JP2016220840A - Game device and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device and a game system for preventing a Pachinko parlor and a player from suffering a loss in execution of a carry-over.SOLUTION: When a value calculated by [basic putout ball number times carry-over destination area unit price divided by carry-over source area unit price] does not become an interval value, a member management device allows the putout ball number in a carry-over state to be the carry-over source area unit price, the carry-over destination area unit price, and a multiple of the least common multiple of 25 as one unit number, and changes to a putout frequency corresponding to the putout ball number in a carry-over state (S2325) designated by a received ball/owned ball carry-over setting notice ( S2310).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 21

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus provided corresponding to a gaming machine. The present invention also relates to a gaming system including a gaming device and a management device capable of communicating with the gaming device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a system for executing a usable process (replay) that allows a player to use the number of possessed values (the number of possessed balls, the number of stored balls, etc.) for a game on a gaming machine. For example, in Patent Document 1, a gaming machine having a different unit price (lending rate) of a game medium that can be used for each gaming island is installed. It is possible to pay out the game media at the unit price (4 yen), and subtract the number of possession values (number of coins of 1 yen) from the entry source unit price (4 yen) corresponding to the gaming machine. A game medium management system capable of entering the game medium is disclosed.

JP 2012-5655 A (paragraphs 0088, 0112, 0115)

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the above-described entry may cause a problem of handling of fractions, which may cause a problem that a game arcade or a player suffers a loss. As an example, it is assumed that the unit price of a game medium corresponding to a gaming machine is 1 yen, and the entry source unit price is 4 yen. . The number of owned value (125 balls) used at this time is 1 yen x 125 balls / 4 yen = 31.25 balls when converted to a game medium with a unit price of 4 yen, so the entry unit price is 4 yen. In this case, if the fractional value of the ownership value number (31.25 balls) subtracted from the ownership value number of 4 yen per unit price is rounded down, it will result in a loss of the game hall, and if it is rounded up, it will result in a loss of the player.

  The present invention has been made under such a background, and an object of the present invention is to prevent loss of a game hall or a player.

  The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above problems. Note that the reference numerals used in the description and drawings of the embodiments for carrying out the invention to be described later are added in parentheses for reference, but the constituent elements of the present invention are not limited to those added.

First, the invention according to means 1
A gaming device (card unit 3) provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2),
The number of possessed values (stored balls) that can be used for gaming on the gaming machine and can be specified for each unit price of owned value (the number of stored balls received from the member management device 150 can be specified) And)
Usable processing for making the unit possession value number (basic payout ball number according to the basic unit price of the CU management table) out of the possession value numbers of any unit price usable for gaming in the gaming machine Usable processing means (control unit 328) for executing (save ball replay using the basic payout number corresponding to CU3);
In the game, the converted value of ownership value (the number of stored balls) of the conversion source unit price (transfer source area unit price) is converted to the value of ownership value (stored number of balls) of the conversion target unit price (transfer destination area unit price). Placement instruction for enabling use (allowing the number of balls calculated by [number of balls paid out in boarding state × destination area unit price / source area unit price] to be subtractable from the number of balls stored in the source area) An entry instruction accepting means (control unit 328 and touch panel 314) for accepting a replay operation, a storage replay operation in S880, an entry setting operation in S2200, and a receipt of a reserve ball entry setting notification in S2310);
When the entry instruction is accepted, the value obtained by multiplying the number of unit owned value (number of basic payout balls) by the conversion destination unit price (input destination area unit price) is divided by the conversion source unit price (entry source area unit price) If the value does not become an integer value, the number of unit possession values is changed so that the calculated value becomes an integer value (in S2325, [the number of balls paid out in the state of entry × the destination area unit price / the source area unit price) is Change processing means (control unit 328) capable of executing change processing (changing the payout frequency so as to be an integer value);
It is provided with the game apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.
According to this, it is possible to prevent the game hall and the player from suffering a loss.

The invention according to means 2
A gaming device of means 1, comprising:
It is possible to communicate with a management device (member management device 150) that manages the number of owned values,
The change processing means executes the change process based on the change information received from the management device (the number of balls to be paid out in an entry state specified in the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification in S2310). Device.
According to this, it is possible to simplify the control of the gaming apparatus for changing the unit possession value number.

The invention according to means 3 is
A gaming device of means 1 or 2, comprising:
The unit ownership value number is a multiple of a predetermined unit value number (one unit number 25) regardless of the unit price,
In the change process, the change processing means sets a unit common value number to a multiple of the least common multiple of the unit value number, the conversion source unit price, and the conversion destination unit price (in the storage money holding entry notification in S2310). (The number of balls to be paid out when entering is specified is a multiple of the lowest common multiple of 25, which is the unit price of the source area, the unit price of the destination area, and one unit number)
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, it is possible to change the number of unit possession values so that both the game arcade and the player do not suffer any loss.

The invention according to means 4 is
Any one of gaming devices selected from means 1 to 3,
Storage means (RAM 328b for storing the number of basic payout balls) for storing the unit possession value number;
The storage means stores the pre-change unit possession value number before the change process even after the change process is executed (the RAM 328b stores the basic payout ball number after entering),
When the release condition is satisfied, the change processing means sets the unit possession value number before change as a new unit possession value number (according to the basic payout number when the entry state is released in S3120) Back to frequency)
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, the inconvenience due to the fact that the unit possession value number does not return once the change process is executed can be avoided.

The invention according to means 5 is
A gaming device of means 4, comprising:
A recording medium receiving means (card R / W 327) for receiving a recording medium (member card);
When the acceptance of the recording medium is completed, the release condition is satisfied (the card discharge RES of S5020 is automatically canceled after the card discharge RES is transmitted, and the payout frequency is returned to the frequency corresponding to the basic payout ball number).
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, it is possible to avoid inconvenience due to the fact that the number of unit possession values does not return even after the player finishes the game.

The invention according to means 6 is
A gaming device of means 4 or 5, comprising:
It is possible to communicate with a management device (member management device 150) that manages the number of owned values,
Communication confirmation means for confirming whether or not communication is established between the gaming device and the management device (the communication state between the possession management device 140 and the member management device 150 is online or offline) A control unit 328) for checking whether or not there is,
The cancellation condition is satisfied when communication with the management device is not established (when communication disconnection between the card unit and the ball management device is detected in S5140, the payout frequency is returned to the frequency according to the basic payout ball number. )
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, inconvenience due to the fact that the unit possession value number does not return even when communication with the management apparatus is not established can be avoided.

The invention according to means 7
Any one gaming device selected from means 1-6,
The entry instruction accepting means (control unit 328 and touch panel 314) accepts a permission operation (an entry setting operation in S2200) as the entry instruction.
The change processing means executes the change process when the permission operation is accepted (changes the payout frequency in S2325).
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, the unit possession value number can be changed according to the intention of the player or the like.

The invention according to means 8 is
Any one of the gaming devices selected from means 1-7,
It is possible to communicate with a management device that manages the number of possessed values (member management device 150 that stores a stored ball management table that manages the number of stored balls for each area),
The entry instruction receiving means (control unit 328) receives the permission information (notification setting entry for storage ball holding in S2310) transmitted from the management apparatus as the entry instruction,
The change processing means executes the change process when the permission information is received (changes the payout frequency in S2325).
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, the number of unit possession values can be changed based on the information managed by the management device, and fraud can be prevented.

The invention according to means 9 is
Any one of the gaming devices selected from means 1 to 8,
It further comprises time measuring means (RTC328d),
The change processing means includes
Do not execute the change process when it is the first timekeeping time (do not allow entry if it is a time zone other than the time zone set in the entry permitted time zone table),
The change process is executed when it is the second time keeping time (in the time zone set in the entry permission time zone table, entry is permitted).
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, the number of unit possession values can be changed according to the time keeping time, and the business form of the game hall can be diversified.

The invention according to means 10 is
Any one of the gaming devices selected from means 1-9,
It is possible to communicate with a management device that manages the number of possessed values (member management device 150 that stores a stored ball management table that manages the number of stored balls for each area),
An information display device (liquid crystal display 313) and display control means (display control board 329) for controlling the information display device;
The display control means is based on the display information received from the management device and display control information including the display method of the display information (such as storage ball holding information specifying the display information for each block received in S2120). And controlling the information display device.
According to this, the display control in the gaming apparatus can be simplified.

The invention according to means 11 is
A gaming device (card unit 3) provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2);
A management device that can communicate with the gaming device, can be used for games on the gaming machine, and manages the number of owned values owned by the player for each unit price of the owned value (a stored ball that manages the number of stored balls in each area) A gaming system (1) including a member management device 150) for storing a management table,
A unit possession value number (basic payout ball number according to the basic unit price of the CU management table) out of the ownership value numbers of any unit price managed by the management device can be used for a game in the gaming machine. Usable processing means (control unit 328) for executing usable processing (save replay using the basic payout number corresponding to CU3),
Conversion process (ingress) that converts the number of owned values (number of stored balls) of the conversion source unit price (incoming area price) managed by the management device into the number of owned values (number of stored balls) of the converted unit price (incoming area unit price) ) For the number of balls calculated by the conversion processing means ([(the number of payout balls specified in the stored ball update request 3 received in S2450) × the destination area unit price / the source area unit price)] CPU 152) to subtract from the number;
Entry instruction accepting means (control unit 328 and touch panel 314) for accepting a merging instruction (operation for setting merging in S2200, reception of a stored ball holding ball merging setting notification in S2310) for making it possible to use the number of possessed values after conversion. When,
When the entry instruction is accepted, the value obtained by multiplying the number of unit owned value (number of basic payout balls) by the conversion destination unit price (input destination area unit price) is divided by the conversion source unit price (entry source area unit price) If the value does not become an integer value, the number of unit possession values is changed so that the calculated value becomes an integer value (in S2325, [the number of balls paid out in the state of entry × the destination area unit price / the source area unit price) is Change processing means (control unit 328) capable of executing change processing (changing the payout frequency so as to be an integer value);
A gaming system comprising:
According to this, it is possible to prevent the game hall and the player from suffering a loss.

  Moreover, the form which implements the invention mentioned later includes the invention which concerns on the means 12-17 shown below.

The invention according to means 12 is
A gaming device (card unit 3) provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 1) and provided with a recording medium receiving means (card R / W 327) for receiving a recording medium (member card),
It can be used for a game in the gaming machine and the ownership value owned by the player can be specified for each loan rate (the number of accumulated balls received from the member management device 150 can be specified),
The ownership value of the conversion source loan rate (transfer source area unit price) (saving money) can be used in games after the conversion of the conversion value to the ownership value (storage ball) of the conversion destination loan rate (transfer destination area unit price) Entry instruction (operation for setting the entry in S2200) to enable (the number of balls calculated by [number of balls to be paid out in the state of entry x destination area unit price / source area unit price] can be subtracted from the number of balls stored in the source area) , The receiving instruction receiving means (control unit 328 and touch panel 314) for receiving the storage ball holding ball setting setting notification of S2310),
A specification enabling processing means (in S2210) for executing specification enabling processing for enabling the other medium of gaming apparatus to specify that the entry instruction has been received for the recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means. A control unit 328) that transmits a request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball including the membership number, card ID, entry destination designation area type, and entry origin designation area type, and
When the recording medium is received by the recording medium receiving means and the identification enabling process has been executed for the recording medium, the converted possession value is used for the game regardless of the entry instruction. (Possible to enter the storage ball holding ball received in S2310 in response to the request to confirm the storage ball holding ball transmission sent in S2210 at the time of the first loading performed by another card unit 3 (Including area type and entry area unit price))
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, the convenience of the player can be improved.

The invention according to means 13 is
A gaming device of means 12, comprising:
If the identification enabling process for the recording medium has been executed when the recording medium is received by the recording medium receiving means, the entry instruction is issued within a predetermined period from the identification enabling process. First, the converted possession value can be used for games (the request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball in S2240 stored in the member management device 150 is deleted after the end of business hours, so that the next entry only on that day) No need to change the setting of
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, the convenience of the player can be improved within an appropriate period.

The invention according to means 14 is
A gaming device of means 12 or 13, comprising:
It is possible to communicate with a management device that manages the value of ownership (member management device 150 that stores a storage management table that manages the number of stored balls in each area),
Further comprising communication confirmation means (control unit 328 for receiving an online confirmation request or offline information) for confirming whether communication is established between the gaming apparatus and the management apparatus;
When the communication with the management device is established, the converted possession value can be used for a game (can be entered when an online confirmation request is received and offline information is not received) )
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, a player's convenience can be improved in the state which can manage an ownership value.

The invention according to means 15 is
Any of the gaming devices selected from the means 12-14,
The entry instruction accepting means can accept the entry instruction for each conversion source loan rate (for each entry source area unit price) (a deposit account can be selected in S2200).
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, the player can select which loan rate is to be converted.

The invention according to means 16 is
Any of the gaming devices selected from the means 12-15,
When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the converted possession value can be used for the game (when the number of stored balls and the number of held balls corresponding to the gaming machine are both 0 in S2050, the intention to enter in S2070 is confirmed. Can be implemented)
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, it is possible to reduce the processing burden by providing a condition for enabling the converted ownership value.

The invention according to means 17 is
A gaming device (card unit 3) provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 1) and provided with a recording medium receiving means (card R / W 327) for receiving a recording medium (member card);
A management device that is communicable with the gaming device, can be used for gaming on the gaming machine, and manages the possessed value owned by the player for each loan rate (a storage management table for managing the number of stored balls in each area) A gaming system (1) including a member management device 150)
A conversion process (transfer) for converting the ownership value (storing ball) of the conversion source loan rate (transfer source area unit price) managed by the management device into the possession value (storage ball) of the conversion destination loan rate (transfer destination area unit price) is executed. The number of balls calculated by the conversion processing means ([(the number of payout balls specified in the stored ball update request 3 received in S2450) × the destination area unit price / the source area unit price) is subtracted from the number of stored balls in the source area. CPU 152),
Entry instruction accepting means (control unit 328 and touch panel 314) for accepting a merging instruction (operation for setting merging in S2200, reception of a storage ball occupant ball setting setting notification in S2310) for making the converted possessed value available to the game; ,
A specification enabling processing means (in S2210) for executing specification enabling processing for enabling the other medium of gaming apparatus to specify that the entry instruction has been received for the recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means. A control unit 328) that transmits a request for confirming the intention to enter a storage ball including a member number, a card ID, a destination designation area type, and a source designation area type,
When the recording medium is received by the recording medium receiving means and the identification enabling process has been executed for the recording medium, the converted possession value is used for the game regardless of the entry instruction. (Possible to enter the storage ball holding ball received in S2310 in response to the request to confirm the storage ball holding ball transmission sent in S2210 at the time of the first loading performed by another card unit 3 (Including area type and entry area unit price))
This is a gaming system characterized by the above.
According to this, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  In addition, the modes for carrying out the invention to be described later include inventions according to means 18 and 19 shown below.

The invention according to means 18 is
A gaming device (card unit 3) provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2),
It can be used for a game in the gaming machine and the ownership value owned by the player can be specified for each loan rate (the number of accumulated balls received from the member management device 150 can be specified),
Use to execute a usable process (saving ball replay) to make the possession value (basic unit price corresponding to a gaming machine provided correspondingly) of any lending rate usable for gaming in the gaming machine Possible processing means (control unit 328),
The usable processing for the ownership value of a specific loan rate is not executed (for stored balls whose unit prices are 4.00 yen, 2.00 yen, and 1.00 yen, replaying the stored balls without entering them) ),
When the ownership value of the specific loan rate is converted into the ownership value of the other loan rate, the ownership value of the other loan rate can be used for the game in the gaming machine (the source area unit price 4.00) From the yen to the destination area unit price of 4.32 yen, from the source area unit price of 2.00 yen to the destination area unit price of 2.16 yen, from the source area unit price of 1.00 yen to the destination area unit price of 1. (When entering into 08 yen, it is possible to pay out game media at the destination area unit price)
This is a gaming apparatus characterized by the above.
According to this, it is possible to prevent a player having a possession value of a specific loan rate from giving a loss.

The invention according to means 19 is
A gaming device (card unit 3) provided corresponding to the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2);
A management device that is communicable with the gaming device, can be used for gaming on the gaming machine, and manages the possessed value owned by the player for each loan rate (a storage management table for managing the number of stored balls in each area) A gaming system (1) including a member management device 150)
Usable processing (reservation of balls) for making it possible to use the ownership value of any loan rate managed by the management device (basis of basic unit price corresponding to the gaming machine provided correspondingly) for gaming on the gaming machine A usable processing means (control unit 328) for performing (play),
The usable processing for the ownership value of a specific loan rate is not executed (for stored balls whose unit prices are 4.00 yen, 2.00 yen, and 1.00 yen, replaying the stored balls without entering them) ),
When the conversion process for converting the ownership value of the specific loan rate into the ownership value of another loan rate is executed, the ownership value of the other loan rate can be used for a game in the gaming machine. (Purchase from the transfer area price 4.00 yen to the transfer area price 4.32 yen, transfer from the transfer area price 2.00 yen to the transfer area price 2.16 yen, transfer area price 1.00 (When the transfer from the yen to the destination area unit price of 1.08 yen is performed, it is possible to pay out the game medium of the destination area unit price)
This is a gaming system characterized by the above.
According to this, it is possible to prevent a player having a possession value of a specific loan rate from giving a loss.

It is a system configuration figure showing the whole picture of a game system. It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine and card unit which were used for the system for games. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a card unit. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a balance management apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a remaining amount management table. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a possession management apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a possession management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a CU management table. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a member management apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a storage management table. It is a figure which shows an example of (a) boarding permission table and (b) boarding permission time zone table. It is a figure which shows the other example of a boarding permission table. It is the schematic of the boarding flow in the case of performing boarding registration by POS. It is the schematic of the flow of the storage-ball replay after boarding registration by POS. It is the schematic of the boarding flow which performs boarding registration in CU. It is the schematic which shows the flow of a process in the case of re-playing a storage ball after boarding registration in CU. It is a figure which shows the apparatus connection sequence at the time of starting (at the time of initial starting). It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing a membership card insertion process in a boarding start sequence. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing a total number of enrollment confirmation process in an entrainment start sequence. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing a boarding intention display process in a boarding start sequence. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing a boarding start process in a boarding start sequence. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing a storage ball replay process in a boarding start sequence. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing a boarding | release cancellation display process in a boarding cancellation | release sequence. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing a board | substrate cancellation | release notification process in a boarding cancellation | release sequence. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing the membership card insertion process by which boarding intention has been confirmed at boarding start notification timing. It is a figure (continuation) which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of carrying out the member card insertion process by which boarding intention has been confirmed at boarding start notification timing. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of processing when the number of remaining balls of the said account runs out in the boarding start notification timing. It is a figure (continuation) which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of processing when the number of remaining balls of the said account runs out in the boarding start notification timing. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing the discharge process of the card | curd with which the boarding intention has been confirmed in boarding cancellation notification timing. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of performing the process at the time of communication cutting | disconnection of a member management apparatus-possession management apparatus in a boarding cancellation notification timing. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement in the case of processing the communication cutting | disconnection of the possession management apparatus-CU in the boarding cancellation | release notification timing. (A) is a CU main screen after the membership card is inserted, (b) is a CU menu screen, (c) is a CU loading process screen, and (d) is a CU loading number confirmation screen. It is. (A) is a CU boarding source selection screen, (b) is a CU boarding execution confirmation screen, (c) is a character guidance screen during CU boarding processing, and (d) is a CU boarding registration. It is a completion character guidance screen. (A) is a CU main screen (before boarding), (b) is a screen during CU boarding, and (c) is a CU main screen (after boarding). (A) is a CU main screen (before release), (b) is a CU menu screen, and (c) is a CU entry source selection screen. (A) is a CU boarding screen, (b) is a character guidance screen during the CU boarding process, and (c) is a CU main screen (after cancellation of boarding). (A) is a CU main screen, and (b) is a CU entering screen. (A) is a CU main screen, (b) is a character guidance screen during CU entry processing, and (c) is a CU entry screen. (A) is a CU loading screen, (b) is a CU screen after card ejection. It is a figure which shows the command content of a possession management apparatus state request | requirement and a possession management apparatus state response. It is a figure which shows the command content of an individual ball transfer response and an individual ball transfer notification. It is a figure which shows the command content of CU setting change notification 2 and CU setting change response 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the command content of storage ball holding ball entry information. It is a corresponding | compatible figure of storage ball holding ball entry information and CU screen display. It is a figure which shows the command content of the storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification, the storage ball holding ball loading information RES, and the storage ball holding ball loading intention registration result. It is a figure which shows the command content of a storage ball holding ball entry intention registration request. It is a figure which shows the command content of the stored ball update response 3 and the stored ball update request 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the command content of storage ball holding ball entry information. It is a figure which shows the command content of a storage ball holding-ball entering intention confirmation result and a storage ball holding-ball entering setting notification. It is a figure which shows the example of the CU screen display of the storage ball holding-in state. It is a figure which shows the command content of an operation start notification and a storage ball update response. It is a figure which shows the command content of the storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification and the storage ball holding ball entry information RES. It is a figure which shows the command content of the storage ball holding ball entering intention confirmation request. It is a figure which shows the command content of a storage ball holding-ball placement setting response and a storage ball update request.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for implementing a gaming apparatus and a gaming system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of gaming system]
First, FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall image of a gaming system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming system 1 includes a card reader-type pachinko machine (hereinafter abbreviated as “pachinko machine”) 2 that is a gaming machine arranged in parallel on a plurality of game islands (not shown) arranged in a game hall, and predetermined pachinko machines 2. A visitor card having a prepaid function, which is a game recording medium that is set up in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko machine 2 at a side position and is issued to a general player who has not registered as a member. , A process for accepting a membership card, which is a game recording medium issued to a member player registered as a member in the game hall, and lending a pachinko ball, which is a game medium used for gaming in a gaming machine, A card unit 3 that counts pachinko balls acquired in a game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and pays out (returns) pachinko balls within the counted number of pachinko balls, and a card Residual amount management device 100 for managing the prepaid balance of visitor cards and membership cards used in the knit 3, and the number management of the number of balls managed as the number of balls counted in each card unit 3 It is provided in the management device 140 to be performed, the member management device 150 that manages the number of stored balls as the possessed value that the member player who owns the membership card can use for the game again, and the prize counter in the game hall And a gift exchange POS terminal 170 for exchanging gifts.

  The devices constituting the gaming system 1 of the present embodiment are connected to each other through a hub (HUB) 7 and a communication cable 8 so that bidirectional data communication is possible as shown in FIG. Each connected device is assigned a local IP address to form a local area network (LAN), and each of the devices connected to the local area network (LAN) is individually identified. Possible device IDs are assigned. Since the card unit 3 is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the gaming machine, and the corresponding gaming machine can be identified by identifying the card unit 3, in the following description, the device of the card unit 3 will be described. The ID may be referred to as a “base number”.

  In this embodiment, each card unit 3 and the member management device 150 communicate with each other via the ball management device 140. That is, the possession management device 140 relays communication between the card unit 3 and the member management device 150. In addition, the coin management device 140 stores an IP address table (not shown) in which the device ID (unit number) of each card unit 3 that is communicably connected and the local IP address are associated with each other. Thereby, the device ID of the card unit 3 can be specified from the local IP address of the card unit 3, and the local IP address of the card unit 3 can be specified from the device ID of the card unit 3.

  As described above, the remaining amount management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment manages the remaining prepaid amount (game value) remaining in each member card and each visitor card, and via the communication line 11, The balance management server 100 is connected to the balance management server 12 installed in a card management company outside the game hall that manages the membership card and the visitor card so as to perform two-way data communication. Thus, the various management information is transmitted, so that the card management company can grasp the sales by the membership card and the visitor card of each game hall by the remaining amount management server 12.

  In addition, as described above, the member management device 150 according to the present embodiment manages the number of stored balls (owned value) associated with information (card ID and member number) read from each member card and communicates. Via line 11, it is connected so that two-way data communication can be carried out with a storage management server 15 installed in a storage management organization outside the amusement hall that manages the number of storages deposited in an account corresponding to each amusement park. Thus, when various management information is transmitted from the member management device 150 to the storage management server 15, the storage management organization is deposited in an account corresponding to each game hall by the storage management server 15. The number of stored balls etc. can be grasped.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the card unit 3 and the pachinko machine 2 can send and receive various signals accompanying the payout of a single unit number (25 in the present embodiment) as a payout unit. Specifically, a PRDY signal line, a BRDY signal line, a BRQ signal line, and an EXS signal line, which will be described later, are connected.

(Pachinko machine)
First, the pachinko machine 2 that is the gaming machine used in the present embodiment will be briefly described below. As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 2 includes a game area 26, an upper plate 23, a lower plate 24, a firing handle 25, and the like on the front surface thereof, and a payout button 21 and a return button 22 on the upper plate. As shown in FIG. 3, a game control board 27, a payout control board 28, a ball payout device 29 and the like are provided therein, and these components are connected as shown in FIG.

  The game control board 27 detects the winning of a pachinko ball in each winning opening provided in the game area 26, and the game in the pachinko machine 2 (for example, variable display of special symbols, opening control of a special variable winning device, etc.) and The game state (for example, a probability change state in which the probability that the stop display result of the special symbol becomes the specific display result is increased, a short state in which the variable display time of the special symbol is shortened, or the like) is controlled.

  The payout control board 28 is communicably connected to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 and controls communication between the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3. When paying out a number of pachinko balls corresponding to a multiple of a predetermined unit number (25) using any of the prepaid balance, the number of balls, and the number of stored balls, the payout control board 28 and the control unit Signals are transmitted to and received from 328.

  The payout control board 28 is connected to the ball payout device 29 and controls the ball payout device 29. The ball payout device 29 pays out a pachinko ball that is an integral multiple of a predetermined unit number (25) based on the communication between the payout control board 28 and the control unit 328, and is also a prize opening provided in the game area 27 A pachinko ball (so-called prize ball) that is given to a player based on the winning of the pachinko ball to the player is paid out.

  The payout button 21 is stored in the visitor card or member card received by the card reader / writer 327 (hereinafter abbreviated as card R / W 327) of the corresponding card unit 3 (managed by the remaining amount management device 100). It is a button for receiving a payout operation for performing payout processing using a prepaid balance. When the payout button switch 21 a detects that the payout button 21 has been operated, a payout input signal is input to the control unit 328 via a payout input signal line provided between the control unit 328 and the control unit 328. Recognizes that the payout button 21 has been operated, and executes communication with the payout control board 28 for paying out a pachinko ball that is an integral multiple of one unit number (25) using the prepaid balance.

  The return button 22 is a button for accepting a return operation for returning a visitor card or a member card accepted by the card R / W 327 of the corresponding card unit 3. When the return button switch 22a detects that the return button 22 has been operated, a return input signal is input to the control unit 328 via a return input signal line provided between the control unit 328 and the control unit 328. Recognizes that the return button 22 has been operated, and returns the visitor card or membership card being accepted by the card R / W 327.

  In the pachinko machine 2, when the launch handle 25 is operated, the pachinko balls supplied from the upper plate 23 to the launch position are driven into the game area 26 and a game is played. When the pachinko ball wins each winning opening provided in the game area 26, the number of winning balls corresponding to each winning opening is paid out by the ball paying device 29. When the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening, variable display (variable display) of the special symbol is started on the variable display device, and when the stop display result becomes a predetermined specific display result, the specific gaming state ( The special variable prize-winning device is controlled to be released and a pachinko ball can be awarded to the big prize opening.

  A game control microcomputer (not shown) mounted on the game control board 27 receives a prize ball on the payout control microcomputer (not shown) mounted on the payout control board 28 in response to winning detection. A prize ball number command (prize ball quantity signal) is output as a payout control command indicating the quantity. The payout control microcomputer drives the ball payout device 29 by supplying a drive signal in accordance with the number of prize balls indicated by the prize ball number command. The ball payout device 29 is provided with a payout motor for paying out prize balls. As the payout motor is rotationally controlled by the payout control microcomputer, the number of prize balls designated by the payout control microcomputer is paid out from the ball payout device 29.

  When the number of award balls according to the winning award (start winning award, general award winning mouth, or large winning award) is paid out from the ball payout device 29 by the control of the payout control board 28, First, it is guided to the upper plate 23, and when the upper plate is full, it is guided to the lower plate 24. The prize ball guided to the lower plate 24 falls from the lower plate 24 and is input to the counting / fractional payout unit 340.

(recoding media)
Next, the visitor card and membership card used in the present embodiment will be briefly described. The visitor card and membership card used in the present embodiment are non-volatile for storing various data. An IC card on which an IC chip having a control memory that performs rewriting and reading of the recorded information and a non-contact communication with an external reader / writer device is mounted is used. For these visitor cards and membership cards, a card ID that can identify each individual card, specifically, a visitor card with a card ID that starts with VC, and a membership card with a card ID that starts with KC cannot be rewritten in advance. The data is stored, the type of which can be identified from the card ID, and various data such as prepaid balance data capable of specifying the prepaid balance is stored.

  The member card is issued to a member player who has registered as a member in the amusement hall, and a member number assigned to the member is stored in a non-rewritable manner. In addition, as will be described later, the member player using the membership card can use the pachinko ball once acquired and counted as a holding ball that can be used again for the game on that day, or for the game again after the next day. It is possible to deposit them as game balls at the amusement hall, but these membership cards do not directly record the number of balls that are the data of the balls and the number of balls that are the data of the balls. As will be described later, the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls are stored in association with the card ID and the membership number in the possession management device 140 and the membership management device 150, thereby being specified from the card ID and the membership number. It is like that.

  The visitor card is issued in the card unit 3. The visitor card stores the number of balls based on the counted number of balls counted by the player who owns the visitor card and the date when the number of balls is counted. It can be used in each card unit 3 in the game hall only on the day.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the number of possessed balls is written and recorded only on the visitor card, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of retained balls and the number of accumulated balls are not limited thereto. The data may be recorded on the membership card as in the visitor card. Further, as with the membership card, the number of balls may be written and not recorded on the visitor card. Further, the prepaid balance is stored in association with the card ID without being recorded in the membership card and the visitor card, and managed so that the prepaid balance corresponding to the card can be searched from the card ID of the card. May be.

(Card unit)
Next, the card unit 3 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a full color is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 according to the present embodiment. Various display units such as a multi-function lamp 301 that is configured by the LED 301a and can be informed of the state of the card unit 3 by being lit in a plurality of colors, a bill insertion slot 302 for inserting bills, and a device from the front of the device Protruding portion 305 formed to project forward, replay button 319 for accepting counting payout operation for paying out the counted number of balls (the number of balls held and the number of balls stored), for inserting a membership card or a visitor card A card insertion slot 309 is provided.

  A card insertion slot 309 provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 is connected to a card slot (not shown) of a card R / W 327 (see FIG. 3) built in a position corresponding to the card insertion slot 309. The visitor card and the membership card can be inserted into the card slot through the card insertion slot 309.

  A protruding portion 305 is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 so as to protrude forward. As shown in FIG. 2, on the surface of the protruding portion 305 facing the player, as shown in FIG. 2, when a member card is received, a display unit 312 capable of displaying various information and a card ID recorded on the member card are displayed. And a replay button 319 for performing a replay of stored balls using the number of stored balls specified by the membership number.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a visitor card is received, when the number of possessions recorded on the visitor card is used for a game, or when a member card is received, the card ID of the member card or It is assumed that the replay button 319 is also operated when the number of possessed balls specified by the membership number is used in the game. A transparent touch panel 314 for allowing each display item displayed on the display unit 312 to be input with a finger is provided on the surface of the display unit 312.

  Further, a replay switch 319a corresponding to the liquid crystal display 313 and the replay button 319 constituting the display unit 312 is provided in the projecting portion 305, and these are displayed on a display control board as shown in FIG. By being connected to 329, display control of the liquid crystal display 313, input position detection by the transparent touch panel 314, and the like are performed by the display control board 329.

  At the upper position in the card unit 3, a banknote inserted in the banknote insertion slot 302 is connected, and a bill inserted into the banknote insertion slot 302 is taken to identify its authenticity and banknote type. A banknote identification unit 321 that outputs to a control unit 328, which will be described later, provided in the unit is provided. In the banknote identification unit 321, various banknotes (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 1,000 yen each) (Banknotes) can be accepted.

  Further, a control unit 328 for controlling the operation of the card unit 3 is provided at a substantially central position of the card unit 3 so as to be easily connected to each part constituting the card unit 3, and as will be described later. Various operations of the card unit 3 are controlled by the control unit 328.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 2 is arranged at the lower end position of the front surface of the card unit 3 at the lower position of the lower plate 24 of the pachinko machine 2 so that the pachinko balls discharged from the lower plate 24 are counted, and as a payout unit, Connection for allowing the pachinko balls discharged from the box-shaped counting / fractional payout unit 340 to discharge the pachinko balls with a fraction less than a predetermined unit number (25 in this embodiment) to flow into the card unit 3 A collar 344 is attached. Pachinko balls that have flowed down the connecting rod 344 and flowed into a recovery flow path box (not shown) flow down the recovery flow path box from the front side of the card unit 3 to the rear side (inside the island). It is discharged from the rear lower end to a collection basket (not shown) in the game island.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the card unit 3 of the present embodiment. As described above, the card unit 3 mainly controls the control of each part of the bill identifying unit 321, the card R / W 327, the display control board 329, the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340, and the card unit 3. And a control unit 328 that implements various functions of the card unit 3 and provides a bill recognition unit 321, a card R / W 327, a counting / fraction dispensing unit 340, and a display control board 329. To send and receive various data.

  The card R / W 327 includes a membership card inserted from the card insertion slot 309 and a card ID recorded on the visitor card, a membership number (member card only), the number of holding balls and date (visitor card only), a prepaid balance, etc. Reading of record information and writing of the number of balls, date (visitor card only), prepaid balance, etc. are performed. A card storage section (not shown) capable of storing up to 10 visitor cards is provided at the inner terminal end position of the card unit 3 so that a new visitor card can be issued.

  The card ID read from the visitor card, the prepaid balance, the number of possessions and the date are stored in the RAM 328b of the control unit 328, and the prepaid balance (displayed as “card balance”) and the number of possessions (“money”) Display) can be displayed on the display unit 312. The card ID and membership number read from the member card and the prepaid balance are stored in the RAM 328b of the control unit 328, and the prepaid balance (displayed as “card balance”) can be displayed on the display unit 312.

  When the insertion of the card is detected by the insertion sensor, the inserted card is transported to a predetermined position by the transport mechanism provided in the card R / W 327. By performing power supply and data communication for the card stopped at the predetermined position, it is possible to read and write data for the accepted card. In addition, the visitor card where the prepaid balance and the number of possession balls that existed in a predetermined position before the card insertion are both 0 are transported in the card storage unit and the card R / W 327 along with the transport of the inserted card. It is conveyed and stored in the card storage unit by the mechanism.

  Further, in a state where a visitor card in which at least one of the prepaid balance and the number of held balls is not 0, or a member card is being received at a predetermined position, the card insertion slot 309 is moved horizontally by an operation of a shutter solenoid (not shown). A bar-shaped shutter that crosses in the direction appears to prevent the card from being inserted. In addition, when a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) has elapsed since both the prepaid balance and the number of held balls of the visitor card being received have become 0 (that is, when the end of the game is determined), the shutter of the card insertion slot 309 is released. Canceled.

  When the control unit 328 detects the operation of the return button 22, the card R / W 327 is instructed to eject the accepted visitor card or member card at a predetermined position. At this time, the shutter of the card insertion slot 309 is released, and the card at the predetermined position is ejected from the card insertion slot 309 and returned to the player by the transport mechanism provided in the card R / W 327 and the card storage unit. Visitor cards stored in the card storage unit (both prepaid balance and number of possession balls are 0) are conveyed to a predetermined position.

  Next, the control unit 328 of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 328 has a central processing circuit (CPU) 328a capable of executing a control program, a card ID of a visitor card and a membership card received by the card reader / writer 327, and a membership number (membership). Only the card), RAM 328b capable of storing various data such as the prepaid balance, the number of balls held, the number of balls stored, the control program executed by the central processing circuit (CPU) 328a, and the device ID of the card unit 3 Including EEPROM 328c, which is a nonvolatile memory capable of rewriting and storing various types of data, and real-time clock (RTC) 328d capable of outputting time information, calendar information, etc. at that time, and RAM 328b is backed up by a battery (not shown) Even if the power is shut off, the Data stored Te is maintained.

  As described above, the control unit 328 of the present embodiment is connected to the payout control board 28 provided in the pachinko machine 2 so as to be able to perform transmission and reception of various signals associated with the pachinko ball lending. .

  Further, the control unit 328 is connected to the counting / fractional payout unit 340 and, as will be described later, in response to the reception of the counting information output from the counting / fractional payout unit 340, the lower position of the display unit 312 By updating the value of the number of balls already counted (the number of balls), the number of balls counted by the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 is displayed as the number of balls.

  Further, as described above, the control unit 328 is connected to the payout button switch 21a for detecting that the payout button 21 provided on the upper plate 23 of the pachinko machine 1 is operated. When a signal corresponding to the operation is input from the payout button switch 21a, the presence / absence of the operation of the payout button 21 is grasped, and when the payout button 21 is operated, a payout process is performed, thereby obtaining one unit number. The payout of the pachinko balls of an integral multiple of (25) is performed from the corresponding pachinko machine 2.

  Here, the exchange of signals performed between the card unit 3 and the pachinko machine 2 will be described. In this example, it is assumed that 125 (corresponding to 5 times one unit number of 25) is stored in the RAM 328a as the basic payout ball number or the payout ball payout number in the after-mentioned state.

  First, when the connection between the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3 is confirmed when the power is turned on, the payout control board 28 of the pachinko machine 2 sets the PRDY to LOW, and the card via the PRDY signal line. A payout enable signal is transmitted to the control unit 328 of the unit 3 (S1), and a standby state is set.

  Next, when the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 detects the operation of the payout button 21 (or the replay button 319) in the standby state where PRDY LOW (payable signal) is received, BRDY is set to LOW. Then, a payout enable signal is transmitted to the payout control board 28 of the pachinko machine 2 via the BRDY signal line (S2).

  In this state, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 transmits a unit payout request signal to the payout control board 28 of the pachinko machine 2 via the BRQ signal line by setting BRQ to LOW (S3). Next, when the payout control board 28 of the pachinko machine 2 receives BLOW LOW (unit payout request signal) in a state where BRDY LOW (payout enable signal) is received, the ball check sensor (not shown) receives one unit number. Check whether the pachinko ball of (25) is ready to be paid out (preparation for payout), and set EXS LOW on the condition that the payout preparation is ready, via the EXS signal line Then, a unit payout preparation signal is transmitted to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 (S4).

  Next, the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 that has received the LOW (unit payout preparation signal) of EXS makes the unit payout to the payout control board 28 of the pachinko machine 2 through the BRQ signal line by setting BRQ to HIGH. A command signal is transmitted (S5). Next, the payout control board 28 of the pachinko machine 2 that has received the HIGH (unit payout command signal) of the BRQ outputs a payout signal to the ball payout device 29, and based on this, a single unit (25) pachinko machine is output. When the balls are paid out, the unit payout completion signal is transmitted to the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 through the EXS signal line by setting EXS to HIGH based on the completion of the payout (S6).

  By repeating the control of S3 to S6 five times, 125 balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 2, and based on the completion of these controls, BRDY is set to HIGH, so that the pachinko machine 2 is connected via the BRDY signal line. A payout end signal is transmitted to the payout control board 28 (S7), and the payout of 125 balls is finished. In this way, the number of repetitions of the control of S3 to S6 when the pachinko ball is paid out is referred to as “payout frequency”.

  In this embodiment, 25 pachinko balls are paid out per frequency of payout frequency (one control in S3 to S6), and the number of payout balls per frequency is set as one unit number. This “Payout Frequency” is calculated based on the number of payouts according to the basic payout number when the “payment” is executed to pay out the pachinko balls with the basic unit price using the number of stored balls with a unit price other than the basic unit price. It is possible to change the payout frequency according to the payout ball number.

  In addition, the control unit 328 can perform data communication with the above-described balance management device 100, the ball management device 140, the member management device 150, and the like connected to the local area network (LAN) via the communication unit 334 and the HUB 7. These computers can send and receive various data through the communication unit 334.

  The display control board 329 connected to the control unit 328 is connected to electronic components such as a liquid crystal display 313 constituting the display unit 312, a transparent touch panel 314, and a replay switch 319 a corresponding to the replay button 319. The operation information on the transparent touch panel 314 and the operation information on the replay button 319 are output to the control unit 328 via the display control board 329.

  In the display control board 329 of the present embodiment, a display driving circuit (not shown) that performs display driving of the liquid crystal display 313 and a position that is pressed based on an output signal from the transparent touch panel 314 are specified. An input position detection circuit (not shown) that outputs the specified input position information, a VDP (not shown) that performs processing related to a display image displayed on the display unit 312, image data used for menu display, and the like are stored. Independent of the VROM (not shown), the VRAM (not shown) that temporarily stores display data to be displayed on the display unit 312, and the control unit 328, processes and determinations and processes associated with inputs from various switches and a transparent touch panel are processed. A display control microcomputer to be implemented based on a program is mounted, and based on display data (page data) output from the control unit 328 , Various display screens, and it is capable of displaying on the liquid crystal display device 313 constituting the display unit 312.

  In the control unit 328, the stored prepaid balance (numerical value of “card balance” displayed on the display unit 312) stored in accordance with the update of the prepaid balance managed by the balance management apparatus 100 through communication with the balance management apparatus 100. As the number of possessed balls is updated and the number of possessed balls managed by the possessed ball managing device 140 is updated through communication with the possessed ball managing device 140, ) Is updated, and the number of stored balls (the number of “stored balls” displayed on the display unit 312) is updated in accordance with the update of the number of stored balls managed by the member management device 150 through communication with the member management device 150. To do.

  Further, the control unit 328 determines whether or not the communication state with the possession management device 140 is in accordance with the presence / absence of reception of an online confirmation request periodically transmitted from the possession management device 140 (approximately every 10 seconds in the present embodiment). Whether it is online or offline (cannot communicate) is detected, and an online confirmation response is returned to the possession management device 140 in response to the receipt of these online confirmation requests. The management device 140 can also detect the online / offline state of each card unit 3. These online confirmation requests may be substituted by other data transmission requests.

  In this embodiment, the card unit 3 communicates with the member management device 150 via the possession management device 140. Here, even when the online state is established between the card unit 3 and the possession management device 140, the offline state is established between the possession management device 140 and the member management device 150. There is. In such a case, the possession management device 140 transmits offline information (for example, a CU disconnection notification in S5130) for notifying the offline status with the member management device 150 to the card unit 3. In the card unit 3 that has received the offline information, it can be understood that the card unit 3 is online with the possession management device 140, but is offline with the member management device 150. It is possible to perform control such that the number can be used and the use of the number of stored balls (including the entry described later) is prohibited.

  In this embodiment, when the card unit 3 has received the online confirmation request and has not received the offline information, that is, the card unit 3 can communicate with the possession management device 140 and the member management device 150. Only when communication is possible, the use of the storage ball (including the entry described later) is allowed.

  The control unit 328 is connected to the counting / fractional payout unit 340 so that various data such as counting information and a fractional payout request can be transmitted and received by serial communication capable of transmitting and receiving data with a small number of communication lines.

  Here, the counting / fractioning unit 340 of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 of the present embodiment is a horizontally long box-like object arranged immediately below the lower plate 24 of the pachinko machine 2 and is provided at the lowest position of the card unit 3. It is connected to a recovery channel box (not shown) via a connecting rod 344.

  The upper surface of the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 is formed with a not-shown insertion portion in the form of a hopper into which the pachinko balls discharged from the lower plate 24 are inserted. On the (left side), a return storage section 342 is provided in which the paid-out (returned) fractional pachinko balls are stored so that they can be taken out.

  Inside the counting / fractional dispensing unit 340, a control unit 350 constituted by a control board on which a control microcomputer for controlling the counting / fractional dispensing unit 340 is mounted is incorporated. As shown in FIG. 3, a flow path changing shutter 351, a payout motor 353, a payout sensor 354, a counting sensor 356, a storage ball sensor 357, and the like are connected to the control unit 350. Control is performed so that each function of the counting / fractioning unit 340 is formed. In addition, the control unit 350 is electrically connected to the main body of the card unit 3 via a coupling rod 344.

  The pachinko balls thrown into the input part of the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 flow into a counting channel (not shown), flow down on the counting channel in the direction of the connecting rod 344, and enter the downstream part of the counting channel. It is detected by a provided counting sensor 356. The flow direction of the pachinko balls detected by the counting sensor 356 can be changed by the flow path changing shutter 351. As the flow path changing shutter 351 appears and disappears, the flow direction of the pachinko balls can be switched to the connecting rod 344 side or a storage unit side (not shown) that stores the pachinko balls.

  Here, each time a pachinko ball is detected by the counting sensor 356, the value of the counted ball number stored in the control unit 328 is added. Then, at a predetermined timing (for example, timing when 5 seconds have passed without the counted number of balls being updated), the value of the counted number of balls is added to the number of held balls stored in the control unit 328 and held. As the number of balls is updated, the counted number of balls is reset to zero.

  The pachinko balls flowing into the storage part are detected by the storage ball sensor 357, and when the pachinko balls are continuously detected by the storage ball sensor 357 for a predetermined time or more by being filled with the pachinko balls, When the flow path change to the storage unit side by the flow path change shutter 351 is canceled, all the pachinko balls already counted detected by the counting sensor 356 flow down the connecting rod 344 and are collected inside the card unit 3. It is collected in the game island through the flow path box.

  In addition, the pachinko balls stored in the storage unit can be paid out one by one to the return storage unit 342 by the payout motor 353. At this time, the payout sensor 354 can count the number of pachinko balls to be paid out (returned) to the player.

  In a state where pachinko balls are stored in the storage unit, when the number of pachinko balls having a fraction less than one unit, for example, 20 balls are paid out (returned), that is, the control unit 350 is controlled from the control unit 328. When a fraction payout request including 20 balls, which is the fraction to be paid out (returned), is received from the payout sensor 354, a detection signal of 20 which is the number of payout balls (fraction) included in the received fraction payout request. By operating the payout motor 353 until it comes, 20 pachinko balls that are the payout balls (fraction) are returned to the return storage unit 342 and stored.

  When the number of detection signals corresponding to the fraction is input from the dispensing sensor 354, the control unit 350 transmits a fraction dispensing completion notification to the control unit 328 as a response to the fraction dispensing request. The unit 328 recognizes that the payout of the fraction specified by the fraction payout request has been completed.

  In this embodiment, since the number of basic payout balls set in each card unit 3 is an integral multiple of the number of one unit (25), the prepaid balance is equivalent to the amount of basic payout balls (for example, 4.00). Yen x 125 = 500 Yen) or more, if the number of balls held (the number of accumulated balls) is more than the basic payout ball number, it corresponds to the basic payout ball number by communication between the payout control board 28 and the control unit 328 described above. It is possible to pay out the entire number.

  In addition, although the prepaid balance is less than the amount corresponding to the basic payout ball (for example, 4.00 yen × 125 = 500 yen), the amount corresponding to one unit number (for example, 4.00 yen × 25 = 100 yen) or more. In this case, the maximum n that satisfies [number of one unit × n <(prepaid balance / basic unit price)] is set as the payout frequency, and the payout set by the communication between the payout control board 28 and the control unit 328 described above. Pay out the number of pachinko balls equivalent to the frequency.

  When the prepaid balance is less than the amount corresponding to one unit (for example, 4.00 yen × 25 = 100 yen), the maximum n that satisfies [basic unit price × n <prepaid balance] is set as a fraction. Then, the control unit 328 transmits a fraction dispensing request including the set fraction to the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340, and a pachinko ball corresponding to the fraction is dispensed to the return storage unit 342 of the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340.

  In addition, when the number of held balls (the number of stored balls) is less than the basic number of paid-out balls but more than one unit, the maximum number n of [one unit number × n <number of held balls (number of stored balls)] is set as the payout frequency. And the number corresponding to the set payout frequency is paid out by communication between the payout control board 28 and the control unit 328 described above.

  In addition, when the number of held balls (the number of stored balls) is less than one unit number, the number of held balls (the number of stored balls) is set as a fraction, and set from the control unit 328 to the counting / fractional payout unit 340. A fraction payout request including a fraction is transmitted, and a pachinko ball equivalent to the fraction is paid out to the return storage unit 342 of the counting / fractional payout unit 340.

  When a payout ball number that is not an integral multiple of one unit number is set as the basic payout ball number, payout by communication between the payout control board 28 and the control unit 328 described above, and counting / fractional payout unit 340 By performing both of the payouts, it is preferable to pay out the pachinko balls corresponding to the number of the basic payout balls. For example, when 116 is set as the basic payout ball number, the payout frequency is set to 4, and 100 balls are paid out from the pachinko machine 2 by the communication between the payout control board 28 and the control unit 328 described above. Sixteen fractional balls are paid out to the return storage unit 342 of the counting / fractional payout unit 340.

  In this embodiment, the pachinko balls for fractional payout are stored in the storage portion provided inside the counting / fractional payout unit 340. When paying out the balls, the pachinko balls supplied to the counting / fractional payout unit 340 from the ball supply path of the game island may be paid out.

(Remaining amount management device)
Next, the balance management apparatus 100 of this Embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 4, a remaining amount management apparatus 100 used in the present embodiment has a CPU 102 that performs various processes performed by the remaining amount management apparatus 100 on a data bus 101 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. RAM 103 used as a work memory, RTC 104 that outputs time information and calendar information, a storage device 105 such as a hard disk, an input device 106 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device 107 that displays and outputs various screens, and various information Installed in a card company, a communication unit 109 that performs data communication with a printer 108 for printing output, a card unit 3 (control unit 328) connected to a local area network (LAN), and each device such as a card issuing / payment machine Digital service unit for data communication with balance management server 12 DSU) 110 is connected is a conventional computer.

  In the storage device 105, in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for performing various processes executed in the remaining amount management device 100 are described, a remaining amount management table for managing the prepaid balance remaining in the membership card and the visitor card (See FIG. 5) is stored.

  In the balance management table, as shown in FIG. 5, each visitor card and each membership card is associated with an individually identifiable card ID, and the membership number (membership card) of the member player who has received the membership card issuance. Only) and the prepaid balance are stored, and the prepaid balance can be specified from the card ID or membership number stored in the membership card and the card ID stored in the visitor card.

  When a banknote is received by the banknote identification unit 321 of the card unit 3, communication is performed between the card unit 3 and the remaining amount management device 100, and an identification amount corresponding to the received banknote is received by the card unit 3. It is added to the prepaid balance managed in the balance management table in association with the card ID of the member card or visitor card being accepted. In addition, the prepaid balance stored in the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is also updated to the prepaid balance after the addition, and the prepaid balance recorded on the member card or visitor card being accepted is also rewritten.

  When the payout button 21 is operated in the card unit 3 and the payout of the pachinko ball using the prepaid balance of the member card or visitor card being accepted is executed, communication between the card unit 3 and the balance management device 100 is performed. The amount of money consumed (equivalent to the number of balls to be paid out × the basic unit price) is subtracted from the prepaid balance managed in the balance management table in association with the card ID of the member card or visitor card being accepted by the card unit 3 The In addition, the prepaid balance stored in the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is also updated to the prepaid balance after subtraction, and the prepaid balance recorded on the member card or visitor card being accepted is also rewritten.

(Mochitama management device)
Next, the ball management apparatus 140 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the coin management device 140 used in the present embodiment has a central processing unit that performs various processes performed by the management computer 140 on a data bus 141 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. A processing unit (CPU) 142, a RAM 143 used as a work memory, a real-time clock (RTC) 144 for outputting time information and calendar information, a storage device 145 including a hard disk, an input device 146 such as a keyboard and a mouse, various types Data communication with a display device 147 for displaying and outputting a screen, a printer 148 for printing various information, a card unit 3 and a member management device 150 connected to a local area network (LAN), a POS terminal 170 for gift exchange, etc. With a normal computer connected to the communication unit 149 That.

  In addition, as described above, the CPU 142 periodically transmits an online confirmation request from the communication unit 149 to each card unit 3 and receives an online confirmation response including the device ID from each card unit. Whether the unit 3 is online or offline can be detected. Also, whether the member management apparatus 150 is online or offline by periodically sending an online confirmation request to the member management apparatus 150 and receiving an online confirmation response from the member management apparatus 150. Can be detected. When it is offline with the member management device 150, offline information is transmitted to the card unit 3.

  Here, even if the online state is established between the member management device 150 and the possession management device 140, there may be an offline state between the possession management device 140 and the CU3. . In such a case, the possession management device 140 transmits offline information (for example, the CU disconnection notification in S5230) for notifying the offline state with the CU 3 to the member management device 150. In the member management device 150 that has received the offline information, it is possible to know that it is online with the possession management device 140 but is offline with the CU3. It is possible to perform control such as.

  The storage device 145 uses a player (a member player who uses a member card and a visitor card) in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for performing various processes performed in the possession management device 140 are described. A possession management table (see FIG. 7) for managing the number of possessed balls acquired on the day, which is the value of the possessor of the visitor player), the basic unit price and the basic payout number of each card unit 3, and each card A CU management table (see FIG. 8) for managing the card ID of the member card or visitor card being accepted by the unit 3 is stored.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the possession management table is associated with each card ID and each membership number (membership card only), and the winning ball obtained by the player using the membership card or visitor card on that day. The number of balls that are the total number of balls that have not been used for game or prize exchange is stored, and the card ID or membership number (membership card only) stored in the visitor card or membership card It is now possible to specify the number of possessions possessed by a player.

  The number of possessed balls managed in the possessed ball management table is managed as the number of owned balls only on that day, and the number of retained balls corresponding to the card ID and member number of the member card in the processing at the end of business after the business is closed. The number is updated to 0 after being added and updated to the number of stored balls corresponding to the card ID and member number of the member card. In addition, the number of possessions corresponding to the card ID of the visitor card is cleared to 0 in the processing at the end of business after the business is completed.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the number of possessed balls is managed for each basic unit price of game media that can be used for a game on a gaming machine. In this example, area 1 is a storage area for managing the number of balls with a unit price of 4.00 yen, area 2 is the number of balls with a unit price of 2.00 yen, and area 3 is a storage area for managing the number of balls with a unit price of 1.00 yen. Yes, the number of possessed balls in each area is the number of possessed balls acquired by a game with a gaming machine having a basic unit price corresponding to the area. In the business end process, the number of balls in each area in the ball management table is added to the number of balls stored in the area corresponding to the area in the storage management table described later.

  When the number of held balls stored in the control unit 328 is updated by counting the pachinko balls in the counting / fraction dispensing unit 340 of the card unit 3, communication is performed between the card unit 3 and the held ball management device 140. The number of balls managed in the ball management table in association with the card ID of the member card or visitor card being accepted by the card unit 3 is updated to the number of balls stored in the card unit 3 Is done. Here, it is assumed that the number of possessed balls in the area corresponding to the basic unit price corresponding to the device ID of the card unit 3 is updated. Also, the number of possessed balls stored in the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is updated to the number of retained balls after the addition, and the number of retained balls recorded on the accepted visitor card is also rewritten.

  When the replay button 319 is operated in the card unit 3 and the pachinko ball is paid out using the number of balls associated with the card ID of the member card or visitor card being accepted, the card unit 3 Is paid out from the number of possessions managed in the possession management table in association with the card ID of the membership card or visitor card being accepted by the card unit 3. The number of balls is subtracted. Here, it is assumed that the number of balls to be paid out is subtracted from the number of balls in the area corresponding to the basic unit price corresponding to the device ID of the card unit 3. In addition, the number of possessed balls stored in the control unit 328 of the card unit 3 is updated to the number of retained balls after subtraction, and the number of retained balls recorded on the accepted visitor card is also rewritten.

  In addition, the number of balls managed by the ball management device 140 is not limited to the form of updating the number of balls, and when pachinko balls are counted or pachinko balls are paid out using the number of balls. When only the number of possessed balls stored on the card unit 3 side is updated without being updated, and the membership card or visitor card is returned from the card unit 3, the card unit 3 and the possession management device 140 Communication is performed, and the number of balls stored in the ball management device 140 in association with the card ID of the member card or visitor card is updated to the number of balls stored in the card unit 3. You may make it. Here, it is assumed that the number of possessed balls in the area corresponding to the basic unit price corresponding to the device ID of the card unit 3 is updated. Further, when the visitor card is returned, the number of possessed balls stored in the card unit 3 may be recorded on the visitor card.

  In the CU management table, as shown in FIG. 8, the unit price of the game medium that can be used in the gaming machine provided corresponding to the card unit in association with the device ID (unit number) of each card unit 3 is shown. Using the basic unit price and the prepaid balance, payout operation (operation of the payout button 21) for paying out the game medium of the basic unit price, or paying out the number of held balls (the number of stored balls) in the area corresponding to the basic unit price The number of pachinko balls to be paid out in the payout operation (operation of the replay button 219) for use in the game on the gaming machine, and the membership card or visitor being accepted in the card unit The card ID being received, which is the card ID of the card, is stored. In addition, in the case where a transfer that pays out a pachinko ball of the basic unit price is executed using the number of balls stored in an area other than the area corresponding to the basic unit price, the basic unit price may be referred to as a “destination area unit price”. .

  The basic unit price and the basic payout ball number stored here are transmitted to the card unit 3 of each device ID and stored in the RAM 328b of the control unit 328. Each card unit 3 in any of the cases where the prepaid balance is used, the number of holding balls is used, and the number of stored balls is used (in the case of replaying the stored balls) in the case of not entering the state described later. Pachinko balls of the basic payout number memorized in are paid out. For example, when the basic unit price is 4.00 yen, the number of basic payout balls is 125. Therefore, communication is performed between the control unit 328 and the pachinko machine 2, and 125 balls equivalent to 5 times are paid out. become. In addition, since the basic payout number is 200 when the basic unit price is 2.00 yen and 1.00 yen, communication is executed between the control unit 328 and the pachinko machine 2, and 200 corresponding to 8 degrees. The ball will be paid out.

(Member management device)
Next, the member management apparatus 150 of this Embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 9, the member management apparatus 150 used in the present embodiment has a CPU 152 that performs various processes performed by the member management apparatus 150 on a data bus 151 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. RAM 153 used as a work memory, RTC 154 for outputting time information and calendar information, a storage device 155 such as a hard disk, an input device 156 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device 157 for displaying and outputting various screens, various information A printer 158 for print output, a ball management device 140 connected to a local area network (LAN), a communication unit 159 that performs data communication with each device such as a gift exchange POS terminal 170, and a storage ball installed during the storage management period Digital service unit (DSU) for data communication with the management server 15 160 is connected is a conventional computer.

  In the storage device 155, in addition to a processing program in which processing contents for performing various processes executed in the member management device 150 are described, the member player who has the member card before the day of possession of the member player The game using a storage ball management table (see FIG. 10) for managing the number of stored balls acquired by means of a game and a storage ball having a unit price (source area unit price) different from the basic unit price (destination area unit price) of the gaming machine A boarding permission table (see FIG. 11 (a)) for managing whether or not the boarding for paying out the game medium of the unit price corresponding to the machine is permitted, and boarding for managing the time zone during which boarding is permitted. An entry permission time zone table (see FIG. 11B) and a CU management table that can be acquired from the above-described holding ball management device 140 are stored.

  In the storage management table, as shown in FIG. 10, in association with each card ID of the membership card, a membership number, which is membership identification information that can individually identify the membership player who has issued the membership card, The total number of balls acquired by the member player before the day (however, if the number of possessed balls is converted to the number of stored balls by using the gift exchange POS terminal 170 on that day, the number of stored balls is also included) The number of stored balls, which is the number of balls that are unused for gaming and prize exchange, is stored, and the stored value that is the possessed value owned by the member player from the member card ID or member number stored in the member card The number can be specified.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the number of stored balls is managed for each basic unit price of game media that can be used for games in gaming machines. In this example, area 1 is a storage area for managing the number of stored balls with a unit price of 4.00 yen, area 2 is a storage area for managing the number of stored balls with a unit price of 2.00 yen, and area 3 is a storage area for managing the number of stored balls with a unit price of 1.00 yen. The number of balls stored in an area is the possession value acquired by a game with a basic unit game machine corresponding to the area.

  In this embodiment, the unit price of the stored ball in each area is the same as the unit price of the own ball in the area corresponding to the area in the above-described management table. Therefore, in order to transfer the possession ball to the storage ball after the game hall is closed (or when using the gift exchange POS terminal 170), the member management device 150 stores the content stored in the possession management table from the possession management device 140. For each member number, the number of balls in area n in the ball management table is added to the number of balls in area n in the ball management table (n = 1, 2,..., 10). .

  In addition, when the replay button 319 is operated in the card unit 3 and the pachinko ball payout (recycled ball replay) using the number of stored balls associated with the membership number of the accepted membership card is executed, the card unit 3 and the member management device 150 are communicated, and the number of payout balls is subtracted from the number of stored balls managed in the stored ball management table in association with the member number of the member card being accepted by the card unit 3. (I.e., a normal replay of the stored ball is executed without entry). Thus, in the non-introduction state, the number of balls stored in the area corresponding to the basic unit price corresponding to the device ID of the card unit 3 is subtracted. On the other hand, in the boarding state, not the number of balls stored in the area corresponding to the basic unit price corresponding to the device ID of the card unit 3, but the number of balls stored in the boarding source area is subtracted.

  In the entry permission table, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), for each area (entrance area) managed by the accumulated ball management table, the accumulated balls in the area are converted into accumulated areas in other areas (entrance area). Whether or not to allow entry is stored. A combination of an entry source area and an entry area where entry is permitted is indicated by ◯, and a combination of an entry area and an entry area where entry is not allowed is indicated by ×.

  For example, a storage ball in area 1 (unit price 4.00 yen) can be converted into a storage ball in area 2 (unit price 2.00 yen) and a storage ball in area 3 (unit price 1.00 yen). The unit price cannot be converted to 20.00 yen. In other words, a transfer with a transfer source area unit price of 4.00 yen and a transfer destination area unit price of 2.00 yen, a transfer source area unit price of 4.00 yen and a transfer destination area unit price of 1.00 yen is permitted. However, it is not permitted to enter the service area at a cost of 4.00 yen and a destination area price of 20.00 yen.

  In the entry permission time zone table, as shown in FIG. 11B, a time zone in which entry is permitted is stored for each combination of an entry source area and an entry destination area where entry is permitted. For example, if the entry source unit price is 4.00 yen (area 1), the entry can be made during the game hall business hours (10: 00 to 22:00) regardless of the destination area unit price. It is. On the other hand, when the transfer source area unit price is 2.00 yen (area 2), and when the transfer source area unit price is 1.00 yen (area 3), 18: 00 to 22 regardless of the transfer destination area unit price. Entry is permitted only during the time of 0:00.

  The storage device 155 also stores a member information management table (not shown). The member information storage table is identified by the member number in association with the card ID and the member number recorded on the member card. The name and password registered by the member player at the time of member registration are stored, and the availability information indicating whether or not the membership card is usable is stored. When the membership card is issued, the availability information is set to be usable.

  When the member player loses the member card, the name and password are notified to the game hall, and the store clerk of the game hall inputs the name and password by the input device 156, so that the CPU 152 stores the member information storage table. The relevant membership card is searched from the above, and the availability information is set as unavailable for the relevant membership card.

(POS terminal for gift exchange)
The free gift exchange POS terminal 170 (hereinafter abbreviated as free gift POS 170) is provided with a microcomputer, which includes a CPU serving as a control center, a ROM storing a CPU control operation program, and a CPU work. An RAM as an area and an input / output interface for inputting / outputting signals to / from an external device are provided. The CPU can input / output information to / from the ball management device 140 and input / output information to / from the member management device 150 via the input / output interface. The prize POS 170 is provided with a card reader / writer connected to a microcomputer, a display device, an input device such as a keyboard, a barcode reader, and the like.

  When the visitor card is inserted into the card reader / writer, communication is performed between the prize POS 170 and the ball management device 140, and the ball management device is associated with the card ID of the visitor card read by the card reader / writer. The number of possessed balls stored in 140 is displayed on the display device. In this state, the number of exchanged balls is displayed by reading the barcode indicating the number of exchanged balls attached to the prize with a barcode reader or by inputting the number of exchanged balls with an input device. The number of exchanged balls is subtracted from the number of balls stored in the ball management device 140 in association with the read card ID. Can be replaced.

  Further, when the member card is inserted into the card reader / writer, the prize POS 170, the possession management device 140, the possession management device 140, and the storage management device 150 communicate with each other and are read by the card reader / writer. The number of balls stored in the ball management device 140 in association with the card ID of the member card is stored in the ball management unit 150 in association with the member number of the member card read by the card reader / writer. The updated number of stored balls is displayed on the display device. In this state, by reading a barcode indicating the number of exchanged balls attached to the prize with a barcode reader, or by inputting the number of exchanged balls using an input device, the number of exchanged balls is displayed. (Accordingly, the number of exchanged balls is subtracted from the number of stored balls associated with the read card ID and stored in the member management device 150), so that the stored balls and the prize can be exchanged. It has become. In addition, it is possible to use only a part of the updated number of stored balls for prize exchange, and the remaining number of stored balls can be used for the next game (stored ball replay). It is also possible to use it for a game (replaying a stored ball).

[Game system processing]
Hereinafter, the operation of the gaming system 1 of the present embodiment, particularly the processing executed in the card unit 3 (hereinafter abbreviated as CU3), the ball management device 140, and the member management device 150 will be described. In this embodiment, as described above, the CU 3 can execute the replay of the stored balls using the number of stored balls of the basic unit price (the destination area) corresponding to the CU 3. Further, in CU3, a game medium having a basic unit price (destination area) corresponding to the CU3 is stored by using the number of stored balls having a unit price (source area) different from the basic unit price (destination area) corresponding to the CU3. It is possible to carry out the payout.

  Here, regarding the entry intention confirmation for enabling entry at the CU3, the entry intention confirmation is performed at each CU3, and the entry intention confirmation by another device without executing the entry intention confirmation at each CU3 Is assumed to be executed. In the following example, an outline of the flow of entry (FIGS. 13 and 14) in the case where execution intention confirmation is executed at the prize POS terminal without performing entry intention confirmation in each CU3, and in case where execution intention confirmation is executed in each CU3. The outline | summary (FIG.15 and FIG.16) of boarding flow is shown.

1. 1. Overview of boarding flow 1-1. FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are entrance flow diagrams when the giveaway POS 170 is used, and processing between the giveaway POS terminal, the CU 3, the possession management device 140, and the member management device 150. The flow of data and the flow of data are shown. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 13, a flow in the case where the entry registration (intention confirmation) is performed at the prize POS 170 and the CU 3 is connected will be described.

(Confirmation of entry with free gift POS)
First, in S100, the prize POS 170 determines whether or not a membership card has been inserted. If it is determined that the member card has been inserted, the prize POS 170 reads the card ID and member number information recorded on the member card, inquires about the number of stored balls, inquires about the secret number, and inquires about the number of possessed balls.

  The inquiry of the number of stored balls and the inquiry of the personal identification number are performed by communication between the prize POS 170 and the member management apparatus 150 (not shown), and the member management apparatus is associated with the member number of the member card accepted by the prize POS 170. Information on the number of stored balls and the personal identification number managed at 150 are stored in the prize POS 170. Here, it is assumed that the number of stored balls for each area managed by the stored ball management table and the personal identification number managed by the member information management table are stored.

  The inquiry about the number of possessed balls is sent from the prize POS 170 to the possession managing apparatus 140 in S110, and further in S120 in correspondence with the card ID of the member card accepted by the prize POS 170 in the possession managing apparatus 140. This is done by returning the managed number-of-balls information to the prize POS 170. The number-of-balls information transmitted from the ball management device 140 is stored in the prize POS 170. Here, it is assumed that the number of balls for each area managed by the ball management table is stored.

  The possession management device 140 communicates with the member management device 150 in S120, and the availability information stored in the member information management table in association with the member number of the member card received in the prize POS 170 is Whether or not it is set to be unusable is checked (search for a claim card in S120), and if it is set to be unusable, the number-of-balls information is not returned to the prize POS170. The prize POS 170 that has received a result indicating that it cannot be used is notified by the display device.

  In the free gift POS 170 that has received the number information, the personal identification number, and the number of possessions, the personal identification number input screen is displayed on the screen of the display device in S130. When the password entered on the password entry screen matches the password stored in the gift POS 170, a boarding selection screen is displayed in S140. On the boarding selection screen, the number of stored balls and the number of held balls for each area obtained by the above processing are displayed.

  Here, the player confirms the number of accumulated balls and the number of possessed balls for each area, selects a destination account (area) with a basic unit price corresponding to the gaming machine to play a game, and enters the source account (area) Then, the priority of use of the transfer source account (area) is selected, and the transfer registration ends in S150. That is, in the entry registration of S150, the intention confirmation (consent of entry) is performed on whether or not the entry is made for the read member number, and the destination account and the source account are associated with each other. When the transfer to the destination account is executed, it is determined which one of the source accounts is to be used preferentially from the number of the stored account.

  For example, when area 1 (4.00 yen) is selected as a destination account, area 2 (2.00 yen) is selected as a priority 1 transfer source account, and area 3 is selected as a priority 2 transfer source account. When the number of stored and held balls in the destination account corresponding to the basic unit price (4.00 yen) of the gaming machine that plays the game is 0, first, the priority 1 area If 2 is used as the entry source area and a 2.00 yen storage ball can be used for entry, and the number of stored balls in area 2 becomes 0, then area 3 of priority 2 is set as the entry source area. Yen storage balls can be used for entry. Note that the player account (area) may be selectable by the player, or may be predetermined by the game hall (for example, limited to area 1 (4.00 yen)).

  In addition, in the entry registration of S150, in the card unit 3 that is the entry destination, a display method in which the number of balls stored and the number of balls held separately for each area, and the number of balls stored and the number of balls held for each area are shown. It is also possible to set which display method is to be displayed, which is the display method in which the total number of ownerships is displayed.

  Intention confirmation information for each membership number set in the prize POS 170 in this way, information relating to the deposit account, setting of sum display / separate display of the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls, and a payout object at the time of entering The priority order of the entry source account is stored in the member management apparatus 150 as entry registration information. In the member management device 150, when the insertion of a membership card is notified from the CU3 and the registration information corresponding to the membership number of the membership card is stored, the CU3 can perform the insertion based on the registration information. Control (setting of a transfer source account and priority for the CU3 and setting of a display method, etc.) are executed.

  In this way, it is possible to confirm the intention to enter using the prize POS 170 that can be managed on the game hall side and can also be used by the player. Since it is inappropriate for the player to directly operate the member management device 150 that is managed on the game hall side and stores the member information, the game device is installed in the game hall and can be operated by the player. A certain prize POS 170 is used to confirm the intention to enter.

(Pick-up replay)
Next, with reference to FIG. 14, the flow in the case of performing the storage registration replay at the CU 3 after performing the entry registration (intention confirmation) at the prize POS 170 as described above will be described.

  When a player inserts a membership card into CU3 in S160 (or when a personal identification number is input in a state where the membership card is inserted), in S170, CU3 issues the number of payable balls as card insertion event generation processing. The process proceeds to the inquiry process for the number of payable storage balls and the inquiry process for the password. CU3 obtains the number of balls managed in the ball management table in association with the card ID of the inserted membership card by an inquiry process of the number of payable balls, and by an inquiry process of the number of payable balls, Acquire the number of stored balls managed in the storage management table in association with the membership number of the inserted membership card, and in the membership information management table in association with the membership number of the inserted membership card by the PIN number inquiry process This is to obtain a managed password.

  The CU 3 transmits a card information inquiry to the possession management device 140 in S180. The card information inquiry includes the card ID and membership number read from the membership card. Receiving the card information inquiry from CU3, the possession management device 140 detects a card insertion event in S190, and further transmits a card information inquiry including the member number to the member management device 150 in S200.

  Upon receiving the card information inquiry including the member number, the member management apparatus 150 performs the member number inquiry and the PIN number inquiry in S210, reads the number of balls stored in the member's account corresponding to the member number, and further manages the possession in S220. It transmits to the apparatus 140 as card information. The possession management device 140 transfers to the CU 3 card information including the personal identification number and the accumulated ball number information received in S230 and the retained ball number information corresponding to the card ID included in the card information inquiry received in S180.

  When the player inputs a number using the touch panel 314 of the CU3, the personal identification number acquired by the CU3 from the member management apparatus 150 and the input number are collated. When the personal identification number matches the input number, the replay of the stored ball can be executed. Here, when the player presses the replay button 319 of CU3 in S240, a predetermined number of game media (for example, the number of basic payout balls stored in CU3 in advance) is paid out from the gaming machine, and in S250, The management device 140 is notified of a storage ball update request including the number of balls to be withdrawn and a membership number. The possession management device 140 transfers the stored ball update request including the number of withdrawal balls and the member number received in S260 to the member management device 150.

  If there is a remaining number in the account of the member number registered in the member management apparatus 150 (here, the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3) (S270), it is deducted from the remaining amount in S280. The number of balls is withdrawn, and the remaining number of balls is updated. On the other hand, when there is no remaining number of balls in the account of the member number, the process proceeds to S360 described later.

  In S280, when the number of payout balls (the number of withdrawal balls) is subtracted from the number of stored balls in the account corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU3, in S290, the updated number of stored balls is used as a stored ball update response. Sent to. The possession management device 140 that has received the stored ball update response transmits to the CU 3 a stored ball update response including the remaining number of stored balls received in S300.

  Here, it is assumed that the number of balls stored in the account has become 0 by subtracting the number of balls paid out (the number of balls withdrawn) from the number of balls stored in the account corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU3. At this time, in the member management device 150, based on the fact that the number of stored balls in the account has become 0, the membership number of the member card being accepted by the CU3 is added to the registration information received and stored from the gift POS 170. Confirm whether or not is stored. When the membership number is stored in the entry registration information, the membership number is stored, and the game medium can be paid out from the CU 3 by using the number of balls stored in the entry source account other than the account.

  At this time, the processes executed by the member management apparatus 150, the possession management apparatus 140, and the CU3 are the same as the processes after S2300 (notification of start of entry) shown in FIG. For example, the CU 3 can change the payout frequency according to the number of balls to be paid out at the time of the entry state specified from the member management device 150, is informed that it is in the entry state, and displays the entry source unit unit price and the like.

  CU3 which received the storage ball update response displays the remaining number of stored balls (here, 0 which is the number of stored balls of the account) on the display unit 312 of CU3 as the number of replayable balls in S310. When the player who has confirmed the number of balls that can be replayed in S320 presses the replay button 319, a predetermined number of game media (for example, the number of balls that are paid out in the inserted state stored in CU3) is paid out, and is held in S330. The ball management device 140 is notified of a storage ball update request including the number of balls withdrawn and the membership number. The possession management device 140 transfers the stored ball update request including the number of withdrawal balls and the member number received in S340 to the member management device 150.

  The member management device 150 extracts the number of balls that can be entered in S360 based on the fact that the number of remaining balls in the account (the account) corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3 in the entered state is 0 (S350). To do. That is, the number of stored balls of the transfer source account other than the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU 3 is extracted. Here, the transfer source account from which the number of stored balls is extracted is determined according to the priority order specified by the transfer registration information of the member number stored in the member management apparatus 150.

  Then, the number of withdrawals corresponding to the number of game media with the basic unit price paid out is subtracted from the determined number of stored balls in the source account, and the remaining number of stored balls as the number of stored balls in the source account is updated. . Here, the number of withdrawals subtracted from the number of balls stored in the source account is calculated by [basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 × number of pachinko balls actually paid out by the control of the CU3 ÷ unit price corresponding to the source account]. Is done. Further, in S370, the updated number of remaining storage balls for transmission is transmitted to the managed ball management device 140 as a stored ball update response.

  The possession ball management apparatus 140 that has received the storage ball update response transmits a storage ball update response including the remaining number of storage balls received in S380 to the CU3. In step S390, the CU3 that has received the renewal response to the savings ball corresponds to the number of balls obtained by converting the number of savings in the source account into the basic unit price of the CU3 (the number of savings in the source account × the unit price corresponding to the source account ÷ the corresponding CU3). The basic unit price) is displayed on the display unit 312 of the CU 3 as the number of replayable balls (the number of balls that can be entered from other accounts other than the account). Here, as the number of replayable balls, the number of balls stored in the transfer source account itself may be displayed together with the unit price (transfer source area unit price) corresponding to the transfer source account.

  In the example of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the storage balls used for the above-mentioned entry are those stored in the source account (area) that has been confirmed and selected in the prize POS 170 in the processing of S100 to 150, and is entered in CU3. It is configured not to make a decision and select a bank account. For this reason, the player who wants to enter the board needs to discharge the member card from the CU 3 before moving in, move to the prize POS 170 from the gaming machine, and perform an operation related to entering by the player or the store clerk.

  In the example of FIGS. 13 and 14, the player who wants to make a check confirms the intention to enter at the giveaway POS 170, and the enrollment process to be executed thereafter is to obtain the entry registration information from the giveaway POS 170. It is executed between the stored member management device 150 and the CU 3 corresponding to the basic unit price of the destination account. On the other hand, in the following examples shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 and FIG. 18 and subsequent figures, the player who wants to enter the CU3 confirms the intention of entry, and the entry process performed thereafter includes the entry registration information. It is executed between the member management device 150 to be stored and the CU3 corresponding to the basic unit price of the destination account (the CU3 that has confirmed the intention of entry or the CU3 that has been moved). Here, the gaming apparatus in which the intention to enter is confirmed is different in both cases (the former: the prize POS170, the latter: CU3), but the processing related to the entry after confirming the intention to enter (the entry start and the entry in FIG. The storage ball replay and the like in FIG. 22 are common to both.

1-2. FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are entry flow charts for explaining the outline of the embodiment of the present invention. Between the CU 3, the ball management device 140 and the member management device 150. The flow of processing and the flow of data are shown. In the following, an outline of processing in the case where entry registration is performed by the CU 3 instead of the premium POS terminal 170 described in FIG. 13 will be described. Note that details of the processing executed when the entry intention confirmation is performed in the CU 3 and the payout is performed in the entry state will be described later with reference to FIGS.

(Confirmation of entry intention with CU)
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 15, the flow in the case of entering registration (intention confirmation) in CU3 will be described. First, after a member card is inserted into the CU 3 by the player in S500, the CU 3 that has detected the insertion of the member card proceeds to a card event generation process in S510, and the above-described inquiry processing for the number of payable balls, the payable storage ball The number inquiry process and the password inquiry process are started.

  The CU 3 transmits a card information inquiry to the possession management device 140 in S520. The card information inquiry includes the card ID and membership number read from the membership card. Receiving the card information inquiry from CU3, the possession management apparatus 140 detects a card insertion event in S530, and further transmits a card information inquiry including the member number to the member management apparatus 150 in S540.

  Upon receiving the card information inquiry including the member number, the member management device 150 performs the member number inquiry and the PIN number inquiry in S550, reads the number of stored balls in the member's account corresponding to the member number, and further manages the possession in S560. It transmits to the apparatus 140 as card information. The possession management device 140 transfers to the CU 3 card information including the personal identification number and the accumulated ball number information received in S570 and the retained ball number information corresponding to the card ID included in the card information inquiry received in S520 (S580). ). Here, the account from which the number of stored balls is read is an account (area) corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3 in which the membership card is inserted in S500, for example, an account (area 1) having a unit price of 4.00 yen. .

  When the player inputs a number using the touch panel 314 of the CU3, the personal identification number acquired by the CU3 from the member management apparatus 150 and the input number are collated. If the password and the input number match, CU3 displays a boarding selection screen on display unit 312 of CU3 in S590. Furthermore, when the player selects the “entry” button on the entry selection screen, an intention to enter is confirmed, and an entry confirmation notification including the member number is transmitted from the CU 3 to the holding ball management device 140 in S600.

  Subsequently, the possession management device 140 that has received the notification of entry confirmation in S610 transmits an inquiry for a depositable account including the member number to the member management device 150 in S620. The member management apparatus 150 that has received the inquiry about the account that can be entered refers to the information on whether or not to enter each account registered in the member management apparatus 150 in S630 (introduction permission table), and received whether or not each account can be entered in S640. The inquiry result of the account that can be entered including the number of payable balls before entering and the number of payable balls after entering for each account corresponding to the membership number is transmitted to the possession management device 140. Subsequently, the possession management device 140 transmits the inquiry result of the above account for entry into the CU 3 in S650.

  Based on the received information on the inquiry result of the account that can be entered, the CU 3 displays the account that can be entered for the account on the display unit 312 of the CU 3 in S660. On this accountable display screen, a source account (area) name classified for each unit price of the game medium, the number of payable balls before entering and the number of payable balls after entering are displayed. The player can select which account (area) is to be the entry source account (area) with reference to the above information on the CU3 screen.

  When the player selects a transfer source account on the CU3 screen in S670, the CU3 screen shifts to a transfer agreement confirmation screen in S680. When the player confirms the entry agreement on the CU3 screen, information for designating the entry source account is transmitted from CU3 to the possession management apparatus 140 in S690. Receiving the information specifying the entry source account, the possession management device 140 reads the number of possession balls stored in the introduction source account selected by the player in S700, and in S720, manages the request for storing the possession balls as a member. To device 150. Further, in S710, the possession management device 140 notifies the member management device 150 of the number of the entry source account selected by the player in S670 to S680 (for example, the area number selected from areas 1 to 10).

  The member management device 150 stores the possession balls of the entry source account in S730 based on the received request for accumulation of retained balls (S720), and updates the number of accumulated balls. That is, the number of possessed balls of the transfer source account (area n) in the managed ball management table is added to the number of stored balls of the transfer source account (area n) in the stored ball management table. In addition, based on the received number of the source account (S710), the source account is determined in S740, and registration of confirmation of intention to enter is completed. At this time, the member management apparatus 150 stores the entry registration information including the received member number and the selected entry source account.

(Pick-up replay)
Next, with reference to FIG. 16, a flow in the case of performing the storage ball replay after performing the entry registration (intention confirmation) in the CU 3 will be described. In FIG. 15, unlike the example of FIG. 13, since the entry registration is performed with CU3 instead of the equipment installed at a position away from the gaming machine such as the prize POS 170, the player does not leave the seat and also ejects the card. Thus, there is no need to re-insert, and it is possible to shift from entry registration to storage ball replay.

  As shown in FIG. 13, after confirming the entry intention at the prize POS 170, the entry registration information stored in the member management apparatus 150 is confirmed by performing the entry intention confirmation shown in FIG. 15 again at the CU 3. May be changed. That is, in FIG. 13, the intention to execute the transfer is confirmed, but in FIG. 15, the intention registration is not performed, or the transfer source account set in FIG. 13 is changed to another transfer set in FIG. 15. It is possible to change to a former account. On the contrary, after confirming the intention to enter at CU3 as shown in FIG. 15, the intention to enter as shown in FIG. The registered entry registration information may be changed.

  When the player presses the replay button 319 of CU3 in S800, a predetermined number of game media (for example, the number of basic payout balls stored in advance in CU3) is paid out from the gaming machine. Will be notified of a renewal request for the stored ball including the number of balls withdrawn and the membership number. The possession management device 140 transfers the stored ball update request including the number of withdrawal balls and the member number received in S820 to the member management device 150.

  If there is a remaining number in the account of the member number registered in the member management apparatus 150 (here, the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3) (S830), it is deducted from the remaining amount in S840. The number of balls is withdrawn, and the remaining number of balls is updated. On the other hand, when there is no remaining number of balls in the account of the member number, the process proceeds to S920 described later.

  In S840, when the number of payout balls (the number of withdrawal balls) is subtracted from the number of stored balls in the account corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU3, in S850, the updated number of stored balls is used as a stored ball update response. Sent to. The possession management device 140 that has received the storage ball update response transmits to the CU 3 a storage ball update response that includes the remaining number of storage balls received in S860.

  CU3 which received the storage ball update response displays the remaining number of storage balls on the display unit 312 of CU3 as the number of replayable balls in S870. When the player who has confirmed the number of replayable balls in S880 presses the replay button 319, a predetermined number of game media (for example, the remaining number of stored balls equal to or less than the basic payout ball number) is loaded from the gaming machine and the counting / fractional payout unit 340. In step S890, the ball management apparatus 140 is notified of a storage ball update request including the number of balls withdrawn and a membership number. The possession management device 140 transfers the stored ball update request including the number of withdrawal balls and the member number received in S900 to the member management device 150.

  Then, the specified number of withdrawal balls is subtracted from the remaining number of stored balls of the account of the member number registered in the member management apparatus 150 (here, the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3), Assume that the number is updated to 0. Then, based on the fact that the number of remaining balls of the account of the member number registered in the member management apparatus 150 (here, the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3) is 0 (S910), A transition is made to the boarding state from the boarding source account selected in the flow of FIG.

  Corresponding to the transition to the boarding state, in S920, the payout frequency (number of payout balls) is changed from the normal payout frequency (frequency according to the basic payout ball number corresponding to CU3) to the payout frequency for use (payout ball in the boarding state). The frequency can be changed to a frequency according to the number). Here, the number of pachinko balls that are paid out by one replay of the stored ball in the boarding state is [the number of balls paid out in the boarding state × basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 ÷ corresponding to the bank account of the banking source. Unit price] is set to an integer.

  Subsequently, in S940, the member management apparatus 150 sends a notification of switching to the entry state and an instruction to change the entry payout frequency corresponding to the number of payout balls in the entry state, to the CU3 via the possession management apparatus 140. In step S960, the CU3 changes the payout frequency to a payout frequency for use corresponding to the payout ball number in the put-in state, and displays that it is in the put-in state on the CU3 screen.

  In addition, when the replay button 319 is pressed when the number of remaining balls in the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3 in the inserted state is zero, the game medium having the number of balls paid out in the inserted state is paid from the gaming machine. The stored ball update request including the number of balls to be withdrawn (the number of balls to be paid out when placed) and the membership number is notified to the holding ball management device 140. The possession ball management device 140 transfers the stored ball update request including the received number of withdrawal balls (the number of balls paid out when placed) and the member number to the member management device 150.

  In S930, the basic unit price actually paid out is calculated from the remaining number of stored balls in the account of the member number registered in the member management apparatus 150 (here, the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in the CU3). The number of stored balls corresponding to the number of game media (the number of balls withdrawn) is subtracted, and the remaining number of stored balls, which is the number of stored balls in the source account, is updated. Here, the number of withdrawals subtracted from the number of balls stored in the source account is calculated by [basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 × number of pachinko balls actually paid out by the control of the CU3 ÷ unit price corresponding to the source account]. Is done. Further, the updated number of remaining stored balls is transmitted to the possession management device 140 as a stored ball update response.

  The possession management device 140 that has received the storage ball update response transmits a storage ball update response including the remaining number of storage balls received in S950 to the CU3. In S970, the CU3 that has received the renewal response of the stored ball corresponds to the number of balls obtained by converting the number of stored balls in the source account to the basic unit price of the CU3 (the number of stored source accounts × the unit price corresponding to the source account ÷ the corresponding CU3). The basic unit price) is displayed on the display unit 312 of the CU 3 as the number of replayable balls (the number of balls that can be entered from other accounts other than the account). Thus, on the display, it is displayed as the number of balls that can be replayed based on the basic unit price of the CU. However, the timing of actually withdrawing from another account (transfer source account) is the timing at which the member management apparatus 150 receives the stored ball update request command. Here, as the number of replayable balls, the number of balls stored in the transfer source account itself may be displayed together with the unit price (transfer source area unit price) corresponding to the transfer source account.

2. Sequence for confirming entry intention, entry start and release by CU 2-1. Device Connection Sequence at Start-up (Initial Start-up) FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an operation flow at the time of start-up (initial start-up) of the member management device 150, the ball management device 140, and the CU 3 in the present embodiment. is there.

  After the member management device 150, the possession management device 140, and the CU3 are activated, the possession management device 140 transmits an area expansion version island connection request to the member management device 150 in S1000. The member management apparatus 150 that has received the area expansion version island connection request transmits an area expansion version island connection connection response to the possession management apparatus 140 in S1010, and further transmits a possession management apparatus state request in S1020.

  The area expansion version island con connection request is an online confirmation request at the time of activation while notifying the member management device 150 that the possession management device 140 has been activated. The area expansion version island connection response is an online confirmation response at the time of activation, while notifying the coin management device 140 that the member management device 150 has been activated. The possession management device state request is a command for confirming whether or not the possession management device 140 can be accommodated (see FIG. 40). The possession management device 140 that has received the area expansion version island connection connection response and the possession management device status request transmits the possession management device status response to the member management device 150 in S1030.

  The possession management device status response is a command for notifying the member management device 150 of whether or not the entry support is possible, and includes each item (No1 to No6) shown in FIG. Whether or not entry is possible is determined based on the area setting in the possession management device 140. Here, the area setting includes two types of settings, a normal area setting and an extended area setting. In the normal area setting, the number of accounts (the number of areas) of the number of available balls is a first predetermined number (for example, The extended area setting is a second predetermined number (for example, area 1) in which the number of available accounts (number of areas) is greater than the first predetermined number. 10 accounts of 10 to 10). In the case of executing the entry, it is assumed that the setting of the possession management device 140 is an extended area setting. That is, information based on these area settings (normal area setting or extended area setting) is transmitted to the member management apparatus 150 in order to be able to confirm whether or not it is the possession management apparatus 140 capable of entering. .

  As shown in FIG. 40, the holding ball management device state response (S1030) includes a mutual storage state (No. 5) indicating whether or not the mutual storage can be supported. In this storage ball mutual entry state (No. 5), it is possible to specify whether or not entry is possible by setting the entry availability flag to either 01: entry availability or 00: entry failure. The member management device 150 determines whether or not the possession management device 140 is compatible with entry based on the entry support availability flag of the received ball management device status response (S1030). When the member management apparatus 150 confirms that the possession management apparatus 140 supports entry, the second predetermined number corresponding to the expansion area setting is set to the number of accounts (number of areas) of the number of available storage balls. As for (for example, 10 accounts in areas 1 to 10), a command for entering (such as CU setting change notification 2 and storage ball holding information) can be used.

  As an example of setting of the entry support availability flag, if the number of areas is expanded to 10 by the above-mentioned extended area setting and entry is not invalid due to circumstances other than the extended area setting, entry support is possible. Judgment is made and the entry compatibility flag is set to 01 (correspondence). On the other hand, when the number of areas is a predetermined number less than 10 (in the case of normal area setting), it is determined that entry is not possible (not supported), and the entry support availability flag is set to 00 (not supported). Also, although the number of areas has been expanded to 10, even when entry is disabled due to circumstances other than the extended area setting, entry entry is not possible (not supported) and the entry availability flag is set to 00 (not supported).

  Here, the setting of the CU 3 can be changed only in accordance with the CU setting change notification 2 described later only when the entry support availability flag is 01 (corresponding). When the entry support flag is 00 (not supported), and a CU setting change notification 2 described later is notified from the member management device 150 to the possession management device 140, the CU setting change response 2 indicates “result: other than 00” "Return to boarding state" is returned to the member management apparatus 150, and the CU setting change process (boarding process) is stopped. In the embodiment described below, a case will be described in which the ball management device 140 has a device configuration corresponding to entry.

2-2. Confirmation of intention at CU (starting entry)
18 to 22 are diagrams showing the flow of processing among the member management device 150, the ball management device 140, and the CU 3 in the case where the intention to enter (registration registration) is performed in the CU 3 and the entry is executed. Here, FIG. 18 to FIG. 22 show in detail a form in which entry intention confirmation (entry registration) is performed and entry is performed in the CU 3 already described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16.

  In this example, the extended ball management device 140 is set to have an extended area and can handle the entry. As described above, in the possession management table (FIG. 7) of the possession management device 140, accounts of areas 1 to 10 for managing possessions having different unit prices are set. In the storage management table (FIG. 10), accounts of areas 1 to 10 for managing storage balls having different unit prices corresponding to the areas 1 to 10 of the holding management table are set.

  In this example, account 1 (area 1): 4 yen account, account 2 (area 2): 2 yen account, account 3 (area 3): 1 yen account, account 4 ( Area 4): 20 yen account. Of these, accounts 1 to 3 (areas 1 to 3) are accounts corresponding to game media (pachinko balls) that can be used with pachinko machines, and account 4 (area 4) is a game medium (medals that can be used with slot machines). ).

  The member management device 150 stores the number of stored balls / medals owned by the member in association with the card ID and member number of the member card. In addition, the possession management device 140 stores the number of possessions / medals owned by the member in association with the card ID and the membership number of the membership card. Mochitama / medal can be used only on the business day of the amusement hall.

  In FIG. 18, the number of stored balls / medals stored in the member management device 150 is 0 for the account 1 (area 1), 2000 for the account 2 (area 2), and 3 for the account 3 (area 3). In the account 4 (area 4) is 4000, and the accounts 5 to 10 (areas 5 to 10) are all 0. The number of possessed balls / medals owned by the membership management device 140 is 0 for account 1 (area 1), 200 for account 2 (area 2), and 3 for account 3 (area 3). 300, account 4 (area 4) and accounts 5-10 (areas 5-10) are all zero. Accounts 5 to 10 (areas 5 to 10) in the member management device 150 and the possession management device 140 can be used, but are not used in the operation of the game hall. In the initial state before the membership card is inserted, the issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 0, and the received serial number is also 0.

  Further, it is assumed that the basic unit price stored in CU3 is 4.00 yen, and 125 is set as the basic payout number. That is, it is assumed that the corresponding gaming machine uses a game medium having a unit price of 4.00 yen and the payout frequency (125/25) is set to 5 times. That is, when using the prepaid balance (equivalent to 500 yen), using the number of holding balls (equivalent to 125 balls), or using the number of stored balls (equivalent to 125 balls), the unit price is 4.00 yen. 125 game media will be paid out.

  Here, the basic unit price stored by the CU 3 corresponds to the account 1 (area 1) in the possession management table and the storage management table, and in the non-entry state, in the possession management table, the number of possessions is updated. The number of balls in account 1 (area 1) is updated, and the number of balls stored in account 1 (area 1) in the storage ball management table is updated in accordance with the update of the number of stored balls. Thus, an account corresponding to the basic unit price set in CU3 may be referred to as the account.

2-2-1. Member Card Insertion Hereinafter, the flow of processing among the member management device 150, the ball management device 140 and the CU 3 when a member card is inserted into the CU 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 18 and FIG.

  In S2000, when the player inserts a membership card with a card balance of 1000 yen into CU3, a card insertion notification is transmitted from CU3 to the possession management device 140 in S2010. This card insertion notification includes the card ID (hereinafter sometimes referred to as CID) of the membership card inserted into the CU 3 and the membership number.

  The possession management device 140 that has received the card insertion notification transmits a card information request including the membership number specified in the card insertion notification to the member management device 150 in S2020 (S2020). The issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is updated to 1, and the received serial number remains 0. Upon receiving the card information request, the member management apparatus 150 executes a membership card use / no-use determination, and if it is determined that the card can be used, each account stored in association with the member number specified in the card information request The number of balls stored in account 1 (area 1), which is the account (the account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in CU3), is read out from the number of stored balls, and a card information response is returned to the possession management device 140 in S2030. This card information response includes a membership number, account 1: number of replayable balls: 0, and account 1: number of replayable balls: 0. The number of replayable balls is the number of balls stored in the account (in this example, 0). The number of replayable balls is a value calculated by [number of balls stored in the account 1 ÷ number of units (25)]. It is an integer part (0 in this example).

  Here, the determination of whether or not a member card can be used is a case where the card cannot be used at all, such as a card insertion result OK (usable) in the case of a member card without any abnormality, or the member card not registered in the member management apparatus 150 There are three types: a card insertion result NG (unusable, card discharge) and a card insertion result NG (only prepaid balance can be used) that prohibits the use of the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls of the member card. When the card insertion result is NG (only prepaid balance can be used), the received membership number is registered, but other errors are found and the use of the number of balls held and the number of stored balls is prohibited. This is the case. For example, when the card is stolen (or lost) and the card ID of the card is registered as a revoked card, the same card ID as that registered as the revoked card is received from the card unit 3. This is the case when it is transmitted.

  Receiving the card information response, the possession management device 140 receives the information specified in the card information response (membership number, account 1: number of replayable balls: 0, and account 1: replayable frequency: 0 in S2040. ) Including the card insertion result is transmitted to CU3. Moreover, although not shown in figure, CU3 respond | corresponds to the basic unit price which the said CU3 memorize | stores among the number of possessions of each account memorize | stored in association with the card ID of the received member card | curd in the possession management apparatus 140. It is assumed that the number of possessed balls of account 1 (area 1) is acquired. Although not shown, the CU 3 acquires the prepaid balance (card balance) stored in the balance management apparatus 100 in association with the card ID of the accepted membership card.

  CU3 that received the card insertion result displays the number of balls stored and the number of balls held in account 1 in S2050 so that the player can grasp the total number of balls of account 1 (area 1) as the account at a glance. The membership card insertion process is terminated.

  FIG. 32A is a main screen (also referred to as a normal screen) displayed on the touch panel type CU3 screen in this case, and the amount used per time when the prepaid balance is used (basic stored in the CU3). (Unit price × amount calculated based on the number of basic payout balls) is displayed (“500 yen lending”), and the basic unit price stored in the CU3 is displayed (“lending ball: 4 yen per ball”). The stored prepaid balance (the prepaid balance read from the accepted member card) is displayed (“card balance”). In addition, the number of balls acquired from the ball management device 140 is displayed (“0 balls”), and the number of balls acquired from the ball management device 150 is displayed (“0 balls”). In addition, a menu button for shifting to the menu screen is displayed (“menu”). Thus, the player can grasp the number of possessed balls and the number of accumulated balls of the account.

2-2-2. Confirmation of total number of balls to be entered First, the total number of balls that can be put in is confirmed in order to enter the 4-yen account of account 1 (area 1) from another account. Hereinafter, with respect to the case where the destination account is a 4-yen account of account 1 (area 1) and another account is the source account, FIG. 19, FIG. 32 (a), FIG. 32 (b), FIG. ) And FIG. 32 (d).

  In S2060, when the player touches the “menu” button in the CU3 main screen of FIG. 32A with a finger, the CU3 menu screen shown in FIG. 32B is displayed. On the menu screen, screen touch type buttons such as “entry”, “mob information”, “total number confirmation”, and “return” are displayed. Here, for example, when the player touches the “return” button with a finger, the CU3 main screen of FIG. 32A can be displayed again.

  Here, the CU 3 may display the “entry” button on the display unit 312 only when the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls corresponding to the stored basic unit price of the CU 3 are both zero.

  That is, even if the example shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 (and the example shown in FIG. 27 and FIG. 28 to be described later) still has a basic unit price corresponding to the CU3, Can be confirmed (registration registration) (when the intention to enter is executed regardless of the number of balls of the basic unit price in S590, and then the replay of the stored ball is executed in S880, there is no number of balls of the basic unit price. In the example of FIGS. 18-22, the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls corresponding to the CU3 remain in the example of FIGS. 18-22. It is good also as a structure which can confirm intention of boarding (boarding registration) when it will be in the state which has not been carried out.

  By setting it as such a structure, the processing burden of the game system 1 by allowing the intention confirmation (entrance registration) of entering regardless of the number of balls and the number of stored balls of the account can be suppressed. In the case of such a configuration, regardless of the presence of the prepaid balance stored in the CU 3, confirmation of intention to enter (registration of registration) may be permitted. When the prepaid balance is 0 It is also possible to allow confirmation of intention to enter (registration).

(Confirmation of entry intention)
In S2070, when the player confirms the intention to enter by touching the “entry” button in the CU3 menu screen of FIG. 32B with a finger, the CU3 screen displays the entry process of FIG. 32C. The screen shifts to the middle screen, and text guidance such as “Please wait for a while” is displayed on the CU3 screen. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, in S2080 following S2070, a storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification is transmitted from CU3 to the ball management device 140. 52. Each of the items shown in FIG. 52 (No. 1 to No. 4) is included in this storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification, and the member number, card ID, and card type information relating to the member card being accepted by CU3 are included. .

  In step S2090, the ball management apparatus 140 that has received the storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification stores each account (area) stored in the ball management apparatus 140 in association with the card ID specified in the storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification. The number of possessed balls is read out, and a stored ball retaining ball entry confirmation notification is transmitted to the member management device 150. 45, each item (No1 to No17) shown in FIG. 45 is included, and the member number, card ID, and card type specified by the storage ball holding ball insertion confirmation notification received from CU3, and The number of balls in each area is included. Here, as described above, in this embodiment, the number of balls in each area is as follows: area 1 remaining ball number: 0, area 2 remaining ball number: 200, area 3 remaining ball number: 300, area 4 Number of remaining balls: 0, ... Area 10: Number of remaining balls: 0.

  Subsequently, in S2100, the member management apparatus 150 stores the number of balls in each area specified by the storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification and the member numbers specified by the storage ball holding ball entry confirmation notification in association with each other. Based on the number of balls in the area, calculate the total number of balls in each area (the sum of the number of balls in each area and the number of balls in each area), and store it for each area as the number of payable balls that can be used for entry. To do. In addition, the total processing of the number of balls and the number of balls is a calculation process for displaying the number of balls that can be placed on the CU3 so that it can be confirmed. It is not a process of updating the number of stored balls).

  In step S <b> 2110, the member management device 150 transmits the stored ball holding ball entry information to the holding ball management device 140. FIG. 43 shows the contents of the items (No1 to No59) included in the storage ball holding ball entry information. The storage ball holding information includes the presence / absence (No1), continuation number (No2), stand number (No3), result (No4), member number (No5), CID (No6), and each block number (block Items (No. 7 to 58) corresponding to 1 to 10) are included. The block number indicates the location of the screen layout in the CU3 screen, and the item corresponding to each block number specifies information displayed in the display area on the screen corresponding to the block number. .

  Continuation presence / absence (No1) is an item indicating whether or not the message in the entry area information is continued. When the number of blocks is 10 or less, 00: no continuation is set. When the number of blocks is 11 or more, 01: continuation exists. , And are set. Since the information for 10 blocks can be transmitted for each transmission of the storage ball possession information, when the number of blocks is 11 or more, the storage ball retention information is transmitted in a plurality of times. The continuation number (No. 2) is an item indicating the number of continuations of the stored ball holding ball entry information, and starts from 01 and is incremented by 1 in the continuation order (that is, every 10 blocks).

  When the number of blocks is 11 or more, using the setting of the continuation presence / absence flag (No1) and the continuation number (No2) included in the storage ball holding ball entry information, the storage ball holding ball entry information is transmitted a plurality of times. For example, when the number of blocks is 20, the continuation presence / absence flag (No 1) of the stored ball holding ball entry information transmitted for the first time is set to 01: presence, and the continuation number (No 2) is set to 01. Set and set the continuation presence / absence flag (No1) of the stored ball holding ball entry information transmitted for the second time as 00: no continuation and set the continuation number (No2) as 02. In the example of FIG. 19, since the number of blocks is 10, the continuation presence / absence flag is set to 00 (no continuation), and the continuation number is set to 01.

  The stand number (No. 3) is the stand number specified in the received notification of confirmation of entering the storage ball holding ball. The result (No. 4) is an inquiry result of the account that can be entered. When there is an account that can be selected as a source account, 00: Permitted (allowable) is set, and there is an account that can be selected as the source account. If it does not exist, it is set to other than 00: prohibited (cannot be entered). The membership number (No. 5) is a membership number to be entered, and is the membership number specified in the storage ball possession placement confirmation notification (S2090) received from the possession management device 140.

  CID (No. 6) is a target card ID or a terminal identification number of an electronic money terminal. Based on the card type specified in the received storage card entry confirmation notification [01: General card (visitor card), 02: Member card, 03: General dummy card (visitor card for test), 04: Member dummy card (member card for test)] is set as the CID of the visitor card or member card accepted by CU3 as the CID, and in the case of card type 05 [05: electronic money terminal ( ] Includes a terminal identification number (including a card ID of the electronic money card) that can identify the received electronic money terminal (including the electronic money card). In this example, since the member card is received by the CU 3, the CID is a card ID read from the member card.

  The items corresponding to each block number include a placeable area number, a display method, a ball / medal unit price, the number of payable balls before entry, and the number of payable balls after entry. As shown in FIG. 32 (d) and FIG. 44, the block number indicates the information display position in the screen on the display unit 312 of the CU3. The block numbers are arranged in the block number order from the top to the bottom of the screen. Information on items corresponding to is displayed. One block is used to display information related to one transfer source account (area), and the correspondence between the block number and the area number is managed by the member management apparatus 150.

  Here, the area number (No7,..., No53) that can be entered is an area number of an area that can be selected as the entry source account among the areas managed in the storage management table. In this example, since the destination area (the area corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU3) is area 1 (4.00 yen), it is not set as a possible area number. Moreover, in this embodiment, since an entry with a different type of game medium is prohibited, entry is prohibited, so that a slot machine can be used from a savings account corresponding to a game medium (pachinko ball) used in a pachinko machine. The entry into the saving medal account corresponding to the game medium (medal) to be played and the entry from the saving medal account into the savings account are both prohibited. Therefore, area 4 (20.00 yen), which is a medal saving account, is not set as a placeable area number. That is, in the stored ball holding ball entry information, account blocks corresponding to different types of game media (pachinko balls and medals) are not mixed. Therefore, in this example, the area numbers (2 and 3) excluding the areas 1 and 4 are set as the placeable area numbers in the block number order (1 and 2).

  In this way, in the member management apparatus 150, information (block) corresponding to an area that cannot be a transfer source account is excluded from the display target of the CU 3, thereby being a display target as a transfer source account in the CU 3. It is made unnecessary to determine whether or not the player can select it as a source account.

  The display method (No8,..., No54) is an item indicating whether or not a bank account corresponding to the blockable area number of the block is selectable (00: selectable, 01: displayed on the screen but not selectable), which will be described later. In FIG. 33A, it is set whether the block can be selected as the entry source area, or whether the block is displayed on the screen but cannot be selected. As described above, since it is forbidden to use a destination area or a saving medal account as a source account, blocks corresponding to these areas are not transmitted. However, although it is not possible for a player to select a transfer source account, there are cases in which it is desired to check the number of balls stored in other accounts, so whether it can be selected as a transfer source area by the display method (00), or Although it is impossible to select the area as the entry source area, it is possible to set whether to display the number of stored balls in the area (01). In this example, both blocks 1 and 2 are set to 00 (selectable).

  The ball / medal unit price (No. 9,..., No. 55) is an item indicating the relationship between the number of balls to be paid out and the loan amount when the number of stored balls in the entry source area is used, and the number of balls to be paid out is set in the top 4 bytes. A loan amount is set in the back 4 bytes. In the present embodiment, it is data for displaying the unit price (for example, a 2-yen corner, 1-yen corner, etc.) of a storage area. In this example, the blockable area number of each block and the ball / medal unit price of each block specifically correspond as follows. In “S2110 of FIG. 19”, “Block 1 occupancy area number: 02” and “Block 1 unit price: 1 yen 2 yen” transmitted from the member management apparatus 150 are that block 1 has information on area 2 (2 yen account). Indicates that it is displayed. Similarly, “Block 2 entry possible area number: 03” and “Block 1 ball unit price: 1 yen per ball” indicate that block 2 displays information of area 3 (1 yen account).

  The number of balls that can be paid out before entering (No. 10, ..., No. 56) is an item indicating the number of balls that can be withdrawn from the source account. In this example, the total number of balls in the account corresponding to the area number that can be entered (stored balls) The total value of the number and the number of balls is set. The number of balls to be paid out after entering (No11,..., No57) is the number of balls that can be transferred from the transfer source account to the transfer destination account. In this example, the total number of balls in the account corresponding to the transferable area number (transfer source) The total number of balls in the area unit price) is converted into the number of balls in the destination area unit price (the source area unit price × the total number of balls in the source area / the destination area unit price).

  The “Number of balls that can be paid out before entering Block 1: 2200” transmitted from the member management apparatus 150 in S2110 of FIG. 19 is the sum of the number of balls held in area 2: 200 and the number of balls stored in area 2: 2000 This is the total number of balls that can be used for entry from a 2-yen account in area 2. “Number of balls that can be paid out after entering Block 1: 1100” is the number of balls that can be transferred from a 2-yen account in area 2 to a 4-yen account in area 1 (the total number of balls in area 2 converted to the number of balls in area 1) The number of balls calculated as 2200 balls × (2 yen ÷ 4 yen) = 1100 balls.

  Similarly, “Number of balls that can be paid out before block 2 entry: 3300” in S2110 in FIG. 19 is the sum of the number of balls in area 3: 300 and the number of balls stored in area 3: 3000 The total number of balls that can be used for entry from the 1-yen account in area 3). “Number of balls that can be paid out after entering Block 2: 825” is the number of balls that can be transferred from a 1 yen account in area 3 to a 4 yen account in area 1 (the total number of balls in area 3 converted to the number of balls in area 1) The number of balls calculated as 3300 balls × (1 yen ÷ 4 yen) = 825 balls.

  Which area number is to be set as the area number that can be entered, that is, the setting of the block corresponding to the entry source account to be displayed on the CU 3 is based on the entry permission table shown in FIG. Run. As shown in FIG. 11 (a), area 1 (entry source unit price: 4.00 yen) is permitted to enter area 2 (2.00 yen) and area 3 (1.00 yen). However, entry into area 4 (20.00 yen) is not permitted. Similarly, area 2 is permitted to enter area 1 and area 3, but area 4 is not permitted, area 3 is permitted to enter area 1 and area 2, but area 4 is not permitted. .

  In this embodiment, the entry is permitted only when it is performed between accounts corresponding to game media (pachinko balls) that can be used with a pachinko machine, and an account corresponding to game media (pachinko balls) that can be used with a pachinko machine ( From the area 1 to 3), the entry into the account (area 4) corresponding to the game medium (medal) that can be used in the slot machine, or vice versa (in the area 4 to the areas 1 to 3) is prohibited. The setting contents of the entry permission table shown in FIG. 11A, that is, the combination of the entry source area and the entry destination area when entry is permitted can be changed by the input device 156 of the member management apparatus 150. Yes.

  In this example, since the area 1 corresponding to the CU3 is a destination area, the destination areas allowed for the destination area are areas 2 (2-yen account) and 3 (1-yen account). For this reason, the area number where block 1 can be placed is set to 02, and the area number where block 2 can be placed is set to 03. Here, as described above, since the destination area (the 4-yen area in this example) cannot be the source area, there is no block corresponding to the destination area (4-yen area). In addition, since the CU 3 corresponds to the pachinko machine 2, the saving medal account is excluded from the entry source area, and therefore there is no block corresponding to the saving medal account (area 4).

  In addition, as described above, the display method of each block is an item for designating whether or not the player can select ON / OFF of each block on the insertion source selection screen shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 43, the member management apparatus 150 designates either display method: 00 (selectable) or 01 (screen display but not selectable) for each block. In this embodiment, the display method: 00 (selectable) is set for all the blocks in which the entry source possible area number is set. In the example shown in FIG. 19, for block 1 corresponding to area 2 (2-yen account), the display method is set to 00 (area 2 can be selected as a transfer source), and block corresponding to area 3 (1-yen account) 2, the display method is set to 00 (area 3 can be selected as the entry source).

  An account that corresponds to a game medium (pachinko ball) used in a pachinko machine (an account corresponding to the same type of game medium) but cannot be selected as a source account (for example, a 0.5 yen account) In order to display the number of accumulated balls of the account on the CU3 (however, it is impossible to make it a transfer source account), the block 3 is set as a possible area number: 05 (0.5 yen account) is set, and the display method is 01 (area 5 cannot be selected as the entry source).

  Based on the received notification content of the display method of the block, the CU 3 receives the 2-2-3. In the boarding source selection screen shown in FIG. 33A described in the boarding intention display, the player has a function that allows the player to perform boarding ON / OFF switching for each block. Here, since the “display method: 00” is notified to the blocks 1 and 2 as described above, the player can switch on / off by the player. On the other hand, since the block 3 is notified as “display method: 01” as described above, the on / off switching cannot be performed (cannot be switched on even if the switching button is touched from the initial state OFF).

  In addition, when entry from any area is not permitted (for example, when the entry destination area is area 4 in FIG. 11), the inquiry result (No. 4) of the account that can be entered in the stored money holding information is 00. Except: It is better to set it as prohibited (no entry). In this case, in the CU 3 that has received the storage ball holding ball entry information, the intention to enter (incoming registration) is not executed, and a notification to that effect is given.

  Subsequently, in S2120, the owning ball management device 140 transmits to the CU3 storage ball holding ball entry information (see FIG. 48) including information specified by the storage ball holding ball entry information received from the member management device 150. The CU3 that has received the storage ball holding ball transfer information transmitted from the holding ball management device 140 in S2120 displays the number of balls that can be paid out before and for each account (area) in a predetermined area of the CU3 screen. This is displayed (see FIG. 32D). Thereby, the player uses the updated number of stored balls when the possession balls of other accounts other than the account are transferred to the stored balls, and uses the updated number of stored balls to play a game with a basic unit price corresponding to the CU3. When paying out the medium, the number of balls that can be paid out can be grasped.

  As shown in FIG. 32 (d) and FIG. 44, the block 1 of the number-of-entries confirmation screen of CU3 includes 2200 balls that can be paid out before entry and information after entry as information corresponding to area 2. The number of payable balls of 1100 is displayed, and in block 2, as information corresponding to area 3, the number of balls that can be paid out before entry in the 1-yen 1-corner corner is 3300 balls and the number of balls that can be paid out after entry is 825 balls. Yes. In FIG. 32 (d), only block 1 and block 2 are displayed, but if you want to display block 3 and subsequent blocks, touch the scroll button in the screen with your finger to scroll the screen. Good.

  In this way, the CU 3 executes display control on the display unit 312 based on the display information for each block set by the member management apparatus 150, whereby the CU 3 itself sets the display method and display content. In comparison, the display control in the CU 3 can be simplified and the control burden on the CU 3 can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the number of payable balls after entry is displayed for each entry source account (area) in CU3. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form, and after entry corresponding to each entry source account. You may make it display the total number of balls which can be paid out after the sum total of the number of balls which can be paid out. In this example, 1100, which is the total number of payable balls after entry, is calculated by adding 1100, which is the number of payable balls after entry corresponding to area 2, and 825, which is the number of payable balls after entry corresponding to area 3. (For example, [area 2 (1100 balls) + area 3 (825 balls) = 1925 balls)). According to this, it is possible to grasp the number of payable balls in the CU 3 in the case where all the payable balls in the plurality of accounts are used.

  In the case of such a form, it is preferable that the number of withdrawals can be subtracted from the number of stored balls of a plurality of selected source accounts in one replay of stored balls. For example, the destination area is area 1 (4 yen), the number of stored balls in area 2 (2 yen) selected as the priority 1 entry source area is 300 balls, and is selected as the priority 2 entry source area. If the number of stored balls in area 3 (1 yen) is 1000 balls, 300 balls will be calculated from the number of stored balls in area 2 based on paying out 200 balls of game media with a unit price of 4 yen in the first replay of stored balls. Subtract 200 balls from the number of balls stored in area 3 [(300 balls x 2 yen / 4 yen) + (200 balls x 1 yen / 4 yen) = 200 balls). Based on paying out 200 balls of yen game media, subtracting 800 balls from the number of balls stored in area 3 [800 balls x 1 yen ÷ 4 yen = 200 balls], allowing total payout after the displayed entry 400 balls [Area 2] 150 balls) + Area 3 (250 balls) = 400 ball, made possible as the total number used for the display.

  It should be noted that the number of balls that can be paid out before entering and the number of balls that can be paid out after entering displayed on the CU3 screen in FIG. 32D are values calculated by the member management apparatus 150 to display on the CU3 screen in S2100. Actually, the number of balls and the number of balls in each account are not updated.

  Next, in S2130, the CU3 transmits to the ball management device 140 the stored ball holding ball entry information RES including the unit number (device ID) and the member number of the CU3 (see FIG. 52). Subsequently, the possession ball management device 140 that has received this transmits the stored ball possession ball entry information RES including the machine number and the member number to the member management device 150 in S2140 (see FIG. 45). When the number of blocks is 10 or less, the member management apparatus 150 receives the storage ball holding ball entry information RES of S2140, and 2-2-2. Finish the process of checking the total number of balls in. When the number of blocks is 11 or more (when the continuation presence / absence flag is 01 and there is continuation), as shown in FIG. 19, after the member management apparatus 150 receives the stored ball holding ball entry information RES of S2140, it again in S2150 Returning to S2110, the same processing as in blocks 1 to 10 above is performed for blocks 11 to 20 with continuation number 02.

2-2-3. Intention to Display In the following, an example will be described in which a 2-yen account in account 2 (area 2) is selected as a source of entry and a 4-yen account in account 1 (area 1) is entered. First, the flow of the player's operation in the entry intention display process will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 (a) to 33 (d) which are CU3 screens.

  In order to select the transfer source account, the player touches the “select” button in the CU3 screen of FIG. 32D with his / her finger to display the CU3 transfer source selection screen of FIG. In the CU3 entry source selection screen of FIG. 33 (a), the player enters each block (each area) by touching the “entry ON / OFF” button displayed for each block in the screen with a finger. The original selection (ON) / non-selection (OFF) can be switched.

  When the player touches the “entry on / off” button in block 1 in FIG. 33A with a finger, the entry display is switched from OFF to ON. Touch again to switch from ON to OFF. Here, even if the scroll button in FIG. 33A is touched to display block 3 and the “entry ON / OFF” button in block 3 is touched, the entry remains OFF and cannot be switched ON. . This is 2-2-2. This is because “block 3 display method: 01 (area 5 cannot be selected as the entry source)” is set in S2110 as described in the confirmation of the total number of balls entered.

  When the “enter” button in the screen of FIG. 33 (a) is touched in the state where only the block 1 is turned on in FIG. 33 (a), the CU3 boarding execution confirmation screen of FIG. 33 (b) is displayed. , The screen will display the text guidance “Do you want to set up boarding?” When the “return” button on the execution confirmation screen in FIG. 33B is touched, it is possible to return to the entry source selection screen in FIG. When the “OK” button is touched, selection of the transfer source account: area 2 (2-yen account) is confirmed, and FIG. 33 (b) shifts to the CU3 transfer processing in-progress screen of FIG. 33 (c), and the transfer processing is completed. During the period up to, a text guidance such as “Please wait for a while” is displayed on the CU3 screen.

  Thus, for each account (area) other than the account, it is possible to select whether or not to use the number of stored balls of the account for entry (that is, the entry source area can be set), and the convenience of the player Can be improved. For example, according to the player's selection, it is possible to preferentially use from the number of stored balls in an area with low usage frequency.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 20, the flow of processing between the member management device 150, the possession management device 140, and the CU 3 in the entry intention display processing will be described.

  As described above, in the state where area 2 (2-yen account) is selected as the entry source account in FIG. 33 (a), the player clicks the “OK” button on the CU3 entry execution confirmation screen in FIG. 33 (b). When touched, selection of the bank account: area 2 (2-yen account) is determined. The operation in FIG. 33B corresponds to S2200 in FIG.

  Subsequent to selecting the entry source account in S2200, in S2210, the CU3 transmits a request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball possession to the possession management device 140. In this request for confirming the intention to enter the pool, the continuation presence / absence: 00 (end), continuation number: 01, card ID, card type, destination designation area type: 01 (because the destination is a 4-yen account, 01) Entry source designation area type: 02 (02 because the entry source is a 2-yen account), 1st block request category: 01 (intention registration), 10th block, entry source designation area type: 00, 10th block request category: 00 Information is included (see FIG. 53). Here, as shown in FIG. 53, the requested category of the block selected by the player as the entry source is 01 (registration of entry intention), and the requested category of the block not selected by the player as the entry source is 00 (entry) Cancellation of intention).

  The possession management device 140 that has received the request for confirming whether or not to put in the stored ball has, in S2220, out of the number of possessed balls in each account that is stored in association with the card ID specified in the request to confirm whether or not to enter the stored ball. If the number of balls held in the bank account (area corresponding to the block whose request category is 01 (registration of intention to enter)) specified in the request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball is not 0, In order to carry out the process of transferring the possession balls of the entry source account to the storage balls, an individual possession ball transfer notification is transmitted to the member management device 150.

  This individual ball transfer notification includes a unit number (unit number 0001 of the CU3), a member number, a CID, a card type, an area 1 additional ball number of balls 0, an area 2 additional ball number of balls 200, an area 3 Information on the number of balls to be added: 0, to the number of balls to be added to area 10 is included (see FIG. 41). That is, the possession balls 200 in area 2 (2-yen account) selected as the entry source account in S2200 are transmitted from the possession management device 140 to the member management device 150 as the area 2 possession ball added ball number: 200. On the other hand, the possession ball 300 in area 3 (one-yen account) that is not selected as the entry account in S2200 is changed to “the possession ball in the area corresponding to the block whose request category is 01 (registration of entry intention)” in S2220. Is not applicable, the area 3 possessed ball additional ball count is set to 0.

  The member management device 150 adds the number of stored balls in each area stored in the stored ball management table in association with the member number specified in the received individual ball transfer notification to each area specified in the stored ball transfer notification. Add the number of balls you have and update the number of balls in each area. As a result, the number of balls actually managed is updated. That is, the number of stored balls and the number of holding balls of the account (area) selected as the entry source are added together to update the number of stored balls. In this example, the number of stored balls in the account 2 (area 2) is 2000 (stored balls) +200 (transferred from the holding ball) = 2200. There is no change in the number of stored balls in an account (area) other than the account 2 (area 2) not selected as the entry source.

  Note that the timing at which the number of balls in each area is added to the number of balls stored in each area managed by the member management apparatus 150 is not limited to when the intention to register for entry is performed. When the play is executed and the game medium of the destination area unit price is paid out, the number of balls held in the source area is added to the number of balls in the source area, and the added and updated storage balls The number of withdrawals [number of payout balls × destination area unit price ÷ entrance area unit price] may be subtracted from the number.

  Subsequently, in S2230, the individual ball transfer response is transmitted from the member management device 150 to the ball management device 140. The individual ball transfer response is information including the result: 00 (successful ball storage) and the unit number: 0001 indicating that the transfer of the ball and the summation of the ball has been completed (see FIG. 41).

  If there is no possession in the entry source account selected by the player, the process of S2220 and S2230 does not occur, and the process proceeds from S2210 to the process of S2240 described below. In addition, when a plurality of areas are selected as the entry source account in S2200, the member management apparatus 150 adds up the holding balls and the accumulated balls for each of the selected areas.

  Next, in order to register the intention to enter the member management apparatus 150, a request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball is transmitted from the possession management apparatus 140 to the member management apparatus 150 in S2240. This storage ball holding ball entry intention confirmation request includes a unit number (unit number 0001 of the CU3), continuation presence / absence: 00 (end), continuation number: 01, card ID, card type, destination designation area type: 01 (entry Since the first is a 4-yen account, the first block entry source designation area type: 02 (because the entry source is a 2-yen account, 02), the first block request classification: 01 (intention registration), the tenth block entry source designation area type : 00, 10th block request classification: 00 (see FIG. 46).

  It is assumed that the member management apparatus 150 stores the contents of the storage ball holding ball entry intention confirmation request received in S2240 as entry registration information. That is, as the registration information, the unit number of the CU 3 that has confirmed the intention of entry and the selected entry source area are stored in association with the membership number of the membership card that has been subject to confirmation of the intention of entry. Is. In this way, by storing the registration information on the member management device 150 side, when the member card is inserted into another CU3, it is not necessary to confirm the intention to enter again with the CU3. User convenience can be improved.

  Here, the storage period of the entry registration information (a request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball holding ball) is limited to the business day only. That is, the entry registration information is deleted in the closing process executed by the member management apparatus 150 after the end of the business end time. As a result, the player who owns the membership card again confirms the intention to enter the game on the next day or later. As a result, in the game from the next day onward, it is possible to enter the game without requiring confirmation of intention to enter based on the registered registration information, even though the player has no intention to enter. The inconvenience of the person can be avoided.

  The storage period of the registration information (request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball) is not limited to the business day, but may be within a predetermined time (for example, within 4 hours). For example, it may be stored for one week. Further, the member management apparatus 150 may not delete the registration information as time elapses, and until a registration cancellation operation for all selected registration source areas is received (for example, received in S3020). You may make it memorize | store it continuously (until it is confirmed that the requirement classification of all the blocks is 00 (intention cancellation) by the request to confirm the intention to enter the storage ball to perform).

  Next, in S2250, the member management device 150 transmits the result of confirming the intention to enter the storage ball holding ball including the vehicle number (the vehicle number 0001 of the CU3) and the “result: 00 (registration completed)” information to the ball management device 140. (See FIG. 45) Subsequently, in S2260, the holding ball management device 140 transmits the result of confirming the intention to enter the stored ball holding ball including “result: 00 (registration completed)” information (see FIG. 49).

  In step S2270, the CU3 that has received the result of confirming the intention to enter the storage ball has completed registration intention confirmation. In the CU3 screen, the entry registration completion in FIG. 33 (d) is completed after the entry process in FIG. 33 (c). The screen shifts to a screen, and on the CU3 screen, a character guide such as “Registration of boarding completed” is displayed. If there are 11 or more blocks, the process returns to the process of S2210 in S2280, and the same processes as those of the blocks 1-10 are repeated for the blocks 11-20.

  In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the player determines selection / non-selection of a plurality of areas as a boarding source by operating a button on the CU3 screen, but the area selection method is not limited to this. . For example, as shown in FIG. 51, as a function for selecting whether or not to store the balls together, only a single area can be selected (00), a plurality of selections can be made (01), and all areas can be selected at once (02). You may make it have the function which can be performed. The above setting may be performed by the game hall side for each gaming island or for each CU 3 corresponding to the gaming machine.

  By doing in this way, while reducing the load on the system of the member management apparatus 150, the ball management apparatus 140, and CU3, it can avoid that a player's boarding operation becomes complicated.

2-2-4. Getting in
The member management device 150 is 2-2-3. After completing the entry intention display process, the process automatically shifts to the entry start notification process shown in FIG. The timing for shifting to the entry start notification process is, for example, a predetermined time after completion of the entry intention confirmation in FIG. 20 (S2270) or after the membership management device 150 registers entry intention confirmation (S2250). It may be after elapses.

  When the member management apparatus 150 proceeds to the entry start notification process in S2300, the CU setting to be transmitted to the possession management apparatus 140 based on the entry source designated area type and request classification of each block stored as entry registration information Change notification 2 is set (see FIG. 42). In the CU setting change notification 2, the stored registration number (refer to S 2240) is set with the unit number (0001 in this example) and the member number, and is set to the entry state instruction: 01 (start), and calculation processing described later Based on the entry source designation area type of the block in which the requested category is set to 01 (intention registration) in the stored entry registration information is set. Then, the entry source area type (02 in this example) is set, and the entry source area unit price (2 yen per ball) is set based on the basic unit price corresponding to the entry source area type.

  Here, with the selection of a plurality of entry source areas, the request classification of the plurality of blocks may be 01 (intention registration) in the S2240 storage ball entry intention confirmation request in S2240. In this case, the member management device 150 may determine the entry source area (type) set in S2300 based on a predetermined priority order. For example, it may be determined as an entry source area with priority from an area with a high entry unit area unit price, or an area with a large number of stored balls, or the number of payable balls converted into an entry unit unit price (stored balls in the entry source area) It may be determined as an entry source area preferentially from an area having a large number (number x entry area unit price / entry destination area unit price). Further, the priority order of the boarding area may be set by the member management device 150 on the game hall side, or the player may be able to set it by the CU3.

  Further, the number of balls to be paid out in the entering state calculated here is calculated as follows. First, it is confirmed whether or not the value calculated by [basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 × basic payout ball number corresponding to the CU3 ÷ entrance area unit price) is an integer value. Here, this calculated value corresponds to the number of withdrawals subtracted from the number of balls stored in the entry source area in one storage ball replay process executed at the time of the entry in the CU3.

  Here, when the calculated value (the number of withdrawals) does not become an integer value, if the decimal place is rounded down, the game hall suffers a loss, and if the decimal place is rounded up, the player suffers a loss. For example, if the source account is a 4 yen account, the destination account is a 1 yen account, and the basic payout number is 125 balls (5 times), the number of withdrawals from the source account is [125 balls × 1 yen ÷ 4 yen = 31.25 balls], and a fractional part is generated. In this case, rounding down the decimal point results in a loss of the game hall, and rounding up results in a loss of the player.

  In this embodiment, by changing the number of payout balls in CU3 from the number of basic payout balls to the number of payout balls in the boarding state, the number of withdrawals from the banking source account in the boarding state is set as an integer value. I try not to incur losses. Here, as shown below, the game area and the player will not suffer a loss by making the destination area unit price, the source area unit price, and the least common multiple of one unit the number of balls to be paid out when entering. The number of withdrawals can be changed.

  Specifically, by setting a multiple of a value calculated by [destination area unit price × entrance source unit price × one unit number] as the number of balls to be paid out when entering the state, [basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 × entry state The number of withdrawals from the transfer source account calculated by the number of hourly payout balls divided by the transfer source area unit price can be reliably set to an integer. For example, in the above example, the unit value number: 25, the transfer source area unit price: 4 (yen), and the transfer destination area unit price: 1 (yen), which is a multiple of 100, is the number of balls to be paid out in the transfer state. Thus, the withdrawal number can be an integer value.

  Here, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 21, since the basic payout ball number is 125 balls, a value (4) calculated by [destination area unit price × entry source unit unit price × one unit number]. (Yen x 1 yen x 25 = 100) is the number of balls to be paid out in the entrained state, and the number of balls to be paid out in the encased state is less than the basic payout ball number (125). This may be inconvenient for the player. Therefore, in such a case, [a minimum value that is a multiple of a value calculated by (input destination area unit price × entry source unit unit price × one unit number) and equal to or more than the basic payout number] (the above example Then, it is preferable to set 200), which is twice 4 yen × 1 yen × 25 = 100, as the number of balls to be paid out in the riding state. In addition, the number of balls to be paid out in the state of entry is not limited to such a form (a form in which the number of balls to be paid out is greater than the basic number of payout balls). May be set.

  In addition, when a plurality of areas are set as a transfer source account, for each transfer source account, a multiple of a value calculated by [(transfer destination area unit price × transfer source area unit price × one unit number) It is also preferable to store the minimum value that is equal to or greater than the basic payout ball number. And it is good to set the number of payout balls at the time of a boarding state according to the boarding origin account which is actually the usage object of a stored ball. In addition, when a plurality of bank accounts are selected in this way, the least common multiple of [destination area unit price x boarding area unit price x one unit number] calculated for each banking source account is used in a common boarding state. By setting it as the number of payout balls, it may be configured such that the number of payout balls in the state of entry does not change regardless of the entry source account.

  On the other hand, if the value calculated by [basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 × basic payout ball number corresponding to the CU3 ÷ entrance area unit price] is an integer value, the number of payout balls in the entry state is the CU3 Set the number of basic payout balls corresponding to. As a result, the number of payout balls in the replay of the stored ball does not change even after entering. Thus, when the value calculated by [basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 × number of basic payout balls corresponding to the CU3 ÷ entrance area unit price) becomes an integer value (the player and By changing the number of payout balls in the case where the game hall does not suffer a loss, the processing for changing the payout frequency in the CU 3 becomes unnecessary, and the control burden can be reduced.

  Subsequently, the member management apparatus 150 transmits a CU setting change notification 2 to the possession management apparatus 140. This CU setting change notification 2 includes: machine number: 0001, member number, boarding state instruction: 01 (start), number of balls paid out in boarding state calculated above: 200, and above boarding source area type: 02 (2 yen) Account) and entry source unit price (2 yen per ball) are included (see FIG. 42).

  In addition, the member management apparatus 150 may automatically perform a sequence for checking the connection status and entry support status of each device before transmitting the CU setting change notification 2 in S2300 described above. For example, if the member management device 150 and a terminal lower than the member management device 150 are in a connected state and compatible with each vehicle entry, the entry start is OK, and if the holding ball management device 140 and CU3 are not connected, the entry start NG, the member If the terminal lower than the management device 150 does not support entry, the entry start NG is assumed. If the setting of the holding ball management device 140 is prohibited entry, the entry start NG is assumed. The member management device 150 transmits the CU setting change notification 2 to the possession management device 140 when the above-mentioned check results in the entry start OK, and interrupts the processing when the entry is judged as NG, and displays the CU3 screen. You may make it display that it became boarding NG and its factor.

  The ball management apparatus 140 that has received the CU setting change notification 2 transmitted in S2300 transmits a storage ball holding ball entry setting notification to CU3 in S2310. This storage ball holding ball entry setting notification includes membership number, entry status instruction: 01 (start), number of balls paid out in entry status: 200, entry source area type: 02 (2-yen account), and entry source area unit price (1 ball) 2 yen) (information specified in the CU setting change notification 2 in S2300) (see FIG. 49).

  Here, the “entry state instruction: 01 (start)” transmitted in S2300 and S2310 is information permitting the entry state start, and the CU3 that has received this shifts to the processing after S2320 described below. . When the member management device 150 or the possession ball management device 140 does not permit the entry state start, in S2300 or S2310, information of “entry state instruction: 00” is transmitted, and the CU3 that receives this terminates the entry process, and the CU3 The screen is switched to the CU main screen of FIG.

  In addition, when CU3 performs a card return process while the holding ball management device 140 is transmitting a storage ball holding ball entry setting notification or CU3 is receiving a storage ball holding ball entry setting notification, the transition to the entry state is interrupted. Thus, this fact may be displayed on the CU3 screen.

  In S2320, the CU3 that has received the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification in S2310 transmits a storage ball holding ball entry setting response including “result: OK (00: transition completed)” of the CU setting change to the holding ball management device 140 ( (See FIG. 54).

  However, if (i) the membership number of the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification and the membership number of the inserted membership card do not match according to the judgment when receiving the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification, (ii) the storage ball holding ball entry If the membership card is not inserted when receiving the setting notification, (iii) if the CU3 is in an error state upon receiving the stored ball holding ball setting setting notification, the stored ball holding ball loading setting response including “Result 01: Transition Cancel” It is assumed that the process after S2325 (dispensing frequency change) is not executed after being transmitted to the management apparatus 140.

  Note that CU3 is processing the deposit (adding the prepaid balance based on the receipt of banknotes), processing the consumption (during pachinko machine 2 and ball lending communication, or paying out fractions less than one unit, prepaid value associated with payout , During the subtraction process of the number of holding balls and the number of stored balls), during the counting process (counting pachinko balls by the counting / fractional payout unit 340), the stored ball holding including “Result: OK (00: Transition completed)” The ball placement setting response is transmitted to the own ball management device 140, and the processing after S2325 can be executed.

  In S2325, the CU3 that has transmitted the storage ball holding ball entry setting response in S2320 is designated in the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification in S2310 from the payout frequency corresponding to the basic payout ball number stored in the CU3. Change the payout frequency according to the number of payout balls when in the riding state. In this example, the payout frequency is changed from the basic payout ball number (125) ÷ one unit number (25) = 5 degrees to the payout ball number (200) / one unit number (25) = 8 degrees in the riding state. Is. On the other hand, the CU 3 does not change the payout frequency when the number of payout balls in the entered state specified in the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification matches the stored basic payout number.

  In this way, in CU3, since the payout frequency is set according to the number of payout balls at the time of entry instructed from the member management device 150, it is compared with the case where the number of payout balls at the time of entry is set by itself. Thus, the control of the CU3 can be simplified. Here, the CU 3 does not erase the basic payout ball number (and the payout frequency according to the basic payout ball number) to the payout frequency according to the payout ball number in the loaded state, but in the predetermined storage area of the RAM 328b. It shall be remembered.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the payout frequency is changed according to the player's intention to enter, the player is not confused by unintentionally changing the payout frequency. Further, in this embodiment, the number of balls to be paid out in the state of entry (the number of payouts in CU3) is set based on the destination area unit price and the source area unit price managed by the member management apparatus 150, so the processing in CU3 Is simplified, and the payout frequency can be changed based on the reception of the CU setting change notification 2 transmitted from the member management device 150 (the stored ball holding ball entry setting notification transmitted from the member management device 140). Injustice that intentionally changes the payout frequency in CU3 can also be prevented.

  The ball management device 140 that has received the storage ball holding ball placement setting response transmits a CU setting change response 2 including the machine number and “result: OK (00: transferable to transfer state)” to the member management device 150 in S2330 ( (See FIG. 42). The member management apparatus 150 that has received this CU setting change response 2 ends the CU setting change process. That is, it is confirmed that the payout frequency has been changed according to the number of balls to be paid out in the entering state designated for CU3.

  Next, in S2340, a card insertion notification including the CID and member number of the member card being accepted is transmitted from CU3 to the possession management device 140. This card insertion notification is a sequence that is performed in a pseudo and automatic manner as means for transmitting the CID and the membership number to the possession management device 140, and the card is not actually ejected or inserted. Subsequently, in S 2350, a card information request including a membership number is transmitted from the possession management device 140 to the membership management device 150. The issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 2 (updated), and the received serial number is 0.

  Receiving this card information request, the member management apparatus 150 calculates the number of balls that can be put into the account 1 (area 1) from the account 2 (area 2). The calculation formula in this case is 2200 (the number of balls in account 2) × (2 yen ÷ 4 yen) = 1100 balls. Here, the calculated number of balls that can be put in is the number of balls to be paid out when it is assumed that the game medium of the destination area unit price is paid out by CU3 using all the numbers of balls stored in the source area. The number of stored balls in the source area and the number of stored balls in the destination area have not been updated.

  Subsequently, in S2360, the member management device 150 transmits a card information response including the number of balls that can be placed in this account 2 (the number of replayable balls = 1100 balls) to the ball management device 140, and the ball management device 140 Transmits the card insertion result including the number of balls that can be put into the account 2 (number of replayable balls = 1100 balls) to CU3 in S2370.

  FIG. 34 (a) is a CU3 main screen before the start of entry, and shows that the CU account has one 4-yen account and the number of stored balls is zero. Upon receiving the card insertion result of S2370 from the possession management device 140, the CU3 switches the CU3 screen from FIG. 34 (a) to FIG. 34 (b), and the entry source area designated by the storage ball possession entry setting notification (S2310) Displaying “Trading from 1-yen 2-yen corner” and “200 paying out” according to the unit price and the number of payout balls when in the inserted state, and according to the number of replayable balls specified in the card insertion result (S2370) “Incoming storage: 1100 balls” is displayed. FIG. 50 shows an example of correspondence between the items of the stored ball holding ball entry setting notification shown in FIG. 49 and the CU entering screen.

  34 (b) and 34 (c), the number of stored storage balls displayed on the CU3 screen is a numerical value calculated for the member management device 150 to display on the CU3 screen, and is actually a member management device. The number of stored balls registered in 150 is not updated. That is, at this stage, there is no change in the number of stored balls calculated in S2225.

  Further, by touching the “switch” button in FIG. 34 (b), the CU3 screen can be switched to the main screen after the start of entry in FIG. 34 (c). The difference between FIG. 34 (a), which is the main screen before the start of entry, and FIG. 34 (c), which is the main screen after the start of entry, is that the “stored ball” field has been changed to the “inserted storage ball” field. To return from the main screen after the start of entry shown in FIG. 34C to the in-flight screen shown in FIG. 34B, the “menu” button on the main screen shown in FIG. 34C may be touched.

  After the start of entry, the main screen in FIG. 34 (c) and the in-flight screen in FIG. 34 (b) are automatically switched at predetermined intervals (for example, every 3 seconds) and displayed alternately. Also good. By doing so, the player can grasp at a glance the introduction source account, the introduction destination account, and the number of stored balls that can be entered.

(Acceptance permission according to the time of day)
Moreover, you may make it set the business hours which can be carried in for every combination of a borrowing origin account and a borrowing destination account. For example, the CPU 152 of the member management device 150 may determine whether or not to allow entry based on the entry permission time zone table of FIG. 11B stored in the storage device 155.

  In the example of FIG. 11 (b), area 1 (Purchase area unit price: 4.00 yen) to area 2 (Platform destination area unit price: 2.00 yen) and area 3 (Platform destination area unit price: 1.00 yen) The time zone in which entry is possible is set from 10 o'clock to 22 o'clock, and entry is possible without limitation within the business hours of the game hall. On the other hand, transfer from area 2 (source area unit price: 2.00 yen) to area 1 (input area unit price: 4.00 yen) and area 3 (input area unit price: 1.00 yen), and area 3 Transfer from (source area price: 1.00 yen) to area 1 (destination area unit price: 4.00 yen) and area 2 (input area price: 2.00 yen) are both from 18:00 Limited by time. In other words, in this example, a player who has more than the areas 2 and 3 in the area 1 (entry source unit price: 4.00 yen), that is, a player who plays a game with a game medium with a unit price of 4 yen. An advantageous entry condition is provided.

  In this way, by setting the time zone in which entry is permitted, the business form of the game hall can be diversified. In addition, as shown in this example, by setting a time zone in which entry is permitted for each combination of the entry source area and the entry destination area, a game policy (for example, a game having a high-price storage ball at the time of entry) The entrance conditions can be set according to the preferential treatment. In the example of FIG. 11B, the time zone in which entry is possible is set to be different according to the entry area unit price. However, the entry time period is to be different depending on the entry area unit price. For example, when the destination area is area 1, it is possible to enter without restriction during business hours, but when the destination area is area 2 or area 3, 18: 00 to 22. It may be possible to enter only at a specific time zone of 0:00.

  As described above, when a restriction is placed on the time zone in which entry can be made, the member management device 150 refers to the entry permitted time zone table and the current time when sending the accumulated money entry information in S2110, and the destination For each combination of an area other than the area and a destination area, it is confirmed whether or not it is a time zone in which entry is permitted. In the case of a time zone in which entry is permitted, the display method of the block corresponding to the other area is set to 00: selectable, and in the time zone in which entry is not permitted, The display method of the block corresponding to the other area may be set as 01: Selection not possible. By doing so, the account corresponding to the block cannot be set to “ON” in FIG. 35C, and cannot be selected as a source area.

  In addition, when it is a time zone when entry is not permitted for all combinations of other areas and destination areas, the result is set to other than 00: prohibited ( It is good to set it as “no entry”

  In addition, not only whether the entry is permitted or not by the storage ball possession information, but in the CU setting change notification 2 of S2300, if the entry is permitted, the “entry state instruction: 01 (entry state start instruction ) ”, And if it is a time zone when entry is not permitted,“ entry state instruction: 00 (entry state end instruction) ”is set, thereby permitting CU3 to enter from the selected area. It is good to notify that it is not done and CU3 displays that.

  In addition, at the time when the intention to enter was registered (when the processing of FIG. 20 was performed), it was a time zone in which entry was permitted. , To finish the entry (to stop paying out the game medium of the destination area unit price using the number of storage balls of the selected entry source area), to the target CU3, "incoming state instruction: CU setting change notification 2 set to “00 (injection state end instruction)” is transmitted, and CU3 displays that the input state has ended (returns the payout frequency to the payout frequency corresponding to the basic payout ball number). Good.

  Further, on the game hall side, the business hours that can be entered may be set uniformly for the CU 3 corresponding to each gaming machine in the game hall. For example, an environment may be prepared in which it is possible to enter only for one hour after the opening of the store, and the members can easily use the storage balls owned in a plurality of areas immediately after opening the store. In that case, for example, in the operation of the operation start notification command (transmitted from the member management device 150 or the possession management device 140 to the CU3) shown in FIG. Specify 01 (valid). As a result, it is possible to switch between enabling / disabling of the entry function collectively for each CU3 in the game hall. Specifically, in the processing at the time of business start, the operation start notification command stored ball holding ball mutual entry function setting is sent to CU3 as mutual entry: 01 (valid), and the timing when a predetermined time (for example, 11:00) is reached Thus, the operation start notification command storage ball mutual entry function setting is transmitted to CU3 as mutual entry: 00 (invalid).

2-2-5. Storage ball replay 2-2-4. The flow of processing when performing re-playing of the stored balls using the stored balls in the boarding source area that has become usable by the start-up processing will be described with reference to FIG. In S2400, when the player presses the replay button 319 provided in CU3, in S2410, the CU3 sends a stored ball update start notification including the membership number of the member card being accepted to the possession management device 140, and then continues. In step S2420, the stored ball update start notification including the CU3 unit number and the member number is transmitted from the holding ball management device 140 to the member management device 150. Also, in S2430, the stored ball update start response including “result: 00 (OK)” is transmitted from the possession management device 140 to CU3.

  The CU 3 that has received this storage ball update start response communicates with the gaming machine (replay pulse output), and the gaming machine pays out 200 balls (8 times) corresponding to the number of paid-out balls when in the loaded state. Subsequently, in S <b> 2440, a stored ball update request is transmitted from the CU 3 to the possession management device 140. This storage ball renewal request includes information on the number of payout balls: 200 balls (8 times), area (account) type: 01 (4-yen account), online transaction serial number: 2, source account: 02 (2-yen account) Included (see FIG. 54). That is, the stored ball update request includes the placement destination area (01) and the placement source area (02), and the number of game media (200) actually paid out by the gaming machine corresponding to the CU.

  Along with this, the issued transaction sequence number of the possession management device 140 is 2, and the received sequence number is 2 (introduction source account). The above-mentioned online transaction serial number is a serial number for managing the recovery information of the membership card from a sudden power failure caused by a power failure or the like with the possession management device 140.

  Next, in S <b> 2450, the stored ball update request 3 is transmitted from the possession management device 140 to the member management device 150. This storage ball update request 3 includes a unit number, a membership number, withdrawal classification: 01 (replay), number of payout balls: 200 (8 degrees), current stand area type: 01 (4-yen account), entry source area type: 02 (2-yen account) information (information specified in the savings ball update request) is included (see FIG. 47). This stored ball update request 3 is information for notifying the member management device 150 of the number of payout balls actually withdrawn to the gaming machine by the replay of S2440 and updating the number of stored balls in the entry source area.

  The member management apparatus 150 that has received the savings renewal request 3 uses the number of stored balls in the area 2 (two-yen account), which is the transfer source area, and the ball of the transfer source area unit price corresponding to the number of payout balls 200 for one replay. The number is subtracted and “ball 1 (number of balls that can be replayed)” is updated. Specifically, as described above, the number of withdrawals calculated by [the number of payout balls × the destination area unit price ÷ the source area unit price] is subtracted from the number of stored balls in the source area. Here, 200 (balls) × 4 (yen) ÷ 2 (yen) = 400 balls is subtracted from the number of stored balls 2200 in area 2 (2-yen account). That is, 2200−400 = 1800 balls is the number of balls stored in the updated area 2 (2-yen account).

  Subsequently, the member management apparatus 150 calculates “ball 1 (number of replayable balls)” and “ball 1 (number of replayable balls)” as information to be displayed on the CU3 screen. The number of balls that can be paid out in the destination area is “ball 1 (number of balls that can be replayed)” when it is assumed that all of the balls stored in the boarding area are used, and the number of balls that can be paid out is divided by one unit. Becomes “ball 1 (replayable frequency)”. Specifically, the number of balls converted from the updated storage area 1800 in area 2 (2-yen account) to area 1 (4-yen account) is 1800 × (2 yen ÷ 4 yen) = 900. Therefore, “ball 1 (number of replayable balls)” = 900 and “ball 1 (number of replayable balls)” are calculated as 900 balls ÷ 25 balls = 36 degrees.

  Subsequently, in S2460, the member management apparatus 150, based on the calculation result and the storage ball update result, result: 00 (OK), member number, ball 1 (number of balls that can be replayed): 900, ball 1 (replay) The stored ball update response 3 including 36) is transmitted to the possession management device 140 (see FIG. 47). Receiving this stored ball update response 3, the possession management device 140, in S 2470, updates the stored ball including online transaction serial number: 3, ball 1 (number of replayable balls): 900, ball 1 (replayable frequency): 36. A response (including information specified by the stored ball update response 3) is transmitted to the CU 3 (see FIG. 51). Along with this, the issued transaction serial number: 3 and the received serial number: 2 of the coin management device 140 are obtained.

  CU3 which received this storage ball update response displays "Moving ball: 0 ball" and "Storage ball: 900 ball" on the CU3 screen in S2480, and ends the storage ball replay process. In addition, since “membership management: 900 balls” displayed on the CU3 screen in S2480 is displayed as the number of balls that can be replayed by the member management apparatus 150 on the CU3 screen, the updated area 2 (2-yen account) is displayed. This is a calculated value obtained by converting the number of stored balls 1800 into area 1 (4-yen account), which is the account, and the actual stored number of account 2 (area 2) is 1800 balls.

  Further, when the replay button 319 is operated in S2400, when the replayable number of balls displayed on the CU3 is less than the number of paidout balls when in the loaded state, that is, the number of balls remaining in the loading source area is If the number is less than [Number of payout balls in boarding state x unit price at destination area / unit price at source area], [number of payout balls x unit price at destination area / unit price at source area = number of balls in the source area] The number of payout balls (that is, the number of payout balls that consumes all the number of balls stored in the entry source area (the number of payout balls so that the number of balls stored in the entry source area after payout becomes 0)) is calculated. The payout may be possible from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the counting / fractional payout unit 340 of the CU3. If the number of payout balls calculated at this time is not an integer value, the payout may be made by rounding up the fractional part or rounding down the decimal point.

  In the case of such a configuration, when the replay button 319 is operated, the maximum number that is a multiple of one unit out of the calculated payout balls and is equal to or less than the calculated payout ball is calculated. Once the payout is performed from the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the replay button 319 is operated, a fraction less than one unit may be paid out from the counting / fractional payout unit 340 of the CU3. In addition, not only in such a form, when the number of replayable balls displayed in CU3 is less than the number of payout balls at the time of entering, the storage ball replay in the inserted state is prohibited (the entry source in the inserted state) The use of the number of stored balls in the area may be prohibited). In addition, among the replayable balls displayed on CU3, a maximum number that is a multiple of one unit and is equal to or less than the calculated number of balls to be paid can be paid out from the pachinko machine 2, but less than one unit. The fraction may not be paid out.

2-3. Confirmation of intention at CU (cancellation of entry)
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a flow of operations among the member management device 150, the ball management device 140, and the CU3 in the intention confirmation (cancellation release) in the card unit (CU3) in the present embodiment. Hereinafter, after entering the state of entry (a state where the game medium of the destination area unit price can be paid out using the number of balls stored in the selected entry source area), the account 2 (area 2) is selected as the entry source and then entered A process for canceling will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the number of stored / medal members of the member stored in the member management apparatus 150 is 0 for the account 1 (area 1) as the destination, and the account 2 (area 2) as the source. Is 2200, 3000 for account 3 (area 3), and 4000 for account 4 (area 4). In addition, the number of balls held by the members stored in the ball management device 140 is in a state in which the balls in each area owned by the members have already been transferred to the storage ball in accordance with the entering state. 1 (area 1), account 2 (area 2), and account 3 (area 3) are all 0 (no ball).

  The issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 2, and the received serial number is 0 (incoming account). Further, account 1 (area 1) corresponding to CU3 is a 4 yen account per ball, and since it is in a boarding state, the payout frequency is a payout frequency (8) corresponding to the payout ball number (200) in the boarding state. . Since the process to reach the boarding state is the same as the process described above, the description thereof is omitted.

2-3-1. Entry Cancellation Display First, the flow of the player's operation in the entry cancellation display process will be described with reference to FIGS. 35A to 35C which are CU3 screens.

  In the main screen of CU3 shown in FIG. 35 (a), the basic unit price corresponding to the destination area (account 1 (area 1)) is displayed (lending ball: 4 yen per ball), and the entry source area (account 2 (area 2)), the number of payable balls obtained by converting the number of stored balls into the number of balls in the destination area unit price (1100 stored storage balls) is displayed. In order to cancel the entry from the entry source area, first, the “menu” button in the main screen of the CU 3 in FIG. 35A is touched with a finger to display the menu screen in FIG. . Subsequently, the “entry” button in the menu screen of FIG. 35B is touched to display the “entry source selection” screen of FIG.

  In the “Pick-up source selection” screen of FIG. 35C, 2200 balls, which are the number of balls stored in the account 2 (area 2), and “Pick-up ON” are displayed in the block 1, and the account 3 (area) is displayed in the block 2. 3300 balls that are the number of balls stored in 3) and “entry off” are displayed. The “entry on” and “entry off” can be switched by the player touching with a finger. In order to cancel the entry of the account 2 (area 2), the portion of the block 1 that is displayed as “entry on” is touched to switch to “entry off”. Further, by touching a “decision” button in the same screen, the entry cancellation of block 1 is decided.

  Next, with reference to FIG.23 and FIG.35 (c), the flow of a process between the member management apparatus 150 in the boarding | release cancellation display process, the ball management apparatus 140, and CU3 is demonstrated. The operation of canceling the entry of the account 2 (area 2) on the CU3 screen in FIG. 35C corresponds to S3000 in FIG.

  Subsequent to S3000, in S3010, a request to confirm entering the CU3 storage ball possession ball is transmitted to the possession management device 140 (see FIG. 53), and subsequently transmitted from the possession management device 140 to the member management device 150 in S3020. (See FIG. 46). The request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball is: continuation presence / absence: 00 (end), continuation number: 01, membership number, card ID, card type, first block entry source designation area type 02 (two yen account), first block It includes information on request category: 00 (cancel intention), 2nd to 10th block entry source type area type 00, 2nd to 10th block request category: 00. That is, in the request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball, the combination of the membership number and card ID of the member card being accepted at CU3, the entry area (2) and the entry area (1), and the combination is entered. (Request category: 00 (cancel intention)) is included.

  The member management apparatus 150 that has received the request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball recognizes the cancellation of entry from the account 2 to the account 1 in S3030, and changes the stored entry registration information. That is, it is assumed that the entry source area (2) for which intention release is specified in the request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball is not selected as the entry source area.

  For example, the member management apparatus 150 stores the contents of the storage ball holding ball entry intention confirmation request received in S2240 (including the request category for setting registration intention / cancellation of entry intention confirmation for each block) as entry registration information. However, for a block for which intention release (request category: 00) is specified in the request for confirming the intention to enter the pool, the requirement category stored for the block is changed from 01 (registration of intention to enter) to 00. (Release intention to enter) and change.

  By adopting such a configuration, the entry from the entry source area specified in S3000 is cancelled. However, when a plurality of entry source areas are selected, entry other than the designated entry source area is made. The entry from the original area is not cancelled.

  Next, in step S3040, the member management device 150 transmits a storage ball holding ball entry intention confirmation result including the machine number and “result: 00 (registration completed)” to the holding ball management device 140 (see FIG. 45). The possession management device 140 that has received the result of confirming the intention to enter the storage ball possession transmits the result of confirmation of intention to enter the storage ball including “result: 00 (registration completed)” to the CU 3 in S3050 (see FIG. 49).

  In addition, since the processing of S3000 to 3050 described above is for the purpose of notifying the member management apparatus 150 of the cancellation of entry, the transition to the main screen (normal screen) is made on the CU3 screen upon completion of the entry state of S3180 below. To do.

2-3-2. Registration Cancellation Notification FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a flow of operations among the member management device 150, the ball management device 140, and the CU3 in the registration cancellation notification processing.

  The member management apparatus 150 is 2-3-1. After completing the entry cancellation display process, the process automatically shifts to the entry cancellation notification process shown in FIG. The timing for shifting to the entry cancellation notification process is, for example, that a predetermined time has elapsed after the CU 3 receives the information transmitted in S3050 in FIG. 23 or after the member management device 150 registers the entry intention confirmation (S3030). After that.

  When the member management apparatus 150 proceeds to the entry cancellation notification process, the request for a block (non-selected area) in which intention release (request category: 00) is specified in the entry registration information stored as described above. In accordance with the change of the classification from 01 (registration of intention to enter) to 00 (cancel intention to enter), the CU setting change notification 2 is transmitted to the possession management device 140 in S3100. The CU setting change notification 2 includes information on the machine number: 001, member number, boarding state instruction: 00 (end), number of balls paid out in boarding state: 200, boarding source area type: 02 (2-yen account) (S3020) Information specified in the request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball) (see FIG. 42).

  Subsequently, in S3110, a stored ball holding ball entry setting notification is transmitted from the holding ball management device 140 to CU3. The storage ball holding ball entry setting notification includes a membership number, entry status instruction: 00 (end), number of payout balls in the entry state: 200, entry source area type: 02 (2-yen account), and entry source area unit price (1 ball) 2 yen) (information specified by the CU setting change notification 2 in S3100) (see FIG. 49).

  The CU 3 that has received the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification transmits a storage ball holding ball entry setting response including “Result: OK” to the ball management device 140 in S3120 (see FIG. 54). When it is confirmed that all the blocks (for example, 1 to 10) displayed on the display unit 312 are not selected as the entry source area (entry: OFF), the entry state of the CU 3 is released. In other words, the number of stored balls in other accounts other than the account is used so as not to pay out game media having a basic unit price corresponding to the account. Further, with the cancellation of the boarding state, the payout frequency is changed from the payout frequency (8) according to the payout ball number (200) in the boarding state to the payout frequency (5) according to the stored basic payout ball number (125). Return to).

  In this way, when the boarding state is canceled, by making the payout frequency return to the payout frequency before the boarding state, the player feels uncomfortable because the payout frequency does not return, or the number of balls to be paid out is basically It is possible to avoid the inconvenience of the player due to the fact that the number is more (or less) than the number of balls to be paid out.

  In addition, when a plurality of entry source areas are selected (when the entry of a plurality of blocks is ON), the entry of one of the blocks is changed from ON to OFF by the operation of the touch panel 314. In other blocks, the entry may remain ON. In such a case, the boarding state is continued without releasing the boarding, and the game medium of the boarding area price can be paid out using the number of balls stored in the boarding area corresponding to the other blocks. And In addition, not only in such a form, you may make it cancel | release a boarding state based on having changed from ON to OFF about any block.

  The ball management device 140 that has received the stored ball holding ball placement setting response transmits a CU setting change response 2 including the machine number and “result: OK” to the member management device 150 in S3130 (see FIG. 42). The member management apparatus 150 that has received the CU setting change response 2 recognizes that the entry cancellation setting for CU3 has been completed, and ends the CU setting change. Accordingly, the issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 3 (updated), and the received serial number is 0 (accounting account).

  The CU3 screen is in a state in which it has shifted to FIG. 36 (a) during a predetermined time after the “enter” button is pressed in the “entry source selection” screen of FIG. 35 (c) until the CU3 entry state is released in S3120. Become. When the “switch” button is pressed while the screen of FIG. 36 (a) is being displayed, the screen transitions to the menu screen of FIG. 35 (b). After the processing in S3120, the on-boarding screen in FIG. 36 (a) shifts to the on-boarding screen shown in FIG. 36 (b), and the text guidance “Please wait for a while”, for example, is displayed on the CU3 screen.

  Next, in S3140, CU3 transmits a card insertion notification including the CID and the membership number to the possession management device 140, and subsequently, the possession management device 140 issues a card information request including the membership number in S3150. 150. This is shown in FIGS. 24 and 2-2-4. Similar to the start of loading (S2340), the command is used in a pseudo manner, and the card is not actually inserted.

  In step S3160, the member management apparatus 150 that has received the card information request stores the number of stored balls (account 1 (area 1 in this example) that is managed in an account corresponding to the destination area in association with the member number specified in the card information request. 1) The stored number of balls in the 4-yen account) is read, and a card information response including the read number of stored balls (“account 1: 0 balls”) is transmitted to the possession management device 140.

  The possession management device 140 that has received the card information response transmits the card insertion result including the information of the online transaction serial number: 3 and the number of replayable balls: 0 to the CU 3 in S3170. Upon receiving the card insertion result, CU3 completes the release of the boarding state in S3180, and the main screen of CU3 transitions from FIG. 36 (b) to FIG. 36 (c). Here, FIG. 36 (c) shows a main screen (normal screen) without a transfer source account (during transfer from the 1-yen 2-yen corner) and a transfer storage ball display.

  Even when the boarding state is canceled, the holding balls that have been transferred to the stored balls are stored in the member management apparatus 150 as stored. In this example, the updated number of stored balls 2200 when the number of possessed balls is added to the number of stored balls becomes the number of stored balls of the old transfer source account (area 2) after the released state is released.

2-4. Boarding start notification timing 2-4-1. Insertion of Member Card with Confirmed Intention to Enter The following describes the flow of processing for starting entry from the process of inserting a membership card with an intention to enter into CU3. Specifically, the following example corresponds to the case where the player moves the gaming machine after confirming the intention to enter, or the case where the player inserts the card again after ejecting the card once.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a flow of operations among the member management device 150, the possession management device 140, and the CU 3 in the present embodiment. In FIG. 25, the number of stored / medals owned by the member stored in the member management apparatus 150 is 0 for the account 1 (area 1), 2000 for the account 2 (area 2), and 3 for the account 3 (area 3). Is 3000. The number of possessed balls / medals owned by the membership management device 140 is 0 for account 1 (area 1), 200 for account 2 (area 2), and 3 for account 3 (area 3). Is 300. Further, it is assumed that the basic unit price corresponding to CU3 is 4 yen (area 1), and the basic payout ball number is 125 (payout frequency 5).

  In S4000, a member card whose intent to be entered by the player is inserted into CU3. When CU3 detects card insertion, CU3 reads the CID and member number recorded on the card in S4010, and includes the CID and the member number. An insertion notification is transmitted to the possession management device 140. Receiving the card insertion notification, the possession management device 140 transmits a card information request including the member number designated by the card insertion notification to the member management device 150 in S4020. Along with this, the issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 1, and the received serial number is 0.

  The member management apparatus 150 that has received the card information request uses the account (account corresponding to the basic unit price stored in CU3) from the number of stored balls in each account stored in association with the member number specified in the card information request. The number of balls stored in a certain account 1 (area 1) is read out, and a card information response is returned to the possession management device 140 in S4030. This card information response includes a membership number, account 1: number of replayable balls: 0, and account 1: number of replayable balls: 0.

  Upon receiving the card information response, the possession management device 140 receives the information specified in the card information response (account 1: number of replayable balls: 0 and account 1: replayable frequency: 0) and the card in S4040. The card insertion result including the unit online transaction serial number (: 1) is transmitted to CU3. Moreover, although not shown in figure, CU3 respond | corresponds to the basic unit price which the said CU3 memorize | stores among the number of possessions of each account memorize | stored in association with the card ID of the received member card | curd in the possession management apparatus 140. It is assumed that the number of possessed balls of account 1 (area 1) is acquired. Although not shown, the CU 3 acquires the prepaid balance (card balance) stored in the balance management apparatus 100 in association with the card ID of the accepted membership card.

  As shown in FIG. 37A, the CU 3 that has received the card insertion result displays the number of possessed balls and the number of accumulated balls of the account 1 (area 1) 4-yen account as the account on the CU 3 screen. In this case, it is displayed that the holding ball is 0 and the storage ball is 0. With the above processing, the ID verification of the membership card and the total number of balls confirmation of the account are completed.

(Notification of start of entry)
Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 25 and 26.
After the CU3 receives the card insertion result or after a predetermined time has elapsed since the member management device 150 transmitted the card information response in S4030, the member management device 150 searches for the stored registration information and stores the card information. Check if there is any entry registration information corresponding to the membership number specified in the request. If it does not exist, it is determined that the entry registration has not been made, and a normal card insertion process (the same process as when the card information request is received in S2020) is executed. If it exists, since the boarding intention has already been confirmed, in S4050, the member management apparatus 150 automatically shifts to boarding start notification processing.

  That is, the CU setting to be transmitted to the holding ball management device 140 based on the entry source designation area type and request classification of each block stored as entry registration information, and the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 in which the member card is inserted Change notification 2 is set.

  Here, in the CU setting change notification 2, set the unit number of the CU3 in which the member card is inserted (0002 in this example) and the member number of the member card, set the boarding state instruction: 01 (start), and board Based on the original area unit price and the basic unit price of the CU3 (destination area unit price), the above-mentioned calculation formula (the number of payout balls such that [number of payout balls × destination area unit price ÷ entrance area unit price] becomes an integer value) To set the number of balls to be paid out in the boarding state (200 in this example), and boarding based on the boarding source designation area type of the block whose request category is set to 01 (intention registration) in the stored boarding registration information A source area type (02 in this example) is set, and based on the basic unit price corresponding to the source area type, a source area unit price (2 yen per ball) is set (see FIG. 42). In step S4060, the CU setting change notification 2 is transmitted to the possession management device 140.

  The ball management device 140 that has received the CU setting change notification 2 transmits an individual ball transfer notification to the member management device 150 in S4070. In the individual possession ball transfer notification, as shown in S2220, the base number: 0002, the member based on the base number and member number designated in the CU setting change notification 2, the base area type and the base area unit price. Number, CID, card type, area 1 possessed ball added ball number: 0, area 2 owned ball added ball number: 200, area 3 owned ball added ball number: 0 to area 10 (See FIG. 41). Thereby, the membership management device 140 notifies the member management device 150 that the number of possessions of the account 2 (area 2), which is the transfer source account, is 200.

  The member management apparatus 150 that has received the individual ball transfer notification is stored in the ball storage management table in association with the member number specified in the received individual ball transfer notification in the same manner as when the individual ball transfer notification is received in S2220. The number of balls in each area specified in the storage ball transfer notification is added to the number of balls stored in each area, and the number of balls stored in each area is updated. As a result, the number of balls actually managed is updated.

  Subsequently, in S4080, the individual ball transfer response is transmitted from the member management device 150 to the ball management device 140. The individual ball transfer response is information including the result: 00 (successful ball storage) and the unit number: 0002 indicating that the transfer of the ball and the summation of the ball have been completed (see FIG. 41).

  Here, the individual possession ball transfer notification (S4070) and the individual possession ball transfer response (S4080) indicate that the destination area unit price corresponding to the destination designation area type registered in the entry intention confirmation is the basic unit price of the CU3. If they match, the process does not occur. For example, a player who owns a membership card whose entry intention has been confirmed is transferred to a different gaming machine with the transfer destination area as an account 1 (area 1) 4 yen account and the transfer source area as an account 2 (area 2) 2 yen account. When playing a game, the basic unit price (4 yen) corresponding to the CU3 corresponding to the destination gaming machine is the destination area unit price (4 yen) corresponding to the destination designation area type (01) of the registration information. If it matches, it means that it has moved from CU3 with a basic unit price of 4 yen to CU3 with a basic unit price of 4 yen. It is added to the number. Therefore, the processing of S4070 and S4080 can be omitted.

  Next, the possession ball management device 140 transmits a storage ball possession ball entry setting notification to the CU 3 in S4090. This storage ball holding ball entry setting notification includes membership number, entry status instruction: 01 (start), number of balls paid out in entry status: 200, entry source area type: 02 (2-yen account), and entry source area unit price (1 ball) 2 yen) (information specified by the CU setting change notification 2 in S4060) (see FIG. 49). This S4090 is equivalent to retransmitting the stored ball holding ball entry setting notification transmitted from the possession management device 140 to CU3 in S2310 at the first entry.

  In S4100, the CU 3 that has received the notification of setting for storing a ball storage ball in S4090 transmits a response to the ball management device 140 including a “result: OK (00: transition complete)” for changing the CU setting to the ball management device 140 ( (See FIG. 54). In addition, the CU 3 that has received the storage ball holding-in setting notification receives the pay-in frequency from the pay-out frequency according to the basic pay-out number stored in the CU 3 as specified in the storage ball holding-in setting notification in S 4090. Change the payout frequency according to the number of payout balls in the state.

  The ball management device 140 that has received the storage ball holding ball placement setting response transmits a CU setting change response 2 including the machine number and “result: OK (00: transferable to transfer state)” to the member management device 150 in S4110 ( (See FIG. 42). The member management apparatus 150 that has received this CU setting change response 2 ends the CU setting change process. That is, it is confirmed that the payout frequency has been changed according to the number of balls to be paid out in the entering state designated for CU3.

  Next, in S4120, a card insertion notification including the CID and member number of the member card being accepted is transmitted from CU3 to the possession management device 140. This card insertion notification is a sequence that is performed in a pseudo and automatic manner as means for transmitting the CID and the membership number to the possession management device 140, and the card is not actually ejected or inserted. Subsequently, in S 4130, the card information request including the membership number is transmitted from the possession management device 140 to the membership management device 150. The issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 2 (updated), and the received serial number is 0.

  Receiving this card information request, the member management apparatus 150 calculates the number of balls that can be put into the account 1 (area 1) from the account 2 (area 2). The calculation formula in this case is 2200 (the number of balls in account 2) × (2 yen ÷ 4 yen) = 1100 balls. Subsequently, in S4140, the member management apparatus 150 transmits a card information response including the number of balls that can be placed in this account 2 (the number of replayable balls = 1100 balls) to the possession management apparatus 140, and the possession management apparatus 140 , In S4150, online transaction serialization in units of cards (: 2), the number of balls that can be put into the account 2 (the number of balls that can be replayed: 1100 balls), and the replay possibility number (replay) according to the number of balls that can be put in The card insertion result including the possibility frequency: 44) is transmitted to CU3.

  The CU 3 that has received the card insertion result of S4150 from the owning ball management device 140 receives the “one-yen / two-yen corner” according to the entering-source area unit price and the number of paying-out balls in the entering state specified in the storage ball holding ball entry setting notification (S4090) And “200 balls paid out” are displayed, and “reserved storage balls: 1100 balls” corresponding to the number of replayable balls specified by the card insertion result (S4150) are displayed.

  In this way, once a player who has confirmed his / her intention to enter the platform moves the table and plays a game on a different gaming machine, or the player leaves the seat due to a break or the like (in that case, the member card is discharged), and the break ends. When the game is played again on the same table later (in this case, the member card is inserted again), it is necessary to confirm the intention of entry again because the entry registration information stored in the member management device 150 is not erased. (2-2-2. Confirmation of the total number of balls to be entered and subsequent 2-2-3. Processing necessary for displaying the intention to enter is unnecessary), and the convenience of the player can be improved.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the registration information is erased after the end of business, after the next day, after confirming the intention to enter again, the entry state is shifted to. This eliminates the need to confirm entry intention within an appropriate period, and prevents confusion of the player due to unclear periods during which entry intention confirmation is not required. In addition, the processing load of the gaming system 1 due to the unlimited period during which entry intention confirmation is not required is reduced.

  In this embodiment, the number of balls to be paid out in the CU setting change notification 2 transmitted in S4060 is set to the number of balls to be paid out according to the basic unit price corresponding to CU3 in which the member card is newly inserted. Yes. As a result, the basic unit price corresponding to CU3 when the intention to enter is confirmed (or when the replay of the stored ball in the previous entry state is performed) and the basic unit price of CU3 in which the member card is newly inserted are obtained. Even if it is different (when moving between areas with different basic unit prices), the player and the playground will not incur losses by using the number of balls stored in the source account selected in the entry intention confirmation. It becomes possible to pay out the number of balls paid out in the state.

  In addition, in the member management device 150, when the destination area specified by the stored registration information matches the area corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 in which the member card is inserted (the same area (basic unit price)) Only in the case of table movement in the case of, or the re-insertion of the membership card to the same CU3), in S4060, the CU setting change notification 2 set based on the stored registration information is transmitted to shift to the entry state. Then, the payout frequency may be changed at CU3.

  For example, on the member management device 150 side, the transmitted CU setting change notification 2 (for example, information in S2300) may be stored in association with the entry intention registration information (for example, information in S2240). Then, when the member management device 150 notifies the start of entry in S4050, the member unit device 150 stores the basic unit price (entrance destination unit unit price) corresponding to the unit number specified in the stored CU setting change notification 2, and the CU3's It is determined whether or not the basic unit price corresponding to the unit number matches. If they match, there is no change in the destination area. Therefore, in S4060, the stored CU setting change notification 2 (however, the unit number is set to the unit number of the target CU3). Send again.

  On the other hand, if the stored basic unit price corresponding to the unit number specified in the CU setting change notification 2 (the destination area unit unit price) and the basic unit price corresponding to the unit number of the CU3 do not match, Since the movement is made between CU3s having different unit prices in the destination area, the transition process to the boarding state is interrupted, and 2-2-2. You may make it transfer to the process of confirmation of the total number of entrainment balls.

  In that case, the member management apparatus 150 transmits the CU setting change notification 2 set to “introduction state instruction: 00 (end of entry)” to the possession management apparatus 140 in the process corresponding to S4060. Receiving this, in the process corresponding to S 4090, the possessed ball management device 140 transmits a stored ball retained ball entry setting notification set to “entry state instruction: 00 (termination end)” to CU 3. Subsequently, the player touches the “Menu” button on the CU3 screen of FIG. The entry process is performed after confirming the total number of balls entered. In this case, the CU3 that has received a storage ball holding-in setting notification including “introduction state instruction: 00 (end of entry)” displays a character guidance such as “Please set up again” on the CU3 screen for several seconds. Thereafter, the CU3 main screen of FIG. 37 (a) may be displayed.

  In this embodiment, regardless of the number of balls in the destination area, when a membership card that has already been confirmed to be entered is inserted into the CU3, the registration information stored in the membership management device 150 is stored. Based on the information, an example has been shown in which entry is possible without requiring confirmation of intention to enter again. However, the present invention is not limited to this form, and when the number of stored balls in the destination area is 0, or in the state of entry Only when the number of balls to be paid out is less than the number of balls to be paid out, it may be possible to enter without reconfirming the intention to enter.

2-4-2. When the number of remaining balls in the account is exhausted The following describes the processing when the number of stored balls in the account becomes 0 with the intention of entering the bank confirmed. 27 and 28 are diagrams showing the flow of operations among the member management device 150, the possession management device 140, and the CU 3 in that case.

  In FIGS. 27 and 28, the number of reserved balls stored in the member management apparatus 150 is 125 for account 1 (area 1), 2200 for account 2 (area 2), and account 3 (area 3). Is 3000. The number of possessed balls stored in the possession balls of the possession management device 140 is 0 in all of the account 1 (area 1), the account 2 (area 2), and the account 3 (area 3). Yes. The account corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 is a 4-yen account of account 1 (area 1), and the payout frequency is the payout frequency (5) corresponding to the basic payout ball number (125) of CU3. In addition, it is assumed that the member management device 150 stores entry registration information including the member ID of the member card accepted by the CU3.

  However, since there are 125 remaining balls in the destination area, it is forbidden to pay out game media of the destination area unit price (basic unit price corresponding to CU3) using the number of stored balls in the selected source account. It is a state that has been. First, before making a transfer from another account, the account 1 (area 1) 4 yen account is replayed, and the above-mentioned storage ball 125 of the account 1 (area 1) 4 yen account is paid out to the gaming machine. The flow will be described (S4200 to S4260). This is a process corresponding to the last one of the normal replaying of the stored ball without entering.

  The process from the insertion of the membership card to the confirmation of the total number of balls is 2-2-1. Since the process is the same as the membership card insertion, the description is omitted. At this time, since the 4-yen account of the account 1 (area 1) is the holding ball 0 and the storage ball 125 as described above, the total number of balls is 125. Here, it is assumed that the replay button 319 is operated, the replay of the stored ball is executed, and 125 balls equivalent to 5 times are paid out from the gaming machine.

  At this time, a stored ball update start notification is transmitted from the CU 3 to the possession management device 140 (S4200). The stored ball update start notification includes information on a member number, a planned withdrawal number of balls: 125 balls (five times), and a planned area (account): area 1 (account 1). The possession management device 140 that has received the storage ball update start notification transmits a storage ball update start notification including the machine number and the member number to the member management device 150 in S4210. Furthermore, in S4220, a stored ball update start response including “Result: 00 (OK)” is transmitted to CU3.

  CU3 which received the storage ball update start response transmits a storage ball update request to the possession management device 140 in S4230 in order to notify the number of payout balls and update the number of storage balls. This stored ball renewal request includes information on the number of payout balls: 125 balls (5 times), area type: 01 (4 yen account), online transaction serial number: 2, transfer source account: 00 (no transfer) (See FIG. 54). Accordingly, the issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 2, and the received serial number is 2.

  The possession management device 140 that has received the storage ball update request transmits the storage ball update request 3 to the member management device 150 in S4240. The storage ball update request 3 includes: machine number: 003, member number, withdrawal category: 01 (replay), number of payout balls: 125 (5 times), current stand area type: 00, entry source area type: 00 Contains information. Both the stand area type and the entry source area type are 00, indicating that replay without entry is performed (see FIG. 47).

  The member management apparatus 150 that has received the stored ball update request 3 updates the number of stored balls in the account managed by the member management apparatus 150. That is, out of the number of stored balls of each account that is managed in association with the membership number specified in the savings renewal request 3, the number of stored balls from the account corresponding to the basic unit price of the unit number specified in the savings renewal request 3 The number of payout balls specified in the update request 3 is subtracted. In the above example, the 4-ball account of the account 1 (area 1), which is the account, is 125 (the number of pre-update balls) -125 ( (Number of payout balls) = 0.

  Subsequently, the member management apparatus 150 transmits the stored ball update response 3 to the possession management apparatus 140 in S4250. The stored ball update response 3 includes information of “result: 01”, membership number, ball 1 (number of replayable balls): 0, ball 1 (number of replayable balls): 0 (see FIG. 47). ). Ball 1 (the number of replayable balls) specifies that the number of balls stored in the account has become 0.

  The possession management device 140 that has received the storage ball update response 3 transmits a storage ball update response to the CU 3 in S4260. In this stored ball update response, information (information specified in the stored ball update response 3) of online transaction serial number: 3, ball 1 (number of replayable balls): 0, ball 1 (number of replayable balls): 0. It is included (see FIG. 51). The CU 3 that has received the storage ball update response displays the holding ball 0 and the storage ball 0 on the CU 3 main screen, as shown in FIG.

  Here, when the number of possessed balls and the number of accumulated balls of the account (area) becomes 0, the game medium of the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 can be paid out using the number of accumulated balls of another account (area). It becomes possible. After a predetermined time has elapsed from the end of the transmission processing of the stored ball update response 3 in S4250 described above, in S4270, the member management apparatus 150 stores entry registration information corresponding to the membership number of the member card being accepted by the CU3 (entry CU setting change notification 2 is transmitted to the possession management device 140 in S4280.

  This CU setting change notification 2 is set based on the entry registration information stored in the member management apparatus 150 as described above. This CU setting change notification 2 includes: machine number: 003, member number, boarding state instruction: 01 (start), number of balls paid out during boarding state: 200 (8 degrees), boarding source area type: 02 (2-yen account) , Information on the entry source area unit price (2 yen per ball) is included (see FIG. 42).

  Receiving the CU setting change notification 2, the possession management device 140 transmits a storage ball possession placement setting notification to the CU 3 in S 4290. This storage ball holding ball entry setting notification includes membership number, entry status instruction: 01 (start), number of balls paid out in entry status: 200 (8 degrees), entry source area type: 02 (2-yen account), entry source area Information on the unit price (2 yen per ball) is included (see FIG. 49).

  The CU 3 that has received the storage ball holding-in setting notification switches the CU 3 screen from FIG. 38 (a) to FIG. 38 (b), and displays character guidance such as “Please wait for a while”. Further, the CU 3 transmits a stored ball holding ball entry setting response to the ball management device 140 in S4300 (see FIG. 54), and the ball management device 140 that has received the response sends it to the member management device 150 in S4310, “Result: OK. CU setting change response 2 including "is transmitted (see FIG. 42).

  Next, CU3 transmits a card insertion notification including a CID and a membership number to the possession management device 140 in S4320, and subsequently, the possession management device 140 issues a card information request including the membership number in S4330. 150. The above card insertion is the same as 2-2-4. Similar to the start of loading (S2340), it is a pseudo one, and the card is not actually inserted. Accordingly, the issued transaction serial number of the possession management device 140 is 4 (updated), and the received serial number is 2.

  Upon receiving the card information request of S4330, the member management apparatus 150 reads the stored number of stored account 2 (area 2) 2-yen accounts, and then notifies the number of balls that can be placed in the account 2 in S4340. A card information response including the membership number and “Account 2: Number of replayable balls: 1100” is transmitted to the possession management device 140.

  Account 2 (Area 2) The total number of 2-yen accounts is 2200, which is the sum of storage balls 2000 and 200-yen 200, so 2200 x (2 yen ÷ 4 yen) = 1100 is replayed when entering account 1 The number of possible balls. Further, 1100 balls / 25 balls = 44 is the replayable frequency.

  Receiving the card information response of S4340, the possession management device 140 transmits the card insertion result including the online transaction serial number: 4 and the number of replayable balls: 1100 replay possibility number: 44 to CU3 in S4350. Upon receiving this, the CU3 switches the screen of the CU3 from FIG. 38 (b) to FIG. 38 (c). : 1100 balls are displayed on the CU3 screen.

2-5. Entry cancellation notification timing 2-5-1. Discharge of card with confirmation of intention of entry The following describes the flow of processing when a member card is ejected after the membership card is inserted into CU3 and the total number of enrollment is confirmed, intention to enter, and entry start processing is performed. . Here, the insertion of the membership card, the confirmation of the total number of balls, the intention to enter, and the start of entry in FIG. 29 are the same as those described above in 2-2-1-4, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  In the state before the membership card is discharged as shown in FIG. 29, the member's stored balls stored in the member management apparatus 150 are 0 for account 1 (area 1), 2200 for account 2 (area 2), and account 3 (area 3). Is 3000. The member's possession ball stored in the possession management device 140 is 0 in all of the account 1 (area 1), the account 2 (area 2), and the account 3 (area 3). Further, the account of CU3 is a 4-yen account of account 1 (area 1), and the payout frequency is 8 as the payout frequency for transfer since the start of transfer. Here, FIG. 39 (a) is a display screen during insertion in the card insertion state of CU3, and FIG. 39 (b) is a screen after the membership card is discharged.

  When the card eject button 22 of the CU 3 is pressed in S5000, the CU 3 transmits a card ejection notification including the CID and membership number read from the card to the possession management device 140. Receiving this card insertion notification, the possession management device 140 transmits a card ejection result including “Result: OK” to the CU 3 in S5010, and the CU 3 that received the card ejection discharges the membership card.

  Subsequently, CU3 transmits the card discharge RES to the ball management device 140 in S5020, and the ball management device 140 that has received the card discharge RES transmits a game end notification including the machine number and the CID to the member management device 150 in S5030. To do. The member management device 150 that has received the game end notification transmits a game end response to the possession management device 140 in S5040.

  Receiving the game end response transmitted in S5040, the possession management device 140 transmits a stored ball retention ball entry setting notification to CU3 in S5050. In this storage ball holding ball entry setting notification, the entry state instruction is set to 00: entry state end instruction, and the CU3 that has received this cancels the entry state, that is, other than the account corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU3 With the end of the state in which the game medium of the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 can be paid out using the number of stored balls in the account, the payout frequency is set to a frequency (8 ) To the frequency (5) corresponding to the memorized basic payout ball number (125), and the process of ejecting the card whose entry intention has been confirmed is completed.

  In addition, after CU3 transmits the card discharge RES in S5020, it is set so that the payout frequency is changed to the frequency (5) corresponding to the basic payout ball number (125), so that the storage ball holding in S5050 is entered. It is not necessary to receive a setting notification.

  In this way, when the membership card is returned from CU3 (when the player who entered the game ends the game), the payout frequency is paid out in accordance with the basic payout number in accordance with the release of the entered state. By returning to the frequency, the player who uses the CU3 next time is prevented from being confused when the game medium with the number of balls to be paid out in a different state from the normal basic payout number is paid out. Can do.

2-5-2. When the member management device—the holding ball management device is disconnected. After the member card is inserted into the CU 3 and the total number of balls to be checked, the intention to enter, and the start processing are performed, between the member management device 150 and the holding ball management device 140 A processing flow when the communication connection is disconnected will be described. The member card insertion, the total number of balls to be checked, the intention to enter, and the start of entering in FIG. 30 are the same as those in 2-1 to 2-4, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  When the communication between the member management device 150 and the ball management device 140 is disconnected in S5100 due to a communication line failure or the like, and the ball management device 140 detects the communication disconnection in S5110, a CU disconnection notification is sent to the CU3 in S5130. Sent. In addition, after detecting the disconnection of communication in S5110, in S5120, it may be configured to transmit a storage ball holding ball entry setting notification (the entry state instruction is 00: entry state end instruction) to the CU3 in S5120. Can be omitted.

  The CU3 that has received the CU disconnection notification detects the end of entry in S5140, and stores the payout frequency from the frequency (8) according to the number of payout balls (200) in the entered state, along with the release of the entered state. The frequency is changed to a frequency (5) corresponding to the number of basic payout balls (125).

  Here, when the communication between the CU 3 and the member management device 150 becomes impossible (offline state), the number of stored balls (managed by the member management device 150) other than the account corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU 3 is calculated. It becomes impossible to pay out the game media having the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3. Therefore, the CU3 ends the entry display (FIG. 50) on the display unit 312 and prohibits the replay of stored balls (for example, the display of the number of stored balls is set to 0 and the operation of the replay button 319 is invalidated).

  In this way, the entry is allowed only in the communication state in which the number of balls stored in the entry source account can be updated, and the entry is prohibited when the CU 3 and the member management apparatus 150 are in an incommunicable state. It is possible to prevent fraud such as intentionally generating an offline state in order not to decrease the number of stored balls managed by the member management apparatus 150 in the inserted state.

  Further, when the CU 3 and the member management apparatus 150 become unable to communicate with each other, the CU 3 and the member management apparatus 150 are offline by returning the payout frequency in the CU3 to the payout frequency corresponding to the basic payout ball number. Even after entering the state, the payout frequency in the boarding state is maintained to prevent misunderstanding that the boarding state is continued.

  Next, based on the reception of the online confirmation request in CU3 and the reception of the online confirmation response in the possession management apparatus 140, the CU3 and the possession management apparatus 140 shift to the reconnection sequence in S5150. In step S5160, the CU 3 transmits a card insertion notification including the CID and the membership number to the possession management device 140. In step S5170, the coin management device 140 that has received this card insertion notification transmits the card insertion result including the account 1: the number of replayable balls and the account 1: the number of replayable balls to the CU3. The processing when the management apparatus 140 is connected is terminated.

2-5-3. In the following, after the membership card is inserted into CU3, the total number of balls entered, the intention to enter, and the entry start processing are performed, the communication connection between the holding balls management device 140 and CU3 is disconnected. A flow of processing in the case of being performed will be described. The member card insertion, the total number of balls to be checked, the intention to enter, and the start of entering in FIG. 31 are the same as those described above in 2-2-1-4, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  If the communication between the ball management device 140 and CU3 is disconnected in S5200 due to a communication line failure or the like, and if the ball management device 140 detects a communication disconnection in S5210, a serial number is included from the ball management device 140 in S5230. A CU disconnection notification is transmitted to the member management apparatus 150. The communication state at this time corresponds to a state where the coin management device 140 has not received an online confirmation response from the CU 3 but has received an online confirmation response from the member management device 150.

  CU3 detects the end of entry on the CU3 side in S5220 by disconnecting communication between the holding ball management device 140 and CU3, and with the cancellation of the entry state, the payout frequency corresponds to the number of payout balls (200) in the entry state. The frequency (8) is changed to a frequency (5) corresponding to the stored basic payout ball number (125). Further, the CU3 ends the entry display (FIG. 50) on the display unit 312 and prohibits the replay of stored balls (for example, the display of the number of stored balls is set to 0 and the operation of the replay button 319 is invalidated).

  The member management apparatus 150 that has received the CU disconnection notification ends the entry state by disconnecting the communication. That is, when the stored ball renewal request (for example, S2440) to be transmitted from the CU 3 to the possessed ball management device 140 in the replay of the stored ball in the inserted state becomes incapable of receiving the retained ball management device 140, the basic of the CU 3 It becomes impossible to pay out the game medium of the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 using the number of stored balls (managed by the member management device 150) of the account other than the account corresponding to the unit price.

  Next, based on the receipt of the online confirmation response in the possession management apparatus 140 and the reception of the online confirmation request in CU3, the possession management apparatus 140 and CU3 shift to the reconnection sequence in S5250, and the possession management apparatus 140- The process when CU3 is disconnected is terminated. After the reconnection sequence is completed and it can be confirmed that the communication between the possession management device 140 and the CU 3 has returned to normal, the member management device 150, the possession management device 140, and the CU 3 perform 2-4-1. It becomes possible to shift to the member card insertion process for which the entry intention has been confirmed as described in.

  Here, the CU 3 can count the game medium (prize ball) acquired by the game in the pachinko machine 2 by the counting / fractional payout unit 340 even when being controlled in the above-described boarding state. . Therefore, even after shifting to the boarding state, there may occur a case where the number of held balls in the account corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU3 increases from zero. In this case, based on the fact that the number of held balls is no longer 0, the entered state is not immediately released, and the payout frequency is not returned immediately (the basic payout ball is determined from the payout frequency corresponding to the payout number in the placed state). The payout frequency according to the number is not returned). And, when the membership card is discharged from the CU3 or when the player cancels the entry (for example, when all the entry source areas are turned off), the entry state is canceled and the payout frequency is returned. And

  Here, when the number of possessed balls counted by the CU3 becomes a predetermined number or more (for example, 125 or more, which is the basic payout number), or when a big hit occurs in the gaming machine corresponding to the CU3 (at this time) In the case where the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine is input to the control unit 328), the boarding state may be canceled and the payout frequency may be returned. As described above, when the predetermined number-of-balls condition is satisfied, or when the gaming machine is controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to the player, the entering state may be released and the payout frequency may be returned. As a result, it is possible to promote a game using the number of balls, and to reduce the processing burden due to the continued state of entry.

  In addition, a closing process executed in the gaming system 1 after the game hall is closed (for example, 23:00), and a store opening process executed in the gaming system 1 before the game hall is started (for example, 9:00). Then, the boarding state may be canceled and the payout frequency may be returned in each CU3.

  Alternatively, when a power interruption of the CU3 in the boarding state or the possession management device 140 or the member management device 150 is detected, the boarding state may be canceled and the payout frequency of the CU3 may be returned. Note that the basic payout number of CU3 (and the payout frequency corresponding thereto) is stored in the backup storage area in the power interruption state, and when a power failure is detected, the payout frequency is stored in the backup storage area. It is better to set the payout frequency corresponding to the number of basic payout balls.

  Further, the CU 3 calculates a payout frequency (5 times) corresponding to the basic payout ball number (for example, 125 balls) and a payout frequency (8 times) corresponding to the set payout ball number (for example, 200 balls). Remember, if you are not in the state of entry (if you use the prepaid balance, use the number of balls in the account, use the number of balls in the account), payout corresponding to the number of basic payout When the number of game media (125 balls) equivalent to the frequency is paid out and the game is in the inserted state (when the number of stored balls other than the account is used), the number of game media corresponding to the payout frequency corresponding to the number of balls paid out in the inserted state ( (200 balls) may be paid out. That is, a different payout frequency may be set according to the type of value used and the account.

(Entry with change of basic unit price)
The basic unit price corresponding to each CU3 is stored in the CU management table in the above-described coin management device 140 and member management device 150. The basic unit price of this CU management table can be set by the manager of the game hall using the input device. For example, the prepaid value consumed for paying out one game medium is changed from 4.00 yen to 4.32 yen, 2.00 yen to 2.16 yen, and 1.00 yen to 1.08 yen, respectively. Thus, it is possible to set the basic unit price considering the consumption tax (8% in this example). The updated basic unit price is transmitted to and stored in the CU 3 to be updated. In addition, in accordance with this, in the possession management table of the possession management device 140 and the storage management table of the member management device 150, the areas 8, 9, and 10 become effective, and the area unit price corresponding to the areas 8, 9, and 10 is as follows. It is assumed that 4.32 yen, 2.16 yen, and 1.08 yen are set, respectively.

  Here, when the basic unit price of CU3 is changed, CU3 corresponding to the basic unit price before the change is not installed in the game hall (not connected to the member management device 150), so that the basic unit price before the change is obtained. The player can no longer use the corresponding number of stored accounts, and the player may suffer a loss. For example, if the basic unit price of CU3, which was 4.00 yen before the change, is changed to 4.32 yen, there is no CU3 in the amusement hall with a basic unit price of 4.00 yen. The number of stored balls in area 1 (4.00 yen) managed by the management device 150 cannot be used for normal stored ball replay (a stored ball replay using the number of stored balls in the account corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3). End up. In order to avoid such a problem, entry is permitted using the entry permission table of FIG.

  Areas 1 to 3 are accounts corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 that was installed before the basic unit price was changed. The area unit price for areas 1, 2, and 3 is 4.00 yen, 2.00 yen, and 1.00 yen, and each account stores the number of balls that were stored before the basic unit price was changed. And Here, the number of stored balls in area 1 (4.00 yen), area 2 (2.00 yen), and area 3 (1.00 yen) is communicable with the member management apparatus 150, and the areas 1-3 Since there is no CU3 of the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3, it cannot be used for the replay of the stored ball using the number of stored balls in the account (area) corresponding to the basic unit price of the CU3 that can communicate with the member management apparatus 150. is there.

  Areas 8 to 10 are accounts corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 installed after the change of the basic unit price. The area unit prices for areas 8, 9, and 10 are 4.32, 2.16, and 1.08 yen, and the number of stored balls stored after the change in the basic unit price is stored in each account. . The area unit prices of the areas 8 to 10 are changed to a basic unit price that is 8% higher than the basic unit prices before the change (4.00 yen, 2.00 yen, 1.00 yen) in consideration of the consumption tax.

  Here, in the areas 8 to 10 corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 to be communicated with the member management apparatus 150 (that is, the basic unit price of CU3 currently installed in the game hall), the entry source unit unit price is 4.32 yen. Transfer to destination area unit price 2.16 yen, 1.08 yen, transfer source area unit price 2.16 yen to destination area unit price 4.32 yen, transfer to 1.08 yen, source area unit price 1.08 All combinations of entry from the yen to the destination area unit price of 4.32 yen and 2.16 yen are permitted.

  In addition, in the case where the destination area is the areas 1 to 3 that do not correspond to the basic unit price of the CU 3 to be communicated with the member management apparatus 150, the base unit price corresponding to the areas 1 to 3 is stored. Is not allowed in the amusement hall, and is completely prohibited regardless of the boarding area.

  On the other hand, from the areas 1 to 3 that do not correspond to the basic unit price of the CU3 that is to be communicated with the member management apparatus 150, to the areas 8 to 10 that correspond to the basic unit price of the CU3 that is to be communicated with the member management apparatus 150 Permissible. In this example, from such a relationship, the transfer from the transfer source area unit price 4.00 yen to the transfer destination area unit price 4.32 yen, 2.16 yen, 1.08 yen, the transfer source area unit price 2.00 yen To the destination area unit prices of 4.32 yen, 2.16 yen, 1.08 yen, from the destination area unit price of 1.00 yen to the destination area unit price of 4.32 yen, 2.16 yen, 1.08 yen All combinations of boarding are permitted.

  Thereby, the number of stored balls in areas 1 to 3 that cannot be used for normal stored ball replay in CU3 can be used for stored ball replay in the loaded state. That is, the player who owns the savings in the account of the basic unit price before the change by allowing the areas 1 to 3 that do not correspond to the basic unit price of the CU 3 to be communicated with the member management apparatus 150 to be the entry account. However, it becomes possible to pay out the game medium of the basic unit price after the change using the number of stored balls of the account, and it is possible to prevent the player from losing money.

  In addition, when the areas 1 to 3 that do not correspond to the basic unit price of the CU 3 to be communicated with the member management apparatus 150 are set as the entry source area, the entry area unit price from 4.00 yen to the destination area unit price of 4.32 yen. Only the combination of boarding, boarding area price 2.00 yen to boarding area price 2.16 yen, boarding area price 1.00 yen to boarding area unit price 1.08 yen It may be allowed. That is, it is possible to allow only a transfer to a newly set destination area unit price instead of the transfer source area unit price.

  In the above embodiment, the area unit price corresponding to the area n managed by the possession management table of the possession management apparatus 140 and the area n managed by the storage management table of the member management apparatus 150 are supported. The area unit price and the area unit price corresponding to area n managed in the entry permission table match (n = 1, 2,..., 10).

  Here, along with the change of the basic unit price, the area unit price corresponding to the areas 1 to 3 in the possession management table is deleted, and the areas 1 to 3 in the possession management table are invalidated (the corresponding area unit price cannot be specified). When the processing is executed, there is no account corresponding to the area unit price of areas 1 to 3 in the storage management table in the possession management table. In this case, since the information on the areas 1 to 3 is unknown on the side of the possession management device 140, the member management device 150 side determines the area 1 to 3 in the stored ball possession information that is transmitted in S2110 of FIG. By setting the ball / medal unit price of each block corresponding to 3 (for example, 4 yen per ball, 2 yen per ball, 1 yen per ball), it is possible to display information on the bank account of the target CU3. .

[Modification]
Next, the modification of embodiment mentioned above is given.
(1) In the above embodiment, it has been described that the storage balls recorded in the member management apparatus 150 corresponding to the member card ID and the member number are used for entering. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the possession balls recorded in the possession management device 140 corresponding to the visitor card (non-member card) ID may be used for entering. In that case, what is necessary is just to set it as the structure which performs transmission / reception, such as a possession ball entry confirmation, a possession ball entry intention confirmation, CU setting change, and a possession ball update between the possession ball management apparatuses 140 and CU3. This makes it possible for a non-member (non-member, visitor) who owns a membership card to replenish game balls by entering.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the member who has the membership card can perform the entry by “confirming the intention to enter”. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be set so that the member automatically enters the state after inserting the member card into the CU. For example, the aforementioned 2-2-1. After the membership card is inserted, 2-2-2-4 is omitted and it automatically enters the 2-2-5. Set so that you can replay the pool. In that case, information such as a bank account may be registered in advance by a game store or a player.

(3) In the above embodiment, the entry is permitted only between accounts (areas) corresponding to pachinko balls or between accounts (areas) corresponding to medals, and to accounts and medals corresponding to pachinko balls. An example has been described in which entry between corresponding accounts (that is, between game media of different types) is not permitted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and entry between an account corresponding to a pachinko ball and an account corresponding to a medal (that is, between game media of different types) may be permitted.

(4) In the above embodiment, an example in which the number of payout balls (the number of payout balls at the time of entry) for one replay of the stored ball is subtracted only from the number of stored balls of the 1 entry source account has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of balls corresponding to the number of paid-out balls for one replay of the stored ball may be subtracted from the number of stored balls of a plurality of entry source accounts. For example, if the destination area unit price is 4 yen and the number of payout balls in the state of entry is 200, it is equivalent to 150 balls (150 × 4 ÷ 2 = 300 balls) from the number of stored balls in the account where the source area unit price is 2 yen. ) May be subtracted and 50 balls equivalent (50 × 4 ÷ 1 = 200 balls) may be subtracted from the number of balls stored in the account with a unit price of 1 yen. By doing in this way, the player's possession in each account can be effectively used for entering.

(5) In the above embodiment, the description has been made on the assumption that the entry function can be used only in a third-party management member store that can register a storage ball in the storage management server 15 via the member management device 150. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the entry function may be usable also in amusement halls other than the storehouse third party management member store. In that case, the game hall may be configured to install and operate a storage ball management server or the like that replaces the storage ball management organization 15.

(6) In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which entry is permitted for all combinations between accounts (however, between accounts corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 that can communicate with the member management apparatus 150). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be impossible to enter between specific accounts. For example, if it is desired to prohibit entry from a 4-yen account to a 1-yen account, the corresponding part of the entry permission table in FIG. 11A may be registered in the member management apparatus 150 as “X: not permitted”. Further, using the entry permission time zone table of FIG. 11B, entry from 4 yen to 1 yen may be prohibited except during a specific time zone or during business hours.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that all the possessed balls of the selected entry source account are converted into storage balls when entering. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the number of balls that are designated in advance may be converted into stored balls. In that case, the player or the game store side sets in advance the upper limit of the number of balls to be converted into accumulated balls at the time of entry for each account (area), and registers the upper limit value in the ball management device 140. Then, the possession management device 140 reads the information on the upper limit value at the timing of receiving the request for confirming the intention to enter the storage ball possession in S2210 of FIG. 20, and proceeds to the next step S2220 if the upper limit is not exceeded, If the upper limit is exceeded, a response is sent back to CU3, and a character guide such as “Exceeding upper limit of coin conversion” is displayed on the CU3 screen.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the entry process is performed without any particular limitation on the number of stored balls to be entered has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper limit of the number of stored balls per business day that can be used for entry may be set in advance by the member or the amusement shop and stored in the member management apparatus 150. In that case, the number of stored balls per day used for entering is stored in the member management device 150 as needed. Then, the member management device 150 refers to the upper limit value of the number of storage balls per business day that can be used for entry at the timing of receiving the request for confirming intention to enter the storage ball in S2240, and permits or disallows entry. It may be determined. Further, the upper limit value may be provided for a value obtained by adding up the number of stored balls of all the accounts (areas) of the member, or may be set for each number of stored accounts of each account.

(9) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the actual number of stored balls in the destination account is not updated and remains 0 even after entering the state of entry. As a result, even when the entry is performed, it is impossible to exchange the storage area unit price for the prize. In other words, the scene in which the storage ball in the entry source area is converted into the storage ball in the entry destination area is limited to when the storage ball replay is executed. On the other hand, the number of game media of the destination area unit price corresponding to the number of balls stored in the source account (the unit price of the source area x the number of balls stored in the source area ÷ the unit price of the destination area) is added to the actual number of stored balls in the destination account. It is good also as a form to do. In the case of such a form, the actual number of balls stored in the destination account is updated.

  In the case of such a configuration, it may be prohibited to use the number of stored balls in the destination account after entering for gift exchange. However, the transfer cancellation process that returns the number of stored account balls to the number of stored account accounts (the value of the host area price x the number of stored area balls divided by the host area unit price) It is preferable that the number of stored balls in the source account can be used for prize exchange. For example, the game store side may perform the entry cancellation processing with the prize POS 170 or the like at the timing of prize exchange. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of stored balls in the destination account may be usable other than stored ball replay (for example, prize exchange) without performing the transfer cancellation process.

(10) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a unit number, a transfer source area unit price, and a multiple of the least common multiple of the transfer destination area unit price are used as the number of balls to be paid out in the transfer state. However, for example, when factors such as foreign taxes are added and a fractional part occurs in the entry source unit price or the destination area unit price, the above-mentioned least common multiple becomes large, and as a result, the number of balls paid out in the entry state becomes excessive. There is a possibility. For example, when the number of balls to be paid out at one time is 250 balls (10 times) or more, there is a possibility that a player or a game shop may be disadvantaged.

  In order to prevent this, for example, when the calculated number of balls to be paid out in the entering state becomes 250 balls (10 degrees) or more, the member management device 150 may determine whether to allow entry. Alternatively, when the calculated number of balls to be paid out in the entering state becomes 250 balls (10 degrees) or more, the member management device 150 prepares a command for dividing the number of balls to be paid out, for example, 125 balls. What is necessary is just to set it as the structure which divides | segments into multiple times (2 times) every (5 times).

(11) In the above embodiment, 2-4-2. An example has been described in which the member management device 150 automatically executes a process for shifting to the boarding state when there is no remaining amount of storage in the account (FIGS. 27 and 28). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be possible to shift to the boarding state even when the stored balls of the account remain. For example, if the number of remaining balls in the account is less than a predetermined number (for example, less than the number of basic payout balls or less than one unit), or the number of times that the stored ball replay can be executed is 0 (for example, the number of remaining balls is not 0) In this case, the member management device 150 automatically shifts to the boarding state without waiting for the remaining number of stored balls to become 0). Processing may be executed.

  Alternatively, the player touches the “Menu” button on the CU3 screen in FIG. 38 (a) without waiting for the remaining number of accumulated balls in the account to become zero, and FIGS. 32 (b) and 35 (b). ) Is displayed, and the “entry” button is further touched to confirm the intent to enter. 2-2-2. The processing may be performed after performing the processing after confirming the total number of balls entered. In that case, for example, when the member management device 150 or the CU 3 detects that the remaining number of stored accounts in the account has become a predetermined number (for example, 100) or less, “Do you want to enter?” On the CU 3 screen. Character guidance may be displayed.

(12) In the above embodiment, when there is a possession ball in the entry source account, it has been described that the possession ball is converted into a storage ball and the storage is performed from the storage ball. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the holding balls may be used for entering without being converted into storage balls. In that case, what is necessary is just to set it as the structure which performs transmission / reception, such as a possession ball entry confirmation, a possession ball entry intention confirmation, CU setting change, and a possession ball update between the possession ball management apparatuses 140 and CU3. Furthermore, when there is a storage ball and a holding ball in the entry source account, the entry may be performed preferentially from the holding ball.

(13) In the above embodiment, when there is a possession ball in the entry source account, it has been described that the possession ball is converted into a storage ball and the transfer is performed from the storage ball. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to carry in with only the stored balls without converting the holding balls into the stored balls. In that case, it is preferable to execute the same processing as when assuming that the number of possession balls of the entry source account is 0. For example, without executing the processing of S2220 and S2230, it is preferable to move to the subsequent processing.

(14) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which there is no limit on the number of balls that can be used for entry in the entry source account and the number of replays for saving balls that use the number of accumulated balls in the entry source account. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an upper limit of the number of stored balls per business day that can be used for replaying the stored balls and an upper limit of the number of times of replaying stored balls may be set for each source account. Furthermore, when the number of stored balls used for saving ball replay from the first transfer source account exceeds the upper limit, another transfer account may be selected.

  For example, a case where a 4-yen account is set as the first transfer source account will be described. The upper limit value set in advance by the amusement store and the number of stored balls per day used for replaying the stored ball for each transfer source account are managed as members. It is stored in the device 150. Next, at the timing when the member management device 150 receives the storage update start notification in S2420 of FIG. 22, the member management device 150 refers to the upper limit value and determines permission / non-permission of the transfer from the transfer source account (4-yen account). . In the case of disapproval, the member management device 150 may automatically execute a process for shifting to another boarding source account (for example, a 2-yen account). Alternatively, the player touches the “Menu” button on the CU3 screen of FIG. 38 (a) to display the menu screen shown in FIGS. 32 (b) and 35 (b), and then touches the “Enter” button. By confirming the intention to enter, 2-2-2. You may perform the process after confirmation of the total number of balls carried in, and may carry out the transfer from another bank account.

  Further, the upper limit of the number of stored balls per business day that can be used for the replay of stored balls may be a value (for example, 2500 balls) that is the sum of the number of stored balls in all the accounts of the members. In that case, if the total number of balls replayed from the first bank account (4 yen account) and the second bank account (2 yen, 1 yen) selected after the second total is 2500 balls or more May be refused entry during subsequent business hours.

(15) In the above embodiment, the example in which the number of possessed balls is managed by the possessed ball management device 140 has been described. However, the number of retained balls is stored in a member card or a visitor card and may not be managed by the management device. good. In the above embodiment, the example in which the number of stored balls is managed by the member management device 150 has been described. However, the number of stored balls may be stored in the member card and not managed by the management device. When entering in such a case, when the card unit 3 accepts the membership card, the number of possessed balls and the number of accumulated balls for each area stored in the membership card are read and the number of possessed balls read for each area is read. It is preferable to add the number to the number of stored balls and read the number of stored balls in each entry source area after the addition into the number of stored balls in the destination area corresponding to the CU3 and display it on the liquid crystal display 313.

  When the replay button 319 is operated after the entry source area is selected, the pachinko balls are paid out and the number of accumulated balls stored in the membership card is subtracted and updated. That is, it is preferable to store the number of balls calculated by [the number of balls stored in the loading source area− (the number of payout balls × the unit price of the banking destination area / the unit price of the banking source area)] as the number of balls stored in the source area.

(16) In the above embodiment, the timing at which the number of stored balls in the entry source unit unit price is updated is the timing at which the stored ball replay is executed, and when the replay button 319 is operated, The number of balls in the destination area unit price / entrance source area unit price is subtracted from the number of stored balls in the source area. However, the number of balls is not limited to this, and when the source area is specified, × The number of balls calculated by the destination area unit price / the source area unit price) may be temporarily added to the number of balls stored in the destination area. That is, the timing at which the stored ball in the entry source area is converted into the stored ball in the entry destination area may be the timing at which the stored ball replay is executed, or the timing at which the entry source area is designated.

(17) In the above embodiment, confirmation of intention to enter, including designation of the entry source area, is a state in which the number of possessed balls or the number of accumulated balls remaining at the basic unit price (destination area unit price) corresponding to the gaming machine remains. Even if the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls of the basic unit price (destination area unit price) corresponding to the gaming machine becomes 0, it is possible to enter using the stored balls in the specified source area However, the present invention is not limited to such a form, and when the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls corresponding to the CU3 into which the membership card is inserted are both 0 In addition, it may be possible to confirm the intention of entry including the designation of the entry source area and to use the number of stored balls in the entry source area.

(18) In the above-described embodiment, when confirmation of entry intention including designation of the entry source area is performed, the pachinko balls are counted by the counting / fractional payout unit 340 and the number of held balls is 0. Even if it is no longer, the boarding state is not canceled and the boarding using the stored balls in the boarding source area can be continued. As a result, based on the fact that the number of possessed balls is not zero, the entering state is temporarily canceled, and after the number of possessing balls becomes zero again, the processing for enabling the entering (transition to the entering state) is executed. The processing burden due to having to be reduced can be suppressed. In this case, it is preferable to cancel the boarding state in response to the player's boarding release operation or returning the member card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the number of pachinko balls is counted by the counting / fractional payout unit 340 and the number of held balls is not zero, the entering state may be canceled to return the payout frequency. .

(19) In the above embodiment, when the entry source area is specified and the number of balls to be paid out in the entered state is set, the pachinko balls are counted and held by the counting / fractional payout unit 340 thereafter. When the number of balls is no longer 0, the number of possessed balls of the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 is used instead of entering (the game medium is paid out using the number of balls in the account without being added to the number of accumulated balls) ) Even if it is a case, the change from the number of balls paid out in the state of entry to the basic payout ball number is not performed (the payout frequency is not returned). As a result, the processing burden caused by changing the number of balls paid out in the on-board state to the basic payout number based on the fact that the number of accumulated balls is not zero, and the player's uncomfortable feeling due to fluctuations in the number of balls paid out are suppressed. Can do. In this case, it is preferable to return from the number of payout balls in the boarding state to the basic payout ball number according to the player's entry cancellation operation or return of the member card. However, not limited to this, when the pachinko balls are counted by the counting / fractional payout unit 340 and the number of possessed balls is not zero, the number of retained balls of the basic unit price corresponding to the CU3 is used instead of entering. In the case of paying out game media using the number of balls held in the account without adding to the number of stored balls, change from the number of balls paid out in the state of entry to the basic payout number (return the payout frequency) You may do it.

(20) In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the holding ball management device that manages the holding balls and the storage ball management device that manages the storage balls are configured by separate computers is not limited to such a form. The holding ball management device and the storage ball management device are integrated, and one computer (management device) may have the functions of both the holding ball management device 140 and the storage ball management device 150 described above.

(21) In the above-described embodiment, in the case of executing a normal storage ball replay using the stored balls of the account and in the case of executing a storage ball replay using the stored balls of an account other than the account in the boarding state, In both cases, an example in which a common operation (operation of the replay button 319) is performed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form, and the replay of stored balls in the former non-inserted state and the replay of stored balls in the latter loaded state are performed. The operation may be different depending on whether or not is executed. For example, you may make it display the icon for exclusive use for performing the storage ball replay in a boarding state on the display part 312. FIG.

(22) In the above embodiment, after confirming the intention of entry (after the entry registration information is stored in the member management apparatus 150), automatically based on the fact that the number of balls stored in the account has become zero. Although an example of shifting to the boarding state has been described (FIGS. 27 and 28), the present invention is not limited to such a form, and the boarding is based on the fact that the number of stored balls in the account is 0 and the operation for starting the boarding is accepted. You may make it transfer to a state.

(23) In the above embodiment, when the number of stored balls (the number of updated balls after adding the number of balls) corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 becomes 0, entry is possible However, the present invention is not limited to such a form, and even if the number of stored balls in the account corresponding to the basic unit price of CU3 remains, it may be possible to make a transfer.

  In such a configuration, the number of balls in the destination area when converting the number of balls available for entry out of the number of balls in the source area to the number of balls in the destination area, and the actual destination It is also possible to perform entry when the total value with the number of balls in the area does not exceed a specific value. For example, when transferring from a 4-yen account to a 1-yen account, if the number of 4-yen stored balls is X, the number of balls that can be used for entering X is Y, and the number of 1-yen stored balls is Z You may make it possible to carry in, when satisfy | filling 4Y + Z <= specific value (for example, 250,000 balls). In addition, when transferring from a 1 yen account to a 4 yen account, the number of stored balls in the 1 yen account is x, the number of balls that can be used for entering x is y, and the number of stored 4 yen balls is z. In such a case, it may be possible to allow the vehicle to enter when satisfying (y / 4) + z ≦ specific value (for example, 250,000 balls). With regard to this specific value, for example, for a single membership number, it is not possible to store a ball whose total value of the number of 4 yen storage balls and the number of 1 yen storage balls exceeds a specific value (250,000 balls).

  In addition, the number of balls that can be used for entry out of the number of balls stored in the source area is used for entering the number of balls in the destination area when converted to the number of balls in the destination area and the number of stored balls in the source area If the total value of the remaining number of balls and the actual number of stored balls in the destination area does not exceed a specific value, it may be possible to execute the entry. For example, when transferring from a 4-yen account to a 1-yen account, if the number of 4-yen stored balls is X, the number of balls that can be used for entering X is Y, and the number of 1-yen stored balls is Z , (X−Y) + 4Y + Z ≦ specific value (for example, 250,000 balls) may be allowed to be entered. In addition, when transferring from a 1 yen account to a 4 yen account, the number of stored balls in the 1 yen account is x, the number of balls that can be used for entering x is y, and the number of stored 4 yen balls is z. In such a case, it may be possible to allow entry when satisfying (x−y) + (y / 4) + z ≦ specific value (for example, 250,000 balls).

(24) In the above embodiment, the period from the confirmation of entry intention (S2070) to the change in the payout frequency (S2325) (or the period from the selection of the transfer source account (S2200) to the change in the payout frequency (S2325) ), The payout process using the prepaid balance, the payout process using the number of balls, and the normal replay of the stored ball in the non-insertion state are restricted (for example, the payout button 21 or the replay button 319 is operated). However, the control unit 328 may not execute the payout process. In other words, during the period when the process of transitioning from the non-introduction state to the introductory state is executed, a payout using a storage ball of a transfer source area unit price, a payout using a holding ball or a storage ball of a transfer destination area unit price (basic unit price of the CU3) , And payout using the prepaid balance may be prohibited. In such a configuration, payout using the prepaid balance may not be limited (for example, when the payout button 21 is operated, the control unit 328 executes payout processing, but the replay button Even if 319 is operated, the control unit 328 may not execute the payout process).

(25) In the above embodiment, the member management device 150 (or the possession management device 140 or other counting computer) counts and displays the history relating to the loading source area and the loading destination area when shifting to the loading state. It may be output to the device 157 or the printer 158. Specifically, for each area, the number of times set as the entry source area and the number of times set as the entry destination area are totaled, and the combination is set for each combination of the entry source area and the entry destination area. It is good to count the number of times. Then, when deciding the priority of the transfer source area, it is determined in order from the transfer source area having the highest selection frequency as the transfer source area, or the transfer source area having a higher selection frequency in relation to the target transfer destination area It is better to decide in order. Alternatively, the entry may be permitted only for combinations (for example, the top five sets) that are frequently selected as the combination of the entry source area and the entry destination area.

(26) In the above embodiment, the model of the gaming machine provided corresponding to the CU3 may be managed in association with the machine number (device ID) in the CU management table. In the member management apparatus 150, since it is possible to identify the CU3 that has entered the CU3 and the CU3 in which the storage ball replay has been performed in the entrant state, the number of times of entry for each model and machine of the gaming machine corresponding to the CU3 And the amount of money spent at the time of entry (number of used storage balls x unit price) can also be specified. As a result, the number of times of entry per machine, the amount of money consumed at the time of entry, and the like can be aggregated and output to the display device 157 and printer 158 for each type of gaming machine.

(27) In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the replay of the stored ball is executed by the CU 3 provided corresponding to the gaming machine and the game medium is paid out. Insert a membership card into a gaming device (for example, a replay machine that can communicate with the membership management device 150) provided at the edge of the gaming island, and confirm the intention of entry in the same manner as CU3. An area (for example, a 4-yen gaming machine is installed) by selecting (or automatically determining the entry source area based on a predetermined priority order) and using the number of balls stored in the entry source area. A game medium having a destination area unit price (or a unit price corresponding to the selected destination area) according to the game island may be paid out from the gaming device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game system 2 ... Pachinko machine 3 ... Card unit 150 ... Member management apparatus 152 ... CPU
155 ... Storage device 312 ... Display unit 314 ... Transparent touch panel 327 ... Card R / W
328 ... Control unit 329 ... Display control board 334 ... Communication unit

Claims (9)

A gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine,
The number of possession values that can be used for games in the gaming machine and owned by the player can be specified for each unit price of the possession value,
Usable processing means for executing usable processing for making a predetermined unit possession value number of the possession value number of any unit price usable for a game in the gaming machine;
An entry instruction accepting means for accepting an entry instruction for making the ownership value number after conversion when the ownership value number of the conversion source unit price converted into the ownership value number of the conversion destination unit price usable in a game;
When the entry instruction is accepted, if the calculated value obtained by dividing the unit-owned value number by the conversion-destination unit price is not the integer value, the calculation value is an integer value. A change processing means capable of executing a change process for changing the number of unit ownership values,
A gaming device comprising: A gaming device according to claim 1,
It is possible to communicate with a management device that manages the value of possession,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the change processing means executes the change processing based on change information received from the management device. The gaming device according to claim 1 or 2,
Storage means for storing the unit possession value number;
The storage means stores the number of unit ownership values before change before the change process even after the change process is executed,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the change processing means sets the unit possession value number before change as a new unit possession value number when the release condition is satisfied. A gaming device according to claim 3,
A recording medium receiving means for receiving the recording medium;
The game apparatus, wherein the release condition is satisfied when the reception of the recording medium is completed. A gaming device according to claim 3 or 4,
It is possible to communicate with a management device that manages the value of possession,
A communication confirmation means for confirming whether communication is established between the gaming device and the management device;
The gaming device, wherein the release condition is satisfied when communication with the management device is not established. A gaming device selected from claims 1 to 5,
It is possible to communicate with a management device that manages the value of possession,
The entry instruction receiving means receives permission information transmitted from the management apparatus as the entry instruction,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the change processing means executes the change processing when the permission information is received. A gaming device selected from claims 1 to 6, comprising:
It further includes a timing means,
The change processing means includes
Do not execute the change process when it is the first timekeeping time,
The game device is characterized in that the change process is executed when it is the second time measurement. A gaming device selected from claims 1 to 7, comprising:
It is possible to communicate with a management device that manages the value of possession,
An information display device and display control means for controlling the information display device;
The gaming device, wherein the display control means controls the information display device based on display control information including display information received from the management device and a display method of the display information. A gaming device provided corresponding to the gaming machine;
A management system that is communicable with the gaming device and that can be used for gaming in the gaming machine and that manages the number of owned values owned by the player for each unit price of the owned value. ,
Usable processing means for executing usable processing for making a unit-owned value number determined out of the owned value number of any unit price managed by the management device usable for a game in the gaming machine;
Conversion processing means for executing conversion processing for converting the ownership value number of the conversion source unit price managed by the management device into the ownership value number of the conversion destination unit price;
An entry instruction accepting means for accepting an entry instruction for making the converted number of possessed value available to the game,
When the entry instruction is accepted, if the calculated value obtained by dividing the unit-owned value number by the conversion-destination unit price is not the integer value, the calculation value is an integer value. A change processing means capable of executing a change process for changing the number of unit ownership values,
A gaming system comprising:

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