JP2011120629A - Terminal device and value transfer system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device capable of preventing inconvenience caused by an error in reading identification information by the terminal device in the value transfer by the terminal device. <P>SOLUTION: A control part 80 of the terminal device 5 executes a process for transferring own balls when reading of a portable ID by a portable reader part 63 is completed in a prescribed period of time after an own ball transfer button 66a is pressed while own ball data (own ball data of a value larger than zero) is stored in association with a card ID in a memory part 87. Meanwhile, when reading of the portable ID by the portable reader part 63 is not completed though a portable terminal 9 is detected by the portable reader part 63 in the prescribe period of time after the own ball transfer button 66a is pressed, the control part 80 puts the terminal device 5 in an error down state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device and a value transfer system for associating value information such as a prepaid value and the number of counting balls associated with a terminal device such as a CR unit with identification information of a portable terminal such as a mobile phone.

  In game facilities such as pachinko parlors, game machines such as pachinko machines are installed. A terminal device called a CR unit may be provided for each game machine. The terminal device performs ball lending with cash and ball lending with a prepaid card. As a terminal device, it further has a function of counting the number of game media acquired by the player and holding the counting result as ball data, or paying out balls based on the ball data held Some have. Prepaid cards include a membership card issued for a member and a general card issued for a player who does not have a membership card. A member ID is recorded on the member card. A card ID is recorded on the general card.

When a prepaid card is inserted as a terminal device, the management device manages value information such as possession data and prepaid value data in association with the card ID or member ID recorded on the prepaid card. What you have already been developed.
In addition, there is already a member management system that can be stored as a storage ball by holding the acquired ball counted by the ball counter installed on the island edge over a portable terminal such as a mobile phone equipped with an IC chip for non-contact communication. Has been developed.

  If these are combined, a system for moving stored data and prepaid value by holding a mobile phone over a terminal device such as a CR unit can be considered.

JP 2007-229112 A JP 2008-188031 A

  The reading of the card ID or the member ID from the prepaid card in the terminal device is performed in a state where the prepaid card is taken into the terminal device, so that a reading error hardly occurs. Therefore, the association of value information such as possession data and prepaid value data with the card ID or member ID recorded on the prepaid card inserted in the terminal device is reliably performed. If a reading error occurs, the reading is performed again. However, if the reading is still not possible, if the error is reduced without returning the card, the player is very unlikely to leave the value information and leave.

  On the other hand, when a portable ID such as IDm is read on the terminal device side by a holding operation of a portable terminal such as a portable telephone equipped with a non-contact communication IC chip (hereinafter referred to as “non-contact IC chip”) Since the portable ID is not read in a state where the portable terminal is held at a suitable reading position, a reading error is more likely to occur than in the case of a prepaid card. When associating value information such as value data with the portable ID of the portable terminal, the association may not be performed normally, even if the portable ID of the portable terminal is not normally read, If a player leaves the store as if the player was mistakenly associated with the value information, the value information that the player should have There is a risk that the player will not be able to own the mobile terminal, and not only when using a mobile ID, but also with other contact information (phone number of a mobile phone or identification of an IC card) by non-contact communication (holding operation). The same problem arises if the number is acquired.

In some cases, associating the value information of the possession data and prepaid value data associated with the terminal device, the card ID, etc. with the identification information of the portable terminal is called value transfer by the portable terminal.
An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device and a value transfer system capable of preventing the occurrence of inconvenience due to a reading error of identification information of a mobile terminal when performing value transfer by the mobile terminal.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a terminal device (5) provided for each gaming machine (4), the identification information reading means (63) for reading the identification information from the portable terminal (9) by non-contact communication, Input means (66a, 66b, 66c) for inputting a value transfer command and when reading of identification information by the identification information reading means is completed within a predetermined time after the value transfer command is input by the input means And a value transfer processing means (80) for performing a process for associating a part or all of the value information associated with the terminal apparatus with the identification information read by the identification information reading means. It is. In addition, although the alphanumeric character in parentheses represents a corresponding component in an embodiment described later, of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. The same applies hereinafter.

In the present invention, after the value transfer command is input by the input means, when reading of the identification information by the identification information reading means is completed within a predetermined time, part or all of the value information associated with the terminal device is obtained. Then, a process for associating with the identification information read by the identification information reading means is performed.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, if the identification information reading unit does not read the identification information within a predetermined time after the value transfer command is input by the input unit, the input of the value transfer command is canceled. The terminal device according to claim 1. In this configuration, after the value transfer command is input by the input unit, the input of the value transfer command is canceled if the identification information reading unit does not read the identification information within a predetermined time.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, when a mobile terminal is detected by the identification information reading means within a predetermined time after a value transfer command is input by the input means, but the identification information is not normally read. The terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, comprising means (80) for making the terminal device inoperable. In this configuration, when the mobile terminal is detected by the identification information reading unit within a predetermined time after the value transfer command is input by the input unit, but the identification information is not normally read, the terminal device is in an inoperable state. Is done. Therefore, according to this configuration, even if the value transfer command is input by the input means and the portable terminal is held, the identification information is not read normally, and thus the value transfer is not performed. Since the terminal device is rendered inoperable, it is possible to prevent inconvenience due to an identification information reading error.

  The invention according to claim 4 is a terminal device (5) provided for each gaming machine (4), and an identification information reading means (63) for reading identification information from the portable terminal (9) by non-contact communication; Of the operations that can be performed on the input means when the identification information is read by the input means (66a, 66b, 66c) for inputting the value transfer command and the identification information reading means, the next operation After the identification information is read by the notification means (66a, 66b, 66c, 80) and the identification information reading means for notifying the player of possible operations, a value transfer command is issued by the input means within a predetermined time. A value for performing processing for associating a part or all of the value information associated with the terminal device with the identification information read by the identification information reading means when inputted. Movement processing means (80) and a is a terminal device.

In this invention, after the identification information is read by the identification information reading means, when the value transfer command is input by the input means within a predetermined time, a part or all of the value information associated with the terminal device is Processing for associating with the identification information read by the identification information reading means is performed.
Further, when the identification information is read by the identification information reading means, the player can be notified of the next operable operation among the operations that can be performed on the input means. Therefore, when a player wants to perform value transfer using a mobile terminal, the player must hold the mobile terminal and confirm the next operable operation, and then input a value transfer command using the input means. Can do. For this reason, it can be avoided that the player misunderstands that the value transfer is performed even though the value transfer is not normally performed due to the reading error of the identification information. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of inconvenience due to the reading error of the identification information.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the input means includes one or more value transfer buttons (63a, 63b, 63c) for inputting a value transfer command, and the notification means is provided by the identification information reading means. Each value transfer included in the input means according to the presence / absence of value information associated with the terminal device and the type of value information associated with the terminal device when the identification information is read The means (63a, 63b, 63c, 80) which judges whether a button is validated or invalidated and presents the value transfer button judged to be valid in a mode different from the normal time is included. Terminal device.

  In this configuration, when the identification information is read by the identification information reading unit, it is included in the input unit according to the presence / absence of the value information associated with the terminal device and the type of the value information associated with the terminal device. It is determined whether each value transfer button is enabled or disabled, and the value transfer button determined to be valid is presented in a mode different from the normal time. Thereby, when there is a value transfer button determined to be valid, the player can know that the identification information has been read normally, and can also know the effective value transfer button. On the other hand, when there is no valid value transfer button, the player can know that value transfer by the portable terminal cannot be performed regardless of whether or not the identification information is normally read. As a result, it is possible to avoid the player from misunderstanding that the value transfer has been performed even though the value transfer has not been performed normally due to the reading error of the identification information.

Invention of Claim 6 is a terminal device as described in any one of Claims 1-5 whose value information linked | related with the said terminal device is prepaid value data and / or possession data.
The invention according to claim 7 includes a terminal device (5) provided for each gaming machine (4) and a management device (1) capable of communicating with each of the terminal devices, wherein each of the terminal devices is contactless After the identification information reading means (63) for reading the identification information from the portable terminal by communication, the input means (63a, 63b, 63c) for inputting the value transfer instruction, and after the value transfer instruction is input by the input means, The identification information read by the identification information reading means when the identification information reading means completes the reading of the identification information within a predetermined time, and the value information associated with the recording medium ID of the received recording medium. Value transfer processing means (80) for performing processing for associating with the recording medium I. The value transfer processing means includes identification information read by the identification information reading means, and the recording medium I. And transmission means (80) for transmitting value transfer data including part or all of the value information associated with the recording medium ID to the management device, wherein the management device (1) First storage means (91a) for storing value information in association with the recording medium ID recorded on the recording medium, and second storage means for storing value information in association with the identification information of the terminal device ( 91b) and when the value transfer data is received from the terminal device, data processing for value transfer is performed on the first storage means and the second storage means in accordance with the value transfer data. A value transfer system including data processing means (90) to perform.

  In this invention, the terminal device associates with the recording medium ID of the accepted recording medium when reading of the identification information by the identification information reading means is completed within a predetermined time after the value transfer command is input by the input means. A process for associating a part or all of the value information read with the identification information read by the identification information reading means is performed. Further, the terminal device manages value transfer data including the identification information read by the identification information reading means, the recording medium ID, and part or all of the value information associated with the recording medium ID. Send to. When receiving the value transfer data from the terminal device, the management device performs data processing for value transfer on the first storage means and the second storage means in accordance with the value transfer data.

The “recording medium ID of the accepted recording medium” includes the recording medium ID temporarily issued by the terminal device in addition to the recording medium ID of the recording medium inserted into the terminal device by the player. And
The terminal device cannot operate when the mobile terminal is detected by the reading unit within a predetermined time after the value transfer command is input by the input unit, but the identification information is not read normally. It may further include means for bringing it into a state.

  Invention of Claim 8 contains the terminal device (5) provided for every game machine (4), and the management apparatus (1) which can communicate with each said terminal device, and each said terminal device is non-contact The identification information is read by the identification information reading means (63) for reading the identification information from the portable terminal (9) by communication, the input means (63a, 63b, 63c) for inputting the value transfer command, and the identification information reading means. A notification means (63a, 63b, 63c, 80) for notifying the player of the next operable operation among the operations that can be performed on the input means, and the identification information reading means. When the value transfer command is input by the input means within a predetermined time after the identification information is read, the part of the value information associated with the recording medium ID of the received recording medium Value transfer processing means (80) for performing processing for associating all of them with the identification information read by the identification information reading means, wherein the value transfer processing means is the identification information read by the identification information reading means. And transmission means (80) for transmitting value transfer data including the recording medium ID and part or all of the value information associated with the recording medium ID to the management device, The apparatus has a first storage means (91a) for storing value information in association with the recording medium ID recorded in the recording medium, and a second storage for storing value information in association with the identification information of the terminal apparatus. When the value transfer data is received from the means (91b) and the terminal device, the first storage means and the previous And a data processing means for performing data processing for the value transfer (90) to the second storage means, a value transfer system.

  In the present invention, the terminal device is associated with the recording medium ID of the accepted recording medium when the value transfer command is input by the input means within a predetermined time after the identification information is read by the identification information reading means. A process for associating a part or all of the existing value with the identification information read by the identification information reading means is performed. Further, the terminal device manages value transfer data including the identification information read by the identification information reading means, the recording medium ID, and part or all of the value information associated with the recording medium ID. Send to. When receiving the value transfer data from the terminal device, the management device performs data processing for value transfer on the first storage means and the second storage means in accordance with the value transfer data.

  In the terminal device, when the identification information is read by the identification information reading unit, the player can be notified of the next operation that can be performed among the operations that can be performed on the input unit. Therefore, when a player wants to perform value transfer using a mobile terminal, the player must hold the mobile terminal and confirm the next operable operation, and then input a value transfer command using the input means. Can do. For this reason, it can be avoided that the player misunderstands that the value transfer is performed even though the value transfer is not normally performed due to the reading error of the identification information. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of inconvenience due to the reading error of the identification information.

The “recording medium ID of the accepted recording medium” includes the recording medium ID temporarily issued by the terminal device in addition to the recording medium ID of the recording medium inserted into the terminal device by the player. And
The invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that the input means includes one or more value transfer buttons (63a, 63b, 63c) for inputting a value transfer command, and the notification means is provided by the identification information reading means. When the identification information is read, each of the values included in the input means according to the presence / absence of value information associated with the recording medium ID and the type of value information associated with the recording medium ID The method includes: means (63a, 63b, 63c, 80) for determining whether to enable or disable the move button and presenting the value transfer button determined to be valid in a mode different from the normal time. It is the value transfer system described.

  In this configuration, when the identification information is read by the identification information reading unit, it is included in the input unit according to the presence / absence of the value information associated with the recording medium ID and the type of the value information associated with the recording medium ID. It is determined whether each value transfer button is enabled or disabled, and the value transfer button determined to be valid is presented in a mode different from the normal time. Thereby, when there is a value transfer button determined to be valid, the player can know that the identification information has been read normally, and can also know the effective value transfer button. On the other hand, when there is no valid value transfer button, the player can know that value transfer by the portable terminal cannot be performed regardless of whether or not the identification information is normally read. As a result, it is possible to avoid the player from misunderstanding that the value transfer has been performed even though the value transfer has not been performed normally due to the reading error of the identification information.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the value transfer system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the value information associated with the recording medium ID is prepaid value data and / or possession data. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of inconvenience due to the reading error of the identification information of the mobile terminal when the value transfer is performed by the mobile terminal.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a value information management system. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the appearance of the gaming machine 4 and the terminal device 5. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a terminal device 5. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the management apparatus 1. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the content of the data management table for cards, and the data management table for portable terminals. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a member server 2. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the content of DB for regular members, and DB for temporary members. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process for value transfer performed by the terminal device 5. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process for value transfer performed by the terminal device 5. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process for value transfer performed by the terminal device 5. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process for value transfer performed by the management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of the process of step S32 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed procedure of the process of step S34 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the modification of the process for value transfer performed by the terminal device. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of step S62 of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a value information management system provided in a game facility.
In the gaming facility, a plurality of gaming machines (in this example, pachinko machines) 4 are installed for each island. One island controller 3 is provided for each island. Each gaming machine 4 on the island is provided with a terminal device 5. That is, each terminal device 5 has a one-to-one correspondence with the gaming machine 4. Each terminal device 5 in the island is connected to a management device (terminal controller (T / C)) 1 and a member server (member management device) 2 via an island controller 3 and a bus 10 provided corresponding to the island. Has been. The bus 10 is further connected with a payment machine 6, a prize management machine 7 and a card processing machine 8. The prize manager 7 and the card processor 8 are provided adjacent to each other on the prize counter and are connected to each other.

The management device 1 manages the balance of the valuable value of a prepaid card issued to a player (hereinafter referred to as “prepaid value”), and possession data. The member server 2 manages member data and stored ball data.
There are two types of prepaid cards (hereinafter simply referred to as “cards”): membership cards issued to regular members and general cards issued for players who do not have membership cards. In this embodiment, the member includes a “full member” and a “temporary member”. A regular member is a member registered by a player providing personal information such as name and address and a personal identification number. The temporary member is a member registered by the player providing identification information and a personal identification number of the portable terminal 9 owned by the player. Member cards are issued to regular members, but no membership cards are issued to temporary members.

  In this embodiment, the mobile terminal 9 is a mobile phone equipped with a non-contact IC chip that can automatically perform non-contact communication with a non-contact reader / writer (mobile reader), such as a mobile Felica chip (Felica is a trade name). Mobile terminals such as portable telephones and IC cards. As identification information of the portable terminal 9, a portable ID is used in this embodiment. And in this embodiment, IDm which is a manufacture number of the non-contact IC chip mounted in the portable terminal 9 is used as portable ID. In addition, in some regular members, the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 9 of the member may be registered. When the mobile terminal 9 is a mobile phone, the telephone number of the mobile phone may be used as the identification information of the mobile terminal 9.

  “Mochitama data” is a numerical value in the case where some or all of the pachinko balls acquired by the player on the day are not associated with the actual product but are associated with the card or the mobile terminal 9 as numerical data. Data. The coin data associated with the general card is valid only on that day, and loses its effect when the day's business ends. On the other hand, the possession data associated with the membership card or the portable terminal 9 loses its effectiveness as possession data when the business on the day when the data is generated ends, Associated with a membership card or mobile terminal 9.

In this embodiment, data such as a card ID, prepaid value, and possession data is recorded on the general card. In addition, data such as a member ID, prepaid value, and possession data is recorded on the member card. Data recorded on the card may be collectively referred to as card data.
Each terminal device 5 has a function of lending a pachinko ball using cash, a prepaid card (member card, general card), a function of paying out a ball, and a function of lending a pachinko ball based on a stored ball (replaying a saved ball) Function), a function of counting pachinko balls acquired by the player (counter unit counting function), a function of performing value transfer based on the portable terminal 9, and the like.

  Value transfer based on the mobile terminal 9 is a temporary member or a regular member who has a mobile ID registered (hereinafter collectively referred to as “portable member”) using cash or a general card. In the case of playing a game, the portable terminal 9 uses the portable terminal 9 to obtain value information such as possession data and prepaid value data owned by the portable usable member as a non-member. It is related to. Value information such as possession data, prepaid value data, etc. possessed by the portable member as a non-member is received by the terminal device 5 as a card ID of a general card or temporarily issued. Value information such as possession data and prepaid value data associated with a card ID.

  The settlement machine 6 settles the prepaid value associated with the membership card, the general card or the portable terminal into cash. That is, the checkout machine 6 cashes the prepaid value associated with the card or the like possessed by the player. The prize management machine 7 and the card processing machine 8 are used to give the prize data (ordinary prize or predetermined monetary value) to the possession data associated with the general card or the portable terminal, or the possession data or storage data associated with the membership card. For special gifts). The card processor 8 includes a portable reader unit for communicating with a non-contact IC chip in the portable terminal 9 to read a portable ID. The prize management machine 7 and the card processing machine 8 have a function of performing temporary member registration for the player by obtaining a portable ID and a password from the player having the portable terminal 9. The premium management machine 7 and the card processing machine 8 are associated with the general card by allowing the player to perform a predetermined operation including a temporary member registration operation with the general card inserted into the card processing machine 8. The possessed ball data can be associated with the member ID after provisional member registration as accumulated ball data. That is, the prize management machine 7 and the card processing machine 8 have a function for easily storing the pachinko balls acquired by the player.

FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the gaming machine 4 and the terminal device 5.
The terminal device 5 includes a vertically long inter-card card processing unit 51 disposed along the left side of the gaming machine 4 on the left side of the gaming machine 4 and each of the terminal devices 5 provided integrally with the lower end of the inter-card card processing unit 51. It comprises a table counting unit 52. Usually, since a plurality of gaming machines 4 are installed side by side, the inter-card card processing unit 51 of the terminal device 5 is often arranged between two adjacent gaming machines.

  A ball rental payout mechanism 41 for paying out balls is provided inside the gaming machine 4. An upper plate 42 and a lower plate 43 for temporarily storing pachinko balls for launching into the gaming machine 4 are provided on the front surface of the gaming machine. When the pachinko balls on the upper plate 42 are full, the pachinko balls flow to the lower plate 43. On the front surface of the upper plate 42, a lending button 44 for inputting a pachinko ball lending command (hereinafter simply referred to as “lending command”), a card return button 45 for inputting a card return command, and a prepaid value of the card are displayed. For this purpose, a prepaid value display unit 46 is provided.

  On the front surface of the inter-card processing unit 51, a state display unit 61, a bill insertion unit 62, a portable reader unit 63, a ball dispensing nozzle 64, a display unit 65, an operation unit 66, a card insertion / return unit 67, and the like are provided. ing. Inside the inter-card processing unit 51, the bill recognition unit 81 (see FIG. 3) for discriminating and taking in the bill inserted from the bill insertion unit 62, and the gaming machine 4 through the ball dispensing nozzle 64. A ball dispenser 83 (see FIG. 3) for supplying pachinko balls owned as possession data to the plate 42, a card reader / writer for reading data from the card and writing data to the card (Card R / W unit) 82 (see FIG. 3) and the like are provided. The state display unit 61 displays the operation state of the terminal device 5. The portable reader unit 63 reads the portable ID by performing contactless communication with the contactless IC chip in the portable terminal 9 when the portable terminal 9 is held over.

  Each counter counting unit 52 is integrally formed at the lower end of the inter-card card processing unit 51 and has a counting unit main body 72 having a counting unit 71 therein, a ball receiving tray 73 disposed below the lower plate 43, A ball passage 74 for sending the pachinko balls in the ball receiving tray 73 to the counting unit 71 in the counting unit main body 72 is provided. On the front surface of the ball receiving tray 73, a ball payout button 75 and a counting display section 76 are provided. The possession ball payout button 75 is a button for inputting a possession ball payout command. The count display unit 76 displays a count value, possession data, and the like. A shutter (not shown) is provided on the bottom surface of the lower plate 43 so that the pachinko balls stored in the lower plate 43 can be fed into the ball receiving plate 73 by opening the shutter. It has become.

FIG. 3 shows an electrical configuration of the terminal device 5.
The terminal device 5 is controlled by the control unit 80. The control unit 80 includes a CPU and a memory (ROM, RAM, etc.) that stores the program and the like, and executes predetermined processing according to the program. The control unit 80 includes a status display unit 61, a bill recognition unit 81, a portable reader unit 63, a display unit 65, an operation unit 66, a card R / W unit 82, a ball payout unit 83, a host communication I / F unit 84, A stand I / F unit 85, a gaming machine communication I / F unit 86, a memory unit 87, a counting unit 71, a ball payout button 75, a counting display unit 76, a power supply unit 88, and the like are connected.

  The operation unit 66 includes a numeric keypad (not shown), a holding ball movement button 66a (see FIG. 3), a prepaid value movement button 66b (see FIG. 3), a holding ball / prepaid value movement button 66c (see FIG. 3), and a replay. Operation buttons such as a button 66d are provided. The buttons 66a to 66d incorporate light emitting diodes, and can be turned on or blinked. These buttons 66a to 66d are normally turned off. The portable reader unit 63 also has a built-in light emitting diode, and can be turned on or blinked. The portable reader unit 63 is normally in the off state. The card R / W unit 82 stores a plurality of general cards.

  The host communication I / F unit 84 is an interface for communicating with the management device 1, the member server 2, etc. via the island controller 3, and is connected to the island controller 3. The stand I / F unit 85 is an interface for connecting the lending button 44, the return button 45 and the prepaid value display unit 46 of the gaming machine 4 to the control unit 80, and the buttons 44 and 45 and the display unit 46 are connected to these buttons 44 and 45. It is connected. The gaming machine communication I / F unit 86 is an interface for communicating with the gaming machine 4 and is connected to a control unit of the gaming machine 4. The memory unit 87 is used as a working memory. The power supply unit 88 generates output power required for each unit of the terminal device 5 from the input power.

FIG. 4 shows the electrical configuration of the management apparatus 1.
The management device 1 is controlled by the control unit 90. The controller 90 includes a CPU and a memory (ROM, RAM, etc.) that stores the program and the like, and executes predetermined processing according to the program. The control unit 90 is connected to a nonvolatile memory unit 91, a power supply unit 92, a lower communication I / F unit 93, a memory unit 94, and the like. The nonvolatile memory unit 91 is composed of, for example, a rewritable nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory unit 91 is provided with a card data management table 91a, a portable terminal data management table 91b, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, prepaid value data and possession data are stored in the card data management table 91a in association with the card ID of the general card or the member ID of the member card. In the portable terminal data management table 91b, as shown in FIG. 5B, prepaid value data and possession data are stored in association with the portable ID (IDm in this example).

  Returning to FIG. 4, the power supply unit 92 generates output power required for each unit of the management apparatus 1 from the input power. The memory unit 94 is used as a working memory. The lower communication I / F unit 93 is an interface for communicating with each terminal device 5 via the island controller 3 and communicating with the payment machine 6, the prize management machine 7, the card processing machine 8, and the like. Although not shown, the control unit 90 is connected to an interface for communicating with the member server 2.

FIG. 6 shows the electrical configuration of the member server 2.
The member server 2 is controlled by the control unit 100. The control unit 100 includes a CPU and a memory (ROM, RAM, etc.) that stores the program and the like, and executes predetermined processing according to the program. A non-volatile memory unit 101, a power supply unit 102, a lower communication I / F unit 103, a memory unit 104, and the like are connected to the control unit 100. The nonvolatile memory unit 101 is composed of, for example, a rewritable nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory unit 101 is provided with a regular member database (full member DB) 101a, a temporary member database (temporary member DB) 101b, and the like.
As shown in FIG. 7A, personal information such as a personal identification number, stored data, name, and address is registered in the regular member DB 101a for each member ID of the regular member. In the regular member in which the mobile ID is registered, the mobile ID is stored in association with the member ID of the regular member. On the other hand, in the temporary member DB 101b, as shown in FIG. 7B, a mobile ID, a personal identification number, and stored ball data are registered for each temporary member ID.

  Returning to FIG. 6, the power supply unit 102 generates output power required for each unit of the member server 2 from the input power. The memory unit 104 is used as a working memory. The lower-level communication I / F unit 103 is an interface for communicating with each terminal device 5 via the island controller 3 and communicating with the settlement machine 6, the gift management machine 7, the card processing machine 8, and the like. Although not shown, the control unit 100 is connected to an interface for communicating with the management apparatus 1.

The basic operation of the terminal device 5 when a player plays a game on the gaming machine 4 will be described.
First, the basic operation of the terminal device 4 when a ball lending is performed based on cash (banknotes) will be described. When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 62 of the terminal device 5, a frequency (prepaid value) corresponding to the amount of the inserted bill is displayed on the prepaid value display 46 of the gaming machine 4. Further, a card ID of one of the general cards stored in the card R / W unit 82 is provisionally issued (at this time, the card ID is only read from the general card, and the card is not ejected). ), A prepaid value (in this case, a value corresponding to the amount of the inserted bill) is temporarily stored in the memory unit 87 and transmitted to the management device 1 in association with the card ID. The management device 1 stores the received prepaid value in association with the received card ID in the card data management table 91a. At this time, the prepaid value is associated with the card ID and also with the terminal device 5.

  When the lending button 44 of the gaming machine 4 is pressed, a pachinko ball (lending ball) corresponding to the number of lending balls paid out for one time is paid out to the upper plate 42 from the lending payout mechanism 41 on the gaming machine 4 side. For example, 125 pachinko balls corresponding to 5 degrees are paid out. Thereby, the prepaid value is subtracted. That is, the prepaid value (the prepaid value on the memory unit 87 and the prepaid value managed on the management device 1 side) associated with the temporarily issued card ID is updated. If the player wants to pay more balls, he or she should press the lending button 44 again.

Note that the ball data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the temporarily issued card ID is the case where the counting process is performed by the counting unit 71 of the terminal device 5 and the ball payout command as will be described later. When the pachinko ball is paid out to the gaming machine 4 by the terminal device 5 based on the above, it is updated.
When the player presses the card return button 45 of the gaming machine 4 at the end of the game, the possession data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the temporarily issued card ID, together with the card ID, is managed by the management apparatus 1. Sent to. The management apparatus 1 stores the received ball data in association with the received card ID in the card data management table 91a. Further, on the terminal device 5 side, the prepaid value and the possession data on the memory unit 87 are recorded on the general card that is stocked inside the terminal device 5 and on which the provisionally issued card ID is recorded. Then, the general card is issued (returned). Further, the prepaid value and the possession data on the memory unit 87 are erased.

  After the player moves to another gaming machine 4, the player can insert the general card and receive a payout of a ball based on the prepaid value or a payout of a ball based on the ball data. In addition, the player can pay the prepaid value associated with the general card at the checkout machine 6 installed in the game facility. Further, the player uses the prize management machine 7 and the card processing machine 8 installed at the prize counter in the game facility through the employee, so that part or all of the possession data associated with the general card is obtained. Can be exchanged for prizes. When a part or all of the possession data is exchanged for prizes, the possession data associated with the card (the possession data managed on the management device 1 side and the possession recorded on the card) Data) is updated. That is, the value of the possession data decreases by the amount used for the prize exchange.

For the membership card, the prepaid value associated with the membership card can be settled in the settlement machine 6 in the same manner. In addition, in the prize management machine 7 and the card processing machine 8, a part or all of the possession data or storage data associated with the membership card can be exchanged for a prize.
A basic operation of the terminal device 5 when a general card or a membership card is inserted into the terminal device 5 and a ball lending is performed based on the prepaid value associated with the inserted card will be described. When a general card or a member card is inserted into the card insertion / return port 67 of the terminal device 5, card data including the card ID or member ID is read. The terminal device 5 transmits the card ID or member ID to the management device 1.

  The management device 1 searches the card data management table 91a for prepaid value data and possession data corresponding to the card ID or member ID received from the terminal device 5, and transmits the data to the terminal device 5. The terminal device 5 temporarily stores the prepaid value data and the possession data transmitted from the management device 1 in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID or member ID. At this time, the prepaid value data and the possession data associated with the card ID or the member ID are also associated with the terminal device 5. Further, the terminal device 5 displays the frequency corresponding to the acquired prepaid value on the prepaid value display 46 of the gaming machine 4. Then, when the lending button 44 of the gaming machine 4 is pressed, a pachinko ball (lending ball) corresponding to the number of lending payouts for one time is paid out to the upper plate 42 from the lending payout mechanism 41 on the gaming machine 4 side. It is. Also, the prepaid value is subtracted. That is, the prepaid value (the prepaid value on the memory unit 87 and the prepaid value managed on the management device 1 side) associated with the card inserted by the player is updated.

In addition, the ball data stored in the memory unit 87 in relation to the card ID is a terminal based on the case where the counting process is performed by the counting unit 71 of the terminal device 5 and the ball payout command, as will be described later. When the ball is paid out to the gaming machine 4 by the device 5, it is updated.
At the end of the game, when the player depresses the card return button 45 of the gaming machine 4, the possession data stored in the memory unit 87 is sent to the management apparatus 1 together with the corresponding card ID or member ID. The management device 1 rewrites the possession data corresponding to the received card ID or member ID in the card data management table 91a with the received possession data. On the terminal device 5 side, after the prepaid value and the possession data on the memory unit 87 are recorded on the card inserted by the player, the card is returned. However, if the inserted card is a general card and both the prepaid value and the possession data are zero, the card is stored and reused. Further, the prepaid value and the possession data on the memory unit 87 are erased.

  A basic operation of the terminal device 5 when the pachinko ball acquired by the player is counted by the counting unit 71 will be described. When the player opens the shutter on the bottom surface of the lower plate 43, the pachinko balls stored in the lower plate 43 are fed into the ball receiving plate 73. The pachinko balls sent to the ball receiving tray 73 are sent to the counting unit 71 through the ball passage 74. The number of pachinko balls sent to the counting unit 71 is counted by the counting unit 71. During the counting operation, the count value at that time is displayed on the count display unit 76.

  When the counting operation ends, the terminal device 5 updates the ball data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID or the member ID. Specifically, the terminal device 5 adds the count value obtained by the counting unit 71 to the ball data temporarily stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID or the member ID, whereby the memory unit 87. Update the above data. If the ball data in the memory unit 87 is zero before the current counting operation, when the ball data is updated after the current counting operation, the ball data is stored on the memory unit 87 in the card ID. Alternatively, it is associated with the member ID and associated with the terminal device 5.

  The basic operation of the terminal device 5 when the holding ball payout button 75 is pressed will be described. When the possessed ball payout button 75 is pressed, the terminal device 5 corresponds to a retained ball payout unit if there is a predetermined number or more of the retained ball data stored in the memory unit 87 in relation to the card ID or the member ID. A predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out, and if the holding ball data is less than the predetermined number, a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the holding ball data are paid out. The terminal device 5 updates the ball data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID or member ID.

Specifically, the terminal device 5 subtracts the number of pachinko balls that have been paid out (the number of balls to be paid out) from the ball data that is temporarily stored in the memory unit 87 in relation to the card ID or member ID. As a result, the ball data on the memory unit 87 is updated.
A temporary member or a regular member whose mobile ID is registered (portable member) receives a payout of the ball based on the ball data using the mobile terminal 9, or a ball of a pachinko ball based on the ball data Can be received (hereinafter referred to as “replaying a stored ball”).

  When a portable member wants to receive a ball using the portable terminal 9, the portable member can hold the portable terminal 9 over the portable reader unit 63 and then press the ball dispensing button 75. That's fine. After the mobile device 9 reads the mobile ID from the mobile terminal 9, the terminal device 5 notifies the management device 1 that the mobile ID and the mobile ball payout command have been input when the mobile ball payout button 75 is pressed. The management device 1 searches the handball data corresponding to the notified mobile ID from the mobile terminal data management table 91b.

  If the retrieved retained ball data is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the management device 1 updates the retained ball data to a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined number corresponding to the retained ball payout unit from the value and corresponds to the retained ball payout unit. The terminal device 5 is notified that a predetermined number of possessed balls can be paid out. On the other hand, if the retrieved possessed ball data is less than the predetermined number, the management device updates the retained ball data to zero and indicates that the number of retained balls corresponding to the retained ball data can be paid out. Send to 5. The terminal device 5 pays out the number of possessed balls for the number of possible coins paid out notified from the management device 5.

  When the mobile user wants to replay the stored ball using the mobile terminal 9, the mobile user holds the mobile terminal 9 over the mobile reader unit 63, and then inputs the personal identification number using the numeric keypad, and then restarts. The play button 66d may be pressed. After reading the mobile ID from the mobile terminal 9, the terminal device 5 sends the mobile ID and the password to the member server 2 when the password is input. The member server 2 searches for the personal identification number corresponding to the received mobile ID from the regular member DB 101a or the temporary member DB 101b, and determines whether or not the retrieved personal identification number matches the received personal identification number. And when both correspond, the member server 2 transmits the member ID and storage ball data corresponding to the said mobile ID to the terminal device. When the replay button 66d is pressed after inputting the personal identification number, the terminal device 5 lends a predetermined number of pachinko balls based on the received stored ball data, together with the member ID that has received the number of pachinko balls lent. The member server 2 is notified. The member server 2 updates the stored ball data corresponding to the member ID received from the terminal device 5 based on the number of loans received from the terminal device 5.

  Hereinafter, value transfer using the mobile terminal 9 which is a feature of the present embodiment will be described. As described above, in this embodiment, when a portable member is playing a game using cash or a general card, the possession data and prepaid value data owned by the portable member as a non-member Or the like can be associated with the portable ID of the portable terminal 9 using the portable terminal 9. The holding ball movement button 66a, the prepaid value transfer button 66b, and the holding ball / prepaid value transfer button 66c on the operation unit 66 of the terminal device 5 are used for such association (value transfer).

  In the present embodiment, the portable member who wants to associate his own possession data as a non-member with the portable ID of his / her portable terminal 9, after pressing the possession movement button 66 a, A series of operations such as holding the terminal 9 over the portable reader unit 63 is performed. The own ball data owned as a non-member means the ball data temporarily stored in the memory unit 87 of the terminal device 5 without being associated with the member ID or the mobile ID.

  In addition, when the mobile-usable member wants to associate his / her own prepaid value data owned as a non-member with the mobile ID of his / her mobile terminal 9, he / she presses the prepaid value transfer button 66 b and A series of operations such as holding the portable reader unit 63 is performed. The self-paid value owned as a non-member means a prepaid value temporarily stored in the memory unit 87 of the terminal device 5 without being associated with the member ID or the portable ID.

In addition, when the member who can use the mobile phone wants to associate both his own possessed ball data and prepaid value data owned as a non-member with the mobile ID of his / her mobile terminal 9, the mobile ball / prepaid value transfer button 66c. After pressing, a series of operations such as holding the portable terminal 9 over the portable reader unit 63 is performed.
8 to 10 show a procedure of processing for value transfer performed by the terminal device 5. 11 to 13 show the procedure of the value transfer process performed by the management apparatus 1.

  Referring to FIG. 8, when the ball moving button 66 a is pressed (YES in step S <b> 1), the control unit 80 of the terminal device 5 stores the card ID (the card of the inserted general card) in the memory unit 87. It is determined whether or not the possessed ball data (the retained ball data having a value larger than zero) is stored in relation to the ID or the card ID of the temporarily issued general card (step S2). When the possession data is not stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID (NO in step S2), the control unit 80 determines that there is no possession data to be moved, and performs the current process. finish. That is, it returns to the standby state.

When the ball data related to the card ID is stored in the memory unit 87 (YES in step S2), the control unit 80 turns on the ball movement button 66a and the portable reader unit (portable touch unit). ) 63 is blinked (step S3). And the control part 80 performs portable detection and portable ID reading determination (step S4). Specifically, the control unit 80 determines which of the following three states (a), (b), and (c) is applicable.
(A) The portable terminal 9 is detected by the portable reader unit 63 and reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 is completed within a predetermined time (for example, 15 seconds) after the holding ball moving button 66a is pressed.
(B) Within the predetermined time, the portable terminal 9 was detected by the portable reader unit 63, but reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 was not completed (mobile ID reading error).
(C) The portable terminal 9 was not detected by the portable reader unit 63 within the predetermined time.

In step S4, when it is determined that the portable terminal 9 has not been detected by the portable reader unit 63 within a predetermined time, the control unit 80 turns off the ball moving button 66a and the portable reader unit 63. (Step S5), the current process is terminated.
In step S4, when it is determined that the portable terminal 9 is detected by the portable reader unit 63 and reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 is completed within a predetermined time,
The control unit 80 turns off the ball moving button 66a and the portable reader unit 63 (step S6), and then performs a process for moving the ball (step S7). Specifically, the control unit 80 includes the mobile ID read by the mobile reader unit 63 within the predetermined time, the possession data stored in association with the card ID in the memory unit 87, and the card ID. Is transferred to the management device 1 and the ball data stored in the memory unit 87 in relation to the card ID is cleared (zero). And this process is complete | finished.

  Referring to FIG. 11, control unit 90 of management device 1 receives the ball movement data from portable terminal 5 (step S31), and performs a ball movement process (step S32). Referring to FIG. 12, in this holding ball movement process, control unit 90 determines whether or not management data corresponding to the mobile ID in the received data exists in mobile terminal data management table 91b ( Step S41). When the management data corresponding to the mobile ID does not exist (NO in step S41), the control unit 90 stores the mobile terminal data management table 91b in the received data in relation to the mobile ID in the received data. The holding data is stored (step S42). Then, the process proceeds to step S44.

  In step S41, when it is determined that the management data corresponding to the mobile ID in the received data exists in the mobile terminal data management table 91b (YES in step S41), the control unit 90 performs the mobile terminal data. The possession data corresponding to the mobile ID in the management table 91b is updated (step S43). Specifically, the control unit 90 updates the ball data corresponding to the portable ID by adding the ball data in the received data to the ball data corresponding to the portable ID. Then, the process proceeds to step S44.

In step S44, the control unit 90 determines whether or not management data corresponding to the card ID in the received data exists in the card data management table 91a. The retained ball data stored in association with the ID is set to zero. And this process is complete | finished.
Returning to FIG. 8, in step S <b> 4, it is determined that the portable terminal 9 is detected by the portable reader unit 63 within the predetermined time, but reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 is not completed (mobile ID reading error). If it is, the control unit 80 causes the terminal device 5 to be in an error-down state (step S8) and notifies the staff. Thereby, the terminal device 5 becomes inoperable. The error-down state is canceled by an error canceling operation by a staff member.

  Referring to FIG. 9, when prepaid value transfer button 66b is pressed (YES in step S10), control unit 80 stores prepaid value data (a value greater than zero) in association with the card ID in memory unit 87. It is determined whether or not prepaid value data is stored (step S11). If the prepaid value data is not stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID (NO in step S11), the control unit 80 determines that there is no prepaid value data to be moved, and performs the current process. finish.

When prepaid value data is stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID (YES in step S11), the control unit 80 lights the prepaid value transfer button 66b and blinks the portable reader unit 63. (Step S12). And the control part 80 performs portable detection and portable ID reading determination (step S13).
In step S13, when it is determined that the portable terminal 9 has not been detected by the portable reader unit 63 within the predetermined time, the control unit 80 turns off the prepaid value transfer button 66b and the portable reader unit 63. (Step S14), the current process is terminated.

  In step S13, when it is determined that the portable terminal 9 is detected by the portable reader unit 63 and the reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 is completed within a predetermined time, the control unit 80 moves the holding ball. After turning off the button 66a and the portable reader unit 63 (step S15), a process for transferring the prepaid value is performed (step S16). Specifically, the control unit 80 reads the mobile ID read by the mobile reader unit 63 within the predetermined time, prepaid value data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID, and the card ID. Is transmitted to the management apparatus 1 and the prepaid value data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID is cleared (zero). And this process is complete | finished.

  Referring to FIG. 11, when receiving the prepaid value transfer data from portable terminal 5 (step S33), control unit 90 of management device 1 performs a prepaid value transfer process (step S34). Referring to FIG. 13, in the prepaid value transfer process, control unit 90 determines whether or not management data corresponding to the mobile ID in the received data exists in mobile terminal data management table 91 b (step). S51). When the management data corresponding to the mobile ID does not exist (NO in step S51), the control unit 90 stores the mobile terminal data management table 91b in the received data in relation to the mobile ID in the received data. Prepaid value data is stored (step S52). Then, control goes to a step S54.

  When it is determined in step S51 that the management data corresponding to the mobile ID in the received data exists in the mobile terminal data management table 91b (YES in step S51), the control unit 90 performs the mobile terminal data. The prepaid value data corresponding to the mobile ID in the management table 91b is updated (step S53). Specifically, the control unit 90 updates the prepaid value data corresponding to the mobile ID by adding the prepaid value data in the received data to the prepaid value data corresponding to the mobile ID. Then, control goes to a step S54.

In step S54, the control unit 90 determines whether or not management data corresponding to the card ID in the received data exists in the card data management table 91a. The prepaid value data stored in association with the ID is made zero. And this process is complete | finished.
Returning to FIG. 9, in step S <b> 13, it is determined that the portable terminal 9 is detected by the portable reader unit 63 but the reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 is not completed within the predetermined time (mobile ID reading error). When it is done, the control unit 80 causes the terminal device 5 to be in an error-down state (step S17) and notifies the staff. Thereby, the terminal device 5 becomes inoperable. The error-down state is canceled by an error canceling operation by a staff member.

  Referring to FIG. 10, when the possessed / prepaid value transfer button 66c is pressed (YES in step S19), the control unit 80 stores retained data (from zero) in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID. It is determined whether or not at least one of large value holding data) and prepaid value data (prepaid value data having a value greater than zero) is stored (step S20). When neither the possession ball data nor the prepaid value data is stored in the memory unit 87 in relation to the card ID (NO in step S20), the control unit 80 ends the current process.

  When at least one of the possessed ball data and the prepaid value data is stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID (YES in step S20), the control unit 80 lights the retained ball / prepaid value transfer button 66c. At the same time, the portable reader unit (mobile touch unit) 63 blinks (step S21). And the control part 80 performs portable detection and portable ID reading determination (step S22).

In step S22, when it is determined that the portable terminal 9 has not been detected by the portable reader unit 63 within the predetermined time, the control unit 80 turns off the holding ball / prepaid value transfer button 66c and the portable reader unit 63. After this (step S22), the current process is terminated.
In step S22, when it is determined that the portable terminal 9 is detected by the portable reader unit 63 and reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 is completed within a predetermined time, the control unit 80 After turning off the prepaid value transfer button 66c and the portable reader unit 63 (step S24), a process for moving the holding ball and the prepaid value is performed (step S25). Specifically, the control unit 80 reads the portable ID read by the portable reader unit 63 within the predetermined time, the possession data and the prepaid value data (however, stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID) , If only one of them is stored, only one of them) and the data for transferring money / prepaid value transfer including the card ID are transmitted to the management device 1 and stored in the memory unit 87 as the card ID. Clears (zeros) the associated ball data and prepaid value data stored in association with each other. And this process is complete | finished.

  Referring to FIG. 11, when control unit 90 of management device 1 receives the ball / prepaid value transfer data from portable terminal 5 (step S35), it performs the same ball transfer process as in step S32. After (step S36), a prepaid value transfer process similar to step S34 is performed (step S37). That is, the control unit 90 performs a ball movement process as shown in FIG. 12 and a prepaid value transfer process as shown in FIG. However, in this case, it is preferable to simultaneously perform the process of step S44 in FIG. 12 and the process of step S54 in FIG. That is, one of step S44 and step S54 is omitted, and on the other hand, the controller 90 determines whether or not management data corresponding to the card ID in the received data exists in the card data management table 91a. If it exists, both the possession data and the prepaid value data stored in relation to the card ID may be set to zero.

  Returning to FIG. 10, in step S <b> 22, it is determined that the portable terminal 9 has been detected by the portable reader unit 63 but reading of the portable ID by the portable reader unit 63 has not been completed within a predetermined time (mobile ID reading error). If it is, the control unit 80 causes the terminal device 5 to be in an error-down state (step S26) and notifies the staff. Thereby, the terminal device 5 becomes inoperable. The error-down state is canceled by an error canceling operation by a staff member.

  When the terminal device 5 is in the error-down state in the steps S8, S17, and S26, the portable ID is read and read within a predetermined time after the error-down state under certain conditions. When the mobile ID is registered as the mobile ID of a regular member or a temporary member, the error-down state may be automatically canceled. The certain condition is a condition that the game is continued after an error-down state. Whether or not the game is continuing is determined based on the output of an out ball sensor (not shown) that detects an out ball from the gaming table 4. That is, if the out ball detection interval is within a predetermined time, it is determined that the game is continuing, and if the out ball is not detected for a predetermined time or more, it is determined that the game is interrupted (or the game is ended). Thereby, the player can cancel the error-down state.

Next, a modification of the process for performing value transfer will be described.
In this modified example, the portable member who holds the portable terminal 9 over the portable reader unit 63 when he wants to associate his own possession data owned as a non-member with the portable ID of his portable terminal 9. Thereafter, if the holding ball moving button 66a is enabled, it is pressed. In addition, when the portable member is desired to associate his / her prepaid value data owned as a non-member with the portable ID of his / her portable terminal 9, the portable member 9 holds the portable terminal 9 over the portable reader unit 63 and then prepaid If the value transfer button 66b is enabled, it is pressed. Further, in the case where the portable-use member wants to associate both his own possession data and prepaid value data owned as a non-member with the portable ID of his / her own portable terminal 9, the portable terminal 9 is connected to the portable reader unit 63. After holding over, if the holding ball / prepaid value transfer button 66c is enabled, it is pressed.

FIG. 14 shows a procedure of a modified example of the process for value transfer performed by the control unit 80 of the terminal device 5.
Referring to FIG. 14, when mobile ID is read by mobile reader unit 63 (YES in step S <b> 61), control unit 80 of terminal device 5 moves the ball based on the data in memory unit 87. Each button of the button 66a, the prepaid value transfer button 66b, and the holding ball / prepaid value transfer button 66c (when these buttons are collectively referred to as “value transfer button”) is enabled or disabled. It is determined whether or not to perform (step S62).

  This determination is based on whether or not there is data stored in association with the card ID in the memory unit 87, and if there is data stored in association with the card ID, that data This is based on whether the data is only (long-spot data greater than zero), only prepaid value data (prepaid value data greater than zero), or both. The relationship between the data stored in association with the card ID in the memory 87 and the validity / invalidity determination results of the value transfer buttons 66a to 66c is as shown in FIG.

That is, when there is no data stored in association with the card ID in the memory unit 87, all of these three value transfer buttons 66a to 66c are invalidated. When an operation button is invalidated, even if the operation button is operated, a corresponding operation signal is not output, or even if a corresponding operation signal is output, it is treated as invalid.
In the case where there is data stored in association with the card ID in the memory unit 87, if the data is only the ball data (ball data larger than zero), only the ball movement button 66a is displayed. The other two buttons 66b and 66c are invalidated. When the data stored in association with the card ID is only prepaid value data (prepaid value data greater than zero), only the prepaid value transfer button 66b is valid, and the other two buttons 66a and 66c are It is invalidated. When the data stored in association with the card ID is both the possession data (the possession data greater than zero) and the prepaid value data (the prepaid value data greater than zero), all the value transfer buttons 66a˜ 66c is validated.

  The control unit 80 turns on only the value transfer buttons determined to be valid by the validity / invalidity determination in step S62 (step S63). Thereafter, any of the valid value transfer buttons 66a, 66b, and 66c is operated without operating any other valid operation buttons other than the value transfer buttons 66a, 66b, and 66c within a predetermined time. When pressed (YES in step S64), control unit 80 performs processing corresponding to the pressed value transfer button (step S65).

  Specifically, in the case where the value transfer button pressed in step S65 is the ball movement button 66a that is validated, the control unit 80 performs the same process as in step S7 of FIG. 8 described above. . That is, the control unit 80 includes the portable ID read by the portable reader unit 63 in step S61, the possession data stored in association with the card ID in the memory unit 87, and the possession ball including the card ID. The movement data is transmitted to the management device 1 and the possession data stored in association with the card ID in the memory unit 87 is cleared (zero). The operation of the management device 1 when receiving the ball movement data from the terminal device 5 is the same as that already described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

  If the value transfer button pressed in step S65 is the prepaid value transfer button 66b that is validated, the control unit 80 performs the same process as in step S16 of FIG. 9 described above. That is, the control unit 80 prepaid value including the mobile ID read by the mobile reader unit 63 in step S61, prepaid value data stored in association with the card ID in the memory unit 87, and the card ID. The transfer data is transmitted to the management device 1 and the prepaid value data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID is cleared (zero). The operation of the management apparatus 1 when receiving the prepaid value transfer data from the terminal apparatus 5 is the same as that already described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 13.

  When the value transfer button pressed in step S65 is the retained ball / prepaid value transfer button 66c, the control unit 80 performs the same processing as in step S25 of FIG. 10 described above. That is, the control unit 80, the portable ID read by the portable reader unit 63 in step S61, the possession data and prepaid value data stored in the memory unit 87 in association with the card ID, the card ID, Is transferred to the management device 1 and the ball data and prepaid value data stored in the memory unit 87 in relation to the card ID are cleared (zero). The operation of the management device 1 when receiving the data for moving money / prepaid value transfer from the terminal device 5 is the same as that already described with reference to FIGS. 11, 12 and 13.

  It should be noted that after only the value transfer button determined to be valid in step S63 is lit, other valid operation buttons (for example, numeric keypad, ball payout) other than the value transfer buttons 66a, 66b, 66c within a predetermined time. Button) is operated, processing corresponding to the operated operation button is performed. For example, after the process of step S63, if a password is entered by the numeric keypad and then the replay button 66d is pressed, the process for replaying the stored ball is performed as described above. . Further, after the processing of step S63, when the ball payout button 75 is pressed, the processing for paying out the ball is performed as described above.

  In the validity / invalidity determination of the value transfer button in the step S62, the validity / invalidity may be determined in consideration of whether the game is continuing or the game is being interrupted (game end). Whether the game is being continued or the game is being interrupted (game end) is performed based on the detection signal of the out ball sensor as described above. For example, since it is considered that the ball movement is performed after the game ends, even if it is determined that only the ball movement button 66a is valid based on the data in the memory unit 87, the game is continuing. If it is determined, the holding ball movement button 66a may be determined to be invalid. Similarly, even if it is determined that all the value transfer buttons 66a, 66b, 66c are valid based on the data in the memory unit 87, if it is determined that the game is continuing, of which The movement button 66a and the holding ball / prepaid value movement button 66c may be invalidated.

  In the embodiment described above, when the mobile ID is read in FIGS. 8, 9, 10, and 14, it is not confirmed whether or not the mobile ID is a member (a regular member or a temporary member). However, when the mobile ID is read, the terminal device 5 inquires the member server 2 and, when registered as a member, accepts the mobile ID and executes association (value transfer) to the mobile ID. If it is not registered as a member, an alarm may be notified.

  In addition, only a part of the value temporarily stored in the memory unit 87 of the terminal device 5 without being associated with the member ID or the portable ID (the possessed data, the prepaid value data) is associated with the read portable ID. It may be. In this case, it is necessary to input the amount of value to be moved. Further, the remaining value data remains in the terminal device 5 and can be used continuously for games.

  In the embodiment described above, the prepaid value data and the possession data are managed by the management device (T / C) 1, and the member data and the possession data are managed by the member server 2. You may make it manage with a management apparatus. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the portable terminal 9 can be used and a ball movement and a prepaid value transfer can be performed, you may enable it to perform only any one movement. When the holding ball movement is not performed, the terminal device 9 may not include the counter counting units 52.

  In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of matters described in the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Management apparatus 4 Game machine 5 Terminal device 9 Portable terminal 63 Portable reader part 66a, 66b, 66c Value transfer button 71 Counting part 80 Control part 90 Control part 91a Data management table for cards 91b Data management table for portable terminals

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A terminal device provided for each gaming machine,
Identification information reading means for reading the identification information from the portable terminal by non-contact communication;
An input means for inputting a value transfer command;
When the reading of the identification information by the identification information reading means is completed within a predetermined time after the value transfer command is input by the input means, part or all of the value information associated with the terminal device is And a value transfer processing means for performing a process for associating with the identification information read by the identification information reading means.   2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein after the value transfer command is input by the input unit, the input of the value transfer command is canceled if the identification information is not read by the identification information reading unit within a predetermined time. apparatus.   After the value transfer command is input by the input means, when the mobile terminal is detected by the identification information reading means within a predetermined time, but the identification information is not normally read, the terminal device is made inoperable. The terminal device according to claim 1, comprising means. A terminal device provided for each gaming machine,
Identification information reading means for reading the identification information from the portable terminal by non-contact communication;
An input means for inputting a value transfer command;
An informing means for informing a player of an operation that can be operated next among operations that can be performed on the input means when the identification information is read by the identification information reading means;
After the identification information is read by the identification information reading means, when a value transfer command is input by the input means within a predetermined time, part or all of the value information associated with the terminal device is And a value transfer processing means for performing a process for associating with the identification information read by the identification information reading means. The input means includes one or more value transfer buttons for inputting a value transfer command,
The notification means, when the identification information is read by the identification information reading means, depending on the presence / absence of the value information associated with the terminal device and the type of value information associated with the terminal device, 5. A means for determining whether to enable or disable each value transfer button included in the input means, and including means for presenting the value transfer button determined to be valid in a mode different from the normal time. The terminal device described in 1.   The terminal device as described in any one of Claims 1-5 whose value information linked | related with the said terminal device is a prepaid value and / or possession data. Including a terminal device provided for each gaming machine, and a management device capable of communicating with each of the terminal devices,
Each terminal device is
Identification information reading means for reading the identification information from the portable terminal by non-contact communication;
An input means for inputting a value transfer command;
Value information associated with the recording medium ID of the accepted recording medium when reading of the identification information by the identification information reading means is completed within a predetermined time after the value transfer command is input by the input means. Including value transfer processing means for performing processing for associating the information with the identification information read by the identification information reading means,
The value transfer processing means stores value transfer data including identification information read by the identification information reading means, the recording medium ID, and part or all of value information associated with the recording medium ID. Including transmission means for transmitting to the management device;
The management device
First storage means for storing value information in association with the recording medium ID recorded on the recording medium;
Second storage means for storing value information in association with identification information of the terminal device;
Data processing means for performing data processing for value transfer on the first storage means and the second storage means in accordance with the value transfer data when the value transfer data is received from the terminal device Including value transfer system. Including a terminal device provided for each gaming machine, and a management device capable of communicating with each of the terminal devices,
Each terminal device is
Identification information reading means for reading the identification information from the portable terminal by non-contact communication;
An input means for inputting a value transfer command;
An informing means for informing a player of an operation that can be operated next among operations that can be performed on the input means when the identification information is read by the identification information reading means;
After the identification information is read by the identification information reading means, when the value transfer command is input by the input means within a predetermined time, the value information associated with the recording medium ID of the accepted recording medium Value transfer processing means for performing a process for associating a part or all of the information with the identification information read by the identification information reading means,
The value transfer processing means stores value transfer data including identification information read by the identification information reading means, the recording medium ID, and part or all of value information associated with the recording medium ID. Including transmission means for transmitting to the management device;
The management device
First storage means for storing value information in association with the recording medium ID recorded on the recording medium;
Second storage means for storing value information in association with identification information of the terminal device;
Data processing means for performing data processing for value transfer on the first storage means and the second storage means in accordance with the value transfer data when the value transfer data is received from the terminal device Including value transfer system. The input means includes one or more value transfer buttons for inputting a value transfer command,
When the identification information is read by the identification information reading unit, the notifying unit is responsive to the presence / absence of value information associated with the recording medium ID and the type of value information associated with the recording medium ID. Determining whether to enable or disable each value transfer button included in the input means, and presenting the value transfer button determined to be valid in a mode different from the normal time. Item 15. The value transfer system according to Item 8.   The value transfer system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the value information associated with the recording medium ID is prepaid value and / or possession data.

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