JP2016016291A - Game system, device for game, and recording medium residual amount management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cause a hall management device to acquire that a residual amount of a game medium dispenser becomes a fraction by execution of dispensing processing, and appropriately accommodate thereto by notifying a staff member of a game parlor of the fact.SOLUTION: A game system includes: processing execution means 29 for executing amount-of-money use processing of using a part of the amount of received money for a game; transmission means 29 for transmitting a frequency signal representing frequencies corresponding to the amount of money to be used for the game; reception means 61 for receiving the frequency signal; information generation means 65 that, in at least one or more of cases where the frequencies representing the frequency signal are frequencies other than the prescribed frequencies, where a sum total of the frequencies represented by the frequency signal reaches a certain amount of frequencies, and where the number of times of receiving the frequency signal reaches a prescribed number of times, generates prescribed output information; and output means 65 for outputting the output information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming system, a gaming device, and a recording medium remaining amount management method.

When a player plays a game in a game hall where a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine is installed, in general, the player inserts cash into a game medium lending machine attached to the gaming machine or prepaid A recording medium such as a card or a membership card is inserted into a game medium lending machine or the like, and a game is played after a predetermined number of game media are lent out.
In the game medium lending machine, when the recording medium is inserted, the amount is read from the recording medium (or the amount is obtained from another device based on the information read from the recording medium), and the amount is within the range of the amount. When a predetermined number of game media are lent out, a process for subtracting the amount corresponding to the amount of the lent game media from the read (or acquired) amount and calculating the balance is performed (for example, patents) Reference 1).

JP 2008-279091 A

It is a figure which shows the structure of the game system in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game machine and a game media rental machine (each counter counter). It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a game medium rental machine (each counter | counter). It is a chart which shows the composition of a lending rate database. It is a graph which shows the structure of a reference | standard frequency database. It is a graph which shows the structure of a loan history database in case an input money amount is 10,000 yen. It is a graph which shows the structure of a loan history database in case insertion amount is 1000 yen. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a hole management apparatus. It is a graph which shows the structure of a sales database in case an input money amount is 10,000 yen. It is a graph which shows the structure of a sales database in case insertion amount is 1000 yen. It is a graph which shows the structure of an alerting | reporting method selection information database. It is a figure which shows the method of determining whether the player completed the game using out information. It is a front view which shows the structure of the output display part of the hall management apparatus which displays an alerting | reporting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of money reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a lending control process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of frequency information reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a fraction balance card warning process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of warning execution processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a ball lending process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a fraction balance card warning process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a card | curd discharge management process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a card payment management process.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a gaming device, a gaming system including the gaming device, and a recording medium balance management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First embodiment]
(1) Game System and Game Device As shown in FIG. 1, the game system according to the present embodiment includes a game machine 10, a game medium lending machine 20, a table management device 30, an island management device 40, and a parent island management device 50. , A hall management device 60, a counting device 70, a payment machine 80, a gift exchange device 90, a notification device 100, a card management device 110, and a member management device 120.
These devices are connected via a predetermined communication line (for example, a local area network), and a game-related signal output from the gaming machine 10 or the game medium lending machine 20 is transmitted via the table management device 30 or the like. It is transmitted to the hall management device 60 or the like.
Hereinafter, each device constituting the gaming system 1 will be described in detail.

The gaming machine 10 plays a predetermined game using a predetermined game value (for example, a game medium such as a game ball or a medal, or quantity data that can be used for a game when the game machine 10 is an enclosed game machine). The device to be executed.
Examples of the gaming machine 10 include various gaming machines such as a pachinko machine 10a, a slot machine 10b, a parrot, an arrangement ball, a sparrow ball, and an enclosed gaming machine.

In addition, the gaming machine 10 is configured to be able to output a game signal that is generated along with the operation.
For example, when the gaming machine 10 is a pachinko machine 10a, an out signal that is an insertion signal indicating the number of gaming balls thrown into the pachinko machine 10a, and a payout signal that indicates the number of gaming balls paid out from the pachinko machine 10a. Is output as a game signal.
When the gaming machine 10 is a slot machine 10b, a medal insertion signal indicating the number of medals inserted, a medal payout signal indicating the number of medals paid out, and the like are output as game signals.

As described above, the gaming machine 10 includes an enclosed gaming machine, and the gaming value includes quantity data that can be used for gaming in addition to gaming media such as gaming balls and medals. In the following description, it is assumed that the game value used in the game is a game medium such as a game ball or a medal.
However, the description of the game medium does not limit the game value used for the game to the game medium.
In addition, “game value” may be described depending on the contents of the explanation.

The game media lending machine 20 is a device installed for each gaming machine 10 and is a prepaid card (a card issued by inserting cash into a card issuing machine (not shown) installed in a game hall), a member Insertion of cash such as cards (member cards that allow members of the game hall to deposit or withdraw game media from the game hall), visitor cards (cards that can be used by players who are not registered as members of the game hall), and cash This is a lending device that lends a predetermined amount of game media to the player based on the input.
The game medium lending machine 20 includes, for example, a ball lending machine 20a that lends a game ball to a player and a medal lending machine 20b that lends a medal to the player.

Further, the game medium lending machine 20 can be provided with each counter 130.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, each of the counters 130 is a receiving tray 131 that receives game media dropped from the lower tray 12 of the gaming machine 10, a count sensor 132 that counts the game media, A numerical display unit 133 is provided.
Each counter 130 calculates the count value of the game media by counting the count signals output by the detection by the count sensor 132, and records the count result on a ticket, a magnetic card, an IC card or the like. Issue.

  In FIG. 1, the game medium lending machine 20 and the table management apparatus 30 are directly connected, and a signal output from the game medium lending machine 20 is input to the table management apparatus 30. The signal output from the gaming medium lending machine 20 can be configured to be sent to the table management device 30 through the gaming machine 10. Further, a signal output from the gaming machine 10 may be sent to the table management device 30 through the gaming medium lending machine 20.

The table management device 30 is an information processing device provided for each gaming machine 10, and functions as a relay device that inputs a signal output from the gaming machine 10 or the game medium lending machine 20 and sends the signal to the island management device 40.
The island management device 40 is a higher-level information processing device connected to the plurality of table management devices 30 and functions as a relay device that inputs a signal output from the table management device 30 and sends it to the parent island management device 50. .

The parent island management device 50 is a higher-level information processing device connected to a plurality of island management devices 40, and functions as a relay device that inputs a signal output from the island management device 40 and sends it to the hall management device 60 or the like. To do.
The hole management device 60 is a higher-level information processing device connected to a plurality of parent island management devices 50, and receives a signal output from the parent island management device 50, and predetermined information relating to a game based on this signal. And the calculated predetermined information is tabulated and managed as game information.

The counting device 70 is a device that counts the number of game media. The counting device 70 includes a game ball counter 70a for counting the number of game balls and a medal counter 70b for counting the number of medals.
The checkout machine 80 is a device that returns cash equivalent to the amount of money deposited or recorded on a recording medium such as a card or IC coin to the player.
The prize exchange device 90 is a so-called POS terminal that processes a prize exchange for exchanging a predetermined medium and a game medium acquired by a player through a game.

The notification device 100 is in a state in which a recording medium whose balance is a fraction less than a predetermined amount remains without being discharged from the game medium lending machine 20 even though a predetermined period has elapsed since the end of the game by the player. It is a notification means which notifies that it is.
Examples of the notification device 100 include a speaker that generates a predetermined alarm sound, a lamp that emits light in a predetermined color, and an income that is owned by a store clerk in a game hall. In addition, the display unit of the hall management device 60 and the output display unit 63 that is a printing unit, the display unit of the prize exchange device 90, and the like can also be used as the notification device 100.

The card management device 110 manages information related to prepaid cards and visitor cards. For example, when a prepaid card is issued by a card issuing machine (not shown), the card ID of the prepaid card is acquired from the card issuing machine. Further, when a visitor card is issued by the game medium lending machine 20, the card ID of this visitor card is acquired from the game medium lending machine 20. Further, when the prepaid card or the visitor card is returned to the player by the game medium lending machine 20, the card ID and the remaining amount of the prepaid card or the like are acquired from the game medium lending machine 20. Then, the card management device 110 stores the card ID and the remaining amount in association with each other. Thereafter, when the card ID is transmitted from the game medium lending machine 20, information indicating the remaining amount associated with the card ID can be returned.
The member management device 120 stores and manages information related to the player registered as a member in the game hall. In addition, the member management device 120 stores a member number, which is a number assigned to the member, and a number of stored balls, which is the number of game media deposited by the member in the game hall, in association with each other. When the membership number is transmitted from the game medium lending machine 20, the number of stored balls associated with the membership number can be returned.

These gaming machines 10 and the like are configured as a gaming system 1 by being introduced into a game arcade and connected to be communicable via a predetermined communication line.
In addition to the devices shown in FIG. 1, for example, a game information display device that displays information related to the gaming machine 10 and members in a viewable manner, a call lamp that displays data related to the game and performs lighting effects, etc. Various devices related to the game can be installed.
These various devices and the devices and equipment shown in FIG. 1, specifically, the table management device 30, the island management device 40, the parent island management device 50, the hall management device 60, the counting device 70, the checkout machine 80, and the gift exchange device 90, the notification device 100, the card management device 110, the member management device 120, and other devices and devices that can be connected to the gaming system 1 are collectively referred to as “game devices”.

By the way, the conventional gaming system 1 prior to creating the present invention has the following problems.
In the amusement hall where the gaming machine 10 is installed, how to deal with the consumption tax for which the amusement hall itself is a payer becomes an issue.
As a method for solving this problem, for example, a method of passing on a consumption tax when renting game media to a player is conceivable. Further, as one of the methods, there can be considered a method in which the number of game media lent out at one time is the same as the conventional amount, and the amount corresponding to this amount is an amount increased by the consumption tax.
Specifically, for example, the number of game media lent out at one time is 125 balls, and the amount corresponding to this number is 500 yen + 40 yen (consumption tax 8%) = 540 yen.
Thereby, the game hall can collect the amount of consumption tax as the amount consumed from the player's income.

However, when a player plays a game, the face value of the cash when the cash is put into the game medium lending machine 20 is usually 1000 yen (one thousand-yen bill) in many cases.
If the consumption tax is not increased and 125 balls = 500 yen, if 1000 yen is inserted, the lending of 125 balls + 125 balls = 250 balls can be received in two lending operations, and the remaining amount is 0 yen. Become.
On the other hand, if the consumption tax is increased and 125 balls = 540 yen, if 1000 yen is inserted, 125 balls can be borrowed in one lending operation, and the remaining amount is 460 yen. .
As a function of the game medium lending machine 20, it is assumed that 25 balls = 108 yen is a unit frequency, and it is possible to lend game media in a quantity corresponding to an integer multiple of the unit frequency from the remaining amount of 460 yen. For the remaining amount of 460 yen, the number of game media corresponding to the frequency four times the unit frequency, that is, 25 balls × 4 = 100 balls can be lent, and the remaining amount in this case is 28 yen.

In this way, if the consumption tax is not increased, the remaining amount will eventually become 0 yen when 1000 yen is input. However, if the consumption tax is increased, the remaining amount will eventually be reduced when 1000 yen is input. It will be 28 yen.
Although the tax rate is calculated at 8% this time, for example, even when the tax rate becomes another tax rate, for example, 10%, the remaining amount of 1 yen or more will be generated with the input of 1000 yen. For example, if the tax rate is 10%, the remaining amount will eventually be 10 yen.

If the consumption tax is increased in this way, a remaining amount of 1 yen or more will eventually be generated, but this remaining amount will be less than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency, and it will be possible to rent more game media. It is a fraction that cannot be done.
Then, the player operates the recording medium return button 24a of the gaming medium lending machine 20 to play the recording medium on which the remaining amount is recorded (or the recording medium on which information associated with the remaining amount is recorded). Receive from the medium lending machine 20.
Further, the player goes to the settlement machine 80 with the recording medium, and settles the remaining amount by changing the remaining amount to cash.

However, it may be difficult for the player to understand that only a fraction remains after the game media has been rented multiple times. In this case, the player may forget to receive the recording medium, end the game, and leave the game.
Further, since the remaining amount is a fraction, it is assumed that the player does not consciously collect the recording medium and ends the game while leaving the recording medium and leaves.
In these cases, since the recording medium is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20, even if another player comes to the gaming machine 10 and plays a game, the game is started immediately. Can not be. Thereby, the operation of the gaming machine 10 decreases.
Therefore, it has been desired to propose a technique for promptly informing the store clerk about the state where the recording medium is left unattended so that it can be appropriately handled.

In addition, in order to quickly inform the store clerk about the state where such a recording medium is left, the hall management device that collects and manages various information related to the game detects the presence of such a recording medium. It can be considered to have a function.
However, in the conventional gaming system 1, there is no hole management device having such a function.

In addition, in order for the hole management device to have such a function, it is necessary for the hole management device itself to grasp information regarding the usage status of the amount received by the game medium lending machine 20, but in the conventional hole management device, Was not equipped with a function to grasp such information.
For this reason, in the conventional hall management device, it is impossible to grasp that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in a state where it is inserted into the game medium lending machine 20, and this state is not recognized. I couldn't notify the store clerk.
Further, since the store clerk at the amusement hall cannot immediately grasp the leaving state of such a recording medium, it has not been possible to take appropriate measures such as collecting the recording medium at the time of occurrence.

If the recording medium is left inserted in the gaming medium lending machine 20 as described above, the next player cannot immediately start the game as described above. There was a problem that operation decreased.
Moreover, when there is a recording medium left in the gaming medium lending machine 20 as described above, it is necessary to collect the recording medium. However, if the hall management device does not have the function described above, Will be forced to look around each of the game media lending machines 20 installed in the store, check if there are any left-over recording media, and increase the burden on the store clerk. It was supposed to interfere with the hall operation.

In order to solve these various problems, the inventors have created the present invention.
That is, the gaming device of the present invention receives a signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the amount used for the game from the amount received by the game medium lending machine 20 as a sales signal from the game medium lending machine 20. When the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, the predetermined output information is generated and transmitted to the predetermined notification device 100 when the sales signal is in a predetermined situation. .
Thereby, the store clerk of the game hall can immediately know that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left by the notification by the notification device 100. Then, the clerk can take appropriate measures such as collecting the recording medium by grasping the existence of the recording medium left by the notification by the notification device 100.
Further, even when another player comes to the gaming machine 10, the recording medium has already been collected, so that the game can be started immediately. Thereby, the fall of the operation of the gaming machine 10 can be prevented.

The problems and effects described here are merely examples, and the present invention can be applied to solve various problems in a game arcade. When such an embodiment of the present invention is applied, the game hall can be managed smoothly.
A gaming device capable of realizing the present invention capable of exhibiting such effects can be installed in a game arcade as a device constituting the gaming system 1, but a specific example of a device required for carrying out the present invention As an example, the game medium lending machine 20 and the hall management device 60 will be described below, and their configurations and functions will be described in detail below.

(2) Game medium lending machine The game medium lending machine 20 of this embodiment is installed for each gaming machine 10 such as a pachinko machine 10a or a slot machine 10b as shown in FIG. 1, and is a prepaid card, a visitor card, or a membership card. Further, it is configured as a money usage device that accepts a recording medium having a valuable value such as an IC coin, or accepts the insertion of cash and executes a lending process for lending the game medium to a player.
Further, in the present embodiment, the game medium lending machine 20 includes each counter 130. Each counter 130 has a function of receiving and counting game media acquired by the player in the gaming machine 10 and a function of returning the counted game media to be used again.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game medium lending machine 20 includes a bill insertion slot 21a, a bill recognition unit 21b, a card insertion slot 22a, a card R / W (card reader / writer) 22b, and an IC coin insertion slot 23a. IC coin R / W (IC coin reader / writer) 23b, IC coin return port 23c, recording medium return button 24a, return mechanism 24b, input amount display unit 25a, input unit 25b, payout button 25c, nozzle (payout passage) 26a, a sending device 26b, a communication unit 27, a storage unit 28, and a control unit 29.

The banknote insertion slot 21a is an opening provided in the front surface of the game medium lending machine 20, and is a slot into which a banknote that is a valuable value having a specific amount is inserted.
Inside the banknote insertion slot 21a, a banknote identification unit 21b for identifying the denomination of the inserted banknote is provided.
The bill identifying unit 21b operates as a receiving unit and an amount specifying unit of the present invention. When a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a is received, the bill type is identified and the identified denomination is indicated. The signal is sent to the control unit 29 as a denomination signal.

The card insertion slot 22a is an opening provided on the front surface of the game medium lending machine 20, and is an insertion slot into which various cards such as prepaid cards, visitor cards, membership cards, etc. having a predetermined valuable value are inserted. It is.
A card R / W 22b that reads predetermined information from the inserted card is provided inside the card insertion slot 22a.
The card R / W 22b operates as the receiving means and the amount specifying means of the present invention. When the card R / W 22b receives a card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, the card R / W 22b reads predetermined information from the card and sends a signal indicating this information. This is sent to the control unit 29.
For example, when the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22 a is a prepaid card, the card R / W 22 b reads information indicating the amount from the prepaid card and sends a signal indicating the amount to the control unit 29.
If the card is a visitor card, the card R / W 22b reads information recorded on the visitor card (for example, a card ID that uniquely identifies the visitor card) and sends a signal indicating this information. The data is sent to the control unit 29.
Further, when the card is a membership card, the card R / W 22b reads information recorded on the membership card (for example, a membership number or a card ID that uniquely identifies the membership card). A signal indicating information is sent to the control unit 29.

The IC coin slot 23a is an opening provided on the front surface of the game medium lending machine 20, and is an slot into which an IC coin, which is a recording medium having a predetermined value, is inserted.
An IC coin R / W 23b for reading predetermined information from the inserted IC coin is provided inside the IC coin insertion slot 23a.
The IC coin R / W 23b operates as an accepting unit and an amount specifying unit of the present invention. When an IC coin inserted into the IC coin slot 23a is received, predetermined information such as a coin ID is received from the IC coin. Then, information such as a cash balance, a count value, and a rental fee is read, and a signal indicating this information is sent to the control unit 29.

  The control unit 29 is a computer composed of a central processing unit (CPU), a ROM, a RAM, an input / output interface, and the like. A control program stored in a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, or an HDD serving as the storage unit 28 is stored in the control unit 29. By executing, various functions of the game medium lending machine 20 are executed.

Further, the control unit 29 operates as a money amount specifying unit of the present invention, and accepting unit based on information indicated by signals sent from the bill identifying unit 21b, the card R / W 22b, and the IC coin R / W 23b. The amount based on the valuable value received at is specified as the received amount and stored in the storage unit.
For example, when receiving the denomination signal from the banknote identification unit 21 b, the control unit 29 specifies the amount corresponding to the denomination indicated by the denomination signal as the received amount and stores it in the storage unit 28.
Further, when the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating the amount read from the prepaid card from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 specifies the amount indicated by the signal as the received amount and stores it in the storage unit 28.

Further, when the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating the card ID read from the visitor card from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 transmits the card ID indicated by the signal to the card management apparatus 110, and is associated with the card ID. The amount is received, this amount is specified as the accepted amount, and is stored in the storage unit 28.
When the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating information (for example, a member number, a card ID) read from the member card from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 transmits the information indicated by the signal to the member management apparatus 120. The number of stored balls associated with the information is received and stored in the storage unit 28.
Furthermore, when the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating information read from the IC coin from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 extracts information indicating the cash balance from the information indicated by the signal, and calculates the cash balance. The received amount is specified and stored in the storage unit 28.

The control unit 29 operates as an operation accepting unit according to the present invention, and accepts an operation performed by the player in order to execute the money usage process. Specifically, the control unit 29 receives an operation of the ball lending button 11 performed by the player in order to cause the game medium lending machine 20 to execute a lending process that is a money amount use process.
The ball lending button 11 functions as an operation accepting unit of the present invention together with the control unit 29, and is a button type provided in the gaming machine 10 that is operated by the player when the player receives lending of game media. It is a switch.

When the ball lending button 11 is operated, a control unit (not shown) of the gaming machine 10 receives the operation and transmits an operation signal to the gaming medium lending machine 20.
When receiving the operation signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10, the control unit 29 of the gaming medium lending machine 20 accepts that the ball lending button 11 has been operated on the gaming machine 10. Thereby, the control unit 29 operates as a process execution unit of the present invention, and executes a money usage process for causing the game to use at least a part of the received money.
In the present embodiment, the amount usage process is a lending process in which at least a part of the received amount is used for the game, and a quantity of game media corresponding to the amount used for the game is lent to the player. .

Here, a specific procedure of the lending process executed by the control unit 29 will be described. Before entering this description, terms used in this description will be described.
In the lending process, the minimum amount of money to be used for the game can be set as the unit frequency, and the amount corresponding to the frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency can be used as the money to be used in the game.
For example, the minimum unit amount of money to be used for a game can be 108 yen, and this 108 yen can be a unit frequency, that is, one frequency. And the amount corresponding to the frequency that is an integral multiple of this unit frequency, for example, 108 yen corresponding to 1 frequency that is 1 time of 1 frequency, 216 yen corresponding to 2 times that is 1 time, and 1 frequency The lending process can be executed by using 324 yen corresponding to 3 times that is three times as an amount of money to be used in the game.

The number of times also corresponds to a predetermined number of game values. Specifically, the number of game media corresponding to the number of times can be set to 25 balls, for example. In the lending process, it is possible to lend to the player a quantity of game media corresponding to a frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency.
For example, when the number of times is 25 balls as in the above example, in the lending process, 25 balls corresponding to 1 frequency which is 1 time of 1 frequency and 50 times corresponding to 2 times of 1 frequency. A game medium can be lent to a player with a quantity such as 75 balls corresponding to 3 balls, which is three times as many as 1 ball.

As described above, in the lending process, an amount corresponding to a frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency is used as an amount for the game, and a game value corresponding to this amount can be lent to the player.
However, the frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for the game when the player operates the ball lending button 11 once is preset as a predetermined frequency.
For example, the predetermined frequency may be 5 degrees. In this case, the number of game media lent to the player by one operation of the ball lending button 11 by the player is 125 balls. The amount corresponding to the number of game media, that is, the amount used for the game is 540 yen.
Thus, the predetermined frequency is set as the frequency used in one lending operation by the player.

Further, when the control unit 29 stores the received amount in the storage unit 28, the control unit 29 stores the received amount as remaining amount information.
Then, when the loan processing is executed and at least a part of the received amount is used for the game, the amount used is used as the amount used, the amount used is subtracted from the remaining amount, and the difference obtained by this subtraction is obtained. Is stored in the storage unit 28 as new remaining amount information.

Up to this point, terms related to lending processing have been described. Next, a specific procedure for the lending process will be described.
When the control unit 29 receives the operation signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 and detects that the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 has been operated, the control unit 29 refers to the remaining amount information stored in the storage unit 28. To do.
Next, the control unit 29 determines whether or not the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency.
When the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, the control unit 29 uses the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency and lends a game medium corresponding to this amount to the player.
For example, when the received amount is 1000 yen, the predetermined frequency is 5 degrees, and the amount corresponding to the 5 frequencies is 540 yen, the control unit 29 determines that the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency And rent out 125 game media, which is equivalent to 5 times, to the player.
When executing the lending process, the control unit 29 subtracts the used amount from the remaining amount and stores the difference obtained by the subtraction in the storage unit 28 as new remaining amount information.
In the case of the above example, since the remaining amount is 1000 yen and the used amount is 540 yen, a subtraction process of 1000 yen-540 yen is performed, and the difference 460 yen is used as new remaining amount information as the storage unit 28. Is remembered.

Here, the case where the remaining amount is 1000 yen is exemplified, but the same processing is performed even when the remaining amount is 10,000 yen, for example. In other words, since this 10,000 yen is an amount equal to or more than 540 yen, which is an amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, the control unit 29 rents a game medium corresponding to the predetermined frequency to the player and calculates it as new remaining amount information. 9460 yen is stored in the storage unit 28.
Thus, the predetermined frequency is set as the maximum frequency used in one lending operation by the player. Further, the predetermined frequency is set as a reference frequency used for determining whether or not it is possible to rent a game medium whose remaining amount is equivalent to the predetermined frequency.

On the other hand, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is not equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, that is, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to the predetermined amount, the control unit 29 indicates the remaining amount information. It is determined whether the amount is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the number of times.
When the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the frequency, the control unit 29 maximizes the amount within the amount indicated by the remaining amount information among the amounts corresponding to the integral multiple of the unit frequency. Is used to lend out a quantity of game media corresponding to this amount to the player.
For example, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 460 yen, and the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency is 540 yen, the control unit 29 determines that the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency. Judge that it is not.
Next, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 460 yen, and when the amount corresponding to one frequency is 108 yen, the control unit 29 determines that the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to one frequency. It is judged that.

Subsequently, the control unit 29 executes the following process.
The amount corresponding to a frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency is 108 yen corresponding to 1 frequency that is a frequency that is 1 time that is 1 frequency, 216 yen that corresponds to 2 times that is a frequency that is twice the frequency, and 1 frequency. 324 yen corresponding to 3 times that is 3 times the frequency, 432 yen corresponding to 4 times that is 4 times the frequency, 540 yen corresponding to 5 times that is 5 times the frequency, etc. is there.
The control unit 29 specifies the maximum amount within the range of the amount indicated by the remaining amount information from the amount corresponding to the frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency. For example, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 460 yen, the control unit 29 specifies 432 yen corresponding to 4 degrees that is four times the frequency.
Then, the control unit 29 rents out a quantity of game media corresponding to the specified amount to the player. In the above example, 100 game media having a quantity corresponding to 432 yen are lent out to the player.
When executing the lending process, the control unit 29 subtracts the used amount from the remaining amount and stores the difference obtained by the subtraction in the storage unit 28 as new remaining amount information.
In the case of the above example, since the remaining amount is 540 yen and the used amount is 432 yen, a subtraction process of 460 to 432 yen is performed, and the difference 28 yen is used as new remaining amount information as the storage unit 28. Is remembered.

Here, the frequency less than the predetermined frequency among the frequencies that are integral multiples of the unit frequency is defined as the specific frequency.
For example, when the predetermined frequency is 5 degrees, the frequency is 1 degree which is 1 times the frequency of 1 degree which is the unit frequency, 2 degrees which is twice the frequency of 1 frequency, and 3 degrees which is the frequency which is 3 times the frequency. The four frequencies that are four times the frequency are all specified frequencies.
If the amount indicated by the balance information is not equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the specified frequency, the maximum amount within the range of the amount indicated by the balance information is identified from the amount corresponding to the frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency. A number of game media corresponding to the specified amount will be lent out to the player. In this case, the frequency corresponding to the specified amount is the specific frequency. This is because the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency.

On the other hand, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is not equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the frequency, that is, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to the number of times, the control unit 29 executes the lending process. do not do.
For example, when the remaining amount is 28 yen and the amount corresponding to the number of times is 108 yen, since the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to the number of times, the control unit 29 executes the lending process. do not do.

The control unit 29 operates as a signal generation unit of the present invention. When the money usage process is executed, the controller 29 generates a frequency signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the money used for the game.
For example, in the case where the number of game media corresponding to 5 times is lent to the player in the lending process, the control unit 29 generates a frequency signal indicating the 5 times.
Further, in the case where the number of game media corresponding to 4 times is lent to the player in the lending process, the control unit 29 generates a frequency signal indicating the number of 4 times.

  Further, the control unit 29 operates as a transmission unit of the present invention, and transmits the generated frequency signal as a sales signal to the table management device 30 via the communication unit 27. This sales signal is transmitted to the hall management device 60 via the table management device 30, the island management device 40, and the parent island management device 50.

So far, the main operations executed by the control unit 29 have been described. In order to realize the operations of the control unit 29, the storage unit 28 includes a lending rate database, a reference frequency database, and a lending history database. Is remembered.
The storage unit 28 is a storage unit that stores programs and data related to various functions of the game medium lending machine 20.

The lending rate database is a database that records a lending unit price per game medium, that is, a lending rate.
As shown in FIG. 4, the lending rate database includes “game type”, “lending fee”, “consumption tax amount (8%)”, and “game fee”.
“Game type” indicates the type of gaming machine 10 based on the rental rate. For example, in the lending rate database shown in FIG. 4, “4-yen pachinko” indicates a pachinko machine 10a that uses a game ball lent at a lending rate of 4 yen per ball. Further, “20 yen pachislot” indicates a slot machine 10b that plays a game using medals lent at a rental rate of 20 yen per piece.

“Lending fee” indicates a lending unit price per game medium when the consumption tax is not increased, that is, a lending rate when the consumption tax is an external tax. For example, “4 yen” indicates that the lending rate when the consumption tax is not increased is 4 yen per ball. “20 yen” indicates that the lending rate is 20 yen per sheet.
The “consumption tax amount (8%)” indicates the product obtained by multiplying the “lending fee” by the consumption tax rate, that is, the amount of consumption tax. For example, when the “lending fee” is 4 yen and the consumption tax rate is 8%, the “consumption tax amount (8%)” is 4 yen × 0.08 = 0.32 yen.
“Game fee” indicates an actual lending rate when a player receives a lending of a game medium from a game hall, that is, a lending rate when a consumption tax is taken as an internal tax. This “game fee” is an amount obtained by adding “consumption tax (8%)” to “lending fee”.

In the lending rate database shown in FIG. 4, there are four types of “game type”: “4-yen pachinko”, “1-yen pachinko”, “20-yen pachislot”, and “5-yen pachislot”. The game types are not limited to these four, and the rental rate set in the gaming machine 10 installed in the game hall can be recorded in the “game type”. For example, when a pachinko machine 10a that plays a game with 2 yen per slot or a slot machine 10b that plays a game with 10 yen per piece is installed in a game hall, a "2 yen pachinko" or "10 yen pachislot" is loaned to the database. Recorded in “Game Type”. Further, when there are only “4 yen pachinko” and “20 yen pachislot” in the game hall, these two “game types” are recorded in the lending database.
In the lending rate database shown in FIG. 4, four game types are listed as “game types”. However, it is not necessary to record all four of these in the lending rate database, and the lending database is stored. It is only necessary that the game type of the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the gaming medium lending machine 20 is recorded in at least the lending database.
Furthermore, since the data recorded in the lending rate database is not used directly for lending processing executed by the control unit 29, it is not always necessary to store the lending rate database in the storage unit 28.

The reference frequency database is a database in which the frequency corresponding to the number of game media lent is recorded.
As shown in FIG. 5, the reference frequency database includes “game type”, “number of one-time loan”, “one-time money amount”, “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)”, and “reference frequency loan number”. “Reference frequency amount” is an item.
The “game type” indicates the same information as the “game type” in the lending rate database.
“Number of times of lending” indicates the number of game media corresponding to this number of times when the minimum number of game media lent to a player in one lending process is defined as one time. For example, in the reference frequency database shown in FIG. 5, “25 balls” has “25 balls” as the number of game balls corresponding to one frequency, and this “25 balls” is lent to a player in one lending process. This indicates that the number of game balls is the smallest. In addition, “5” indicates that the number of medals corresponding to the number of times is “5”, and that “5” is the smallest number of medals that can be lent to a player in one lending process. Show.

The “one-time amount” indicates an amount necessary for lending out a quantity of game media corresponding to the number of times. For example, “108 yen” corresponding to “4 yen pachinko” of “game type” indicates that the amount required to rent “25 balls” game balls corresponding to one time is “108 yen”. ing. In addition, “108 yen” corresponding to “20 yen pachislot” of “game type” indicates that the amount required to lend “5” medals corresponding to one time is “108 yen”. Yes.
The “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” indicates a standard frequency, that is, a predetermined frequency, which is a frequency corresponding to a standard quantity determined as the quantity of game media lent by the game medium lending machine 20 in one lending operation. For example, “5 times” corresponding to “4 yen pachinko” of “game type” is a quantity corresponding to “5 times” as the number of game balls rented out by the game medium lending machine 20 in one lending operation. This indicates that this frequency is used as the reference frequency. In addition, “10 times” corresponding to “20 yen pachislot” of “game type” is a quantity corresponding to the number of medals lent out by the game medium lending machine 20 in one lending operation. This indicates that the frequency is used as the standard frequency.

The “reference frequency lending number” indicates the number of game media corresponding to the “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)”. For example, “125 balls” indicates that the number of game balls corresponding to “5 degrees” of “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” is “125 balls”. Further, “50” indicates that the number of medals corresponding to “10 degrees” of “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” is “50”. This “reference frequency loan number” can be calculated as a product obtained by multiplying “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” by “1 frequency loan number”.
“Reference frequency amount” indicates an amount corresponding to “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)”. For example, “540 yen” indicates that the amount corresponding to “5 degrees” of “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” is “540 yen”. This “reference frequency amount” can be calculated as a product obtained by multiplying “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” by “one frequency amount”.

In the “game type” of the reference frequency database, all of the rental rates set for the gaming machines 10 installed in the game hall can be recorded. This is the same as the “game type” in the lending rate database.
The “game type” in the reference frequency database only needs to record at least the game type of the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the game medium lending machine 20 in which the reference frequency database is stored. This is also the same as the “game type” in the lending rate database.

The lending history database is a database in which information related to lending processing is recorded as a history.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the loan history database includes “event”, “balance display” (“frequency balance”), “amount balance”, and “transmission frequency” as items. .
FIG. 6 shows a lending history database when a 10,000 yen bill is inserted as cash and the received amount is 10,000 yen. FIG. 7 shows a lending history database when a prepaid card with 1000 yen recorded is inserted and the accepted amount is 1000 yen.
Here, each item will be described in the order of “amount balance”, “event”, “balance display” (“frequency balance”), and “transmission frequency”.

  “Amount balance” indicates the received amount, which is the amount received by the receiving means, as remaining amount information, and indicates the remaining amount, which is a difference obtained by subtracting the used amount from the remaining amount, as new remaining amount information. That is, the amount recorded in this “amount balance” is the remaining amount information.

  “Event” indicates the reason why data is recorded in “amount balance” or the like. For example, when data is recorded in “amount balance” or the like when one 10,000 yen bill is inserted as cash into the bill insertion slot 21a, “10,000 yen input” is recorded in “event”. Further, when data is recorded in “amount balance” or the like by inserting a prepaid card in which 1000 yen is recorded into the card insertion slot 22a, “1000 yen insertion” is recorded in “event”. Further, when data is recorded in “amount balance” or the like by the operation of lending the game medium by the player, that is, the operation of the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10, “lending operation” is recorded in “event”. Is recorded.

“Balance display” (“Frequency balance”) indicates a display frequency that is a frequency displayed on the input amount display unit 25a including a liquid crystal display, a 7-segment display, and the like.
The display frequency is a numerical value indicating the amount indicated by the remaining amount information recorded in the “amount balance” as 100 yen = 1 degree, and the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is divided by 100, and the quotient obtained by this division is obtained. This is the number obtained by rounding down the number after the decimal point.
For example, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is “10000”, the quotient obtained by dividing by 100 is “100”, and the numerical value obtained by rounding down the number after the decimal point is “100”. This “100” is displayed on the input amount display section 25a as the display frequency.
When the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is “9460”, the quotient obtained by dividing by 100 is “94.6”, and the value obtained by rounding down the number after the decimal point is “94”. This “94” is displayed on the input amount display portion 25a as the display frequency.

  “Transmission frequency” indicates the frequency represented by the frequency signal (sales signal) transmitted from the game medium lending machine 20 to the hall management device 60. That is, “transmission frequency” indicates the frequency corresponding to the amount used for the game in the amount indicated by the remaining amount information.

Each database described above is stored in the storage unit 28, but the control unit 29 operates as follows with respect to the lending history database.
When a predetermined valuable value is received by the receiving means, the control unit 29 receives the amount indicated by the valuable value, and records this amount as the received amount in the “amount balance” of the loan history database. At this time, in “event” and “balance display” (“frequency balance”), information corresponding to the received amount is recorded in association with the received amount.
For example, when the received amount is 1000 yen, the control unit 29 records “1000” in “Amount balance” in the loan history database, records “Thousand yen input” in “Event”, and “Balance display”. Record "10 degrees" in ("Frequency balance"). Since the frequency signal is not transmitted at this time, “−” or the like that does not specify the frequency can be recorded in “transmission frequency”.

When the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 is operated, the control unit 29 executes a lending process.
At this time, the control unit 29 extracts the latest remaining amount information from the “amount balance” in the loan history database, and when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, it corresponds to the predetermined frequency. Lending a certain amount of game media to the player.
Then, the control unit 29 subtracts the amount corresponding to the quantity of the game medium lent to the player from the amount indicated by the remaining amount information, and uses the difference obtained by this subtraction as a new remaining amount, Record in "Balance". At this time, in “event” and “balance display”, information corresponding to the remaining amount is recorded in association with the remaining amount.
For example, when the latest remaining amount information recorded in the “amount balance” in the loan history database is 1000 yen and the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency is 540 yen, the control unit 29 determines the quantity corresponding to 540 yen. Lent out 125 game media.
Then, the control unit 29 subtracts 540 yen from 1000 yen, sets the difference obtained by this subtraction to 460 yen as a new remaining amount, and records "460" in the "amount balance" of the loan history database. At this time, “rental operation” is recorded in “event”, and “4 degrees” is recorded in “balance display” (“frequency balance”).

When executing the lending process, the control unit 29 generates a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the number of game media lent to the player and transmits the frequency signal to the hole management device 60. Then, the control unit 29 records the frequency indicated by the frequency signal in the “transmission frequency” of the lending history database.
For example, when the number of game media lent to the player is 125 balls and the frequency corresponding to 125 balls is 5 times, the control unit 29 generates a frequency signal indicating the 5 times to the hall management device 60. Send.
And the control part 29 records 5 frequency which is the frequency which a frequency signal shows to "transmission frequency" of a loan history database. These five frequencies are recorded in association with “460” of “amount balance”.

So far, the operation executed by the control unit 29, the function of the control unit 29, and the configuration of the database for realizing this function have been described.
Next, other components of the game medium lending machine 20 will be described.

Each counter 130 operates as follows.
A game is played in the gaming machine 10 using the game medium lent to the player, and the acquired game medium is stored in the lower tray 12 of the gaming machine 10, and an operation unit (near the lower tray 12) ( When the player is operated, the stored game media are dropped and stored in a tray 131 of each counter counter 130 provided below the lower tray 12.
A lever 134 is provided in the vicinity of the tray 131, and the game medium stored in the tray 131 flows into the counters 130 by operating the lever 134.

A counting sensor 132 is provided inside each counter 130, detects each game medium that has passed, and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 29.
The control unit 29 counts the number of detection signals input from the count sensor 132, stores the count number in the storage unit 28 as a count value, and causes the count value display unit 133 to display the count value.
In this way, when the number of game media is counted by each counter counter 130 and this count value is stored in the storage unit 28, when the return button 135 is operated, the control unit 29 causes the sending device to 26b is controlled, and the game medium is divided into a predetermined number of units (for example, 125 pieces) within the range of the count value and returned to the upper plate 13 of the gaming machine 10 from the nozzle 26a.

The recording medium return button 24a is a means operated by the player when the player finishes the game and ejects the card from the card insertion slot 22a.
The return mechanism 24b is a recording medium discharge unit that discharges a card from the card insertion slot 22a under the control of the control unit 29 when the recording medium return button 24a is operated.

These recording medium return button 24a and return mechanism 24b execute the following operations.
For example, when a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a, the recording medium return button 24a is operated by the player at the end of the game, and when the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 yen or more at this time, When the count value counted by the table counter 130 is recorded in the storage unit 28 as one or more numerical values, the control unit 29 controls the card R / W 22b, which is a predetermined recording unit, to perform predetermined information. It is issued by recording (at least information indicating the remaining amount or information indicating the count value) on a new visitor card and discharging the visitor card from the card insertion slot 22a.
In addition, depending on the specifications of the game medium lending machine 20, the control unit 29 controls the IC coin R / W 23b, which is a predetermined recording unit, to display predetermined information (at least information indicating the remaining amount or a count value). Information) is recorded in a new IC coin, and the IC coin is issued by being discharged from the IC coin return slot 23c.

  Furthermore, when a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, when the recording medium return button 24a is operated, when the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 yen or more, or at each counter 130 When the counted value is recorded as one or more numerical values in the storage unit 28, the control unit 29 controls the card R / W 22b to control predetermined information (at least information indicating the remaining amount or total amount). Information indicating a numerical value) is recorded on the prepaid card, and the prepaid card is discharged (returned) from the card insertion slot 22a.

  Further, when a visitor card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, when the recording medium return button 24a is operated, when the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 yen or more, or at each counter 130 When the counted value is recorded in the storage unit 28 as one or more numerical values, the control unit 29 transmits the card ID of the visitor card and the remaining amount information or the count value to the card management device 110, and the information And the return mechanism 24b is controlled to discharge (return) the visitor card from the card insertion slot 22a.

  Further, when a member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, when the recording medium return button 24a is operated, the count value counted by each counter counter 130 is stored as one or more numerical values. , The control unit 29 transmits the card ID and count value of the member card to the member management device 120, records them in association with each other, and controls the return mechanism 24b to control the member card. Is discharged (returned) from the card insertion slot 22a.

The input unit 25b is an input unit composed of a plurality of buttons, and can input a password or the like.
The payout button 25c is operated when a member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, and when the member deposits the game medium in the game hall as a stored ball, he / she withdraws the stored ball and plays a game. Means.

The communication unit 27 is communicably connected to the table management device 30 and transmits at least the frequency signal generated by the control unit 29 to the table management device 30 as a sales signal.
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the communication unit 27 transmits the frequency signal generated by the control unit 29 to the table management device 30 as needed. However, the timing of transmitting the frequency signal is not limited at any time, and the game medium lending machine 20 may transmit the frequency signal when a transmission request is transmitted from the hall management device 60. In this case, the control unit 29 of the game medium lending machine 20 can make preparations for transmitting the frequency signal until there is a transmission request from the hall management device 60.

The game medium lending machine 20 has been described so far.
Next, the configuration of the hall management device 60 will be described as a specific example of the gaming device of the present invention.

(3) Hall Management Device As shown in FIG. 8, the hall management device 60 of this embodiment includes a communication unit 61, an input operation unit 62, an output display unit 63, a storage unit 64, and a control unit 65. I have.

Here, the communication unit 61 is a receiving unit that receives a signal output from the parent island management device 50 via a predetermined communication line.
The communication unit 61 receives at least the game signal output from the gaming machine 10 and receives the frequency signal output from the game medium lending machine 20 as a sales signal.

The input operation unit 62 is input operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse that are operated by a game shop clerk or the like to input predetermined information and commands.
The output display unit 63 is an output unit including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display that displays predetermined information on a screen and a printing unit such as a printer that prints out the predetermined information on a predetermined sheet.

The storage unit 64 is a storage unit (for example, a nonvolatile ROM, a hard disk, or the like) that can store programs and data related to the functions of the hall management device 60.
The storage unit 64 functions as a processing frequency storage unit of the present invention, and stores a sales database in which information regarding lending of game media to players is recorded for each gaming machine 10.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the sales database includes “event”, “reception frequency”, “reception frequency”, “sales frequency”, “frequency difference”, and the like.
In “Event”, the reason for the generation of the signal received by the communication unit 61 is recorded. For example, when the received signal is a sales signal, the reason for the generation of this sales signal is that the player has operated the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 in order to receive the lending of game media. Therefore, “rental operation” is recorded in “event”.

In “reception frequency”, the frequency indicated by the sales signal is recorded as reception frequency information.
In the “number of sales”, the number of times the sales signal has been received so far by the communication unit 61 is recorded as sales number information.
In “sales frequency”, the cumulative frequency indicated by each of the sales signals received so far by the communication unit 61 is recorded as cumulative processing frequency information.
The “frequency difference” is a difference between “sales frequency” before the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61 and “sales frequency” after the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61. Recorded as frequency difference information.

Here, the cumulative processing frequency information and the frequency difference information are information calculated using the frequency indicated by the sales signal.
The storage unit 64 stores the reception frequency information, the cumulative processing frequency information, and the frequency difference information as processing frequency information that is information regarding the frequency corresponding to the amount used by executing the amount usage processing.

Note that the timing of resetting each information in the sales database (the timing of setting “number of receptions” to “0” and “frequency of sales” to “0 degrees”) is, for example, that the communication unit 61 outputs an out signal for a predetermined period or more. For example, the timing when the predetermined period when not received or the timing when the predetermined period when the communication unit 61 does not receive the sales signal for a predetermined period or more may be used.
9 and 10 both show a sales database. FIG. 9 corresponds to the loan history database of FIG. 6, whereas FIG. 10 corresponds to the loan history database of FIG. doing. That is, FIG. 9 shows a sales database when the accepted amount based on the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a of the game medium lending machine 20 is 10,000 yen. The sales database when the received amount based on the amount recorded on the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is 1000 yen is shown.
Furthermore, the sales database can be stored in a storage unit such as a RAM mounted on the control unit 65. In this case, the storage means functions as the processing frequency storage unit of the present invention.

The storage unit 64 stores a notification method selection information database in which one or more notification modes are recorded.
As shown in FIG. 11, the notification method selection information database is configured with “notification method”, “mode”, and “communication to a clerk” as items.
In the “notification method”, a number or name assigned to each “mode” of notification and “communication to a clerk” is recorded.
In the “mode”, specific contents of the notification are recorded. For example, the voice notification in the store clerk's income can be set to “Aspect A”. Moreover, the notification by the screen display in the store clerk's income can be set to “Aspect B” or the like. In this “mode”, in addition to the notification to the income, for example, the screen display in the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60, the designation of the size, color, blinking, etc. of the characters in this screen display, the hall management device The sound generation from the speaker connected to 60, the lighting of the lamp connected to the gaming system 1, and the like can be recorded.

In the “communication to the store clerk”, a setting of whether to perform notification automatically by “automatic” or “manual” according to the content recorded in the “mode” is recorded.
Here, “automatic” means that the output information is automatically sent to the notification device 100 when the control unit 65 generates output information when the remaining amount when the used amount is subtracted from the received amount is a fraction. Transmitting and executing notification based on the content recorded in the “mode” (for example, transmission of a notification signal to the income).
In addition, “manual” means that when the control unit 65 generates output information when the remaining amount when the used amount is subtracted from the received amount is a fraction, the store clerk at the amusement hall uses a predetermined value in the input operation unit 62. After the operation is performed, the output information is transmitted to the notification device 100 to perform notification based on the content recorded in the “mode”.

In FIG. 11, four notification methods are recorded. However, the notification method is not limited to four, and it is sufficient that at least one notification method is recorded in the notification method selection information database. .
Moreover, the memory | storage part 64 memorize | stores the alerting | reporting method selected by the store clerk from the alerting | reporting methods currently recorded on the alerting | reporting method selection information database as a selection alerting | reporting method.

The storage unit 64 functions as a predetermined frequency storage unit of the present invention, and stores information related to the predetermined frequency as predetermined frequency information.
The predetermined frequency is a frequency corresponding to an amount of money used for a game by a single operation by the player, and is a preset reference frequency. For example, as shown in the reference frequency database of FIG. 5, a reference frequency amount that is an amount used for a game by one operation by a player is set to 540 yen, and a predetermined frequency that is a frequency corresponding to this reference frequency amount is set to It can be set as 5 degrees.
In this case, “5 degrees” is stored in the storage unit 64 as the predetermined frequency information.
The predetermined frequency information can be stored in a storage unit such as a RAM mounted on the control unit 65. In this case, the storage means functions as the predetermined frequency storage unit of the present invention.

The storage unit 64 stores a fractional balance flag.
The fractional balance flag is specific frequency usage information that can specify that the amount used by the execution of the amount usage process is the amount corresponding to the specific frequency, and when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the remaining amount Is a flag indicating that the remaining amount is less than the unit frequency or that the remaining amount is estimated to be less than the unit frequency.
When this fraction balance flag is set (when set), it indicates that the remaining amount is a fraction less than the unit frequency or that the remaining amount is estimated to be a fraction less than the unit frequency. .
On the other hand, when the fractional balance flag is cleared (when not set), it means that the remaining amount is not less than the unit frequency, that is, that the remaining amount is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency. Show.

The control unit 65 is a control unit that includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like and operates as a computer.
The control unit 65 controls the respective components while monitoring the inputs from the respective components of the hall management device 60 based on the control program and data stored in the ROM, so that the game signal received by the communication unit 61 is received. Based on this, predetermined game information is calculated, aggregated, and stored in the storage unit 64.
For example, based on a game signal (for example, an out signal, a safe signal, a medal insertion signal or a medal payout signal) output from the gaming machine 10 and received by the communication unit 61, a game for each gaming machine 10 or each model Information (for example, the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of inputs and the number of payouts) is calculated and aggregated, and stored in the storage unit 64.

In addition, the control unit 65 performs a characteristic operation as described below while totaling predetermined game information.
When the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 identifies the frequency indicated by the sales signal and records it in the “reception frequency” of the sales database stored in the storage unit 64.
Next, the control unit 65 extracts the reception frequency information (the latest reception frequency information immediately before the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61) recorded in the “reception frequency” of the sales database, and the reception frequency information 1 is added to the indicated numerical value, and the sum obtained by the addition is recorded as “reception frequency” in the sales database as new reception frequency information.

Subsequently, the control unit 65 obtains the latest accumulated processing frequency information immediately before the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61 from the accumulated processing frequency information which is data recorded in the “sales frequency” of the sales database. The frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 is added to the numerical value indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information, and the sum obtained by the addition is used as new cumulative processing frequency information in the sales database. To record.
Then, the control unit 65 subtracts the numerical value indicated by the latest cumulative processing frequency information recorded in “sales frequency” immediately before the sales signal is received from the numerical value indicated by the calculated new cumulative processing frequency information. The difference is calculated, and this difference is recorded as “frequency difference” in the sales database as new frequency difference information.
When the control unit 65 records data in “reception frequency”, “reception frequency”, “sales frequency”, and “frequency difference” in the sales database, the control unit 65 associates these data with “lending operation” in “event”. Record.
Each time the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 records data in the “reception frequency” of the sales database.

  The control unit 65 operates as the information generating means of the present invention, and when it is determined that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is less than the unit frequency, or the remaining amount is the unit frequency When it is estimated that it is less than, predetermined output information is generated.

There are the following four processes in the process executed by the control unit 65 to determine whether or not to generate the output information.
(A) Processing using “frequency difference” in sales database (b) Processing using “reception frequency” in sales database (c) Processing using “reception frequency” in sales database (d) “Sales frequency” in sales database Processes used These processes will be described below in order.

(A) Process Using “Frequency Difference” in Sales Database This process determines whether the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information recorded in the “frequency difference” in the sales database is a frequency other than a predetermined frequency. is there.

The control unit 65 operates as the specific frequency usage information generation unit of the present invention, and the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information recorded in the “frequency difference” of the sales database and the predetermined frequency indicated by the predetermined frequency information extracted from the storage unit 64. And compare.
When the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag. In this case, since the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency, the fractional balance flag is cleared assuming that the remaining amount when the amount used in the game is subtracted from the received amount is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is not the same as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fractional balance flag. In this case, since the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is a frequency different from the predetermined frequency, that is, a specific frequency, the fraction balance flag is set assuming that the remaining amount is a fraction. Note that the process of setting the fractional balance flag corresponds to a process of generating specific frequency use information called a fractional balance flag.

(B) Processing Using “Receiving Frequency” in Sales Database This processing is to determine whether or not the frequency indicated by the received frequency information recorded in “Receiving frequency” in the sales database is a frequency other than a predetermined frequency. is there.
The control unit 65 compares the frequency indicated by the reception frequency information recorded in the “reception frequency” with a predetermined frequency.
Here, the processing of (b) is executed using the reception frequency information recorded in the “reception frequency” of the sales database, but the control unit 65 receives the sales signal by the communication unit 61. The frequency indicated by the sales signal can be specified as the reception frequency, and the reception frequency can be compared with the predetermined frequency.

When the received frequency is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag. In this case, since the reception frequency is the same as the predetermined frequency, the fractional balance flag is cleared assuming that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the reception frequency is not the same as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag. In this case, since the reception frequency is a frequency different from the predetermined frequency, that is, a specific frequency, the fraction balance flag is set assuming that the remaining amount is a fraction.

Note that (a) and (b) both determine whether the frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency.
However, conventionally, in the hall management device 60, the frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 is accumulated and stored in the sales database as “sales frequency”.
(A) performs the processing of (a) using the accumulated “sales frequency”.
On the other hand, (b) specifies the frequency of the sales signal itself received by the communication unit 61, and determines whether this frequency is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency.

(C) Processing Using “Reception Count” of Sales Database This processing is to determine whether or not the number of times indicated by the reception frequency information recorded in “Reception Count” of the sales database has reached a predetermined number. .
The control unit 65 compares the number of times indicated by the reception frequency information recorded in the “reception frequency” of the sales database with a predetermined number of times.
When the number of times indicated by the reception frequency information is not a predetermined number, the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag. In this case, since the number of receptions has not reached the predetermined number, the fractional balance flag is cleared assuming that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the number of times indicated by the reception number information reaches a predetermined number, the control unit 65 sets a fractional balance flag. In this case, since the number of receptions has reached a predetermined number, the remaining balance is set as a fraction, and the fractional balance flag is set.

(D) Processing Using “Sales Frequency” in Sales Database This processing is to determine whether or not the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information recorded in “Sales Frequency” in the sales database has reached a certain frequency. is there.
The control unit 65 compares the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information recorded in the “sales frequency” of the sales database with a certain frequency.
When the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information is not a fixed frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag. In this case, since the sales frequency has not reached a certain frequency, the fractional balance flag is cleared assuming that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information reaches a certain frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fractional balance flag. In this case, since the sales frequency has reached a certain frequency, the remaining balance is set as a fraction, and the fractional balance flag is set.

These processes (a) to (d) are processes performed to determine whether or not to generate predetermined output information. That is, when the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, specifically a specific frequency, when the frequency of reception of the frequency signal in the communication unit 61 reaches a predetermined number of times, the communication unit When the cumulative number of frequencies indicated by the frequency signal received at 61 reaches a certain frequency, in at least one of the cases, the control unit 65 serving as information generation means generates predetermined output information.
Here, the purpose of executing such processing is to notify the notification device 100 that is the transmission destination of the output information when the remaining amount when the amount used in the game is subtracted from the received amount is a fraction less than the unit frequency. This is for executing a predetermined notification. The reason why the processes (a) to (d) can be aimed at the notification is as follows.

  (Reason 1) When the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is a single amount, this single amount is set as an amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax, and this single amount is not a divisor of the received amount. Therefore, if you subtract a single amount from the amount received, the remaining amount will remain as a fraction.

Specifically, a case where the one-time amount is not an amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax and a case where the one-time amount is an amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax will be described.
If the one-time amount is not an amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax, specifically, when 100 yen is set as one number, this one-time amount of 100 yen is a divisor of the received amount, for example, 1000 yen. ing. For this reason, if 100 yen, which is a fractional amount, is subtracted from 1000 yen, which is the accepted amount, the remaining amount becomes 0 yen when it is subtracted 10 times, leaving no fraction.
In the lending process, if the predetermined frequency is 5 times, the amount corresponding to this quantity is 500 yen. If the received amount is 1000 yen, the sales amount will be 1000 yen and the remaining amount will be 0 yen in two loans.

On the other hand, when the one-time amount is an amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax, when the consumption tax rate is 8%, 100 yen × 1.08 = 108 yen is set as one number. In this case, 108 yen that is a one-time amount is not a divisor of, for example, 1000 yen that is an accepted amount. Therefore, if you subtract 108 yen, which is a fractional amount, from 1000 yen, which is the accepted amount, the remaining amount will be 28 yen when you subtract nine times, leaving a fraction.
In the lending process, if the predetermined frequency is 5 times, the amount corresponding to this quantity is 540 yen. If the received amount is 1000 yen, the sales amount is 540 yen and the remaining amount is 460 yen with one lending.
Furthermore, if a lending operation is performed and 100 balls are lent out with a sales amount of 432 yen corresponding to 4 times, the remaining amount before the lending operation is 460 yen, and the sales amount is 432 yen. The remaining amount is 28 yen.

Thus, the remaining amount is 0 yen and no fraction remains in the former, whereas the remaining amount is 28 yen and the fraction remains in the latter. This is because in the former case, the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is a divisor of the received amount, whereas in the latter case, the amount is not a divisor of the received amount. .
That is, when the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is an amount including the consumption tax, and when this amount is not a divisor of the received amount, the fraction will remain as the remaining amount.

(Reason 2) When the amount of money is subtracted from the amount received, the receipt of the sales signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the last amount of money drawn is specified by the processes (a) to (d). Therefore, the case where the fraction remains as the remaining amount in the game medium lending machine 20 is a case where all of the received amount other than the remaining amount of the fraction becomes the sales amount and is used for the game.
And all the money used for those games is transmitted to the hall management device 60 as a sales signal.
For this reason, when it is determined that the hall management device 60 has received all of the sales signals, or when subtracting a one-time amount from the received amount, the frequency corresponding to the one-time amount drawn last is used. When it is determined that the sales signal indicating “” is received, it can be determined that the game medium lending machine 20 has a remaining fraction as the remaining amount.

And this judgment is realizable by each process of (a)-(d).
Here, before explaining each processing of (a) to (d) regarding (reason 2), terms used in this explanation are defined.
One operation performed by the player to receive the rental of the game medium is referred to as “1 push”. The frequency corresponding to the amount used when the “1 push” operation is performed is referred to as “frequency of use”. Of the “usage frequency”, the frequency that is set as the frequency corresponding to the amount of money used in the “1 push” operation and is the reference frequency is referred to as “predetermined frequency” or “reference frequency”. Of the “usage frequencies”, “usage frequencies” less than “predetermined frequencies” are referred to as “specific frequencies”. When the amount of money is subtracted from the amount of money received, the frequency corresponding to the frequency of money of the last time is referred to as “final usage frequency”.

Each process of (a)-(d) is demonstrated using these terms.
(A) utilizes the fact that the frequency indicated by the sales signal transmitted when the “final usage frequency” is used becomes the “specific frequency”.
For example, in the case where the frequency used in “1 push”, that is, “reference frequency” is 5 frequency, and the received amount is 1000 yen, the sales signal transmitted when “final usage frequency” is used is indicated. The frequency is 4 times, that is, “specific frequency” (see “4 degrees” of “transmission frequency” shown in the loan history database of FIG. 7).
Further, when the “reference frequency” is 4 times and the received amount is 1000 yen, the frequency indicated by the sales signal transmitted when the “final usage frequency” is used is 1 frequency, that is, “specific frequency” It becomes.
Therefore, when the “frequency difference”, which is the frequency indicated by the sales signal, is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction.

(B) uses the fact that the frequency indicated by the sales signal transmitted when “final usage frequency” is used is “specific frequency”, as in (a).
Therefore, the control unit 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction when the “reception frequency” that is the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency.

(C) utilizes the fact that the number of sales signal transmissions when the amount used for the game is used from the received amount is constant for each “reference frequency”.
For example, when the “reference frequency” is 5 and the received amount is 1000 yen, the number of sales signal transmissions is 2 (“2 times” of “number of receptions” shown in the sales database of FIG. 10). ). Further, when the “reference frequency” is 4 times and the received amount is 1000 yen, the sales signal is transmitted 3 times. Similarly, when the “reference frequency” is 3, 2, or 1, the sales signal is transmitted three times, five times, and nine times, respectively.
The frequency indicated by the last transmitted sales signal includes “final usage frequency”.
For this reason, when the “number of receptions” of the sales signal reaches a predetermined number, the controller 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction.
The predetermined number of times compared with the “number of times of reception” is set according to the received amount and the “reference frequency”. For example, when the “reference frequency” is 5 times and the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the predetermined number of times is set to 2 times. In addition, when the “reference frequency” is 4 times and the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the predetermined number of times is set to 3 times.

(D) utilizes the fact that the cumulative number of frequencies indicated by the sales signal when the amount used for the game is used from the received amount is constant. If the received amount is constant, the cumulative number of frequencies indicated by the sales signal is a constant value regardless of the frequency of the “reference frequency”.
For example, when the “reference frequency” is 5 times and the received amount is 1000 yen, the cumulative number of frequencies indicated by the sales signal is 9 (the “sales frequency” shown in the sales database of FIG. 10). (See “9 degrees”). In addition, when the “reference frequency” is 4 degrees, 3 degrees, 2 degrees, or 1 degree, when the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the total number of frequencies indicated by the sales signal is 9 degrees.
Therefore, the control unit 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction when the “sales frequency”, which is the cumulative frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61, reaches a predetermined frequency.
The predetermined frequency to be compared with the cumulative frequency indicated by the sales signal can be set using a quotient obtained by dividing the received amount by an amount corresponding to the unit frequency. For example, when the received amount of 1000 yen is divided by 108 yen, which is the amount corresponding to the unit frequency, 1000 yen / 108 yen = 9.259. Then, “9”, which is a quotient obtained by rounding down the decimal point, can be set as the predetermined frequency.

Note that only one of the processes (a) to (d) may be adopted, or two or more may be adopted.
Here, (c) and (d) may be notified even when the remaining amount is not a fraction, because one player will be notified every time when cash is inserted twice or more, Since (a) and (b) are notified when the remaining amount becomes a fraction, they are more accurate than (c) and (d).
However, when adopting (c) or (d), in order to supplement the above points, as described later, when it is determined that a predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player finished the game. It is also possible to perform notification. Thereby, also in (c) and (d), it is possible to improve the accuracy of detection of the remaining fraction.

In addition, in the processes (a) to (d), when there is a process that the control unit 65 does not execute, the storage unit 64 does not store information used in the process that the control unit 65 does not execute. be able to.
For example, when the process (b) is not executed, the storage unit 64 can be configured not to store the reception frequency information used in the process (b). In this case, the item “reception frequency” is deleted in the sales database.
In other words, the storage unit 64 can store information used for processing executed by the control unit 65 in the processes (a) to (d).
The information used in each process of (a) to (d) is reception frequency information (used in the process of (b)), which is the frequency indicated by the frequency signal, or information calculated using this frequency. There is cumulative processing frequency information and frequency difference information (used in the processing of (a) or (d)). The storage unit 64 can store one or both of reception frequency information and cumulative processing frequency information according to processing executed by the control unit 65.

  Furthermore, when the control unit 65 executes any one of the processes (a) to (d) and determines that the condition set for the process is satisfied (for example, in the process (a), “frequency” When it is determined that the frequency indicated by “difference” is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, in the process of (b), when it is determined that the frequency indicated by “reception frequency” is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, the process of (c) Then, when it is determined that the number of times indicated by “number of receptions” has reached a predetermined number of times, in the process of (d), when the frequency indicated by “sales frequency” is determined to have reached a predetermined frequency) Set (set) the flag.

For the fractional balance flag, as described above, “the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is estimated to be less than the unit frequency or that the remaining amount is estimated to be less than the unit frequency. An explanation was made on the flag indicating “.
Here, the “estimated” is that the hall management device 60 determines whether or not there is a remaining balance based only on the sales signal, and then the same player puts cash into the game medium lending machine 20 or the like. This is because the hall management device 60 cannot judge until the remaining amount is no longer a fraction. In other words, if the control unit 65 generates the predetermined output information by executing the processes (a) to (d), the game medium lending machine 20 has a remaining balance of 28 yen. In this state, it is possible for the player to insert a new 1,000 yen, and even if the remaining amount is no longer a fraction due to the 1000 yen being inserted in this way, the hole management device 60 I don't know until a new 1000 yen was introduced. Therefore, the definition of the fractional balance flag does not conclude that the remaining amount is a fraction, and includes the meaning of “estimate”.

Next, the control unit 65 checks the fractional balance flag at a predetermined timing. Thereby, it is determined whether this fractional balance flag is set (set) or cleared (not set).
When it is determined that the fractional balance flag is set, the control unit 65 functions as a non-game determining unit of the present invention, and determines that the player has not played a game for a predetermined period based on predetermined game information. .
Specifically, the control unit 65 checks whether or not the out signal output from the target gaming machine 10 has been received by the communication unit 61 within the past predetermined period. Thereby, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine 10 is in operation, and with this, it is determined that the player has not played a game for a predetermined period.

The out signal is a pulse signal output from the gaming machine 10, and one pulse is output for a predetermined number of outs.
When the out signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 functions as the game information generation unit of the present invention, and the number of outs indicated by the out signal and the time when the out signal is received by the communication unit 61. Are generated as game information that can specify whether or not the player is playing a game, and stored in the storage unit 64.

The determination using the out signal is specifically performed as follows.
For example, as shown in FIG. 12 (i), when the out signal has not been received in the past predetermined period in the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 determines that the predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player finished the game. It is determined that the gaming machine 10 is not in operation. In this case, the control unit 65 sets (sets) the fractional balance card leaving information as the data of the target gaming machine 10.
The fractional balance card neglected information means that a game with the balance remaining fractional, even though a predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game, is not extracted by the player. This is information indicating that it is left in the medium lending machine 20. This fractional balance card leaving information is in a clear (non-set) state in the initial state.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12 (ii), when the out signal has been received by the communication unit 61 within the past predetermined period, the control unit 65 does not end the game, and the gaming machine 10 is determined to be operating. In this case, the control unit 65 clears (not sets) the fractional balance card leaving information as the data of the target gaming machine 10.
When the fractional balance flag is cleared, the control unit 65 determines that no fractional balance has occurred, and clears (not sets) the fractional balance card leaving information.

  Thus, when the fraction balance flag is set, it is erroneously notified when the remaining amount happens to be a fraction during the player's game by determining whether or not the gaming machine 10 is in operation. You can avoid that.

In addition, although the method using out information was mentioned here as a method of determining whether the gaming machine 10 is in operation, the method is not limited to the method using out information.
For example, a camera which is an imaging means for photographing a player seated in a chair in front of the gaming machine 10 is installed, and it is determined whether the gaming machine 10 is in operation based on the captured image of the camera. can do.
In this case, when the player's hand is touching the handle of the pachinko machine 10a, it can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is in operation. On the other hand, when the player is not projected on the captured image, or when the player's hand projected on the captured image is not touching the handle of the pachinko machine 10a and this state continues for a predetermined period or longer. It can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is not in operation.

Further, for example, a seating sensor is installed in a chair in front of the gaming machine 10, and it can be determined whether or not the gaming machine 10 is in operation based on the ON / OFF operation of the seating sensor.
In this case, when the ON signal is output from the seating sensor, it can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is in operation. On the other hand, when an OFF signal is output from the seating sensor, it can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is not in operation.

The process for determining whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game in this way is a process performed when it is determined that the fractional balance flag is set.
However, it is estimated that the remaining balance is a fraction when the fraction balance flag executes the processes (a) to (d) described above and determines that the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency. It is set when getting.
The sales signal is transmitted when the game medium lending machine 20 rents the game medium to the player. When the player receives the rental of the game medium, the player usually continues to play the game. For this reason, even if the game medium is lent to the player, the remaining amount becomes a fraction, a sales signal is transmitted, and the fraction balance flag is set, it takes a considerable time thereafter for the player to finish the game. It is possible.
For this reason, even when it is determined that the fractional balance flag is set, the player's game end confirmation process based on the out information is repeatedly executed at regular time intervals (for example, every minute). Is desirable.
In addition, since it is considered that it takes a considerable time for the player to finish the game after the fractional balance flag is set, it will be included in the out information until a certain time has elapsed since the fractional balance flag was set. The confirmation process may not be executed based on the player's game end, but may be executed after a predetermined time has elapsed.

Further, the control unit 65 confirms the fractional balance card leaving information at a predetermined timing, and determines whether the fractional balance card leaving information is set or cleared.
When the fractional balance card leaving information is cleared, the control unit 65 does not generate output information.
On the other hand, when the fractional balance card leaving information is set, the control unit 65 refers to the notification method selection information database stored in the storage unit 64 and specifies the selected notification mode.
And the alerting | reporting apparatus 100 is alert | reported by the aspect of the identified alerting | reporting.
At this time, the control unit 65 generates a signal for causing the notification device 100 to execute notification as output information, and transmits the output information to the notification device 100 via the communication unit 61.

The control part 65 produces | generates output information by the content according to the aspect of the specified alerting | reporting. And the control part 65 operate | moves as an output means of this invention, and outputs the produced | generated output information.
For example, when the notification device 100 is the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60, the control unit 65 extracts data to be displayed on the output display unit 63 from the storage unit 64, and outputs them as output information. Send to part 63. The output display unit 63 displays a notification screen based on the received output information.
In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 13 (i), the output display unit 63 has received the output information in the place where the normal game data is displayed until the output information is received. As shown in FIG. 13 (ii), it is possible to display a screen composed of texts and symbols such as “○ left in fractional balance card”.

When the notification device 100 is an income that a store clerk possesses, the control unit 65 transmits output information indicating that the predetermined sound is output from the income via the communication unit 61. The income outputs a predetermined sound based on the received output information.
Furthermore, when the notification device 100 is a lamp connected to the hall management device 60, the control unit 65 sends a signal indicating that this lamp is lit to the lamp as output information. Thereby, the lamp is turned on.
When the notification device 100 is a frequency display unit (not shown) of the gaming machine 10 connected to the game medium lending machine 20, the remaining amount of the fraction may be displayed on the frequency display unit. Examples of display modes in this case include blinking display and display of predetermined symbols (Δ, □, ○, etc.).

The notification device 100 performs a predetermined operation based on the output information output from the control unit 65 so that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is less than the unit frequency or the remaining amount Can be identifiably notified that the frequency is estimated to be less than the unit frequency.
A game store clerk confirms a predetermined operation performed by the notification device 100, so that a game medium in which a recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the game medium lending machine 20 installed in the game hall. It can be known that there is a lending machine 20. Particularly, as shown in FIG. 13 (ii), the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60 displays the machine number of the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the gaming medium lending machine 20 where the recording medium is left unattended. The store clerk can immediately identify the gaming machine 10.
Then, the store clerk can cancel the neglected state by visiting the game medium lending machine 20 and performing an operation such as removing the recording medium. Thereby, the player who is going to play a game with this gaming machine 10 next can start a game smoothly.

So far, the configuration of the gaming system 1 of the present embodiment has been described in detail.
Next, an operation procedure executed by the gaming system 1 will be described as a “recording medium remaining amount management method” with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS.

(4) Recording medium remaining amount management method Here, each of the following processes will be described.
(I) Amount acceptance processing (ii) Lending control processing (iii) Frequency information reception processing (iv) Fractional balance card warning processing (v) Warning execution processing

(I) Amount Acceptance Processing The amount acceptance processing is processing in which the game medium lending machine 20 accepts a predetermined valuable value.
This money reception process will be described with reference to FIG.

When cash is inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a of the game medium lending machine 20, the bill identification unit 21b identifies the denomination of the inserted bill and uses the signal indicating the identified denomination as a denomination signal as a control unit. Send to 29.
When a predetermined card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, the card R / W 22b reads predetermined information from the inserted card and sends a signal indicating this information to the control unit 29.
When a predetermined IC coin is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a, the IC coin R / W 23b reads predetermined information from the inserted IC coin and sends a signal indicating this information to the control unit 29.

The control unit 29 determines whether or not the denomination signal is received from the bill identifying unit 21b. Thereby, the control part 29 judges whether cash was inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21a (S10).
When it is determined that cash has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a by receiving the denomination signal from the bill recognition unit 21b (S10-Yes), the control unit 29 inserts the bill based on the denomination signal. The amount of cash inserted into the mouth 21a is specified (S11), and this amount is accepted as the accepted amount. Then, the received amount is recorded as “remaining amount” in “amount balance” of the loan history database (S12).

On the other hand, when the denomination signal is not received from the bill identifying unit 21b (S10-No), the control unit 29 determines whether or not the signal indicating the information read from the card is received from the card R / W 22b. To do. Thereby, the control part 29 judges whether the card | curd was inserted in the card insertion port 22a (S13).
When it is determined that a card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 22a by receiving a signal indicating information read from the card from the card R / W 22b (S13-Yes), the control unit 29 First, it is determined whether or not the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is a prepaid card or a visitor card (S14).

When it is determined that the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is, for example, a prepaid card (S14-Yes), the controller 29 records the amount recorded on the prepaid card based on the signal received from the card R / W 22b. And this amount is accepted as an accepted amount (S15).
When it is determined that the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is a visitor card (S14-Yes), the control unit 29 sends the card ID indicated by the signal received from the card R / W 22b to the card management apparatus 110. The received amount is received and the amount associated with the card ID is received, and this amount is accepted as the accepted amount (S15).
Then, the received amount is recorded as “remaining amount” in “amount balance” of the loan history database (S12).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is not a prepaid card or a visitor card (S14-No), the control unit 29 determines whether the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is a membership card. Is determined (S16).
When it is determined that the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is a member card (S16-Yes), the control unit 29 acquires the number of stored balls from the member management device 120 based on the signal received from the card R / W 22b. (S17). Then, the amount corresponding to the number of stored balls is recorded in the “amount balance” of the loan history database as the remaining amount (S12). Note that the game media withdrawn from the storage ball can be managed by providing a separate database instead of the lending history database.
On the other hand, when determining that the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is not a membership card (S16-No), the control unit 29 determines that the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is not a regular card, The return mechanism 24b is controlled to eject the card from the card insertion slot 22a (S18). Then, the money amount acceptance process ends.

When it is determined in S13 that the signal indicating the information read from the card is not received from the card R / W 22b (S13-No), the control unit 29 receives the signal indicating the information read from the IC coin. It is determined whether or not it has been received from the IC coin R / W 23b. Thus, it is determined whether or not an IC coin has been inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a (S19).
When it is determined that the IC coin is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a by receiving a signal indicating the information read from the IC coin from the IC coin R / W 23b (S19-Yes), the control unit 29 Then, an amount is specified based on the signal, and this amount is accepted as an accepted amount (S20). Then, the received amount is recorded as “remaining amount” in “amount balance” of the loan history database (S12).
On the other hand, when it is determined that the signal indicating the information read from the IC coin is not received from the IC coin R / W 23b (S19-No), the control unit 29 executes the processes after S10.

  By executing this amount acceptance process, the control unit 29 accepts an amount based on the valuable value of the cash inserted into the game medium lending machine 20 or the inserted recording medium as the amount accepted, and “ Can be recorded in the "Amount Balance".

(Ii) Lending control processing The lending control processing is processing in which the game medium lending machine 20 lends game media to the player.
This lending control process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 29 of the gaming medium lending machine 20 determines whether or not the communication unit 27 has received an operation signal output from the gaming machine 10 when the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 is operated. Thereby, the control unit 29 determines whether or not there is a request for ball lending (S30).
When the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 is not operated and there is no ball lending request (S30-No), the lending control process is terminated.
On the other hand, when there is a ball lending request by operating the ball lending button 11 (S30-Yes), the control unit 29 refers to the lending history database stored in the storage unit 28 and this lending history. The amount indicated by the latest balance information recorded in the “amount balance” in the database, or the frequency corresponding to this amount is confirmed (S31).
Next, the control unit 29 determines whether or not the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the reference frequency (S32).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or higher than the reference frequency (S32-Yes), the control unit 29 executes a lending process for renting a game medium having a quantity corresponding to the reference frequency (S33).

When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the balance information is less than the reference frequency (S32-No), the control unit 29 determines whether or not the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the balance information is 1 or more. (S34).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 frequency or more (S34-Yes), the control unit 29 can lend out the quantity corresponding to the specific frequency that is the frequency from 1 frequency to the reference frequency. A process of lending the maximum amount of game media is executed (S35).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than 1 (S34-No), the lending control process is terminated.
When executing the lending process of S33 or the lending process of S35, the control unit 29 executes the information transmission setting process of transmitting frequency information indicating the frequency corresponding to the number of lent game media to the hall management device 60 as a sales signal. (S36).

(Iii) Frequency information reception process In the frequency information reception process, the hall management device 60 receives the sales signal transmitted by the game medium lending machine 20 via a predetermined communication line, and the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a predetermined frequency. This is a process for determining whether the frequency is other than the above.
This frequency information reception process will be described with reference to FIG.
Note that (iii) frequency information reception processing, (iv) fractional balance card warning processing, and (v) warning execution processing, which will be described below, are performed for each gaming machine 10 managed by the hole management device 60 and for each gaming machine. 10 is a process that is executed for each game medium lending machine 20 attached to 10.

The control unit 65 of the hall management device 60 determines whether or not the communication unit 61 has received a sales signal (S40).
When the communication unit 61 has not received the sales signal (S40-No), the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag (S41).
When the communication unit 61 receives the sales signal (S40-Yes), the control unit 65 refers to the “sales frequency” in the sales database stored in the storage unit 64, and the communication unit 61 receives the sales signal. The latest cumulative processing frequency information immediately before is called (S42).

Next, the control unit 65 adds the frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 to the frequency indicated by the called cumulative processing frequency information, and uses the sum obtained by the addition as new cumulative processing frequency information as the sales database. Is recorded in “Sales Frequency” (S43).
Subsequently, the control unit 65 calculates the difference between the accumulated processing frequency information obtained by the addition and the called cumulative processing frequency information (S44), and uses this difference as a new frequency difference to determine the “frequency difference” in the sales database. To record.
Then, the control unit 65 determines whether or not the frequency indicated by the difference is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency (S45).
When the frequency indicated by the difference is a frequency different from the predetermined frequency (S45-No), the control unit 65 sets a fractional balance flag (S46).
When the frequency indicated by the difference is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency (S45-Yes), the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag (S41).

  By executing the frequency information reception process, the control unit 65 performs the lending process in the game medium lending machine 20 and the remaining amount when the received amount or the remaining amount is reduced becomes a fraction less than the unit frequency. In addition, a fractional balance flag can be set.

The reason for executing the process of clearing the fractional balance flag, which is the process of S41, is as follows.
Even if the remaining amount becomes a fraction in the game medium lending machine 20, the player can further insert cash or change the card, and the remaining amount is increased from the fraction to an amount equivalent to the unit frequency. You can increase it.
Here, the fact that cash has been inserted or the card has been replaced is not notified to the hall management device 60, but if the gaming value is lent to the player thereafter, a frequency signal is transmitted to the hall management device 60. The
In the hall management device 60, even if the fractional balance flag is set once, if the frequency signal is received after that, the received amount of money that can be lent to the player for the game value corresponding to the frequency indicated by the frequency signal is received. It can be inferred that there was, and it can be determined that the balance is no longer a fraction. Therefore, the process of clearing the fractional balance flag is executed as the process of S41.

In the frequency information reception process, the determination procedure using the cumulative process frequency information recorded in the “frequency difference” of the sales database has been described. However, the information used for this determination is not limited to the cumulative processing frequency information, but can use information that can identify the frequency difference, for example, an amount corresponding to the frequency difference or a game value quantity corresponding to the frequency difference. Also good.
In the frequency information reception process, the determination procedure using the cumulative process frequency information recorded in the “frequency difference” of the sales database has been described. However, this determination is not limited to the determination using the cumulative processing frequency information. As described above, the reception frequency information recorded in the “reception frequency” of the sales database and the “reception frequency” are recorded. It is also possible to make a determination using any one of the received frequency information and the accumulated processing frequency information recorded in the “sales frequency”.

(Iv) Fractional balance card warning process The fractional balance card warning process is a process for determining whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game when the fractional balance flag is set. is there.
This fractional balance card warning process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hall management device 60 checks the fractional balance flag stored in the storage unit 64 (S50), and determines whether or not this fractional balance flag is set (set) (S51).
When the fraction balance flag is not set (set), that is, when the fraction balance flag is cleared (S51-No), the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10. (S52).

When the fractional balance flag is set (set) (S51-Yes), the control unit 65 confirms the out information within the past predetermined period for the target gaming machine 10 (S53). Then, the control unit 65 determines whether or not the target gaming machine 10 is operating based on the out information (S54).
When the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation (S54-No), the control unit 65 sets fractional balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10 (S55).
When the target gaming machine is operating (S54-Yes), the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10 (S52).

  By executing this fraction balance card warning process, the control unit 65 causes the remaining amount to be a fraction in the game medium lending machine 20 and when a predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player finished the game. In addition, fractional balance card leaving information can be set.

The reason for executing the process of clearing the fractional balance card leaving information, which is the process of S52, is as follows.
Even if the remaining amount becomes a fraction in the game medium lending machine 20, the player can further insert cash or change the card, and the remaining amount is increased from the fraction to an amount equivalent to the unit frequency. You can increase it.
Here, the fact that cash has been inserted or the card has been replaced is not notified to the hall management device 60, but if the gaming value is lent to the player thereafter, a frequency signal is transmitted to the hall management device 60. The
In the hall management device 60, even if the fractional balance card leaving information is set once, if the frequency signal is received after that, the received amount that can lend the game value corresponding to the frequency indicated by the frequency signal to the player It can be inferred that there has been a reception, and it can be determined that the remaining amount is no longer a fraction. Therefore, as the process of S52, a process of clearing the fractional balance card leaving information is executed.

This fractional balance card warning process is a process that is assumed to be executed by the hole management device 60. In S50, the control unit 65 confirms the fractional balance flag.
However, this fraction balance card warning process can also be executed by a gaming device other than the hole management device 60. In this case, the gaming device can receive the instruction based on the fractional balance flag from the hole management device 60 and execute the processing after S52.

(V) Warning Execution Process The warning execution process is a process of selecting a notification mode and causing the notification device 100 to execute notification according to this mode.
This warning execution process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hall management device 60 checks the fractional balance card leaving information stored in the storage unit 64 (S60), and determines whether or not this fractional balance card leaving information is set (set) ( S61).
When the fraction balance card leaving information is not set (set) (S61-No), the warning execution process is terminated.
When the fraction balance card leaving information is set (set) (S61-Yes), the control unit 65 refers to the notification method selection information database stored in the storage unit 64, and determines the selected notification mode. Confirm (S62).
And the control part 65 produces | generates the output information for making the alerting | reporting apparatus 100 perform alerting | reporting with the aspect of the alerting | reporting selected (S63).
The control unit 65 outputs the generated output information to the notification device 100 (S64).
When receiving the output information, the notification device 100 performs notification in the selected notification mode.

  This warning execution process is a process that is assumed to be executed by the hall management device 60. However, this warning execution process can also be executed by a gaming device (including the notification device 100) other than the hall management device 60. In this case, the gaming apparatus can receive the instruction based on the fractional balance card leaving information from the hole management apparatus 60 and execute the processes after S61.

  As described above, according to the gaming device, the gaming system, and the recording medium remaining amount management method of the present embodiment, it corresponds to the amount used for the game from among the amounts received by the gaming medium lending machine 20. The gaming device receives a signal indicating the frequency as a sales signal, executes a determination process such as whether the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, and outputs a predetermined output based on the result of the determination Information can be generated and transmitted to a predetermined notification device 100. And the alerting | reporting apparatus 100 can perform predetermined alerting | reporting based on the received output information.

Of the processing executed by the gaming device in this way, the determination processing such as whether or not the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency is determined based on the amount received from the game medium lending machine 20 or the remaining amount. This is a process for allowing the notification device 100 to notify when the remaining amount when the value is subtracted becomes a fraction.
Thereby, the store clerk of the game hall receives the notification that the notification device 100 is executing, and immediately recognizes that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the game medium lending machine 20. be able to. Then, the store clerk can take appropriate measures such as collecting the recording medium from the game medium lending machine 20.

Moreover, even when another player comes to the gaming machine 10 provided in the gaming medium lending machine 20 where the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left unattended, a store clerk comes and the recording medium comes. Since the game is collected, the game can be started immediately. Thereby, the fall of the operation of the gaming machine 10 can be prevented.
In the present embodiment, the state in which the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left unattended is automatically detected by the gaming device and notified to the store clerk, so that the store clerk can play the game installed in the game hall. There is no need to look around the medium lending machine 20 one by one. As a result, the work load on the store clerk can be reduced, and a situation that hinders hall management can be avoided.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the gaming apparatus, gaming system, and recording medium remaining amount management method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
19 to 22 are flowcharts showing respective steps of processing executed by the game medium lending machine or the hall management device provided in the game system of the present embodiment.
This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the following points. That is, a card discharge signal indicating that a recording medium has been discharged by the game medium lending machine is transmitted from the game medium lending machine to the hall management device, and a recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left unattended The difference is that the time until notification is different when a recording medium whose remaining amount is not a fraction is left, and the number of recording media brought back by the player is different.
Other components are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the same components as those in FIG. 1 and the like are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(1) Game System and Game Device As shown in FIG. 1, a game system 1 according to this embodiment includes a game machine 10, a game medium lending machine 20, a stand management device 30, an island management device 40, and a parent island management device. 50, a hall management device 60, a counting device 70, a payment machine 80, a prize exchange device 90, a notification device 100, a card management device 110, and a member management device 120.
In (1), the configurations of the settlement machine 80 and the notification device 100 will be described, and then the configurations of the game medium lending machine 20 and the hall management device 60 will be described as (2) and (3).

The settlement machine 80 executes a settlement process for returning cash corresponding to the amount remaining on the card or cash corresponding to the amount deposited on the IC coin to the player.
Upon receipt of a recording medium such as a card or IC coin, the checkout machine 80 reads predetermined information from the recording medium and specifies the remaining amount based on this information (or reads the information read from the recording medium into the card). The balance is transmitted to the management apparatus 110 to obtain the remaining amount), and the cash corresponding to the remaining amount is paid out to return the cash to the player.
When the settlement machine 80 performs such a settlement process, the settlement machine 80 transmits to the hall management device 60 a settlement process signal indicating information such as the ID of the recording medium targeted for the settlement process and the settlement amount that has been returned to the player. To do.

The notification device 100 notifies that a predetermined recording medium is left without being discharged from the game medium lending machine 20 even though a predetermined period or more has elapsed since the end of the game by the player. It is a notification means to do.
Here, the notification device 100 is not limited to the case where the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20, but the recording medium whose remaining amount is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is the gaming medium. Even when left in the lending machine 20, the notification is made.

(2) Game Medium Lending Machine As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game medium lending machine 20 of the present embodiment includes a bill insertion slot 21a, a bill identification unit 21b, a card insertion slot 22a, a card R / W 22b, and an IC coin. Insert port 23a, IC coin R / W 23b, IC coin return port 23c, recording medium return button 24a, return mechanism 24b, input amount display unit 25a, input unit 25b, payout button 25c, nozzle 26a, delivery device 26b, communication unit 27 A storage unit 28 and a control unit 29.

  Here, the memory | storage part 28 memorize | stores the card | curd acceptance information which shows that the card | curd was received by card | curd R / W22b, and the card | curd discharge information which showed that the card | curd was discharged | emitted.

When receiving a signal indicating information read from the card from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 determines that the card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, sets (sets) the card reception information, and ejects the card. Clear (unset) the information.
And the control part 29 produces | generates the card | curd acceptance signal which shows that the card | curd was inserted, and transmits to the hall | hole management apparatus 60 via the communication part 27. FIG.

In addition, when receiving an operation signal from the recording medium return button 24a, the control unit 29 drives the return mechanism 24b to eject the card from the card insertion slot 22a.
Then, the control unit 29 sets (sets) the card discharge information and clears (unsets) the card reception information.
Further, the control unit 29 generates a card discharge signal indicating that the card has been discharged, and transmits the card discharge signal to the hole management device 60 via the communication unit 27.

By executing such processing, the card acceptance information can be set and the card ejection information can be cleared while a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a.
In addition, the card reception information can be cleared and the card discharge information can be set between the card insertion slot 22a and the next card insertion.
Furthermore, the control unit 29 can transmit a card acceptance signal to the hole management device 60 when a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a.
And the control part 29 can transmit a card | curd discharge signal to the hole management apparatus 60, when a card | card is discharged | emitted from the card insertion port 22a.

Here, the processing when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a or when the card is ejected from the card insertion slot 22a has been described. However, when the IC coin is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a or the IC is inserted. The same process can be performed when IC coins are discharged from the coin return slot 23c.
That is, the storage unit 28 can store the IC coin acceptance information indicating that the IC coin has been received by the IC coin R / W 23b and the IC coin discharge information indicating that the IC coin has been discharged. When the signal indicating the information read from the IC coin is received from the IC coin R / W 23b, the control unit 29 sets the IC coin acceptance information, clears the IC coin discharge information, and the IC coin insertion slot 23a. An IC coin acceptance signal indicating that an IC coin has been inserted is transmitted to the hall management device 60. When the operation signal is received from the recording medium return button 24a, the control unit 29 drives the return mechanism 24b to discharge the IC coin from the IC coin return port 23c, clears the IC coin acceptance information, and the IC coin. Discharge information is set, and an IC coin discharge signal indicating that the IC coin has been discharged from the IC coin return port 23 c is transmitted to the hole management device 60.
Thereby, the control unit 29 can transmit an IC coin acceptance signal to the hole management device 60 when an IC coin is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a. Further, when the IC coin is discharged from the IC coin return port 23c, an IC coin discharge signal can be transmitted to the hole management device 60.

(3) Hall Management Device As shown in FIG. 8, the hall management device 60 of this embodiment includes a communication unit 61, an input operation unit 62, an output display unit 63, a storage unit 64, and a control unit 65. I have.

The communication unit 61 outputs at least the game information output from the gaming machine 10, the sales signal (frequency signal) output from the game medium lending machine 20, the card reception signal, the card discharge signal, and the payment machine 80. The settlement processing signal is received.
Further, when the game medium lending machine 20 can transmit the IC coin acceptance signal and the IC coin discharge signal, the communication unit 61 receives the IC coin acceptance signal and the IC coin discharge signal.

The storage unit 64 stores at least a sales database (see FIGS. 9 and 10), a notification method selection information database (see FIG. 11), and a fractional balance flag.
The timing at which each data in the sales database is reset (the timing at which “the number of receptions” is set to “0” and the “frequency of sales” is set to “0” ”) is received by the communication unit 61, for example. Timing, etc.
The timing of resetting each data in the sales database is, for example, the timing when the predetermined period has elapsed when the communication unit 61 has not received an out signal for a predetermined period or more, or the communication unit 61 transmits the sales signal for a predetermined period. For example, the timing at which the predetermined period has elapsed when not received can be used.

The control unit 65 has the following functions.
(I) Function for changing the predetermined period according to the remaining amount (ii) Non-notification function after discharging the recording medium (iii) Function for changing the predetermined period immediately before closing (iv) Notification mode changing function according to the remaining amount (v) Number of take-out recording medium calculation functions About these functions These will be described in the following order.

(I) Function for changing a predetermined period by remaining amount The function for changing a predetermined period by remaining amount is a predetermined period used when the control unit 65 determines whether or not a player has finished a game. One predetermined period is prepared, one is used for the determination when the remaining amount is a fraction, and the other is used for the determination when the remaining amount is not a fraction.

In the first embodiment, when the remaining amount becomes a fraction in the game medium lending machine 20, when the target gaming machine 10 has not been operated for a predetermined period, the notification device 100 is caused to perform notification.
On the other hand, in this embodiment, not only when the remaining amount becomes a fraction but also when the remaining amount is not a fraction, when the target gaming machine 10 has not been operated for a predetermined period, the notification device 100 is notified. Let it run.
Here, this notification is performed when it is determined that a predetermined time or more has elapsed since the player finished the game. In this determination, the notification is used when the remaining amount is a fraction. When the period is the first predetermined period and the predetermined period used when the remaining amount is not a fraction is the second predetermined period, the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period can be different.
For example, the first predetermined period can be 3 minutes and the second predetermined period can be 5 minutes.

In order to realize this process, the control unit 65 executes the following process.
The control unit 65 functions as a predetermined frequency use determination unit of the present invention, and determines whether or not the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is a predetermined frequency.
When the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is a predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag.
When the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is a specific frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag.

The control unit 65 functions as a non-game determination unit of the present invention. When the fraction balance flag is set, a game is played by the player during the past first predetermined period based on the game information. If the fractional balance flag is cleared, it is determined whether or not the player has played a game during the past second predetermined period based on the game information.
Note that the determination method when the out information is used as the game information is the same as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 12).

Then, when the fraction balance flag is set, when the player has not played a game during the first predetermined period in the past based on the game information, the control unit 65 sets the fraction balance card leaving information. .
Further, when the fractional balance flag is cleared, when the player has not played a game during the second predetermined period in the past based on the game information, the control unit 65 sets the normal balance card leaving information. .
The normal balance card neglect information is a recording medium whose balance is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency even though the second predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player finished the game. This is information indicating that the player is left in the game medium lending machine 20 without being extracted by the player. This normal balance card leaving information is in a clear (non-set) state in the initial state.

Further, when the fraction balance card leaving information is set, the control unit 65 refers to the notification mode selection information database, identifies the notification mode corresponding to the fraction balance card leaving information, and executes the notification in this mode. Output information is generated and sent to the notification device 100. The notification device 100 executes predetermined notification in the specified notification mode based on the output information.
Further, when the normal balance card leaving information is set, the control unit 65 refers to the notification mode selection information database, identifies the notification mode corresponding to the normal balance card leaving information, and executes the notification in this mode. Output information is generated and sent to the notification device 100. The notification device 100 performs notification based on the output information. At this time, the notification device 100 executes at least one of notification in the same mode as the predetermined notification performed by the notification device 100 or a specific notification different from the predetermined notification.

Thus, the following effects are produced by making the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period different from each other.
For example, when the first predetermined period is shorter than the second predetermined period, the store clerk can be informed early that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the game medium lending machine 20. In particular, a recording medium with a remaining balance is more likely to be left than a recording medium with a large remaining balance. For this reason, by promptly informing the store clerk of the presence of the recording medium left in this way, the store clerk can quickly collect the record medium, or the store clerk can inform the player of the presence of the record medium Can do.
On the other hand, when the second predetermined period is shorter than the first predetermined period, it is possible to notify the store clerk early that the recording medium having a large remaining amount is left in the game medium lending machine 20. In particular, if the player leaves the game after leaving the game with a large amount of recording medium left unattended, the player loses. Further, when another player finds the recording medium, it may be abused such as paying out the recording medium or playing a game using the remaining amount of the recording medium. For this reason, when a recording medium with a large remaining amount is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20 as described above, the recording medium can be returned to the authorized owner by informing the store clerk at an early stage. If the game room cannot be returned, it can be recovered by the game hall, thereby preventing misuse by others.

  In the present embodiment, the predetermined period to be used is different between when the remaining amount is a fraction and when the remaining amount is not a fraction. However, the predetermined period to be used can be the same period when the remaining amount is a fraction and when the remaining amount is not a fraction.

(Ii) Non-notification function after discharge of recording medium The non-notification function after discharge of recording medium refers to a function that prevents notification by the notification device 100 after the recording medium is discharged by the game medium lending machine 20. .

The storage unit 64 indicates card acceptance information indicating that a recording medium has been inserted into the card insertion slot 22a of the game medium lending machine 20, and indicates that the recording medium has been discharged from the card insertion slot 22a of the game medium lending machine 20. Card discharge information can be stored.
When the communication unit 61 receives a card acceptance signal, the control unit 65 sets the card acceptance information and clears the card ejection information.
When the communication unit 61 receives a card discharge signal, the control unit 65 sets card discharge information and clears the card acceptance information.

Then, while the card discharge information is set in the storage unit 64, the control unit 65 determines whether or not the remaining amount is a fraction and whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game. Is not executed, and output information is not generated or transmitted.
For this reason, since the notification device 100 does not receive output information during that time, the notification device 100 does not perform notification and enters a standby state.
Thereby, in the alerting | reporting apparatus 100, the malfunctioning which alert | reports is performed although the recording medium is not left in the card insertion slot 22a of the game media rental machine 20 can be prevented.

  In addition, although the case where the storage unit 64 can store both the card reception information and the card discharge information has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage unit 64 does not store the card reception information and the card The discharge information may be stored. This is explained in the above example. When the card reception information is set, the card discharge information is cleared. When the card reception information is cleared, the card discharge information is set. By confirming one state of the reception information or the card discharge information, whether or not the recording medium is discharged from the card insertion slot 22a of the game medium lending machine 20 (that is, the recording medium is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a). This is because it can be determined whether or not it is in a state of not being performed.

(Iii) A function for changing a predetermined period of time just before closing A function for changing a predetermined period of time just before closing a store is a function that allows a player to end a game when the closing time of a game hall is approaching when a recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left unattended. Regardless of whether it is present or not, it refers to the function of notifying the store clerk of the presence of a recording medium left unattended.

  In order to realize the function for changing the predetermined period just before closing, the storage unit 64 stores the closing time of the game hall as a set time.

The control unit 65 executes the following process.
The control unit 65 functions as a time measuring unit of the present invention, and measures the time from the current time to the set time as remaining business hours.
Further, the control unit 65 compares the remaining business hours with a predetermined period.
As a result of the comparison, when the remaining business time is longer than the predetermined period, the control unit 65 continues to execute the comparison process.
On the other hand, when the remaining business time becomes shorter than the predetermined period, the control unit 65 checks the fractional balance flag stored in the storage unit 64 and determines whether or not this fractional balance flag is set.
When the fractional balance flag is set, the control unit 65 generates output information and transmits it to the notification device 100.
On the other hand, when the fractional balance flag is cleared, the control unit 65 does not generate output information.

By executing this process, the following effects can be obtained.
In this process, when the fractional balance flag is set, that is, when the specific frequency usage information is generated and the remaining business time becomes shorter than the predetermined period, the control unit 65 outputs the output information. It is generated and transmitted to the notification device 100.
For this reason, the store clerk of the game hall receives the notification from the notification device 100, and when the store closing time approaches, the game medium rental machine 20 in which the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left unattended. I can grasp.

In addition, in this function, even when it is determined that the player has not played a game for a predetermined period, when the specific frequency use information is generated and the remaining business hours become shorter than the predetermined period, Output information is transmitted to the notification device 100.
For this reason, the store clerk at the game hall receives a notification from the notification device 100, and at the stage where the store closing time approaches, the player ends the game and leaves the game with the recording medium left unattended. It is possible to grasp the gaming machine 10 and the game medium renting machine 20 that are likely to end up.
Then, the store clerk can take measures such as urging the player to leave the recording medium while leaving the recording medium to leave the recording medium.
In particular, it is conceivable that the player forgets to remove the recording medium and leaves the seat because the store closing time is too conscious of the closing time. By urging such a player to eject the recording medium, it is possible to prevent the player from suffering a loss.

  Further, the function is a process of automatically detecting the game medium lending machine 20 in which the recording medium is left and informing the store clerk. For this reason, the store clerk confirms whether or not there is any game medium lending machine 20 in which the recording medium is left before and after the closing time, with respect to each of the game medium lending machines 20 installed in the game hall. It is no longer necessary to close the store. Thereby, the efficiency of the card | curd collection operation | work performed in this closing operation can be achieved.

  In the comparison process in the function, when the remaining business time becomes the same time as the predetermined period, the control unit 65 can continue to execute the comparison process. Or the fraction balance flag memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 64 is confirmed, it is judged whether this fraction balance flag is set, and when the fraction balance flag is set, output information is produced | generated, On the other hand, when the fraction balance flag is cleared, the output information can be prevented from being generated.

(Iv) Notification mode change function classified by remaining amount The notification mode change function classified by remaining amount is a function that makes the notification mode executed by the notification device 100 different when the remaining amount is a fraction and when the remaining amount is not a fraction. Say.

In the first embodiment, when the remaining amount becomes a fraction in the game medium lending machine 20, when the target gaming machine 10 has not been operating for a predetermined period, the notification device 100 is caused to perform notification.
On the other hand, in this embodiment, not only when the remaining amount becomes a fraction but also when the remaining amount is not a fraction, when the target gaming machine 10 has not been operating for a predetermined period, the notification device 100 is notified.
In the present embodiment, the manner of notification performed by the notification device 100 can be made different between when the remaining amount is a fraction and when the remaining amount is not a fraction.

In order to provide such a variation of the notification mode, the storage unit 64 stores fractional balance card leaving information and normal remaining card leaving information.
The fractional balance card leaving information is information indicating that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20.
The normal remaining amount card leaving information refers to information indicating that a recording medium whose remaining amount is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20.

The storage unit 64 stores a notification method selection information database (see FIG. 11).
A plurality of “notification methods” are recorded in the notification method selection information database. One of the plurality of “notification methods” is selected and set as a notification mode corresponding to the fractional balance card abandonment information, and the other is selected as a notification mode corresponding to the normal balance card abandonment information Has been set.

The control unit 65 uses the fractional balance card abandonment information and the normal remaining amount card abandonment information to determine whether or not the remaining amount of the left recording medium is a fraction, and when the remaining amount is a fraction, The mode of notification can be made different depending on whether it is not a fraction.
For the setting (setting) and clearing (non-setting) of the fractional balance card leaving information and the normal remaining amount card leaving information, the control unit 65 operates as follows.
In the following description, the predetermined period used when determining the operating state of the gaming machine 10 when the remaining amount becomes a fraction is the first predetermined period, and the operating state of the gaming machine 10 when the remaining amount is not a fraction. The predetermined period used when making the determination is the second predetermined period.

For example, when the card discharge information is not stored in the storage unit 64, when the fraction balance flag is set in the storage unit 64 and the target gaming machine 10 is not operating within the first predetermined period, The control unit 65 sets fractional balance card leaving information in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.
Further, when the card discharge information is not stored in the storage unit 64, when the fraction balance flag is set in the storage unit 64 and the target gaming machine 10 is operating within the first predetermined period. The control unit 65 clears the fractional balance card leaving information and the normal remaining card leaving information stored in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.

Further, when the card discharge information is not stored in the storage unit 64, the fraction balance flag is cleared in the storage unit 64, and the target gaming machine 10 is not operating within the second predetermined period. The control unit 65 sets the normal remaining card leaving information in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.
Further, when the card discharge information is not stored in the storage unit 64, the fraction balance flag is cleared in the storage unit 64, and the target gaming machine 10 has been operating within the second predetermined period. In addition, the control unit 65 clears the normal remaining amount card leaving information and the fractional balance card leaving information in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.

Then, the control unit 65 refers to the normal remaining card leaving information and the fractional balance card leaving information stored in the storage unit 64, and refers to the notification method selection information database when the normal remaining card leaving information is set. Then, the notification method set corresponding to the normal remaining amount card leaving information is extracted, and output information that can be notified by this notification method is generated and output to the notification device 100.
For example, when the display on the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60 is set as the notification method set corresponding to the normal balance card leaving information, the control unit 65 displays on the output display unit 63. Information to be sent is sent to the output display section 63 as output information.

On the other hand, when the fraction remaining card abandonment information is set, the notification method set corresponding to the fraction remaining card abandonment information is extracted with reference to the notification method selection information database, and this notification method can be used for notification. Output information is generated and output to the notification device 100.
For example, when a notification by a store clerk's income is set as a notification method set corresponding to the fraction remaining card abandonment information, the control unit 65 outputs a signal for starting the income as output information to the income. send.

By executing this process, the notification mode executed by the notification device 100 can be made different between when the remaining amount is a fraction and when the remaining amount is not a fraction.
Then, the store clerk of the game hall can know whether or not the remaining amount of the recording medium in the gaming medium lending machine 20 is a fraction in accordance with the notification mode executed by the notification device 100.

Further, if the time from when the notification device 100 performs notification until the store clerk recognizes this notification is the notification recognition required time, this notification recognition required time differs depending on the notification mode.
For example, since a store clerk always carries income, when the notification is executed, the store clerk can immediately recognize the notification. That is, the time required for notification recognition is short. On the other hand, the display on the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60 cannot recognize the contents of the notification unless the store clerk goes to the place where the hall management device 60 is installed. That is, the notification recognition time is long.
Considering the length of the time required for notification recognition, comparing the case where the remaining amount is a fraction and the case where the remaining amount is not a fraction, a notification mode with a shorter notification recognition required time is given to the more important one to inform the store clerk. By setting, it is possible to inform the store clerk of the neglected state of the higher importance earlier.
For example, when it is determined that the former is more important by comparing the case where the remaining amount is a fraction and the case where the remaining amount is not a fraction, the former notification mode is notified to an income with a shorter notification recognition required time. By setting the latter notification mode to display on the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60 having a long notification recognition time, it is possible to notify the store clerk at an early stage.

In addition, although the notification to an income and the display on the output display part 63 of the hall | hole management apparatus 60 were mentioned as an example of the mode of a different notification here, the mode of a different notification is not restricted to these. For example, in both cases where the remaining amount is a fraction and the remaining amount is not a fraction, the notification device 100 is used as the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60, and the notification mode when the remaining amount is a fraction is displayed as a pop-up display. The notification mode in the case where is not a fraction can be reduced display of characters. In addition, you may make it change the aspect of alerting | reporting by the color of the character displayed, a blink display, etc.
In the present embodiment, the manner of notification is made different between when the remaining amount is a fraction and when the remaining amount is not a fraction. However, the mode of notification can be the same between the case where the remaining amount is a fraction and the case where the remaining amount is not a fraction.

(V) Take-out recording medium number calculation function The take-out recording medium number calculation function is a fractional balance card which is a recording medium in which the remaining amount is a fraction and the remaining amount is a fraction. This is a function of calculating separately for each of the normal balance cards that are not recording media.

In order to realize the take-out recording medium number calculation function, the control unit 65 executes the following processing.
(V-1) Calculation process of the number of recording media by remaining amount (v-2) Calculation process of the number of settlement recording media (v-3) Calculation process of the number of take-out recording media

(V-1) Processing for calculating the number of recording media discharged by remaining amount This processing is performed by calculating the quantity of recording media discharged from each of the plurality of game media lending machines 20 that are managed by the hall management device 60, as a normal balance card. This is a process of calculating separately for the number of discharges and the number of discharges of the fractional balance card.

The storage unit 64 stores the number of discharged normal balance cards and the number of discharged fractional balance cards.
The number of normal balance cards discharged refers to the number of normal balance cards, which are recording media in which the amount equal to or greater than the unit frequency remains as the remaining amount, is discharged from the card insertion slot 22a of the game medium lending machine 20. The number of normal balance cards ejected indicates the total number of normal balance cards ejected in the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 managed by the hall management device 60.
The number of fractional balance cards ejected is the number of fractional balance cards, which are recording media with an amount less than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency remaining as the remaining amount, ejected from the card insertion slot 22a of the game media lending machine 20. Say. The number of fractional balance cards ejected indicates the total number of the fractional balance cards ejected in the game medium lending machine 20 corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 that are managed by the hall management device 60.

When the communication unit 61 receives the card discharge signal, the control unit 65 sets the fractional balance flag for the target gaming machine 10 that is the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the gaming medium lending machine 20 that has transmitted the card discharge signal. It is confirmed whether or not the game machine 10 is inside.
When the target gaming machine 10 is not the gaming machine 10 for which the fractional balance flag is being set, the control unit 65 determines that the normal balance card has been discharged from the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 10. Then, the control unit 65 takes out the number of discharged normal balance cards from the storage unit 64, adds 1 to the number of discharged normal balance cards, and stores the sum obtained by the addition as the number of discharged new normal balance cards. Store in the unit 64.

  On the other hand, when the target gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 for which the fractional balance flag is being set, the control unit 65 determines that the fractional balance card has been ejected from the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 10. To do. And the control part 65 takes out the discharge | emission number of a fraction balance card from the memory | storage part 64, adds 1 to the discharge | emission number of this fraction balance card, and memorize | stores the sum obtained by addition as a discharge | emission number of a new fraction balance card | curd. Store in the unit 64.

By executing this process, the number of recording media whose remaining amount is a fraction is ejected from the gaming medium lending machine 20 and the number of recording media whose remaining amount is not a fraction are ejected from the gaming medium lending machine 20, respectively. Can be calculated.
Of the processing for calculating the number of discharged recording media by remaining amount, the processing for confirming the fractional balance flag is the game media installed corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 that are managed by the hall management device 60. This process is executed for each of the lending machines 20, but the number of normal balance cards discharged and the number of fractional balance cards discharged are a plurality of game medium lending machines 20 that are managed by the hall management device 60. Is calculated as the total number of normal balance cards discharged and the total number of fractional balance cards discharged.

For example, the number of gaming machines 10 to be managed by the hall management device 60 is 50, and one gaming medium lending machine 20 is installed corresponding to each of these gaming machines 10, and these 50 machines. If the normal balance cards are discharged one by one from all the game medium lending machines 20, the number of normal balance cards to be discharged is 50.
Further, for example, in this example, if 10 fractional balance cards are ejected one by one from 50 gaming media lending machines 20, the number of fractional balance cards ejected is 10 Become.

  Furthermore, when the card discharge signal is received by the communication unit 61 and the target gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 for which the fractional balance flag is being set, the control unit 65 displays the fractional balance flag of the target gaming machine 10. Is cleared (not set). As a result, the fraction balance flag is in a clear state until the next card reception signal is received by the communication unit 61, so that the control unit 65 does not generate output information during this time and outputs this output information. Also do not. For this reason, since the notification device 100 does not receive output information during that time, the notification device 100 does not perform notification and enters a standby state. Thereby, in the alerting | reporting apparatus 100, the malfunctioning which alert | reports is performed although the recording medium is not left in the card insertion slot 22a of the game media rental machine 20 can be prevented.

(V-2) Calculation processing of the number of settlement recording media This processing is performed by calculating the number of recording media settled by the settlement machine 80, the number of recording media whose balance is a fraction, and the recording media whose balance is not a fraction. This is a process of calculating separately for each settled quantity.

The memory | storage part 64 memorize | stores the adjustment number of a fraction remainder card, and the adjustment number of a normal remainder card.
The settlement amount of the fractional remaining card means the amount of settlement of the recording medium in which the remaining amount is a fraction by the settlement machine 80.
The payment amount of the normal balance card means the amount of payment of the recording medium whose balance is not a fraction by the payment machine 80.

When the settlement processing signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 causes the storage unit 64 to store information indicated by the settlement processing signal as card settlement information. This card settlement information includes at least a card ID for uniquely identifying the settlement recording medium and a settlement amount that is the amount that has been settled and returned to the player.
Further, the control unit 65 extracts the settlement amount from the card settlement information, confirms the amount indicated by the settlement amount, and determines whether this amount is a fraction.
When the amount indicated by the adjustment amount is a fraction, the control unit 65 takes out the adjustment number of the remaining balance card from the storage unit 64, adds 1 to the adjustment number of the remaining balance card, and calculates the sum obtained by the addition. It is stored in the storage unit 64 as the settlement number of the new fraction remaining card.

On the other hand, when the amount indicated by the adjustment amount is not a fraction but an amount equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency, the control unit 65 retrieves the adjustment amount of the normal balance card from the storage unit 64, and the adjustment number of the normal balance card. 1 is added, and the sum obtained by the addition is stored in the storage unit 64 as the settlement number of the new normal balance card.
By executing this process, the number of recording media whose balance is a fraction is calculated by the settlement machine 80 as the settlement number of the fraction remaining card, and the recording medium whose remainder is not a fraction is settled by the settlement machine 80. This number can be calculated as the settlement number of the normal balance card.

In this embodiment, the hall management device 60 and the settlement machine 80 are communicably connected, and a settlement processing signal is transmitted from the settlement machine 80 to the hall management device 60. Thereby, the hall management device 60 can acquire the card payment information indicated by the payment processing signal.
However, the method for obtaining the card settlement information is not limited to the method in which the hall management device 60 receives and obtains the settlement processing signal from the settlement machine 80. For example, the store clerk inputs the input operation unit 62 of the hall management device 60. It is good also as a method of acquiring the said information by operating and operating manually.

  In the present embodiment, the hall management device 60 determines whether or not the settlement amount is a fraction. However, the present invention is not limited to the hall management device 60, and the settlement machine 80 performs the determination. It may be. In this case, the settlement machine 80 transmits to the hall management device 60 information indicating whether or not the settlement amount is a fraction, which is the determination result. Based on the determination result, the hall management device 60 can calculate the number of payments of the fractional remaining card and the number of payments of the normal remaining card and store them in the storage unit 64. Note that the settlement machine 80 may transmit the determination result together with the settlement amount, or may transmit only the determination result.

(V-3) Processing for calculating the number of take-out recording media This processing is a processing for calculating the number of recording media that the player has taken home without paying out separately for the normal balance card and the fractional balance card.

The control unit 65 determines the number of fractional remaining card discharges, the number of ordinary remaining card ejections, the number of fractional remaining card settlements, and the number of regular remaining card settlements in a predetermined period (for example, one business day, one week, one month). Is calculated.
Next, the control unit 65 takes out the number of fraction remaining card discharges and the number of fractional remaining card settlements from the storage unit 64, calculates the difference between the number of fractional remaining card ejections and the number of fractional remaining card settlements, The difference is stored in the storage unit 64 as the take-out fraction remaining card number, which is the quantity of the fraction remaining card that the player has taken home without paying out.
Subsequently, the control unit 65 takes out the number of discharges of the normal remaining amount card and the amount of payment of the normal remaining amount card from the storage unit 64, calculates the difference between the number of discharges of the normal remaining amount card and the amount of adjustment of the normal remaining amount card, This difference is stored in the storage unit 64 as the number of carry-out normal balance cards, which is the quantity of the normal balance cards that the player has taken home without paying out.

Then, the control unit 65 can cause the output display unit 63 to display one or both of the take-out fraction remaining card number and the take-out normal remaining card number on the screen at a predetermined timing.
Thereby, the store clerk can grasp the quantity of the recording medium brought back without paying out by the player separately for the normal balance card and the fractional balance card by visually checking the screen display of the output display unit 63. it can.

(4) Recording medium remaining amount management method Here, each of the following processes will be described.
(I) Ball rental processing (ii) Fractional balance card warning processing (iii) Card discharge management processing (iv) Card settlement management processing

The amount acceptance process shown in FIG. 14 is a process executed by the game medium lending machine 20 of the present embodiment, but since this amount acceptance process has already been described in the first embodiment, the explanation here is as follows. Omitted.
Further, the frequency information reception process shown in FIG. 16 and the warning execution process shown in FIG. 18 are processes executed by the hole management device 60 of the present embodiment. Since it explained in one embodiment, explanation here is omitted.
However, in S60 of the warning execution process shown in FIG. 18, “Confirm whether there is fractional balance card leaving information” is set, but in this embodiment, “there are fractional balance card leaving information or normal balance card leaving information. The process after S62 is executed not only when the fractional balance card leaving information is set but also when the normal balance card leaving information is set.

(I) Ball rental process The ball rental process is a process in which the game medium lending machine 20 lends game value to a player.
This ball lending process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 29 of the game medium lending machine 20 determines whether or not a recording medium discharge request has been made by operating the recording medium return button 24a (S70).
When there is a recording medium discharge request by operating the recording medium return button 24a (S70-Yes), the control unit 29 clears the card acceptance information and sets the card discharge information (S71). And the control part 29 performs the information transmission setting process which transmits a card | curd discharge signal to the hole management apparatus 60 (S72).

When the recording medium return button 24a is not operated and there is no request for discharging the recording medium (S70-No), the control unit 29 reads the information read from the new recording medium inserted into the card insertion slot 22a. By receiving the indicated signal from the card R / W 22b, it is determined whether or not the card R / W 22b has received a new recording medium (S73).
When the signal indicating the information read from the new recording medium inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is received from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 determines that the card R / W 22b has received the new recording medium. (S73-Yes), the card ejection information is cleared, and the card acceptance information is set (S74).
When the signal indicating the information read from the new recording medium inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is not received from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 does not accept the new recording medium. (S73-No) and the process of S74 is not executed.

Next, the control unit 29 determines whether or not the communication unit 27 has received an operation signal output from the gaming machine 10 when the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 is operated. Thereby, the control unit 29 determines whether or not there is a ball lending request (S75).
When there is a ball lending request due to the operation of the ball lending button 11 (S75-Yes), the control unit 29 refers to the lending history database stored in the storage unit 28, and “amount” of this lending history database. The amount indicated by the latest balance information recorded in “Balance” or the frequency corresponding to this amount is confirmed (S76).
Next, the control unit 29 determines whether or not the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the reference frequency (S77).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or higher than the reference frequency (S77-Yes), the control unit 29 executes a lending process for renting a quantity of game media corresponding to the reference frequency (S78). And the control part 29 performs the information transmission setting process which transmits the sales signal which shows the frequency corresponded to the quantity of the lent game medium to the hall | hole management apparatus 60 (S72).

When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the reference frequency (S77-No), the control unit 29 determines whether or not the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 or more. (S79).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 frequency or more (S79-Yes), the control unit 29 can lend out the quantity corresponding to the specific frequency that is the frequency from 1 frequency to the reference frequency. A process of lending out the maximum number of game media is executed (S80). And the control part 29 performs the information transmission setting process which transmits the sales signal which shows the frequency corresponded to the quantity of the lent game medium to the hall | hole management apparatus 60 (S72).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the balance information is less than 1 (S79-No), the ball lending process is terminated.
If it is determined in S75 that the ball lending button 11 is not operated and there is no ball lending request (S75-No), the ball lending process is terminated.

(Ii) Fractional balance card warning processing The fractional balance card warning processing is performed when a recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20, and a recording medium whose remaining amount is not a fraction is stored in the gaming medium lending machine 20. This is a process of changing the mode of notification by the notification device 100 in the case of being left unattended and not performing notification by the notification device 100 after the recording medium is discharged by the game medium lending machine 20.
This fractional balance card warning process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management device 60 determines whether or not card discharge information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S90).
When the card discharge information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S90-Yes), the fractional balance card warning process is terminated.
Thereby, after the recording medium is discharged by the game medium lending machine 20, the notification by the notification device 100 can be prevented from being executed.

On the other hand, when the card discharge information is not stored in the storage unit 64 (S90-No), the control unit 65 checks the fraction balance flag stored in the storage unit 64 (S91), and the fraction balance flag is set. It is determined whether it has been performed (S92).
When the fraction balance flag is set (S92-Yes), the control unit 65 confirms whether or not out information is received within the first predetermined period for the target gaming machine 10 (S93). Thereby, it is determined whether or not the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S94).
When the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation (S94-No), the control unit 65 determines that the first predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game, and as the data of the target gaming machine 10 The fractional balance card leaving information is set in the storage unit 64 (S95).
On the other hand, when the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S94-Yes), the control unit 65 determines that the player is playing a game and uses the fractional balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10. The normal remaining amount card leaving information is cleared (S96).

When it is determined in S92 that the fractional balance flag is not set (S92-No), the control unit 65 determines whether or not out information has been received for the target gaming machine 10 within the second predetermined period. Is confirmed (S97). Thereby, it is determined whether or not the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S98).
When the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation (S98-No), the control unit 65 determines that the second predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game, and as data of the target gaming machine 10 Then, the normal remaining amount card leaving information is set in the storage unit 64 (S99).
On the other hand, when the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S98-Yes), the control unit 65 determines that the player is playing a game and uses the fractional balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10. The normal remaining amount card leaving information is cleared (S96).

  By executing this fraction balance card warning process, when a recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the game medium lending machine 20, the first predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game. Sometimes, when the remaining balance card leaving information is set and a recording medium whose remaining amount is not a fraction is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20, when the second predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game, Balance card neglect information can be set.

(Iii) Card Ejection Management Process The card ejection management process is a process for calculating the quantity of recording media ejected by the game medium lending machine 20 by dividing the quantity into a recording medium with a remaining balance and a recording medium with a large remaining amount. It is.
This card discharge management process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management device 60 determines whether or not the card discharge information is set in the storage unit 64 (S100).
When the card discharge information is not set in the storage unit 64 (S100-No), the control unit 65 ends the card discharge management process.
When the card discharge information is set in the storage unit 64 (S100-Yes), the control unit 65 has a fractional balance set in the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the gaming medium lending machine 20 that has transmitted the card discharge signal. The flag is confirmed (S101). Then, the control unit 65 determines whether or not the gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 for which the fractional balance flag is being set (S102).

When the gaming machine 10 is not the gaming machine 10 for which the fractional balance flag is being set (S102-No), the control unit 65 takes out the number of normal balance cards discharged from the storage unit 64, and 1 is added to the number of discharged normal balance cards. And the sum obtained by the addition is stored in the storage unit 64 as the number of new normal balance cards to be discharged (S103).
When the gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 for which the fractional balance flag is being set (S102-Yes), the control unit 65 clears the fractional balance flag of the gaming machine 10 (S104).
And the control part 65 takes out the discharge number of the fraction balance card from the memory | storage part 64, adds 1 to the discharge number of this fraction balance card, and memorize | stores the sum obtained by addition as the discharge number of a new fraction balance card. The data is stored in the unit 64 (S105).

  By executing this card discharge management process, the number of recording media discharged by the gaming medium lending machine 20 is recorded as the number of fractional balance cards whose remaining amount is the number of fractional recording media and the remaining amount is a large amount. It can be calculated separately for the number of discharged normal balance cards, which is the quantity of the medium.

(Iv) Card settlement management process The card settlement management process is the settlement of the quantity of the recording medium settled by the settlement machine 80, the quantity of the recording medium whose balance is a fraction, and the recording medium whose remainder is not a fraction. This is a process of calculating by dividing into the quantity and calculating the quantity of the recording medium brought back by the player without paying out separately for the normal balance card and the fractional balance card.
This card settlement management process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management device 60 determines whether or not card settlement information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S110).
When the card settlement information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S110-Yes), the control unit 65 confirms the settlement amount information stored in the storage unit 64 (S111), and the settlement amount is a fraction. It is determined whether or not there is (S112).
When the settled amount is a fraction (S112-Yes), the control unit 65 adds 1 to the settlement number of the remaining balance card and stores it in the storage unit 64 (S113).
On the other hand, when the settled amount is not a fraction (S112-No), the control unit 65 adds 1 to the settlement amount of the normal balance card and stores it in the storage unit 64 (S114).

After executing the process of S113 or S114, or when the control unit 65 determines that the card settlement information is not stored in the storage unit 64 in the determination of S110 (S110-No), the control unit 65 calculates the fraction from the storage unit 64. The number of remaining cards and the balance of the balance remaining card are taken out, the difference between the number of fraction remaining cards discharged and the balance of the fraction remaining card is calculated, and this difference is stored as a take-out fraction remaining card number in the storage unit 64. (S115). Further, the control unit 65 displays the take-out fraction remaining card number on the screen of the output display unit 63 at a predetermined timing.
Further, the control unit 65 takes out the number of discharges of the normal remaining amount card and the payment amount of the normal remaining amount card from the storage unit 64, calculates the difference between the number of discharges of the normal remaining amount card and the adjustment amount of the normal remaining amount card, A difference can be memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 64 as the number of carry-out normal balance cards. Then, the control unit 65 can display the number of carry-out normal remaining amount cards on the screen of the output display unit 63 at a predetermined timing.

  By executing this card settlement management process, the store clerk visually recognizes the screen display of the output display unit 63, and the amount of the recording medium brought back by the player without being settled is determined between the normal balance card and the fractional balance card. It can be grasped separately for each.

As described above, according to the gaming system, gaming device, and recording medium remaining amount management method of the present invention, the fact that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left unattended in the gaming medium lending machine. The device can grasp. The gaming device can notify the notification device that such a neglected state has occurred.
Thereby, the store clerk at the amusement hall can immediately know that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left by the notification by the notification device. The store clerk can take appropriate measures such as collecting the recording medium.
Further, even when another player comes to the gaming machine, the recording medium has already been collected, so that the game can be started immediately. Thereby, the fall of operation can be prevented.

The preferred embodiments of the gaming system, gaming device, and recording medium remaining amount management method of the present invention have been described above. However, the gaming system, gaming device, and recording medium remaining amount management method according to the present invention have been described above. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the hall management device is cited as the gaming device that executes the recording medium remaining amount management method. However, the gaming device is not limited to the hall management device, and a game that has been introduced into the game hall. The recording medium remaining amount management method can be executed using a device connectable to the system as a gaming device. Specific examples of this gaming device include, for example, a stand management device, an island management device, a game medium counter, a prize exchange device, a game information display device that displays predetermined game information, and displays data relating to the game and lighting effects. For example, a calling lamp that performs

Moreover, in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, although the game media rental machine becomes a structure provided with the nozzle, the game media rental machine without a nozzle may be sufficient. In this case, a signal indicating the number of game media lent can be output from the game medium rent machine to the game machine, and the number of game media indicated by the signal can be paid out from the game machine.
Further, in FIG. 2, the game medium lending machine is configured to include each counter, but the game medium lending machine may be configured not to include each counter.

  In the above-described embodiment, the hall management device determines that the number of game media corresponding to the specific frequency has been rented. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. It can also be set as the structure to do. In the case of such a configuration, the game medium lending machine can transmit information indicating that there has been sales of a specific frequency to the hall management device. Then, by receiving this information, the hall management device can grasp that the amount of game media corresponding to the specific frequency has been lent. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the hall management device.

Furthermore, when the remaining balance is left in the membership card, the information can be displayed on the screen of the gift exchange device (POS) at the time of the next prize exchange or the like so that it can be communicated to the member. it can.
In the above-described embodiment, the consumption tax is given as an example of the tax system. However, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a game-related tax such as a pachinko tax collected at the time of cash is generated.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the lending process, when the remaining amount is less than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency and is equal to or more than one frequency, the game value is given to the player using the amount corresponding to the specific frequency. Although it is decided to lend, for example, the present invention is also applied to a game medium lending machine that executes a lending process in which the amount used for a game is only an amount corresponding to a predetermined frequency and an amount corresponding to a specific frequency is not set. Applicable. In this case, the process (c) or (d) in the first embodiment is used to determine whether to generate output information.

  In the embodiment described above, the unit frequency is set to 108 yen, the predetermined frequency is set to 5 frequency, and the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency is set to 540 yen. However, the amount used for the game is the predetermined frequency. In a game medium lending machine that executes a lending process in which the amount corresponding to the specific frequency is not set, the unit frequency is 540 yen, which is the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency. It can be 1 degree. The present invention can also be applied to a game medium lending machine that executes lending processing with such contents.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game system 10 Game machine 10a Pachinko machine 10b Slot machine 20 Game media rental machine 27 Communication part 28 Memory | storage part 29 Control part 60 Hall management apparatus (game apparatus)
61 Communication Unit 62 Input Operation Unit 63 Output Display Unit 64 Storage Unit 65 Control Unit

Claims (10)

Execution of a receiving means for receiving a predetermined valuable value, an amount specifying means for specifying an amount based on the valuable value as an accepted amount, and an amount use process for causing a game to use at least a part of the received amount A gaming system comprising means,
A signal generating means for generating a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for the game, which is a frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency and is the amount of money that is the minimum unit of the money used for the game,
Transmitting means for transmitting the frequency signal;
Receiving means for receiving the frequency signal via a predetermined communication line;
When the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means is a frequency other than a predetermined frequency, when the cumulative frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means reaches a certain frequency, the receiving means Information generation means for generating predetermined output information in the case of at least one of the frequency signal reception times in
Output means for outputting the output information;
A gaming system characterized by comprising: Comprising an operation accepting means for accepting an operation performed by a player to enable the money amount use processing;
The predetermined frequency is a frequency corresponding to an amount of money used for the game in one operation by the player;
The process execution means includes
When the operation accepting unit accepts the operation, and the remaining amount of the accepted amount is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency is used to use the amount Execute the process,
In the case where the operation accepting unit accepts the operation, if the remaining amount of the accepted amount is an amount corresponding to a specific frequency that is less than the predetermined frequency and equal to or greater than 1 frequency, the amount corresponding to the specific frequency To execute the amount usage processing,
In the case where the operation accepting unit accepts the operation, when the remaining amount of the accepted amount is an amount corresponding to less than one time, the amount usage processing is not executed.
The information generating means
The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the output information is generated when the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means is the specific frequency. The information generating means
A predetermined frequency storage unit that stores information on the predetermined frequency as predetermined frequency information;
A process that is information relating to the frequency corresponding to the amount of money used by the execution of the money usage process, one or both of the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means and the information calculated using the frequency A processing frequency storage unit for storing frequency information;
Specific frequency usage that generates specific frequency usage information that can specify that the amount of money used by the execution of the amount usage processing is an amount corresponding to the specific frequency based on the predetermined frequency information and the processing frequency information An information generator,
With
The output means includes
The gaming system according to claim 2, wherein the output information generated based on the specific frequency use information is output. Informing means for notifying that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is less than the unit frequency or that the remaining amount is estimated to be less than the unit frequency is identifiable. ,
The information generating means includes a game information generating unit that generates game information that can specify whether or not the player is playing a game,
The game system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the notification means executes predetermined notification based on the output information and the game information generated by the information generation means. The information generation means includes a non-game determination unit that determines that a player has not played a game for a predetermined period based on the game information,
When the specific frequency usage information is generated in the specific frequency usage information generation unit of the information generation means, and the non-game determination unit determines that the player has not played a game for the predetermined period, The game system according to claim 4, wherein the notification means executes the predetermined notification. The information generation means includes a predetermined frequency use determination unit that determines whether or not the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the reception unit is the predetermined frequency,
The non-game determining unit can determine that the player has not played a game for a specific period different from the predetermined period based on the game information,
When the predetermined frequency use determination unit determines that the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means is the predetermined frequency, the non-game determination unit causes the player to play a game for the specified period. 6. When it is determined that the notification has not been performed, the notification unit executes at least one of the predetermined notification or a specific notification different from the predetermined notification. The described gaming system. The information generating means includes a time measuring unit that measures the time from the current time to the set time,
When the specific frequency use information is generated in the specific frequency use information generation unit of the information generation unit, and the time measured by the time measuring unit is shorter than a predetermined period, the notification unit The gaming system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the predetermined notification is executed even before the non-game determining unit determines that the player has not played a game for the predetermined period. Recording means for recording information indicating the remaining amount on a predetermined recording medium;
A recording medium discharging means for discharging the recording medium;
With
The transmission means transmits a signal indicating that the recording medium has been discharged as a discharge signal,
The receiving means receives the discharge signal;
The gaming system according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the notification means does not execute the predetermined notification after the recording medium is ejected. Receiving a predetermined valuable value, specifying an amount based on the valuable value as an accepted amount, and communicatively connecting to an amount using device that executes an amount using process for causing a game to use at least a part of the received amount A gaming device, comprising:
A frequency signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the amount of money to be used for the game, which is an integer multiple of the unit frequency, and the amount of money that is the minimum unit of the money to be used for the game is given via a predetermined communication line. Receiving means for receiving from the money usage device;
When the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means is a frequency other than a predetermined frequency, when the cumulative frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means reaches a certain frequency, the receiving means Information generation means for generating predetermined output information in the case of at least one of the frequency signal reception times in
Output means for outputting the output information;
A gaming device characterized by comprising: A process for executing a reception process for receiving a predetermined valuable value, an amount specifying process for specifying an amount based on the valuable value as a received amount, and an amount use process for causing a game to use at least a part of the received amount A gaming system comprising a process,
A signal generation step of generating a frequency signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for the game, which is a frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency and is the amount of money that is the minimum unit of the money used for the game;
A transmission step of transmitting the frequency signal;
A reception step of receiving the frequency signal via a predetermined communication line;
When the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received in the reception step is a frequency other than a predetermined frequency, when the cumulative frequency indicated by the frequency signal received in the reception step reaches a certain frequency, the reception step An information generating step for generating predetermined output information in the case of at least one of the frequency signal reception times in
An output step of outputting the output information;
A method for managing the remaining amount of recording medium.

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