JP2011251193A - System and method for managing saved game medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience for a game player.SOLUTION: In a stored ball managing system 1, a counting machine 10 includes: a stored ball upper limit propriety determining section 18a that determines whether a stored ball residual amount for which a counted value of acquired balls being counted by a counting section 16 is stored and added exceeds a stored ball upper limit; a stored ball addition requesting section 18b that requests a stored ball addition for a ball quantity by which the stored ball residual amount becomes one within a stored ball upper limit range to a member managing T/C 20 when it is determined that the stored ball residual amount exceeds the stored ball upper limit by the stored ball upper limit determining section 18a; and a receipt issuing section 17 that issues a receipt which is correlated with the ball quantity exceeding the stored ball upper limit at least when the stored ball is added from among counted values for acquired balls.

Description

  The present invention manages a number of game media deposited by a pre-registered player as a stored ball balance, and adds a stored ball to the stored ball balance within a range of count values counted by a counter and a storage game medium management system The present invention relates to a game medium management method.

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

  In such a game store, this member card is issued to a player who has registered for a predetermined member, and the game on the pachinko machine is terminated in association with the identification information (eg, member ID) of the member card. A system for registering the quantity information (the number of stored balls) of pachinko balls and medals acquired at the time of so-called, a so-called stored ball management system has been constructed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  According to this storage management system, a player (member) borrows a pachinko ball within the range of the balance of the storage ball and plays again, or within the range of the storage balance, a normal prize in the game store (for example, They can also be exchanged for gifts such as sweets and tobacco) and special prizes.

  Furthermore, in recent years, a third-party organization that operates such system compensation (the Savings Compensation Fund), from the viewpoint of preventing game players from being trapped and reducing the amount of return compensation for savings balances that accompanies withdrawal of savings services, Alternatively, an amusement store is considering setting an upper limit on the balance of stored money per member.

  In this way, when the upper limit is set, the counting machine refuses to add extra balls (depositing game media) if the stored ball balance, which is the sum of the number of game media counted, exceeds the upper limit. Then, it is assumed that the game media in excess of the upper limit of storage balls is returned to the player.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-51458

  However, since the above-described conventional technology returns a physical item (that is, a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal) that can only be used for a game when the stored ball balance exceeds the upper limit of the stored ball, the player is returned. However, there is a problem that the convenience of the player is impaired.

  In addition, a player who counts game media acquired by a game is usually a player who wants to finish the game, and often goes to a counter to exchange or store the acquired game media. There are fewer players who play again. Therefore, the frequency of suffering inconvenience forcing a game against the player's intention is not low.

  Moreover, since the ball return mechanism of the ball counter described in Patent Document 1 has only a function of returning a small number of balls called fractional balls, in the configuration as it is, balls exceeding the upper limit of storage balls (several hundred to It is difficult to throw out (which can reach thousands).

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) caused by the prior art, and provides a storage medium management system and a storage medium management method capable of improving the convenience for the player. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a storage medium management system having a management device for managing the number of storage mediums stored by a player registered as a member in a game store. The number of game media deposited by the player at the game store, and the sum of the number of game media requested to be deposited by the player and the number of the game media exceeds the predetermined upper limit. Storage means for storing the number of game media as a provisional number of game media in association with the identification information of the player's member recording medium, and the player's member recording medium from a device installed in the game store. Determination of whether or not the sum of the number of game media and the number of game media stored in the storage means exceeds a predetermined upper limit when a deposit request for the number of game media corresponding to the identification information is received Characterized by comprising means That.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the addition processing means is determined by the determination means to exceed the predetermined upper limit value, and the number of game media requested for deposit is stored in the storage means. When the number of provisional game media added to the number of provisional game media is within a predetermined provisional game media upper limit, the number of game media requested to be deposited is set to the number of provisional game media stored in the storage means. An addition process is performed.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, when the number of provisional game media is stored in the storage means, the prize exchange is performed for the number of game media or the number of provisional game media when the player revisits the store. And replay.

  The present invention is also a game media management method for a game media management system having a management device for managing the number of game media stored in the game store by a player registered as a member of the game store. When a request for depositing the number of game media corresponding to the identification information of the recording medium for the member of the player is received from the device arranged in the game device, the number of game media and the number of stored game media stored in a predetermined storage unit A determination step for determining whether or not the sum exceeds the predetermined upper limit value, and when it is determined by the determination step that the predetermined upper limit value is exceeded, the number of game media requested to be deposited is stored in the storage unit And an addition processing step of adding to the provisional number of game media, which means the number of provisional game media stored in the above.

  According to the present invention, the number of game media deposited by the player at the game store, and the sum of the number of game media requested to be deposited by the player and the number of stored game media exceeds the predetermined upper limit. The number of game media is stored in association with the identification information of the player's member recording medium as the number of provisional game media, and the identification information of the player's member recording medium is stored from the device installed in the game store. When the deposit request for the corresponding number of game media is received, it is determined whether or not the sum of the number of game media and the number of stored game media exceeds a predetermined upper limit value. Even when the game is finished just before closing, it is possible to return home without being lined up with a crowded prize counter.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the outline and features of the storage management system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a system configuration of the storage management system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in the member management DB. FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in the storage management DB. FIG. 4-2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in the storage management DB. FIG. 4-3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of information stored in the storage management DB. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the recording medium issuing process according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6A is a diagram of an example of information managed as provisional storage balls. FIG. 6B is a diagram of an example of information managed as provisional storage balls. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of each device when the counting machine and the receipt issuing machine are provided separately.

  Exemplary embodiments of a storage ball management system (storage ball management method) according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the storage management system according to the present invention will be described as a first embodiment, and then another embodiment included in the present invention will be described as a second embodiment.

  In the following first embodiment, the outline and features of the storage management system according to the first embodiment, the configuration of each device (counter, member management T / C) constituting the system, and the flow of processing will be described in order.

[Outline and Features (Example 1)]
First, the outline and features of the storage management system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the outline and features of the storage management system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the storage management system 1 according to the first embodiment includes a member management T / C 20 that manages the number of game media deposited by a player (member) registered in advance as a storage balance, and a game medium. The counter 10 that requests the member management T / C 20 to add the stored balls within the range of the counted value is connected to be communicable with each other.

  Here, the counter 10 determines whether or not the stored ball balance on which the count value is added to the stored ball exceeds the upper limit of the stored ball, and when it is determined that the stored ball balance exceeds the upper limit of the stored ball, the stored ball balance falls within the upper limit range of the stored ball. Main features of “Recording medium issuance processing” in which the member management T / C 20 is requested to add the number of game media to the member management T / C 20 and issues a recording medium associated with at least the number of game media exceeding the upper limit of the storage ball at the time of accumulation Thus, the “recording medium issuance process” makes it possible to exchange prizes for game media in excess of the upper limit of storage balls, thereby improving the convenience of the player.

  The main feature will be described in detail. The counter 10 is provided in the counter 10 as a processing for adding the accumulated balls of the count value counted by the counter 10, that is, the number of game media acquired by the player in the game. However, the player does not immediately request the member management T / C for the storage addition request in response to the storage addition request. In other words, it is determined whether or not the accumulated ball balance obtained by adding the accumulated game media acquired by the player to the current accumulated ball balance (hereinafter referred to as “current accumulated ball balance”) exceeds the upper limit of accumulated balls.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, if a member's recording medium, for example, a prepaid integrated member card 100 is inserted by a player, the member identification information “member No. recorded on the prepaid integrated member card 100 is used. , 0001 ”, and inquires of the member management T / C 20 about a storage ball balance“ 1000 ”corresponding to“ member No. 0001 ”. Thereafter, the number of acquired balls acquired by the player is counted, and the counted value (number of acquired balls) is added to the current stored ball balance “1000”, and the total value (acquired balls + current stored ball balance) is the upper limit “ It is determined whether or not “5000” is exceeded.

  At this time, if the counter 10 determines that the sum exceeds the upper limit of the stored ball, the counter 10 sets the upper limit of the stored ball at least when adding the stored ball in order to avoid returning the actual item that can only be used for games when the upper limit of the stored ball is exceeded. A recording medium associated with an excess number of game media is issued. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, when it is determined that the total value (acquired ball + current storage ball balance) exceeds the storage ball upper limit “5000” (in the case of A), the storage ball balance falls within the storage ball upper limit range. The number of game media (for example, the upper limit of “5000 balls”-the current stored ball balance “1000 pieces” = “4000 pieces”) is transmitted to the member management T / C 20 as the number of requested addition balls, and the remaining number of earned balls “500” (= Acquired number of balls “4500” −addition request number of stored balls “4000”)) Receipt (printed matter printed with a bar code indicating “count ID” associated with the number of issued balls) Issue. Note that the “number of receipt issued balls” is stored and managed by the prize management device 30 by associating the number of receipt issued balls with the count ID.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the total value (acquired ball + current savings ball balance) does not exceed the savings ball upper limit “5000” (in the case of B), the added value of the counting value “2500” itself is added to the member management T / Ask C20. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, from the viewpoint of preventing fraud such as tampering with the recorded data recorded on the card or the receipt, the “paid balance” is recorded on the prepaid integrated membership card. First, it is assumed that only the member identification information “Member No.” is recorded, the “count value” is not recorded on the receipt, and only the count ID is recorded.

  In this way, in the storage management system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the counter 10 does not return the actual thing that can only be used for a game when the storage ball upper limit is exceeded. Issue. For this reason, as described above, the player can exchange prizes even for game media in excess of the upper limit of the storage ball without having to worry about handling the returned game media. In addition, by providing a savings service that complements the prize exchange process when the savings upper limit is exceeded, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player.

  Further, in connection with this, the counter 10 shown in FIG. 1 eliminates the return of the actual item when the upper limit of the storage ball is exceeded, thereby eliminating the need for a game medium return mechanism to be incorporated into the counter, The capital investment cost of the hall) can be suppressed at a low cost, and in addition, the development effort and development cost of the game media return mechanism by the development manufacturer can be eliminated. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the risk of increasing the failure rate and the suspension rate of the counter due to the addition of a game medium return mechanism that does not meet the specifications of the existing counter to the counter.

[Counter configuration]
Next, the configuration and processing flow of the counter according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a system configuration of the storage management system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the counter 10 includes an input unit 11, a display unit 12, a membership card processing unit 13, a communication control IF unit 14, a shutter mechanism unit 15, a counting unit 16, and a receipt issuing unit. 17 and the control unit 18 are connected by a predetermined bus or the like.

  Among these, the input unit 11 is an instruction input unit such as a keyboard or a button for inputting various types of information. For example, the input unit 11 accepts a storage ball addition request for a count value (number of acquired balls) counted by the counting unit 16.

  The display unit 12 is an output display unit such as a liquid crystal panel or a display for outputting various kinds of information. For example, the display unit 12 displays the count value of the acquired balls counted by the counting unit 16, or from the member card processing unit 13. Or display the stored balance. The input unit 11 and the display unit 12 may be a touch panel.

  The membership card processing unit 13 is a processing unit that performs reading / writing processing of the membership card inserted into the card insertion slot. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when the prepaid integrated member card 100 is inserted, the member identification information “member No. 0001” recorded on the card is read.

  Further, the member card processing unit 13 uses the member identification information “member NO, 0001” read from the prepaid card integrated member card 100 to store the balance “[No. 0001] corresponding to“ member No. 0001 ”from the member management T / C 20. “1000” is acquired, and the acquired current storage ball balance “1000” is output to the storage upper limit determination unit 18a.

  The communication control IF unit 14 is a processing unit that controls various communications with various devices (for example, member management T / C 20). The shutter mechanism unit 15 is a mechanism unit that opens and closes the game medium insertion port of the counting unit 16.

  The counting unit 16 is a processing unit that counts the number of game media. Specifically, the number of “acquired balls” input by the player and “spilled balls” input by the employee are counted. The “spilled ball” refers to a pachinko ball that has been spilled from a storage box of acquired balls or a game medium storage area of a gaming machine (pachinko machine).

  The receipt issuing unit 17 is a processing unit that issues a receipt that is associated with at least the number of game media that exceeds the upper limit of the stored ball at the time of adding the stored ball among the counted values of the acquired balls counted by the counting unit 16. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the remaining earned balls obtained by subtracting the number of accumulated balls requested for addition to the member management T / C 20 from the accumulated ball addition requesting unit 18 b from the number of obtained balls counted by the counting unit 16. The number (= acquired number of balls “4500” −addition requested number of stored balls “4000”) is set as the number of receipt issued balls “500”, and a receipt (a “count ID” associated with the number of issued balls is displayed). Issue printed matter). The “receipt issued ball count” is stored and managed by the prize management device 30 in association with the count issued by the counting unit 16 and the receipt issued ball count. Further, the receipt issuing unit 17 can issue a receipt for all the count values when the player cannot store any balls or does not want to store any balls.

  In this way, when it is determined that the upper limit of the stored ball is exceeded, the added amount of the stored ball is added so that the stored ball balance becomes the upper limit of the stored ball, and a recording medium is issued in which the number of game media obtained by subtracting the added requested stored ball number from the count value is associated. By doing so, even when there is a storage ball addition request exceeding the upper limit of the storage ball from the player, the storage ball processing and the recording medium issuance processing can be performed smoothly.

  The control unit 18 includes a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing necessary data, and is a processing unit that executes various processes using these. Particularly, as closely related to the present invention, a storage ball upper limit availability determination unit 18a and a storage ball addition request unit 18b are provided.

  Among these, the storage upper limit determination unit 18a is a processing unit that determines whether or not the storage ball balance on which the count value of the “acquired ball” counted by the counting unit 16 has been added exceeds the storage ball upper limit. In the example of FIG. 1, the acquired ball count value counted by the counting unit 16 is added to the current stored ball balance “1000” of the player (member) output by the member card processing unit 13, and this sum is added. It is determined whether or not the value exceeds the upper limit “5000 balls”.

  Then, when the number of acquired balls counted by the counting unit 16 is “4500” (in the case of “A” in FIG. 1), the storage ball upper limit availability determination unit 18a acquires the number of acquired balls “4500” + Since the current storage ball balance “1000”> the storage ball upper limit “5000”, it is determined that the combined value exceeds the upper limit of the storage ball, and the number of acquired balls counted by the counting unit 16 is “2500” (FIG. In the case of “B” in 1), since the number of acquired balls is “2500” + the current stored ball balance “1000” ≦ the upper limit of stored balls “5000”, it is determined that the total value is within the upper limit range of stored balls.

  The accumulated ball addition requesting unit 18b is a processing unit that requests the member management T / C 20 to add accumulated balls for the number of game media in a range where the accumulated ball balance does not exceed the upper limit of the accumulated ball. For example, as shown in the example of “A” in FIG. 1, the number of acquired balls “4500” + the current storage ball balance “1000”> the upper limit of storage “5000”. If it is determined that the storage ball balance exceeds the storage limit, the member management T / C 20 adds the requested number of storage balls “4000” (= the storage limit “5000”) − current storage ("Balance" 1000 ") is requested to be added to the current savings balance" 1000 "(see FIG. 4-1) (see FIG. 4-2). When the member management T / C 20 is requested to add money to the member management T / C 20, the member identification information “member No. 0001” that is the target of the addition of the money to be added is transmitted to the member management T / C 20 together with the number of balls requested to be added “4000”. To do. At this time, the receipt issuing unit 17 is notified of the number of balls not requested to be stored.

  Further, as shown in the example of “B” in FIG. 1, the accumulated ball addition requesting unit 18b adds the number of acquired balls “2500” + the current accumulated ball balance “1000” ≦ the accumulated ball upper limit “5000”. If it is determined that the value is within the upper limit of the storage ball, the member management T / C 20 receives the acquired ball count value “2500” counted by the counting unit 16 as the current storage ball balance “1000” ( (See Fig. 4-1.) Request to add money (see Fig. 4-3).

[Composition of member management T / C]
Next, the configuration and processing flow of the member management T / C according to the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the member management T / C 20 includes an input unit 21, a display unit 22, a communication control IF unit 23, a member management DB 24, a storage management DB 25, and a control unit 26.

  Among these, the input unit 21 is an instruction input unit such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a trackball for inputting various types of information. For example, the input unit 21 is obtained from a player who desires various member services such as a savings service or a special prize history browsing service. Registration of member information (for example, information such as the name, address and e-mail address of a player who becomes a member), browsing requests of the member management DB 24 and the storage management DB 25, and the like are accepted.

  The display unit 22 is an output display unit such as a monitor that outputs various types of information. For example, the member information of a player (member) stored and managed by the member management DB 24 or the member information stored and managed by the storage management DB 25 is displayed. Display pool information. The communication control IF unit 23 is a processing unit that controls various types of communication with various devices (for example, the counter 10).

  The member management DB 24 is a database that stores member information of players registered as members. Specifically, the member identification information uniquely assigned to the member player is a name, address, e-mail address, etc. Are stored in association with each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the member identification information “Member No. 0001” includes a player name “ABC”, an address “H Prefecture I City...”, And an e-mail address “xyz@xxx.ne”. .Jp ”and“ Member No. 0002 ”include“ DEF ”,“ K Prefecture K City ... ”and“ uvw@xxx.com ”,...,“ Member No., xxx N ” “ZZZ”, “L prefecture M city...”, And “rst@xxx.ne.jp” are stored in association with each other.

  The stored ball management DB 25 is a database that stores the stored ball information of the player registered as a member. Specifically, the number of stored balls (the stored ball balance) corresponds to the member identification information uniquely assigned to the player who is a member. I remember it. For example, as shown in FIG. 4-1, the member identification information “Member No. 0001” includes “1000”, “Member No. 0002” includes “500”,. “3000,” is stored in association with “NO, xxx N”.

  The control unit 26 is a processing unit that has a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing necessary data, and executes various processes using these. In particular, the present invention includes a storage ball processing unit 26a.

  The stored ball processing unit 26a is a processing unit that performs addition / subtraction on the stored ball balance stored in the stored ball management DB 25. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, when the member identification information “member NO, 0001” and the number of addition request storage balls “4000” are received from the storage ball addition request unit 18b (in the case of A), “member NO. , 0001 ”is added to the balance of the stored ball (see FIG. 4-2), and the member identification information“ member No. 0001 ”and the number of additional requested storage balls“ 2500 ”are received (B In the case of (2), “2500” is added to the balance of the stored ball corresponding to “member No. 0001” (see FIG. 4-3).

[Recording medium issue processing]
Next, the recording medium issuing process according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure of the recording medium issuing process according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, this “recording medium issuance process” is started when a player inserts a membership card. In the first embodiment, since it is assumed that the player performs a count value accumulation addition, the flowchart mainly describes an example in which a count value accumulation addition request is made by the player.

  For example, if the prepaid integrated member card 100 is inserted (Yes at step S501), the member card processing unit 13 reads the member identification information “member No. 0001” recorded on this card, and the prepaid card integrated member is read. Using the member identification information “Member No. 0001” read from the card 100, the storage balance “1000” corresponding to “Member No. 0001” is acquired from the member management T / C 20 (Step S502). The current storage ball balance “1000” acquired in this way is output to the storage ball upper limit determination unit 18a.

  After obtaining the current savings balance, the membership card processing unit 13 requests the shutter mechanism unit 15 to open the shutter, and the shutter mechanism unit 15 opens the shutter provided at the game medium insertion port of the counting unit 16. (Step S503).

  Thereafter, if the “acquired ball” is inserted into the counting unit 16 by the player (Yes at step S504), the counting unit 16 counts the quantity of “acquired ball” (step S505). The count value of “acquired balls” counted in this way is output to the storage ball upper limit availability determination unit 18a.

  Then, after confirming that all “acquired balls” have been counted and received a stored ball addition request from the player (step S506), the stored ball admissibility upper limit determination unit 18a sets the counted value of “acquired balls” to the current stored ball balance. It is determined whether or not the total value added to the value exceeds the upper limit of the storage ball (step S507).

  Here, as shown in the example of “A” in FIG. 1, the storage ball upper limit determination unit 18 a determines that the acquired number of balls “4500” + the current storage ball balance “1000” exceeds the storage ball upper limit “5000”. In the case (Yes in step S507), the savings ball addition requesting unit 18b adds to the member management T / C 20 the requested amount of added balls “4000” (= the savings upper limit “5000”) − current A request is made to add the current balance (1000) to the current balance (1000) (step S508).

  When the member management T / C 20 is requested to add money to the member management T / C 20, the member identification information “member No. 0001” that is the target of the addition of the money to be added is transmitted to the member management T / C 20 together with the number of balls requested to be added “4000”. To do.

  Subsequently, the receipt issuing unit 17 subtracts the number of additional acquired balls obtained by subtracting the number of added balls requested to be added to the member management T / C 20 from the accumulated ball addition requesting unit 18b from the number of acquired balls counted by the counting unit 16. = Number of acquired balls “4500” -addition request number of stored balls “4000”) The number of receipt issued balls is “500”, and a bar code indicating “count ID” associated with the number of issued balls is printed. A printed matter) is issued (step S509).

  On the other hand, as shown in the example of “B” in FIG. 1, the storage ball upper limit determination unit 18a determines that the number of acquired balls “2500” + the current storage ball balance “1000” is within the storage ball upper limit “5000” range. If it is determined (No at step S507), the accumulated ball addition requesting unit 18b gives the member management T / C 20 the acquired ball count value “2500” counted by the counting unit 16 to the current accumulated ball balance “1000”. ”Is requested to add the stored ball (step S510).

  Finally, after step S509 ends or step S510 ends, the member card processing unit 13 returns the prepaid integrated member card 100 from the card insertion slot, and ends the process.

  As described above, according to the storage management system 1 according to the first embodiment, when it is determined whether or not the balance of the storage ball subjected to the addition of the count value exceeds the storage upper limit, and it is determined that the storage ball upper limit is exceeded. Next, the member management T / C 20 is requested to add the number of game media whose stored ball balance falls within the upper limit of the stored ball, and among the counted values, a recording medium associated with at least the number of game media exceeding the upper limit of the stored ball at the time of adding the stored ball Since it is configured so as to be issued, it is possible to exchange prizes even for game media in excess of the upper limit of storage balls, and it is possible to improve convenience for the player.

  Further, according to the storage ball management system 1 according to the first embodiment, when it is determined that the storage ball upper limit is exceeded, the storage ball addition is performed so that the storage ball balance becomes the storage ball upper limit, and the addition requested storage ball number is excluded from the count value. Since it is configured to issue a recording medium associated with the number of game media, it is possible to smoothly perform the storage ball processing and the recording medium issuance processing even when there is a storage ball addition request exceeding the upper limit of the storage ball from the player. .

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention can be implemented in various different embodiments in addition to the above-described first embodiment within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It may be.

  For example, in the present invention, a recording medium in which the number of game media that can be exchanged for a special prize is associated with a recording medium in which a number of game media that cannot be exchanged for a special prize is distinguished and issued. Specifically, if the storage ball upper limit determination unit 18a determines that the number of acquired balls is “5100” + the current storage ball balance “1000”> the upper limit of the storage ball “5000”, the number of receipt issued balls “1100” For example, if you are a game shop that exchanges premiums for 1/4 balls for special prizes and pays out special prizes only for “1000 yen” or more, A receipt associated with “1000” that is a multiple of “250” out of the number of receipt issued balls “1100” and a receipt associated with the remainder “100” are issued. The number of game media that cannot be exchanged for special prizes may be returned in kind.

  In this way, the player can distinguish and issue the recording medium associated with the number of game media that can be exchanged for a special prize and the recording medium associated with the number of game media that cannot be exchanged for a special prize, so that the player can obtain a non-special prize. The special prize can be paid out before selecting the prize, and the prize exchange at the prize exchange counter can be performed smoothly.

  In the present invention, as long as the balance of the stored balls does not exceed the upper limit of the stored balls, the number of game media to be added to the stored balls or the number of game media to be issued as a receipt may be received. In other words, it is possible to make the number of receipt issued balls the number of balls that can be exchanged for special prizes without excess or deficiency, and to add money according to the individual characteristics of each player, effectively improving the convenience of the player It becomes possible to improve.

  Specifically, it is assumed that 4010 acquired balls are counted in a state where the current stored ball balance = 1000 and the upper limit of stored balls = 5000. Here, even if 4000 balls that reach the upper limit of storage balls are stored and receipts for the remaining 10 balls are received, it is difficult to use. Therefore, when a player inputs the number (for example, 1500) desired to exchange prizes, 1500 receipts are issued, and can be exchanged for prizes at the counter. The remaining 2510 items that have not been issued as receipts are accumulated.

  Further, in the present invention, even if it is determined that the total value obtained by adding the count value of “acquired ball” to the current storage ball balance exceeds the upper limit of the storage ball, it is within the predetermined value from the upper limit of the storage ball. You may be made to perform the addition of the stored ball and / or the additional of the stored ball on condition of replay or prize exchange within a predetermined period.

  For example, “provisional savings data” is set and managed separately from normal savings where a player enjoys universal benefits (see FIG. 6-1). Even if the “provisional storage ball data” exceeds the upper limit of the storage ball, the storage ball can be added, but an upper limit is set (for example, 5000), and no further deposits can be made. Thereby, the player is less likely to feel inconvenience, and the risk that the game store's stored ball data is increased without limit is avoided.

  In addition, the “provisional savings data” may have a valid period. For example, if the validity period is set to “limited to the current day”, even when the total value of the “acquired ball” added to the current savings ball balance exceeds the upper limit of the savings ball, (Provisional) storage ball addition is performed (see FIGS. 6-1 and 6-2), and replay and prize exchange can be performed only on the same day, so there is little inconvenience. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6-2, it is necessary to manage the “deposit date / time” when the game medium is deposited by the player, and the provisional savings portion can be invalidated after the valid period. It is necessary to alert the player (member) to this point.

  In addition, if the validity period is set to “OK until the next day”, even if the total value of the “acquired ball” count value added to the current stored ball balance exceeds the upper limit of the stored ball, the player is about to close the store. When the game is over and there are a lot of balls, if you add (provisional) accumulated balls when you earned balls, you can go back to the crowded prize counter and come back to the store the next day and get a prize. It can be exchanged or replayed.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the upper limit of the storage ball is uniformly imposed on the membership card regardless of the period has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper limit of the storage ball is an arbitrary standard. It may be the upper limit of storage balls set in. For example, the upper limit imposed for each predetermined period, the upper limit set individually for each of the stored balls / stored medals, or the upper limit imposed on the sum of the amounts corresponding to each of the stored balls / stored medals It may be.

  In addition, although Example 1 demonstrated the Example which implements the savings service, such as savings management and savings addition about a pachinko ball, this invention is not limited to this, When implementing the savings service only for medals Alternatively, the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where both a pachinko ball and a medal saving service are implemented.

  Moreover, although Example 1 demonstrated the Example in which the counter 10 has the function of the storage ball upper limit possibility determination part 18a and the storage ball addition request part (determination of the number of addition request storage balls) 18b, this invention is limited to this. Instead, the storage management system may be configured so that all or part of the functions of these processing units are distributed to the member management T / C 20.

  In the first embodiment, the counting machine 10 has been described as having both the counting function in the counting unit 16 and the receipt issuing function in the receipt issuing unit 17, but as shown in FIG. The present invention can be applied in the same manner even when the counter 40 having the above and the receipt issuing unit 50 having the receipt issuing function in the receipt issuing unit 17 are configured separately.

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

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

  As described above, the stored game medium management system and the stored game medium management method according to the present invention are suitable for improving the convenience of the player.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage ball management system 10 Counter 11 Input part 12 Display part 13 Member card processing part 14 Communication control IF part 15 Shutter mechanism part 16 Count part 17 Receipt issue part 18 Control part 18a Storage ball upper limit possibility determination part 18b Storage ball addition request part 20 Member Management T / C
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Input part 22 Display part 23 Communication control IF part 24 Member management database 25 Savings ball management database 26 Control part 26a Savings ball processing part 30 Premium management device

Claims (4)

A game media management system having a management device for managing the number of game media stored in the game store by a player registered as a member of the game store,
The number of game media deposited by the player at the game store, and the number of game media requested to be deposited in which the total value of the number of game media deposited by the player and the number of the game media exceeds a predetermined upper limit. Storage means for storing in association with the identification information of the player's member recording medium as the number of provisional game media,
When a deposit request for the number of game media corresponding to the identification information of the player's member recording media is received from a device installed in the game store, the number of game media and the game media stored in the storage means A game storage medium management system comprising: determination means for determining whether or not a sum with a number exceeds a predetermined upper limit value.   The addition processing means determines that the predetermined upper limit value is exceeded by the determination means, and adds the number of game media requested to be deposited to the number of provisional game media stored in the storage means. 2. The number of game media requested to be deposited is added to the number of provisional game media stored in the storage means when the number of media is within a predetermined provisional game media upper limit value. The game storage medium management system described in 1.   When the number of provisional game media is stored in the storage means, when the player revisits the store, the prize exchange and replay are performed for the number of game media or the number of provisional game media. The game storage medium management system according to claim 1 or 2. A storage medium management method for a storage medium management system comprising a management device for managing the number of storage mediums stored by a player registered as a member in a game store,
When a deposit request for the number of game media corresponding to the identification information of the player's member recording media is received from a device installed in the game store, the number of game media and the stored game stored in a predetermined storage unit A determination step of determining whether or not the sum of the number of media exceeds a predetermined upper limit;
When it is determined by the determination step that the predetermined upper limit value is exceeded, the number of game media requested for deposit is added to the number of provisional game media that means the number of provisional game media stored in the storage unit. A game storage medium management method comprising: an addition processing step for processing.

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