JP2013144019A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress disadvantage to a player having left from an enclosed type game machine as usable game ball information is left in the enclosed type game machine.SOLUTION: When a game is not performed in the enclosed type game machine 100 though the game ball information of the enclosed type game machine 100 indicates the number of one or more balls after a prepaid card is discharged from an inter-stand machine 500 and when a ball leaving state that the prepaid card is not input to the inter-stand machine 500 has continued for a prescribed period, a leaving ball registration processing part 524d associates leaving ball information indicating the same number of balls as the number of balls indicated in the game ball information and the identification information of the prepaid card and registers the associated information into a game parlor management device 14.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system for processing game ball information handled in a so-called enclosed game machine.

  As shown in Patent Document 1, there is known an enclosed game machine (enclosed pachinko machine) in which a predetermined number of balls are enclosed in a gaming machine and the enclosed balls (encapsulated balls) are circulated and used.

  In the enclosed game machine, game ball information indicating the number of balls that can be fired (hereinafter referred to as “game balls”) is displayed. In the enclosed game machine, the game ball information is zero in the initial state. When the game ball information is zero, there is an enclosed ball in the enclosed game machine, but the ball is not launched even if the user performs a launch operation.

  When the user performs a ball lending operation or a ball throwing operation, the number of balls corresponding to the operation is added to the game ball information. The ball lending operation means an operation of adding game ball information with a monetary value as a price. The ball throwing operation means that if ball information indicating the number of balls acquired by the user is recorded on a prepaid card inserted in a pedestal machine installed as a set with an enclosed game machine, This means an operation of shifting the number of balls to the game ball information (that is, the ball information is decreased and the game ball information is added by the same number as the decrease number).

  When the game ball information is 1 or more (when there is a game ball), the ball is launched when the user operates the launching handle, and the game ball information decreases each time the game is launched. Further, each time a game is won, the game ball information increases in accordance with the number of prize balls. Furthermore, when the user performs an additional ball lending operation or a ball throwing operation, the number of balls corresponding to the operation is added to the game ball information.

  That is, in the enclosed game machine, the game ball information is increased / decreased instead of increasing / decreasing the encapsulated ball in response to the ball lending operation, the ball throwing operation, the launch, and the occurrence of the winning (the generation of the winning ball). ing.

  Then, after the game ball information is increased due to the generation of the acquired ball, when the user receives an instruction to adjust the holding ball, the number of balls is added from the game ball information to the held ball information recorded on the prepaid card. It is supposed to be migrated. In other words, the holding ball settlement operation refers to a process of adding the same number of balls as the game ball information to the held ball information recorded on the prepaid card to make the game ball information zero.

  That is, in a hall (gaming store) in which an enclosed game machine is introduced, for example, if the player can increase the game ball information with the enclosed game machine A, the number of the game ball information is increased. The prepaid card is transferred to the prepaid card as the number of balls in the holding ball information, and then the prepaid card is pulled out from the pedestal machine of the enclosed game machine A and inserted into the pedestal machine of the enclosed game machine B, and recorded on the prepaid card. Based on the possessed ball information, the game ball information of the enclosed game machine B can be increased and a game can be played in the enclosed game machine B. Further, when a prepaid card in which the ball holding information is recorded is inserted into a POS (Point of sales system), the POS pays out the ball holding information and outputs a receipt indicating the number of prizes.

JP 2009-101224 A (published May 14, 2009)

  By the way, a player who uses an enclosed game machine inserts a prepaid card into a pedestal machine only when performing a ball lending operation, a ball throwing operation, or a holding ball settlement operation. When temporarily leaving the card, it is expected that the prepaid card will be removed from the inter-machine and held by itself. This is for prevention of misplacement of the prepaid card, prevention of theft of the prepaid card, prevention of unintended ball lending or ball throwing operation due to erroneous operation, and the like.

  Here, the player who has taken out the prepaid card from the intermediary machine forgets that the game ball remains even though there is game ball information indicating the presence of the game ball in the enclosed game machine. It may end up. This can be confirmed at a glance by the presence of a real game ball placed on an upper plate or the like in an ordinary game machine, but in an enclosed game machine, a game ball (a ball that can be fired) remains. This is because, since the game ball information is only displayed on the display unit, it is expected that the game ball information is overlooked and the game ball remains forgotten.

  If the player misunderstands that there is no game ball left, the player leaves the enclosed game machine while leaving the game ball information indicating the presence of the game ball in the enclosed game machine. However, in this case, another person uses the game ball information, and there is a problem that the player suffers a disadvantage. In addition, since the game ball information indicating the presence of the game ball is information indicating the right of the player who has paid money, the game ball information indicating the presence of the game ball is also included in the enclosed game machine in the hall. If left unattended, the game ball information should be managed so that the player is not disadvantaged.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is an information processing system that suppresses a disadvantage of a player who has left a sealed game machine while usable game ball information remains in the sealed game machine. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an information processing system according to the present invention includes a sealed game machine that circulates and uses a sealed ball, a monetary value information that the player has, and a ball that indicates the number of balls the player has. A gaming unit including a portable machine for inserting and ejecting a portable recording medium for recording information, and a server device for storing data handled by the gaming unit, wherein the gaming unit A first reading device for reading identification information of the portable recording medium inserted in the machine from the portable recording medium, and game ball information indicating the number of balls that a player can fire in the enclosed game machine A ball number display device for displaying the information, and information processing for increasing the game ball information at the expense of the monetary value information or the possessed ball information in accordance with a player's operation, and decreasing the game ball information each time the game is launched The portable recording medium is ejected from the intermediary machine, the ejected portable recording medium is not reinserted, and the game ball information indicates the number of balls of 1 or more and the enclosed game When a ball left in a state where no game is played on the machine continues for a predetermined period, the left ball information indicating the same number of balls as indicated in the game ball information is associated with the identification information. And a neglected ball registration unit stored in the server device.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, when the above-mentioned ball leaving state continues for a predetermined time after the portable recording medium is ejected from the intermediary machine, the player has left the game ball information in the game unit and is enclosed. Treated as having left the gaming unit, the left ball information indicating the same number of balls as the gaming ball information and the identification information of the portable recording medium are associated with each other and stored in the server device. . Therefore, it becomes possible to return the neglected ball information as the possessed ball information to the player who brought the portable recording medium later, and the player has left the game ball information. There is an effect that the disadvantage can be suppressed.

  In the information processing system according to the aspect of the invention, when the portable recording medium is inserted from the outside, the intermediary machine displays the same identification information as the identification information of the portable recording medium inserted from the outside. And when the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search, the same number of balls as the neglected ball information associated with the extracted identification information is inserted into the inter-vehicle machine. And an addition processing unit for adding to the ball holding information recorded on the portable recording medium.

  According to this configuration, when the player's neglected ball information inserted in the portable machine is stored in the server device, the neglected ball information is returned to the player as the possessed ball information. Is easy.

  In the information processing system of the present invention, the intermediary machine includes a display device that displays a notification image for notifying the presence of the neglected ball information when the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search. Also good.

  According to this configuration, it is possible not only to add the neglected ball information to the held ball information of the portable recording medium but also to make the player recognize that there is neglected ball information (placed ball). That is, it is possible to suppress a situation where the player does not know the presence of the left ball information and the left ball information is added to the ball information of the portable recording medium without the player's knowledge.

  An information processing system according to the present invention includes, in addition to the above configuration, a recording medium processing apparatus for inserting and ejecting the portable recording medium and processing information recorded on the portable recording medium, When the portable recording medium is inserted from the outside, the recording medium processing apparatus reads the identification information of the portable recording medium from the portable recording medium, and the second reading apparatus reads the identification information of the portable recording medium. A search unit that searches the server device for the same identification information as the identification information, and when the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search, left ball information associated with the extracted identification information; An addition processing unit that adds the same number of balls to the ball holding information recorded on the portable recording medium inserted in the recording medium processing apparatus may be provided.

  According to this configuration, when the player's neglected ball information inserted into the recording medium processing device is stored in the server device, the neglected ball information is used as the possessed ball information to the player. It is easy to return.

  A specific example of the recording medium processing apparatus is a cash settlement machine or a POS apparatus in an amusement store. A money settlement machine is a device that settles money value information recorded on a portable recording medium and pays out money. The POS device is a device for paying the ball information recorded on the portable recording medium and outputting the number of prizes.

  In the information processing system of the present invention, the recording medium processing device includes a display device that displays a notification image that notifies the presence of the neglected ball information when the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search. May be.

  According to this configuration, it is possible not only to add the neglected ball information to the held ball information of the portable recording medium but also to make the player recognize that there is neglected ball information (placed ball). That is, it is possible to suppress a situation where the player does not know the presence of the left ball information and the left ball information is added to the ball information of the portable recording medium without the player's knowledge.

  In the information processing system of the present invention, the gaming unit is in a state where the ball leaving state continues and the ball leaving state remains in the predetermined period after the portable recording medium is ejected from the inter-machine. Before continuing, you may provide the warning display apparatus which displays the warning image which shows that the ball | bowl is neglected.

  According to this configuration, the game ball information indicating the number of balls of 1 or more is left in the game unit, while sitting in the game unit, without playing a game and only chatting with the next player Can warn that the game ball information is left unattended.

  The present invention has an effect of suppressing a disadvantage caused by the player leaving the game ball information.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the enclosure type game machine of the enclosure type game unit shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the enclosure type game machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the enclosure type game unit shown in FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process at the time of ball leaving. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing subsequent to the processing illustrated in FIG. 5. FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process performed when a prepaid card | curd is inserted into the inter-vehicle machine. (A) is a figure which shows the neglected ball notification image displayed on the small display device of the intermediary machine shown in FIG. (B) is a figure which shows the image for management displayed on the said small display apparatus. (C) is a figure which shows the image displayed when the game ball addition button shown in (b) is pushed. (D) is an image displayed in S28 of FIG. 7, and is an image displayed after the image shown in (c) is displayed. (E) is an image displayed in S28 of FIG. 7, and is an image displayed after the image shown in (d) is displayed. (A) is a figure which shows the neglected ball notification image displayed on the display apparatus of the POS apparatus shown in FIG. 1 or the display apparatus of the money settlement machine. (B) is a figure which shows the management image displayed on the display apparatus of a POS apparatus, or the display apparatus of a money settlement machine. (C) is a figure which shows the image displayed when the game ball addition button shown in (b) is pushed. (D) is an image displayed after the image shown in (c) is displayed. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process performed with the game shop management apparatus shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the warning image which showed the message that the game ball remains.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the information processing system of the present embodiment.

  The information processing system 1 is a system that processes various types of information handled by an enclosed game machine (enclosed pachinko machine), and is installed in a hall (amusement store). As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a plurality of enclosed game units 10, an interbank machine management device 11, a POS device 12, a cash settlement machine 13, and a game store management device 14. ing. In FIG. 1, only four enclosed game units 10 are shown, but in reality, it is assumed that a larger number of enclosed game units 10 are shown.

  In addition, the enclosed game unit 10 includes an enclosed game machine 100 and a pedestal machine (sand) 500 for a player playing a game on the enclosed game machine 100 to perform a ball lending operation. In addition, the enclosed game machine 100, the machine between the machines 500, the machine between the machine management machine 11, the POS device 12, the cash settlement machine 13, and the game shop management apparatus 14 are connected to the LAN. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in one enclosed game unit 10, the enclosed game machine 100 and the inter-machine 500 are connected by RS-232C or the like so that they can communicate with each other without using a LAN. Yes.

  Hereinafter, the enclosed game unit 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a front view of the enclosed game machine 100 and the interstitial machine 500 included in the enclosed game unit 10, and FIG. 3 is an inside of the enclosed game machine 100, and schematically illustrates a circulation path of a ball. It is the figure shown in.

  The enclosed game machine 100 is a pachinko machine of a system that encloses a predetermined number of balls inside and circulates and uses the enclosed balls (enclosed balls). More specifically, encapsulated balls are placed in the storage passage 120 shown in FIG. 3, and when the encapsulated balls are launched from the launching device 130, the launch passage 140, the game area 150, and the game-completed ball collection passage 160 are passed. It passes through, returns to the storage passage 120 again, and fires again.

  In other words, the enclosed game unit 10 displays game ball information indicating the number of balls that can be fired (hereinafter referred to as “game balls”), rather than the player throwing actual balls and firing the balls. When the game ball information is zero, the encapsulated ball is not fired even if the launch operation is performed. When the game ball information becomes 1 or more, the encapsulated ball is fired according to the launch operation. The enclosed game unit 10 decreases the game ball information each time it is launched, and increases the game ball information according to the number of winning balls each time it wins.

  Further, in the enclosed game unit 10, when a ball lending operation or a ball throwing operation described later is performed, the number of balls corresponding to the operation is added to the game ball information. In addition, in the enclosed game unit 10, when a later-described ball settlement operation is performed, the same number of balls as the game ball information is obtained from the prepaid card possession information (player acquisition) of the prepaid card 500. And the game ball information is reset to zero.

  Next, the external configuration of the enclosed game machine 100 and the inter-table machine 500 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the enclosed game machine 100 includes a game area 150, an effect display unit 102, an effect button 103, a ball number display device 104, an operation unit 105, a display panel 106, a handle 107, and the like. It has. The inter-machine 500 includes a bill insertion slot 505, a card insertion slot 510, and a small display device 515.

  A bill insertion slot 505 is a slot into which bills are inserted. The card insertion slot 510 is an insertion slot into which a prepaid card capable of recording monetary value information and ball holding information is inserted. The small display device 515 is a display on which information is displayed to the user.

  The game area 150 is an area where a game is played by the encapsulated ball that has been launched. Specifically, a plurality of winning holes are formed in the game area 150, and when the enclosed balls released from the launching device 130 (see FIG. 3) enter each winning hole, a winning is made. In addition, a big win lottery is performed when an encapsulated ball enters a specific winning port among the winning ports.

  The effect display unit 102 is made up of a liquid crystal display device, and is an apparatus for displaying an image (effect) indicating a big expectation degree (heat) during the big lottery.

  The effect button 103 is a button for performing a specific effect. Specifically, when the big win lottery is started, a message that prompts the user to press the effect button 103 is displayed on the effect display unit 102. When the player presses the effect button 103 while the message is displayed, a specific effect is displayed. Is displayed on the effect display unit 102.

  The display panel 106 is a liquid crystal display device for displaying various images to the player. For example, while the encapsulated ball is being fired from the launching device 130, the display panel 106 displays a moving image showing the encapsulated ball passing through the storage passage 120 in a pseudo manner, and a game ball (a ball that can be fired) It is designed to indicate to the player the situation where is used. Further, while the encapsulated ball is not being fired from the launching device 130, the display panel 106 displays an image showing new stand information and store promotions, and an image relating to the number of successful hits and the number of balls to be played. . The display panel 106 may be a touch panel. In this case, the display panel 106 can order a drink or call a store clerk.

  The handle 107 is a device for performing a firing operation. In other words, when the player continues to hold the handle 107 in a twisted state, the encapsulated balls are continuously launched from the launching device 130 one by one. When the player returns the handle 107 to the original position, the firing of the encapsulated ball from the launching device 130 is completed.

  The operation unit 105 includes a game ball button 105a, a return button 105b, and a checkout button 105c. The game ball button 105a is a button for instructing a ball lending operation or a ball insertion operation, the return button 105b is a button for taking out a prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 510, and the checkout button 105c is This is a button for instructing a ball settlement operation.

  Here, each of the ball lending operation, the ball throwing operation, and the holding ball settlement operation will be described.

  The ball lending operation refers to a process of increasing (adding) game ball information in the enclosed game machine 100 using the monetary value as a price. Specifically, when a player inserts a banknote into the banknote insertion slot 505, a ball lending operation is performed to increase the game ball information using a partial monetary value of the banknote as a compensation, and the banknote The monetary value information indicating the remaining monetary value of the monetary value is recorded on the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510. Further, when monetary value information is recorded on the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510 and the ball information recorded on the prepaid card is zero, the player presses the game ball button 105a. When pressed, a ball lending operation is performed in which the game ball information is increased by using part or all of the monetary value indicated in the monetary value information recorded on the prepaid card as a price. Note that the monetary value information of the present embodiment is a value (the number of games) obtained by converting the monetary value into the number of ball lending available.

  The holding ball adjustment operation is executed when the adjustment button 105c is pressed, and the number of the game ball information in the enclosed game machine 100 is the number of the ball information stored in the prepaid card. Refers to the operation to be transferred to. That is, when the settlement button 105c is pressed, the number of balls information recorded in the prepaid card increases by the same number as the number of balls of game ball information in the enclosed game machine 100, and the number of balls of the game ball information Is reset to zero. That is, the ball possession information recorded on the prepaid card can be said to be information indicating the number of balls acquired by the user through the game.

  The ball insertion operation refers to a process of increasing (adding) the game ball information in the enclosed game machine 100 using the ball information recorded in the prepaid card in the card insertion slot 510 as a price. Specifically, when the number of balls held in the prepaid card at the card insertion slot 510 is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, the player holds the ball recorded in the prepaid card when the player presses the game ball button 105a. The number of balls of information is decreased by a predetermined amount, and the number of balls of the game ball information is increased by a predetermined amount. Even when monetary value information is recorded on the prepaid card, if the number of balls in the prepaid card has a predetermined number or more, the ball lending operation is performed when the game ball button 105a is pressed. The ball throwing operation is performed without this. That is, when a prepaid card has a monetary value and more than a predetermined amount of balls, the ball throwing operation is executed with priority over the ball lending operation.

  That is, in the enclosed game unit 10, the game ball information is increased / decreased instead of increasing / decreasing the encapsulated ball in response to the ball lending operation, the ball throwing operation, the launch, and the winning. Then, when the user performs a ball settlement operation, the number of balls is shifted from the game ball information to the ball information recorded on the prepaid card.

  Then, for example, when the player can acquire a large amount of balls and increase the game ball information by playing in the first enclosed game unit 10, the ball of the prepaid card is obtained from the game ball information. If the number of balls is transferred to the information, and then the return button 105b is pushed, the prepaid card is taken out from the intermediary machine 500, and the prepaid card is inserted into the intermediary machine 500 of the second enclosed game unit 10, the prepaid card A game can be played in the second enclosed game unit 10 based on the ball information recorded in the game.

  The ball number display device 104 shown in FIG. 2 is a small display device that displays game ball information and also displays monetary value information and ball information recorded on a prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510. is there.

  Then, when the number of game balls in the enclosed game unit 10 increases or decreases, the game ball information displayed on the ball number display device 104 also increases or decreases according to the increase or decrease. The game ball information displayed on the ball number display device 104 allows the player to grasp the number of game balls in real time.

  In addition, when the sphere adjustment operation is performed, the game ball information displayed on the ball number display device 104 becomes zero (the game ball becomes zero), and the ball information displayed on the ball number display device 104 Will increase. When the return button 105b is pressed, the prepaid card is taken out from the card insertion slot 510, and the monetary value information and the holding ball information displayed on the ball count display device 104 become zero.

  When the game ball information displayed on the ball number display device 104 is 1 or more, the prepaid card may be taken out from the card insertion slot 510 by pressing the return button 105b without performing the holding ball settlement operation. Of course it is possible.

  Next, the inter-machine management device 11, the POS device 12, the cash settlement machine 13, and the game shop management device 14 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

  The inter-machine management device 11 is an apparatus that manages all inter-machines 500 and the cash settlement machine 13 included in the information processing system 1. Specifically, the inter-machine management device 11 associates the prepaid card monetary value information (information relating to the number of games) issued by each inter-machine 500 with the card ID of the pre-paid card and the inter-machine ID. In addition, the information recorded on the prepaid card and the usage status of the prepaid card are managed by updating the registered information each time the monetary value information is consumed in each inter-device 500. doing.

  The POS device (recording medium processing device) 12 is installed at a counter of a hall (game shop), can insert and eject a prepaid card, and is a device that settles ball holding information recorded on the prepaid card. is there. The POS device 12 includes a POS control unit 12a, a display device 12b, and a card processor 12c.

  The card processor (second reading device) 12c is a device that reads information recorded on a prepaid card inserted in the POS device 12 and rewrites information on the prepaid card. The POS control unit 12a is a computer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and is a block that performs various types of information processing necessary for the POS device 12. The display device 12b is a display whose display is controlled by the POS control unit 12a.

  When a prepaid card with recorded ball information is inserted into the POS device 12, the POS control unit 12a causes the card processor 12c to read the ball information of the prepaid card, and settles the ball information. The number of prizes based on the settlement result is displayed on the display device 12b, and a receipt indicating the number of prizes is printed on a printing machine (not shown).

  The money settlement machine (recording medium processing apparatus) 13 is an apparatus for performing a money settlement process, which is installed at a predetermined place in the hall, can insert and eject a prepaid card. The money settlement process refers to a process of paying out money according to money value information recorded on a prepaid card to a customer.

  The cash settlement machine 13 includes a settlement machine control unit 13a, a display device 13b, and a card processing machine 13c. The card processing machine (second reading device) 13c is a device that reads information recorded on a prepaid card inserted in the cash settlement machine 13 and rewrites information on the prepaid card. The settlement machine control unit 13a is a computer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and is a block that performs information processing necessary for the money settlement machine 13. The display device 13b is a display whose display is controlled by the settlement machine controller 13a.

  When the prepaid card having the monetary value information recorded therein is inserted into the cash settlement machine 13, the settlement machine control unit 13a reads the combination of the card ID and the monetary value information from the inserted prepaid card. Then, the checkout machine control unit 13a determines the combination of the card ID and the monetary value information of the inserted prepaid card and the combination of the card ID and the monetary value information registered in the intermediary machine management device 11. Collate. The settlement machine control unit 13a settles the monetary value information only when the matching result matches, controls the money settlement machine 13 so that the banknote based on the settlement result is paid out, and displays the amount of the banknote as a display device. 13b.

  The amusement store management device 14 is a management server (server device) for managing each enclosed gaming unit 10 installed in the amusement store, which is disposed in the store clerk's office. The amusement shop management device 14 includes a server control unit 14a and a storage unit 14b. The server control unit 14a is a computer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and is a block that performs information processing necessary for the amusement shop management apparatus 14. The storage unit 14b is a storage device that stores information.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the enclosed game unit 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the interstitial machine 500 of the enclosed game unit 10 includes a banknote discriminator 521, a card sensor 522, a card processing machine 523, an interstitial machine controller 524, a ball number display controller 525, and a storage unit 526. It has. The enclosed game machine 100 of the enclosed game unit 10 includes a prize ball sensor 111, a lottery unit 112, an effect control unit 113, a launch detection unit 114, a game ball memory 115, a game machine control unit 116, and a ball number display control unit. 117.

  The bill validator 521 is a device that detects that a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 505 and identifies the monetary value of the detected bill.

  The card sensor 522 is a sensor attached to the card insertion slot 510. When a prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510, the card sensor 522 outputs a signal indicating the card ejection, and the prepaid card is sent from the outside to the card insertion slot 510. When is inserted, a signal indicating card insertion is output.

  The card processor 523 is a device that performs information write processing or read processing on the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510. Specifically, the card processor 523 performs a process of reading monetary value information, ball holding information, and card ID from a prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510. The card ID is an identification number uniquely assigned to the prepaid card. Further, when an instruction for a ball lending operation, a ball throwing operation, and a ball settlement operation is input from the intermediary machine control unit 524, the card processor 523 rewrites monetary value information or ball information to the prepaid card. Write.

  The interstage machine control unit 524 includes a control integrated circuit or a computer, and is a block that performs necessary information processing in the interstage machine 500 and controls each hardware of the intermediary machine 500. Specifically, when any one of the game ball button 105a and the checkout button 105c is pressed, the pedestal machine control unit 524 performs an operation corresponding to the pressed button (ball lending operation, ball throwing operation, holding ball checkout). In order to execute (operation), the card processor 523 is controlled to rewrite at least one of the prepaid card holding information and the monetary value information. In addition, a ball lending operation is also performed when a bill insertion is detected by the bill discriminator 521. In this case, the intermediary machine control unit 524 controls the card processing machine 523 and the card insertion slot 510. The monetary value information is written on the prepaid card inserted in the card. Note that the gaming machine control unit 116 changes (rewrites) the game ball information in the ball lending operation, the ball throwing operation, and the holding ball settlement operation. As shown in FIG. 4, the inter-machine control unit 524 is provided with a plurality of blocks. These blocks will be described in detail later.

  The ball number display control unit 525 is a block that performs display control of the ball number display device 104 of the enclosed game machine 100. Specifically, when the number-of-balls display control unit 525 detects that a prepaid card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 510 based on the output signal of the card sensor 522, the monetary value information and ball holding information of the prepaid card are displayed on the card. The processor 523 reads the information and displays the information on the ball number display device 104. When the contents of the information recorded on the prepaid card are changed by the ball lending operation, the ball throwing operation, and the ball paying operation, the ball number display control unit 525 displays the changed contents as the ball number display device 104. Is reflected in the information displayed on the screen. Further, when the ball number display control unit 525 detects that the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510 based on the output signal of the card sensor 522, the monetary value information and the possession information displayed on the ball number display device 104 are displayed. The sphere information is set to zero.

  The storage unit 526 is an information storage device for storing various types of information handled by the platform machine 500.

  Next, each block of the enclosed game machine 100 provided in the enclosed game unit 10 shown in FIG. 4 will be described in detail.

  The prize ball sensor 111 is a sensor for detecting that the fired encapsulated ball has entered the winning opening. In FIG. 4, for convenience of explanation, only one prize ball sensor 111 is shown, but in reality, prize ball sensors 111 are attached to each prize opening (that is, the same number as the number of prize openings). A prize ball sensor 111 is attached).

  The lottery unit 112 is a block that performs a jackpot lottery process when the winning ball sensor 111 attached to a specific winning port detects that a ball has entered the winning port.

  The effect control unit 113 is a block that performs a process of causing the effect display unit 102 to display an image showing the degree of expectation of the big hit in the lottery process when the lottery unit 112 is performing the lottery process.

  The launch detection unit 114 is a sensor that detects that the launch device 130 is performing normal launch. The game ball memory 115 is a memory in which game ball information indicating the number of balls that can be launched in the enclosed game machine 100 is written.

  The gaming machine control unit 116 is composed of a control integrated circuit or a computer, and is a block that performs necessary information processing in the enclosed game machine 100 and controls each hardware of the enclosed game machine 100. That is, when one of the game ball button 105a and the checkout button 105c is pressed, the gaming machine control unit 116 performs operations corresponding to the pressed button (ball lending operation, ball throwing operation, holding ball checkout operation). In order to execute, the game ball memory 115 is accessed to rewrite the game ball information. Also, the gaming machine control unit 116 accesses the gaming ball memory 115 and stores the gaming ball information in order to execute a ball lending operation when the insertion of a banknote is detected by the banknote identification machine 521 of the inter-machine 500. Rewrite. Furthermore, the game machine control unit 116 monitors the launch detection unit 114 and decreases the game ball information written in the game ball memory 115 every time the launch is normally performed.

  In addition, the gaming machine control unit 116 monitors the prize ball sensor 111, the lottery unit 112, the launch detection unit 114, and the like, information indicating the occurrence of a big win, information indicating the start of the lottery, information indicating the number of balls, Information indicating the number (the number of discharged balls) is directly transmitted to the game store management apparatus 14 in association with the machine number. Thereby, the game store management apparatus 14 records or monitors the game situation of all the enclosed game machines in the store in real time.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the gaming machine control unit 116 includes a plurality of blocks, which will be described in detail later.

  The ball number display control unit 117 is a block that performs display control of the ball number display device 104 of the enclosed game machine 100. Specifically, the ball number display control unit 117 displays the game ball information written in the game ball memory 115 on the ball number display device 104 in real time.

  By the way, in the information processing system 1 of the present embodiment, after the prepaid card is ejected from the intermediary machine 500, the game ball information indicates the number of balls of 1 or more, but a game is performed in the enclosed game machine 100. In addition, a state where the same prepaid card as the ejected prepaid card is not inserted into the interstage machine 500 from the outside is handled as a ball leaving state. Then, the information processing system 1 resets the game ball information in the game ball memory 115 to zero when the ball leaving state continues for a predetermined time, and leaves the ball information (player) indicating the same number of balls as the game ball information. (Information indicating the number of balls left) and the card ID of the prepaid card are stored in the game store management device 14 in association with each other.

  In other words, if the ball is left unattended for a predetermined time, it is treated that the player has left the enclosed game unit 10 while leaving the game ball information in the enclosed game unit 10, and the game ball information is collected and collected. The played game ball information is registered as neglected ball information. After that, when a player inserts a prepaid card from the outside into any of the intermediary machines 500 installed in the hall, the intermediary machine 500 manages the same card ID as the card ID of the inserted prepaid card in the game store management. If the combination of the card ID and the neglected ball information that is searched by the device 14 and is the same as the card ID of the inserted prepaid card is registered in the game store management device 14, the player knows that the neglected ball information exists. To be notified. In addition, after the notification, the intermediary machine 500 performs a process of adding the neglected ball information to the held ball information of the prepaid card in accordance with a command input by the store clerk. Hereinafter, the handling processing of the left ball information will be described in detail.

  The neglected ball information is handled by the table machine control unit 524 and the gaming machine control unit 116 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the intermediary machine control unit 524 includes a return processing unit 524a, an ID transmission unit 524b, a second monitoring unit 524c, a neglected ball registration processing unit 524d, a search unit 524e, and a notification unit 524f. And an addition processing unit 524g. In addition, the gaming machine control unit 116 includes a first monitoring unit 116a, a warning unit 116b, and a neglected ball collection unit 116c.

  In the following, first, the return processing unit 524a, the ID transmission unit 524b, the first monitoring unit 116a, the second monitoring unit 524c, the warning unit 116b, the left ball collection unit 116c, and the left ball registration processing unit 524d will be described in order. The search unit 524e, the notification unit 524f, and the addition processing unit 524g will be described.

  When the return processing unit 524a detects that the return button 105b is pressed, the return processing unit 524a causes the card processor 523 to read the card ID from the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510, and the prepaid card is stored in the card. It is a block for executing control for discharging from the insertion port 510.

  The ID transmission unit 524b is a block that, when the card ID of the prepaid card is read by the card processor 523, transmits the read card ID to the game store management device 14. When the card ID is sent to the game store management device 14, the server control unit 14a of the game store management device 14 uses the card ID and the number of the enclosed game unit 10 of the transmission source (the number of the game machine or the space between the games). The serial number of the machine) and the current time are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 14b.

  Next, the second monitoring unit 524c of the inter-vehicle machine control unit 524 and the first monitoring unit 116a of the gaming machine control unit 116 will be described.

  The first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c monitor whether or not the above-mentioned ball leaving state is released, triggered by the prepaid card being ejected from the card insertion slot 510 of the inter-machine 500. This is a block for performing (monitoring processing).

In the ball leaving state, after the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510 of the intermediary machine 500, the game ball information indicates the number of balls of 1 or more, but the game is performed in the enclosed game machine 100. The prepaid card is not inserted into the inter-station machine 500 from the outside. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the case where the following condition 1, condition 2, and condition 3 are satisfied is treated as a sphere leaving state, and the case where at least one of the conditions 1 to 3 is not satisfied is a sphere. It is to be handled when the neglected state is released.
Condition 1: The game ball information is not zero.
Condition 2: Not playing.
Condition 3: An operation for inserting a prepaid card having the same card ID as the card ID read from the prepaid card when the prepaid card that triggered the start of the monitoring process is discharged is not performed.

  Here, when the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510 of the intermediary machine 500, the first monitoring unit 116a performs a monitoring process of the establishment of Condition 1 and Condition 2. In addition, when the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510 of the intermediary machine 500, the second monitoring unit 524c performs a monitoring process for the satisfaction of Condition 3.

  Next, a method for monitoring the feasibility of conditions 1 to 3 will be described.

  First, condition 1 will be described. In this embodiment, the game ball information is written in the game ball memory 115. Accordingly, the first monitoring unit 116a determines that the condition 1 is satisfied when the game ball information stored in the game ball memory 115 is not zero (when the game ball information indicates the presence of the game ball). When the game ball information is recognized and stored in the game ball memory 115 is zero (when the game ball information does not indicate the presence of the game ball), the condition 1 is recognized as not established.

  Next, Condition 2 will be described. In general, in the enclosed game machine 100, when the state corresponds to at least one of the state where the launch device 130 is firing and the state where the lottery unit 112 is performing the lottery process Corresponds to during the game. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the first monitoring unit 116a monitors the firing detection unit 114 and the lottery unit 112, and condition 2 is satisfied while both the launching process and the lottery process are not performed. Recognizing that if at least one of the launching process and the lottery process is performed, the condition 2 is recognized as not established.

Next, Condition 3 will be described. After the prepaid card is removed from the card insertion slot 510, the second monitoring unit 524c continues to monitor whether or not a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 510 based on the output of the card sensor 522. While the prepaid card is not inserted into the mouth 510, it is recognized that the condition 3 is satisfied.
When a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 510, the second monitoring unit 524c causes the card processor 523 to read the card ID of the inserted prepaid card, and the storage unit of the gaming store management device 14 In 14b, the game store management device 14 is caused to read out the card ID associated with the date and time closest to the current time among the card IDs recorded in association with the number of the enclosed game unit 10. Then, the second monitoring unit 524c collates the card ID read from the inserted prepaid card with the card ID read by the gaming store management device 14, and if the two card IDs match, condition 3 is not satisfied. Recognize. On the other hand, if the two card IDs do not match, the second monitoring unit 524c recognizes that the condition 3 is satisfied, and does not transmit the card ID of the inserted prepaid card to the ID transmission unit 524b. Is issued to the card sensor 522.

  Then, the first monitoring unit 116a until at least one of the conditions 1 to 3 is not satisfied and the time corresponding to one of the cases where the predetermined period is exceeded. And the 2nd monitoring part 524c continues the said monitoring process. That is, when the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c continue the monitoring process for a predetermined period, it means that the ball leaving state is continued for a predetermined period. Here, it is assumed that the predetermined period is 10 minutes from the time when the prepaid card is discharged, which triggers the start of the monitoring process by the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c.

  When the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c continue the monitoring process even at a predetermined time, the warning unit 116b displays a warning image indicating a message indicating that a game ball remains (see FIG. 11). ) Is displayed on the display panel 106. Here, the “predetermined time” refers to a time point when 5 minutes have elapsed since the time when the prepaid card was discharged, which triggered the start of the monitoring process by the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c.

  The warning unit 116b displays the warning image on the display panel 106, and then ends the display of the warning image when the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c end the monitoring process.

  When the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c continue the monitoring process for a predetermined period, the neglected ball collecting unit 116c indicates a neglected number indicating the same number of balls as the game ball information stored in the game ball memory 115. The ball information is transmitted to the neglected ball registration processing unit 524d of the inter-vehicle machine control unit 524, and the game ball information stored in the game ball memory 115 is reset to zero.

  Note that the fact that the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c have continued the monitoring process for a predetermined period means that the ball leaving state has been continued for a predetermined period. Therefore, the neglected ball collection unit 116c stores the neglected ball information indicating the same number of balls as the game ball information stored in the game ball memory 115 when the ball neglected state is continued for a predetermined period. The game ball information stored in the game ball memory 115 is reset to zero.

  When the left ball information is transmitted from the left ball collection unit 116c, the left ball registration processing unit 524d performs the following processing. First, the neglected ball registration processing unit 524d accesses the storage unit 14b of the game store management device 14 and the date and time closest to the current time among the card IDs recorded in association with the number of the enclosed game unit 10 are recorded. The card ID associated with is specified.

  Then, the neglected ball registration processing unit 524d performs a process of registering the combination of the specified card ID and the neglected ball information in the amusement shop management apparatus 14. Specifically, when the neglected ball registration processing unit 524d transmits a combination of the card ID and the neglected ball information to the game store management device 14 (see FIG. 1), the server control unit 14a of the game store management device 14 The left ball information, the card ID, the machine number of the enclosing game unit 10 of the transmission source and the current date and time are stored in the left ball registration area 141 of the storage unit 14b.

  Next, the search unit 524e, the notification unit 524f, and the addition processing unit 524g will be described. The search unit 524e, the notification unit 524f, and the addition processing unit 524g are blocks that execute processing after a prepaid card is inserted from the outside into the card insertion slot 510 of the intermediary machine 500.

  When the search unit 524e detects that a prepaid card has been inserted from the outside into the card insertion slot 510 based on the output of the card sensor 522, the search unit 524e causes the card processor 523 to read the card ID of the prepaid card. The card ID that is the same as the card ID read in the game store is searched from the abandoned ball registration area 141 of the game shop management device 14.

  When the card ID is extracted from the neglected ball registration area 141 by the search by the search unit 524e, the notifying unit 524f displays the neglected ball notification image shown in FIG. 8A on the small display device 515 shown in FIG. By displaying an image indicating the presence of a game ball, the player is notified that there is a ball to be left.

  In the case where the card ID is extracted from the neglected ball registration area 141 by the search by the search unit 524e and the addition command is input to the intermediary machine 500, the addition processing unit 524g adds the extracted card ID to the card ID. A process of adding the same number of balls as the number of left-ball information associated with the ball-holding information of the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510 is performed. The addition command is input to the intermediary machine 500 when the game ball addition button 600 shown in FIG. 8B is pressed.

  Next, the flow of processing when the ball is left standing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing performed when the ball is left unattended (hereinafter referred to as “ball leaving processing”), and FIG. 6 shows the continuation of the processing in FIG.

  At the time of START shown in FIG. 5, a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 510 shown in FIG. 2, and the monetary value information recorded on the prepaid card is displayed on the ball display device 104. It is assumed that

  As shown in FIG. 5, first, when the return button 105b is pressed (YES in S1), the intermediary machine control unit 524 transmits the card ID of the prepaid card in the card insertion slot 510 to the game shop management device 14 ( S2). On the other hand, the game store management device 14 stores the card ID sent from the inter-machine controller 524 in association with the machine number of the enclosed gaming machine 100 that is the transmission source and the current date and time in the storage unit 14b. After that, a discharge instruction is transmitted to the inter-vehicle machine control unit 524. Then, when receiving the discharge instruction, the interstage machine control unit 524 discharges the prepaid card from the card insertion slot 510 (S4).

When the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510, the gaming machine control unit 116 determines whether or not the game ball information is the number of balls of 1 or more and the game is not being performed in the enclosed game machine 100. The monitoring process is started (S5).
When the game ball information stored in the game ball memory 115 becomes zero, or when a game is played in the enclosed game machine 100, it is assumed that the ball leaving state is released, as shown in FIG. The process when the ball is left as shown in FIG. 6 is ended (NO in S5). On the other hand, when the game ball information is the number of balls of 1 or more and the game is not being performed in the enclosed game machine 100 (YES in S5), the process proceeds to S6.

  In S <b> 6, the intermediary machine control unit 524 continues to monitor whether a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 510 from the outside. If the prepaid card has not been inserted from the outside (NO in S6), the process proceeds to S7. On the other hand, when the prepaid card is inserted from the outside (YES in S6), inter-machine controller 524 reads the card ID from the prepaid card inserted in S6 (S7). Then, the machine controller 524 determines whether or not the card ID recorded in S3 matches the card ID read in S7 by communicating with the game shop management device 14 ( S8). If the card ID recorded in S3 and the card ID read in S7 do not match (NO in S8), the prepaid card discharged in S4 is not reinserted, The machine control unit 524 ejects the prepaid card from the card insertion slot 510 (S9), and the process proceeds to S10. On the other hand, if the card ID recorded in S3 matches the card ID read in S7 (NO in S8), the prepaid card ejected in S4 is reinserted to change the ball Assuming that the neglected state has been released, the ball leaving process shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 ends (YES in S8).

  Then, after the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510 in S4, the prepaid card ejected in S4 is not reinserted, and the game ball information is 1 or more in number and is stored in the enclosed game machine 100. When the game is not being performed (the ball is left unattended) for 5 minutes (YES in S5, NO in S6, YES in S10), the gaming machine control unit 116 displays a warning image shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display panel 106 (S11). In FIG. 11, “remaining frequency” means monetary value information, “game ball” means game ball information, and “holding ball” means ball holding information.

  Next, the processing after S11 will be described with reference to FIG. After S11, as shown in S12 to S17 in FIG. 6, the same processing as S5 to S9 is performed. However, in the case of NO in S12 or YES in S15 (that is, when the ball is no longer left), the display of the warning image is terminated in S21, and the ball is left as shown in FIGS. The process ends.

  Then, after the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 510 in S4, the prepaid card ejected in S4 is not reinserted, and the game ball information is 1 or more in number and is stored in the enclosed game machine 100. When the state where the game is not performed (the state where the ball is left) continues for 10 minutes (YES in S12, NO in S13, YES in S17), the gaming machine control unit 116 is stored in the gaming ball memory 115. The neglected ball information indicating the same number of balls as the game ball information is transmitted to the inter-machine controller 524 (S18), and the game ball information stored in the game ball memory 115 is reset to zero (S19). After S19, the display of the warning image is finished in S21, and the ball leaving time processing shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is finished.

  Further, the pedestrian machine control unit 524 registers the neglected ball information by transmitting the neglected ball information transmitted in S18 to the amusement shop management apparatus 14. As a result, the amusement store management apparatus 14 stores the neglected ball information, the card ID stored in S3, the table number, and the current date and time in the neglected ball registration area 141 (S22).

According to the flow shown above, when the game is continued after the prepaid card is extracted from the card insertion slot 510, or within 5 minutes after the prepaid card is extracted from the card insertion slot 510. When a prepaid card is inserted, the processing is terminated without displaying a warning image or registering the neglected ball information.
On the other hand, when a prepaid card is removed from the card insertion slot 510, a game image is not played and game ball information remains, and a warning image is displayed when 5 minutes have passed without the prepaid card being inserted. Is done. By displaying this warning image, for example, it is possible to leave a game ball information in the enclosed game unit 10 while sitting in the enclosed game unit 10 without playing a game and chatting with the next player. On the other hand, it can be warned that the game ball information remains.
When a game is resumed or a prepaid card is inserted after 5 minutes have passed since the prepaid card was removed from the card insertion slot 510 until 10 minutes have passed, The display is stopped, and the process ends without registration of the neglected ball information.
On the other hand, even if 10 minutes have passed since the prepaid card was removed from the card insertion slot 510, if the game is not resumed and the prepaid card is not inserted, it is considered that the player has left. Thus, the neglected ball information is registered.

  Further, after the processing shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the player inserts the prepaid card ejected in S4 into any one of the intermediary machines 500 in the hall, the player has the presence of neglected ball information. Will be notified. Hereinafter, this point will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed when a prepaid card is inserted into the inter-station machine 500.

  When a prepaid card is inserted into card insertion slot 510 of intermediary machine 500 (YES in S31), intermediary machine controller 524 receives the card ID from the prepaid card at card insertion slot 510 via card processor 523. Read (S32). Furthermore, the inter-machine controller 524 determines whether or not the card ID read in S32 is registered in the abandoned ball registration area 141 of the game shop management device 14 (S33). In other words, the pedestrian machine control unit 524 accesses the abandoned ball registration area 141 of the game shop management device 14 and searches for the same card ID as the card ID read from the prepaid card in S32.

  If the card ID read in S32 is not registered in the abandoned ball registration area 141 of the amusement shop management apparatus 14, the intermediary machine control unit 524 shifts the process to S39. Then, when it is detected that return button 105b has been pressed (YES in S39), pedestrian controller control unit 524 ejects the prepaid card from card insertion slot 510 and ends the process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the card ID read in S32 is registered (stored) in the neglected ball registration area 141 of the game shop management device 14, the inter-machine controller 524 uses the prepaid card as a card in S31. The player thrown into the insertion slot 510 is notified that there is a neglected ball (S34). Specifically, the inter-machine controller 524 causes the small display device 515 shown in FIG. 2 to display the neglected ball notification image (image showing the presence of the misplaced game ball) shown in FIG. By this, the player is notified that there is a neglected ball. Then, the player who sees the neglected ball notification image shown in FIG. 8A calls the store clerk up to the front of the intermediary machine 500 in order to request the return of the neglected ball.

  After S34, the inter-vehicle machine controller 524 waits for an instruction to shift to the management mode by the store clerk (NO in S35). Note that the instruction to shift to the management mode can be input only by the store clerk, not the player.

  When the store clerk operates the intermediary machine 500 and inputs an instruction to shift to the management mode to intermediary machine 500 (YES in S35), intermediary machine control unit 524 causes small display device 515 shown in FIG. Then, the management image shown in FIG. 8B is displayed (S36).

  In the management image displayed in S36, as shown in FIG. 8B, the card ID, the turn number, and the number of game balls that have been left behind (left ball information) are shown. That is, if the card ID read in S32 is registered in the neglected ball registration area 141 of the amusement store management device 14, the intermediary machine control unit 524 determines the machine number associated with the card ID and The neglected ball information is read from the neglected ball registration area 141 of the game shop management device 14, and the card ID and the stand number and the neglected ball information read from the neglected ball registration area 141 are displayed on the small display device 515.

Then, the store clerk who sees the management image shown in FIG. 8B confirms whether or not the player who called the store clerk is a genuine player (right holder of the neglected ball information). Check).
For example, the following method can be used as the method for verifying the identity. First, the store clerk asks the player the time when the player was playing in the enclosed game machine 100 of the machine number shown in the management image of FIG. Next, the store clerk goes to the store clerk's office in the hall, and refers to the past captured image by the store surveillance camera, and plays the game in the enclosed enclosed gaming machine 100 shown in the management image of FIG. 8B. It is confirmed whether or not the player who called the store clerk was playing at the time heard from the player. Then, if the player who called the store clerk is playing at the time when the player has heard from the player enclosed type gaming machine 100 shown in the management image of FIG. 8B, he calls the store clerk. It can be determined that the player is a genuine player. Otherwise, the player who has called the store clerk can be determined not to be a genuine player.
The identity verification may be performed by the following method. The store clerk inputs the instruction to shift to the management mode while holding the small display device 515 by hand to the intermediary machine 500, whereby the management image (FIG. 8B) displayed on the small display device 515 is displayed on the player. Make sure that only oneself can confirm without showing. Then, the store clerk asks the player who called the store clerk the game number that has been played in the past. The store clerk can determine that the player who called the store clerk is a genuine player if the found store number matches the store number shown in the management image of FIG. 8B. Otherwise, the store clerk It can be determined that the player who called is not a genuine player.

  When an addition command is input after S36 in FIG. 7 (YES in S37), the inter-layer machine control unit 524 stores the left ball registration area in the ball information of the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 510. An addition process is performed to add the number of balls of the left ball information read from 141 (S38). Note that the addition command in S37 is a command that is input when the game ball addition button 600 shown in FIG. 8B is pressed. When this addition command is input, the addition process in S38 is executed. It is like that. In other words, when the store clerk determines that the player who called the store clerk is a genuine player, the store clerk presses the game ball summing button 600 shown in FIG. The number of balls in the neglected ball information associated with the card ID of the prepaid card in the neglected ball registration area 141 is added to the ball holding information of the card. In addition, when performing the addition process of S38, the interstage machine control unit 524 causes the small display device 515 to display the processing content of the addition process. For example, a prepaid card in which monetary value information indicating “10” and ball information indicating “5000” is recorded is inserted into the card insertion slot 510, and the abandoned ball information indicating “2000” and the prepaid card are recorded. Is stored in the abandoned ball registration area 141 of the game store management device 14, the addition processing of S28 is performed, so that the image of FIG. 8C, the image of FIG. 8D, and FIG. The image of (e) is displayed in this order.

  After S36, if the store clerk inputs the management mode end command to stand machine 500 without entering the addition command (NO in S37), stand machine control unit 524 shifts the process to S39. Then, when it is detected that return button 105b has been pressed (YES in S39), pedestrian controller control unit 524 ejects the prepaid card from card insertion slot 510 and ends the process shown in FIG. That is, when the store clerk determines that the player who called the store clerk is not a genuine player, the store clerk ends the processing without adding the neglected ball information to the ball-holding information of the prepaid card. In this case, the store clerk may collect the prepaid card at the card insertion slot 510 because the player who called the store clerk is not a genuine player.

  In addition, after the addition process shown in S38, the inter-machine controller 524 shifts the process to S39. Then, when it is detected that return button 105b has been pressed (YES in S39), pedestrian controller control unit 524 ejects the prepaid card from card insertion slot 510 and ends the process shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the flow of FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, there is a case where a player leaves with a prepaid card while leaving game ball information in a certain enclosed game unit 10. However, the game ball information is stored in the game store management device 14 together with the card ID of the prepaid card as neglected ball information. And when the said player inserts the said prepaid card into the pedestal machine 500 of any enclosure-type game unit 10 in a hall | hole, the said player can be notified of the presence of neglected ball information. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the leaving of the game ball information and to suppress the disadvantage of the player.
Further, according to the above processing, the store clerk executes the addition processing of S38 only when it is confirmed that the neglected ball information is from the player who inserted the prepaid card in S31. If it is not possible to confirm that the neglected ball information is from the player who inserted the prepaid card in S31, the addition process in S38 can be stopped. Therefore, if the prepaid card inserted in S31 is a card stolen from a genuine player, or the prepaid card inserted in S31 is a lost item and picked up by a person other than the genuine player. In the case where the information is inserted, it is possible to prevent the neglected ball information from being returned to a person other than the genuine player, and to prevent fraud.

  As described above, the information processing system 1 includes the enclosed game machine 100 that circulates and uses the enclosed ball, and the ball value information that indicates the player's monetary value information and the player's number of balls. An enclosed game unit 10 including a table machine 500 for inserting and discharging a prepaid card (portable recording medium) to be recorded and a game store management device (management server) 14 are provided. The encapsulated gaming unit 10 includes a card processor (first reading device) 523 that reads a card ID (identification information) of a prepaid card inserted into the interbank machine 500 from the prepaid card, and an encapsulated gaming machine 100. A ball number display device 104 for displaying game ball information indicating the number of balls that can be fired by the player, and the game ball information as a price in accordance with the money value information or the possessed ball information according to the player's operation. The prepaid card is ejected from the gaming machine control unit (information processing unit) 116 that increases and decreases the game ball information each time it is launched, and the inter-machine 500, and the ejected prepaid card is reinserted. If the game ball information indicates the number of balls of 1 or more and the ball leaving state in which no game is played in the enclosed game machine continues for a predetermined period, the game The left ball information processing unit 524d stores the left ball information indicating the same number of balls as the number of balls indicated in the information and the game store management device 14 in association with the card ID. .

  According to this configuration, when the above-mentioned ball leaving state continues for a predetermined period after the prepaid card is ejected from the intermediary machine 500, the enclosed game with the player forgetting to place the game ball information in the enclosed game unit 10. Treated as having left the unit 10, the abandoned ball information indicating the same number of balls as the game ball information and the card ID of the prepaid card are associated with each other and stored in the game store management device 14. Therefore, it becomes possible to return the left ball information as the held ball information to the player who brought the portable recording medium later, and it is not possible that the player has left the game ball information. There is an effect that the profit can be suppressed.

  Further, the inter-machine 500 according to the present embodiment includes a search unit 524e and an addition processing unit 524g. The search unit 524e is a block that, when a prepaid card is inserted from the outside, searches the abandoned ball registration area 141 of the game store management device 14 for the same card ID as the card ID of the prepaid card inserted from the outside. When the card ID is extracted from the neglected ball registration area 141 by the search, the addition processing unit 524g inserts the same number of balls as the neglected ball information associated with the extracted card ID into the intermediary machine 500. It is a block added to the said ball-holding information currently recorded on the prepaid card currently made. According to this configuration, when the abandoned ball information of the player who has inserted the prepaid card into the intermediary machine 500 is stored in the game store management device 14, the left-aside ball information is returned to the player as possessed ball information. Is easy.

  In addition, when the card ID is extracted from the neglected ball registration area 141 by the search, the intermediary machine 500 according to the present embodiment informs the existence of the neglected ball information (see FIG. 8A). Is provided with a small display device 515. According to this configuration, it is possible not only to add the neglected ball information to the held ball information of the prepaid card, but also to make the player recognize that there is neglected ball information (placed ball). That is, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the player does not know the presence of the left ball information and the left ball information is added to the ball information of the prepaid card without the player's knowledge.

  In addition, the intermediary machine 500 according to the present embodiment is after the prepaid card is ejected from the intermediary machine 500, before the sphere leaving state continues and before the sphere leaving state continues for the predetermined period. And a display panel (warning display device) 106 for displaying a warning image (see FIG. 11) indicating that the ball is left unattended. According to this configuration, the game ball information indicating the number of balls of 1 or more is left in the enclosed game unit 10 while sitting in the enclosed game unit 10 and chatting with the next player without playing a game. It is possible to warn only a player that game ball information is left unattended.

In the above embodiment, the interstage machine 500 executes the process of FIG. 7, but the POS device 12 and the cash settlement machine 13 may execute the process of FIG. .
That is, when the prepaid card is inserted into the POS device 12 of FIG. 1 (YES in S31 of FIG. 7), the card processor 12c executes S32 of FIG. 7, and the POS control unit (search unit, addition processing unit) 12a executes S33 to S38 in FIG. 7, and when a return button (not shown) of the POS device 12 is pressed, the prepaid card is ejected from the POS device 12 and the processing in FIG. 7 is completed (S39). In YES). When S33 to S38 in FIG. 7 are executed by the POS control unit 12a, the image shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the display device 12b of the POS device 12 in S34, and the process shifts to the management mode in S35. The instruction is input to the POS device 12, and in S36, the management image shown in FIG. 9B is displayed on the display device 12b. Then, an addition command is input when the game ball total button 800 shown in FIG. 9B is pressed (YES in S37), and the process of S38 is executed. When the game ball summing button 800 in FIG. 9B is pressed and the process proceeds to S38, the image in FIG. 9C and the image in FIG. 9D are displayed in this order on the display device 12b. It has become so. Thus, even the player who has inserted the prepaid card into the POS device 12 for the settlement of the held ball information can be notified of the presence of the left ball information, and the same number of balls as the left ball information can be held on the prepaid card. It can be added to the information (the left ball can be returned).
When the prepaid card is inserted into the cash settlement machine 13 in FIG. 1 (YES in S31 in FIG. 7), the card processing machine 13c executes S32 in FIG. 7, and the settlement machine control unit (search unit, addition process) When the return button (not shown) of the cash settlement machine 13 is pressed, the prepaid card is ejected from the cash settlement machine 13 and the processing of FIG. (YES at S39).
In addition, when S33-S38 of FIG. 7 is performed by the adjustment machine control part 13a, in S34, the image shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the display device 12b of the money adjustment machine 13, and in S35, the management mode is entered. Is input to the cash settlement machine 13, and in S36, the management image shown in FIG. 9B is displayed on the display device 13b. Then, an addition command is input when the game ball total button 800 shown in FIG. 9B is pressed (YES in S37), and the process of S38 is executed. When the game ball total button 800 in FIG. 9B is pressed and the process proceeds to S38, the image in FIG. 9C and the image in FIG. 9D are displayed in this order on the display device 13b. It has become so. Thereby, the player who has inserted the prepaid card into the money settlement machine 13 to settle the monetary value information (frequency) recorded in the prepaid card can be notified of the presence of the neglected ball information, and the neglected ball information The same number of balls as can be added to the prepaid card's ball information (left balls can be returned).

  In the flow shown in FIG. 7, if YES in S33, S34 and S38 may always be executed without executing S35 to S37.

  Each encapsulated gaming unit 10 includes a camera for photographing a player sitting on a seat, and in S2 of FIG. 5, a photographed image photographed by the camera is transmitted to the game shop management device 14 together with a card ID. In S3 of FIG. 5, the storage number of the enclosed gaming machine 100, the captured image captured by the camera, the card ID, and the current date and time may be stored in association with each other. In this case, in S20, the neglected ball registration processing unit 524d stores the card ID, the stand number, the photographed image, and the neglected ball information in the neglected ball registration area 141 of the amusement shop management apparatus 14 in association with each other. . Then, in S36 of FIG. 7, the clerk confirming the machine number shown in the management image of FIG. 7B moves to the place where the game shop management apparatus 14 is installed, and assigns the machine number to the game shop management apparatus 14. The inputted image is displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the game shop management device 14 in association with the photographed number. The store clerk confirms the photographed image displayed on the display unit of the amusement store management device 14 so that the person who inserted the prepaid card into the card insertion slot 510 in S31 of FIG. You can determine whether or not.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first monitoring unit 116a in FIG. 4 satisfies the condition 2 “not in game” when both the launching by the launching device 130 and the lottery processing by the lottery unit 112 are not performed. However, if at least one of the launching and the lottery process is performed, it is recognized that the condition 2 is not satisfied. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form.
For example, the seat of each enclosed game unit 10 includes a seat sensor, and the first monitoring unit 116a satisfies the condition 2 when the output of the seat sensor indicates that no person is sitting on the seat. If the output of the seat sensor indicates that a person is sitting on the seat, it may be recognized that the condition 2 is not satisfied.
Further, for example, each encapsulated gaming unit 10 includes a camera that captures a player, and the first monitoring unit 116a continues to search for a face image in an image captured by the camera and cannot detect the face image. May recognize that the condition 2 is satisfied, and if the face image can be detected, it may be recognized that the condition 2 is not satisfied.

  Moreover, in the game shop management apparatus 14 of this embodiment, the closing process as shown in FIG. 10 may be executable. Hereinafter, the process shown in FIG. 10 will be described. When the store closing time is reached in the hall where the information processing system 1 of the present embodiment is installed, and the store clerk inputs a store closing command to the amusement store management device 14 (YES in S61), the server control unit 14a in FIG. Among the card IDs registered in the neglected ball registration area 141, a card ID that has passed six months (predetermined period) from the time of registration is searched (S62). Then, when the server control unit 14a detects a card ID that has passed in six months from the time of registration, the server control unit 14a prints a receipt indicating the card ID, the stand number, and the left ball information in association with each other from a printing apparatus (not shown). (S63), the card ID, the turn number, and the neglected ball information are deleted from the neglected ball registration area 141 of the amusement shop management apparatus 14. According to the processing of FIG. 10 described above, it is possible to suppress the amount of neglected ball information stored in the neglected ball registration area 141 of the game shop management device 14 from being enormous.

  Note that the game ball information handled in the present embodiment is the value of the number of game balls, but may be information indicating the number of game balls, for example, a value obtained by converting the number of game balls according to a predetermined rule. There may be. In addition, the ball information handled in the present embodiment is the value of the number of balls, but it may be information indicating the number of balls, for example, a value obtained by converting the number of balls according to a predetermined rule. There may be. In addition, the monetary value information handled in the present embodiment is a value obtained by converting the monetary value into the number of times that the ball can be lent (frequency), but it may be any information indicating the monetary value. It does not matter as monetary value information.

  In addition, the possession ball settlement operation of this embodiment shifts the total number of balls in the game ball information to the number of balls in the possession ball information. Of the total number of balls in the game ball information, the ball designated by the player It may be possible to perform processing for shifting only the number to the number of balls in the ball information.

  In this embodiment, a prepaid card is used as a portable recording medium for recording monetary value information and ball information. However, the portable recording medium is not limited to a prepaid card. It may be a coin-type recording medium or a member IC card distributed only to member players.

  In the above-described embodiment, the predetermined time is the time when five minutes have elapsed from the time when the prepaid card that triggered the start of the monitoring process of the first monitoring unit 116a and the second monitoring unit 524c has elapsed, and the predetermined period Although it is 10 minutes from the time point, the value is not limited to the value of 5 minutes or 10 minutes as long as the predetermined time is before the predetermined period.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be used in a hall (pachinko store) where an enclosed game machine (enclosed pachinko) is installed.

1 Information processing system 10 Enclosed game unit (game unit)
12 POS device (recording medium processing device)
12a POS control unit (search unit, addition processing unit)
12b Display device 12c Card processor (second reading device)
13 Money settlement machine (recording medium processing device)
13a Settlement machine control unit (search unit, addition processing unit)
13b Display device 13c Card processor 14 Amusement store management device (server device)
14b Storage unit 100 Enclosed game machine 104 Number of balls display device 106 Display panel (warning display device)
116 gaming machine control unit (information processing unit)
116a First monitoring unit 116b Warning unit 116c Standing ball collection unit 500 Inter-vehicle machine 515 Small display device (display device)
523 card processor (first reading device)
524 inter-vehicle machine control unit 524a return processing unit 524b ID transmission unit 524c second monitoring unit 524d neglected ball registration processing unit 524e search unit 524f notification unit 524g addition processing unit

Claims (6)

An enclosed game machine that circulates and uses enclosed balls, and a pedestal machine that inserts and ejects a portable recording medium that records monetary value information held by the player and ball information indicating the number of balls held by the player, and A gaming unit including
A server device for storing data handled by the gaming unit,
The gaming unit is
A first reading device for reading identification information of the portable recording medium inserted in the inter-machine from the portable recording medium;
A ball number display device for displaying game ball information indicating the number of balls that can be fired by a player in the enclosed game machine;
An information processing unit that increases the gaming ball information in exchange for the monetary value information or the possessed ball information in accordance with a player's operation, and decreases the gaming ball information at each launch;
The portable recording medium is ejected from the pedestal machine, the ejected portable recording medium is not reinserted, and the gaming ball information indicates the number of balls of 1 or more, and the enclosed gaming machine When the ball leaving state in which no game is performed continues for a predetermined period, the server associates the left ball information indicating the same number of balls as indicated in the game ball information with the identification information. An information processing system comprising: a neglected ball registration processing unit stored in the apparatus. The inter-machine is
When the portable recording medium is inserted from the outside, a search unit that searches the server device for the same identification information as the identification information of the portable recording medium inserted from the outside,
When the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search, the portable recording in which the same number of balls as the left ball information associated with the extracted identification information is inserted in the inter-vehicle machine The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: an addition processing unit that adds the ball holding information recorded on the medium. The inter-machine is
3. The information processing system according to claim 2, further comprising: a display device that displays a notification image that notifies the presence of the neglected ball information when the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search. . The information processing system includes:
A recording medium processing device for inserting and ejecting the portable recording medium and processing information recorded on the portable recording medium;
The recording medium processing apparatus comprises:
A second reading device that reads identification information of the portable recording medium from the portable recording medium when the portable recording medium is inserted from the outside;
A search unit that searches the server device for identification information identical to the identification information read by the second reading device;
When the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search, the same number of balls as the left ball information associated with the extracted identification information is inserted into the recording medium processing device. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: an addition processing unit configured to add to the ball holding information recorded on the recording medium. The recording medium processing apparatus comprises:
5. The information processing system according to claim 4, further comprising: a display device that displays a notification image for notifying the presence of the neglected ball information when the identification information is extracted from the server device by the search. .   In the gaming unit, after the portable recording medium is ejected from the intermediary machine, the sphere is left unattended before the sphere leaving state continues and the sphere leaving state continues for the predetermined period. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a warning display device that displays a warning image indicating that the warning is being performed.

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