JP3508096B2 - Recording medium, collation device, value management system, and game management 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 recording medium for recording valuable value information, a collating device for collating information recorded on the recording medium, a valuable value management system including the recording medium and the collating device, and a system thereof. The present invention relates to an applied game management system, and more particularly to a recording medium, a collation device, a valuable value management system, and a game management system that prevent fraud when renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball in a game store such as a pachinko parlor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A distribution system using a recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a card) such as a prepaid card in which valuable information is recorded has been constructed in each field. At a game store such as a pachinko parlor, use a card in which valuable value information corresponding to a monetary value is recorded beforehand in order to borrow a game medium such as a pachinko ball and a medal used in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. The game management system is one of them.

A game management system in a game store has been widely spread because the convenience of being able to borrow a game medium from the game machine for borrowing the game medium is reduced and the game medium can be lent out without cash. ing.

In such a valuable value management system such as a game management system, a user purchases a card in which valuable value information is recorded, and uses the purchased card to play a game from a game medium lending device for discharging a game medium. A medium is borrowed, and a game is played on the gaming machine using the borrowed game medium.

[0005]

However, at the present time,
With a magnetic card that is widely used as a valuable value management system in amusement stores, the valuable value is only subtracted from the amount recorded in advance, so you must leave the game table at a timing that is not convenient for the player. There is a problem that it is not convenient because it often happens.

Further, since the card is provided with a valuable value, there is a problem that fraudulent acts such as sales and use of the forged card occur. It should be noted that there are various types of fraudulent acts such as duplication of the card itself and improper addition of the valuable value recorded on the card as fraudulent acts by the counterfeit card.

When a recording medium whose valuable value can be increased in order to improve the convenience of the player described above,
There is a problem that unfair addition of valuable value becomes easy.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and records a plurality of valuable value information, manages the valuable value information in correspondence with the unique value unique information, and adds the valuable value information, for example, a game. A recording medium, a valuable value management system, and a game management system that can improve the convenience of the player by making it possible to make additional purchases at a store and suppress fraud such as improper addition of valuable value For the purpose of providing.

A recording medium, a collating device, a valuable value management system, which can suppress fraud by generating valuable value unique information by both the recording medium and the collating device and collating each valuable value unique information, Another purpose is to provide a game management system.

Further, it is determined whether or not the recording medium has reached the use limit, and when it is determined that the use limit has been reached, a recording medium receiving device for prohibiting the reception of the recording medium is provided, thereby making an illegal recording. It is still another object to provide a game management system capable of suppressing the use of the medium.

[0011]

A recording medium according to the first invention has a valuable information recording area for recording valuable information.
Of the recordable information recording area on the removable recording medium.
And means for recording the valuable resource specific information identifying the recording has been value information, the value information recording area, Ri Nashitea order to record a plurality of value information, the negotiable value
The information is the amount information as a consumption unit and the amount information, respectively.
It is characterized by including the money amount specific information corresponding to .

The recording medium according to the second aspect of the present invention is valuable value information.
On a recording medium having a valuable information recording area for recording
And the valuable value recorded in the valuable value information recording area.
A means to record the information specific to the valuable value that identifies the information, and
Means for recording the recording medium specific information for specifying the recording medium,
A means for recording a function, and the function and recording medium specific information
And means for generating valuable value specific information based on
The valuable information recording area stores a plurality of valuable information.
It is characterized by being recorded .

A recording medium according to the third invention is the recording medium according to the second invention.
In addition, the valuable value information is the amount information and the consumption unit.
And amount-specific information corresponding to each of the amount information
Is characterized by .

A recording medium according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any of the first to third aspects of the invention, the recording medium is provided with means for generating valuable value information and valuable value unique information when the valuable value is added. .

A recording medium according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the IC card according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a collating device for collating information recorded on a recording medium for recording valuable value information, wherein a recording medium specific information for specifying a recording medium and a function are recorded. Means, a means for generating matching valuable value unique information based on the function and the unique information of the recording medium, and a means for receiving second valuable value unique information recorded in advance in the recording medium and specifying the valuable value information. And means for collating the generated unique value unique information for matching and the received unique value unique information.

The valuable value management system according to the seventh invention is
A recording medium according to any one of the first to fifth inventions;
The collation device according to the sixth invention for collating the information recorded on the recording medium is provided.

A game management system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is used for lending a game medium used for a game on a gaming machine, and a valuable value adding device for giving a valuable value to a recording medium for recording valuable value record information. And a game medium lending device for instructing to lend a game medium based on the valuable value record information of the recording medium and reducing the valuable value corresponding to the lending amount from the valuable value record information of the recording medium, and a recording medium In a game management system comprising a collation device for collating the information recorded in, the communication device between the valuable value providing device and the game medium lending device and the collation device, the recording medium is the first invention. The recording medium according to any one of the fifth to fifth inventions, wherein the matching device is the matching device according to the sixth invention.

A game management system according to a ninth aspect of the invention is the eighth aspect.
In the invention, the recording medium includes information indicating a usage limit, and the valuable-value imparting device reads the information recorded in the recording medium, and the read information indicates that the recording medium reaches the usage limit. And a means for prohibiting reception of the recording medium when it is determined that the recording medium is present.

According to the present invention, by recording a plurality of valuable value information and managing the valuable value unique information, the increase of the valuable value indicated by one valuable value information is prohibited, and the valuable value is managed. Since it is possible to newly generate valuable value information while suppressing fraud such as unreasonable addition of money, it is possible to substantially increase the valuable value, that is, to make additional purchases. It is possible to realize both improvement in convenience.

Further, by making the maximum number of records of valuable value information different depending on the recording medium, convenience is differentiated. For example, for a specific user, the number of maximum records is large and the convenience is high. It is possible to secure customers by adopting an operation mode in which recording media are distributed.

According to the present invention, valuable value unique information is generated by both the recording medium and the matching device, and is matched with both valuable value unique information, so that the valuable value is added due to generation of illegal valuable value unique information. It is possible to suppress fraud.

In the present invention, for example, by setting an upper limit on the number of generated amount information included in valuable value information and discriminating the use limit of the recording medium based on the generated number, the recording medium of a physical medium whose physical service limit is near is determined. It is possible to eliminate the use, improve the convenience of the user, and suppress fraud using the used recording medium.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a distribution form of a recording medium of the present invention. In the figure, 100 is a game store such as a pachinko parlor. In the game store 100, a settlement system using a recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a card) 10 of the present invention using a prepaid card such as an IC card is adopted and used in the settlement system. The card 10 is a game store 100
From a card company 200 that has a transaction contract with
It is delivered to 00. The card 10 delivered from the card company 200 is produced by the card manufacturer 210 based on a request from the card company 200.

At the game store 100, the player has a card 1
0 is purchased, and game media such as pachinko balls and medals are borrowed from the purchased card 10, and a game is played on a game machine such as a pachinko machine and slot machine corresponding to the borrowed game media.

The amusement store 100 manages various information such as usage information and payment information of the card 10 and confirms the validity of the card 10 by collating the information recorded on the card 10 of the present invention. Device 30 is installed,
The verification device 30 is a central device 2 managed by the card company 200.
0, and various kinds of information such as information about the delivered card 10 and valuable value information about settlement are communicated.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the card 10 of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a CPU, and
Reference numeral 11 is a recording unit 1 for recording various programs and information.
2 and the transmission / reception unit 13 that transmits / receives various types of information to / from the access unit of various devices. In such a card 10, for example, a card substrate made of an electrically insulating material such as synthetic resin is combined with a semiconductor memory serving as the recording unit 12 and a gate array serving as the transmitting / receiving unit 13 to form a single I
The one with a built-in C chip is used.

In the recording section 12, a recording medium specific information recording area 1 for recording recording medium specific information for specifying the card 10 is recorded.
01, first and second valuable value information recording areas 102a and 102b for recording valuable value information, and first and second valuable values for specifying valuable value information recorded in the respective valuable value information recording areas 102a and 102b First and second valuable value unique information recording areas 103a, 1 for recording unique information
03b is secured.

Since the valuable-value specific information is assigned to the valuable-value information recorded in the valuable-value information recording area, it is generated and recorded when the valuable-value information is recorded in the valuable-value information recording area. When all the value information is deleted by the consumption of the valuable value, the valuable value specific information is also deleted.

First and second valuable information recording area 102
Valuable value information recorded in a and 102b is a consumption unit,
For example, the amount of money information indicating 500 yen and the amount of money specific information corresponding to the amount of money are recorded in a combined form, and the amount of money specific information is a finite number of code strings, and therefore is recorded on each card 10. There is a limit to the number of pieces of money amount information to be displayed, and the number of pieces of money amount specific information is information indicating the usage limit of the card 10.

An upper limit is set for the valuable value information recorded in each valuable value information recording area, and the card 10 on which the valuable value information exceeding the upper limit is recorded is regarded as an unauthorized card and accordingly Is treated.

Further, in the recording section 12, each card 10 is
A seed value recording area 104 for recording a seed value used for generating valuable value unique information and a function recording area 105 for recording a plurality of ordered valuable value unique information generating functions are secured. Further, the valuable value unique information generating means 111 is recorded as a program for generating valuable value unique information based on the recording medium unique information, the seed value, and the valuable value unique information generating function.

Since the valuable value unique information generating function uses a different function each time the valuable value unique information is created according to the order given to the function, the created valuable value unique information is different every time. .

When the valuable value given to the card 10 is reduced by renting out the game medium, the amount information and the amount-specific information recorded in the valuable value information recording areas 102a and 102b are erased. In the case of increasing the valuable value by purchasing more, a process of newly writing the amount information and the amount specific information in the value information recording areas 102a and 102b is performed.

However, the processing of newly writing the money amount information and the money amount unique information is prohibited so that it is possible only when the valuable value unique information is newly generated and recorded. Therefore, the writing process of the amount information and the amount specific information is performed only on the valuable information recording area in which the valuable information is not recorded.

By performing such prohibition processing, the valuable value information to which one valuable value unique information is added does not increase even if it decreases, so that the valuable value is unduly added. While suppressing fraud, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player by making it possible to make additional purchases by using a plurality of valuable information recording areas.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the collation device 30 of the present invention and various devices connected to the collation device 30.
The collation device 30 includes a recording unit 32 that records information such as various programs and data, and the various programs recorded in the recording unit 32 are executed by the CPU 31.

In the recording unit 32, the card management database 301, the card 10 and the card management database 301 for recording the seed value and the valuable value unique information generating function recorded in each card 10 as a record of the recording medium unique information unit. Function database 302 for recording a valuable value unique information generation function to be recorded on the card, and an illegal card database 3 for recording the recording medium unique information of an illegal card.
Various databases such as 03 are recorded, and valuable value that generates valuable value unique information based on the recording medium unique information, seed value, and valuable value unique information generating function recorded in the card management database 301. A program such as the unique information generating means 311 is recorded.

The valuable value unique information generating means 311 recorded in the collation device 30 performs the same processing as the valuable value unique information generating means 111 provided in the card 10, and includes the recording medium unique information, seed value, And the valuable value peculiar information generating functions are the same, the valuable value peculiar information generated is the valuable value peculiar information generating means 311 and 111.
Both will produce similar things.

Further, the collating device 30 has an external communication unit 33 for communicating various information with the central device 20, and an internal communication unit 34 for communicating various information with various devices installed in the game store 100.
Is equipped with. The internal communication unit 34 is connected to a communication network such as a LAN, and the card 10 is connected to the communication network.
Various devices such as a valuable value providing device 40 for giving a valuable value and a game medium lending device 50 for lending a game medium are connected to each other, and the matching device 30, the valuable value providing device 40, and the game medium lending are provided via a communication network. Communicates with the device 50. The communication method may be wireless communication using means such as radio waves and infrared rays in addition to a wired communication network.

The valuable value providing device 40 includes a storage section 42 for storing the card 10, a money insertion section 43 for receiving a deposit from the player, an insertion / extraction section 44 for receiving and ejecting the card 10, and a card 10 from the player. An input unit 45 such as a push button and a touch panel that accepts the input of the amount of money to be written in
In addition, an access unit 46 for accessing the card 10 is provided, and a CPU 41 for controlling these is also provided. Further, the valuable value providing device 40 includes a communication unit 47 for communicating various information with the matching device 30, and a recording unit 48 for recording various programs and data, and various programs recorded in the recording unit 48 are executed by the CPU 41. .

The game medium lending device 50 has an insertion / ejection section 52 for receiving and ejecting the card 10, and the inserted card 1
0 is provided with an access unit 53 and an input unit 54 that receives an input of a requested lending amount of game media, and when the inserted card 10 satisfies the condition for lending the requested lending requested amount of game media, It has a function of reducing the valuable value from the recording medium, that is, deleting the valuable value information, and issuing a game medium discharge instruction for lending a corresponding amount of the game medium, and further has a CPU 51 for controlling these.

The game media lending device 50 is also a collating device 30.
And a recording unit 56 for recording various programs and data, and a recording unit 56.
The various programs such as the lendable balance display instruction means 511 and the game medium discharge instruction means 512 recorded in
It is executed by U51.

The lendable balance display instruction means 511 is
A gaming machine (not shown) provided adjacent to the game medium lending device 50 is a means for displaying a lendable balance on a display unit, and the game medium ejection instructing means 512 is an ejection provided in the gaming machine. It is a means for ejecting the game medium from the section.

Next, the issuing process of the new card 10 in the valuable value management system of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow charts of the card 10, the collating device 30 and the valuable value providing device 40 shown in FIGS. First, the card company 20
The newly produced card 10 is delivered to the game shop 100 from 0, and the card 10 is stored in the storage section 42 of the valuable value providing device 40 in the game shop 100. Further, the recording medium unique information of the delivered card 10 is transmitted from the central device 20 managed by the card company to the matching device 30, and the matching device 3
At 0, the received recording medium unique information is recorded in the card management database 301.

A player who desires to purchase a card inserts a predetermined fee into the money insertion unit 43 of the valuable value providing device 40 and operates the input unit 45 to obtain valuable value information corresponding to the desired amount. Requesting issuance of the card 10 that has been granted.

In the case of a new purchase of the card 10, the valuable value providing device 40 accepts the money input information and the issuance request (S1401), and reads the recording medium unique information recorded in the card 10 to be issued (S140).
2) The read recording medium unique information is transmitted to the collation device 30 (S1403).

The collation device 30 receives the recording medium unique information (S1301), accesses the unauthorized card database 303, and confirms that the card is not an unauthorized card (S).
1302). Then, a plurality of valuable value unique information generation functions to be recorded on the card 10 are extracted from the function database 302 by a predetermined method (S1303), and the extracted valuable value unique information generation functions are extracted from the card management database 301.
(S1304), and the recorded valuable value unique information generating function is transmitted to the valuable value adding device 40 (S13).
05). Instead of extracting from the function database 302, a function generating program may be created to generate a plurality of valuable value unique information generating functions to be recorded in the card 10 each time.

The valuable value imparting apparatus 40 receives the valuable value unique information generating function (S1404), and sends the received valuable value unique information generating function and valuable value information to be given to the card 10 to the card 10 (S1405). , Card 1
Information indicating that a valuable value is newly added to 0 is transmitted to the matching device 30 (S1406).

The matching device 30 receives the information indicating that the valuable value is added (S1306), and the card management database 301 indicates that the valuable value is added to the card 10.
To record.

The card 10 receives the valuable value peculiar information generating function and the valuable value information (S1101), and stores the received valuable value peculiar information generating function in the function recording area 105.
(S1102), and based on the previously recorded recording medium unique information, seed value, and valuable value unique information generating function recorded in the function recording area 105, valuable value unique information is generated (S1103), The generated valuable value unique information is recorded in the first valuable value unique information recording area 103a (S1104). The first valuable information recording area 10
Valuable value information is recorded in 2a in a format in which the monetary amount information and the monetary amount specific information are combined (S1105), and a completion signal indicating that the recording process is completed is sent to the valuable value providing device 40 (S1106).

The valuable value providing device 40 receives the completion signal (S1407) and ejects the card 10 (S14).
08).

Next, the purchase processing of the card 10 in the valuable value management system of the present invention is shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
0, the collation device 30, and the valuable value adding device 40 will be described with reference to the flowcharts. In the case of making additional purchase to add the valuable value of the card 10 owned by the player,
The card 10 is inserted into the insertion / ejection section 44 at the same time when the fee is charged.
In the case of additional purchase, the valuable value adding device 40 accepts the money insertion information and the additional purchase request (S2401), and checks whether or not the inserted card 10 has reached the usage limit.
Check from the remaining recordable amount of money-specific information. When the card 10 has not reached the usage limit (S2402:
N), it is confirmed whether or not there is a valuable value information recording area in which valuable value information is not recorded, and if it exists (S2)
(403: Y), the recording medium unique information recorded on the card 10 is read (S2404), and the read recording medium unique information is transmitted to the collation device 30 (S2405).

In step S2402, when the card 10 has reached the usage limit (S2402:
Y) If there is no valuable value information recording area in which valuable value information is not recorded (S2403: N), the inserted card 10 is determined to be an unacceptable card 10 and is ejected (S2410).

The collation device 30 receives the recording medium unique information (S2301), accesses the illegal card database 303, and confirms that the card is not an illegal card based on the received recording medium unique information (S2302). A recording medium unique information confirmation completion signal is transmitted to the valuable value adding device 40 (S2303).

The valuable value providing device 40 receives the recording medium unique information confirmation completion signal (S2406), and the card 10
Send information of valuable value to be given to the card 10 (S2
407), and transmits information indicating that the card 10 is provided with a valuable value to the matching device 30 (S2408).

The matching device 30 receives the information indicating that the valuable value is added (S2304), and records the information indicating that the valuable value is added to the card 10 in the card management database 301.

In the following example, it is assumed that the second valuable value unique information recording area is a valuable value unique information recording area in which valuable value unique information is not recorded. The card 10 receives valuable value information (S2101), and generates valuable value unique information based on the recording medium unique information, seed value, and valuable value unique information generating function (S2102), which is generated in advance. The prepared valuable value unique information is recorded in the second valuable value unique information recording area 103b (S210).
3). Then, the valuable value information is recorded in the second valuable value unique information recording area 103b in a format in which the amount information and the amount unique information are combined (S2104), and a completion signal indicating that the recording process is completed is sent to the valuable value providing device 40. (S2
105).

The valuable value providing device 40 receives the completion signal (S2409) and ejects the card 10 (S24).
10).

Next, the valuable value consumption processing in the valuable value management system of the present invention will be described with reference to the card 10 shown in FIGS.
The collation device 30 and the game medium lending device 50 will be described with reference to the flowcharts. The player uses the card 10
When obtaining a game medium, first, the card 10 is inserted into the insertion / ejection section 52 of the game medium lending device 50.

In the game medium lending device 50, the recording medium unique information recorded in the card 10 is read (S350).
1) The read recording medium unique information is transmitted to the collation device 30 (S3502).

The collation device 30 receives the recording medium unique information (S3301), accesses the illegal card database 303, and confirms that the card is not an illegal card based on the received recording medium unique information (S3302). A recording medium unique information confirmation completion signal is transmitted to the game medium lending device 50 (S3303).

The game medium lending device 50 receives the recording medium unique information confirmation completion signal (S3503), and the card 10
The valuable value peculiar information is read from (S3504), and the read valuable value peculiar information is transmitted to the matching device 30 (S).
3505).

The matching device 30 receives the valuable value unique information (S3304), and uses the recording medium unique information received in step S3301 as a search key to generate the seed value and valuable value unique information used to generate the valuable value unique information. A function is extracted (S3305), and valuable value unique information for collation is generated from the received recording medium unique information, seed value, and valuable value unique information generating function (S3306). Then, the generated valuable-value unique information for matching is matched with the received valuable-value unique information (S3307), and when the valuable-value unique information matches, it is determined that there is no problem with the valuable-value unique information, and the game medium A lending permission signal that permits lending is transmitted to the game medium lending device 50 (S3308).

The game medium lending device 50 receives the lending permission signal (S3506) and gives an instruction to display the lendable balance on the gaming machine (S3507).

The player confirms the display of the lendable balance and inputs the requested lending amount. In the game medium lending device 50, the input of the demanded lending amount is accepted (S3508), and an instruction is issued to discharge the game medium of the inputted demanded lending amount to the gaming machine (S3509) to reduce the corresponding valuable value, that is, the valuable value. Send the loan amount to the card 10 to erase the value information (S
3510).

The card 10 receives the loan amount (S3
101) and delete the corresponding valuable value information (S310
2), sends an erase completion signal to the game media lending device 50 (S
3103).

The game medium lending device 50 receives the erasing completion signal (S3511) and ejects the card 10 (S).
3512).

In the above embodiment, the valuable value information is recorded only when there is a valuable value information recording area to which the valuable value information is not added. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the valuable value information is not limited to this. It is also possible to delete the valuable value recorded in the valuable value information recording area to which is added and re-record the valuable value information including the additional purchase.

Further, in the above embodiment, the form of the card having two valuable information recording areas is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a card having three valuable information recording areas may be used. By doing so, for example, to a specific user such as a member of an amusement shop, a membership card having three valuable value information recording areas is distributed to improve the convenience of the specific user and secure customers. be able to.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the form used for lending the game medium in the game shop is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be used for purchasing the product in a retail store such as a department store. .

[0072]

As described above in detail, in the recording medium, the value management system, and the game management system according to the present invention, a plurality of value recording areas and value unique information for specifying the value are used. For example, a player can add valuable value information, that is, make additional purchases at a time convenient for the player, which improves the convenience of the player, and each valuable value is valuable. Since it is specified by the value-specific information, it is possible to suppress fraud such as improper addition of valuable value.
It has an excellent effect.

Further, in the recording medium and the collation device of the present invention, the valuable value unique information is generated by both the recording medium and the collation device, and the valuable value unique information of both is collated, so that the valuable value is added unreasonably. It is possible to further suppress the injustice, and to exert an excellent effect.

Further, in the game management system of the present invention, for example, by setting an upper limit on the number of generated amount information included in valuable value information and determining the use limit of the recording medium by the generated number, the physical life It is possible to eliminate the use of a recording medium whose limit is close, and to suppress fraud using a used recording medium.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a distribution form of a recording medium of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal structure of a recording medium of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a matching device of the present invention and various devices connected to the matching device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a recording medium, a collation device, and a valuable value providing device showing a process of issuing a new recording medium in the valuable value management system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a recording medium, a collation device, and a valuable value providing device showing a process of issuing a new recording medium in the valuable value management system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a recording medium, a collation device, and a valuable value providing device showing a purchase process of a recording medium in the valuable value management system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a recording medium, a collation device, and a valuable value providing device showing a purchase process of a recording medium in the valuable value management system of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a recording medium, a collation device, and a game medium lending device showing a valuable value consumption process in the valuable value management system of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a recording medium, a collation device, and a game medium lending device showing a valuable value consumption process in the valuable value management system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 recording medium (card) 20 central device 30 collating device 40 valuable value providing device 50 game medium lending device 101 recording medium unique information recording areas 102a, 102b first and second valuable information recording areas 103a, 103b first and second Valuable value unique information recording area 104 Specified value recording area 105 Function recording areas 111, 311 Valuable value unique information generating means 301 Card management database 302 Function database 303 Unauthorized card database

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Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A valuable value information record for recording valuable value information
A recording medium comprising a recording area comprising a means for recording the valuable resource specific information for specifying the value information recorded in the value information recording area, wherein the value information recording area, recording a plurality of value information Ri Nashitea in order to, the value information, the amount of money information and the gold which is a consumption unit
A recording medium characterized by including amount-specific information corresponding to each amount information . 2. A valuable value information record for recording valuable value information
In a recording medium having a recording area, the valuable value information recorded in the valuable value information recording area is
A means for recording the unique information of the valuable value and a means for recording the unique information of the recording medium for specifying the recording medium
And a means for recording the function, and the valuable value uniqueness based on the function and the recording medium unique information.
And means for generating the information, the value information recording area, serial multiple value information
Recording medium, characterized in that are no so Rochus. 3. The valuable information is money as a consumption unit.
Amount information and amount-specific information corresponding to the amount information
The recording medium according to claim 2 , comprising: 4. The recording medium according to claim 1, further comprising means for generating valuable value information and valuable value unique information when the valuable value is added. 5. The recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is an IC card. 6. A collating apparatus for collating information recorded on a recording medium for recording valuable value information, means for recording recording medium specific information for specifying a recording medium, means for recording a function, and the function and Means for generating valuable value unique information for verification based on unique information of the recording medium, and second means for identifying valuable value information recorded in advance in the recording medium
A collation device comprising: means for accepting valuable value unique information; and means for collating the generated valuable value unique information for verification and the accepted valuable value unique information. 7. A valuable medium comprising: the recording medium according to claim 1; and the collating device according to claim 6, which collates information recorded on the recording medium. Value management system. 8. A valuable value giving device for giving a valuable value to a recording medium, which is used for lending a game medium used for a game on a gaming machine and which records valuable value record information, and a valuable value record of the recording medium. A game medium lending device for instructing the lending of a game medium based on information, and reducing the valuable value corresponding to the lending amount from the valuable value record information of the recording medium,
In a game management system, which comprises a collation device for collating information recorded on a recording medium, and communicates between the valuable value providing device and the game medium lending device, and the collation device, the recording medium is The recording medium according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the collation device is the collation device according to claim 6. 9. The recording medium includes information indicating a usage limit, and the valuable-value imparting device reads the information recorded on the recording medium, and the recording medium reaches the usage limit based on the read information. The game management system according to claim 8, further comprising: a unit that prohibits reception of a recording medium when it is determined that the number has reached.