JP2013106943A - Each machine device, game system and game property changing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an each machine device, a game system, and a game property changing method, capable of efficiently preventing generation of loss in a game parlor.SOLUTION: An inter-machine card processing machine 10 receives the rate selecting operation by a player in a display operation part 13, and instructs an enclosed type game machine 20 to change the game property corresponding to the rate based on to the received rate. The enclosed type game machine 20 determines whether or not the change of the game property is possible in a determination part 23b when the instruction to change the game property is received from the inter-machine card processing machine 10, and changes the game property corresponding to the rate if it is determined that the change of the game property is possible.

Description

  The present invention relates to a stand device, a game system, and a game performance changing method capable of efficiently preventing the occurrence of a loss in a game store in each stand device attached to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, game machines such as pachinko parlors have been generally equipped with game machines (hereinafter referred to as “open-type game machines”) for throwing game media such as game balls out of the machine. However, recently, problems of brought-in balls from other stores and brought-in balls between different lending rates have become apparent, and therefore, enclosed gaming machines that do not generate such brought-in balls are attracting attention.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a structure in which a player does not touch a game ball, and when a game ball wins, the number of game balls for the winning prize is added to the number of held balls, and the number of game balls for an out ball that does not win is held. An enclosed game machine that subtracts from the number of balls is disclosed.

JP 2002-233635 A

  However, the above-described conventional technique has a problem that an unexpected loss may occur in the game store because the gaming performance of the gaming machine is fixed. This problem will be described below.

  Recently, the number of game stores that rent game media at a plurality of loan rates (hereinafter simply referred to as “rates”) has increased. It is possible to consider a mechanism that allows the user to select the rate. In this way, when the player selects a desired rate from a plurality of rates at each device, the gaming performance of the enclosed game machine (big hit probability, probability variation of big hit probability, short time probability, long time If the derivation probability of the time effect is always fixed, there may be a disadvantage for the game shop.

  To explain this point in detail, in a game store, a player who wants to reduce investment in gaming is a game machine with a low rate (for example, 1 yen rate) and a high probability of winning a big game (for example, a probability of hitting 1/80). However, it is assumed that a player who wants to acquire a relatively large amount of prizes plays a game with a high rate (for example, a 4-yen rate) and a low probability of jackpot (for example, the jackpot probability is 1/300). It is normal. For this reason, for example, when a player selects a high rate and plays a game with a gaming machine with a high probability of winning, and consequently acquires a large amount of balls, a loss more than expected is caused for the game store.

  From these facts, how can an unexpected loss of a game store occur when a player himself / herself can select a desired rate from among a plurality of rates in each device installed in an enclosed game machine? How to prevent it is an important issue. This issue is not limited to rate selection, but it is stipulated that game media used for gaming should be handled separately from each other, such as when the exchange rate and premium grant rate are different even if the rate is the same. This problem also occurs when the type of game (hereinafter referred to as “game type”) is changed.

  When playing a game, the game medium is rented from a game store, or the game medium previously acquired and deposited at the game store is pulled out and used. There are two types of game media to be deposited at a game store: a portable game medium that can be used only for a predetermined period after the deposit (for example, the same day) and a storage medium that can be used beyond a predetermined period. Only member players registered as members of the amusement store can use it. Pulling out the stored game media or the stored game media for use again in the game is called replay.

  Since the game store is profitable by renting game media, when a game is played by replaying, the game store itself cannot make a profit. The game media has a limited usable period, and the main purpose is to make it easy to carry the game media acquired by the player, so there is no problem with replaying the game media. The game media may be managed for a long time by the game store, and the burden required for management cannot be ignored.

  However, in the conventional technology, there is no distinction between gaming performance between lending and replaying, so if a player repeatedly plays and saves game media and replays, it is beneficial for the game store. In other words, the gaming machine is occupied without being obtained, and the opportunity for other players to play the game, and thus the opportunity for the game shop to make profits, is impaired, and only the burden required for managing the stored game media increases. This problem can be solved by completely abolishing the operation of the game media. However, in this case, every move to a new gaming machine imposes a financial burden on the player and substantially restricts the degree of freedom of the game. Absent. In addition, since the benefits of becoming a member of an amusement store are diminished, the number of fixed customers may be reduced.

  From these, by giving a difference in gaming performance between lending and replaying, even if the player repeats replaying, the profit of the gaming store is secured and loss is prevented At the same time, it is important to make adjustments so as to ensure the motivation of the player for the game.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide each device, a gaming system, and a gaming performance changing method that can efficiently prevent the loss of a gaming store. To do.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides each device provided in correspondence with a gaming machine, comprising: an input operation receiving unit that receives a predetermined input operation; and the input operation receiving unit. A game performance change instructing unit for instructing the game machine to change the game performance in accordance with the accepted input operation is provided.

  In the above invention, the present invention further includes a game type selection unit that selects a game type of the gaming machine, and a lending processing unit that performs a lending process related to the game type, wherein the input operation accepting unit includes the game The game type selection input by the type selection means is accepted as the input operation.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, further comprising a control means for restricting acceptance of an input operation by the input operation accepting means when the game performance change impossibility notification is received from the gaming machine. To do.

  Further, in the above invention, in the above invention, when the game performance change instruction means instructs the game machine to change the game performance, and when the change hold notification is received from the game machine, the input operation It further comprises control means for restricting acceptance of input operations by the accepting means and permitting acceptance of input operations by the input operation accepting means when accepting a notification that the gaming performance can be changed from the gaming machine. And

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, when the game performance change instruction means instructs the game machine to change the game performance, and then when the game performance change completion notification is received from the game machine, The information processing device further includes notification means for notifying a gaming performance state of the gaming machine.

  In addition, according to the present invention, in the above invention, when the notification means receives a change completion notification of the gaming performance from the gaming machine, the display state displayed on the gaming machine indicates the state of the gaming performance before the change. It changes from the 1st display mode to the 2nd display mode which shows the state of the game performance after a change, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the input operation accepting unit accepts a game medium increasing operation for increasing the number of game media used for the game by the gaming machine, and the game performance change instructing unit is the game performance change instruction unit. The game performance is instructed to be changed based on the type of medium increasing operation.

  Further, the present invention is the above-mentioned invention, wherein the input operation accepting means is a game medium in which a game medium increasing operation for increasing the number of game media used for a game by the game machine is deposited in advance in a game store. The setting input limited to the replay operation used for the game is received, and the game performance change instruction means instructs the change to the game performance corresponding to the replay operation.

  In addition, the present invention is a gaming system in which a gaming machine and each device connected to the gaming machine for processing a recording medium are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other. And an input operation accepting means for accepting and in response to the input operation accepted by the input operation accepting means, a gaming performance change instructing means for instructing the gaming machine to change the gaming performance corresponding to the input operation, When the gaming machine is instructed to change the gaming performance from the respective device, the gaming machine determines whether or not the gaming performance can be changed, and the determining means can change the gaming performance. It is characterized by comprising game performance changing means for changing the game performance corresponding to the instruction from each device when it is determined that it is possible.

  In addition, the present invention is a gaming system having a gaming machine that performs a game by using gaming media or gaming media number information indicating the number of gaming media, and for increasing the number of gaming media used for gaming. Operation receiving means for receiving an increasing operation, and game performance changing means for changing the gaming performance of the gaming machine based on the type of the game medium increasing operation received by the operation receiving means.

  The present invention also relates to a gaming system performance change method for a gaming system in which a gaming machine and each machine that is attached to the gaming machine and processes a recording medium are communicably connected to each other. An input operation accepting step for accepting a predetermined input operation according to the above, and a game performance change instruction for instructing the gaming machine to change the game performance corresponding to the input operation in accordance with the input operation accepted by the input operation accepting step A determination step of determining whether or not the gaming performance can be changed when the gaming machine is instructed to change the gaming performance by the respective device, and the gaming performance is determined by the determination step. And a game performance changing step of changing the game performance corresponding to the instruction from each of the stand devices when it is determined that the change is possible.

  According to the present invention, in response to a predetermined input operation, a change instruction information for instructing a game machine to change a game performance corresponding to the input operation is notified to change the game performance of the game machine. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently prevent the loss of the game store.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the gaming system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of management of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the gaming system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the mode selection table shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation setting table shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of mode change processing by the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the enclosed game machine. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the change standby process procedure shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the inter-card card processor. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the rate selection monitoring process shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the card management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining data stored in the storage unit. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for replacing the gaming machine of the card management apparatus. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the inter-card processing machine and the enclosed game machine when the rate is set in the enclosed game machine. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an external configuration when a functional unit common to the gaming machines is provided in the inter-card card processing machine. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an integrated enclosed game machine. FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine according to the third embodiment. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the replay performance setting data shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the replay management data shown in FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a coin addition request by the inter-card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the ball management by the enclosed game machine shown in FIG. FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the performance changing process shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of each device, a gaming system, and a gaming performance changing method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the first embodiment shown below, the inter-card card processing machine that is each device manages the rate and changes the game performance based on the change of the rate, and the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. A modified example of the configuration will be described. And in Example 3, the case where a game performance is changed with the game based on a rental and the game based on a replay is shown.

  First, the concept of the gaming system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the gaming system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the inter-card card processing machine 10 provided in the enclosed game machine can select a desired rate desired by the player from a plurality of rates. In addition, the enclosed game machine 20 has a plurality of modes with different game performances (big hit probability, ratio of probability variation big hit in the big hit, short-time probability, long-term effect derivation probability, etc.), and the inter-card card processing machine 10 Can change the mode based on the selected rate.

  The inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 displays “4-yen rate” and “1-yen rate” on the display operation unit 13, and the player selects “4-yen rate” and “1-yen rate”. Is possible. When the player selects the 4-yen rate, the enclosed game machine 20 selects mode 1. Further, when the player selects the 1-yen rate, the enclosed gaming machine 20 selects the mode 5. Mode 1 and mode 5 differ in various game performances. For example, the jackpot probability in mode 1 is 1/300, while the jackpot probability in mode 5 is 1/80.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, it is possible to select the rate of the player in the inter-card processing machine, and if the player selects the rate, the gaming performance of the gaming machine is adjusted according to the selected rate. I am trying to change it.

  In the first embodiment, for convenience of explanation, “a case where a desired rate desired by a player is selected from a plurality of rates” will be described. However, the present invention describes “a player from a plurality of game types”. It is also possible to apply to a case where a desired game type desired by the user is selected. This “game type” is a type that is defined as one that should be handled separately from each other in terms of operation, such as when the exchange rate or premium grant rate is different even if the rate is the same. . That is, a plurality of game types can exist even at the same rate.

  Next, the concept of the gaming machine management system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining management of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the enclosed card processing machine 10 installed in the game store is provided with an inter-card card processing machine 10. The enclosed gaming machine 20 has a function of transmitting a gaming machine ID, which is identification information of its own device, to the inter-card card processing machine 10. The inter-card processing machine 10 detects the replacement of the enclosed gaming machine 20 based on the gaming machine ID received from the enclosed gaming machine 20.

  Specifically, the inter-card card processing machine 10 stores the gaming machine ID previously received from the enclosed gaming machine 20, and the gaming machine ID newly received from the enclosed gaming machine 20 has been previously received. If the game machine ID is different from the stored game machine ID, it is determined that the enclosed game machine 20 has been replaced.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 transmits the newly received gaming machine ID to the card management device 40 when the replacement of the enclosed gaming machine 20 is detected. The card management device 40 is a device that is installed in a game store and manages the use status of cards in the game store. Since the usage status of the game medium by the inter-card processor 10 is associated with the card, the card management device 40 can manage the usage status of the game medium in the game store by managing the usage status of the card. . In addition to the function of managing cards, the card management device 40 has a function of managing the installation status of the enclosed game machine 20 in the game store.

  When the card management device 40 receives a gaming machine ID from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card management device 40 transmits the received gaming machine ID to the model management center C1 installed outside the gaming store, thereby inquiring model data. To do. The model management center C1 manages model data such as the model name of the gaming machine in association with the gaming machine ID, and transmits the model data to the card management device 40 in response to the inquiry. The model data can include classification information in which gaming machines are classified by an arbitrary index such as gaming tendency of gaming machines.

  Further, the card management device 40 acquires an authentication key from an authentication key management center (not shown). This authentication key is distributed to the inter-card card processing machine 10 and used for authentication of the enclosed game machine 20. The authentication of the enclosed game machine 20 is performed at the time of store opening processing or the like, and can be played when the authentication is properly performed.

  Based on the model data received from the model management center C1, the card management device 40 requests the setting change to the inter-card processing unit 10 and the member management device 50, so that the setting change related to the replacement of the gaming machine is automatically performed. To run. Further, the card management device 40 transmits a change notification of the gaming machine to the head office server C2 that integrally manages the installation status of the gaming machines in a plurality of gaming shops.

  In this way, the game machine ID is obtained from the enclosed gaming machine 20, the replacement of the enclosed gaming machine 20 is detected, and the setting change related to the replacement of the gaming machine is automatically executed, thereby reducing the work load on the store clerk. The gaming machine can be replaced efficiently.

  The model management center C1 transmits model data corresponding to the gaming machine ID received from the card management device 40, and determines whether or not the gaming machine installed in the gaming store is a properly installed gaming machine. Can be determined.

  This determination will be described. The model management center C1 and the card management device 40 exchange information with a certain encryption method. The model management center C1 manages the identification information of the card management device 40 and the shipping destination store information in association with each other, and when an inquiry is made from the card management device 40, the card management device included in the decrypted signal Based on the identification information of 40, the store where the card management device 40 is installed is specified.

  The model management center C1 manages shipping information from the gaming machine manufacturer, and checks whether the gaming machine ID received from the card management device 40 is registered in association with the store. The model management center C1 returns a confirmation result to the card management apparatus. Specifically, “confirmation OK” is transmitted as a confirmation result if the gaming machine ID is registered in association with the store, and “confirmation NG” is transmitted if it is not registered.

  Further, the determination result may be used for authentication of the gaming machine. Specifically, the card management apparatus 40 normally distributes and operates the key to the gaming machine on condition that the confirmation OK is received from the model management center C1. If it is confirmed NG, the key is not distributed and the inter-card card processing machine 10 is instructed to display “authentication NG” on the display unit of the gaming machine.

  Next, the system configuration of the gaming system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the gaming system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, this gaming system includes a plurality of enclosed gaming machines 20, a card processing machine 10 provided corresponding to each enclosed gaming machine 20, a card management device 40, a member A management device 50, a payment machine 60, and a prize management device 70 are connected via a communication line 80.

  The encapsulated gaming machine 20 is a device such as a pachinko machine in which a player plays a pachinko game by driving a game ball enclosed in the device into a game area. The enclosed game machine 20 can drive game balls into the game area within the range of the number of balls. The game area is provided with a plurality of winning areas (winning openings), and a predetermined number of gaming balls are awarded as winning balls based on the passing of the gaming balls through the winning area. In addition, a predetermined number of start areas (start ports) are provided in the game area, and a predetermined lottery is performed based on a game ball passing through the start area. If the lottery is a big win, an operation that is advantageous in terms of game is performed, for example, by increasing the probability of passing the game 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 passing of the game ball to the winning area, and the passing of the gaming ball (winning) that has been driven into the winning area is detected by the sensor. It is like that. In addition, the enclosed game machine 20 has a prize memory that stores how many game balls are awarded as prize balls for each winning area, and a possession memory that stores the balls that the player can use for the game. doing.

  Therefore, when the sensor detects that the game ball that has been struck passes to a specific prize area, the number of prize balls to be awarded is determined from the stored contents of the prize ball memory and the number of game balls that have passed through the prize area. The stored content is updated by adding the number of winning balls to the number of balls stored in the ball memory. In addition, if there is a notification request of the number of balls based on the card ejection operation from the inter-card processing machine 10, the inter-card card processing machine 10 is notified of the number of internal balls held in the internal memory, and Clears the number of balls in memory. Further, when a notification of the number of balls based on the ball lending operation is received from the inter-card processing machine 10, the stored content is added to the number of balls stored in the ball memory. Update.

  The chance of winning a lottery executed when a game ball passes through the start area differs depending on the mode of the enclosed game machine 20. In addition, other game performances such as the ratio of the probability variation jackpot occupying the jackpot, the short-time probability, the long-term effect derivation probability, and the like differ depending on the mode. The enclosed game machine 20 can select a mode to be used from a plurality of modes, and changes the game performance by selecting a mode based on the rate selected by the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The encapsulated gaming machine 20 and the inter-card card processing machine 10 communicate with each other by giving a processing ID to a communication command when transmitting / receiving the ball data. The process ID is a serial number, and a value obtained by adding a predetermined number α for each communication is used. The enclosed game machine 20 and the inter-card processing machine 10 store the processing ID used for the previous communication, and the processing ID received from the other party is a predetermined number of processing IDs stored as the previous value. If it is different from the value obtained by adding α, error processing is performed. The process ID is reset at the timing when the data is raised to a higher-level device in the store closing process or the store opening process. Even when the process ID received from the other party is different from the value obtained by adding a predetermined number α to the process ID stored as the previous value, the specification may be made to continue the process without performing the error process. In this case, the increase / decrease value of the value information such as the number of possessed balls and the valuable value received from the other party is managed separately from the normal value information as value information when offline. With this offline value information, the host device (management device, etc.) is notified that there has been an increase / decrease in offline value information, and the increase / decrease value is determined to be an appropriate value. It is also possible to perform a summation process with normal value information.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 notifies the higher-level device of the card ID and the inserted amount when cash is inserted. When the lending operation is performed, after subtracting the corresponding number, valuable information (amount or number of game media) is notified to the enclosed game machine 20.

  The enclosed game machine 20 stores the number of possessed balls data in association with the process ID from the timing of the lending operation (game start). When the return operation is performed, the enclosed game machine 20 notifies the number of possessed balls data and the processing ID, and the inter-card processing unit 10 determines the holding time between the processing ID of the lending operation and the processing ID of the return operation. After storing the number of balls data, the final value is associated with the card ID as a balance and notified to the host device. The enclosed game machine 20 and the inter-card card processing machine 10 are not limited to lending communication, but regularly communicate (for example, the enclosed game machine 20 starts timing from the last communication, and the measured time value is, for example, 1 When the time is reached, it is determined that it is the timing of regular communication, and communication is performed (game information is notified to the inter-card card processor 10), and the processing ID is also updated in this communication.

  When the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts a card associated with the prepaid value and the number of balls used for the game of the enclosed game machine 20, it stores the prepaid value and the number of balls associated with the card. If the card discharge operation is accepted, the number of possessed balls managed by the enclosed game machine 20 is requested, and the prepaid value and the received number of retained balls are discharged in association with the card. If a banknote is accepted, the prepaid value for this banknote is stored, and if a predetermined ball lending operation is performed, a predetermined number of prepaid values are subtracted and the corresponding prepaid value is subtracted. The number of balls is notified to the enclosed game machine 20 to increase the number of balls stored in the ball memory.

  Further, the inter-card card processing machine 10 can select a rate desired by the player from a plurality of rates. When the player selects a rate, the inter-card processing machine 10 notifies the enclosed game machine 20 of the selected rate, and the enclosed game machine 20 conforms to the rate selected by the player. After selecting the mode to perform, change the rate.

  The island controller 30 is a relay device that bundles a group of enclosed gaming machines 20 and inter-card card processing machines 10 provided on the game island. The card management device 40 is a management device that manages the prepaid value of a card, the number of balls, etc. as card data.

  The card management device 40 updates the card data when it receives the card ID and the number of balls from the inter-card card processing machine 10, and responds to the card ID when it receives the card ID from the inter-card card processing machine 10. The number of holding balls to be notified is notified to the inter-card card processor 10. Further, when the card management device 40 receives the card ID from the premium management device 70, the card management device 40 notifies the premium management device 70 of the number of possessions corresponding to the card ID. Further, the card management device 40 notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 of a plurality of rates that can be selected by the player in the inter-card card processing machine 10 as selectable rates.

  Furthermore, as described above, when the card management device 40 receives the gaming machine ID from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card management apparatus 40 sends the gaming machine ID to the model management center C1 to inquire about the model data. Based on the model data acquired from the model management center C1, the setting of the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the member management apparatus 50 is changed, and the replacement of the enclosed game machine 20 is notified to the head office server C2.

  The member management device 50 is a management device that manages member data of members registered as members in the amusement store. Specifically, the storage card, points, password, name, etc. are managed in association with the member card ID issued to the member.

  When the card associated with the prepaid value is inserted, the checkout machine 60 acquires the prepaid value corresponding to the card and pays out cash corresponding to the acquired prepaid value.

  The prize management device 70 is a terminal device for exchanging prizes that is attached to a prize exchange counter in the amusement store, and performs prize exchange processing for storing and holding balls. The premium management device 70 is connected to a reader / writer that reads a card ID from a card and a special special gift dispensing device that dispenses special premiums. When the reader / writer accepts a general card or a membership card, the gift management device 70 transmits the card ID read by the reader / writer to the card management device 40, and requests the number of balls in the card. In addition, when exchanging prizes for the stored balls, the member management device 50 is requested for the number of stored balls.

  The ball lending process in the case of lending with the system shown in FIG. 3 will be described. When the player performs a ball lending operation on the inter-card card processing machine 10, the inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits a message specifying the local IP address of the card management device 40 as the destination. This electronic message includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processing machine 10, an IP address or arbitrary identification information that identifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 that is the transmission source, and a ball rental request.

  When the card management device 40 receives a message including a ball lending request, the card management device 40 subtracts a prepaid value associated with the card ID in the message by a predetermined value (for example, 100 yen = 5 times when the frequency is 1). The data is updated, and the ball lending permission is transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10 of the transmission source. Upon receiving the ball lending permission, the inter-card card processing machine 10 notifies the enclosed game machine 20 of the number corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value (for example, 125 balls) and adds it to the holding ball.

  Next, a description will be given of the ball replay process in the case where the ball replay is performed in the system shown in FIG. When the inter-card card processor 10 accepts the insertion of a general card or a membership card, the inter-card card processor 10 transmits a message specifying the local IP address of the card management device 40 as the destination. This message includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processor 10, the IP address or arbitrary identification information that identifies the inter-card card processor 10 that is the transmission source, and the inter-card card processor 10 It includes information for specifying the rate and a card insertion notification.

  When the card management device 40 receives a card insertion notification from the inter-card card processing machine 10, among the possession accounts associated with the card ID in the message, the card management device 40 has the rate specified by the message. Is notified to the inter-card card processor 10.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 notifies the encapsulated gaming machine 20 of the balance of the possessed ball received from the card management device 40 and adds it to the retained ball. And the message containing the information which specifies card ID and a rate, and a possession subtraction request | requirement is transmitted to the card management apparatus 40. FIG. When the card management device 40 receives a coin subtraction request, it clears the balance of the coin account specified by the card ID and rate to zero.

  When the inter-card processing machine 10 receives a card return operation, the inter-card processing machine 10 acquires the number of balls from the enclosed game machine 20 and transmits a telegram including a request for adding balls to the card management device 40. This message includes a card ID of a card to be ejected, an IP address or arbitrary identification information for identifying the inter-card card processor 10 that is a transmission source, information for identifying the rate of the inter-card card processor 10, Includes the balance of the possession balls and the request for addition of possession balls.

  When the card management device 40 receives a request for adding money, the balance that received the balance of the money account at the rate specified by the message out of the money accounts associated with the card ID in the message Update to the value of.

  Thereafter, the inter-card card processor 10 transmits a card discharge notification to the card management device 40 and controls the card discharge.

  Next, the stored ball replay process when the replay of the stored ball is performed with the system shown in FIG. 3 will be described. When the member card is inserted or when the identification information corresponding to the card ID is read from the portable terminal that can be used as the member card, the inter-card card processor 10 sets the local IP address of the card management device 40 as the destination. Send the specified message. This message includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processing machine 10 (or identification information corresponding to the card ID read from the mobile terminal; hereinafter referred to as the card ID), and the inter-card process that is the transmission source. IP address or arbitrary identification information for specifying the machine 10, information for specifying the rate of the inter-card card processing machine 10, and a card insertion notification.

  The card management device 40 transmits a card insertion notification message to the member management device 50. When the member management device 50 receives the card insertion notification message, the member management device 50 stores the personal identification number associated with the card ID in the message and the balance of the savings account at the rate specified by the message out of the savings account. Is transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 stores the received pool replay data, and the balance of the pool account indicated in the pool replay data is the number of game balls paid out in the pool replay (the number of pool replay units. For example, 125 Ball), it is possible to accept a stored ball replay operation.

  When the storage card replay data is stored for the first time after the storage ball replay data is stored, the inter-card processing machine 10 requests the player to input a password, and the input password is the stored ball replay data. Confirm that it matches the PIN number shown in.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 transmits a message specifying the local IP address of the card management device 40 as the destination when the passwords match. This message includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processor 10, the IP address or arbitrary identification information that identifies the inter-card card processor 10 that is the transmission source, and the inter-card card processor 10 It includes information for specifying a rate and a request for replaying a savings ball.

  The card management device 40 transmits a telegram of a storage ball replay request to the member management device 50. When the member management device 50 receives the message of the savings replay request, the member management device 50 subtracts a predetermined value from the balance of the savings account at the rate specified by the message among the savings accounts associated with the card ID in the message. Then, the stored ball replay data including the balance after the subtraction is transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 receives the stored ball replay data, updates the balance of the stored ball account, notifies the enclosed game machine 20 of the number of stored ball replay units, and adds it to the holding memory. Further, it is determined whether the balance of the updated storage account is less than the number of stored ball replay units. If the balance is less than the number of stored ball replay units, the stored ball replay operation is not accepted. If the updated balance of the stored ball account is equal to or greater than the number of stored ball replay units, the stored ball replay operation can be accepted again, and when the stored ball replay operation is received, a stored ball replay request is transmitted. In the second and subsequent replay operations of the stored ball, it is not necessary to confirm the password.

  Next, the transition from the holding ball to the storage ball in the closing process will be described. The card management device 40 checks the balance of the holding account in the card management data during the closing process, and if there is a holding account whose holding balance is greater than “0”, the card management device 40 uses the balance of the holding account as a card. The member management apparatus 50 is notified together with the ID and rate. The member management device 50 adds and updates the notified holding account balance to the balance of the savings account specified by the card ID and the rate. Thereafter, the card management device 40 clears the balance of the possession account to zero.

  Next, the external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. In the same figure, the enclosed game machine 20 to which the inter-card card processing machine 10 is attached is shown by broken lines. Moreover, although the inter-card processing machine 10 that accepts only banknotes is shown in the figure, a unit for accepting coins may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes a status display unit 11 that displays the status of the apparatus of the inter-card card processing machine 10 by lighting or blinking a lamp of a predetermined color, and various types of gaming balls. And a bill insertion slot 12 for accepting bills. In addition, the inter-card processing machine 10 includes a display unit 13 including a display unit such as a display, and an operation unit including a numeric keypad and various buttons, and a card in which a card ID, prepaid value, stored data, and possession data are stored. A receiving card insertion slot 14 is provided.

  The display operation unit 13 displays a current rate and a rate that can be selected when shifting from a prepaid value to a possession ball. Then, the player selects a rate by the display operation unit 13.

  In addition, the enclosed game machine 20 has a handle 21 used for driving the enclosed game ball into the game area, a prepaid value display unit 15 for displaying the remaining number of prepaid values, and a holding unit for displaying the number of possessed balls. A ball number display unit 16, a ball lending button 17 for instructing a shift from a prepaid value to a possession ball, and a card return button 18 for instructing a card return are provided. Although the detailed description will be described later, although the prepaid value display unit 15, the ball lending button 17 and the card return button 18 are provided on the front surface of the enclosed game machine 20, the control unit of the inter-card processing machine 10 It is directly connected to.

  Next, the internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the enclosed game machine 20 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the enclosed game machine 20 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes a display operation unit 13, an R / W unit 10a, a banknote transport unit 10b, a communication I / F unit 10c, a gaming machine management board 10d, and a storage. Part 10e and control part 10f.

  The R / W unit 10 a is a reading unit that reads a card ID and prepaid value data from a card inserted into the card insertion slot 14. The card inserted into the card insertion slot 14 is stored in a card storage unit (not shown) through the R / W unit 10a.

  The banknote conveyance part 10b is a conveyance part conveyed to the banknote storage part which is not shown in figure, discriminating the money type and authenticity of the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion port 12. FIG. The communication I / F unit 10 c is an interface unit for performing data communication with the card management device 40.

  The gaming machine management board 10 d is a board built in the inter-card card processing machine 10. The gaming machine management board 10d performs authentication and activation management of the enclosed gaming machine 20. Specifically, the enclosed game machine 20 is authenticated using the authentication key received from the card management device 40. If the authentication is successful, an operation permission is transmitted to the enclosed game machine 20, and a result of the authentication success is transmitted to the card management device 40. In addition, the gaming machine management board 10d performs communication between the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the enclosed gaming machine 20. Specifically, acquisition of the gaming machine ID from the enclosed game machine 20, transfer of the ball from the inter-card game machine 10 to the enclosed game machine 20, and from the enclosed game machine 20 to the inter-card card processing machine 10 And the game results such as the number of balls to be thrown in and the number of balls to be awarded in the enclosed game machine 20 are received. The communication between the inter-card card processor 10 and the enclosed game machine 20 uses encryption communication using a predetermined encryption method.

  This encryption communication will be further described. The gaming machine management board 10d has a security chip. The security chip has its own identification ID and a predetermined encryption / decryption program, and communicates with the security chip of the enclosed game machine 20 described later.

  The security chip determines whether or not the data to be input / output from the gaming machine management board 10d corresponds to a predetermined data type requiring security, and if not, inputs / outputs the data as it is. On the other hand, in the case of a data type that requires security, mutual authentication processing is performed between the security chip of the enclosed game machine 20 by using its own identification ID and the other party's identification ID when inputting / outputting data. . If mutual authentication is OK, the data encrypted by the encryption program is output in the case of output, and in the case of input, the data received from the other party is awaited and the received data is decrypted. An encryption / decryption method is determined in advance with the security chip of the enclosed game machine 20, and data encrypted by the other party can be mutually decrypted.

  Here, the data that does not require security includes data that is not substantially damaged even if it is illegally input, such as an input signal such as a return button. The data that requires security includes data directly related to the profits of the player / game store, such as the number-of-balls data and the fraud detection signal in the gaming machine. Further, the control unit 10f may determine whether the data type requires security. Also, if the mutual authentication results in NG, the device (game machine or inter-card card processing machine) that detected the mutual authentication NG outputs an error to the host device and the display unit of the device itself, and the error is reduced. To do.

  The data requiring security includes a signal related to the mode change. Also, mutual authentication of the security chip is performed on an interrupt basis.

  The storage unit 10e is a storage device including a hard disk device, a nonvolatile memory, and the like, and stores a card ID 10e1, prepaid value data 10e3, and set rate data 10e4. Further, a part of the storage area of the storage unit 10e is used as the number-of-balls data temporary storage unit 10e2.

  The card ID 10e1 is a card ID read by the R / W unit 10a. When a card is conveyed from a card storage unit (not shown) to the card insertion slot 14 and the card is ejected, the card ID 10e1 is updated with the card ID read by the R / W unit 10a during the conveyance. Also, when a card is transported from the card insertion slot 14 to a card storage unit (not shown), the card ID 10e1 is updated with the card ID read by the R / W unit 10a during the transport.

  The number-of-balls data temporary storage unit 10e2 is a part that temporarily stores the number of balls that have been converted from the prepaid value, and the prepaid value data 10e3 is the remaining number of the player's current prepaid value. The set rate data 10e4 is information regarding the set rate at the current time of the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The control unit 10f is a control unit that controls the inter-card card processor 10 as a whole, and includes a data management unit 10f1, a bill processing unit 10f2, a card processing unit 10f3, a rate setting processing unit 10f4, a change instruction notification unit 10f5, and an input control unit. 10f6, a notification unit 10f7, a launch control unit 10f8, and a gaming machine management unit 10f9. Further, as described above, the prepaid value display unit 15, the ball lending button 17, and the card return button 18 are directly connected to the control unit 10f.

  The data management unit 10f1 is a management unit that manages the prepaid value data 10e3 stored in the storage unit 10e, the set rate data 10e4, and the number of balls temporarily stored in the number-of-balls data temporary storage unit 10e2. When the ball lending button 17 is pressed, the data management unit 10f1 calculates the number of balls corresponding to a predetermined number in the prepaid value data 10e3, and the ball number data temporary storage unit 10e2 stores The number of possessed balls is notified to the enclosed gaming machine 20 through the gaming machine management board 10d. Then, by receiving a confirmation signal indicating that the number of possessed balls has been received from the enclosed game machine 20, the number of retained balls stored in the retained ball number data temporary storage unit 10e2 is cleared.

  When the card return button 18 is pressed and the card is ejected, the enclosing game machine 20 is requested for the number of balls to be held through the game machine management board 10d. When the number of balls is received from the enclosed game machine 20, the number of balls is temporarily stored in the number-of-balls data temporary storage unit 10e2, and is associated with the card. When the association can be performed normally, the number of balls held in the number-of-balls data temporary storage unit 10e2 is cleared to zero.

  Further, when a card is inserted from the card insertion slot 14, the data management unit 10f1 adds the number of balls associated with this card to the number of balls stored in the number-of-balls data temporary storage unit 10e2, The number of possessed balls added to the game machine 20 is notified. When a confirmation signal indicating that the number of possessed balls has been received from the enclosed game machine 20, the number of retained balls stored in the retained ball number data temporary storage unit 10e2 is cleared to zero. When the card is to be ejected, the number of possessed balls, the set rate data 10e4, and the card ID 10e1 are transmitted to the card management device 40 to instruct the card data update, thereby associating the number of retained balls with the card. Become.

  Moreover, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 12, the data management unit 10f1 adds a prepaid value corresponding to this banknote to the prepaid value data 10e3. If the ball lending button 17 is pressed, a predetermined number (for example, 10 degrees) is subtracted from the prepaid value data 10e3. When the card return button 18 is pressed and the card is ejected, the data management unit 10f1 clears the prepaid value data 10e3 to zero after the prepaid value data 10e3 is associated with the card. Further, when a card is inserted from the card insertion slot 14, the data management unit 10f1 adds the prepaid value associated with the card to the prepaid value data 10e3. Here, for convenience of explanation, the case where “addition” and “subtraction” are performed is shown. However, for example, instead of adding to the prepaid value data 10e3 itself, the prepaid value data 10e3 may be updated with the added value. Is possible.

  Further, when a replay operation is performed, the data management unit 10f1 subtracts a predetermined number of balances of the stored account managed by the member management device 50, calculates the corresponding number of balls, and stores the number of balls data. This is added to the number of balls held in the temporary storage unit 10e2, and the number of balls held is notified to the enclosed game machine 20 through the gaming machine management board 10d.

  The banknote processing unit 10f2 is a processing unit that stores the banknotes in a banknote storage unit (not shown) after carrying out conveyance control of the banknotes received from the banknote insertion slot 12 and performing denomination and authenticity identification of the banknotes. When the card processing unit 10f3 receives the card from the card insertion slot 14, the card processing unit 10f3 reads the card ID and the prepaid value by the R / W unit 10a. Then, this card ID is transmitted to the card management device 40, and the number of possessions corresponding to the card ID is received from the card management device 40 and stored. The read prepaid value is added to the prepaid value data 10e3 by the data management unit 10f1.

  In addition, when the card processing unit 10f3 accepts the pressing operation of the card return button 18, the R / W unit 10a reads the card ID of the card stored in the card storage unit (not shown). And this card ID and the number of possessions are transmitted to the card management apparatus 40, and card data are updated. Thereafter, the prepaid value data 10e3 is written on the card and returned from the card insertion slot 14.

  The rate setting processing unit 10f4 displays the current rate set in the set rate data 10e4 on the display operation unit 13, and when the setting for accepting the selection of the rate by the player is made, the display operation unit 13 Displays selectable rates for. When the player selects a desired rate from the rates displayed on the display operation unit 13, the rate setting processing unit 10 f 4 waits for a mode setting completion notification from the enclosed game machine 20 and sets the mode from the enclosed game machine 20. When the completion notification is received, the rate selected by the player is set in the set rate data 10e4. On the other hand, when the setting for accepting the selection of the rate by the player is not made, the selectable rate is not displayed on the display operation unit 13 during the game. In this case, selectable rates are displayed on condition that the remote control operation by the employee is accepted and the authentication is performed. When the employee selects a desired rate from the rates displayed on the display operation unit 13, the rate setting processing unit 10 f 4 selects the rate selected by the employee when receiving the mode setting completion notification from the enclosed game machine 20. Is set in the set rate data 10e4. In this case, when there is a signal for instructing the selection of a rate from a higher-level device such as the card management device 40, the selected rate is set in the set rate data 10e4 without displaying the selectable rate. .

  The change instruction notification unit 10f5 selects the enclosed game machine 20 when the player or employee selects a desired rate from the rates displayed on the display operation unit 13 and when an instruction is issued from the host device. A change instruction for instructing a change in gaming performance corresponding to the given rate is notified. This change instruction includes information for specifying the rate selected by the player or employee.

  When the input control unit 10f6 receives a notification indicating that the game performance cannot be changed from the enclosed game machine 20, the input control unit 10f6 performs a process of limiting acceptance of the rate selection operation by the display operation unit 13. Specifically, the input control unit 10f6 suppresses the acceptance of the rate selection operation when the enclosed game machine 20 is in a big hit or in a probability fluctuation. The input control unit 10f6 also suppresses the acceptance of the rate selection operation even when the enclosed game machine 20 is pending the mode setting.

  The notification unit 10f7 is a processing unit that notifies the state of the gaming performance of the enclosed game machine 20 when the completion of the mode change is received from the enclosed game machine 20. The notification unit 10f7 notifies the state of the gaming performance of the enclosed game machine 20 by performing display on the display operation unit 13 in a display mode corresponding to the mode of the enclosed game machine 20.

  The launch control unit 10f8 is a control unit that controls the launch of a game ball by the handle 21 of the enclosed game machine 20. This launch control unit 10f8 turns on / off the launch function of the handle 21 depending on the number of game media that can be used for launch, such as the number of balls. Further, information indicating the number of game balls that can be fired per unit time is stored in association with different values for each rate. For example, the maximum number of balls that can be fired per unit time (one minute) is 100 balls / minute for a 4 yen rate, 200 balls / minute for a 2 yen rate, 400 balls / minute for a 1 yen rate, etc. It is defined differently. This value is the same as the product of the value of A and the value of B, where A is the valuable value (4 yen, 2 yen, 1 yen, etc.) corresponding to 1 game ball and B is the number of balls that can be fired. It is preferable to determine so that. The firing control unit 10f8 sets the number of game balls that can be fired per unit time based on the rate set by the rate setting processing unit 10f4, thereby controlling the firing speed of the game balls by the handle 21. In addition, the launch control unit 10f8 receives a signal from a higher-level device such as the card management device 40, or when a specific abnormality is detected in the enclosed game machine 20 or the inter-card card processing machine 10 as a trigger. Regardless of the presence or absence, control to turn off the launch function is performed. As a signal from the host device and detection of a specific abnormality, a signal that occurs when it is considered that an illegal act has been performed is used.

  The gaming machine management board 10d acquires a gaming machine ID from the enclosed gaming machine 20, and detects the replacement of the enclosed gaming machine 20 depending on whether or not the gaming machine ID matches the previously acquired gaming machine ID. Part. If the gaming machine ID acquired from the enclosed gaming machine 20 does not match the previously acquired gaming machine ID, the gaming machine management board 10d determines that the enclosed gaming machine 20 has been replaced, and the acquired gaming machine. The ID is stored and transmitted to the card management device 40 together with the ID of the own device.

  In addition, the gaming machine management board 10d acquires game result data from the enclosed game machine 20, and if the game result data is more than a predetermined value compared with the game result data managed by the own device, the gaming machine management board 10d is fraudulent. It is determined that the notification has occurred, and notification processing is performed.

  When it is determined from the gaming machine ID, gaming machine result data, or the like that a fraud has occurred, the gaming machine management board 10d performs control to limit or prohibit gaming by the enclosed gaming machine 20. For this control, it is possible to prohibit the launching of game balls, the forced return of holding balls, or the like.

  The prepaid value display unit 15 is provided on the front surface of the enclosed game machine 20 and is directly connected to the control unit 10 f of the inter-card processing machine 10. The prepaid value display unit 15 displays the remaining frequency of the prepaid value data 10e3 stored in the storage unit 10e of the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The enclosed game machine 20 includes a number-of-balls display unit 16, a communication I / F unit 26, a storage unit 22, a game control unit 23, an effect control unit 24, and a game ball control unit 25. The number-of-balls display section 16 is provided on the front surface of the enclosed game machine 20, and displays the number of balls that are stored in a ball memory that will be described later.

  The communication I / F unit 26 is an interface unit for performing data communication with the inter-card card processor 10. The communication I / F unit 26 has a security chip. The security chip has its own identification ID and a predetermined encryption / decryption program, and communicates with the security chip of the inter-card card processor 10.

  The security chip determines whether or not the data input / output from the communication I / F unit 26 corresponds to a predetermined data type requiring security, and if not, inputs / outputs the data as it is. On the other hand, if it corresponds to a data type that requires security, mutual authentication processing is performed between the security chip of the inter-card card processing machine 10 using its own identification ID and the other party's identification ID when inputting and outputting data. Do. If mutual authentication is OK, the data encrypted by the encryption program is output in the case of output, and in the case of input, the data received from the other party is awaited and the received data is decrypted. An encryption / decryption method is determined in advance with the security chip of the inter-card card processing machine 10, and data encrypted by the other party can be mutually decrypted.

  Here, the data that does not require security includes data that is not substantially damaged even if it is illegally input, such as an input signal such as a return button. The data that requires security includes data directly related to the profits of the player / game store, such as the number-of-balls data and the fraud detection signal in the gaming machine. The game control unit 23 may determine whether the data type requires security.

  Furthermore, the enclosed game machine 20 starts control when the power is turned on at the start of business, but does not enter the normal game control (gameable) state when the power is on, but is in a standby control state. In the standby control state, when the mutual authentication with the inter-card card processor 10 is OK in the communication I / F unit 26 and a game control start signal is received from the inter-card card processor through the communication I / F unit 26 It becomes possible to play.

  The data requiring security includes a signal related to the mode change. Also, mutual authentication of the security chip is performed on an interrupt basis.

  The storage unit 22 of the enclosed game machine 20 is a storage device including a hard disk device, a nonvolatile memory, and the like, and stores a mode selection table 22a, an operation setting table 22b, and setting mode data 22c.

  The mode selection table 22a is a table showing the correspondence between rates and modes. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for describing the mode selection table 22a. As shown in FIG. 6, the mode selection table 22a associates the lending rate, the exchange rate, and the mode. The lending mode is a rate for lending game balls, and is selected by the player. The exchange rate is a rate at which game balls are exchanged for prizes, and is set in advance at the game store side. The mode takes any one of modes 1 to 6 in FIG.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, mode 1 is associated with the lending rate “4 yen” and the exchange rate “4 yen”. Further, mode 2 is associated with the lending rate “4 yen” and the exchange rate “2 yen”. Similarly, mode 3 is associated with the loan rate “2 yen” and the exchange rate “2 yen”, and mode 4 is associated with the loan rate “2 yen” and the exchange rate “1 yen”. The mode 5 is associated with the lending rate “1 yen” and the exchange rate “1 yen”, and the mode 6 is associated with the lending rate “1 yen” and the exchange rate “0.5 yen”.

  The operation setting table 22b is a table that defines the gaming performance of each mode. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation setting table 22b. As shown in FIG. 7, the operation setting table 22b associates big hits, probability fluctuations, per effect, out of effect, and screen background color with the modes.

  The jackpot indicates the probability that a jackpot will occur in a lottery performed when a game ball passes through the starting area. The probability variation indicates the ratio of the probability variation jackpot to the jackpot. In the case of performance, the probability that the enclosed game machine 20 performs a long performance in the case of winning is shown, and in the case of failure in performance, the probability that the enclosed game machine 20 performs a long performance in the case of failure. These probabilities are set by changing the allocation of a random number range, which will be described later. The screen background color indicates the background color of the display operation unit 13.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, the operation setting table 22b includes a mode 1 with a big hit probability of 1/300, a probability variation occurrence probability of 40%, an effect of 80/100, an effect loss of 5/100, and a screen background color “purple”. Corresponds. In the operation setting table 22b, mode 2 is associated with jackpot probability 1/300, probability change occurrence probability 50%, effect 80/100, effect loss 5/100, and screen background color “purple”.

  Similarly, the operation setting table 22b associates mode 3 with big hit probability 1/150, probability variation occurrence probability 50%, per production effect 85/100, production failure 20/100, and screen background color “green”. In the operation setting table 22b, the jackpot probability 1/150, the probability variation occurrence probability 60%, the effect per 90/100, the effect off 40/100, and the screen background color “green” are associated with the mode 4.

  The operation setting table 22b associates mode 5 with a jackpot probability of 1/80, a probability variation occurrence probability of 60%, an effect of 90/100, an effect loss of 40/100, and a screen background color “yellow”. In the operation setting table 22b, the big hit probability 1/80, the probability variation occurrence probability 70%, the effect per 90/100, the effect off 40/100, and the screen background color “yellow” are associated with the mode 6.

  Further, during the rate change, the motion setting table 22b uses the same value for the probability of occurrence of the big hit and the probability fluctuation as before the change, and sets 5/100 per production and 0/100 for production loss. Show.

  The setting mode data 22c is data for specifying a mode that the enclosed game machine 20 is selecting. That is, the setting mode data 22c indicates the mode selected by the rate indicated by the change instruction notification from the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The game control unit 23 is a control unit that controls a game by the enclosed game machine 20. Specifically, the game control unit 23 controls the launching of a game ball to a game board surface (not shown) by detecting a handle operation, the detection of a game ball that has entered a winning opening on the game board surface, and a random number ( Acquisition and lottery (special symbols and normal symbols) of random numbers from 0 to 65535, which are assigned big hits, small hits, and outliers for each predetermined range, movable provided on the game board surface not shown Control of members (tulips, etc.), display control of special symbol display devices provided on the game board surface, detection of abnormalities that may be fraudulent (front frame opened, vibration detected, etc.) and notification to host device, etc. I do.

  A lot of obstacle nails are planted on the game board surface, and the game balls fired on the game board surface by the handle operation will fall between the obstacle nails and win or win the prize opening, start opening Without being discharged from the game board surface out of the game board surface. A lottery is made when the game ball wins the starting hole, and when a big hit is made, a big hit game is performed in which a predetermined winning port on the game board surface is controlled to be opened multiple times, and the game ball wins at this winning hole. As a result, the player is given a prize ball.

  Further, the jackpot includes a bonus jackpot game with a bonus that gives a predetermined bonus game to the player after the jackpot game ends. Bonus games with benefits include probability variation jackpots and hourly jackpots. The probability variation jackpot and the short-time bonus jackpot are those that give a probability-changing game and a time-shortage game as a bonus game after each jackpot. Short-time game is a normal symbol lottery (opening and closing lottery of the movable member described above) and / or special symbol lottery (big hit lottery by winning the above-mentioned game ball) (from the start of the lottery process until the result is displayed) This is a privilege game that increases the number of lotteries per unit time and increases the probability of winning a big hit per unit time by shortening (time). This special game may include a normal symbol probability variation that increases the probability of winning the normal symbol. The time-saving game based on the time-saving jackpot ends when the number of lotteries for the special symbol lottery is a predetermined number of times after the jackpot. The probability variation game will be described later.

  The game control unit 23 has a probability variation function. The probability variation function is a control for changing the jackpot random number range used for the next lottery (generally about 10 times) when the lottery result falls within a predetermined random number range of the jackpot. It is a function. In the probability variation game, a special symbol lottery is performed using the probability after the change. Stochastic games will continue until the next big hit. Further, the probability variation game and the short time game may be given simultaneously. However, in order to prevent unforeseen game store damage, if a player acquires a certain amount of game media after the start of probability-changing games or short-time games, it will be stopped (temporarily ejecting the card and requesting exchange of prizes or moving of the table) It is good also as processing. In this case, the number of game media acquired after entering the probability variation gaming state is counted by the enclosed game machine, and when the counted value reaches a predetermined value, the game stop control such as stopping the game ball is stopped. It can be realized by doing.

  Furthermore, the game control unit 23 includes a determination unit 23b and a mode change unit 23c for controlling the operation mode. The determination unit 23b is a processing unit that determines whether the mode can be changed when the change instruction information is received from the inter-card card processor 10. Specifically, the determination unit 23b is a big hit, a case where the probability is changing, and a pending ball waiting for a lottery (a random number acquired by winning a game ball and data that has not been hit yet) Is stored in the storage unit of the game control unit), it is determined that the mode cannot be changed.

  The determination unit 23b notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 that the change cannot be made when it is determined that the jackpot or the probability fluctuation is being performed. In addition, when it is determined that there is a lottery waiting ball, the determination unit 23b notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 of the change hold and when it is determined that the change can be made thereafter. The change is notified to the inter-card card processor 10.

  The mode change unit 23c is a processing unit that changes the mode corresponding to the change instruction information when the determination unit 23b determines that the mode can be changed. In other words, the mode is changed when there is no big hit, probability change, or waiting for lottery.

  When the mode change is completed, the mode change unit 23c notifies the inter-card card processor 10 of the change completion. The inter-card processing machine 10 changes the rate after receiving the change completion notification from the enclosed game machine 20.

  The effect control unit 24 is a control unit that controls the effect during the game, and changes the effect lottery table (the effect random number range) according to the mode set by the game control unit 23. In addition, the effect control unit 24 includes an effect symbol lottery unit 24b and an effect lottery unit 24c. The effect symbol lottery unit 24b draws an effect symbol (a symbol displayed on an effect symbol display device such as a liquid crystal display device (not shown)) based on the special symbol lottery in the game control unit 23 (specifically, the display is finally performed). Whether to stop at 7, 7, 7 etc.).

  The effect lottery unit 24c performs an effect type lottery (such as when a character comes out and performs a reach effect) until the lottery result based on the effect symbol is displayed. Such effects are set so that the effects selected for the main lottery result differ depending on the set mode. In addition, the selection probability of a long production (for example, 3 to 5 minutes, including a reach production in which the symbol is stopped in a winning manner except for the remaining one fluctuation sequence) is different depending on the mode. A normal performance ends in about 0.6 seconds to 10 seconds, for example.

  The effect control unit 24 stores effect data for each effect, and also stores background symbol (color) data for each mode. Further, the effect control unit 24 controls the display of the effect symbol display device, and at the time of executing the effect, the effect display is superimposed on the effect data on the background symbol data. When the probability changes, background color data different from the normal state is set for each mode.

  Note that the inter-card card processing machine 10 performs background display of the same color as the mode set in the enclosed game machine 20 on the liquid crystal display operation unit. Even when the color display of the enclosed game machine 20 is not performed, the inter-card card processing machine 10 may perform the color display alone. The mode state may be indicated by light emission control of a lamp or the like instead of the color.

  The game ball control unit 25 is a control unit that controls the number of holding balls. Specifically, the number of balls is stored in the ball memory 25b, and 1 is subtracted from the number of balls each time a game ball is fired. Moreover, when the number of possessed balls is notified from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the notified number of possessed balls is added to the number of retained balls stored in the internal memory 25 b to the inter-card card processing machine 10. A confirmation signal indicating that the number of possessed balls has been received is transmitted. And when the request | requirement of the number of balls is received from the inter-card processing machine 10, after reading the number of the jails stored in the internal memory 25b and transmitting to the inter-card processing machine 10, the internal memory 25b is stored. Clear to zero. The game ball control unit 25 can also perform cleaning control of the game balls (circulation balls) enclosed in the enclosed game machine 20.

  The game control unit 23 and the game ball control unit 25 are each configured on separate boards. The game control board on which the game control unit 23 is configured and the game ball control board on which the game ball control unit 25 is configured each have a unique ID. The enclosed game machine 20 combines the ID of the game control board and the ID of the game ball control board and uses it as a game machine ID.

  Next, the coincidence determination of the gaming machine ID will be further described. As already explained, the gaming machine ID includes the ID of the game control board and the ID of the game ball control board. The inter-card card processing machine 10 may be configured to perform different notifications when the two do not match and when only one of the two does not match. When only one of them does not match, the notification contents can be further varied depending on which one does not match. Moreover, it is good also as identifying the case where the used board | substrate is reused legitimately and the case where an improperly modified product is distribute | circulating by collating with the shipping information of the enclosure type game machine 20. FIG.

  Next, the outline of the mode change process by the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the enclosed game machine 20 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of mode change processing by the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the enclosed game machine 20.

  As shown in the figure, when the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts a rate change operation from the display operation unit 13 (step S101), the change instruction notifying unit 10f5 of the inter-card card processing machine 10 notifies the enclosed game machine 20 A signal for instructing a change in game performance is transmitted (step S102). This signal includes information for specifying the rate designated by the rate changing operation.

  When the enclosed game machine 20 receives a game performance change instruction from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the determination unit 23b determines whether the mode can be changed (step S201). If the mode change is not possible (step S201; No), the enclosed gaming machine 20 enters a change standby state (step S202), and notifies the change standby state (step S203). Thereafter, it waits until the mode can be changed (step S204).

  When the mode can be changed in step S201 (step S201; Yes) or when the mode can be changed in step S204 (step S204; Yes), the enclosed gaming machine 20 is the inter-card card processing machine 10. The mode corresponding to the rate specified by is specified (step S205), and the mode changing unit 23c changes the mode (step S206). If the mode is changed, a change completion notice is sent to the inter-card card processing machine 10 (step S207), and the enclosed gaming machine 20 ends the process.

  When the inter-card processing machine 10 receives the change completion notification from the enclosed game machine 20, the inter-card card processing machine 10 performs the rate change by the rate setting processing unit 10f4. And the alerting | reporting part 10f7 changes the screen background color of the display operation part 13 into the color corresponding to the mode of the enclosure type game machine 20 (step S104), and complete | finishes a process.

  Next, a processing procedure of the enclosed game machine 20 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the enclosed game machine 20. The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is a main process of the enclosed game machine 20, and is repeatedly executed during the game. As shown in the drawing, the game control unit 23a of the enclosed game machine 20 first determines whether a start winning has occurred, that is, whether a game ball has passed through the start area (step S301).

  If a start winning has occurred (step S301; Yes), the game control unit 23a executes a winning process. Specifically, the game control unit 23a generates a random number and temporarily stores it in the memory. Up to four random numbers are stored in the memory, and when a new starting prize is generated with the four random numbers temporarily stored, no random number is stored based on the starting prize. In addition, the random numbers temporarily stored in the memory are sequentially lottery to determine whether the jackpot, probability fluctuation, per effect, or out of effect. This lottery uses parameters determined by the mode set in the setting mode data 22c.

  If the start winning has not occurred (step S301; No), the game control unit 23a determines whether or not a big hit has occurred due to the winning process (step S304). If a big hit has occurred, the game control unit 23a performs a big hit process (step S305). Specifically, the game control unit 23a performs operations that are advantageous in games, such as improving the probability of passing game balls to a winning area or another starting area, by operating a predetermined movable member or the like.

  If the big hit has not occurred (step S304; No), the game control unit 23a determines whether or not a probability variation has occurred (step S306). If the probability variation occurs, the game control unit 23a performs a probability variation process (step S307). Specifically, the game control unit 23a increases the winning probability in the lottery.

  After the winning process (step S302), the big hit process (step S305) or the probability variation process (step S307), the mode changing unit 23c cancels the change pending state and notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 (step S303). The process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the probability fluctuation has not occurred (step S306; No), the enclosed game machine 20 performs the change standby process (step S308) and ends the process. This change waiting process will be further described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the change standby process is started, the determination unit 23b determines whether or not the mode change hold state in which the mode change is held by the previously executed change standby process (step S1). S401).

  If the change is not pending (step S401; No), the determination unit 23b determines whether or not a signal for instructing mode change has been received from the inter-card card processor 10 (step S402). If the signal for instructing the mode change is not received from the inter-card processor 10 (step S402; No), the change standby process is terminated.

  If the signal which instruct | indicates a mode change is received from the inter-card processor 10 (step S402; Yes), the determination part 23b will determine whether the game control part 23a is hitting big (step S403). If it is not a big hit (step S403; No), the determination unit 23b determines whether or not the game control unit 23a is in a probability variation (step S404).

  If the jackpot is being hit (step S403; Yes) or the probability is changing (step S404; Yes), the mode change unit 23c notifies the inter-card card processor 10 that the rate cannot be changed (step S410), and the change waiting process is performed. finish.

  If the probability is not changing (step S404; No), the determination unit 23b determines whether the reserved ball is waiting for lottery (step S405). If the pending ball is waiting for lottery (step S405; Yes), the mode changing unit 23c sets the change pending state and notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 of the pending change (step S411). Further, the mode changing unit 23c sets invalidity of the rate change and notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 (step S412). Further, the mode changing unit 23c sets “rate change” in the setting mode data 22c (step S413), and ends the change waiting process.

  When “rate change” is set in the setting mode data 22c, as shown in FIG. 7, the occurrence probability of the performance hit and the performance loss decreases while maintaining the occurrence probability of the big hit or the probability fluctuation. For this reason, it is possible to speed up the transition to a state in which the rate can be changed without penalizing the player. Moreover, if the process which prohibits discharge | release of a game ball in the above-mentioned step S411 is performed, the transition to the state which can change a rate can be further accelerated.

  When the pending ball is not waiting for lottery (step S405; No), the mode changing unit 23c refers to the mode selection table 22a based on the selection rate notified by the change instruction from the inter-card processing machine 10 (step S406). ), A mode corresponding to the selected rate is specified (step S407). The mode changing unit 23c sets the specified mode in the setting mode data 22c (step S408), thereby changing the game characteristics by the game control unit 23a. After the mode change, the mode change unit 23c sends a change completion notification to the inter-card card processor 10 (step S409), and ends the change standby process.

  Next, the processing procedure of the inter-card card processing machine 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the inter-card card processing machine 10. The flowchart shown in FIG. 11 is a main process of the inter-card card processing machine 10 and is repeatedly executed. As shown in the figure, if the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts the insertion of the banknote into the banknote insertion slot 12 (step S501; Yes), the banknote processing unit 10f2 converts the prepaid value for the banknote into the prepaid value data. 10e3 is added (step S506), and the process is terminated.

  If insertion of a bill has not been accepted (step S501; No), it is determined whether or not insertion of a card into the card insertion slot 14 has been accepted (step S502). If insertion of the card into the card insertion slot 14 is accepted (step S502; Yes), the card processing unit 10f3 adds the prepaid value associated with the card to the prepaid value data 10e3 (step S504), and corresponds to the card. The attached number of balls is added to the ball memory 25b of the enclosed game machine 20 (step S505), and the process is terminated.

  If insertion of a banknote is not received (step S502; No), the inter-card card processing machine 10 performs a rate selection monitoring process (step S503) and ends the process. This rate selection monitoring process will be further described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the rate selection monitoring process is started, the rate setting processing unit 10f4 determines whether or not rate selection is permitted by the card management device 40 (step S601). If the rate selection is not permitted (step S601; No), the inter-card card processing machine 10 ends the rate selection monitoring process.

  If rate selection is permitted by the card management device 40 (step S601; Yes), the rate setting processing unit 10f4 determines whether or not the rate setting flag stored in the own device is “permitted” (step 601). S602). The initial value of this rate setting flag is “permitted”.

  If the rate setting flag is not “permitted” (step S602; No), the rate setting processing unit 10f4 maintains the rate being used (step S609), and the display operation unit indicates that the rate being used is maintained. 13 (step S610), and the rate selection monitoring process ends.

  If the rate setting flag is “permitted” (step S603; Yes), the rate setting processing unit 10f4 determines whether a rate selection operation has been accepted by the display operation unit 13 (step S603).

  If the rate selection operation is accepted (step S603; Yes), the change instruction notification unit 10f5 transmits the selected change destination rate and the change request signal to the enclosed game machine 20 (step S604).

  After step S604, the rate setting processing unit 10f4 determines whether or not a change completion notification is received from the enclosed gaming machine 20 (step S605). If the change completion notification has not been received (step S605; No), the rate setting processing unit 10f4 sets the rate change flag to “prohibited” (step S606), and the rate change is pending in the display operation unit 13. (Step S607), the change destination rate is temporarily stored (step S608), and the rate selection monitoring process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the change completion notification is received (step S605; Yes), the rate setting processing unit 10f4 rewrites the value of the set rate data 10e4 with the selection destination rate to update the use rate (step S614), and the display operation unit. The rate update completion is displayed and output to 13 (step S615), and the rate change monitoring process is terminated.

  If the result of determination in step S603 is that a rate selection operation has not been received (step S603; No), the rate setting processing unit 10f4 determines whether or not a change completion notification has been received from the enclosed gaming machine 20. (Step S612). If the change completion notification has not been received from the enclosed game machine 20, the inter-card card processing machine 10 ends the rate selection monitoring process as it is.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S611 is that a change completion notification has been received from the enclosed gaming machine 20 (step S611; Yes), the rate setting processing unit 10f4 sets the rate change flag to “permitted” ( In step S612), the temporarily stored change destination rate is read (step S613). Then, the rate setting processing unit 10f4 rewrites the value of the set rate data 10e4 with the selection destination rate to update the use rate (step S614), and displays the completion of the rate update on the display operation unit 13 (step S615). The rate change monitoring process is terminated.

  Next, the internal configuration of the card management device 40 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the card management device 40 shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the card management device 40 is connected to a display unit 41 and an input unit 42, and includes an external network communication unit 43, a store network communication unit 44, a storage unit 45, and a control unit 46.

  The display unit 41 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like. The input unit 42 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The external network communication unit 43 is an interface unit for communicating with the model management center C1 and the head office server C2. The store network communication unit 44 is an interface unit for data communication with the island controller 30, the member management device 50, the gift management device 70, and the payment machine 60 via the communication line 80.

  The storage unit 45 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and stores a store ID 45a, card management data 45b, device management data 45c, and operation management data 45d.

  The store ID 45a is identification information for identifying a game store. The card management data 45b is data in which the balance of the prepaid value and the number of balls are associated with the card ID. The device management data 45c is data relating to a device installed in the amusement store. The device management data 45c includes the inter-card card processing machine ID, the address of the inter-card card processing machine 10, the installation location, the gaming machine ID, and the model data of the enclosed gaming machine 20. The operation management data 45d is data for managing the operation status of each gaming machine, and is data that associates the date, the gaming machine ID, the number of shot balls, the number of balls to be awarded, and the number of balls lent.

  The control unit 46 is a control unit that controls the entire card management device 40, and includes a card management unit 46a, a device management unit 46b, an authentication key distribution history management unit 46c, and an operation management unit 46d. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed, whereby the card management unit 46a, The device management unit 46b, the authentication key distribution history management unit 46c, and the operation management unit 46d execute corresponding processes.

  The card management unit 46a is a processing unit that manages the card management data 45b. The card management unit 46a communicates with the inter-card card processing machine 10, the prize management device 70, and the checkout machine 60, and updates the prepaid value and the number of possessed balls associated with the card ID.

  The device management unit 46b is a processing unit that manages the device management data 45c. The device management unit 46b generates and updates the device management data 45c based on the inter-card card processor ID acquired from the inter-card card processor 10, the address of the inter-card card processor 10, the installation location, and the gaming machine ID. .

  When the device management unit 46b receives the gaming machine ID from the inter-card card processor 10, the device management unit 46b inquires of the model management center C1 about the model data and updates the model data in the device management data 45c. Further, when the device management unit 46b updates the gaming machine ID and model data, the device management unit 46b requests the setting change to the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the member management device 50, thereby changing the setting related to the replacement of the gaming machine. Is automatically executed. In addition, the device management unit 46b transmits a change notification of the gaming machine to the head office server C2 that integrally manages the installation status of the gaming machines in a plurality of gaming stores. Further, the authentication key distribution history management unit 46c distributes the distribution history of the authentication key distributed to the inter-card card processing machine 10 for operating the enclosed game machine 20 to the distribution date and time, the distribution-destination inter-card processing machine 10 Is stored in a form that includes

  The operation management unit 46d is a processing unit that manages the operation management data 45d. The operation management unit 46d generates and updates the operation management data 45d based on the game result data acquired from the inter-card card processor 10.

  Next, a specific example of data stored in the storage unit 45 illustrated in FIG. 13 will be described. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining data stored in the storage unit 45. The card management data 45b shown in FIG. 14A indicates a state in which the prepaid value “2500” and the holding ball are associated with the card ID “1001”. Mochitama can assign individual accounts for multiple rates. In FIG. 14A, the balance of the account name “ball 1” is “3000 balls”, the balance of the account name “ball 2” is “0 ball”, and the balance of the account name “ball 3” is “500”. Ball ".

  The device management data 45c shown in FIG. 14B is connected with the network address of the inter-card card processor ID “3001” “192.168.2.1” and the installation location “island 1-1”. It is shown that the gaming machine ID of the enclosed game machine 20 is “5009” and the model of the connected enclosed game machine 20 is “EV01”.

  The operation management data 45d shown in FIG. 14C indicates that the number of shot balls of the enclosed game machine 20 with the gaming machine ID “5001” is “123000” and the number of winning balls is “234000” on the date “20120401”. It shows that the number of rented balls is “111000”. Thus, since the operation management data 45d is associated with the gaming machine ID, when the gaming machine ID is changed due to replacement of the enclosed gaming machine 20, each gaming result is managed individually. It will be. This game result may be managed for each rate. For each gaming machine, the card ID of the card used for the game may be associated with the time when the game was played.

  Next, a processing procedure for replacing the gaming machine of the card management device 40 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure related to the gaming machine replacement of the card management device 40.

  When the device management unit 46b of the card management device 40 receives the gaming machine ID from the inter-card processing machine 10 (step S701; Yes), it updates the device management data 45c with the received gaming machine ID, and the gaming machine ID. Is transmitted to the model management center C1 (step S702).

  The device management unit 46b receives the model data corresponding to the transmitted gaming machine ID from the model management center C1 (step S703), updates the model data in the device management data 45c, and manages the inter-card card processor 10 and the member management. A setting change is requested to the apparatus 50 (step S704). After the setting change, the device management unit 46b transmits a gaming machine change notification to the head office server C2 (step S705), and ends the process.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts a rate selection operation by the player at the display operation unit 13, and with respect to the enclosed game machine 20 according to the accepted rate. Instruct to change the game performance corresponding to the rate. When the enclosed game machine 20 receives a game performance change instruction from the inter-card processor 10, the determination unit 23 b determines whether or not the game performance can be changed, and the game performance can be changed. When it is determined that the game performance is determined, the game performance corresponding to the rate is changed. For this reason, when the player can select a desired rate among a plurality of game types in the inter-card card processing machine 10 provided in the gaming machine, it is efficient to generate an unexpected loss at the gaming store. It can be well prevented.

  In addition, during the big hit or during the probability fluctuation, the determination unit 23b determines that the game performance cannot be changed, and the mode change unit 23c notifies the inter-card card processor 10 that the change is not possible. Since the ten input control units 10f6 prohibit the acceptance of the rate change operation, it is possible to prevent the player from performing an unnecessary operation at a timing when the rate change is impossible.

  In addition, when there is a lottery waiting ball remaining, the game performance change is put on hold, the intercard card processor 10 is notified of the change hold, and it is determined that the change can be made thereafter. In the case of a change, the pending game performance is changed and the inter-card card processor 10 is notified of the change possibility. When the input control unit 10f6 of the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the pending change from the enclosed game machine 20, the input control unit 10f6 limits the acceptance of the rate change operation and accepts the change notification from the enclosed game machine 20 In this case, acceptance of the rate change operation is allowed. For this reason, while there is a possibility that a big hit or a probability fluctuation may occur due to the lottery of the reserved balls, the change of the game performance can be held and the game performance can be changed without detriment to the player.

  In addition, when a big hit or a probability change occurs due to the lottery of the reserved balls, the change in the reserved game performance can be canceled and the game at the original rate and the original game performance can be continued.

  When the game performance change is completed, the mode change unit 23c notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 of the change completion, and the notification unit 10f7 of the inter-card card processing machine 10 completes the change from the enclosed game machine 20. Is changed from the first display mode indicating the state of the gaming performance before the change to the second display mode indicating the state of the gaming performance after the change. The gaming performance of the gaming machine 20 can be easily and reliably confirmed by visual recognition.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of displaying the same color as the enclosed game machine in the inter-card card processing machine has been shown, but it is not necessarily the same color as long as it is different for each mode. In addition, the case where the timing of the color display change is the same for the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine is shown, but the display is changed when the inter-card card processing machine accepts the change, and the gaming machine is changed when the game performance is changed The display may be changed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the mode selected by the gaming machine and the inter-card processing machine is displayed in color, but it is not always necessary to perform color display, and character display indicating the mode or game type By displaying, the mode can be made visible. That is, the same effect can be obtained as long as the display can be identified by the player's vision. Furthermore, the mode information may be output not only visually but also in an identifiable manner such as sound.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned Example has shown the example which has the setting of whether to accept the rate selection by a player, it does not have this setting, and only receives the rate selection by a player Or only a rate selection by an employee may be accepted. Further, in addition to the setting of the embodiment, there may be a setting that does not accept both the rate selection by the player and the rate selection by the employee.

  Also, if there is pending lot data waiting for lottery when the rate is changed, the short-time gaming state may be set until the rate change process is completed. As a result, the rate change can be completed in a short time. In addition, the fee may be subtracted from the prepaid value of the card or the holding / storing ball as the rate is changed.

  By the way, although the case where the rate is set in the inter-card card processor 10 is shown in the first embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration and operation can be modified. In the second embodiment, various modifications will be described.

  FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the inter-card processing machine and the enclosed game machine when the rate is set in the enclosed game machine. In addition, about the function part similar to the site | part shown in FIG. 5, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The enclosed game machine 120 shown in FIG. 16 has a rate setting processing unit 25c and a change instruction notifying unit 25d in addition to the possession ball memory 25b in the game ball control unit 25, and further stores the set rate data 22d in the storage unit 22. Remember.

  The set rate data 22d is information regarding the set rate at the current time, similarly to the set rate data 10e4 shown in FIG. The rate setting processing unit 25c operates in the same manner as the rate setting processing unit 10f4 shown in FIG. Further, the change instruction notification unit 25d operates in the same manner as the change instruction notification unit 10f5 illustrated in FIG.

  Since the processing operation relating to the change of the rate and the selection of the mode is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. When the card return button 18 is pressed down and the ball game machine 110 receives a request for the number of balls, the enclosed game machine 120 sets the set rate data 22d to the number of balls stored in the ball memory 25b. Are transmitted in association with the rates indicated in. The inter-card processing machine 110 returns the card by associating the number of balls and the rate received from the enclosed game machine 120 with the card ID.

  As described above, the enclosed game machine 120 has the rate setting processing unit 25c and the change instruction notifying unit 25d, and stores the set rate data 22d so that the rate selection operation can be directly received from the player and the rate can be changed. It can be performed. Therefore, the inter-card card processor 110 does not need to have the rate setting processing unit 10f4 and the change instruction notification unit 10f5, and does not need to store the set rate data 10g4.

  Next, the structure which provided the function part common to a game machine in the inter-card processing machine is demonstrated. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an external configuration when a functional unit common to the gaming machines is provided in the inter-card card processing machine. In the same figure, the enclosed game machine 220 to which the inter-card card processing machine 210 is attached is shown by a broken line.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the inter-card processing machine 210 has a configuration in contact with the side surface and the bottom surface of the enclosed game machine 220, and the handle 21 and the prepaid provided on the front surface of the enclosed game machine 20 in the first embodiment. The value display unit 15, the number of possessed balls display unit 16, the ball lending button 17 and the card return button 18 are provided on the inter-card card processing machine 10 side.

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 210 and the enclosed game machine 220 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 18, the prepaid value display unit 15, the number of balls display unit 16, the ball lending button 17 and the card return button 18 are included in the inter-card processing machine 210. Different from the card processing machine 10 and the enclosed game machine 20.

  Furthermore, the enclosed game machine 220 does not have the game ball control unit 25, and the inter-card card processing machine 210 manages the number of balls held. Specifically, the inter-card card processor 210 stores the number-of-balls data 212 indicating the number of balls currently in the storage unit 10e, and does not have the number-of-balls data temporary storage unit. In addition, the inter-card card processing machine 210 further includes a ball management unit 211 that manages the number of balls in the control unit 10f.

  The ball management unit 211 stores the ball number data 212 indicating the number of balls in the storage unit 10e, and subtracts 1 from the number of balls each time a game ball is fired. If the ball lending button 17 is pressed, the number of balls corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value is added to the number of balls data 212. If the card return button 18 is pressed down, the number of possessed balls 212, the set rate data 10e4, and the card ID 10e1 are transmitted to the card management device 40, and the card data is instructed to be updated. Associate. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the inter-card card processing machine 10 and the enclosed game machine 20, the description thereof is omitted.

  In this manner, by providing a functional unit common to the gaming machines on the inter-card card processing machine side, the gaming machines can be easily replaced, and the manufacturing cost of the gaming machines can be reduced. Note that functional units related to game content such as game performance are provided on the gaming machine side, and the game performance can be changed according to the rate as in the first embodiment.

  Next, an integrated enclosed game machine incorporating the functions of the inter-card card processing machine will be described. FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an integrated enclosed game machine. Although not shown, the enclosed gaming machine includes a gaming board surface portion having a different nail arrangement / effect display device for each type of gaming machine, and a common frame portion having a common function regardless of the type of gaming machine. Comprising.

  The game board surface portion is a target for replacement when changing the model of the gaming machine, but the common frame portion is not a target for replacement, and is commonly used by a plurality of types of gaming machines. Of the configurations of the enclosed game machine 20 and the enclosed game machine 120 in the above-described embodiment, only the functions of the game control unit and the production control unit are mounted on the game board surface. The above-mentioned configuration and the configuration that the inter-card card processing machine has are provided in the common frame body portion, and when the game board surface portion is connected to the common frame body portion, these control units can communicate with each other. The same effects as those of the embodiment are obtained.

  The enclosed game machine 320 shown in FIG. 19 includes a display operation unit 13, an R / W unit 10a, a bill transport unit 10b, a communication I / F unit 10c, a prepaid value display unit 15, and a number of balls. A unit 16, a ball lending button 17, a card return button 18, a storage unit 321, and a control unit 322.

  The storage unit 321 stores the card ID 10e1, the prepaid value data 10e3, the set rate data 10e4 and the number-of-balls data 212 stored in the storage unit 10e of the inter-card processing unit 210, and the storage unit 22 of the enclosed game machine 220. The mode selection table 22a, the operation setting table 22b, and the setting mode data 22c that have been set are stored.

  Similarly, the control unit 322 includes a data management unit 10f1, a banknote processing unit 10f2, a card processing unit 10f3, a rate setting processing unit 10f4, a change instruction notification unit 10f5, which the control unit 10f of the inter-card processing machine 210 has. It has an input control unit 10f6, a notification unit 10f7, a launch control unit 10f8, a gaming machine management unit 10f9, and a ball management unit 211. Moreover, it has the determination part 23b which the game control part 23 of the enclosure type gaming machine 20 had, the mode change part 23c, the effect design lottery part 24b which the effect control part 24 had, and the effect lottery part 24c.

  Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the inter-card card processing machine 210 and the enclosed game machine 220, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Thus, even when the enclosed game machine 320 is provided with the function of an inter-card processing machine, the game performance is changed in accordance with the rate change in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the game store is not assumed. Can be efficiently prevented.

  In the above-described first and second embodiments, the case where the game performance is changed based on the change in the rate has been described, but in the third embodiment, the case where the game performance is changed between the game based on the lending and the game based on the replay. Show.

  FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine and the enclosed game machine according to the third embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 20, the inter-card card processor 410 according to the third embodiment includes a data management unit 10 f 1, a bill processing unit 10 f 2, a card processing unit 10 f 3, a rate setting processing unit 10 f 4, a firing control unit 10 f 8, A gaming machine management unit 10f9, a replay performance application instruction unit 411, a use restriction setting unit 412 and a player-specific score processing unit 413 are provided. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 5, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Further, the operations of the data management unit 10f1, the banknote processing unit 10f2, the card processing unit 10f3, the rate setting processing unit 10f4, the launch control unit 10f8, and the gaming machine management unit 10f9 are the same as those of the inter-card processing unit 10 shown in FIG. It is the same.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the enclosed game machine 420 according to the third embodiment stores replay performance setting data 421a in the storage unit 22, and has a replay performance application unit 422a in the game control unit 23. The unit 25 includes a replay management unit 423a, replay management data 423b, and a holding ball memory 25b. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the enclosed game machine 20 shown in FIG. 5, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The replay performance application instructing unit 411 of the inter-card processing machine 410 is based on the replay of the stored ball when the data management unit 10f1 requests the enclosed game machine 420 to add a ball. In the processing unit that determines whether or not it is a thing, and in the case of addition of holding balls based on the replay of the stored ball, a processing unit that instructs the enclosed game machine 420 to apply the game performance for the stored ball replay is there.

  The use restriction setting unit 412 of the inter-card processing machine 410 is a processing unit that restricts ball lending, holding ball replay, and storage ball replay. If the use restriction setting unit 412 restricts ball lending and holding ball replay, the inter-card processing unit 410 operates as a dedicated storage replay unit that can use only replay of stored balls. The setting by the use restriction setting unit 412 can be changed based on an instruction from the host device or by accepting an operation from an employee having a predetermined authority.

  The player-specific score processing unit 413 of the inter-card processing machine 410 is a case where the enclosed game machine 420 has a performance changing function based on the player-specific score, and this function is turned on by the enclosed game machine 420. In this case, the processing unit transmits data indicating the player-specific score associated with the card received by the card processing unit 10f3 to the enclosed game machine 420.

  The replay performance setting data 421a of the encapsulated gaming machine 420 is setting data for differentiating game performance between ball lending, holding ball replay and storage ball replay. The replay performance application unit 422a of the enclosed game machine 420 is a processing unit that applies the game performance indicated in the replay performance setting data 421a based on an instruction from the replay management unit 423a.

  The replay management data 423b of the enclosed game machine 420 is data for managing the history of the ball addition request received from the inter-card processing unit 410 and the state of the ball that has been added by the ball addition request. .

  The replay management unit 423a updates the replay management data when receiving a ball addition request from the inter-card card processor 410 and when the number of balls is increased or decreased due to a game, and sets the game performance to be applied to the replay performance. The processing unit instructs the application unit 422a.

  FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the replay performance setting data 421a shown in FIG. The replay performance setting data 421a shown in FIG. 21 is set for each of the increase / decrease with respect to the jackpot probability and three types of winning (winning in the jackpot winning area, winning in the starting winning area, winning in the normal winning area). The number of winning game balls is “1” and “3”. In addition to the function related to the game, the score function has an ON / OFF setting.

  Specifically, in the case of ball lending and replaying the ball, the jackpot probability does not increase or decrease, the number of balls 1 is 16, the ball number 2 is 8, and the ball number 3 is 5 Yes. In the replay of stored balls, the jackpot probability is reduced by 5%, indicating that the number of balls 1 is 15, the ball number 2 is 7, and the ball number 3 is 5. In other words, when replaying the stored ball, in addition to the reduction of the jackpot probability, the number of balls obtained at the time of winning also decreases. In addition, the scoring function is turned off in the ball lending and the replaying of the holding ball, but the scoring function is turned on in the replaying of the stored ball.

  FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the replay management data 423b shown in FIG. The replay management data 423b illustrated in FIG. 22 is data in which the reception order, the type, the number of added balls, the remaining number, the state, and application of the stored ball replay performance are associated with each other.

  Specifically, the replay management data 423b indicates that the first instruction for adding 3000 balls has been received, and all of these 3000 balls are used in the game, and the remaining number Is “0” and the state is “used”. In addition, the application of the storage ball replay performance is “none”.

  Further, the replay management data 423b indicates that the instruction to add 250 balls for the second lending has been received. These 250 balls are used in the game and have been increased due to a prize. The number is “1005” and the state is “in use”. In addition, the application of the storage ball replay performance is “none”.

  In addition, the replay management data 423b indicates that the instruction to add 250 balls for the third re-playing of the stored ball has been received. The 250 balls are not yet used in the game, and the remaining number is “250”. ", The status is" standby ". Moreover, the application of the storage ball replay performance is “Yes”.

  In addition, the replay management data 423b indicates that the instruction for adding 250 balls for the ball lending is received fourth. These 250 balls are not yet used in the game, and the remaining number is “250”. The status is “standby”. In addition, the application of the storage ball replay performance is “none”.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the gaming machine 420 distinguishes and manages the number of possessed balls added by ball lending, possession replay, and stored ball replay, and uses them in the order received. The number of winning prizes is added to the data in use.

  Next, a processing procedure of a coin addition request by the inter-card card processor 410 will be described. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a coin addition request by the inter-card card processor 410 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23, when the data management unit 10f1 of the inter-card card processing device 410 acquires the balance of the possession account from the card management device 40 (step S801; Yes). The balance of the acquired possession account is notified to the enclosed game machine 420, and the number of possessions is added (step S802).

  The balance of the possession account has not been acquired from the card management device 40 (step S801; No), or the number of possessions is added to the enclosed game machine 420 (step S802), and then the data of the inter-card processing unit 410 The management unit 10f1 determines whether or not to perform ball lending processing (step S803), and when performing ball lending processing (step S803; Yes), the number of balls held for ball lending is stored in the enclosed game machine 420. Notification is made and the number of possessed balls is added (step S804).

  After the ball lending process is not performed (step S803; No), or after adding the number of balls to the enclosed game machine 420 (step S804), the data management unit 10f1 of the inter-card processing unit 410 performs the replay of the stored ball. It is determined whether or not to perform (step S805), and when performing the stored ball replay process (step S805; Yes). The enclosed game machine 420 is notified of the number of possessed balls for the replay of the stored ball, and the number of possessed balls is added (step S806). In addition, the replay performance application instruction unit 411 detects that it is a replay of stored balls, and transmits a replay performance application instruction to the enclosed game machine 420 (step S807).

  After the completion of step S807, or when the stored ball replay is not performed (step S805; No), the inter-card processing machine 410 ends the process.

  Next, the processing procedure of the ball management by the enclosed game machine 420 will be described. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the ball management by the enclosed game machine 420 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 24, if the game ball control unit 25 of the enclosed game machine 420 receives a ball addition request from the inter-card processing unit 410 (step S901; Yes), the game ball control unit 25 has the received number of balls. It adds to the ball memory 25b (step S902).

  After the addition to the holding memory 25b (step S902), the replay management unit 423a updates the replay management data 423b (step S903). Specifically, the received type of addition and the number of balls to be added are added as new data, and the remaining number is the same as the number of balls to be added. And

  Thereafter, the replay management unit 423a determines whether or not a replay performance application instruction has been received (step S904). If the replay performance application instruction is received (step S904; Yes), the replay management data 423b. With respect to the latest data, the application of storage ball replay performance is set to “Yes” (step S905).

  After step S905, or if no ball addition request has been received from the inter-card card processor 410 (step S901; No), the game ball control unit 25 determines whether or not a game ball has been fired (step S901). S906).

  If a game ball has been fired (step S906; Yes), the game ball control unit 25 subtracts 1 from the number of balls in the ball memory 25b, and the replay management unit 423a reads “in use” of the replay management data 423b. "1" is subtracted from the remaining number of data (step S907). Thereafter, the replay management unit 423a performs a performance change process (step S908). When the performance change process is performed, the enclosed game machine 420 displays a liquid crystal display device (not shown) (the result of the lottery corresponding to the winning in the game machine), as in the case where the rate is changed in the first embodiment. Change the background color of the device), or change the character display (you may display only "Replay", such as "Role" or "Replay" on the screen edge). Displays the current performance.

  After step S908 or if no game ball has been fired (step S906; No), the game ball control unit 25 determines whether or not a prize ball has been generated due to winning (step S909).

  If there is a winning ball (step S909; Yes), the gaming ball control unit 25 adds the number of balls in the holding ball memory 25b by the number of winning balls, and the replay management unit 423a stores the replay management data 423b. The remaining number of “in use” data is added by the number of winning balls (step S910). After step S910, or when there is no winning ball (step S909; No), the enclosed game machine 420 ends the process.

  Next, details of the performance change process shown in FIG. 24 will be described. FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the performance changing process shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 25, the replay management unit 423a determines whether the remaining number of “in use” data in the replay management data 423b is zero (step S1001). If the remaining number of “in use” data in the replay management data 423b is not zero (step S1001; No), the replay management unit 423a ends the performance change process.

  When the remaining number of “in use” data in the replay management data 423b is zero (step S1001; Yes), the replay management unit 423a changes the “in use” data to “used” (step S1001). S1002), the oldest “standby” data is changed to “in use” (step S1003).

  If the application of the stored ball replay performance of the “in use” data is “Yes” (step S1004; Yes), the replay management unit 423a gives the replay performance application unit 422a the gaming performance of the stored ball replay. Apply (step S1005), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the storage replay performance application of the “in use” data is “none” (step S1004; No), the replay management unit 423a lends the ball to the replay performance application unit 422a and replays the ball. The game performance is applied (step S1006), and the process is terminated.

  Next, processing of the player-specific score by the player-specific score processing unit 413 will be described. A score accumulating means provided in a score management center or member management device 50 or card management device 40 (not shown) provided outside the game hall is associated with information for identifying a card accepted by the card processing unit 10f3 of the inter-card processing unit 410. , Information indicating the number of predetermined points (points) is stored. One or a plurality of the scores are given when a predetermined lottery result, a predetermined effect lottery result, or the number of lotteries reaches a predetermined number in the gaming machine 420 corresponding to the scoring function, and are accumulated and stored in the score accumulating means. The

  The player-specific score processing unit 413 performs predetermined signal processing to determine whether or not the enclosed game machine 420 is a game machine corresponding to the scoring function when the inter-card card processor 410 communicates with the enclosed game machine 420 during the store opening process. Confirm by. If the enclosed game machine 420 does not support the scoring function, the function of the player-specific score processing unit 413 is turned off, and if it is compatible, it is turned on. When the function is turned on, a signal indicating that the scoring function is turned on is received from the enclosed game machine 420, and when the card is received by the card processing unit 10f3 in a state where this signal is received, A screen for selecting whether or not to use the card is displayed on the display operation unit 13. When the use of the scoring function is selected, a score associated with the received card is inquired to the score accumulating means. If there is a response from the score accumulating means, the score included in the response signal is transmitted to the enclosed game machine 420. When there is a response from the score accumulating means that the score value is not registered, a request for newly creating score data “0” is made to the score accumulating means together with information for newly specifying the card.

  If the scoring function is turned ON by the replay performance application instruction, the enclosed game machine 420 notifies the inter-card card processor 410 to that effect. If there is a score notification from the inter-card card processor 410, the score is stored in a predetermined score storage unit. Further, when the card acceptance state in the card processing unit 10f3 is canceled, the fact that the acceptance state has been canceled is received from the inter-card card processor 410, and the score stored in the score storage unit is cleared.

  Further, the enclosed game machine 420 has an A mode, a B mode, and a C mode as modes of effect display performed on a liquid crystal display device (not shown) (device that performs an effect of displaying a lottery result according to a prize in the game machine). There are four types, mode and D mode. Each mode has different display contents until the lottery result is displayed or during the big hit game. For example, in the A mode, only the character A appears, whereas in the B mode, the characters A and B appear in the B mode, and the characters A to B appear in the C mode, and the characters A to D appear in the D mode. In the A mode, the music that is the biggest hit is only the music A, while in the B mode, the music is A and B, in the C mode, the music is A to C, and in the D mode, the music is A to D. Characters and music are assigned in such a way that the total number of effects is the same and the effect probabilities are different in each mode.

  When a score is stored in the score storage unit, the enclosed game machine 420 selects one of the A mode, the B mode, the C mode, and the D mode according to the number of the scores and executes the effect. . In this embodiment, the A mode, the B mode, the C mode, and the D mode are set in ascending order of the score. Further, when the scoring function is not ON, the X mode, which is a mode in which none of the characters A to D appear and the music A to D is not played, is set.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, when replaying a stored ball, since it is configured to apply a game performance different from the ball lending or holding ball replay, the player repeatedly replays. Even in such cases, adjustments can be made to ensure profits for the amusement store and prevent loss.

  In addition, although the present Example 3 demonstrated the structure which the instruction | indication regarding the change of a game performance is transmitted to the enclosure type game machine 420 at the time of a storage ball replay, the enclosure type game machine 420 is a storage ball replay. It may be determined whether or not the game performance is changed. In addition, although an example of providing a game performance changing function by selecting a rate is shown, there is also a case in which only a game performance changing function at the time of replay is provided without a changing function by selecting a rate. It is included in this embodiment.

  Moreover, you may comprise so that a game performance may differ by not only a storage ball replay but a holding ball replay and ball lending. Further, the game performance may be the same between the replay and the replay, and the game performance may be different between the ball lending and the ball lending. In this way, some non-member players can enjoy a part of the gaming performance for the member player, and there is an advantage that motivation for membership registration is enhanced. In addition, as in the second embodiment, it may be implemented as a configuration in which a functional unit common to the gaming machine is provided in the inter-card card processing machine, or an integrated enclosed game that incorporates the function of the inter-card card processing machine You may implement as a machine.

  Further, in the third embodiment, the game performance for saving ball replay is applied to the winning ball obtained by saving ball replay, but the gaming performance for saving ball replay is acquired by saving ball replay. You may comprise so that it may not apply about the prize-winning ball.

  Further, in the third embodiment, the case where the performance of both the ball appearance performance (big hit probability, the number of balls, etc.) and the ON / OFF performance of the scoring function is different in the case of replaying the stored ball is shown, but only one of them is shown. You may vary the performance. In other words, although the payout performance is the same, only the ON / OFF of the scoring function may be different, or only the output performance may be different.

  In the third embodiment, the case where the scoring function is switched ON / OFF depending on whether or not the replaying of the ball is replayed has been described. However, the scoring function may be switched ON / OFF by changing the rate. In this case, data in which the ON / OFF setting of the scoring function is associated with the rate is held, and the setting corresponding to the rate to be used is applied. When setting ON / OFF of the scoring function for the rate, it is preferable to set so as to be ON at a low rate. This is because the scoring function is effective as a motivation other than the prize acquisition for a low-rate game in which the prize that can be acquired is less than the high rate.

  In the first to third embodiments, detailed description of the card form is omitted, but the card includes a magnetic card, an IC card, and the like. Further, here, for convenience of explanation, the “card” has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to a case where a chip, a stick, a portable terminal, or the like is used in addition to the card. In particular, when a portable terminal with an IC chip is used as a medium, the IC chip and the R / W are not contacted by placing the portable terminal on a reader / writer (R / W) provided in the inter-card processing unit. The prepaid value and / or the number of possessions associated with the mobile terminal can be acquired by communication. Further, in this case, it is possible to separately provide a reading unit for reading the card medium and a communication unit for communicating with the form terminal, and both media can be used together. Here, if it is not possible to acquire the number of balls at all rates and only the number of balls at a specific rate can be acquired, if the rate change operation is performed, the number of balls at the rate before the change Since it becomes necessary to associate the number with the portable terminal and to acquire the number of balls having the changed rate, it is desirable to cause the portable terminal to perform the manipulation again. In particular, when the mobile terminal can be used as a medium, the scoring function in the third embodiment can be realized by the score associated with the identification information of the mobile terminal. In this way, not only a member player but also a general player who has a mobile terminal can be operated to use this scoring function.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the display operation unit 13 for selecting a rate or a scoring function for the pedestal machine is provided in the pedestal card processing machine. The signal from the display operation unit 13 may be input to the control unit of the inter-card processing machine.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, a pachinko gaming machine using a game ball as an enclosed game machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a revolving type in which the enclosed game machine uses a game ball. The present invention can also be applied to a swivel type game machine using a game machine and a game medal. That is, in the spinning-type gaming machine, instead of the “winning” signal due to the passing of the game ball in the specific gaming area in the above embodiment, a specific symbol combination among a plurality of symbol combinations on the spinning cylinder The configuration can be realized when each inter-card card processor receives and processes a “winning” signal due to the fact that the cards are arranged on the line.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments, the signal based on the winning of the game ball is transmitted to the inter-card processing machine and added to the number of balls, but the player takes out the game ball to the outside. If it is a structure which cannot do, you may count a game ball with the counter provided corresponding to an inter-card card processing machine. For example, a counting device that counts game balls so as to be communicable with the inter-card card processing machine is connected below a storage tray provided in the gaming machine, and passes through a path from the game balls of the storage tray and the storage tray to the counting device. A structure in which the game balls cannot be operated from the outside. On this basis, the game balls paid out as prizes may be counted and added to the number of possessed balls by the counting device.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments, the configuration has been described in which the player selects a rate and the gaming machine changes the gaming performance according to the selected rate. However, the store clerk operates the rate setting operation on the inter-card processing machine. The gaming machine may be configured to operate at a gaming performance corresponding to the rate set by the store clerk during the game of the player. The rate setting operation by the store clerk can be performed by operating an upper management computer, a remote controller, a switch provided in the inter-card processing machine, or the like.

  Each illustrated configuration is schematic in function, 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.

  As described above, each device, gaming system, and gaming performance changing method according to the present invention are suitable for efficiently preventing the occurrence of an unexpected loss at a gaming store.

10, 110, 210, 310, 410 Inter-card card processor 10a R / W unit 10b Bill transport unit 10c Communication I / F unit 10d Game machine management board 10e, 22, 40d, 45 Storage unit 10e1 Card ID
10e2 Number-of-balls data temporary storage unit 10e3 Prepaid value data 10e4 Set rate data 10f, 40e, 46 Control unit 10f1 Data management unit 10f2 Banknote processing unit 10f3 Card processing unit 10f4 Rate setting processing unit 10f5 Change instruction notification unit 10f6 Input control unit 10f7 Notification unit 10f8 Launch control unit 10f9 Game machine management unit 11 Status display unit 12 Bill insertion slot 13 Display operation unit 14 Card insertion slot 15 Prepaid value display unit 16 Number of coins display unit 17 Ball lending button 18 Card return button 20, 120, 220, 320, 420 Enclosed game machine 21 Handle 22a Mode selection table 22b Operation setting table 22c Setting mode data 22d Setting rate data 23 Game control unit 23b Judgment unit 23c Mode change unit 24 Production control unit 4b Production symbol lottery unit 24c Production lottery unit 25 Game ball control unit 25b Mochitama memory 25c Rate setting processing unit 25d Change instruction notification unit 26 Communication I / F unit 30 Island controller 40 Card management device 40a, 42 Input unit 40b, 41 Display Unit 40c communication I / F unit 40d1 card data 40d2 selectable rate data 40e1 card data management unit 40e2 selectable rate notification unit 50 member management device 60 settlement machine 70 premium management device 80 communication line 211 possession ball management unit 212 possession ball number data 411 Replay performance application instruction unit 412 Usage restriction setting unit 413 Player specific score processing unit 421a Replay performance setting data 422a Replay performance application unit 423a Replay management unit 423b Replay management data C1 Model management center C2 Head office server

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Each device provided corresponding to the gaming machine,
An input operation receiving means for receiving a predetermined input operation;
Each stand apparatus comprising: a game performance change instruction means for instructing the gaming machine to change game performance in response to an input operation received by the input operation reception means. Game type selecting means for selecting a game type of the gaming machine;
Lending processing means for performing lending processing on the game type,
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input operation accepting unit accepts a game type selection input by the game type selecting unit as the input operation.   3. Each of the claim 1, further comprising a control unit that restricts the acceptance of an input operation by the input operation accepting unit when receiving a notification that the gaming performance cannot be changed from the gaming machine. Stand device. After instructing the gaming machine to change the gaming performance by the gaming performance change instructing means, when receiving a pending notification of the change from the gaming machine, the input operation accepting means is restricted from accepting input operations. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit that allows an input operation to be accepted by the input operation accepting unit when the game performance changeable notice is accepted from the gaming machine. Each stand device.   After instructing the gaming machine to change the gaming performance by the gaming performance change instructing means, when the gaming performance change completion notification is received from the gaming machine, the gaming performance status of the gaming machine is notified. Each stand apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4 further provided with the alerting | reporting means.   The notification means changes the display mode to be displayed on the gaming machine from the first display mode indicating the state of the gaming performance before the change when the notification of the completion of the change of the gaming performance is received from the gaming machine. 6. Each stand apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the display device is changed to a second display mode indicating a performance state. The input operation accepting means accepts a game medium increasing operation for increasing the number of game media used for a game by the gaming machine;
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game performance change instruction unit instructs to change the game performance based on a type of the game medium increase operation. The input operation accepting means is limited to a game medium increasing operation for increasing the number of game media used for a game by the gaming machine to a replay operation using a game medium deposited in advance in a game store for a game. Accept the setting input to
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game performance change instruction unit instructs to change to a game performance corresponding to the replay operation. A gaming system in which a gaming machine and each device that processes the recording medium are connected to the gaming machine so as to communicate with each other,
Each of the stand devices is
An input operation receiving means for receiving a predetermined input operation by a player;
Game performance change instruction means for instructing the gaming machine to change the game performance corresponding to the input operation in response to the input operation received by the input operation reception means;
The gaming machine is
A determination means for determining whether or not the game performance can be changed when instructed to change the game performance from each of the platform devices;
A gaming system comprising: a gaming performance changing means for changing a gaming performance corresponding to an instruction from each device when the judging means determines that the gaming performance can be changed. . A gaming system having a gaming machine that performs a game using gaming media or gaming media number information indicating the number of gaming media,
Operation accepting means for accepting a game medium increasing operation for increasing the number of game media used in the game;
A gaming system comprising: gaming performance changing means for changing gaming performance of the gaming machine based on a type of the game medium increasing operation received by the operation receiving means. A gaming system performance change method for a gaming system in which a gaming machine and each device connected to the gaming machine for processing a recording medium are communicably connected,
Each of the stand devices receives an input operation receiving step for receiving a predetermined input operation by a player;
In response to the input operation received by the input operation reception step, a gaming performance change instruction step for instructing the gaming machine to change the gaming performance corresponding to the input operation;
A determination step of determining whether or not the gaming performance can be changed when the gaming machine is instructed to change the gaming performance from the respective device;
A game performance change step, comprising: a game performance change step for changing a game performance corresponding to an instruction from each of the devices when it is determined that the game performance can be changed in the determination step. Method.

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