JP2013102809A - Game system, counting device and game information management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently manage the cause of a difference between the number of difference game media managed by a managing device and the number of counted game media counted by a counter.SOLUTION: A hall computer 40 as a managing device, on the basis of pulse signals obtained from a game machine 20 and a sandwiched card processor 10, calculates a difference ball number showing the number of balls to be acquired by a player customer and reports the calculated difference ball number to a counter 80. The counter 80 determines a difference between the number of counted balls for which charged game media are counter-processed and the number of the difference balls reported from the hall computer 40 as equal to or above a first reference value, and if the difference between the difference ball number and the counted ball number is determined as equal to or above the first reference value, the reason of causing the difference equal to or above the first reference value is made to be input and, when the reason is input, the input reason is stored and controlled in a data managing device 50.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming system, a counting device, and a game information management method capable of efficiently managing the reason why the difference between the number of difference game media managed by the management device and the number of counted game media counted by the counting device occurs. About.

  Conventionally, a game store such as a pachinko parlor has a plurality of game machines for each section called an island, and each game machine has an inter-card card processing machine for lending game media. It is common. The game store is also provided with an island edge counter that counts the number of game media that the player has acquired through the game using the game machine.

  Here, in order to perform fraud detection and sales management, a technique is known in which information related to games is collected from each gaming machine and inter-card card processing machine, and the collected information is managed by a management device called a hall computer. For example, in Patent Document 1, the hall computer receives a driving signal indicating the number of balls to be hit and a winning signal indicating the number of balls to be awarded from the gaming machine, and the ball signal indicating the number of balls to be played is subjected to inter-card processing. A technique for managing the number of balls lent, the number of balls to be thrown in, and the number of balls to be awarded for each machine number of a gaming machine based on these signals is disclosed.

  If this Patent Document 1 is used, the difference ball number of each gaming machine can be calculated by calculating “the number of balls lent—the number of driven balls + the number of winning balls” for each gaming machine. It is possible to determine whether or not the number of counting balls is an appropriate number by comparing the number and the number of counting balls counted by the island edge counter.

JP 2010-158297 A

  However, even if the conventional technique represented by the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is used, the reason why the difference between the number of balls managed by the hall computer and the number of balls counted by the counter has occurred is as follows. There is a problem that it cannot be grasped.

  The difference between the difference between the number of balls and the number of balls is that if a pachinko ball spills from a gaming machine, if a player picks up a pachinko ball from the floor, or if a player shares a game medium and plays, When a player moves a machine, it occurs when a player brings a pachinko ball from another game store, but the game store knows why the difference between the number of balls and the number of balls is generated. Can not do it.

  In an actual amusement store, the store clerk confirms the situation verbally from the player, but the information that the store clerk heard from the player is `` determining the validity of the difference between the number of balls and the number of balls '' It is not used for management analysis and anti-fraud measures as a whole. For this reason, it is conceivable that the reason why the store clerk heard from the player is written in a memo etc., but it is not possible to deal with fraud by the store clerk.

  For these reasons, it is an important issue how to efficiently manage the reason why the difference between the number of balls managed by the hall computer and the number of balls counted by the counter is generated. Such a problem occurs not only in the case of a pachinko ball but also in the case of other game media such as medals.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and efficiently manages the reason why the difference between the number of difference game media managed by the management device and the number of game media counted by the counting device has occurred. It is an object to provide a gaming system, a counting device, and a gaming information management method that can be played.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is communicably connected to a gaming machine and / or each device provided corresponding to the gaming machine and a counting device for counting gaming media. A first specifying means for specifying a first number of game media that can be obtained by a player based on output information from the gaming machine and / or each of the platform devices; A second specifying means for specifying a second number of game media based on a detection result of the game media in the counting device, and a difference between the first game media number and the second game media number is a first predetermined value. When the value is equal to or greater than the value, the processing information input requesting means for requesting input of processing information and the processing information storage means for storing the input processing information are provided.

  Also, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the management unit obtains information on the number of game media to be entered and the number of game media to be awarded from the gaming machine, and obtains information on the number of game media to be rented from each device. Obtaining means; and calculating means for calculating the first number of game media based on information on the number of game media to be entered and the number of game media to be awarded and information on the number of rented game media acquired by the acquisition means. It is characterized by that.

  Also, in the present invention according to the above invention, the counting device is configured to determine whether or not the processing information has been input, and whether or not to continue processing relating to a game medium based on a determination result of the input determination unit. And a process continuation control means for controlling the process.

  Also, in the present invention according to the above invention, the counting device has a predetermined management authority when a difference between the first game medium number and the second game medium number is equal to or greater than a second predetermined value. It further comprises an administrator authentication requesting means for requesting authentication of an administrator having the control, and the processing continuation control means controls whether or not processing relating to a game medium can be continued on condition that the authentication is performed.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, a prediction that specifies in advance a gaming machine in which a difference between the first number of game media and the second number of game media is predicted to be equal to or greater than a first predetermined value. The processing continuation control means allows the continuation of the processing for the game medium acquired from the gaming machine specified by the prediction specification means without being conditional on the input of the processing information. Features.

  The present invention is also a counting device for counting game media, which is managed by a management means for managing information related to game media acquired by a gaming machine, a communication means for transmitting / receiving information, and the management means. When the difference between the first number of game media that can be obtained by the player based on the information and the second number of game media obtained based on the counting result is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the processing information is input. The processing information input requesting means for requesting, and the processing continuation control means for controlling whether or not the processing relating to the counting of the game media can be continued on the condition that the processing information is input or not.

  In addition, the present invention provides a game system for managing game information having management means communicably connected to a gaming machine and / or each device provided corresponding to the gaming machine and a counting device for counting game media. A first identification step of identifying a first number of game media that can be acquired by a player based on output information from the gaming machine and / or each device, and the counting device A second specifying step of specifying the second number of game media based on the detection result of the game media, and a difference between the number of first game media and the number of second game media is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value. And a processing information input requesting step for requesting input of processing information, and a processing information storing step for storing the inputted processing information in a predetermined manner.

  According to the present invention, the number of first game media that can be acquired by the player is specified based on the output information from the gaming machine and each device, and the second game is determined based on the detection result of the game media in the counting device. The number of media is specified, and when the difference between the number of first game media and the number of second game media is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value, input of processing information is requested and the input processing information is stored. Since it comprised, there exists an effect that the reason why the difference of the number of difference game media managed by the management apparatus and the number of count game media counted by the counting device produced can be managed efficiently.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the game system, the counting device, and the game information management method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the gaming system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the hall computer shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining pulse management data, game data, and difference ball number data. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the counter shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the counter shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining error reason candidate data. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display screen on which the display control unit performs display control. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the data management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining error data. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the hall computer shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the counter shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure when the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of balls exceeds the second reference value. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a modification of the gaming system.

  Exemplary embodiments of a game system, a counting device, and a game information management method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In this specification, “mochitama” refers to data indicating the number of game media acquired by the player in the game or the number of the game media, and can be used again for the game only during that day (time before closing). Say what you can do. The stored ball is data indicating the game media acquired by the player in the game and the number of the game media, and can be used again for the game after the next day (time after closing). Mochidama can be used by both general and member players, and is used when the game table is moved. The stored ball is normally only available to member players, and is used when the acquired game medium is used for games from the next day. Usually, a predetermined fee is imposed on the use of the stored ball (the fee is collected by subtracting the number of game media), but it may not be collected depending on the time zone or member type.

  First, the concept of the game system, the counting device, and the game information management method according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the game system and the game information management method according to the present embodiment. The hall computer 40 shown in the figure is a management device that manages information related to games. The gaming machine 20 transmits the number of hit balls and the number of winning balls to the hall computer 40. Similarly, the inter-card card processing machine 10 provided corresponding to the gaming machine 20 transmits the number of rented balls to the hall computer 40. The hall computer 40 generates the difference ball number data 45c by associating the difference ball number calculated by “the number of balls lent—the number of balls to be awarded + the number of balls to be awarded” with the gaming machine ID which is the identification information of the gaming machine 20. .

  When the counting machine 80 counts the pachinko balls acquired by the player by the counting processing unit (step S1), the counter 80 acquires the number of balls from the hall computer 40 based on the gaming machine ID of the gaming machine used by the player ( Step S2), the number of counting balls as the counting result is compared with the number of difference balls.

  If the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value, the counter 80 determines that there is no error (Step S3; No) and issues a receipt on which the number of counting balls is barcode printed. (Step S6).

  If the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds a predetermined reference value, the counter 80 determines that there is an error (step S3; Yes). When it is determined that there is an error, the counter 80 obtains an input of the reason for the occurrence of the error, and if the reason for the occurrence of the error is input (step S4; Yes), an error including the error value and the reason for the occurrence. After the data is transmitted to the data management device 50, a receipt on which the number of counting balls is barcode printed is issued (step S6). The data management device 50 manages the error data 54c received from the counter 80 by storing it in the storage unit.

  In this way, when the counting machine 80 counts pachinko balls, the number of counting balls as a counting result is compared with the number of difference balls acquired from the hall computer 40, and if there is an error, the reason for the occurrence of the error is input. And the data management device 50 manages the error value and the reason for the occurrence of the error, resulting in a difference between the number of difference game media managed by the hall computer and the number of game media counted by the counting device. The reason can be managed efficiently.

  Next, the system configuration of the gaming system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the gaming system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the gaming system includes a plurality of gaming machines 20, an inter-card processing machine 10 provided corresponding to each gaming machine 20, an island controller 30, a counter 80, a hall computer. 40, a data management device 50, a settlement machine 60, and a prize management device 70 are connected via a communication line 90.

  The gaming machine 20 is a device such as a pachinko machine in which a pachinko ball is driven into a game area and a player plays a pachinko game. The game area is provided with a plurality of winning areas (winning entrances), and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are awarded as prize balls based on the pachinko balls passing through the winning area. . Further, a predetermined number of start areas (start ports) are provided in the game area, and a predetermined lottery is performed based on the pachinko ball passing through the start area. If the lottery is a win, an operation that is advantageous in terms of game is performed, such as improving the probability of passing the pachinko ball to the winning area or other starting area by operating a predetermined movable member or the like. There may be an area that doubles as a starting area and a winning area.

  The winning area is provided with a predetermined detection sensor for detecting the passage of a pachinko ball to the winning area, and the sensor detects the passage (winning) of the pachinko ball driven into the winning area. It is like that. Further, the control device of the gaming machine has a prize-paying ball memory that stores how many pachinko balls are awarded as prize balls for each winning area.

  Therefore, when the sensor detects that the pachinko ball that has been struck passes to a specific winning area, the number of winning balls to be awarded is determined from the stored contents of the winning ball memory and the number of pachinko balls that have passed the winning area. To do.

  The gaming machine 20 transmits a pulse signal to the hall computer 40 every time a predetermined number of pachinko balls are awarded as prize balls. Corresponding to the gaming machine 20, an out tank for collecting the pachinko balls falling from the gaming area and flowing them to the collection mechanism of the island return machine is provided. The out tank is provided with an out sensor, and a pulse signal indicating the number of balls that have been driven into the game area is transmitted to the hall computer 40 each time a predetermined number of pachinko balls are detected by the out sensor. The pachinko balls collected by the island reduction machine are washed or polished and supplied to the gaming machine from the replenishment mechanism above the island.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 stores the prepaid value for the banknote when the banknote inserted by the player is received, and subtracts the predetermined number of prepaid values when a predetermined ball lending operation is performed. Meanwhile, a pachinko ball corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value is lent out.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 stores the prepaid value associated with the card when the card is received, and discharges the prepaid value associated with the card when the card discharging operation is received. Do.

  The island controller 30 is a relay device that bundles a group of gaming machines 20 and inter-card card processing machines 10 provided on the gaming island. The counter 80 is provided for each gaming island and performs a process of counting the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player.

  The counter 80 transmits a pulse signal to the hall computer 40 every time a predetermined number of pachinko balls are counted. After the completion of counting, the counter 80 compares the number of counting balls as the counting result with the number of difference balls acquired from the hall computer 40. If there is no error between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls, the counting machine 80 issues a printing process by printing the number of counting balls on a receipt. In addition, when there is an error between the number of balls and the number of balls, the counter 80 receives an input of the reason for the occurrence of the error, and manages error data for the error value and the reason for the occurrence of the error. The data is sent to the device 50, and the number of counting balls is printed on the receipt as a barcode and issued. A part or all of the counting balls may be stored balls or holding balls. In this case, the counter 80 transmits the number of balls to be stored or held together with the card ID to the data management device 50.

  The hall computer 40 receives a pulse signal indicating the number of balls to be shot and a pulse signal indicating the number of balls to be awarded from the gaming machine 20, and receives a pulse signal indicating the number of balls rented from the inter-card processing machine 10, Manages the number of balls rented, the number of shots, and the number of winning balls for each machine. In addition, the hall computer 40 associates the difference ball number calculated by “the number of balls lent—the number of balls to be awarded + the number of balls to be awarded” with the gaming machine ID which is the identification information of the gaming machine 20 to obtain the difference ball number data 45c. Generate.

  The data management device 50 is a device that manages card data, member data, and error data. The data management device 50 manages the prepaid value of the card, the number of balls, etc. as card data. In addition, the data management device 50 manages member data in which a member card ID, the number of stored balls, the number of points, a personal identification number, a name, and the like are associated with each member registered as a member in the amusement store. In addition, when the data management device 50 accepts a member card in the inter-card card processing machine 10, the counter 80, the later-described settlement machine 60, and the later-described prize management device 70, the data management device 50 displays the received history as the membership card ID. Are managed together with the time information of the event occurrence and the identification information of the transmission source device. In particular, for the inter-card card processing machine 10, the information indicating that the member card has been inserted and returned and the signal that associates the member card ID are received from the inter-card card processing machine, and the insertion / return history is managed. ing. Furthermore, the data management device 50 receives and manages error data including the error value and the reason for occurrence from the counter 80. When the error generation target is a general card, the data management device 50 manages the error data in association with the general card ID. When the error generation target is a member card, the data management device 50 manages the error data in association with the member card ID.

  When the card associated with the prepaid value is inserted, the checkout machine 60 transmits the card ID of this card to the data management device 50, acquires the prepaid value corresponding to the card, and corresponds to the acquired prepaid value. Make a cash withdrawal.

  The prize management device 70 is a terminal device for exchanging prizes provided in the prize exchange counter in the amusement store, and performs prize exchange processing for stored balls, holding balls and counting balls. Connected to the prize management device 70 are a reader / writer for reading the card ID of the card, a barcode reader for reading receipts issued by the counting device 80, and a special prize dispensing device for dispensing special prizes. When the reader / writer accepts a general card or a membership card, the gift management device 70 transmits the card ID of the card read by the reader / writer to the data management device 50 and requests the number of balls in the card. In addition, when exchanging prizes for stored balls, the data management device 50 is requested for the number of stored balls.

  Next, the internal configuration of the hall computer 40 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the hall computer 40 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the hall computer 40 is connected to an input unit 41 and a display unit 42. The input unit 41 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and the display unit 42 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like.

  The hall computer 40 includes a communication I / F unit 43, a pulse receiving unit 44, a storage unit 45, and a control unit 46. The communication I / F unit 43 is an interface unit for data communication with the counter 80 and the like via the communication line 90. When receiving a pulse signal from the gaming machine 20 and the inter-card card processor 10, the pulse receiving unit 44 determines the pulse port ID for identifying the pulse port that received the pulse signal and the number of pulses included in the received pulse signal. Output to the control unit 46.

  The storage unit 45 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and stores pulse management data 45a, game data 45b, and difference ball number data 45c. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the pulse management data 45a, the game data 45b, and the difference ball number data 45c.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pulse management data 45a is a table in which a pulse port ID, a gaming machine ID, and a signal type are associated with each other. The pulse port ID is identification information for identifying a plurality of ports included in the pulse receiving unit 44. The gaming machine ID is an identification number that uniquely identifies the gaming machine 20. The signal type indicates whether the pulse signal corresponds to the number of balls lent, the number of shots, or the number of winning balls.

  Specifically, in the pulse management data 45a shown in FIG. 4, a pulse signal indicating the number of rented balls of the gaming machine 20 with the gaming machine ID “0001” is received at the port with the pulse port ID “P001”, and the gaming machine ID A pulse signal indicating the number of balls to be thrown in the gaming machine 20 with “0001” is received at the port with the pulse port ID “P002”, and a pulse signal indicating the number of winning balls of the gaming machine 20 with the gaming machine ID “0001”. Is received at the port of the pulse port ID “P003”. Similarly, a pulse signal indicating the number of rented balls of the gaming machine 20 with the gaming machine ID “0002” is received at the port with the pulse port ID “P004”, and the number of driving of the gaming machine 20 with the gaming machine ID “0002”. Is received at the port of the pulse port ID “P005”.

  The game data 45b is a table in which a gaming machine ID, a cumulative number of rented balls, a cumulative number of thrown balls and a cumulative number of winning balls are associated with each other. The cumulative number of balls lent is the cumulative value of the pachinko balls lent to the gaming machine on that business day, and the cumulative number of balls hit is the cumulative value of the pachinko balls consumed by the game on that business day. The cumulative number of winning prizes is the cumulative value of the winning days from the gaming machine on that business day. The accumulated number of balls lent, the number of accumulated balls and the number of accumulated prizes are started at the initial value “0” and are reset after the end of the business hours.

  Specifically, in the gaming data 45b shown in FIG. 4, the accumulated number of balls for the gaming machine 20 to which the gaming machine ID “0001” is assigned is “1000”, and the accumulated number of balls to be thrown is “3500”. , The cumulative prize number is “5000”. Similarly, the gaming machine 20 assigned with the gaming machine ID “0002” has a cumulative number of balls to be paid “12000”, a cumulative number of balls to be thrown “17000”, and a cumulative number of winning balls “10000”. It shows a certain state. Also, the gaming machine 20 assigned with the gaming machine ID “0003” has a cumulative number of balls to be “500”, a cumulative number of balls to be thrown “1250”, and a cumulative number of balls to be awarded “4000”. Indicates the state. And the gaming machine 20 assigned with the gaming machine ID “0004” has a cumulative number of lent balls of “2000”, a cumulative number of thrown balls of “3500”, and a cumulative number of winning balls of “500”. Indicates the state.

  The difference ball number data 45c is a table in which the gaming machine ID, the number of balls lent, the number of driven balls and the number of winning balls, the number of difference balls, and an abnormality flag are associated with each other. The number of balls lent indicates the number of pachinko balls lent to the gaming machine from the opening time or from the previous counting process. The number of hit balls indicates the number of pachinko balls consumed by the game machine from the opening time or from the previous counting process. The number of winning balls indicates the number of winning balls awarded by the gaming machine from the opening time or from the previous counting process.

  The number of difference balls is a value calculated by “number of balls rented−number of balls to be shot + number of balls to be awarded”. In addition, the abnormal flag is an error in the next counting process, such as when the signal line of the pulse signal is broken in the gaming machine or when a pachinko ball is taken out from the gaming machine to another gaming machine. It is “1” when it is predicted that the occurrence will occur.

  Specifically, in the difference ball number data 45c shown in FIG. 4, the number of balls rented for the gaming machine 20 to which the gaming machine ID “0001” is assigned is “1000” and the number of driven balls is “3500”. , The number of winning balls is “5000”, the difference ball number is “2500”, and the abnormality flag is “0”. In addition, the gaming machine 20 assigned with the gaming machine ID “0002” has the number of balls lent “400”, the number of balls to be thrown “620”, the number of winning balls “760”, The number is “540”, and the abnormality flag is “0”.

  Similarly, the gaming machine 20 assigned with the gaming machine ID “0003” has the number of balls lent “500”, the number of balls to be thrown “1250”, the number of winning balls “4000”, and the difference The number of balls is “3250”, and the abnormality flag is “1”. The gaming machine 20 to which the gaming machine ID “0004” is assigned has “2000” as the number of balls lent, “3500” as the number of hit balls, “500” as the number of winning balls, The number is “−1000”, and the abnormality flag is “0”.

  The control unit 46 shown in FIG. 3 is a control unit that controls the hall computer 40 as a whole, and includes a game data management unit 46a, a difference ball number data management unit 46b, and a difference ball number notification unit 46c. Actually, the game data management unit 46a is stored by storing programs corresponding to these functional units in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown) and loading and executing these programs on a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Then, the processes corresponding to the difference ball number data management unit 46b and the difference ball number notification unit 46c are executed.

  The game data management unit 46 a is a processing unit that updates the game data 45 b based on the output from the pulse receiving unit 44. Specifically, the game data management unit 46a refers to the pulse management data 45a when the pulse reception unit 44 receives a pulse signal, and accumulates a loan of gaming machines associated with the pulse port that has received the pulse signal. The number of balls, the cumulative number of balls to be hit or the cumulative number of balls to be awarded are added.

  The difference ball number data management unit 46 b is a processing unit that updates the game data 45 b based on the output from the pulse receiving unit 44. Specifically, the difference ball number data management unit 46b refers to the pulse management data 45a when the pulse reception unit 44 receives a pulse signal, and the game machine associated with the pulse port that has received the pulse signal. The number of balls lent, the number of shots or the number of winning balls is added. Furthermore, the difference ball number data management unit 46b recalculates and updates the difference ball number after adding the number of balls lent, the number of shot balls or the number of winning balls. In addition, the difference ball count data management unit 46b counts the next time when the signal line of the pulse signal is broken in the gaming machine or when the pachinko ball is taken out from the gaming machine to another gaming machine. When it is possible to predict that an error will occur in the process, the abnormality flag is set to “1”.

  When the difference ball number notifying unit 46c receives an inquiry about the difference ball number specifying the gaming machine ID from the counter 80, the difference ball number data managing unit 46b is associated with the specified gaming machine ID. The number of balls is transmitted to the counting machine 80, and the number of balls lent, the number of shots, the number of winning balls and the number of difference balls associated with the designated gaming machine ID are reset to zero.

  Next, the external configuration of the counter 80 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the counter 80 shown in FIG. The counter 80 shown in FIG. 5 is a horizontal counter in which a display operation unit 81 is provided beside the hopper unit 87 that stores pachinko balls. In addition, a card reader / writer 86c for reading and writing the membership card and the general card and a reading unit 86d for reading the store clerk card carried by the store clerk are provided below the display operation unit 81. In addition, this reading part 86d can read portable identification information from a portable terminal device, when a player uses a portable terminal device instead of a membership card. Further, at the lower part of the hopper unit 87, a ball outlet 87a for taking out surplus balls returned after counting is provided.

  The display operation unit 81 includes a patch panel type color liquid crystal display or the like. For example, the display operation unit 81 displays a pachinko ball count obtained by counting pachinko balls and a menu screen for accepting a receipt issuing operation or a storage ball operation. The receipt issuing unit 85 is a printing unit such as a thermal printer. For example, when the player depresses a “Receipt Issue” tab on the display screen of the display operation unit 81, the receipt issue unit 85 issues a receipt in which the number of balls counted is barcode-printed.

  The hopper unit 87 is provided on the conveyance path, a shutter that can be opened and closed, a tray having an opening at the bottom, a conveyance path that conveys pachinko balls flowing down from the opening of the tray to a backyard outside the apparatus, and the conveyance path. And a counting sensor 84 to be described later. The pachinko balls put into the tray of the hopper unit 87 are detected by the counting sensor 84 in the process of being transported on the transport path via the opening.

  The counter 80 counts the detection result of the counting sensor 84 and displays the count result on the display operation unit 81. The counter 80 generates a pulse signal and transmits it to the hall computer 40 every time a predetermined number of balls (for example, 10 balls) is counted.

  The counter 80 has four operation modes, and the operation modes can be switched by setting from a host device or by operating a switch (not shown). The first operation mode is a clerk counting mode in which the presence of a clerk is a condition for counting. In the first operation mode, the pachinko balls can be counted only when the counting prohibition state is set to the initial state and the reading unit 86d reads the store clerk card carried by the store clerk. In this first mode, error balls are processed by a store clerk attending the counting.

  The second operation mode is a small prize counting mode in which only an inexpensive prize such as a cigarette can be counted by the player. In the second operation mode, the attendance of a store clerk is required for counting pachinko balls exceeding a predetermined number.

  The third operation mode is a countable mode that does not require the presence of a store clerk. In this third operation mode, the player can count alone. In the second and third operation modes, counting is possible without attendance of the store clerk, but when an error ball occurs, it is necessary to call the store clerk. For this reason, in the second and third modes, when an error ball is generated, the process is stopped and a salesclerk call button is displayed on the display operation unit 81. When the generated error ball exceeds a second reference value, which will be described later, the counter 80 displays a clerk call button for calling a clerk having an administrator authority. When the generated error ball is equal to or less than a second reference value described later, a clerk call button for calling a clerk who does not have an administrator authority is displayed.

  When the clerk called based on the pressing operation of the clerk call button holds the clerk card over the reading unit 86d, the counter 80 displays the clerk authority authentication screen and the input screen for the reason for the occurrence of the error. 81.

  The fourth operation mode is an operation mode in which witnessing is not required in the case of counting by a member who registers information that can be specified by an individual in a store, and witnessing is required in the case of a general player who is not a member. Whether or not a member is a member is determined by receiving a membership card or the like. Note that even when counting by members, it is necessary to call a store clerk when an error ball is generated. Therefore, similarly to the second and third operation modes, when an error ball is generated, the display operation unit 81 is displayed. Display a store clerk call button.

  Next, the internal configuration of the counter 80 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the counter 80 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in addition to the display operation unit 81, the receipt issuing unit 85, and the card reader / writer 86c described above, the counter 80 includes a time measuring unit 82, a shutter mechanism 83, a counting sensor 84, a pulse transmission unit 86a, The communication unit 86b has a storage unit 88 and a control unit 89.

  The timer 82 is a timer that measures the time, and specifically transmits the date and time at the time of the inquiry in response to the time inquiry from the controller 89. The shutter mechanism 83 is a mechanism unit that controls opening / closing of a shutter provided in the hopper unit so as to be opened / closed, and includes a shutter drive motor that performs opening / closing driving of the shutter, and an opening / closing detection unit that detects an opening / closing state of the shutter. . Specifically, when opening the shutter, the shutter mechanism 83 causes the shutter drive motor to open the shutter until the open / close detection unit detects that the shutter is open. When the shutter is closed after the counting is completed, the shutter drive motor is driven to close until the open / close detection unit detects that the shutter is closed.

  The counting sensor 84 is a sensor provided in the vicinity of the conveyance path of the hopper unit 87, detects the passage of the pachinko ball by emitting light such as infrared rays and receiving reflected light on the conveyance path, and notifies the control unit 89. Notice. The pulse transmission unit 86 a generates a pulse signal in response to a request from the control unit 89, and transmits the generated pulse signal to the hall computer 40. The communication unit 86 b is an interface for performing various communications between the data management device 50 and the hall computer 40 via the communication line 90.

  The storage unit 88 is a storage device such as a nonvolatile memory that stores information and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 89, and includes a count log 88a, reference value data 88b, error reason candidate data 88c, error data 88d, and count. The machine ID 88e is stored. The counting log 88a is a history of counting processing by the counter 80. The result of the counting process is output by printing on a receipt or transmission to the data management device 50. In addition to such output, the operation state of the counter 80 can be managed by leaving the counting log 88a.

  The reference value data 88b is data having a first reference value and a second reference value used for comparison between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls. The second reference value is preferably larger than the first reference value. For example, the first reference value is “20” and the second reference value is “500”.

  When the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the first reference value, the counter 80 determines that there is an error. Furthermore, when the difference between the number of balls and the number of balls exceeds the second reference value, the counter 80 determines that the administrator authority needs to be authenticated.

  The error reason candidate data 88c indicates a candidate for an error occurrence reason. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the error reason candidate data 88c. The error reason candidate data 88c shown in FIG. 6 associates an exclusion flag with a reason candidate.

  The error reason candidate data 88c includes “Move table”, “Share ball”, “Pick up ball”, “Spill”, “Bring” and “Disconnect” as possible candidates. If this is the case, by setting the “moving table” exclusion flag to “1”, it is possible to select other than “moving table” when inputting the reason for the error. The setting of the exclusion flag is preset by an amusement store manager or the like.

  “Movement” indicates the case where the player moves the machine, “Sharing the ball” indicates the case where a plurality of people share the game media, and “Pickup ball” indicates that the player has moved from the floor. A case where a pachinko ball is picked up is shown. “Spill” indicates a case where a pachinko ball is spilled and dropped from a gaming machine. Further, “disconnection” indicates a case where a disconnection occurs in a signal line of a pulse signal indicating the number of balls rented, the number of shot balls or the number of winning balls.

  The error data 88d shown in FIG. 6 includes the time at which the counting process is performed, the counter ID of the counter that has performed the counting process, the gaming machine ID that indicates from which gaming machine the pachinko ball subjected to the counting process has been acquired, It includes the number of error balls calculated by “the number of counting balls−the number of difference balls”, the reason for the occurrence of the error, the person in charge ID for identifying the store clerk who attended the counting process, and the content of the countermeasure against the error.

  The counter ID 88e is identification information for uniquely identifying the counter 80, and is used to generate error data 88d. Further, it can be used for communication with other devices via the communication line 90.

  The control unit 89 is a control unit that controls the counter 80 as a whole, and includes a count processing unit 89a, a determination unit 89b, a display control unit 89c, an error data processing unit 89d, an administrator authentication unit 89e, and an issue control unit 89f. Actually, a program corresponding to these functional units is stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into the CPU and executed, whereby the count processing unit 89a, the determination unit 89b, and the display are displayed. The control unit 89c, the error data processing unit 89d, the administrator authentication unit 89e, and the issuance control unit 89f are caused to execute corresponding processes.

  The counting processing unit 89a is a processing unit that performs counting control of pachinko balls acquired by a player. Specifically, when a pachinko ball is inserted into the hopper unit 87, a signal notifying the passage of the acquired ball is output from the counting sensor 84, so that such a signal is not detected for a certain time (for example, 3 seconds). The pachinko ball is counted by continuing to count up. The count processing unit 89a requests the pulse transmission unit 86a to generate and transmit a pulse signal every time a predetermined number of balls (for example, 10 balls) is counted. If a certain time has elapsed since no signal was detected from the counting sensor 84, the counting processing unit 89a ends the counting process.

  When the counting processing unit 89a performs the pachinko ball counting process, the determination unit 89b acquires the difference ball number of the gaming machine from the hall computer 40 based on which gaming machine the pachinko ball has been acquired from. . The determination unit 89b determines that there is an error when the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the first reference value. Furthermore, the determination unit 89b determines that authentication of the administrator authority is necessary when the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the second reference value.

  When the determination unit 89b determines that the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the first reference value, the display control unit 89c inputs the reason why the difference greater than the first reference value occurs. The display is controlled on the display operation unit 81.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display screen that is controlled by the display control unit 89c. As shown in FIG. 8, the message “Error occurred. Check the reason and select.” With the message “Share ball”, “Pick up ball”, “Spill”, “Bring” And buttons corresponding to “disconnection” are displayed. The button displayed here excludes the reason candidate whose exclusion flag is “1” from the reason candidates indicated in the error reason candidate data 88c. Further, selectable / impossible may be set according to the conditions set for each candidate. Candidates that cannot be selected are displayed in a recognizable manner such that they cannot be selected. For example, an error caused by “spillage” is not allowed to exceed a certain ratio (for example, about 5%) with respect to the number of difference balls, and therefore cannot be selected. In addition, a candidate for which a positive value is allowed as a difference from the difference ball and a candidate for which a negative value is allowed are set. For example, when the counting ball is larger than the difference ball, the option of “spill” is Cannot be selected. The store clerk specifies the reason by listening to the player according to the display screen, and inputs the reason by pressing one of the buttons.

  The error data processing unit 89d uses the counting time, the counting machine ID 88e, the gaming machine ID indicating from which gaming machine the pachinko ball subjected to the counting processing is acquired, and “counting ball number−difference ball number”. A data management device that generates error data 88d including the calculated number of error balls, the reason for the occurrence of the error, the person in charge ID for identifying the store clerk who attended the counting process, and the content of the countermeasure for the error is generated via the communication line 90. 50.

  When the determination unit 89b determines that the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the second reference value, the administrator authentication unit 89e requests authentication of an administrator having a predetermined management authority, It is a processing unit that performs administrator authentication. The authentication of the manager is performed by reading the clerk ID from the manager terminal carried by the manager or the manager clerk card.

  The issuance control unit 89f is a processing unit that outputs a count result. The issuance control unit 89f outputs the counting result as it is when the determination unit 89b determines that the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls is equal to or less than the first reference value. If it is determined that the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the first reference value, the counting result is output on condition that an error generation reason is input. That is, the issuance control unit 89f determines whether or not an error occurrence reason has been input as processing information, and controls whether or not processing regarding the counting result can be continued. Furthermore, if it is determined by the determination unit 89b that the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the second reference value, the counting result is output on the condition that the administrator has been authenticated.

  The issuance control unit 89f causes the receipt issuance unit 85 to print a receipt when outputting the counting result by issuing a receipt. Further, when storing the counting result, the counting result is associated with the card ID of the general card or the membership card read by the card reader / writer 86c and transmitted to the data management device 50.

  Next, the internal configuration of the data management device 50 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the data management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the data management device 50 is connected to an input unit 51 and a display unit 52. The input unit 51 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and the display unit 52 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like.

  In addition, the data management device 50 includes a communication unit 53, a storage unit 54, and a control unit 55. The communication unit 53 is an interface unit for data communication with the counter 80 or the like via the communication line 90.

  The storage unit 54 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and stores card data 54a, member data 54b, and error data 54c. The card data 54a is data in which the prepaid value of the card, the number of balls, etc. are associated with the data ID. The member data 54b is data in which a member card ID, the number of stored balls, the number of points, a PIN number, a name, and the like are associated with each member registered as a member in the amusement store. The error data 54c is data for managing an error generated at the amusement store.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the error data 54c. As shown in FIG. 10, the error data 54c includes items of time, counter ID, gaming machine ID, error ball count, error reason, person in charge ID, and countermeasure.

  Specifically, the pulse error data 54c shown in FIG. 10 indicates that the pachinko ball acquired by the counter having the counter ID “1001” from the gaming machine having the gaming machine ID “0002” at the time “10:30”. When the counter is counted, an error of 36 balls has occurred due to the movement of the table, indicating that the person in charge with the person in charge ID “2019” issued a receipt. Similarly, when the counting machine with the counter ID “1005” counts the pachinko balls acquired from the gaming machine with the gaming machine ID “0003” at time “12:10”, the disconnection causes 1200 balls. An error has occurred, indicating that the person in charge with the person in charge ID “2001” issued a receipt. Further, when the counting machine with the counter ID “1001” counts the pachinko balls acquired from the gaming machine with the gaming machine ID “0010” at the time “15:50”, an error of 900 balls is caused by the carry-in. Has occurred, and the person in charge with the person in charge ID “2001” has taken in. Here, the receipt issuance is a process for issuing a receipt with the counted number of balls as positive, and the capture is only the collection of pachinko balls without issuing a receipt with the number of balls managed by the hall computer 40 as positive. It is a process to perform.

  The control unit 55 shown in FIG. 9 is a control unit that controls the entire data management device 50, and includes a card management unit 55a, a member management unit 55b, and an error management unit 55c. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed, whereby the card management unit 55a, The member management unit 55b and the error management unit 55c are caused to execute corresponding processes.

  The card management unit 55a is a processing unit that executes registration, update, and deletion of data with respect to the card data 54a, and the member management unit 55b is a processing unit that executes registration, update, and deletion of data with respect to the member data 54b. Similarly, the error management unit 55c is a processing unit that executes registration, update, and deletion of data with respect to the error data 54c.

  Next, the processing procedure of the hall computer 40 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the hall computer 40 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, when the hall computer 40 receives a pulse signal (step S101; Yes), the game data 45b and the difference ball number data 45c are updated (step S102).

  After the completion of step S102 or when no pulse signal has been received (step S101; No), the hall computer 40 has received a request for the number of difference balls specifying the gaming machine ID from the counter 80 (step S101). S103; Yes), the designated difference ball number and the abnormality flag are transmitted to the counter 80 (step S104), and the difference ball number is reset (step S105).

  After the end of step S105, or when the request for the number of difference balls has not been received (step S103; No), the hall computer 40 returns to step S101 and repeats the process.

  Next, the processing procedure of the counter 80 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the counter 80 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the counter 80 first receives an input of a gaming machine ID (step S201). The input of the gaming machine ID is performed by, for example, listening to which pachinko ball the clerk has acquired from the player and operating the display operation unit 81 to input the gaming machine ID.

  The counter 80 transmits the input gaming machine ID to the hall computer 40 and acquires the number of difference balls of the gaming machine ID (step S202). Further, the counter 80 executes a counting process for the inserted pachinko balls (step S203), and determines whether or not the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds a first reference value (step S204). ).

  If the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls is equal to or less than the first reference value (step S204; No), the counter 80 prints the number of counting balls on a receipt and issues a receipt (step S209). End the process.

  On the other hand, if the difference between the number of balls and the number of balls exceeds the first threshold (step S204; Yes), the counter 80 has an abnormality flag “1” received from the hall computer 40. Whether or not (step S205). If the abnormality flag is “1”, the counter 80 generates and transmits error data (step S208). The error flag is “1” because it is predicted that an error will occur due to movement of the machine to another gaming machine or disconnection. Check the reason why the error has occurred and enter it again. It is not necessary to do.

  If the abnormality flag is not “1” (step S205; No), the counter 80 determines whether or not the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the second reference value (step S206). If the difference between the counting ball number and the difference ball number is equal to or smaller than the second reference value (step S206; No), the counter 80 has a difference between the counting ball number and the difference ball number exceeding the first reference value. Control the display of the input screen for requesting the reason and wait for the reason input. If the reason input is received (step S207; Yes), the counter 80 generates error data using the input reason and transmits the error data (step S208).

  After step S208, the counter 80 prints the number of counting balls on the receipt and issues a receipt (step S209), and the process ends. A part or all of the counting balls can be stored.

  FIG. 12 shows the case where the game machine ID is acquired by the store clerk's input operation. However, if the member card is accepted for counting, the member plays the game from the insertion history of the member card managed by the data management device 50. A game history including the performed gaming machine ID can be acquired. Specifically, the corresponding gaming machine is identified from the member card insertion / return time information and the inter-card card unit 10 identification information stored in association with the membership card ID, and the corresponding gaming machine The difference ball information of the time to be extracted is extracted as a game history, and all the difference balls up to this time after the previous counting and prize exchange are acquired as the game history. In this case, when the game history can be normally specified, it is not necessary to input the gaming machine ID. In this case, the difference ball history can be acquired from the acquired member game history, and the final value of the difference ball can be calculated. Only when there is an error between the calculated difference ball number and the counted ball number, the counter 80 controls error processing described in FIG. With this control, in the case of counting by a member, cases where the store clerk needs to be handled due to the occurrence of an error are more limited. For this reason, convenience can be improved and trouble can be prevented. If the gaming machine played immediately before can be specified by receiving a portable terminal carried by the player instead of the membership card, the input of the gaming machine ID may be unnecessary.

  The processing when the difference between the number of balls counted and the number of balls exceeding the second reference value in the determination in step S206 (step S206; Yes) will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, when the difference between the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls exceeds the second reference value in the determination in step S206 (step S206; Yes), the counter 80 authenticates the administrative authority. (Step S301).

  The counter 80 authenticates the administrative authority (step S301; Yes), and then accepts an input for handling. This input includes an input for instructing whether or not to issue a receipt in addition to the input of the reason.

  If an instruction to issue a receipt is received (step S302; Yes), the counter 80 issues a receipt (step S303). On the other hand, if a receipt issuance instruction is not accepted (step S302; No), the counter 80 performs a counting process for collecting pachinko balls without issuing a receipt (step S305).

  After receipt issuance (step S303) or taking-in and counting (step S305), the counter 80 generates error data, transmits it to the data management device 50 (step S304), and ends the process.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the hall computer 40 serving as a management device indicates the number of balls to be acquired by the player based on the pulse signals acquired from the gaming machine 20 and the inter-card processing machine 10. The difference ball number is calculated and notified to the counting device 80, and the difference between the counting ball number that the counting device 80 counts the inserted game medium and the difference ball number notified from the hall computer 40 is the first reference. If it is determined whether the difference between the number of balls and the number of balls counted is greater than or equal to the first reference value, the reason why the difference greater than or equal to the first reference value is entered When the reason is input, the reason why the input reason is stored in the data management device 50 is controlled so that the number of difference game media managed by the management device and the number of game media counted by the counting device Efficiently manage the reason for the difference Rukoto can.

  In the above-described embodiment, the counter 80 that counts pachinko balls has been described as an example. However, the present invention may be applied to a medal counter that counts medals by rotating a rotating disk or conveying a belt. .

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned Example demonstrated the structure which controls a process continuation using the reference value which the counter 80 memorize | stored, you may comprise so that a reference value may be acquired from another apparatus. The reference value data 45d may use different values for each gaming machine, each gaming machine model, each gaming island, each rate, and the like. Furthermore, when a member can be identified by a membership card, an error that exceeds the first reference value but does not exceed the second reference value when a general player can also identify an individual by the imaging means provided in the counter. When the processing occurs a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined period, the management device determines that from the error processing history, and the error of the current count value exceeds the first reference value but does not exceed the second reference value. However, authentication by a management authority may be requested.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a modification of the gaming system. In the gaming system shown in FIG. 14, the hall computer 140 stores reference value data 45d in addition to the difference ball number data 45c. The reference value data 45d is data in which identification information for identifying a gaming machine is associated with a reference value.

  The counter 180 is connected to the hall computer 140 via the communication line 91. When counting is performed, the reference value data 45d is obtained together with the difference ball number data 45c from the hall computer 140, and processing is performed using the reference value data 45d. Control continuation. Further, when the communication line 91 is offline, the store clerk receives the difference ball number and compares it with the counted ball number. In this case, it is desirable for the counter 180 to use a reference value 88b that uses the reference value data 88b stored in its own device as a stricter value than the reference value data 45d.

  The counter 180 is connected to the data management device 50 via the communication line 92. When the communication line 92 is offline, the counter 180 temporarily stores the error data 88f, and transmits the error data 88f to the data management device 50 when the communication line 92 is online.

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

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been made by showing the configuration in which the counting machine compares the number of counting balls and the number of difference balls. You may make it compare. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the data management device 50 manages the card data, the member data, and the error data is shown. Instead, the card management device that manages the card data, and the member data are managed. A member management device and a game hall management device that manages error data are provided separately and connected to the network. If necessary, information can be sent and received via the network, and the same effect can be expected, and device load can be distributed. become.

  As described above, the gaming system, the counting device, and the gaming information management method according to the present invention explain the reason why the difference between the number of difference gaming media managed by the management device and the number of counting gaming media counted by the counting device has occurred. Suitable for efficient management.

10 card processor 20 gaming machine 30 island controller 40 hall computer 41 input unit 42 display unit 43 communication I / F unit 44 pulse receiving unit 45 storage unit 45a pulse management data 45b game data 45c difference ball number data 45d reference value data 46 control unit 46a game data management unit 46b difference ball number data management unit 46c difference ball number notification unit 50 data management device 51 input unit 52 display unit 53 communication unit 54 storage unit 54a card data 54b member data 54c error data 55 control unit 55a Card management unit 55b Member management unit 55c Error management unit 60 Settlement machine 70 Prize management device 80 Counter 81 Display operation unit 82 Timing unit 83 Shutter mechanism 84 Count sensor 85 Receipt issuing unit 86a Pulse transmission unit 86b Communication unit 86c Card reader / writer 8 d reading unit 87 hopper unit 87a pill removal outlet 88 storage unit 88a counts log 88b the reference value data 88c error reason candidate data 88d, 88f error data 88e counting machine ID
89 Control unit 89a Count processing unit 89b Judgment unit 89c Display control unit 89d Error data processing unit 89e Administrator authentication unit 89f Issuance control unit 90, 91, 92 Communication line

Claims (7)

A gaming system having management means communicably connected to a gaming machine and / or each device provided corresponding to the gaming machine and a counting device for counting gaming media,
First specifying means for specifying a first number of game media that can be acquired by a player based on output information from the gaming machine and / or each device;
Second specifying means for specifying a second number of game media based on the detection result of the game media in the counting device;
Processing information input request means for requesting input of processing information when the difference between the number of first game media and the number of second game media is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value;
A gaming system comprising processing information storage means for storing input processing information. The management means includes
An acquisition means for acquiring information on the number of game media to be driven and the number of game media to be awarded from the gaming machine, and acquiring information on the number of game media to be rented from the respective device,
Calculating means for calculating the first number of game media based on the information on the number of game media to be entered and the number of game media to be awarded and information on the number of game media to be lent acquired by the acquisition means. The gaming system according to claim 1. The counting device includes an input determination unit that determines whether or not the processing information is input;
The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a process continuation control unit that controls whether or not the process regarding the game medium can be continued based on a determination result of the input determination unit. The counting device is an administrator who requests authentication of an administrator having a predetermined management authority when the difference between the first game medium number and the second game medium number is equal to or greater than a second predetermined value. An authentication request means;
4. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the process continuation control unit controls whether or not the process regarding the game medium can be continued on the condition that the authentication is performed. A prediction specifying means for specifying in advance a gaming machine in which a difference between the first number of game media and the second number of game media is predicted to be equal to or greater than a first predetermined value;
4. The process continuation control means allows the continuation of the process for a game medium acquired from the gaming machine specified by the prediction specifying means without using the input of the process information as a condition. Or the game system of 4. A counting device for counting game media,
A management means for managing information relating to game media acquired by the gaming machine, and a communication means for transmitting / receiving information;
The difference between the first number of game media that can be obtained by the player based on the information managed by the management means and the second number of game media obtained based on the counting result is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. A processing information input requesting means for requesting input of processing information,
And a processing continuation control means for controlling whether or not processing relating to counting of the game media can be continued on the condition that the processing information is input. A game information management method for a gaming system comprising a gaming machine and / or each device provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and a management means communicably connected to a counting device for counting gaming media,
A first specifying step of specifying a first number of game media that can be acquired by a player based on output information from the gaming machine and / or each device;
A second specifying step of specifying a second number of game media based on a detection result of the game media in the counting device;
A process information input request step for requesting input of process information when the difference between the number of first game media and the number of second game media is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value;
A game information management method comprising: a process information storage step for storing the input process information in a predetermined manner.

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