JP2010088517A - Value managing device, value managing method, and value managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately close the account after the close of business without inhibiting other closing operations. <P>SOLUTION: The value managing device 10 is previously set to execute processing of keeping or processing of taking such value items as the prepaid frequency and the number of own balls. If a prepaid card with the remaining prepaid frequency or remaining own balls is present within a CR unit 40 after the close of business in a game parlor, the prepaid frequency or the number of own balls is kept or taken according to the setting determined for each value item. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention stores a game recording medium for use in a game and is connected to a table machine that associates a plurality of value items with a game recording medium to be associated among the game recording media. The present invention relates to a value management device, a value management method, and a value management system that store high values of a plurality of value items.

  In recent years, amusement stores such as pachinko parlors that provide pachinko games and pachislot games have been awarded as game results from the standpoint of eliminating the need for counting game media with a counter installed on the island. Each counter counting system that counts the medium with a ball counter of a pedestal machine attached to each gaming table, stores and manages the counting result as a gaming medium, and re-lends within the range of this gaming medium Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a counter counting system, in addition to the valuable value (the prepaid remaining number) that has been associated with the game recording medium, the game medium counted by the ball counter is recorded on the game recording medium. It is managed by a higher-level device linked to the identification information and connected to the intercom machine by communication.

JP 2007-229112 A

  However, in the above-described prior art (Patent Document 1), when the game medium remains in the pedestrian machine after the game shop is closed, the number of game media cannot be counted in the tightening process. There is a problem that the tightening process after the end of business cannot be performed accurately.

  That is, at the game store, the hall computer collects and manages the game table information such as the number of pachinko balls hitting the game table and the safe number paid out from the game table, and the prize management arranged in the prize counter The apparatus stores and manages the number of exchanged game media that have been exchanged for prizes in exchange for the game media associated with the game recording media.

  Furthermore, at the game store, by comparing the difference between the safe number and the number of outs and the number of game media that have been exchanged, verifications such as whether or not prizes have been exchanged more than the number of game media that have been actually acquired are tightened. It is done in the raising process.

  However, in the above-mentioned each-counter counting method, game machine equipment adjustment work performed immediately after closing, such as a case where a player leaves a held game medium with the prize counter crowded and leaves the store, and the next day In some cases, game media may enter the counting unit during a game table cleaning operation or the like performed just before the store is opened, and the game media may be counted and used as a game media.

  In such a case, if the tightening process is performed as it is, the count value remaining as a game medium after the end of business will not be counted in the number of exchanged game media and will float in the air, and the tightening process will be performed accurately. Will not be able to.

  In this way, when the game medium remains in the pedestrian machine after the end of the business, the store clerk performs a card return operation to receive the game recording medium associated with the game medium, and this game recording medium It is also conceivable to determine the location of the ball that is floating in the air rather than carrying it into the premium management device and performing an operation of taking in the ball as a miscellaneous profit of the amusement store with this premium management device.

  However, in order to accurately perform the above tightening process, it is necessary to perform the same operation on all the interstage machines in which the game medium remains, so that the game recording medium is collected and taken in by the prize management device. There is a problem that the work has to be done for a huge number of cases, which obstructs other closing operations.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) of the prior art, and it is possible to accurately perform the tightening process after the end of business without hindering other closing operations. An object of the present invention is to provide a value management device, a value management method, and a value management system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a value management apparatus according to the present invention stores a game recording medium to be used for a game and is a game recording medium to be associated among the game recording media. A value management device connected to a machine that requests to associate a high value with identification information and having a value management means that associates and stores the high values of a plurality of value items for each identification information of the game recording medium. The storage / loading setting indicating whether to perform the storage process for separately managing the value of the value item for each value item, or to store the acquisition value after clearing to zero. The high value of the value item associated with the identification information of the game recording medium that is the association target in the intermediary machine when the predetermined condition is satisfied, or the value tube High value acquisition means for acquiring the high value of the value item already stored in association with the identification information of the game recording medium by means according to the type of the value item, and each value acquired by the high value acquisition means The value item presence / absence determining means for determining presence / absence of the value item's high value and the value item having the high value when the value item is determined to have high value by the value / non-value determination means. And a storage / loading processing unit that stores or captures the high value according to the storage / loading setting stored for each of the value items by the storage / loading setting storage unit.

  Further, the value management device according to the present invention, in the above invention, when the storage setting is stored as the setting of the value item determined to have a high value by the high value presence / absence determination means, The apparatus further comprises a discharge instruction means for instructing the pedestal machine holding the game recording medium to discharge the game recording medium.

  Further, the value management device according to the present invention further comprises a capture history storage means for storing a capture history in which the high value of the value item associated with the game recording medium is stored in the above invention, wherein the storage / When a high value is taken in by the take-in processing means, the take-in date, the value item, the high value, the identification information of the game recording medium and / or the identification of the intermediary machine when the take-in process is executed The information processing apparatus further includes an acquisition history registration unit for registering information in the acquisition history storage unit as the acquisition history.

  Further, the value management apparatus according to the present invention is the member recording medium provided in the above invention as a member recording medium that is given to a game store member in which the game recording medium whose value is acquired by the value acquisition means is registered in advance. A member availability determination unit that determines whether or not the recording medium also serves as a recording medium, and the storage / loading processing unit uses the member availability determination unit to perform a recording that also functions as the member recording medium. When the medium is determined to be a medium, the value item type determined to have high value by the high value presence / absence determining means is a possessed game medium, and a storage setting is stored as a setting of the possessed game medium. In this case, the value of the possessed game medium is shifted to the value of the stored game medium.

  In addition, the value management method according to the present invention stores a game recording medium for use in a game and requests to associate a high value with the identification information of the game recording medium to be associated among the game recording media. A value management method applied to a value management device connected to an intermediary machine and having value management means for associating and storing high values of a plurality of value items for each piece of identification information of the game recording medium, wherein the value item A storage / loading setting indicating whether to perform storage processing for separately managing the high value of the value item for each time or to perform acquisition processing with zero clearing is registered in the storage / loading setting storage means. Storage / take-in setting registration process, and identification of game recording medium to be associated with the intermediary machine when an instruction input is received from a predetermined operator or when a predetermined time is reached High value acquisition of acquiring the high value of the value item associated with the information or the high value of the value item already stored in association with the identification information of the game recording medium by the value management means according to the type of the value item A high value presence / absence determination step for determining whether or not each value item acquired by the high value acquisition step is a high value, and a high value exists in any of the value items by the high value presence / absence determination step. In this case, the high value of the value item in which the high value exists is stored / imported according to the storage / intake setting stored for each value item by the storage / intake setting storage means. And a processing step.

  In addition, the value management system according to the present invention stores a game recording medium to be used for a game and requests to associate a high value with the identification information of the game recording medium to be associated among the game recording media. Value management comprising a value management device connected to an intermediary machine and having a value management means for associating and storing high values of a plurality of value items for each piece of identification information of the game recording medium, and a plurality of intermediary machines The value management device is a storage / storage device that indicates whether to perform storage processing for separately storing the high value of the value item for each value item, or to perform capture processing that is cleared to zero. The storage / capture setting storage means for storing the capture setting, and the value associated with the identification information of the game recording medium that is the association target in the intermediary machine when a predetermined condition is satisfied High value acquisition means for acquiring the high value of an item or the high value of a value item that has already been stored in association with the identification information of the game recording medium by the value management means, according to the type of the value item, and the value High value presence / absence determination means for determining the presence or absence of high value of each value item acquired by the high acquisition means, and when it is determined that there is high value in any value item by the high value presence / absence determination means, A storage / intake processing unit that stores or takes in a high value of a value item having a high value according to the storage / intake setting stored for each of the value items by the storage / intake setting storage unit; It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, for each value item, a storage / intake setting indicating whether to perform a storage process in which the value of the value item is separately managed and stored, or to perform a capture process in which the value is cleared to zero is stored. In addition, when a predetermined condition is established, the value of the value item associated with the identification information of the game recording medium that is the association target in the intermediary machine is already associated with the identification information of the game recording medium. Value is stored according to the type of the value item, whether or not each value item is high, and if it is determined that any value item has high value, the value Since the high value of a value item with high value is configured to be stored or acquired according to the storage / retrieve settings stored for each value item, either the storage process or the acquisition process is set for the value item. The Even in this case, it is possible to clarify the location of the high value of all value items, and in order to realize this, it is possible to reduce the collection work of the game recording medium by employees and to eliminate the work of taking in the prize management device. Therefore, it is possible to accurately perform the closing process after the end of business without obstructing other closing operations.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the storage setting is made as the setting of the value item determined to have high value, the gaming recording medium is stored in the intermediary machine that holds the gaming recording medium to be associated. Since the game recording medium is instructed to be discharged, it is not necessary to perform the operation of discharging the game recording medium in order to recover the forgotten game recording medium. There is an effect that it becomes possible to perform.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the acquisition history in which the high value of the value item associated with the game recording medium is acquired is stored, and the acquisition date when the acquisition process is executed when the high value is acquired Because it is configured to register the value item, the value, the identification information of the game recording medium and / or the identification information of the machine between the machines, the game is left with a high value left after the game shop is closed. There is an effect that it is possible to take a history about miscellaneous profits at a game store when the recording process is performed on the recording medium.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the game recording medium that has acquired a high value is a recording medium that also serves as a member recording medium that is given to a pre-registered game store member. When it is determined that the recording medium also serves as a member recording medium, the type of the value item determined to have high value is a possessed game medium, and the storage setting is set as the possessed game medium. If it has been made, the high value of the possessed game medium is transferred to the high value of the stored game medium, so in principle, it is changed from a possessed game medium that can be used only on the day to a storage medium that does not have a limited storage period. In addition to managing the property by changing its properties, this save process eliminates the task of adding the game media to the stored game media at the prize counter, and keeps the rules for original game media to the member. An effect that Yichun becomes possible to achieve.

  Exemplary embodiments of a value management device, a value management method, and a value management system 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 each vehicle counting system that provides a pachinko game will be described.

  First, the system configuration of each vehicle counting system including the value management device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of each vehicle counting system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, each counter counting system 1 includes a value management device 10, an island controller 20, a pachinko machine 30, and a CR unit with a counting function (hereinafter simply referred to as a CR unit) 40. It has been.

  The island controller 20 is a relay device that bundles a group of pachinko machines 30 and a CR unit 40 provided in a space (amusement island) surrounded by a passage.

  The pachinko machine 30 is a device in which a player plays a pachinko game by launching a pachinko ball into the game area. In this embodiment, the pachinko machine 30 is a so-called CR pachinko machine compatible with a prepaid card.

  The CR unit 40 is a card processing unit attached to each pachinko machine 30 in the game store. In this embodiment, the CR unit 40 further has a counting function for counting pachinko balls inserted from the lower plate of the pachinko machine 30. Specifically, when the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player is counted with the pachinko machine 30 to which the device is connected, the count value is held as a possession ball, and a possession ball return operation is accepted In this case, when a ball return (discharge) operation is accepted within the range of the number of existing balls and a card return (discharge) operation is accepted, a prepaid card associated with the ball is issued.

  Further, the CR unit 40 associates the inserted cash with a prepaid card as a valuable value (prepaid remaining number) as in the past, or so-called balls that throw out lending balls in exchange for the prepaid remaining number associated with the prepaid card. Has a lending function.

  Further, the CR unit 40 has a so-called replay function for withdrawing a storage ball associated with a membership card given to a game store member registered in advance in the game store. Note that the stored ball refers to a held ball (acquired ball) that has been deposited by a member in a prize management device (not shown) that performs exchange control of the prize and the held ball.

  In this CR unit 40, a plurality of prepaid cards are stacked inside the apparatus from the viewpoint of eliminating the inconvenience that the player issues in the card issuing machine installed on the island edge. Prepaid card (for example, a card close to the card insertion slot) is the target of association, and the remaining number of prepaid cards or the value of possession corresponding to the prepaid card ID (hereinafter simply referred to as card ID) recorded on the prepaid card of the association target The high value is associated with the prepaid card by performing addition update or subtraction update in the value management device 10 described later.

  In this embodiment, a prepaid integrated membership card (hereinafter simply referred to as a membership card) having a prepaid card function associated with the possession ball and the remaining number of prepaids and a membership card function associated with the storage ball is provided to the member. Shall be granted.

  In other words, a prepaid card given to a non-member general player is associated with a high value of two value items, a possession ball and a prepaid remaining number, and a member card given to a member includes: The high value of the three value items obtained by adding the stored balls to the above two value items is associated. In this embodiment, items relating to game value such as prepaid frequency, possession balls, and storage balls correspond to “value items” in the claims, and the magnitudes of these values, that is, the prepaid remaining frequency, possession number and The number of stored balls corresponds to “high value” in the claims.

  The value management apparatus 10 uses a general value management table 14c and a member value management table 14d, which will be described later, to manage the non-member general player and the high value of each value item possessed by the member. Management device. The general value management table 14c stores the card ID, the prepaid remaining number, and the number of possessions in association with each other, and the member value management table 14d associates the card ID, the prepaid remaining number, the possession balls, and the storage ball with each other. I remember it.

  When the value management device 10 receives a request for adding a prepaid remaining number or possession including a card ID from the CR unit 40, the value management apparatus 10 adds the remaining prepaid number or possession corresponding to the card ID. When a prepaid remaining frequency number including a card ID and a request for subtracting a ball or a stored ball are received from the unit 40, the prepaid remaining frequency number, the retained ball or the stored ball number of the corresponding card ID is subtracted. In addition, about the addition of a storage ball, it is performed by the prize management apparatus using the prepaid card with which the possession ball was linked | related.

  In this embodiment, as for the prepaid remaining number, the latest remaining number is managed by the both while always synchronizing between the CR unit 40 and the value management device 10, while the number of possessions is about the prepaid card. Until the return is made, it is managed locally in the CR unit 40, and when the prepaid card is returned, the number of possessions is associated with the card ID and notified to the value management apparatus 10.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the possession balls are associated with the card return. However, it is not always necessary to associate the possession balls at the time of the card return. It is possible to associate the high value of the value item at any timing from when it is necessary until the card is returned.

  In this embodiment, for each value item, a storage / loading setting indicating whether to perform storage processing for separately managing the high value of the value item or to perform acquisition processing after clearing to zero is performed. When the instruction input is received from a predetermined operator or when a predetermined time is reached, the high value or the value of the value item associated with the card ID of the prepaid card to be associated by the CR unit 40 is stored. The management device 10 acquires the high value of the value item that is already stored in association with the card ID of the prepaid card according to the type of the value item, determines whether the acquired value item has high value, If it is determined that there is a high value in the value item, the value item of the value item with the high value is stored according to the storage / import setting stored for each value item. It is the characteristic feature of physical or loading process.

  In other words, after the amusement store is closed, the prize management device performs a tightening process for comparing the difference value between the safe number and the out number with the number of balls that have been replaced, but the possession balls are locally managed by the CR unit 40. If so, the high value of these value items remains in the CR unit 40, and the tightening process cannot be performed accurately.

  In this way, when the possession ball is locally managed by the CR unit 40 after the end of business, the card return operation is performed to receive the prepaid card associated with the possession ball, and the prepaid card is brought into the prize management device, It may be possible to determine the location of the ball that is floating in the air rather than performing an operation of taking the ball as a miscellaneous profit of the amusement store with this prize management device.

  However, in order to accurately perform the tightening process with the prize management device, it is necessary to perform the same operation on all the CR units 40 with the remaining balls, so that the prepaid card collection work and the take-in work with the prize management apparatus are necessary. Has to be done for a huge number of cases, and there is a problem that it obstructs other closing operations.

  In addition, if a large number of possessions are associated with a prepaid card, it is quite possible that a player will offer to return the possession at a later date. In the case of taking in, the player cannot respond to the offer regarding the compensation of the card associated with the ball, which may cause trouble between the game store and the player.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, it is arbitrarily set in advance whether the storage process or the capture process is executed for the value item such as the prepaid frequency and the possession ball, and the prepaid remaining frequency is present or held after the game shop is closed. When a prepaid card with a ball is present in the CR unit 40, the prepaid remaining number or the possession ball is stored or taken in according to the setting determined for each value item.

  For example, if the prepaid frequency and possession have been set to take-in processing, the CR unit 40 performs a card return operation to collect the prepaid card, and the premium management device manually clears the prepaid remaining frequency and possession to zero. The work to do can be made unnecessary.

  In addition, when storage processing is set for the prepaid frequency and the possession ball, it can be managed separately as a high value that can be used after the next business day on the value management device 10 side. For this reason, if the number of balls that have been replaced exceeds the difference value when performing the tightening process with the prize management device, if the excess is within the number of balls that are separately managed (the value of the stored value), It can be assumed that fraudulent counting has not been performed. Furthermore, if such storage processing is performed, it is possible to cope with a case where an offer regarding compensation for a card associated with a high value is received from a player at a later date. Moreover, although the operation | work which collect | recovers the prepaid card with which high value remains is required, the operation | work which carries out the zero clear of the prepaid residual number and a possession ball manually with a prize management apparatus can be made unnecessary.

  In this way, in this embodiment, even if storage processing or capture processing is set for a value item, the location of the high value of all value items can be clarified. The collection work of the prepaid card by the employee can be reduced and the taking-in work by the prize management device can be made unnecessary.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to accurately perform the tightening process after the end of business without hindering other closing operations.

  Next, the configuration of the value management device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the value management apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the value management apparatus 10 includes an input unit 11, a display unit 12, a communication I / F unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15.

  The input unit 11 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, the display unit 12 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or a display, and the communication I / F unit 13 is connected to the island controller 20 and the CR unit 40. It is an interface for performing data communication between them.

  The storage unit 14 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory. For example, a storage / import setting management table 14a that manages storage settings or capture settings for each value item, and a high value of prepaid frequency or possession. The member has a zero clear log table 14b for managing a zero clear log when the take-in process is performed, a general value management table 14c for managing a high value for each value item held by a non-member general player, and a member A member management table 14d for managing the high value for each value item is also stored.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the storage / take-in setting management table 14a is a table that stores a pre-paid frequency storage / take-in setting and a holding / hold-in setting for each card category. The example shown in FIG. 3 indicates that both the membership card whose membership is a card class and the prepaid card where the card classification is general have a prepaid remaining number and a storage setting for applying a storage process to the possession. ing. Here, the storage setting is applied to all the card classifications and all the value items, but the setting change for the storage / import setting management table 14a can be arbitrarily performed via the input unit 11 or the like. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the zero clear log table 14 b is a table that stores a capture date, a unit number, a card ID, a value item, and a high value. In the example shown in FIG. 4, “36” possessed balls with the card ID “22222” left in the 123rd CR unit 40 are captured on September 3, and left in the 456th CR unit 40. It shows that the prepaid frequency “5 frequency” of the card ID “45454” was captured on September 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the general value management table 14 c is a table that stores the number of remaining prepaid numbers, the number of possessions, a forgetting flag, a forgetting table number, and a forgetting date for each card ID. Here, the forgotten flag is a flag indicating whether or not the prepaid card has been forgotten by the CR unit 40 before this business day, and the forgotten stand number is the CR unit for which the prepaid card has been forgotten. 40 represents the machine number, and the forgotten date represents the date when the prepaid card was forgotten. A prepaid card used by a general player is given a number after 10,000 as a card ID.

  The example shown in FIG. 5 shows a table configuration example immediately before the end of business on September 4 when the storage setting is made for both the prepaid remaining frequency and the possession ball. In this example, the card ID “12345” is shown. ”And“ 22345 ”prepaid cards do not have a high prepaid remaining number and possession value, while a prepaid card with a card ID“ 32345 ”has a prepaid frequency of 5 remaining on September 1, 177. This shows that the prepaid card with the card ID “42345” was left in the 111th CR unit 40 with 73 balls remaining on August 21st, left in the number CR unit 40. . The prepaid card with the card ID “32345” has a prepaid remaining frequency of 5 degrees, and the prepaid card with the card ID “52345” has a prepaid frequency of 60 degrees remaining and is about to be closed. Yes.

  The example shown in FIG. 6 shows a table configuration example immediately before the end of business on September 4th when it is assumed that both the prepaid remaining frequency and the possession have been set, and in this example, the card ID “ For the prepaid cards of “22345” and “32345”, the prepaid remaining frequency and the possession ball have no value, while the prepaid card with the card ID “12345” has a prepaid frequency of 15 and a prepaid card with the card ID “52345”. Indicates that the business is about to end with the prepaid frequency remaining 60 degrees.

  In the following, with regard to the prepaid card, description will be made with reference to both cases where the prepaid frequency and the holding ball are set for storage and the case where the prepaid frequency and the holding ball are set for capture. On the other hand, the membership card is easy to confirm even if it is forgotten, so the explanation will proceed on the assumption that it will be returned to the owner, that is, prepaid frequency and storage settings have been set for the ball. And

  As shown in FIG. 7, the member value management table 14d is a table that stores the prepaid remaining number, the number of possessed balls, the number of stored balls, the forgetting flag, the forgetting table number, and the forgetting date for each card ID. Note that numbers 00001 to 00009 are assigned as card IDs to member cards used by members.

  The example shown in FIG. 7 shows a table configuration example immediately before the end of business on September 4th, and the membership card with the card ID “00004” is 076 with the prepaid frequency remaining 10 times on August 21st. This indicates that the card has been left in the CR unit 40 of the number stand, and that the member card with the card ID “00001” is about to end the business with the prepaid frequency remaining at 45 degrees.

  The control unit 15 is a control unit that controls the entire value management apparatus 10, and includes a storage / intake setting reception unit 15a, a card data acquisition unit 15b, a card determination unit 15c, and a storage / intake processing unit 15d. Have. Actually, 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 storage / loading setting reception unit 15a, card data acquisition The process corresponding to each of the unit 15b, the card determination unit 15c, and the storage / take-in processing unit 15d is executed.

  The storage / loading setting reception unit 15a is a processing unit that receives storage / loading settings for the storage / loading setting management table 14a. Specifically, when a setting request for storage processing or capture processing is received via the input unit 11, a storage / capture setting screen (see FIG. 9) is displayed on the display unit 12, and this storage / capture is displayed. Instructing whether to execute the storage process or the import process on the setting screen is accepted for each combination of card category and value item, and if the pressing operation of the setting button is accepted, on the storage / import setting screen The storage setting or the acquisition setting for each combination of the received card classification and value item is registered in the storage / intake setting management table 14a.

  The card data acquisition unit 15 b is a processing unit that acquires data related to the prepaid card that is the association target in the CR unit 40. Specifically, when a predetermined period has elapsed since the game store's business end time, the card data of the prepaid card to be associated with the CR unit 40 disposed in the store is ordered in the order of the numbers. Inquire.

  Here, the card data acquisition unit 15b, as such card data, has a high value of the possession that will be associated in the future with the card ID of the prepaid card that is the object of association in the CR unit 40 that is the inquiry destination (local in the CR unit 40). It is decided to inquire about the value of the managed possession), the card ID of the prepaid card to be associated, and the unit number of the CR unit 40 as the inquiry destination.

  As described above, the possessed ball is locally managed by the CR unit 40 until the card is returned, while the prepaid frequency is the latest prepaid remaining frequency in the general value management table 14c or the member value management table 14d. It is managed.

  For this reason, since the value of the possession can be obtained directly from the CR unit 40, it is inquired as it is, while the prepaid remaining number is obtained from the general value management table 14c or the member value management table 14d. Therefore, since the card ID is required, the card ID is inquired.

  Then, the card data acquisition unit 15b reads the prepaid frequency corresponding to the card ID obtained in this way from the general value management table 14c or the member value management table 14d.

  In this way, the high value of the possession of the prepaid card that is the association target and the remaining number of prepaid cards are acquired.

  In addition, the reason for inquiring the unit number of the CR unit 40 to be inquired as the card data is that the origin of the forgotten card is stored when the storage process is executed for any value item, and the player later This is to make it possible to confirm whether the player who makes the offer is a person who has actually played with the forgotten card when there is an offer regarding compensation for possession. If the machine number is acquired in this way, it is possible to confirm the appearance by using the image (including the moving image) captured by the camera installed in the game hall, whether there is any contradiction in the contents of the offer.

  The card determination unit 15c is a processing unit that performs various determinations related to a prepaid card. Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is a high value in the value of the possessed ball and the prepaid remaining frequency acquired by the card data acquiring unit 15b, and the value is included in at least one of the value items of the possessed ball or the prepaid frequency. If there is a high, whether the card ID of the card to be associated is registered in the member value management table 14d, that is, whether the card whose value remains in the CR unit 40 is a member card Determine further.

  The storage / take-in processing unit 15d is a processing unit that uses the storage / take-in setting management table 14a to store or take in the high value of the value item determined to have high value by the card determination unit 15c. is there.

  Details will be described later with reference to FIGS. 10 to 15. As an overview, when the value remains in either the value item of the possession ball or the prepaid remaining frequency, the storage / loading setting management table 14 a is referred to. Then, the storage process or the acquisition process is performed according to the storage setting or the acquisition setting corresponding to the value item for which there is a high value. Here, the processing contents differ even when the same storage processing is performed depending on whether the card having a high value is a membership card or a general prepaid card. Note that the difference in processing contents of the storage process will be described later with reference to FIGS. 12 and 14.

  Next, a processing flow of the value management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. Here, a storage process or a capture process is set for each card category and value item. (1) The storage / capture setting process is described and then performed according to the storage / capture setting. The import process will be described.

(1) Storage / Retrieve Setting Process As described above, the storage / retrieve setting process according to this embodiment will be described here. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the storage / loading setting process according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when a setting request for storage processing or capture processing is received via the input unit 11 (Yes in step S101), the storage / capture setting reception unit 15a displays the storage / capture setting illustrated in FIG. A screen is displayed (step S102).

  Then, the storage / retrieve setting reception unit 15a inputs an instruction to execute either the storage process or the capture process on the storage / retrieve setting screen shown in FIG. 9 for each combination of the card category and the value item. Accept (step S103).

  Thereafter, the storage / retrieve setting reception unit 15a registers the storage setting or the capture setting received for each combination of the card classification and the value item on the storage / retrieve setting screen in the storage / retrieve setting management table 14a ( Step S104) and the process ends.

  In this way, the storage / loading setting in the storage / loading setting management table 14a is registered, the storage / loading setting is updated, and the storage / loading setting is initialized.

(2) Storage / Retrieve Process Next, the storage / retrieve process according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the storage / loading process according to the present embodiment. In this case, the process is started on the condition that a predetermined period has elapsed from the game store's business end time, but if the player is not seated at the game stand, the business end time Alternatively, card data may be acquired before or at the end of business hours, or an instruction input indicating that card data should be acquired may be received via the input unit 11.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the predetermined time has passed since the game shop's business end time (Yes in step S201), the card data acquisition unit 15b is associated with the CR unit 40 disposed in the store. The card data of the prepaid card that has been determined is inquired in the order of the machine number (step S202). The prepaid remaining number and the number of possessions are specified from the card data obtained by this inquiry by the card data acquisition unit 15b.

  Subsequently, the card determination unit 15c determines whether or not there is a high value in any value item of the prepaid frequency or possession (step S203), and as a result, a high value exists in any of the value items. If so (Yes at step S203), whether or not the card ID of the card to be associated is registered in the member value management table 14d, that is, whether or not the card having a high value is a member card. Is further determined (step S204).

  If the card with a high value remains is a membership card (Yes at Step S204), the storage / take-in processing unit 15d performs a storage process corresponding to the member card (Step S205), and the card with a high value remains. Is a general prepaid card (No in step S204), a storage / take-in process corresponding to the general card is performed (step S206).

  If there is no high value in any value item (No at Step S203), the inquiry of the card data is performed in ascending order of the unit number until the inquiry of the card data for all the unit numbers is completed (No at Step S207). Is performed (step S202).

  Here, the storage process corresponding to the membership card in step S205 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the storage process corresponding to the membership card according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the remaining prepaid number remains in the member card (Yes in step S301), the storage / capture processing unit 15d refers to the member value management table 14d and refers to the card data acquisition unit. A relief period of the number of remaining prepaid is set in the card ID acquired as card data by 15b (step S302), and a forgetting flag is set to ON (step S303). If there is no remaining prepaid number in the membership card (No in step S301), the process proceeds to step S304 without storing the prepaid remaining number.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 12, the member card with the card ID “00001” has a prepaid remaining frequency of 45 degrees and the business end time is set. When the prepaid remaining number of the card ID “00001” is stored, the unit number “066” of the CR unit 40 to which the card data is inquired is written as the forgotten unit number in the record of the card ID “00001”. Then, September 4 is written as the forgetting date, which is the date for executing the storage process, and the forgetting flag is set to ON. If the forgotten date is written in this way, the prepaid remaining number is stored until the relief period (for example, 2 weeks) elapses from the forgotten date as will be described later. Can be imported as.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 11, when a possession ball remains on the member card (Yes at Step S304), the storage / import processing unit 15d is obtained as card data with reference to the member value management table 14d. When the card is returned to the card ID, the number of possessed balls that were scheduled to be associated with the possessed ball is added and updated (transferred) to the stored ball balance of the card ID (step S305), and the process is terminated. If there is no remaining ball on the membership card (No at Step S304), the process is terminated as it is.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 12, when the storage processing is performed for 2100 possession balls locally managed by the CR unit 40 in which the membership card with the card ID “00002” has been inserted, By adding 2100 balls to the 5900 stored ball balances previously associated with the ID “00002”, the accumulated ball balance is set to 8000. In this way, in principle, the possession balls that can only be used on the day are managed by changing their properties from storage balls that do not have a limited storage period, and at the time of this storage process, the work of adding the possession balls to the storage balls is omitted. While maintaining the rules of jade, we decided to make it convenient for members.

  In this way, if the value of any of the value items remains on the membership card, in principle, the membership card will be stored on the assumption that it will be returned to the member after identification, If the card remains, it is not directly managed as a forgotten possession of a card, but is managed as a stored ball without being carried over the next business day or later by shifting the possessed ball to a stored ball.

  Next, the storage / take-in process corresponding to the general card in step S206 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the storage / loading process corresponding to the general card according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the prepaid remaining number remains in the prepaid card (Yes at Step S401), the storage / loading processing unit 15d refers to the storage / loading setting management table 14a and determines the card classification. It is determined whether or not the storage setting is made for the prepaid remaining frequency number with “general” (step S402).

  At this time, if the storage setting is made for the prepaid remaining number whose card classification is “general” (Yes in step S402), the storage / import processing unit 15d refers to the general value management table 14c, A relief period of the number of remaining prepaid is set for the card ID acquired as card data by the card data acquisition unit 15b (step S403), and a forgetting flag is set to ON (step S404).

  For example, in the example of FIG. 14, the prepaid card with the card ID “52345” has the remaining prepaid number of 60 degrees and the business end time is set. When the prepaid remaining number of the card ID “52345” is stored, the unit number “333” of the CR unit 40 to which the card data is inquired is written as the forgotten unit number in the record of the card ID “52345”. Then, September 4 is written as the forgetting date, which is the date for executing the storage process, and the forgetting flag is set to ON. As described above, the storage process for the prepaid remaining number is the same as the storage process for the membership card.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 13, when the prepaid remaining number whose card classification is “general” is set to be taken in (No in step S402), the storage / take-in processing unit 15d uses the general value management table 14c. , The card data acquisition unit 15b clears the prepaid remaining number of the card ID acquired as card data to zero, and sets the acquisition date, value item, value, card ID, and unit number when the acquisition process is executed. The zero clear log configured to be included is registered in the zero clear log table 14b (steps S405 and S406).

  For example, in the example of FIG. 15, the prepaid card with the card ID “12345” has 15 prepaid frequencies remaining, and the prepaid card with the card ID “52345” has 60 prepaid remaining frequencies. The end-of-business time is approaching.

  In the case of performing the capture process on the prepaid remaining frequency numbers of these card IDs “12345” and “52345”, the prepaid remaining frequency number of both card IDs is cleared to zero, and the capture date “9” when the capture process by the zero clear is executed. Month 4 ”, value item“ prepaid remaining frequency ”, high value“ 15 ”and“ 60 ”, card IDs“ 12345 ”and“ 52345 ”, and the unit number“ 012 ”of the CR unit 40 of the inquiry destination, A zero clear log including “333” is registered in the zero clear log table 14b. As a result, a history regarding miscellaneous profits at the amusement store can be obtained when the take-in process is performed on the prepaid card that is left with the prepaid remaining number remaining after the amusement store is closed.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 13, when a possession ball remains in the prepaid card (Yes in step S407), the storage / loading processing unit 15d refers to the storage / loading setting management table 14a and determines the card classification. It is determined whether or not the storage setting for the “general” possession ball has been made (step S408).

  At this time, when the storage setting is made for the possession ball whose card classification is “general” (Yes in step S408), the storage / import processing unit 15d refers to the general value management table 14c, and determines the card. In addition to setting the relief period for the possessed ball in the card ID acquired as the card data by the data acquisition unit 15b (step S409), the forgetting flag is set to ON (step S410), and the process is terminated.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 14, when storage processing is performed on 3560 possessed balls locally managed by the CR unit 40 in which the prepaid card with the card ID “52345” is inserted, In the record of ID “52345”, the card number “333” of the CR unit 40 to which the card data is inquired is written as the forgotten machine number, and September 4 is written as the forgotten date for executing the storage process. Set the forgetting flag ON.

  On the other hand, if the capture setting has been made for the possessed ball whose card classification is “general” (No at step S408), the storage / capture processing unit 15d refers to the general value management table 14c to refer to the card. Zero clear log configured to clear the possession ball of the card ID acquired as the card data by the data acquisition unit 15b and include the acquisition date, the value item, the high value, the card ID and the unit number when the acquisition process is executed Is registered in the zero clear log table 14b (steps S411 and S412), and the process ends.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 15, one hand is locally managed by the CR unit 40 in which the prepaid card with the card ID “42345” is inserted, and the prepaid card with the card ID “52345” is With the inserted CR unit 40, 3560 possession balls are managed locally and the end time of operation is approaching.

  When taking in the balls with the card IDs “42345” and “52345”, the balls with both card IDs are cleared to zero and the acquisition date “September 4” when the taking process by zero clear is executed. "Day", value item "held ball", high value "1" and "3560", card IDs "42345" and "52345", and the serial numbers "363" and "333" of the CR unit 40 as the inquiry destination. Are registered in the zero clear log table 14b. As a result, a history relating to miscellaneous profits at the amusement store can be obtained when the take-in process is performed on the prepaid card that has been left with the ball remaining after the amusement store is closed.

  As described above, when a high value of any value item remains in a general prepaid card, the storage setting or the acquisition setting determined for each card classification and value item by the storage / intake setting management table 14a. Follow the storage process or capture process.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 10, when the inquiry of the card data is completed for all the unit numbers (Yes in step S207), the storage / import processing unit 15d includes the general value management table 14c and the member value management table 14d. It is determined whether or not there is a high value after the relief period expires (step S208). If there is no high value after the relief period expires (No at Step S208), the processing is terminated as it is.

  Here, if there is a high value after the relief period (Yes in Step S208), the storage / import processing unit 15d clears the high value after the relief period (Step S209) and executes the acquisition process. The zero clear log configured to include the acquisition date, the value item, the high value, the card ID, and the machine number is registered in the zero clear log table 14b (step S210), and the process is terminated.

  For example, in the example of the member value management table 14d shown in FIG. 12, as the forgotten card, the prepaid remaining frequency of 10 units was left unattended in the CR unit 40 having the unit number 076 on August 21. There is a membership card with a card ID “00004”. And, for example, when the current date is September 4, two weeks have passed since August 22, which is the day after August 21, so such a relief period was missed. The prepaid remaining frequency of the card ID “00004” is cleared to zero, the capture date “September 4” when the capture process by zero clear is executed, the value item “prepaid residual frequency”, the high value “10”, the card A zero clear log configured to include the ID “00004” and the machine number “076” of the CR unit 40 that is the inquiry destination is registered in the zero clear log table 14b.

  Further, in the example of the general-purpose value management table 14c shown in FIG. 14, as the forgotten card, the prepaid remaining frequency was left with 5 remaining in the CR unit 40 having the unit number 177 on September 1st. There is a prepaid card with a card ID “32345” and a prepaid card with a card ID “42345” that was left in August 21 with the CR unit 40 having a unit number 111 left with 73 balls remaining.

  For example, when the current date is September 4, the prepaid card with the card ID “32345” stored on September 1 does not pass through the relief period, but the card ID “ The 42345 "prepaid card will go through a relief period of two weeks.

  The possession of the card ID “42345” that has passed such a relief period is zero-cleared, the retrieval date “September 4” when the capture processing by the zero-clear is performed, the value item “detention”, and the value A zero clear log including the high “73”, the card ID “42345”, and the machine number “111” of the CR unit 40 as the inquiry destination is registered in the zero clear log table 14b.

  In this way, in the case of separately managing and storing the number of possession balls and remaining prepaid using a forgetting flag, in preparation for a case where a player including a member makes an offer for a certain relief period In addition to keeping it, it has decided to zero out any possessions and prepaid residuals that have passed the relief period and take them as miscellaneous profits at the amusement store. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the number of items to be stored is excessively accumulated.

  And if the card stored as a forgotten card is a membership card, personal information is registered at the amusement store at the time of enrollment, so identification is confirmed based on this personal information and the membership card is requested to be returned The member card will be returned after the person is confirmed to be the member. On the other hand, in a general prepaid card, the forgetting date and the forgetting table number stored in the general value management table 14c match the declaration of the date and place where the player seeking return returns, and the game hall The prepaid card is returned after it is confirmed that the player seeking the return is the image taken by the camera installed in the camera and matching the content of the declaration, and that the player who wants to return is the owner of the prepaid card Become.

  As described above, in this embodiment, for each value item, storage / removal indicating whether to perform storage processing for separately managing the high value of the value item or to perform acquisition processing after clearing to zero is performed. The value of the value item associated with the card ID of the prepaid card to be associated with the CR unit 40 when an instruction input is received from a predetermined operator or when a predetermined time is reached. The value of the value item that is already stored in association with the card ID of the prepaid card is acquired according to the type of the value item, and the presence or absence of the value of each acquired value item is determined. When it is determined that any value item has a high value, the storage / retrieve setting stores the high value of the value item having the high value for each value item. Thus since it is configured to store processed or loading process, without disturbing the other closing operations, it is possible to accurately tighten up process after close of business.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when a storage process corresponding to a membership card or a storage process corresponding to a general card is performed, the membership card or the prepaid card is returned to the CR unit 40 holding the stored card. It was decided to instruct. In other words, this eliminates the need to perform a card return operation to collect a forgotten card, so that the prepaid card can be collected efficiently.

  In this embodiment, the forgotten card stored in the value management device 10 is returned to the player or member, but the forgotten flag is set to ON for the prepaid card or member card that has been returned. Therefore, if the forgetting flag is not set to OFF after a specific operation by an employee (for example, an operation for inputting authentication information such as an employee ID or password), ball lending, ball return, checkout and gift exchange Cannot be used for.

  The reason why the forgotten flag is set in this way is that the general prepaid card and the forgotten forgotten card are managed separately, and the forgotten card is used for fraudulent employees. It is for preventing.

  In addition, if the possessed ball can be used as it is for returning the possessed ball after returning the forgotten card to the player, a privilege is given to some players. In other words, if there is a fee for replay, if the player who received the prepaid card associated with the possession within the relief period is allowed to use the possession in the game, This results in preferential treatment over charged members. For this reason, in such a case, it is preferable that the forgotten card be used only for prize exchange in the prize management apparatus.

  In the present embodiment, the high value of the value item for which the acquisition setting is made in the storage / intake setting management table 14a is uniformly read. However, as the prepaid frequency or the value of the possessed ball to be acquired increases. There is a high possibility that the player will ask for the return of the card that he / she has forgotten at a later date, and if such a case cannot be compensated, a steep groove will be created between the game store and the player.

  In this embodiment, the processing is performed by one management device (value management device 10). However, a plurality of management devices such as a prepaid value management device and a possession management device are installed so as to be communicable and processed in cooperation. Also good.

  In order to avoid such a situation, in the present invention, when the prepaid remaining frequency acquired by the card data acquisition unit 15b and the value of the possessed ball are a predetermined value, for example, the prepaid remaining frequency is 30 degrees, If the number is 3000 or more, the storage process may be performed even if the acquisition setting is made in the storage / intake setting management table 14a.

  On the other hand, the smaller the prepaid power or the value of possession left in the CR unit 40 after the end of business, the higher the possibility that the player has discarded. In such a case, the prepaid frequency or the value of possession is increased. Even if it is stored, it is highly likely that the player will miss the relief period at a later date without offering to return the forgotten card.

  In order to avoid such an increase in the number of wasteful storage cases, in the present invention, the prepaid remaining frequency acquired by the card data acquiring unit 15b and the value of the possessed ball have a predetermined value, for example, 5 times in the case of the prepaid remaining frequency. In the case of balls, if the number is less than 100, the capture process may be performed even if the storage / retrieve setting management table 14a is set for storage.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the setting for a specific value item is reset from the storage process to the capture process, the high value of the value item that has been stored until the resetting is captured at that time. It is possible to arbitrarily set whether to take in when the relief period is over.

  Further, in this embodiment, the case where the prepaid residual frequency, the possessed ball and the stored ball are integrated as a value management apparatus has been described. However, it is not always necessary to integrate the three, and the prepaid residual frequency is managed. The present invention can be similarly applied to a case in which a part or all of the remaining number management device, the possession management device that manages the possession, and the storage management device that manages the storage are configured in a distributed manner. .

  In this embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game has been described. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a pachislot game is further included or only a pachislot game is targeted. it can. Although an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko parlor has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a game facility such as a game center.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which each counter is provided in the lower part of the CR unit has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each counter is provided separately from the CR unit. In addition, the present invention can be similarly applied to each counter counting system that is communicably connected to the CR unit.

  As described above, the value management device, the value management method, and the value management system according to the present invention are suitable for the case where the tightening process after the end of business is accurately performed without hindering other closing operations.

It is a system configuration figure of each stand counting system concerning this example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the value management apparatus which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a storage / take-in setting management table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a zero clear log table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a general value management table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a general value management table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a member value management table. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the storage / import setting process which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the screen displayed on a display part. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the storage / import process which concerns on a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the storage process corresponding to a membership card based on a present Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content in the case of performing storage processing to a membership card. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the preservation | save / take-in process corresponding to a general card | curd concerning this Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content in the case of performing a storage process to a prepaid card. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the processing content in the case of taking in a prepaid card.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Each unit counting system 10 Value management apparatus 11 Input part 12 Display part 13 Communication I / F part 14 Storage part 14a Storage / loading setting management table 14b Zero clear log table 14c General value management table 14d Member value management table 15 Control Unit 15a Storage / retrieving setting receiving unit 15b Card data acquisition unit 15c Card determination unit 15d Storage / retrieving processing unit 20 Island controller 30 Pachinko machine 40 CR unit with counting function

Claims (6)

A game recording medium for storing a game recording medium to be used for a game and connected to a pedestal machine that requests to associate a high value with the identification information of the game recording medium to be associated among the game recording media, and the game recording medium A value management device having a value management means for associating and storing high values of a plurality of value items for each identification information,
Storage / retrieve setting for storing storage / retrieve settings indicating whether to perform a storage process for managing the high value of the value item separately for each value item, or to perform a capture process for clearing to zero. Storage means;
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the high value of the value item associated with the identification information of the game recording medium that is the association target in the intermediary machine or the identification information of the game recording medium by the value management means High value acquisition means for acquiring the high value of the value item that is already stored in association with each other according to the type of the value item;
High value presence / absence determination means for determining presence / absence of high value of each value item acquired by the high value acquisition means,
When it is determined that there is a high value in any value item by the high value presence / absence determination unit, the high value of the value item in which the high value exists is stored for each value item by the storage / import setting storage unit. A value management apparatus comprising: storage processing / intake processing means for performing storage processing or ingestion processing in accordance with stored storage / intake settings.   When a storage setting is stored as a setting of a value item determined to have a high value by the high value presence / absence determination unit, the game machine is stored in the intermediary machine that holds the game recording medium that is the association target. The value management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a discharge instructing unit that instructs to discharge the recording medium. Further comprising a capture history storage means for storing a capture history in which the high value of the value item associated with the game recording medium is captured;
When a high value is taken in by the storage / take-in processing means, the take-in date, the value item, the high value, the identification information of the game recording medium and / or the intermediary machine when the take-in process is executed The value management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a capture history registering unit that registers the identification information of the information as the capture history in the capture history storage unit. A member for judging whether or not the game recording medium whose value has been acquired by the value acquisition means is a recording medium that also serves as a member recording medium that is given to a pre-registered game shop member A further determination unit,
The storage / import processing means includes:
When it is determined by the member availability determination means that the recording medium also serves as the member recording medium, the value item type determined to have high value by the high value presence / absence determination means has a game When the storage setting is stored as the setting of the possessed game medium, the value of the possessed game medium is shifted to the value of the stored game medium. 3. The value management device according to 3. A game recording medium for storing a game recording medium to be used for a game and connected to a pedestal machine that requests to associate a high value with the identification information of the game recording medium to be associated among the game recording media, and the game recording medium A value management method applied to a value management device having a value management means for storing a plurality of value items in association with each other for each identification information,
Storage / loading setting storage means for storing / loading setting indicating whether to perform storage processing for separately managing the high value of the value item for each value item, or to perform capture processing that is zero-cleared and loaded. Storage / import setting registration process to be registered in
When an instruction input is received from a predetermined operator or when a predetermined time is reached, the high value of the value item or the value associated with the identification information of the game recording medium to be associated with the intermediary machine A high value acquisition step of acquiring, according to the type of the value item, the value of the value item already stored in association with the identification information of the game recording medium by the management means;
High value presence / absence determination step for determining the presence or absence of high value of each value item acquired by the high value acquisition step,
When it is determined that there is a high value in any value item by the high value presence / absence determination step, the high value of the value item in which the high value exists is stored for each value item by the storage / import setting storage unit. A value management method comprising: a storage process or a capture process step of performing a storage process or a capture process according to a stored storage / capture setting. A game recording medium for storing a game recording medium to be used for a game and connected to a pedestal machine that requests to associate a high value with the identification information of the game recording medium to be associated among the game recording media, and the game recording medium A value management system comprising a value management device having a value management means for associating and storing high values of a plurality of value items for each identification information, and a plurality of the intermediary machines,
The value management device includes:
Storage / retrieve setting for storing storage / retrieve settings indicating whether to perform a storage process for managing the high value of the value item separately for each value item, or to perform a capture process for clearing to zero. Storage means;
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the high value of the value item associated with the identification information of the game recording medium that is the association target in the intermediary machine or the identification information of the game recording medium by the value management means High value acquisition means for acquiring the high value of the value item that is already stored in association with each other according to the type of the value item;
High value presence / absence determination means for determining presence / absence of high value of each value item acquired by the high value acquisition means,
When it is determined that there is a high value in any value item by the high value presence / absence determination unit, the high value of the value item in which the high value exists is stored for each value item by the storage / import setting storage unit. A value management system comprising: a storage / intake processing means for performing a storage process or an ingestion process in accordance with stored storage / intake settings.

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