JP2942740B2 - Automatic ball storage system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game shop such as a pachinko parlor and the like, in which a player can temporarily deposit game media such as pachinko balls and medals into the shop, and pull out the pachinko balls and medals to play or play again. The present invention relates to an automatic ball processing apparatus and an automatic ball storage system used in a game system in which prizes can be exchanged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game store such as a pachinko parlor, usually, a player inserts cash or a prepaid card into an automatic machine such as a pachinko ball rental machine and borrows a game medium such as a pachinko ball to play a game such as a pachinko parlor. The game is played on a table, and the game media obtained when the game is completed is counted by a ball counter, and then exchanged for a prize.

[0003] Recently, with the same feeling as depositing money in a bank or the like, a pachinko parlor that has obtained pachinko balls in a pachinko parlor, deposits the required number of balls from the account and plays the game again. A ball storage system has been developed in which the whole or a part of the balls can be exchanged for prizes.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-68385 discloses that deposited balls can be accumulated and exchanged for prizes with a predetermined number of balls, and the number of balls exchanged for prizes is deducted from the balance of the account. I have.

[0005] A person who intends to use this ball storage system, for example, registers his / her name or the like in a store in advance to create a membership card, and a player can use the membership card to play pachinko balls. Pull out and play with a pachinko machine.

[0006] Then, the pachinko balls obtained as a result of the game are put into a ball counter equipped with a member card reading / writing mechanism, for example, and all the balls are put into their own account by passing through their own member card. It can be deposited.

If you want to exchange the obtained balls for prizes directly without depositing them in your own account, you can insert the balls into the ball counter and then press the receipt key without passing the membership card. Receipts (with this input) etc. are printed (machine-readable bar codes etc. are also printed),
The receipt is taken to a POS (Point of Sales) counter, handed to a staff member, and exchanged for a prize.

[0008] However, a player having a membership card does not always want to deposit all of the game media obtained by himself into his / her account, but only puts a part into his / her account and exchanges the rest for prizes. Or want to continue playing with the remaining balls.

[0009] Therefore, a game system or a ball storage system capable of freely depositing all or a part of a game medium obtained by a player into his / her own account is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-51458.
No. pp. 139 to 163.

Prior to the introduction of such a ball storage system, when a game is completed at a pachinko machine, a player carries a payout to a ball counter, counts the balls with the ball counter, and counts the balls. The receipt issued by the machine was carried to the POS counter, and the receipt was read by the POS and exchanged for prizes.

[0011]

In order to introduce a ball storage system, as described above, a player can pass through his / her own membership card in a ball counter so that game media such as pachinko balls can be deposited in his / her account. It has become. Therefore, it becomes necessary to provide the ball counter with a function of accepting a membership card, and the conventional ball counter could not be diverted as it is.

Here, the function of accepting a membership card is a device that can read and write a membership card that functions as a money card, and is an expensive device. That is, in order to introduce a ball storage system, a conventional ball counter cannot be diverted as it is, and an external device capable of reading and writing a card must be added or a new ball counter must be installed. However, there is a problem that the initial cost is increased.

Further, if the number of ball counters with a card receiving function is small, the number of ball counters with a card receiving function needs to be secured to some extent, for example, when the store is closed, the ball counter becomes congested and service is reduced. And increased initial costs.

When the number of ball counting machines with a card receiving function is increased, it is impossible to expect that all ball counting machines reach the eyes of an employee, and the member card functioning as a money card can be read and written. There is a concern that the security of the device may be reduced.

Further, when paying out the number of balls on the card, an operation is performed through a person, so that an error may occur. The present invention has been made in view of such a point, the purpose thereof is, when introducing a ball storage system, it is not necessary to provide the ball counting machine with a function of accepting a membership card,
An object of the present invention is to provide a ball storage automatic processing device and a ball storage automatic processing system in which a conventional ball counter can be diverted as it is.

[0016]

[0017]

According to the present invention, there is provided a server in which an account for depositing a game medium obtained by a player is registered, and an automatic ball storage processing apparatus connected to the server via a communication line. Ball automatic processing system, wherein the automatic ball processing apparatus comprises: card data reading means for reading data of a membership card issued to a player; communication means for communicating with a server; and game medium information. Receipt data reading means for reading the game media information of the written receipt, and first designation for designating the number of game media to be deposited in the own account registered in the server within the total number of game media read by the receipt data reading means. Means, calculating means for calculating the remainder obtained by subtracting the number of game media deposited in the account from the total number of game media, and A receipt issuing means for issuing a second receipt is written remaining game medium number data calculated Ri, issue a receipt, the game media account
First selecting means for selecting whether to deposit in the first
If receipt issuance is selected by the selection means, the account
Specify the number of game media to be written to the receipt from the balance
; And a 2 designation means, wherein the server, comprises the balance updating means for updating by adding the specified number of game media by the specifying means to the balance of the account, the receipt issuing means
Is the data of the number of game media specified by the second specifying means.
Issue a third receipt in which the data is written, and the calculating means
A game medium for writing the third receipt from the balance of the account
Calculate the remainder after deducting the number, and the balance updating means
And updating the account data with the remaining balance as a new balance .

[0018]

[0019] Preferably, the automatic ball storage processing device comprises a prize payout means, a second selection means for selecting whether to issue a receipt or a prize payout, and a third designation means for designating the number of prizes to be paid out. ing.

By installing the automatic ball storage processing device of the present invention, it is not necessary to provide the ball counter with a function of accepting a membership card when introducing the ball storage system, and the conventional ball counter can be diverted as it is. Becomes possible.

According to the present invention, the data recorded in the receipt discharged from the ball counting machine is transferred to the account data registered in the server through the automatic ball storage processing device, but the player can freely transfer the data. Can be performed when the apparatus is vacant, and there is no need to install a large number of automatic ball storage processing apparatuses for converting the data.

As a result, the number of automatic ball storage devices can be reduced and the store can easily monitor the number of automatic ball storage devices, thereby improving the security in management of the automatic ball storage device that handles a member card similar to a money card.

When writing ball information to its own account through a membership card or writing ball information to a receipt discharged from a ball storage automatic processing device, be sure to discharge the receipt discharged from the ball counter or the ball storage automatic processing device. Since the receipt is performed through the receipt, history is left on the receipt,
It is not necessary to take another backup when the system goes down, and the reliability of the system can be improved. In addition, mistakes can be prevented.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a block diagram of a game system utilizing a ball storage automatic processing device (hereinafter abbreviated as a ball storage machine) of the present invention. Hereinafter, although the description will be given mainly of the pachinko machine in the present specification, the present invention is similarly applicable to a slot machine. As for the slot machine, pachinko balls, which are pachinko game media, are replaced with medals.

In FIG. 1, a plurality of pachinko machines 4 and a betting machine 6 are installed on the island 2, and the pachinko machine 4 and the betting machine 6 are provided with a relay unit 8 and a buffer board 10. And a gateway 12 connected to a local area network (LAN) 14.

The LAN 14 is connected to a server 16 for controlling the whole ball-member management system.
Although not particularly shown, it has a memory, a display, a keyboard, a printer and the like.

The memory of the server 16 stores, for each account number given to each player (customer), ball storage data indicating the number of game media deposited (stored separately for pachinko balls and medals), -Store and manage medal count data, store visit data (date of visit, number of uses), and the like.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a member-only terminal. When a new account is registered, a new member card (in the present embodiment, the member card is constituted by an IC card) is stored in the member-only terminal 18 under the control of the server 16. 20) is issued.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a ball-storing machine which is a feature of the present invention, and comprises a barcode auto-reader 24 and a card reader 26. The card reader 26 includes a card reader / writer 28 and a gateway 30.
14. The LAN 14 further includes a ball counter 3
2. The medal counter 34 and the POS 36 are connected.

When the player counts the pachinko balls 38 obtained by the pachinko machine 4 with a ball counter, a receipt 40 is issued in which the counted number of balls and a bar code in which the number of balls is converted into code data are recorded.

The receipt 40 has a POS3
When the player exchanges the prize in Step 6 or the player wants to save the ball, the receipt 40 is inserted into the barcode auto reader 24 of the ball-storing machine 22 of the present invention, whereby the number of balls recorded on the receipt 40 is reduced. All or a part can be stored in the account of the server 16. When a part of the number of balls recorded on the receipt 40 is stored, a new receipt 42 on which the remaining number of balls is recorded is issued from the barcode autoreader 24.

The server 16 has an interface AB
It is connected to Japan Network (J-NET), which is a third party, via OX44, and can receive compensation for member data from Japan Network.

Referring to FIG. 2, there is shown an external perspective view of a ball storage 22 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the ball storage 22 is a barcode auto reader 24.
And a card reader 26.

The barcode auto-reader 24 has a receipt insertion port 48 into which a receipt is inserted, a receipt outlet 50 from which a receipt issued by the barcode auto-reader 24 is discharged, and a display 52 on which receipt data is displayed. Have.

On the other hand, the card reader 26 has a touch panel display 54, a card insertion slot 56, and a card ejection button 58, and the barcode auto reader 24 and the card reader 26 are connected by a communication cable 46. .

Referring to FIG. 3, there is shown a block diagram of the ball storage 22 described above. The barcode autoreader 24 is a micro-processing unit (MP
U) 66, and the MPU 66 has a display 52, a receipt reader 62, and a receipt printer 64.
Is connected.

The receipt reader 62 has a receipt insertion slot 4
The receipt printer 64 reads the data of the inserted receipt from the receipt printer 8, issues a new receipt, and discharges the receipt from the receipt discharge port 50. The MPU 66 includes a receipt reader 62, a receipt printer 64, and a card reader 26.
Controls communication with the

The card reader 26 has a controller 60 composed of, for example, an MPU. The controller 60 is connected to an IC card reader / writer 28 and a touch panel 54.

The IC card reader / writer 28 is
It reads data from the C card and writes data to the IC card. The touch panel display 54 is a man-machine interface for inputting a member's password, performing various operations of the ball storage machine, and displaying information.

The controller 60 is an IC card R / W 28
And controls the touch panel display 54, and performs communication with the host server 16 via the LAN 14.

Referring to FIG. 4, there is shown an external perspective view of another second embodiment of the ball storage device. The ball storage device 22 ′ of the present embodiment is
It has a prize dispenser 70 connected to the auto reader 24. Instead of connecting to the barcode autoreader 24, the prize dispenser 70 is connected to the card reader 26.
May be configured to be connected.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, the ball storage 22 of the present invention will be described.
The procedure when pachinko is performed using is described. In the description of the flowchart, steps are represented by S in the drawings.

First, in step 11, it is determined whether or not there is a membership card. If the player does not have a membership card, a conventional game that does not use the ball storage system is performed (step 12).

After the game is over, the number of pachinko balls obtained by the ball counter is counted and a receipt is issued (step 1).
3). Then, the receipt is exchanged for a prize at the POS (step 14).

If the player has a membership card, the flow advances to step 15 to determine whether or not there is any coins registered in the server account. If there is no savings,
A pachinko ball is borrowed with cash or a prepaid card (step 16).

If there are any coins registered in the server, the flow advances to step 17 to determine whether to play a game or exchange prizes. When playing a game, the player borrows a ball from the stock (step 18). Of course, the ball may be borrowed with cash or a prepaid card.

When the prize exchange is selected in step 17, a receipt is issued by the ball storage machine 22 (step 1).
9) Based on the receipt, prizes are exchanged at the POS (step 14).

When a ball is borrowed in steps 16 and 18, a game is played on a pachinko machine (step 20). When the game is over, the obtained pachinko balls are counted by a ball counter and a receipt is issued (step 2).
1).

Next, in step 22, it is determined whether or not this receipt is to be exchanged for a prize. When the prize is exchanged, the process proceeds to step 14 where the receipt is exchanged for a prize at the POS. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 22 that the prize is not to be exchanged, the process proceeds to step 23, where the receipt is inserted into the receipt insertion port 48 of the ball-storing machine 22, and the number of balls recorded on the receipt is deposited in its own account.

Next, the operation when using the ball storage 22 or 22 'of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. For the screen on the touch panel 54 during the operation, refer to FIGS. 11 to 16 as needed.

First, in step 31 of FIG. 6, FIG.
The initial screen as shown in is displayed. On this initial screen, a member card insertion guide is provided. The membership card inserted in step 32 is authenticated, and it is determined whether or not the result of the authentication is normal (step 33). In the case of an abnormality, an authentication error is displayed on the touch panel display 54 as shown in FIG.
A card acceptance screen as shown in (B) is displayed (step 34). Step 32 constitutes the card data reading means of the present invention.

On this card accepting screen, the user selects either one of a stored ball and a receipt issued (step 35). If the user selects a stored coin, a receipt input promotion screen as shown in FIG. 11C is displayed (step 36). Step 3
5 constitutes the first selecting means of claim 1 .

When the player inserts the receipt into the receipt insertion slot 48 of the barcode auto reader 24 of the ball-storing machine 22, the receipt reader 62 reads the receipt data (step 37), and when the data reading is completed (step 38). , The card reader 26 requests the barcode auto reader 24 for the number of balls to be stored (step 3).
9). Step 37 constitutes the receipt data reading means of claim 1.

Next, the process proceeds to step 40 in FIG.
The number of receipts is confirmed on a receipt number confirmation screen as shown in FIG. On this receipt number confirmation screen, the user selects whether all the balls, the end balls, or the predetermined number of balls are stored (step 4).
1).

In the case of all the balls, all the balls recorded on the receipt are stored in the account of the server 16 (step 4).
2) If the savings are successful (step 43), FIG.
A coin saving end screen as shown in FIG. 2 (B) is displayed (step 44), the member card is ejected, and this processing ends.

On the other hand, if the end ball storage or the predetermined number storage is selected in step 41, the flow advances to step 45 to calculate the number of stored balls. For example, the total amount of desired prizes is calculated from the total number of receipts, and the rest is stored. When a predetermined number of coins is selected, if a predetermined number of balls equal to or less than the total number of receipts is input, the number is accumulated (step 46). Steps 41 and 45 constitute the first specifying means of claim 1.

At step 47, it is determined whether or not the ball storage is successful, and if the ball storage is successful, the total number of receipts inserted into the ball storage machine minus the remainder is set to the number of issued receipts issued by the ball storage machine 22 ( Step 48).

Step 48 constitutes the calculating means of claim 1. Further, the server 16 and step 42, step 4
3. Steps 46 and 47 constitute the balance updating means of the first and second aspects.

Next, after a receipt issuance request is made (step 49), a coin storage end screen shown in FIG. 12B is displayed (step 44). When a receipt issuance request is made in step 49, the receipt printer 64 of the barcode auto reader 24 issues a receipt, and the receipt is discharged from the receipt discharge port 50. Step 49 constitutes the receipt issuing means of claim 1 .

On the other hand, if the ball storage has failed in steps 43 and 47, the flow advances to step 50 to set the total number of receipts inserted into the ball storage machine 22 to the number of balls for newly issued receipts.

Next, after a receipt issuance request is made in step 51, a failure storage screen as shown in FIG. 15C is displayed on the touch panel 54 (step 52). If the ball storage fails, a new receipt having the same number of balls as the total number of receipts inserted into the ball storage machine 22 is issued. Steps 51 and 52 constitute a means for automatically issuing the receipt of claim 1 .

On the other hand, if receipt issue is selected in step 35, the flow advances to step 53 in FIG.
A receipt issue acceptance screen as shown in (C) is displayed. When the player enters a password using the numeric keys displayed on the touch panel display 54 (step 54),
It is determined whether the input personal identification number matches a previously registered personal identification number (step 55).

Here, for example, if the input of the personal identification number is missed three times consecutively, the member card is automatically ejected from the card insertion slot 56. If it is determined in step 55 that the input password does not match the registered password,
A password error display is made as shown in FIG.

If it is determined that the input personal identification numbers match, the flow advances to step 56 to check the number of coins stored in the account. If both the savings and the savings medals are 0 (step 57),
A receipt issuance unavailable screen as shown in FIG. 13B is displayed (step 58). When the player touches "confirm" (step 59), the present process ends, and the membership card is automatically ejected from the card insertion slot 56.

On the other hand, if both the stored coins and the stored medals are not 0 in step 57, a receipt issue acceptance screen as shown in FIG. 13A is displayed (step 60). When the player selects a pachinko machine on the touch panel display 54 (step 61), a prize ball number input screen as shown in FIG. 13C is displayed (step 62).

On the prize ball number input screen display, it is possible to select all or ball number input or prize number input. That is, the entire number is entered in the receipt and issued, or the number of balls is entered and a receipt is entered in which the number of balls is entered, or a receipt in which the desired number of exchangeable desired prizes is entered is issued. Is selected (step 63).

Here, when all items are selected, the process proceeds to step 64, where the number of prize balls is set to the number of balls of the issued receipt. For example, if the number of prize balls of a desired prize is 50, the number of prize balls = the total number of stored balls− (the total number of stored balls / the remainder of 50).

When the number of balls or the number of prizes is selected in step 63, an input screen for the number of balls or prizes as shown in FIG. 14A is displayed (step 65). It should be noted here that the input field differs depending on the selection of the number of balls or the number of prizes. When one of the number of balls or the number of prizes is input, the other is automatically calculated and displayed. By changing the color of the input field, it is determined whether the input is the number of balls selected in step 63 or the number of prizes.

When a value equal to or greater than the number of stored balls is input (step 6)
6) An error occurs and the screen returns to the input screen again. Step 6
3, Step 64, Step 65 and Step 66 constitute the second and third designating means of Claim 1 and Claim 2 .

When an appropriate number of balls or prizes is input in step 63 or less, a receipt issuance confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 14B is displayed (step 67). The player selects any one of "YES", "NO", or "prize exchange" on the receipt issuance confirmation screen (step 68). Constituting the second selection means according to claim 2 in step 68.

When "yes" is selected, the routine proceeds to step 69, in which the accumulated coins are withdrawn, and the balance of the accumulated coins stored in the memory of the server 16 is updated. When the withdrawal of the stored ball is successful (step 70), a receipt issuance request is issued (step 71), a receipt issuance end screen as shown in FIG. 14C is displayed (step 72), and the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 56. Is automatically discharged from the printer, and this processing ends. On the receipt issuance end screen shown in FIG. 14C, the total number of accumulated balls is obtained by subtracting the number of accumulated coins from the number of accumulated coins.

When the prize exchange is selected in step 68 as an operation according to the second embodiment of the ball storage device, the server 16
The withdrawal of the stored coins stored in is performed (step 7).
4), the balance of the savings is updated. When it is determined that the withdrawal of the stored coin is successful (step 75), the prize is paid out from the prize dispensing machine 70 shown in FIG. 4 (step 7).
6), end this processing. The prize delivery machine 70 and step 76 constitute the prize delivery means of claim 2 .

When it is determined in steps 70 and 75 that the withdrawal of the accumulated ball has failed, a screen of failed withdrawal of the accumulated ball as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed (step 73). The process ends. If "No" is selected in step 68, the process returns to the coin storage number input screen in step 62.

On the other hand, when a medal is selected in step 61, a medal number input screen as shown in FIG. 13C is displayed (step 77), and all the players enter the medal number or the number of premiums. (Step 7)
8).

When all items are selected, the number of premium medals is set to the number of medals of the issued receipt (step 79), and FIG.
A receipt issue confirmation screen similar to the screen shown in FIG. 4 (B) is displayed (step 82).

On the other hand, when the input of the number of medals or the number of prizes is selected in step 78, an input screen of the number of medals or prizes as shown in FIG. 14A is displayed (step 8).
0). When the number of medals or the number of prizes equal to or less than the number of stored medals is input (step 81), a receipt issuance confirmation screen is displayed (step 82).

If "YES" is selected on the receipt issuance confirmation screen (step 83), the flow advances to step 84 to withdraw medals from the account stored in the server 16,
The number of medals saved in the account is updated.

If the withdrawal of the medal has been successfully completed (step 85), a receipt issuance request is made (step 8).
6), a receipt issuance end screen as shown in FIG. 14 (C) is displayed, the member card is ejected from the card insertion slot 56, and this processing ends.

If the prize exchange is selected in step 83, the flow advances to step 89 to remove the medal, and the account balance is updated. If the medal has been successfully removed (step 90), a prize is paid out from the prize dispensing machine 70 shown in FIG. 4 (step 9).
1), end this processing.

On the other hand, if the withdrawal of the medal has failed in steps 85 and 90, a medal error display similar to the screen shown in FIG. 15C is displayed (step 88). The member card is ejected from the card insertion slot 56, and this processing ends. If "NO" is selected in step 83, the process returns to the medal count input screen of step 77.

In the operation of the automatic ball storage processing apparatus described above, if the data is being processed or the data is undetermined in order to protect the data, even if the card ejection button 58 is pressed, the member card is inserted through the card insertion slot 56. A soft lock is applied to prevent ejection.

If the card ejection button is provided inside the touch panel display 54, the operation becomes complicated. Therefore, the card ejection button 56 is provided outside the touch panel display 54. Thus, the operation can be canceled at an arbitrary timing. Further, it is possible to cope with a case where a trouble occurs in the touch panel display 54.

[0083]

Since the present invention is configured as described in detail above, it is not necessary to provide a membership card accepting function to the jet counter when introducing the ball storage system, and a conventional inexpensive jet counter is diverted as it is. There is an effect that a ball storage automatic processing device and a ball storage automatic processing system that can perform the processing are provided.

Further, since the player (customer) can operate the automatic ball storage processing apparatus whenever the apparatus is empty, there is no need to install a large number of automatic ball storage processing apparatuses. This allows
Since the number of automatic ball storage processes can be reduced and the store can easily monitor the number, the security in management of a device that handles a membership card similar to a money card is improved. In addition, since the payout of the game media of the card does not involve a human, occurrence of a human error can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a game system using a ball storage automatic processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the automatic ball storage apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the automatic ball storage apparatus shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a ball storage automatic processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure when playing a game using the automatic ball storage apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic ball storage processor.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic ball storage processing device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic ball storage processing device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic ball storage processing device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic ball storage apparatus.

FIG. 11A shows an initial screen display, and FIG.
FIG. 11B shows a card reception screen display, and FIG. 11C shows a receipt input promotion screen display.

12 (A) is a receipt number confirmation screen display, and FIG. 12 (B) is a coin storage end screen display.
(C) is a receipt issue acceptance screen (password input) display.

13 (A) shows a receipt issuance reception screen display, FIG. 13 (B) shows a display when both the number of stored coins and the number of medals are 0, and FIG. 13 (C) shows a screen for inputting the number of stored coins. It is.

14 (A) shows a screen for inputting the number of balls or prizes, FIG. 14 (B) shows a screen for confirming receipt issuance, and FIG. 14 (C) shows a screen for ending receipt issuance.

15 (A) shows a card authentication error display, FIG. 15 (B) shows a password error display, and FIG.
(C) is an error display of accumulated balls.

FIG. 16 is a screen display of a failure to remove a stored ball.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Pachinko machine 6 Machine for lending between 16 machines 16 Server 22 Automatic ball storage system 24 Barcode auto reader 26 Card reader 54 Touch panel display 70 Premiums dispenser

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic ball storage system comprising: a server in which an account for depositing a game medium obtained by a player is registered; and an automatic ball storage apparatus connected to the server via a communication line, The ball storage automatic processing device includes: card data reading means for reading data of a membership card issued to a player; communication means for communicating with a server; and game medium information of a receipt on which game medium information is written. Receipt data reading means to be read; first designating means for designating the number of game media to be deposited in the own account registered in the server within the total number of game media read by the receipt data reading means; Calculating means for calculating the remainder after subtracting the number of game media deposited in the game device; and the remaining game media calculated by the calculating means Deposit and receipt issuing means for issuing a second receipt is written the number of data, issue a receipt, the game medium to the account
Selection means for selecting whether or not receipt issuance is selected by the first selection means.
If the number of game media to write on the receipt from the balance of the account
The server comprises: balance updating means for adding and updating the number of game media designated by the designating means to the balance of the account , wherein the receipt issuing means comprises: Specified by the second specifying means
Issued a third receipt with the data of the number of game media
And the calculating means converts the balance of the account to the third receipt.
The balance obtained by subtracting the number of game media to be written is calculated, and the balance updating means calculates the balance as a new balance and stores the balance in the account.
Automatic ball storage processing system characterized by updating data . 2. The automatic ball processing apparatus further includes a prize payout means, a second selection means for selecting whether to issue a receipt or a prize payout, and a third designation means for designating the number of prizes to be paid out. When the prize payout is selected by the second selecting means, the prize payout means pays out the number of prizes specified by the third specifying means, and the calculating means calculates the prize paid out from the balance of the account. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a balance obtained by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the number is calculated, and the balance updating means updates the account data with the balance as a new balance.