JP2779918B2 - Game media rental system in a game store - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to relates to a game medium lending system in the gaming shop marketable value information performs lending game media to be subjected to a game in the gaming machine using a card-like storage medium that is stored is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game media lending system in a game shop generally lends game media by inserting money into a game media lending device.

However, in a game medium lending system in which money is inserted into the game medium lending device, the gaming machine line is increased in order to enhance the convenience so that the player can lend the game medium without leaving the game machine. Since it is common to arrange game media rental devices between gaming machines in island facilities, there is a device that transfers money to each game media rental device to one end of the island facility and collects it. Required. In addition, if the money that can be used in the game media lending device is limited to coins, etc., players who have used up the coins etc. necessary to borrow game media will have to exchange banknotes one by one. If the game media lending device that can use bills is installed in the island facility, the money collection device becomes more complicated, and the money is collected in the island facility during collection. May be clogged or stolen.

[0004] Therefore, a card-type game media lending system in which game media can be rented from a game media lending device using a card purchased by inserting money into a card issuing machine installed in a game store has been proposed. I have. In such a card-type game media lending system, even if the game media lending device is arranged in the island facility, an expensive and complicated device for transferring and collecting money is not required, and money is not required in the island facility. There is no danger of being stolen.

[0005]

However, the card-type game media lending system which has been conventionally proposed is:
This is to issue a unique card that can be used effectively at the amusement store and insert this properly issued card into the game media lending device to enable the lending of game media. The card is valid only at the game store where it was issued on the day it was issued. For this, the player lends the game media to the card
If possible value information remains, end the game
When you leave the amusement store, you will need to pay the balance (return the unused balance
No value information remains if you do not
Becomes in effect, when performing a game at a later date, again you must buy the game media card for lending, because that would be requested a complicated act of purchase and settlement of card for the player However, the handling of the card becomes troublesome, and on the contrary, the convenience of the player is impaired.

Also, in a card-type game media lending system that issues a game medium lending card valid only for the day at the game store, a large number of players settle the card immediately before the game store closes. In a game store where only a limited number of checkout machines are installed, a large number of players have to wait for checkout. In addition, if the number of payment machines installed is increased, the waiting time for such players to settle can be reduced, but the capital investment on the gaming side will increase, and maintenance and repair of all payment machines will also be required. As a result, the burden on the game store is significantly increased, which is inefficient.

[0007] In addition, during the business closing time of the game store, since each financial institution such as a bank has already closed its business, each game store secures in advance enough banknotes necessary for the settlement of the game media lending card. If a game store falls into a state where payment cannot be made, the risk of the game store is great because it greatly affects the credit of the game store.

Furthermore, in the card type gaming media lending system such as described above, despite there are card balance, and settlement of Yu technique medium rental cards, intended to the card unusable from that there is a waste of multi-large resources.

In addition, since the card-type game media lending system which has been conventionally proposed is used only in the amusement store, if a card issued at the amusement store is checked, the card can be used. There is no need to collect and manage the predetermined information related to the discharge of game media based on the use of cards, so that it is possible to reliably collect the predetermined information for billing game media lending costs based on the use of cards. Not.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, like cards marketable value information is stored
A gaming machine ( for example, a card 24)
If, in the gaming media lending system in the gaming facility performing lending game media to be subjected to the game of pachinko machine 1), the game arcade is card supply agency (e.g., the card issuing center
-7) previously purchased marketable value information is stored card-like storage medium to issue, based on the introduction of the player's money, on
Playing card-shaped storage media purchased from a card supply organization
Card-like storage medium sales means for selling at the store (e.g.,
The card issuance machine 3) and the above-mentioned gaming machine are distributed in a required correspondence state.
That marketable value information set has been inserted the card-shaped storage medium is stored in the condition, the player of the game media performs control for discharging a predetermined number of game media based on a predetermined lending operations Lending control means (for example, a game medium lending device 2), wherein the game medium lending control means is in a connected state capable of transmitting and receiving predetermined information related to the discharge of the game medium, or transmits and receives predetermined information. has a connection state determining means for determining whether the non-connected state impossible, control the connection state <br/> determining means is when the determined non-connected state, for prohibiting the acceptance of the card-shaped storage medium Is performed by the game medium lending control means .

In such a game media lending system in a game store, a card-shaped storage medium issued by a card supply agency is sold to a player by a card-shaped storage medium sales unit in the game store , and a connection of the game medium lending control unit is established. If the determining means determines that the connection state allows transmission and reception of the predetermined information related to the discharge of the game medium, the game medium lending control means receives the card-shaped storage medium and performs the predetermined lending operation of the player. Evacuate control of game media based, although a predetermined number of game media based on the control is to be rented out to the player, the non-connection state receiving is impossible in connection determination means predetermined information of game media lending controller If it is determined that performs a control game medium lending control means prohibits acceptance of the card-shaped storage medium, disabling lending game media using the card-shaped storage medium To.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a game medium lending system according to the present invention.

A card in which valuable information or the like in a predetermined mode is stored is issued by the supervising institution, and the card is sold to the player through a selling means provided in the game store. A player uses this card at a game store to play a game by renting a game medium from a game medium lending device. The amusement store
Send sales data from the game media lending device to the controlling organization. The managing organization pays the sales price corresponding to the sales data to the game store through the financial institution or directly.

That is, the supervising organization in FIG.
It functions as a card supply organization that issues a card-shaped storage medium in which valuable information in a predetermined mode is stored.

FIG. 2 et seq. Show an embodiment in which the present invention is used in a pachinko game store.

In the pachinko game store, as shown in FIG.
A large number of pachinko machines 1 are arranged side by side, and a game medium lending device 2 for renting a ball to be used as a game medium is arranged between the pachinko machine 1 and the pachinko machine 1 at appropriate intervals. 2 and the management device 4 installed in the management room are electrically connected via in-store transmission lines 5.

The cards used in the pachinko game store are sold by a counter in the store or a card issuing machine 3 installed at an appropriate position in the store.

That is, the card issuing machine 3 as a sales means installed in a game store functions as a card-shaped storage medium selling means for selling a card-shaped storage medium purchased in advance from a card supply organization based on the insertion of money. You do it.

The sales data and the like calculated and stored by the management device 4 are sent to the supervising organization, and the management device 4 is transmitted to the card issuing center as the supervising organization via an out-of-store transmission line 6 such as a telephone line or a dedicated line. 7 may be electrically connected to perform data transmission.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the card issuing machine 3 opens a bill insertion slot 10 as a bill insertion slot in the front face 8 of a box 9 having a front face 8 which can be opened and closed, and inserts the bill. A purchase amount selection operation unit 11 composed of a plurality of push buttons is provided above the mouth 10, and an insertion amount display unit 1 composed of a plurality of 7-segment indicators is provided above the purchase amount selection operation unit 11.
2, an in-operation indicator 13 indicating that the operation is in progress and an issuance suspension indicator 1 for indicating the suspension of the issuance next to the input amount indicator 12.
4, card issuing ports 15 and 15 'are opened vertically below these indicators 13 and 14, and a change return port 16 is opened below the card issuing ports 15'.

In the inside of the box 9, a bill discriminating device 17 as a currency discriminating device is placed at a position communicating with the bill inserting slot 10 when the front portion 8 is closed. Insert the card issuing device 18 into the card issuing port 1
A card issuing device 18 'is arranged at a position communicating with 5', and a change payment device 19 is arranged at a position communicating with the change return port 16, and a machine number setting for setting the machine number of the card issuing machine 3 at the bottom. And a monitor device 21 for displaying the amount of sales, the number of cards issued, the remaining amount of cards, the remaining amount of change, the banknote overflow, and the like, and a control device 22 for controlling the above devices as necessary. In the device 22, the input amount indicator 12, the issuing indicator 13, and the issuance indicator 1 are displayed.
4. Banknote recognition device 17, card issuing devices 18, 18 ',
The change payment device 19, the table number setting device 20, and the alarm indicator mounted on the upper surface of the box 9 are electrically connected.

The bill validator 17 takes in the bill inserted by the player from the bill insertion slot 10 to determine the authenticity of the bill, and discriminates the kind of the bill and sends a signal to the controller 22 to determine whether the bill is incorrect. If it is determined to be a valid bill, it will be returned to the player. On the other hand, when the banknote recognition device 17 determines that the banknote is appropriate and determines the type of the banknote, the control device 2
The input amount display unit 12 displays the amount of the bill in response to the signal from 2. For example, if a 10,000-yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 10, “10,000 yen” is set, and if a 5,000-yen bill is inserted, “5,000 yen” is set.
000 yen "and 1,000 yen bill are displayed as" 1,000 yen ". In this state, when the player operates the purchase amount selection operation unit 11 to select a desired amount to be provided for the game,
The card issuing machine 3 operates the card issuing device 18 or 18 'to issue a card storing valuable value information corresponding to the amount selected by the purchase amount selection operation unit 11.

The card issuing machine 3 as the selling means described above
As shown in FIG. 5, the card 24 issued by
It is a thin plate made of a synthetic resin or the like, on the surface of which a money display 25 is provided substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction, a balance display 26 is provided above the money display 25, and a magnetic surface is provided below the money display 25. An information storage unit 27 including a security storage unit 28 is provided below the information storage unit 27, and an arrow indicating an insertion direction of the card 24 is displayed. In addition,
In order to make it easy to understand the insertion direction of the card 24 and prevent mistakes in the insertion direction, one corner of the leading end of the card 24 may be cut obliquely in advance.

The amount display section 25 of the card 24 displays the amount stored in the information storage section 27 at the time of purchase, for example, "10000 yen". This amount indicates the usage limit of the card 24. In the balance display section 26, in the gaming medium lending device 2, the balance of the card is indicated by a punch hole,
Display with markings. The information storage unit 27 stores an effective amount and a limit amount, and the effective amount is updated and recorded in the gaming medium lending apparatus 2 as a balance.

The security storage unit 28 stores the card 24
The security data is stored in order to prevent forgery. This security data is stored concealed in the design of the card or the like by a method that can be read by an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, or the like. In this case, the same data as the security data stored in the security storage unit 28 is stored in the information storage unit 27, and the two data are compared at the time of lending the game medium. It is determined to be used, and the game medium is lent out.

Further, in order to more clearly manage the sales in the game medium lending apparatus 2, the information storage unit 27 may store a card number in addition to the above information. This card number consists of a unique card number that differs for each card,
This is also transmitted when the game media lending device 2 transmits data to the management device 4.

As shown in FIG. 6, the card issuing device 18 has one end of a conveying means 30 such as a belt conveyor provided so as to be vertically opposed to the outlet of the card storage section 31 and the conveying means 3.
0 facing the card issuing port 32, and
A card detector 33 is provided in the vicinity of the card issuing port 32. Further, a card shortage detector 34 and a shutter device 35 are provided at the exit of the card storage unit 31. Therefore,
When the card issuing device 29 receives the card issuing signal from the control device 22, the shutter device 35 opens to take out one card 24 from the card storage unit 31 and operate the motor 36 to remove the card 24 taken out. It is transported in the direction of the issuing port 32. When the card detector 33 detects the end of ejection of the card 24, the motor 36 is stopped, and the change payment device 19 is operated by the change signal from the control device 22, and the selected amount is subtracted from the amount of the inserted bill. The money amount is calculated by the calculation control unit of the control device 22, and the money corresponding to this money amount is paid out to the change return port 16.

Note that the card issuing machine 3 itself can store valuable information and the like, and the card issuing device with a writing function 37 used in such a case is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, an information writing device 38, a printing device 39, and a card transport detector are added to the above-mentioned card issuing device 18, and the same device as the card issuing device 18 is denoted by the same reference numeral. I do.

One end of a conveying means 30 such as a belt conveyor provided so as to face the top and bottom faces the outlet of the card storage unit 31 and the other end of the conveying means 30 faces the card issuing port 32. For example, an information writing device 38 including a magnetic head, a printing device 39, and a card transport detector are provided. Further, a card shortage detector 34 and a shutter device 35 are provided at the exit of the card storage unit 31. Therefore, upon receiving the card issuance signal from the control device 22, the card issuance device 37 opens the shutter device 35 to take out one card 24 from the card storage unit 31, and operates the motor 36 to operate the card 24 taken out. In the direction of the card issuing port 32.

The first card transport detector 40 detects the card 2
When the second card transport detector 41 detects that the card 4 has been normally transported and the second card transport detector 41 detects the leading end of the card 24, that is, when the information storage section 27 of the card has arrived at the information writing device 38, In response to a signal from the device 22, the information writing device 38a writes the store code, date data, security data and card identification information into the information storage unit 27 by magnetic action. When the third card transport detector 42 detects the card 24, the motor 36 is temporarily stopped, and the printing device 39 prints the card issuance date and security data in the security storage unit 28 by a print signal from the control device 22. I do. The security data is concealed and printed in the characters of the date.

When the printing process is completed, the motor 36 operates to convey the card 24, and when the card detector 33 detects the card 24, the motor 36 stops again and the printing device 3
4 displays the amount at the time of issuance on the amount display section 25. In this way, various kinds of information are written, and the card 24 on which the amount at the time of issuance is printed is discharged to the card issuance slot 32. Then, when the card detector 33 detects the end of ejection of the card, the motor 36 is stopped, and the change payment device 19 is operated by the change signal from the control device 22, and the selected amount is subtracted from the amount of the inserted bill. Is calculated by the calculation control unit of the control device 22, and the money corresponding to this amount is paid out to the change return port 16.

In the card issuing device 18 and the card issuing device 37 with a writing function, the card shortage detector 34
Detects the shortage of the card 24 in the card storage unit 31, the control device 22 which has received the signal from the card shortage detector 34 displays the shortage of the card 24 on the monitor device 21 and displays the alarm display 23 It lights up to notify the attendant, and also turns off the issuance indicator 13 and simultaneously turns on the issuance cancellation indicator 14 to visually indicate to the player that the card has been issued. In the same manner as above, the card issuance is stopped when the change is insufficient or when the bill storage unit for storing the bills inserted by the player is full.

As described above, the card issuing device with write function 4
In the case of 7, since a plurality of amounts can be written by one unit, an issuance card in which the amount information and the like have not been entered is supplied from a card issuing organization to a game store, and a card with a writing function installed in the game store is issued. If the amount information according to the purchase amount is written by the device 47, a situation in which the stock of the sales card runs out when only a certain amount of the face value card is intensively sold. On the other hand, since the issued amount information may be falsified, there is a need for a security system in which the card issuing center 7 as a card supply organization performs maintenance and management of the card issuing device. .

However, managing all the card issuing devices installed in a plurality of gaming arcades where a large number of card issuing centers 7 exist places a very heavy burden on the card issuing center 7. In addition, if a malfunction occurs in the card issuing device, even if it is a relatively minor problem, the repair is completed by the card issuing center 7 because the game store cannot independently cope with the trouble. Until the card issuance is delayed, there is a possibility that the sales of the game store will be affected, which is not desirable for the game store.

Therefore, in the game medium lending system according to the present invention, a card for sale in which the amount information has been written is supplied from the card issuing center 7 to sales means such as each game store, and the supply is received. The card price paid for each card is paid to the card issuing center 7 from each sales means, and the card issuing device 18 for selling the supplied cards is managed at each game store, as described above. We decided to prevent such troubles.

In the above-described gaming medium lending system according to the present invention, two card issuing devices 18 are provided in the card issuing machine 3, and two types of cards having different amounts, for example, "100"
0 yen "and" 3000 yen ", and the card corresponding to the desired amount is selectively ejected by the selection of the purchase amount selection operation unit 11 operated by the player. A plurality of three or more cards may be provided to increase the selectable amount of money, or a plurality of cards having different symbols may be filled to allow a desired card to be selected. In addition, only one issuing device 18 may be used to fill one type of card.

It is desirable that the above-mentioned card issuing machine 3 be managed by the card issuing center 7 and that card replenishment, payment collection, etc. be performed at the card issuing center 7. When the card issuing machine 3 is installed in a pachinko gaming shop, the management of the card issuing machine 3 may be performed by the pachinko gaming shop. In this case, the pachinko gaming shop purchases a card and pays for the card. To the card issuing center 7.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the management device 4 includes a central processing unit 43, a main storage device 44, an auxiliary storage device 45, a calendar 46, a keyboard 47, and a display device including a cathode ray tube. 48 and printer 4
9, a first transmission control device 50, and a second transmission control device 51
And these are electrically connected. Further, power is supplied to the management device 4 via the auxiliary power supply device 52 and the power supply device 53.

The central processing unit 43 is a device for centrally managing each control device in the management device 4, and performs data transfer between the devices, arithmetic processing of received data, and the like.

The main storage device 44 has a file in which sales data and total sales data of each game medium lending device 2 are stored, and stores a processing program of the central processing unit 43 when the power is turned on.

The auxiliary storage device 45 is composed of a hard disk or the like, and stores a processing program of the central processing unit 43 and unique data such as a store number for the card issuing center 7 to identify each amusement store. Is stored.

The calendar 46 is for setting the date, time and the like. The date information is used when the sales data is stored in the auxiliary storage device 45 or when the sales data is transmitted to the card issuing center 7. The time data is used when storing the sales information from the game medium lending device 2 in the main storage device 44.

The keyboard 47 is a command panel for the central processing unit 43. As shown in FIG. 10, a key switch 54, an opening switch 55, a closing switch 56,
Sales switch 57, print switch 58, transmission switch 5
9, a file switch 60, a numeric keypad 61 and the like are provided.

The key switch 54 is a switch for preventing an erroneous operation of the store opening switch 55 and the store closing switch 56. Each switch does not operate unless the switch is turned on.

The store opening switch 55 is connected to the game medium lending device 2.
Switch to start accepting cards at
By operating this switch, a start command is transmitted to the game medium lending device 2.

The store closing switch 56 is provided for the game medium lending device 2.
Switch to end the acceptance of cards in
By operating this switch, an end command is transmitted to the game medium lending device 2.

The sales switch 57 is a game medium lending device 2
Are command switches for displaying on the display device 48 the total sales of... And the sales of the individual game media lending devices 2.

The print switch 58 is provided for the game medium lending device 2.
Is a command switch for causing the printer 49 to print the total sales of the game media and the sales of the individual game media lending devices 2.

The transmission switch 59 is a command switch for transmitting the total sales data to the card issuing center 7. When the total sales data is automatically transmitted according to a command from the card issuing center 7, the transmission switch 59 becomes unnecessary. Further, the sales data may be transmitted to the card issuing center 7 at a predetermined fixed cycle.

The numeric keypad 61 is a switch for inputting the number of the game media lending device 2 or the like when it is desired to know the sales of the specific game media lending device 2.

The printer 49 is a device for printing sales and the like in the game medium lending device 2 described above. First
The transmission control device 50 is a device for establishing a transmission / reception right on the transmission line 5 in the amusement store, standardizing transmission / reception data, and managing data transmission / reception required by the central processing unit 43.

The second transmission control device 51 establishes a transmission / reception right on a telephone line or a dedicated line between the game arcade and the card issuing center 7 and standardizes the transmission / reception data, and transmits the data required by the central processing unit 43. This is a device for performing transmission / reception management.

The power supply device 53 is a device for supplying power to each control device, and the auxiliary power supply device 52 is a backup power supply at the time of a power failure. Sales data and the like stored in the main storage device 44 are supplied by the power failure. It is a device provided to prevent loss.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the process in the management device 4 described above.

When the power is turned on in the management device 4,
The sales file is cleared, the code from the card issuing center 7 is received, this code is stored, and the store opening switch 5
When 5 is turned on, a store opening instruction signal is sent to the game media lending device 2,
The encryption is transmitted, and the reception of the sales data is awaited.
When the sales data is received, the corresponding unit number in the sales file is searched, the received amount is added to the unit sales file, the time is read from the calendar 46, and the time, the received card number, and the received amount are stored. When the store closing switch 56 is turned on, a store closing command signal is transmitted to the game medium lending device 2. When the transmission switch 59 is turned on, the total sales are calculated, the transmission data is processed by the encryption transmitted from the card issuing center 7, and the sales data is transmitted to the card issuing center 7. When the file switch 60 is turned on,
The date information and the sales file are stored in the auxiliary storage device 45, and the processing in the management device 4 ends.

The game medium lending device 2 shown in FIG. 12 is arranged between the pachinko machine 1 and the pachinko machine 1, and has a card insertion slot 65 of a card reading / writing device 64 provided on the front portion 63 of the box 62. , A pilot lamp 66, an alarm display 67, an amount display 68, a purchase selection switch 69, and a ball rental port 70, and a supply ball is provided above a ball supply gutter 71 branched from a ball supply gutter above the pachinko machine line. A detector 72 is provided, a ball discharge device 73 is provided at a lower end of the ball supply gutter 71, an outlet of the ball flow down gutter 74 of the ball discharge device 73 is connected to the ball lending port 70, the card reading / writing device 64, an alarm display, and the like. Device 66, amount indicator 68, purchase selection switch 6
9, the supply ball detector 72 and the ball discharge device 73 are electrically connected to the control device 75, and the control device 75 is connected to the in-store transmission line 5
Is connected to the management device 4 via the.

The pilot lamp 66 accepts the card 24 and indicates that the game medium can be lent out.
When there is no ball in the supply ball detector 72 or when the connection with the management device 4 is not confirmed, the light is turned off and the reception of the card 24 is stopped. That is, in the present embodiment, the control device 75 of the game medium discharging device 2 determines that “the connection state is such that transmission and reception of the predetermined information related to the discharge of the pachinko ball as the game medium is possible or the transmission and reception of the predetermined information is impossible. It has a function as a connection state detecting means "for judging whether the unconnected state, in a non-connected state, it is the you prohibit acceptance of his card-shaped storage medium.

The alarm display 67 indicates that the reception card 24 is improper, for example, when the security data of the security storage unit 28 and the information storage unit 27 of the card 24 do not match. The amount display 68 displays the balance of the reception card 24. The purchase selection switch 69
A switch for designating the purchase price. In the present embodiment, the switch is configured with switches of 100 yen, 200 yen, and 500 yen, and game media corresponding to the designated price is lent. Incidentally, the purchase selection switch 69 may be omitted, and a game medium corresponding to a predetermined amount, for example, 200 yen, may be lent out by one card insertion.

The card reading / writing device 64 is a device for reproducing and updating magnetic data stored on the card 24, reading security data, and marking the balance, as shown in FIG. A first conveying roller 78 and a second conveying roller 79 driven by a conveying motor 77 are provided on the conveying path 76 toward the card feeding path 76.
5, an insertion detection sensor 80 is provided on the side of the card insertion port 65 of the first transport roller 78, and a security reading sensor 81, a read / write head 82, a marking device is provided between the first transport roller 78 and the second transport roller 79. 83
And an inversion position detection sensor 84 is provided near the end of the card transport path 76. An encoder 86 that rotates simultaneously with the transport motor 77 is mounted on a shaft 85 of the transport motor 77, and a positioning sensor 87 is attached to the encoder 86. The transport motor 77, the insertion detection sensor 80,
The security reading sensor 81, the read / write head 82, and the marking device 83 are connected to the control device 75.

The transport motor 77 is a motor that can rotate forward and reverse to drive a transport roller that transports the card 24.
The first and second transport rollers 78 and 79 are connected via a transport belt 88. The insertion detection sensor 80 is a detector for detecting the insertion of the card 24 and driving the transport motor 77 to rotate in the forward direction. When the card is ejected, the transport motor 7
7 is stopped. The security reading sensor 81
It is a sensor for reading data concealed in the security storage unit 28 of the card 24, and includes an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like according to the storage method of the security storage unit 28.

The read / write head 82 is a head for reading information stored in the storage information section 27 of the card 24 and updating value information and the like, and is composed of a magnetic head or the like. The marking device 83 is a device for displaying the balance on the balance display section 26 of the card 24, and includes a punching machine, a print stamp, and the like according to the balance display method.
The encoder 86 is a device for generating a positioning signal for determining a data read position and an update position of the information storage unit 27 of the card 24, a security data read position, a marking position on the balance display unit 26, and the like. hand,
It consists of a slit disk.

The positioning sensor 87 detects the positioning signal of the encoder 86 and determines each reading position and the like. When the encoder 86 is a slit disk, it optically detects the slit opening / closing state. This is converted into a pulse train and sent to the control device 75.
The reversal position detection sensor 84 detects the stop position of the card 24,
This is a sensor for determining the reverse rotation position of the transport motor 77 and detecting the leading end of the card 24 to determine the reverse rotation position.

As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the ball discharge device includes a ball stopper portion 90 that protrudes and retracts in the ball supply gutter 71 by driving the ball discharge solenoid 89 to regulate the flow of the ball, A ball discharge sensor 91 for detecting one piece is provided,
The ball discharge solenoid 89 and the ball discharge sensor 91 are electrically connected to the control device 75.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the control device 75 of the game medium lending device 2 described above. This control device 7
Reference numeral 5 denotes a CPU having an arithmetic control circuit 92, a ROM 93, a RAM 94, and a transmission control circuit 95. A card read / write device 64, a unit number setting switch 96, a driver 97, a receiver 98, and the like are connected to the CPU. ing. In addition, power is supplied to the CPU via a power supply circuit 99.

The driver 97 drives a pilot lamp 66, an alarm display 67, an amount display 68, a ball discharge solenoid 89, and the like according to a control signal from the CPU.

The receiver 98 sends signals from the ball discharge sensor 91, the supply ball detector 72, the purchase selection switch 69, the ball rate setting switch 100 for setting the number of balls to be lent to 100 yen to the CPU, and the like. . If the purchase selection switch 69 is omitted, a similar signal is transmitted when the card is inserted, and a ball for 200 yen, for example, is lent.

The machine number setting switch 96 is a switch for setting the transmission address of the game medium lending device 2, and this address data is always added to the transmission data.

The transmission control circuit 95 includes a level conversion circuit 1
The level converter 101 converts the waveform of received data and the signal level for improving the drive capability of the transmitted data signal. Level conversion circuit 1
A branch circuit 102 is connected to 01 to separate and combine a transmission signal and a reception signal. The branch circuit 102 is provided with a transmission line connector terminal 103, which is connected to the transmission line by a connector. The transmission control circuit 95 determines whether the connection state allows transmission and reception of predetermined information via the connector terminal 103 or the non-connection state where transmission is not possible.

FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of the processing in the game medium lending apparatus 2 described above.

When the power of the game medium lending apparatus 2 is turned on, the RAM 94 is cleared, the I / O port is initialized, and the stand number from the stand number setting switch 96 and the ball rate from the ball rate setting switch 100 are read. . When a store opening command signal is received from the management device 4, the code is stored, the presence or absence of supply balls is checked, and when a predetermined number or more of supply balls are accumulated, the pilot lamp 66 is turned on to accept a card. Is displayed to the player, and a state of waiting for card insertion is entered.

When the player inserts the card 24 into the card insertion slot, the insertion detection sensor 80 detects the leading end of the card 24 and sends a signal to the control device 75. The control device 75 operates the transport motor 77 to operate the card 24. And the read / write head 82 reads the data in the information storage unit 27, the security read sensor 81 reads the security data in the security storage unit 28, and the security data in the information storage unit 27 and the security storage unit 28 match. When there is a balance in the card 24, the amount is displayed on the amount display 68, and the process proceeds to the ball discharging device 73. Here, if the security data do not match, or if there is no balance on the card 24, an alarm display 67 is displayed to warn the player and
When the card 24 is ejected by operating the transport motor 77 and the player receives the card 24, the display on the alarm display 67 is cleared and the state returns to the state of waiting for card insertion.

When the purchase selection switch 69 is operated and there is a balance of the designated amount, the operation shifts to a ball discharging operation. In the ball discharge operation, the number of discharge balls according to the designated amount is calculated based on the ball rate, and when the ball discharge solenoid 89 is excited, the ball stopper 90 retreats from the ball flow path in the gutter and the ball in the gutter flows down. The ball discharge sensor 91 detects the passing ball and sends a signal to the control device 75. The controller 75 counts the signal from the ball discharge sensor 91 and, when counting that a predetermined number of balls have passed, demagnetizes the ball discharge solenoid 89 and stops the flow of the balls. Thus, a predetermined number of spheres, for example one
Twenty-five balls for ¥ 00 are discharged to the ball rental port 70.

When the number of balls desired by the player is discharged to the ball rental port 70 in this way, the arithmetic unit of the control device 75 discharges the ball to the ball rental port 70 from the amount previously displayed on the price display 68. The amount corresponding to the drawn ball is subtracted, and the balance is visually displayed on the amount display 68. The balance may be calculated and displayed when the player operates the purchase selection switch 69. And
When the player borrows a desired number of balls within the value range of the card 24 by operating the purchase switch 69, the card reading / writing device 64 is added to the card 24 which has been inverted by the inversion signal of the inversion position detection sensor 84. The balance is stored by the read / write head 82, and the balance is marked by the marking device 83. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the marking by the marking device 83 is performed when the value of the card is 10,000 yen and the balance is 5000 yen.
The balance display section 26 of 00 yen or more is filled by printing.

When the processing in the ball discharging device 73 is completed, the display of the money amount display 68 is cleared, and data such as a machine number, a card number, and a purchase amount are processed by encryption and transmitted to the management device 4 as sales data. I do. After that, when a store closing command signal is received from the management device 4, the pilot lamp 6
6 is turned off to indicate to the player that the card 24 will not be accepted, and the processing in the game medium lending apparatus 2 ends. FIG.
2 shows an example of sales data managed by the management device 4.

In the game media lending device 2, when the player operates the purchase selection switch 69, the game media lending device 2
, The card number of the inserted card, and the purchase price are transmitted to the management device 4. These data are stored in the management device 4 as files for each game media lending device. The file for each game media lending device is composed of data for one day in which the purchase time, card number, and purchase price are one purchase data, and the total purchase price is stored as vehicle sales data. The management device 4 collects the files for each game media lending device as a game store sales file, and stores the sum of the sales data as total sales data.

The store number and the total sales file among the above-mentioned files are transmitted to the card issuing center 7, and a request for settlement of accounts receivable is made.

The file to be transmitted to the card issuing center 7 includes, in addition to the store number and the total sales file described above, a unit number and sales data for each game medium lending device, and a file for the entire sales file. May be sent. In this way, the card issuing center 7 can grasp detailed sales data at each game store, and the reliability is improved.

Further, in order to prevent the falsification of the sales data on the in-store transmission line 5 or on the telephone line or the dedicated line, the bits of the transmission data are rearranged by encryption from the card issuing center 7 and the like. If processed, the data can be prevented from being tampered with at the game store. If this code is changed every day, it is more effective. In the above-described embodiment, the management device 4 is provided in the game store as the value-in-use information summarizing means. However, for example, various facilities in the game store are comprehensively managed and the game information of each game machine, etc. May be added to a so-called hall computer that collects the information.

In the above-described embodiment, the game medium lending device for renting a ball used in a pachinko parlor as a game medium has been described. However, the game medium in the present invention is not limited to a ball, but may be a game coin or the like. Is also good. Further, if the card storing the valuable information in a predetermined mode can be used for a card-type enclosed ball-type pachinko machine, a vending machine in a game store, etc., the convenience of the card purchaser can be improved. Performance can be improved.

[0081]

As described above, in the game medium lending system in the game store according to the present invention, the card-shaped storage medium issued by the card supply agency is sold in the card store. Sold to the player by means of the game media
If the connection determination means of the lending control means determines that the connection state allows transmission and reception of the predetermined information related to the discharge of the game medium, the game medium lending control means receives the card-shaped storage medium and The discharge control of the game medium based on the predetermined lending operation is performed, and a predetermined number of game media based on the control are lent to the player, but the connection determination means of the game medium lending control means cannot transmit or receive the predetermined information. If it is determined that it is possible disconnection state, the game medium lending control means performs control to prohibit acceptance of the card-shaped storage medium,
Disables lending of game media using card-shaped storage media .

Therefore, the value information is stored.
Based lending operations of the game medium using the card-shaped storage medium that
Ku transmission and reception are impossible state of the predetermined information relating to the discharge of Yu technique medium, the game medium discharge rent control means Ru can be prevented to make the lending operations of the game medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game medium lending system.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram when the present invention is implemented in a pachinko game store.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a card issuing machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the card issuing machine.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the card.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the inside of the card issuing device with a writing function.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a management device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a management device.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a keyboard.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a process in the management device.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the game medium lending device.

FIG. 13 is a side view showing the inside of the card reading / writing device.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the ball discharging device.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a ball discharging device.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control device of the ball lending device.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a process in the game medium lending device.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a sales file.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game media lending device 3 Card issuing machine 7 Card issuing center 24 cards

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shaped card marketable value information is stored
In game medium lending system in the gaming facility performing lending game media to be subjected to a game in the gaming machine using a storage medium, the game arcade is card-shaped marketable value information supply authority to issue is stored card purchased storage medium in advance, based on the introduction of the player's money from the card supply engine
A card-type storage medium sales means for selling card-like storage medium purchased by a player store, marketable value information to the required are disposed in the corresponding state and inserted the above card type storage medium in the game machine is stored Game medium lending control means for performing control for discharging a predetermined number of game media based on a predetermined lending operation of the player, and the game medium lending control means includes: or a connection state receiving capable of predetermined information associated with the discharge, has a connection state detecting means for receiving the predetermined information and determines whether the non-connected state impossible, the connection state determining means non Connection
A game medium lending system in a game store , wherein the game medium lending control means performs control to prohibit acceptance of a card-shaped storage medium when the state is determined.