JP2017056275A - Inter-game-machine device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect a consumption tax from a player while explicitly displaying a collection conduct of the consumption tax by a game hall.SOLUTION: When lending game balls with a collection of consumption tax imposed on a consumption of game media, the number of lending balls equivalent to a "lending request amount excluding consumption tax" is determined by subtracting an amount of the consumption tax from a "lending request amount including consumption tax". A card processing unit 50 is provided with a ball lending process part 58a for instructing a "lending machine side ejection mechanism" to lend, among the number of lending balls, at least a fractional Pachinko balls which does not reach a unit of lending by a "game machine side ejection mechanism" and which becomes impossible to be ejected thereby.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention provides a game machine having a game medium dispensing mechanism that is communicably connected and arranged adjacently, accepts a recording medium, and performs a process of dispensing a number of game media according to a game medium dispensing request. Relates to the device.

  Conventionally, as a game medium lending device for lending game media such as pachinko balls and medals, the game medium is lent based on the value of the input recording medium (for example, value data indicating the amount of money or the value corresponding to the amount). Card processing units are well known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when a bill inserted by a player is accepted, the unit issues a card alone, receives a card read request from the player, reads the card, and accepts a request for renting a game medium to receive a predetermined quantity. A card processing unit that throws out game media to a tray (storage area) of a gaming machine has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In these card processing units, the pachinko balls with the number of balls corresponding to the valuable value for which the game medium lending request has been accepted are loaned to the ball dispensing mechanism inside the gaming machine (referred to as the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism”). Instructed to perform pachinko ball lending processing. The “game machine-side throwing mechanism” generally throws pachinko balls in units of “25”.

  For this reason, when lending a “pachinko ball” for 4 yen per ball, the number of loans equivalent to the amount invested in the game unless the denomination invested in the game includes small coins (coins less than 100 yen) Can be rented without excess or deficiency.

  However, in these card processing units, there is a problem that it is impossible to throw out gaming media in units of one by the “gaming machine side throwing mechanism” inside the gaming machine.

  For example, when “239” pachinko balls need to be thrown out based on the recording medium, the “gaming machine-side throwing mechanism” has a lending unit (25) of the “239”. Even though “225” which is an integral multiple can be thrown out, it is not possible to throw out “14” which is less than the lending unit.

  On the other hand, since it is not necessary for the recording medium to substantially intervene in the lending of game media, a ball lending unit that directly lends the ball by inserting cash without using the recording medium has been developed (for example, patents) Reference 3).

  This ball lending unit does not give a ball lending instruction to the “gaming machine side throwing mechanism” inside the gaming machine like the card processing unit, and the pachinko ball from the nozzle type ball throwing mechanism provided in the unit. In addition, this nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism can throw pachinko balls in units of one.

JP 2004-2222979 A JP 2000-14394 A JP-A-2005-000223

  By the way, when it is necessary to throw out a quantity of gaming media less than the throwing unit from the gaming machine based on the recording medium, if you want to use the gaming machine side throwing mechanism of the current gaming machine, It is conceivable to install a unit for throwing out pachinko balls from a nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism provided in the unit. However, if both of these units are installed, an extremely large capital investment cost is required.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (problems) caused by the prior art, and it is necessary to throw out game media in a quantity less than the throwing unit from the gaming machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide an inter-device that can use the gaming machine side dispensing mechanism for dispensing gaming media.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is an inter-device that is adjacent to a gaming machine and performs a process of throwing out game media used in the game, and is owned by a player who is a member. Recording medium receiving means for receiving the member recording medium to be played, game medium specifying means for specifying the game medium associated with the member recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means, and the game specified by the game medium specifying means A throwing-out processing means for receiving a throwing-in instruction based on the medium and performing a throwing-out process, and the throwing-out processing means calculates a predetermined number of game media from the number of game media to be thrown out. A dispensing instruction is given to the dispensing mechanism of the gaming machine, and the number of gaming media less than the predetermined number is dispensed from the dispensing mechanism of the inter-device.

  According to the present invention, even when it is necessary to throw out a quantity of gaming media that is less than the throwing unit from the gaming machine, it can be smoothly operated.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the game system which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary and the characteristic of the card processing unit which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the card processing unit which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a ball lending setting table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in a ball | bowl number allocation table. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the throwing order. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the throwing order. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment.

  Exemplary embodiments of a table-to-bed apparatus (game medium lending processing apparatus) according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, after describing the outline and characteristics of the gaming medium lending processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a card processing unit) according to the present invention, the card processing unit according to the first embodiment will be described, and finally, as another embodiment. Various modifications (Example 2) will be described.

  In addition, here, a description will be given of a case where the game medium lending processing device (game medium lending processing method) according to the present invention is applied to a game medium lending processing device (hereinafter referred to as a card processing unit) that performs ball lending processing of “pachinko balls”. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a card processing unit that performs a medal lending process of “medals”.

(Overview and features)
First, the overall configuration of the gaming system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a gaming system according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the gaming system installed in the gaming store is prepaid card management T / C 20, centered on a terminal controller (hereinafter referred to as T / C) 10, for each group called “island”. The island controller 30 and the card issuing machine 60 provided are connected, and the island controller 30 is connected to a card processing unit 50 provided in each of the plurality of pachinko machines 40 installed on each island. Yes.

  In this gaming system, a membership card MC that has been used in the past (issued by a gaming store to a player (member) who has registered as a member, and stores member identification information such as the identification information of the issuing store and a member code). Or a prepaid card PC (issued to the player by the card issuing machine 60 and recording the issuer's identification information, card-specific identification code, issue amount, card type, etc.) is used as the recording medium. Can do.

  The pachinko machine 40 is a device that allows a player to play a game by firing a pachinko ball into the game area. Further, the card processing unit 50 performs a pachinko ball lending process up to the remaining number of times associated with the prepaid card PC (hereinafter referred to as the remaining number) and the number of reserved balls valued on the member card MC. It is a main function, and is prepared so as to be paired with each of a plurality of pachinko machines 40 installed in the amusement store, and is installed so as to be sandwiched between the pachinko machines 40.

  The card issuing machine 60 has, as main functions, an issuance process for a prepaid card PC associated with a valuable value (frequency) corresponding to the amount of money deposited and an addition process for the frequency associated with the prepaid card PC when cash is deposited. There are several units installed at amusement stores.

  The player can borrow the pachinko ball by inserting the prepaid card PC issued from the card issuing machine 60 into the card processing unit 50 and performing the lending operation of the pachinko ball, so that the pachinko game can be borrowed. Can be done.

  The pachinko machine 40, the card processing unit 50, and the card issuing machine 60 are under the control of a management device called a terminal controller (T / C) 10 through an island controller 30 provided on each island.

  At least one T / C 10 is installed in the amusement store, and performs overall management of the installed amusement store, for example, card management, member management, sales management, etc., and relates to the valuable value of the prepaid card PC and the membership card MC. This is the part that stores and manages information. However, in this embodiment, the information management of the prepaid card PC is assumed to be performed by the prepaid card management T / C 20.

  The prepaid card management T / C 20 is a device that stores and manages prepaid card identification information (prepaid card ID) and the remaining number of prepaid cards. Specifically, when the “frequency subtraction instruction” is received from the card processing unit 50 together with the prepaid card ID, the remaining frequency of the prepaid card is subtracted for the lending frequency, and then the card processing unit 50 is notified of the “frequency subtraction completion notification”. ". In this embodiment, from the viewpoint of preventing fraud such as falsification of magnetic data recorded on the card, a configuration is adopted in which only the identification information of the prepaid card is recorded on the prepaid card without recording “frequency”. I decided to.

  Here, the card processing unit 50 according to the present invention uses the “lending request amount” received for the game medium lending request as the “consumption tax-included lending request amount” including the consumption tax, and the consumption imposed on the consumption of the game media. When renting game media by collecting taxes, at least the number of loans equivalent to the “Requested Lending Amount without Consumption Tax”, which is obtained by subtracting the amount of consumption tax from the “Requested Lending Price with Consumption Tax” The main feature is that it instructs the “lending machine dispensing mechanism” to lend out a fraction of gaming media that cannot be dispensed without reaching the lending unit of the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism”. By configuring the processing unit, it is possible to collect consumption tax from the player while clearly indicating the act of collecting the consumption tax by the game store.

  Specifically explaining the main feature, the card processing unit 50 according to the present invention is a multiple of the lending unit of the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism” out of the number of loans corresponding to the “lending request amount without consumption tax”. There is an instruction to lend a pachinko ball of the number of balls that is the closest multiple to the number of loans to the `` Machine-side throwing mechanism '' and throws out less than the lending unit of the `` Machine-side throwing mechanism '' It instructs the “lending machine dispensing mechanism” to lend out a fraction of pachinko balls that are impossible.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the lending request amount for accepting the ball lending request is “1000 yen” (when the lending request frequency is “10 times”), the card processing unit 50 Of the number of loans “239” corresponding to the amount of loan request “952.38 yen without consumption tax” obtained by subtracting the amount of consumption tax from the included loan request amount “1000 yen”, “the gaming machine side investment mechanism” The number of balls that is a multiple of the lending unit (25 pieces / times) and the closest multiple to the number of loans is “225” (25 pieces / times × 9 times). Instructed to lend to the “lending machine dispensing mechanism” the “14 machine” fractional pachinko balls that would not be able to be thrown out before the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism” lending unit. doing.

  In this way, out of the number of loans corresponding to the “lending request amount without consumption tax”, the fraction of gaming media that cannot be thrown out because it does not reach the lending unit of the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism” is “lending machine investment”. By instructing the lending mechanism to lend, clearly indicate that there has been a change in the number of game media lending, and clearly indicate to the player the change in the fee structure (consumption tax service → consumption tax collection) by the game store be able to.

  Therefore, in the example of the prior art described above, instead of throwing out all the pachinko balls to be lent to the player from the nozzles uniformly, out of the number of loans corresponding to the `` requested loan amount without consumption tax '', By instructing the “lending machine dispensing mechanism” to lend a fraction of pachinko balls that cannot be dispensed without reaching the lending unit of the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism”, the rate structure has been changed by the amusement store. It is possible to clearly indicate to the player, and like the main feature described above, it is possible to collect the consumption tax from the player while clearly indicating the act of collecting the consumption tax by the game store.

  Furthermore, according to the card processing unit 50 according to the present invention, in order to clearly indicate the change of the fee system by the game shop, the fraction of the fraction that cannot be thrown out without satisfying the lending unit of the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism”. While instructing to lend pachinko balls to the “lending machine dispensing mechanism”, we also instruct to lend the number of balls that will be the majority of lending to the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism”, so collect consumption tax. In addition, the ball lending from the pachinko machine, which is a feature of the “CR machine”, can be continued and it is possible to prevent misidentification of the gaming performance of the gaming machine by the player.

  Next, the card processing unit according to the first embodiment will be described. Here, after describing the configuration of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment, various processing procedures of the card processing unit will be described.

(Configuration of card processing unit and gaming machine)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the card processing unit 50 includes a BV unit 51, a display unit 52, an input unit 53, a card reader (hereinafter referred to as C / R) 54, a communication control IF unit 55, A ball throwing mechanism unit 56, a storage unit 57, and a control unit 58 are provided.

  Among these, the BV unit 51 is a bill discriminator that identifies the denomination of a bill inserted into a bill insertion slot (not shown), and outputs the identified denomination of the inserted bill to the control unit 58. In addition, when an insertion banknote is a forged banknote, the said banknote is returned.

  The display unit 52 is an output display unit such as an LED or a liquid crystal that displays various types of information. For example, the loan request amount or the loan request frequency received by one ball lending operation, or the inserted money identified by the BV unit 51 is displayed. Display the amount. In the first embodiment, the remaining amount of the prepaid card is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 43 of the pachinko machine 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is displayed on the display unit 52. Alternatively, it may be displayed on both the display unit 52 and the remaining amount display unit 43.

  The input unit 53 is an instruction input unit such as a button for inputting various types of information. For example, the input unit 53 receives a setting input of a loan request amount or a loan request frequency received by a single ball lending operation. In the first embodiment, the ball lending request is accepted via the ball lending button 41 of the pachinko machine 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the input unit 53 issues a ball lending request. You may make it accept.

  The C / R 54 is a card reader that reads information recorded in various cards such as a prepaid card and a membership card inserted into a card insertion slot (not shown). Specifically, the prepaid card is read from these various cards. The identification information and the membership card identification information are read, and the read information is output to the control unit 58.

  The communication control IF unit 55 controls various communications between the card processing unit 50 and other devices (for example, devices such as the T / C 10, the prepaid card management T / C 20, the island controller 30, and the pachinko machine 40). It is a processing unit.

  The ball throwing mechanism unit 56 is a nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism installed in the lending processing machine, and can throw pachinko balls in an arbitrary lending unit. Specifically, when the ball lending instruction by the ball lending processing unit 58a is received, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the ball lending instruction is thrown out from the nozzle. In addition, this ball | bowl throwing-out mechanism part 56 is corresponded to the "processing apparatus side throwing-out mechanism" in a claim.

  The storage unit 57 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores data and programs necessary for various processes performed by the control unit 58, and includes a ball lending setting table 57a and a ball lending number distribution table 57b.

  Among these, the ball lending setting table 57a is a table for storing the lending setting of the pachinko balls. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the consumption tax collection availability “O”, the consumption tax rate “5%”, and the investment tax are set. Lending settings such as the order of “game machine priority” are stored.

  Thus, the reason for controlling the throwing order of the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism 56 and the ball throwing mechanism 45 of the pachinko machine 40 is that the storage area of the pachinko machine 40 does not take into account the throwing order. This is because throwing a pachinko ball may give a disadvantage to the player depending on the shape of the upper plate of the pachinko machine 40.

  Specifically, when the pachinko balls are lent out from the pachinko machine 40, the pachinko balls from the nozzle type ball throwing mechanism portion 56 lent out later are pachinko laid on the upper plate first. While it can be stored on the ball, there is a risk that the pachinko ball will overflow from the upper plate, and if the pachinko ball is lent out first from the nozzle-type ball dispensing mechanism 56, the pachinko ball will While the pachinko balls can be stored without overflowing the plate, the pachinko balls are also stored in the lower plate.

  For this reason, it is necessary to control the order in which the pachinko balls are thrown from the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism 56 and the ball throwing mechanism 45 of the pachinko machine 40 according to the shape of the upper plate of the pachinko machine 40.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the bottom area of the upper plate is large or the height of the upper plate is large, after giving a ball lending instruction to the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40, “Game machine priority” for giving a ball lending instruction to the nozzle-type ball dispensing mechanism 56 is set as the dispensing order.

  In this case, we decided to set the throwing order as “gaming machine priority” because there is little risk of spilling pachinko balls from the upper plate, so the pachinko balls lent by one ball lending are stored in the lower plate It is for collecting and storing on an upper plate without making it.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the bottom area of the upper plate is small or the height of the upper plate is small, a ball lending instruction is given to the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism unit 56, and then a pachinko machine is used. “Lending machine priority” for giving a ball lending instruction to the ball dispensing mechanism unit 45 of the machine 40 is adopted as the dispensing order.

  In this case, we decided to set the throwing order as “lending machine priority” because there is a high risk of spilling pachinko balls from the upper plate, so all the pachinko balls lent by lending one ball are stored in the upper plate. This is to allow the pachinko balls overflowing from the upper plate to be stored in the lower plate without doing so.

  In the ball lending processing unit 58a described later, based on the “throwing order” stored in the ball lending setting table 57a in this way, the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 and the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism unit. A ball lending instruction is given to 56.

  The ball rental number distribution table 57b includes the number of balls to be lent by the nozzle-type ball dispensing mechanism unit 56 and the number of balls to be lent by the ball dispensing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 out of the total number of loans to be lent to the player. It is a table which memorize | stores the distribution setting of.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, for each “lending request amount” for which a ball lending request has been received, the “number of ball lending instructions” to be instructed to the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40, and the nozzle-type ball The “number of rented balls” to be instructed to the dispensing mechanism unit 56 is stored in association with each other. In the first embodiment, the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 throws “25” pachinko balls in a single ball lending instruction.

  The setting information stored in the ball lending setting table 57a and the number of ball lending distribution table 57b includes T / C at any timing such as when changing the tax rate of the consumption tax, when changing the game machine type of the pachinko machine, or when starting the T / C10. Obtained from C10.

  The control unit 58 has a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing necessary data, and is a processing unit that executes various processes using these. In particular, the ball lending processing unit 58a is closely related to the present invention.

  The ball lending processing unit 58a is a processing unit that lends a pachinko ball to the pachinko machine 40 when a ball lending request from a player is received. Specifically, out of the number of loans corresponding to the “lending request amount without consumption tax”, the number of balls that is a multiple of the loan unit of the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 and the closest multiple to the number of loans The pachinko balls are instructed to be lent out to the ball throwing mechanism unit 45, and the pachinko balls of the fraction that cannot be thrown out because the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 is less than the lending unit are nozzle-type balls. Instructs the lending mechanism unit 56 to lend.

  For example, when the “lending setting” illustrated in FIG. 4 is stored in the ball lending setting table 57a and the “distribution setting” illustrated in FIG. 5 is stored in the ball lending number distribution table 57b, the loan request amount “ If the ball lending request of “1000 yen” is received, the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 is instructed to “9 times” and then the nozzle type ball throwing mechanism unit “14” ”Is given.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 throws out the pachinko balls of the lending unit “25 / time” × the ball lending instruction “9 times” = “225”. Later, “14” pachinko balls are thrown out by the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism 56.

  Thus, out of the number of loans corresponding to the “lending request amount without consumption tax”, the fractional pachinko balls that do not reach the lending unit of the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 and cannot be thrown out are the nozzle type. By instructing the ball throwing mechanism 56 to lend, it clearly shows that there has been a change in the number of pachinko balls that have been loaned for the same loan request amount, and the rate system has been changed by the amusement store (consumption tax service → Consumption tax collection) can be clearly indicated to the player.

  Further, in order to clearly indicate the change in the fee system by the amusement store, a pachinko ball of a fraction that does not reach the lending unit of the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 and cannot be thrown out is a nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism. While instructing the part 56 to lend the ball, the ball throwing mechanism part 45 of the pachinko machine 40 is instructed to lend the number of balls, which is the majority of the loan, so even if the consumption tax is collected, the “CR machine” The ball lending from the pachinko machine, which is a feature, can be continued.

  Furthermore, after giving a ball lending instruction to the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40, a ball lending instruction is given to the nozzle type ball throwing mechanism unit 56, so that the pachinko balls lent by one ball lending can be lowered. It is possible to collect and store the pachinko balls in the upper plate without storing them in the plate, and to prevent the pachinko balls from being left behind in the lower plate.

  Further, for a pachinko machine having a small bottom area of the upper plate or a small height of the upper plate, a ball lending mechanism of the pachinko machine 40 is provided after giving a ball lending instruction to the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism unit 56. By giving ball lending instructions to the unit 45, it is possible to store the pachinko balls overflowing from the upper plate in the lower plate without storing all the pachinko balls lent out by one ball lending in the upper plate, and the pachinko ball is the upper plate It is possible to surely prevent overflowing.

(Processing procedures)
Next, a processing procedure of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure of the card processing unit according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the card processing unit 50, processing is started when various cards such as prepaid cards and membership cards are accepted, or when banknotes are accepted. Here, a case where “lending setting” shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the ball lending setting table 57a and “allocation setting” shown in FIG.

  For example, when a prepaid card or a membership card is accepted (Yes at step S701), the C / R 54 reads the prepaid card identification information from the prepaid card and outputs the read information to the control unit 58.

  Then, based on the prepaid card identification information, the control unit 58 acquires the remaining amount valued to the prepaid card from the prepaid card management T / C 20 (step S702).

  At this time, if there is a remaining amount in the prepaid card (Yes in Step S703), the control unit 58 notifies the remaining amount of the prepaid card to the remaining amount display unit 43 of the pachinko machine 40 and displays the remaining amount (Step S703). S704). If there is no remaining amount in the prepaid card (No at Step S703), the C / R 54 returns the prepaid card (Step S705).

  On the other hand, when a bill is accepted (No at Step S701 and Yes at Step S706), the BV unit 51 identifies the denomination of the inserted currency and outputs the identified denomination of the inserted currency to the control unit 58.

  Subsequently, the control unit 58 values the amount of the inserted money identified by the BV unit 51 to a new prepaid card (built-in card) (step S707), and sets the valued amount as the remaining amount and the remaining amount of the pachinko machine 40. The amount display unit 43 is notified and the remaining amount is displayed (step S704).

  More specifically, the prepaid card management T / C 20 is notified of the amount of the inserted money and the identification information of the internal card, and an addition process for adding the amount of the inserted currency to the remaining amount corresponding to the identification information of the internal card is performed. The prepaid card management T / C 20 performs the value to the built-in card.

  Here, when a ball lending request is received from a player, for example, when a ball lending request with a lending request amount of “1000 yen” is received via the ball lending button of the pachinko machine 40 (Yes in step S708), the ball lending is performed. The processing unit 58a requests the prepaid card management T / C 20 to subtract the lending request amount “1000 yen” from the remaining amount of the prepaid card identification information, and subtracts the amount from the prepaid card management T / C 20 (Step S709).

  Subsequently, the ball lending processing unit 58a gives a ball lending instruction “9 times” to the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 (step S910), and then the nozzle type ball throwing mechanism unit 56 “14”. A ball lending instruction “individual” is performed (step S911).

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 throws out the pachinko balls of the lending unit “25 / time” × the ball lending instruction “9 times” = “225”. Later, “14” pachinko balls are thrown out by the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism 56.

  In this process, the process of steps S708 to S711 is recursively performed until the return button 42 of the pachinko machine 40 is pressed and the prepaid card is returned or the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes zero.

  As described above, according to the card processing unit 50 according to the first embodiment, the number of loans corresponding to the “request amount without consumption tax” does not satisfy the loan unit of the “gaming machine side dispensing mechanism”. By instructing the player to lend a fraction of pachinko balls that cannot be thrown out to the “lending machine dispensing mechanism”, it is possible to clearly indicate to the player the change in the fee structure by the amusement store. This makes it possible to collect consumption tax from the player while clearly indicating the act of collecting.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention can be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims other than the embodiments described above. Is also good.

  In the first embodiment, the example in which the consumption tax rate is set to “5%” has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the consumption tax rate is an arbitrary tax rate. It can be similarly applied to.

  In the first embodiment, the ball throwing mechanism unit 45 of the pachinko machine 40 lends a pachinko ball having the number of balls that is a multiple of the lending unit of the ball throwing mechanism 45 and the closest multiple to the number of loans. Although an example has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not necessarily required to be a multiple closest to the number of loans as long as it is a multiple of the lending unit of the ball throwing mechanism 45. That is, when the number of balls lent out from the ball throwing mechanism 45 is reduced, the corresponding number of balls may be lent out from the nozzle type ball throwing mechanism portion 46.

  For example, in the present invention, the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism portion 56 may be configured to be detachable, and may be attached to the card processing unit 50 only when the consumption tax is collected, or the nozzle-type ball throwing mechanism. If troubles such as a failure occur in the unit 56 and the adjusted pachinko balls cannot be paid out from the nozzle, the ball dispensing mechanism 45 of the pachinko machine 40 does not collect the consumption tax, and the “lending request amount without consumption tax” All pachinko balls with the number of balls equivalent to "

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  Further, each component of each illustrated apparatus is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured. Further, all or any part of each processing function performed in each device may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.

  As described above, the inter-device apparatus according to the present invention is suitable for a case where it is necessary to throw out game media whose quantity is less than the throwing unit.

1 gaming system 10 T / C (terminal controller)
20 Prepaid card management T / C
30 island controller 40 game machine (pachinko machine)
50 Card Processing Unit 51 BV Unit 52 Display Unit 53 Input Unit 54 C / R (Card Reader)
55 Communication Control IF Unit 56 Ball Throwing Mechanism Unit 57 Storage Unit 57a Ball Lending Setting Table 57b Number of Lending Number Distribution Table 58 Control Unit 58a Ball Lending Processing Unit

Claims (2)

An inter-device that is adjacent to a gaming machine and performs a process of throwing out game media used in the game,
A recording medium receiving means for receiving a recording medium for a member possessed by a player who is a member;
Game medium specifying means for specifying a game medium associated with the member recording medium received by the recording medium receiving means;
A dispensing processing means for receiving a dispensing instruction based on the gaming medium identified by the gaming medium identifying means and performing a dispensing process;
The dispensing processing means is
Of the number of game media to be thrown out, a predetermined number of game media is sent to the throwing mechanism of the gaming machine, and the number of gaming media less than the predetermined number is thrown out by the inter-device. A stand-to-stand device characterized by being thrown out from   2. The inter-device apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the throwing-out mechanism of the inter-device apparatus pays out the number of game media to a storage unit provided in the gaming machine.

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