JP2019154704A - Game house management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game house management system for improving operation ability and convenience when performing replay by reading stored game balls stored in a previous day by authentication of a portable ID.SOLUTION: A game house management system executes delivery of a game value according to a delivery operation by a player in a first state in which, player detection means detects existence of the player, and executes delivery of the game value with a condition of authentication of a portable ID of a portable terminal in addition to the delivery operation by the player in a second state in which, the player detection means has stopped detecting existence of the player. Therefore, after reading the portable ID of the portable terminal first, then reading the game value, as the player remains seated on a seat of a game machine, without reading the portable ID again, by performing only the delivery operation, the game media can be delivered repeatedly, so that, operation ability and convenience on a player side can be improved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system.

  Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1, for example, a system has been realized in which an ID of a mobile terminal owned by a player (hereinafter referred to as a mobile ID) is read and authenticated to enable replay of a stored ball. ing.

JP 2014-46080 A

  Specifically, a member card ID (hereinafter referred to as a member ID) and a mobile ID are associated in advance, and when the mobile ID is read by the counting and lending unit, the mobile ID is associated with the associated member ID. The stored balls are read out, and replay is possible in a state where the stored balls are associated with the general card ID. In other words, the stored ball that is read when the mobile ID is read is finally transferred to the general card and is in a state of being associated, but the player can acquire the card on the day that it can be transferred to the general card. However, there was a situation that the storage balls acquired before the previous day (hereinafter referred to as the previous day storage balls) are not permitted by the rules. Therefore, when reading the stored ball the previous day by authentication with a mobile ID and replaying it, it is necessary to perform an operation of reading the mobile ID every time a payout is made, which is very troublesome.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a management system for a game arcade that can improve the operability and convenience in the case of reading the previous day's stored ball and performing replay by authentication of a portable ID.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the mobile ID of the mobile terminal is first read and the game value is read, the game medium is repeatedly stored by simply performing the payout operation without reading the mobile ID again unless the user leaves the seat. Since it can be paid out, the operability and convenience on the player side is improved.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the management system for game centers in one Embodiment of this invention. Front view of the counting and lending unit shown together with the gaming machine Functional block diagram centering on the counting lending unit Figure showing the transition of the display state of the liquid crystal display (Part 1) Fig. 2 shows the transition of the display state of the liquid crystal display part Figure showing the transition of the display state of the liquid crystal display (Part 3)

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a game hall management system. A large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and a count lending unit 2 (corresponding to a terminal device) and a game information display device 3 are installed corresponding to each gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1, counting / lending unit 2, and game information display device 3 are connected to a management device 6 (corresponding to a centralized management device) via a relay device 4 and a LAN 5. The relay device 4 relays communication between the gaming machine 1, the game information display device 3, the count lending unit 2, and the management device 6.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 6k, a monitor 6m, a printer (not shown), and the like operated by the game hall manager. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 6. The management device 6 manages these operating conditions based on game signals from the gaming machine 1 and the counting rental unit 2 installed in the game hall. In addition, the management device 6 stores the magnitude of the game value acquired by the player through the game (the number of possessed balls, the number of stored balls (in the case of members)) separately for each player.

  The management device 6 manages game data for each gaming machine 1 by receiving a gaming signal transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the counting / lending unit 2, etc.), and at the same time an individual for each registered member. Manage data. Note that “mochidama” means balls counted during the day. Savings balls include savings on the day and savings on the previous day. The day's storage ball is a ball that is counted on the day and stored in the management device 6, and the previous day's storage ball is a ball that has been counted and stored in the management device 6 until the previous day.

  In the amusement hall, a prize exchange terminal (POS) 7, a portable registration terminal 8, and a payment machine 9 are also installed and connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. The prize exchange terminal 7 has a game value (owned value) specified by the general card 10 or the membership card 11 (see FIG. 3) read by the attached card reader / writer 7a and the portable terminal 12 (see FIG. 3) owned by the player. (The number of balls, the number of balls), or the prize exchange process based on the number of balls read from the player's ball account, and when both the general card 10 and the membership card 11 are received as described later, both cards 10 , 11 are added together to exchange prizes.

  The mobile registration terminal 8 reads the mobile ID stored in the mobile terminal 12 with the member card 11 inserted, and stores the mobile ID and the member ID in the management device 6 in association with each other. Can use the mobile terminal 12 to handle the game value in the counting lending unit 2.

  The general card 10 is a card that is valid only on the day and has an IC chip 10a built therein. The IC chip 10a stores a general ID that can identify a card, and stores the deposit balance and the number of balls that have been deposited in the counting lending unit 2. The number of balls of the general card 10 is valid only on that day, and the deposit balance can be used after the next day.

  The membership card 11 is a card that is valid until a preset expiration date (for example, three years), and includes an IC chip 11a. The IC chip 11a stores a member ID that can identify a player who has registered as a member, and stores a deposit balance. The number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls corresponding to the member card 11 are stored in the member account of the management device 6. The number of possessed balls, the number of stored balls, and the deposit balance of the membership card 11 can be used after the next day.

  The mobile ID is an IDm assigned to, for example, a FeliCa (registered trademark) IC chip built in the mobile terminal 12, and is an ID unique to the mobile terminal for identifying the mobile terminal 12. In the embodiment, the mobile terminal 12 is a mobile terminal (Felica mobile phone) provided with Felica IC.

  The member ID and the mobile ID are associated in advance, and when the mobile ID is read by the counting and lending unit 2, the stored ball associated with the mobile ID and the member ID associated therewith can be read. Hereinafter, reading the mobile ID, specifying the player corresponding to the mobile ID, and specifying the correspondence with the associated member card is referred to as “mobile ID authentication”.

  When the general card 10 or the membership card 11 is inserted into the card insertion slot 9a, the checkout machine 9 reads the deposit balance recorded in the inserted cards 10 and 11 with a card reader (not shown) and reads the read balance. The cash corresponding to the received balance is returned from the return port 9b. When the prize exchange terminal 7 and the checkout machine 9 handle the game values recorded on the cards 10 and 11, the management device 6 checks the game values stored in advance corresponding to the cards 10 and 11, The handling of the game value is made effective on the condition that it is determined to be true.

  The gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a CR (card reader) pachinko machine, which has an operation handle 14, an upper tray 15 and a lower tray 16 that constitute a launching device that launches balls on the board surface 13, and a liquid crystal on the board surface 13. It has a display unit 17, a start port 18, and a big winning port 19.

The gaming machine 1 performs the following operations.
(1) A jackpot lottery is performed in response to the ball fired on the board 13 by operating the operation handle 14 winning a start opening 18 (start winning prize), and so-called special symbols (special illustrations) are obtained based on the lottery result. ) Is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 and a jackpot is generated according to the result. Note that the upper limit of so-called holding balls is four each, and when starting and winning a prize during holding, the upper limit is held, and after the symbol change ends, the held symbol variation is executed sequentially.

  (2) The winning probability (probability of jackpot) of the jackpot lottery is 1/300, and the ratio of the jackpot that becomes a probability change state (probability change) after the jackpot is 66.6% (2/3). When the jackpot is generated, the big winning opening 19 is opened according to the corresponding number of rounds (R). The 1R upper limit winning number (upper limit number) is 8, and the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds. When either the upper limit number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied, 1R is ended.

(3) The number of rounds corresponding to the jackpot is 5R and 16R, and the distribution ratio is 25% for 5R and 75% for 16R.
(4) The jackpot probability is improved to 1/30 during probability change. Since the probability change continues until the next jackpot, it continues until a jackpot (ordinary jackpot) that becomes a normal state (normal) after the jackpot occurs, and returns to the normal state when a normal jackpot occurs.

The gaming machine 1 and peripheral devices attached to the gaming machine 1 output the gaming signals shown below as the game progresses such as the ball being thrown by the player and the starting prize to the starting port 18.
Out signal: This is a signal that can specify the used game value (number of used media, out) output from an out BOX (not shown) for collecting used balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered balls (used balls, driven balls), the number of out signals × 10 is specified as out. In addition, the signal directly output from the gaming machine 1 may be used. The out specified by the out signal corresponds to the amount of game value used in the game.

  Safe signal: a signal that can specify the payout game value (number of payout media, safe) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payout balls, the number of safe signals × 10 is specified as safe. A replenishment signal output from a replenishing device (not shown) may be used as a safe signal. The safe specified by the safe signal corresponds to the amount of game value given by winning.

  Start winning signal: a signal that can specify a winning (start winning) to the starting port 18 output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for each winning prize to the starting port 18, the starting prize is specified in response to reception of the starting prize signal.

  Symbol change signal (start signal): A signal that can specify a symbol change (actual action) that starts changing (actuation) in response to a start winning to the start port 18 output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is output when the symbol variation is confirmed (at the end), the symbol variation (start) is specified in response to the reception of the symbol variation signal. It may be a signal output at the start of symbol variation.

  -Jackpot signal: A signal that can be output from the gaming machine 1 and that can specify a period of a jackpot state. Since the level is output during the jackpot state, reception of the jackpot signal is specified as being in the jackpot state.

  Probability variation signal: A signal that can specify a period in which a probability of winning a jackpot that is output from the gaming machine 1 is in a probability variation state with high probability. Since the level is output during the probability variation state, reception of the probability variation signal is specified as the probability variation state.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the count lending unit 2 shown together with the gaming machine 1. The counting / lending unit 2 includes a state display unit 20 indicating a gaming state of the gaming machine 1, a bill insertion slot 21 into which bills are inserted, and an image pickup device such as a CMOS sensor or a CCD sensor. A camera 22 (human body sensor) for detecting presence / absence at a position corresponding to the gaming machine 1, accepting an operation input from a player, and a deposit balance stored in the inserted general card 10 or member card 11; Touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 23 that displays data necessary for renting game media, such as the number of balls held or the number of members stored, and the ball count value calculated by the counting unit 29, equivalent to one unit (equivalent to 500 yen) A payout button 24 for paying out the ball, a payout nozzle 25 through which the payout ball passes, and a non-contact IC reader 26 for reading the mobile ID stored in the mobile terminal 12 (reading the mobile ID) A card reader / writer 27 into which the general card 10 or the membership card 11 is inserted, a detachable counting tray 28 located below the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 1, and the number of balls flowing from the counting tray 28 ( A counting unit 29 is provided for counting and specifying (the magnitude of the gaming value acquired by the player in the gaming machine 1). The counting lending unit 2 (counting unit 29) functions as game value specifying means. The portable ID is read when the portable terminal 12 comes close to or touches the non-contact IC reader 26.

  The game value is paid out as a ball (game medium) so that the game value can be used. The game value payout corresponds to a game value use process for making the game value usable for a game.

  The counting lending unit 2 is installed for each gaming machine 1 and performs a gaming medium lending process within the range of the entered money amount. Further, the counting lending unit 2 receives and counts game media (game value) paid out from the gaming machine 1. Further, the counting lending unit 2 records the cash deposit balance and the counting result (the number of balls) of the coins on the general card 10 or the member card 11 and issues them.

  When the general card 10 or the membership card 11 is received, the lending / ball return processing is performed within the range of the deposit balance and the counting result. In addition, it is also possible to read and return the possession balls / storage balls of the member ID corresponding to the mobile ID. The general card 10 stores the deposit balance and the number of balls, and the membership card 11 stores the deposit balance, but does not store any stored balls. The mobile terminal 12 itself cannot store the deposit balance, the number of balls, and the number of balls stored.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram centering on the counting / lending unit 2. The counting lending unit 2 includes a control unit 30 (a portable ID reading means, a game value reading means, a game value processing means, a game value specifying means, a game value addition, etc.) constituted by a microcomputer having a CPU 30a, a ROM 30b, a RAM 30c, and an I / O 30d. Equivalent to the means), and includes a peripheral portion connected to the control unit 30. As a peripheral part, the banknote which determines the authenticity of the banknote thrown into the I / F part 31 which transmits / receives various signals and various information between the management apparatus 6 and the gaming machine 1, the status display part 20, and the banknote slot 21. A processing unit 32, a liquid crystal display unit 23, a touch panel 33 provided on the liquid crystal display unit 23, a card reader / writer 27 for reading and writing various information recorded on the cards 10 and 11, and a maximum of five sheets. When a predetermined operation (payout operation) is performed on the card stock section 34, the non-contact IC reader 26, and the payout button 24 capable of stocking the general card 10, a ball for one unit (for example, 500 yen) is discharged from the payout nozzle 25. A payout part 35 and a counting part 29 are provided.

The counting lending unit 2 has the following functions.
(1) The camera 22 of the counting and lending unit 2 detects whether or not the player is at the seating position, that is, whether or not the player is at the seating position corresponding to the gaming machine 1. That is, when the player is seated at the seating position corresponding to the gaming machine 1, it is detected that the player is present. Further, when the player leaves the seating position corresponding to the gaming machine 1, it is detected that there is no player. The camera 22 functions as a player detection unit that detects whether or not a player is present at a position corresponding to the gaming machine 1. It should be noted that the detection of the presence of the player by the camera 22 can be regarded as detection of the operation of the gaming machine 1.

(2) The amount (1,000 yen unit) of the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 21 is stored, and the rentable frequency (1 frequency = 125 balls) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23.
(3) According to the operation of the lending button 36 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) provided on the gaming machine 1, the number of balls (125 balls) corresponding to the number of times (500 yen) within the range of the deposit balance Dispensing from the dispensing mechanism inside the machine 1. At this time, the game machine 1 outputs a signal indicating that the ball has been paid out to the counting lending unit 2 once. Therefore, the amount corresponding to the number of times (500) from the deposit balance displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23. Yen) is reduced and a sales signal is output. Since this sales signal outputs one pulse every time one ball is paid out, one pulse is specified as a sales amount of 500 yen.

(4) The balls that have fallen from the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 1 and received by the counting tray 28 flow into the counting section 29 so that the number of balls is counted and displayed on the liquid crystal display section 23.
(5) In accordance with the operation of the payout button 24, the number of balls (number of balls held) or the number of balls stored (in the case of a member) is paid out once (125 balls). In addition, when paying out a stored ball, if the stored ball is a stored ball on the previous day described later, 25 balls may be collected as a game value corresponding to a fee for 125 balls.

  (6) Ordinary card 10 inserted in the card reader / writer 27 in accordance with the operation of the return button 37 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) provided on the gaming machine 1 It is stored in the membership card 11 and issued. When the cards 10 and 11 are issued, the issue information is transmitted to the management device 6 and stored also on the management device 6 side.

  (7) Up to ten general cards 10 are stocked in the card stock unit 34 and are fed from the card stock unit 34 to the card reader / writer 27 in response to the operation of the return button 37.

  (8) When the general card 10 is inserted into the card reader / writer 27, the deposit balance and the number of possessed balls recorded on the general card 10 are read and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23. When the membership card 11 is inserted, the deposit balance recorded on the membership card 11 is read and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23, and is associated with the membership ID of the membership card 11 on condition that the PIN number is input. The specified number of stored balls (the magnitude of the game value) is received from the management device 6 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23. The deposit balance and the number of possessed balls are associated with the member ID and transmitted to the management device 6 and stored.

  (9) A certain number (125 balls) is paid out in accordance with the operation of the payout button 24 by the player in accordance with a certain number (125 balls). That is, when the player is a member, the game value stored in the management device 6 (the number of stored balls) is read and specified, and the game value is made available for the game by paying out the game value. It corresponds to a processing means.

  (10) When the portable terminal 12 is touched to the non-contact IC reader 26 with the number of balls (the number of balls), the portable ID is read and authenticated, and the number of balls is associated with the portable ID. To the management device 6. In the management device 6, the received number of balls (the magnitude of the game value) is added to the number of stored balls (the magnitude of the game value) on the day of the member ID associated with the mobile ID and stored.

  (11) When the portable terminal 12 that has accumulated the day is touched again with the non-contact IC reader 26, the portable ID is read and authenticated, and the number of accumulated member IDs associated with the portable ID (that day accumulated ball) Number, the number of balls stored on the previous day) is received from the management device 6 and stored, and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23. The mobile terminal 12 itself only stores the mobile ID, and does not store the deposit balance, the number of possessed balls, and the number of stored balls. However, a separate storage means is provided to store the deposit balance in the same manner as the membership card 11. You may make it memorize | store.

  (12) The game data of the corresponding gaming machine 1 or other designated gaming machine 1 is displayed according to the operation input to the liquid crystal display unit 23, the message from the game hall is displayed, or the player is a member. When it is determined that there is a game, the game data of the gaming machine 1 is displayed.

  (13) When the membership card 11 is inserted in the inserted state of the general card 10, the number of possessed balls (the magnitude of the game value) specified by the counting unit 29 and recorded on the general card 10 is transmitted to the management device 6. And it functions as a game value addition means for adding and storing the number of stored balls (the magnitude of the game value) stored by the management device 6 as stored balls of the member ID. These processes are controlled by the control unit 30 of the counting and lending unit 2. Therefore, the control unit 30 also corresponds to the game value adding means. As described above, when the membership card 11 is inserted with the general card 10 inserted, the recording information of the general card 10 is initialized and then collected in the card stock unit 34.

  (14) After the player operates the payout button 24 to read and authenticate the portable ID, the counting and lending unit 2 reads the magnitude of the game value and then detects the presence of the player by the camera 22. In the period (hereinafter referred to as the first state), it is not necessary to read and authenticate the portable ID again, and it is possible to repeatedly pay out (game value use processing) only by operating the payout button 24.

  (15) In the first state, when the presence of the player is no longer detected by the camera 22 (hereinafter referred to as the second state), the player sits again at the seating position corresponding to the gaming machine 1 and the player When the player presses the payout button 24, the number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls of the member ID are obtained from the management device 6 on condition that the mobile ID is read and authenticated. Receiving and displaying on the liquid crystal display unit 23, and then paying out. When reading and authenticating the portable ID, it is also possible to further input a personal identification number.

  In this case, since the mobile ID is read and authenticated, the period when the camera 22 detects the presence of the player is in the first state again. Even in the first state again, it is possible to repeatedly pay out only by operating the payout button 24 without reading and authenticating the portable ID.

  In short, the counting lending unit 2 can repeatedly pay out only by operating the payout button 24 in the first state. In the second state, the mobile ID is read and authenticated again, and then the first state is entered again. During the period when the presence of the player is detected, the mobile ID is not read and authenticated, and the payout button 24 Enables repeated payouts only by operation. After that, if the user leaves the seat, the second state is resumed, and the payout requires reading and authentication of the portable ID.

  The management device 6 operates according to the stored computer program, temporarily stores a game information display service for displaying game data indicating the operating status of the gaming machine 1, and a game medium acquired by the player through the game. Alternatively, it is possible to execute a savings service that can be reused for games at a later date. In order to execute these services, the operating state of the gaming machine 1 is specified based on the gaming signal input to the input / output unit from the gaming machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, etc., and the gaming data is stored for each gaming machine 1. It comes to manage.

The game data managed for each gaming machine 1 is as follows.
・ Out ・ Safe ・ Difference ball = Safe -Out ・ Risk rate = Safe / out ・ Hit probability = Number of jackpots / Start count Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When counting the balls acquired by the gaming machine 1, the balls are dropped from the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 1. The dropped balls are received by the counting tray 28 of the counting lending unit 2 and flow into the counting lending unit 2 and are counted by the counting unit 29. When the counting unit 29 counts balls by the counting unit 29, the counting lending unit 2 displays the counted number of balls on the liquid crystal display unit 23 as the number of balls. When the payout operation is performed by the payout button 24, one (125) balls are paid out from the payout nozzle 25 to the gaming machine 1 within the range of the number of balls and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 23. The number of holding balls is updated. When the number of balls is less than one, all the numbers of balls are paid out.

  When the card issuance operation is performed, the general card 10 in which the deposit balance / the number of possessions at that time is recorded is issued (if the membership card 11 is inserted in the card reader / writer 27 in advance, the membership card 11 is issued). Only the deposit balance is recorded and issued, and the number of possessed balls is stored together with the same day's savings in the member account of the management device 6). Then, the issued general card 10 (member card 11) is recorded in the general card 10 by inserting it into the destination counting / lending unit 2 (in the case of the member card 11, the management device 6 corresponding to the member card 11). Since the deposit balance / the number of possessed balls (the number of accumulated balls) stored in the screen is displayed, balls can be lent or paid out within the range to play the game. That is, the cards 10 and 11 function as a ball box.

  Now, since the player of the member carries the member card 11 or the portable terminal 12, when moving the table or ending the game, the member card 11 is inserted and issued, or the portable terminal 12 is connected to the contactless IC. By holding it over the reader 26, the number of possessed balls can be stored in the management device 6 as the number of balls stored on the day. Here, when the player uses the mobile terminal 12 to save the ball on the day, the player pays out on the day in a state in which the same day storage ball read from the management device 6 using the mobile terminal 12 is transferred to the general card 10. Can be very convenient.

  However, there is a rule that it is not allowed to transfer to the general card for the previous day's storage ball. When reading the previous day's storage ball and replaying by authentication with the mobile ID, the mobile ID is read each time the payout is made. This is very troublesome. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the portable terminal 12 is used to read the stored ball the previous day and perform replay, the payout process can be performed without re-authenticating the portable ID.

(Pick-up with mobile phone mobile ID)
This function is a function for storing the balls recorded on the general card 10 using the mobile terminal 12. FIG. 4 shows a case where the total number of balls is 2500 by storing 500 balls recorded on the general card 10 using the mobile terminal 12.

  When the general lending unit 2 with 500 balls is inserted, the counting lending unit 2 displays that the general card 10 is inserted in the card type display section 23b as shown in FIG. The number of balls display part 23e displays that the number of balls is 500 balls. When the liquid crystal display unit 23 is touched, a plurality of menu buttons 23f to 23i are displayed as shown in FIG. 4B, and when the “next” button 23j is touched, as shown in FIG. 4C. Next menu buttons 23k to 23m are displayed. When the “mobile phone storage” button 23k is touched, as shown in FIG. 4D, a message is displayed on the mobile phone storage screen for confirming whether or not to store the ball. When the “OK” button 23n is touched, a message instructing to touch the mobile terminal 12 on the mobile phone storage screen is displayed as shown in FIG. When the portable terminal 12 is touched to the non-contact IC reader 26, a storage completion screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (f), and as a result of storing 500 balls for the day, the total number of stored balls is 2500 balls. The fact that the current day is 500 balls is displayed.

  When the portable terminal 12 is touched to the non-contact IC reader 26 as described above, the counting lending unit 2 transmits the portable ID read from the portable terminal 12 to the management device 6 and also initializes the recording information of the general card 10. And collected in the card stock unit 34. That is, the general card 10 is collected when the deposit balance and the number of balls are zero. The management device 6 identifies the member from the received mobile ID, and stores the number of balls in the number of balls stored on the day of the corresponding member account.

  Next, the replay game using the mobile terminal 12 (money ball, storage ball) will be described.

(When reading the ball from the management device 6 with the mobile ID)
This function is a function of replaying the balls that have been accumulated on the day using the mobile terminal 12.
FIG. 5 shows the transition of the display state of the liquid crystal display unit 23. When the member's mobile terminal 12 that is stored on the day is held over the non-contact IC reader 26 in the standby state of the counting lending unit 2 shown in FIG. 5A, the information display unit 23c displays “storage” as shown in FIG. The message “Are you sure you want to move to today's money?” Is displayed, and an “OK” button 23n is displayed. When the “OK” button 23 n is touched, the counting and lending unit 2 displays a normal screen on the liquid crystal display unit 23 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the general card 10 stored in the card stock unit 34 is fed to the card reader / writer 27, and the holding ball input from the management device 6 is recorded on the general card 10.

  That is, when a possessed ball (the magnitude of game value) is read from the management device 6 by reading and authenticating the portable ID of the portable terminal 12, it is built in the counting and lending unit 2 when the retained ball is read. The general card 10 is delivered to the card reader / writer 27 and stored as a holding ball associated with the general card 10.

  Here, since the day storage corresponding to the mobile ID is stored in the management device 6, the correspondence with the mobile ID is canceled by reading the day storage from the management device 6 and recording it on the general card 10. . The message to be displayed on the information display unit 23c is set on the management device 6 side and transmitted to each counting lending unit 2.

  As described above, the stored ball can be used as a holding ball on the day, and the holding ball of the unit number (125 balls) is paid out when the payout button 24 is pressed. At this time, the updated number of balls is recorded in the general card 10 each time the ball is paid out.

(When the stored ball is read from the management device 6 with the mobile ID)
This function is a function for replaying the previous day's savings using the mobile terminal 12.
FIG. 6 shows a case where there is no storage ball on the day and the number of replayable balls is 2000 balls.

(Operation procedure for the first withdrawal)
First, when a player is seated at a sitting position corresponding to the gaming machine 1, the camera 22 detects the presence of the player.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, when the payout button 24 is depressed in the standby state of the counting lending unit 2, a replay screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 6B. In this replay screen, since the message “Please insert the membership card or touch the mobile phone” is displayed on the information display section 23c, when the portable terminal 12 is held over the non-contact IC reader 26, FIG. The password input screen is displayed as shown in FIG. When the player enters the personal identification number, the mobile ID is read and authenticated, and “replay” is performed as shown in FIG. 6 (d) on the condition that the previous day's storage ball is at least once and the personal identification number is true. A message “dispensing ...” is displayed and balls for a few minutes are paid out. When the payout is completed, “payout completion” is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (e), and the payout number, the number of balls to be stored and the number of replayable balls are displayed, and then the waiting time shown in FIG. 6 (a). Returning to the receiving screen, the counting lending unit 2 is in the first state.

That is, when a stored ball is read from the management device 6 by reading and authenticating the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 12, the stored ball is stored in association with the mobile ID and the member ID. In the first operation procedure, the mobile ID is first read and authenticated by pressing the payout button 24, and the number of stored balls is received from the management device 6 on condition that the password is entered, and the number of units (125 balls) is paid out. Is done.
Thereafter, the state shifts to the first state.

(Operation procedure for the second and subsequent withdrawals)
(A) Case of First State As indicated by the arrow with the first state in FIG. 6, when the payout button 24 in FIG. 6A is pressed, the payout in FIG. 6D is shifted to. The processes in FIGS. 6B and 6C are skipped and not executed. That is, once the portable ID is read and authenticated, until the player 22 no longer detects the presence of the player (first state), when the payout button 24 is pressed by the player, the portable ID is read. In addition, the number of units is paid out without requiring authentication. As described above, in the first state, when the player wishes to continue paying, the payout button 24 is pressed to enable payout without performing reading and authentication of the portable ID. This improves the player's operability and convenience.

(B) In the case of the second state Thereafter, when the player leaves the seat, the state shifts to the second state, and the processing shown in FIGS. 6A to 6E is executed in the same manner as the first operation procedure described above. To do. That is, when the payout button 24 is pressed (FIG. 6A), the counting lending unit 2 counts when the portable terminal 12 is touched to the non-contact IC reader 26 (FIG. 6B). The lending unit 2 reads and authenticates the portable ID (FIG. 6C), receives the number of balls and the number of stored balls of the member ID from the management device 6, displays them on the liquid crystal display unit 23, and pays out balls. It carries out (FIGS. 6D and 6E).
That is, when the presence of the player cannot be detected by the camera 22 (second state), the portable ID is read and authenticated by pressing the payout button 24 of the player, and the number of units (125 balls) Is paid out. In other words, the payout of the stored ball is a condition that the mobile ID is read and authenticated. As a result, it is possible to prevent the gaming value from being stolen by another person after leaving the seat, so that safety is improved.

(C) In the case of the first state again The period after the mobile ID is read and authenticated in the second state and until the presence of the player is no longer detected by the camera 22 is again in the first state. . During this period (first state), it is not necessary to read and authenticate the portable ID again, and it is possible to repeatedly pay out only by operating the payout button 24.

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be achieved.
The count lending unit 2 does not need to authenticate the mobile ID again until the player 22 detects the presence of the player by the camera 22 functioning as a human body sensor after the mobile ID is authenticated (the first state). The payout can be repeated with only 24 operations. Thereby, the operativity and convenience on the player side are improved.

  Further, when the presence of the player is no longer detected by the camera 22 (second state) and the player presses the payout button 24, the mobile ID is authenticated and the payout is executed. Thereby, in the gaming machine 1 after the player leaves the seat, since the mobile ID needs to be authenticated for the payout operation, it is possible to prevent the game value from being stolen by another person after leaving the seat. Further, payout is executed simply by adding authentication of the mobile ID by the true player, and it is possible to smoothly resume the game by the player.

  When the game is to be ended while the member player has acquired a ball, the ball is stored in the management device 6 in the same day as the stored ball corresponding to the portable ID (member ID). As a result, it is possible to manage the possession balls in the same way as the membership card.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Although the camera 22 is exemplified as the human body sensor, the present invention is not limited to this, and any sensor such as an infrared sensor or a weight sensor may be adopted as long as the presence of the player can be detected.

Although the counting unit 29 is attached to the counting lending unit 2 (terminal device), the counting unit 29 may not be provided.
The general card 10 and the membership card 11 store the number of balls, but only the identification information is stored, and the number of balls stored in the management device 6 is specified based on the identification information. Also good.

The gaming machine 1 may be an enclosed gaming machine that does not pay out gaming media and performs addition storage as electronic data. Moreover, it is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine and may be a slot machine, for example.
When the stored ball is read from the management device 6 with the mobile ID and replayed, after the transition from the first state to the second state, the stored ball is paid out again by the same operation procedure as the first time. You may make it exempt from input. That is, in the second state, it is possible to receive the payout of the stored ball simply by reading the mobile ID.

  In the drawing, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a counting lending unit (terminal device, portable ID reading means, gaming value reading means, gaming value processing means, gaming value specifying means, gaming value addition means), and 6 is a management device (centralized management). (Device), 7 is a prize exchange terminal, 10 is a general card (general recording medium), 11 is a membership card (member recording medium), 22 is a camera (player detection means), 26 is a non-contact IC reader (portable ID reading means) , 29 is a counting unit (game value specifying means), and 30 is a control unit (mobile ID reading means, game value reading means, game value processing means, game value specifying means, game value adding means).

Claims (2)

A centralized management device that stores and distinguishes for each player the magnitude of the gaming value that the player has acquired through gaming on the gaming machine, and a gaming value that is installed at a position corresponding to each gaming machine and stored by the centralized management device A management system for a game hall comprising a terminal device that can be used for gaming by reading the size of
The terminal device
Portable ID reading means for reading the portable ID of the portable terminal when the portable terminal owned by the player is approached;
Game value reading means for reading from the centralized management device the magnitude of the game value possessed by the player specified by the mobile ID read by the mobile ID reading means;
Game value processing means for executing game value use processing for making the game value read by the game value reading means usable for a game;
A player detecting means for detecting that the player is present at a position corresponding to the gaming machine,
The game value processing means is a predetermined payout operation by the player in a first state in which the player detection means detects the presence of the player after the game value read means reads the magnitude of the game value. The game value use process is executed in response to the game value, while in the second state in which the player detection means no longer detects the presence of the player in the first state, in addition to the payout operation by the player, The game field management system, wherein the game value use processing is executed on the condition that the portable ID of the terminal is read by the portable ID reading means. The terminal device includes a game value specifying means for specifying a magnitude of a game value acquired by a player through a game on a gaming machine,
The game value adding means for adding the game value specified by the game value specifying means to the game value stored in the centralized management device and storing the added value. The management system for game halls according to 1.

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