JP2016195726A - Game medium control system and game medium control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a transferrer who is a member to transfer smoothly and efficiently a part of a stored game medium number to a transferee who is a general game guest.SOLUTION: A stored ball number controlled correlatively with the card ID of a member card is subtracted, and a held ball number corresponding to the subtracted stored ball number is controlled correlatively with the card ID of a general card, and the general card is discharged extractably and thereby a part of stored balls held by a member is divided, and a general card in which the divided stored ball number is treated as held balls is issued.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  According to the present invention, when a transferer who is a member transfers a part of the number of stored game media to a transferee who is a general player, a part of the number of stored game media can be transferred smoothly and efficiently to the transferee. The present invention relates to a game medium management system and a game medium management method.

  Conventionally, at amusement stores such as pachinko parlors, a game medium (storing balls / medal savings) service is provided to members registered as members of the amusement store. For example, when a member performs a storage operation on the number of balls counted by a counting machine, the number of balls is managed as a stored ball in association with member identification information in the management device. The member can replay the stored ball in each device provided in the gaming machine, and can exchange the stored ball for a prize in the prize management device. As described above, game stores have provided a game media service to members as part of the member service.

  In addition, recently, a “counter counter” has been provided for each device installed in the gaming machine, and the number of balls acquired by the player is counted by each counter, and the number of balls counted (hereinafter referred to as “ The number of balls) is cumulatively stored in the storage unit of each device, and a configuration in which this number of balls can be replayed is popular. When a card return operation is performed in a state where the number of balls is stored in the storage unit of each device, the number of balls is stored in the management device in association with the identification information of the inserted card, and the card is returned The In many cases, the number of possessed balls is limited to that day, and in the case of a member, the number of retained balls is transferred to a stored ball at a predetermined time after the store is closed. As described above, in the game store, for the convenience of the game store, each vehicle counting method is introduced, and the number of balls acquired by the player is managed by the management device as the number of balls.

  Here, many of the players who come to the amusement store come with their family and friends, so some of the number of stored balls and the number of possessions possessed by a single player is different from others. Divided services that are handed over to are known. For example, Patent Document 1 accepts an input of the number of balls to be divided in a state where the number of balls to be divided is stored in each base device, and subtracts the number of balls to be divided from the number of held balls. Disclosed is a technique for discharging a division source card associated with the number of possessed balls after subtraction and issuing a division destination card associated with the number of possessed balls corresponding to the number of balls to be divided. Further, when both the transferor and the transferee are members, it is possible to transfer a part of the number of stored balls of the member who is the transferor to the member who is the transferee by using this Patent Document 1.

JP 2013-215565 A

  However, in the case of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when both the transferee and transferee of the storage ball are members, a part of the storage ball can be transferred to the transferee, but the transferee is a general player who is not a member. Cannot transfer some of the money to the transferee. This is because there is usually only one member recording medium, and the general recording medium cannot be used as a substitute for the member recording medium.

  For this reason, when a transferor who is a member wants to transfer a part of a stored ball to a transferee who is a general player, the game ball is paid out by performing a replay operation of the stored ball, and the actual game ball is transferred to the transferee. It is necessary to transfer the game balls paid out by replaying the stored balls or counting them with each counter and transfer them to the number of held balls, and transfer the general recording medium associated with the number of held balls to the transferee. In any case, a portion of the number of stored balls cannot be transferred smoothly and efficiently to the transferee.

  For these reasons, when a transferor who is a member transfers a part of the number of stored balls to a transferee who is a general player, how can a part of the number of stored balls be transferred to the transferee smoothly and efficiently? Has become an important issue. Such a problem is also a problem that occurs not only when the number of stored balls is transferred but also when the number of stored medals is transferred.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and a game in which a transferer as a member can smoothly and efficiently transfer a part of the number of stored balls to a transferee as a general player. It is an object to provide a medium management system and a game medium management method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a game medium before the day acquired in a game before the day in association with identification information of a member recording medium possessed by a member registered as a member in the game store. A game medium management system for managing the number of game media acquired on a game of the day in association with identification information of a general record medium lent to a general player and the recording medium for members, as well as managing the number , Identification information reading means for reading identification information from the member recording medium and the general recording medium, and the number of game media before the day associated with the identification information of the member recording medium read by the identification information reading means At least a part of the number of game media specified before the day and the number of game media specified before the day specified by the number of game media specified before the day The converted game medium number specifying means for specifying the number of converted game media to be converted into the number of game media on the same day, and the number of game media before the day specified by the game medium number specifying means before the day, by the converted game medium number specifying means. Conversion means for converting the specified number of converted game media into the number of game media of the day, and the member recording medium from which the identification information is read by the identification information reading means of the number of game media of the day converted by the conversion means And / or association means for associating with the general recording medium different from the member recording medium.

  Further, the present invention provides the conversion according to the above-mentioned invention, wherein the number of game media before the day associated with the identification information of the member recording medium read by the identification information reading means is converted to the number of game media on the day. The system further comprises converted quantity information receiving means for receiving information capable of specifying the number of game media, wherein the converted game medium number specifying means specifies the number of converted game media based on the information received by the converted quantity information receiving means. It is characterized by.

  Further, the present invention relates to the above-mentioned invention, wherein the number of converted game media specified by the converted game medium number specifying means is associated with the member recording medium from which the identification information is read by the identification information reading means, or for the member An association destination instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to associate with the general recording medium different from the recording medium, and the association unit receives the conversion based on the instruction received by the association destination instruction reception unit; It is characterized by associating the number of game media of the day converted by the means.

  Also, the present invention provides the conversion game for members according to the above invention, wherein the converted quantity information receiving means converts the number of game media on the day associated with the member recording medium whose identification information is read by the identification information reading means. Accepting information that can specify the number of media and information that can specify the number of general-purpose converted game media to be converted into the number of game media for the day associated with the general-purpose recording medium different from the recording medium for members, and the conversion The game medium number specifying means specifies the number of converted game media for the member and the number of converted game media for the general based on the information received by the converted quantity information receiving means, and the conversion means plays the game before the day. From the number of game media specified before the day specified by the medium number specifying means, the number of converted game media for the member specified by the converted game medium number specifying means is determined. To the number of game media for the day specified by the conversion game medium number specifying means from the number of game media specified before the day by the game medium number specifying means. The number of game media for the day is converted into the number of game media for general use, and the association means is the member record in which identification information is read by the identification information reading means for the number of game media for the day converted by the conversion means. In association with the medium, the number of game media for the day converted by the conversion means is related to the general recording medium different from the member recording medium.

  In addition, the present invention manages the number of game media before the day acquired in the game before the day in association with the identification information of the member recording medium possessed by the member registered as a member of the game store, and lends it to general players A game medium management method for managing the number of game media of the day acquired in the game of the day in association with identification information of the general record medium and the member record medium, the member record medium and the record for general use An identification information reading step for reading the identification information from the medium, and a game medium number specifying step for specifying the number of game media before the day associated with the identification information of the member recording medium read by the identification information reading step; , Converting at least a part of the number of game media before the day specified in the game media number specification step before the day to the number of game media on the day The number of converted game media specified by the converted game medium number specifying step from the number of game media specified before the current day specified by the number of game media specified before the current day and the number of game media specified before the current day A conversion step of converting minutes into the number of game media of the day, and the member recording medium in which the identification information is read out by the identification information reading step of the number of game media of the day converted by the conversion step and / or the recording for the member And an associating step for associating with the general recording medium different from the medium.

  According to the present invention, the identification information is read from the member recording medium possessed by the member registered as a member in the game store and the general recording medium lent to the general player, and the read identification information of the member recording medium is read. A conversion game medium that specifies the number of game media before the current day acquired in the game before the associated day and converts at least a part of the number of game media acquired before the current day to the number of game media acquired on the current day. The number of the specified number of game media is converted from the number of game media before the specified date to the number of converted game media to the number of the same day game media, and the number of the converted game media for the day is read as the member recording medium. And / or because it is associated with a general recording medium different from the recording medium for the member, the transferee as a member can transfer a part of the number of game media to the transferee as a general player smoothly and effectively. It is to be able to hand over the manner.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a process of transferring a stored ball associated with a membership card to a holding ball associated with a general card in the game medium management system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the game medium management system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the inter-card card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the inter-card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the card management apparatus illustrated in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the card management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the member management apparatus illustrated in FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the member management apparatus illustrated in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 shows a screen displayed on the display operation unit in the process of transferring the stored ball associated with the membership card to the holding ball associated with the general card in the inter-card card processing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the screen transition by operation. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a process of transferring the stored ball associated with the membership card to the holding ball associated with the general card in the inter-card card processing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a process of returning the holding balls that have been automatically transferred to the storage ball by moving to a gaming machine of a different game type to the holding balls by the inter-card processing unit shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is displayed on the display operation unit in the process of shifting to the holding balls associated with the membership card and the holding balls associated with the general card based on the storage balls associated with the membership card in the inter-card processing machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the screen transition by the input operation with respect to a screen and this screen. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a process of shifting to a possession associated with a membership card and a possession associated with a general card based on the storage associated with the membership card in the inter-card processing machine. .

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a game medium management system and a game medium management method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the outline | summary of the process which transfers the stored ball linked | related with the membership card in the game media management system based on Example 1 to the holding ball linked | related with the general card | curd is demonstrated using FIG.

  Upon receiving the membership card, the inter-card processing machine 10 reads the card ID from the membership card, acquires information related to the number of stored balls managed for the read card ID from the membership management device 50, and reads the read card. The number of possessed balls managed for the ID is acquired from the card management device 40. With the membership card inserted in this way, a portion of the number of stored balls is transferred to the holding balls associated with other general cards, and the stored balls that issue the general cards associated with the transferred holding balls When receiving an operation to divide and give the card to another player's possession ball, the inter-card processing machine 10 issues a savings ball subtraction request including the number of transitions from the stored ball to the possession ball and the card ID of the member card. It transmits to the member management apparatus 50. The member management device 50 that has received the storage ball subtraction request shifts from the number of stored balls managed in the member management data 55a in association with the member card included in the received storage ball subtraction request to the possession ball included in the received ball subtraction request. Update by subtracting the number. Further, the inter-card card processing machine 10 returns the inserted membership card when the storage ball subtraction request process is completed.

  Next, the inter-card card processing machine 10 feeds one general card stored in the apparatus to the reader / writer 14 and reads the card ID of the general card. Then, the inter-card card processing machine 10 performs card management on a ball registration request including the number of transitions corresponding to the number subtracted from the number of stored balls managed in association with the discharged member card and the card ID of the read general card. Transmit to device 40. The card management device 40 that has received the possession ball registration request registers the number of transitions included in the accepted possession ball registration request in the card management data 45a as the number of possessions associated with the card ID of the general card. Further, the inter-card card processing machine 10 discharges the general card fed out to the reader / writer 14 when the possession ball registration request processing is completed.

  In this way, the number of stored balls managed in association with the card ID of the membership card is subtracted, the number of held balls corresponding to the subtracted number of stored balls is managed in association with the card ID of the general card, and the general card is taken out As a result, it is possible to divide a part of the storage balls held by the member and issue a general card with the divided number of stored balls. The department can be transferred smoothly and efficiently to the transferee who is a general player.

  Next, the system configuration of the game medium management system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of the game medium management system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of gaming machines 20 and an inter-card card processing machine 10 provided corresponding to each gaming machine 20 are installed in the gaming store. The inter-card processing machine 10 is connected to a communication line, which is an in-store network, via the island controller 30. The island controller 30, the card management device 40, the member management device 50, the prize management device 60, and the checkout machine 80 are connected to the communication line.

  The gaming machine 20 is a device that plays a game by driving game balls into the game board surface. The gaming board surface of the gaming machine 20 is provided with a plurality of winning areas (winning openings), and a predetermined number of gaming balls are given as prize balls based on the passing of the gaming balls through the winning area. It has become. In addition, a predetermined number of start areas (start ports) are provided in the game area, and a predetermined lottery is performed based on a game ball passing through the start area. If the lottery is a big win, an operation that is advantageous in terms of game is performed, for example, by increasing the probability of passing the game ball to the winning area or other starting area by operating a predetermined movable member or the like. There may be an area that doubles as a starting area and a winning area.

  The winning area is provided with a winning sensor for detecting the passing of a game ball to the winning area, and the winning sensor detects the passing (winning) of the game ball that has been driven into the winning area. ing. The control device of the gaming machine 20 has a prize ball memory that stores how many game balls are awarded as prize balls for each winning area.

  Therefore, when the winning game ball is detected to pass through a specific winning area, the winning sensor determines the number of winning balls to be awarded from the stored contents of the winning ball memory and the number of gaming balls that have passed the winning area. The game balls of the determined number of prizes are paid out.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 accepts payment, rents out game balls, and communicates with the card management device 40. When the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts a bill inserted by the player, the inter-card processing machine 10 transmits a payment notification including the deposit amount to the card management device 40, thereby converting the prepaid value into a prepaid value managed by the card management device 40. Let them add. If a predetermined ball lending operation is performed, a ball lending request is transmitted to the card management device 40, the prepaid value managed by the card management device 40 is subtracted, and the number of games corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value Pay out the balls.

  Further, if the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts the card insertion, the inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits a card insertion notification to the card management device 40. Further, when the inter-card card processing machine 10 receives the prepaid value, the balance or the balance of the stored ball from the card management device 40, the balance is stored. And when the balance of a possession ball is received and memorize | stored, the balance of the possession ball which the card management apparatus 40 manages is cleared to zero by transmitting a possession ball subtraction request | requirement with respect to the card management apparatus 40.

  Further, when the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the possession ball replay operation, the predetermined number of possession balls managed by the own device is subtracted, and the number of game balls corresponding to the subtracted number of possession balls is paid out. In addition, when the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the stored ball replay operation, it transmits a stored ball replay request to the card management device 40, thereby subtracting a predetermined number of stored balls managed by the member management device 50, The number of game balls corresponding to the subtracted number of stored balls is paid out.

  When the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the card return operation, the inter-card processing machine 10 transmits a possession ball addition request including the number of possessed balls managed by the own device to the card management device 40 and causes the card management device 40 to add the possession balls. After that, a card discharge notification is transmitted to the card management device 40, and the card is controlled to be discharged.

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

  When the card management device 40 receives a card insertion notification from the inter-card card processor 10, the card management device 40 manages the card ID of the inserted card in association with the inter-card card processor 10, and is associated with the card ID. The prepaid value and the remaining balance are transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10. Further, when the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification is the card ID of the member card, the card insertion notification is transmitted to the member management device 50, and the replay data received from the member management device 50 is used as the interbank card. It transmits to the processor 10.

  In addition, when the card management device 40 receives a possession ball subtraction request from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the card management device 40 clears the balance of the possession account to zero and receives an inter-card addition request from the inter-card card processing machine 10. If so, the number of balls indicated in the request for adding balls is added to the ball account.

  Further, when the card management device 40 receives a ball lending request from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the card management device 40 subtracts a corresponding prepaid value by a predetermined value, and transmits the ball lending permission to the inter-card card processing machine 10. Then, when the storage ball replay request is received, the storage ball replay request is transmitted to the member management device 50. When the member management device 50 outputs the storage ball replay data, Transmit to the card processor 10.

  Further, when the card management device 40 receives the card ID from the prize management device 60, the card management device 40 notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of balls associated with the card ID. Further, if the card ID is received from the settlement machine 80, the settlement machine 80 is notified of the prepaid value balance and the number of possessions associated with the card ID.

  The member management device 50 is a management device that manages member management data 55a of members registered as members in the amusement store. Specifically, the number of stored balls, points, password, name, etc. are managed in association with the member card ID issued to the member.

  When the member management device 50 receives the card insertion notification from the inter-card processing machine 10, the member management device 50 stores the stored ball replay data including the balance of the stored account corresponding to the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification and the personal identification number. To the inter-card processing machine 10. Further, when the member management device 50 receives the stored ball replay request from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the member management device 50 subtracts a predetermined number of balances of the stored ball account associated with the card ID indicated in the stored ball replay request. The stored ball replay data including the balance of the later stored ball account is transmitted to the inter-card processing machine 10. Note that communication between the inter-card card processor 10 and the member management device 50 is performed via the card management device 40.

  Further, when the member management device 50 receives an inquiry about the number of stored balls from the prize management device 60, the member management device 50 notifies the prize management device 60 of the balance of the stored ball account corresponding to the designated card ID.

  The prize management device 60 is a prize exchange terminal device provided in the prize exchange counter in the amusement store, and performs prize exchange processing for winning balls, saving balls and holding balls. The prize management device 60 is connected to a reader / writer that reads the card ID of the card and a prize payout device that pays out prizes. When the reader / writer accepts the card, the prize management device 60 transmits the card ID of the card read by the reader / writer to the card management device 40, and requests the number of possessed balls of the card. Further, when exchanging prizes for the stored balls, the member management device 50 is requested for the number of stored balls.

  When the card is inserted, the checkout machine 80 transmits a card insertion notification including the card ID of the card to the card management device 40, acquires the prepaid value balance associated with the card, and adds the prepaid value balance to the acquired prepaid value balance. The corresponding cash refund procedure can be performed.

  The ball lending process when performing the ball lending with the system shown in FIG. 2 will be described. When the player performs a ball lending operation on the inter-card card processing machine 10, the inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits a message specifying the local address of the card management device 40 as the destination. This electronic message includes the card ID of the card inserted into the inter-card card processing machine 10, an address or arbitrary identification information for identifying the inter-card card processing machine 10 that is the transmission source, and a ball rental request.

  When the card management device 40 receives a message including a ball lending request, the card management device 40 subtracts a prepaid value associated with the card ID in the message by a predetermined value (for example, 100 yen = 5 times when the frequency is 1). The data 45a is updated, and the ball lending permission is transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10 as the transmission source. Upon receiving the ball lending permission, the inter-card card processing machine 10 pays out the number of game balls (for example, 125 balls) corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value.

  Next, a description will be given of a replay process for holding balls or storing balls in the system shown in FIG. In replay, there are replays of holding balls and replaying of stored balls. In the first embodiment, what can be received from the player by the inter-card processing machine 10 is a replay instruction, and Whether to perform the play process or the replay process of the stored ball is automatically selected according to the priority of using the holding ball or the stored ball.

  In addition, with regard to the re-playing and re-playing of the ball, it is also possible to perform re-playing that replays using a ball or a storage ball that is different from the ball lending rate of the gaming machine 20. If there is a holding account or a savings account for a plurality of lending rates, if a replay instruction is accepted, which loan rate to use will be determined by the game type of the gaming machine 20 that performs the replay. It is automatically selected according to the priority of the holding account or the savings account used for replay set for each.

  In addition, a replay instruction is accepted by pressing a “replay” button displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the inter-card processing machine 10, but the replay of the possession ball or the storage ball, the entry of the possession ball or the storage ball When neither of the replays can be performed, control is performed so that the replay instruction itself cannot be accepted, for example, by setting the button for accepting the replay instruction to an inoperable state.

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

  When the card management device 40 receives a card insertion notification from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the card management apparatus 40 notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 of the balance of the money account at each rate associated with the card ID in the message. To do.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 stores the balance of the coins received from the card management device 40. And the message containing the information which specifies card ID and a rate, and a possession subtraction request | requirement is transmitted to the card management apparatus 40. FIG. When the card management device 40 receives the money subtraction request, the card management device 40 clears the balance of the money account at each rate specified by the card ID to zero. When the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts a replay operation and performs a replay operation, a predetermined number of balances of the stored revolving balls are subtracted, and a corresponding number of game balls are paid out.

  When the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts the card return operation, the inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits a telegram including a request for adding coins to the card management device 40. This message includes the card ID of the card to be ejected, the address or arbitrary identification information for identifying the inter-card card processor 10 that is the transmission source, the information for identifying the rate of the inter-card card processor 10, It includes the balance of the ball of the rate and the request for adding the ball.

  When the card management device 40 accepts a request to add money, it updates the balance of the money account at each rate associated with the card ID in the message to the value of the received balance.

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

  Next, a stored ball replay process when the replay of the stored ball is performed with the system shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The inter-card processing machine 10 designates the local address of the card management device 40 as a destination when a membership card is inserted or when identification information corresponding to a card ID is read from a portable terminal that can be used as a membership card. Send a message. This message includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processing machine 10 (or identification information corresponding to the card ID read from the mobile terminal; hereinafter referred to as the card ID), and the inter-card process that is the transmission source. An address for identifying the machine 10 or arbitrary identification information, information for identifying the rate of the inter-card card processing machine 10, and a card insertion notification.

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

  The inter-card processing machine 10 stores the received pool replay data, and the balance of the pool account indicated in the pool replay data is the number of game balls paid out in the pool replay (the number of pool replay units. For example, 125 If it is more than ball), you can replay the stored ball. In addition, here, a case where the replay of the stored ball is possible when the balance of the stored ball account is equal to or greater than the number of payout units has been described, but if the replay data indicates the number of times the stored ball replay is possible, The stored ball replay may be possible when the number of replayable times of the stored ball is 1 or more.

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

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

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

  The inter-card processing machine 10 receives the stored ball replay data, updates the balance of the stored ball account, and pays out game balls by the number of stored ball replay units. In addition, it is determined whether the balance of the renewed savings account has become less than the value corresponding to the number of replaying units of the stored ball. . If the balance of the renewed savings account is equal to or greater than the value corresponding to the number of replaying units, it is possible to accept replaying operations again. Send. In the second and subsequent replays, it is not necessary to confirm the password. In addition, you may set so that confirmation of a PIN code may be performed every time.

  Next, the transition from the holding ball to the storage ball in the closing process will be described. The card management device 40 checks the balance of the holding account in the card management data 45a during the closing process, and if there is a holding account whose holding balance is greater than “0”, the balance of the holding account is displayed. The member management apparatus 50 is notified together with the card ID and rate. The member management device 50 adds and updates the notified holding account balance to the balance of the savings account specified by the card ID and the rate. Thereafter, the card management device 40 clears the balance of the possession account to zero.

  Next, the external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, an external configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 connected to the gaming machine 20 is shown. Moreover, the gaming machine 20 provided side by side is illustrated with a broken line. Moreover, in FIG. 3, although the inter-card processing machine 10 which receives only a banknote was illustrated, the unit for coin reception can also be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes a status display unit 11 that displays the status of the apparatus of the inter-card card processing machine 10 by lighting or blinking a predetermined color lamp, and various types of gaming balls. And a bill insertion slot 12a for receiving bills. Further, the inter-card processing machine 10 throws a game ball into the gaming machine 20, a display operation unit 13 such as a touch panel display, a card insertion slot 14 a for receiving a card, a holding unit 14 b for holding a portable terminal or the like. And a counting unit 18b for counting game balls dropped from the lower pan of the gaming machine 20.

  Next, an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the inter-card card processing machine 10 illustrated in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes a banknote transport unit 12, a display operation unit 13, a reader / writer 14, a holding unit 14 b, a communication unit 15, a storage unit 16, and a control unit 17. And a nozzle unit 18a and a counting unit 18b.

  The banknote conveyance part 12 is a conveyance part conveyed to the banknote storage part which is not shown in figure, discriminating the money type and authenticity of the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion port 12a. The display operation unit 13 is an input / output device such as a touch panel display that displays various kinds of information such as valuable value and accepts various operations such as a ball lending operation.

  The reader / writer 14 is a reading unit that reads a card ID from a card inserted into the card insertion slot 14a. The card inserted into the card insertion slot 14a passes through the reader / writer 14 and is stored in a card storage section (not shown) located on the opposite side of the card insertion slot 14a with respect to the reader / writer 14. A plurality of general cards can be stored in the card storage unit. Then, the inter-card card processing machine 10 has a balance of the valuable value data 16b (prepaid value or possession) in the storage unit 16 and when the player returns the card, After performing the process of associating the valuable value data 16b with the stored card, a card issuing operation for discharging the card is performed. When the card to be processed (target of association with the valuable value data 16b) is a general card, the card ID is read at the reading position of the reader / writer 14 to obtain the card information, and then the general card is stored in the card storage unit. Store and wait until the card is ejected. When the card to be processed is a member card, the card ID is read at the reading position of the reader / writer 14 to obtain card information, and then the member card is kept waiting at the reading position while being held at the reading position. The reader / writer 14 can process both the general card and the membership card by configuring the card transport path so that the membership card can be held at the reading position in a state where the general card is stored in the storage unit. Yes. The holding unit 14b is an interface that reads various information such as a unique ID (for example, IDm) of the portable terminal by short-range wireless communication when the portable terminal is held over.

  The communication unit 15 is an interface unit for performing data communication between the gaming machine 20 and the island controller 30. The nozzle unit 18a is used for part or all of the payout when the game balls are paid out by lending or replaying balls. The counting unit 18b is a unit that counts game balls.

  The storage unit 16 is a storage device including a hard disk device, a nonvolatile memory, and the like. The storage unit 16 stores a card ID 16a, valuable value data 16b, device ID 16c, game setting data 16d, and game history data 16e.

  The card ID 16 a is a card ID read by the reader / writer 14. When a card is transported from the card insertion slot 14a to a card storage unit (not shown), the card ID 16a is updated with the card ID read by the reader / writer 14 during the transport. Further, if the deposit is performed in a state where no card is inserted, the card is conveyed from a card storage unit (not shown) to the reader / writer 14 and the card ID 16a is updated with the card ID read by the reader / writer 14. In the first embodiment, when a card is not inserted and the card is transported from a card storage unit (not shown) to the reader / writer 14 and the card ID 16a is updated with the card ID read by the reader / writer 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the card is finally ejected, the card at the top of the card storage unit (not shown) is transported to the reader / writer 14 and the card ID is read and stored so that the player can insert the card. If the payment is made in a state where there is no card, the card ID 16a may be updated with the stored card ID.

  The valuable value data 16b is data indicating a valuable value that can be used to receive a payout of game balls. This valuable value includes the balance of the prepaid value that can be used for lending the ball, the balance of the holding account, the password for replaying the stored ball, and the balance of the stored ball account. It should be noted that the balance of the savings account has the amount saved on that day and the total balance for each savings account including the amount saved on that day. Further, the valuable value data 16b is stored with a response to the card insertion notification transmitted to the card management device 40 at the time of card insertion, and is updated and managed according to the ball lending operation and the replay operation thereafter.

  The device ID 16c is identification information for uniquely identifying the inter-card card processing machine 10 within the game store. The game setting data 16d is data indicating a game type or the like set in the inter-card card processing machine 10. When handling game balls at multiple rates in a game store, “ball 4 yen” for games with a lending rate of 4 yen per ball, “ball 2 yen” for games with a lending rate of 2 yen, 1 ball 1 A game type name is set and managed for each lending rate, such as “Yen 1 Yen” for a game with a yen lending rate. Therefore, the inter-card card processing machine 10 installed in the 4-yen section stores “ball 4 yen” as the game setting data 16d, and the inter-card card processing machine 10 installed in the 2-yen section stores the game setting data 16d. The inter-card card processing machine 10 installed in the 1-yen section stores “1 ball” as the game setting data 16d.

  The game history data 16e is game history such as the input amount, the loan amount, the cumulative total, the number of accumulated balls, the number of replayed balls, the number of divided balls, the number of replayed balls, and the number of transferred balls to the held ball for each customer. Is stored data. Details will be described later.

  The control unit 17 is a control unit that controls the inter-card card processing machine 10 as a whole, and includes a data management unit 17a, a counting processing unit 17b, a storage ball transfer processing unit 17c, an automatic storage ball processing unit 17d, an automatic storage ball canceling processing unit 17e, and a game. A history management unit 17f is included.

  When the card is inserted, the data management unit 17a transmits a card insertion notification including the card ID 16a and the device ID 16c to the card management device 40. In addition, when the data management unit 17a receives data including a valuable value (at least one of prepaid value, holding ball, and storage ball) from the card management device 40, the data management unit 17a updates the valuable value data 16b with the received valuable value. The data management unit 17a appropriately controls the display operation unit 13 to display the prepaid value, the retained ball value, and the stored ball value indicated in the valuable value data 16b.

  Further, the data management unit 17a transmits a ball lending request including the card ID 16a and the device ID 16c to the card management device 40 when a ball lending operation is performed by the player. If a ball lending permission is received as a response to this ball lending request, the data management unit 17a pays out a predetermined number of game balls.

  The data management unit 17a subtracts a predetermined number of the balance of the possession account indicated in the valuable value data 16b when the player performs a possession replay operation, and pays the corresponding number of game balls. put out.

  In addition, when the balance of the savings account indicated in the value data 16b is equal to or greater than the number of savings replay units, the data management unit 17a displays a savings replay button on the display operation unit 13 to perform a savings replay operation. Can be accepted. The data management unit 17a transmits a stored ball replay request including the card ID 16a and the device ID 16c to the member management device 50 via the card management device 40 when the player performs a stored ball replay operation. When the stored ball replay data is received as a response to the stored ball replay request, the balance of the stored ball account is updated, and game balls corresponding to the number of stored ball replay units are paid out. In addition, at the time of the first storage replay operation, a password is requested to be input, and a condition for transmitting a storage ball replay request is to match the password indicated in the valuable value data 16b.

  In addition, when a card return operation is performed by the player, the data management unit 17a transmits a ball addition request including the card ID 16a, the device ID 16c, and the number of balls to the card management device 40, so that the own device After clearing the balance of the account to zero, a card discharge notification is transmitted to the card management device 40, and the card is discharged.

  Moreover, if a banknote is inserted in the banknote insertion slot 12a, the data management part 17a will transmit the payment notification containing the money amount of the inserted banknote, card ID16a, and apparatus ID16c to the card management apparatus 40. FIG.

  The counting processing unit 17b performs processing for causing the counting unit 18b to count the gaming balls when the gaming balls are inserted into the counting unit 18b, and adding the counting result to the number of possessed balls in the valuable value data 16b.

  The stored ball transfer processing unit 17c divides a part of the number of stored balls possessed by the member according to the present invention, transfers the divided number of stored balls to the number of held balls, and issues a general card associated with the transferred number of held balls To control the whole process. Further, the stored ball transfer processing unit 17c can transfer the transferred number of balls to the number of members own. Detailed processing contents will be described later.

  When the member card associated with the number of possessions of any game type is inserted into the card insertion slot 14a, the automatic storage processing unit 17d sets the game setting out of the number of possessions associated with the inserted member card. The number of possessed balls of the game type different from the game type set in the data 16d is automatically shifted to the corresponding number of stored game types.

  The automatic storage ball cancellation processing unit 17e performs a process of returning the amount automatically transferred to the number of stored balls by the automatic storage ball processing unit 17d to the number of holding balls as the table moves. The process of automatically returning the amount transferred to the number of balls to be stored includes the process of returning based on the operator's instruction and the automatic process performed by determining that the system automatically returns. The process based on the operator instruction returns the number of balls automatically transferred by the automatic saving ball cancellation processing unit 17e to the number of possessions of the corresponding game type based on the operation of the display operation unit 13. In the automatic processing, when the number of stored balls transferred by the automatic storage processing unit 17d is not used at the time of the card return operation, the number of stored balls transferred by the automatic storage processing unit 17d is set to the number of possessions of the same game type. Return automatically.

  The game history management unit 17f is a processing unit that manages a game history from when a player starts a game to when it ends. The start of the game is detected by card insertion, bill insertion or game medium count notification, and the end of the game is detected when the card is returned or the ball and prepaid value balance become zero. The game history management unit 17f records the game history from the start of the game to the end of the game in the game history data 16e. In addition, when a general card or a membership card is inserted, the game history management unit 17f transmits a game history acquisition request including a card ID to the card management device 40. When the game history of the day corresponding to the card ID exists, the game history data 16e is updated based on the data acquired in response to the game history acquisition request from the card management device 40.

  When the game history management unit 17f accepts a card return operation, the game history management unit 17f transmits a game history registration request including the game history data 16e and the card ID 16a to the card management device 40. The card management device 40 manages the game history while the player is playing a game in association with the card ID of the general card or the membership card. In addition, when the game history management unit 17f detects that the possessed ball and the prepaid value balance are zero when the inserted card is a general card, the game history deletion including the card ID 16a at the time of detection is performed. The request is transmitted to the card management device 40.

  Next, a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the inter-card card processing machine 10 illustrated in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The valuable value data 16b includes a prepaid value managed in association with the card ID 16a, the number of remaining balls for each game type indicating the lending rate of the balls, a password for replaying the stored balls, and the remaining number of stored balls for each game type. Of the number of balls and the number of remaining balls of each type of game, the number of remaining balls for the day. In the example of the valuable value data 16b in FIG. 5, the prepaid value is “7000” yen, the remaining number of balls with 4 yen balls is “2000”, and the remaining number of balls with 2 yen balls is “0”. The number of remaining balls of the ball, 1 yen ball is “0”, the password for replaying the stored ball is “1234”, the remaining number of balls of 4 yen is “0”, 2 yen The number of remaining balls of “1000” is 1, the number of remaining balls of “¥ 1” is “300”, and the number of remaining balls of the ¥ 4 balls is “0”. The number of remaining balls for the current day out of the remaining number of balls, 2 yen storage balls is “1000”, and the remaining number of balls for 1 day of storage balls is “0” It shows that there is.

  The game setting data 16d includes a game type name, a game medium type corresponding to the game type name, a game medium unit price, and a game medium lending unit. The game medium unit price includes the number of game media and the price including tax corresponding to the number of game media. In addition, the game medium lending unit has a number of game media that is a normal game medium lending unit and a tax-inclusive price corresponding to the number of game media. In the example of the game setting data 16d in FIG. 5, the game type name is “ball 4 yen”, the type of game medium to be used is “game ball”, and the number of game media unit “25 balls” is tax-included price “ “100 yen” indicates that the game medium lending unit is “125 balls” and the tax-included price is “500 yen”.

  The game history data 16e includes the date of the day, the game start time, the game end time, the total amount deposited, the amount of game media rented for each game type, the number of actual game media counted for each game type, and each game type. Number of actual game media that have been stored, medium number of game media that have been replayed for each game type, number of game media that have been divided by type of game media, and type of game This is data having the actual number of game media that have been replayed, and the actual number of game media that have been transferred from the stored game media to the possession game media for each game type. In the example of the game history data 16e in FIG. 5, the date of the current day is “2014/10/1”, the game start time is “15:00”, the game end time is not recorded, and the total amount received is “10000”. "Yen, game media lending has a track record of" 3000 "for games of 2 yen, and game media counts are" 2000 "for games of 4 yen, and" 500 "for games of 2 yen The game media has a track record of “5000” balls with a 2-yen game, and the game media replay has a track record of “500” with a 2-yen game. There is no track record, and there is no track record of replaying stored game media to “500” balls for games with 4 yen balls, “4000” balls for games with 2 ball balls, and no track record of transferring stored game media to game media. It is shown that.

  Next, an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the card management device 40 illustrated in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the card management apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the card management device 40 is connected to a display unit 41 and an input unit 42, and includes a store network communication unit 44, a storage unit 45, and a control unit 46.

  The display unit 41 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like. The input unit 42 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The store network communication unit 44 is an interface unit for data communication with the inter-card card processor 10, the member management device 50, the prize management device 60, and the like via a communication line.

  The storage unit 45 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and stores card management data 45a and game history data 45b.

  The card management data 45a corresponds to the card ID with the balance of prepaid value, the balance of the account of each rate, and the usage ID indicating the ID of the inter-card processing machine 10 in which the card is inserted. It is the attached data. The game history data 45b is game history data using as a key the card ID of a general card or a member card registered in accordance with a game history registration request received from the inter-card card processor 10.

  The control unit 46 is a control unit that controls the entire card management device 40, and includes a card management unit 46a and a game history management unit 46b. Actually, a program corresponding to this functional unit is stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and this program is loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed to execute the corresponding process. become.

  The card management unit 46a is a processing unit that manages the card management data 45a. Specifically, when the card management unit 46a receives a card insertion notification from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card ID used in the card insertion notification is also indicated in the card insertion notification. Device ID. In addition, the prepaid value associated with the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification and the balance of the coin account at each rate are notified to the inter-card card processing machine 10 as valuable values. If the inserted card is a member card, a card insertion notice is transferred to the member management apparatus 50. When the card management unit 46a receives a possession ball subtraction request from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46a clears the balance of the possession account indicated in the possession ball subtraction request to zero and updates the card management data 45a.

  Moreover, when the card management part 46a receives the ball lending request | requirement containing card ID from the inter-card card processing machine 10, it determines whether the prepaid value linked | related with this card ID is more than predetermined value. If the prepaid value is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the card management unit 46a updates the card management data 45a by subtracting the prepaid value by a predetermined value, and the inter-card processing machine 10 receives the ball loan including the updated prepaid value. Send permission. On the other hand, when the prepaid value is less than the predetermined value, the card management unit 46a notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 that ball lending is not possible.

  Further, when the card management unit 46a receives a payment notification including the amount, the card ID 16a and the device ID 16c from the inter-card processing machine 10, the prepaid value associated with the card ID is set to the amount indicated in the payment notification. The card management data 45a is updated by adding the corresponding frequency.

  Further, when the card management unit 46 a receives a stored ball replay request from the inter-card card processor 10, the card management unit 46 a transfers the stored ball replay request to the member management device 50. The card management unit 46a also performs transfer control for the response from the member management device 50 to the storage ball replay request.

Further, when the card management unit 46a receives the possession ball addition request, the card management unit 46a updates the card management data 45a by adding the received number of possession balls to the balance of the possession account indicated in the possession ball addition request. .
Further, when the card management unit 46a receives a card ejection notification, the card management unit 46a deletes the value of the usage ID of the card ID and updates the card management data 45a.

  Further, when the card management unit 46a receives the card ID from the prize management device 60, the card management unit 46a notifies the prize management device 60 of the balance of the money account of each rate associated with the card ID.

  When the game history management unit 46b receives a game history registration request from the inter-card card processor 10, the game history data 16e included in the game history registration request is associated with the card ID 16a included in the game history registration request. Register in the data 45b. In addition, when a record for the card ID 16a included in the game history registration request exists in the game history data 45b, the game history management unit 46b updates the content with the content of the game history registration request that has received the record. In addition, when the record for the card ID 16a included in the game history registration request does not exist in the game history data 45b, the game history management unit 46b registers the content of the received game history registration request by adding a new record. . When the game history management unit 46b receives a game history deletion request from the inter-card card processor 10, the game history management unit 46b deletes the record corresponding to the card ID 16a included in the game history deletion request from the game history data 45b.

  Next, a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the card management device 40 illustrated in FIG. 6 will be described. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the card management device 40.

  The card management data 45a has, in association with the card ID, a usage ID of a device that uses the card with the card ID, a prepaid value, and the number of game media. The number of game media is the balance of game media for each game type, and the game media has a balance of game media of 4 yen for balls, 2 yen for balls, 1 yen for balls, 20 yen for medals and 5 yen for medals. doing.

  In the example of the card management data 45a in FIG. 7, the card with the card ID “00001” is being used in the device “5006” indicated by the user ID, the prepaid value is “7,000” yen, and the ball is 4 yen. The number of possessed balls is “2,000”, the number of balls of 2 yen is “0”, the number of balls of 1 yen is “0”, and the number of medals of 20 yen is “ “0” indicates that the number of medals with 5 yen medal is “0”.

  The game history data 45b is data having the card ID 16a included in the game history registration request received from the inter-card card processor 10 as key data and the game history data 16e as a possessed item of the record. The record example of the game history data 45b shown in FIG. 7 shows a record registered based on a game history registration request including the card ID “00001” and the game history data 16e shown in FIG. The contents of the record registered in the game history data 45b are the same as the game history data 16e shown in FIG.

  Next, an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the member management apparatus 50 illustrated in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the member management apparatus 50 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the member management apparatus 50 is connected to a display unit 51 and an input unit 52. The display unit 51 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like, and the input unit 52 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

  The member management apparatus 50 includes an external network communication unit 53, a store network communication unit 54, a storage unit 55, and a control unit 56. The external network communication unit 53 is an interface unit for data communication via a network outside the game store. The store network communication unit 54 is an interface unit for data communication with the prize management device 60, the card management device 40, and the like via a communication line in the amusement store.

  The storage unit 55 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and stores member management data 55a, game type setting data 55b, and a prize master 55c. The member management data 55a is data in which a name, a storage ball, a portable ID m, an address, a telephone number, and the like are associated with the card ID of the member card issued to the member. Details will be described later.

  The game type setting data 55b is data in which the type of game medium, the rental rate, the exchange rate, the display name, and the like are associated with the game type. The prize master 55c is data used when exchanging game balls for prizes.

  The control unit 56 is a control unit that totally controls the member management apparatus 50, and includes a member management unit 56a, a prize master management unit 56b, and a game storage medium management unit 56c. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed to execute the corresponding processes. Will be executed.

  The member management unit 56a is a processing unit that manages information included in the member management data 55a excluding information related to the game storage medium. When the member management unit 56a receives a member registration request, the member management unit 56a performs an update for adding a member to the member management data 55a. The prize master management unit 56b performs distribution processing to the prize management device 60 when the prize master 55c is updated and updated.

  The game storage medium management unit 56c communicates with the card management device 40 and the prize management device 60 to update the balance of the savings account associated with the card ID.

  Next, a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the member management apparatus 50 illustrated in FIG. 8 will be described. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a data configuration according to the first embodiment of the member management apparatus 50.

  The member management data 55a records, in association with the card ID, the member classification, mobile IDm, personal identification number, member personal information, the number of game media and the number of game media that were stored on the day. It is data to be the possessed item. Member personal information includes information such as name, address, and telephone number. The number of stored game media has the number of game media deposited for each game type.

  In the example of the member management data 55a in FIG. 9, the member whose card ID is “00001”, the member classification is “regular member”, the personal identification number is “1234”, and the storage type of the game type is 4 yen is “0”. With a ball, a game ball with a game type of 2 yen is a “1,000” ball, a game type with a 1 yen ball is a “300” ball, and a game type with a 20-yen medal is “0”. , The game type is "0" for 5 medals, the game type is 4 yen, the day's storage is "0", and the game type is 2 yen Is a “1,000” ball, the game type is 1 yen of the ball, the day's savings ball is “0” ball, and the game type of the 20-medal savings medal is “0” This indicates that among the stored medals with 5 medals of game type, the number of stored medals on the day is “0”.

  The game type setting data 55b is data having record type items such as a game type name, a game medium type, a lending rate, an exchange rate, and a display name. In the example of the game type setting data 55b of FIG. 9, the game type with the game type name “ball 4 yen” is the game medium type “game ball”, the lending rate is “4 yen”, the exchange rate A game type with a ball of “4 yen”, a display name of “4 pachis”, and a game type name of “ball 2 yen” is a game medium type of “game ball” and a lending rate of 1 ball “ “2 Yen” indicates that the exchange rate is “2 Yen”, and the display name is “2 pachis”.

  The prize master 55c is data in which a prize name, a group code, a prize value, and the number of exchange game media are associated with a prize code that uniquely identifies a prize. Here, the group code is identification information for classifying and managing prizes. The group code “01” indicates a special prize that can be transferred at a predetermined value through a certain procedure. The group code “02” and later are general prizes including daily necessities other than special prizes.

  In the example of the prize master 55c in FIG. 9, for the prize code “0001”, the prize name “Grand Prize”, the group code “01”, the prize value “5000” yen, and the number of exchange balls “1,250” of 4 yen. , The exchanged number of balls of 2 yen “2,500”, the exchanged number of balls of 1 yen “5,000”, the exchanged medal number “250” of the medal 20 yen, and the exchanged medal number “1,000” of the medal 5 yen Is associated.

  Further, in the example of the prize master 55c in FIG. 9, the prize code “0002”, the prize name “medium prize”, the group code “01”, the prize value “1000” yen, and the number of exchanged balls “4” is “250”. The number of exchange balls “500” for 2 yen balls, the exchange number “1,000” for 1 yen ball, the exchange medal number “50” for 20 medals, and the exchange medal number “200” for 5 medals are associated. .

  Next, the screen displayed on the display operation unit 13 in the process of transferring the stored ball associated with the membership card to the holding ball associated with the general card in the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. Screen transition by input operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 10A is an example of a screen displayed on the display operation unit 13 of the inter-card card processing machine 10 when an instruction to shift the stored ball to the holding ball is received. At the top of the screen, a title indicating that the stored ball is to be transferred to the holding ball is displayed. Under the title, a game type, the number of balls and the number of balls for the game type are displayed. In the example of FIG. 10 (a), it is shown that the storage ball of the game type of 4 yen balls is “5,000 balls” and there is no holding ball. Also, in the part that is slightly below the center of the screen, you can divide the stored ball into another player's holding ball with the “saving ball → holding ball” button to instruct to move from the stored ball to your own holding ball. A “stored ball → divided holding ball” button for instructing giving is arranged. In addition, a “return” button for canceling an instruction to shift the stored ball to the holding ball is arranged at the bottom of the screen.

  When the operation of the “stored ball → held ball” button is performed on the screen of FIG. 10A, the screen transitions to the screen of FIG. The screen of FIG. 10 (b) is different from the screen of FIG. 10 (a) in that the buttons arranged in the part slightly below the center of the screen are different, and instructs to move all stored balls to holding balls. For this purpose, an “all transitional ball transfer” button and a “transitional ball number designation” button for instructing designation of the number of balls to be transferred from the accumulated ball to the holding ball are arranged. When the “return” button arranged at the bottom of the screen is pressed, the screen returns to the screen of FIG.

  When the “transition ball number designation” button is operated on the screen of FIG. 10B, the screen transitions to the screen of FIG. The screen in FIG. 10 (c) is a screen for designating the number of balls to be transferred from the stored ball to the holding ball. At the top of the screen, a message for inputting the number of balls to be transferred to the holding ball is displayed. Includes a numeric keypad for inputting the number of balls, a “correction” button for correcting the input content, and a “confirm” button for confirming the input content. When the “return” button is pressed, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. In this screen of FIG. 10 (c), the number of balls to be transferred from the stored ball to the held ball is input using the numeric keypad, and when the “Confirm” button is operated, the stored ball is held according to the input number of balls. Moved to a ball.

  Further, when the operation of the “stored ball → divided holding ball” button is performed on the screen of FIG. 10A, the screen transitions to the screen of FIG. The screen in FIG. 10 (d) is a screen for designating the number of balls to be divided and given from another player to another player's possession ball. A message to enter the number is displayed. In the center of the screen, the numeric keypad for entering the number of balls, the “correction” button for correcting the input content, and the “confirm” button for confirming the input content And are arranged. When the “return” button is pressed, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. In the screen of FIG. 10 (d), the number of balls to be divided from the stored balls and given to another player is input using the numeric keypad, and when the “Confirm” button is operated, the number of balls is input. A general card associated with the holding ball transferred from the storage ball is issued.

  Next, the processing procedure of the process of transferring the stored ball associated with the membership card to the holding ball associated with the general card in the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the storage ball transfer processing unit 17c receives an instruction to transfer the stored ball to the holding ball, the screen for inputting the password is displayed in the same manner as when the stored ball replay is performed, and the password input is received and input. It is checked whether the entered password is correct (step S101). However, if the password has already been input when the stored ball replay has already been performed, the process of step S101 is skipped.

  If it is confirmed that the password is correct, the savings ball transfer processing unit 17c divides the saving ball into another player's holding ball as shown in FIG. A screen for designating whether to give is displayed and an input is received (step S102). When the operation of the “stored ball → divided holding ball” button for instructing to divide and give to another player's possession ball is accepted on the screen displayed in step S102 (step S103; Yes), the transition to the accumulated ball The processing unit 17c displays the screen of FIG. 10D, and accepts designation of the number of balls to be divided and given from the stored ball to another player's possessed ball (step S104).

  In order to subtract the number of balls received in step S104 from the stored ball, the storage ball transfer processing unit 17c issues a storage ball subtraction request including the card ID of the inserted member card and the number of balls received in step S104. 50 (step S105), the inserted membership card is discharged and returned (step S106). The member management device 50 that has received the savings subtraction request calculates the number of balls received in step S104 included in the savings subtraction request from the number of storages of the record corresponding to the card ID included in the savings subtraction request received in the member management data 55a. Subtract. In addition, in the member card return process in step S106, if there is a ball remaining, a ball addition request including the card ID and the number of balls is sent to the card management device 40 prior to card ejection. The card management device 40 that has received the request for adding balls will manage the number of balls in association with the card ID of the membership card based on the request for adding balls.

  Subsequently, the storage ball transfer processing unit 17c feeds one general card stored in the inter-card processing machine 10 to the reader / writer 14 and reads the card ID of the general card fed out by the reader / writer 14 (step). S107). The stored ball transfer processing unit 17c transmits a holding ball registration request including the card ID of the general card read in step S107 and the number of balls received in step S104 to the card management device 40 (step S108), and the reader / writer 14 Is discharged (step S109), and the process is terminated. The card management device 40 that has received the possession registration request manages the number of possessions in association with the card ID of the general card based on the possession registration request.

  Further, when the operation of the “stored ball → held ball” button for instructing the transition from the stored ball to the held ball is accepted on the screen displayed in step S102 (step S103; No), the stored ball transfer processing unit 17c displays FIG. An input operation is accepted by displaying a screen for instructing whether to transfer all the balls to the holding balls as shown in (b) or to specify the number of balls to be transferred (step S110). When an instruction to specify the number of balls to be transferred is received on the screen displayed in step S110 (step S111; Yes), the stored ball transfer processing unit 17c, as shown in FIG. A screen for designating the number of balls to be transferred from the stored ball to the holding ball is displayed, and an input operation for the number of transferred balls is accepted (step S112). Moreover, when the instruction | indication which transfers all the stored balls to a possession is received on the screen displayed by step S110 (step S111; No), it is an instruction | indication which transfers all the number of stored balls to the retained ball at that time. Therefore, the process of step S112 is skipped.

  The stored ball transfer processing unit 17c transmits a stored ball subtraction request including the card ID of the inserted member card and the number of balls corresponding to the input content in step S110 or the input content in step S112 to the member management device 50 ( Step S113). The member management device 50 that has received the storage ball subtraction request subtracts the number of balls included in the storage ball subtraction request from the number of storage balls in the record of the member management data 55a corresponding to the card ID included in the received storage ball subtraction request. Moreover, the storage ball transfer processing unit 17c adds the number of balls corresponding to the input content in step S110 or the input content in step S112 to the corresponding game type possession ball in the valuable value data 16b (step S114), and performs processing. finish.

  Next, FIG. 12 shows a processing procedure for returning the holding balls that have been automatically transferred to the storage balls by moving to a gaming machine 20 of a different game type to the holding cards in the inter-card processing unit 10 shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  When accepting the card return operation with the membership card inserted, the automatic storage ball cancellation processing unit 17e has a game type that is different from the currently playing game type (step S201; Yes) If replay using that day's savings is not performed (step S202; Yes), a savings subtraction request including the card ID of the inserted membership card and the number of savings on that day is sent to the member management device 50. (Step S203). When this storage ball subtraction request is received, the member management device 50 clears the storage amount for that day to zero.

  The determination process in step S201 can be performed by referring to the number of stored balls for the day of the valuable value data 16b. Further, the determination process in step S202 can be determined based on whether or not the number of stored balls for the day of the valuable data 16b matches the number of game media stored in the game history data 16e.

  Next, the automatic storage ball cancellation processing unit 17e adds the number of balls subtracted from the storage ball in step S203 to the number of balls in the valuable value data 16b (step S204), returns the card (step S205), and performs the processing. finish.

  Further, when there is no same day storage ball of a game type different from the game type currently playing (step S201; No), even if there is a same day storage ball of a game type different from the currently playing game type, the same day storage ball When the replay using is performed (step S202; No), the process of step S203 and step S204 is skipped and the process returns to the card return process (step S205).

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the number of stored balls managed in association with the card ID of the member card is subtracted, and the number of held balls corresponding to the subtracted number of stored balls is managed in association with the card ID of the general card. Since the general card is ejected so that it can be removed, a part of the stored balls of the member is divided and a general card is issued with the divided number of stored balls. However, a part of the number of stored game media can be transferred smoothly and efficiently to a transferee who is a general player.

  In the first embodiment, the embodiment has been described in which the stored ball can be transferred to its own ball and the stored ball can be divided and given to another player's own ball. However, there is a need for members who want to carry out both the process of transferring the stored balls to their own balls and the process of splitting and giving the stored balls to the balls of another player at the same time. The process of shifting to the possession ball and the process of dividing and giving the stored ball to the possession balls of another player had to be executed separately. Therefore, in the second embodiment, an example will be described in which the process of transferring the stored ball to its own holding ball and the process of dividing and giving the stored ball to another player's holding ball can be executed in a single process. .

  First, it is displayed on the display operation unit 13 in the process of shifting to the possession ball associated with the membership card and the possession ball associated with the general card based on the storage ball associated with the membership card in the inter-card processing machine 10. The screen and screen transition by input operation on this screen will be described with reference to FIG.

  Compared to the screen of FIG. 10 (a), the screen shown in FIG. 13 (a) is a transition from a stored ball to one's own own ball in addition to the “stored ball → held ball” button and the “stored ball → divided ball” button. And a button for instructing to divide and give from another player to another player's possession ball. However, the screen example of 13 (a) is different from the screen example of FIG. 10 (a) with respect to a portion where the current number of possessed balls is 100 balls. When the added button is operated on the screen of FIG. 13A, the screen transitions to the screen of FIG. 13B. The screen of FIG. 13 (b) is a screen for designating the number of balls to be divided and given from the stored ball to another player's possession balls, and the content displayed on the screen is the same as FIG. 10 (d).

  In the screen of FIG. 13 (b), when "500" is input with the numeric keypad as an input operation of the number of balls to be divided and given from the stored ball to another player's own ball, and the "Confirm" button is pressed, The screen transitions to the screen in FIG. The screen of FIG. 13C is a screen for designating the number of balls to be secured as a possession ball after the transition from the stored ball to the possession ball, and the content displayed on the screen is substantially the same as FIG. The difference from the screen of FIG. 10 (c) is that the value input in FIG. 10 (c) is the number of balls transferred from the storage ball to the holding ball, but the input in FIG. 13 (c) is the input from the storage ball to the holding ball. Since it is the number of balls to be secured as a possession ball after the transition, the number of balls entered in FIG. 13 (c) is compared with the current possession ball, and the difference is transferred from the possession ball to the storage ball. . For this reason, the message at the top of FIG. 13 (c) has a content to input the number of possessed balls after execution of the processing. In this screen of FIG. 13C, when “300” is input with the numeric keypad as an operation for inputting the number of balls to be transferred from the stored ball to the holding ball, and the “confirm” button is pressed, FIG. Transition to the screen.

  The screen of FIG. 13 (d) shows the number of stored balls and the number of balls after execution of the processing calculated based on the results input on the screens of FIG. 13 (b) and FIG. 13 (c), and another player. It is a screen for confirming to the operator the number of divisions to be divided and given to each holding ball. In the upper part of the screen of FIG. 13 (d), the current number of balls and the number of balls is displayed, and below that, the number of balls and balls after the processing is executed and the ball of another player are divided. And the number of divisions given. In the example of FIG. 13, there are currently 100 balls, the number of balls to be secured after execution of the processing is 300 balls, and the number of balls to be divided and given to another player's balls is “500” balls. Since the number of possessed balls after execution of the processing is 100 balls, the shortage of 700 balls is subtracted from the stored balls, indicating that the number of stored balls after the processing is executed is 4,300 balls.

  Further, at the bottom of the screen, a “confirm” button for instructing to execute the processing with the display contents and a “return” button for instructing to return to the screen of FIG. 13C are arranged. . When the “Confirm” button is operated, 700 balls are subtracted from the stored ball and 200 balls are added to the holding ball based on the contents designated in FIGS. A general card associated with 500 balls will be issued.

  Next, FIG. 14 shows a processing procedure of the process of transitioning to the holding balls associated with the membership card and the holding balls associated with the general card based on the storage balls associated with the membership card in the inter-card processing machine 10. This will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  On the screen shown in FIG. 13 (a), a button operation is performed to instruct that the transition from the stored ball to his own ball and the divided ball to be given to another player's own ball are combined. Then, the stored ball transfer processing unit 17c displays a screen for designating the number of balls to be divided from the stored ball shown in FIG. S301). When accepting the input of the number of balls to be divided and given to another player's possession balls in step S301, the storage ball transition processing unit 17c wants to secure the possession balls after the transition from the stored balls shown in FIG. A screen for designating the number of balls is displayed and an input operation is accepted (step S302).

  The stored ball transfer processing unit 17c is based on the number of balls to be divided and given to the holding balls of another player received in step S301, the number of balls to be secured as the holding balls received in step S302, and the current number of holding balls. Then, the number of balls deficient is calculated (step S303), and the deficiency is subtracted from the number of balls stored (step S304). Specifically, the savings ball transfer processing unit 17c transmits to the member management device 50 a savings ball subtraction request including the number of balls calculated in step S303 and the card ID of the inserted membership card. The member management apparatus 50 that has received the storage ball subtraction request subtracts and updates the number of balls included in the storage ball subtraction request from the number of storage balls in the record of the member management data 55a corresponding to the card ID included in the storage ball subtraction request.

  The stored ball transfer processing unit 17c updates the number of balls in the valuable value data 16b based on the number of balls to be secured as the ball received in step S302 (step S305), and returns it by discharging the membership card (step S305). S306). In the return process of the member card in step S306, a ball addition request including the card ID and the number of balls is sent to the card management device 40 prior to card discharge, whereby the number of balls is associated with the member card and the card. It is managed by the management device 40.

  Further, the storage ball transfer processing unit 17c feeds one general card stored in the inter-card processing machine 10 to the reader / writer 14 and reads the card ID of the general card fed by the reader / writer 14 (step S307). ). The stored ball transfer processing unit 17c transmits a holding ball registration request including the card ID read in step S307 and the number of balls received in step S301 to the card management device 40 (step S308). The card is ejected (step S309), and the process ends.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, an input of the number of balls to be divided and given to another player's own balls and the number of balls he wants to secure as his own balls is accepted, and another player's possession balls received. The number of balls you want to secure as accepted balls by subtracting the current number of balls from the total number of balls you want to secure as your own ball and subtract the current result The number of balls you own is updated based on the number of balls you have received, and you are issued a general card that is associated with the balls you give to another player. It is possible to smoothly and efficiently perform a process of transferring to a holding ball and transferring a part of the stored ball to a general player.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the card management device 40 and the member management device 50 have been described as separate devices, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the functions of the card management device 40 and the member management device 50 may be integrated into one management device.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, when the number of stored balls associated with the card ID of the membership card is transferred to the possession ball associated with the card ID of another general card, the card ID of the membership card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, although the number of stored balls associated with is subtracted and the number of stored balls directly transferred to the number of possessed balls associated with the card ID of another general card. For example, the number of stored balls associated with the card ID of the membership card is subtracted, and the subtracted number of stored balls is temporarily transferred to the number of held balls stored in the inter-card card processing machine 10, and thereafter the inter-card card processing machine 10 stores it. You may make it divide | segment the part transferred from the storage ball among the number of possessions into the number of possessions linked | related with card ID of another general card | curd.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 1 and Example 2, the number of stored balls associated with the card ID of the membership card is transferred to the number of own balls associated with the number of own balls or the card ID of another general card. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the number of stored balls associated with the card ID of the member card may be transferred to the number of stored balls associated with the card ID of the member card possessed by another member. In that case, accept the input of the number of transferred balls with the membership card of the transfer source inserted, and subtract the transferred number of balls from the number of stored balls associated with the card ID of the inserted member card Then, return the membership card, accept the insertion of the migration destination membership card, read the card ID, add the number of storage balls transferred to the number of storage balls managed in association with the read card ID, The membership card may be returned. Also, if you have a structure that allows you to stack the inserted card inside, accept the input of the number of balls to transfer in the state where the original membership card is inserted, After subtracting the number of transferred balls from the number of stored balls associated with the card ID of the inserted membership card, the membership card is transported to the internal stacker, accepting the insertion of the transferred membership card and reading the card ID , Add the number of transferred balls to the number of stored balls associated with the read card ID, return the transferred membership card, and then transfer the transferred membership card that was transported to the stacker to the original position You may make it return to.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 1 and Example 2, the number of balls is managed by the inter-card processing machine 10 while the card is inserted in the inter-card processing machine 10, and the card returned after the card is returned Although it has been described that the card management apparatus 40 manages the card ID in association with the card ID, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the number of balls is managed by the card management device 40 regardless of whether or not a card is inserted in the inter-card processing machine 10, and when counted, the counting result and the card of the inserted card are counted. A ball replay request including a card ID of a card inserted when a ball ball addition request including an ID is transmitted from the inter-card processing machine 10 to the card management device 40 or a ball replay operation is performed. May be transmitted from the inter-card processor 10 to the card management device 40. In this case, the card management device 40 updates the number of balls to be managed based on the ball addition request and the ball replay request transmitted from the inter-card processing machine 10. In addition, when the number of possessed balls is constantly managed by the card management device 40, when the number of accumulated balls according to the present invention is shifted to the number of possessed balls, the number of retained balls is changed to the inter-card processing machine when the card is not discharged. 10 is transmitted to the card management device 40 from the inter-card processor 10 including the number of balls to be transferred and the card ID of the inserted card. It will be. In addition, when the number of balls is always managed by the card management device 40, the number of balls to be added and the card ID are added when the number of balls is added and updated by the counting process or the processing of shifting the number of balls to the number of balls. May be added and updated on the card management device 40 side, but the number of balls to be added to the current number of balls is included and the card ID after addition. It is also possible to transmit a possession ball update request to the card management device 40, and the card management device 40 overwrites and updates the number of possessed balls managed by the accepted number of possessed balls.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 1 and Example 2, in the process which transfers from the number of balls to the number of balls, the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the information related to the number of balls and the transfer destination related to the process, Based on the received information, the number of stored balls to be subtracted and the number of possessed balls after the transfer are calculated, a stored ball subtraction request including the number of stored balls to be subtracted and the card ID is transmitted to the member management device 50, and the processing proceeds to the card management device 40. As processing to shift from the number of accumulated balls to the number of possessed balls by transmitting a possessed ball adding request including the number of retained balls and a card ID or a ball registration request including the number of retained balls and the card ID after the transition Although described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits the number of transferred balls related to the received processing and the information related to the transfer destination to the member management device 50, and the number of stored balls to be subtracted based on the information received by the member management device 50. The number of balls to be transferred and the transfer destination are specified, the number of stored balls managed by the member management apparatus 50 is updated based on the specified number of stored balls to be subtracted, and a request for adding balls including the specified number of held balls and the transfer destination is issued. You may make it transmit to the inter-card processing machine 10 or the card management apparatus 40 which manages a holding ball. The inter-card card processing machine 10 or the card management device 40 that has received a request for adding a ball including the number of balls and the transfer destination updates the ball to be managed based on the received ball addition request.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 1 and Example 2, when the number of stored balls is subtracted and updated, a stored ball subtraction request including the number of stored balls to be subtracted is transmitted to the member management device 50, and the card management device 40 receives the stored ball subtraction. Although the number of stored balls to be managed is updated based on the content of the request, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the inter-card card processing machine 10 may calculate the number of stored balls after the subtraction, and transmit a stored ball update request including the number of stored balls after the subtraction and the card ID to the member management apparatus 50. In that case, the member management device 50 overwrites and updates the number of stored balls based on the received stored ball update request.

  Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the embodiment relating to the management of the number of game balls in the system including the gaming machine 20 using the gaming ball as a game medium and the inter-device corresponding to the gaming machine 20 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to management of the number of game media in a system including a game machine using any game medium other than a game ball and a platform device corresponding to the game machine. is there.

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

  As described above, in the game medium management system and the game medium management method according to the present invention, a transferer as a member transfers a part of the number of stored game media to a transferee as a general player smoothly and efficiently. Is suitable.

10 inter-card processing machine 11 status display unit 12 banknote transport unit 12a bill insertion slot 13 display operation unit 14 reader / writer 14a card insertion slot 14b holding unit 15 communication unit 16, 45, 55 storage unit 16a card ID
16b Valuable value data 16c Device ID
16d Game setting data 16e, 45b Game history data 17, 46, 56 Control unit 17a Data management unit 17b Counting processing unit 17c Savings ball transfer processing unit 17d Automatic savings ball processing unit 17e Automatic savings ball cancellation processing unit 17f, 46b Game history management unit 18a Nozzle Unit 18b counting unit 20 gaming machine 30 island controller 40 card management device 41, 51 display unit 42, 52 input unit 44, 54 store network communication unit 45a card management data 46a card management unit 50 member management device 53 external network communication unit 55a member Management data 55b Game type setting data 55c Prize master 56a Member management part 56b Prize master management part 56c Game storage medium management part 60 Prize management apparatus 80 Checkout machine

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A general recording medium that manages the number of game media acquired in the game before the day in association with the identification information of the member recording medium possessed by the member registered as a member in the game store and is lent to general players And a game medium management system for managing the number of game media of the day acquired in the game of the day in association with identification information of the recording medium for members,
Identification information reading means for reading identification information from the member recording medium and the general recording medium;
Game medium number specifying means for specifying the number of game media before the day associated with the identification information of the member recording medium read by the identification information reading means;
Conversion game medium number specifying means for specifying a conversion game medium number for converting at least a part of the number of game media before the day specified by the game medium number specifying means before the day to the game medium number for the day;
Converting means for converting the number of game media specified by the converted game medium number specifying means from the number of game media specified before the day by the game medium number specifying means to the number of game media on the day;
Association means for associating the number of game media on the day converted by the conversion means with the member recording medium whose identification information is read by the identification information reading means and / or the general recording medium different from the member recording medium A game media management system comprising: and. Accepts information that can specify the number of converted game media to be converted to the number of game media of the day among the number of game media prior to the date associated with the identification information of the member recording medium read by the identification information reading means. A conversion quantity information receiving means,
The conversion game medium number specifying means includes:
The game medium management system according to claim 1, wherein the number of converted game media is specified based on information received by the converted quantity information receiving means. The general recording medium that associates the number of converted game media specified by the converted game medium number specifying means with the member recording medium whose identification information is read by the identification information reading means, or is different from the member recording medium It further includes an association destination instruction receiving means for receiving an instruction on whether to associate with
The association means includes
3. The game medium management system according to claim 1, wherein the number of game media on the day converted by the conversion unit is associated based on an instruction received by the association destination instruction reception unit. The converted quantity information receiving means includes
Information that can identify the number of converted game media for a member to be converted to the number of game media for the day associated with the member recording medium whose identification information has been read by the identification information reading means is different from the member recording medium Receiving information that can specify the number of game media for general conversion to be converted into the number of game media on the day associated with the recording medium for general use,
The conversion game medium number specifying means includes:
Based on the information received by the converted quantity information receiving means, the number of converted game media for the member and the number of converted game media for the general are specified,
The converting means includes
From the number of game media before the day specified by the game media number specifying means before the day, the number of converted game media for the member specified by the conversion game media number specifying means is converted to the number of game media for the day. From the number of game media before the day specified by the game media number specifying means before the day, the number of converted game media for general use specified by the conversion game medium number specifying means is used as the number of game media for general use for the day. Converted,
The association means includes
The number of game media for the day for the member converted by the conversion means is associated with the recording medium for the member whose identification information is read by the identification information reading means, and the game media for the general day converted by the conversion means The game medium management system according to claim 2, wherein the number is associated with the general recording medium different from the member recording medium. A general recording medium that manages the number of game media acquired in the game before the day in association with the identification information of the member recording medium possessed by the member registered as a member in the game store and is lent to general players And a game medium management method for managing the number of game media of the day acquired in the game of the day in association with the identification information of the recording medium for members,
An identification information reading step of reading identification information from the member recording medium and the general recording medium;
The number of game media before the day for specifying the number of game media before the day associated with the identification information of the member recording medium read by the identification information reading step;
A conversion game medium number specifying step for specifying a conversion game medium number for converting at least a part of the number of game media before the day specified in the game medium number specification step before the day to the day game number;
A conversion step of converting, from the number of game media before the day specified by the game media number specification step before the day, the number of conversion game media specified by the conversion game medium number specification step into the number of game media on the day;
Associating step of associating the number of game media on the day converted by the converting step with the recording medium for members whose identification information is read by the identifying information reading step and / or the general recording medium different from the recording medium for members A game media management method comprising: and.

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