JP3097694B1 - Game card system - Google Patents

Abstract

An IC card can be effectively circulated and reused, and a game can be played without losing convenience. A game card system according to the present invention includes a pachinko machine (1), a lending unit (2) for lending pachinko balls, and a card unit (3) provided in any of these units. A storage / storage unit 3C for storing the information, a ticket issuing unit 3D for writing the inserted amount information to issue an IC card, a determining unit 3E for determining whether or not the IC card can be issued, and a ticket is determined to be impossible. I
A collection unit 3F for collecting the C card; a reception identification unit 3H for receiving the IC card and identifying the type;
A control unit 3I for reading information according to the type of card and controlling the pachinko machine 1 and the lending unit 2 is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game room,
The IC card can be effectively circulated and reused,
In addition, the present invention relates to a game card system capable of playing without losing convenience.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game hall such as a pachinko parlor, a game system using a prepaid card in which amount information is written by magnetic means is employed. This gaming system purchases a prepaid card in which information of a predetermined amount is written in advance, and is usually provided on a side of the gaming machine main body corresponding to the gaming machine main body, and lends a pachinko ball or a medal to a lending unit When the prepaid card is inserted and a predetermined amount is specified within the range of the amount information stored in the prepaid card, pachinko balls and medals corresponding to the specified amount are lent out, and a game can be played on the gaming machine body. .

[0003] When a pachinko ball or a medal is lent for a designated amount, the amount information corresponding to the designated amount is subtracted from the prepaid card, and when the amount information is exhausted, the prepaid card becomes unusable and the user cannot use it. Will be returned. This type of game system has the advantage that it is not necessary to use cash for the game, so that the trouble of leaving a seat for currency exchange or the like during the game is eliminated, and the convenience for the player is good.

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned gaming system, when the amount information of the prepaid card is lost, it is necessary to go to a ticket issuing machine provided at a predetermined position in the game hall to purchase a new prepaid card. Although the frequency of leaving a seat for currency exchange is reduced as compared with using cash, the situation of having to leave a seat remains. In addition, sales at the amusement arcade sometimes stagnated due to such inconvenience.

In the above-described gaming system, the game can be played only with a prepaid card, and when the number of pachinko balls or medals lent out based on the last amount information of the prepaid card becomes very small, the game is played. If you encounter a so-called "big hit" and need more pachinko balls and medals, you can not insert cash, so you have to go hastily to buy a prepaid card, The situation remained unresolved.

[0006] Therefore, there is the following game system as a game system which solves these problems and further considers the convenience of the player. One is a gaming system in which a lending unit in which a money can be input and a prepaid card can be used is provided corresponding to the gaming machine in the gaming system described above. This gaming system, as described above,
When the player plays the game with the prepaid card and the money information of the prepaid card is lost, the player can continue the game by inserting the money into the lending unit.

Another is a game system in which a prepaid card is issued by a lending unit in the above-mentioned game system. In this gaming system, when a money is input to a lending unit, a prepaid card corresponding to the amount is issued from the ticket issuing port from the lending unit, and the prepaid card issued to the ticket issuing port is pushed into the ticket issuing port again, so that a pachinko ball or Medals will be loaned out.

[0008] The issued prepaid card is
The degree of subtraction of the amount information differs depending on the pushing length, and by pushing the entire length of the prepaid card into the ticket issuing port, all the pachinko balls and medals of the purchase amount information are lent out, and the prepaid card is collected in the lending unit. Furthermore, when the prepaid cards are all pushed in and collected, a new amount is inserted, whereby a new prepaid card is issued, and it is possible to continue playing with only the prepaid card.

By the way, the prepaid card used in the above-mentioned gaming system is a so-called magnetic card, and this magnetic card is merely a recording medium and does not have an active protection function. Therefore, in recent years,
With the spread of the above-mentioned gaming system, there has been a problem that a fraudulent magnetic card whose contents have been rewritten and counterfeited has come out, and the fraudulent magnetic card has been used to play a game, causing a great damage to a game arcade or a card supply company.

In order to solve such a problem, for example,
Measures have been taken, such as making prepaid cards usable only at ticketing arcades, but this has the disadvantage of reducing the convenience of prepaid cards that can be used at any arcade. Has occurred.

In view of the above, the above-mentioned gaming system is configured such that a magnetic card is used instead of an IC card comprising an IC chip having a security circuit, a program, and various types of information. It has been proposed for use on prepaid cards.

[0012]

However, when an IC card is used in the above-mentioned gaming system, there is a drawback that the cost given to a game hall increases because the IC card is very expensive as compared with a magnetic card. . As a solution to this difficulty, taking advantage of the fact that an IC card is more secure than a magnetic card, the used IC card data is updated and reused, and reuse is repeated to reduce the unit price per use. It is conceivable to lower it.

[0013] From the viewpoint of reusing an IC card used in a game arcade, among the above-mentioned gaming systems, the existing gaming system in which a prepaid card is issued by a lending unit is different from an existing gaming system in which the issued prepaid card is issued by a lending unit. Although they are collected inside, the collected prepaid cards are not reused.

In other words, in a gaming system in which a prepaid card is simply issued at a lending unit, the prepaid card collected by the lending unit is collectively taken by the card company, while at the amusement arcade, the prepaid card is newly collected from the card company. It is circulating through the procedure of purchasing a prepaid card corresponding to the minute and supplying the prepaid card to the lending unit, but this procedure is troublesome and costly,
Since there is a danger that the prepaid card will be tampered with because it is a manual operation, simply insert the magnetic card into an IC
This problem is not solved even if a card is used. By the way,
Even if a magnetic card-made prepaid card is reused by such a procedure, the limit is a few hundred times at most.

[0015] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and enables the IC card to be effectively circulated and reused. Further, it is possible to play a game without impairing convenience, and to increase the sales of a game arcade. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game card system that can contribute to an increase.

[0016]

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming card system according to the present invention comprises a gaming machine body, a lending unit for lending a money substitute provided in correspondence with the gaming machine body, A card unit provided in either the gaming machine body or the lending unit, and the card unit has storage / storage means, ticketing means, determination means, collection means,
It has a reception identifying means and a control means. By doing so, the IC card can be circulated and reused in the card unit, and not only the IC card issued by the ticket issuing means but also various IC cards can be accepted and the IC card can be identified. It is possible to play a game based on the information corresponding to the type.

Further, in the above configuration, the card unit is provided with an additional writing means for additionally writing the newly added amount information to the IC card, so that the amount information is added to the IC card currently used. , It is possible to continue the game.

In the above configuration, when the card unit is instructed to perform a discharging operation, in the case of an IC card in which the amount information is written, the IC card in use is discharged to the outside irrespective of the presence or absence of the amount information, Also, in the case of an IC card in which the amount information and the storage information of the money substitute obtained by the gaming machine main body are written, the IC card in use is externally irrespective of the presence or absence of the money information and the storage information of the money substitute. If the discharging means for discharging is provided, the IC card can be used for a large number of gaming machine bodies, and the IC card can be used efficiently.

Further, by providing the above-mentioned configuration with a counter provided with a reception identifying means, a counting means, a recording medium issuing means, and a writing means for writing to an IC card, the amount information is written by the reception identifying means. When the IC card is identified, or when the IC card on which the amount information is written and the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are not identified, a record of storing the storage information counted by the counting means. When a medium is issued and the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written is identified by the reception identifying means, the storage information counted by the counting means can be written as it is or converted into the amount information. it can.

If the counter is provided with a limited ticket issuing means in place of the issuing means, the reception identifying means identifies the IC card in which the money information is written, or the IC card in which the money information is written and the IC card in which the money information is written. When neither the information nor the IC card on which the storage information is written is identified, the storage information counted by the counting means is written on a new IC card which can be used only at the counting game hall or converted into money amount information. You can issue a ticket at

In addition, when either the IC card in which the amount information is written or the IC card in which the amount information and the storage information are written is identified by the reception identifying means, the restricted ticket issuing means is used for storing the number of storages counted by the counting means. The information is converted into cash information for cash at a predetermined rate and written, and
When neither the IC card in which the amount information is written, nor the IC card in which the amount information and the storage information are written is identified by the reception identifying means, a new IC card in which the cash information is written and the amount information can be written is issued. By doing so, it is possible to freely exchange money using an IC card.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A game card system according to the present invention
A gaming machine body, a lending unit that lends a money substitute provided corresponding to the gaming machine body, and a card unit provided in any of the gaming machine body or the lending unit. A storage means for storing and storing the IC card under the conditions, a ticket issuing means for writing the input amount information and issuing the IC card from the storage means, and determining whether or not the IC card can be issued. Discriminating means, and I which is determined to be impossible to issue a ticket by the discriminating means.
Collection means for collecting the C card; reception identification means for receiving the IC card and identifying the type of the received IC card; and reading information from the IC card according to the type of the IC card identified by the reception identification means. And a control means for controlling the gaming machine body and the lending unit.

Hereinafter, in the present invention, the "game machine main body" refers to a game machine itself, such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. In addition, the “amount substitute” refers to a pachinko ball when the gaming machine body is a pachinko machine, and a medal when the gaming machine body is a slot machine. Further, the "rent unit" generally refers to a unit provided near and corresponding to one of the gaming machine main bodies, lending a substitute for money, and supplying the substitute to the gaming machine main body.

The IC card has various types of information. According to the present invention, the operation of the gaming machine main unit and the lending operation of the lending unit are performed among the various types of information included in the IC card. It can be controlled by the amount information and the storage information.

That is, the "IC card" is defined as an IC card in which only money information is written as information to be controlled by the gaming machine main unit and the lending unit among various kinds of information. In addition, among various types of information, the information in which the storage information and the amount information of the money substitute obtained by the game machine body are written as information controlled by the game machine body and the lending unit is referred to as “the money amount information and the game machine body. It is defined as "an IC card in which the stored information of the acquired money substitute is written."

Hereinafter, the "IC card in which the amount information is written" is referred to as a "general purpose IC card", and the "IC card in which the amount information and the storage information of the amount substitute obtained by the gaming machine main body" are written as "registered IC". Card ".

The major difference between a general-purpose IC card and a registered IC card is that a general-purpose IC card can be played with money information anywhere in a game arcade where the game card system of the present invention is introduced. In addition, the game can be performed with the money information anywhere in the game hall where the game card system is introduced, and the game can be performed with the stored information of the money substitute in the game hall where the registered IC card is issued.

Further, in the present invention, the "cash information" refers to information for converting stored information of a money substitute as one of information in an IC card and redeeming it at a predetermined rate. Of course, it can also be exchanged for cash based on the amount information.

The game card system having the above configuration operates as follows when, for example, a card unit is provided in a lending unit. Now, the first general-purpose IC
A case where a card is purchased will be described. A predetermined number of general-purpose IC cards are stored in the storage means in advance,
When the player enters the amount, the general-purpose IC
The card is supplied to the ticket issuing means. For example, at this time, it is determined whether the general-purpose IC card supplied to the ticket issuing means can issue a ticket. This determination is made by, for example, reading and determining the number of reuse times of the general-purpose IC card supplied to the ticket issuing means.

If the discriminating means determines that the general-purpose IC card supplied from the storage means can be issued, the ticket issuing means writes the amount information corresponding to the inserted amount into the general-purpose IC card and issues the ticket. . In the following description, an example in which the discrimination by the discriminating means is performed at the time of issuing a ticket will be described.

The general-purpose IC card supplied and issued from the storage means is received by the reception identifying means and identified as an IC card in which the amount information is written. Then, the price information of the general-purpose IC card is displayed on the lending unit or the game machine main body. On the other hand, when it is determined by the determining means that the ticket cannot be issued, the ticket is sent to the collecting means. The general-purpose IC card collected by the collection means is stored here until maintenance time so that it can be collected by a card supply company or a staff at a game arcade.

The control means reads out the information of the issued and accepted general-purpose IC card, controls the lending unit by an amount corresponding to the amount information specified by the player within the range of the amount information, and executes the amount substitute. And the amount information is subtracted from the amount information of the general-purpose IC card.
On the other hand, the gaming machine main body is played with the loaned amount substitute.

The general-purpose I currently accepted by the game
When the price information of the C card is lost, the general-purpose IC card is sent to the storage means. As described above, when the ticket is sent to the storage / storage means, it is determined by the determination means whether the ticket can be issued or not, and if possible, the ticket is sent to the storage / storage means, and if not, the ticket is sent to the collection means. Good.

Here, for example, when the card unit of the game card system of the present invention is provided with additional writing means,
When the amount information of the general-purpose IC card is lost or before it is lost, if a new amount is added, the newly added amount information is added to the general-purpose IC card and written. It is possible to play games continuously. If no additional writing means is provided, the money information is lost and sent to the storage means for reuse as described above.

Further, for example, when the card unit of the game card system of the present invention is provided with a discharging means, when the discharging operation is instructed, the general-purpose IC card being used is discharged to the outside regardless of the presence or absence of the amount information. It is possible to do.

When the discharging means is provided, the general-purpose IC card is taken out during use, and the taken-out general-purpose IC card is taken out.
In order to play a game on another gaming machine main body with a card, a player inserts a general-purpose IC card from the outside toward the other gaming machine main body, thereby receiving the general-purpose IC card by the reception identifying means, identifying the general-purpose IC card, A game can be played within the range of the current price information.

When the money information is lost, if the above-mentioned additional writing means is provided, the player can continue playing the game by inserting the money, and if the above-mentioned additional writing means is not provided, the same as above To the storage means. In addition,
If there is no discharging means, the general-purpose IC card
It is used until the money information disappears, and when money information disappears, it is sent to the storage means for reuse as described above.

Next, the case where the registered IC card is inserted from outside will be described. A registered IC card is issued, for example, by performing a predetermined procedure at a game arcade, has personal information, etc., and can play a game based on the price information at any game arcade where the game card system of the present invention is introduced. In addition, in a game arcade where a registered IC card is issued, a game can be performed based on the storage information of the previously obtained money substitute. In this description, a case will be described in which a registered IC card is used in a game arcade where a registered IC card is issued.

When the registered IC card is inserted from outside,
It is received by the reception identification means, and is identified as a registered IC card. Here, if it is determined that the registered IC card is a registered IC card, the control means reads the information of the received registered IC card, that is, the amount information and the stored information.

Then, the control means controls the lending unit in accordance with the amount information or the storage information specified within the range of the current amount information and the storage information in the registered IC card by the player, and performs the amount substitute. Lending or subtracting the amount information or the storage information from the amount information or the storage information of the registered IC card. On the other hand, the gaming machine main body is played with the loaned amount substitute. When using the registered IC card, it is possible to play a game with the stored information when the money information is lost, and with the money information when the stored information is lost.

Here, for example, when the card unit of the game card system of the present invention is provided with additional writing means,
When the amount information of the registered IC card is lost or before the amount is lost, if a new amount is added, the newly added amount information is additionally written into the registered IC card, so that the same registered IC card is used. It is possible to play games continuously based on the money amount information. If no additional writing means is provided, the registered IC card is used until the amount information and the stored information are exhausted. When the amount information and the stored information are exhausted, the registered IC card is discharged to the outside and returned to the player.

Further, for example, when the card unit of the game card system of the present invention is provided with a discharging means, when the discharging operation is instructed, the registration IC being used regardless of the presence or absence of the amount information and the storage information is provided. The card can be ejected to the outside.

When a discharging means is provided, the above-mentioned registration card can be taken out to the outside during use, and used at any game arcade where the game card system of the present invention is adopted, based on current amount information. The game card system of the present invention can be used based on the current price information and the stored information, and can be used in a game hall where a registration card is issued.

Note that the "issued game hall" refers to another game hall, such as a chain store, which shares the ticketing information among the registration information written in the registered IC card.
Therefore, the registered IC card can be used between chain stores in the same manner as described above.

Here, when the registered IC card discharged to the outside during use by the discharging means is used in another game arcade other than the game arcade where the registered IC card is issued, the current amount information must be within the range of the current price information. When there is no more money information, if the money information is exhausted, if the player has the additional writing means, he can continue to play a game based on the money information by inputting a new money and must have the additional writing means. If it is discharged outside, it is returned to the player.

On the other hand, when the registered IC card discharged to the outside during use by the discharging means is used in the game arcade where the registered IC card is issued, the game is performed within the range of the current price information and the stored information. When the money information and the stored information are lost, if the additional writing means is provided, a new money can be input and the game can be continuously performed based on the money information,
If the additional writing means is not provided, it is discharged outside and returned to the player.

When no discharging means is provided, the registered IC card is used until the amount information and the stored information are exhausted. When the amount information and the stored information are exhausted, the registered IC card is discharged to the outside and returned to the player. By the way, since the registered IC card contains personal information, it is basically returned to the player except for exceptional situations such as when the number of uses reaches a predetermined number of times, such as fouling, damage or forgery. Is done.

In the above description, the money substitute obtained by the gaming machine main body is counted by a counter, and this number is recorded and issued on a recording medium such as a receipt or a card. Be exchanged for prizes. At this time, if the following configuration is adopted, the convenience of the player is further improved.

That is, the gaming card system of the present invention, in the above configuration, further comprises a counter for counting the money substitute obtained in the gaming machine body in addition to the gaming machine body, the lending unit and the card unit. The device includes a reception identifying means for receiving the IC card and identifying the type of the received IC card, a counting means for counting the money substitute obtained by the gaming machine body, and an IC card on which the money amount information is written by the reception identifying means. Is recorded, or when neither the IC card on which the amount information is written nor the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written is identified, the recording medium storing the storage information counted by the counting means. When the issuing means for issuing the information and the reception identifying means identify the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written, the counting means counts. It is obtained by a writing means for writing and converted to stored information as it is or monetary information.

In the counter of the game card system of the present invention, the reception / identification means receives and identifies a general-purpose IC card or a registered IC card, or
It is determined whether neither the C card nor the registered IC card has been accepted. When counting the money substitute obtained by the gaming machine body by the counting means, when the general-purpose IC card is identified, or when neither the general-purpose IC card nor the registered IC card is accepted, the storage information is issued by the issuing means. The recording medium on which the recording is performed, for example, a receipt or a card is issued.

On the other hand, when the registered IC card is identified, that is, "the registered IC card is accepted and identified" means that the registered IC card is registered at the game arcade. Therefore, when the registered IC card is accepted and identified, the storage information of the money amount substitute counted by the counting means is used as it is as the storage information, or the stored information is converted into the money amount information, and the writing means is selected by the player by the writing means. Write to the registered IC card.

Also, a player having a registered IC card
When playing a game at a game arcade other than the game arcade where the registered IC card is registered, the game card system of the present invention uses the registered IC card as a general-purpose IC card that can be played only based on the price information. Since the received IC card is accepted and identified, the counter IC naturally accepts and identifies the registered IC card as a general-purpose IC card even when a substitute for money is obtained. In this case, the recording medium is issued by the issuing means. You.

Further, if the counter is provided with a limited ticket issuing means instead of the issuing means, the reception identifying means can use a general-purpose I / O.
When the C card is identified, or when neither the general-purpose IC card nor the registered IC card is identified, the stored information counted by the counting means is directly applied to a new IC card which can be used only in the counted game arcade. Alternatively, it is possible to issue the ticket by converting it into money amount information and writing it, and it is possible to cope with only the IC card.

In the counter, instead of the issuing means, the above-mentioned restricted ticket issuing means is replaced by the counting means when either the general-purpose IC card or the registered IC card is identified by the receiving / identifying means of the counter. Convert the counted storage information into cash information for cash at a predetermined rate and write it,
When neither the general-purpose IC card nor the registered IC card is identified by the reception identification means, the convenience is further improved by writing a new IC card in which the cash information is written and the amount information can be written. I do.

As described above, according to the gaming card system of the present invention, as a predetermined condition, for example, a general-purpose IC card having no money information is stored in the storage means of the card unit provided in the gaming machine main unit or the lending unit. Can be issued from the card unit, ensuring a general-purpose IC
The card can be reused, and the ticket is issued from the ticket issuing means via the discriminating means.

Further, the game card system of the present invention is designed so that, even if the accepted general-purpose IC card cannot be reissued due to, for example, contamination or damage, it is once sent by the storage means, for example, when the reissued ticket is issued, It is determined whether or not a ticket can be issued by the general-purpose IC card that cannot be issued, and is determined by the determining means when the card is issued, for example, when sent to the storage means. The general-purpose IC cards that cannot be reissued are collected by the collection means, so that the general-purpose IC cards that cannot be reissued can be easily selected and collected. The number of staying sheets which leads to the property can be reduced.

Further, if the number of reissue tickets exceeds a certain number, the unit price per use of the general-purpose IC card can be freely adjusted by adjusting the number of issuable tickets.

[0058]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A specific embodiment of the configuration and operation of the above-described gaming card system of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a game card system of the present invention. 2 to 5 show an operation procedure in the game card system of the present invention. In the following description, the pachinko machine 1, the lending unit 2, the counter 4, and the IC card will not be shown or described because detailed descriptions apart from conventionally known configurations, techniques, and gist will be redundant. ing.

Further, the IC card used in the game card system of the present invention is a general-purpose IC card defined earlier in this embodiment, which is an “IC card in which money information is written”; And a registered IC card which is an "IC card in which the storage information of the pachinko balls acquired by the pachinko machine 1" is written. In the description of the present embodiment, when a general-purpose IC card or a registered IC card is not particularly limited, it is simply referred to as an IC card.

The game card system in this embodiment is
For example, a pachinko machine 1 serving as a game machine body that plays a game by handling a pachinko ball as a money substitute, a lending unit 2 provided to the pachinko machine 1 for lending pachinko balls to the pachinko machine 1, In the present embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine 1 and a card unit 3 which controls the pachinko machine 1 and the lending unit 2 based on various information of the IC card are provided in the lending unit 2, and these can transmit and receive signals by an interface (not shown). The game card system is further connected to the game card system, and has a counter 4 provided at a predetermined position of the game hall for counting the pachinko balls obtained by the pachinko machine 1.

The pachinko machine 1 is not provided with a reference numeral, but has a structure for performing a normal game such as a game surface and a handle for hitting a pachinko ball, and employs a game card system of the present invention. This embodiment has the following operation buttons operated during a game.

The pachinko machine 1 has a return button 1A for returning the IC card inserted in the card unit 3 to the player at the time of the game, and a lending unit 2 based on the amount information of the IC card.
And a stored lending button 1C for lending pachinko balls from the lending unit 2 based on the storage information of the IC card.

The lending unit 2 is provided with a card unit 3 described in detail later. The lending unit 2 has a lending button 1B or a deposit button on the pachinko machine 1 based on the information of the IC card read by the card unit 3. It has a ball lending section 2A for lending pachinko balls by operating a ball lending button 1C.

The card unit 3 is
On the outer surface of the housing of the lending unit 2 on which the IC card is purchased, for example, 100 yen, 500 yen coin, 1
There are provided a money insertion section 3A capable of inserting 000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen bills, and an insertion / ejection section 3B capable of inserting or ejecting an IC card.

The card unit 3 has a storage storage unit 3C as storage storage means for storing an IC card in the lending unit 2 on which the card unit 3 is mounted and supplying the IC card to a ticket issuing unit 3D described later. With
A ticket issuing unit 3D which writes information when an amount is inserted into the insertion in the insertion / ejection unit 3B and issues an IC card, and in this embodiment, for example, the IC card is issued by the ticket issuing unit 3D when the IC card is issued. And a determination unit 3E for determining whether or not a ticket can be issued.

The discrimination by the discriminating unit 3E is performed without returning an IC card to be described later to the player.
It may be performed when it is sent to the storage / storage unit 3 </ b> C.

Further, the card unit 3 inserts and discharges the IC card, which is determined by the determining unit 3E as being unable to issue a ticket, into the lending unit 2 on which the card unit 3 is mounted.
From the collection unit 3F, which is a box, for example, and the insertion / ejection unit 3B, ticketing unit 3D, and storage unit 3C.
And a transport unit 3G for transporting the card.

The card unit 3 includes an insertion / ejection unit 3.
Inside the insertion of B, an IC card inserted from the outside into the insertion / ejection unit 3B and an IC card supplied from the storage unit 3C and determined to be issued by the determination unit 3E and issued by the ticket issuing unit 3D are accepted. With IC
A reception identification unit 3H for identifying the type of the card, and an IC corresponding to the type of the IC card identified by the reception identification unit 3H.
A controller 3I for reading information from the card and controlling the pachinko machine 1 and the lending unit 2 is provided.

Further, the card unit 3 in this embodiment is provided with an additional writing section 3J for additionally writing the newly inserted amount information into the IC card, and the return button 1A of the pachinko machine 1 is pressed. Sometimes, there is provided a discharge unit 3K for discharging the IC card from the insertion / discharge unit 3B.

In the present embodiment, the counter 4 receives, for example, an IC card under predetermined conditions and receives the received IC card.
A reception identification unit 4A for identifying the type of card, and a counting unit 4B for counting pachinko balls obtained by the pachinko machine 1
According to the type of the IC card, the storage information counted by the counting unit 4B is output according to the type of the IC card, for example, an issuing unit 4C that issues a receipt, and the writing unit 4D that selects the amount information and the storage information and writes the information into the IC card. And

As shown in FIG. 2, when the power is turned on at the time of opening the store at the game hall, the card unit 3
Is in a standby state while determining whether or not the IC card is in the insertion / ejection unit 3B (# 1). If the IC card is in the insertion / ejection unit 3B (YES in # 1), The reception identification unit 3H identifies whether the IC card is a general-purpose IC card (# 2).

In # 2, when the IC card received by the reception identifying section 3H is a general-purpose IC card (YE in # 2)
S) Then, the controller 3I reads out the money amount information of the general-purpose IC card and checks whether there is money amount information (#)
3). If there is amount information at # 3 (YE at # 3
S), the amount of pachinko balls to be lent out within the range of the amount information is set by the amount lending button 1B (# 4). At this time, the control unit 3I subtracts the amount information corresponding to the pachinko ball currently lent in # 4, and
Write to C card.

Then, the game is started (# 5), and unless the return button 1A described later is pressed during the game, the game is continuously performed with the pachinko balls lent out in # 4 (# 5).
In addition, the so-called jackpot does not occur during the game (NO in # 6), and while the game is performed and there is a pachinko ball lent out (YES in # 7), # 5,
Repeat # 6 when the pachinko balls are gone (N in # 7
O), the player determines whether or not the general-purpose IC card has the amount information (# 8), and if there is no amount information (N in # 8)
O) Next, the player selects whether or not to newly purchase an amount by inputting the amount into the amount input unit 3A (# 9).

When no additional purchase is made in # 9 (N in # 9)
O), that is, when the predetermined time elapses without performing additional purchase during the predetermined time from # 7 to # 9, the insertion / ejection unit 3B
Then, the general-purpose card is sent to the storage / storage unit 3C by the transport unit 3G (# 10), and the storage / storage unit 3C determines whether or not the IC card is stored in a fixed amount (# 11), and the storage amount becomes constant. Until the IC card is stored in the storage unit 3C (NO in # 11).
The C card is in a standby state in the storage unit 3C until the next ticket is issued. When a certain amount is stored (YE in # 11)
S), in order to notify the user, a clerk calling process for the game hall is performed (# 12).

Also, in the above-mentioned # 1, when there is no IC card in the insertion / ejection section 3B (NO in # 1) and no money is inserted in the money input section 3A (NO in # 13).
Goes into a standby state and returns to # 1. On the other hand, when the amount is input to the amount input unit 3A in # 13 (YE in # 13)
S), the following processing is performed.

When the money is inserted in # 13, the IC card is supplied from the storage / storage unit 3C by the transport unit 3G, and at this time, it is determined whether or not a ticket can be issued by the determination unit 3E (#
14). When the determination unit 3E determines that the ticket can be issued (# 14)
YES), this IC card is issued as a general-purpose IC card in the ticket issuing unit 3D, and after the inserted money amount information is written by the control unit 3I, the IC card is accepted and identified by the acceptance / identification unit 3H in the insertion / ejection unit 3B. (# 15), then
Proceed to # 4 to rent a pachinko ball, and perform the above procedure.

At step # 14, the storage unit 3C is determined by the discriminating unit 3E.
If it is determined that the IC card supplied from is not ticketable (NO in # 14), the IC card is collected by the collection unit 3F.
(# 16), and is stored in the collection unit 3F until it is taken out during maintenance without being reused in the future.

In the present embodiment, the conditions for determining whether the IC card cannot be used are as follows: when the IC card is reused a predetermined number of times, when signals cannot be transmitted / received to / from the IC card due to physical damage, etc. This is the case where error information is written on the IC card, or where the card portion is damaged.

If the general-purpose IC card does not have the money amount information in # 3 described above (NO in # 3), the general-purpose IC card is inserted into the insertion / ejection unit 3B and received by the reception identification unit 3H. In the identified state, a desired amount is inserted into the amount input unit 3A to make a purchase (# 17). Then, the purchase amount information is written into the general-purpose IC card (# 18), and thereafter, the process proceeds to # 4 to rent a pachinko ball, and the above-described procedure is performed.

If the pachinko ball is lost at # 8 and the money information is present in the general-purpose IC card,
Proceed to # 4 to rent a pachinko ball from the money amount information on the card, and perform the above-described procedure.

In the above-mentioned # 9, when a purchase is made (#
If the desired amount is inserted into the amount input unit 3A, the information on the amount of the additional purchase is written in the general-purpose IC card (# 19), and thereafter, the process proceeds to # 4 to lend a pachinko ball, and the above-described operation is performed. Perform the procedure.

The procedure described with reference to FIG. 2 has been described in connection with the case where a game is played using a general-purpose IC card that is provided in advance or a new general-purpose IC card that is issued with an amount of money. The IC card is in the insertion / ejection unit 3B (YES in # 1), and the reception identification unit 3H checks the IC card.
If the card is identified as not a general-purpose IC card (# 2
NO), the procedure of FIG. 3 is performed.

When it is determined that the IC card is not a general-purpose IC card (NO in # 2), the reception identifying section 3H
Identifies whether or not it is a registered IC card (# 21), and if it is identified as a registered IC card (YES in # 21), the registered IC card is subsequently registered at the game hall. Is determined (# 22). This identification is performed based on the game hall information in the various information of the IC card.

When the registered IC card is for another game arcade (YES in # 22), in this game arcade,
In order to treat the registered IC card as a general-purpose IC card,
Returning to # 3 in FIG. 2, the subsequent processing is performed. Further, when the registered IC card is not one of the other gaming arcades, that is, when the registered IC card is a registered gaming arcade (NO in # 22), the player selects whether or not to play the game with the amount information in the registered IC card. (# 23).

When the game is played based on the money amount information in # 23 (YES in # 23), the money lending button 1B is operated to determine that. At the same time, the control unit 3I
The amount information is read from the C card, and the presence or absence of the amount information is confirmed (# 24). If there is money information in # 24 (YES in # 24), how much pachinko balls are to be lent out within the range of this money information is set by operating the money lending button 1B described above (# 25). At this time, the control unit 3I subtracts the amount information corresponding to the pachinko ball currently lent out in # 25 and writes it in the registered IC card.

Then, the game is started (# 26), and unless the return button 1A described later is pressed during the game, the above-mentioned # 25
The game is continued with the pachinko balls rented out at (# 26: YES), and the game is played and lent without any so-called jackpot during the game (NO at # 27). While there is a pachinko ball (YE in # 28)
S), # 26 and # 27 are repeated.

On the other hand, if the pachinko balls are lost due to the game (NO in # 28), the player first determines whether or not there is money information in the registered IC card (# 29), and if there is no money information (# 29). Next, it is determined whether or not there is stored information (# 30). If there is no stored information (NO in # 30), a new amount is inserted into the amount input unit 3A to perform additional purchase. Is selected by the player (# 31). When the additional purchase is not performed in # 31 (NO in # 31), the insertion / ejection unit 3
B returns the registered IC card to the player (# 32).

In step # 21, if there is an IC card that is neither a general-purpose IC card nor a registered IC card in the insertion / ejection unit 3B (NO in # 21), this IC card is collected in the collection unit 3F as abnormal. (# 33).

In the above-mentioned # 23, when the player does not play the game based on the money amount information, that is, when he / she selects to play the game based on the stored information by operating the stored lending ball button 1C (# 2)
At the same time, it is determined whether or not the registered IC card has stored information (# 34).
34), how much pachinko balls are to be lent out from the stored information is set by the stored lending button 1C described above (# 35), and thereafter, the process returns to # 26 and the above-described procedure is performed. If there is no stored information in # 34 (NO in # 34), the process returns to # 23 and the subsequent steps are performed.

At # 24, if there is no money amount information in the registered IC card (NO at # 24), a desired money amount is inserted into the money amount input section 3A to perform additional purchase (# 36). Then, the control unit 3J transmits the information on the registered I
The information is written on the C card (# 37), and thereafter, the process proceeds to # 25 to rent a pachinko ball, and the above-described procedure is performed.

At # 29 described above, the pachinko balls disappear,
If there is money information on the registered IC card,
Returning to # 25 to rent a pachinko ball from the amount information in the C card, the above-described procedure is performed.

In the case where a purchase is made at # 31 (YES at # 31), a desired amount is inserted into the amount input section 3A, and the amount information of this purchase is written into the registered IC card by the control means 3J. (# 38), and then return to # 25 to rent a pachinko ball and perform the above-described procedure.

In the case of stopping the game at # 5 of FIG. 2 and # 26 of FIG. 3, (NO at # 5, N at # 26)
O), as shown in FIG. 4, the return button 1 of the pachinko machine 1
Press A (# 41). At this time, the card unit 3 ejects the general-purpose IC card when the general-purpose IC card is used, regardless of the presence or absence of the price information. The registered IC card is discharged regardless of the presence or absence of the storage information (# 42).

Further, in # 6 of FIG. 2 and # 27 of FIG. 3, a big hit occurs on the pachinko machine 1 (YES in # 6, # 2
7), to store the pachinko balls, as shown in FIG. 5, go to the counter 4 (# 51), where the player holding the IC card can use the general-purpose IC card or the registered IC card.
The card is inserted toward the reception identification unit 4A.

At the time of starting counting, the reception identification section 4A determines whether or not the registered IC card has been identified (# 52). If the registered IC card is a registered IC card (YE in # 52).
S), counting is started by the counting unit 4B (# 53), and the player is allowed to select whether to write the counted storage information with the amount information or to write with the stored information (# 54). If (YES at # 54), the registration IC
The storage information is converted into money amount information on the card and written by the writing unit 4C (# 55). Thereafter, the registered IC card is returned to the player (# 56). On the other hand, when the storage information is selected in # 54 (NO in # 54), the storage information is registered in the registration IC.
Write to the card (# 57) and return to # 56.

On the other hand, if it is determined at # 52 that the card is not a registered IC card, that is, if it is identified as a general-purpose IC card, or if it is identified that it is neither a general-purpose IC card nor a registered IC card (NO at # 52), the counting section 4B (# 5)
8) The storage unit 4C records and issues the stored information, for example, on a receipt (# 59). At this time, a general-purpose IC
If it is a card, return it to the player. Alternatively, any other than the registered IC card may not be accepted.

As described above, according to the present invention, an expensive IC card can be effectively used by simply circulating and reusing the IC card. In addition, by adding functions such as additional purchase and registration of a game based on information stored in a registered game card in a registered game card, and ejection of an IC card during the game, the conventional magnetic card can be replaced.
Even if the C card is adopted, it is possible to make the player more convenient without giving the player any inconvenience or trouble. Further, according to the present invention, by using a game card system including a counter, a use range of an IC card is further expanded,
An IC card can be used effectively.

Further, the game card system of the present invention may include, for example, a limited ticket issuing section as a limited ticket issuing means in place of the issuing section 4C of the counter 4 described above. When the general-purpose IC card is identified by the identification unit 4A, or when neither the general-purpose IC card nor the registered IC card is identified, the counting unit 4B counts a new IC card that can be used only in the counted game hall. It is possible to issue a ticket by writing the stored information as it is or by converting it into money amount information, and to use the IC card more effectively.

Further, when either the general-purpose IC card or the registered IC card is identified by the reception identifying unit 4A, the stored information counted by the counting unit 4B is exchanged at the predetermined rate. After conversion into cashing information for registration, a general-purpose IC card, a registered IC
If none of the cards is identified, writing new cash cards into which cash information can be written and to which money information can be written will further increase the effective use range of the IC cards.

Further, in the above embodiment, the determination unit 3E determines whether or not the IC card can be reissued at the time of issuance of the ticket. This may be performed when the IC card is sent to the storage unit 3C. In this case as well, an IC card to be reused can be properly issued as described above.

In this embodiment, the card unit 3 is mounted on the rental unit 2 side.
Even if it is mounted on the side, the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is shown as the gaming machine main body. However, it is needless to say that the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained even if the gaming machine main body is a slot machine and the money substitute is a medal. .

In the operation procedure described above, if the configuration of the game card system of the present invention is used, for example, the types of IC cards are classified and added to not only general-purpose IC cards and registered IC cards but also many types. Even if a value is given, it can be identified by the reception identifying unit 3H, so that it is possible to sufficiently cope with other operation procedures, and the present invention can cope with such a large number of operation procedures. It is possible to pursue the possibility of playing cards and make it more efficient.

[0103]

As described above, the gaming card system of the present invention has a gaming machine main unit, a lending unit for renting out a substitute for money, and a card unit provided in any of the gaming machine main unit and the lending unit. Since the card unit is provided with storage / storage means, ticket issuing means, discriminating means, collecting means, reception identifying means, and control means, the IC card can be circulated and reused within the card unit,
Various types of IC cards are also accepted, and it is possible to identify the IC card and play a game based on information corresponding to the type.

In the gaming card system according to the present invention, the card unit is provided with an additional writing means for writing the newly added amount information into the IC card in the card unit. The user can add money with an IC card and continue playing.

Further, in the game card system according to the present invention, in the above-described configuration, when the card unit is instructed to perform an ejection operation, the IC card in which the amount information is written,
In the case of an IC card in which the used IC card is discharged to the outside irrespective of the presence or absence of the amount information, and the amount information and the storage information of the amount substitute obtained by the gaming machine body are written, the presence and absence of the amount information and the amount Equipped with a discharging means for discharging the used IC card to the outside irrespective of the presence or absence of the storage information of the substitute, the IC card can be used for a large number of gaming machines, and the IC card can be efficiently used. Can be used.

Further, since the gaming card system of the present invention includes a counter provided with the reception identifying means, the counting means, the issuing means, and the writing means in the above configuration, the amount information is written by the reception identifying means. When the identified IC card is identified, or when neither the IC card in which the amount information has been written nor the IC card in which the amount information and the storage information have been identified, the storage information counted by the counting means is recorded. When the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written is identified by the reception identifying means, the storage information counted by the counting means is written as it is or converted to the amount information. be able to.

Further, since the game card system of the present invention is provided with the limited ticket issuing means instead of the issuing means, when the reception identifying means identifies the IC card in which the amount is written,
Alternatively, when neither the IC card in which the money amount information is written, nor the IC card in which the money amount information and the storage information are written is identified, the storage device counted by the counting means is stored in a new IC card which can be used only in the counted game hall. Information can be issued as it is or converted into amount information and written, and a game can be performed from a game to counting using only an IC card in a game hall.

In addition, the restricted ticket issuing means instead of the issuing means,
When either the IC card on which the amount information is written or the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written is identified by the reception identification means, the storage information counted by the counting means is converted into cash at a predetermined rate. IC that has been converted into cash information and written, and the money amount information has been written by the reception identification means.
If neither the card nor the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written are identified, the use of the IC card is enabled by writing the cash information and issuing a new IC card capable of writing the amount information. The range is expanded and convenience is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game card system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of a game arcade employing a game card system of the present invention, mainly showing a procedure in a state where an IC card having money information is provided or an IC card is not provided. .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of a game arcade employing the game card system of the present invention, mainly showing a procedure in a state where an IC card having money information and storage information is provided.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of a game arcade employing the game card system of the present invention, mainly showing a procedure for ending a game in the middle.

FIG. 5 is an operation procedure of a game arcade employing the game card system of the present invention, which mainly wins a game machine main body,
It is a figure which shows the procedure at the time of counting the storage information with a counter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 Pachinko machine (main body of gaming machine) 2 Lending unit 3 Card unit 3C Storage / storage unit (storage / storage unit) 3D Ticket issuing unit (ticket issuing unit) 3E Identification unit (determination unit) 3F Collection unit (collection unit) 3G transportation unit (transportation unit) 3H reception identification unit (reception identification unit) 3I control unit (control unit) 3J additional writing unit (additional writing unit) 3K discharge unit (discharge unit) 4 counter 4A reception identification unit (reception identification unit) 4B counting unit (Counting unit) 4C issuing unit (issuing unit) 4D writing unit (writing unit)

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game machine main body, a lending unit for renting out money substitutes provided corresponding to the game machine main body, and a card unit provided in any of the game machine main body and the lending unit, The card unit includes a storage unit for storing and storing the IC card under a predetermined condition, and an IC card which writes the input amount information and stores the IC card in the storage unit.
Issuing means for issuing a card, determining means for determining whether or not the IC card can be issued, collecting means for recovering the IC card determined to be unable to issue by the determining means,
A reception identifying means for receiving the C card and identifying the type of the accepted IC card; and reading information from the IC card in accordance with the type of the IC card identified by the reception identification means to read out the gaming machine body and the rental unit. A game card system, comprising: control means for controlling. 2. The game card system according to claim 1, wherein the card unit is provided with an additional writing means for writing newly added amount information into the IC card. 3. In the case of an IC card in which the amount information is written when a discharging operation is instructed to the card unit, the IC card in use is discharged to the outside regardless of the presence or absence of the amount information. And in the case of an IC card in which the storage information of the money substitute obtained by the gaming machine body is written, a discharging means for discharging the IC card in use regardless of the presence or absence of the money information and the storage information of the money substitute. The game card system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: 4. In addition to the gaming machine body, the lending unit, and the card unit, the game machine further includes a counter for counting the amount of money obtained by the gaming machine body, and the counter accepts an IC card and receives the received IC. Reception identification means for identifying the type of card, counting means for counting the money substitute obtained by the gaming machine main body, and when the IC card in which the money information is written is identified by the reception identification means, or when the reception identification Issuing means for issuing a recording medium on which the storage information counted by the counting means is recorded when neither the IC card in which the money information is written nor the IC card in which the money information and the storage information are written by the means. And when the reception identification means identifies the IC card in which the amount information and the storage information are written, the storage information counted by the counting means is The game card system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a writing unit that writes as it is or converted into money amount information. 5. When the IC card on which the amount information is written is identified by the reception identifying means of the counter, or both the IC card on which the amount information is written and the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written. Is not identified,
A new IC card that can be used only at the counting game hall,
5. The gaming card system according to claim 4, further comprising a limited ticket issuing means for issuing a ticket by writing the stored information counted by the counting means as it is or by converting it into money amount information instead of the issuing means. 6. The storage information counted by the counting means when either the IC card on which the amount information is written or the IC card on which the amount information and the storage information are written is identified by the reception identification means of the counter. If the IC card in which the money amount information is written or the IC card in which the money amount information and the storage information are written is not identified by the reception identifying means, 5. The game card system according to claim 4, wherein a limited ticket issuing means for writing cash information and issuing a new IC card capable of writing money information is provided in place of the issuing means.