, and the gaming machine information thus converted into digital signals is converted into the hall computer 90. To notify. The “game table information” is transmitted to the hall computer 90 including information such as the number of the game machine that is the transmission source. In this embodiment, two pachinko machines 40 are connected to one base unit 80. However, one pachinko machine 40 may be connected to one base unit 80 in pairs. Alternatively, N pachinko machines 40 may be connected.

  The hall computer 90 is an information processing apparatus that collects and manages game machine information in a game store using a machine data management table (not shown). This table data management table stores the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of special prizes, and the number of starts in association with each game table number. When the game machine information such as out, safe, special prize, start, etc. of each pachinko machine 40 is received from the machine unit 80, the corresponding machine number and the corresponding item fields in the machine data management table are updated. In this case, the game table information is collected in real time every time the possession ball is shot, the prize is paid out, the jackpot is won, and the jackpot lottery is performed on the pachinko machine 40. (For example, 12 o'clock, 18 o'clock, etc.) or a fixed period (for example, a 5-minute period) may be collected together.

  The game table information managed in the table data management table in this way is analysis of the trend of appearance for each game table, for example, analysis of whether the operation is consistent with the event content or analysis of the popularity trend of the game table. For example, it will be used for analysis of which model is popular among players.

  Further, the hall computer 90 collects and manages the gaming machine information as described above, and collects and manages the hall processing performance of the game shop using a hall processing performance management table (not shown). This hall processing performance management table stores the accumulated ball accumulation, accumulated accumulated ball number, and accumulated exchanged ball number in a predetermined period (for example, one day) in association with each other. And when the number of balls (acquired balls) is received from the member card processing machine 60, the cumulative total of balls in the hall processing performance management table is added and updated, and the number of manually input stored balls is received from the member management T / C10. If the receipt storage ball number is received from the prize management device 70, the cumulative number of balls stored in the hall processing performance management table is added and updated, and if the exchange ball number is received from the prize management device 70, The cumulative number of exchanged balls in the hall processing performance management table is added and updated. After the amusement store is closed, the hall processing results managed in the hall processing result management table in this way are associated with the store code for uniquely identifying the amusement store and transmitted to the hall storage management device 100. Is done.

  The hall storage management apparatus 100 is a management apparatus of a third-party organization that manages and manages the storage data of amusement stores that are affiliated with the storage compensation fund using a store-specific storage management table 140b described later. This store-specific storage management table 140b stores the member ID, storage balance, name, and telephone number of a player who is a member of the game store in association with each store code of the game store. Then, the stored ball data associated with the store code is received from the member management T / C 10 arranged in each game store, and the stored ball data of the store code in the store-specific stored ball management table 140b is overwritten and updated.

  As described above, in the storage management system 1, the member management T / C 10 that manages storage data for each player who has joined a member of the game store, and the hall that manages and manages the storage data notified by the member management T / C 10. When the storage management device 100 is connected and communication between the member management T / C 10 and the hall storage management device 100 is interrupted, the regulation control for the storage data update processing performed by the member management T / C 10 is executed. The outline is to do.

  Here, in the first embodiment, the number of acquired balls (number of issued balls) acquired by the game, the number of stored balls added to the stored ball data, and the number of exchanged balls exchanged for prizes are collected. Based on the number of acquired balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of exchanged balls, it is determined whether or not fraudulent activity is being performed at the game shop, and if it is determined that fraudulent activity has not been performed, the storage data is updated. This is characterized in that control is performed so as to relax control over processing.

  That is, when the communication between the member management T / C 10 and the hall storage management device 100 is in an offline state, the storage data is not notified to the hall storage management device 100 of a third party, and the balance is increased to a fictitious account. If the communication between these two devices is not secured due to a problem arising from a third-party organization's point of view that overlooks the situation where fraudulent acts are performed, regulation control over the storage data update process (for example, , Counting storage balls, receipt storage balls, and manually input storage ball prohibition control), but at this time, the processing of updating the storage ball data is uniformly regulated for the amusement store in which the communication with the hall storage management device 100 is offline. Then, among them, there are amusement stores in which communication with the third party hall storage device management apparatus 100 is offline due to an accident or failure unintentionally. Marete put away.

  In other words, in the past, whether or not the restriction is controlled depending on whether or not the communication between the member management T / C 10 and the hall storage management device 100 is possible. In this case, communication between both devices is possible. If this situation is secured, it is possible to detect fraudulent acts by amusement stores by examining the data stored in each amusement store on the third party side, but communication between these two devices is interrupted. If it is, it is unclear whether the cause is for the purpose of fraud or an accident or failure.

  As described above, the restriction control based on whether or not the member management T / C 10 and the hole storage management device 100 can communicate with each other is a member of the Storage Compensation Fund that transmits the storage data to the hole storage management device 100. This is because the idea of fulfilling the duties imposed on the store is at the root.

  However, in order to allow the member management T / C 10 to transmit the stored ball data, in addition to the meaning of compensating the exact number of stored balls to the player at the time of compensation for the stored balls, fraudulent acts such as inflating the fictitious stored ball account are prevented in advance. There is significance, and it is too harsh to carry out regulatory control to an amusement store that does not conduct such fraud and cannot send stored ball data to a third party due to breakdowns or accidents. There is a risk of losing sponsorship for the (Satama Compensation Fund).

  Therefore, in the first embodiment, it is directly determined whether or not fraudulent activities such as padding are performed on a fictitious storage account based on the results of hall processing such as the number of acquired balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of exchanged balls, By controlling so as to relax the regulation control when such fraud is not performed, the regulation control is performed depending on whether or not the communication interruption between the member management T / C 10 and the hall storage management device 100 is intentionally brought about. Thus, the regulation control can be relaxed for the amusement stores that are not cheating.

  That is, in the first embodiment, the accumulated ball count counted by the counter 50 on the previous day is exchanged for the accumulated number of accumulated balls added to the accumulated ball account on various days in the store on the previous day and the prize on the previous day. By comparing the total value with the cumulative number of exchanged balls, it is determined whether or not an illegal act has been performed at the amusement store.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the cumulative total of the balls is equal to the sum of the cumulative number of accumulated balls and the cumulative number of exchanged balls, it indicates that all the balls from the previous day have been stored or exchanged for prizes. In addition, if the cumulative number of balls exceeds the total of the cumulative number of accumulated balls and the total number of exchanged balls, it indicates that there are items that were forgotten to be exchanged for prizes in the previous day's counting receipts. In this case, there is no room for padding of the fictitious storage account, and it can be said that consistency with the storage data of the previous day is ensured. On the other hand, if the cumulative number of balls is less than the sum of the cumulative number of accumulated balls and the cumulative number of exchanged balls, it indicates that the accumulated balls are added to the number of balls counted by the counter 50, in this case There is a high possibility that the fictitious savings account has been inflated, and the consistency of the previous day's savings data is not guaranteed.

  For this reason, if the cumulative total of the ball is equal to or greater than the total value of the cumulative number of accumulated balls and the cumulative number of exchanged balls, control is performed so as to relax the regulatory control over the update processing of the accumulated ball data, while the cumulative total of the ball is the cumulative number of accumulated balls. When the total number of exchanged balls is less than the total value, the regulation control for the update processing of the stored ball data is maintained as it is.

  Therefore, in the first embodiment, the regulation control can be relaxed for an amusement shop that does not perform fraud such as inflating a fictitious savings account. As a result, it is offline due to a malfunction or accident at least unintentionally. It is possible to prevent an amusement store that has caused the situation from being unfairly regulated and to prevent the amusement store from losing its sponsorship for a third-party organization (a savings compensation fund).

  Next, the configuration of the hall storage management device 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. In the first embodiment, a case will be described in which the hall storage management device 100 performs main functions such as the above-described determination of whether or not to execute an illegal act and the relaxation control for the restriction control of the storage ball data.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the hall storage management device according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the hall storage management device 100 includes an input unit 110, an output unit 120, a communication control I / F unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a control unit 150.

  The input unit 110 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, the output unit 120 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display, and the communication control I / F unit 130 includes the island controller 20, the CR unit 30, This is an interface for performing data communication with the member card processor 60, the prize management device 70, the hall computer 90, and the hall storage management device 100.

  The storage unit 140 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and is a member of the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a for managing the communication processing results with the member management T / C 10 of each amusement store and the savings compensation fund. A store-specific storage ball management table 140b that manages stored-game data of game stores to be stored, and a store-specific hall processing result management table 140c that manages the hall processing performance of each game store are stored.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the store-specific communication processing result management table 140 a is a table that stores the reception date / time of the previous stored ball data, the communication disruption flag, the deregulation flag, and the cumulative unreceived number for each store code of the amusement store. . Here, the reason for storing the communication interruption flag is that the member management T / C 10 in which communication with the hall storage management device 100 is in an offline state, that is, the member management T / C in which the restriction control is executed inside the device. This is because the restriction control is relaxed only in C10. The communication disruption flag is a flag indicating whether communication with the member management T / C 10 is in an on-run state, and the deregulation flag is a flag indicating whether mitigation control for the regulation control is performed. In addition, the cumulative number of unreceived times indicates the cumulative number of days on which no accumulated ball data has been transmitted from the amusement store so far.

  For example, according to the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a shown in FIG. 4, when the current date is September 12, 2007, at the amusement store with the store code “00001”, both regulation control and relaxation control are performed. In the game store with the store code “00002”, which is not performed, the relaxation control is performed although the control is performed, and in the game store with the store code “00003”, the restriction control is performed. However, this indicates that mitigation control is not being performed, and further indicates that there is a possibility that fraudulent acts may have been performed at the game store with the store code “00003”.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the store-specific storage management table 140b is a table that stores the member ID, storage balance, name, and telephone number of a player who has joined a member of the game store for each store code of the game store. For example, according to the store-specific storage management table 140b shown in FIG. 5, in the game store with the store code “00001”, the player with the member ID “1001” has 8920 balances in the store account. This shows a case where a player with a member ID “1002” has 2100 balances in the savings account. In the event that an emergency occurs at the amusement store and a third party institution compensates for savings, the compensation for savings is performed using personal information such as name and phone number stored in this table.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the store-by-store hall processing performance management table 140c is a table that stores the accumulated number of balls, the accumulated number of accumulated balls, and the total number of exchanged balls of each amusement store for each store code. Here, the hall processing results of the accumulated ball number, the accumulated number of accumulated balls, and the accumulated number of exchanged balls are notified from the hall computer 90 of each amusement store after the end of business, and the fictitious account is determined in the unauthorized execution propriety determination unit 150c described later. This is used as a determination element for determining whether or not fraudulent activities such as inflating the balance are performed.

  The control unit 150 is a control unit that controls the entire hall storage management device 100, and includes a table data update unit 150a, a data reception availability determination unit 150b, an unauthorized execution availability determination unit 150c, and a deregulation control unit 150d. . Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU and executed, and the table data update unit 150a and the data reception availability determination unit 150b are executed. Then, the processes corresponding to the unauthorized execution permission determination unit 150c and the regulation relaxation control unit 150d are executed.

  The table data update unit 150 a is a processing unit that updates data in each table in the storage unit 140. Specifically, when the stored ball data including the store code is received from the member management T / C 10, the stored ball balance of the corresponding store code in the store-specific stored ball management table 140b is updated and the communication processing performance management table for each store is updated. When the previous storage data reception date and time of the corresponding store code in 140a is updated, and when the accumulated ball number, accumulated number of accumulated balls, and accumulated number of exchanged balls are received from the hall computer 90, in the hall processing performance management table 140c Update the total number of issued balls, the total number of accumulated balls, and the total number of exchanged balls at the relevant store.

  Specifically explaining the data flow of these accumulated ball numbers, accumulated accumulated ball numbers and accumulated exchanged ball numbers, as shown in FIG. 7, the hall computer 90 collects the number of balls from the member card processor 60, The number of accumulated balls (addition) is collected from the member management T / C 10 member card processing machine 60 and the prize management device 70 since there are three types of addition processing, counting storage balls, receipt storage balls and manual input storage balls. The number is collected from the prize management device 70, and the number of issued balls, the number of stored balls and the number of exchanged balls collected in this way are added and updated in the hall processing result management table. The accumulated ball number, the accumulated number of accumulated balls, and the accumulated number of exchanged balls stored in the processing result management table are transmitted to the hall accumulated ball management apparatus 100 in association with the store code of the game shop.

  On the other hand, the table data updating unit 150a receives the accumulated ball number, accumulated accumulated ball number, and accumulated exchanged ball number received from the hall computer 90 based on the accumulated ball number, accumulated accumulated ball number, and accumulated ball number of the corresponding store code in the store-specific hall processing result management table 140c. By overwriting and updating the cumulative number of exchanged balls, the hall processing performance of each amusement store can be managed by the store-specific hall processing performance management table 140c.

  The data reception availability determination unit 150b is a processing unit that determines whether or not the stored ball data has been received from the member management T / C 10 using the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a. Specifically, the stored ball data is transmitted from the member management T / C 10 after the end of business, but since there is a variation in the transmission time between amusement stores, the reception of the stored ball data is waited until the next day and the business start time From the viewpoint of performing deregulation control until the next day, a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) from the business start time of the next day (for example, the normal business start time of 10:00 or the business start time determined by an event or administrative law) In addition, it is determined whether or not the previous storage data reception date / time in the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a is the previous day or the date of the current day in order of the store code, and if it is the previous day or the current day, it corresponds to the store code The communication interruption flag is updated to the on state, and if it is not the previous day or the current day, the communication interruption flag corresponding to the store code is changed to the on state. To request to the table data updating section 150a to. In the first embodiment, the trigger for causing the table data update unit 150a to update the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a is a predetermined time before the business start time on the next day. Can be done.

  In this way, whether or not the communication with the member management T / C 10 is interrupted by the hall storage management device 100 is managed by managing whether or not the regulation control is operating at the member management T / C 10 of each game store. This is because the restriction relaxation control by the restriction relaxation control unit 150d described later is performed only on the member management T / C 10 for which the restriction control for the update processing of the stored ball data is performed.

  The unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 150c is a processing unit that determines whether the amusement store is performing an illegal act using the store-specific hall processing result management table 140c. Specifically, for each amusement store with a store code whose communication interruption flag in the store-specific communication processing result management table 150a updated by the data reception availability determination unit 150b is turned off, It is determined whether or not the accumulated ball accumulation stored in the processing result management table 140c is equal to or greater than the total value of the accumulated accumulated ball number and the accumulated exchanged ball number.

  At this time, if it is determined that the accumulated ball total is equal to the sum of the accumulated number of accumulated balls and the accumulated number of exchanged balls, it indicates that all the balls from the previous day have been accumulated or exchanged for prizes. If the cumulative number of balls exceeds the sum of the cumulative number of accumulated balls and the total number of exchanged balls, it indicates that there are items that were forgotten to be exchanged for prizes in the previous day's counting receipts. Can be considered that there is no room for padding of the fictitious savings account, and that the consistency of the previous day's savings data is ensured (see FIG. 2).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the cumulative total of balls is less than the total number of accumulated balls and total number of exchanged balls, it indicates that the amount of accumulated balls has been added to the number of balls counted by the counter 50. In this case, it is highly probable that the fictitious pool account has been inflated, and it can be assumed that the consistency of the previous day's pool data is not secured (see FIG. 2).

  The deregulation control unit 150d is a processing unit that performs control so as to relax the restriction control for the update processing of the stored ball data when it is determined by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 150c that the illegal act is not performed in the game store. . Specifically, when the stored ball data is not transmitted to the hall storage management device 100, the member management T / C 10 is set by default so that the restriction control corresponding to the restriction level 2 is performed, and the unauthorized execution determination is made. A game in which fraudulent acts are not performed by instructing the member management T / C 10 of the store code determined that the fraudulent behavior is not performed by the unit 150c to perform the regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 1. Deregulate stores. Since the communication between the hall storage management device 100 and the member management T / C 10 is interrupted, the deregulation instruction is given via the hall computer 90 connected to the hall storage management device 100 via another route.

  That is, the restriction relaxation control unit 150d relaxes the restriction control by lowering the restriction control corresponding to the restriction level 2 to the restriction control corresponding to the restriction level 1. Specifically, at the stage where the storage ball data is not notified to the hall storage management device 100, the control corresponding to the control level 2, for example, the control for completely prohibiting the counting storage, the rate storage or the manually input storage is performed. In addition, when it is determined by the fraudulent execution propriety determination unit 150c that an illegal act is not performed at the amusement store, the restriction control corresponding to the restriction level 1, for example, the storage balance is limited to 10000, and the counting storage ball In addition to prohibiting addition processing that causes the balance to exceed the storage limit of 10,000 when performing rate storage or manual storage, members are restricted to allow only 5 cases per day for manual storage. Let management T / C10 do.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, in the member management T / C 10, the standard operation is performed so as to perform the restriction control corresponding to the restriction level 2 unless a restriction relaxation instruction is issued by the restriction relaxation control unit 150d. When it is determined that the fraudulent execution determination unit 150c determines that an illegal act is not performed at the game store, the member management T / C 10 corresponding to the store code of the game store has the regulation level 1 The member management T / C 10 instructing through the hall computer 90 to perform the restriction control and accepting the restriction relaxation instruction, the member card processor 60 performs the restriction control from the restriction level 2 to the restriction level 1. And give the prize management device 70 an instruction.

  Next, the regulation relaxation control process by the hall storage management apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 3 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the deregulation control process performed by the hall storage management device according to the first embodiment. This regulation relaxation control process is started after the communication processing results in the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a are updated by the data reception availability determination unit 150b and the table data update unit 150a.

  As illustrated in FIG. 9, when the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 150c detects that the communication processing result in the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a has been updated (Yes in step S101), the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a. The communication interruption flag is checked in the order of the store codes (step S102).

  At this time, when the communication disruption flag of the store code is in an off state (Yes at Step S103), the hall processing results (cumulative total, accumulated number of balls and (Cumulative replacement ball number) is read out (step S104), and it is determined whether or not the accumulated ball number is equal to or greater than the total value of the cumulative storage ball number and the cumulative replacement ball number, that is, whether or not the total of accumulated ball ≧ the total accumulated ball number + the total number of exchanged balls. (Step S105).

  Here, when it is determined by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 150c that the accumulated ball total is equal to or greater than the total value of the accumulated accumulated ball number and the accumulated exchanged ball number (Yes in step S105), the deregulation control unit 150d The member management T / C 10 corresponding to the code is instructed via the hall computer 90 to perform the restriction control of restriction level 1 (step S106), and the restriction of the corresponding store code in the store-specific communication processing result management table 140a is performed. A request is made to update the mitigation flag to the on state (step S107). The member management T / C 10 that has received this deregulation instruction instructs the member card processor 60 and the prize management device 70 to perform the restriction control from the restriction level 2 to the restriction level 1.

  On the other hand, when it is determined by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 150c that the accumulated ball count is less than the total value of the accumulated accumulated ball number and the accumulated exchanged ball number (No in step S105), the number of balls counted by the counter 50 is equal to or greater. This indicates that the addition of the stored balls is performed, and there is a high possibility that the fictitious storage account has been inflated. Therefore, the deregulation control by the deregulation control unit 150d is not performed, and the process proceeds to step S108.

  Referring to the example shown in FIG. 6, for example, in the case of a game store with a store code “00002”, the cumulative total “268250”> the cumulative number of accumulated balls “58620” + the total number of exchanged balls “209510” = 268130, the deregulation instruction is given to the member management T / C 10 with the store code “00002”. However, in the case of the amusement store with the store code “00003”, the cumulative total of “182420” <the cumulative accumulated ball Since the number “82450 pieces” + the total number of exchanged balls “142800 pieces” = 225250 pieces, no restriction relaxation instruction is given to the member management T / C 10 of the store code “00003”.

  Thereafter, until all the store codes are checked for the communication disruption flag of the amusement store, whether or not the amusement store is illegally executed, and until the deregulation control is performed for the amusement store that has not performed the illegal act (No in step S108), The unit 150c and the regulation relaxation control unit 150d repeatedly perform the above-described processing of Step S102 to Step S107, and when the above processing is completed for all store codes (Yes at Step S108), the processing is terminated.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the number of balls, the number of balls to be stored, and the number of balls to be exchanged are stored as hole processing results, and the number of balls to be processed, the number of balls to be stored, or the number of balls to be exchanged is collected. The hall computer 90 is configured to update and notify the hall processing result to the hall storage management device 100 at a predetermined opportunity, and the hall processing result notified from the hall computer 90 is supported for each member management T / C 10. Based on the hall processing results stored in association with the member management T / C10, it is determined whether or not cheating is performed at the amusement store in which the member management T / C10 is arranged. If the member management T / C 10 is instructed to relax the regulation control for the update processing of the stored ball data when it is determined that no fraud has been performed, Since 100 is configured, it is possible to perform deregulation by remote control for member management T / C 10 of a game store that has not performed fraudulent activities. As a result, the game store that has been brought offline due to a malfunction or accident It is possible to prevent illegal regulation and prevent a situation where the regulation is relaxed due to an unauthorized operation of the hall computer 90.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, since it is configured to determine whether or not cheating is being performed at the game store based on whether or not the number of balls is equal to or greater than the sum of the number of stored balls and the number of exchanged balls, For example, if the number of outstanding balls is equal to or greater than the sum of the number of stored balls and the number of exchanged balls, deregulation will be performed with a high degree of certainty that the balance of the fictitious account has not been increased. If the number of balls is less than the sum of the number of stored balls and the number of exchanged balls, it can be detected with high accuracy when the amusement store increases the balance to the fictitious account, and the amusement store that belongs to the savings compensation fund While getting sponsorship, it is possible to take a strict response when an illegal act is detected.

  Now, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the hall savings ball management apparatus 100 is executed to determine whether or not to execute fraudulent acts such as inflating a balance to a fictitious account and the deregulation control is explained. The storage management system 5 in the case of causing the hall computer 200 to execute processing will be described.

  That is, in the first embodiment described above, the hall processing result is transmitted from the hall computer 90 to the hall storage management device 100. In this case, the transmission of the hall processing result increases the communication load. A configuration has been created in which it is determined whether or not the computer 200 can execute an illegal act and the result is sent. By doing so, the transmission load of the hall computer 200 in the amusement store and the hall storage management device 100 outside the store can be reduced.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the number of balls to be collected, the number of balls to be stored, and the number of balls to be exchanged are stored as hole processing results, and when the number of balls to be collected, the number of balls to be stored or the number of balls to be exchanged are collected, When the collection of the number of balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of exchanged balls is completed, it is determined whether or not cheating is performed at the amusement store based on the hall processing results, and no cheating is performed. If it is determined that the member management T / C 10 is instructed to relax the regulation control on the update processing of the stored ball data, the regulation relaxation on the member management T / C 10 of the amusement shop that has not performed the illegal act is performed. As a result, it is only necessary to transmit a determination result or data indicating that deregulation is performed to the hall storage management device 100. Shin load can be greatly reduced.

  Further, in the second embodiment, since the deregulation can be completed by using in-store equipment, a game that has caused an offline state due to a failure or accident without changing the device configuration of the third party organization. It is possible to prevent improper regulations on the store and to propose capital investment costs of third-party organizations.

  Next, the configuration of the hall computer 200 according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the hall computer 200 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the hall computer 200 includes an input unit 210, an output unit 220, a communication control I / F unit 230, a storage unit 240, and a control unit 250.

  The input unit 210 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, the output unit 220 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display, and the communication control I / F unit 230 includes the island controller 20, the base unit 80, This is an interface for performing data communication with the CR unit 30, the member card processor 60, the prize management device 70, the member management T / C 10, and the hall storage management device 100.

  The storage unit 240 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and a table data management table 240a for managing game table information in the game store, and a hall processing result management table for managing hall processing results in the game store. 240b is stored.

  The table data management table 240a is a table in which the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of special prizes, and the number of starts are stored in association with each table number of a gaming table. Here, the game table information of one game table is used, but information on a plurality of game tables, for example, the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of special prizes, the number of start, etc. for each game model may be further managed. Good.

  The hall processing performance management table 240b is a table that stores the total number of balls that have been issued, the total number of accumulated balls, and the total number of balls that have been exchanged at the game shop. For example, the game processing management table 140c (see FIG. 6) for each store according to the first embodiment described above is different from storing the accumulated total number of balls, the total number of accumulated balls, and the total number of accumulated balls of a plurality of game stores. Stored total accumulated balls, accumulated accumulated balls, and accumulated exchanged balls (one record in the table shown in FIG. 6) are stored.

  The control unit 250 is a control unit that controls the entire hall computer 200, and includes a collected data update unit 250a, a data transmission availability inquiry unit 250b, a communication availability determination unit 250c, an unauthorized execution availability determination unit 250d, and a deregulation control. Part 250e. In practice, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU and executed, and the collected data update unit 250a, data transmission availability inquiry unit 250b. Therefore, the communication feasibility determining unit 250c, the unauthorized execution feasibility determining unit 250d, and the restriction relaxation control unit 250e are caused to execute corresponding processes.

  The collected data update unit 250 a is a processing unit that updates the gaming machine information and hall processing results collected from various in-store devices to each table in the storage unit 240. Specifically, when the game unit information such as out, safe, special prize or start of each pachinko machine 40 is received from the base unit 80, the corresponding base number and the corresponding item fields in the base data management table 240a are updated. On the other hand, when the number of balls (acquired balls) is received from the member card processing machine 60, the cumulative total of balls in the hall processing performance management table 240b is added and updated, and the manually input storage balls from the member management T / C10. When the number of receipts is received from the prize management device 70, the cumulative number of accumulated balls in the hall processing performance management table 240b is added and updated, and the number of exchanged balls is received from the prize management device 70. In this case, the cumulative number of exchanged balls in the hall processing performance management table 240b is added and updated.

  The data transmission permission / inquiry inquiry unit 250b is a processing unit that inquires of the member management T / C 10 whether the stored ball data has been transmitted to the hall storage management device 100. Specifically, the stored ball data is transmitted from the member management T / C 10 after the end of business, but since there is a variation in the transmission time between amusement stores, the reception of the stored ball data is waited until the next day and the business start time From the viewpoint of performing deregulation control by the time, a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) from the business start time of the game shop (for example, the normal business start time of 10:00 or the business start time determined by an event or administrative law) ) Before, the member management T / C 10 is inquired as to whether or not the storage data for the previous day has been transmitted to the hall storage management device 100.

  The communication availability determination unit 250c is a processing unit that determines whether or not communication between the hall computer 200 and the hall storage management device 100 is possible. Specifically, when a confirmation packet or the like is transmitted to the hole storage management device 100 and an ACK is returned, it is determined that a communication connection with the hole storage management device 100 is established, , If there is no ACK reply and a time-out occurs, it is determined that the communication connection with the hole storage management device 100 is not established.

  The unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 250d is a processing unit that determines whether or not the amusement store is performing an illegal act using the hall processing performance management table 240b. Specifically, a response indicating that the previous day's storage data has been transmitted is obtained as a response inquired by the data transmission availability inquiry unit 250b, and the hall computer 200 and the hall storage management device 100 are obtained by the communication availability determination unit 250c. When it is determined that the communication with the online state is online, it is determined whether or not the accumulated ball accumulated in the hall processing performance management table 240b is equal to or greater than the total value of the accumulated accumulated ball number and the accumulated exchanged ball number. . It should be noted that the determination criterion for whether or not unauthorized execution is possible is the same determination criterion as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted here.

  The deregulation control unit 250e is a processing unit that performs control so as to relax the restriction control on the update processing of the stored ball data when it is determined by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 250d that the illegal act is not performed at the game store. . Specifically, the determination result by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 250d is transmitted to the hall storage management device 100 and permission for deregulation OK is obtained, or the illegal execution is performed at the game store by the unauthorized execution permission determination unit 250d. If it is determined that there is no restriction relaxation, the hole storage management device 100 is inquired of whether or not the restriction relaxation can be executed, and when the restriction relaxation permission is obtained, the actual restriction relaxation control is performed.

  More specifically, when the stored ball data is not transmitted to the hall storage management device 100, the member management T / C 10 is set by default so that the regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 2 is performed. When permission for deregulation is obtained from 100, the member management T / C 10 is instructed to perform regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 1, thereby relaxing the regulation for a game shop that has not committed fraud. Do.

  Next, the deregulation control process by the hall computer 200 according to the second embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the deregulation control process by the hall computer according to the second embodiment. This deregulation control process can be performed at any timing, but here, from the standpoint of performing deregulation control by the start of business, while waiting for the storage data reception until the next day's shore, It will be started a predetermined time before the start time.

  As shown in the figure, when the current time reaches a predetermined time before the game store start time (Yes in step S201), the member determines whether or not the previous day's accumulated ball data has been transmitted to the hall accumulated ball management device 100. The management T / C 10 is inquired (step S202). Note that the previous day's stored ball data may be acquired from the hall stored ball management device 100.

  At this time, when a response indicating that the previous day's stored data has not been transmitted is obtained from the member management T / C 10 (Yes in step S202), the communication availability determination unit 250c determines that the hall computer 200 and the hall storage management device It is further determined whether or not communication with 100 is possible (step S203).

  Here, when it is determined by the communication availability determination unit 250c that the communication between the hall computer 200 and the hall storage management device 100 is in an online state (Yes in step S203), the unauthorized execution availability determination unit 250d The cumulative total of accumulated balls, the total number of accumulated balls and the total number of exchanged balls are read from the management table 240b (step S204), and the total number of accumulated balls is equal to or greater than the sum of the total number of accumulated balls and the total number of exchanged balls. It is determined whether it is the number of exchange balls (step S205).

  If it is determined by the unauthorized execution determination unit 250d that the accumulated ball total is equal to or greater than the total value of the accumulated number of accumulated balls and the accumulated number of accumulated balls (Yes in step S205), the deregulation control unit 250e performs the hall accumulated ball management. If the apparatus 100 is inquired of whether or not the regulation relaxation can be performed (step S206), and as a result, the regulation of the regulation relaxation is obtained from the hall storage management apparatus 100 (Yes in step S207), the regulation level for the member management T / C10 1 is instructed to perform the restriction control (step S208), and the process ends. The member management T / C 10 that has received this deregulation instruction instructs the member card processor 60 and the prize management device 70 to perform the restriction control from the restriction level 2 to the restriction level 1.

  On the other hand, when it is determined by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 250d that the accumulated ball count is less than the total value of the accumulated number of accumulated balls and the accumulated number of exchanged balls (No at Step S205), the number of balls counted by the counter 50 is equal to or greater. This indicates that the storage ball addition has been performed, and it is highly possible that the fictitious storage ball account has been inflated, so the regulation relaxation control by the regulation relaxation control unit 250e is not performed, and the process is terminated.

  Further, when a response to the effect that the previous day's storage data has been transmitted from the member management T / C 10 is obtained, it is determined that the communication between the hall computer 200 and the hall storage management device 100 is offline by the communication availability determination unit 250c. If it is determined, or if the regulation relaxation permission has not been obtained from the hall storage management device 100 (No at Step S202, No at Step S203, or No at Step S207), the process is terminated.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the number of balls to be collected, the number of balls to be stored, and the number of balls to be exchanged are stored as the results of hole processing, and the number of balls to be processed, the number of balls to be stored, or the number of balls to be exchanged is collected. When the collection of the number of balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of exchanged balls is completed, it is determined whether or not cheating is performed at the amusement store based on the hall processing results. If the member management T / C 10 is instructed to relax the restriction control on the storage ball data update process when it is determined that it is not, the determination result or restriction relaxation is executed to the hall savings ball management apparatus 100 The communication load between the hall computer 200 and the hall storage management device 100 can be greatly reduced.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the embodiments described above. Therefore, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below.

(1) Collection of hall processing results For example, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the example in which the number of exchanged balls exchanged for prizes by the prize management device 70 is collected as the hall processing results has been described. For example, if a vending machine connected to an exchange for beverages, food, tobacco, etc. is installed, the number of balls exchanged for this vending machine is also counted as the hall processing performance. May be.

(2) Determining whether or not fraudulent execution is possible In the above-described first and second embodiments, it is determined whether or not fraudulent execution is possible based on the interrelationship between the accumulated ball count, the accumulated accumulated ball count, and the cumulative exchanged ball count. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be determined whether or not an illegal act is being performed at an amusement store by independently using the number of balls to be paid, the number of balls to be stored, and the number of balls to be exchanged.

  For example, in the case of determining whether or not an illegal act can be performed using the total amount of balls, the total number of balls is a predetermined value (for example, a threshold value such as the average number of balls played at the amusement store or the number of balls played at other stores of the same size). ) In the following cases, it is considered that there is a low possibility that the pachinko ball that has not actually been acquired in the game in order to add the balance to the fictitious account is counted by the counter 50, and the fraudulent act is performed. You may make it determine with not.

  In addition, when determining whether or not an illegal act can be performed using the accumulated number of accumulated balls, the accumulated number of accumulated balls is a predetermined value (for example, an average accumulated number of accumulated balls of the amusement store, a threshold value such as the accumulated number of accumulated balls of other stores of the same size). ) In the case of the following, since the absolute number added to the savings account is small, and the room for adding the balance to the fictitious account is narrowed, it may be determined that fraud has not been performed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined whether or not an illegal act can be executed using the cumulative number of balls to be exchanged, the cumulative total of the balls is a predetermined value (for example, the average number of balls in the game store, the number of balls in other stores of the same size). If it is equal to or less than the threshold (such as the number), it is unlikely that the balance padded to the fictitious account has been exchanged for a special prize, so it may be determined that fraud has not been performed.

(3) Deregulation control Further, in the present invention, any one or more of the interruption period of communication between the member management T / C 10 and the hall storage management device 100, the number of interruptions, and the difference in the number of storage balls at the time of interruption and return May be stored as a communication processing result, and the degree of relaxation of the restriction control may be changed according to the stored communication processing result.

  In other words, the cumulative number of disruptions, the maximum disruption period, the difference in the number of stored balls at the time of disruption and return are stored in the communication processing result management table, and the difference in the cumulative number of disruptions, the maximum disruption period, the number of stored balls at the time of disruption and at the time of return The hole storage management device 100 or the hall computer 200 is configured to reduce the degree of relaxation of the regulation control as the value of the hole control increases.

  For example, if the cumulative number of interruptions is 1 or more and less than 5 times, the regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 0 (for example, regulation control that restricts manually input storage balls to 5 per day) is performed. When the number of interruptions is 5 times or more and less than 10 times, regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 1 is performed. When the cumulative number of interruptions is 10 times or more, regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 2 is performed. To the deregulation control unit 150d of the hall storage management device 100. In this case, if the hall storage management device 100 has the communication processing result management table 140d shown in FIG. 12, the regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 1 is performed on the game store with the store code “00002”. The regulation control corresponding to the regulation level 2 is performed at the game store of the code “00003”. In this example, the deregulation conditions are set based only on the cumulative number of disruptions.However, the deregulation conditions that combine these cumulative number of disruptions, the longest disruption period, and the difference in the number of stored balls at the time of disruption and return are combined. It can also be set.

  In other words, this will increase the degree of relaxation of regulation control among high-quality stores (amusement stores that comply with the rules) among the amusement stores that participate in the Savings Compensation Fund, while It is possible to operate in accordance with the credible punishment of reducing the degree of relaxation of regulatory controls, and effectively increase the sponsorship of a third-party organization (savings compensation fund) from the amusement store.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, an example was described in which the total number of stored balls is calculated by combining the number of stored balls, the number of received balls, and the number of manually input balls. Since there are many cases where the input is done by using an input storage ball, if the percentage of the total number of manual input storage balls is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (for example, 20%) in the cumulative number of stored balls, By determining, it is possible to take countermeasures to eliminate the main cause of the increase in the balance of the fictitious account, and it is possible to more effectively prevent illegal acts by the amusement store.

  Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the regulation relaxation control that changes the regulation control that prohibits the addition processing of the storage ball data at the regulation level 2 to the regulation control of the regulation level 1 that sets the storage ball upper limit in the addition processing of the storage ball data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and while the upper limit of the storage ball is set at the regulation level 2, the addition processing of the stored ball data is partially allowed, and the upper limit of the storage ball is further reduced at the regulation level 1. The deregulation control may be performed.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the restriction control (total amount restriction) for setting the same upper limit (10000) for all players has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, After the communication with the hall storage management device 100 becomes offline, regulation control (uploading regulation) for providing a storage upper limit for limiting the number of balls that allow the addition of storage balls may be performed. For example, if the upper limit of the restriction level 1 is 10000 and the upper limit of the restriction level 2 is 3000, in the case of the restriction level 1, it is possible to add up to +10000 balls after going offline. In the case of the regulation level 2, only up to +3000 balls can be added after the offline state.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the restriction control for the update processing of the stored ball data is performed in two stages has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the restriction control in three or more stages is performed. In this case, the present invention can be similarly applied.

  Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, even if no illegal act is performed, the amusement store has an obligation to upload the stored ball data to a third party, so that it is urged to fulfill such an obligation. The example of partial deregulation has been explained, but whether or not to completely release the regulatory control when the amusement store is not cheating is at the discretion of the third party organization that operates the Savings Compensation Fund. It is preferably determined arbitrarily, and the restriction control may be completely canceled from the viewpoint of obtaining widespread sponsorship for the savings compensation fund.

  In the first embodiment described above, it may be illusioned that the accumulated number of balls transmitted to the hall accumulation management device 100 can be substituted for the accumulated ball data. However, the accumulated number of accumulated balls is only a gross amount. Because it is unknown how much money each member holds, it is not possible to compensate the individual for savings, and the member management T / C 10 and the hall savings management device 100 still remain. Needless to say, it is important to ensure communication with the.

(4) Others For example, in the present invention, when it is determined by the unauthorized execution feasibility determination unit 150c or 250d that an illegal act is being performed at the amusement store, the member management T / C 10 and the hall storage management device 100 Even if the communication is online, the restriction control may be executed. In other words, this increases the damage amount (compensation amount) of a third-party organization when an illegal act is performed without interrupting communication between the member management T / C 10 and the hall storage management device 100. Can be prevented.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game has been described. However, the present invention is similarly applied to a case where a pachislot game is further included or only a pachislot game is targeted. Can be applied. In addition, although the example which applies this invention to a pachinko store and a pachislot store was demonstrated here, this invention is not limited to this, It can apply similarly to game facilities, such as a game center.

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

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

  As described above, the game storage medium management system and the game storage medium management method according to the present invention are suitable for preventing loss of sponsorship from a game store to a third party institution (saving money compensation fund).

It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the storage management system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the characteristic of the storage ball management system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the hall | hole storage ball management apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in the communication processing performance management table according to store. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in the store-specific storage management table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in the hall processing performance management table according to store. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of a table data update part. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content of a regulation relaxation control part. It is a flowchart which shows the regulation relaxation control process by the hall | hole storage ball management apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a hall computer according to a second embodiment. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a regulation relaxation control process by a hall computer according to a second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a modification.

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1,5 Savings management system 3 Dedicated line 10 Member management T / C
20 island controller 30 CR unit 40 pachinko machine 50 counting machine 60 membership card processing machine 70 free gift management device 75 free gift dispenser 80 unit 90 hall computer 100 hall storage management device 110 input unit 120 output unit 130 communication control I / F unit 140 Storage unit 140a Store-specific communication processing result management table 140b Store-specific storage management table 140c Store-specific hall processing result management table 150 Control unit 150a Table data update unit 150b Data reception availability determination unit 150c Unauthorized execution availability determination unit 150d Regulation relaxation control unit 200 Hall computer 210 Input unit 220 Output unit 230 Communication control I / F unit 240 Storage unit 240a Stand data management table 240b Hall processing performance management table 250 Control unit 250a Update collected data New part 250b Data transmission availability inquiry part 250c Communication availability judgment part 250d Unauthorized execution possibility judgment part 250e Regulation relaxation control part

Claims (6)

A management device that manages stored game media data for each player who has joined a member of a gaming store is connected to a third party management device that manages and manages the stored game media data notified by the management device. And a storage medium management system that executes regulation control on the storage medium data update processing performed in the management device when communication with the third party management device is interrupted,
The number of acquired game media acquired by the game, the number of added game media added to the stored game media data, the number of exchanged game media in which the acquired game media or the stored game media and the prize are exchanged Information collecting means for collecting any one or more of them,
Based on one or more of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchange game media collected by the information collecting means, whether or not fraudulent acts are being performed at the game store. An unauthorized execution feasibility judging means for judging;
Regulation relaxation control means for controlling so as to relax the regulation control for the update processing of the game media data when it is determined by the unauthorized execution propriety determination means that an illegal act is not performed. Game storage media management system. An information processing device connected to the in-store equipment of the game store including the management device and the third-party management device, and in the game store having the information collecting means,
The information processing apparatus includes:
First game store processing result storage means for storing one or more of the acquired number of game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchange game media as game store processing results;
A game store process that updates the game store processing record stored by the first game store processing record storage unit when the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchange game media is collected by the information collecting unit. Achievement update means,
A game store processing result notifying unit for notifying the third party management device of the game store processing result stored in the first game store processing result storing unit at a predetermined opportunity;
The third party management device is:
A second game store processing result storage means for storing the game store processing results notified by the game shop processing result notification means in association with each management device;
The unauthorized execution feasibility determination means is in the third-party management device, and the management device is based on the game store processing performance stored in association with the management device by the second game store processing performance storage device. Determine whether fraudulent activity is taking place at the amusement store where
The deregulation control means instructs the management device to relax the restriction control for the update processing of the game media data when the fraudulent execution possibility determination means determines that an illegal act has not been performed. The game storage medium management system according to claim 1. An information processing device connected to the in-store equipment of the game store including the management device and the third-party management device, and in the game store having the information collecting means,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A game store processing result storage means for storing one or more of the acquired number of game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchange game media as a game store processing result;
When the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchanged game media is collected by the information collecting device, the game store processing performance updating device updates the game store processing performance stored by the game store processing performance storage device. And further comprising
The unauthorized execution possibility determination means is in the information processing apparatus, and when the collection of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, and the number of exchange game media by the information collection device is completed, the game store process Based on the game store processing results stored by the result storage means, it is determined whether or not cheating is being performed at the game store,
The deregulation control means instructs the management device to relax the restriction control for the update processing of the game media data when the fraudulent execution possibility determination means determines that an illegal act has not been performed. The game storage medium management system according to claim 1.   The fraudulent execution propriety determining means determines whether an illegal act is being performed at the game store based on whether the number of acquired game media is equal to or greater than a sum of the number of added game media and the number of exchange game media. The game media management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: Communication processing result storage for storing, as communication processing results, one or more of the interruption period of communication between the management device and the third party management device, the number of interruptions, and the difference in the number of stored game media at the time of interruption and return Further comprising means,
The said restriction relaxation control means changes the degree which relaxes the said restriction control according to the said communication processing performance memorize | stored by the said communication processing performance storage means. The described game storage medium management system. A management device that manages stored game media data for each player who has joined a member of a gaming store is connected to a third party management device that manages and manages the stored game media data notified by the management device. And a storage medium management method for executing regulation control for storage medium data update processing performed in the management device when communication with the third party management device is interrupted,
The number of acquired game media acquired by the game, the number of added game media added to the stored game media data, the number of exchanged game media in which the acquired game media or the stored game media and the prize are exchanged An information collecting process for collecting any one or more of them;
Based on one or more of the number of acquired game media, the number of added game media, or the number of exchange game media collected in the information collecting step, whether or not fraudulent acts are being performed at the game store. An unauthorized execution feasibility determination step for determining;
A regulation relaxation control step for controlling so as to relax the regulation control on the update processing of the game media data when it is determined by the illegal execution feasibility determination step that the illegal act is not performed. And a stored game medium management method.

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